A Zemyx Valentine Story

Demyx stared down at the mess in front of him. His ungloved hands were sticky with craft glue, bits of glitter and paper clinging to his fingers. A puddle of glue leaked into a groove in the ancient desk, slowly spreading along the river-beds of wood. Uncapped magic markers crashed to the tile floor like fallen trees. The Melodious Nocturne sighed as he blew scraps of lace off his battlefield work space, shaking his head. He would never get this done…

Studying his work, he lifted a small pink paper heart up to the dull light overhead. "Needs more," he murmured softly, "But what?"

Tapping his head, Demyx scanned every possible option through his mind. "That's it," he cried to the empty room, "I'll bother Marluxia!"

The young Nocturne raced down the hallway, head forward in his usual style, until he came to Marluxia's garden. Knocking twice, he entered cautiously. "Mar…ly…?!" he gasped.

The pink-haired Nobody had Vexen pinned to a trellis, making out with the slightly taller scientist, hands tangled in his long blond hair. Demyx shuddered and looked around for the flowers he needed. Finally selecting a few, he hurried off to his room, Marluxia none the wiser. Back at the still-cluttered desk, the musician taped the flowers to the card, smiling to himself. Adding in a few last-minute details, Demyx sighed and walked down the hallway. Stopping at a silver-painted door, he knocked twice. "Zexion!"

The door creaked open slowly. Zexion's blue-haired head appeared, followed by his gray-pajama-clad body. "Yes?"

Demyx thrust the valentine into the smaller boy's hands. "I know we don't have hearts, but I got you this instead!"

Blushing, Zexion traced one finger over his friend's messy writing. "You didn't have to…"

He smirked. "Ah, Zexion… I didn't have to do this either," Demyx whispered, pulling the Cloaked Schemer into a gentle kiss.

The paper heart fluttered to the floor, lost in the chaos of teenage romance, forgotten in the midst of kisses, unnecessary. The young Nobodies had said it all.