Do You Even See Me Two

Marluxia stormed back to the castle to fill out the report on the mission. Afterward he went to the gray room. "You want to play Mar?" Luxord asked.

"No thanks Lux." Marluxia said sitting in a couch and sighed. He was sitting there perhaps fifteen minutes when he thought he saw Vexen walk by. He got up and followed the blonde to the kitchen. Vexen fixed himself a cup of hot chocolate and turned to find number eleven in front of him blocking his way back to his lab.

"What do you want Number Eleven?"\

"You to talk to me." Vexen scoffed.

"Why?!" he scoffed. Marluxia moved forward his hands bracing the wall as he hovered over Vexen. The blonde glared. ""You have no right Number Eleven."

"I do have a name Vexen it's Marluxia." The blonde glared and the pinkett smiled.

"Go away."

"Why so you can get back to work that is clearly more important than your health?"

"Why do you care!" Marluxia seemed to consider it.

"Because we're human and you should eat before you die."

"We're not human and besides we have no heart so why should you bother?!" a look of anger flashed across Marluxia's face.

"No your right" he said sarcastically blue eyes hardening into sapphires. "Yes I shouldn't care that you should starve."

"No you shouldn't. After all I don't so why should you?" Marluxia pulled away more hurt in his eyes than necessary.

"Fine die and turn into a dusk for all I care nobody or not I thought a little concern was warranted, but no so I hope you freeze!" He disappeared into the darkness blood lilies settling where the man had been.

Vexen stood there looking down at the floor or more specifically his shoes he pulled away crushing the flowers as he stepped on them then disappearing. He slammed the mug down on the lab table and hit the table as hard as he could. "Why should you care! No one besides my brothers ever did!" he screamed for some reason emotions he swore he didn't feel swelling up.

Marluxia appeared in his room snapping his fingers and watched as vines appeared from the stone enclosing his room. Don't let anyone in! He snapped the vines rustled creeping under the door standing guard as he pulled his coat off and threw it across the room. ""Fine Vexen last time I try to talk to you. I was worried for my fellow nobody for showing your ribs because it seems you barely eat, but we have no hearts so these feelings are fake." His voice had become cold as he lay back on his pillow his flowers guarding him.

Xigbar walked down to Vexen's lab overhearing the conversation. He was worried about his brother Luxord could worry for his friend. He stepped inside. "Even?" he asked. The blonde looked up eyes set in a glare.

"Yes Braig?"

"Are you all right?" Vexen sighed and glanced at Xigbar.

"You heard that did you?" the man nodded stepping further. It was freezing the lab was subzero degrees. He shivered.

"Are you all right?"

"No!" he snapped. Xigbar walked over and sat across from the blonde. "What gives him the right to trap me there?"

"None, but—"

"Exactly! Why does he care so much if I'm not eating that much."

"Even He's just worried."

"He's the new recruit shouldn't he be worried about himself?!"

"Perhaps, but come on Even." Xigbar said leaning forward. The blonde scowled. "We're all worried. I know this is important, but you and Zexion need to eat more. If it weren't For Lexy—"

"Yes well" he fell silent. He knew his facts were right. "Fine, but I'm not happy about it." Xigbar grinned.

"Good come on its freezing." With a resounding sigh Vexen stood up and followed Xigbar back up.

Luxord frowned. He had heard the shouts and headed for his friend's door. A vine stopped him wrapping immediately around his ankle. He knocked. "Mar?"

"Lord someone wants to come in."

"Go away!" Marluxia snapped.

"I'm not leaving until you open this door." Came Luxord's voice.

"I don't want to talk!"

"Very well if you won't open this door than I will." He froze time and taking the king of diamonds slid the sharp side up and down the crack of the door. It clicked and he opened it stepping in and starting time again. His friend glared at him.

"I said go away Luxord!" the man snapped turning away. Luxord didn't go away instead he sat on the bed and pulled his friend over towards him. The man glared at him.

"No we're going to talk about this." Luxord said.

"I don't want to talk about it!"

"Well I don't care if you do or not we're talking about it." Marluxia pulled away from his friend.

"There's nothing to talk about. He hates me and end of story!" Luxord shifted closer.

"Mar why do you want to talk to him so bad?"

"Because he seems lonely. I want to crack his icy exterior and see the man underneath, but he hates me so forget it."

"have you considered that what you saw is a defense tactic?" Marluxia sat up eyes wide.

"R-really?"

"From what Xigbar told me he's the type of person that is more dedicated to his work than anything." Mar nodded.

"I got that from him. Guess that was his defense." He sighed. "I'll try harder. Thanks Lux." The man grinned.

"Your welcome." The man relaxed next to his friend eyes closing.