Disclaimer:

I do not own, nor claim to own any of Kingdom Hearts characters. The plot and chapters are totally original & © CYANiiDE POiiSON.

I've started my writing back up.

This may not be absolutely AMAZING so bear with me while I get used to writing again. 3

Constructive criticism wanted.

Characters:

Marluxia/Zexion

Rating:

M for profanity, adult themes, possible violence, and whatever else I decide to throw in.

Updated just for a requests and because I got tired of waiting. xD

This one's a bit shorter.

Haute Monde

Ϡ←Chapter 2:

When Zexion woke up later that night, he yawned groggily. He reached up and felt his hair, which was, as he feared, a monstrous mess. But that was okay. There was no one else in the room with him, he noted. Slowly, he sat up and stretched, immediately feeling the pain in his stomach. But it wasn't sharp anymore. It was now just a dull ache.

He hesitantly scanned the room, almost like he was afraid something was going to jump out and eat him. The room was an odd shade of purple, and had posters everywhere. The walls had pictures of flowers, very creepy flowers, but they were flowers nonetheless. Above the headboard of the bed was a Halloween Town poster, showing the town square which had a well of green vat with a snake spewing the mysterious liquid.

The ceiling was black and had those cute little glow in the dark stars stuck to it. And the carpet was actually... not carpet at all.. He thought it was carpet when he came in, then again, he was also in a partial daze when he came in. The floor was actually black tile with a purple rug thrown over it.

For it being a teenage boys room, it was surprisingly neat and tidy. Everything was perfectly in order.

He was pulled out of his mind when he caught a whiff of bell peppers cooking, which smelled absolutely delicious. Carefully, he slid out of bed and put his shirt back on then left the room, on arm cradling his right side which was particularly pained.

When he crept downstairs, he peeked into the kitchen, afraid that maybe it wasn't Marluxia cooking. But it was.

Marluxia looked up to Zexion and gave him a crooked smile. "I'm cooking eggs with cheese, bell peppers and onions. Have a seat at the table." He said softly.

It took a bit for the food to finish, but as soon as it did, he gave Zexion a plate of it with 2 pieces of toast.

"I don't know if I can eat all of this." The Sophomore mumbled shyly, afraid he'd upset Marluxia because he wouldn't be able to eat it all.

"That's okay. I'll eat what you have left." He said shrugging nonchalantly.

Zexion ate in silence, keeping his eyes on his food even though he could tell Marluxia was watching him. But it didn't discomfort him any. It actually made him feel a bit safer because of the act of kindness the older male had done for him.

"Are you staying at my house all night? Because if you aren't, I'll drive you home."

"You're old enough to drive?"

"Of course, I'm nearly 18... I'm just old to be a Junior." Marluxia said, grinning a bit then turning to put the rest of the eggs on another plate and cover it with Saran wrap. "Got held back in 7th grade. Sad isn't it?"

Zexion was a little unnerved now as he learned Marluxia's age, but he kept his head bowed so the other male didn't see the distress, he could only hope that the Junior didn't ask his age because he was quite a bit younger..

"So how old are you?"

'Fuck me.' Zexion cursed in his head. "I'm 15."

"Aren't you a little young to be in 10th?"

Marluxia was a little surprised at how young Zexion was. But the Sophomore was so mature, so it wasn't completely astonishing that he'd mistaken the other for being older.

"I skipped a grade because I'm so smart."

"Ah." Was all the older male said. The kitchen fell into silence as the Junior put the food away in the fridge his mother had so graciously unlocked for them. Really, Marluxia didn't care at all. What mattered to him was his maturity level. His friends had to be mature, but not like they had a stick up their ass... Zexion needed to work on that. But at the moment everything was surprisingly... pleasant.

"So are you staying or not? You might need to call your parents, it's nearly 11 o'clock. You slept for hours." Obviously Zexion had slept for hours. But Marluxia was just trying to fill the emptiness of the room.

"No parents to care." Zexion mumbled. "It's your choice if you want to take me home or not."

Marluxia again was a bit surprised, then he realized WHY Zexion was so mature. It was because he had to take care of himself so he had to grow up fast. It was also a very... sad statement. Or at least the way he worded it.

"You can stay here. I'm sure you probably get lonely all alone at your house."

"Not really." He said his voice basically being eaten by the silence around them...

That was also sad. Marluxia had had a class in his old school over human psychology. And he could tell, from what he'd learned, that Zexion was always lonely. But after a while, the boy had probably just stopped feeling it. And then the loneliness, in his mind, became normality.

Zexion finished and slid his chair back, lifting himself from it and picking up his plate to put it in the sink. But Marluxia took it from him and nodded for him to go back upstairs. The older male finished off what was left then put the plate in the sink. Then headed up the stairs himself.

Once he entered his room and grinned at the silver-haired male all bundled up in the fur blanket. Quietly, he shut the door and moved tiredly over to the bed, sitting beside the shorter male.

"I hope you plan on sharing because that's my only blanket." He said, grinning.

"I think I'll just freeze." Zexion said, handing the other male the blanket.

"No no. Take it. I'll just put on some warm clothes." He said, pushing the blanket back to Zexion. "Beddy-bye time, boy." He said, nodding for the other to scoot over and lay down.

Marluxia got up and gathered a few clothing necessities then switched off the light. The room plunged into darkness, and Marluxia must've thought the dark hid his body as he began to change, but Zexion could still see the older males strong form in the moonlight.

When the Junior had changed into his long-sleeved shirt and hoody, he climbed into bed beside Zexion, but with plenty of room in between them. The smaller male was blushing intensely, but the darkness hid it.

Though, it went away soon enough and Zexion drifted off to sleep in the unfamiliar room.

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In the morning, Marluxia was the first one up. He sat up, scratching his head and looked down to his little sleeping companion. Zexion was curled up in a little ball sleeping peacefully under the thick blankets.

Marluxia reached over to him and petted his hair slightly, grinning a soft little smile. Zexion looked almost as cute as a puppy. It was hard not to touch. Though, he only allowed himself about 3 strokes before he got up, thanking Kingdom Hearts that it was Saturday and not a school day.

He got dressed in his closet and then looked to the clock on his wall which read 10:37 AM. He sighed, figuring it was time for Zexion to get up so he turned on his radio which started playing a CD by the artist Porcelain and the Tramps. It was a seductive song all about sex called I Feel Perfect.

Then he ran and jumped on the bed right over the top of Zexion and grinned as he bounced the male awake. Zexion squeaked and gasped as he tried to situate himself.

"S-stop!" He cried out, gasping.

"Whyyyyy?" Marluxia whined playfully, grinning like the Cheshire cat, like he was planning to do something... evil. But instead, the Junior climbed off of him and sighed. "What do you want for breakfast, if my mom unlocked the fridge."

"I-I'm..." He started, then shrugged. "I think I'm just gonna walk home." Zexion nodded softly and stood up, stretching. "Thank you very much for having me." He mumbled, remembering his manners... for once.

"Where do you live?" Marluxia's voice echoed through the air in the room that had somehow became eerily quiet.

Zexion had wished Marluxia hadn't asked where he lived. Now the Junior would feel obligated to take him home since it was so far away. And he didn't want to cause the other male anymore trouble then he already had. "I live on the East side of town. In the Emerald Park Apartments by the Radiant Garden Mall."

"Holy shit! That like 15 miles away! That's entirely across town, how do you get to school everyday." He asked, baffled in all reality.

"Subway. Then a short bus ride. You get used to the walking too. So it's okay. I'll make it fine." He said, waving his hand for Marluxia to get off it and not worry.

"Let me take you. It's safer and cleaner then the buses and subways."

"No." He said, looking to the older male defiantly.

"What if you get raped?"

"Are you seriously trying to throw the Rape Speech at me? Seriously?!" He asked, nearly laughing. "I've been doing this for YEARS and nothings happened yet. So leave it alone."

Marluxia grunted, mad at the fact that a FREE car ride had just been turned down. Who does that? Choosing a bus and subway over a clean car for two was just ridiculous.

"I'll be fine. Promise." Zexion said as he slipped on the shoes that he'd slipped off in the middle of the night sometime, then got up to leave.

"Really?"

"Yes."

"Positive?"

"Yes."

"100 Sure?"

"Mhmm."

"Lying?"

"Ye-NO!" Zexion huffed and left the room. But he wasn't actually mad... at all. He was amused that Marluxia cared so much. The Junior was definitely a weirdo for that in itself. But also because he offered to waste gas on someone who doesn't need it. Scratch the weirdo. He was an ALIEN.

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When Zexion got home -yes, Marluxia finally let him leave- he stripped himself of his shirt and shoes. It was time for a nice hot shower and some cereal, then cartoons until he fell back asleep. Yes, that sounded amazing to him for some reason.

He gathered some clean clothes and reminded himself that he needed to do laundry soon. He grabbed a tank top and some boxers then went to the bathroom, which was very small and white, but big enough for him. Tossing the new clothes on top of the toilet lid -which was closed, mind you- and turning on the water, he sighed softly.

Now that he'd had company for nearly 18 hours straight, he felt the strong urge to run back to Marluxia and spend more time with an actual human being and not a made up character like his TV and books offered. Zexion really was living a sad existence.

"Damn, that's nice..." He said as he said as he stepped into the steaming water, feeling all his muscles tense at the heat at first, then relaxed immensely, making him feel all mushy and limp. It took him forever before he could bring himself to start washing his hair and body. And he paid for that in the end when the water turned cold. But that was okay... He enjoyed the embrace of water nonetheless.

After he got out and dressed, he made himself a bowl of Fruit Loops and sat down on the couch, flipping on the TV. Momo, his brindle colored kitten, jumped up in his lap, making him smile softly. "Hey there, Mo, hey kitty." He said in a VERY childish voice. But that was okay when he was alone.

When he finished his oh-so nutritious meal, he set the bowl on the floor and let Momo have the sugary milk. To normal people, all that sugar would have them bouncing around and very awake. But the sweet treat did the opposite for Zexion. It calmed him down and made him sleepy. His body was so ass-backwards it wasn't even funny.

As his cartoons played on, sprawled out, then eventually rolled over, facing into the couch and shut his eyes. This was his bed actually. The bedroom that his apartment had was full of his books. He was willing to actually give up sleeping space for his own personal library. Then again, there was barely enough room for a twin bed in there, so it wasn't much of a loss. Everything he had was basically packed into his small living room. And some of it over-flowed into the kitchen.

It was okay though. After years of living on his own, he learned to cope.

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Marluxia's weekend was extremely eventful, yet extremely boring at the same time. He went out with friends every night, going out to the movies and out to eat. It wasn't a special occasion, but Marluxia guessed they were just treating themselves to a treat this weekend or something.

When school started up again, Marluxia was actually happy. He loved the movies and going out to eat of course, but the people in Hollow Bastion were just so... easy to read. There was nothing mysterious about them, therefore, they weren't that interesting to the Junior. But school always went by fast to him, so he could pretty much ignore the other kids. It all worked out in the end.

Except at lunch. Lunch was always slow since he had time to think to himself, which actually wasn't that great to Marluxia since he didn't like thinking that much.

Zexion was always there too, giving Marluxia something to think about. Which was worse than thinking. It was thinking... about another boy. Since Friday night and Saturday Marluxia hadn't had a single thought about Zexion, but now that he saw him, every question came flooding back. He was about to get up and go sit by him, but the bell rang, signaling for everyone to head to their 4th period.

Marluxia said goodbye to all his new friends then turned to see if Zexion would skip 4th period with him. But he Sophomore was no where to be seen.

'Damn.' He thought as he decided to head to 4th hour for the hell of it now. There was really no point in missing a class without a reason. It only meant more work tomorrow, and perhaps 'ISP' if he got caught. After all, skipping wasn't permitted..