So hiii minasaaaan I'm back :) Hope you enjoy this new chappie. Please revieeeeeeeeeeew!

oh yeah, I don't own Kingdom Hearts, or any of the characters except Manx


I woke up to a warm weight around my middle. Though what had actually woken me was the sound of shattering glass. I sprung up in bed which also woke Lexaeus, he quickly retracted his arm, which was the weight from before. We both stared in shock at a wide-eyed Xion standing in the doorway. Her expression turned to one of malice as she looked upon me, she promptly turned and walked off with a huff. "I am so sorry Lexaeus, I didn't mean to get you in trouble with your girlfriend." I felt so guilty, my eyes turning a stormy grey. He grabbed my hand to make me turn and cocked his head. "Xion?" I said. He smirked and shook silently, his muscular chest shaking with his silent laughter. "You aren't dating then?" I asked, daring to hope. He shook his head again, smiling widely. "Well," I sighed "that makes me feel better." I then realized the precarious situation were in. due to his grabbing me I was pressed right up against his chiseled body. I leaned back in embarrassment. He seemed to internally sigh as I backed away. "I need to go shower" I mumbled.

I came back into the room, wrapped in a towel, to see Lexaeus doing his early morning work-out routine. He wore sky-blue pajama bottoms and nothing else. I could easily see his well toned back and beautiful abs. His muscles were tensing and relaxing with his motions. My tail tucked around my legs as I watched him. Eventually he noticed my staring and paused in mid pushup. He gave me a panty dropping grin and curled an arm behind his back before continuing his routine. I shook my head and grabbed my clothing go and get changed. I pulled on some simple jean shorts and a cotton tank top. I deftly braided my hair so it fell down my back in a thick rope. Lexaeus brushed past me in the doorway to the bathroom so he could shower. I left the vicinity quickly, not trusting myself to be so close to him.

I ventured down the hall towards the kitchen. I planned on making breakfast for everyone. However, on my way I heard odd sounds coming from a door marked with a number 11. I thought and realized that it must be Marluxia's room. I could hear a feminine voice coinciding with his masculine one. He seemed to sound quite tense, while the feminine voice seemed to be pleading. Not wanting to be rude I continued down to the kitchen. However questions plagued me…what was going on in that room? Who was the girl in there?

Once I finished making breakfast, scrambled eggs for everyone, I rang the food bell positioned in the dining room. It sounded like an animal stampede coming down the stairs. Everyone shoveled food on to their plates and quickly scarfed down the food. Someone new was at the table today. A man with slate-colored hair, hanging over his right eye. "Hello" I said brightly, he grunted, but with no meaning behind it that I could decipher. "You know," I said gently "manners an intelligence can really win a girl over." He looked up at me with surprise. I smiled slightly, maybe there was hope for him after all.

I noticed Xion was still glaring at me. I timidly asked her if I had done something to upset her. She was just about to say something when Axel interrupted. "Geeze Xion go eat some chocolate or something, just because Lexaeus has the hots for Manx doesn't mean you need to be all PMS-y about it." Lexaeus sputtered in surprise, water dripping down his chin, his eyes wide and staring in the direction of Axel. Xion let out an animalistic growl and slammed her glass down on the table. "Why would he have the hots for her? She's a half animal freak." I felt my face turn red in embarrassment, is that how everyone saw me? I jumped up from the table and ran up to my room. I could hear Axel down below saying something about how insensitive Xion was being. I slammed the door shut behind me and fell on to the bed. Soon after I fell asleep due to the emotional stress.

I woke up to a light hand on my back, I flipped around to find Lexaeus looking at me intently, as if to say, "are you alright?" I sighed morosely. "I guess…I should be used to this kind of treatment by now." He frowned in consternation. "what?" I asked "It's not like it hasn't happened before. People always find something to torment me about." I pulled my knees up to my chest an rested my chin on top of them. I felt him gently stroke the scar on my neck, and I blanched, realizing I had forgotten to put my collar on. His face held nothing but concern and sympathy. Quietly he asked, "who did this to you?" My eyes widened at the sound of his voice, so smooth like water over stones. I saw his muscles tense in agitation. "It was a long time ago," I muttered "I don't have any parents. My father was very violent, one day when he went to cut my mother with a shard of glass and I got in the way. As a consequence I got this. I realized that day anything bad that happens to me I deserve. I gave up on finding love for myself and focused on helping other people." I felt a tear streak down my cheek as I thought about my past. I was surprised to feel Lexaeus' arms wrap around me in a tight embrace. We could have sat there for hours or minutes, I wasn't sure. All I knew was that this was a start to something great.