As soon as we reached my room, I collapsed on the bed and exhaled roughly. The redhead seated himself on the corner of the bed, "Gum?" he offered. I accepted the piece and stuck it into my mouth. The blond just stood silently, holding my bucket-o-vomit.
I waved him over to the bed, "You planning on keeping that?" I sarcastically asked. He approached me and set it down. "Oh yeah," I hadn't introduced the two yet, "Axe, this is Demyx. Demyx, Axel."
The blonde's Mohawk bobbled as he nodded and Axel pointed a finger towards his temple, "Got it memorized, blondie?"
Demyx blushed angrily and folded his arms, "Don't call me 'blondie', fire crotch." This sudden change of character surprised me; apparently, it did for Axel too.
Axel stood and smirked devilishly, "Alright; you don't call me 'fire crotch' and I won't call you 'blonde'," he stuck out his hand, "deal?" The blond nodded and the two shook on it. Axel turned and began to exit, "I'm gonna go help set up for dinner, is your friend staying for it?"
I made eye contact with Demyx who shrugged his shoulders, "Yeah," I replied, "he's staying." Axel excused himself and left.
The blond approached me, "Are you sure that it's alright that I stay?" he asked. I nodded and motioned for him to sit in Axel's old spot on my bed. He did and I sat up cautiously, making sure that my stomach didn't do any more flips. I was done with that feeling for the day. The blond clasped his hands together and again he apologized. "I really am sorry for what happened," he told me.
I shook my head, "I told you; it's all right. Just a little bump on my head; I'll live." This didn't seem to please him though.
He sniffed and I knew that he was crying again, "I-I've never hurt someone before," he said quietly. "I just thought that if I didn't go with you that you would just leave me alone. I just—"
"—Alright, we've already been over this." I cut him off, "I know that you're sorry and didn't want this to happen. But what happened, happened, and you just need to get over it." His beautiful teal eyes were now red with oncoming tears, but he blinked them away.
" 'K-kay," he stammered and tried his best to smile. God this guy was a cry baby. Not to mention, bi-polar; he was fuming at Axel not even a minute ago and now he was in tears.
'What the hell did you get yourself into Zex?' I asked myself and sighed, shaking my head.
A soft knock on my door caused both of us to look up. Sora poked his head in, Riku's appearing just above it, "Dinner's ready~," the brunette sung in his angelic voice.
"Okay, we'll be right down~," I sang back, less enthusiastic. Sora giggled and he and the silverette disappeared.
I leaned over and spit the gum into the trash bin, "Well," I turned back towards the blond, "are you hungry."
He smirked, his teal eyes sparkling, "You should've asked me that before they made dinner."
"What, you're not hungry?" I asked him.
He laughed a little, "Ha, no; I'm starving." I rolled my eyes to keep myself from smiling and stood from the bed. Still a little woozy, I stumbled and grabbed onto the bedpost. As quickly as I had grabbed it, Demyx's arm was around my midsection, holding me upright. "Maybe you should stay in bed," he told me.
"No," I brushed him off, "I'm fine. Don't worry about it." My stomach growled, "Come on; I'm famished." The blond smiled and we began our way to the dining room. I clutched the hand railing to keep my balance while we descended the staircase and Demyx kept his hand to himself.
"Hey, you finally made it!" Axel shouted once I appeared. He approached me and threw his arm around my shoulder, "I was beginning to think that you got lost or something," he laughed and Kairi giggled along with him. Their voices mixed together perfectly in harmony. It made me think back on when they had a duet in choir. Just the two of them up on stage was beautiful; the light hitting both or their faces, their matching clothing, their bright hair. It made the whole audience completely silent. And, of course, as soon as the first note escaped their lips, everyone was mesmerized by both of their angelic voices. That night, Axel confessed his feelings for her. Of course she said yes, I mean, who wouldn't after a performance like that?
We all seated ourselves around the long dining table and began to pile food onto our plates. Well, all except for Demyx. He questionably stared at the food, like he wasn't sure what to do with it. I nudged his arm and waved a hand at the food, "Are you going to eat anything?" I asked.
His voice dropped into a low whisper, "Is it 'edible'?" he asked.
I rolled my eyes, "Of course it is. That's why," I nodded towards Axel, who was stuffing his face with mashed potatoes, "he's eating it."
"O-oh," he stammered. He looked back over the spread, "Any fish?" he asked me. I searched the long table for any sign of seafood.
"Yeah," I told him once I had found the platter of freshly cooked Alaskan Salmon, decorated to look like it was a plate of flowers, courtesy of Marluxia, "over there." I raised my voice higher, "Hey Rox, mind passing me the salmon?" I asked him.
The blond raised an eyebrow, "I thought you hated fish. Did splashing around in the water make you—Ow?" Roxas looked over at his quiet girlfriend, who returned his glance with a frown.
Naminé picked up the platter and handed it to me, 'Sorry,' she mouthed. I shook my head and thanked her for the fish. Demyx picked up the fork off of the serving plate and carefully picked one out of the pile of freshly grilled fillets. I then handed the plate back to Naminé and began to eat my own food.
Conversations started and dispersed as quickly as they had begun as everyone ate at their own pace. Marluxia and Larxene finished their food before the rest of us and went out for a jog. Vexen was next to leave the table, saying that he needed to work on some of the stuff that he had gathered on the beach. Naminé and Kairi both finished together, wanting to shower before bed. As soon as they had left, Axel changed topics from sports to going and watching the girls in the shower. "Okay, about five minutes after the water starts, we bust open the door and throw cold water on them," Axel told the remaining five of us.
Roxas nodded, wanting to get back at Naminé for stomping on his foot, "Sounds good to me. What about you guys?"
I pushed my plate back and stretched my hands above my head, "I think I'll pass; I don't want to sleep with one eye open." I heard Demyx snicker next to me.
"I think I'll pass too," Sora said and Riku nodded along.
Roxas turned his attention towards the other blond, "How about you newbie?"
"N-newbie?" he asked.
"Yeah, you're part of our group now, right?" Axel said.
Demyx shrugged and rubbed his upper arm uncomfortably, "I-I don't know," he answered.
"Oh come on, blond—I mean Demyx," Axel corrected himself when the other boy's teal eyes glared at him. "We'll only be here for the summer, but we can hang out until we have to leave."
"Well," Demyx shifted in his chair, "sure, I guess—But I'm not going to do something to the girls in the shower," he said quickly.
Axel rolled his eyes, "Ugh, fine. I guess it's just the two of us then Roxy." Roxas laughed a little and they both stood and left the room. Sora and Riku left shortly after them, up to their room.
After a minute or two of silence, Demyx stood from his place at the table, "I should probably go now," he told me.
I too stood, "Do you need to be walked back to your' house," I asked him. He shook his blond Mohawk, a couple strands of hair brushing against his forehead. "If you're sure, alright," I told him and showed him to the door. He nodded his thanks and I watched him make his way down the walkway. Once he reached the end of the sidewalk, he turned back and waved at me. I raised my hand and returned it, keeping my same poker face. He returned to his original position and walked away from Larxine's house into the night.
I closed the door, but for some reason, couldn't walk away from it. I turned and looked through the window next to the door to see him turn from his original route and walk the opposite direction, towards the beach. Curious, I reopened the door and closed it silently behind me. I could distinctly hear the scream of two girls and two more sets of feet running through the dining room. I rolled my eyes and turned my attention back towards Demyx, who was making his way down the sandy pathway to the rocks above the area where I had been hit with the wave.
As soon as he was far enough away, I left my position on the porch and followed stealthily behind him. I passed by Xion and Tifa's house and couldn't help but feel eyes, from a window on the top floor watching me. I ignored the feeling and continued tailing the blond. He finally reached the rocks above where I had found him the day before. I approached him quietly and stash myself behind a couple of bushes.
"What is he doing?" I whispered to myself. He began to strip his clothes off, down to his underclothes. He stashed them in a crevasse far enough so that the water wouldn't reach them. He then made his way back over to the edge of the rocks.
And dove into the freezing sea.
Author's Note :
Finally back into the writing mode and back from spending time with little cousins. I will try to put up more chapters now that I have more time on my hands. I will also be doing some artwork from parts of different chapters ( mostly the next one ) since I have been drawing a lot right now as well. I am also working on another fanfiction right now that I will start uploading once I have the story line all down. The next chapter is when you get to know more about Demyx and what kind of life he lives. All I can say is that Demyx and Zexion have a lot more in common than they may think. ;3
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