Olette panned the camera over to where the judges sat at a long black table with black chairs, although Xigbar seemed to have changed his chair over break to a fuzzy, zebra-striped butterfly chair. He reclined back into his, seemingly asleep. Roxas frowned and Demyx turned to see him resting on the job.
"HEY XIGGY THE SHOW'S BACK!" he yelled straight into his ear with a smile on his face.
Number II jerked awake and made the chair fall backwards, which meant his head hit the tiled flooring of Castle Oblivion. "Ouch," he moaned. "Dammit, Nine! What have I told you about startling people?!"
Demyx gave a pouty Chibi-anime face with watery eyes. "I'm so sorry, Xiggy. Can you ever forgive me?" he sniffed.
"Aww," Xigbar replied, getting back up and setting his chair straight before he patted the younger boy on the head. "How can I rests that cute face?"
Olette zoomed in on his pouty face, which most would say to be 'too adorable for words'. For effect, Hayner put on a group 'awww!' sound over the speakers.
In the corner Xemnas rolled his eyes, then rubbing his temples in irritation.
Roxas cleared his throat, and Olette moved the camera quickly back over to him. Hayner, too, got back on track and turned on the spotlight onto the spiky blonde. "Alright, good to see that everyone regained their focus," he said with a peculiar smile. "And now we have Marluxia on stage."
A tall, pink-haired man came out on stage from the left, a flurry of hot pink petals and the perfumed smell of carnations following him in. "Hello," he purred.
"Hi to you too," Roxas said. "And what will you be singing, Marluxia?"
He smiled darkly. "I've decided on … 'Roses are Red' by Aqua."
Roxas gave a twisted, WTF face. ". . ."
Olette began giggling. "I love Aqua!"
Hayner and I rolled our eyes.
As for the judges: Xemnas smacked his head, Demyx gave a blank smile and Xigbar began to crack up for no reason.
"This will be interesting," Roxas said with false enthusiasm.
This will be so gay, I translated in my mind, knowing hoe my friend's sarcasm works. But then again … what do you expect from a baby-pink-haired older dude?
Hayner sighed and put on the karaoke track for the Aqua song, and soon Marluxia's deep voice turned into a wispy girlish tone as he began the female part of the song:
"Roses are red
And violets are blue
Honey is sweet but not as sweet as you
Roses are red
And violets are blue
La dee dee da, la dee dee da
Dum da dee dum, dum da dee dum
Dum dee da dee dah, dum dee da dee dah"
And then suddenly his voice turned as deep as it could go as he sang, "Come pick my roses"
Xemnas slammed his head on the table, Demyx kept that same blank smile like he didn't get what was so funny or stupid, and Xigbar laughed even harder. Roxas backed away slowly from the stage and Olette tried to keep a straight face as she recorded the whole thing.
Techno-like music played and Marluxia did a few moves, which either scared us more or made us laugh harder. Roxas was officially creeped out by the gay-ness of it all, and Olette bopped to the song's beat that she knew so well.
"Sweet from the flowers
Honey from the bees
I got a feelin' I'm ready to release
Roses are red
And violets are blue
Honey is sweet but not as sweet as you
"It's invincible
But so touchable
And I can feel it on my body
So emotional
I wanna ride
Wanna ride
I'm a passenger
I'm a vixen of a hard-love messenger
"Dum dee da dee dum, dum dee da dee dah
Dum dee da dee dum, the only thing he said was –
Dum dee da dee dah, dum dee da dee dah
And roses are red"
Xemnas hit his head three more times on the table's surface and I shook my head as I wrote down what was happening for the readers of fanfiction. It was … never mind, there are no adjectives for this. None have been created yet that can describe his dancing and fake-girlish singing and deep-voiced man singing. NOTHING.
"Come with me baby
Please fulfill my wish
Show it to me truly
Show me with a kiss
Roses are red and violets are blue
Honey is sweet but not as sweet as you
"It's invincible
But so touchable
And I can feel it on my body
So emotional
I wanna ride
Wanna ride
I'm a passenger
I'm a vixen of a hard-love messenger
"Dum dee da dee dum, dum dee da dee dah
Dum dee da dee dum, the only thing he said was –
Dum dee da dee dah, dum dee da dee dah
And roses are red
"Dum dee da dee dum, dum dee da dee dah
Dum dee da dee dum, the only thing he said was –
La dee dee da, la dee dee da
"Dum dee dah dee dum
Dum dee dah dee dum
Dum dee dah dee dum
Dum dee dah dee dum
Don't take my roses away
"Dum dee dah dee dum, dum dee dum dee dah
Dum dee dah dee dum, the only thing he said was –
Dum dee dah dee dum, dum dee dum dee dah
Dum dee dah dee dum
And roses are red
"Dum dee dah dee dum, dum dee dum dee dah
Dum dee dah dee dum, the only thing he said was –
Dum dee dah dee dum, dum dee dum dee dah
Dum dee dah dee dum
My roses are red
"La dee dee da, la dee dee da!"
He finally finished with bright pink-and-white lights and a huge dance number while he sang.
"Dear Lord," Roxas said as he exhaled and swiped his fingers through his spiky blonde hair. "And that was Marluxia for you. We'll hear the judges' thoughts and then we'll cut to commercial."
Xigbar was ROFL-ing and Demyx was wide-eyed with no smile left on his face. Xemnas had a red mark and was rubbing his forehead.
Roxas frowned at them "Any comments … at all?"
"Only that he's a good fighter. That's the only reason why we keep him around," Xemnas sighed.
"I … no comment." Demyx said, a puzzled look on his face.
Xigbar slowed his laughing. "Yeah, okay, I have a few comments for ya."
"Oh really? You won't be blank like Demyx here?"
"As if! I got plenty to say," he smiled, a few chuckles still left in him. He took a breath and calmed himself down. "Okay, I think I'm done laughing. So, here's what I got to say: Marluxia, buddy, I knew you had a soft side because of those random flower petals all the time when you take off your hood or when you inter a room, and I knew you were a little wird by your pink hair, but man … i mean, you're a tough bastard when you want to be, but … damn it all, Marly! I just have to say it: I never knew you were gay!"
"I … I'm not gay. Well, not 'gay' persay …" he replied, his mouth turning up on the ends.
Roxas pinched the bridge of his nose, and his eyes squeezed shut. "Commercial now, thank you."
