DISCLAIMER: I don't own Kingdom Hearts!!
Chapter Summary: Giddy and happier than usual, Demyx is practically driving everyone up the wall with his constant singing and literal skipping. So, it's no surprise that when news of a new Nobody reaches him, he's ready to go and greet the newbie, but what's he supposed to do when he finds out that the new kid, Roxas, is getting some strange looks from Axel…?
Pairing: AkuDemy / hints of AkuRox
Rated: T+ for language and shounen-ai.
A/N – Mwahahahaha! Chapter four is heeeeeeeeeere! –grin- And Roxas is about to be introduced! –gasp- How will Demyx and Axel's relationship handle this new addition?! You'll see, and I hope it won't disappoint.
Sorry, nothing else to say.
Anyway, enjoy!
Track 004
-Introduction to a Broken Heart -
"La-la-la-la-laaaaa!" Zexion's eye twitched when the sound of childish singing reached his ears, and he could smell the happiness that practically rolled off of the normally-mildly-cheerful blonde water user. He made a growling sound and pulled his book closer to his face, hoping to drown himself in the words as he tried to ignore Demyx's singing. Sadly, it just seemed to be getting closer and his prayers for the blonde to leave him alone were useless, as he had expected. "Hi, Zexy!"
He grunted in response, hoping that the hint that Zexion wanted to be left alone would be noticed. Then again, Demyx wasn't smart enough to notice subtle hints.
Grinning like the Cheshire Cat, Demyx rested his arms on the back of the couch beside Zexion was he cooed, staring at the wall with a day-dreamy look on his face, "Oh, man, Zexy, you SO won't believe what happened!"
The Cloaked Schemer grunted again, turning a page in his book.
Demyx continued, oblivious to the fact that Zexion was trying to ignore him. "It was the greatest thing EVER! I mean, I dunno if I told you or not, but Axel is such an AWESOME guy! I mean, seriously, I really doubt anyone's much cooler then him. And he gave me a stuffed Heartless doll a few days ago because one of the horror movies we watched with Lux gave me nightmares for, like, four days straight, but now I don't have to worry about the bad dreams anymore because I have a cute little Heartless plushie and some of the best friends in the world! And I mean it, Zexy. You, Lux, Axel, Saix and Xiggy are the best ever!" Zexion paused in mid-page turn, looking at Demyx from the corner of his eye. He doubted that the blonde really grasped the concept that words such as "friendship" and "nightmares" were lost to the Nobodies, but he was still amused nonetheless. One: because Demyx so fully believed he had true friends. Two: Because Demyx was such a fan boy that even Xemnas had figured out the blonde was going through a phase of false love, and three: because he, Zexion, was included among the friends.
"Hm. Yes, that's very nice, Demyx." The smaller male said calmly, resuming his book. He could feel the pout that Demyx was giving him and tried in vain not to give in. Finally, with a sigh and a shake of his head, he patted Demyx's head like he would a puppy. "You're…a good friend too, Demyx." The blonde grinned happily. "Can I read now?"
"Oh, yeah, yeah." Demyx chirped, straightening and skipping out of the room, a tune on his lips. Zexion sighed, shaking his head as he watched the other male leave.
If he keeps acting like that, Xemnas will…He shook his head to dismiss the thought, turning back to his book uneasily.
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Axel didn't look up when he heard Demyx enter the room, the blonde trying hard to be sneaky. Smiling to himself at the pitiful attempt, the redhead remained sitting on the couch in Vexen's lab as he watched the scientist yell and throw a fit at Marluxia, who seemed to want the other man's company rather badly.
Demyx grinned to himself when he realized that Axel hadn't heard him yet (and, thankfully, neither had Vexen or Marluxia) and neared Axel, intent on glomping him. He squeaked when Axel's hand reached out and grabbed the front of his coat and yanked him over the back of the couch and onto the stiff cushions. Demyx opened an eye, blinking up at Axel, who gave him a cocky smirk and tugged the blonde so his head was on the redhead's lap. Demyx pouted. "You always hear me."
"Because you're a clumsy ninja, Demy." The Dancing Flames said playfully in reply, toying with a lock of Demyx's hair as he watched the uninterrupted verbal fight between Vexen and the plant wielder. The blonde smiled brightly and shifted slightly to watch the argument as well, just enjoying the feel of Axel's gloved fingers running through his hair and caressing his cheek softly. "Hey, Demy," The smaller male looked up slightly. "Did you hear that Xigbar just brought a new kid in? Some runt named Roxas."
Demyx sat up quickly, blue eyes bright with joy as he said excitedly, earning him a weary smile from Axel, "Really? Let's go meet him, Axel! I mean, I bet he's really nervous being the new guy and all!" Axel smiled softly and cupped the blonde's cheek in his palm, chuckling at the blush that colored Demyx's cheeks.
"Alright, Demy," He purred, standing with grace that Demyx could only dream of having. "Let's go." Walking next to Axel after nearly falling off the couch, Demyx felt very self-conscious when he stumbled over his coat in an attempt to match Axel's graceful stride. He blushed when the redhead laughed at him, but couldn't help but admire the man's laugh and commit it to memory. It wasn't rare, but it was the one sound that Demyx loved more than music, but didn't say anything about that. It would just shock everyone.
It didn't take them long to locate the newbie, but both were a bit surprised when they saw how young the boy was. He was probably no older then sixteen or seventeen, and was a whole head shorter then Demyx, who was only average height, and his hair was a dusty blonde. The boy's crystal clear blue eyes found them and the blonde suddenly felt like he couldn't walk. It wasn't admiration or fear, but surprise. It was strange, like he could see that this Nobody was different then the others just by making eye contact…like the smaller blonde had a heart and soul stronger then everyone else.
He could tell Axel felt the same way, as the redhead was rigid next to him, the man's peridot eyes locked onto the small boy. Finally, Axel cleared his throat, stepping closer to the newcomer with Demyx at his heels, the taller blonde grabbing onto Axel's sleeve to keep from getting left behind. The redhead gave the boy a grin and extended a gloved hand as he said, "You must be Roxas. The name's Axel. A-X-E-L. Got it memorized?" He tugged Demyx forward and added, "And his name is Demyx."
The musician nodded numbly in greeting, his mind not even registering that Axel hadn't given him much an introduction. Roxas nodded slowly, looking between the two before saying softly, "I'm supposed to meet Xemnas." His tone made him seem more mature then his physical appearance made him out to be, and the two were left wondering his real age.
"Oh," Demyx snapped out of his daze, grinning brightly and reaching out to take Roxas' hand. "Sure! I can show—" He paused when Axel interrupted him, removing the Nocturne's hands from his sleeve and grabbed Roxas's arm and starting to walk.
"I got it, Demy."
Demyx blinked, watching as Axel led the small blonde away, the redhead smiling and talking the boy as if he had known him for years. "Uh…" Demyx felt his chest tighten, but only mumbled, smile faltering, "O-okay…I'll just…" He let his hand fall to his side, watching in dismay as Axel and the small blonde disappeared around a corner. He sighed, lowering his gaze to the ground and muttering, "I guess I'll just…find something to do…"
Then a thought hit him. "Oh! I know what's wrong! I told him I had something for him and I totally forgot! Maybe he wants me to get it for him!" The blonde, energy and happiness back in place, grinned and opened a portal to his room.
He dug through his stuff for a good ten minutes, trying in vein to find what he had made for his not-so-secret boyfriend. He sighed in frustration, giving the pile of junk a pout, but it was short lived when he caught a glimpse of a stack of papers he hadn't seen since the day he had first met Axel.
Carefully, he unburied the papers and looked at them, smiling at the slightly smeared music notes, than grimaced at the footprint Axel had left on one of the crinkled papers. A song…! He smiled once more and flopped onto his bed, digging out a notebook and picking up the sitar he had ignored for nearly two weeks now, beginning to re-write the song, strumming along to the tune every now and then to make sure it sounded right.
Within seconds of playing the first note, he was back in his own little world, with only a pencil, his sitar and the melody to keep him company.
He looked up hours later at the clock on the wall, blinking at it for a moment before figuring out that it was almost one in the morning and he wasn't even tired. He looked down at the notebook, setting his sitar aside and beginning to write the lyrics, humming the tune as he went.
It was four in the morning by the time he was done, and he was too hyped up to sleep as he gathered the papers and his sitar, standing and running from the room with every intention of locating Axel, as he knew the redhead was always awake by then. He never knew why, but he didn't really care at the moment, too excited to show the fiery man what he had spent the last ten hours working on.
"Axel!" He called, knocking on the redhead's door and trying the handle. It turned easily, and he poked his head in, blinking when he was met by an empty room. Confused, as the man never left his door unlocked unless he was in, the blonde stepped out of the room and looked around, hoping to see the head of familiar red hair and the peridot eyes that always seemed to know his every weakness.
"Looking for Axel?" Demyx jumped when he heard the familiar voice of Saix. He looked back at the blue haired man and smiled, nodding. Saix, while cold towards everyone, had always been nice to Demyx and the blonde was always glad to have someone capable of keeping Xemnas from killing him as a friend. "He's with the newcomer in the library. Apparently Roxas," he said the name carefully, as if not wanting to offend the owner of the name, which puzzled the Nocturne. "Has a fondness for books."
The blonde smiled and nodded, opening portal to the library. "Thanks a lot, Saix!" He called as he disappeared through the portal, humming as he vanished from sight.
The library was quiet, just as it usually was, but it felt strangely bare without Zexion sitting in the couch surrounded by books, as the quiet man was usually asleep until six sharp. Of course, being in the library at four proved one thing to Demyx: Zexion really did have his own room, with an actual bed.
Glad to have cleared up one mystery, the blonde began searching the stacks for Axel and Roxas, clutching his sitar close. The library at night, with the lights mostly off and silent without the turning of pages, was creepy, and Demyx found himself wishing he had brought his heartless doll with him.
He paused when he caught a glimpse of red hair, and smiled in relief, glad he could relax. He paused by the end of the shelf, peeking in to see if Axel was alone or if Roxas was still hanging around him.
Axel didn't seem to notice him, which was a big surprise to Demyx, as the redhead could probably hear him breathing across the massive library, but the even bigger surprise was that the man was currently lip-locked with Roxas in a tender kiss that made every ounce of Demyx's being practically scream, He's never kissed me like that! He stared for a moment, disbelief crossing his face before realization hit him hard, a sharp stab of pain following shortly afterwards.
He tightened his grip on the notes he had been working on for hours, the words he had slaved over to make perfect for the man, and stumbled back, tears blurring his vision. A sob escaped his lips and Axel's eyes flew open, the redhead turning to see what had made the noise. A look of shock, then pain crossed the man's face when his eyes met the tear-filled ones of Demyx, the blonde staring at him with a look of betrayal on his young face. "Demyx, I—" The blonde didn't wait for him to finish, instead opening a portal and running through. "Demyx! Wait!"
In the safety and silence of his room, the blonde collapsed to the floor, sinking to sit on the floor against the bed frame. He buried his face in his hands and sobbed, pulling his knees close and shaking his head. He felt like his chest was being crushed, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't stop crying. It was the first time he had ever wanted to be truly heartless, to not be able to feel anything, but the tears continued to come.
He jumped when he heard his door get pushed open, the blonde looking back to see who had invaded his personal space without so much as even a knock. Luxord stared at the smaller blonde in shock, a small wrapped package in his hand. "Demyx?" The man asked cautiously, shocked to see the tears that fell from the normally cheerful male's eyes. Demyx forced a smile, though it didn't work.
"H-hi…Lux…" The gambler was at his side, kneeling beside Demyx and gathering him into a tight hug. He sighed when felt Demyx resume crying, the smaller man clutching the front of Luxord's coat and crying harder then he had before.
"Demyx…what…"
"A-a-axel…" The male sniffled, shaking his head and trembling slightly as he tried to breath around his sobs. Luxord gently rubbed the small of Demyx's back, whispering soothing words as the younger blonde tried to explain. "H-he…he…" Slowly, Demyx forced himself to calm down enough to ask, his voice trembling and blue eyes dark with sadness, "Luxord…c-c-can you…tell everyone that I'll be back soon…?"
The gambler blinked, looking down at the blonde in his arms. "What?!'
"I just…wanna be alone for a while…it won't be long…just a couple weeks…" Luxord grimaced. He didn't like the idea of the emotional Nobody (what irony) being anywhere alone, especially after whatever it was Axel had done. All Luxord knew was that when he saw Axel again, the redhead would probably wind up getting a card shoved into his eye.
Luxord smiled weakly and said softly, hoping to cheer Demyx up a bit, "Would it make you stay if I got Xigbar and Saix to beat the prat up?" Demyx chuckled weakly, but shook his head even though the thought was mildly tempting. He just couldn't bring himself to wish harm on the redhead, even after he caught him kissing someone else. Luxord sighed, petting Demyx's hair gently. "Alright…I'll tell everyone you'll be back soon…"
"Thanks…Lux…" The blonde pulled away, sniffling as he wiped tears from his eyes. Smiling at the gambler, he stood and began gathering his things. Luxord watched the smaller blonde pack, letting his gaze fall to the package in his hand. When the Nocturne wasn't looking, he tossed the colorfully wrapped package into the bag, watching as it was buried with clothing all shades of blue. The bag was closed and Demyx lifted it up, staring at the blank bedroom wall for a long while before taking a shaky breath and opening a portal. He looked back at Luxord, who was on his feet and standing directly behind the water user, and smiled sadly. "See ya later, Lux."
With that, he turned away and vanished into the portal, leaving the room bare and cold without the blonde's bubbly personality to bring warmth to the room. With a sigh, Luxord left, grumbling under his breath all the horrible things he was going to do to Axel.
Introduction to a Broken Heart
Simon & Milo
A/N – Poor Demy, so confused and lost now. –glares at Axel- Stupid head!
Axel: What?! You're the one writing the damn story!! Don't blame me!
Anyway, please read & review. And expect at least one scene to be inspired by (and probably stolen from) the movie, What Happens in Vegas. GOD that movie is funny! –snickers at the memory- Trust me. Luxord, Saix, Zexion and Xigbar will have their revenge to break up the angst in the upcoming chapters.
And, yes. I whole heartedly believe that if Demyx cries, everyone in the organization comes running to his aide, even if they claim to hate him. The blonde's everyone favorite little uke. It could be a good thing, and could be a bad thing too, especially if Axel can't get his act together! Careful, buddy! Demyx is so cute and rape-able that he may wind up locked up Xemnas's basement. –sweat- Or DiZ's closet. Seriously. DiZ is one creepy mo-fo.
Anywho, read and review! Ja!
