Thank you and let the chaos begin!
Chapter 4: Who's The Fool?
( It has been several days since the hallways started to smell...clean. Vexen had installed a air filtering device for Zexion,as he had promised. But whenever someone asked him: " Why'd you set that thing up?" He would simply reply: " GET OUT OF MY LAB!" ...So no one found out about Zexion's punishment,much to his relief. Let us go and look in on the others,shall we? )
Marluxia was walking-err'Skipping' down the halls of Castle Oblivion and was looking to be in a very happy mood. "I wonder if Xiggy is out shooting again? He better not be messing up my Garden!" Marly cracked his knuckles while grinning like a mad-man.
Saix was walking down the same hallway,coming from the opisite direction,looking deep in thought. (( Hmmm,maybe if I send Larxene and Luxord I can-Oh,CRAP! )) Saix had looked up to see Marluxia heading toward him. He quickly turned around to make a hasty retreat before the Graceful Assassin could see him...but it was too late.
"PUPPY!" Marly's voice rang out in the hall. Marluxia bounced-that's right-BOUNCED up to Saix,whom by now was growling at being called 'Puppy'. " Hello Puppy! Oh,now why are you growling? Is the puppy hungry?"
"Stop calling me that!" Saix turned around and his arm came up to grab Marluxia's throat...had he been Saix's hand grabbed was a fist full of flowers.
"Aw! Flowers for me? Aren't you a sweet little Puppy!" Came Marly's voice from behind him.
"Marluxia...so help me...If I ever get my hands on you...!" Saix was shaking now with a primal rage.
(( Oops! I think this is time for a quick exit!)) Marly mock-waved to Saix and dissapeared into a whirl of flowers. Leaving Saix to plot his revenge.
"You can't run forever! Come back here and stand still!" Saix screamed at the falling flowers that once was Marly.
"Whoa! Who's got you in such a bad mood?"
Saix turned to see Xigbar,guns in hand,walk toward him grinning. "None of your buisness!" Saix growled out.
Xigbar took a step back and looked over Saix's shoulder to the flowers on the floor. "Oh! The Petal Pusher got under your skin again?"
Saix calmed down,just a little,and nodded. "If he calls me that..that..NAME again! We are gonna be one member short!"
Xiggy put his guns away and brought a hand up to his chin to think. "Hmmm..why don't you just go and distroy his garden? That's what I do. Heheh!"
Saix merly shook his head. " That's you. I know good and well that after an hour his Garden would be right back the way it was."
"Well...you could always inforce a certain rule.." Xigbar grinned evily.
It took a few moments for Saix to catch on to what Xiggy was hinting at,and when he did.." What? I...well actuly I could..but he hasn't done enough for that to even be an would have had to do much more than just annoy me..." Saix growled in frustration.
Xigbar shrugged and walked passed Saix. "Very well. But you know,you could always just SAY that he did something wrong."
Saix turned around and stared at Xigbar's retreating form. " But That would be lying to the Superior!"
Xigbar grinned and looked back at Saix before turning the corner. "I won't tell if you won't."
Saix was left in the hall to ponder his options. He could simply wait till Marluxia screwed up and handle him then...Or he could lie to the Superior and get his revenge now. If he waited..he could be waiting a LONG time. Marluxia was crazy,no doupt about it,but he wasn't stupid ether. He never did anything to tip the bar too far on ether side. If he lied to Xemnas...well..he didn't want to end up in the position he wanted to put Marluxia in.
After standing in the hallway for over 15 minutes he finaly made up his mind. " I'll do it!"
In Xemnas's chambers
Xemnas was busy sorting through papers on his desk when he heard a knock on the door. "Enter."
Saix walked in with a fist full on flowers and showed them to Xemnas. "Marluxia has flooded my room with his flowers causing damage to my personal property! I wanted to request your permission before dealing with him."
Xemnas blinked at the flowers being crushed in Saix's hand. "Odd. I know Number XI can get a bit out of hand,but to do something like that? It really doesn't sound like him..."
Saix inwardly flinched. (( Does he know? Will he be angry? Why did I ever take Xigbar's advice?))
"However I don't believe you would lie about something like this,so do what you wish with Number XI,without killing or causing permanent damage of course." With that Xemnas waved Saix away and went back to his papers.
Saix did his best not to smile as he left Xemnas's chambers. (( It worked! Now to go find Marluxia.))
Out behind Castle Oblivion. In Marluxia's Garden
Marluxia was busy trimming his many flower bushes when he heard Saix call to him.
"Marluxia! I have a surprise for you!"
Marly jumped up and ran to where the voice was coming from. "Oh! A surprise? I knew you weren't angry Puppy!" He said as he came around the other side of the Castle.
"Hehehe! Oh,I am angry. But I am so going to enjoy this!" Saix said with a evil gleam in his eyes.
Marly blinked and looked around. But all he saw was Saix and a tall oak tree. "Um,I thought you said you had something for me?"
Saix quickly tackled Marluxia to the ground,pulled out a long rope,and started to tie Marluxia's Hands together.
"Saix! Bad Puppy! You haven't even asked me out to dinner yet!" Marly laughed as he was pulled to his feet by a very red-faced Luna Diviner.
Saix growled and slammed Marluxia face-first to the tree and tied the rope so that Marly's hands were raised up over his head. "Time to pay for all the embaressment you've caused me!"
Marluxia stopped laughing as he realized that Saix ment looked over his shoulder at Saix. "W-What are you doing? I haven't done anything wrong! You can't punish me for poking fun at you."
Saix walked up to Marluxia and said menisly,"That's not what was told to Xemnas."
Marly stared in shock. "You lied? To Xemnas? YOU?"
Saix called forth his sword cough-paddle-cough and tapped it on the ground twice before getting into a baseball stance. "Batter Up!"
Marluxia gasped as the flat of Saix's sword struck him in the buttox. "Ah! Saix! I haven't done anything!"He started to struggle against the rope but to no avail.
Saix struck him again. "Maybe you'll stop calling me that Name from now on! Won't you?" He struck Marly twice in rapid succession.
"Ah! I'll tell! I'll tell Xemnas that you lied!" He cried out as the blows came faster and harder.
"Hah! I am more trusted by the Superior than you. Go ahead! Tell him what you want. He will just think that YOU are the lier and you will be punished again!" Saix laughed evily.
"You're mean!" Marluxia cried hard. More from a hurt heart than from the spanks now.
After Marluxia was reduced to tears and his shoulders shook with pain,Saix stopped. "Now maybe you'll behave yourself." With that Saix cut the rope and walked away,
leaving Marly to drop to his knees and cry.
From one of the windows above the pitiful scene,a lone figure stood unseen,having saw and heard everything...
Later that day
Marluxia just got through fixing a sandwich and was about to head outside to enjoy it of the SOFT grass,when Saix walked in. Saix didn't bother to even glance at the other Nobody as he went to grab a drink.
Marluxia grinned slightly as Saix passed him and said,"Every Rose has it's Thorn. I will have my revenge, have my word."
Saix,having gotten himself a tall glass of water,turned and scoffed at Marly."Try it,and I'll happily spank you again." He took a sip of the water.
Marluxia walked to the doorway and looked over his shoulder,a seductive smile playing on his lips."Do you promise?"
Saix's face turned a very embaressed red as he spit his water out.
The End
Poor Saix. Looks like he's the Fool this time. He should have known better than to spank someone like Marluxia. He may have just given the Graceful Assassin a new fetish. Heheh! But who was that figure watching the whole thing? And will Marluxia have his revenge? We'll just have to wait and see I guess...