Aoi Hyoudou: Hmm… Marluxia, huh? To be honest, I had never liked his character, not because they gave him pink hair and made him look too girly, but his character never clicked my interest. They barely focused on him in the actual series. And when they did, they killed him off. Anyway, enjoy!

XI

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Marluxia.

He was one of the few members in the Organization he had never trusted. When he first met Marluxia, he literally thought he was a woman because of his pink hair and feminine looks, minus the manly voice, but boy…was he wrong. However, he didn't really appreciate him talking to Larxene every time he noticed him. He didn't know why, but the Nobody had a weird vibe he didn't like. Marluxia always seems like he was up to no good, scheming a plot and wanting to recruit Larxene to join his cause, whatever that was.

"Yo, Xhäs!" Axel's voice called out to him from behind, drawing his attention away from Marluxia, who was having a private conversation with Larxene in the distance.

"Hey, Axel." He greeted his friend with a smile, but then noticed that Roxas and Xion weren't with him. "Where are Roxas and Xion?"

"They're on a mission. They won't be back until later tomorrow." his friend answered simply.

"I see…"

Axel looked past the young Nobody and noticed that Marluxia was talking to Larxene suspiciously before returning his gaze back to his friend, smirking in amusement. "You're spying on them again, aren't you?"

Xhäs flinched and then turned away nervously. "No…I wasn't spying on them. I was simply eavesdropping on them to see what they were talking about." Axel rolled his eyes.

"That's still the same thing, idiot."

"No, it's not!" Xhäs made a face when he looked back at his friend.

"Whatever, but it does seem like something's bothering you. Mind telling me what it is?" Typical Axel. He always knows how to read someone like an open book.

Xhäs heaved a deep sigh and became serious. "Axel, do you trust Marluxia?" Axel blinked confusedly.

The Nobody thought about it long and hard until he finally responded, "It's not about trusting Marluxia. It's more about if he's actually useful to the Organization's cause than anything else."

"Hmm…" Xhäs didn't look pleased with his friend's answer, but accepted it, nonetheless.

"If you're still worried about Marluxia, I'll let in on a little secret." Axel grinned mischievously.

"What is it?"

The Nobody leaned forward and whispered close to his friend's ear. "On his days off, Marluxia would spend the whole day trying on different kimonos and stare at himself in the mirror."

"You serious?"

"Dead serious."

Xhäs laughed.

A/N: Well, now we know what Marluxia does on his free time. Next up is the master of poker and blackjack, Luxord.