Bright World
Chapter 4: So long to the hellhole!
It was morning and Zexion was almost done packing his belongings into the small suitcase the institution had gave him when he first came here. It was medium size and was black with small zippers around the edges for opening and closing.
He smiled. He'd be moving in with his new boyfriend and he'd try to forget about the past that haunted his thoughts when he was alone. This was probably the happiest moment of his life. Well, besides meeting Lexeaus and when that tingling feeling cam out of no where.
He sighed happily as his last piles of things were finally packed in, following a specific order that Zexion had always followed to keep things tidy. They were ordered from largest to smallest, and most useable to non-so useable. Yup, he was ready to leave here and start a new life with Lexeaus. Or so he thought.
He knew he wasn't ready to leave, but he wanted to with all his heart. This was the one thing he would do for Lexeaus and he had to follow it. But, he would in fact miss the large library that he always seemed to be in. Ever since Lexeaus had came he seemed to have been reading less. Maybe he only read because he was lonely?
He wasn't really sure about that conclusion, but he did know that he did still enjoy reading, even if it was hard to stay focus when your thoughts were constantly on a hazel-eyes therapist. But he didn't mind much of thinking about the man. In fact, he found it as a great pass time.
Zexion collected his nametag hesitantly. He had been wearing it for 6 and half years. It was practically apart of himself. He didn't want to part with this, but he knew the administrator's would probably want it back to recycle it. He frowned.
"Zexion?" He heard a voice call. His frown immediately turned upside down as he opened the door to his room. "Lex!" He said happily as he rushed over to the tall figure that was waiting outside his room. He hugged the therapist tightly, not wanting to ever let go. "Good morning to you too." Lex laughed as he ruffled Zexion's hair.
The teen pushed the hand away from his head. "Stop, I hate it when you do that." Zexion said while walking back over to his bed to collect his suit case. "Hearing that you hate it makes me want to do it even more now." Lexeaus teased.
"Whatever." Zexion said while pouting slightly.
"Come on, my cars outside." Lex said while waiting for his boyfriend to give his silent goodbyes to his room. "I'm coming." He said as he took one last look at his room.
Zexion and Lexeaus were at the front desk now, and were waiting for Aerith to mark them out of the roster. She finally came minutes later in a soft, pink dress that covered her knees.
"Good morning Zexion, and you too Lexeaus." She greeted pleasantly. The two also passed there greetings and went straight down to business. "Can you take Zexion out of the roster?" Lex asked, already knowing the answer would be yes. Aerith smiled and typed quickly on her computer and pressed the enter button. "You're all settled. Have a nice day." She said as if Zexion wasn't leaving and today was just another day at Destiny Islands.
Zexion nodded his head with obvious disappointment at the lack of emotion and turned to leave.
He headed out the door with a grimace. Aerith was just going to tell him goodbye like that? They weren't friends or anything, but they at least new eachother.
"You know Aerith is probably just hiding her sadness." Lexeaus said.
Zexion looked at him incredulously. "Are you sure? She didn't seem to be sad at all." Lexeaus stopped walking and looked over to the teen. "Trust me, if you went back inside right now she'd probably be crying."
Zexion ran back inside immediately and was surprised at what he saw. Aerith's head was down on the desk and she was shaking lightly. "Aerith?" He called out.
She lifted her head up as if on a reflex and wiped her tears away. "Yes, did you leave something in you're room?" She asked as her eyes glistened with a tinge of red in them. "Aerith, I'll miss you dearly and I'll stay in touch with you by e-mail." He said as he hugged her.
She sniffed and hugged him back. "I'll miss you too, and you better not forget about me." She warned. Zexion laughed. "I won't." He released her and finally left for good.
Lexeaus was already in his car, and was playing a classical CD. When Zexion went into the car he automatically recognized the song. "Is that…Fur Elise?" He said with a sparkle in his eyes. "Yeah, I bought this CD the other day at the music shop near my house. I thought you might like it." Zexion uttered a "thank you" and began putting on his seat belt.
The ride to Lexeaus's house was fun. Lexeaus told his boyfriend about how big his house was, and all the rooms that he had and didn't need. But the one question that made Zexion blush was when Lexeaus asked if he wanted to sleep in his room or if he wanted to sleep in a separate room next door to his room "I…I want to sleep in a separate room. At first, I don't want to move that fast." He said seriously.
Lexeaus nodded. "I understand. I won't try to force anything on you. I want you to go at your own pace. So if I'm ever going to fast just tell me." He replied with an understanding smile. "Thank you, you're the nicest person I've ever met." Zexion said.
Lexeaus frowned. "You don't have to say thank you, I'm the one doing these things for you without asking so you don't have to say thank you." He said impatiently. "I'm sorry." Zexion said. Lexeaus gave him an incredulous look. "Don't say sorry either. Half the things you apologize for aren't even you're fault." He stated sternly.
"I'm sorry…Wait, no I mean…Okay than." He struggled with the words as he said them, trying to avoid the word "sorry" like the plague.
"It's nothing." The therapist ruffled Zexion's hair and laughed at the glare he received.
"Why do you keep doing that?" He asked while he readjusted his tangled hair.
"Because I love seeing you so flustered." He pecked Zexion on the cheek.
"Whatever."
They arrived at Lexeaus's house shortly and Zexion was awestruck at the mere lawn that the two-story mansion had before him. "This is your lawn!?" He yelled.
Lexeaus nodded as if it were nothing. "It's as big as any normal house." He said as he tried to suck all the awesomeness in one take.
"It's not such a big deal." Lexeaus said as he walked to the front door of his house, slipping his key in and unlocking it swiftly. "Are you going to come in, or are you just going to kiss the ground beneath you?" Zexion passed him a "shut the hell up" look before he came running inside the house.
The mansion was as clean as any mansion would be. The tiles were pearl with a mixture of silver to them.
No great paintings were on the walls, and no family portraits were hanging over the mantles like usual rich family would have.
Instead, the walls were left bare, and over the mantle was a framed certificate of all Lexeaus's degrees.
Zexion could barely contain himself. He wanted to run around the mansion and examine every nook and cranny that the place had to offer.
"So, do you want to see where your room is?" Lexeaus asked. Zexion nodded and began following him.
He wondered what great surprise was awaiting him this time.