The boys were still having fun, when Roxas got up and started a game of chase. This led Demyx and Marluxia to run after Number Thirteen. Roxas ran out of the Grey Area and towards the garden. Marluxia followed and forgot that he had tied Axel up. He jolted when he realized where they were now. He looked up and saw that Axel was still struggling. No one else seemed to see. Larxene had ran and followed them along with Xigbar who was bored. They were also told to keep an eye out for Axel, as he was still missing.
"Okay, you boys continue to have fun, I am going to watch from here." Said Larxene. She sat down on the rock, and Xigbar joined her, and the two talked.
"So Larx…watching Marluxia. He is like your best friend right? Isn't it kind of like watching your son almost?" He said with a giggle. Larxene did not find this funny and jabbed him in the side.
"That's enough Xigbar…ugh, you are so not funny." She put her hands in her lap and watched the little boy play. Smiling she did actually think of having a child back when she was a Somebody. She would never let anyone know this.
Axel meanwhile was fuming with anger. This not to be taken lightly. As he grew more angry, some of the vines had caught on fire. Axel who was now a bit tired looked around the room again.
"Wow, Axel sure is missing a good time, I wonder where he could be…I mean I saw him…" Roxas stopped talking as a large piece of the green plant fell from the ceiling. He looked up in horror as he saw The Fury of Dancing Flames slowly emerging from a pile of vines. "Oh my god, AXEL! Everyone look!" Pointed Roxas to the ceiling.
Xigbar and Larxene looked up and shouted. Demyx and Marluxia did as well. Axel burst the rest of the vines away, and fell with a thud to the ground. He was beyond mad. He looked straight at the boy, but first had to control himself before he killed Number Eleven.
"AXEL! What happened to you? Who did such an awful thing?" Asked Larxene as she ran over to him. Meanwhile Marluxia tried to make himself smaller than he already was. Axel looked right at him.
"Who did this to me? Larxene are you daft? Who else controls all the greenery around here? Its apparent Marluxia did this! There, he is right there, trying to hide!" Axel made his way over to him and went to grab him. All of a sudden Larxene sprinted and came between them.
"No! He did not do anything wrong, I was watching him the whole time!"
"Oh…oh really huh? What about when you fell asleep? Didn't catch that huh Larx? The poppies, they are sleep inducing. Ask Roxas…huh pal?"
Roxas nodded his head and then looked back at the two arguing.
"Eh, its true Larx. When I was supposedly watching Axel when him and I were in Marluxia's garden, I fell asleep amongst the poppies, and that's when Axel created destruction." He looked over at Axel and joked with him. "You remember right? Causing all kinds of mischief, getting whacked by Marluxia…crying your eyes out…"
"ENOUGH Roxas, jeez!" He turned back to Larxene. "You fell asleep Larx, and with that happening, young Marluxia caused a lot of trouble for me, and now he has to be dealt with."
Larxene's eyes widened. She had fallen asleep, and anything was possible with the plants. Marluxia was capable of doing wonderful things. She turned her back to Axel and looked at the boy with her hands on her hips.
"Mar Mar…did you really do that to Axel?" She raised an eyebrow while looking at him. He did not reply, but got red in the face as he was embarrassed and could not lie to her. She shook her head at him and turned back to Axel. He smiled and went to intervene. She put her hand up and stopped him.
"Wait, Axel…this IS what you wanted, but for all the wrong reasons. You have every right to be mad at him, BUT…you are not going to punish him. You want to have him punished because you are still bitter about him doing it to you. But you have to remember, you were stupid."
"Oh, and he was the perfect child just now? He tied me up and suspended me in the air Larxene! How is anyone, even a child allowed to get away with that?" The two were quiet, until Larxene spoke up again.
"He is not going to get away with it!" She walked over to him and grabbed his hand. "I will take care of this! Come on Marluxia…Larxie has to teach you to behave properly."
"Oh! You're going to punish him? Give him to me Larxene, I'll blister that backside, and make sure he doesn't sit down for a month!" He gritted his teeth at Marluxia. The little boy did not react.
"I got it covered Axel, go back to your room, or do something else!" She held on to the boy and dragged him along. He started to resist.
"Nooooo, Larx, please don't. I was just being silly. Axel was going to spank me for nothing, come on please, please!" His whole shy demeanor had dropped as he was now scared. He tried to stall. Larxene did not relent.
"No, Mar Mar, I am not going to stand for this. Yes Axel is a pain, but no one deserves that." She took him and started to walk towards his quarters. Axel started to follow.
"HEY! Where are you going with him?"
"I am taking him to his room. Get on with yourself, go find something to do!" She was angry now. She had not wanted it to come to this, but Marluxia had done a very bad thing. Once arriving back at his room, she closed the door. She pulled out the desk chair and sat down. Marluxia squirmed and did not want to meet his doom. Speaking to him gentle, she told him it was only because he hadn't spoke up when Xemnas asked where Axel was the first time.
"Come love…You were in the wrong for not saying anything to the superior. Now I know you don't like Axel that much, but he did not deserve that. Come here…" She pulled him closer and pulled his cloak up revealing his small backside. She pulled down his undergarments and picked him up. He struggled again, and became upset. He was going to be punished on his bare backside. He tried once more to plead with her.
"Larxie…please don't spank me…please!"
She was not hearing anything he had to say. Placing him over her lap, and held him in place. She raised her hand in the air and it came down upon his round upturned bottom. As her hand came up and down, the small boy sobbed uncontrollably. This killed Larxene to punish him. She had slight tears in her eyes as well. As she finished, Marluxia kicked and wanted to be let down. She took him off her lap, and he ran over to his bed and laid down on his stomach. As he cried into his pillow, Larxene rubbed his back, and fixed his cloak. She decided the best thing to do was to leave him alone. As she was leaving, the small voice spoke up.
"I'm…I'm sorry Larxie, I am sorry for being a bad boy. I didn't want to be a bad boy. I don't like Axel. He said he was going to spank me. I made him learn, I wanted the plants to take him…" He paused because he had to wipe his eyes. He continued to cry, and choked on his tears as he talked. "And then, Axel…he was found, and he was mad. Then he was found, and you spanked me. Larxie, I am sorry…" The little boy continued. Larxene ran over to the bed and held him in her arms.
"I'm sorry…oh Marluxia, I am so sorry sweet little boy." She held him until he stopped crying. Cradling he soon fell asleep. She held him closer to her chest, and fell asleep too.
As it always happened, morning arrived, and Marluxia found himself in bed with Larxene. He had his arms wrapped around her and his head rested on her shoulder. She awoke and felt his presence. Sitting up quickly, she looked at him.
"Oh, uh Marluxia…well, you are back to normal!" She said as she was still being held by him. He smiled and looked back at her. He stretched and sat up in the bed. Larxene got up and adjusted her cloak.
"Hello Larxene, thank you for being with me last night, I have to tell you, I really thought I was going to get away with Axel being tied up. And I would not have felt the least bit sorry for him if he wasn't found."
"Marluxia! What a mean thing to say." She said as she laughed anyway. "Listen…I am sorry I spanked you, but I guess…" Marluxia put his hand up.
"I'd rather it was you than Axel. I mean…I was going to get it anyway right? I was just glad it was by you. Yeah I didn't really think I was going to get away with my plan. After Roxas ran into my garden, it was only a matter of time before something happened."
Larxene nodded and smiled at her friend. She then decided to leave him and go back to her own quarters. She went to leave and turned back around at the door.
"You know, you did make an awfully cute little boy, I kinda wish you were back to being small." She smiled at him and then left. She decided that after all the downsizing, she would take a nap. Marluxia sat in his bed and contemplated it a bit. He would never want to be small again. He would always have to watch his back, or especially his rear end with Axel.
Back in the round room, Saix looked over the new schedule for the missions. So far, no one had been turned to a child, so rest assured he could continue with the member's missions. He turned around to see someone coming into the room. It was Luxord. He was smiling as he came walking towards the blue haired nobody. Saix just looked at him with an awkward glance.
"And what are you smiling about Luxord?" He tapped his pen to the clip board and looked back at the blond nobody.
"Well, its just that all these things are happening and I just think its funny that its not happening to me. I guess I consider myself lucky. Anyway do I have any missions today or do I have the day off? What's going on?"
Saix looked through the pages. He wanted Luxord to stay behind for observation. He would be upset.
"Uh, Number Ten…I have to have you stay behind here at the castle. Number One is still a little irritated that we have not come up with a solution for why your time cards are changing our members to juveniles." He sighed and crossed Luxord's name off any missions for the day. Looking up, he was facing a very upset member. "I am sorry Luxord, we just need to figure this out as soon as possible."
"Very well, there isn't much I can do right? If I was told to stay here, then I guess I have to obey. Ugh, so I guess I will go down to the computer room. Let anyone know if they are looking for me okay mate?"
"Yes Luxord." Saix turned back around and continued with his intense study with his clipboard. He hadn't noticed that Xemnas had arrived in the room. He approached his second in command with a coy smile.
"Saix…please gather the members. I am going to have a meeting. I expect everyone to be there in ten minutes. Have you sent anyone to any missions yet today?"
"No my lord. I had to let Luxord know that he wasn't going to be able to go anywhere. He understood. Okay, I will get everyone together."
"Thank you Number Seven. Meet you in the room." He quickly vanished.
Saix was the only other Nobody who could summon members. Xemnas was the other. He appreciated everything that Saix did, so he was granted that power. He mentioned in his summon that everyone appear to the Round Room. Then he himself arrived there through the portal of darkness. Every throne was filled as Saix looked around, everyone except for the only female member. He looked over at the other members.
"Ugh, where is Larxene?" He looked right at Marluxia.
"Well, she was in my room Saix, after I changed, from sleeping. She mentioned something about going back to her room to sleep. Maybe she is still doing that."
"Highly unlikely…it's not like she is Axel." Said Xigbar with a smirk. Axel just glared at him. He was still irritated at Marluxia.
The members talked, and Xemnas grew frustrated. When conversation had not subsided, out rose a terrible scream. The Round Room was usually susceptible to most noises, but this high pitched female scream could only be one member…and it belonged to Larxene. Marluxia, worried got right up.
"Um…let me go check on her superior. I will be right back."
He looked for an okay. Xemnas nodded, and soon the pink haired nobody was gone. He arrived in Larxene's room, and much to his shock, he knew why she had screamed. He stood by the door and smiled at the being in front of him. There stood Larxene, not more than six years old. She had her hair the same sort of style, but it was in pigtails. Her cloak was fitted to her size, but she had a little bit of pudgy cheeks. Her aqua eyes were nice and big. She had rosy cheeks, and a frown upon her face. She had no choice but to smile back at Marluxia.
"Oh what are you laughing at Mar Mar? I am a little girl, I don't want to be a little girl!" She sort of shouted in her tiny little voice. Marluxia walked over to her and knelt down.
"Oh my precious little Larxene. You are simply too cute for words. But listen, everyone is expecting us back in the Round Room, so uh…you gotta come. Number One called a meeting this morning. Come along with me." He held out his hand and waited. Larxene persisted a little, and then finally with an angry huff, she took his hand, and the two went to the white room.
Upon arriving, everyone turned their head to see what happened with Larxene and why she had been late. Xemnas saw her walk in with Marluxia behind her. She tensed up and looked up at him.
"Uh…hello superior…" She then looked around at everyone else as well. "Uh, hi guys." She stood biting her lip as all the members looked down at her. Some smiled, others snickered a little.
"Little Larxene, when did this happen?" Asked Xemnas as he held on to both arms of the throne he was sitting in. His lip curled at the little girl.
"Um…I went to sleep last night, and um…I woke up little." She looked around the room and then looked back at Number One. She started to get all antsy and she started to get tears in her eyes.
"I don't want to be little master. I don't want to be a little girl, I hate it, I just want to be back to normal. I HATE BEING LITTLE!" She started to get upset, and stamped her little feet. Marluxia was standing behind her and looked embarrassed at her, and the rest of the members, and then back at Xemnas. Xemnas held his hand up.
"LARXENE…calm yourself, its alright." He held back a slight snicker, and the rest of the members followed suit.
"Don't laugh at MEEEEEEEEEE!" She screamed in a high pitched voice that went through each of the members ears. Marluxia grabbed her and held her to him as to let her know it was okay.
"It's okay love…stop now okay?" She took his hand and eyed each one of the members. She hated to be the only girl in the Organization.
Xemnas shook his head. He looked at each member and then back at Larxene. She was pouting, and to him, acting like a real brat. He looked back at Number Seven.
"I still am puzzled by this." He rolled his eyes and again looked over at Saix. "Missions cancelled. Saix…I will be in my office. Keep an eye on things. Number Eleven, please keep an eye on Number Twelve. As for the rest of you members, keep yourselves occupied. This will not continue for much longer! Meeting dismissed!" He then was gone.
