Zexion's POV

I signed my name on the paper and handed Demyx the pen. He grinned as he signed his name. The judge took up the paper and nodded his head.

"Everything seems to be in place. There's nothing more you need to do. Congratulations."

I looked up at Demyx and he smiled at me. Larxene clapped her hands.

"Congrats!" she squealed and I blushed.

"So who took who's last name?" Marluxia asked.

I laughed. "Neither. We picked our own."

"You can do that?"

"Apparently."

"So what's your last name?"

Demyx was the one to laugh this time. "Rivers."

"Totally unoriginal." I said. "But it fits."

Marluxia nodded his head. "It does."

We all began to walk out of the courthouse, but Larxene stopped us.

She giggled. "You're forgetting something." She told Demyx and myself.

"Forgetting what?"

Marluxia nodded. "Yep. You've forgotten something."

I was confused. "Forget what?"

Larxene took out a camera. "You may now kiss the bride!"

"Wait, wh-!" was all I got out before Demyx wrapped his arm around my waist and pulled me closer to him before planting a kiss on my lips. A flash went off and I momentarily went blind. I blinked away the spots and saw Demyx smiling at me.

"That wasn't cool. And why am I the bride?" I asked, rubbing my eyes.

"Because you're more girly than me."

"You could totally pull off a dress better though."

"Yes, but you were the bottom."

I blushed. "B-b-but..." I stammered. He had gotten me there and he laughed at my reaction.

"Coffee?" Larxene offered, and Marluxia nodded. "Zexion, Demyx. Want to come too? My treat."

"You sure?"

"Of course! I get an employee discount." she said.

"Then sure." I replied.

We walked to the cafe, and for once, I felt like my life mattered.


Demyx's POV

I sat on the stage at the cafe, playing my sitar. Larxene, Marluxia, and Zexion sat at a nearby table listening to me play. Larxene stood after a few minutes and went back to the counter. I finished my song and looked up when Larxene rushed over, a phone in her hand.

"Demyx, it's for you."

"Wait, me?" I asked incredulously. I hadn't gotten phone calls in so long it was weird. She nodded and handed the phone to me. Zexion moved to sit next to me on the stage.

"Hello?" I asked into the phone.

"Hello? Is this Demyx?"

"Um. Yeah. Who is this?"

"This is Xemnas of Oblivion Records."

"Wait. What? You've got to be kidding me."

"I'm not one for jokes, Mr. Demyx. I've called to talk about your talent."

"My talent? You mean my sitar playing?"

"Exactly. One of my managers came to the cafe where you work and heard you playing. You see, I've been looking for something different and I believe you are exactly what I've been looking for."

"I still think this is a fucking joke. But alright then. So I suppose you want me to come in and play something for you?"

"Yes. I would like it if you came in and played for me and a couple of my friends."

"When?"

"How long will it take you to get to my building in the city?"

"Fifteen minutes?"

"Perfect. We'll be ready."

He hung up and I handed the phone back to Larxene.

"Who was that?" Zexion asked, and I sighed.

"Xemnas of Oblivion Records. He wants me to come in and play something."

"No way. Are you going to go?"

"I'm thinking about it."

"I say you should give it a shot." Marluxia piped in.

"I agree. If you got this job, we wouldn't have to sleep on the street." I looked at Zexion.

"I'll do it on one condition."

"What's that?"

"After I get enough for a house, most of the money is going towards college for you."

"Wait, Demyx. I don't need to go to college."

"Remember about three weeks ago? I promised you I'd pay you back for that coffee."

"But you've already paid me back! You've given me much more in return. If anyone should be doing anything, I should be paying you back."

"No, because I also feel responsible for you getting hit with that beer bottle and putting you in danger at the beach."

"But I'm fine! You don't need to pay me back."

"Then what if I told you I wasn't paying you back? If I was doing it because I want to?"

"I'd still tell you you're an idiot."

"Funny, I remember you saying the exact same thing about that coffee."

"Demyx, you're an idiot."

"I also remember you saying that too."

Larxene ran up to me. "Well if you're going to play for Xemnas, you need to get going. Didn't you mention being there in fifteen minutes?"

"Oh shit. Yeah I did." I swore and I ran out the door with Larxene, grabbing my sitar and it's case. Zexion followed, and Larxene flagged down a taxi.

"Hey wait, we can walk there." I complained and she shook her head.

"Just take the damn taxi." she said and handed the driver the fare. "Go!" she shooed us into the car and the driver took off.

"Well this is fun." I said, trying to put my sitar in it's case. Zexion looked back from his place in the passenger seat.

"Need help?"

"Nah. I got it."


Zexion's POV

I paced outside the door to the CEO's office. Demyx had been inside for almost and hour and I was getting restless. I startled as the door swung open. Demyx was standing there with a grin plastered on his face.

"Demyx?" I asked and he swept me into his arms.

"Guess who got the job?" he asked me once he set me back down.

"You?" I guessed.

"Yes!" he said happily and the same grin appeared on my face.

"Yay!" I said happily and Demyx pulled me in for a kiss. I kissed him back and we stayed like that until we heard someone clear his throat behind us. Our heads shot up.

"Hello Xemnas." Demyx said, and I snatched Demyx's hand to hold in my own. The silver-haired man nodded.

"Glad to start working with you Demyx." he responded and his eyes flicked to me. "Hello."

"Hello." I mumbled. I had to admit, Xemnas scared me.

"Who's this?" Xemnas asked Demyx.

"My husband of today." Demyx said with a smile and I blushed a whole series of reds. Xemnas chuckled.

"I see." Suddenly a blue-haired man walked out from the office. He had a nasty X-shaped scar across his face.

"Sir, you have a call in your office."

"Oh really? Who's it from?" The blue-haired man shrugged and walked back into the office.

"Who was that?" I asked timidly.

"Saix, he's the one that was at the cafe."

"Do you really have a call in your office?" Demyx asked.

"I doubt it. You see, Saix is my boyfriend."

"Really?" I asked, shocked.

"Mmhmm. Well I better be going." Xemnas said and waved his goodbyes before heading back into his office and closing the door. We left before any noises started escaping the room.


Larxene's POV

"Hey Marluxia?"

"Hm? Yes Larxene?"

"I need to tell you something."

Marluxia looked up at me and I wrung my hands out behind my back.

"So, I've been waiting a while to tell you this."

Marluxia raised an eyebrow. "Tell me what?"

I pulled a small thermometer-like device from my pocket and handed it to Marluxia. He gaped at the small pink smiley face.

"Wait a minute. How long have you known?"

"I suspected a week ago, but I waited another week to try again."

"Are you sure?"

"I'm pretty sure. I can go to the doctor and have them check in a few more days."

I glanced at the door as Demyx and Zexion walked in.

"How did it go?" I yelled across the room. I got two thumbs up.

"Hey guys! Guess what!" Marluxia yelled a little softer than Larxene.

"What?" I asked as we got closer.

"I'm gonna be a dad." he said and I grinned.

"That's great Marluxia! You too Larxene." Larxene and Marluxia looked at eachother and sighed happily. Demyx looked uneasy.

"Demyx, what's wrong?" I asked, worried.

"Nothing, I'm fine. It's just one of the difficulties when you're in love with guy. No children."

Zexion looked at Demyx. "We could adopt if you want kids that bad."

"I suppose so. Just so long as you're helping to raise them."

"That's what I meant when I said 'we'." I smiled.

"If you two could have children, I bet they'd look adorable."

"Yeah."

Demyx looked thoughtful for moment.

"Hey Zex."

"What?"

"We'll have enough to have a proper wedding now. And to get rings."

"Speaking of money, did Xemnas give you a paycheck for agreeing to work with him?"

"Yeah, he gave me my first paycheck." he said and pulled an envelope with a check in it out.

"How much?"

"$500,000."

"Half a million!" Zexion looked ready to faint. Demyx nodded.

"Let's go deposit it."

"You need a bank account first."

"Well those aren't that hard to get."

"I suppose not." Demyx took Zexion's hand and they waved back to us with their intertwined hand.

"Those two deserve this." I told Marluxia, sitting down next to him.

"Yeah. They've been through so much. It's nice to see something good happen to them."