Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts or any of its affiliates. Blah, blah, blah- as if any of this is new.
A/N: Blah.
Dedication: Riri, who was so nice to post the first version of this when I couldn't. Isn't that just such a sweet thing to do?
Originally Published: 12/25/07
Edited Chapter Published: 08/08/08
Chapter Nine: Punishment
For some reason, Zexion had only one phrase going through his mind as he stared at Myde's mother. 'Shit faced and sorry in the morning'. It didn't even seem to particularly be an apt phrase for the current situation he was in. Okay, so, yes- it was the morning, but he wasn't sorry for having kissed Myde. In fact, he was commending himself on having done so (conveniently forgetting that Myde had been the one to initiate the kiss).
He certainly wasn't shit faced either. Maybe he was a little punch drunk from the kiss but it still didn't mean he was shit faced. So, he had no true reason for having that particular phrase stuck in his head- except for the identical looks on Axel's and Mrs. Mizu's face.
Zexion realized that his hands were still on Myde's face, and, with an audible gasp, he snatched them away and backed up quickly, nearly falling off the couch in his haste to move away. Myde was practically glaring at his mother. He had reason to be upset after all.
Zexion practically wanted to glare at her and probably would have done so except for the fact that he was blushing too hard. His blush only deepened when Axel nearly fell down from laughing so hard. The blush practically covered his entire body when Myde's mother joined Axel on the floor.
"Mama! Stop it. Now! Please. Pretty please. You're making us blush. Stop. Oh, God, I'm sorry, Ienzo; so sorry. Mama!"
No matter how much Myde pleaded with his mother (he didn't even try to plead with Axel: somehow he knew that doing so wouldn't work in his favor), he was unable to stop her laughter. It only abated after nearly twenty minutes had passed. Axel was still laughing, though, and so Zexion got up, went over to him, and kicked him near a very precious spot for males.
"Ow! God damn it, Ze- Ienzo! That fucking hurt! You son of a bitch!"
"Tsch, tsch. Bad Axel; watch your language." Zexion nearly smiled when Axel only glared at him.
Myde started to snigger behind them. He tried to cover it up because it was probably not a good idea to piss Axel off but when Axel turned said glare at him he couldn't help but burst into huge guffaws of laughter. The sound of his laughter was able to make Zexion really smile. It was incredibly infectious. Myde's mother only looked on with affection. She was so happy that her son had these two in his life.
Axel stopped glaring because it was obviously not doing its job and remembered why he had come downstairs in the first place. Besides following Myde's mother- who had suddenly shown up and still hadn't answered the reason as to why she was there, or why she had instinctively made her way towards the basement- he'd come down for a reason. His face grew serious quickly. Things were not good.
"Ienzo… there's a reason I came downstairs. I… received a message from… our fathers who wants us to come to home right now. They say that we're late with coming home and want to talk to us. So, I'm sorry, but we're going to have to be going. Like now."
With every word that passed from Axel's lips, Zexion's face paled until he was practically as white as a ghost. Zexion quickly nodded, then looked back at Myde. He didn't want to leave him. Myde was special and made Zexion feel. Zexion wanted to keep this feeling. He didn't know if, by leaving Myde, he would be able to keep this feeling.
Myde didn't understand. Weren't Axel and Ienzo roommates? Wasn't that what Axel had said? Or did they still live with their parents? Or was that just a cover up for his mother, who was still in the room and was looking on the scene with confusion at the pair? Yes, that was probably it.
Although, it still didn't explain exactly where or why Axel and Ienzo had to go or the reason that Ienzo had blanched so suddenly. And why would Ienzo leave so soon after their kiss? Didn't he like it? It had certainly seemed like he liked it. Or maybe Myde was just fooling himself, thinking that someone like Ienzo could ever like him enough to want to be with him.
'No! You've got it wrong, Myde! He likes you! If he didn't, he wouldn't have participated so enthusiastically. You're just being a silly goose. Silly goose- ha! You're being neurotic, that's what you're being. And stop arguing with yourself! Oh. This is so confusing. It's making my head hurt. Stop thinking about it; it will only make things worse.'
Myde had slipped off into lala land and so did not see Ienzo and Axel say goodbye and thank you to his mother. He also did not see Axel and his mother slip back upstairs, leaving him alone with Ienzo. It was only when a pair of cool lips grazed his cheek that Myde awoke from his state of mind and tuned into what was happening around him. He looked up to see Ienzo staring at him, a sad expression on his face.
"Myde… I don't want to go but I kinda have to. But I will be back. I don't know if I… could ever stay away from you. Not now. I'm sorry for having stalked you. I truly am. But I'm glad I did because, otherwise, I probably would never have met you. And that I don't regret at all. For the first time, I feel… good. I feel alive, again." Myde just looked at him. Any doubts that he'd had were silenced. Although the last bit was a little bit too cryptic for his taste.
Before Myde could think about his last words, Ienzo grabbed his head in the same fashion that Myde had done to him in the previous kiss, and locked their lips once more. He knew that this would probably be their last kiss for a long time and wanted to make the most of it.
Therefore, he made no protest when Myde slipped his tongue into Ienzo's mouth and let their tongues slide together. Eventually, though, he fought back and won the right to slip his wet muscle into Myde's mouth. His hands began to wonder across Myde's front and around his back. Myde's began to do the same with Ienzo's body. They never went past each other's waists, though. Somehow, instinctively, they knew that the kiss was better without adding more to it. Eventually, though, Ienzo separated from Myde and let his hands fall off of him.
"I have to go. Thank you, Myde. I think if I could… never mind. Goodbye. I hope to see you again." Ienzo bounded off the couch and up the stairs before Myde was able to utter another word.
It was another five minutes before Myde was able to snap out of the daze the kiss had left him in. He suddenly felt sad. He had a feeling that Ienzo's reason for leaving wasn't as simple as the two had let it seem. He wondered if he would ever see Ienzo again. A slight noise behind him alerted him to another presence in the room. He turned around to see his mother sitting on the stairs behind him, a happy and satisfied look on her face. She certainly had no idea that things weren't as they seemed. He realized something and gasped.
"Mama, I think I might be in love."
Zexion rushed to keep up with Axel. As soon as they turned a corner and were out of sight of Myde's house, they slipped into an alley and opened a dark portal. They slipped through, Zexion panting and trying to ask Axel as to what was going on. He knew that the Superior was probably angry but he didn't really know why. Then he remembered that, technically, he was supposed to have reported back the day before. Not following the Superior's orders was not a good idea.
"You… were… sent to… bring me… back, weren't you?" He managed to slip out between his gasps of agony (he was not an athletic person).
"Oh, yeah, and the fact that I'm nearly a day in returning doesn't bode well for me, either. You got me into trouble. Damn you. I'm still going to punish you for this. After Superior finishes with the both of us, you have a date with my chakra." Axel sounded as though he was perfectly fine, not winded at all.
Zexion winced. That didn't sound good. Damn it. He wasn't that good of a fighter.
They opened another portal and stepped through, entering The Castle That Never Was. Almost immediately, another portal opened and a man stepped from it. With a scar crossing his face, one eye, and gray and white streaked hair in a ponytail, he seemed a formidable opponent. If it weren't for the fact that Zexion and Axel knew that Xigbar would rather play a prank on them then kill them, they probably would have cowered in terror. As it was, they winced for Xigbar was smirking.
"Hey there, guys. Superior wants you. And he's mighty mad. Oh, I can hear the screams already." Then again, perhaps they should be frightened.
This did not sound good.
Xemnas knew the instant that the two Nobodies had returned. He smiled maliciously, although he was feeling anything but mirth.
Axel and Zexion portalled to their respective seats in the room, hoods drawn up, and bodies tense. They weren't allowed to have their hood down in his presence unless otherwise told.
"Numbers VI and VIII, I'm so glad to see that you finally decided to join me here in my humble abode. You truly have no idea how… happy… it makes me."
If it was possible, the two Nobodies tensed even more. Xemnas was starting to enjoy this. Oh, when would his Kingdom Hearts be done? He wanted to really feel this enjoyment once more.
"Take the hoods off. I won't punish you- at least… not too harsh. The both of you are going on missions, though. And this time, I expect you to follow my directions right down to the last letter. Axel, you are to go to… uhahah… Atlantica, and try to steal the Trident. Zexion, you are to go to Agrabah and eradicate the Heartless there. No
backup. I wish I could draw this out more but I have a prior engagement that I need to go to. Don't expect me to go so light on you next time." Xemnas nearly smirked. He knew that neither Axel nor Zexion would enjoy their respective missions. He opened a portal and left the two sitting in their seats.
Axel and Zexion looked at each other. They both winced. Zexion was not much of a fighter and Axel trying to steal the Trident in a water filled world was going to be tough. The missions would not be easy for either of them. Then they thought of an idea, and both went to open their mouths to voice it when Xemnas once again entered the room.
"And no switching your missions, either," he said before leaving yet again.
Both men slumped back down in their seats, dejected expressions gracing their faces.
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