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000
Zexion and Vexen stood outside as they waited for Dolur to walk out of the building. Xemnas had talked to the human, but he didn't tell him anything of use. Xemnas hoped that talking to fellow students might loosen him up. The door swung open and Dolur walked out. He spotted them as he went down the steps.
"What are you two waiting for?" He wondered.
"You." Zexion wondered.
"Me?" Dolur wondered. "Look, if Xemnas-sensei sent you guys to talk to me about what happened today, I'm not telling you anything more than I told him."
"That's not it." Vexen shook his head.
"Well?" Dolur sighed. "Then what is it?"
"Do you know anything about Lea going missing?"
Dolur's eyebrows pinched together. "If I knew anything, I would've called the cops. I wouldn't stand here and tell you two, of all people." He tried to inch around them, but the two Nobodies stood stone still.
"We're not trying to say you had anything to do with it." Zexion defended. "We just want to know if you saw anything."
"No." Dolur snapped. "I haven't seen, heard, smelled, tasted, or touched anything having to do with Lea going missing. Now, if you guys have nothing else to talk to me about, I have to get home. Xemnas-sensei called my mother and she told him to tell me to get home as soon as possible. Excuse me."
Vexen and Zexion moved to the sides and let Dolur pass through.
"If you do find anything out and are too afraid to go to the cops, come to us." Vexen called after him.
Dolur flipped them off over his shoulder and kept on walking. Vexen and Zexion watched him go.
"I don't think he knows anything." Zexion said.
"He was angry and defensive, yes, but it doesn't mean he doesn't know anything." Vexen shook his head. "He could be lying and the anger is just a cover."
"I still don't think he knows anything. I didn't sense that he was lying."
Vexen sighed. "You know, your instincts aren't always right." He scolded, walking off.
"Hey!" Zexion called after him and ran to catch up.
000
When Saturday came around, Zexion couldn't believe how nervous he was to be going out to a club with Myde…on a date. Myde had said that it was like a date, but it wasn't a date, but Zexion knew it was. Somehow, he had known that Myde had liked him for a while now, but he had refused to believe that his friend could love him. Love…Nobodies had no emotions. Did that mean they didn't feel love, as well? If not…Zexion didn't want to hurt Myde by not returning any feelings, but was it his fault if he couldn't. It was what he was? He was a Nobody. Nobodies couldn't feel anything; only fake emotions. He couldn't help it.
Zexion broke from his thoughts to look down at the watch he had slid on his wrist. Myde had told him to come over to his place at eight, and it was about 7:30. Zexion took one last look in the mirror to see if he looked okay, before he opened a dark portal.
000
Zexion rang the doorbell on Myde's home. He heard someone squeal from inside and the door opened a few seconds later. A teenage girl was behind it. She looked to be a little younger than Myde, but not by much. Zexion wondered why he hadn't seen her around school before.
"Uh…hi." He greeted. "Is uh…Myde here?"
She blinked at him. "You're Zexion?" She wondered, looking him up and down. "Myde was right. You are cute."
"Uh…thank you?"
"Amelle!" Myde groaned from inside. "Mom! She's doing it again!"
"Amelle, leave them alone, please!" A woman's voice called out from a back room.
"I'm not doing anything!" The young girl shouted back.
"Hey, Zexion." Myde appeared from the living room off to the side. "Come on in." He pulled Amelle out of the way.
"Thanks." Zexion smiled softly and walked in.
Myde shut the door behind him. "Welcome to Chez Stevenson." He bowed lightly.
A woman in her twenties walked out of the kitchen. Myde looked like a miniature, male version of her.
"Hi." She greeted. "You're Zexion, right? I'm Myde's mother." She held out a hand. "It's nice to meet you."
"You too." Zexion shook her hand.
Myde flushed and pushed his hair back behind his ears. It wasn't long enough to make people mistake him for a girl from behind like Lumaria's, but it wasn't too short either. He wore a black wristband around each of his thin wrists. His jeans looked a little loose on him, but his shirt clung to his body.
A man came out from another room. He must've been Myde's father.
"Zexion, right?" He wondered. "I'm Myde's father."
Zexion held out a hand. "Nice to meet you." He greeted.
"You too." Myde's father said, shaking Zexion's hand. "And I see you've met my other daughter."
"Dad, please!" Myde flushed. "Not in front of company!"
"Oh, you know I'm only teasing you, son." Myde's father laughed, ruffling his son's sandy-blonde hair. "I don't mean half the things I say."
Myde shoved his father's hand away and fixed his hair. "Yeah, but can you joke around after the guy I'm trying to impress leaves?"
Zexion flushed. "Trying to impress?" He repeated softly.
"Well…you know…" Myde stuttered, flushing. "I mean…I'm not exactly like you or the others, and I doubt I'm your type. I mean, I'm a guy for God's sake."
His mother rolled her eyes. "Being different is a good thing, Myde."
"If we weren't all different, we'd be boring." Zexion agreed.
She smiled. "Right."
"I think Myde's too different for his own good." Amelle stuck her tongue out and put her hands on her hips.
"Oh, put your tongue back before I rip it off, will ya?"
"Oh please." She laughed. "You're more of a girl then I am. You couldn't do anything to me."
"Amelle, please." Their mother scolded. "Don't embarrass him anymore then your father already has."
Myde snickered.
"Hey!" His father protested.
Zexion chuckled. "Hey, Amelle, how come I never see you around school?" He wondered.
"I'm in middle school." Amelle said. "I thought you said he was smart." She said to Myde.
"He is." Myde said.
"You look like a teenager to me." Zexion explained with a deep flush.
"I…guess that's a compliment." She smiled and clasped her hands behind her back. She winked at Zexion and skipped out of the room.
Myde cleared his throat. "Well, now that you've met where I get my weirdness from, let's go." Myde said, grabbing a coat and a wallet from the coffee table.
"Alright." Zexion agreed. "It was nice to meet everyone." He opened the door and let Myde go out first, before shutting it behind them.
000
Zexion and Myde stood in line outside of a club with a sign declaring that it was 'Club Stardust'. There weren't many people there, so they probably didn't have to wait long.
"Look, Zexion, I'm uh…" Myde gulped. "I'm sorry about my family. I don't think they've gotten used to me liking guys yet."
"Don't worry about it." Zexion told his friend. "I'm sure my family isn't any better."
Myde smiled. "Well, I guess I can judge that after you introduce me to them…if you plan on it."
"Of course I plan on it." He didn't. "But my dad works nights and my mom goes to bed early so she can get up early, so…"
"It's alright, I understand. I was just teasing you, anyway." Myde shoved Zexion lightly to the side. "You need to lighten up."
"Great." Arlene's voice sneered. "Look who's here just to ruin the fun."
Zexion and Myde turned. She stood behind them, ready to party, with her friends.
"Nice to see you too, Arlene." Myde sighed.
"Didn't your parents get a call from Xemnas-sensei about lunch Thursday?" Zexion wondered.
"Yeah, so?" Arlene questioned.
"So you didn't get in trouble?"
"Of course I did." Arlene scoffed. "But I snuck out. No way I'm going to let Dolur ruin my social life."
Myde shook his head. "Only you would do that."
"I'm sure you would, too." Arlene said. "Come on, girls, let's go. Our reservation should still hold."
She and her friends walked to the front of the line, ignoring the protests from everyone else.
"Ugh, I can't stand her!" Myde complained, stomping his foot on the ground.
"Yeah, I know what you mean." Zexion agreed. "I don't know what her problem is."
"Everyone else."
They both laughed as the line moved forward.
"You know, Zexy, I never got to say…" Myde trailed.
"What?"
"You uh…you look good." Myde said. "Cute."
Zexion flushed. "Uh…thank you…you, too…I guess…"
"You guess?"
"Cute isn't exactly a word I use freely."
"You just used it."
"Shut up, Demy."
"Hey, you remembered!" Myde wrapped his arms around Zexion's neck. "That's so sweet."
"We agreed on it, didn't we?" Zexion responded, wrapping an arm around Myde's waist.
Myde looked up at Zexion, tilting his head back slightly. Zexion looked down at him. "What?" He wondered.
"I…uh…want a…uh…kiss…"
Zexion flushed. "Oh…that…well, then…I…uh…"
Myde put a hand on the back of Zexion's neck. "If you won't make a move, I will." He pulled Zexion's head to him and pressed his lips to the darker haired boy's.
A jolt slid through Zexion's body when their lips connected. Myde began to get into the kiss as Zexion wrapped his other arm around Myde's waist and his fingers dug into his hip.
Myde pulled off. "Was…that alright with you?"
"Yeah…it was great."
Myde smiled and Zexion fused their lips together again.
