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Chapter 10: Marluxia

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"What the hell? Zexion, where's your hoody?"

Zexion shrugged, rubbing at his now bare arms, which had been covered when he went to bed by his hoody. "Rabbit-holed out of it in my sleep and threw it across the room. I do that…" Sure enough, the hoody was draped on the lamp across the room. Tripping over the blankets spread all over the floor, the silver tressed teen moved to retrieve it, rubbing his violet orbs. Once he got to it, he pulled it back over his head to fit. "What time is it?" he asked passed a yawn.

"almost eleven," Riku replied, yawning as well. "Why?"

Before he could answer, everyone heard Zexion's phone go of, like the night before. "That's why," he muttered, moving to answer it. "Yes, Marluxia?"

"Is Zexii-kun coming or not?"

"Yeah yeah…Just meet me outside of Hot Topic or something…"

"Okay! Mar-mar will be waiting!"CLICK!

Zexion sighed. "One car or two?"

"Two," Riku muttered. "I'll take Sora, Axel, and Roxas."

As the others rushed to get dressed, Zexion saluted Riku. "Alrighty then…" He grabbed his keys off the coffee table. "Meet you there then."

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Upon entering the mall, Zexion, surprisingly, headed straight for the most expensive shoe store he could find.

"Um…Zexii?"

Zexion face Demyx, blinking rapidly. "Hm?"

"Isn't Hot Topic this way?" he mumbled, Axel nodded behind him.

"Yes, but if I know Marluxia, he most likely got tired of waiting and went shoe shopping…" he sighed, "…in the most EXPENSIVE store he can find." He then continued, stopping in front of the Dansko window. "…yup…" He then walked to the entrance. "Marluxia!"

A feathery, pink-tressed young man looked up from a pair of shoes he had been admiring before squealing in delight. There was a moment that, if taken in slow motion, one would have seen the young man run to Zexion and glomp him. But since life doesn't work that way, he just instantaneously seemed to be hugging the silver tressed teen. "Zexii-kuuuuuun!" he cooed, using the same voice the others had heard on the phone. "Mar-mar missed you EVER so much, desu!"

"Missed you too, Marluxia," Zexion sighed.

Demyx had to fight back a giggle, and Sora, who was quick to make friends, stepped forward with his hand outstretched. "Hi! I'm Sora!"

The other Hikari twin smiled, even if only to make a good first impression. "I'm Roxas." He then elbowed Axel, who was staring incredulously at Marluxia.

"OW! Oh, uh, yeah, the name's Axel. Commit it to memory."

Riku nodded to Marluxia politely. "Riku."

Demyx finally stopped giggling. "And I'm Demyx."

Marluxia blinked violet orbs, staring at the blond musician. "Demyx, desu?"

"Uh…yeah."

Marluxia gazed at him for a moment, before smiling softly. "Demii-kun is just how Mar-mar envisioned him, Desu. Kawaii, desu…" At Demyx's confused looked, he explained. "Zexii-kun told Mar-mar all about Demii-kun online, desu." He smiled. "Demii-kun wa totemo totemo kawaii, desu!"

This cause Demyx to blush, and Zexion groaned. "Alright, enough. I'm half asleep and need coffee. I'm going to Starbucks." With that he walked off."

"Ah! Zex, wait up!" Demyx jogged after him.

Marluxia giggled. "Demii-kun is good for Zexii-kun, desu."

"How so?" Axel asked.

"Zexii-kun used to cut himself," was Marluxia's sad answer. "but now he's happy, cause he met Demii." He then ran after them, the others in tow.

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They sat, drinking Starbucks and having small talk, for a good fifteen to twenty minutes. During this time, Axel the tendency to stare at Zexion, trying to see the depths of his emoness. But with the emo kid hollering at his boyfriend to give him back his coffee, it was hard to see. However, if what Marluxia said was true, and Zexion was happier, than it WOULD be hard to see. The flame-tressed male shook his head violently, clearing his thoughts and coming into the conversation at the wrong time.

"Maybe Mar-Mar should get a sex change, desu."

Everyone stared one-mouthed at Marluxia, and Zexion spat his Coffee across the table. "What?! What the hell brought THAT up?!"

"Mar –mar was just thinking out loud, desu."

"Well, don't," Zexion hissed, attempting to thwack the pink haired young man over the head, only to miss by a few inches. "it's not something people discuss in a civilized conversation."

"Well, who said we're civilized?" Demyx asked, cleaning up Zexion's coffee mess. "I think if Marluxia wants to, he should do what ever makes him happy. It's his choice, and as far as I'm concerned, to each his own."

Marluxia's violet eyes glittered slightly. "Demii-kun…" He then pulled him into a hug. "Arigatou gozaimasu! Demii-kun is so sweet, desu!" He then turned to Zexion. "Zexii-kun? Can we go shopping now?"

With a sigh, the silver tressed teen nodded, resulting in a squee from Marluxia. Sora and Roxas were quick to follow Marly, who ran back into the shoe store. Riku followed with a smirk, drinking his Chai tea latte. Before following, Axel turned to Zexion. "Your friend makes me look uberly straight…and I'm not…" He then chased after Roxas.

Demyx smiled at Zexion. "I like Marly-kun. He's really sweet."

A soft smile suddenly crossed Zexion's face, unlike any Demyx had ever seen before. "He's a great person. He's always there for you, whether you need him or not. It's like he knows when something's wrong, and will do anything to help."

The musician blinked. "How do you know?"

The smile faded slightly. "I've got my ways…" With that, he sauntered to the shop where Marluxia's squeals of delight could be heard.

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After running around the mall like a bunch of drunken monkies on crack for about four hours, Demyx got a call from his mom telling him to come home. And, like a good boyfriend would, Zexion gave Demyx a ride home. The whole way, the tow-head was trying to tell his boyfriend something, but he couldn't exactly remember what it was. After a while, he gave up completely. "Just wait," he muttered as they pulled up to the house. "You'll go home, and as soon as you do, I'll remember. Dammit…"

Zexion parked the Mustang with a shrug. "Couldn't have been too important if you can't remember…Don't worry too much."

"Maybe…" Demyx muttered, slinking in his seat. "But It's still going to bug me." He sighed. "Oh, well." He then turned all smiles. "Thanks for bringing me home, Zexii!" He pecked his boyfriend on the cheek and climbed out, running to the front door.

When the front door snapped shut, Zexion pulled his hoody sleeves up, revealing white scars scattered up his forearms. He winced at the memories. "What the hell was wrong with me?"

"…Zexii…?"

Zexion looked up—he hadn't heard Demyx come back. He wanted to come up with an excuse, but nothing came to mind. "I wish I could explain…"he muttered after a while, pulling the sleeves back down. "But I can't. My only reasoning is my own stupidity."