Tke: Hey look, I finally figured out an ending for this. Yay!

Sora: About damn time.

Tke: You're just saying that because you like this one.

Sora: blush

Tke: yeah, I thought so. I don't own anything, because I'm poor like that.

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Cinnamon and Spice

Chapter 11:

MarluxiaXSora

Dedicated to Kitara Strife, because she's the one who gave me the will to finish this drabble.

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Sora paused, watching Marluxia's vines wrap themselves around Naminé's frail body, "Let her go!" He cried to the pink haired man, trying to reach Naminé while attacking the vines clawing at his feet.

The man simply raised his head back and chuckled a dry laugh, "My, my, my, the hero begs, what a beautiful sight." He then lowered himself down on his machine, reaching to grasp the brunet's chin as the boy's body became entangled in the vines, "Tell me, why do you try to save Naminé if she never even existed?"

The haunting blue eyes stared back at him, "Because she's my friend, and she has a pure heart."

Marluxia simply looked towards the fainted girl's pale body, he smirked then leaned down and pulled Sora's face close to his, "That witch will never have a perfect heart." He watched as Sora's face twisted into anger before twisting into confusion. The machine he was riding leaned down and stopped in front of Sora. However the vines began to get tighter around Sora's limbs.

"Mar—" Lips met his before he gasped and Marluxia's tongue slid into his mouth.

Marluxia pulled back, eyes narrowing as he licked his lips. "Are you sure you could love something that would never love you back?"

Sora glared, "She's not a thing!"

"Please." Marluxia snapped, "You know as well as I do that nobodies can't be some bodies, therefore she is merely a thing."

Sora's eyes squeezed closed, muscles tightening, and Marluxia thought he was about to cry, "She's not a thing, she's NOT!"

He chuckled, "Just keep telling that to yourself, you'll be staying here for a very long time."

And in that mere instant, Sora was overcome with the feeling of sleep. He simply slid his eyes closed, watching the pink haired man before they shut completely.

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"Wake up, Sora."

Sora weakly groaned, opening his eyes slowly to stare into two sky blue orbs. He couldn't remember a thing…. Who was this person? What was he doing here? What was going on?

"You hit your head." The pink-haired man exclaimed softly, "It's a good thing I found you when I did."

The brunet blinked, "I don't understand…"

He chuckled, "Of course not, you're probably still injured from the hit, just relax." He gave a small smirk, in which Sora returned a light smile, "My name's Marluxia."

Sora just laughed, listening to Marluxia speak of their past, and how they were best friends, and they always did things for each other, and how he'd actually told Marluxia that he loved him before he'd hit his head.

Sora's cheeks were stained red, "We're lovers?"

The pink haired man nodded, "Yup, now get some rest." He leaned down and placed a small kiss on Sora's lips, causing the brunet to giggle and give him one back.

The man chuckled.

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They'd spent days, going through Castle Oblivion and the card's worlds, just talking, fighting, swimming in Atlantica, eating Sea Salt Ice Cream in Twilight Town, flying in Neverland, and so much more. Sora had become obsessed with The 100 Acre World, and it had been cute to watch him play with the dopey yellow bear that would tend to get itself stuck in random places. Sora would always wear some random clothes, like jeans and a sweater, to random places, quite frankly it amused Marluxia.

Sora loved to go places, but he would always remain at Marluxia's side. The two would do this for days, just sit and play, and have a good time. No matter what other Organization members from below would come up and bother them, Sora just sat there and loved Marluxia for who he was.

Or, who he wasn't.

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Sora was currently sitting in the 100-Acre Woods, jeans and a black shirt half-covered in mud from previous games, holding up the little yellow bear's hands and helping it with its stoutness exercises.

Marluxia was sitting on a stump a few feet over, enjoying the breeze.

There was a small noise behind him, but Marluxia turned to watch Sora and the bear instead, "What Vexen?" Even though it was one of the clones, Marluxia still treated it like the blond.

"This is against rules and regulations, I'll have you know." The blond hissed, watching him.

Sora had let go of the bear's hands and Pooh stood up and was finally able to do it himself, "When has that stopped me before?"

Vexen sneered, apparently watching Sora also; "You can't stay like this for long."

"Who says?"

"Our leader." Vexen glared, "He knows of your doing."

"Like I care." Marluxia sighed, he looked over at Vexen, "Are you finished?"

"One day you'll have to give Sora his memory back, and he'll remember he hates you, that he's going to kill you, and continue on his journey like you were a side show." And with that the blond disappeared, smirking at the glare Marluxia sent him.

The pink haired man growled but turned back to Sora and the bear. Sora was blinking in his direction, but when their eyes met, Sora gave him an innocent smile.

Vexen was wrong.

He could keep him here as long as he wanted.

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"So this is Traverse Town?"

Marluxia sighed, "Unfortunately, yes." He really didn't want to show Sora this world, but Larxene seemed to think it would be wise to.

"It's bright." Sora answered, sitting on the balcony and watching the first district below, "Any special reason for this world?"

"To stop for supplies, like a gas station." He yawned, rolling his eyes.

"I see." Sora blinked, watching a tall brunet man, a shorter brunette female, a small black haired girl, and an older blond man make their way through the door to a new district. "I feel like… I know them…"

Marluxia froze, quickly grabbing Sora's arm and tugging him along, "No, you don't remember anything, just forget them."

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"He's remembering, isn't he?"

Marluxia glowered, "Vexen, are you done?"

"Quite frankly, no." He smirked, "I'm waiting for Sora to remember he hates you."

The pink haired man growled.

"Oh, that's right!" Vexen faked a shocked look, "You gave him memories in which he loved you!"

"Get out of here."

"What's going to happen when Sora realizes you gave him fake memories?"

"Get out."

"He'll remember Riku and Kairi, and the islands, and the keyblade, and the king—."

"I SAID GET OUT!!"

Vexen barely dodged the vase that flew at his head, he smirked, gave an 'I win' look and disappeared.

Sora, innocent Sora was still sleeping peacefully next to Naminé, who was, once again, being forced to change his memories.

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"I can't give him any more."

"What?" Marluxia hissed.

Naminé's eyes were wide, unshed tears in them, "If I give Sora any more fake memories, he'll break."

"I don't care."

"But—."

"Just do it."

"I can't." She sobbed, "There's only so much that I can do. I can't control Sora's memories any longer, if I do, he'll die."

She could see the spark in his eyes as she said the word 'die', but Marluxia merely growled and walked away. Naminé looked behind her, gazing at Sora's sleeping face. She smiled, knowing what needed to be done.

"First, I'll let you remember Riku and Kairi."

And with that, she began to draw, crayons flying as Riku, Sora, and Kairi were sketched onto the white paper.

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Sora grew to remember things.

Marluxia hated it.

He knew this is what Naminé meant by breaking Sora, his memories flooding back into his mind.

Sora still had yet to remember he hated Marluxia, but he hoped he wouldn't remember that at all. The brunet had changed in these moments, often trying hard to remember things or randomly saying a person's name without knowing.

Couldn't he keep him like before?

Apparently not, by the way Sora would mumble memories and names in his sleep, and Marluxia could do nothing but be spooned by Sora and not let him go.

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Sora remembered too quickly for Marluxia's tastes.

Though he never seemed to forget that he loved him.

Sora would remember people and begin to remember his adventures, though those topics were a little sketchy.

Marluxia was almost tempted to go see if it was Naminé's doing, but her words of Sora breaking was too much for him to bare, he figured he'd probably break down in front of her.

So instead, he broke down in front of Sora.

He would sit there, sob and claim in a few days Sora would forget any of this ever happened, that everything would change and they wouldn't be near each other anymore.

But Sora blinked, wrapped his arms around Marluxia's neck and hugged the life out of him.

He then whispered a sentence Marluxia would never forget.

"I may forget, yes, I just may, but my mind will forget. In my heart I'll remember, I'll remember how much I love you."

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And then one day Marluxia awoke, Sora stood on the opposite end of the room, keyblade drawn, and saying that he wanted his memories back the way he was and that Marluxia couldn't keep him in the castle forever.

And Marluxia knew Sora remembered everything.

So he took off, into the darkness, and grabbed onto Naminé as they went into the room where Marluxia was at his strongest.

But, by the time light and petals fell, Sora stood there, keyblade pierced through Marluxia's stomach, and the pink haired man gasping for air.

Sora's keyblade slid out, allowing the man to fall to the floor and begin to cough up blood.

However, Sora leaned down, fingers and hands entwining with Marluxia's as he leaned down and placed a kiss on Marluxia's blood-coated lips before burying his face into the man's long hair.

"Told you I'd remember my love for you."

And Marluxia breathed in once, murmured three words, and closed his eyes in death.

And Sora cried.

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Tke: Depressing, but very beautiful, no?

Sora: sigh sucks he had to die

Tke: Sucks ANY of the members had to die.

Sora: True.

Tke: Well, reviewers get plushies of Marluxia holding onto Sora and cuddling him.

Sora: PLEASE REVIEW!!