Larxene walked swiftly down the empty hallway, on her way to the Library. She traced her lips absently as she recalled the previous night with Axel. For the past few days, Axel had taken to sharing Larxene's bed with her, simply holding her until they eventually feel asleep. Oh, how she anticipated every night now with sweeping jubilations!
They kept their relationship as secret as possible; they would be aloof from each other one day, but then be around together like white on rice the next. Today, Larxene knew, would be a day when Axel would most likely seek her out. Larxene grinned: she loved having him run around trying to find her; it gave her a feeling of being desired, so to speak. Now, as the Savage Nymph made her way to the Library, she was startled to see Zexion lying on her couch by the open window. Quickening her pace, Larxene approached Zexion, clearing her throat in a demand for an explanation.
Zexion did not take his eyes off of the book he was reading, only raised a slim silvery-blue eyebrow in response. "How go things, Larxene?" he greeted.
"Oh, just peachy," Larxene answered tightly, annoyed that Zexion was refusing to take the hint of getting off of the couch she had claimed long ago. "Now get off."
"I will," he purred smoothly, "but first you--"
The Cloaked Schemer was cut off by the rhythm of boots hitting marble floor. A second later, Axel rounded a bookcase casually, allowing his eyes to shimmer with a subtle light when he spotted Larxene. "Hey, Zexion," he called. "Larxene," he addressed as if she were just another person to him. When both returned his greeting, Axel turned his head to Larxene. "Wanna have a little spar?" he offered, his eyes twinkling like mischievous stars.
"You must want for your ass to get whooped," Larxene replied as a way of acceptance. Striding next to Axel, the pair left the Library, leaving behind a smirking Zexion.
"We're not really sparring, are we?" Larxene asked flatly as she and Axel walked on through a white hallway.
"Nope," Axel responded with the exact same tone.
"I see," Larxene drawled absently. "So, what is it that you have in mind?" She spoke so quietly, Larxene wasn't surprised when she looked and saw Axel's face preoccupied with other thoughts. His red eyebrows were almost knitted together in deep thought, and Larxene noticed that now and then he would glance at her when he thought she wasn't looking. "Something on your mind?" she asked loftily as she caught Axel glancing at her again.
"Ah, umm," Axel stammered as he scratched the back of his head. "It's nothing..."
"If you say so..." Larxene looked up at her lover, and tried to fathom what the pyro could possibly be thinking about. Her mind was at a blank however, and she frowned lightly in frustration. Suddenly the Savage Nymph felt strong arms wrap around her waist, and she yelped when Axel lifted her high up in from of him.
"You're so light," he admired, smiling. He now held her close to him, enveloping her in his security and love. "You know," he grinned in her neck, "it really is the little things that make life worth living!"
"Shut your mouth," Larxene ordered affectionately before tipping him over through a portal and landing in Axel's bed. Lying next to him, she curled into a ball at his chest, Axel placing a warm hand on her neck. "What were you thinking about back there?" she prodded curiously.
"Hmm?" Axel looked down at her. "Oh, nothing in particular. Just thinking about stupid stuff again."
"I see...," Larxene avoided his gaze, not wanting Axel to see the faint hurt in her blue eyes at the fact that he wouldn't confide in her.
"Well," Axel sounded nervous, both of them knowing he had fathomed Larxene's reaction and feelings. "you're not going to like it, and you'll probably hit me for this, but..."
"Spit it out, Axel," Larxene ordered.
"I was just thinking about...how I've always thought about having..."
"Having what?" Larxene prodded, slinking on to his chest, assuming what she thought he had wanted having.
"A child."
Larxene slipped and crashed clumsily onto his chest, lacking all the grace she normally had.
The Not-So-Savage Nymph walked, dazed, toward the Library. A day had gone by since that little episode in Axel's room, when he had confided in her about how he had always thought of having a child. True, she was able of physically bearing a child, but mentally...she wasn't so sure. Yesterday, upon noticing her awkwardness, Axel had suggested that she go to her room and take a nap, ashamed that he had told her what he thought. The two had not seen each other since, and Larxene ached to see him again, but she was afraid that the atmosphere around them would be thick with tension.
This is going too fast, Larxene thought despairingly. Trying to look on the upside of things, she told herself that Axel hadn't said that he wanted a child with her, just that he had always thought of...well, having a child. But then, why would Axel bring it up now that he was with her, when he had never brought up the subject before?
Stumbling through the door, Larxene walked on until she threw herself on her couch, completely unaware of its occupant.
"Larxene!" Zexion's voice sounded strained. "Get the hell off! I'm too small to be sat on!"
"Zexion?" Larxene spluttered, swiftly rising up, allowing the Cloaked Schemer to sit up himself, glaring up at Larxene.
"I didn't see you," Larxene offered.
"I didn't think you did," Zexion retored. "You walked in like a stoned twelve-year-old!"
Larxene's face flushed with embarrassment. Trying to change the subject, she asked, "Wh-What was it you were going to ask me yesterday?"
"Oh, you mean before Axel ran off with you?" Zexion smirked. When Larxene's eyes narrowed, he went on, "Oh, well, it was nothing too important. I just wanted to know one little thing from you."
"And that is?" Larxene sat next to her companion on the couch, confused at the knot her stomach was tying itself into.
"How long have you been sleeping with Axel?"
A/N: There's ALWAYS that one person who finds out about an affair or relationship, trust me. But anyway, so sorry the update was so slow and that the chapter was so short. There's some things going on around my house and I have to help out, plus my mom's been watching me like a vulture lately...