Open Your Heart – Marks

by taitofan

Rated PG-13 for sexual situations

Disclaimer: If Kingdom Hearts were mine, Isa and Lea would be happy together right now. So obviously, nope, not mine!

Author's Note: I swear, I'm not trying to add in so much XigDem, it's just kinda convenient! It'll cool off after this one for a while.

If you have any CC, please share and I'll listen. Please read, review, and enjoy! Finished 06-22-13

Most members of Organization XIII didn't dare to say anything that would upset Saix right to his face. That count didn't include Xigbar.

"Shit, I don't know why you're so pissy about my report being a little late. Judging by those hickeys you got there, I would of thought you'd be in a better mood!"

It took Saix a moment to process what Xigbar said. Hickeys…? Why in the world would he have love bites? He always made sure that Axel never left a mark that his coat couldn't hide, and—

Wait.

That morning Axel had met him in the hall and ravished him without a word. Then he'd walked off smirking… Saix felt his temper raise as it all made sense. That bastard had caught him off guard and done it on purpose! When he saw that idiot again, he was going to… Well, he didn't know what, but he'd think of something. He had no end to his list of ways to punish Axel, some left over from Isa's list of ways to torture Lea.

Saix had an audience at the moment though, so he remained as indifferent as possible, determined not to let Xigbar win.

"Your report was over a day late, II. How do you justify that?" The other members in the Grey Area were Xaldin, Luxord, and Demyx, and he could see the latter out of the corner of his eye waving his arms frantically, trying to get Xigbar's attention. It was a futile effort; Saix already knew exactly why Xigbar had been late.

"I had a persistent little itch that needed scratching," was all Xigbar said, but it was enough to make Demyx whine pitifully. Saix wondered if Demyx knew that the entire castle was aware of what they did on a nightly basis. Feeling vindictive from a mixture of Axel leaving bruises and Xigbar bringing them up, he decided to find out.

"I fail to see how that is different from any other night. Surely, IX can keep himself occupied until you write your report." Demyx made another noise of embarrassment, and it was completely satisfying. Xigbar hardly looked defeated though, which wasn't a good sign at all.

"We're usually in the kid's room, so I wonder how you know that unless you're in one of the rooms beside his… He's not in your room, is he Luxord?" The gambler shook his head quickly, not wanting to be dragged into it. "Then I wonder who it could be…?"

"You're dismissed, II." Saix couldn't take one more moment of that smug, accusatory tone. His temper was rising to dangerous levels, and he wanted to break something. Xigbar's smirking face seemed like a good option. However, Xigbar didn't move. The other three Nobodies wisely opened dark portals and rushed out of the potential warzone. "Leave."

"As if," Xigbar shot back, an infuriatingly knowing look in his eye. "Just because the others don't see that you two are still as close as the two brats that always tried to sneak into the castle doesn't mean I don't. Maybe you should tell your boyfriend to cool it if you want to keep it a secret."

Saix felt a dull ache in his chest. No one, not even themselves, had referred to them as boyfriends since they became Axel and Saix. To hear Xigbar say it in such a mocking manner—!

In a flash, Saix was swinging Lunatic straight at Xigbar, who quickly flipped to the ceiling, laughing at the berserker's rage.

"Pretty angry for the guy who keeps telling the rest of us we have no emotions!"

Saix readied himself to swing again, only for Xigbar to open a portal, his laughter ringing in Saix's ears until he disappeared. Saix was left with his anger, wishing he could cleave through the bastard. How dare he!

"Whoa, what the hell is going on?" He froze when Axel materialized in the room, concern on his face upon seeing the state Saix was in. Fake concern? Memories of Lea's concern for Isa? Sometimes Saix didn't know anymore. "Hey, Demyx came and told me something was going down in here. You okay?"

Saix straightened himself out, his claymore disappearing. He still wasn't calm, but he was at least in control again. Of course, he hadn't forgotten that the redhead was the reason all of this had happened in the first place, but his ire was solely on Xigbar now.

"In a fashion, I suppose," he answered, knowing Axel wouldn't believe him if he said yes. "It hardly matters." Axel stared at him for a few moments before shaking his head with a smirk. It looked far nicer on Axel than it had on Xigbar.

"Whatever you say…" He held out his hand for Saix, who only looked at it, bemused. "Come on, whatever it is, I'm sure you'll feel better after you take your frustrations out on me. It's kinda my fault for giving you those hickeys, right?"

"I'm not fighting you Axel." Axel laughed, and Saix found it to be a very welcome sound.

"I meant sexually. Now hurry up so we can get to the hot, rough sex, okay?" Saix sighed at his crass partner, but there was still a genuine smile on his face as he took Axel's hand and they took a portal to the redhead's bedroom.

If that was how Xigbar wanted to play it… Maybe they'd just have to make a little noise themselves.