Been VERY busy, but I worked until like 2 in the morning just to catch up with this xD ENJOY!
The Untold Stories #3: So much for the Halcyon Days
Part 1: Voltaic Rush
"Larx?" Crystallized blue eyes fell upon the quivering blonde, a pathetic mess of dry sobs and bleeding nerves before his regretful form, "Hey, come on... You can't cry on the floor! That's what a corner is for!"
"Shut up! I'm not crying!" She curled up and brought her knees to her chest, "And I like the floor! It's..." Her voice faltered.
Marluxia sighed and sat down beside her, feeling utterly stupid in the process albeit guilty, "The shock was hard. You must've collapsed, huh?"
"It's that damned witch!" Larxene shivered into her sneer, "She had his eyes, Marlu! I hate those eyes..."
The Graceful Assassin studied her now tranquil form, "You're just overreacting." He inhaled sharply and exhaled a sudden confession, "Larxene, I'm sorry." Out of the corner of his eyes he noticed her stiffen, "I knew Naminé could control memories, so I figured if she messed with yours you would get your voice back. Of course you did back-hand me into the wall..." He was thrown back and slammed into the floor, pinned by the Savage Nymph whose knives were pressed against the tender flesh of his neck.
"You set me up?!"
Marluxia noticed the blood that dripped from her gloves and left droplets on his cheek, "Yes. I did. I don't like you when you aren't yourself."
"It's not your place to judge!" She hissed. Foudre left a small slit on his skin and crimson leaked to the floor. Now it was his blood.
"Well, it worked didn't it? You're back to being the bitchy woman I've come to love-know," He quickly caught himself, but it was too late. Larxene pulled back and her weapons disappeared, but she still had a curious expression across her elegant features.
"What... did you just say?"
"Know," He cursed himself for being so stupid. Love is a feeling!
Larxene leaned forward, her eyebrow was arched but her tone was serious, "And if you had a heart what would your real answer be?"
"...Let me see your arm. You're hurt." He grabbed her forearm as she tried to jump off of him and he sat up with the same swift motion, using his free hand to slide her sleeve down. Slices ran across her wrist, but the other wounds were pathetic paper cuts the rest of the way down her arm.
She pried herself free and slapped him across the face. The strike was so sudden Marluxia barely had any time to brace himself, but that didn't matter to him. He was strong, and he could take the pain.
"Don't touch me," She hissed and disappeared with the swirling abyss of darkness.
Silently, Marluxia stood and brushed himself down. Larxene would come to her senses, but for now she needed her space.
He needed to take care of Axel and Vexen in the meantime.
Part 2: Eat Your Heart Out
"Well, that's fucking stupid," Larxene hissed and cast her acidic green gaze from Naminé to Marluxia (standing beside her) and finally onto Axel, "You're seriously accepting him?" Her glare focused on Vexen, "And the freak of nature here, too? Marluxia, I don't trust them."
"I don't trust them either," Marluxia smirked gamely and tapped his chin, "You have a point... This is stupid. We should just kill them."
Vexen hissed, "I'm number 4 and I'm your superior; you won't dare to touch me!" He jabbed a crooked finger at XI and XII, "You don't have the guts to even challenge me!"
Axel flashed a grin and said placidly, "Oh, I think they will. After all, just because you're older that doesn't make you stronger."
IV folded his arms backs against his chest, "I'm not dealing with this right now! This whole idea of overthrowing the organization is borderline retarded!" [note: this was a phrase my friend used when we were eating dinner and discussing the logic behind Marluxia's plans XD Not to make fun of anyone! So please no one take offense!]
"Eat your heart out!" Larxene snapped. [As Amanda would say, "French Fries!"]
"Kiss my ass!"
"Kiss my ass, Vexen!" Marluxia snarled, "Now look, it's a one time deal. You won't know our plans without getting killed, and if you say yes you'll have to prove your loyalty to me. So what're your answers?"
Axel scratched the back of his head, "Well, I say it's not worth the risk but..."
"Say yes and eat ice with that word!" Vexen hollered, Frozen Pride forming in his grasp, "This is treason to the Organization and to Xemnas himself! Axel, if you even open your mouth to agree to his terms I will bash you over your empty head with my shield!"
The Flurry of Dancing Flames sighed and shrugged, "Well... I was actually going to ask if I could have some time to think about it."
"You may as well just say yes," The Chilly Academic muttered.
"But then you'd have to beat me like a child."
"You actually thought about the consequences! There's a first!"
Larxene was growing agitated and her irritated expression mirrored Marluxia's own features. She chucked her knives at Vexen, but he reacted quickly and pulled off a funky pose. Foudre outlined his figure on the wall behind him. "Shut up and make your choice!"
Vexen realized Frozen Pride was in his hand for a reason and felt like an idiot almost instantly, "Hmph. Get back to me on that one." And he disappeared into the void of darkness.
Axel blinked hesitantly, "So... What's in it for me?"
Part 3: Converging Fates
"Another member? I wonder what he's like."
"Don't always assume the new recruit is going to be male, Xaldin."
"Well excuse me, Xanze."
"Silence you two," Xemnas's voice boomed, but he was far from annoyed. He just wanted this stupid meeting to be over with so he could go back to Kingdom Hearts, "Now then, I want everyone to meet Number XII the Savage Nymph."
The hooded figure stalked into the room, heeled boots clicking against the floor gently.
"Please remove your hood, our new ally," The Superior continued.
She cast her hood back and acidic green eyes blinked into the light. Studying us for a moment, her lips cracked open and she spoke without permission (hell, when didn't we?), "This is the Organization? You guys don't look like much."
No one insults the Organization. Almost instantly half of our weapons were slammed in the floor around her-Axel's chakrams, Saix's Claymore, white bullets from my sniper rifle and purple ones from Xigbar's arrow guns, Xaldin's Lances, and even Marluxia's scythe. To our surprise, she didn't even flinch.
Wow. We FINALLY get another girl into the Organization and she's a complete BITCH. What luck! *Sarcasm cough*
A ghost of a smile played on her lips, "Is that it? The weapons faded out, except for Graceful Dahlia. She turned and tugged the flower-shaped blade from the ground, "I expected you all to attack me and hit me. Oh, wait, I get it! You guys need me to help complete Kingdom Hearts!" She ran her fingers across the defined edges of the scythe, "And who's weapon might this be? It's so elegant."
"Mine," Marluxia replied but he did nothing to call Dahlia back to him, "And at least someone appreciates her beauty."
Laughter up roared from the Round Room and comments could be heard from all around.
"Beauty, as if!" Xigbar.
"Damn Prettyboy, you're something else I tell ya!" Xaldin.
"What luck to finally have someone who appreciates pinky princess fairy here!" Axel.
"Beauty or repulsiveness?!" Me.
"Sh-shut up!" Marluxia slammed his fist down on the arm of his chair, "Dammit that's enough already! Just because I have pink hair and a rose-based scythe doesn't mean you can poke fun at my interests!"
Larxene focused on the deadly weapon in her grasp and ignored the Graceful Assassin's distress.
"All is fair in game and war," Luxord remarked and flashed his hand of cards.
Zexion, who was as silent as Saix (they weren't as easily amused as everyone else when it came to insulting a Nobody), tilted his head at the Gambler of Fate, "I don't remember that being the correct saying..."
Demyx clutched at his sides as he started to cramp, tears leaking from the corner of his eyes in rivulets, "I can't take it! It's too much!"
Xemnas shook his head and finally decided to snap, "SILENCE!" We fell into soft chuckles, "You're all acting like children!"
Larxene swung the scythe around on her wrist, but her smirk dropped into a frown and she grabbed the hilt mid-swing, "It's too heavy for me. I'm not fond of large things."
"Here that, Xaldin?" I taunted, "She's out of your league!"
"Oh, shut up!" He snarled back.
The scythe disappeared from Larxene's hand, but she didn't seem to care. Xemnas spoke up again, "I'm going to assign Marluxia and Larxene on a mission to Twilight Town. Marluxia, I expect you to show her the ropes of how we operate."
"Of course," The flower-loving Nobody bowed his head in submission and cast his gentle blue eyes onto the Savage Nymph.
She only returned the stare.
Part 4: I Don't Want to Say Good-Bye
"No...No... I can't loose... to such a bunch of losers!" Larxene stumbled as she tried to keep herself upright, her acidic vision was hazy and her mind was growing distant. Oh, so this was what fading felt like? What it was like to go back to not existing?
Even though they already don't exist?
Darkness started rising from her injured being, "What? I'm fading?" Well, this just sucked. She had gotten a beat down by a kid after smacking the witch around, and after all the shit she put up with as a SOMEBODY... "No, I can't! This isn't how I..." ...Was it too much to ask to just be with him? "Marluxia!" To rule? To be welcomed? To be... "I won't... allow!"
...Loved?
Part 5: So Much for the Halcyon Days
Marluxia tapped his finger against the elegant blade of his lethal weapon. Larxene had died, and he did nothing to stop her. He could've tried harder... Maybe he should've just planned better and not trusted that damned Axel! He and Larxene had been talking about how interesting their lives would've been if they had over thrown Xemnas. But what good would an Organization be if they still didn't have their hearts? Well, anything was better then nothing.
Marluxia sensed Sora as the Keyblade Bearer rushed into the room, but he didn't need any more time to ponder.
To think, that was all they achieved after putting up with so much bullshit from Axel and Vexen and even Sora... Nothing.
So much for the halcyon days.
Part 6: Darkness Rising
"What is he?" Zexion slumped against the wall and slammed his fist into it soon after, "No one's ever won over the darkness like he does! It's impossible!"
And yet, there he was: Riku, staring at him intently but awkwardly. Axel appeared from the corridor of darkness soon after, and Zexion let out a startled cry and pressed against the wall. No... If Axel was here then it was just...! "Oh... Oh yes, the Replica, of course!" That was a load off his shoulders. "We can use this Riku to defeat the real one!" Oh great, now he was rambling to himself. "Axel?"
Axel had a dangerous expression cross his face, and he remarked to the Replica, "Wouldn't you like to be real?" A nod. "All you need is the kind of the power that the real Riku doesn't have. If you can get that, you can be a new person. Not Riku, or anybody else..." His tone was level but unnerving, "You won't just be a copy of someone, you will be unique... You're own self!" The Replica gasped.
Zexion knew exactly what VII was planning, "Axel! What're you saying to him?!"
"Y'know," Axel rested a hand on his thin hip, "He's as good a place to start as any."
Oh, fuck! Nonononono! "You can't do this!" The Replica was in Zexion's face first, gripping his collar and slamming up against the wall and breaking his already cracked ribs. No! It can't end like this!
He...
Being hoisted in the air as his life force is drained, gasping for air and struggling to hold on.
...made a promise...
Everything going black and the pain dying out like a candle light in the breeze.
...to Scout...
"So sorry, Zexion."
...even if promises...
"You just found out way too much."
...were for the heart.
-END- Yup, that just about covered most of the characters I left out the first time around XD Chapter 19 coming soon! The epic battle between Sora and Scout, but the FINAL CHAPTER WILL BE CHAPTER 20! which will come after the next untold stories xD