AkuRoku Diligence Chapter 28
"Marly, get up," Zexion said, pulling Marluxia's leg.
"I don't wanna!" Marluxia shouted, hugging onto the blow up mattress.
"Roxas and I have a surprise for you!"
"Really?" Marluxia asked, perking up already.
"Yeah, just follow me."
Marluxia got up and followed Zexion out the tent. Zexion led him down a narrow trail. Marluxia asked Zexion several questions, trying to figure out what the surprise is, but Zexion refused to answer any.
The trail led to a small clearing. Roxas stood in the middle of the clearing, waiting for them.
"Where's my surprise?" Marluxia asked, looking around.
"Close your eyes, and no peeking," Roxas said.
Marluxia closed his eyes tightly, covering them with his hand. Roxas flipped him off to make sure Marluxia couldn't see. Since Marluxia didn't say anything or look offended Roxas was sure he couldn't see.
Zexion gestured to a figure hiding in the bushes near by. The tall blond exited the bushes, standing ten feet away from Marluxia, his acidic green eyes never leaving his face.
"Open your eyes," Zexion whispered.
Marluxia opened his blue eyes, looking around the clearing. His eyes finally landed on the male before him.
"Vexen?" Marluxia asked breathlessly.
Everything appeared to go in slow motion after that. Marluxia ran to Vexen, a wild look on his beautiful face. Vexen spread his arms, welcoming his former lover. Zexion threw his arm around Roxas' shoulder, proud of themselves. They smiled, expecting to witness a romantic moment.
Marluxia tackled Vexen to the ground, hitting him fiercely. "You—left—me—without—any—goodbye—you-bastard!"
"Marluxia!" Zexion and Roxas shouted in surprise, running to pry the angry male off of Vexen.
"I told Larxene to tell you goodbye for me!" Vexen shouted as Zexion and Roxas pulled Marluxia off him.
"Well she didn't! Why didn't you say it yourself?"
Vexen opened his mouth to say something but thought better of it.
"Well?" Marluxia demanded.
"It would've hurt even more," Vexen mumbled.
"It hurt me even more because I had no idea what happened to you! Where did you go?" Marluxia asked, starting to calm down.
"The day after we…you know…Larxene came to my house. I was afraid that she would hurt me but instead she…offered me something. She offered me a scholarship to the best science academy in the world.
"It's in Europe. Germany to be exact. I jumped to take the opportunity. She had tickets for me to leave later that night. I told my parents and they were so excited they let me go without a second thought.
"I'm ashamed to say that you completely slipped from my mind. My parents took Larxene and I out to dinner to celebrate. Just when I was about to board the plain I remembered I didn't get a chance to say goodbye. I asked Larxene to ay goodbye and then I left."
Marluxia smiled. Zexion, Vexen, and Roxas gaze him quizzical looks. They expected him to be upset that Larxene hadn't told him about Vexen's goodbye. They certainly didn't expect him to smile about it.
"I'm touched," Marluxia whispered.
"What?"
"Larxene must care about me if she went through all of that trouble to get rid of a little competition."
"Yeah, but she caused you pain!" Roxas said.
Marluxia shrugged. "I caused her pain to by sleeping with Vexen."
"That's not the point," Roxas said.
"The point is that she cares about me," Marluxia said dismissively.
Roxas sighed, giving up. There's no point in telling Marluxia that he's in a sick unhealthy relationship with Larxene.
"Can we talk?" Vexen asked quietly.
"I would like that," Marluxia said.
"Sora, I want my own bed!" Roxas complained.
"No way! I get my own bed!"
"But you had your own bed last night!"
"I don't care!"
After Larxene came and Marluxia left the tent Sora had kicked Roxas out of their shared bed, forcing him to share a bed with Axel. After Larxene left Sora refused to give up the bed so Marluxia got his own tent.
"I don't want to sleep with Axel again!" Roxas pouted.
"Thanks for hurting my feelings. You make me feel so wonderful Roxy," Axel said sarcastically.
"I thought you liked sleeping with Axel from the way you moan every time," Sora snapped before burying himself in the covers.
Roxas face turned bright red. "That was before."
"Before someone shoved a stick up your ass," Sora muttered.
Roxas muttered something under his breath before climbing into bed with Axel. Axel turned his back on the blond, still upset. Roxas snuggled into Axel back, wrapping an arm around the redhead's waist.
Axel looked over his shoulder at the blond, surprised. Roxas gave Axel a shy smile. Axel turned to face the blond, wrapping his arms around Roxas.
Vexen and Marluxia stared at the crackling fire. Marluxia twisted his marshmallow in the fire, watching it burn.
"Did you miss me?" Marluxia whispered.
"Every day."
Marluxia turned to smile at Vexen. Vexen gave a smile back that turned out to look like a grimace. Vexen isn't used to smiling.
Marluxia laughed at Vexen's attempt at a smile. Vexen playfully pushed Marluxia away, laughing along with him.
Vexen couldn't stop staring at Marluxia's beautiful face. He cupped his face in his hand, turning him to face him. Vexen leaned in, attempting to kiss Marluxia. Their lips centimeters apart, Marluxia turned away.
"I'm sorry Vexen but I can't do this," Marluxia whispered.
"Why?"
"It's Larxene. She irritates the hell out of me but…I love her," Marluxia whispered, smiling at the fire.
"I-I understand," Vexen whispered, hurt.
Marluxia quickly grabbed Vexen's face, kissing him passionately.
"One kiss can't hurt," he whispered after they broke apart, the camp fire slowly starting to die down.
