The Succession of a Flower Chapter 8: The Meaning of It All, a kingdom hearts fanfic

A/N: Thanks to those who have reviewed my story so far (especially Dra-gon24o1). I really appreciate it. I'm thinking about making another story with Marluxia in it, but I don't know what it's going to be about. I love the character so much, even though I don't know what he REALLY acts like. I'm going to make a Leon story once I finished writing it. If you have suggestions for me, email me or review my stories. Sorry for the stalling…ENJOY THE STORY!

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Chapter Eight:

As soon as Marluxia put his hand on the door, it flung open, knocking him back a couple of feet. He glared evilly at whoever barged into his room like that. He saw a huge ball of electricity and instantly knew that it was Larxene who had run into his room. He saw her in the middle of the ball looking very, very angry. She turned to face, and he noticed her eyes were white in her rage. He saw that his cloak was still unzipped, showing off his muscular chest.

When she saw this, she made her ball of lightning disappear and landed on her feet. She glared at him angrily. She didn't know why she was so angry with him. She walked towards him, as he just stood there dumbfounded. She grabbed the collar part of his cloak and made him look her in the eyes. The others came in, watching the scene with interest.

"What the hell were you doing with that…that sorceress?", she yelled at his face.

She knew that she didn't want to say that. In fact, she didn't even mean to barge into the room like that. She felt something or someone control her body, and she knew it was none other than his wife.

"Larxene…", Marluxia scoffed. "You know not to barge into my room like that. You also know NOT to yell at me".

"I don't care! I love you. I can't believe I gave you my body and mind, and you do this to me!", Larxene shouted.

She wanted to cover her mouth so badly, but she couldn't. Her body wouldn't allow her, making her even angrier. He looked at her in complete shock, but it didn't show on his face. He couldn't believe that the usually arrogant and sadistic woman was getting emotional with him. He saw that her icy blue eyes stared at him with so much hurt that it almost affected him.

"Leave…", he said to her calmly.

"I won't! Not until you answer me!", she shouted. 'For the love of God, why won't I shut up!'.

He looked at her in confusion, then he got out of her grip. He brushed past her and waked towards the others. She looked at him with a mix of emotions on her face. He approached the others who had abruptly stopped talking about him as soon as he stood before them.

"Return to your rooms. We will talk of the bigger mission tomorrow", he said to them, and all of them, except for Zexion and Lexaeus, left.

Zexion stood forward and looked at Marluxia with a look of frustration on his face, "Marluxia, what is it that you actually plan to do?".

"Tomorrow, you shall know", he answered.

Zexion glared at him and stomped out of the room, followed by Lexaeus who just quietly walked out. Marluxia sighed and turned to look at Lenne who was still sleeping, then he looked at Larxene. He approached her, and she only stood there, watching him come to her. Once he stood before her, she glared at him, but he didn't care.

"Larxene, what is the matter with you?", he asked.

"It's you. That's what's the matter with me!", she answered.

"I did nothing to you", he said calmly.

"Don't you remember right before we killed all of Lenne's friends that special moment between us?", she began, feeling tears threaten to fall from her eyes.

He titled his head to side, thinking heavily, "Hm…I guess…but why? What's the point?".

"Didn't you feel anything?", she asked, letting a tear fall down her cheek.

"We're not real, Larxene. I don't "feel" anything", he answered.

"You obviously feel something for that little wench, do you?", she asked angrily as she started walking towards the sleeping girl.

He only watched her, not saying anything. He knew very well that this definitely was not the Larxene he knew. She looked at him as she continued to take steps towards the bed. When she saw that Lenne was naked, she gasped in disgust and covered her with the bed sheets. She looked back at him with the same look.

"You…fucked her?", she asked, more to herself than him.

He suddenly laughed, making her even more angry, "Larxene, don't you even know how to control your own body?".

"Huh?", she asked, confused.

"This isn't like you at all. I know something is possessing you", he answered, still laughing. "Why don't you just sleep and relax for the rest of the night?".

"I needed to tell you how I felt", she said softly, starting to get silent.

He sighed and confronted her, pulling her into an embrace, "If you want to know so bad, I don't care for the girl like you assume".

"Then why'd you fuck her?", she asked, pressing her head against his chest.

"To get her to trust me enough so she could finish her mission", he answered.

"Oh…", she said, pulling away from him. "I'm sorry I lashed out at you".

With that, she walked off and left the room. He watched her go with a look of confusion. Once she was gone, he closed the door and leaned up against it. His eyes were closed in deep thought.

'What the hell is wrong with her?', he thought to himself.

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Riku woke up groggily. He noticed that he laying half way on the bed, and his top half was on the floor. He wiped the drool off his face and got up to stretch. He looked out of the nearest window in his room and saw that it was still kind of dark. He didn't care. He was going to get dressed and see Sora again.

As he let the hot water run down his back, he began to think of the past and present. Is the darkness that controlled him for so long really gone for good? He didn't know, and he pondered on it for a moment. He then began thinking of Sora. Who could of gave him those horrible wounds all over his body? He, of course, knew it was a sorceress, but he also knew that all the threatening witches they knew of were dead. At least, for now.

He got out of the shower and put on his usual comfy clothes. He left the bathroom and snuck out of the castle without waking anyone up. Surprisingly, he got to Merlin's house without encountering any heartless or nobody in any shape or form.

Riku entered Merlin's house to find the old wizard sleeping with his face in a book. He smirked and walked past him quietly, not making one single sound. Once he began to walk past the injured people, he looked for Sora. He found his brunette friend where he found him last time, sleeping peacefully. He saw his weapon, the Keyblade, in his arms, laying on his chest. Riku reached out for it and grabbed it, lifting it up in the air so he could get a good at it.

'This little weapon is what tore us apart in the first place? I'm glad that's over…', he thought to himself as he put the weapon back in place on Sora's chest. 'Hopefully, you'll wake up soon. I need to know the name of that sorceress who did this to you guys'.

"Riku?", he heard Sora groan, making him jump a little.

"Sora! Are you alright?", he asked, noticing that his hand was still on Sora's hand.

He observed Sora as he moved in his sleep. He wondered if he was going to wake up sooner than tomorrow. He saw the boy's eyes fluttering as if he were trying to wake up and smiled. When he saw cerulean blue eyes fall on him, he smiled and hugged the boy even in his weakened state. The boy gasped and groaned in discomfort, and Riku instantly pulled away from him. He noticed a small blood stain on his jacket.

"Sora, why do you continue to keep getting yourself into trouble?", Riku asked with the smile still on his face.

"It was just…so fast…and so quick. Before I could even dodge, that dark ball hit us and ripped us to shreds. The pain was…unbelievable", he muttered, making Riku look at him in interest.

"Who are you talking about?", he asked.

"Her name's Lenne…", Sora answered.

"Lenne, huh?", Riku relied. "Don't worry, Sora. Merlin said you guys will be completely well in a week. Just rest…if she comes back, I'll kill her".

"She's powerful…very powerful. She said someone named Marluxia is making her attack us. She looked so sad when she said that, Riku. I don't think she really means us any harm", Sora said, looking at the wall the whole time.

"She tried to kill you…twice. And she means you 'no harm'?", Riku asked.

"Hm…have you heard of anyone named Marluxia?", Sora asked.

"Nope…never heard of a person by that name", Riku answered, making Sora let out a frustrated sigh.

"Do you think he's in the Organization? The one Lenne's with?", Sora asked.

"I don't know…", he answered.

"If you ever do find her, don't kill her…", Sora said, making Riku scowl. "Promise me?".

"I promise", Riku reluctantly said.

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Lenne woke up to Marluxia all in her face. She screamed, but covered her mouth as soon as she did. She wasn't expecting him to be so close to her as soon as she woke up. He smirked at her and got up. She noticed him zipping up his cloak and found that she was still naked. She blushed a crimson red as she remembered what really happened last night. He didn't look at her at all as he walked out of the room.

She shivered, feeling a very cold breeze flow by. She looked at the big window by their bed and noticed it was open a little. She got up and wrapped a blanket around her as she walked towards the window. She saw that the usually dark atmosphere was fading away. She gasped at the sight of clouds and a small light far away in the darkness.

She quickly just closed the window and went to find some clothes in the closet that she found in the far corner of the room. In the closet (which wasn't very big), she noticed a whole bunch of female clothes and wondered where they came from.

She picked out the nearest one, which was a very revealing dress. It had a mix of colors like red, blue, and purple, but it was mostly red at the top. It came with a blue scarf and gloves and purple shoes (A/N: To see what I'm talking about go to this link: http/membres.lycos.fr/daganas2/image20ffX-2/YunaLady-Luck.jpg. If you don't see the link then it's Yuna's Lady luck costume dress from Final Fantasy X-2).

She dressed and threw the blanket aside. She stepped out of the closet and found Marluxia walk into the room. He saw her instantly from the corner of his eye and looked shocked to see what she was wearing. She hid behind the door, and he just continued to walk towards the bed. She came from behind it and sat in a nearby chair. He glanced at her briefly before he got up and walked towards.

She heard many footsteps then a loud knock on the door. He answered it, and everyone in the castle crowded in the room. She looked at them all, wondering why they were all here. She got up and approached the girls who she thought were her friends cautiously, not knowing when they were going to strike her. She looked at Marluxia who returned her gaze.

"Leave, Lenne. I need to speak with the members of the new and improved Organization XIII", he said with a smirk, and she left without saying anything else. "Lexaeus, guard the door and watch her. Make sure she doesn't hear what is going to be said".

Lexaeus nodded and walked out of the door right behind Lenne. He closed the door behind them, making her jump in fear. She turned around to see what the noise was and saw the tall, red-haired man standing in front of the door as if he was guarding it.

"What is Organization XIII?", she asked him.

He looked at her and said, "It's a group of Nobodies trying to become complete".

"How?", she asked.

"By Kingdom Hearts", he answered.

"Kingdom Hearts?", Lenne asked.

"Where the lost hearts of others collect and merge together", he answered.

"I still don't understand…", she said.

He growled slightly in annoyance and said, "We need the hearts to become complete".

"Why did he say the new and improved Organization XIII? Who was the old group?", she asked.

"The gray-haired man in there named Zexion, the blonde named Larxene, Marluxia, and myself. The others perished at the hand of that Keyblade wielding boy who Marluxia sent you to eliminate", he answered.

"Oh…", she sighed. "That's why you wanted me to kill him, so he wouldn't ruin your plans".

"Marluxia doesn't realize that if we kill the boy we won't have anyone else to help us kill the heartless and get the hearts from them", Lexaeus said angrily. "He's a fool".

"Hey! He probably has another plan under his sleeve!", she said defensively.

"Foolish girl…", he said with an evil chuckle.

Marluxia stood in front of the group of twelve people in his room. He got ready to speak, making them get silent. Larxene was in the front, waiting the hear every word he had to say. She helped out in making the other Nobodies hush. Zexion stood in the front with her silently.

"Sora isn't dead. That foolish girl has failed to kill him again", Marluxia began. "We're going to help her since she doesn't get the picture just yet. You girls will go with her and eliminate the boy".

"Don't you realize that killing the boy will stop all the plans of getting Kingdom Hearts completely?", Zexion asked.

"We have Riku and the king", Marluxia answered.

"That's not enough…", he replied.

"But taking his heart and bringing his Nobody back will be enough", he said.

"Hm…why didn't I think of that?", he asked.

"We can control the Nobody, of course, once we have his heart. We can use it like a controlling devise", he explained to everyone.

"You plan to bring Roxas back?", Larxene asked.

"Exactly…", he answered.

"You didn't tell Lenne that", Nixora stated.

"But I did tell her to bring the dead body back with her, so I can get the heart. That's why I don't believe she has killed him", Marluxia said.

"Who is this Roxas?", Yaxa asked.

"He's Sora's Nobody. He used to be in the Organization before he joined back with Sora and became complete", Zexion explained.

"You're making us all go to kill the boy?", Thextlea asked.

"Yes, but also show Lenne a lesson she'll never forget", Marluxia said.

"And what is that?", Larxene asked as he smirked.

"Well-", he began.

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Merlin woke up to the sounds of voices behind him later in the morning. He turned around instantly and saw Riku talking with Sora. He smiled. He knew that the silver-haired boy would come real early to check on his friend. He got up from the chair and walked towards them. The two youths looked at the old wizard and got silent.

"I knew you would come, boy", Merlin said, nodding at Riku.

"I had a feeling that Sora would wake up soon…", Riku answered.

"Sorry if we disturbed you, Merlin", Sora said.

"No need to apologize. I'm just glad that you 're up. Riku, I'm going to have to ask you to step aside for a minute so I could treat Sora with my cure spells", Merlin said.

"Okay…", Riku replied, moving out of the way as Merlin stood in front of Sora's bed.

"Oh, dear boy, could you give me my wand on the table? I forgot to carry it with me", Merlin asked.

Riku walked over quickly to the table to retrieve the wand. As soon as he got to the steps, he saw the door flung open and saw King Mickey enter the house with Cloud right behind him. He grabbed the wand and handed it to Merlin.

"Good morning, guys", King Mickey said as he waved and approached them.

"Good morning", Riku, Sora, and Merlin replied.

"Sora! You're up! How ya feeling?", King Mickey asked, leaning to the side to see the boy's face as Merlin mutters some words, swinging his wand in his hand.

"I'm fine…", Sora lied.

"By the look of those wounds, you're not good at all", King Mickey commented.

Cloud watched them all curiously. Riku would sometimes catch Cloud looking their way. Merlin continued to muttered some words that no one in the room could understand. Some green leaves appeared above Sora and acted like a chain as it swirled above the spiky-haired boy.

Suddenly, it stopped swirling and fell on the boy, dulling the pain he was in for a little while. It coated him in a white aura for a few short moments, then he turned back to normal, and Merlin stopped muttering words. Sora felt relieved and slightly sleepy. Riku looked at him with a hopeful look.

"Go ahead and go to sleep, Sora. We'll be fine", Riku said.

Sora nodded and closed his eyes, "Remember, Riku….don't kill her…".

A/N: Another chapter complete! Review, and I'll keep updating as fast as I can. Until next time…