Luxord had been feeling odd for a couple of days now. Odd was usually good, being he lived in Wonderland after all. This odd, however, was almost ominous. It felt like he should be able to put his finger on the sensation, but he couldn't quite figure it out. Perhaps it was some sixth sense warning him. Perhaps it was just the unusually tall stack of teacups the Hatter and Hare had created. They were farily close to breaking their record, after all.
"More JAM!" the Hatter screamed as he raced around, teacups and biscuits in hand.
"That doesn't look up to code," replied a familiar voice.
Luxord looked up from his solitaire and was surprised to see the familiar red spikes of Axel. "Unfortunately for Wonderland, it is," chuckled Luxord.
Axel shook his head, "How is it this is your homeworld yet you seem so out of place?"
The last set complete, Luxord began shuffling. "Am I really? Seeing as I am out of the ordinary here…" he trailed off.
Behind Axel there were more familiar faces, some that put him on edge.
"Lea, are you gonna tell us who we're looking for?" Sora asked as he closed the gate behind him. "It seems like we've been walking in circles again."
Axel- or Lea, he supposed, seemed to notice Luxord's change of grip on the deck of cards, ready for battle at the first sign of danger. "It's fine," assured Lea. "He knows you aren't part of the Organization anymore."
Sora's head popped out from behind Lea, "I wouldn't have guessed Wonderland as your home world."
"THERE's the jam!," shrieked the Hare as he eagerly pulled Sora into a chair.
The two's unstable stack of cups held the boy's interest enough that Luxord could relax from the unexpected visit. "I'm not sure why either of you are here," he stated.
"Well… I guess you could say that it's because I think Xigbar's poking his scarred up face into places it shouldn't be. I've caught him once or twice slinking around in the shadows and even though he might not know I know, it's still something to keep ahead of."
Luxord raised an eyebrow. "And what does this have to do with me?" he questioned, "Not that I don't appreciate the gesture but I hardly interacted with him outside of poker night."
Lea chuckled halfheartedly, "You never know when the Organization might start recruiting again. They've been after some new vessels and I don't know if they have any hold on us still. Just thought a warning could be useful."
After a pause, cards were cut and laid out into a new solitaire game, "Why bring him to warn me?"
Lea shrugged, "Training buddy. This is the world we were told to go to and I figured while I was here to make the trip. Not as suspicious as me sneaking off alone."
Sora managed to tear himself away from the delightful game of adding biscuits to the teacup tower and made his way back to Lea, pausing as he realized Luxord was at the head of the table.
"Relax, spike, he won't bite," Lea teased.
Sora's expression became determined as he stopped in front of Luxord, hand held out.
Luxord looked at it with surprise and confusion.
"I...I'm sorry about how things ended up last time. I swear I didn't mean… You guys just wanted your hearts back..."
There was a long pause as Luxord continued to stare at the boy, considering his words. An apology wasn't something he thought he'd hear from him seeing as he had targeted his friends. Hesitantly, he took Sora's offered hand and shook it.
