Thank you to my reviewers! I love you all! And yes Zexy, Larxene is a bitch but a totally kick ass one! Haha . Anyway, Here it is! I'm sorry it's been so long but…um I'm having finals and stuff so…yeah. But at least I updated before the fall. See? I'm getting better (bats eyelashes). Oh and I'll be in California all summer so updates may be a bit quicker now sinc ei'll have some free time a lot in the evenings. The only problem is this computer is like ass old. Oh well. I'll do my best. Please don't give up on me!
Disclaimer: I don't own it…just the idea. But if I did own it….oooh buddy….massive nose bleed
Started: May 28, 2007
Finished: July 9, 2007
Ch.6: Gossip Folks(Studio 3, Block 1: Modern Dance II)
"Settle down guys! Come on, everyone come sit around me on the floor" Ms. Gainsborough called to the various campers chatting and socializing on the perimeter of the small dance studio. Ms. Gainsborough clapped her hands together to try and get the teenagers' attention but it didn't seem to have much effect. The young long haired woman pouted slightly in her frustration as she placed her small hands on her leotard clad hips.
"Poor Ms. G, she's so polite and soft spoken that she's afraid to yell to get our attention" Kairi sighed sympathetically as she looked over at their frustrated instructor. "Yeah…it's almost kind of sad in a pitiful kind of way…" a young dark haired girl with green eyes nodded in agreement as she leaned against the wall to put on her jazz shoes. Just then the barn like doors of the studio opened as a deviously giddy Larxene entered the studio accompanied by Marluxia. The girls in the room stopped their chatting as soon as the infamous twosome entered the work space and all eyes were on them.
"Sorry We're late Ms. G!" Larxene said with a well practiced smile and a small bored wave. "But it's ok because we're here! Now you can start…please proceed" Marluxia said with a flashy hand sweeping bow and a wink flashed towards the other campers milling around the sides. A round of giggles and murmurs echoed from the 10 or so girls before they all followed Larxene and Marluxia example and gathered at the mat Ms. G was trying to get them on earlier. Their light brown haired instructor sweat dropped and clasped her hands in front of her with a sigh "ok then…now that we're all here let's all work on getting warmed up a bit" the young woman said with a sweet smile as she looked over her murmuring and restless pupils.
After a few moments of regrouping and discussing the campers had spread themselves out around the medium sized dance space and began to work on some stretching exercises as their instructor turned on some calming background music to help them all relax a bit and try to focus. Kairi and Olette decided to start out with some arm stretches as they say cross legged on the mat covered floor and chatted quietly about nothing in particular. Marluxia and Larxene were on the opposite side of the studio with a few other campers doing some lunges and leg stretches.
"You seem like you're in a good mood Larxene. What happened this morning?" a particularly bold girl with short black hair and a black leopard with light grey tights asked the blonde. Larxene and Marluxia were standing shoulder to shoulder facing each other with one hand on the other's shoulder, trying to retain balance as they lifted one leg and stretched it back. "Oh…well you wouldn't believe me even if I told you…" the blonde nymph cooed cryptically, this seemed to spark the black haired girl's interest even more "oh so something did happen? What? What? Did you catch Vexen skinny dipping in the lake again?" the girl asked curiously.
'Uh-oh…I don't like where this is heading' Marluxia thought to himself as he and Larxene separated and he began to do some lunges. "Ew god no! nothing like that. Trust me…it's so much better!" Larxene chortled as she working her shoulder muscles back and forth. Larxene's teasing 'I-know-something-you-don't-know-and-its-so-damn-juicy-I-can-hardly-contain-it' tone caught the ears of a few of the other girls stretching nearby. Even Olette couldn't help but turn her head in the direction of the outburst "what's going on?" Kairi asked her friend curiously as she saw Olette non to discreetly trying to scoot her way over to hear better.
"Kai, My gossip senses are tingling and I have a feeling that the Diva-vicious duo may have the skinny on some fresh dirt!" Olette grinned with a dangerous glint in her eye that made Kairi roll her eyes. "Oh not you too? That's all they do is gossip about people to try and make themselves look cool…that is so childish. I could care less" Kairi said with an indigent huff as she crossed her arms over her chest. Olette shrugged "whatever. I'll be back…this might be good" and with that said the brunette inconspicuously crept her way over to the small crowd of girls that had not to subtly gathered around to overhear any potential gossip.
Kairi ceased her stretching and watched as Olette slid her way into the clucky and giggly gossip fest. "Oh good grief! Why are dancers always so gossipy?" Kairi mumbled to herself as she blew out her cheeks and crossed her arms over her chest.
"Excuse us for a sec" Marluxia told the group of eager dancers as he gently grabbed Larxene's upper arm and pulled her over to an empty corner. A murmur of disappointment swept through the crowd as the pink haired boy pushed his way through the girls with Larxene in tow. "Um…Lark, remember how when you told me what happened on our way to class I told you that maybe you shouldn't tell anyone about it until you know more about what it was you actually saw?" Marluxia asked his companion in a low voice once they reached an area of mild seclusion.
Larxene looked at her long time friend with blank disinterest etched on her face. "No, not really. Why?" Larxene asked coolly as she began to mildly pick at her nails. Marluxia frowned slightly, he knew Larxene was lying and becoming irritated with him. She knew what he was getting at but he knew she'd never admit to it unless he asked her directly. 'You can be such a bitch sometimes…' Marluxia thought for a moment before pulling his face back into his usual casual nonchalant expression.
"Anyway, it's obvious that your still pissed at Roxas for what happened at dinner…" Marluxia continued lightly despite the look his friend gave him. "And I know those girls are itching for some gossip. But you said yourself that they were just sitting there together. I mean…it may not have been the spicy mid morning rendezvous you thought it was…" the pink haired teen said with a quick glance over to the other girls who were nearly killing themselves trying to eavesdrop.
"Marly, can you get to the point sweet heart?" Larxene cut Marluxia's explanation off with an impatient groan. "Right. Well, you know I love gossip and drama and all that fun high school type stuff just as much as the next guy but…I think maybe this time you should…well, keep this little meeting in the woods a secret" Marluxia said finally. "I mean, just until you find out if it's true or not…you know it would look bad if people thought you were trying to ruin the new kid's reputation out of jealousy or something." Marluxia added quickly. He knew that when it came to Larxene's reputation the girl was extremely cautious.
Larxene just looked up at Marluxia pensively for a moment causing the boy to hold his breath in anticipation. Then something happened that made Marluxia's stomach churn painfully; Larxene's face broke out into a sadistic grin. Larxene let out a short chuckle and traced a finger along Marluxia's jaw line "oh Marluxia, you know I'd never spread any nasty rumors unless I had a very good reason and reliable evidence" Larxene said to him in a tone that was dripping with sinister intent.
"I know what I saw and that's all the proof I need. If that little brat can't handle a little heat under his butt then he needs to get the hell out of mykitchen" Larxene said with a widening smirk on her face as she propped her hands on her hips. Marluxia felt a lump rise in his throat 'damn…this isn't good' he thought as he looked at the girl who was supposed to be his best friend. It was funny, as gossipy and bitchy as she could be at times he had never seen her eyes smolder with as much wickedness and severity than when she spoke of Roxas. This was certainly not going to be good for any parties involved.
Marluxia let out a breath he hadn't realized he was still holding and he let his broad shoulders slump slightly. "I was just thinking that maybe it would be better to wait to until you had…even more proof. That was if it was true you'd be truly justified in hanging his ass out to dry. But you're right. If he cant handle a little gossip then he really isn't cut out for the theater, I suppose." Marluxia shrugged with careful grin in place to hide the plethora of emotions swimming around inside him at the moment.
Larxene smiled at her friend seemingly convinced and lightly slapped his chest "good. I knew you'd understand my feelings Marly. I mean we are best friends after all. So I know I can always count on you to be on my side, right?" Larxene asked Marluxia with a somewhat challenging look. Marluxia stiffened his posture slightly at the underlying meaning he felt through her question. 'So…she's questioning my loyalty, huh? Maybe I was wrong to believe that she could let her guard down enough to actually trust someone…' the pink haired boy sighed internally.
As to keep up with appearances Marluxia quickly flashed her equally smirk that was both affirmative and defiant "of course. That's what best friends are supposed to do right?" Marluxia answered innocently enough to be perceived as non threatening. Larxene just smiled and shrugged before turning to go back to the eager girls that awaited her. As soon as her back was turned Marluxia's smirk washed away under a carefully constructed mask of indifference as he tried to sort out a way to fix this mess he's inadvertently thrown the two innocent boys (i.e.: Roxas and Zexion) and himself into.
At that moment Marluxia looked up to catch Kairi's fearful and suspicious gaze. Marluxia just stared back at the girl for a few moments before turning back to the direction of Larxene and the others. 'That was weird…I've never seen Marluxia so serious…it's a bit unnerving. Whatever they were talking about…I got a bad feeling about this' Kairi thought as she swallowed thickly.
"Oh my gosh!"-"No way!"-"With HIM?"-"you've got to be kidding…" These and similar murmurs were heard from the group Larxene had created around herself.
Kairi turned towards where the squeals and giggles had come from and she furrowed her brow in curiosity. "GUYS! Come on stop that chattering! That doesn't look like warming up to me. Anyway its time to start! Come on gather near the mirrors" Ms. Gainsborough yelled o her students as she gestured over to the opposite side of the room which consisted of a mirror wall and a long bar in front of it. "It's about time…" Kairi rolled her eyes as she jogged over to her teacher with the rest of the more reluctant students.
(MEANWHILE: Block 1: Trailer 2- Theatrical literature Analysis and Criticism )
Zexion had just barely made it over to the 2nd of the four medium sized trailers parked on the Far East side of the camp property in time. Once the light bluish haired boy had regained his breath he looked up to see who else was there in the class. Zexion saw about 10 other teens in the room plus a taller slightly older woman with long black hair and dark maroon eyes sitting at a desk in the front of the trailer. He took this woman to be the instructor.
The other campers didn't seem to notice Zexion as they all talked and laughed amongst themselves. Zexion exhaled gratefully and attempted to sneak over to one of the desks in the far back row. "Hi there. You made it just in time" a kind but strong voice froze Zexion in his actions, he looked up to see the black haired woman addressing him. The woman wore a black form fitting tank top over a mid calf length billowy teal skirt and sat cross legged on the desk.
"Um…sorry. I'm Zexion" he said shortly as he gave the woman a nod. At the sound of his voice the other kids turned to see the late comer. Zexion glanced over them all and was slightly relieved to see three familiar faces: Namine, Selphie, and Riku. "Don't apologize. You weren't late…I just hate when people try to slip in al quietly and just blend into the back. There's no shyness in theater!" the woman said with a wink in Zexion's direction, which earned her a slight rumble of giggles from the other kids and a small smile from Zexion. "Yes Miss…" Zexion looked to the woman for clarification and she smiled "I'm Ms. Lockhart. Tifa Lockhart." The young woman said.
Zexion nodded at the woman and she smiled "ok, you can sit down if you'd like" she told the boy as another small ripple of laughter floated through the room. Zexion looked over at the other students and saw Selphie wave him over. Zexion sighed gratefully as he made his way over to where the three teens he's met yesterday were seated on the farthest right side. Zexion sat down in an empty desk beside Namine and behind Riku and Selphie. "Hey" Zexion said quietly in greeting as he settled in his own seat.
"How lucky, we all have 1st block together! This should be fun" Namine whispered as she turned to Zexion and gave him a smile. The stormy eyed boy nodded towards her just as Riku turned back towards him in his seat. "Hey Zexion, did you find Roxas? Sora was worried about him after the whole Axel thing" Riku asked him and Selphie turned back to join in on the conversation.
Zexion looked contemplatively at Riku as he thought about whether or not he should mention their little meeting with Larxene in the woods. He quickly cut his gaze over to Namine who was also patiently waiting for an answer. 'They seem kind of worried…maybe I shouldn't mention it. I mean it probably wasn't that big of a deal anyway…just Larxene being a jerk' Zexion thought to himself resolutely. "Yeah I found him. He was sitting under a tree not to far off. I guess he just wanted to cool off a bit…he's fine though" Zexion replied monotonously.
Namine and Selphie seemed to relax a bit more and nodded while Riku made a sort of understanding "O" motion with his mouth. "Ehem!" the loud and definitely overdone sound of a throat clearing caused the four teens to straighten up and turn to face forward in their seats. "I'm sorry to interrupt your conversation but I think we should start now, ok?" Tifa asked with a sarcastic grin. The four teens nodded and the raven haired instructor smiled approvingly as she grabbed a stack of thin paper backs from her desk.
"Ok guys. This is Play critique and analysis. So as you may have guessed we'll be reading some famous and important theatrical works over the next few weeks and then dissecting and discussing the pieces" Tifa said as she looked the classroom over. She then began to weave swiftly through the isles of desks and distribute the play booklets she cradled in her arm. "The first piece we'll be looking at is The Shadow Box" their instructor said as she handed the scripts out.
"Um…so is this about boxing?" asked a short haired boy who had previously been face down on his desk. Tifa gave him a good natured smile and nodded "no it's not about actual shadow boxing…it's actually about dealing with death and it's affect on their lives and families" Tifa said matter of factly and a few kids in the room looked a bit taken aback.
"Isn't that a bit morbid?" Namine whispered to Selphie and the brunette shrugged "I don't know it sounds kind of boring to me" the bespectacled girl whispered back. Zexion just looked at them and let a small grin quirk at his lips as he laid his head on the desk. He had read it before and despite the vague and unrevealing title he thought it was pretty interesting. "You've read it before?" Riku asked Zexion in a low whisper as he nudged the boy's chair with his foot.
Zexion turned to face Riku slightly and saw the slightly questioning look in his crystal blue eyes. He hadn't really paid attention to it before, but now that Zexion thought about it, Riku was quite the looker. He could certainly see why Sora was so enamored with him. "Huh?" Zexion inquired smartly once he realized that Riku had been waiting for a response. For the first time since yesterday Zexion saw Riku's usually cool expression slip and the taller boy rolled his eyes "never mind" he muttered with a slight smirk as he turned back to face the teacher who was apparently still talking.
Zexion just shrugged it off and turned towards one of the small windows of the trailer and watched as a nearby tree was blown by a mid morning breeze. Everything seemed pretty calm now. Zexion was even starting to forget about the little mishap in the woods with Larxene. Yup, maybe today wouldn't be as bad as he thought.
(Later Block 2: Lakeside Barn- Comedy and Improvisation workshop)
"Alright guys, we'll have a short 5 minute water break before we start our next activity!" the instructor announced as the students all chattered and began walking out of the large open theater space. Roxas wiped the sweat from his forehead as he leaned against the wall near the entrance. It was hotter than all hell outside and unfortunately for Roxas, although the barn had been cleaned and remodeled to look like a medium sized auditorium it wasn't air conditioned.
"Hey Roxas! Come with us to get some water!" Sora called out to his cousin from outside the barn. Roxas looked up at his cousin and smiled gratefully before jogging over to meet him. Once Roxas got closer he realized that Sora wasn't alone. 'Oh great, that asshole…' Roxas frowned as he saw that Sora was currently in the company of Riku and a certain grinning redhead that Roxas was trying hard to forget about right now. "What's your problem now?" Axel asked him in a frustrated mocking tone.
Sora and Riku looked over at the pissed off look Roxas was giving Axel and they both looked back at each other nervously. It wasn't as if they hadn't noticed the heated glares and thick tense silence that had passed between the two guys ever since class had started 30 minutes ago. But it was still quite uncomfortable to be caught between the deadly sparks that flew between the two hot headed youths.
"same as before; it's you" Roxas snapped coldly before turning to Sora "come on, I'm thirsty" Roxas said to the brunette before he grabbed his arm and began jogging off to the cafeteria to get a drink from the water fountain. Riku and Axel were simply left watching the retreating backs of the two relatives. Axel shook his head and scoffed "that snotty little bitch has some nerve!" he redhead griped as he clenched and unclenched his fists.
"Well you saw how mad he was earlier…he's probably still pissed about you messing with him earlier" Riku shrugged awkwardly as he and Axel began to follow after the two boys. Axel whipped his head around to gawk at Riku with effrontery and shook his head "what! You're sympathizing with that little brat? I'm the one who got frickin Chuck Norris-ed in the chest this morning!" Axel exclaimed.
Riku shook his head and sighed "I'm not taking anyone's side. I'm just saying that Roxas doesn't know you like we all do so he isn't used to your antics yet. You probably made him really uncomfortable earlier and he isn't sure how to interpret your actions" Riku said carefully as he eyed Axel from his peripheral.
Axel rolled his eyes "what antics? I told you before that I'm just an affectionate guy! There's nothing for him to interpret…I was just being nice. Obviously he isn't interested in making any new friends this lifetime. Anti-social prissy boy…" Axel grumbled as they neared the cafeteria and saw Roxas and Sora. Riku waved over to Sora and the other boy waved back as Roxas pointedly ignored them.
Axel noticed this and he narrowed his eyes at the blonde. Riku watched the exchange and rolled his eyes "Axel…stop being such a baby! Why don't you just try to explain to Roxas that you were only joking around? I'm sure he'd understand and then you guys can start over" Riku suggested as he began walking toward Sora and Roxas.
Axel just grunted in response as Riku walked over to the fountain and got a drink. Axel looked and watched as Sora pushed down hard on the fountain handle and sprayed the water in Riku's face. Riku sputtered and then began splashing water at the ever giggling Sora. Axel smiled slightly as he watched their exchange and he thought to himself that those two would be so cute together. At the same time he also felt a bit jealous that Riku and Sora both had each other. It Reminded him too much of the fact that he didn't have anyone like that to rely on and to have fun with.
Sure he had Demyx, and he wasn't complaining. But even though Demyx was his best friend he wanted something more than that and he knew that he couldn't think of Demyx in any other way than as a close friend or a brother to him. Axel had dated before but he'd never had a "real" boyfriend. Of course he'd go out with guys or hook up with them at the occasional party but he'd never gotten serious. Somehow that thought made him lonely.
Just then Axel looked over and his eyes caught a pair of startled blue ones which, after a moment, quickly darted away and narrowed angrily as a small blush hazed at his cheeks. Axel blinked in mild surprise as he caught the agitated look on Roxas' face after he had been caught staring at Axel. 'Wait…Roxas was looking at me? What the hell is that about?' Axel wondered to himself as he felt a tingle of excitement spark with in him at the thought.
"Aren't you getting any water? Class is starting up again in a minute or two" Sora asked Axel as he and the others began to walk back towards where the redhead had been standing. Axel shook his head "naw. I'm ok…let's go" he shrugged as he turned and they started walking back to the barn. As they began walking back, Riku and Sora had decided to race to the barn and they both took off running and laughing. This left Roxas and Axel walking by themselves in very uncomfortable and tense silence between them.
Roxas looked up through the corner of his eye at the taller teen beside him and got a nervous twinge in his stomach as he watched the relaxed and somewhat dazed expression the redhead wore as he walked silently beside him. It was weird but somehow Roxas felt bad…almost sick for not speaking to the redhead. 'what's with him? Why isn't he trying to yak my ear off like before? Is he giving me the silent treatment too?' Roxas wondered as he tried to study the other boy's expression covertly.
As they continued on at their slow pace Axel felt himself begin to squirm under the intense scrutiny of his walking companion. He wouldn't dare look over to see if the blonde was really staring at him but he could just feel the gaze bearing down on him. Axel felt plagued by increasing unease as they walked, until finally he couldn't take it any longer. "God damn it!" Axel grumbled impatiently as he stopped walking and turned to face a rather flabbergasted Roxas "look, I know you're mad at me for some reason or another but this cold shoulder treatment is starting to piss me off!" Axel snapped at the blonde.
Roxas looked a bit frightened at first but his fear soon switched to rage as he glared back up at the frustrated redhead. "Well maybe if you weren't such a jerk then I wouldn't be mad at you!" Roxas replied just as snippily as he crossed his arms indignantly.
"Well maybe if you didn't have that iceberg so far up your ass you could tell when someone was just joking around!" Axel shouted back at him. And then there was silence as Roxas let that last comment sink in. Was he really acting that coldly towards them before? Okay, he could admit that he might have overreacted a bit when Axel was hanging allover Demyx. Roxas let his face drop in slight guilt and frustration as he thought about it. 'But why did I overreact so much? He was obviously just kidding with me. I should be happy about that right?' Roxas couldn't shake the thought from his head.
He never usually let people get this much under his skin before, so why was Axel the exception? Axel just stood there and kind of stared at the blonde, as he looked rather confused and pensive at the moment. It was strange because Axel was sure that the blonde would have snapped back at him again or hit him or something. He was expecting that. What he wasn't expecting was the silence that followed his last statement.
And just as quickly as the redhead had lost his temper with the shorter boy he began worry after the boy hadn't spoken in a while. Axel frowned slightly and brought his hand to gently lift Roxas' chin upward so he could look at the boy's face. "Kid? Hey kid, are you okay? Did you like fall asleep standing up or something?" Axel asked the blonde as his touch caused Roxas to jump a bit and refocus his attention back on the other boy.
The first thing Roxas noticed was that Axel's thumb was slightly caressing the sensitive skin just below his bottom lip. And the next thing he noticed was how close the redhead was to him now. Roxas looked Axel in the eye and felt something flutter slightly in his stomach, as he once again felt trapped by those intense emerald eyes. Roxas felt his cheeks heat up and he jerked his face away from Axel quickly to hide his blush. "I'm fine…err…yeah I um… I'm okay," Roxas mumbled a bit shakily as he tried to slow the beating of his heart, which he hadn't realized was racing until now.
Axel gave him a confused and uneasy look as he noted the change in the boy's demeanor. And was that a blush he detected across the blonde's cheeks? Axel wasn't sure what was causing the boy to act so strangely but somehow it gave him a small surge of excitement. Perhaps it wasn't time to pull out of the race just yet.
"Look…about earlier today…" Axel started to say as he scratched his head nervously. "No, it's cool. I overreacted I guess. You were just playing around, right? It's no big deal I guess" Roxas shrugged and looked down at his shoes with seemingly great interest. Axel's eyes widened in slight surprise and he cocked an eyebrow at the blonde "wait, are you actually apologizing to me?" the redhead scoffed incredulously.
Roxas gave him a small glare "you heard me didn't you? But if you press my nerves again I wont be so nice. Okay?" Roxas replied in a dangerously calm voice and Axel grinned mischievously "I'll try but it's so hard not to mess with you when you look so damn sexy when you're angry" Axel purred suggestively as he slinked an arm around Roxas' shoulders and began to walk them back to the class.
Roxas blushed slightly and glared at the bold redhead before not so gently removing his lanky arm from his shoulder. "After all the trouble I go through to give you a second chance and you still act like a pervert! Why do I bother…"? Roxas huffed as he stormed off to the class ahead of Axel. "Ow…not only can he kick like Bruce Lee but he's got a strong grip too" Axel murmured to himself as he painfully rubbed his previously abused arm. "There is no question about it…he so wants me" Axel smirked to himself before running to catch up with Roxas.
Once the two of them got back to the class they were greeted by their very un-amused looking instructor. "Well, it's nice to see that you two love birds have finally decided to join the class…10 minutes tardy!" the black clad instructor barked as the rest of the campers looked on with sympathetic faces. "Well you know how it is teach? This little spitfire just cant keep his hands off me" Axel said with a teasing grin as he draped his arms over Roxas again, earning a blush and a bone chilling glare from the irate blonde.
The other teens around them snickered and giggled at the pair while the instructor became increasingly un-amused by Axel's antics. "Well then, since we've already chosen work partners, and since you two seem so attached to each other already, the two of you can be partners for the remainder of the summer" The instructor said in a mock sweet tone. Roxas nearly gagged when he heard the news "What!? You can't be serious! Don't pair me up with this nut job!" Roxas pleaded desperately as he did his best to pry the taller boy off of him.
However, his pleas fell on deaf ears as their instructor turned his back on the two and began to explain the activity plan for next class and what they should come prepared with. Once Roxas managed to pull away from Axel he slumped back against the barn/theater wall and sunk down to an upright fetal position as he placed his hands over his head and groaned. "Why me? Oh God, why me? This is going to be the worst summer of my life…" he groaned as he began slowly banging the back of his head against the wall.
(Meanwhile: In The Design and Production Workshop)
"Okay, how is that?" Demyx asked the blonde haired design teacher as he finished up his 2nd set rendering. For the first half of class Demyx and the other 11 campers read The Importance of Being Ernest and then they were instructed to design a set for two scenes of their choice from the play. Demyx had been working rather diligently at his assignment since he wasn't really good friends with anyone in the class and now he just needed the approval of his 2nd rendering and he was free to start cleaning up his station.
The teacher gave the rendering an appraising look before looking back at the scene synopsis Demyx had wrote to explain the scene he chose and why. Demyx swallowed hard as his teacher studied the rendering again. In fact he was becoming quite nervous about the whole ordeal. "Hmm…it looks pretty good Demyx. Next time make sure you use a straight edge for all your lines and remember to erase any mistakes fully, okay?" the man said to him with a small smile.
Demyx nodded vigorously "yes sir Mr. Luxord, sir!" he piped up with a cheery grin. The teacher just shook his head at the overly excitable blonde and went on to check on another student. As he left Demyx let out a sigh of relief and slumped back into his swivel chair "thank God…" he murmured to himself. He looked up at the clock on the wall and saw that it was only 10 minutes until lunch and then he'd get to talk to his friends about their first classes.
He smiled as he thought of his friends all laughing and talking like they usually did at free time. He loved hanging out with his friends, they were all so fun and they always made meal times interesting. Especially Zexion. He was new to their group but he seemed to fit in quite well despite his quiet nature. In fact Demyx liked his calm persona; he thought it made the slate haired thespian seem more mysterious. Especially with those stormy blue/gray eyes that seemed to lure you in and yet at the same time seemed impenetrable.
Demyx began to blush despite himself as he thought about the petite boy. It was sort of silly but Demyx couldn't stop thinking about him ever since that incident at breakfast. Demyx didn't try to deny to himself that he was beginning to get a crush on Zexion; he wasn't as dense as Riku or Sora in that department. But he knew that the odds were that it would be a crush and nothing more. Zexion just didn't seem especially interested in any one person, boy or girl. And Demyx wasn't sure whether he even likes boys.
'Either way he'd probably never want to date somebody as lazy and ditzy as me…'Demyx though with a slight pout. "Hey Dem, what's the matter?" a young girl with short black hair asked him as she came up to his work desk and leaned on it. Demyx snapped out of his gloomy day dreams and looked up at the girl with a large grin "nothing much. Did you just get here Yuffie?" the blonde asked as the girl sat on the desk swinging her les over the side.
She shrugged "We finished early in voice class so I came here to see if Cloud was around" she replied chirpily as she looked around the workroom. Demyx nodded "oh okay. Hmm…I haven't seen Cloud today. Maybe he switched with someone" Demyx shrugged apologetically. Yuffie pouted for a moment and then huffed slightly "aww that sucks! Cloud was supposed to let me borrow that Shop Boyz CD he had…oh poo!" Yuffie whined.
Demyx gave a quizzical look "the Shop Boyz?" he asked deadpan and Yuffie just shrugged "Don't ask" she replied shortly and Demyx just nodded and went back to shuffling his papers together. Suddenly Yuffie gasped and turned to Demyx excitedly "oh my gosh! Demyx I almost forgot, I heard the absolute juiciest bit of gossip this morning!" the raven-haired girl giggled in a low voice.
Demyx smirked wickedly and leaned in closer as well "oooooh! You have to tell me. What is it? What is it?" he whispered impatiently as he watched Yuffie grin ear to ear. Yuffie let him hang a few seconds and Demyx whimpered pitifully and she finally decided to put him out of his misery.
"Okay. Okay. So, I was in dance this morning and a certain reliable source told me they saw a certain blonde haired newbie totally creeping around in the woods before first mod! And guess who?" Yuffie asked playfully. Demyx shook his head and Yuffie's smile grew "why none other than the new kid. You know Sora's totally hot but seriously frigid cousin? He was in the woods fooling around with someone totally unexpected!" Yuffie nearly squealed with wicked delight.
Demyx's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets at the news. Roxas was messing around with some random person when we went off this morning? Demyx hadn't thought that Sora's cousin would do something so slutty; it couldn't be true. And what would Axel do if he found out? Sure they weren't dating but Demyx had known Axel long enough to tell when he was falling for someone. The redhead would be crushed. Millions of thoughts ran through Demyx's head until he finally remembered that Yuffie hadn't finished her story.
"Who was he with? Did the person get a look at whomever Roxas was hooking up with? Is it someone I would know?" Demyx asked urgently as he looked at Yuffie like a puppy waiting for a treat. Yuffie looked around quickly to make sure no one was eavesdropping and then she motioned for Demyx to come closer. As soon as the blonde did, Yuffie lowered her lips to his ear and whispered something to Demyx that nearly made his heart stop.
Just then the buzzer rang and all the campers got up and started making their way to lunch, including Yuffie. But Demyx just sat there frozen stiff with shock as he felt hi smile instantly evaporate and a dark chill ran up his spine. Finally Demyx managed to stand and leave the workshop but he could barely walk straight as he felt the blood leave his face and his head became light and dizzy.
He couldn't believe it. It had to be a joke. But why would Yuffie joke about something like that? No, he couldn't allow himself to think it was true…. it didn't make sense. But no matter how much he tried to deny it every time Demyx thought of what Yuffie had whispered to him he felt tears sting the backs of his eyes.
Yuffie lowered her lips to Demyx's ear and whispered to him, "It's absolutely scandalous! Roxas was totally hooking up with that weird emo kid, Zexion, in the woods this morning!"
A/N: Ok, finally I found a way to hook up my jump drive to my aunt's laptop so I can start updating now! Yay! I hope you guys liked it. As you can see the drama is building and pretty soon we'll start getting into a little romance and of course more crazy camp antics and more Larxene being a jealous ho. Haha I love Larxene so much, she's so sadistic! Please don't forget to REVIEW! REVIEW! REVIEW! Thanks!