Title: I Do Unto You - Chapter Three - Proof of Loyalty

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Vexen kissed Marluxia passionately as they came through to the other side of the portal, smiling at the slightly surprised expression on his partner's face as they came into the with their tongues already down each others throats.

Marluxia ran his fingers through Vexen's hair as they kissed, from time to time he'd let out a small moan.

Marluxia pulled out of the kiss and ran his hand down Vexen's body and held his hand, then lead him to the bed.

Vexen smiled slightly, knowing he had one extra thing left he wanted to surprise Marluxia with... something a little more to his partner's liking.

Marluxia laid on his bed, pulling Vexen on top of him. "Well then, Vexen, what's next?" Marluxia asked, licking Vexen on the cheek.

"Close your eyes..." Vexen whispered as he brushed his fingertips over

Marluxia's eyes to close them softly.

Marluxia closed his eyes under Vexen's fingers and smiled, licking his lips a little.

Vexen smiled as well, taking a strip of silk from his pocket and gently lifting Marluxia's head, placing it over his eyes and tying it not too tightly. "Have you ever heard of 'Sensation Play', Marluxia?... Blindfolding restricts your senses, taking away your sight causes various other senses to increase, therefore simple touch will be enhanced, causing pleasurable experiences to be much more enjoyable." Vexen explained, then ran his tongue lightly across Marluxia's lips.

Marluxia smiled, thinking about what Vexen was going to do to him. "No, I haven't, but it sounds like I'm going to enjoy it." Marluxia said, tilting his head a little.

Vexen ran his fingers down the nape of Marluxia's neck, trailing his tongue down his lips and chin, then licking his neck around the edge of the collar, earning a few gasps from his submissive partner.

Marluxia moaned softly as Vexen licked his way down him. "Mmm..Vexen..."

Vexen's hand turned a bit cold, but not too much as he slid it down Marluxia's torso and stomach. His fingertips lingered near Marluxia's groin, lightly brushing against his crotch with his cold touch.

Marluxia let out a loud gasp, grabbing his sheets as he felt Vexen's cold fingers on his crotch. "Oh...Oh god..." Marluxia gasped.

Vexen's cold hand was joined by his warmer one, both of them stroking Marluxia gently at the same time, warm and cold on either side of his groin.

Marluxia sighed feeling Vexen's warm hand on his groin.

Vexen teased Marluxia between warm and cold touches, watching him shiver slighty at the cooler ones, then grow harder as the warmer one touched him. Vexen smiled, the softer side of him enjoyed causing his partner pleasurable torture rather than outright pain causing pleasure.

Marluxia softly bit his bottom lip. "Oh Vexen, you tease...oh yes." Marluxia sighed, lifting and lowing his lower body.

Vexen moaned softly as he watched Marluxia moving in such an arousing manner... he wanted it, he loved what was being done to him, and that alone was enough to make Vexen hard himself. It was a form of superiority over the Graceful Assassin, he could make Marluxia give his body up to him, allowing him to do as he pleased.

Marluixa laughed a little in enjoyment. "Mmm...Vexen...I love it...when you...tease..." Marluxia signed, running one of his hands down to his groin and stroking it himself.

Vexen gasped a little, unable to control his arousal as he watched Marluxia touching himself. This like this really boosted his ego, knowing he could make his partner so hot like that. He began to breath heavily, though it seemed his thoughts couldn't possibly get any naughtier... they did.

Marluxia moaned as he continued to play with himself. "Oh...Vexen...remind me...to do this...to you...when I'm...next in ...control..."

Vexen hissed in excitement, trying to calm himself as his hormones began raging. Wanting... needing... so badly to please Marluxia, to hear his breathless whispers and moaning. "Oh... god..." Vexen softly muttered to himself.

Marluxia bit his lip a bit harder, making it bleed a little as he felt himself cum slowly over his hand and Vexen's.

Vexen eyed Marluxia's groin hungrily, licking up his cum slowly. He tasted... so... sweet... like the nectar of a flower.

Marluxia gasped as he felt Vexen licking him. "Mmmm...Yes...Oh god...Vexen..." Marluxia gasped.

Vexen sighed softly, almost moaning as he savored the sweet flavor of his lover. He continued to lick him gently, forcing more cum out of him.

Marluxia lifted his lower body up closer to Vexen, he then went to pull the blindfold off, but then stopped remembering that Vexen had said having it on would make things more enjoyable.

Yes, the blindfold... quite possibly the reason why Marluxia was writhing so much, a moaning mess sprawled out on the bed, desperate for touch. Vexen kept this in mind as he took Marluxia's length into his mouth.

Marluxia put both hands on the back off Vexen's head and screamed with joy.

Vexen moved a hand down, beginning to roughly massage the inside of Marluxia's thigh. Since he was so close to full orgasm, massaging his thigh was sure to hit a sensitive spot and force him to cum much harder.

Marluxia grabbed Vexen's hair and then let go of it, he did this a few time. He then felt more cum coming out of him, making him gasp with joy.

Vexen enjoyed Marluxia's orgasmic bliss greatly. Feeling his legs shaking... his body shivering... his fingers gripping at his hair desperately.

Marluxia could feel himself crying with joy. "Ha..ha..Vexen...do you like that...?" Marluxia asked breathlessly.

Vexen felt almost as if he was about to cum himself as he began sucking Marluxia harder, trying to force him into full orgasm. He couldn't catch his breath, but he didn't care, he just wanted to make Marluxia scream his name in pleasure.

Marluxia raised his head then let it drop back onto the bed. "VEXEN!...YES, VEXEN!" Marluxia screamed in pleasure, cumming at full force now.

Vexen was panting breathlessly after pulling away. He felt light headed and faint as he had also cum with Marluxia. He crawled up Marluxia's body slowly, pulling away the blindfold to see the tears running down his lovers face as he cried out in pleasure. Vexen softly kissed him as best he could before laying his head on his chest tiredly, obviously worn out by the session they had just went through together. "Marluxia... you are so... fucking hot..." He whispered with a satisfied smile as he lay there still panting.

Marluxia wrapped his arms and legs around Vexen and tried to open his eyes, but the light was too much for him at the time. "And you're...so fucking...cold Vexen." He whispered.

Vexen slowly pulled himself up closer to his partner somewhat, holding Marluxia to him, cuddling his head to his chest to keep the light from hurting his eyes. "...it's funny... this is a side of you I never knew, Marly..." He laughed slightly.

Marluxia opened his eyes and smiled. He licked Vexen's chest then rested his head on it. "I never knew...you had this side to you either...Vixen." He said laughing a little as well.

Vexen ran his fingers through Marluxia's mass of fluffy hair, kissing his forehead and softly sighing. "You know... I might never stop hurting you, Marluxia. There's a possibility that I've become addicted to doing these things to you. A part of me wants to pleasure you, but a part of me also wants to hurt you for my own personal pleasure." Vexen told him sadly.

Marluxia's eyes widened at what Vexen had told him and pushed away from Vexen. "Wha-what!?..." Marluxia asked looking into Vexen's eyes as his own filled with fear.

"I... I'm sorry... I suppose the only way to explain is that..." Vexen sighed, knowing he would have to remember all the things that had ever been done to him to make him this way. "After being tormented, humiliated, tortured, scolded, insulted, degraded... you've traumatized me, Marluxia. Though you ask for forgiveness now, it'll never change the way I feel inside now. Most children who are abused grow up to abuse others... I guess I'm no better." Vexen looked away from Marluxia, ashamed of himself. "No matter how much I love you, I have an urge to hurt you as well."

Marluxia laid down away from Vexen and curled up in to a ball, holding his knees to his chest. "I wish I could go back now...and stop all the pain I caused you..." Marluxia whispered, closing his eyes.

Vexen almost wanted to cry, realizing the vicious cycle this would become. Marluxia hurt him, Vexen hurt Marluxia, and then the crossroad... either Marluxia would abuse another after he had been abused himself, or Vexen would find someone else to hurt just to stop himself from hurting the one he loved. Either way, whoever would be hurt next would continue the cycle by hurting someone else and then so on. Vexen was scared that he wouldn't be able to control himself now that he had a sample of the satisfaction inflicting pain could bring him. It was... very addictive.

Marluxia opened his eyes and looked up at Vexen, the fear in his eyes had died down "So, what now?" He asked sitting up.

Vexen remained silent, wasn't sure what to say now. "I... don't know." For once he was actually at a loss of thought, too confused about himself to understand anything else around him anymore.

Vexen looked at Marluxia, a single tear falling down his cheek. He knew he would hurt him if he stayed around him. "I'm so sorry..." He kissed Marluxia and quickly disappeared through a portal, not allowing his partner to follow

for his own protection.

Marluxia sat on his bed alone, feeling guilty about how he made Vexen the way he was now. He got up and got dressed and sat back on his bed. "What have I done?..." Marluxia asked himself.

Vexen did not return in a few days... not to Castle Oblivion, and most definitely not to Marluxia. He kept himself locked up in his lab like a madman afraid of the world, fearing an alter-ego that would take over and hurt the ones he loved.

Marluxia was really getting worried now, because he hadn't seen Vexen for a few days. The only way he could keep himself from going mad was doing some gardening, but it didn't feel the same anymore, not now that he was worried about Vexen so much.

Vexen sat in the dark, cold surroundings of his lab. The blade of a scalpel shining softly in the dark as he began to drag it across his wrist. He wasn't the same as before, sitting in the corner giggling to himself as he coated the clean blade in his blood, sinking it into his flesh. He was not completely crazy, but this was only way he could satisfy his craving to hurt. He believed he deserved the punishment now as he couldn't punish the only he truly craved to hurt.

Marluxia was really worried now, all he could do was walk around Castle Oblivion and from time to time hitting things around him. "VEXEN, WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU!" Marluxia shouted, wanting Vexen with him so much.

Vexen licked up the blood trailing down his arm. But this only reminded him of how sweet Marluxia's blood was... how he screamed so good when he was whipped until bleeding. Vexen wasn't happy with just his own blood, he wanted that sweet, warm blood he had once spilt from the Graceful Assassin. Only half he sanity was still in control at this time, telling him not to go, but the other half was already opening a portal to Castle Oblivion... to search for his victim.

Marluxia was really frustrated now as he ran around Castle Oblivion screaming Vexen's name. After awhile he feel to his knees, tired from running. "Vexen, please...just come to me." Marluxia whispered.

"Hmm... you miss me?" Vexen smiled down at the botanist who had just feel at his feet as he stepped through the portal. His tone was strange, quite sinister and cold. He bent down and lifted Marluxia's chin, looking into his eyes curiously with dark desire, then letting go. "You shouldn't call on someone who is capable of doing this to themselves..." Vexen pulled up a sleeve, showing his cut wrists. "...You never know how far they'll go with you." He warned him, though sounding as if he really didn't care.

Marluxia looked at the blood on Vexen, this made him feel even more guilty than before. "Vexen...I'm so sorry...I'm sorry, I made you do this." Marluxia said crying, holding his arms up to hug Vexen.

Vexen stared at him without emotion, not caring for him or his apology. "If you were truly sorry... you would prove it to me." He turned away. "If you loved me, you would do anything for me just to show it." He paused, a part of him screaming inside not to say it, but the other part wanting to badly to laugh at the pitiful form of Marluxia before him. Vexen turned back to face him, looking straight into his eyes with a dead serious expression. "Would you die for me?" He asked coldly, almost as if he expected Marluxia to throw his life away for him.

Marluxia slowly got up and looked Vexen right in the eyes. "Yes, I would... That's why I asked you to hurt me before." Marluxia replied showing no emotions as he knew his life was going to come to an end.

Vexen slowly smiled, knowing he could easily make Marluxia do anything he wished. "Then prove it... you know what I want." He stepped closer, caressing Marluxia's neck softly. "Tell me, what will you do to show me your loyalty?"

Marluxia didn't tell him verbally, but he did tell him by taking Vexen's hands and moving them up to his neck. "Kill me, Vexen..." Marluxia said closing his eyes as he felt Vexen's hands around his neck.

Vexen held his neck lightly, not enough to hurt, just to feel his pulse. The feeling of power, being able to hold Marluxia's life in his hands like this... so weak, so easily ended. He licked his lips, enjoying the moment as he knew Marluxia was expecting to die.

Marluxia waited for Vexen to kill him, but all he felt was his hands lightly around his neck. He then slowly opened his eyes to look at the one who was about to kill him. "Why are you waiting, Vexen?" Marluxia asked.

Vexen smiled. "I want to know... why are you so willing to sacrifice yourself to me?" He asked, quite curious and amused as Marluxia so easily given up to him something so precious.

Marluxia smiled a little and felt a tear run down his cheek. "Because I love you, Vexen...And I'm sorry for what I've done to you...That's why." Marluxia replied, putting his hands over Vexen's and making his grip tighter.

Vexen's face went blank for a minute, feeling almost as if he were about to cry as well. All he ever wanted was to love and be loved, but now he was about to destroy the one thing he wanted for so long. He could've swore, if he had a heart, he'd be dying inside right now... but he didn't have one, and thats what changed everything. He tightened his grip on Marluxia neck slowly.

Marluxia started to breath slower, tears were running freely down his cheeks and even though he was being killed, he was smiling.

Vexen pushed Marluxia against a wall, holding his neck tightly, watching as Marluxia's breathing began to slow. Yet even now, as he was dying, Marluxia was smiling. Vexen couldn't help but to feel the smallest guilt inside as a tear ran down his cheek. Part of him wondering why he was beginning to cry as another part of him screamed for him to let go of Marluxia.

Marluxia closed his eyes again, still crying and still smiling. "Vex...en...I...love...y..ou" Marluxia gasped as he wanted Vexen to hear him say those words before he died.

Vexen bit his own lip until bled, trying so hard not to cry, but it was impossible not to as he watched Marluxia's life fading rapidly. He knew he could so easily just let go and Marluxia would be free, but he didn't, he just squeezed tighter. Vexen leaned in, softly kissing Marluxia one last time as they both cried together. "I love you, too... Marluxia." He whispered softly, his voice was cracking as he choked back a few tears. "Goodbye..."

Marluxia opened his eyes one last time, he was no longer smiling, nor crying. When he closed his eyes again he became lifeless as he died by the hands of the one he loved.

Vexen loosened his grip slowly. The sight of Marluxia's lifeless body brought him back to his senses, and he soon realized what he had done after letting go. The part of him that was screaming inside had finally found it's way out, but it was obviously too late to do anything... Marluxia's body was limp and lifeless, no longer breathing.

He slowly laid the Graceful Assassin's motionless body onto the floor, cradling him in his arms gently. Vexen wanted to bend him to his will, to keep on bending and bending... until the stem eventually just broke and the flower had died. Now all that was left was the body of a wilted rose.

Vexen sat there silently in disbelief that he was smiling even now, tears streaming down his face, softly sobbing, yet slightly smiling, laughing in an awkward manner that most would identify as a homicidal maniac who had just escaped from a mental hospital, claiming the life of his first victim in a long time. But he had to admit, the strangling of Marluxia's life was most satisfying. Though he loved the botanist deeply, it wasn't enough to overcome the hate he still held for him from past trauma, he could not bring himself to forgive Marluxia until Marluxia had proven that he was truly sorry by offering the ultimate sacrifice, which Vexen had gladly accepted. But now that he had forgiven the Graceful Assassin, the guilt was the only thing left for him to focus on... now that Marluxia had proved that he had truly changed, Vexen felt bad for not believing, and asking him to show him by giving up something so precious.

Vexen now believed that he deserved punishment as well.

If Marluxia was to die for the things he had done to Vexen,

then surely Vexen should also die for the things he had done to Marluxia.

Ironically, fate had already planned this out just perfectly.

Vexen couldn't help but laugh as he felt a sharp pain in his back,

knowing very well what had happened before he even turned to look.

"...Axel..." He spat blood as he acknowledged his executioner.

"And here I thought that betraying the Organization was my idea...

Looks like you guys already started without me." Axel pulled the chakram out of Vexen's back suddenly, earning a gasp and more blood to spill.

It was a bit funny, this was exactly what Vexen had hoped would happen...

He wished he could pay for killing Marluxia, and this was perfect.

"...Th-thank you..." Vexen thanked him, still smiling because of the irony of it all, but he was happy.

If there was a heaven or hell for Nobodies after they died...

Maybe Marluxia would be there waiting...

This was Vexen's final wish as his vision faded to black,

the second stab of the chakram claiming his life.

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