Chapter four. Wonderful freakiness with wonderful characters.

Pandemonium Ensues

Chapter 4

Chaos, Disaster

(AkuRoku, hints of XemnasSaix)

Larxene paused, hand poised at a door, and tilted her head. Behind her, Roxas and Demyx stared. Slowly, she shook her head. "Nah... That's nothing..." she muttered to herself, knocking once on the door.

Roxas and Demyx enchanged a look as the door swung open.

Larxene grinned and flicked her wrist, sending a kunai straight into one eye of the member who had opened the door.

"Ah!"

A single bullet shot the kunai, sending the kunai - and itself - back to Larxene, who promptly caught the knife and ducked. There was a scream from behind as the bullet slammed into Demyx, and Larxene snickered.

"What the hell are you trying to do, woman? Take out my other eye?"

Larxene nodded. "Yeah. But, since you ruined that, mind joining me and the idiots to find the members who didn't eat red velvet cake?"

Xigbar cocked one eyebrow. "And why would I care who ate what cake?"

"Because Demyx is an idiot and poisoned the cake and now people are going gay everywhere and - Holy shit! I spotted Axel! Hide me!" Roxas squeaked, ducking behind Xigbar.

Just like he had said, Axel sauntered up and looked around. "Huh... Where'd Roxy go?" he asked Larxene. "I know I saw him..."

Larxene shook her head. "I wouldn't know," she replied, putting on an innocent smile. "Why?"

Axel grinned. "Aw, we're playing chase!" he said. "Roxy's just playing it a bit too seriously. Honestly... That boy... Can't even play with him anymore."

"Whyever is he playing to seriously?" Larxene asked, her eyes widening in "surprise".

Axel shrugged. "That's just it! I have no idea!" he said, scratching his head. "You think he's playing hard to get with me?"

Larxene shook her head, restraining a grin. "Noooo... Roxas would never do that! Why, just a few seconds ago, he confessed his love for you!" she said enthusically.

The obvious look of relief and happiness that sprung up in Axel's eyes nearly mad her laugh. Nearly. The giddy grin that spread across his face and the almost girlish squeal he emitted did it.

"Holy hell, Axel!" Larxene said, leaning against the wall in laughter. "What the fuck happened to you?"

Axel's grin widened. "Aw, Roxy..." he said to himself. "I knew it... I knew it!"

At this point, Demyx was giggling and Xigbar was trying very hard not to double over in laughter. Then he remembered the shaking teen behind him and fell to the floor, rolling in laughter. Axel spotted Roxas, and - if it was possible - his grin grew larger. He let out a squeal of joy and jumped, catching Roxas around the neck and tackling him to the ground in a bearhug.

"Axel!" Roxas gasped, trying to squirm out from underneath Axel. "Get off!"

Axel however ignored him and continued squeezing the younger member, muttering random things in the happiest tone of voice he could. "Oh, Roxy," Axel breathed, releasing Roxas and pushing himself up on his elbows. "I knew it..."

Roxas gulped and concentrated, allowing a portal to open up underneath him and take him away. Axel blinked, stared into the portal, then yelled "Roxy!" and jumped in after him.

- - - - -

As the toilet flushed, Marluxia pulled himself up and leaned against the wall. He held his shaking hands in front of him and pondered briefly what he should do know. The smart thing to do would be to treat himself to a drink and try to forget that...that had ever happened.

Of course, it was kind of hard to forget about a man nearly twenty years older than him doing...that.

Marluxia had mentally decided he would know refer to what Vexen had done as...that.

He shuddered, then jumped as something in his room crashed. He eyed the door leading from the bathroom to the bedroom and then dived across his bathroom floor, slamming the door fully closed just as whoever it was tried to push it fully open.

"Marluxia?"

Marluxia sighed, his shoulders sagging in relief. That voice did not belong to Vexen. "...Yes?" he asked, frowning at the shaky sound of his voice.

"Marluxia, why can I not get through this door?"

"What are you doing in my room anyway?"

"I wanted to ask you something. Now let me in."

Marluxia moved, leaning against the wall next the door in a sitting position. The door swung open and Xemnas stepped inside, leaning against the doorframe. "What did you want to ask me?" Marluxia muttered. He wished that annoying shaking tone would go away. It made him sound as if he was about to cry.

Xemnas looked down at him. "Hmm? What happened to you? You sound...odd..."

"Nothing!" Marluxia said hurriedly, flipping his hood up to hide the redness now shooting across his face. "Nothing at all..."

Xemnas raised his eyebrows and smirked. "I take it that you do not want to talk about what happened. Is that right?" Marluxia muttered something under his breath. The only thing Xemnas caught was 'that'. He shrugged it off and squatted next to Marluxia. "So... my dear number eleven, have you seen Saix anywhere?"

Marluxia stiffened. Xemnas wanted to see Saix... He hoped dearly that this had nothing to do with that. "...N-No... I haven't sir..." he murmured, now wishing Xemnas would go away and leave him alone.

Xemnas sighed and shook his head, lying a hand on Marluxia's shoulder. Marluxia's shaking shoulder. "Now, Marluxia, we do not-" He stopped, noticing the shivers and shudders going through Marluxia. "What is wrong with you?"

"Nothing!" Marluxia screeched, scrambling away from Xemnas and staggering to his feet. "Nothing at all, dammit! Leave me the hell alone!"

Xemnas stood, staring at Marluxia. "Number eleven-"

"I won't tell you what he did!" Marluxia shrieked, vanishing.

Xemnas blinked. "That was odd... All I wanted to know was if he had seen Saix." He shook his head and walked back out of Marluxia's room, kicking aside the remains of a flower shaped statue. "Hmm... Saix owes me for pointing the way to Axel... I wonder if he'll enjoy some whipped cream..."

Cough. Cough.

Interpret what Xemnas said in any way you wish. Hell, he's Xemnas for fuck's sake. He can be sick and twisted or sweet and romantic. Cheer.

Anyway, Marlu-kun's still mad at me... for doing that to him. And now he's going to be mad at me for protraying him that way.