Chapter 3
Makeover
Larxene paced around her room within The Castle That Never Was, she was anxious, she was paranoid, and most of all she was panicking. She told Marluxia to meet her up in her room at about 4:00 PM, it was already 5:00 PM! The Savage Nymph twiddled her fingers as she kept walking in a straight line, back and forth. Where the hell could he be?! This is way more important than his goddamn flowers! With a gloved hand, Larxene slicked her hair back, trying to maintain her patience. Yesterday had been quite an interesting day for the sadist, however she was thrown a curve ball when Luxord asked her out on a date. She told herself she'd play the cool domineering female, but right now she was as jittery as a jelly bean. Larxene had NEVER been on a date before, she didn't know how one worked, she didn't know what to wear, she didn't know who to act... The girl was freaking out at her current situation, she had only TWO hours to get ready. What was she going to do?
She didn't understand why she even said yes to the gambler, why would she put herself in such an absurd position? Larxene never responded to kindness, why was she doing so now? Was she becoming soft? Has this 'vacation' screwed up her brain more than she thought it did? Despite the madness Larxene really wanted to make a good impression toward the Gambler of Fate, she didn't know why. That's what girls did on dates right? 'Impress'? It was confusing yet all clear at the same time! She needed help, she could NOT go through this alone; she needed Marluxia. The person she allowed herself to get close to was none other than The Graceful Assasin. Although it sounded corny, they were best friends; she would share everything with him and vise versa. They were together till the end! He was the only person she could trust in this world of dishonesty. She continued to pace wildly, trying to contain the overwhelming electricity mounting inside her. "Marluxia, out of all the days to NOT show up..." Suddenly a portal of rose petals spiraled within Larxene's room, revealing the pink haired man at last. "Marluxia! Where the fuck have you been!?!" screamed the sadist, her eyes dancing with anxiety.
"Whoa, can we adjust the attitude please?" he said, flipping his hair. A couple of rose petals forming from the action; "Sorry I'm late, I was finishing up planting a couple pots of roses back at Castle Oblivion. It took me longer than expected.." "This is more important! I need your help! NOW!" Marluxia raised an eyebrow in curiosity at the sadist; this frantic tone of voice did not suit her. "What is the matter with you? Your acting like an idiot." he said crossing his arms, his mouth formed a frown as he looked upon the shakened girl. "What do you mean, what's the matter with me!? I'm not the one who sh-" "Calm down." Marluxia's voice was stern now, he looked at Larxene with unmerciful eyes. "Now calmly explain why your acting like that bubble brained Keyblader? Is this a game of charades or something?" "Marluxia..." Larxene's voice lowered in volume, the girl just let all her frustration sink to the floor. "Last night...Luxord..." "Ugh, that game was so rigged." stated Marluxia rolling his eyes. "I bet he made it so that you would win, I could tell he was crushing on you. What a pervert..." Larxene's eyes widened at the Assasin's statement as she suddenly dropped to the floor.
"Larxene?" "I-Is it that obvious...?" she asked, looking down at the floor with conflicted eyes. "Eh?" Marluxia placed a finger on his chin, putting all the broken pieces together. "Wait, what's going on between you and Luxord?" he asked, kneeling down beside the sadist. "After I won the game...He...He..." "Yes, yes...He what?" hastily asked Marluxia, his eyes flickering with interest. "He asked me on a date!!!" she yelled. The pink haired man blinked his eyes; "He asked you out on a date?" "Yes! Okay!? He asked me out on the date!" Marluxia grabbed the girl's arm and lifted her up to her feet. "Do you like Luxord?" he stated bluntly. Larxene looked at him blankly; that's the question! She didn't know if she liked him or not..."I-I don't kn-" "Do you LIKE him?" asked Marluxia again, his voice was like a sharp arrow that just ran right through the girls chest. "Yes..." she said, looking down at the floor in shame. She did like him, she was interested, she was attracted...But that wasn't like her, she was a sadist! It was all about pain! There was no pain without pleasure...
"Well then you better get ready, because if you go out looking like THAT..." Marluxia shook his head, examining the Savage Nymph. Sure, the Organization cloak and the antennae hair did the trick most of the time...But this was different...This was a D-A-T-E...She was in a completley different league now... Marluxia looked at a mounted clock on the wall; there was simply no time. "Litsen, I'm going to give you a crash course on 'dating'." Larxene looked at him with puzzled eyes; "O-Okay..." "Do not kiss him. This is a must, you must not kiss Luxord on this date. The first kiss is usually reserved for the second date, understand?" Larxene nodded her head, she had no choice but to litsen to the Assasin. "Be charming and graceful, do NOT torture animals and do NOT make fun of people or laugh obnoxiously." Larxene glared at the pink haired man; what was she supposed to do? Revamp her whole personality for just one lousy date? "Be in control. You must always be in control." Well I could've told you that one... "And the most important rule of all...Is to be yourself."
"Be myself? What is this, Chicken Soup of the Emo Kid?" "I'm serious Larxene, if you like Luxord you have to charm him with one, your looks, two, your brains, and three, your personality." Marluxia counted the three with his fingers, pointing all three of them at the sadist. "How do you know all this stuff anyway?" she asked. "Since vacation started I've watched a lot of television latley. You actually can learn quite a few things after watching a couple episodes of General Hospital." Larxene rolled her eyes; she knew this stuff was stupid, not to mention embarassing...But she trusted Marluxia, even though she didn't really show it most of the time. he was really there for her... "Hey, Marluxia...I just wanna say t-" "You don't have too, I know how much it hurts to say that phrase." he said with a grin. Larxene smiled back, happy she had someone to help her through this ordeal. "Okay, now we have to get you to a hair salon, and then a clothing store...I'm sure we can find a nice dress for you to wear..." "WHAT!?!" Larxene stumbled backwords at Marluxia's last sentence. The Assasin looked at her with confused eyes; "Did I say something wrong?" "There is no way in hell I'm wearing a dress!" "Oh really? Would you like Luxord to see you wearing the same thing, with the same hairstyle? He's going to think your a hobo!" "Fine let's go!"
Marluxia was totally fine with Larxene's date with Luxord, he didn't really care. He was after all the sadist's friend, it was his job to support her in her endeavors. Although Marluxia wasn't keen on the whole 'love' thing, he was still capable of showing compassion once and awhile. He just showed it to one person, and that was the Savage Nymph. To everyone else he just came off as cruel and cold; he didn't really care what others thought of him. The Assasin dosn't know why he acts so snobby around people, it was just his character. Besides that, the man was an expert on beauty; his whole life surrounds around the word 'beautiful'. He knew he'd be able to make Larxene as geaceful as a red rose, it'd be his toughest challenge yet! For you see, Larxene wasn't into the beauty scene, which was going to make the next two hours extremely difficult. "Okay lets go, we have no time to waste. When are you going to meet him, and where?" "On the beach at Destiny Islands, at 7:00 PM." "Move it or loose it!" Snapping his fingers a dark portal was opened in front of the pair. "Now let's go." Larxene nodded as the two ventured into the darkness. The sadist was a ittle hesitant at first, but she placed it all in the hands of Marluxia. Hopefully I don't come out as a complete wreck...