Chapter 5
A Night To Remember
"The festival was quite colorful, at the end of the night they had a fireworks show above the Imperial Palace. Land of the Dragons really is a marvelous place." explained Luxord, taking a sip from his wine. Larxene had finally decided to open up to the Gambler; sure she acted like a bitch in the beginning of the date...But now she was willing to litsen and get to know the man before her. It turned out she was actually having a lot of fun! She never thought that Luxord would actually be interesting to talk to, it blew the sadist's mind away! "Sure sounds charming." she said. "Would you like to go there sometime? They have beautiful snow capped mountains. The scenery is just delightful." "Why I'd love to go." Larxene raised her glass and took another sip of her wine. The Nymph was content with herself, despite the fact she was acting completely out of character. If anybody from the Organization finds her here, she'd be humiliated beyond beleif. But she doubted that would happen; who would come to Destiny islands to have a late dinner anyway? She was totally safe...
"We could go there next week if you like..." "That sounds good to me." she replied. Luxord was in control of the conversation, but the sadist didn't care; Marluxia's voice slowly vanished as she indulged herself in the evening. It was at that moment Tidus crossed the candelit room toward their table; he set up a stool, placing a silver tray of food ontop of it. "Okay, your order is ready." Tidus began unloading the two steaming dishes; he palced one plate in front of Luxord, and then the other in front of Larxene. Folding up the stool, Tidus bowed to the pair respectfully; "Enjoy!" The sadist just looked down at her food, her eye began to twitch at the tangled pile of spaghetti before her. "What the hell is this?" Tidus, who had already began walking away stopped in his tracks at Larxene's voice. The dirty blonde haired boy turned around, giving the woman a puzzled expression. "Umm...It's your order?" "I did NOT ask for spaghetti!" Tidus looked around, guests began to look oddly at the scene; Oh, your kidding me... "I specifically asked for lobster ravioli! Are you freakin deaf!?" If there is one thing Larxene hated most in life, it was bad food service.
"Ummmm...I'm sorry, let me take that back to the kitchen..." Tidus felt a drop of sweat slip down his forehead. He felt embarassed as he took the Nymph's plate of spaghetti; "What a hag..." he muttered while walking back to the kitchen. "Excuse me, boy." Tidus closed his eyes, trying to maintain his patience; he had just about enough of this couple. "Yes, sir?" Luxord stood from his seat and calmly walked toward the boy; "Did you just call my date a 'hag'?" Tidus' eye widened, he looked down at the plate of spaghetti; Oh crap... "First off all you gave her the wrong order, and then you insult her? I don't think spaghetti came with a side order of discourtesy." Tidus couldn't really say anything; according to his manager the customer was ALWAYS right. If he argued with the man any longer he would certainly loose his job. "I-I'm sorry..." Larxene just blinked as she looked at Luxord handle the situation. So suave, so smooth, so classy... Why is he defending me? I could've handled the brat myself... However Larxene didn't hear Tidus' insult, so he would've gotten away with it it if it weren't for Luxord's sharp hearing. "I'm afraid I'm going to have to talk to your manager." Tidus stumbled backwords; a look of utter shock plastered on his face.
"No! Please sir, I'm really sorry! It just slipped out!" Tidus pleaded for mercy; if he got fired it would be the third job he had this summer. He needed to keep working at the resteraunt, or he would be in big trouble with his parents. They were the ones who forced him to take a job in the first place. For some reason they believe that it's way more productive than playing Blitz Ball all day. "I'm waiting." stated Luxord, calmly looking at his watch. Larxene just continued to stare at the Gambler of Fate, despite Tidus' constant whining and begging; Why is he dealing with this? It's my buisness, not his... How much exactly did the Gambler actually like her? Was she that entrancing? If it was Larxene, the kid would have been dead by now, but Luxord...He deals with such problems with taste... It kind of embarassed the Nymph, especially since she's so violent all the time. It was actually nice, to have someone do the fighting for you...So to speak...Larxene would always defend herself, never the other way around. For once the sadist didn't have to break out her kunai knives. She couldn't help but smile at Number 10; He's really something...
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"I apologize for what happened at dinner." Luxord walked with Larxene across the dark beach; midnight had already reached the humble world of Destiny Islands. The night was going by exactly as planned, the Gambler believed that the Savage Nymph was coming around. She was much more pleasant now than when the date started; Luxord was quite impressed with the sadist's sudden change of heart. He did not see anymore malice in her, well not as much as he did before anyway. Hopefully this is a permanent change. he thought with chuckle. Although dinner had been a little rough, things have calmed down from there. The waiter was fired, which was a good start. Then the two went to take a stroll around Destiny Islands, it was much more beautiful at night. "That's okay, I'm used to that kind of stuff anyway." she said with a cackle. "You know me, I'm the witch Larxene!" Luxord smiled at the electric blonde's gusto, he was glad it didn't effect her evening too much. "Don't you think the full moon is beautiful?" Larxene looked up at the silver painted moon, the sadist never really payed attention to nature, that is until now. It was Luxord who opened her eyes to the wonders of Mother Nature; "Yea, it's pretty."
A light wispy breeze flowed through the pair as they continued to walk along the beach. The waves have become much more silent, slowly hitting the shore with a soft patter. The sounds of ruslting trees echoed inside the sadist's ears, it just felt so magical. Why didn't I realize how beautiful this all was before? Larxene had always been someone who thought pain was the only beautiful thing in life. Pain gave her pleasure...But it wasn't that way anymore...Did that mean she was still a sadist? Larxene didn't want to be a new person, she liked herself the way she was...But she liked this other Larxene...The one that was present in front of Luxord...I like Luxord...I like him a lot...But... The Savage Nymph didn't want to loose her other self in the process, if she continued to see the Gambler. What is more important to me? The pair had walked onto a small island that only had one palm tree planted into it. The tree's shape was strange, it's stump grew horizontally, turning the tree bark into a sort of a bench. Luxord jumped upon the bark of the tree, grabing something yellow from it's leaves.
"Here." "What is that?" Larxene looked down at the fruit, it was yellow and star shaped, with a single leaf growing out from the top. "It's called a Papou Fruit. The people on this island believe that if you split the fruit with someone you care about, your destinies will be intertwined forever." Larxene lightly blushed as she looked up from the fruit, directly into Luxord's diamond eyes. Suddenly Marluxia's voice began screaming inside the sadist's head; Don't kiss him on the first date! Do NOT! The Gambler moved in, but the struggling Larxene, stepped out of the way, turning her back on Number 10. "What's the matter...?" Larxene suddenly began laughing, her sharp voice cutting through the night air like butter. "Like I said earlier today, don't think I'll make it so easy for you..." Luxord's expression softened, he smiled at her; she was a tough one... "I respect that..." Larxene couldn't surrender herself to the Gambler so quickly, it just didn't bode well with her morales.. "However...If you keep it up I might actually consider giving you a kiss..."
"Well then, I'll just have to keep up the good work." Larxene smiled as she turned around, amused by Luxord's patience. She was happy that the Gambler wasn't some pervert like Axel; now THAT was disgusting. Luxord was a perfect gentlemen, and would always put the lady first in a relationship. In reality, he was the perfect man; he isn't selfish, he isn't idiotic, and he isn't full of himself. Larxene learned this first hand from tonight's date; Maybe...He has earned it...After all he must have had a hard time dealing with me... "Let's split it." Luxord tiltled his head; "Hm?" "The Papou Fruit, you did say that if two people split it, their destinies become intertwined forever..." Larxene turned toward the Gambler, holding the delicate fruit in both hands. "How about it?" "Are you sure about that? Won't you get tired of seeing me?" he asked, his lips curling into a smile. "Not if you keep me interested..." Larxene ran her hand up Luxord's shoulder, reaching onto the back of his tender neck. Pushing his head foreward, the sadist planted her lips onto the Gambler's. In her other hand was the Papou Fruit, which was soon accompanied by Luxord's soft grip. With ease the fruit broke in half, each Nobody wielding a piece. The Papou Fruit's juice spilled onto the white sand, as the two continued to kiss under the sparkling sea of stars.
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"What happened? Tell me EVERYTHING!" Marluxia sat down onto Larxene's bed, he had been waiting all day for the sadist's return. The Assasin was eager to find out what exactly happened on their date. He was so excited that he wasn't even able to garden correctly; he just got all jittery everytime the thought of Larxene dating crossed his mind. The Savage Nymph sat in her very own lounge chair, nestling the rose that was pinned to her hair. The girl was still all dressed up; her face had a dreamy expression painted across it. The night had been so fufilling; after sharing a mystical kiss under the midnight sky, Luxord and Larxene went back to The Castle That Never Was. Leaving the Nymph at her room, Luxord expressed his enjoyment of the evening, then bid Larxene goodnight and retired to his chambers. It was like right out of a fairytale book... "Larxene?" "Huh?" The electric blonde perked up her head, looking into the face of her pink haired friend. "Well what happened?"
Larxene smiled, looking down at her red rose; she caressed it's petals softly as she went over the course of the date with Marluxia. "Well, we went and had dinner...After that we explored the islands a bit...Then we took a leisurely walk on the beach..." The Graceful Assasin raised an eyebrow; something about the sadist had changed. It was like she under some kind of spell...It suddenly dawned on him what had happened. "You kissed him didn't you?" "What? No!" Suddenly Larxene's old spark came alive, as the Nymph sat up in her chair angrily. "I followed everything you said..." "Then why did you have such a weird look before?" "What weird look?" Marluxia rolled his eyes; he knew the electric blonde was denying it. "Your lying." "No! I am not!" snapped the sadist as she got up from her lounge chair. She walked across her room to a mirror that hung on the wall; Larxene flipped her hair and checked her herself out in the reflecting glass. I really don't look to bad... "Okay who are you?" asked Marluxia, a little weirded out at the fact Larxene was...Oh, I don't know...Checking herself OUT! "What? Can't I flip my hair once in awhile too?" she asked innocently.
"I don't know what Luxord did with you, but I don't like it." said Marluxia in an annoyed tone. "What are you talking about? Nothing's changed." "That's what you think..." Marluxia layed back on the sadist's bed, he sighed and shook his head.."It's the curse of love." "I don't love him!" she barked. "I like him, but I don't love him. I'm not THAT sugary..." "Your getting there..." he said with a cough. Larxene rolled her eyes; she didn't care if Marluxia thought she was becoming soft. In her mind she knew she was the same Larxene; she just happened to stumble upon someone interesting. Was that a crime? "Whatever, I'm going to go to bed." Marluxia looked at her strangely, but his expression then turned into one of amusement. "Oh Larxene...So when is the second date?" he asked. "We haven't planned it, but we might go to Land of the Dragons next week..." "Land of the Dragons? What the hell is over there?" asked a surprised Assasin. "I don't know, but I heard it's beautiful..." Marluxia shuddered while getting up from the sadist's bed. "Okay,I'll leave you to sleep then. Tomorrow, were still on to see a movie?" "Yea, sure." "Okay, see you tomorrow!" Marluxia was then encased in a whirlwind of rose petals, vanishing from Number Twelve's room. He couldn't help but laugh later on, on how much the night has effected Larxene. However there wasn't really much he could do about it, is there? Marluxia just hoped Larxene wouldn't become another Namine, all sweet and quiet like. It just made him sick.
Larxene walked into her bathroom, she looked herself in the mirror one last time before washing off all her makeup. She changed out of her dress and shoes, and into a pair of Organization emblem styled pajama pants, with a wwhite tanktop. She felt a little piece of the night vanish as she changed back into her regular clothes. She took off her extentions and ruffled her hair, slicking back as she normally did. Larxene was once again The Savage Nymph of Organization XIII. She couldn't help but smile was she checked herself in the mirror one last time, stripped bare of all the fancy makup, hair, and clothes. Nothing had changed, nothing has changed at all! Larxene was still capable of being cruel and sadistic, however she had grown up a little from being that person who thought she knew everything. She wasn't that simple minded fool from before, Larxene had growed quite a bit today. Although she wasn't completley in love with the Gambler of Fate, she was sure things would end up that way. The sadist was happy with her new self, even though marluxia might not angry. Larxene was extremely satisfied this evening; turning off the lights the Nymph tucked herself into bed. She clutched her pillow as she looked up at the pitch black ceiling. She smiled, because beyond that ceiling was an ocean of stars, and under that ocean of stars, were two souls expressing their affection for one another.
THE END
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Notes
Whoa, nelly! Another fanfic finnished! I hope you liked it Kiri, I thought this fanfic suited the pairing perfectly. I decided to make the date classy, because Luxord seemes like a suave, classy, gentlemen (from England) and I made him act like such. I thought I did well portraying him actually, Larxene on the other hand was a little harder. By the end of the fanfic I didn't want to make her look like some silly girl, however I did my best to have her maintain some of her sadist qualities. However this date effected her a lot, by herself she is enchanted by Luxord, however when in the company of others like Marluxia, she becomes snappy and angry. But I made her a little soft with Marluxia because, well he is her best friend. I tried to make this fanfic more on the humerous side (unlike Mirage Symphony), like the beginning with the poker game and the whole Tidus bit at dinner. I wanted to make Larxene a difficult date, however her feelings toward the end couldn't keep up a front anymore, so she just opened herself up to Luxord. I hoped this fanfic is somewhat realistic, unlike Demyx and Zexion, I made this story a little more adult themed. I mean, this is something you'd probably see on Sex In The City or something. I tryed to make Larxene into a devonair type, interested, womanly, seductive...I tryed to portray those qualities towards the end when Luxord and Larxene are walking on the beach. Larxene is not in love with Luxord, however she might get there if he tries hard enough. The end of the fanfic shows Larxene, enjoying where her relationship with Luxord is headed. She has high hopes to actually fall in love with him one day. So yea, enough of this rant! XP Lot's of love Kiri! Hope you enjoyed[/SIZE