Chapter Four: Bored Meetings and Unforseen Complications
Nightshroud: Sorry if Larxene seemed OOC in chapter two. I know she's far from helpless, but I couldn't think of any other way to do that scene. I already thought of that when I wrote it, but I couldn't think of an alternative. My apologies. Also, I misspelled bored on purpose, just so you know. Anyway, I hope you enjoy!
Axel strolled down the hallway. He was heading for the library (since he figured Larxene would be there) but was suddenly tackled by Demyx.
"Demyx, you jackass, get the friggin' hell of me!!"
"Hey, Axel!" he said cheerfully. The next second he was on his back, with Axel's heel pressing forcefull into his chest.
"Demyx, you better have a good reason for tackling me me like that," said Axel, summoning his chakrams.
"Gah-can't...breathe..."
Axel rolled his eyes and released his boot from said annoyance. Axel swung his chakrams about, brining them inches from his neck.
"Now that you can breathe, tell me what's going on."
"Eek! It wasn't me! Xemnas called a meeting of all members! I was told to get you!
"Oh..."
"Are you gonna help me up?" asked Demyx.
Axel grabbed his hand and pulled him up about a foot before letting go, causing Demyx to fall flat on his back again.
"Nope."
Xemnas entered the meeting room in Castle Oblivion and sat down. "As you know, since the Castle that Never Was is being fumigated, we've had to reside here. As such, our meeting room is not as spectacular as our normal one.
Axel rolled his eyes and said. "So what. It's not like sitting in chairs pointlessly suspended high in the air is al that great."
Xemnas placed his hand to his chin thoughtfully. "Huh...never saw it that way before..."
Now Vexen, who happened to have a nine foot pole shoved up a certain region today, decided to make things interesting.
"Superior, how do you feel about relationships within the Organization?"
Xemnas looked at him questioningly, but simply said, "Romantic involvement is expressly forbidden for any Organization members. Besides-" and here he laughed- "it's not like any of you have hearts to feel love."
Larxene gripped the table, her hands going white at the knuckles (she had forgotten her gloves today). "How dare he tell us who we can or can't have feelings for? But we can't...can we? But when I'm with...him...I almost feel like I have a heart."
Axel noticed Larxene's death grip on the table. "I can see why she's mad. He might as well have pointed her right out, since she's the only girl here, and since we're all straight- well, maybe we all don't seem that way (as the images of Marluxia and Demyx floated into his head). Still, I mean I can't see Larxene feeling anything. And yet, why do I bother..."
Zexion, being the smart one, decided to relieve the tension. "Superior, your order of poppy seed muffins just came in."
Xemnas jumped out of his chair and ran from the room. Zexion sighed. "I'm gonna regret that later..."
Axel nodded to Zexion a silent thanks, and everyone teleported from the room.
Larxene went back to her room and flopped on the bed. The first thing that drifted into her mind was..."Axel..."
She grabbed her head with her hands and shook it. "Get a grip! Geez, I need to read Marquis de Sade or go torture Demyx or something...to get him off my mind."
She opened the door and ran out, coliding right into...
"Axel, can't you watch where you're going?"
He grinned and plucked at her antennae. "Sorry, Atom Ant, I didn't realize you would be dashing out of your room at break-neck speed."
She smirked and pulled at his hair, "Oh, now Sonic the Hedgehog thinks he can talk!"
Axel suddenly wrapped his arms around Larxene's waist ad pulled her close to him. "Aww, you don't like my hair, Larxene? I'm crushed..."
She was thinking, "Actually right now I just want to run my fingers through it," but didn't say it.
Her emotions were getting very confused suddenly, especially with how upset she was before, and blurted out, "Axel, you better get your arms off me before I rip them off!"
He only chuckled and pulled her closer, "You know you're cute when you get mad."
She blushed and tried to look away. "But you're even cuter when you blush."
Her eyes widened and she looked at him. He wasn't wearing that jackal-like grin of his when he teased. It was a genuine smile.
She felt a strange feeling inside of her. It was like the echo of a feeling that she once knew. She suddenly felt very confused, and before Axel knew it, she teleported, leaving his arms empty. He sighed and his head sank a little.
"Man, it was so much easier flirting when we both knew it was fake. But now..." he sighed and shook his head, "I just don't know."
Zexion put down his camera and mused, "That was unexpected."
Demyx sighed. "Aww, they're both getting confused with their feelings!"
Zexion covered his face as if he were trying to hide himself away as Demyx began to sing, "Can you feel, the love tonight?"
"Tonight," Zexion mumbled.
"It is where we are-ack!"
Axel had materialized behind them and was now strangling Demyx. Zexion turned the camera on and started recording.
"This deserves to be on film too," he chuckled.
Suddenly everyone heard a roar. "WHO DARES INTERRUPT MY SLEEP!"
All three looked at each other and ran as Saix charged out of his room, claymore in hand. Axel grabbed Demyx and threw him at Saix. They could hear the brutal sound of Saix clubbing him.
"Save yourselves!" he cried.
Axel grinned and kept running. "That was the idea."
Larxene teleported down to a lower hall. She didn't care where she was. She just needed to get away from Axel to think.
"But, I want to be with Axel. Why am I running away from him?"
She sighed and slid to the floor, her back against the wall. It was all too much for her. That echo of feeling she felt. She remembered it.
"Love," she whispered to herself. She sighed and looked up at the ceiling. "I have to face facts. I'm in love, or as close as we can get to it, with Axel. I wonder if he feels the same way..."
She was beginning to feel exhausted. She lay down on the cool tiles, and as she blinked in and out of sleep, though, "I would go through Marluxia trying to rape me again, if I knew I would get to sleep with Axel's arms around me again."
Axel crouched down and smiled at her. He gently scooped her into his arms and teleported up. When they were in her room, he laid her on the bed and kissed her forhead. He turned towards the door, and then hesitated, as if wanting to stay, but then just quietly said, "Goodnight, angel."
Nightshroud: Aww how sweet! Next chapter is going to be extra fluffy, so make sure you read. And please leave a review to let me know how I'm doing. Really appreciate it.
Marluxia: Am I going to make it back into the story?
Nightshroud: Unfortunately...
Vexen: And what about the rest of us? Just discarded like used toilet paper!
Nightshroud: --...You're going to be in the next chapter, so chill!
Xemnas: Yay!
Nightshroud: Except for you...and flower pansy.
Marluxia and Xemnas: Aww...
Nightshroud: Just review and move on.