Academyx
Chapter Eight
Perfect Timing
Week Eight
Even though public school was a change for Marluxia, Zexion learned that Marluxia attended a boarding school near Hollow Bastion, but it was a rough place, with large dormitories with uncomfortable beds. "It's weird having so much freedom," he said, once again looking at his nails. "I've never been able to openly flirt with people!"
Zexion sighed, and watched Marluxia lean against a locker and say to an irritable girl by the name of Tifa (i.e. the girl who pegged Demyx in the bits), "I don't need a beer when I'm drunk in your eyes."
Tifa did something Zexion didn't expect. She giggled, and replied, "Thanks, but no thanks. I'm with someone. But if I'm single, I'll give you a call." She bounced off, giving a flip of her hair. "Damn… how did you do that?" Zexion asked.
Marluxia merely examined his nails. "I have the skills…" Suddenly, he spotted something, or someone, that caught his attention. "Wow, wow, wow! Who is that sexy thing hanging out by the water fountain?"
Zexion rolled his eyes, but spared a glance to the water fountain. If he had been drinking something, it would have spurted out of his mouth.
"The hell? That's not a female? That's Vexen! My lab partner in physics!"
"I know he's not a female, but he's a hottie!"
Zexion nearly gagged. Unbeknownest to Zexion, Marluxia slunk to the water fountain and pulled his 'sexy lean'. "Hey babe. Do you have a map? I think I'm lost in your eyes."
Vexen stood up, wiped his mouth on his sleve, and grumbled, "Ass…" before shifting his books and walking away unnerved. Marluxia stood in shock. "No… no…"
"No what?" Zexion asked, swimming through the sea of students.
"No one's rejected me before!" Marluxia cried, hitting his head against the wall. "That makes me more interested in him! I just gotta win his heart!" Marluxia ran after Vexen, who immediately ran into a classroom. Zexion laughed a bit and turned to find himself nose to nose with Demyx. "Zexion!" he said, excitedly. "Have you been here the whole time?"
"Um… not really," Zexion said, trying to keep his cool.
"Oh, that's nice," Demyx said, scratching the back of his head. "Um, so would you like to hang with me at the new café today? I hear they have great coffee."
"How can I refuse then?" Zexion said, smiling. "I'll see you there!" Then he remembered Marluxia. "Um, well. I have to bring Marluxia with me. It's a pain, but I have to…"
"Don't worry about it!" Demyx said, looking only the slightest bit crestfallen. "The more the merrier right?" At that, he walked away. Zexion didn't want to upset him, and he knew he had.
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Marluxia was in a grumpy mood all the way to the café. He complained how Vexen ignored him the whole day. Zexion merely groaned, and opened the door to the small building. Inside, it was calming. The walls were a golden yellow and the floor was covered with brown tiles. Demyx sat near the back, in a booth. He smiled cheerfully and waved to them. Zexion muttered under his breath, "Don't make me look stupid." He slid into the seat across from Demyx, and Marluxia took the seat next to him. "Hi Demyx," Zexion said shyly. "This is Marluxia. He's my… cousin."
"It's nice to meet you Marluxia!" Demyx said, holding out a hand for him to shake. Marluxia shook it, slightly puzzled at the politeness. "It's nice to meet you too Demyx!"
A tall man with a brown apron appeared at their table, and when Zexion looked up at him, he fell back in surprise. He no longer looked as sly and seducing as he had before, but now his cheeks were somewhat sunken and his eyes puffy. His 'natural' red spiky hair was pulled into a small ponytail, and his usual guyliner was smudged. "Holy shit, what happened to you?" Demyx asked.
Axel plopped down beside Demyx and said, "All the girls, that's what. All they do is try to get into my pants. It's awful!" At this, the redhead slammed his head against the table.
Demyx gave the sullen redhead a small pat on the back. "There, there Axel… you don't need them! Just tell them you're with someone! Or better yet, find someone to be with!"
Axel grimaced, "Thanks… um…"
"Demyx."
"Right…" Then he brightened. "On the house for you guys… So what'll it be?" he said, pulling out a notepad.
"I would like a strawberry shake," Marluxia said.
Zexion frowned a bit, then replied, "Just a hot chocolate…"
"And I'll have a blueberry cream!" Demyx said cheerfully.
"Ok, it'll be out in a few!" Axel said, bouncing off to get their drinks. Minutes later, he returned and sat down beside Demyx again. "I'm on break for a while," he said, leaning back. The door tinkled, and a customer, a small blonde boy with spiky blonde hair that stuck up on one side. Axel couldn't help but stare. "Maybe I'm not on my break yet," he said, walking to the blonde's table. Demyx laughed.
"Well, that's great and all, but I gotta piss. Play nice boys," Marluxia said with a smirk as he rose from his place and headed off to the bathroom. Zexion coughed, and took a sip of hot chocolate to clear his throat and his mind. Demyx turned a magenta color, and looked away. Unknowingly, he placed his hand over Zexion's. Zexion gasped softly, but loved the touch. It made his body tingle a bit, with joy or with nerves, he did not know. Demyx said, somewhat embarrassed, "Zexion… I… I…" He leaned his head forward, his lips coming closer and closer to Zexion's. They were almost touching, just a centimeter away…
Marluxia came barreling to their table and yanked Zexion from his seat. "Zexion! Your mom's worried sick! We need to go! Right now!"
Zexion shrugged, and said goodbye, sheepishly, to Demyx, He saw him mouth, "Another day…"
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Zexion arrived home to find his mom standing at the window. Her arms were crossed, her lips pursed, and her eyebrows arched. "Where the hell were you Zexion! You know you're supposed to call me when you go somewhere!"
"Ma, I'm seventeen years old! I don't need to tell you where I am 24/7. Gah, stop being so clingy!"
Zexion's mother sneered, "Oh really! Well I think you need to forget your damn teenage angst and become more in touch with your family!"
"What's wrong with you! I was with Marluxia and Demyx!"
"Oh! You were with Demyx! That explains everything!"
"MOM! I'm not in any relationship with him!"
"So you're fucking him without being in love with him?"
"I'm not!" Zexion yelled, "I never said I was fucking him!"
His mom sat on the couch, her head in her hands. "Look… I'm sorry. I was totally out of line. I didn't mean it…"
"I know…" Zexion said, sitting on the couch with his mom and rubbing circles onto her back. "Is it making you think about Dad? Is that it?"
Mrs. Ishida shook her head. "No, I just don't want you to get hurt… I'm being selfish."
Zexion gave his mother a comforting hug. "You said yourself, 'What would I have done without you?' to him. You know how I feel. I need him mom. I…" he bit his lip, "I love him."
Mrs. Ishida sat in silence for a while. "Love is a complex thing. Some fall in love to easily, like I did, and some know that the one they love is the one, the right one." With a smile tracing her lips, she said, "I'm sure Demyx is the right one. And I say go for it."
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Ugh… This chapter hates me… Sorry it took so long. At the moment, my feet are screaming bloody murder. No more disco for me.
Anyway… we got a few more, erm, romances beginning. Sort of. And this chapter is nice and long! YAY! I love the almost-kiss! It makes me happy! And it means big things have yet to come. ;-)
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