A/N: Hey people!
Thank you all for your reviews :D Much appreciated!
I'm sorry I didn't upload for such a long time. My inspiration is constantly running away from me now. It's so annoying!
Anyhow, here's chapter 2.
I thought about starting with a Demyx POV, since Zexy got a POV like two times in the first chapter. I still don't know how long I should make this story. But I don't think I can do it in 5 chapters, so it's gonna be longer (...Do I hear some of you cheer now?)
Hehe, anyway. I'll try my best to make time for this and my other stories, but I'm sorry if you all have to wait so long… Real life is catching up with me again.
Okay… just tell me to shut up now and read the story! xD
DISCLAIMER: I would be the happiest person in the world if I did, but I sadly DO NOT OWN Kingdom Hearts or its characters.
Summary: They were sworn enemies. Until they have an accidental 'change' and come to know eachother better, and finally accept eachother.
After all, the only cure to Hate is Love.
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"Outside In"
chapter 2 – Between us
(Demyx POV)
I don't think I quite understand all of this.
Mainly because, right in front of me, I saw myself. I mean, the way I look like. Not me me, because I'm right here, on the opposite of myself.
Secondary because my best friend Axel was looking at me like I was a retard. But couldn't he see that there was something terribly wrong? That I somehow split up in two and that there's a twin brother in front of me now?
At least that's what I think is happening here. But it could be that I watched too many movies.
"Did you… bumped your head, bookworm?" Axel then asked, breaking me out of my thoughts.
I blinked my eyes and looked up at him. He had a confusioned look on his face and… could it be that… had he gotten taller or something?
"B-bookworm?" I asked with an offended stare.
"Since when am I a bookworm?! I never read books! Hello, I'm Demyx, remember?"
Axel blinked his eyes. Roxas appeared next to him and looked down at me, also blinking.
It became awfully quiet in the Gym.
I looked around. Everyone was staring at me. Then I looked back at Axel. "Did… I say something funny?"
Axel stared at me with an awkward grin on his face. "Well… I think you bumped your head quite hard and need to see the nurse."
Next to him, I saw Roxas giving him a deathly glare, then looking at me with a worried frown.
"Are you okay, Zexion?"
…
Now I was seriously flabbergasted.
"Z-Zexion…?" I asked myself, looking down at my feet. I wore different shoes.
"Yeeeees," Axel said teasingly.
"Yooooouuu're Zeeeexioooon." Forming long words like I'm stupid. Roxas kicked him.
I was still staring down at my feet. Those weren't my own feet. I had bigger feet.
I… Don't understand.
That's when myself in front of me quickly stood up. Everyone looked at him now. The other me did a few steps in my direction, walking a little funny like he couldn't stand on his legs or something.
He took me by my arm and pulled me up. Everyone was still staring at him.
"I think he has a serious injury. We'd better see the doctor." He explained. His voice sounded dull. I stared at him.
Now where did I hear that voice before…?
Everyone nodded slowly in agreement, still staring.
Then, he ran, still with that funny walk, to the rooms exit, pulling me with him and holding my arm far too strong.
I sighed. Maybe I was just having a headache and the nurse's gonna tell me that everything's gonna be okay.
…But instead of going to the nurse office, he took me to the boy's changing room and pushed me in a corner.
He looked around if anyone was there, then turned back to look at me.
"Demyx?" he asked. I flinched at my name. "Are you in there?"
His eyes looked worried into mine, but they stood in a dull way, almost emotionless.
Suddenly I recognised who they reminded me of.
"Ze…Zexion?" I asked. My throat felt dry.
He nodded.
"…What the hell is happening here?!" I whined.
Zexion sighed and looked back at me with serious eyes. His expression didn't fit my face.
"Take a look in the mirror." was his simple reply.
I did as he said, turning around and walking to the mirror on the opposite wall, which was strangely placed higher. Normally I was always able to look in it without standing on my toes.
The first thing I saw was lilac hair.
Then a forehead, Then a face, Nose, eyes, lips.
My expression didn't fit Zexion's face either, which I was staring at now.
I think I jawdropped.
"What the… HECK?!" I exclaimed.
I stood there, Zexion's face – which was mine now – looking back at me in such a stupid way it almost made me laugh if the current situation wasn't so… serious.
I heard another sigh behind me. "I think we somehow changed bodies, Demyx." He said.
I turned around to look at him, the same expression still on my face.
Zexion's – My own, thus – became disgusted.
"Drop that stupid face immediately or you'll never see daylight again." He spat.
I closed my mouth. His threat would probably mean he would smack me on the head with two, no, five heavy dictionaries.
Also, I decided to never spat at people like Zexion did. My face looked scary when he did.
Zexion sighed again, and began walking up and down the room with a deep frown on his forehead. I sat down on one of the benches and watched him.
It was quite strange to see myself walking in front of me. I didn't knew my legs were that long…
"So what are we going to do now? How did we switch anyway, and why? And what are we supposed to do if we never change back?!"
I blinked my eyes at the far too many questions.
I stood up and grabbed Zexion's arm (my arm) so he would stop walking and talking.
"Okay, okay! Just… eh… chill, okay? I'll think of something!" I exclaimed. Zexion shot a death glare at me, frowning.
"Can you think?" he said sadistic.
I pouted at took an offended expression.
"That's mean, you know…"
"Don't pout and drop that expression dammit."
He doesn't even listen to me.
I took my (now very short) arms back and scratched my head, pushing my brains to come up with something.
Zexion glared at me.
Suddenly I got a great idea.
"I know!" I exclaimed enthusiastic. Zexion blinked his eyes.
I grabbed Zexion's (my) shoulders and pushed him to the other side of the room. I was strange to be smaller. I nearly reached my former chin now. And the hair covering one of my eyes was annoying. I blew it away, but it fell right in place again.
"Demyx, what are you doing?" Zexion asked rather annoyed now.
"Just stand here, okay?" I replied cheery. I walked away to the opposite of the room, then turned around and looked back at Zexion.
He frowned at me.
Another note for me; never frown again.
I took a breath in.
I knew this was gonna work. It has to be.
Then I made a mad dash towards Zexion. His eyes widened.
"W-w-wait Demyx! What are you-?!"
I closed my eyes tightly as soon as we hit eachother, but I didn't fail to notice the following bump sounded painful, not to mention very painful.
After a few seconds, I opened my eyes again with a hopeful grin on my face.
But that faded away as soon as it came.
Because I saw my face…
Still in front of me.
That looked really pissed.
...Uh oh.
"Demyx!" he yelled outrageous. "Why the fuck did you do that! Are you fucking DUMB?!"
I shrank and closed my eyes tightly again.
Shit, please don't kill me.
A squeal escaped my mouth.
"What did you say?!"
"I'm s-s-s-sorry!" I squeaked.
"You fucking should be!"
"B-b-but-!"
"But WHAT?"
"We bumped into eachother too before we switched, right?" I exclaimed, my hands defensively protecting my face.
Zexion was about to yell at me again, but he suddenly fell silent.
I shot an eye open, unsure looking at him.
"..Right?"
"Right." Zexion finally replied in a sigh.
"I guess it was worth a try… although it did hurt." He said, moving upright a little.
"But you could've at least warn me."
I grinned, my eyes still closed. "You wouldn't allow it if I told you what I was about to do!"
Zexion sighed, but it didn't sound irritated. Did I just hear… a slight chuckle?
"That's true."
I opened my eyes, still grinning. But that faded away in a second.
He was right in front of me. I saw my own face, right in front of me.
Zexion stared at me with seagreen eyes.
I stared back.
Somehow… I ended up on his lap, cuddlng into his chest.
And that, certainly is awkward. Especially because that chest once belonged to me.
How did we end up like this???
He was only inches away from me. So close, our noses almost touched eachother.
Okay.
Uhm…
Shit.
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(Zexion POV)
Demyx was staring with his now dark blue eyes at me.
It felt kind of strange to look at myself, and knowing it wasn't my reflection.
And it was especially strange to find myself in a really uncomfortable situation like this.
My head was throbbing and my back was hurting from the crash I made into the wall when Demyx 'tackled' me.
But somehow, I could only feel his heart pounding on my chest.
He looked at me, and opened his mouth, then closed it again.
"…Uhm?" he finally said/asked unsure, looking like a cute lost dog.
I slowly blinked my eyes. Wait… cute?
I looked at what was once my face, felt his breath – that once belonged to me- on my face, our hearts beating into eachother…
And I wondered how it felt to kiss my own lips.
Holy shit!
I gasped.
"Get off!" I yelled, and pushed Demyx on his chest so he fell on the floor.
Wide eyed I moved backwards until my back met the wall.
Where the hell did that thought come from? That's just disgusting. There must be something terribly wrong with me to think about stuff like that!
I was too token up in thoughts to notice that Demyx was in pain.
"Ow, that really hurts, yanno!" he whined.
I woke up from my thoughts, and quickly crawled forward. Before Demyx could continue his pointless whining, I put a hand on his mouth in order to let him shut up and just listen.
Demyx blinked his eyes faintly and looked at me.
Great. He got the hint.
"Okay Demyx. What happened stays between us, okay?" I hissed under my breath.
"Mwhat?" he asked, muffled by my hand.
"Everything. Just keep it a secret from the others. Got it?"
Demyx nodded. I removed my hand from his mouth.
He opened his mouth to say something, but right at that moment the bell rang and the changing room was in no time engulfed with yelling and laughing boys.
Me and Demyx quickly stood up.
"Oy Demyx!" we suddenly heard. Demyx looked up in the direction the voice came from, but I was slapped on the shoulder. I flinched, then quickly looked right of me, right in Axel's scary emerald eyes. I nearly flinched again.
"Feeling any better?" He asked with a grin.
Oh yeah… I forgot. I'm supposed to be Demyx now.
"Uhm, fine I guess." I said, shooting a fast glance at Demyx, who looked at me with a strange expression.
Then all of a sudden I was tackled from behind. I barely managed to keep standing on my feet.
"Demy!!! I'm so glad you're okay, honey!" An annoying voice greeted me loudly. I turned my head and saw a flash of pink. I immediately recognized it as Marluxia's hair.
Soon, also Roxas and the others Demyx used to hang out with appeared, asking if I was okay and all.
I answered their questions, but felt rather uncomfortable.
And not only because Marluxia was clinging on me like a koala bear, or Axel nearly strangling me with that arm around my shoulders, but also because I was used to being ignored.
"Oy, how's bookworm?" Axel asked me with still that stupid grin on his face. I frowned at him. I didn't like it that he called me (former me) a bookworm.
"Yeah he's fine!" I spatted.
"Wow, easy Demmy!" Axel said, backing away jokingly while laughing at my sudden change. I saw Roxas eyeing me with suspicion.
Then Marluxia and Axel dragged me away, talking enthusiastically about how they won the game. But I wasn't listening. I looked back over my shoulder.
Demyx was left behind all alone.
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A/N: Okies, that's chapter 2 for you!
Aww, I feel kinda sorry for Demyx :(
I think this chapter actually kinda sucked… Oh well. Please don't hit me with Zexion's dictionaries! Dx
I couldn't leave the fluffy romance out though. But I'm just trying, you know!
Anyhow, thanks again for all your reviews! (write me a new one, pleeeease?)
And now I'm gonna search for my inspiration...
See you next time!