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Chapter III: Playtime

It was Wednesday and all of Zexion's classes felt like a blur. He had no idea why he felt so nervous and impatient. Okay, maybe he did. Even since the talent show he had been looking forwards to Wednesday, to the day he would see the cheerful blond again. He could only hope that the other band members would like him as well.

For once he immediately headed towards the school's entrance instead of going to the library like usual. He really hoped that he would calm down when he would have met the other band members, the nervousness had kept him from sleeping last night.

He shook his head and smiled lightly while pushing through the horde of students in the hallway, sighing happily when he was outside. Thinking that Demyx would probably use the university's entrance to exit he headed over toward it, running his fingers through his hair in wonder. Why had the few hours he had spent with the blond affected him so much? He was even going to skip his violin lessen for the sake of getting to know Demyx' friends. Something he wouldn't have even thought of doing before meeting the sitarist.

Slightly lost in thought he entered the neighbouring university's grounds, oblivious to the spaztic blond that run-skipped in his direction, glomping the slate haired male when he got close enough. "Zexyyy!"

"Whoooahhh!" Zexion yelped, startled by the blond's action before hitting the ground with the blond on top of him. Demyx giggled almost hysterically when the smaller male gave him a death-glare, mumbling "Your face" before getting up and offering a hand to the other.

Zexion raised an eyebrow at Demyx before taking his hand and pulling himself back onto his feet, a scowl on his face. He wanted to be mad and tell Demyx that sending someone to the ground wasn't a polite way of greeting someone. One problem, one look at the happy blond and he felt his anger slip away. Damn those big oceanic pools of innocence.

The blond rocked himself back and forth on the balls of his feet while he watched Zexion straighten out his clothes and readjust his shoulder bag. When the other looked up at him he smiled widely before grabbing Zexion's wrist and dragging him with him. "Come on, the others are eager to meet you."

"Euhh, sure. I guess…" Zexion said more to himself then Demyx, allowing the other to drag him to wherever he was taking him. "Let them like me, let them please like me, let them please like me." He thought, nervousness peaking.

He bit his lip and tried to hide his face behind his bangs as much as possible when he spotted the lanky redhead he had met in the café, one of his arms wrapped around the shoulders of a small blond. Oh god, right now he just wanted to turn around and run home. He didn't belong with people like that. They wouldn't like him, nobody liked him. He was just the smartass loner nobody wanted to hang out with. Most definitely not people like this, people who had to be pretty popular, right?

Zexion quickly casted his eyes downward when Demyx let go of his wrist. His head shot up when a soft voice spoke and a hand came into his line of vision. "Hey, I'm Roxas. Nice to meet you."

"H-hey. I-I'm…Zexion." The slate haired male stuttered before taking the other's hand. He felt his nervousness lessen a little when the small blond gave him a reassuring smile before looking up at the redhead besides him. "You greet him too, Axel." Roxas shot his boyfriend a glare while saying this. He could notice Zexion's nervousness and understood why. He was one year younger than the slate haired male so he went to Twilight Town High-school as well and he had noticed that Zexion was always on his own. He could only hope that Axel wouldn't tease him too much for his lack of people-skills.

"Fine, fine." Axel muttered before extending his own hand. "We already met but I'm Axel, got it memorized." He said with a grin.

A nervous and crooked smile managed to make its way up to Zexion's lips while he had started knotting his fingers. "Nice to meet the two of you." He quickly shook Axel's hand as well. Thank god he wasn't stuttering any more, that was so embarrassing.

"We're glad that you're willing to join us. Ever since Axel's brother moved we've been looking for someone to play the keyboard and Demyx said that you can play beautifully." Roxas kindly told Zexion in an attempt to make him feel more at ease.

"Thanks." Zexion answered, blushing a bit at the fact that Demyx had told them how well he could play. He casted a quick glance towards the blond beside him.

Demyx was grinning widely. He was glad that his friends seemed to like Zexion. "You know, Zexy. You really should play the song you played for the talent show." Demyx told the other before facing Roxas and Axel. "It was really really beautiful, it goes straight to your heart, and the most amazing thing is, he wrote it himself."

"I'd love to hear it, Zexion." Roxas smiled. He was glad to see that the slate haired male was starting to relax a little. Gist give him some time to get used to them and their ways of doing things and he was sure they would get along.

They seemed nice, especially Roxas. Zexion could feel the nervousness draining from his body while talking a little. "It's nothing much, really. Demyx is making it sound much better than it is."

"Deeeem, can we go ever to your house already? I'm hungryyyy." Axel suddenly whined, pouting at the sitarist.

Demyx laughed that musical laugh of his. Really, how was it possible for a person to eat as much as Axel did and still stay as skinny as he is? He really had no idea. "Sure, sure." He rolled his eyes at Roxas who gave him a knowing look before turning to Zexion. "My house is just a few block away. After lunch you can show us what you what you got. Pizza okay with you?"

Zexion nodded at the blond, a bit of his nervousness returning when the thought hit him that he would have to play in front of Axel and Roxas. He hoped he wouldn't mess up and have them think he was a sorry excuse for a musician or so. "Pizza sounds good." He licked his lips at the thought. He hadn't had pizza in a while, his parents wanted him to follow a healthy diet.

"'kay then, lets goooo." Demyx cheered, jumping in the air before walking outside the gates and heading towards his home.

Zexion couldn't help but chuckle lightly at the blond and his behaviour. "Does he always act like this?" He asked, turning to Roxas.

"Pretty much, yeah." The blond asked before taking Axel's hand and lacing their fingers together.

"I see." Zexion nodded to himself before following Demyx who was already standing on the other side of the road, waving frantically. Somehow, he thought that he might just fit in perfectly with these people.

Axel was grinning widely now. "Yay, food. Finally." This got him a stare and a shoulder-bump from his blond boyfriend. "Be nice to him, will you." Roxas hissed at the redhead.

"Sure, Roxy. Suuuuure." Axel shrugged.

Roxas shook his head and rolled his eyes before heading over to Demyx and Zexion.

While waiting for their pizzas to arrive the four boys sat together in Demyx' living room. Axel and Roxas on the couch, Zexion in an armchair and Demyx sat cross legged on the ground, leaning back on his arms.

Roxas sat himself a little straighter against Axel's side in order to be able to face Zexion while he spoke. "Zexion, you're in your last year of high-school now, right? Do you have any idea of what you'd like to study in university next year?"

"To be honest I'm not really sure. I'm still undecided between psychology and ancient folklore." The slate haired male answered, running a hand through his hair. The school year may not be that far yet but he would have to make a choice in time.

"Ohh, ancient folklore seems like fun. Then you'll be learning about fairies and demons and such." Demyx said, rolling onto his stomach and propping his head up in his hands so he could face Zexion. "I'm taking musical history."

Zexion laughed softly at Demyx' response. "Sort of."

"You serious? They teach you about pixies?" Axel snorted, slowly wrapping his arms around Roxas and pulling the smaller male against him.

"You're one to speak, mister art major. At least he knows their background, you just draw and paint them." Roxas grinned, mischievous glint in his sapphire eyes.

"Whaaaat? Roxyyy, you've got to be kidding me. Those aren't pixies, they're fire sprites. There's a big difference." Axel whined, looking hurt and with a pout on his lips.

Demyx quickly scrambled up to his knees, curiosity glittering in his eyes. "You paint fairies? That's so cute. I want to see them." If Demyx would have had a tail if would be wagging like mad right now.

"I hate you Roxy. You promised me you'd never tell anyone." Axel said in mock hurt.

Zexion smiled as he watched the scene in front of him. Despite the fact that they didn't really knew each other he strangely felt at ease, almost as if he belonged with these people. It was a feeling he liked. "Actually, Axel's right. Pixies and sprites are two different beings."

Axel stood up from the couch and walked over to Zexion, setting himself down on the armrest of the armchair. "Thanks, Zex. At least there's still someone on my side." The redhead said, sticking his tongue out at Roxas.

Roxas stuck out his own tongue at Axel and Zexion couldn't help but laugh. Yup, he definitely felt at home with these people.

When the doorbell rang Demyx jumped up from the floor and run towards the door, paying the deliverer before walking back into the room with the pizza boxes.

A delighted look appeared in Axel's emerald eyes as he watched Demyx put the boxes in the coffee table. Finally, food.

Soon enough everyone had a piece of pizza in their hands, enjoying the food. They all had different toppings and had traded some pieces with each other .

"So…euh…What kind of music do you guys play?" Zexion asked, taking a bite of his pizza.

"All sorts of, really." Axel answered while poking Roxas' cheek in an attempt to get some of his pizza since the redhead already finished his. "Punk, rock, pop and a lot more. Whatever we fancy at the moment."

"Demyx!" The slate haired boy said, making it almost sound like whine. Grabbing the other's sleeve he pulled him close so he could whisper in his ear. "I never played anything but classical." Glancing at Axel he let go of Demyx' sleeve.

Quickly finishing his last piece of pizza the dirty blond pushed himself to his feet. "Don't worry, Zexy." Marching to the pair sitting on the couch he gave them a stern look before grabbing their arms and hauling them into the hallway.

Once in the hallway Axel and Roxas gave each other a puzzled look before turning back to Demyx.

"Okay guys." Demyx started in a serious tone and with a serious look on his face. "Zexion, he has never played anything but classical." He quickly lifted a finger and glared at Axel when the redhead started complaining, effectively shutting him up. "I'm sure that he'll do fine after a few times."

Rolling his eyes while muttering something under his breath Axel walked back into the living room, glancing at Zexion. Why was it again that he had thought it a good idea to let Demyx find a new band member? "Let us hear what you've got, Zexion."

Looking from Axel to Roxas to Demyx Zexion nodded slowly before getting up. He received small smiles from Roxas and Demyx while he followed them.

They reached a room with several instruments in it. "What should I…play?" Zexion asked, feeling unsure due to the look Axel gave him.

"Why don't just play the song you played at the talent show first? Demyx said it was really good." Roxas offered friendly, glancing at his boyfriend, silently telling him to be nice.

Zexion silently walked over to the keyboard. He had played a keyboard before, sure. It was just that he had never played anything different than what his parents told him before. Even though he had been told many times that he was very good at improvising and picking up new things he still feared for this.

Turning the keyboard on he let his fingers hover above the keys for a few moments before taking a deep breath and starting to play. Unlike at the talent show, this time he was very aware of the people looking and listening, for the first time he didn't took his skills for granted.

Roxas and Demyx were happily clapping when Zexion finished while Axel just leaned against the wall, or at least until Roxas elbowed him, causing the redhead to clap a few bored claps.

Rolling his sapphire eyes Roxas stepped forward toward Zexion. "You know how to improvise, do you?" He asked, picking up his bass and hanging it from his shoulder. Nodding at the slate haired male he played a simple short tune.

"Yeah, I do." Zexion answered before carefully listening. That should be simple enough. He slowly pressed some keys to experiment with the sound. Nodding at himself when he liked the sound of it he played a quick tune that would blend in nicely with Roxas' bass. He looked at the blond, hoping that it was good enough.

Smiling Roxas nodded his head three times as if counting and the two of them played together. The sounds of the two instruments blended together really nicely, even Axel couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

"See, I told you guys he's do great." Demyx cheered, happily skipping towards his guitar and hanging it on his shoulder. "I wanna join too."

Axel chuckled and shook his head lightly at Demyx before stepping over to his drums as well. "Well, I guess we can give it a shot." He grinned. Maybe that letting Demyx find a new member hadn't been as bad as he had expected it to be.

Seeing that everyone was ready the redhead grabbed his drumsticks and ticked them against each other. "One, two, three, four."

They just played a bit, just Zexion getting used to the others and the other way around. Until Demyx started to sing, then they started playing for real.

Rolling Girl always looked at unreachable dreams.

Making a fuss if you got inside her head and disturbed, disturbed.

"No problem" was murmured, but weren't those words lost?

Fail again, fail again.

After ending your search for mistakes, it spins again.

Once more, once more.

I'll also roll today.

That girl says, that girl says.

Playing her words with meaning.

"Are you better now?"

"It's still a ways off, I still don't see the point.

I'm gonna stop my breathing now."

Rolling Girl is at the end of ruins, beyond unreachable colours.

Overlapping voice with voices and blending, blending.

"No problem" was murmured, but those words were lost.

How are you going to turn out good?

Even the hill tempting me is making mistakes now.

Once more, once more.

Somehow I'm rolling.

That girl says, that girl says.

Repeating silent words with meaning.

"Are you better now?"

"Just a bit more, you'll see something soon.

I'm gonna stop my breathing now."

Once more, once more.

I'll also roll today.

That girl says, that girl says.

Playing words with a smile.

"Are you better now? It's okay now.

Let's go, you must be tired as well, right?"

I'm gonna stop my breathing now.

By the time they finished everyone was smiling happily, even Axel. "Hey, Zexion." The redhead chuckled. "Welcome to 'Heartless'."

"Thanks." Zexion murmured, slightly dazed by the fact that Axel had accepted him. Yeah, he most definitely could feel at home with these guys.

AN: Fucking finally, this chapter's DONE. Urgh, I hate this chapter. It just refused to be written and come out right, no matter what I did or tried, it was horrible. I'm so sorry for making you guys wait so long. The only part I didn't have trouble with writing was from where Zex started playing till the end, the rest was pure torture. I'm still not happy with this chapter but to Hell with it. Now I need to work on the next chapter of 'The Pickpocket and The Nobleman', it's an Akuroku fic, please check it out if you have time.

Tons and tons of love to Usagi-san's ipod for reviewing.

Oh, and the song I used was 'Rolling Girl' by Miku Hatsune, it's my current addiction, plus I could totally imagine them playing that song. Just warning you guys, expect them doing more Vocaloid songs in the future 'cause I'm obsessed. Deal with it.