A/N: Sorry it took so long to get this out! I couldn't figure out how to write what we wanted to happen. Anyway, hope you enjoy!
Disclaimer: We do not own Kingdom Hearts, just Lexi and Kurai.
Lexi stood outside the flower shop with Kurai, just staring at the building, not wanting to go in. Now that she had found the shop her mother supposedly owned, she couldn't bring herself to enter it. What if the woman from the picture was actually in there? That would mean Riku was telling the truth after all…and her father had lied to her. Either way, she didn't like the outcome.
"Oh just go in already!" Kurai exclaimed with a sigh of impatience. She was sick of just standing there doing nothing.
"But I…..I can't!" Lexi said nervously, looking at her taller friend. "What if she's in there? Then my father…."
"Then you finally realize your dad's a liar." The black haired girl said as the younger girl looked down sadly.
"But I don't want that…."
"Well would you rather your mom be dead?"
"No!" Lexi exclaimed a little too loudly, causing a few passersby to glance over. "I mean…..I don't know…. I don't even know what I'd say to her…"
"Well guess you better decide huh? Anyway, I'm going to find flower boy. Good luck." Kurai grinned, before opening the door to the flower shop, shoving the younger girl in, and walking away.
"Hey!" Lexi exclaimed shocked, turning to the door to see her friend walking away. Oh man….
The white haired girl turned around, glancing around the shop. Tons of different kinds of flowers were set up on shelves along the walls, and were on display on some decorated tables. It was a very nice looking little place.
"I'm sorry, I'm getting ready to close. You'll have to come back tomorrow."
Lexi glanced up at the voice, noticing a woman come out from the back. Immediately, the girl thought her eyes were deceiving her. They had to be. This woman had long blonde hair, pulled up into a ponytail, and beautiful blue eyes, lit up even more by the kind smile she wore. She couldn't believe it. Riku had been right. Her father had lied to her, and everyone else had played along. Her mother was alive, and standing right in front of her.
Kurai walked around Radiant Garden, looking around for the pink haired Nobody she ran out on earlier. She thought she should probably feel bad about that, but….well she didn't. He really pissed her off saying she was afraid of Cloud. No way in hell was she afraid of that spikey haired freak!
"What am I supposed to do?" she heard someone sigh, someone who sounded very familiar.
"I don't know, just…..tell her how you feel." Another familiar amused voice said, sounding like they were trying not to laugh.
Kurai, being curious, walked around the corner, only to stop, seeing two people sitting down, having a conversation. And it was two people she didn't ever think she'd see like that. Being the type of person she was, the dark haired girl couldn't help but bust out laughing.
The two guys looked over, eyes widening at the girl's interruption. Obviously they didn't expect to be found there, which just made Kurai enjoy interrupting them even more.
"What are you doing here, Kurai?" Riku asked, standing up.
"Came to find pinky here." She chuckled, gesturing to Marluxia, who had stood up as well. "Didn't realize you two were having a date."
The two glanced at each other, disgusted looks on their faces. "Hardly." The pink haired Nobody said. "I needed some….advice."
"Right, right. A Nobody needing advice. On what?" she asked, crossing her arms looking amused. When the two glanced at each other awkwardly, Kurai remembered what she heard when she first saw them. "So who are you supposed to confess your feelings to?"
So help her, Marluxia actually blushed before looking away. "No one. We were just talking."
"You expect me to believe that? Come on, I won't tell anyone. Is it Larxene?" Kurai grinned when the Nobody glared at her.
"Definitely not."
"Lexi?"
"God no."
Kurai glanced at Riku, amused at his slightly annoyed look. "I guess not. This one'd probably kill you for that. So what are you doing here? Aside from giving him 'advice'?"
"I….I had some questions about Lexi. That's all." The silver-haired boy said.
"Oh that's right. She's mad at you isn't she?" She ignored the glare she earned. "Its your own fault. You should have left the thing about her mom alone."
Riku glared at her. "I was just trying to help. She doesn't tell me anything about herself, so how was I supposed to know she'd get so upset about it?"
"Well do you tell her anything about you?"
Riku glanced at Marluxia, who smirked slightly in return. He had asked the same question. "No. Because….its complicated. You know my past Kurai."
The girl shrugged. "What's your point? Look, just tell her more about yourself. If you open up, she'll open up, and you both can live happily ever after. Well, maybe not happily ever after, since you'd have to get past Xemnas first."
Riku gave the girl an annoyed look, before thinking about what she said. As he did that, Kurai glanced at Marluxia, who was looking slightly nervous. She was kind of curious as to what was going on with him. The nobody had been talking about confessing feelings for someone, but who? Better yet, how did he even have feelings to confess?
"You're right."
Kurai looked over at Riku. "Duh. About what?"
"About Lexi. If I wanna have any type of relationship with her, I need to be honest with her." The silver haired boy smiled slightly. "Wow, I can't believe I just got advice from you two."
Kurai watched as the boy opened a dark corridor, and disappeared, before turning back to the pink haired Nobody. "So you gonna tell me who you supposedly have feelings for yet?"
Marluxia tensed, looking slightly awkward. "I don't know what you're talking about."
"Right, or course you don't." the girl rolled her eyes, giving him an amused look. "Come on, just tell me. Who is it?"
"No one. It doesn't matter anyway."
"Of course it does. You just gotta know how to get her to like you, that's all." Kurai grinned as the Nobody gave her a confused look.
"Why are you helping me?"
Kurai paused, not sure why she was helping him herself. Maybe she was just bored and needed to do something to pass the time. "Don't know. I have nothing better to do."
Marluxia sighed. "Fine. Then what do you suggest I do?"
The dark haired girl hesitated, thinking. "Well, if you want the girl to like you, you don't wanna talk back to her. Some girls don't like that, and if you do it to the wrong one, it could end very badly for you." She smirked slightly, remembering the last fool who had talked back to her. She wondered vaguely if he was ever able to walk again. "You also don't wanna act too tough, since there are some girls who like to be stronger than their boyfriends. Oh, and don't call her weak, that's another way to get you killed, or worse. Make sure you treat her well and not like trash, but don't get too romantic and do cheesy things like buying flowers for no reason or saying something too cute it makes her want to barf. And lastly you don't want to act like a coward. It makes you seem weak."
Marluxia stared at the girl as she finished, trying to take in what she said. He wasn't ready for her to just start rattling on about things he should or shouldn't do. "Wait, you said to not act tough, but then at the end you said don't act like a coward. That's kind of contradictory don't you think?"
"Nope. Not acting tough and being a coward are two totally different things." Kurai grinned. "A girl wants a guy who isn't gonna act like a big macho man, but still be able to protect her if she needs it."
Marluxia watched her slightly amused, as she started rambling again about things he should or shouldn't do for a girl. Briefly he thought about what Riku had said. No, just the one you're after.
The Nobody smiled slightly, as he continued to watch the girl in front of him. Yes. He might very well be after a ridiculous, hard headed, crazy girl.
"Are you okay sweetheart?"
Lexi blinked, coming out of her spiraling thoughts, as she heard that melodic voice. The one she should have heard her entire life. Lexi's mother was watching her concerned, and its no wonder why. The girl had frozen after seeing the older woman, and stood silently staring at her.
"I…yes, I'm fine." Lexi tried to smile, but she was so nervous she couldn't do it properly. So many thoughts were going through her head. The main thing was, that her father had lied to her. For 16 years he had told her her mother was dead, and everyone else went along with it. But here she was, standing right in front of the same woman from the picture on her dresser.
"If you're sure." Her mother said smiling. "But as I said, I'm getting ready to close."
"I-I'm sorry." Lexi stuttered. "I was just looking. I….I saw the flowers and thought they were really pretty."
Her mother smiled and fixed one of the flower pots, with beautiful purple flowers in it. "Thank you. I grow them myself. It's a hobby of mine." She glanced at the girl. "Where are your parents? You shouldn't be out this late alone."
"Oh um…its okay. M-my father's….around here somewhere." Lexi smiled slightly. "And my mother….died." She felt slight anger as she said those words. She still couldn't believe her father had lied to her. And she couldn't understand why.
"Oh I'm sorry. I'm sure she was a wonderful woman." He mother said sadly.
Lexi nodded smiling. "My father says she was. I…I never met her."
"That's too bad. A girl needs her mother to help her get through the things fathers can't help with."
Lexi watched as her mother walked over to the counter. She followed slowly, hesitating before asking her next question. "Do….do you have any children?"
Her mother turned to her smiling. "No, not yet. I've always wanted a child though. I've just never found the right man."
The Half-Nobody knew her mother didn't remember her, but she couldn't help feeling slightly upset about it.
"What's your name, dear?" her mother asked.
"I-Its Lexi."
"Lexi?" her mother smiled. "That's a pretty name. I always wanted to name my daughter that, if I ever had one."
Lexi's eyes widened slightly. "Y-you did?"
Her mother nodded. "Yes. But as I said, I haven't had any children yet. Oh, and my name is Clara."
Clara. She finally knew her mother's name. "Its nice to meet you." She watched her mother a moment, before deciding to ask something. "So you said you haven't found the right guy yet….. does that mean you've never been in love?"
Clara smiled, remembering something from the past. "Actually I have, once. A long time ago."
"Really?" Lexi asked smiling. "What was he like?"
"He was the most wonderful man I had ever met. He was sweet, kind, funny. Everything I had ever wanted." Clara got a slightly confused, thoughtful look. "I….I can't really remember anything else about him."
Lexi stared at her confused. "What?"
Her mother was staring off into space, like she was trying to remember more about this man. "Its…all a blur….fuzzy. I can't even remember what he looks like." She looked down at Lexi, concentrating on her a moment, before smiling. "For some reason, I feel like you remind me of him. You're hair…and your eyes….."
Lexi blushed slightly, her eyes widening. Was this guy her mother was talking about really her father? Sweet, kind, funny? Those weren't words she thought of when she thought about her father.
Though there was something more important she was worried about. Why couldn't she remember anything? It was weird… Lexi remembered what Zexion had told her, about asking Vexen about her mother. What had that meant exactly?
"Are you okay?" Clara asked, watching Lexi who had been staring at her quietly.
"Yes, I'm fine." Lexi said, deciding she wanted to tell her mother the truth. She wanted her to know who she was. She wanted to be a normal teenage girl and be able to spend time with her mother. "I….I need to tell you something."
"What is it?" her mother asked, smiling slightly.
Lexi hesitated, trying to figure out how to start. "I-"
"There ya are. I've been looking all over for you."
Lexi froze, as Clara looked behind the girl at the newcomer. That voice….she was in so much trouble.
"I'm sorry, I'm closed." Clara said, as the person walked up to stand next to Lexi.
"Don't worry, I'm not buying anything. Just came to pick up the little runaway here." He said amused, placing his hand on Lexi's shoulder, causing her to tense.
Clara glanced at the Half-Nobody, who looked terrified. "And who are you?"
The guy grinned. "I'm her uncle. The name's Xigbar. Her father's been worried sick about her, so I was sent to take her home."
Lexi tried to swallow, but found it hard. If Xigbar was here, it meant her father knew where she was. Maybe that meant he'd have to confess he'd been lying to her this whole time.
"Well, she's been perfectly safe here with me." Clara said, smiling at Lexi.
Xigbar rolled his eyes. "Yeah well, she's gotta go now. We'll be seeing you. Say goodbye to the nice woman, Lex."
Lexi glanced at Xigbar nervously, before smiling slightly at her mother. "Goodbye. It…it was nice meeting you."
"You too dear. Take care. And if your father gives you any trouble, let me know and I'll explain things to him." Clara smiled.
"Alrighty then, we're off. Lets go." Xigbar grabbed Lexi's arm, and steered her out of the shop.
Lexi glanced back at her mother, wanting to get one more look at her before she possibly never saw her again. She actually got to meet her mother, but it didn't seem like it. After all, how could you feel like you're actually around your mother when she didn't even remember you?
Lexi glanced up at Xigbar as he sighed frustrated. "Great, looks like Vexen's gonna have to pay her another visit. The potion's wearing off."
"What?" the girl asked confused. Potion?
"Xemnas is gonna reem us all a new one for letting you do this." Xigbar said ignoring her.
"I-I'm sorry…." Lexi said quietly.
"Yeah well, its Saix you'll have to apologize too. Not that it'll do any good." Xigbar said, as Lexi's heart stopped. Saix…. That was something she didn't want to deal with. "But you'll deal with your father first." The Nobody stopped walking and opened a dark corridor.
Lexi stared at it, knowing what was on the other side. She was probably going to be grounded for the rest of her life for this. And after that…..well, she couldn't even think about what Saix would do to her. Taking a deep breath, Lexi walked through the corridor, to what could possibly be her worst nightmare.
A/N: Well that's it for now! Please review and let us know what you think!
