A/N: Okay so I don't think the wait was as long this time! YAY! Even though it's summer, I've still been super busy, especially with my new job and math (since I failed the test at the end of the year ) But anyway, I don't have much to say. Let's do review responses!
KeiraRiddle: Thank you for reviewing every single chapter! When I say Xemnas is psychic, it's not like he sees everything crystal clear. He gets little flashes of certain things. And just go with the numbers thing, okay? I know it's stupid but I had to find some way to explain it in order to make the story work. But I'm glad you're getting into the story and I hope you like this next chapter!
H. The Key of Destiny W. : Thanks for the review! There's some AkuDemy in this chapter, so I think you'll like it
MeeShee MuhFFin: Thanks so much for continuing to read the story, even though you found little mistakes here and there! I'm one of those people too, that doesn't like reading stuff with a lot of mistakes. But I try my best to keep this perfect, and I even have a Beta (who is way better at spelling and grammar than me) but from time to time little mistakes slip by. By I'm glad you like the idea, and I hope you like this next chapter!
AkuDemyFan: Thanks for yet another detailed review! You'll like this chapter, because…Well you'll see Thanks for the ideas and feedback! Don't worry, Axel will learn from his mistakes. And I know it's my story, I just want to make sure the reviewers are happy ^-^. Enjoy this next chapter!
Now that we're done with those, I'm going to say one more thing then we'll get on with this shindig. Please, in your reviews, tell me if there is one Organization member you'd like to see more of in this story. I know I haven't really been featuring all of them. So let me know who you're missing! Okay, here we go!
"-, do you think we'll be friends like this forever?" The boy was about six years old. He had brown hair and a yellow T-Shirt, but his face was a blur.
Demyx felt himself smile, "Of course I do. We've been friends our whole lives! Remember, our Moms had us on the same day in the same hospital! And it just so happened that they lived next door to each other! It was a miracle. We're destined to be friends forever." Demyx put a hand on the boy's shoulder.
The boy squinted through the setting sun and laughed.
"You're right. Sorry I doubted us."
"DEMYX WATCH OUT!" Zexion shouted. Before Demyx could react, he was sent flying through the air.
Demyx hit the ground hard, grunting as his petite body slammed against the cold ground. Zexion calmly, yet hastily, made his way over to the blonde, taking a stand in front of him and destroying the heartless with ease. After the released heart floated up into the sky, the blue haired Nobody turned to face his comrade.
"You need to be more alert, Demyx. Are you hurt?"
Demyx shakily got to his feet and dusted off his cloak.
"I'm sorry… I totally zoned out," Demyx said, running a hand through his mullet-hawk.
"It's okay. Just be careful." Zexion gave Demyx a light pat on the shoulder, then proceeded to climb up the snowy mountain.
"Where are we exactly?" Demyx asked after a moment.
"The Land of the Dragon. This place is interesting…" Zexion trailed off, staring at a page in his book that he was miraculously reading as he climbed the steep terrain of the mountain. Demyx waited for Zexion to finish his sentence, but he didn't.
"Why is it interesting?" Demyx asked.
"Oh! Sorry, I got lost in thought. Seems like we're both not on the ball today. It's interesting because of the time period. It takes place during the Han Dynasty in China… But yet, a lot of the world we go to seem to be scattered in throughout time…"
Demyx stayed quiet. He was beginning to really think that Zexion may in fact be the smartest person in the Organization. He was almost like a philosopher of sorts. Demyx wondered if in his past life, Zexion had been a scholar or something. He thought about asking, but decided not to. He didn't want to seem nosy.
After collecting many more hearts, Zexion suggested the two call it a day.
"How about you open the portal," Zexion suggested. "I doubt that some of the more idiotic Organization members have taught you how to open one."
Demyx chuckled at Zexion's jab, "I actually did open one once, but barely. I was in a tight spot."
Zexion raised an eyebrow, "What happened?"
"Well, Marluxia ditched me, and a heard of Heartless were coming to murder me, so I kinda pulled a portal out of my ass. But, I probably couldn't do it again if I tried," Demyx smiled sheepishly and shrugged.
"Don't be so sure," Zexion smirked, "Go ahead and try."
Demyx felt his face get hot as the pressure of Zexion's eyes drilled into the side of his head. The blonde closed his eyes and tried to do what he did last time when Marluxia had left him stranded. He tried focusing all his energy on a single point in darkness, hoping it would just burst open like it had last time. Just as he started to see the blackness ripple, and another dimension started appearing, Demyx opened his eyes and it disappeared.
"Close, but you lost concentration too soon. You need to be patient with the way space and time work," Zexion said it seriously, but with a smile on his face. "What helped me when I first became a Nobody was when another more experienced Nobody would help me channel my energy.
"How did you do that?" Demyx asked, absentmindedly plucking the strings on his sitar. Zexion made his way over to the blonde and took his hand in his own. Demyx, caught off guard, flinched when the blue haired Nobody did this. Zexion remained un-phased and acted as if he didn't notice.
"Now close your eyes and focus."
Demyx couldn't help but blush. Zexion was touching his hand, which caused little flutters to well in his stomach.
'No Demyx, you shouldn't been feeling like this…' the blonde thought to himself. It wasn't that he liked Zexion or anything, but he was beginning to feel like there was a strange magnetic force, attracting him to the blue haired boy. These feelings were similar to what he had been feeling around Axel, and he didn't like it.
"Are you focusing, Demyx?" Zexion murmured quietly, giving Demyx's hand a little squeeze.
"Uh, yeah, sorry." Demyx squeezed his eyes tighter. Immediately he felt Zexion's support, guiding his focus to find that little ripple in the darkness. Before he knew it, the dimension was changing. Demyx opened his eyes to see a portal had formed right in front of him.
"See, it isn't so hard." Zexion flipped his blue hair out of his face to expose a gorgeous angelic smile on his pale face.
Demyx couldn't help but notice that Zexion had dimples.
After returning to the castle and thanking Zexion for accompanying him on the mission, Demyx headed back to his room, only to find a surprise waiting for him.
"Hello, Demyx," said Luxord, who was sitting on his bed. Demyx froze in the doorway and debated on if he should run off in the opposite direction. But, he stayed, curious to why Luxord was in his room alone without Xigbar.
"Uh… Hi." Demyx scratched the back of his head awkwardly.
"I wanted to apologize for my actions. I haven't been the most polite bloke in the world since you got here," Luxord rose from the bed, "You see, Xigbar is a bad influence on me. Anyway, I hoped you and I could start fresh."
Demyx knew not to give into Luxord to easily; it could be a trap.
"Ahh… Yes… I'm going to be lucky tonight," Luxord said hoarsely. Demyx was frozen. The air was suffocating him, and he could not move.
"Hurry up, fag. I get the kid next," Xigbar said.
"Fine," Luxord said, annoyed. And with that, he forced his mouth onto Demyx's neck, sucking on it in order to form a bright red hickey.
"What the fuck?" Demyx choked.
"Yeah. We are going to fuck. I'm gonna fuck you real hard. And then Xiggy will get a turn. You'll learn this is all we do for fun in this damn castle," said Luxord, unbuttoning his coat.
Demyx was scared now. He was about to be raped by two of the creepiest people he'd ever seen. His hands began shaking, and he knew he had to do something.
"Get off of me," Demyx said in a stern voice.
"Not in a thousand years, kid," said Luxord. He began to loosen Demyx's belt. Demyx instinctively pushed Luxord off of him with all of his might. Luxord's expression went from horny to furious. He pushed Demyx back down with help from Xigbar, and had him pinned to the bed yet again.
The memory was still fresh in his mind. It was the second scariest thing that he had been through since he got to the castle. If it hadn't been for Axel, that would have made three Nobodies to take advantage of him.
"Why should I believe you're being sincere?" Demyx asked, folding his arms.
"I'm here apologizing aren't I? You can ask anyone else in the castle; I don't apologize much. You're a lucky guy," Luxord smirked.
"Well if I remember correctly, you were the one trying to rape me first. Xigbar didn't have anything to do with it. So if you could be so kind, please get out of my room," Demyx said the words coldly.
Luxord bared his teeth. "Why you little brat! You're taking a risky gamble by disrespecting me!" And with that, Luxord charged Demyx, gripping the boy's cloak and throwing him on the bed. Demyx had absolutely no time to react. Just when Luxord was about to corner Demyx on the bed, he felt something grab the back of his cloak.
"Leave him alone, got it memorized?"
There stood Axel in the open doorway, whispering threats in the bearded man's ear. He had one hand gripping Luxord's coat, the other with flames coming out of his fingers, which he was holding dangerously close to the man's neck.
"I will get him, Axel. It may not be now, but some time when you aren't around to defend this kid, I'll finally get to fuckhim," He sneered. Axel whipped him around and slammed the older looking Nobody up against the wall.
"If you ever lay so much as one finger on him, Luxord, I swear I will annihilate you. I don't care what Xemnas says. Fuck, I bet he would care less. Now get your grubby little ass the hell out of here," Axel whispered the words calmly, but his aura was more dangerous that Demyx had ever felt. Luxord shot Demyx one last look, then did as he was told and left the room.
"Axel, wow, that was-" Demyx trailed off when he felt two lanky arms wrap around him. Axel was hugging him.
"I'm sorry for the other day. About the argument I mean. I was just being grumpy. Will you forgive me?"
Demyx was speechless. Axel did not pull away; in fact, he hugged the blonde even tighter. The aqua eyed boy felt himself blushing, and his heart picking up speed. He cautiously patted the red head on the back and whispered, "Its okay, man."
Axel pulled away only far enough so that he could see Demyx's face.
"Thank you," he said, giving him a warm smile, similar to the one Zexion had given him earlier. Demyx couldn't help but melt at the sight of Axel's grass green eyes. They were like jewels, greener than any other eye color Demyx had ever seen.
"Is there something on my face?" Axel asked innocently. Demyx twitched, averting his eyes to the corner of the room as he laughed nervously.
"No, no you're face is as clean as a baby's bottom!"
There was a pause.
"Wouldn't that mean it's dirty? Since baby's shit their diapers all the time?"
'Guh, the saying is as soft as a baby's bottom. Pull it together Demyx!' The blonde thought to himself.
"Axel, your face is clean. Nothing on it but upside down tear drops."
Axel ran his fingers over one of the markings on his face. Demyx wondered why Axel would tattoo his face. They couldn't have been there in Axel's passed life, because they would have disappeared upon him becoming a Nobody. At least, that's what happened to Demyx and his own tattoo.
"Are you wondering about my face?" Axel asked quietly.
"Uh…"
"No it's fine. I got them soon after I became a Nobody. Did them myself."
Demyx furrowed his brow, "Why?"
"So I wouldn't forget."
"Forget what?"
Axel ran a hand through his spikes, "So I wouldn't forget the horrible things I did as a human. My memories were slipping away fast, and I didn't think it would be fair to let myself forget. I wanted to punish myself, I guess." Axel was smiling as he said this. Demyx wondered how he could actually smile while talking about something so grim.
"I made so many people cry… it only seemed fair that I would make myself cry…for eternity." Axel was referring to his tattoos, not actual tears. Demyx wondered if Axel ever cried. The red head did believe that Nobodies didn't have emotions.
"Well why are they upside down?" Demyx asked, expecting some deep, touching answer that would pull on his heart. God, he was becoming such an emo.
"Well, you do funny things when you're drunk. Commit that to memory."
A/N: Haha it's a joke! Get it? It's corny, I know. Anyway, reminder to you guys to let me know if you want to see a certain Organization member that hasn't been featured much more often! And also let me know if there is other stuff you'd like to see more of. I'm going to go pee now… bye!
