"Number XI hasn't been exactly the easiest member in this Organization", Xemnas said, finally tired of only listening the clock's ticking, "Tried to take me over in the Last Life, and now he has somehow gotten me, as a Superior and in responsibility of deciding important things, in the weirdest situation I've ever been. To be honest, I would've preferred another takeover than this. At least it would've been something I already know"

Everyone else in the room nodded and quietly turned to look at Marluxia, who was sitting in the corner, his arms wrapped around his knees and eyes staring to the remoteness. After he had stated the news about his pregnancy, Larxene, Axel, Zexion and Demyx had dragged him to the Xemnas' office. Strangely enough, Roxas, Xigbar and Xaldin had joined the group along the way.

"None of us really has any experience 'bout these things", Xigbar noted, hanging upside down from the roof, "As if we even could have! Only one 'ere who is SUPPOSED to be able to have a baby is Larxene, and imagine what kind of a mother she would make!"

Larxene shot her killer stare upward, "Like I would even consider having a baby living in the middle of you punch of fuck-tards. You are better desire killers than a hippo in bikinis. And Axel, stop staring at my ass while I'm talking"

"Xigbar has a point there", Xemnas interrupted, "When he says that Number XI is actually not supposed to be in this situation. So how did it happen?"

"I've been searching for it", said Zexion, who was hiding behind a large book about the wonders of the world while Demyx was leaning on his crown, "I've been looking through every book that could have some mentions about cases like this, but none of them does. Marluxia is apparently one of the kinds"

"I'm not buying that", Demyx said, stroking Zexion's silver hair, "I saw some program about that once… This guy was having a baby and…"

"Dem, it was a movie", said Roxas, who had so far been quiet and focused on licking his ice-cream, "I watched it with you, and it was fiction. That means something that never happens in real life"

"Quite ironic to hear a kid with giant key that works in every lock explaining what fiction means to the guy who can make magical water clones of himself by playing an instrument", Larxene said, shaking her head, "Kinda funny actually that there are things that can surprise all of us"

"Yeah, but sure we all got illogical powers", Axel said, "But they can be explained by the fact that they can't be explained. It's magic! But this is not about magic; it's about flower-boy Marly who has somehow found again a brand new way to question his gender. It has nothing to do with any supernatural… unless…" he turned to Demyx, "How exactly had this guy gotten pregnant in the first place?"

"Axel, again, it was just a movie", Roxas sighed, biting his ice-cream stick.

"Hey, don't try to be so precocious, kiddo!" Xigbar smirked, "At your age you should still believe in Santa Claus and stuff"

"I think there was some kind of experiment going in that movie", Demyx said, "It was some new invention of how men could have children on their own"

"I hope that this invention will never see daylight in here or Demyx will make us a whole kinder garden on his own", Larxene murmured.

"I wouldn't allow it", Zexion said, staring emotionlessly at his book. Excited look on Demyx's face disappeared.

"But some weird way that makes sense, doesn't it?" Axel said, "I mean, Vexen is all lab-freak and he always has some new experiments going on. Do you think it could be possible that… he has… some purposeless way transferred something inside Marluxia, while…"

"Like…" Larxene continued, turning a little paler than usually, "You mean like, while they were… busy?"

"Hey, enough of that talk!" Xigbar said, "There is a little boy present"

"Please, Xigbar, I'm not that delicate", Roxas said, rolling his eyes.

Once again everyone turned to see Marluxia, who was still ignoring the whole conversation about him. His hands were wondering around his stomach, carefully fumbling it now and then.

"When you think it's starting to show?" Demyx asked.

"Enough talking now", Xemnas decided, "Since there is going to be a baby around us soon, we better have some kind of a picture about taking care of it. Especially its parents. And Number XI has to be taken to the hospital for a basic inspection…"

"Boy, will that be riot", Larxene mumbled.

"Good, since you're so eager about it, you'll take him", Xemnas noted, and Axel laughed.

Larxene looked murderous, "Sure, what I wouldn't do for my dear best friend", she muttered sarcastically, and then turned to snickering Axel, "And you, asshole, are coming with me"

"But the first thing to do is inform Vexen about what has just happened", Xemnas continued, "He's going to be a father soon, whether he wanted or not, and it will no longer be acceptable to him just stay in his lab most of the time. He has take responsibility for his acts. Xigbar and Xaldin, go tell him"

Hearing this, Xigbar fell down from the roof.

"What?! Why me?" he shouted while trying to get up holding his head.

"Because you're superiors to him! He'll listen to you. Now go! And while you're at it, ask him if he did some chemical experiments with Number XI. And now everyone get out! Larxene and Axel, take Marluxia to the Twilight Town! Demyx and Zexion, go tell the rest of the members what has happened! And you, Roxas, just go somewhere. Go find Naminé or something. And send Saix here when you leave"

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"Why we always get the crappiest jobs? Vexen's gonna freeze us to the spot", Xigbar grumbled while going down to the stairs, towards Vexen's lab.

"You have Marly's pregnancy test right?" Xaldin asked, "He'll never believe us otherwise"

"Yeah well, neither would I", Xigbar said, eyeing the little bow Marluxia had given them, "Gosh, must say, I'm damn happy it's not me. I'm going to be shittin' careful about these things"

"Yeah? Who have you been thinking that way, then?" Xaldin asked, curious.

"What? Mind your own business", Xigbar snarled, noticing to his relief that they were in front of Vexen's door already, "Oh, we 'ere. Vexyyy!" he shouted, knocking, "Come and opeeen!"

"I'm not here", a rude voice answered.

"Now that's not very polite, is that?" Xaldin asked, leaning to the door frame.

"Certainly not", Xigbar nodded, "He has lots of manners to learn if he's going to make a good daddy out of himself"

"I'll make damn sure that he will", Xaldin smirked, then turning to the door, "Vexen, I highly recommend that you'll open this door immediately, if you don't wish it to be 'Gone with the Wind!'"

There was a low ping and the door slammed open. Vexen was standing in front of his table, mumbling to himself with some bottles in his hands.

"Vexy, my buddy, my partner, how're things going with you today?" Xigbar cried out and hurried to the irritated blond.

"What do you want, Number II? I'm busy"

"Now, now", Xaldin said, "Like I already said to my dear friend Xiggy here, you have a lot to learn about being an exemplary adult"

"Like I had any interests to teach you overgrown kids anything", Vexen grunted, "The hope is lost with you, anyway"

"Oh, but Vex, how mean you are today", Xigbar said, fake-hurt, "You make it sound like we're some barbaric vandals you have to deal with everyday"

"Which is, weird enough, not very far from the truth", Vexen muttered, staring tightly at the bottle in his hand.

"Oh well, but think about it this way", Xaldin suggested, "If we are so much below you, how come WE are not the ones having one night stands?"

"What?!" Vexen shouted, quickly turning red.

"Oh, so now we have your attention", Xigbar smirked, "And yes, we know. Everyone knows how Marluxia used to hang around here everyday"

"Hitting on you", Xaldin added.

"But Vexy, oh how you wouldn't warm up to him", Xigbar continued, making a saddest face he could at the moment.

"You turned him down. A sexy beast like Marluxia"

"How cruel of you"

Vexen stared at the two Nobodies in front of him in horror. He didn't like those knowing smiles on their faces.

"How did you…"

"Finally you had enough of him", Xaldin continued, shaking his head.

"You said: 'Fine, Marluxia, I sleep with you one time, and then you leave me alone and not tell anyone'"

"Quite clever, I think"

"No one would ever know, and you wouldn't have to admit that you really are crazy about that dude"

"I'm not crazy about Marluxia!" Vexen shouted, "And he promised not to tell!"

"Oh, I'm sure that he gladly would've not to", Xigbar said, "But sometimes things just don't go quite as planned"

"What do you mean?" Vexen asked, prepared.

"Oh, so now you're interested?" Xaldin said, stretching, "I don't know, maybe we should leave, I remember you saying that you're busy"

"And speaking of busy", Xigbar said, "Have you been working on any new and massive experiment lately?"

"What do you mean?" Vexen asked, wondering if he should be worried or not.

"Dunno, something that would cross the lines of two sexes?"

"If you want transsexual, go ask someone else", Vexen snorted, "I really have no idea what you're talking about"

"Good, good, but transsexual is not the answer", Xigbar said, jumping on the table in front of Vexen, "That would solve everything easily. But it's not that simple, 'cause Marly's a dude, right, and still you have somehow knocked him up"

Vexen stared at him like he had just told that being a scientist had become illegal. "What… did… you… say?" he finally breathed.

"Look, we know it's impossible", Xaldin hurried to say, because Vexen was turning as pale as marble, "But look, here is his pregnancy test. We saw him doing it, and I know it's hard to believe…"

Vexen fainted.

"Oh well", Xigbar said, "That was expected"

"What am I gonna do with these guys?" Xemnas asked, his forehead pressed against his hands, "I'm always waiting with great fear for the next trick they come up with. But this is definitely something I never even figured out to fear"

"You don't think that they are trying to make your life as difficult as possible on purpose?"

Saix was sitting in front of him, on his table, his long blue hair pouring on his nude torso.

"Certainly not", Xemnas said, got up and walked to the window that opened a sight to the World that Never was, "If they did, they'd come up with something that wouldn't disturb themselves. Number XI has gotten the whole Organization to the very difficult situation"

"Baby here in Castle Oblivion", Saix shook his head, "That's not good. And you think Marluxia and Vexen make good parents?"

"Not as long as they don't even get along", Xemnas said, "Number IX can't stand Number XI at all, quite understandably, I must say. But they're still going to create a family"

"They have nine months to make it work out", Saix said, "You think they can handle it?"

"Number IX is smart enough for it. And Number XI is… eager enough. It may not be completely impossible"

"So you think that after first shock Marluxia's going to be actually happy about this?" Saix asked, walking closer.

"Yes", Xemnas said, "That's what I think. And some other members are probably going to like it too"

"So it's just about how Vexen takes it, then?"

"No matter how much the members of this Organization fight with each other and seem to hate each other, there is this bond between us. When that baby in born, it won't be missing a family. But Number IX is still a father. By turning his back to this child, he could break Number XI's heart"

"You used to say we don't have them", Saix said.

"I changed my mind", Xemnas answered quietly.

Saix smiled – something that he did very rarely – and reached out to pick up his shirt from the floor.

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"A baby?" Luxord repeated, viewing the two youths in front of him, "Y'mean like, those little things I see running around the streets when I visit Twilight Town?"

"Ah, no, those are children, Luxord", Zexion clarified, "Babies become them when they grow up a bit"

Luxord blinked, and then continued his solitaire, "Yeah, my point exactly. Though I always thought that having them was like man and lady's business"

"It is", Demyx said, "But this is magical. I saw a movie like that once…"

"But this isn't a movie, this is the real thing now", Zexion continued, "Demyx, stop licking my ear while you're talking, it's disgusting"

"Well, I guess Marluxia makes a lady enough", Luxord noted, collecting his cards and starting to mix them up again, "We'll see what happens in nine months, unless he explodes before that"

"Amen to that", Zexion nodded.

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Next time, Larxene and Axel take Marly to the hospital.

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