All I Want, Pt. II
On Christmas—even though nobody but Xemnas knew what day it actually was—their Superior called them to the Grey Area to exchange Christmas presents. All of the Organization's members gathered there, apprehensively holding boxes or bags they'd brought from who knows where. Xemnas stood at the front of the room and stared at them. After a minute, he clapped his hands to get their attention.
"I will ask you all now to give each other the Christmas presents you were… asked to retrieve. Please, go ahead."
The Nobodies turned from him to the others in the crowd around the room.
"Merry Christmas," Xemnas said.
"That sounds super weird coming out of his mouth," Demyx pointed out and went completely red when he noticed Xemnas's eyes on him.
"Demyx… Is that for me?" Zexion asked, eyeing the blond cautiously.
"Uh, yeah, it is," Demyx answered. "Here you go."
He handed Zexion a brightly colored bag, and Zexion opened it to find a stack of books.
"Wow," he said. "Thanks, Dem."
"N… no problem," Demyx answered, his face turning red again. "Later." He disappeared into the crowd.
Meanwhile, Saïx was on his way across the room when Xion intercepted him, holding out a brown cardboard box. "Saïx, sir, this is for you," she said, offering the box to him.
Wordlessly, Saïx took it and turned it over in his hands while Xion stayed put with her head bowed. Upon opening it, he found strange fabric covered in all possible colors.
"What… is this?" he asked.
Xion looked up at him. "Um, these are socks, sir," she said. When he raised an eyebrow, she explained, "You… wear them… on your feet. So they don't look boring."
"Well…" Saïx's expression twisted, as if he were trying to decide whether to take it as a gesture of caring or an insult. In the end, he decided, "I suppose the words are… thank you," and tucked the box under his arm.
Xion's face lit up. "You're welcome, sir," she said and smiled, just before she disappeared again.
Marluxia approached Larxene, holding something in his hand. As he moved closer, Larxene realized that it was a rose.
"For me?" she asked, raising her eyebrows.
Marluxia smiled. "Who else?" he answered.
"Wow, Marluxia," Larxene answered, taking the rose and breathing its scent in delicately. "I never thought you were capable of such a… sweet gesture."
"And how do you know this is that sort of gesture?" Marluxia asked, raising his eyebrows, teasing.
"Oh, Marluxia. You doubt me. I have… experience," Larxene answered, returning the look.
"This is yours, Axel," Larxene said, throwing a bag at the redhead.
"What is this?" Axel questioned, raising an eyebrow as he pulled the bag open. He discovered another bag inside, one that was full of ice cubes.
"Larxene!" he shouted, but she had already left.
"Zexion, I am impressed. These books should definitely help me with my experiments," Vexen said, smiling maniacally.
"Gee, Luxord, I always wanted a deck of cards," Demyx said. "How'd you know?"
A/N: I'm working on at least one more chapter for this which will detail the scene between Roxas, Axel, and Xion. And then there's Saix and Xemnas...
Anyway! Star-Shaped-X, thank you for your super long and detailed review! :D Yeah, I'm hoping I didn't forget anyone either, but knowing me, I probs did. If I forgot anyone terribly important... Let me know!
Hopefully I'll have this done by Christmas. Lol.