Eep! I hope I didn't scare you all away! I meant for you guys to flood moooore, not less! -gasp- But I love you anyway! -sings-
Luvvles
You Peeps!
...Sesshomaruhasafluffytail:
Aww, that's abnormally cute. Stummy, awwwww... he probably IS
high from those sleeping pills--poor Demyx, put Zexy's libido to
sleep! Zexion's sleeping currently, so he can't kill you, teehee!
...Ovrlord
Crys: You're sweet!
I'm trying to keep it entertaining (most of my older stories
deteriorated into blah by chapter 4, if that!) cuz I dun like when
people become uninterested. I'm just having fun with fluff! -giggle-
...Evil
Genius of the COCA:
We're all strange. Join the party. -turns on raver music and pulls
out the glowsticks-
...Riceball
the second: Yeah, it
would
be awesome, but I mean what came before him. A-kon, the anime
convention! -giggle- It's been going on since I was a baby,
actually... though I've only gone once. Sand is weird (I still have
some in my beach shoes!) and Shout it Loud is yummy. I love how they
say "Yesterday", it's so sensual! Like baptism in wine
(See: Jenovaism).
...Ranchdressing:
Yay, am glad you are enjoying! Makes me so happy! But SM3... well, my
friend described it as good CGI, then a musical. I was expecting
kickass fight scenes, and NOT that freakalicious Love Plot. See, it
just bothered me that: 1--Spidey used that "I forgive you"
plot, 2--Sandman was a sap, 3--that damn dance thing, 4--Venom's
entire screeching and the fight scene (that just sucked majorly to
me!). By the end, it was like watching a bad Spanish Soap Opera. And
that concludes Senpai's Rant of Spider-Man 3!
...Launch
shinra: Yay! Cuteness
sugar in the morning is the perfect breakfast, y'know! And the song
lyrics are from FAKE?'s song Further
Away. I love it. It's
on animecrackers(dot)com. Teehee, yay for hyperactivity, too! Being a
kid is great! Even when you're not...
...Shot
Hunter: Aww, poor
dearie, am glad you're enjoying it! I'm having so much fun writing
it. -giggle- no cavities, read with a toothbrush! And toothpaste! And
Listerine!
...Lunaa:
I'll drown in fluff... really, the only one? That makes me feel
really REALLY special! Yay!! Dun cry, though, this fic's humor! No
character death or anything (much)! -snork-
...Honto.Kawaii.Neko-chan:
Yay! Am glad you're having fun! I'm going overboard with the fluff, I
know it... but it's so entertaining!
...Metal
Chocobo: Well, Zexy
promised that he'd swim with Demyx, and Demyx loves swimming and got
all excited. Then Zexy's like "nah, cuz Axel's here" and it
bugged Dem. Plus, I needed a reason for them to fight, teehee! But
happy endings are good!
...Butter
fly soup: Lucky you!
We have... pools, but nobody's really swimming. Then there's a
creek... which kinda smells... and a lake... but the ducks! The
duckies! -giggle- Duckies!
...SeventhSenses:
They're not a real couple unless they argue! We need cute fights, or
something... lolz.
...Shattered
Sanctuary: Yay! I'm so
glad! Well, it's going up to 26 chapters, then probably a sequel. So
I'm calculating another 3 besides this one!
...Broken
TWiLiGHT Lullaby: Aww,
you're sweet! Am glad you're enjoying this! I'm having fun with it.
...Hikari
Aiyano: Teehee, poor
awkward little fish! Swimming just takes a bit of practice (mom's
been taking me to pools since I was 1, so I can flop around
decently). I do apologize for your flailing incident, your sister
sounds like a really mean prankster--I wouldn't want to get on her
bad side!
...Dearie:
Aww, you're so sweet! Thankies!
...Silva-trees:
W00t! Was like "where's Silva's?" and then BAM, email! XD
Aili disappeared, and Mina fell into a portal, so you must be one of
few who don't vanish! -giggle- I know I'd hate a gaydar after, like,
2 hours if I were a gay male and taken and being crazy. With the
thing sticking out and pointing at me, daily... damn! -snork- Yay for
suspense! I have fun with that! Weeeeee...!!
Coolest Snack Evar: Starbuck's Double Chocolate Chip Frappuccino. It's not coffee, but it's loaded in chocolate. LOADED.
Liek whoa.
Whispered
Melody
.xxiii.
Every
Time I Move Further Away
Monday.
Demyx. Chips, pop-tarts, chocolate, plastic...
Zexion woke feeling hazy, but happy. The bed was warm and fluffy, the sun peaked in through the curtains, and Demyx sat next to him, cartoons on the television. With a yawn, he sat up slowly, only to find himself being pulled back down. Against Demyx... who had his arms wrapped around him tightly, trying to keep him as close as possible to him.
"Naaah..." he murmured childishly.
"DemDem," Zexion whispered. The blond merely clung, smiling softly. He giggled at his boyfriend, then shifted, draping an arm over Demyx's chest. "DemDem... 'm not a teddy bear."
Demyx grinned cutely, still staring at the television. "Nope! Zexy-poo's a cuddle bunny!"
Zexion smiled. Demyx didn't act at all like he was twenty, especially with his attention turned to the giant robot show. The only thing that made him seem any older than six was his comprehension of the cynical humor. He giggled again, and Zexion smiled slightly.
"Demyx, are you twenty or two?"
"I four!" Demyx replied, sticking his tongue out. "Now ssh! They've got the Keyblade Weilder hostage!" he replied, flapping an arm in a silly manner.
Yawning softly, Zexion smiled a bit wider and curled up next to Demyx. Their peaceful moment lasted around half an hour longer, through the second episode of Organization XIII, but the moment it ended, Demyx let go of Zexion, peeled himself away, and began to bounce on the bed. Zexion allowed it to continue for ten minutes before he forced Demyx to get dressed.
They headed for breakfast cheerfully, Zexion receiving another piggy back ride down to the restaurant. Tidus had claimed another victim for his eating race, fifty bucks on the line and in Axel's hand as two blonds scarfed down pancakes. Demyx grinned. "Morning!"
"Looks like someone got laid," Axel responded with a smirk.
Zexion glared. "You're not typically this ignorant, Axel," he said calmly. With a slight yawn, he attempted to rub the sleepiness out of his eyes, tightly gripping Demyx's shoulders. "I went swimming last night."
Axel scoffed. "Swimming... right."
Demyx grinned cheerfully in the redhead's direction, nodding. And Zexion loved seeing this expression on Demyx's face. It just seemed to fit so much better, and he loved it. He figured he'd just relax today, lean on his boyfriend and let the older one drag him around wherever he wanted to go, and not even worry. The blond seemed happy, oblivious to the first comment Axel had first made, and turned to their older friend with a wide-eyed expression.
"We were the only ones on the beach," Demyx said. "Really dark, and then it got kinda cold, but Zexy's not afraid of drowning anymore."
Axel blinked and looked at the smaller one. "Um, Zex...?"
Zexion smiled pleasantly. "I look like a drowning cat, but I don't inhale the salt water anymore." Shutting his eyes again, he turned to bury his face in Demyx's hair, smelling it softly.
Fresh shampoo and ocean...
He smiled and hummed in approval, and within seconds, Axel was standing next to him, tapping his brain. "Zexion! What happened to you, man?" he called, waiting a few seconds for Zexion to stare stupidly before he advanced onto Demyx. "Did you drug him? I thought Larx said she'd keep all sort of shit away from you!"
Demyx shook his head. "Axel, you're silly," he replied. "Larxene doesn't do drugs. If she did, I'd find it, or know... and anyway, Zexion and I wouldn't do any drugs. He's just kinda tired, we were in the ocean until, like, three in the morning. And what is it now? Eight?"
"Eleven twenty-six," Zexion replied. He just continued to smile for a few seconds, stretching his arms out in front of Demyx for a few seconds. "I'm just in a really good mood."
Axel blinked. "I haven't seen you this happy since... ever," he commented. "Actually... it's a little creepy. You're smiling like the cat that ate the canary... and the mouse and the family dog and the baby sister."
Zexion smiled at him, then narrowed his eyes, turning his expression into something to be weary over. "Like this, Axel?" he asked. His hand slowly moved to look like claws, and he made a mock motion to scratch Demyx's neck. "Hmm, Axel?"
Axel took a step back, eyes narrowed. "You're just doing that to freak me out. Needless to say... it's working, stop it!"
"No more!"
The three turned to see Tidus groaning loudly, leaning back in his seat as he held onto his stomach. He had turned a pale shade of green, staring at Roxas. The high schooler calmly set down his fork, looking at him.
"What, done already?" Roxas inquired.
"I quit!" Tidus told him. "Okay, fine, you win! You're, like, a bottomless pit!"
Roxas grinned, leaning back as he nodded. "I pride myself on the fact," he responded, rubbing his stomach. "This thing's won me many ice cream races with my brother. And cereal races... and... well, everything but the family dinner. We once had a crayon race--"
Axel cleared his throat, staring at his boyfriend oddly. "You... were one weird kid," he commented.
The blond shrugged. "Whatever. I won, that's all that matters!" He grinned in triumpth as Tidus left, holding his stomach as he went to find Wakka to beg for some painkillers. Axel handed him the cash, and he was quickly dragged off to raid the gift shop on the first floor. That left Zexion and Demyx alone again.
"Zexy?"
Zexion hummed in response, breathing in Demyx's scent once more. Very obviously... and somewhat out of it. He didn't truly wake up until he accidentally knocked over an empty cup. He became very aware of the fact that he was settled comfortably on Demyx's lap, the blond holding a fork of pancakes. From there, he snatched the fork and ate calmly on his own.
"Not six, you know..." Zexion muttered.
Demyx grinned. "You act like it, sometimes..."
"At least I don't act like I'm nine every day!"
Demyx narrowed his eyes, then giggled. "I liked being nine..." he said with a dreamy sigh. "My dad got me one of those motor scooters... mom absolutely hated it, thinking I'd run into traffic."
Zexion snickered slightly. "Same reason my mom made me give my bike to Good Will." When Demyx stared in confusion, he explained, "I rode right into a busy intersection and caused a wreck. But I was eight and Saix said the park was down that street."
The blond laughed. "It's like when Larxene told me dresses looked cool on boys..."
"That takes the entire cake, and the ice cream scoop," Zexion replied, laughing as he began to cut a pancake. Taking a piece with the fork, he held up the utensil, only to have Demyx lean forward and steal the bit. The blond smiled toothlessly as he chewed, and Zexion narrowed his eyes. "Pancake thief."
"Mm-hmm!"
Zexion bopped him playfully on the top of his jelled hair, then ended up feeding Demyx. They talked about the most random hazings their siblings had given them, finding out that both of them had been used as make-up dolls, dressed up in their father's gear, and locked in a bathroom. By the time they finished, it was bordering noon, and Tidus and Wakka appeared, holding up tickets.
Wakka glanced around. "Okay, where's de utha couple?" he asked.
Demyx and Zexion shrugged in unison, and Tidus grinned slightly. "Look, Wakka's boss gave him tickets for us all to go to Kingdom Hearts. You know, the greatest themepark evar! It has thirty-seven awesome roller coaster." His grin grew. "And I challenge you, Demyx Highwind, to riding every one!"
Smoke...
"What's this about roller costers?" Axel's voice asked.
Roxas blew a whistle and grinned childishly. "I wanna go on a roller coaster!"
The group seemed excited. Minus Zexion, who's face went pale at the idea of being flipped upside down, attached to a mechanical device, moving at a hundred miles per hour. He turned to his boyfriend, who grinned at Tidus, stretching a hand out.
"Zexy and I are taking that bet!" Demyx announced.
"Me and Roxie, too!" Axel chipped in, stepping forward.
Zexion gaped, turning to Demyx. "Wha, bu--"
"Deal!"
They shook on it.
.vi...ix.
Zexion was getting used to the lightheaded feeling. By the ninth roller coaster, his hair had fallen into a permanent state of uncontrollable fixing, and he could barely manage to stay walking upright. But Demyx seemed overjoyed. His hair gel, or the positioning, or his jair in general, barely mussed at all, even though he didn't seem to care. He was just happy.
"Come on, Zexy! We're gonna ride that one over there!" Demyx pointed to a white and black one, in the section of the park called "The Rides That Never Were". It was the more horrifying, mysterious area of the themepark, the pamphlet said, and the rides were large and had quite a few light shows, less sight and more spins.
Zexion gulped. "Do we... have to?" he asked, insecurity barely appearing in his voice.
Demyx took a step forward, Zexion stumbling and clinging next to him as he tried to stop his head from spinning. Wow... who knew roller coasters could do such a thing?
"We gotta beat Tidus and Axel!" Demyx replied. "Want another piggy back ride?"
Zexion's eyes rolled about and landed on the concrete floor. "Want to sit down..."
Demyx sighed. "Sit later! Like, on the rides!" he exclaimed, waving his arms around. When Zexion didn't look convinced, he leaned down and began to whisper into Zexion's ear. Deep, seductive... dirty. Very very dirty. Zexion blinked, did a double-take, gaped, then quickly moved away and smacked Demyx's arm.
"Bad!" he said quickly. "But fine... if we win, I top!" Zexion smirked, and Demyx grinned. The two nodded, shook hands, then raced towards The Rides That Never Were.
The rides in that section were a large lights display in tunnels and tubes with sharp turns and quick spins upside-down. Three even launched the riders backward. By the end of it, Demyx's hair looked somewhat jilted, and Zexion's looked uncommonly mussed. Plus, the smaller one was absolutely spinning. He stood straight, stared forward, and promptly tripped over his own feet. Demyx pulled him to his feet and blinked.
"Not used to roller coasters?" he asked.
Zexion would've shaken his head no, but knew he'd fall, so he settled for verbal answers. "I was on one when I was eight...ever since, needless to say, I've learned to stay away from corndogs," he said.
Demyx grinned. "You remind me of Larxy... she inherited mom's weak stomach... unlike me and Dad, who can inhale just about anything and be just fine. Wanna take a break? We'll go get some lunch--"
"No... okay without food," Zexion murmured. "I can kinda feel those pancakes..."
"Eew... need a trash can?"
Zexion shook his head. And fell onto the ground, laughing. Axel and Roxas passed by, the smaller one grinning happily as he held onto Axel's hands. Axel looked very pale, almost as if he'd faint any minute. The two waved.
"Done already, Zex?" Axel inquired, looking down.
Zexion shook his head and held up a thumbs-up sign. "Nope! Demyx and I are in this to win... taking a breather."
"Oh..." Axel narrowed his eyes at Roxas. "You said we couldn't take breathers!"
"That's because you're slow, Axel!" Roxas argued. He turned back to the other couple, grinning. "See you guys at the finish line!" They waved and were soon off, and Demyx once again pulled Zexion to his feet.
"You still need to breathe?" Demyx asked, looking at the couple down the sidewalk.
Zexion shook his head. "In it to win it," he replied. "Come on, we're going to that one, next." He pointed to the largest one in the park.
He couldn't believe he picked the largest ride in the park... It had a two hundred foot drop half a minute into the ride, spun upside down six times, and was the fastest ride in the park. Of course, they didn't know that until they began walking towards the ride, but after waiting in line, they were a bit unsure. Zexion looked to Demyx, who almost seemed to wish staying on flat ground.
They looked at each other, then glanced at the ride in front of them as one car rolled to a stop. Tidus and Wakka sat in a few of the seats, Wakka looking positively flustered as Tidus turned an odd shade of green. They climbed out of the car and returned to the platform, and Tidus rushed towards the closest trash can, sticking his head in the cylindrical item. Wakka spun around dangerously.
"Are you sure you want to do this?" Zexion asked, glancing up.
Demyx sighed. "If they did... so shall we."
.vi...ix.
"I... am never going on any rollercoaster ever again," Zexion vowed. He was currently perched next to Demyx on a park bench, sharing a popsicle. They had finally done it--by eight forty-five, they had gone on every ride in the park, and if they hadn't, they had just gone on a few twice, but they didn't care. Thirty-seven rollercoasters in nine hours, and they were exhausted.
Demyx yawned and licked the popsicle, then handed it back to Zexion. "My head feels all mushy, Zexy!" he whined. "Really mushy... it's Tidus's fault..."
Zexion sighed and stuck the popsicle in his mouth. He didn't plan on blaming Tidus yet--not until he could grab hold of a spatula--and just wanted to relax, and hopefully clear the mush from his own brain. Demyx looked like he wanted to melt, and Zexion could only sigh. If he hadn't felt so out of it, he'd try his best to help. But currently, he was blaming Demyx for dragging him into this.
He gave the blond the popsicle.
Smoke...
Zexion turned around to see Axel sluggishly walking towards them. He leaned over the bench as he neared, breathing in a sluggish manner. "Ugh..."
"Axel?" Demyx sat up and quickly spun in his seat to face him. "You look really... greenish?" he commented, noticing the disgusted color on the redhead's face.
Axel groaned. "Man... I shouldn't've had that second chili dog," he murmured.
Zexion and Demyx both scooted back, staring at him in surprise. Demyx frowned. "Are you... gonna be okay?"
"Should be," he replied. "Just lost everything I ate for the past four days, and then Roxas abandoned me..." He sunk to the ground, resting his chin on the bench's backrest. "I'm wounded... wish my boyfriend were as caring as yours, Zexy. Roxie's so cruel, abandoning me in my time of need..."
"Want," Zexion corrected. "Your time of wanting to hug him out of his own cookies because you can't handle a rollercoaster contest."
Of course, Zexion knew that if he had eaten two extra-spicy chili dogs, he'd probably toss his cookies also. But because he could proudly say that he had gone on thirty-seven rollercoasters, he could rub that in for a while. And Demyx thought it was humorous.
Axel, unlike the smiling Demyx, was glaring dizzily at him. "And I'm supposed to believe that you went on all those rollercoasters without anything happening?"
Demyx nodded and grinned wider. "Yep! Thirty-seven rollercoasters, and we're just really dizzy."
"We purposely avoided food," Zexion added. "Which probably would've helped you..."
He trailed off as the sound of approaching footsteps and the undeniable scent of fast food reached the three by the bench. Axel looked up lazily and grinned at the sight of his boyfriend approached, holding two large stuffed toys and a bag of greasy foods. He dropped a bag onto the bench, ignoring Zexion and Demyx peering in curiously as he held out one bright red and orange flame-shaped plush toy.
"For you."
Axel almost melted. And Roxas quickly ignored him to attack some french fries. This was their version of affection, it seemed, Axel hugging his plush while his boyfriend snacked. The fact that he brought him something made the redhead happy, and Zexion couldn't help but let a smile form, for a few seconds, before Axel paled and hurried away towards a trash can, Roxas sighing as he stood up.
"The food," he declared with a sigh.
Zexion watched him as he got up to hold Axel's hair out of his face, then turned to Demyx. "Think you can go find painkillers or something?" he asked his boyfriend. "Maybe something to stop him from doing that..."
Demyx nodded and quickly bounced off, somewhat dizzy in his movements, and Zexion smiled slightly as he watched him go. He soon turned to Axel, who had sighed and turned away from the trash can, and said two words softly:
"Thank you."
The redhead looked up at him. "For what?" he asked.
Zexion shook his head. "Never mind..." he turned away and merely smiled after Demyx.
Demyx came running back quickly, and ended up destroying Zexion's happy smile when he had to carry his unwell ex-boyfriend to his room. Roxas could look over Axel for the night, they decided, and soon retired to their rooms. Room 427 had an unhappy Zexion and a confused, and very apologetic, Demyx settled on one bed.
"Zexy, I'm sorry!" Demyx cried out. "But he was doing that damsel in distress thing!"
"It's all an act and you know it!" Zexion argued coldly. "You didn't need to carry him!"
"But he wouldn't shut up, and he'd hurt little Roxas!"
"Why didn't we just call for the medical staff to bring him back?" Zexion glared, then looked away. "You didn't need to carry him. Axel was just being a drama queen, and you fell for it!"
Demyx sighed loudly and leaned back. "Get over it, Zexy! We already broke up, and I'm not sleeping with him behind your back or anything!" When that comment received a shocked look behind cold eyes, he sighed and sat up. "Really, we aren't! I love you, Zexy, and I thought you loved me, too!"
Sighing loudly, Zexion looked at him. "I never said I didn't love you, Demyx, stop jumping to conclusions!"
"But you're being so jealous!"
"I am not being jealous, Demyx!" he shouted, then stood up, walking towards the door. After a few seconds of staring at the wood, he sighed and looked at the floor."I'm... I'm being jealous," he muttered. "I do not get jealous..."
Demyx hurried over to him, delicately wrapping his arms around his shoulders. "It's okay, Zexion," he said softly. "Cuddle bunny, you can get angry when you want to... it's when you really care about something, right?"
Zexion's silence was interpreted as a 'yes', so Demyx kissed the top of his head and smiled. "I still love you, okay?"
"Uh-huh... me too," Zexion muttered.
Demyx smiled for a second, then blinked and looked down. "You're still unhappy, right? C'mon, let's get some frosting or something."
"Frosting?" Zexion asked, looking up. "Can't I just curl up with a good book?"
"We're getting frosting!" Demyx insisted, and he quickly tugged his boyfriend out of the room.
Thankfully, due to Demyx's overly-cute nature, they managed to convince the late-night staff in the kitchens to spare a small tub of frosting and some sprinkles. Zexion didn't bother to argue, except when his stomach unsettled due to the overload of sugar. They crashed only a few minutes after they dropped onto the bed, a happy, sugar-filled Demyx curled up next to an uneasy Zexion.
That night, Zexion had had another dream. He was a few years younger, around sixteen or seventeen, following Saix, who had stolen something. Saix had grabbed his arm and shoved him aside, and he reached behind him. A light flashed, and Saix held his chest. Blood poured onto the ground. Zexion could feel the familiar grip of a knife--
He bolted upright, breathing heavily. No Saix, no blood, no knife. Just... Demyx staring as worriedly as he could muster with such a tired expression, and the cloudy moon illuminating the hotel room. Sighing softly, he shook his head, trying to tell Demyx--and more importantly, assure himself--that he was just fine. Demyx kept hold of him tightly for the full hour it took for him to fall asleep again.
.xxiii. end .xxiii.
Um... reviewers get sea-salt and the more reviews, the more likely I am to write a sequel! -giggle- Bribery's a good thing, ain't it?
And a one-shot! This shall get a random one-shot that's probably not even related but I really heart you peepz! Yay!
Quotin' time!
"Who would've thought that a child could win in a children's card game?"
-Pegasus, YGOTAS (by LittleKuriboh)
:Darkness Princess.
