Beyond All That
Chapter 3
"No, no, repeat after me" Xigbar moved closer to Demyx's face, "HE-LL-O-. Watch my tongue."
The night was very surprising; he got a full 8 hour sleep. Why was this so rare? You see, when the bachelor had company in his bed, he never got much sleep. Women usually wanted to "talk" or "get to know each other". Xigbar didn't care for all that junk. He just wanted to show off how good he was at getting the best women, and score some awesome sex.
Demyx let him sleep the whole night through. Not a sound came from him, other than the slow breathing. The bachelor didn't even feel awkward having a male sleep in the same bed. The neko persisted on sleeping on the end of the bed, which was all fine and dandy as far as Xigbar was concerned.
Although, at the moment, he was teaching his poor uneducated neko how to speak proper English, which seemed to be quite a difficult task to do. "Demyx, just try it again, and this time, move your tongue."
Demyx struggled with moving his tongue the right way. When ever he would try to say it, his tongue wouldn't budge. So, instead of a 'hello', it came out as something like a 'heroh'. The blonde clenched his fists and squeezed his eyes shut. "Heh… Heh… He-lllllll-ooooo" Once he finished his 'oh', he opened his eyes wide and smiled a toothy grin. "Hello!!"
Xigbar stood and grabbed the neko under his armpits and picked him up, and swung him around, just barely missing the chairs. "Yes!! That's it Demyx! You're wicked!" Xigbar dropped the boy on the ground and slammed his hand over his mouth. Demyx slammed to the floor with a grunt and looked up at his owner. The bachelor seemed to be in a flustered state. "Oh… I hadn't said something like that since…"
"Mew…?" Demyx spoke quietly.
Xigbar snapped back and looked at the neko that lay on the floor. "Oh… I'm sorry Demyx… I didn't mean to drop you. Are you alright?" Demyx nodded. Xigbar smiled and pat the neko on the head. "Well, since your going to stay here with me, I might as well buy you some necessities. Let's see here…" he began to count off items with his fingers, "clothes, scratching post… extra food… Oh!" he crouched and met face to face with the other. "Did you get your shots?" Demyx scooted back with panic written all over his face and nodded quickly. Even if the neko did not nod, Xigbar could already tell that he did by his reaction.
"Alright then. Let's get you in some proper clothes and head into town!"
The city was crowded with hundreds of people. Cars, taxies, and buses piled into traffic creating loud noises of honks and rumbling of engines. The air was filled with a crisp winter feel, and horrid cigarette smoke. The buildings stood tall and mighty shining brightly as the sun hit its many windows. The tallest tower, the Empire State Building, shot to the sky for miles and miles, and the very point almost seemed to touch heaven.
Demyx, having never left his apartment since he was a kitten, awed at the sight. His eyes glistened as he caught sight of every building, and structure. The people around him made him feel claustrophobic, so he clung onto Xigbar's arm tightly, his hands wrapping around the man's bicep. Every time the neko would feel nervous, or excited, he would squeeze very hard, making Xigbar silently cry out a pained noise.
Xigbar bit his lip as the neko crushed his arm again, when they happened to pass a hobo with a Mini-Mart basket, filled with different jackets, pants and, from what he could see, little white rodents. He walked faster hoping the other wouldn't freak out too much. Demyx calmed after Xigbar sped up and decided to wrap his arms around Xigbar's completely whimpered quietly.
Xigbar sighed and turned into a casual clothes store, and froze in place. He had never seen such strange people in his life. The cashier looked like the dead: black hair, black clothes, pale skin, and seemed to have chains hanging every direction; piercings were on every part of the persons face. Although, the scariest thing about the individual, was the fact he couldn't decipher whether it was a boy or girl.
Other people working at the store seemed to all look the same. They looked like its, long hair to no hair, and there outfits, though very scary and dark, looked like girl clothes.
Xigbar kept gaping at the people, as Demyx made a 'squee' kind of noise, and then unfurled his arms to run into the store. Xigbar gasped and held out his hand in attempt to catch the hyper neko. His fingers grazed over the big shirt, given to the boy before they left, barely missing it. Demyx sprinted into the many rack of clothes, diving into one of the pile of clothes that had a sign stapled above it saying: "Fer salez biotches".
Xigbar followed the neko well enough to know where he went. He shoved his hand into the pile, hoping to catch the other very quickly. "Demyx, get out of the clothes right this second!! This is not your playground!!" Xigbar shouted as he took his hand back and let his eyes graze over the top of the clothes pile. The man smirked when he noticed a blonde ear sticking out from under a pitch black sweatshirt. He quietly moved his hand over to the neko's ear and…
"Gotcha!" Xigbar yelled as he pulled the flailing boy out by his ear, and out of the endless pile of clothes. Xigbar, after pulling Demyx out completely, grabbed the neko by the torso. "Don't you ever, and I mean ever run away from me again, you understand!?" the bachelor yelled to the crying neko.
Demyx sniffled, and nodded. Xigbar frowned and petted the boy softly on the head. "Demyx… I-Er… Xigbar only got mad because he was worried about you. Xigbar doesn't want you to get hurt." Xigbar used third person so the neko could think that he wasn't mad at him. To the bachelor, acting cute was a way of showing he wasn't mad or frustrated, even though he was. Talking in third person was his most used technique.
Demyx's ears perked at the others words. He bit his lip, and tilted his head to the side. The man stood with a curious stare, his eyebrows knitted together, and his lips pressed into a straight line. "Demyx…?"
The neko lifted his arms near his chest, clenched his hands into fists, and held them at the crown of his neck. The boy opened and closed his mouth, also squeezing his eyes shut. After a few moments, Demyx's tail stuck out straight, and he opened his mouth again. "X-X-X…Xig-b-b-bar-…" after he spoke, he leapt onto the man and snuggled into his chest. "Hello Xigbar!"
The bachelor was stunned at Demyx's words. He couldn't believe the other learned his name so quickly. "Y-yes Demyx, I'm so amazed!" Xigbar wrapped his arms around the neko and held him tight. "Seriously dude, you, like, totally blew me away!" The man blinked then shook his head, "Ugh… You're turning me into my old self." He smiled then pulled the other away.
Demyx smiled and brought up his hands to clap together. Xigbar gave a soft smile to the other. Aw... he's so adorable… he pondered to himself. He reached his arm out, "C'mon Demyx. Let's get you some clothes to wear." Demyx nodded, and grabbed on to the man's extended palm. When they got up, Xigbar let their hands fall in between, and swing back and forth as they explored all the different aisles.