Bah, so tired today! Of course, that's my own fault. I did it so that I would fall asleep at a decent time tonight so that I'll be ready to wake up bright and early at 3:30 AM tomorrow to drive my happy ass down to Anaheim! Woo hoo!

So yeah… LAST CHAPTER! Larxene got smacked lyke whoa. But she deserved it, and you find out why. Of course, in typical fashion, nothing will be stated outright quite yet. You've got to read between the lines like Larxene had to. And man, does she feel like an ass when she realizes… HA HA!

This chapter is short. Sorry about that, but I'm not quite ready to upload another chapter to accompany it yet.

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I'm getting prepared to write an epic crossover to end all crossovers… And I need your help deciding on what fandoms I should include. I have a ridiculous number of fandoms and so I need you to help narrow it down with fandoms YOU want to see in this story. There'll be a little bit of everything for everybody in there. I already have a ton of universes that I'm including and of course at the heart of it all is Kingdom Hearts because they make it so wonderfully possible.

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Now enjoy this chapter!

Luxord sat in his room on the edge of his bed. No matter what he did, he felt more and more terrible as the minutes ticked by. Three hours had passed since he'd slapped Larxene and his hand was still buzzing with the memory. The necklace dangled from his other hand, and all he'd been able to do was look back and forth between the necklace and his vile, woman harming appendage. He felt on the verge of tears but he couldn't cry. Perhaps this was the best thing that could have happened. Perhaps Larxene would tell Marluxia what had happened and he'd come and kill Luxord and everybody else could live happily ever after. Then came a knock at the door and he was certain this would be it. He sighed heavily. "Come in."

Larxene opened the door slowly and stepped inside. "I wasn't sure if you were awake, but then I saw the light on…"

Luxord looked up at Larxene, half shocked to see her there. But then again, letting someone else kill him for what he'd done to her didn't seem like Larxene's style. She'd come to finish him off herself. He turned his eyes back to the necklace and let out a shuddering breath. Well, if he was going to go…

"Is that the gift you were going to give me?" Larxene walked hesitantly toward the bed and took a seat beside Luxord. She looked down at the necklace and forced a smile. "Its beautiful." She turned her gaze up to Luxord's face, but he didn't respond. He only stared down at the necklace, practically emotionless. "I'm sorry for what I said. I didn't mean it. And I'm sorry I didn't realize sooner. There were so many clues…" Larxene let out a heavy sigh and placed her hand on Luxord's. "I feel so stupid. That night I heard you crying and your reactions when someone calls you a bastard or a son of a…" She bit her bottom lip as his eyes darted to her, full of an emotion she couldn't quite place. "And then I started thinking, if you had all this jewelry of your mother's and you were that poor, why didn't you sell any of it? And then it hit me and I felt so horrible." She gripped his hand tightly and stared at him. "Why didn't you tell me?"

"Would it have made a difference?" Luxord turned to look at Larxene sadly before looking away again. "Telling you would have changed nothing."

"Luxord, I would have never doubted how you feel for me had I known… I mean, you gave me your mother's ring! Something that is so important to you, and you trusted me with it." Larxene looked down at the ring on her finger and smiled. "And it is so lovely. I adore it." She looked back to Luxord and pressed her hand to his face, forcing him to meet her gaze. "I'm sorry, for everything I've said and done. I deserved being slapped. I was being so inconsiderate and cruel while you were being so thoughtful and sincere." She wrapped her arms around Luxord's neck and pressed her lips to his.

Luxord was caught off guard when Larxene kissed him and he was hesitant to kiss her back. But after a moment he parted his lips and let himself kiss her gently. He felt her pull away slowly and he couldn't help but smile. "Alright, I've played along thus far. Now tell me, who are you and what've you done with Larxene?"

Larxene grinned and laughed. "Oh don't you worry, I'm still me. I'm pissed that you had the audacity to slap me. I mean, really, how dare you! But…" She ran her hand along Luxord's jaw line and sighed. "Well, I understand why you did. I deserved it. And I'm sorry."

"I didn't mean to, dear." Luxord cupped Larxene's face in his hands and looked to her sadly. "Please understand that. I would never hurt you on purpose. My hand flew before I even knew what was happening. I felt so utterly terrible. I'm so sorry. I…"

"Just don't do it again." Larxene smiled and stood slowly. "If you do it again, I'll have to kill you."

"Understood." Luxord returned Larxene's smile and stood with her. He grasped her hands and pulled her close against him. "I adore you and cherish you, Larxene. I love you."

"I know." Larxene winked and stood on tip toe to press her mouth against Luxord's ear. "And you know, I think I'm pretty fond of you too." She kissed his cheek softly and pulled away. "Well, I'll let you sleep now."

"Wait!" Luxord grabbed Larxene's hand in his and looked at her hopefully. "Stay?"

Larxene looked from Luxord to the door and back again. "And risk letting the others know that I don't completely hate you?" She smiled and shrugged. "I don't know. What are you going to do to make it worth it?"

"Well…" Luxord smiled and unlatched the gold chain on the necklace, placing it around her neck to latch it back. "I suppose now that I've given you this, all I can offer is to hold you in my arms and tell you how beautiful and wonderful you are."

"I suppose falling asleep in your arms is acceptable. After all, it has been a while." Larxene stepped slowly toward the bed with a grin. "I've missed it."

Luxord smiled widely as Larxene laid down on the bed. He climbed on beside her and nestled down under the sheets. Without hesitation he grabbed Larxene and pulled her against him, wrapping her tightly but gently in his embrace. He inhaled deeply the scent of her, a smell he hadn't enjoyed in quite a while. "Good night, love."