Hello game lovers I hope you didn't miss me too much while I was gone but now that I'm back I hope you all will forgive on the late update and hope that this chapter will suffice. So let's start this story up and enough talk time to read!
Some of the characters are probably going to become OOC!
Nobody's Love
Previously on Nobodies Love: Although everything was fine and dandy between Demyx and Axel for the time being, what laid in store for these two Nobodies was a long road that they must venture together.
Chapter Five: Getting to know your partner
As another day arose for the Thirteen Nobodies, an annoying alarm awoke the sleeping Nobodies of the Castle That Never Was as the two test subjects Axel and Demyx awoke with different routines. Instead of the usual shower and groom Axel normally did each morning today however was a bit different. Upon arising from his slumber, he slowly stretched his arms and legs in bed as he let out a big yawn.
Rising into a sitting position, Axel pulled the tangled sheets from his body as he shifted his legs over the bed preparing to get up. Once he stood up another yawn escaped his mouth as he lazily headed toward the closet in order to pick out a clean organization coat. Feeling an itch on his behind, he scratched it irritably as he a scowl appeared on his face.
Upon looking inside his closet the gears in his head recalled the ordeal he had yesterday for finding a clean coat. Now that he inspected each and every one of them, he realized that he would have to get them clean today or else his body would reek of body odor and he being a very clean Nobody refused to let himself be looked down upon due to being stinky. So Axel was going to wash his clothes today. Of course he wasn't planning on doing them himself that is.
Grumbling about how much of a pain it is to do laundry, he grabbed an empty basket and began filling it up with his dirty coats. After cramming all the coats into the basket he finally took the time to look around the room for something to wear. However when he scoured his bedroom for anything to wear, a grimace appeared on his visage as his search turned frantic for any article of clothing that looked clean.
Sadly when he tore his room apart in order to find anything suitable to put on, everything was fifthly including the boxers he was wearing. If Nobodies could blush Axel would have been blushing at that very moment because he did not want to go the laundry room nude. As proud as he claimed he was, he did not want to advertise his "junk" in front of any of the Nobodies especially Larxene. Goosebumps began covering his arms just thinking of the things that lightening witch would do if she caught him walking around in the buff.
"THIS IS NOT FAIR!" The Flurry of Dancing Flames shouted at the ceiling as he unconsciously summoned fireballs in his hands. And it was at that exact moment when he was ranting to his ceiling when a certain blonde happen to poke his head in.
"What's not fair Axel?" Demyx hollered at the fire bender's bedroom door before he had to dodge a flaming ball that was hurled his way. "Yikes!" He shrieked as he put up a shield of water in order to protect himself from the onslaught. Alas although it did prevent most of the fireballs from hitting him directly, the last one that was thrown his way manage to nick the edge of his shield making the fire slightly singe a small strand of his hair!
Removing his shield, Number IX cried in pain as he put out the small flame that caught his hair on fire. Axel on the other hand who was preoccupied with his dilemma finally notice the sandy blonde at the doorway and immediately rushed to his side with as much concern as any Nobody could feel remote to.
"Whoa Demyx are you alright? Sorry about that did I burn yah?" Number VIII asked as he noticed the extra attention the Melodious Nocturne was giving his burned bangs. Reaching at the spot where the hair was singed, his hand was surprisingly pushed away thanks to Demyx! A shocked expression flashed across the Flurry of Dancing Flames countenance as a pair of aquamarine eyes darted in his direction.
"What's your problem man? I was only checking up on you to see what all the commotion was about but instead I am almost burned alive!" Demyx's voice rose with rage as he glared angrily at the red head. Never before had anyone had seen any sort of look that appeared fearsome on Number IX's face since he became a member of the organization. But now that Axel had witness such a spectacle, he was soon regretting ever having seen it. A lump formed in his throat as he tried to muster up an apology for him.
"Look Demyx I'm-"
"Don't even try to apologize you damaged my hair. Do you even realize how much work I put into my hair every morning?" Roughly shoving the red head aside, he ran to the fire bender's bathroom in order to see how bad his bangs really looked. A groan soon followed shortly after as Axel went to really see how bad he burned his hair.
Not being able to view the hair clearly thanks to the limited light he had on in his room, he was temporarily blinded by the bright bathroom lights that were switched on courteous of Demyx. But after his emerald irises adjusted to the light, he was really flabbergasted by how much hair he had set of fire.
Believing he only burned a small strand of hair, Number VIII in fact damaged up to three strands. Forgetting all about his laundry issue, his attention was now focused on Demyx. Assuming he could fix the problem, Axel began searching in his bathroom to find something that would help the distressed sandy blond.
After awhile of raiding his bathroom, the water closet looked just as dirty as his bedroom was now. Sadly after he searched the entire room for anything to help Demyx's dilemma all he could find was a pair of shears. Turning his attention back to the water bender, he handed them to him.
"Are you crazy I'm not going to chop my hair off what will that do?" Demyx shouted once more as he took the shears and slammed them on to the bathroom counter.
"Hey that's my counter you're wrecking there and you also need to relax. Look I know how agonizing it is to have anything happen to your hair believe me I spent twenty minutes each morning grooming mine." To show his point, he grabbed the huge industry size hair gel bottle he uses each morning and handed it to Demyx.
Half expecting the water bender to slam it on the counter as well instead Demyx accepted the gel given to him as he tried to apply the gel in his hair. Shifting the hairs around on his head, he was able to hide the blackened hair behind nice sandy blond ones. After a few minutes of rearranging his hairs, Demyx flashed the mirror a smile.
"Although this doesn't solve the problem now but at least no one would be able to see it and ask questions about it either." Handing the bottle back to the red head, he smiled at him as well as Demyx turned around prepared to walk out his door. However he didn't get too far before he stumbled on one of the many piles of clothes in the fire bender's room.
"Are you alright Demyx?" Axel asked. A moan was heard soon after. Shaking his head at the klutzy sandy blonde, the Flurry of Dancing Flames lifted him up. However in the process of pulling his body up from the floor, he felt Demyx's body and muscles. A light bulb went on in his head, as he grabbed the Melodious Nocturne and asked him for a change of clothes. However Demyx wasn't very thrilled about the idea of someone borrowing his garments.
"Uh…Is there a reason you need to borrow my clothes or do you like to wear something that doesn't belong to you?" Slowly prying Axel's hands from his body, he stared curiously at the red head wondering what sort of answer he would get. Fortunately Axel was able to give him reasonable response.
"No I don't enjoy wearing others clothes and regretfully I have to ask for a change of clothes because unfortunately I have none that are clean and therefore I have to get some laundry done today." Feeling kind of embarrassed or close enough to it, he rubbed the nape of his neck as he turned his head away. Not enjoying being a victim of his own stupidity on not washing his own laundry, he grew annoyed when Demyx continued to not give him a straight answer.
"I don't think that my clothes will you fit you properly Axel because uh…my body and your body aren't exactly the same especially our coats that are accustomed to everyone's body siz-"
"Look it doesn't matter if it doesn't fit me properly; I need to wear something clean in order to wash my own clothes. Now can you help me or not?" Giving him a stern yet pleading look, Demyx agreed to lend over some of his clothes in order for Axel to wash his own.
Creating a dark portal in the middle of Number VIII's room, Demyx entered the vortex of darkness. It was only a couple minutes later when he returned through the dark portal with a clean organization coat, a plain white t-shirt, some khaki cargo shorts, and of course a clean pair of boxers. Closing the portal up, he handed Axel the clothes as he turned around and let him dress.
After several minutes of adjusting and readjusting the garments that were given to him, Demyx turned around to see how everything looked on Axel. Though as soon as he laid eyes on him, he had to shroud the laughter he wanted to express on the outside. Although the red head was no longer in just boxers, he looked rather funny with Demyx's t-shirt which was loose on his body making it appear like sleepwear rather than anything else. And as for the khaki shorts and the boxers that were given to him…the boxers kept slipping off his slender hips every so often as the shorts on the other hand luckily had a belt with it that fit on him better than the undergarments, however it too would also fall down every once in awhile.
"Well how does it look?" Axel asked as did a little twirl to show off Demyx's garments on his slim body. However once he stopped posing for Number IX, he was a bit bewildered by the sandy blond not holding back his laughter as he fell on the ground in hysterics.
If it was anything amazing to happen at this moment, it would be Axel's cheeks. Although they had always had a nice complexion now they were slightly pinkish for reasons that no one would be able to comprehend until a much later time. But in the meantime, the Flurry of Dancing Flames was about ready to hurl more fireballs at the water bender if he didn't stop his giggling fit soon.
"What exactly is so funny Demyx?" Axel questioned as he felt heat build up around his hands and fingers.
"I-I'm s-sorry Axel, I'll stop laughing now. But I was right about my clothes not fitting…perhaps Zexion's would've fit you better of course however with your height differences it would look even sillier than you look no-"
A fireball was hurled his way as Demyx barely manage to dodge that attack by leaping out of the way. And in that span of evading his attack the water bender was able to shot off a water blast in Axel's direction. However like anyone knows fire and water are bitter enemies so when his blast was thrown in the fire bender's direction, Axel's fire was put out but at a price.
"Damn it Demyx why did you have to use your water on me, you know that your element and mine are terrible rivals." Groaning at the pain that was inflicted graciously from the water, Number VIII's hands were singed and steaming. Although normally he wasn't affected by water when he was either in the rain or in the shower, he was only affected whenever he was fighting or if his body consumed large quantities of water. This was one of those situations.
"Oh man Ax- I'm very sorry about that, it was just a reflex I didn't mean to do that to you." Standing on his feet he approached the red head and hoped that in any way he could help him out. However, their little moment came to an abrupt end because who could be standing in the doorway was Xemnas's right hand man Saix.
"Pardon me, I hope I am not interrupting anything important but I will inform the both of you that breakfast will be served at approximately one hour from now. I suggest you both finish whatever it is that you two are squabbling about before you settle down and eat in the dinning room with everyone else." And with that said, the blue haired Nobody gave them a piercing stare before he shut the door behind him.
Once he left them alone, Axel and Demyx inspected Number VIII's hands to see if they were fine. As it turned out his hands only need some bandages and some burn cream that they would get from Vexen after they completed the task of washing Axel's clothes first. After slipping on Demyx's coat, he gathered more of his clothes together as Axel quickly put his hair in a sloppy ponytail. By the time he was done he had two big baskets of garments that needed to desperately be washed. And thanks to Demyx's help, The Flurry of Dancing Flames didn't need to juggle with two baskets because The Melodious Nocturne was going to carry one of them for him.
As the two Nobodies took the dirty clothes to the laundry room, the two had a nice little chat talking about passed missions and stuff of that sort. And while they were headed to their destination, they happen to bump into one Nobody they both did not want to see at that moment.
Slim hour glass hips swayed seductively in a teasing sort of manner as the person or rather Nobody appeared before them wearing a sinister smirk on their countenance. A not so pleasant laugh came from the Nobody who covered their mouth with their gloved hand as they walked toward the two.
"How quaint to see you so early in the morning Axel…" Larxene said to Axel as she approached the red head she reached up and touched his face. Quickly her touch was rejected by Number VIII as she glared angrily at him. It wasn't until she noticed someone else's presence and seeing the full baskets of dirty clothing that a condescending smile flashed across her visage. "Oh I didn't realize you had someone with you Axel, but I'm surprised you're with someone like Demyx. Is he only here to help with your laundry because he is your slave?"
Feeling appalled by that remark Demyx wanted give the Savage Nympth a word but before he could even utter a single syllable, Axel was right there beating him to it. Nudging the sandy blonde's body, Demyx looked and caught the slight shake of his head
it was at that moment that the water bender decided to keep his mouth shut and let Number VIII do what he wanted to do.
"I hate to burst your bubble Larxene but Demyx isn't my slave. He is only helping me out with my laundry as a favor, so don't go getting any strange ideas alright." Giving the blonde a cocky smirk, he winked at the water bender who slightly smiled back.
Not enjoying the fact the Flurry of Dancing Flames was actually standing up for her usual punching bag known as Number IX; she was at her wits end. And she wasn't going to stand for some eye candy to insult her like that. Averting her angry glare toward the basket of dirty clothes, a nasty idea filled her head. Pretending to causally walk by the two Nobodies, she purposely made herself trip and in the process of her falling she grabbed one of the baskets tipping it over and dumping out all the garments on the floor.
Believing the Savage Nymph truly fell on accident, the Melodious Nocturne put his basket which wasn't tripped over on the ground as he gave her his hand. A look of disgust appeared on Larxene's countenance as she shoved his limb aside as she looked up at Axel praying he would help her out instead. However, unlike Demyx who was nice to everyone regardless of anyone picking on him, Axel on the other hand wouldn't lend a hand to someone who was deceitful and would purposely cause certain incidents.
Knowing full well that she knocked his basket on the floor intentionally, he shrugged her hand aside and told her, "Are taking me as a fool Larxene because you of all people know I don't fall for petty tricks such as this." A growl emitted from the girl as he continued. "Because you intentionally knocked my clothes out of my basket I order you to wash not only my laundry but Demyx's as well."
"Are you kidding? Why in Kingdom Hearts would I do a charitable thing such as that? Lifting her body up from the floor, she examined Axel more thoroughly before she said, "I suppose that explains the sloppy attire you're wearing but I guess that is the best that water bender could offer you." Choosing to ignore that comment, he decided to tell her the reason why she would do as he said.
"I believe you already know the reason why…" Sauntering seductively toward Number XII, he moved his pelvis in a flirtatious manner as he approached her and gently cupped his hand over her ear for only she could hear what he had to say. And with a sly confident grin he gave the lightening witch her answer.
"You can't resist me no matter how much you refuse to say it out loud." With that said, he removed his hand and left her there speechless with her mouth gaping open while he bent down to gather his belongings. Picking up one article of clothing after another, he roughly pushed the basket in her arms as he told Demyx to go get his laundry to do the same.
Thoroughly impressed by Number VIII's persuasion, he was dumb struck when he opened a dark portal to grab his dirty clothes after Axel ordered him to do so. Never in all his time being in the Castle That Never Was, he never witness the fiery red head's devilish antics up close and personal. Not knowing whether to be glad about what just transpired amongst one of the organization's cruelest members or to be terrified, all he knew at that moment in time that he wished he could be a little more demanding like Axel too.
After he returned with a basket of his belongings, he set the load beside the girl who was still shocked and annoyed by what just happened as he turned in the direction where he last saw Axel. To his surprise the red head was already creating a dark portal of his own and instructing Larxene to finish the job before the end of the day. Not wanting to be left alone with her, he entered Axel's dark vortex before it closed up behind him.
However when they reached the end of the portal, Axel did not want Demyx around any longer. After realizing he had company tagging along with him, he turned around and said, "As much fun as I had ordering Larxene to clean our laundry we must end our time short because I am dirty and need a shower. Thanks for the clothes I'll return it to you once I get mine back from Larxene. Until next time, I'll meet you in the dinning room."
"Hey does that mean that you and I are-"Was all Demyx could ask the fire bender before he shut the door in his face. A gloomy expression made its presence on the Melodious Nocturne's visage as he sauntered slowly back to his room. Not understanding why in the depths of his non-existent heart, he felt a small pang of sorrow when Axel didn't answer whether or not they were friends.
But in this precise second in time, Demyx wouldn't be able to comprehend why he felt this kind of feeling until later on when his feelings for the red head would grow stronger.
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At the breakfast table everyone took their respectable seats as Axel came into the room nice and clean and fully clothed in his very own clothes. Thanks to Larxene's fast ability to wash some of his coats and half of his garments as well. Not wanting to know how she was able to speed up washing some of his stuff so fast, Number VIII pulled out his chair tipping it slightly backwards in order to get cozy.
Quirking an emerald eyeball at the end of the table, he noticed Roxas was present but instead of being silent and unapproachable like he usually acted instead he was trying to start up a conversation with another Nobody who was quiet. Feeling a tinge of anger inside his non-existent heart without even knowing what was beginning to bud inside himself. Yes jealousy was making a lovely nest within in him that would later manifest into something much greater with time.
In the meantime while Axel was brooding over Roxas trying to converse with the strange Nobody that he has never seen before, Demyx was a little ways away staring at the Flurry of Dancing Flames.
As a wide range of odd emotions slightly emitted from Number VIII and Number IX, Vexion, Lexaeus, and Zexion studied the duo with keen interests. Hoping they would be able to discuss this behavior for their research later, they hoped breakfast would end soon so they could have a meeting of their own with their two test subjects.
Thirty minutes later after everyone had their fill with breakfast, the dishes were put away as Xemnas told his fellow organization members that a meeting would take place in approximately ten minutes from now. The trio cursed at their bad luck as they decided to instead inform Axel and Demyx about their little meeting that they would have later that day. Once that was accomplished all the organization members either walked toward the meeting hall or teleported there.
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As soon as all the Nobodies were in their proper seats the meeting commenced. Not a word was spoken once the meeting in the Hall That Never Was began as all eyes that were different shapes, sizes, and colors were focused on their leader Xemnas Number I of their organization. And just like every speech he delivered, Xemnas would elaborate his words through body movements that some of the Nobodies found humorous while watching him. However unlike previous meetings they have had concerning how to fulfill Kingdom Hearts, this meeting's main priority was going to be a welcoming ceremony for Organization's Thirteen's newest member!
"Fellow organization members it is with great pleasure that I would like to introduce to you our newest member added to our cause. Number XIV better known as Xion."
Claps resounded in the hall as the new member stepped forth from the doorway in order for everyone to take a better look at the organization's newest recruit. Though it was a little hard to tell what gender the Nobody was because they were wearing their hood up and shrouding their face in order for no one to see them. While some of the organization members believed the Nobody was perhaps female because of their petite frame, others were a little skeptical about guessing their gender based on their small stature when in fact they had a couple of male Nobodies who were short just as well.
Bets were willing to be wagered after the meeting as several of the organization members made bets with the Gambler of Faith in order to find out if the new member was a girl or boy. And if odds are that the Nobody turned out to be female, everyone knew that Larxene wouldn't be quite comfortable having another girl around stealing her thunder considering she is the "only" girl in Organization Thirteen.
After Number XIV's debut was done, Xemnas showed them to their seat in the hall. The next ten minutes afterword Xemnas began barking commands on who was going to train the new recruit for certain missions as each and every one of the members mentally prepared themselves to train the new Nobody that they all agreed on doing due to Number I's orders. Once that was settled, Xemnas instructed Saix to show the new recruit to their chambers as the two Nobodies left The Hall That Never Was.
"Now that we have finished with our introductions, we may begin discussing how to obtain Kingdom Hearts as well as everyone's missions for the next two weeks."
"But before we begin if I may interject Number I…" A sharp nod was given to the ashy blonde as he continued. "I would like for you to consider partnering up Demyx and Axel for missions from now on." Vexen said interrupting their leader and surprising everyone in the organization including his subordinates.
Besides Saix being truly loyal to Xemnas, Number IV was one of the other devoted Nobodies who would abide the Superior of the In-between with any sort of assignments he wanted done. Of course if it was only involving brain work, he was his number one Nobody for the job.
But for Vexen to not only interrupt their superior like that, he was even making requests as well!
Even though some of the organization members didn't appear interested in what would happen next with the Chilly Academic deep down they were all hoping it would make a great spectacle to witness. Believing this meeting would drag on longer than it necessarily should, the organization members decided to get comfortable in their seats as they awaited to see what would transpire.
And sure enough what everyone would have surmised, Number I wasn't very thrilled with Vexen's idea in the least. Expecting a reasonable answer from his fellow organization member, he demanded the Chilly Academic to explain himself.
"How very bold of you to ask requests such as this. Please elaborate your reasoning." Showing an expression that resembled annoyance, the superior crossed his arms across his chest and waited for Vexen to give him a decent answer.
Feeling the pressure of everyone's gaze on his middle aged body, the Nobody Vexen felt sweat build up on his brow as the feeling that was close to nervousness unsettled his body. His mouth and lips were dry as he cursed at himself for not thinking up a good reason once Xemnas threw back questions about Axel and Demyx pairing up. Letting his green eyes wonder around the room, he looked at his two subjects in hopes of something clicking inside his head as he shifted his eyes to his two assistants Lexaeus and Zexion. And that was when an idea struck his head.
Peering back at the superior, a confident smirk spread across his face when he told Xemnas his answer. "As you already know superior that all of us Nobodies each control different abilities that benefit this organization. However with my deductions I believe that Number VIII and Number IX would work superbly together because both their elements water and fire are formidable elements if they are paired side by side. And with this being my reasoning I concur that are goal would be reached must faster this way."
Holding his breath at the end of his speech, he hoped that Xemnas would agree to his plan in order for his own experiment to work together as well. Although he had not started the project with his two test subjects just yet nor has he had the chance to go through Zexion's books based on the subject he was experimenting with, he was hoping that their leader would approve his request so it would make his work easier and give him better results as well. However there is always one person in a crowd that disagrees with whatever you say and they always want to put their two cents in too.
"You also realize that although fire and water are a fierce combination, they are also bitter enemies and could turn on one other as well." A very soft soothing but also masculine voice spoke up as Vexen sent evil glares at Marluxia. A condescending grin flashed on his visage as the Graceful Assassin continued his argument. "Surely Vexen would have mentioned this scenario to our superior or perhaps the reason he failed to mention this major issue with us is due to the fact he has an alternative motive."
Zexion, Lexaeus, Axel, Demyx, and especially Vexen cringed at Number XI's spot on deduction. If it wasn't for the fact that Marluxia was merely surmising what the Chilly Academic was up to, he was otherwise correct nonetheless. For this reason, they only prayed that Xemnas wouldn't breach any further into discovering their little project just yet until they knew whether or not if their experimenting would in fact work in the end. So until then, they wanted to keep a closed lid on their little project until a much later time.
In the meantime the decision was up to Xemnas.
"Hmm…you both bring up valuable reasoning but I must object your request Number IV considering the fact that it is unethical to have them both partner up with each other for every mission when they have individual missions that they have to attend to." A small muffled chuckle was heard as Vexen growled under his breath. Once the laughter and growling was no longer heard in the room, Xemnas spoke up once more. "It's rather foolish to allow this discussion to go on any further, now let us move on to more important issu-"However just as Xemnas brought everyone's undivided attention back on himself once more, he was once again interrupted for the second time that day.
"Xemnas if you would just listen to what I have to say, I believe you wouldn't find my plan inconvenient when in fact, it may help speed up our production of gathering more hearts in order to reach Kingdom Hea-"
Slamming his hands on the arms of his chair, he raised his voice at Number IV. Thoroughly appalled by his unusual rebellious nature, Xemnas was perplexed as to why Vexen was so determine to have this request accepted. And whether his subordinate liked it or not, he was not going to tolerate this behavior from him or any of his organization members at all!
"NUMBER IV IF YOU CONTINUE TO ARGUE THIS ISSUE OUT, IT MAY IN F
ACT TURN INTO A DEATH SENTENCE FOR YOU IF YOU DON'T STRAIGHTEN YOUR ACT OUT RIGHT NOW! AND HOW DARE YOU ADDRESS ME BY MY NOBODY NAME WHEN YOU ALL SHOULD ADDRESS ME AS EITHER SUPERIOR OR NUMBER I. I WILL NOT HAVE YOU MAKE A MOCKERY OF THIS ORGANIZATION BY YOUR OUTRAGIOUS BEHAVIOR!"
Complete silence shrouded the entire Hall That Never Was as no one attempted to make any sound. In the span of time since they all had arrived at Castle Oblivion, had anyone dare speak against their leader before including Axel who was the most rebellious Nobody around. Of course Number I and Number VIII had disputes every now and then, but never had they had spats as bad as this.
Not knowing what would happen next, there was one Nobody who spoke up on his behalf when no one else would.
"Superior if I may vouch for Number IV, perhaps the Flurry of Dancing Flames and the Melodious Nocturne could partner up for missions every so often but in return may I suggest they must also work harder on other missions that would be assigned to them."
"NOW WAIT JUST ONE MINUTE, I DIDN'T AGREE WITH ANY OF THIS!" Both Demyx and Axel shouted at Zexion for his suggestion. Not wanting to have anymore work piled on top of their daily schedule of missions, the two lazy bones refused to let the Cloaked Schemer have his way. However much to their dismay, Xemnas thought that Zexion's negotiation was a wonderful idea.
"Hmm you raise a nice bargain Number VI, I suppose letting those two go together on a few missions may in fact benefit our cause after all. Not to mention if we can get those two more interactive with their assignments it would help us tremendously." A sly grin appeared on their leader's countenance as he turned his attention toward Vexen. "Alright "Vexen" I'll try out this plan of yours as well as pair up each and every Nobody with their opposite element, however if you dare use my Nobody name again and not by my status of this organization you will be reprimanded!"
Gulping the saliva that had build up inside of his throat, Vexen nervously bobbed his head at his leader's orders as the rest of the meeting pertained to the subject of Kingdom Hearts and of course assigning the new missions for everyone. As the meeting carried on for another hour, Saix returned to the meeting hall alone as he took his respectable seat. As for Number XIV not being there with the rest of the members is because all new recruits are required to remain in their room until they are summoned by either Saix, Xigbar, or Xaldin the organizations superior officers aside from Xemnas of course.
"And that concludes our meeting for today. Now it is time for every Nobody to complete their specific assignments and or missions that were given to them for today that is all you are all dismissed." And with that little speech delivered the Superior of In-between disappeared in a black portal he created.
After the meeting was over Vexion, Zexion, and Lexaesus gestured to Demyx and Axel that it was time to report to Number IV's laboratory for their own "meeting." Although every Nobody had missions or certain tasks to do, today however Axel and Demyx didn't have any assignments assigned until the following day when they would have to work together. So seeing the Chilly Academic, the Cloaked Schemer, and the Silent Hero was not a problem with them.
The two Nobodies nodded their heads to their request as they created a dark vortex in order to meet the trio of Nobodies inside the lab. Once they exited their dark portal, they were met by the three Nobodies on the other side as both Demyx and Axel waited to see what they wanted from them. But just like before the water and fire bender were in for a treat.
"Gentlemen I believe you already know the reason you are here instead of out on a mission correct." A quick pause was given as he looked at Demyx and Axel who both rolled their eyes at his response. Feeling the emotion that resembled annoyance by their unenthusiastic reply he began once more. "Thanks to my assistant Number VI for convincing our Superior to get you two paired up every so often on missions or assignments, it will clearly help our cause for researching whether or not two Nobodies can achieve a heart by falling in love."
"Vexen as much as you enjoy this little experiment you want to do with us, I still find it disgusting that you would want someone like me to fall for a ditz like Demyx." Shoving his hands into the pockets of his freshly clean coat, Axel glared at the ashy blonde still not enjoying the little research project they wanted to do with him. But there was also someone else who was just as peeved by this whole experience just like him.
"Hey that was uncalled for Axel, I may be slow with certain situations but I'm not in the least bit appalling, instead I think of myself as alright." Glaring at the red head with as much animosity as anyone who has been assaulted could muster at their attacker, Axel also returned the glare as well.
Experiencing the foreboding sense of a fight ready to ignite, Lexaesus put his enormous body in front of the water bender blocking the sandy blonde from the red head's view. A scowl appeared on Axel's visage as he tried to peer around the massive Nobody hanging over Demyx. But no matter which way he tried to look over Number V's huge muscle bound body, the Nobody would mimic his actions and shift himself slightly in order to cover Demyx from Number VIII's field of vision.
"DAMNIT LEXAESUS WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU, CAN'T YOU SEE THAT I'M HAVING A LITTLE CHAT WITH DEMYX AND NOT YOU, SO MOVE!" Not understanding why he felt the need to challenge this behemoth in order to have a vicious stare off with the Melodious Nocturne, he was determined to get his way.
"Enough of this childish behavior! Now can we please get down to business?" Zexion hollered raising his normally soft spoken voice.
Forgetting the petty little spat he had with both Lexaesue and Demyx, Axel removed himself away from anybody as he chose to slouch his body against an empty space of wall and mope.
What looked like relief was expressed on Zexion's countenance as he turned to the Silent Hero to thank him. A short "Your Welcome" was all that the brunette said as Zexion brought everyone's attention to both Vexen and himself.
"If I may have your attention please, I would like to discuss the little instrument of tools we will be using on you both in order to monitor whether this experiment is a success or a failure."
Averting everyone's gaze to the laboratory table where Vexen stood, Axel and Demyx peered at the objects on the table with a keen interest. The first item his assistant Zexion picked up was the stethoscope.
"As you may or may not know this instrument is a stethoscope that measures your heart rate so we will be using this tool in order to see if we can hear a heartbeat from you or not as proof if this experiment works." The next item Zexion grabbed for the Chilly Academic was a clipboard with various paperwork attached to it. "Along with the stethoscope, this clipboard will have records of your progress pertaining to this project from measuring your heart rate to the emotional degree your mind and heart will endure." Halting in his speech, he quirked an eyebrow at both the Flurry of Dancing Flames and the Melodious Nocturne to see if they were paying attention, to his luck they were.
A vicious smirk spread across his face as he pointed to his bedroom and said, "Also about the matter concerning the emotional aspect of this experiment we will be having group sessions along with private sessions in my private office here in my bedroom." Approaching the normally hot tempered red head, he reached forward and without even knowing about the burns on his hands grabbed one of Axel's gloved hands.
"DAMNIT LET GO VEXEN THAT HURTS!" In the midst of his anger, his hands ignited in flames scolding the ice bender's tender hands beneath his gloves. A yelp followed soon after as Demyx rushed over to Axel's side to see if he was alright. Meanwhile Number IV's two lab assistants went to his aid as well.
"WHAT IN KINGDOM HEARTS IS GOING ON?" Vexen screamed as he used his ice powers to cool the slightly burned flesh on his palms that was once fully gloved was now visible thanks to Axel. After both parties were inspected, they discovered how bad each of their wounds really are.
While Vexen's hand was slightly charred and pinkish, Axel's was burned to the point it would be considered second degree burns. Although it was only just hours ago when Demyx and him had their bad morning fiasco, his hands were less pink than Vexen's but they were also more black and had nasty looking blisters that were starting to form on the palms of his hands. Immediately Zexion commanded Lexaeus for a first aid kit as he demanded to know how he got those burns.
"Axel I know you're able to control the element of fire but I'm curious to know how you got these scorches?" Peeling the gloves off of hands as carefully as he could, his breath only hiked in his throat.
Now Axel being the prideful type didn't want to explain to the Cloaked Schemer that the reason he ended with these painful scorches is because of Demyx accidentally blasting water at him due to his short temper. As he had a mental battle on the inside about whether or not to tell Zexion the truth or make up a lie, Demyx decided to help his friend out.
"The reason why he has such terrible burns is because of me." Heads turned in his direction as skeptical looks flashed across everyone's visages including Number V's and Number VIII's face. Not only once but twice he had stood up for the red head and for a timid Nobody like Demyx it was really hard to believe. Deciding they wouldn't want to miss any word that he would say, they all listened intently as Demyx told them his reason for why Axel was injured.
"When I got up this morning I heard strange noises coming from Axel's room so I went to investigate the source, I must have scared him and in the process of scaring him he light up his hands and I accidentally blasted him with water."
Demyx said while Zexion was busy applying burn ointment on Axel's hands. A hiss echoed inside the room as Number VI rubbed it onto Axel's palms as Lexaeus did the same for Vexen. However Number IV was quite upset about what transpired between his two test subjects.
"You mean you actually used your powers against a fellow organization member? You do realize that if any of the superior officers found out about this or even Number I, you would be severely punished?"
Without even understanding why his teeth began chattering, Demyx's body felt nervous as he numbly bobbed his head up and down to Vexen's wretched ranting. Although he knew what he was up against when he decided to tell them about Axel and his ordeal from this morning, he was still a little frightened from what the outcome may be for him as punishment. Waiting to see what they might do to him for his accident, he was surprised when he noticed somebody peering very intently at him.
"Uh…is there something wrong, do I have something on my face?" Groping his visage to see if there was any blemishes or crumbs, Zexion merely shook his violet silver head as he pushed back some of Demyx's bangs.
"Are you sure you're being completely honest with your story because I believe there is more to the story that you aren't telling us." With that said, he moved Demyx's hair around to reveal the blackened hairs that Axel burned from earlier. There was even a small patch of skin that was slightly singed from the attack that the two hadn't noticed before. Grabbing the tube of ointment he still had out, the Cloaked Schemer took some of the cream onto his finger, stood on his tippy toes, and gently spread the ointment on his injury.
Wincing from the slight tingling feeling the medicine left, Axel glared at the short Nobody intensely. Strange feelings stirred and boiled inside the redhead as he watched Demyx and Zexion from his side of the room. Thinking about interrupting their little close encounter, the Flurry of Dancing Flames pushed himself off the wall prepared to say anything to stop them when Vexen did that for him.
"Alright that is quite enough of tending to our injuries. Now if we can continue to explain the rest of equipment we will be using for our project?" And just like that Vexen began explaining the rest of the tools they would use for their little research project to work. From the cameras they were going to install in both of their rooms, to the portable cameras they would make the two guinea pigs take with them whenever they weren't in their bedrooms, both Demyx and Axel had a foreboding feeling that this little experiment wasn't going to be as simple as the three Nobodies assumed it would be.
After they finally finished elaborating what each tool did and how it would be used for their research both Nobodies were dismissed from the Chilly Academic's laboratory until the next time they would be summoned once more. However before they ventured outside the lab there was one more thing that they wanted for them to do.
"Oh pardon me boys. I'm afraid I forgot to mention this but since there is no missions assigned for you two for today, I would gladly appreciate it if you both could take this time to figure out what your partner's interests are and report back to us the next time you are summoned." And with that the two wasted no time at departing Number IV's room as they immediately teleported out of that room.
Meanwhile back at the lab the trio had a little discussion of their own about the couple. While some were amused by their silly behavior others were disgusted by their mannerisms.
"Unbelievable can you believe the nerve of those two? I mean are they always going to quarrel every time we meet?" Tugging at his long ashy blond locks, the scientist pulled out a stool from underneath one of his lab tables as he plopped his body down on it. Exhausted from the two young Nobodies constant bickering, he turned to Zexion and Lexaeus in hopes of hearing their input about the situation.
"I'm sorry Number IV but I must disagree, from my observations I believe they are a perfect pair for our research." Flipping some of his bangs away from his blue topaz eyes, he turned to the giant Nobody beside him who had his arms crossed. "How about you Lexaeus, don't you agree they make a splendid pair?"
"Indeed they do." Was all that came from the Silent Hero's mouth as Vexen groaned at having no one on his side.
"This is absurd how can you both agree that those foolish Nobodies are a perfect match?" Leaning his back toward the table, he folded his arms and looked at his two assistants. An idea struck his head as he said out loud, "I should have gone with my other choice and nominate you two as candidates instead of them."
"Vexen…" Zexion said in a tone that clearly stated he wanted this topic to end. Lexaeus as well didn't like the Chilly Academic's crazy talk as he too showed the scientist his dislike about the subject by giving Vexen a menacing stare. Between Zexion's vicious words that was dripping with venom as well as Lexaeus's furious glare, the ice bender was no match for the gruesome twosome as the scientist decided to quit discussing that idea in front of them for now.
"Alright I'll stop pestering you two about partnership but in return could you elaborate how in Kingdom Hearts is this plan about putting those two together could possibly work when they are constantly bickering at each other?"
"I'm surprised Vexen that with your deductive reasoning you don't see how they are slowly becoming closer to each other without even realizing it themselves." Seeing the blank stare Vexen was giving the short Nobody, Zexion rolled his eyes as he explained himself more thoroughly.
"What I'm saying is, didn't you notice how Number IX immediately came to Number VIII's side when I questioned him about his burns? As well as witness how Axel grew angry when I was applying burn cream to Demyx's injury? I believe they'll get along just fine." With an uncharacteristic smile formed on his pale face, Zexion created a portal for himself as his bid farewell to Lexaeus and Vexen.
With just Number IV and Number V the only ones left in Vexen's laboratory, the Chilly Academic turned to the Silent Hero and groaned. Raising an ashy blond eyebrow at the giant Nobody he asked, "So I assume you are on Zexion's side and notice their small interactions yourself."
"Affirmative Number IV," Was all the Nobody had to say as the room soon became quiet. It wasn't very long before Vexen became peeved about the silence. Although he had worked with the Nobody in experiments both in the past as his somebody as well as his present Nobody form. But with Lexaeus as a Nobody it was quite hard to bring up a conversation when he barely spoke a word.
Feeling a strange itch on his scalp, the scientist scratched his head as he stared up at the Nobody expecting him to say anything. But the more Vexen stared at the Silent Hero the more irritated he grew the more he stayed in his quiet presence.
"I don't how Number VI could stand being in the same room as this behemoth, this silence is unbearable!"
Vexen's inner voice shouted. Quickly his thoughts simmered down when another thought had surfaced to his attention.
"But...I assume those two get along well because they both are reclusive Nobodies so in a way it does make sense." Vexen thought inside his head as he finally dismissed the remaining Nobody left inside his room. But once he was all alone inside his room he actually realized he shouldn't be complaining about Lexaeus's reclusiveness because unlike him, the giant nobody was more social than him even if his only friend was a short Nobody with a sharp tongue and grand intelligence.
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Back with the "couple" the two were shacked up in Demyx's room as they both were sitting on the water bender's bed trying to figure out what to say or do. They knew that they had a task that needed to be accomplished within a short amount of time but they just didn't know what to ask the other about or where to even start.
"So Dem…what do you do on your days off?" Having a bored expression on his visage, Axel averted his gaze from the massive stereo system Demyx had in his room to the sandy blond who was leaning against the headboard of his bed. The same look was clearly seen on Demyx's face as well as he answered.
"Nothing much really, I normally sit around writing lyrics, strum a little on my sitar or I just sit back and listen to some music…" Letting his words die right there, he put his hand under his chin as he tried to think of what else he did on his time off. After a while of musing, Demyx couldn't think about anything else he did on his days off as he turned to the red head and asked him the very same question.
"How about you Axel what do you like to do on your days of-"However before he even had the chance to complete his sentence, he realized the fire bender was fast asleep. The Melodious Nocturne's mouth gaped open as he stared in disbelief at the sleeping Nobody. Not knowing whether to be annoyed with his partner for falling asleep in the middle of answering his question or to let his sleepiness slid for now and let them continue this topic for later.
Deciding it was best to give the Nobody some privacy, he rose from his bed and gently pulled Axel's sleeping body toward his end of the bed in order let the Flurry of Dancing Flames be comfortable. After that he went to his closet and pulled out his extra blanket and very carefully as to not awake him he placed it on over his body. But in the process of putting it on him, he heard Axel mumble under his breath.
"I'd like to know more about you…"
Without even realizing it, Demyx's countenance heated up slightly as he stared at him with weird emotions beginning to bloom inside of him. Not aware of what his body was doing, he leaned his face closer and closer to Axel's sleeping face. His lips parted as his mouth was just inches away from his until he heard him mumble again.
"Roxas…"
As if glass was breaking inside his non-existent heart inside his Nobody body, Demyx quickly removed his face away from his. Not comprehending what almost transpired between the moment he was moving closer to the fire bender's visage, to the cause of why hearing Number VIII call the young Nobody Roxas in his sleep affected him in a strange way such as this.
Believing it was best to leave Axel in his bedroom to rest, he was in the process of creating a dark portal when he heard the fire bender starting to wake from his slumber.
"Uh….that was a nice nap…" Pausing in order to unleash an enormous yawn escape past his mouth, he tiredly rubbed one of his eyes as he looked around his surroundings. At first he didn't know where he was because it was unfamiliar to what his room looked like. While this room was nice and clean and smelled pleasant like really fancy cologne, his room was messy and unkempt and sometimes if he didn't clean his room every so often it would sometimes reek of sweat and other unpleasant things.
It didn't take too long before his fuzzy memory began putting the pieces together as Axel found out where he currently was. Searching around the pale blue room for the Melodious Nocturne, he was a little upset when he discovered Demyx creating a portal to get out of there. Yanking the blankets off of his body, he asked the boy why he departing.
"Hey Demyx where are you going I thought we were going to ask questions in order to understand each other as Vexen says." Making air quotations with his hands, the sandy blond stopped what he was doing as he turned and faced him.
"We were doing that however you probably thought it was boring talking to me and so you fell asleep. I didn't want to wake you up so I assumed it was better if I let you sleep."
Moving his hand away from dark vortex it soon disappeared in a puff of smoke as Demyx raised his other hand and nervously scratched the nape of his neck.
"Wow that was very nice of Demyx. I actually feel bad about falling asleep on you." A small red tinge spread across the Flurry of Dancing Flames countenance as he tried to avoid making eye contact with the Number IX. Never experiencing the feeling that closely resembled guilt before, he didn't know what he should do next.
Assuming it would be best to make it up to Demyx for falling asleep on him; he quickly tried to find something that would cheer him up. However the exercise that they were doing just moments ago about discovering what your partner's interests are, he realized he had no idea what Demyx enjoyed doing. Smacking his forehead for not listening to the sandy blond when he was talking earlier, Axel thought of something that he himself enjoyed doing that the water bender might like as well.
"I'm sorry Demyx about earlier we'll continue our assignment but instead how about we try a place with more scenery?" With that said he raised his arm and used some of his powers that Nobodies possessed due to them not having a heart for themselves as he created the same identical dark doorway that Demyx had created before. But unlike Number IX's black corridor, Demyx's probably didn't lead to the same place that Axel desired to take them both to. A cocky grin spread across his visage as he used his other arm to beckon the water bender over.
A hesitant look flashed across Demyx's countenance as he took slow steps toward Axel's portal in which he had no remote idea of what was on the other side of it. Apprehension seem to cling to every fiber of his Nobody body as he took the finally steps inside the dark doorway as waited to see where Axel was taking them. Hoping it wasn't anywhere that involved manual labor or something far worse, he was surprised to find himself in the middle of the tram market place in Twilight Town.
Blinking his aquamarine irises due to the bright afternoon sunset, he wasn't use to the orange hue of sunlight when he normally stayed at the castle where everything was white. From white walls, to white statues, to even white tapestries, and even the furniture everything in the castle was pure white. This was probably the reason why half the Nobodies in the Castle That Never Was had color in there rooms in order to escape the unbearable white the castle had inside of it.
But now that they were outside of their abode, Demyx did not know why they were there or what Axel wanted to do in that little town with him. His answer was soon given to him when the red head took his hand in his and lead him to the nearest ice cream vender. A childish grin was on Number VIII's face as he approached the vender and ordered for the both of them.
"I'll have two sea-salt ice cream bars please." Axel said as he reached into his coat pocket and pulled out some munny to pay the vender. After he was given the frozen treats, he ushered Demyx to the tall clock tower where the Flurry of Dancing Flames usually hung out when he was finished with his missions. Once they ascended the long staircase up to the top of the tower, Demyx was at awe at the beautiful sunset from their spot.
"This is a beautiful spot, when did you have the time to find such a place?" Demyx asked as he was given the frozen treat as both Nobodies took a seat on the roof of the clock tower. With their feet dangling over the edge of the roof, the Melodious Nocturne's fears were gone and in place of that was happiness that somehow felt right when he was next to Axel.
"Heh I actually discovered this location by accident when I had my very first mission here." Chuckling to himself, Axel took a bit of his sea salt ice cream as he looked off into the distant sunlight admiring its majestic beauty. "When I was ready to RTC, I had completely forgotten where the portal that Saix provided for me was and so I ran around Twilight Town in search of it and that's when I ended up here."
Leaning his body backward, he licked his ice cream bar a little as he continued his tale. "Of course I eventually found the dark corridor back at the train station but after that day I couldn't help but come back to this spot because each time I sit down and eat ice cream here, the scenery is always breathtaking each time I see it because the sky is never the same shades of hue every time I come up here."
"Wow that very poetic Axel I'm shocked that you do stuff like this." Demyx said as he finally took a bit out his sea salt ice cream bar. However once he tasted the flavor, his lips puckered up as he squeezed his eyes together and he nearly gagged. "Uh…Axel how do you eat this it's so salty and sweet?"
Number VIII only groaned at Number IX's complaining as he took yet another bit of his frozen treat. "Hey if you don't like it go buy something you do like. And besides I was the one who paid for the treat so shouldn't you quit your whining and just eat it." An irritated look appeared on his visage as he sat up and glared at Demyx. Being the coward the water bender was, he clammed up and ate his treat but of course not before making one final remark first.
"Alright fine I'll eat it but I'm choosing something next time ok." Taking another bit from his sea salt ice cream, Demyx proceeded to make goofy faces while eating the frozen treat while Axel rolled his emerald eyes at the water bender's lack of good taste buds.
But after the ice cream was finally eaten and no longer distracting them from the reason why they really came to this location they were able to have a decent conversation and discuss what their hobbies and interests were. Of course this time Axel stayed awake and alert as he heard Demyx's every word of what he liked while he told him the same.
"Ok you let me get this straight…when you are not spending the time doing missions or rather dodging them you sit around and play your sitar and basically do nothing?" Quirking a red eyebrow at the sandy blond, Demyx rolled his irises as he shook his head.
"No, no you got it all wrong. I don't just play my instrument; I also create my own lyrics as well as listen to music. Now tell me what do you do beside eat ice cream after every mission?"
"Oh that's easy…" Axel said as he laid down on the ledge again as he replied in a cocky tone, "If I'm not doing anything productive I sleep, if not that I play video games. Of course it gets boring playing them by myself sometimes." A clump of hair hovered over his eyes as he grew irritated by his vision being blocked. Taking a deep breath, he blew the hair away from his face as he shifted his gaze to meet Number IX's. And that's when an idea occurred to him.
"Hey the next time we aren't doing missions would you like to play some video games with me?" Pointing his index finger at the other nobody, he was expecting Demyx to disagree with his offer however it was the complete opposite.
"That's sounds great Axel, I'd love to do that with you." A genuine smile appeared on his visage and not the kind of smile that he'd normally use on anyone but an actual smile. And just like that Axel gave Demyx a grin too that rivaled his. But when this beautiful moment was blooming between them it soon died when Axel decided to say something that thoroughly upset his partner.
"Maybe I should send an invitation to Roxas as well maybe he might like video games and hey he might like sea salt ice cream as well. Wouldn't you agree Demyx?" Axel said as he sat up and gave Number IX a look that appeared pleading. It was a look that clearly stated that he wanted the Melodious Nocturne's honest opinion about the situation that involved befriending the keyblade welder Roxas. But for Demyx it was something he had no comprehension of why it bothered him so much whenever Number XIII was mentioned.
His chest compressed inside of him as he gripped the popsicle sick tightly in his hand. His breathing hiked in his chest as Number IX stood up only to wobble slightly as he replied, "Perhaps he may want to come if you invite him but count me out when he does decide to come up here with you. Now if you excuse me I shall be heading back now."
"Hey whoa what do you mean by that and where are you going?" The Flurry of Dancing Flames asked as he reached out to grab the other nobody's hand. However it was quickly shaken away as the water bender raised his left hand and summoned a dark corridor.
"I'm going back to the castle, I believe my laundry is probably done by now and so I have to go and face the music and get it back from Larxene." Taking a few steps inside the dark portal, he turned his head ever so slightly as he said, "And thank you for the ice cream I'm sorry I didn't appreciate it as well as I should have."
"Shouldn't you have me tag along so it might damper the situation with that lighting witch?" Apprehension flashed in his emerald eyes as he thought about all the terrible things that that woman could do to poor timid little Demyx. And Number IX being the kind of Nobody that catered to everyone's demands no matter how degrading they might be for him, Axel for some bizarre reason couldn't imagine why he didn't want the sandy blond Nobody to approach the vixen alone.
Alas Demyx didn't want his assistance instead he'd rather get his things by himself than have Axel there holding his hand metaphorically speaking that is. It only made matters worse when the fire bender went into his dark vortex demanding he should come as well.
On impulse, Demyx summoned some water in order to shove the fire bender out of his dark corridor quickly as he shut the opening closed before Axel could get in once again.
A bewildered expression was spread across Axel's countenance as he stared at the location where the dark portal Demyx created was last seen. Rubbing his chin in a thoughtful manner, he tried to figure out why the Melodious Nocturne snapped like that.
"What's wrong with that kid? I only offered to have someone else join us what is wrong with that?" He thought as he lifted his bottom from the ledge. A sharp pain instantly came from his behind as he hissed. Considering whether or not to dismember Demyx for the bruise he knew would form on his body, the Flurry of Dancing Flames gave it another shot at standing. However instead of moving fast he stood up very slowly in order to prevent further injuring himself. After attempting to raise a couple of times, he was successful at last but of course there was a limp in his step when he created his own transportation home though.
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Once Demyx exited out of his dark corridor, he found himself in front of the Savage Nympth's bedroom door. Feeling the emotion that felt like fear build inside of him, he took a shaky breath before knocking softly on her door. At first there was not a single sound that came from beyond Larxene's door but after a couple of seconds transpired the door knob began to turn. Alas when the girl Nobody opened the door to see who dare disturbed her, her eyes only narrowed at the sight of Demyx. Slouching her slender hips against her bedroom door frame, she asked the Melodious Nocturne why was he there.
"Vermin what makes you believe you have the privilege of approaching my door let alone have the nerve of talking to me unless I decide to speak with you Nobody." Pushing her body off of the door frame, she slithered her way to Demyx's retreating body. A condescending smirk found its way on the blonde's flawless visage as she swayed her hips in a dangerous playful manner.
Sweat accumulated on Demyx's forehead as he backed further away from the crazed Nobody until his back hit the wall making it nearly impossible to evade any assault she could do to him. Not thinking about summoning a portal for himself in fear of her following after him, he soon realized he had to get his laundry from the lighting witch whether he wanted to communicate with her or not. Honing whatever bravery he had very little possessed, he asked Number XII to return his clothes.
"Uh…Larxene I know this is a little awkward of me asking you this question but perhaps can I get my clothes back from you and I'll promise to definitely try not to get in your path." With a sweet pleading smile spreading across the water bender's lips, he hoped that by asking her nicely she would not beat him to a living pulp and instead return his laundry and leave him alone. But sadly after seeing the vicious grin on her face, his prayers didn't appear close at hand for Demyx.
After taking one more step toward the scared nobody, Larxene easily placed her slender arms around his neck as she blew a taunting kiss at the frighten nobody. Feeling his body tremble from her touch, she was rejoicing on the inside at having Demyx right where she wanted him. Surmising it was best to increase her advances on the helpless water bender; the lightening bender raised her leg and roughly latched it around his hips. At once his shaking body ceased trembling as he stood there petrified not knowing what she would do to him next.
"Alright I'll give you your clothing granted that you don't mind there were some issues when I cleaned your garments." Chuckling wickedly at her malicious deeds, she gently cupped her hand underneath Demyx's chin and asked in a sweet tone, "You don't mind if something happen to your clothes right Demyx?" As charming as an eel, the Savage Nymph called forth one of her throwing knives as she threatened an answer out of him. And seeing the scared look on his countenance, it was apparent that the more the water bender became frightened by her antics, the more she loved every second that pasted by.
"Y-Yes L-Larxene I'm fine with however you did my l-laundry and if anything's wrong with it I'm sure it was just an accident."
"Ha, ha, ha Dem you always crack me up and it also helps that you're so cute too." Pecking his cheek, she released her vice grip on his body as she went to retrieve his clothing leaving his petrified body to lie on the floor. Of course after ten seconds she came back and threw his clothes and basket at his lifeless body as she shouted in an angry tone, "If you ever decide to follow anything that Axel's says again, I swear that I will give you a great deal of pain!"
And just like that she lifted her arms in the air and summoned a huge lightening bolt and zapped the poor nobody. His arms and legs jolted uncontrollably as he was electrocuted by the cruelest member of the organization. Though for Demyx nearly everyone was mean to him in some way or form. After she shocked Number IX for a good long minute, she called off the torment by getting rid of the lightening. With smoke coming from his charred carcass, the girl's smile grew as Larxene playfully waved goodbye to Demyx as she slammed her bedroom door behind her.
Demyx knew that if he had a heart right then and there he was absolutely positive that it would no longer be beating after that dangerous encounter with one of the organizations demonic Nobodies. And after realizing it could have been much worse than what he had suffered when he had crossed paths with the lightening witch, he called himself lucky with just getting away with being fried once instead of her zapping him continuously like she normally did. Although it was a fact that water was bitter enemies with fire, it was also the said that lightening and water were not exactly on friendly terms either. The fact that he was still alive and breathing was a haven for Number IX next to having a heart of his own.
Picking up the shattered remains of his crippled body and wounded pride, he groaned in pain as he stood up after being electrocuted. Smoke rose from his body still as Demyx reached down and gathered his basket and clothing together. Hissing each time he barely moved his injured body to retrieve his garments, he was successful at getting all his clothing together as he slowly made his way to his bedroom to sooth his aching body.
Along the way, he pasted a certain red head whose butt was still sore from earlier. When they both looked up and exchanged glances, one was mortified by what happen to the other but as for the other Nobody they were sorrowful of their actions and threw them apologetic looks.
"I'm sorry," Was mouthed from Demyx as Axel did the same to Number IX on the account of not being more forceful at joining him when he visited Larxene.
However once their little glance inspection and their apologetic words were spoken, they decided that they had learned enough from their partner and agreed to call it a day. With a nod to their significant other, they bid each other farewell as they went to their bedroom to rest their aching bodies.
That night neither of them got out of the comfort of their own beds as everyone else in the organization ate their dinner in the dinning room. Pondering and wonderment grew inside the minds of many of the nobodies in the organization as they each drew up fabricated stories of why the two weren't there enjoying their meal like the rest of them.
Out of the several nobodies wanting to know where the two were at, Number XII the Savage Nymph was the most curious of their absence as she angrily tapped her fingers on the table completely bored as anybody or rather nobody can get. With her doll she loved to torture not there to pick on or her handsome stud to tease and flirt with, she wanted dinner to end soon so that way she could take her frustration out on her dartboard in her bedroom that had pictures of the organization members that she didn't like on it.
"Those two are up to something." The lightening witch thought as took a bit out of her Salisbury steak as used her fork and knife to cut off another piece. "If it takes some time I will find out what those two are up to no matter what tactics I would have to use." With that determined thought floating inside of her, she finished her supper as well as everyone else in the dinning room. About fifteen minutes later the rest of the Nobodies finished their dinner as Xemnas dismissed everyone ordering them to return to their rooms in order for them to get some rest for tomorrow's missions.
However for Axel and Demyx they would not be looking forward to waking up the next morning because they knew that they would be getting a rude awakening from Saix, one of the superior officers for skipping out on missing a meal with the rest of the organization as well as hear Vexen discuss their plans for the week to come.
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Hello everyone sorry for the late update but I hope that this chapter was worth the wait and I hope you all will enjoy the other chapters to come. And if you would like, check out the rest of my stories on my profile they are also as great as this one. Well…I think so that is. Until next time, I'll see you guys with the next chapter called, "Chapter six: Just a little kiss"
I hope you won't miss it!