Hello everyone this is animearlinefreak here with yet another glorious chapter that you have all awaited for. So I hope that this will satisfy your reading taste buds and I really hope you also enjoy more chapters of this story as well. Alright enough of this useless chitchatting I present the latest chapter!
Fair warning this story will most likely become OOC in later chapters!
Nobody's Love
Previously on Nobody's Love: 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.
Chapter Six: Just a little kiss
Approximately two weeks have transpired since Demyx and Axel have committed to becoming love partners for Vexen's little experiment and alas the sandy blond was peeved at how slow their progress to achieving a heart was coming along. Feeling a close distinctive expression of annoyance boiling up his veins, the Chilly Academic wanted to tear his hair right off of his head if the two didn't show any slight progress to their little project.
But on the bright side of this dilemma, he was a little satisfied with the fact that even though in the beginning both Number VIII and Number IX didn't want to cooperate with this experiment, they were at least making some sort of effort by hanging out with each other every other day.
However as much as this pleased his assistants Zexion and Lexaeus, Vexen being the persistent type of Nobody he was wanted more to be contributed to this experiment. And if it meant that he would have to force any uncomfortable, awkward, and romantic advances upon them the scientist would go to great lengths to do so. But the better question to obtaining that goal is how would he do that?
Deciding it was best to brush up on his reading, he went to his bookcase that was once filled with various topics of scientific books and research material, now they were filled with books on the theories of love, romance, and the anatomy of the emotional core of the human mind. As impressive as the collection he had possessed thanks to Zexion gathering the material for him, Vexen wasn't really the reading type of Nobody that the Cloaked Schemer was and so he had a difficult time at deciphering which book/s were best for the results that he wanted.
A groan pushed its way past his lips as he flipped through the pages of a random love book. His eyes roamed the pages with half interest as he tried to find something that could form a bond to get the two stubborn Nobodies closer to each other. But after fifteen minutes of aimlessly skimming the pages of one book, the scientist was too lazy to look through another.
"This is hopeless!" The Chilly Academic shouted out loud as he slammed the cover close in anger.
"What's the fuss Vexen?" Someone abruptly spoke causing the ashy blond Nobody to jump from the sudden noise. Jerking his neck in the direction he heard someone spoke, his eyes narrowed when meet blue topaz ones. Finding slight amusement in those light blue pupils, the other Nobody rose from his seat with aggravation.
"What do you want Number VI can't you tell that I am busy trying to find a solution to our little experiment!" Showing off some bravado to the other Nobody, Vexen's outburst only made the short Nobody smirked with mirth.
"You know your sometimes so easy to decipher Number V." Zexion said as he dug into his pocket only to produce a pair of reading glasses. After he got those out, he approach the bookcase skimming the title for books that seemed useful. It wasn't very long before he started pulling one book after another off the shelf as he went to the table and placed them gently on its black surface. Turning around to face his colleague, a smug smile was spread across his visage as he put his glasses on.
"We both know that you are intelligent when it comes to mathematical equations, conducting experiments, and performing hazardous scientist stunts. However when it comes down to researching the subject and analyzing a coherent solution for your task, that my friend is where Lexaeus as well as I excel in."
A grimace appeared on the old Nobody who stomped his foot on the ground with a feeling resembling anger flowing through his veins. Deciding to pull up a chair and sit next to the Cloaked Schemer, he mumbled underneath his breath how much he disliked the violet silver haired Nobody who only ignored his remarks by simply turning a page in the book he was currently reading.
Silence was then contributed to the once noisy laboratory as the two Nobodies sat in the room without having any conversation taking place. The only thing that would be classified underneath the jurisdiction of sound would have to be the pages that Number VI would turn in the book that he was reading as well as the slight grunts coming from Number V's mouth each time he glanced at the clock and then at Zexion to see how long its been since the last minute or two has passed.
This procedure continued for at least half an hour before suddenly without any fair warning, Vexen snapped.
"This is ridiculous to take this long on finding a solution to our problem when we are currently wasting precious time reading up books that probably won't help-"
"Actually-" Zexion hollered interrupting the rampaging Nobody as he picked up the book that he was reading and stood. "I believe I found something that may be intriguing." Skimming the last paragraph that he read just seconds ago, he read it to him out loud only to raise his eyebrows when Zexion turned and saw how fast Vexen was to create a dark portal.
"That's it Number VI that's what was missing for our experiment. Thank you, your services were very useful!" With that being his last words, he entered his portal and closed it quickly behind him.
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"DEMYX BEHIND YOU!" Axel shouted as he hurled his flaming chakrams at the heartless quickly stalking the sandy blond Nobody. A wimpier escaped Number IX's mouth as he evaded the flaming weapons that were aimed at the heartless behind him.
However in the process of dodging the attack, his arm was slightly scorched when one of the chakrams slightly nicked Demyx before slashing one of the heartless body in two. Feeling the presence of another stronger Nobody around, the heartless soon deserted the Melodious Nocturne's side and were now heading toward the threat. A huge relief was apparent on the water bender's visage as he looked back at Number VIII.
"Axel you burned me again with your attack!" Number IX whined as he placed his hand on his arm nursing the wound.
fore shifting his attention back to his partner.
"You should have paid more attention moron! We went through this dozens of times already; you should know by now that if we're surrounded by several heartless you either become helpful or get out of my way!" Out of nowhere a shadow launched itself out of the dark portal it created as it latched its small body on Axel's whose guard was down. Struggling with the heartless, he averted his gaze to Demyx and replied, "Now would be the best time to help your partner!"
As if those were the magical words to snap Number IX from his lamenting, he dashed to Axel's side. Playing a pleasant piece from his sitar, he summoned a burst of water to knock the poor shadow off of the fire bender's face. The Flurry of Dancing Flames mumbled a soft thanks as he slashed the heartless in two as both fire and water benders were back to back with the remaining swarm of heartless all around them.
"Now that's more like it!" Number VIII shouted as he made his chakrams disappear. A cocky grin had spread across Axel's countenance as he raised his hands up and summoned a wall of fire surrounding the poor heartless. It was then that Demyx used his water bending abilities to shoot the enemies in the air and smack them right into Axel's fire walls causing each and every one of them to disappear in a puff of smoke. It was only a matter of ten seconds when no more heartless popped out wanting to fight them as both the Flurry of Dancing Flames and the Melodious Nocturne ceased their attacks in order to survey the area.
Both dripped with sweat as they looked right and left for any sign of heartless when at last the two collapsed beside one another exhausted and excited that their mission was finally over. Spurts of laughter came from Axel and Demyx as the red head latched his arm around the sandy blond's shoulders complimenting him on his job well done.
"You know what Dem although you're a big coward and a complete pain in the butt, you pulled through today. And for that I believe today it will be my treat on the ice cream!" Giving the other Nobody a noggie, the other instantly called uncle for his extreme low tolerance to pain as the two remained close with their arms hooked around each others shoulders.
"Thanks Ax but to tell you the truth that was such a drag. I don't think I can do this each and every mission." Giving the red head a pet name he had come up with just like Axel had done with him, the Nobody looked down with a frown on his face.
Catching the sad expression out of the corner of his eye Number VIII couldn't comprehend why a very small fraction of his non-existent being was also upset about seeing his friend so down. And why at the same time he was so intent to cheer him up too was beyond him as well. Of course Axel being well... Axel, he wasn't really good at making anybody feel better with words.
"Hey don't say that. You need to stop being so lazy and cowardly and do your job right if you really want to get a higher seat in The Hall That Never Was. And besides..." Pausing in the midst of his sentence, he crept closer for only Demyx to hear the rest of what he had to say. "If you don't step up your game old Xemnas will give you more missions that will require more work than what you're doing right now."
"Is that really true?"
A panic expression spread across the scared water bender's visage as he slowly shifted his gaze to meet Axel's who tried hard not to laugh for Demyx's behalf. Giving him a serious look instead of a playful teasing one, he shook him head to Number IX's comment. But just as soon as he showed the Melodious Nocturne's his stern countenance, his normal nonchalant demeanor resurfaced as he pulled his arm away from the other Nobody offering to treat Demyx to ice cream.
At once the goofy grin that the sandy blond had always wore on his face returned as he stood up as well as Axel as they were both prepared to go to the ice cream stand and get a sticky treat. But out of nowhere someone said something to them which cause both Nobodies to stare in stupor at just who happen to show up in front of them.
"This is perfect you both are already making physical contact without me having to force you both to do so." A scheming voice said as he closed the dark vortex he had used to enter the world that they were in.
"Huh?" Both Axel and Demyx asked as they stared at the Chilly Academic with many inquires floating inside of their head. However out of the two, one of them was more curious than the other and was also willing to ask the mad scientist just what in Kingdom Hearts was he babbling about.
"Okay first question? How did you find us when the only members of the organization that have knowledge of everyone's mission are Saix, Xemnas, and Xigbar?" Axel asked however the young Nobody found it suspicious how fast Vexen was quick to answer his question. This only made the red head uneasy as he hoped deep down that whatever Number V was planning wasn't going to scar him for the rest of his nonexistent life.
"Let's just say I have big connections with some of the high organization members but enough about such trifling matters what I would like is your complete cooperation on a simple task that I would like the both of you to perform right now." Pulling open his organization coat, he reached into it in search of something seemingly important as the fire bend and water bender stared in horror at what the ice bender might produce from beneath his coat.
"Although I would much rather refrain from asking just what you want, my curiousity is too strong to ignore. Please explain to us just what sorts of stuff do you want us to perform in front of you?" A red eyebrow rose as he and Demyx finally saw the object that Vexen was searching for inside his organization coat. Placing the doohickey in both of his ears and producing a clipboard out of thin air, he gave the sandy blond and the red head an odd look as he wiggled his eyebrows at them.
"Okay Number VIII and Number IX I want you both to repeat the same actions that you both were doing with your bodies earlier except I want to see passion in those eyes of yours.
"YOU WANT WHAT?" Both Axel and Demyx hollered as they soon tore their bodies apart from one another. Without either of them realizing what their bodies were doing, their face pigments began to change from a healthy pink to a nice rosy hue.
"Right there by joy you both are already showing your feelings outwardly!" Pointing an index finger at their visages, the water and fire bender took a moment to examine what the mad scientist was yapping about. Peeling off one of their gloves, they each touched their face surprised to find it warmer then it normally would have felt. Then as if the two Nobodies had become coy little kittens they peeked at their partner to see what they couldn't see without looking at their reflection.
Their mouths gaped open when they saw with their very own eyes, the slightly tinted cheeks that they both shared. Not a single word was uttered among them as they gazed at one another wordless and paralyzed with the shocking occurrence that has happened to them.
"Isn't it marvelous this little change? Although it may seem insignificant is in fact a huge accomplishment that we have had since commencing this experiment. Approaching the two boys, the older man gave them a bear hug squeezing them so tightly that they both protested for Vexen to release them for the lack of air not entering their lungs.
Heaving and wheezing after they were released from their tight hug, Axel and Demyx were hunched over trying to catch their breath when all of a sudden...something cold was gently placed underneath Axel's organization coat.
"WHAT THE HELL!" The Flurry of Dancing Flames hollered as he stumbled at the abrupt object that was pressed against his chest. Averting his gaze to the one reprehensible for the cold thing on his body, his emerald eyes narrowed when he meet green irises staring intently at his lanky body.
"Vexen just what are doing with that doohickey you have pressed on my body?"
"This for the last time is called a stethoscope and what I am using it for is to find out whether I can hear a faint heartbeat inside of you or not." With that said the Chilly Academic requested Axel to take a few deep breaths in order for him to listen for a heartbeat sound. His lips were pressed as he zipped the jacket down a little as he placed the stethoscope on the left side of his back and asked the same request.
After this was done he removed it off of Axel's body as he grabbed the pen attached to the clipboard and began to take notes. Preying eyes hovered over Vexen who soon shifted his body around in order for the nosy Nobody to not see what he had to write down. It was then after that was done he turned his attention to Demyx.
Fear flashed across the Melodious Nocturne's countenance as he took a couple steps back. His body tensed up as he prepared to sprint the second they tried to grab him and examine him as well. However much to Demyx and even Vexen's surprise, Axel volunteered to hold the sandy blond down and let the same procedure happen to the water bender just like the fire bender had to endure.
Once that task was completed and Number V was finished jotting notes down in his clipboard, he finally turned back to his guinea pigs and asked them an odd request.
"Alas despite your colored pigments I'm afraid I couldn't quite get an accurate heartbeat reading so I would like you both to perform a procedure involving the both of you to have your lips locked with one another."
Screams of hell no and I'll pass were shouted aloud as both Demyx and Axel created individual dark portal dimensions in order to escape the crazed old Nobody asking such a bizarre favor. Forgetting all about the promised frozen treat for another moment in time, they manage to lose sight of the Chilly Academic. Of course unbeknownst to Number VIII and Number IX, Number V was not going to give up so easily on this little request that he desired for them to do.
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The next day when both Axel and Demyx were fulfilling their duty by hanging out with one another, out of nowhere Vexen swooped in.
"Hello boy's lovely weather we are having today isn't it?" Pausing in the midst of their conversation, Number VIII and IX shifted their gaze from each other, to the craze scientist, and then finally to the lone window inside Axel's room. Neither of the two Nobodies showed an expression of surprise when they happen to see the dark ominous sky outside as well as the drops of rain that pelted the window to the fire bender's room.
After realizing that the weather was the same as usual in The World That Never Was, Axel turned his head around giving Vexen a raised eyebrow.
"Oh well I wouldn't know about that Vexen considering the fact that this place is always shrouded in darkness and is usually raining on top of that." Giving the Nobody a sarcastic twist of his wrist he asked him, "Is there anything else you want to discuss other than lousy weather reports?"
"Alas you caught my foolish attempt at striking up a conversation," Vexen replied as he shrugged his shoulders. "However we both know why I am here." The older Nobody replied as he stuck his hands into his organization coat pockets.
An aspirated sigh pushed itself past Axel's lips as his emerald irises harden. "You know the answer is still going to be the same, so why don't you go back to your laboratory and work on another assignment that was assigned by our leader."
"Oh my now don't we have a sharp tongue today Number VIII?"
"Zexion!" Axel shouted out loud as he turned to the new guest that entered his room. "And why exactly are you here Cloaked Schemer? Did Vexen requested to have you as an audience?" A scowl soon smeared his good looks as he saw another dark vortex open up inside his room.
"On the contrary Axel..." Zexion said in a mocking manner using his name instead of his status in the Organization. His blue topaz eyes roamed the fire bender's room until they fell on the frighten organization member. With a single snap of his fingers his enormous friend Lexaeus took long strides toward Demyx. A gasp was heard from the scared Nobody who tried running away. But sadly the sandy blond didn't have enough time to take a few steps to get going because the giant Nobody was soon by his side preventing him from going any further.
A growl was emitted from the red head as the short Nobody averted his gaze to Axel. Deciding it was best to finish his sentence; he sauntered to the Flurry of Dancing Flames and replied, "We're only here as mere onlookers."
"What kind of onlookers are you if you're intervening anyway?" Axel yelled as he hunched his body over slightly while spreading his arms out. Dark smoke and flames circled his fingertips as two chakrams appeared in his hands.
"Such a temper you have there Axel." Zexion emphasized his name as he coolly said, "We're a special sort of bystanders Number VIII." With that said he motioned to the Silent Hero who knew what the Cloaked Schemer wanted as he grabbed Demyx and hurled his body into Axel's.
A loud chorus of ouch was heard as the Flurry of Dancing Flames body was sprawled out on the floor with the Melodious Nocturne's body lying on top of his. His weapons that he had summoned earlier were now far from his reach as he let out an uncomfortable groan from his throat as Axel tried to take a deep breath. However because Demyx was lying on his diaphragm, it was really hard to
Muttering profanities and curses, he was about ready to shove the heavy boy off his body when for some unknown reason he couldn't bring himself to do so. While in most cases when anyone so much as bumped into the red head, he would normally greet them back with a snappy remark and a fireball hurled in their direction. This time however, his normal sense of processing was miles away as he stared into the water bender's aquamarine hues.
Finding it extremely odd to observe the other Nobody's eyes so intently, he didn't realize that both his and the Melodious Nocturne's body were creeping closer and closer to one other. An unfamiliar faint thump reached his ears as his face drew close to the sandy blond. Warm breath tickled his cheeks as he shut his eyes and let his lips capture the Nobody's lips.
"Axel..." The red head heard someone calling his name as he continued to kiss the boy in front of him. Bringing his gloved hand up to the mullet like hairstyle that Demyx fashioned, he began to run his hand through it feeling the texture of his blond locks in his fingertips as he playfully stroked it.
"Axel..." Again he heard someone calling him, however this time it was much louder than the first time but still he choose to ignore the call and continue to have fun with Number IX. His lips curled upward as Demyx removed his lips from his as the water bender started to kiss his neck passionately tickling the fire bender in the process.
"DAMN IT AX WAKE YOU'RE BUTT UP RIGHT NOW!" Someone abruptly shouted as Axel felt his face being slammed by something slightly hard but also soft at the same time.
"Huh?" Axel said as his eyes blinked several times trying to adjust to the sudden light. Of course thanks to the pillow that was hurled at his face just seconds ago prevented most of the light from coming through giving the red head ample time to let his pupils enlarge and expand to the light it was prepared to face. After he was capable of opening his eyes without wincing from the light, he removed the pillow from his visage and turned to the one who disturbed his sleep.
"Dem what are you doing here?" Axel asked as he yawned in his hand. A confused expression appeared on the handsome red head Nobody's countenance as he sat up and stretched.
"Vexen wanted to see the both of us about that kiss task he wanted us to do yesterday." Demyx said as he lowered his eyes to his twiddling hands. A small barely noticeable blush colored the water bender's pale skin as he shifted his attention back to Axel. "I was thinking that by waking you up I was hoping that you had some kind of idea on how to escape from this situation."
Hopeful aquamarine irises stared at tired emerald ones as Demyx prayed that Axel even though he was just getting up had a strategy that could get them out of this predicament. However Axel's mind was millions of miles away as he stared off into space.
"So that was a dream then?" Axel said out loud questioning nobody but himself as Demyx cocked his head.
"What was a dream Axel?"
"N-Nothing!" Axel stuttered as he swung his legs over the side of the bed to get up. But once the blankets and sheets were off his pant less body, Demyx squeaked when he saw the outline of Axel's unusually enlarged organ that was covered behind his boxers. Immediately taking note of the Melodious Nocturne even stranger than normal behavior, he averted his gaze from the boy to the spot where he was staring only to feel his face heat up.
Without wasting any time, he retrieved the discarded sheets on the bed covering his lower body half and turning his body away from Demyx in the process as well. A very awkward silence soon engulfed all sound in the fire bender's room as both organization members choose not to speak to one another.
Of course with every weird interaction that follows the two main characters of a story, somebody has to intrude and make things even more chaotic and odd for them.
As loud as a pencil being dropped on the floor, someone or rather some Nobody entered the room without announcing their arrival.
"Morning love birds, how are my two boys fairing today?" Vexen spoke in an irritably upbeat manner that wasn't like his usual mannerisms as he happened to notice the scene in front of him.
After having a little chat with Zexion and Lexaeus (mostly Zexion that is), he came to the realization that perhaps his approach at getting the two to kiss was a bit extreme and should be handled with care. But when he took a good look at the two organization members he recruited to his experiment, he was shocked beyond words at what he saw.
The blush that tinted Axel's face now matched his hair color as he thought how awful his luck was to have not only have Demyx walk in on him when his body was doing strange things but to have Vexen the obsessed driven Nobody determined to have them fall in love with each other for the name of science as well. This was too much for him to bare at once.
"Just what in Kingdom Hearts is going on in there?" A hippie surfer voice asked outside of his room as a loud knock soon followed after that statement as all eyes turned to the door.
An unpleasant curse was muttered underneath the Chilly Academic's breath as he bid them farewell and informed them of an urgent meeting that they would have to attend later that day. Only a puff of smoke was left of Number V after he vacated the room leaving Demyx and Axel to face Xigbar alone.
"Hello is anybody in there? I can still hear people muttering." The Freeshooter replied from outside the door as he cupped his hand and pressed his ear against the door. Hearing faint shouts of "shoot" and other incoherent words being spouted, he heard something creak as the older Nobody finally decided he couldn't stand being left out in the dark any longer. Creating a dark portal in place of the door, he simply slipped through the dark tunnel only to emerge from the other side of the door.
"What are you guys doing in here? I can hear you all the way from my bedroom a few doors down? And where is Vexen I swore I heard his voice in here as well." Searching the room with his single golden-yellow eye that wasn't covered by an eye patch, his lips turned down when he couldn't find the scientist. Directing his attention back to the two organization members in the room his eyebrows quirked at the location they were both at.
Half expecting that when he walked in the room, he would see Axel still in bed trying to catch some zzz's because Xigbar knew how much the fire bender loved sleeping in. And as for his company, he assumed that they would be on the side of the bed shaking Mr. Lazy Bones to wake up.
But what Number II wasn't expecting was a half naked fire bender shyly shrouding his chest and a normally ditsy Demyx calmly composed on his bed though he was staring intensely at the sheets.
Doing a double take at what he was actually seeing, the Nobody truly believed he was losing his mind and needed to get out more often. Scratching his chin in complete and utter confusion, Xigbar decided it was best not to demand an explanation about why they were on the bed together as he instead turned his attention to the sandy blond.
"Hey Demyx there you are, I was wondering what you were doing with your free time lately considering the fact that we hardly hang out with one another anymore. So..." The older Nobody paused as he scratched the nape of his neck as he averted his gaze sheepishly back to Demyx... "Would it be alright to hang out with you sometime?"
"Uh..." Demyx said hesitantly as he looked over his shoulder at Axel who was giving his odd looks. Not knowing whether it was alright to hang out with his old pal Xigbar instead of Axel for a change, the Melodious Nocturne was in a pickle about what he should do. His usual fidgety demeanor returned as Demyx turned his attention anywhere but Number II or Number VIII.
"Xigbar perhaps you should give him some time to answer before he reaches a decision. Axel said feeling a faint bit irritated for some unknown reason as he gave the Freeshooter a small smile. Hoping the other organization member would take the hint and leave, his smile grew when he noticed Xigbar creating a dark portal.
A solemn expression appeared on the scarred Nobody's countenance as he glanced at Demyx with his golden-yellow eye. His posture didn't change when he notice the water bender not looking at him departing as he walked sluggishly toward the dark tunnel. A soft farewell was uttered as Xigbar finally closed it right behind him.
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At the stroke of 8 pm, the massive Nobody Lexaeus knocked on Demyx's bedroom door requesting his presence as well as Axel's in Vexen's laboratory at that very moment. Wasting not a single second, Number IX quickly opened a dark vortex for himself as he dashed through the darkness unaware of what awaited him on the other side.
As for Axel he just took his time creating his transportation portal and instead walked casually through the dark hallway half expecting what would befall himself and the ditz.
And just like last time, Axel and Demyx were faced with an intervention.
At the desk sat the one in charge of the whole operation wearing the same stupid, arrogant, and cocky expression he would give his test subjects nearly every time they encountered one another. On his left side stood his violet silver haired assistant with his arms crossed and a calculative but also a hint of mischief expression on his face. On Vexen's right side stood his brunette haired assistant with a blank expression and vacant pale blue eyes staring at nothing in particular.
A foreboding sense of doom lingered in the Chilly Academic's bedroom as both the Flurry of Dancing Flames and the Melodious Nocturne were offered a seat in the two available ones in front of the scientist's desk. Cautiously sitting down in the seats, they at once took this opportunity to gaze at their superiors hoping they would give some kind of vibe or clue about what exactly they wanted to discuss with them. Of course unlike the clueless fool that was his partner, the clever red head surmised that they were going to do something involving him and Demyx to do some mouth to mouth action. However he was a little curious if there was going to be any other hidden motives that he was not picking up from them.
"I'm very grateful that you both could join us today. And I would like to take this moment in time to discuss your overall report involving this experiment." Vexen replied as he pulled open the drawer to his desk and produced two folders with their individual profiles and medical evaluations. Placing one of them on top of the desk he handed one of them to Zexion expecting the short Nobody to read Axel's recorded process out loud.
A mere roll of his eyes told Vexen that the Cloaked Schemer would much rather refrain from doing that sort of thing, however he reluctantly grabbed the folder with Number VIII's name written on it. Reaching into his coat pocket, he took out his reading glasses and began to summarize what was written down in the report.
"Number VIII after analyzing your report involving your interactions with IX, we find it remarkable that a very small percentage of your existence has changed."
"And as for you Number IX," The violet silver haired Nobody said shifting his undivided attention to the squirming water bender as he switched Axel's report with Demyx's. "You're report is sadly only a slim margin better than your partner's." Zexion said as he felt his glasses slowly sliding to the bridge of his nose.
Taking the time to adjust them slightly, Number VI looked up from his reports as he eyed them wearily. "However due to having such an insignificant amount of research on the two of you, I'm afraid that we vouch when we say this but we need hard evidence to confirm whether this project is working or not." A twinkling gleam glowed inside the Cloaked Schemer's irises as Axel jolted out of his seat knocking it down in the process.
"Whoa whoa! Haven't we already had this discussion the other day? I will not have mouth to mouth resuscitation with that Dunce over there!" Shooting his index finger in Demyx's direction the sandy blonde was discombobulated by his remark as he too stood up giving the red head a glare.
"What's that suppose to mean AXEL! Earlier this morning you seemed perfectly fine with the idea of kissing me in your sleep. In fact..." Demyx said as he paused to point at the appendage that was engrossed because of the effect of the dream the Flurry of Dancing Flames was having. "You're body seemed rather excited when I woke you up today!"
A beautiful red tint appeared on his cheeks as he stared flabbergasted at the Melodious Nocturne. Feeling a distinct feeling of utter disbelief with the fact that this boy had guts to throw Axel, Axel the fire bender to those Nobodies better known to him as "heartless" was downright cruel and unusually clever of Demyx to do. With widen emerald eyes, Number VIII tried to say something in his defense but alas when he did speak it came out as stutters and sputters.
"I-I-I didn't m-mention any n-names and how would y-you know? I could h-have said Roxas in m-my sleep!" Axel shouted causing everyone except Demyx to become intrigued by where their conversation was headed.
A thoroughly crestfallen expression appeared on the water bender's visage as he looked Axel dead in the eyes and said, "Is that all you ever think about Ax, Number XIII?"
Immediately Vexen, Zexion, and even Lexaeus's eyes diverted their eyes from Demyx to the stunned Axel in the room. The temperature in the room seemed to decrease in degrees as the two Nobodies faced off with one another. While one of them seemed dishearten by the others words, the other Nobody seemed vexed about the entire ordeal.
Not a single muscle twitched after the commotion as Demyx and Axel continued to stare at one another. Lips curled and a snarl was made from the red head as the other had eyes that showed hurt in their aquamarine depths. It wasn't until Vexen shifted his body in his seat causing it to squeak when noise returned to the room once more.
"Is there a problem with my preference? Just because I didn't openly get to pick whom I wanted to partner up with doesn't mean I don't think about you."
Spreading his arms out, his frustration levels grew more and more with each syllable he spoke when all of a sudden the room started to increase in temperature. Sweat appeared upon everyone's brows as some of them took the time to wipe it off of their face.
"I kind of wish you chose me instead of Roxas..." Demyx said to himself as he felt something sting his eyes. It wasn't exactly irritating to his eyes nor did it cause his to vision to become blurry, these tiny water drops that produced inside his pupils was something that surprised him more than anything else. Hesitantly he raised his right arm up and gingerly touched the skin just below his right eye. A sticky wet substance soaked through his glove as he felt the strange water beneath it.
"Remarkable this is simply amazing how much of a range of emotions that are displayed to us right now." Zexion commented as he retrieved a pen on the desk and began to record their actions inside their most recent reported documentation. Only the sound of his penmanship could be heard in the laboratory as he wrote everything that was transpiring in front of him.
Then out of nowhere Axel averted his attention away from Demyx to the audience that they had. And with a cheesy grin he grabbed the sandy blond and replied, "So fellows you really want to see hard evidence on whether or not your project is successful. Then I'll show you!" And just like that without anyone even asking him to do any sort of action at that moment, his lips met Demyx's.
At first the sandy blond squirmed and jerked in Axel's arms but after a few seconds after the kiss was initiated, his body went slack. Like a bolt of lightening chills crept down the Melodious Nocturne's body from the kiss the other organization member gave him. Although it wasn't a sensual compassionate kiss, the kiss was a hard; lips smothering, puckered together kind of kiss that anyone might give someone that they don't particularly care a great deal for as at last Axel removed his lips from Demyx's.
A lovely blush reddened the water bender's countenance from the experience once the fire bender let go of his body. A strange sensation floated around inside of Demyx's chest cavity as he felt his body feeling lighter than air. Unconsciously he groped for something to support his weight as he felt strange things coming from inside of him. An excessive hunger grew inside of him that day as he looked shyly at The Flurry of Dancing Flames who also had a small blush after the contact as he quickly averted his gaze away from the Melodious Nocturne.
"DON'T JUST STAND THERE YOU IDIOTS; QUICKLY CHECK TO SEE IF THEY HAVE A PULSE AFTER THAT, NOW!" Number VI barked orders to Number V and Number VI who immediately grabbed a stethoscope in order to see if their brief contact had any effects on either of the two.
While Lexaeus was in charge of the heart measurement with an annoyed Axel, Zexion was left with a timid and still blushing Demyx to work with. For the Silent Hero he heard not a single sound resonating inside Axel's chest region. But for the Cloaked Schemer he seemed to have better luck than his associate.
Although it was faint, there was a definite pulse resonating inside Demyx's body as Zexion jotted the notes down quite satisfied by the discovery. Giving Number IX a rare and genuine smile, he turned to the Chilly Academic and mouthed "It worked."
A hideous condescending grin flashed on the ashy blond's countenance as he rose from his desk. Making the small trek to the young Nobody with the soft heartbeat, he gently placed his hands on the boy's shoulders once he was a foot away from him.
"Demyx..." Vexen said using Demyx's Nobody name instead of his status as he commented. "You're on the road to possessing a heart of your very own. Please be sure to keep up the good work." Giving the sandy blond a slight tap on his shoulder to show how excited he was that one of his projects was actually succeeding, he gave Axel a sharp glare as he passed the young man as he went to stand next to his two assistants.
"Big deal so what if you heard something that sounded like a heartbeat inside of him. Now if you ask me I believe that what you heard was a sound you wanted to hear instead." Axel replied after congratulations were given to the Melodious Nocturne as Vexen, Zexion, and Lexeaus turned to the fussing fire bender who continued to rant and rave about their silly little notions. A couple eyes rolled at his melodramatic behavior except for one lone Nobody who couldn't contain his temper.
"SILENCE NUMBER VIII YOUR DRAMA IS NOT NECESSARY FOR OUR ASSIGNMENT!" Lexeaus yelled causing everyone in the room to jump from his loud and booming voice.
Never was the Silent Hero so vocal about his opinions to anyone inside the organization including when he addressed his superiors as well. But somehow it seemed that not only were their test subjects expressing themselves in a new light apparently the ones in charge of the assignment were changing in their own way as well.
After a few seconds of inhaling and exhaling his breath to calm his unstable nerves, the giant Nobody apologized to The Flurry of Dancing Flames for his vulgar behavior. Bowing as low as he possibly could get, he gave Axel a sincere and honest reply.
"Forgive me Number VIII, I was out of line to let my anger take hold of me like that. In the future I will try much harder to not repeat those actions again."
"It's alright big guy, it's no big deal. It was your opinion and you wanted to express it. What's the harm in that?" Flashing Number V a real smile, the normally stoic Nobody gave Axel a small smile back.
As touching was this moment in time, a true bond was forming with the organization members enlisted with this strange experiment. However the Chilly Academic had to destroy the warm and fuzzy atmosphere that was hovering around the laboratory by simply speaking.
"Oh I have wonderful news to inform you two. Due to the lack of experience we Nobodies have on electronic devices, the camera's that we installed in your bedrooms and the ones we have given you to carry around are now fully operational and functioning properly." Vexen's visage brighten at the grimace Demyx and Axel shared on their faces at the mentioning of the cameras.
"Now if you boys will please follow me, I would like to show you how we'll receive our video documentation from you guys." Raising his left hand, he beckoned Axel and Demyx to follow him to the other room.
Sweat drops appeared on Number VIII and Number IX's heads as they reluctantly walked to the other room in Vexen's room. Of course what made them groan and become uncomfortable was the fact that the only other room connected to the Chilly Academic's room, was his bathroom and of course his bedroom. And the location of where the monitors were hooked up in order to record their every waking moment was in fact in the scientist's bedroom!
Once everyone including Zexion and Lexaeus enter Vexen's bedroom chamber both Nobodies were outraged by the location of the monitors. Smacking their foreheads with their hands at the exact same time, the Cloaked Schemer voiced his thoughts out loud for the both of them.
"Vexen haven't we already discussed this issue about where we wanted to put the televisions for our experiment. This spot was specifically rejected by me and Lexeaus due to the fact that only you Vexen would be the only one able to watch those two closely. It doesn't give me and Lexeaus the opportunity to participate in this assignment!"
"I surprisingly agree with shorty over there about the current location of the televisions. It's rather disturbing imagining that whatever I do with Demyx will be viewed by an old man in his pajamas."
The sound of someone vomiting came from the other side of the room as everyone turned their attention to the one reprehensible for making that noise. Although it took the Melodious Nocturne a few seconds to realize why everyone was dissatisfied with the entire situation, Demyx grabbed the closest thing to throw up in once he figured it out. Winces were heard as everyone's faces scrunched up as they all stared at the young Nobody blowing chunks inside an empty trash bin that was nearby.
"Demyx how could you convulse inside one of my garage cans when I just cleaned that earlier today!" Vexen bellowed as the situation involving the monitors was put aside for now as all focus was on a disgusted water bender.
Rubbing his stomach after he heaved inside the trash can, a grimace spread across his countenance when he happen to look at how much puke he filled the bucket with. Wiping his mouth with the back of his gloved hand, he put the can behind him as he chuckled.
"Heh heh, I'm sorry Vexen for doing that, my body just suddenly became ill all of a sudden after imaging what you might do if you watched us from your bedroom instead of someplace less disturbing like a private study or some other place."
"You know that is actually a marvelous idea to where we should hook up these TVs." Zexion mused as he cupped his chin with his right hand. "Perhaps my private study would be perfect and it would give any of us a reliable reason to use it without it looking suspicious to anyone let alone will it be classified as creepy."
"That's a great idea Zexion! Now let's disconnect these monitors and install them in your private study before Vexen changes his mind."
Spouts of "Yeah" were hollered as the Nobodies quickly unplugged the TVs and relocated them to another room leaving a dumbfounded scientist alone in his bedroom.
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After an hour of cussing, arguing, and cord tangling frustration on how to install the televisions in Number VI's study, Axel and Demyx were dismissed and now had plenty of free time to do whatever they wanted to do. While one of them wanted to continue to spend quality time with their partner, the other had other plans instead.
"Hey Ax I was wondering if you could show me how to-"
"I'm sorry Demyx but today I want to hang with someone else okay." Axel said as he took off in a sprint. Hollering over his shoulder he suggested that the water bender should spend some time with his old buddy Xigbar since the Nobody seemed like he wanted some company. Making a sharp turn around the end of the corridor, he bid Demyx farewell as he left Demyx alone in the hallway.
"Oh okay Axel..." Demyx's voice drifted silently as the water bender opened a dark portal that connected him to Number II's bedroom. Taking one last look at the place where the red head took off running, a crestfallen sigh escaped passed his lips.
"Roxas...huh. What's so special about him anyway?" The Melodious Nocturne thought as he turned around and walked inside the darkness encasing him within it as his entire body disappeared inside the hallway leaving not a trace of the sandy blond behind.
Upon arriving at the destination he seek, Axel was already breathless and panting for air. Forgetting about his ability to use his dark teleporter, it was already too late now that he was already where he wanted to be. Spending a few seconds to catch his breath and collect his composer, he finally had confidence to knock on Number XIII's bedroom door.
Knock Knock
Axel rapped the door twice in order to not appear rude in any sort of way as he waited patiently for the golden blond Nobody to open the door.
"Oh hi Axel is there something that you want?" The boy asked as he slouch his body against his door-frame. His arms were crossed as he inspected his visitor with suspicious electric blue irises making the emerald eyed boy sweat.
"I uh...just thought it would be fun to hang out right now is all." Axel said as he rubbed the nape of his neck sheepishly. Mentally he slapped himself for not being as smooth as he normally carried on a conversation however today for some bizarre reason he just wasn't feeling like his usual self.
"First Demyx and now Roxas damn what the hell is wrong with me today?" Axel thought feeling frazzled on the inside with these confusing complexities that was happening with him. But unknown to him, somewhere deep inside of him a tiny resonating heartbeat was born within in the fire bender. But for which Nobody would his newly forming heart would it belong to? Number IX or Number XIII?
"Not so articulate today are we Axel?" Roxas inquired snapping Number VIII out of his musing and getting him to focus once more on the golden blond Nobody. A sheen of ignorance lit the fire bender's soul as he placed one hand on Number XIII's door.
"Hey you got my name memorized that must mean you want to hang out with me then." Without letting the Key of Destiny give a proper answer, Axel shoved his body into the boy's room inviting himself in.
An annoyed groan was all the red head heard from Roxas who soon shut the door behind him allowing the Flurry of Dancing Flames in even though Axel had already done that without the key blade welder's consent.
"You don't have much of an eye for interior decorating do you Roxy?" Axel said as he surveyed the room. The other Nobody commented as Roxas turned around and joined his company.
"I-I just barely had my coronation into the Organization around the same time as Xion's and I haven't had the time to fix the room the way I like because of all the tutorials that I have to still do." The boy ranted as a tiny barely visible blush painted his cheeks.
A twinge of irritation had formed inside Number VIII's stomach at the mention of the Organization's newest member Xion. Not only did it irk the red head that Roxas memorized the girl Nobody's name, but it also made him enraged that this girl was now monopolizing all of the golden blond Nobody's precious time that Axel would have very much like to spend with Number XIII instead.
After a millisecond of mulling over Number XIV, his mind had shifted itself back to the previous topic that they were both discussing moments ago.
"Perhaps I can be your interior designer and help you find something that suits you." Axel replied as he averted his gaze from the dazzling white walls to the short Nobody in the room. An eyebrow quirked in puzzlement as he inquired, "So what kinds of stuff do you like Roxas?"
For a moment the boy was quiet as he stopped to consider what he actually enjoyed doing. His eyebrows knitted together as Roxas tired hard to remember what kind of things his previous Somebody liked. However the more he pressed his thoughts on unscrambling snippets of his past life the more he felt pressure build around his head causing excruciating pain to cloud his mind having him lose focus completely.
Pausing for a second or two to relieve the strain around his head, Roxas tried once more only to have the same results befall him once again. A frown formed on his countenance when he turned to an enthusiastic and impatient Flurry of Dancing Flames.
"I'm sorry Axel but I'm not really sure what kind of stuff I like because I have no recollection of my previous Somebody's life so that's probably why I haven't got around to rearranging my room."
A soft "Oh" was all the golden blond had heard from the red head as a solemn look appeared on the older Nobody's visage. A flood of uncomfortable uneasiness overwhelmed the Key of Destiny who couldn't stand seeing that expression on Axel's visage any longer.
"You know now that I stop to think about what interests me now is stars." Roxas said smiling faintly in Axel's direction as the red head's head shot up intriguing his curiosity.
"Stars?" Axel replied as he raised a red eyebrow.
"Yeah and I like also skateboarding." The boy replied as he sat down on his bed as Roxas recalled his first experience with the outdoor sport. "I tried it once with some kids back in Twilight Town, I forgot their names but they were really nice and practically forced me on a skateboard and then after that they treated me to some ice-cream. I forgot what it was called but it was salty yet sweet."
"You mean sea salt ice-cream?" Number VIII asked.
"Yeah that was the name of it!" Roxas nodded bobbing his head up and down rapidly like a hyped up kid on sugar.
A grin spread across the fire bender's face as he thought how adorable the boy looked all excited over a little ice-cream. A light bulb lit up inside his head as he discussed an agreement with the golden blond Nobody.
"Hey I'll tell you what, I'll help you organize your room the way you want it and then I'll take you to my secret place and treat you to some sea salt ice-cream."
"Wow you really mean it?" Roxas asked as his electric blue eyes lit up.
A nod affirmed the red head's answer as the short Nobody jumped up with glee. Wasting not another second, the two Nobodies rounded up some paint from the castle storage room, traveled to Twilight Town to pick up a few accessories, and even rummaged through a couple rooms inside Castle Oblivion before they returned to Number XIII's room to start remodeling Roxas's bedroom.
After a few hours of painting, organizing, and placing knickknacks around the bedroom both Axel and Roxas stood at the bedroom door inspecting their work. A sense of pride and relish swelled inside their bodies as they gazed at the newly transformed bedroom.
Although it was still wet, the walls were a newly painted shade of blue that was a perfect blend of a light and dark color complimenting the boy's taste. Stars littered the nice size bedroom as little figurines of porcelain stars, art and crafted stars, and flashing bright stars adored every square inch of the room. A couple of skateboards were laid out on the boy's bed that he found oddly enough in one of the rooms inside the castle as well as various skateboarding posters that he collected from Twilight Town.
Of course Roxas wanted to hang up the skateboarding posters on his walls but however due to the paint still being more wet than dry they as well as several of the objects he brought into his room were carefully placed a distance away from the walls in order to not ruin the paint job or the objects that he accumulated for his collection.
"Axel I got to hand it to you. You make a great interior designer. Are you positive that this wasn't your profession when you were once a Somebody?" Roxas asked still marveling at how different his remodeled room looked now then it had been before.
"I'm absolutely positive Roxas now let's go get some ice-cream!" Axel said as he raised his hand to create a dark teleportation device.
Slowly a ripple of complete darkness had torn a small fabric of their world open as it made an entrance about the expansion of an average door size for the two Nobodies to venture through. With a simple wave from his other hand not holding open the dark portal, he beckon the short Nobody to go inside the dark entrance as he held it in place.
Only a small fraction of hesitation was evident in the boy's steps as the organization member slipped into the dark hallway that was created for the two of them as the one who summoned the dark vortex briskly went through it shortly afterwards making sure to close it behind him as well.
On the other side of the dark corridor it opened to the delightful peaceful town of Twilight Town. However instead of the town being bathed in heavenly sunlight, at this time of day the town was shrouded in darkness with twinkling stars, streetlamps, and lit up billboards as the only source of light around. A few sparse stores were still open at this time of night as the two Nobodies emerged from their portal to look around.
For a Somebody it would be rather difficult to decipher which direction to go in due to them living in a world surrounded by the sun and the moon. But as for someone who has awakened as a Nobody, their ability to see very clearly at night time including times when it was extremely dark thanks to living engulfed in nothing but the moon and the stars; Roxas and Axel were able to maneuver easily around without having to squint their eyes to see what they were searching for.
After strolling the empty streets of Twilight Town in order to find a store open that sales frozen treats, they happen to find one convenient store with their lights still lit up as the two Nobodies briskly walked into the store. Upon entering the store the clerk gave them both strange looks as they walked toward the frozen/refrigerated section of the room. Their glare only intensified as Roxas looked over his shoulder to see the cashier staring at them both closely.
A shiver of uncomfortableness ran down his spine as he turned to his fellow organization member and whispered.
"I hate to ask this but why is the guy at the register giving us weird looks and if he continues to stare at us any longer perhaps we can forget the treats for now and get some later."
Pausing in the midst of scavenging for the delectable sea salt ice-cream bars that they craved, Axel shifted his gaze behind his shoulder and finally noticed the attention they were drawing upon themselves. Suppressing a groan deep inside his throat, Axel turned back to his partner.
"Damn it our uniforms are causing the clerk to be alarmed by our presence which is actually bad for us because we Organization Members are suppose to be incognito." Reaching for a strand of bright red hair, he tugged it in vexation as he turned back to the frozen treats inside the freezer. Although Axel would have preferred to find the sea salt ice-cream bars for Roxas and himself thise was about to close the door to the freezer he found what he desired.
Quickly grabbing two sea salt bars for Number XIII and himself, he closed the door to the frozen food section as he ushered the Key of Destiny to the front of the store in order to pay for their treats. However just like before when they approached the register the cashier was still eyeballing them strangely as his left hand seemed a little too twitchy with something.
Assuming it was a burglar alarm button the cashier was groping for, Axel rolled his eyes as he watched him ring up their purchases and tell them how much they owed him. Reaching into the front of his coat pocket, The Flurry of Dancing Flames tried his best not to look as suspicious as his appearance was as he slowly pulled out some munny. The instant the clerk saw that it was munny Axel had instead of a concealed weapon, he immediately moved his hand away from the burglar alarm button in order to cash them out and give the fire bender his change and receipt.
Once Number VIII got his stuff he gave the cashier a devilish grin and wink as he sauntered out of the store with a slightly chuckling key welder behind him.
"That was hilarious Axel but I don't know what was funnier the paranoid cashier or your mischievous grin when we left." Chuckling once more at the red head's expense, he turned to Axel and asked where his secret spot was exactly.
The slight embarrassment that embraced the fire bender when the young Nobody was busy laughing at him vanished as soon as Roxas mentioned his special place. Without even considering how the other Nobody would have felt, he grabbed the boy's hand as he ran toward the tall clock tower near the train station dragging a very puzzled Number XIII along.
Several times along the bumpy ride Roxas was jolted and yanked around like a rag doll as The Flurry of Dancing Flames eagerly raced to his secret place in Twilight Town. His cheek began to tint green as the ride became even fiercer when they approached a huge flight of stairs as the red head climbed up them dragging a sickly organization member with him.
Higher and higher they ascended the staircase as the key blade welder had to shroud his mouth with his free hand in order to not blow chucks everywhere as his body was tossed and bounced around. Praying that Axel was almost at the secret spot, luck seemed sympathetic to the golden blonde when the two finally reached the top of the endless staircase when just beyond the door where they halted was the exact location Axel wanted to take them.
Panting and out of breath he released his hold on the short Nobody's hand as he pushed open the door to reveal his special place. A scorn expression soured Roxas's sweet countenance as he stared at his partner in disgust. After knowing the persistent Nobody that constantly craved Roxas's attention for approximately two long agonizing weeks, he was beyond fed up with his antics and wanted to voice them out loud.
However when he opened his mouth ready to give Axel a lecture about his rambunctious behavior, he happen to look past the red head and see why Number VIII thought this spot was so wonderful. The uneasy churning and lurching inside his stomach seem to settle down as he pushed past the fire bender to get a better view of the surroundings.
"Oh wow Axel this spot is wonderful how did have time to find such an extraordinary place such as this?" Roxas gasped as he looked at the moon and the stars as well as down below where the town was. Taking cautious steps on the rooftop, he slid his legs gently over the ledge as he continued to admire the scenery in front of him.
"Well I actually found this place by accident when I first had my mission here in Twilight Town." Axel said as he scratched the nape of his neck sheepishly as he felt an overwhelming sense of de'ja'vu that was currently transpiring right then as he studied Roxas's composer. For a split second he thought his mind was playing tricks on him when he saw Demyx perched on the ledge instead of Roxas. His thoughts were frazzled as he shook his head to get the illusion to disappear as he squeezed his hands tight to release some of the pent up tension only to feel something slightly hard in his hand.
Peering down at the object that he was holding tightly he suddenly remembered the reason why he brought the young Nobody up there with him as he nudged the boy's shoulder handing him one of the frozen treats. A "Thanks" was given as the red head took a seat next to Roxas as he began eating his ice-cream.
"Oh man this ice-cream is so salty and yet sweet at the same time. What a perfect blend for ice-cream wouldn't you say Axel?" Roxas exclaimed as he licked the ice-cream with a catty grin spread across his face.
A smile broke out on Axel's visage too as he replied, "Well I'm glad you at least like it Roxas unlike someone I know." He said as he mumbled the last bit to himself rather than addressing it to anyone in particular as he took a big bite out of his sea salt ice-cream.
"Who doesn't like sea salt ice-cream?" Number XIII inquired as he held a disposition of astonished horror about who would dare not find sea salt ice-cream delectable. A smudge of ice-cream got stuck to the right side of his face that the boy failed to notice as The Flurry of Dancing Flames glanced over at him.
"Oh it's nothing..." Axel's voice trailed off until he happen to see the ice cream that was now slowly trickling off the side of Roxas's face. "Hey you got a little ice cream on your face." He pointed it out as he moved closer in order to remove the substance off of the golden blonde's countenance.
"A-Axel w-what are you d-doing?" The key blade welder exclaimed as Axel's body moved closer to Roxas's.
At first Axel didn't realize why his body was reacting in that way as he crept closer and closer to the key bender as his lips clamped tightly together as he closed his eyes. But then out of nowhere behind closed eyelids a vision of the dimwitted sandy blond popped into his head as he abruptly opened his emerald irises.
"Demyx..."
His name crossed his mouth as he looked down at the boy who looked perplexed at Axel's unusual behavior. And then like a ton of bricks slamming into the back of his skull he remembered the reason why he wanted the key blade welder's company in the first place. Jerking his head down toward the boy's visage, he kissed the sticky spot where the ice cream had been as he quickly let go of Roxas.
Pretending to brush off some invisible dirt that had accumulated on his organization coat when he had sat down on the ledge with Number XIII, he shifted his body in the opposite direction of Roxas too embarrassed to even look the boy in the eye after what actions he had just done and with whom his mind had envisioned when he had done them as well and then at last he spoke to the stunned Nobody.
"There it's gone now but I'm sorry but I have to call it a day Roxas it was nice hanging out with you and I hope we can do it again sometime." Giving the golden blond a cocky backwards salute, he made a dark vortex for himself leaving only a puff of black smoke in the place where he once was standing at.
After The Flurry of Dancing Flames left a dazed and confused Key of Destiny behind on the rooftop to sort out what just occurred, the boy stared at the spot where Axel was just sitting only moments ago as he brought his hand to the spot where the fire bender kissed his face.
"Huh that was strange." Roxas replied as a small grin formed on his face as he cocked his head back to ponder why the older Nobody had done such a silly thing like that to him.
"Uh Vexen..." Zexion spoke after he, Lexaeus, and Vexen spent the last four hours watching Axel make googly eyes with Roxas in silence as he finally decided that it was best to voice his opinion on the matter now. Instead of calling the Chilly Academic by his proper status in Organization Thirteen, the short Nobody surmised that this time he preferred to address the scientist by his Nobody name. "Perhaps this project is steering a bit off course than what we really intended in our agenda. Maybe it would be best if we change our test subjects in order to see if a different response transpires."
"Nonsense Number VI this could actually prove to be beneficiary for our experiment in order to kick things up and put it into gear."
"Very unlikely I'm afraid." The normally quiet stoic Nobody that tagged along with the Cloaked Schemer replied as he unfolded his arms and stood up from the seat he was sitting in.
A vein formed on Vexen's cranium as he glared at the stubborn violet-silver haired Nobody hunched over the desk. Throwing his hands up in the air, he screamed at the two insolent lab assistants with thickheaded science driven madness.
"Hmpth apparently you two lack my better judgement and it seems that I will have to work twice as hard to pick up the slack for the both of you!"
"But Vexen this could turn catastrophic if we continue down this path without having serious repercussions added to the mix!" Zexion continued to insist hoping that by butting heads with the foolish Chilly Academic he would finally have him come to an understanding.
A sadistic smirk graced the ashy blonde's countenance as he glanced up at his assistant with intrigue from his reclining chair. Folding his hands together in a triangular shape, he leaned back slightly as he got himself comfortable before he started to talk once more.
"Zexion you're just being apprehensive with your silly hypothesis, have you forgotten why we are even doing this experiment in the first place. We knew what kind of risks we were taking so there is no excuse now to panic when we only just begun."
"You're insane by your driven passion with this entire assignment that you are not taking the time to step back and look at the bigger picture here!" The Cloaked Schemer hollered as he slammed his palms onto the table causing the televisions to have some static interference for only a couple of seconds before resuming its crystal clear picture like before.
"ENOUGH NUMBER VI IF YOU RECALL I AM THE ONE IN CHARGE OF THIS ENTIRE PROJECT AND I AM THE ONE THAT GIVES OUT THE ORDERS NOT THE SUBORDINATES THAT WERE DRAFTED TO DO THIS WITH ME!"
At first Vexen thought it was rather assuming how cheeky his lab assistant was making a big fuss over Axel and Demyx's predicament due to the red head's infatuation with Roxas. But once Number VI kept demanding what he, Vexen was doing was madness that was when the ice bender's patience was running thin.
A disturbing silence and a steely stare off was initiated between Vexen and Zexion leaving the room shrouded in a cloud of frustration and annoyance. Invisible lightening bolts jolted out of the two Nobody's eyes as their glares intensified with each passing second that ticked by. And as they had their little stare off the only other Nobody in the room that wasn't involved in their vicious battle was looking down on them with disapproving pale blue eyes.
Assuming it was his job to snap the two Nobodies out of their lunatic battle of glares and stares the giant Nobody tried to find some sort of device that he could use to stop their dumb little game once and for all. His eyes searched desperately for something that could produce some kind of loud distraction when this eyes found a nice thick hardcover book on the end of the desk. Gently reaching for the heavy book he picked it up and with one great thrust slammed it on the desk causing a loud noise to echo inside Vexen's laboratory.
The sudden commotion caused Vexen and Zexion to cease their eyeballing with one another as they averted their gaze to the brunette.
"We mustn't quarrel among ourselves over matters we have yet to witness but Number IV we shouldn't be blinded by our driven ambition if it means sacrificing our own kind to do so. Instead we should be cautious and study what happens very closely."
After giving Vexen and Zexion his speech about being sensible and being thoughtful about their test subjects Axel and Demyx, the two Nobodies no longer had any interest in doing another stare off any longer as they quieted down and decided for now it was best to watch in silence. However another agreement was taken into consideration that night as Vexion, Zexion, and Lexaeus all thought that private sessions for Axel and Demyx would prove more beneficiary than group ones every now and then as it might broaden their idea of how far their test subjects are pulling through with this experiment before calling it a night.
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Well what do you think about this chapter hmm...I hope that this broadens the depth of Demyx and Axel's relationship a little more but at the same time it leaves you wondering about other things as well. I hope you'll stick around for the next exciting chapter coming your way called, "I feel like somebody's watching me!"
Until the next one coming your way ado!