I've been updating a lot lately because I'm going on vacation tomorrow and I probably won't be able to update for about a week. So enjoy this chapter! It's probably the last for a little while. Sorry it's not better. ^_^'

"H-hi guys!" Demyx forced himself to say with quick looks at his cousins and sister. "What are you doing here?"

"We wanted to go out tonight. With you guys! But apparently, you were busy." Rikku scolded and pouted at them. "Why'd you lie to us?"

"Now Rikku...come on. Maybe they have a good reason." Aqua crossed her arms and watched the two boys in front of her as their faces grew more terrified each second. "What's wrong?" She asked and turned around to see two blondes and a brunette girl coming at them.

"Oh god. Oh god. Zex! What do we do?!" Demyx whispered and turned to his brother who could only look at him with wide eyes, at a loss for words. "Zex!" Demyx urged as their family came closer.

"Aqua, Rikku. Please please don't mention anything about us." Zexion begged quietly and both girls looked at him curiously. "Please." Aqua nodded and squeezed Rikku's hand who nodded as well.

"Hey?" Tifa said as she approached and looked between her brothers. They only looked away though. "Hi, I'm Tifa. And you are?"

"I'm Rikku! And this is Aqua. We're friends of Demyx and Zexion!" Aqua waved from behind her girlfriend.

"Ah I see. Well, this is Cloud and Namine." Tifa said and the two blondes nodded at them. "Oooh. You're the ones who wanted to go out with them tonight!"

"Yes, but they ditched us." Aqua smirked at the two boys who felt like their lives were about to end.

This is it. This is the end. It's over. What the fuck were we thinking?

Zexion screamed inside his head and looked at the blonde boy next to him. Demyx looked around at everyone with wide eyes.

Oh god! Oh god! I don't want this to end! I don't want...I don't want anyone to know! No one can know! What are they gonna think?! Oh god I'm gonna pass out. Oh god.

Demyx felt his heart beating faster and faster, trying to get out his chest. As if if his heart could get out, get away and escape it would be fine. It wouldn't be crushed. It would be fine. Everything would be fine. He prayed and begged and pleaded silently with god, with whoever was listening.

"Yea sorry about that." Tifa chuckled and rubbed the back of her neck. "Listen, I'm gonna go call Aerith. I told her I'd call tonight. It was nice meeting you. I'll be outside guys." The tall brunette walked away with a quick smile at the two stranger girls before her.

"Bye!" Rikku waved happily.

"Well, then I guess we'd better get going then!" Demyx urged and Zexion nodded.

"Oh come on! We didn't even get to dance!"

"Rikku I promise you we will go dancing later this week." Zexion said sternly and her eyes widened. She nodded and looked at Aqua who narrowed her eyes at the boy couple before her.

"That sounds fine." Aqua said suspiciously. "We'll see you guys later I guess."

"Alright! Bye!" Demyx said and began to push everyone towards the door leading to freedom.

"Guys wait." Namine mumbled and they all looked at her with surprise. "I-I just wanted to say..." The petite blonde looked down at her hands. "Thank you." She looked up and smiled slightly as her brother patted her shoulder.

"You guys are good cousins." Cloud added as he led his sister out. Zexion squeezed his eyes shut and Demyx's mouth dropped.

"So close." Zexion whispered and turned to see Aqua and Rikku watching them.

"You guys...are their cousins?"

"Rikku, it's not--"

"You guys are related." Aqua said out loud, trying more to realize it herself. "That's why...you didn't want us to say anything to them. That's your family. Your conjoined family because you have the same family because you're related." The blue haired girl rambled, trying to sort things out.

"Wait. So you guys are family?" Rikku asked as she cocked her head to the side. Zexion sighed and rubbed his forehead.

"Yes." He admitted and was surprised at the wave of relief that washed over him. It was...relieving to have someone else know. Sure, the next things that would come would be horrible, but at least someone knew.

"That's..." Rikku started but lost her words. She looked at her girlfriend in hopes of her finishing her thought for her.

"Guys. It's really not that bad." Aqua smiled lightly and shrugged. "It's nothing to be ashamed of." Demyx and Zexion looked at each other with curiosity and shock.

"Are you kidding me? This is has been eating us alive for weeks." Zexion said and grabbed Demyx's hand. The blonde smiled sadly at him.

"You guys are just cousins! It's not that bad!" Rikku said happily. The two boys both sighed heavily and felt even more relieved now. They didn't know. No one knew still. They assumed the least shameful thing they possibly could. They couldn't believe what it actually was.

"You really think so?" Demyx asked with tears in his eyes. He laughed lightly as Zexion smiled and wiped them away.

"Oh Demy! Please don't cry! It's not a big deal!" Rikku insisted as she hugged him. "We still love you guys!" Demyx laughed loudly as he cried and hugged her back.

"Yea. It's really not that bad. Trust us ok?"Aqua said and patted Zex's shoulder. He nodded and smiled at her.

"Thank you guys." The blonde boy whined happily as he now clasped his lover's hand. Zexion smiled at him and squeezed his hand.

"We really have to go now but we'll call you guys ok?" Zexion said as he led his lover out of the club. The two girls waved at them as they left.

"Hey, our friends stayed in--Dem! What's wrong?!" Tifa asked and grabbed his shoulders. "Zex! What'd you do?!" Zexion rolled his eyes as he walked to the driver's side.

"Tif...he didn't do anything. I'm just a crybaby." Demyx smiled and nodded at his sister. She looked at him with worry before hugging him.

"Gawd you're emotional." She sighed and he laughed lightly.

SO! Now Rikku and Aqua are paritally aware. Kind of anyways. And next? Bunking for the night. =3