Yeah….I forgot to put the full summary inside the first chapter so here it is:
Summary: When Axel is brought back to life to be with Roxas, they start searching for their other friends from the Organization. Through much difficulty they eventually achieve this goal, but what happens when the superior comes back mysteriously one day? How will Xemnas cope with having to live among normal people and being social? And will love find this man who seems to have a giant stick up his ass! lol. Yeah, better than it sounds. Eventual XemnasxSephiroth. Other pairings include akuroku,
cleon, soriku, zemyx, and marluxiaxsaix.
Rated: T(Possibly rated M in other chapters)
Genre: Romance/humor/angst. Possibly action and tragedy later on.
I would like to thank the people that reviewed my fic, added me to their story or author alert, or added me to their favorite authors or stories.
Warnings: Shounen-ai/Yaoi. Also slight Leon bashing in this chapter.
Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts….or blonde moments….or orange juice. hehe. Read to find out.
After quickly getting dressed, Roxas and Axel rushed downstairs into living room where the computer now resided. Sora once explained that Aerith and the others had moved because Merlin's house was much too small. The old wizard also seemed tired of sharing his small space with a hyperactive ninja, a man in his mid-thirties who acted as if he were in his mid-seventies, a brooding lion, a blonde beauty with a tragic past, and a mother-like woman. Aerith was the one who had found a place big enough for all of them to stay in with plenty of extra room. The house had needed a lot of repairs, so it was very cheap when they bought it. Aerith had convinced the others that the place would be very nice for them all to live in if they fixed it up. Eventually they had all agreed and made the house absolutely beautiful. Shortly after, Sephiroth moved in with them because he didn't really have any other place to go. He was shortly followed by Riku and Sora when they came to ask for Merlin's help. Axel and Roxas were also offered a place to live because the house still had several rooms available.
Axel and Roxas reached the computer to find Sora sitting in the computer chair while Riku leaning over him; both were staring at the screen intently. Cid had recently moved the computer into the living room because he was afraid if it stayed in Merlin's house his magic would ruin it. This made tracking Nobodies a little easier on them. When Sora and Riku came to Hollow Bastion to figure out how to bring the Nobodies back they had told Tron about the problem. The computer program was very sympathetic and somehow found a way to track Nobodies with a radar. Axel didn't understand it for the life of him, and honestly, he didn't think anyone else knew exactly how it worked, but knew that it was a good thing they had it. If they didn't, it would be much more difficult for them to find their friends. Although the radar helped them out, it also crippled them. The tracking system couldn't pinpoint an exact location on a Nobody, but only gave you a general location. After you arrived at that location, it could take hours before you found the Nobody you were looking for. Another problem was that you couldn't keep track of one Nobody for very long on the radar, and if you lost the signal, you had to wait until the next time you got a signal to look for them.
Axel and Roxas walked over to the computer to see a small blue dot on the radar, also known as Demyx. The signal was unusually strong, meaning that they had a strong chance of finding him.
"So…where is he?" Axel asked because he was extremely confused. He would never understand the tracking system, or computers for that matter.
"It looks like we'll be able to find him near the waterfalls." Riku said while his eyes remained fixed on the screen.
Axel smiled suddenly and looked at Roxas, who was staring at the computer screen as intently as Sora and Riku. "Sounds like him doesn't it?"
"Huh?"
"Demyx I mean. That's just like him isn't it, to be found near water?" Roxas noticed the sad smile on Axel's face. He knew that Axel missed his deceased friend and was really hoping that they would be able to find him. Of course, Roxas was too, but Axel and Demyx had been friends long before Roxas had met either one of them.
Roxas gave Axel a soft smile before saying, "Yeah…it does."
Riku spoke hastily. "Come on, we need to get going. If we stay here much longer we might lose him." Riku started to walk towards the door before Sora put a hand on his shoulder.
"Shouldn't we wake everyone up? We might need their help…" Sora asked as he remembered they had needed all the help they could get the last time they went poking around the dark realm.
"No. We don't have time for that. If we wait that long the signal will probably be gone." Riku said as he rushed out of the door. Sora turned to Axel and Roxas, shrugging his shoulders before following behind the silver haired man.
Roxas gave Axel's hand a comforting squeeze. "It'll be alright Axel. We'll find him." Axel nodded without really looking at the other. He didn't want to get his hopes up. He felt that if he wished too hard for Demyx's return, he would be let down. Roxas tugged on Axel's hand, trying to get him to follow. Axel nodded in reassurance, letting Roxas lead the way.
Roxas and Axel ran to catch up to Sora and Riku. They were heading to the castle, where the waterfalls were located. They weren't even half way there yet, and were hoping that they wouldn't be too late. Axel ran slower than he normally would so that Roxas could keep up with him; the blonde's significantly shorter legs making him incapable of keeping up with the fiery red head. Axel heard a grunt of annoyance at his side.
"Axel, I know you can run faster than me!! Why don't you go faster!?" Roxas asked, panting as he ran as fast as he possibly could.
"But Roxas I-"
"Look, you want to get Demyx out of the dark realm right? Well, if you don't get there as fast as you can you might miss your chance, so go!!" Axel smiled at Roxas before taking off, leaving Roxas in the dust.
Axel kept running. No matter how tired he was, no matter how much it hurt, he just kept running. He ceaselessly ran past people; making them swear as he bumped into them in the streets. Axel threw apologies to the air left and right, not paying attention to faces or scenery. He never looked behind him, just kept heading towards the direction of the castle by instinct. The sound of crashing water soon reached Axel's ears. For once, Axel was happy about water being nearby. Being able to control fire, Axel had never favored water all that much, but right now, it was a blessing in disguise. Demyx had always been able to control water and seemed to have a love for the wet substance. The sound and feel of water had always comforted him in the same way it made Axel uneasy. Axel gradually saw the waterfalls come into view and the sound of thrashing water was right in his ears. Axel found Sora and Riku standing in the large cave that was located directly behind the waterfall and noted that they had already opened a dark portal. Sora and Riku both had a hand inside the dark portal, only able to do that much because they were not creatures of the darkness. Sora was the first of the two to acknowledge Axels' presence.
"It's about time you got here. What took you so long?" Sora asked as Axel shook one of his legs to rid it of a scarce amount of water. Sora smirked at Axels' antics. He was such a baby when it came to getting wet, unless the water was hot. Apparently hot water reminded him more of fire, so there were no worries when it came to the pyro's bathing habits.
"I ran here as fast as I could god damn it!! Don't ask why I took so long!!" Axel yelled. He was clearly pissed at the moment, considering he was out of breath and wet. Not a good combination on Axels' part.
"Okay, okay, sorry!! No need to get defensive about it!!" Sora exclaimed as he took a couple of steps back to give Axel his space before giving him one of his lopsided grins. Axel glared at Sora as if he were trying to say he wasn't in the mood for any of Sora's jokes with his piercing eyes
Riku broke the tension by clearing his throat. "Sora and I aren't really having much luck here, so you want to try?" Riku pointed to the dark portal. Axel nodded and stepped forward.
Axel looked into the dark portal and saw nothing but black. That wasn't a good sign. From what he could tell, Demyx wasn't anywhere around. Axel was starting to doubt the tracking devices abilities.
"Are you sure this is the right location?" Axel asked with uncertainty. If this turned out to be a false alarm, he wasn't sure he would be able to handle it.
"Positive." Riku said as he looked at his hand held tracking device.
"…Demyx!" Axel called out as loud as he could into the darkness. For about ten minutes he called out into the realm of darkness and still saw nothing. For a second, he thought about giving up, until he saw something that caught him by surprise. He couldn't make out what it was, but whatever it was, was bright blue and stood out against the darkness. The bright blue object was moving closer and its shape was starting to become more defined. It looked like…it couldn't be but…that had to be it. If Axel wasn't mistaken, what he saw was Demy's sitar. The shape was starting to get very close and was now very defined, and Axel's theory was confirmed. There was no way anyone else could be roaming around the dark realm with that thing.
"Demyx!!" Axel called out into the darkness, hoping that his friend could hear him. All Axel could see was the sitar, and it had stopped moving. Axel called out to Demyx again, and miraculously the sitar started moving towards him. Axel continued to call out to Demyx until he could see his friend clearly.
'It's really him…" Axels eyes widened. Demyx was standing about ten feet away. It had been so long since he'd seen him, but there he was, standing so close yet so far away. Demyx was right there, looking around for the source of the voice.
"Demyx!!" Demyx didn't realize it, but when Axel called out to him he was standing right next to the portal. Axel stuck one of his hands through the dark portal and poked Demyx in the side. Demyx squeaked and jump a few feet, eyes turning into saucers when he saw the floating hand. Axel snickered at his friends reaction and started speaking.
"Demyx!! Come on, lets get you out of here!" Axel called out excitedly. He was finally going to get his friend out of that morose place.
"Who are you?" Demyx asked curiously yet nervously. His eyes were wide and unblinking, and clearly a little disturbed.
"It's me, Axel. A-X-E-L. Got it memorized?" Axel said his annoying catch phrase and Demyx's eyes widened even more, if that was at all possible.
"A-Axel? But….wait…if your Axel, why is your hand floating around in the air? Axel's supposed to be in the dark realm too isn't he? I don't think I should trust you. I mean, you are a floating, talking hand and all." Demyx said as he poked Axel's hand with his sitar curiously. Axel twitched at his friends naivety and growled in frustration..
"Demyx quit poking me with that stupid thing before I burn it!!" Axel yelled as a huge fireball appeared in his hand. Demyx yelped as he threw his arms around his sitar protectively.
Demyx quickly came to a realization and stared at the flaming hand. 'This has to be Axel…he's the only person that would ever threaten to burn my sitar.'
Axel sighed before speaking again. "So are you coming or what?" Axel asked as he stretched his hand out towards Demyx. Demyx was almost a hundred percent certain by now that this was Axel, but still felt a bit chagrined. He didn't know where this would take him, but he knew that it had to be better than the dark realm. Demyx grabbed Axel's hand reluctantly and felt as though his arm were about to be ripped off. A lot of pressure was applied to his body as he felt himself being wrenched from the dark realm. Demyx saw a blinding white light and screwed his eyes shut, hoping the uncomfortable feeling would leave him. It did, and it was replaced by a calming sort of energy. Demyx did not open his eyes, but felt his surroundings with his other senses. He could almost feel the rapidly moving water crashing down on the sharp rocks below, and to him, it was one of the most comforting feelings in the world. A cool gust of wind hit Demyx as he opened his eyes. The first thing he saw was Axel smiling down at him with those bright green eyes. Demyx's face broke into a broad grin.
"OhmygodAxelitsyou!Icantbelievethis!Wherearewehowarewehere?!What'sgoingon?!HowdidIgethere?!"" Demyx rambled on excitedly as he nearly tackled Axel to the ground.
"Whoa, calm down Demyx. I'll explain everything in a minute." Axel said as he tried to pry his over excited friends' arm off of his waist. Demyx let go of Axel to see Sora and Riku standing a few feet away.
"Sora? Why's he here Axel? And you're Riku right?" Both Sora and Riku nodded simply. Axel opened his mouth to explain, but Demyx cut him off before he could utter a single syllable.
"Hey, does this mean that Roxas is here too? Where is he? I haven't seen him in forever!" Demyx asked as he looked over Axel's shoulder to find a very sweaty, out of breath Roxas. Demyx didn't seem to think the boy needed any time to recover and ran right over to the exhausted boy.
"Roxas!!" Demyx screamed as he tackled his friend to the ground. Roxas was so drained that he couldn't find the power to struggle when Demyx tackled him to the ground.
"Ow. Demyx, you're on my spleen…"
"What's a spleen?"
"I have no idea but I'm pretty sure you're on it."
"Oh…hehehe…sorry…"
Demyx got off of Roxas and walked back to Axel. When he got closer to Axel, he felt a strong urge bubbling inside of him that he hadn't felt in a long time. The droplets from the waterfall sprayed Demyx's face, refreshing him and making him feel almost as if he had been reborn…and reminding him how much Axel hated water. Demyx gave Axel a grin that definitely set off alarms in Axel's brain. Something told him that Demyx was formulating some plan in the back of his mind, although Axel wasn't quite sure what that plan was yet.
"Demyx…what are you…"
"Dance water dance!!"
"What the-AHHHHHH!!"
Demyx had managed to grab his sitar while Axel wasn't looking and played a few notes. At Demyx's command, the waterfall became monstrous and loomed over Axel's head. A split second later, Axel was drenched in water and extremely pissed.
"What the hell was that for?!"
"That was for trying to burn my sitar!" Demyx exclaimed as he pointed at Axel accusingly. Demyx's eyes widened as if he had remembered something important; he let out a gasp and waved his arms in the air frantically. "And you ate that last cookie I had been saving!!" Demyx said with a big pout and streamy tears.
"W-What cookie?"
"You know which one I'm talking about! Right before you left the Organization there was a really big chocolate chip cookie in the refrigerator that said 'property of Demyx', and you ate it!!"
"Oh…so you remember that huh? Um…well it's no big deal right? I mean, it's all in the past now." Axel said in a desperate attempt to save himself. There was no way he wanted to get wet again. Demyx narrowed his eyes at Axel before placing his hand on the sitar, indicating that he was about to start playing.
"No…Demyx…please don't do it. I'm begging you…"Axel pleaded weakly, fearing the worst was yet to come. Usually Axel wasn't afraid of Demyx in the least bit, but when he used his weakness against him, he was slightly intimidated. Demyx just grinned before lowering his head and playing a few simple notes.
"Dance water dance!!"
"AARRGGGG!! Demyx you stupid little brat! To think that I went through all that trouble to bring you back from the dead! Come over here and let me destroy that mullet of yours!!"
Demyx threw a hand over his head protectively before summoning three of his water clones. "ATTACK!!" Demyx's water clones proceeded to attack Axel, although they would have to catch up with him first. Axel was trying to run away from the water clones and Demyx, neither of which were very far behind. By now Roxas had regained his ability to breath properly as well as a little of his strength. He knew that he should try and stop them, no matter how fun it was watching the two play fight like they had in the old days.
"Hey, come on Demyx, cut Axel some slack. We worked really hard to get you back." Roxas shouted out to Demyx, but the boy couldn't seem to hear him over Axel's terrified screams. Roxas sighed and started to run after his pyromaniac lover and his water loving friend.
Sora and Riku had been observing this odd display of affection between the three for quite some time now and had large sweat drops on their foreheads. The three of them were basically running around in a giant circle with Axel in the lead, who was screaming his lungs out. Demyx and his water clones were in the middle while Demyx laughed like a complete maniac, clearly enjoying messing with his best friend and, last but not least, Roxas brought up the end of the chase and was currently yelling at the other two to stop.
"Are you sure they're really friends?" Riku asked uncertainly.
Sora laughed before replying. "Yeah, they are. They must care about each other a lot if they treat each other this way." Riku looked over to see that ever present wide grin on Sora's face and couldn't help but laugh too.
Meanwhile…
Back at the house, everyone else was starting to wake up. Aerith was already downstairs and was about to start making breakfast when she noticed a note sitting on the kitchen counter scribbled in Sora's messy handwriting.
Aerith,
We got a signal on Demyx really early this morning. Didn't want to wake you. I took Riku, Roxas, and Axel to help me look for him. We should be back soon. Thanks.
-Sora
Aerith smiled before throwing the note in the trash can. "I guess I should make extra just in case." Aerith said to herself as she started to make a pot of coffee. As Aerith started cooking, a very sleepy looking Leon came downstairs and walked into the kitchen.
"Is the coffee ready yet?" Leon grumbled as he sat down at the kitchen table. Leon couldn't function properly in the mornings without his coffee, and the sooner he drank it, the better. Aerith shook her head at him before pulling a carton of orange juice out of the refrigerator and taking a clean glass off of the counter.
"It isn't ready yet, but it will be in a few minutes. Here, drink some orange juice. It's good for you and you really should drink something in the morning besides coffee." Aerith said as she sat the carton and glass on the table and went back to cooking. Leon grumbled and picked up the carton of orange juice. He poured himself a glass of the orange substance before staring at the carton. His eyes skimmed over it for a moment before something made his eyes widen. Leon put his head in his right hand as though he were trying to think of something. Just them Cloud walked in and noticed his boyfriends odd behavior.
"Leon…are you okay?" Cloud asked as he put a hand on Leon's shoulder.
"Shhhh…my orange juice told me to concentrate." Leon said as he swatted Cloud's hand away. Cloud looked at Leon peculiarly before noticing a carton of orange juice on the table. Cloud picked it up and examined it carefully. After a few moments he noticed the label said 'orange juice from concentrate.' Cloud looked down at Leon and saw that he was still following the orange juices orders and "concentrating." Cloud was shaking badly at this point to try and contain his laughter. As it turned out, if Leon was sleep deprived from his and Clouds…ahem…nightly activities, and didn't get some coffee in him, Leon stood as a victim to some very nasty blonde moments. Truth be told, although Leon was a smart man, if there was no caffeine in his system when he awoke in the mornings, he was definitely a blonde at heart. Cloud quickly regained his composure before clearing his throat.
"Excuse me for a moment." Cloud said as he ran from the kitchen to the living room.. Leon could hear what he swore was laughter being muffled by a pillow, but Leon wasn't quite sure why Cloud was laughing at him. Aerith walked over to the table and placed a cup of coffee down for him.
"Here's your coffee." Aerith said as she returned to the kitchen. Luckily for Leon, Aerith had been too busy cooking to hear his comment about the orange juice. Leon stared at the steaming mug for a moment before taking a sip. After a few minutes, the coffee seemed to hit his senses and his eyes widened. He was now fully aware of what he had told Cloud and was extremely embarrassed. Leon turned a bright shade of red and put his head in his hands. Aerith turned and looked at Leon and became concerned.
"Is there something wrong with your coffee Leon?"
"No Aerith, the coffee's fine." Leon groaned inwardly. He could still hear Clouds muffled laughter from the other room. Leon was still bright red when Sora and the others burst through the kitchen door. Eventually Axel, Roxas and Demyx had stopped chasing each other and had erupted into laughter. They had all walked back home together while Sora explained the whole story to Demyx. Demyx had listened carefully and thanked all of them several times. Aerith heard the door open and turned around. As she did this Axel ran into the hallway where one of the bathrooms was located. Demyx had been standing directly behind Axel and was now visible.
Aerith smiled at Demyx and walked up to him. "You must be Demyx. Axel and Roxas have told me a lot about you. I'm Aerith, I hope you like it here…even if it can get a bit crazy with so many of us."
Demyx gave her a broad smile. "Thanks…but are you sure it's okay for me to stay here? There are already so many people…"
"Don't be silly! This house is huge. We have plenty of room. Now all of you sit down, breakfast is almost ready so I hope you're hungry." The four of them sat down as Demyx's stomach growled. There had been no need or way for him to eat in the dark realm, but now that he was alive again, he was starving. Aerith gave a small laugh before returning to the kitchen. A few minutes later they heard a frustrated growl coming from the hallway, which was followed by Axel yelling.
"Marluxia!! Get out of the bathroom! I need to take a whiz!!" Axel yelled as he hopped around outside of the bathroom door. Axel hadn't gone to the bathroom yet this morning. In his haste to find Demyx he had forgotten to go before he left the house.
"There's more than one bathroom in this house Axel. Go bug someone else." Marluxia called from the restroom. Marluxia had always been a bit of a bathroom hog. He was obsessed with his looks and usually spent over thirty minutes in the bathroom in the morning.
"The other bathrooms are being used. Besides, I'm sure you've been in there for at least thirty minutes."
"Well yes, it's true that I've been in here for more than thirty minutes, but beauty takes time Axel….but it's not like you would know anything about that."
"Why you-" Usually Axel and Marluxia were good friends, but when it came to his habit of hogging the bathroom, Axel had no patience. He was about to yell at the pink haired man before he noticed Saix walking down the stairs. Axel knew that Saix was better at dealing with Marluxia than he was.
"Saix, get your conceited boyfriend out of the bathroom!!" Axel yelled and pointed at the bathroom door. Saix sighed before walking over to the bathroom door and knocking gently.
"Marly? Can I come in?" Saix heard the door unlock and turned the handle. Saix closed the door behind him, much to Axel's dismay, and observed his boyfriend. Marluxia was currently staring at himself in the mirror as he usually did in the mornings. Saix smiled as he walked behind his lover and wrapped his arms around his waist while resting his chin on the shorter mans head.
"What are you still doing in here?" Saix asked playfully as he nuzzled his face into Marluxia's neck.
Marluxia chuckled softly while reaching back to pet Saix's head. "Well you know, the usual." Marluxia removed his hand from Saix's head to pick up a comb to continue brushing his hair. Saix simply shook his head and clucked his tongue at Marluxia before taking the comb out of his lovers hand. Marluxia tore his gaze away from the mirror to look at his boyfriend questioningly.
"I don't know why you spend so much time in here. I think that you're absolutely beautiful already without all of this time in the bathroom." Saix murmured in Marluxia's ear before lifting his chin and planting a soft kiss of his lips. Marluxia blushed and looked up at Saix with glazed eyes.
"Now come on. Lets get out of here before Axel wets himself." Saix grabbed Marluxia's hand and pulled him out of the bathroom. Axel was still squirming outside of the door when they came out.
"Finally!" Axel exclaimed as he pushed past them to get into the bathroom. Saix rolled his eyes at Axel before walking into the kitchen. Before Axel closed the door, he could swear he heard something like Saix and Marluxia getting the breath knocked out of them by a squealing Demyx.
Ten minutes later everyone was downstairs eating. Demyx had been introduced to everyone and was now stuffing his face with various foods. No one was startled nor disgusted by Demyx's behavior because they already had to deal with Sora stuffing his face on a daily basis.
"Isn't Aerith the best cook ever!?" Sora asked Demyx with a full mouth. Demyx swallowed before nodding in agreement. The two continued to chat until Aerith noticed that both of the boys plates were practically clean.
"Seconds?" Aerith asked with a smile as she picked the boys plates up. They both nodded eagerly as she refilled their plates and placed them back on the table. Both of the boys attacked the plates the second they were put down.
Cid stared at the boys and shook his head. "Aerith, you need to stop feedin' those boys so damn much. They're gonna get fat."
"I think you should be worrying more about yourself Cid. It looks like you're putting on a few." Yuffie said playfully as she poked Cid in the side.
"You keep yer mouth shut ya little monkey!!"Cid yelled as he swatted Yuffie's hand away. Yuffie only replied by sticking her tongue out at Cid and the rest of breakfast went smoothly.
After breakfast Aerith put all of the dishes in the sink. Axel and Roxas went to show Demyx to his new room while everyone else went about their own business. The only two that stayed behind were Cloud and Leon because they were in charge of washing the dishes that day. Leon had a feeling that Cloud wasn't going to let him forget his little "episode" that he had had earlier that morning. They started washing dishes and it wasn't long before Cloud was shaking to try and suppress his laughter.
"Okay Cloud, that's enough." Leon said as he lowered his head to try and cover up the blush that was steadily making its way up his face. Cloud snorted and finally burst out laughing a couple of seconds later. Leon was now as red as a tomato and lowered his head even more.
"I would advise you not to take advice from orange juice darling. You won't get very far." Cloud exclaimed playfully as Leon looked up and narrowed his eyes at him.
"Hey! Now that's not fair! You know that without my coffee in the morning I'm-"
"Completely useless?" Cloud finished for him. Leon was about to say something back, but Cloud silenced him by putting a finger to lips. Cloud looked around the room to make sure nobody was there before speaking again. He laughed softly before adding "And I thought I was the blonde in this relationship. But don't worry, I won't tell anyone. Besides…I think it's cute Squally-chan." Leon twitched at Cloud's first statement and that stupid nick name Cloud used sometimes to get on his nerves when they were alone. Before Leon could argue, a pair of soft lips were pressed against his. Leon pulled the smaller man closer and thought that maybe Cloud's teasing wasn't so bad after all.
About a month later, everyone started to notice a change in Demyx's personality. The usually happy and carefree boy seemed to be slipping. He tried to act like everything was okay, but it didn't work very well. Axel and Roxas knew immediately what was wrong with their friend. They knew that even though they had brought Demyx back from the dead, the two most important people in his life were still lost somewhere in the dark realm. The two they were referring to were Luxord and Zexion. Luxord had always been the closest thing Demyx had to an older brother and Zexion had been Demyx's boyfriend. Everyone had started looking for both of them a few days after Demyx's return, but no one could find a trace of either one of them.
Demyx was up in his room lost in thought. Everyone else was out eating lunch. They had asked Demyx to come with them, but he had declined, telling them that he simply wasn't in the mood to go out.
'Luxord…Zexion…I miss you guys so much…'Demyx thought to himself as he gazed out the window. It had been very cloudy in Hollow Bastion recently, and he knew that his behavior was to blame. Whenever he was sad, it was almost like the heavens felt his pain and suffering. Demyx didn't think he would ever see Luxord or Zexion again. While he pondered this he heard someone knock on his door.
"Come in." Demyx said softly. He figured that someone had left one of their belongings that they needed in the house and were coming to ask him if he had seen it. Demyx looked up to see Roxas and Axel standing in his doorway. He gave them both an odd look as they started speaking.
"Hey, come downstairs. We've got something for you." Axel said as he pointed behind him.
"I'd rather not guys. I'm sure whatever it is can wait." Demyx said as he turned his back to them.
"Come on Demyx…you'll like it." Axel tried to persuade Demyx, but he just wouldn't budge. Roxas decided to take matters into his own hands.
Roxas walked over to Demyx and put a hand on his shoulder. "Demyx…please…this is important okay?" Demyx could hear the pleading tone in his friends voice. Demyx looked up to see dark blue eyes staring right at him in the same pleading manner, and Demyx knew he couldn't say no. Demyx got up reluctantly and followed Roxas and Axel. He was surprised when Axel's hands went over his eyes.
"No peeking now." Axel said in his ear as Roxas and Axel helped him down the stairs
Demyx soon felt himself being lead out of a door. Demyx figured that he had been brought outside because he could hear birds chirping and felt a cool breeze. Axel's hands left his eyes. "You can look now." Axel said.
Demyx opened his eyes and thought he was hallucinating. Everyone that currently lived at the house was standing off to the side, but what Demyx really noticed was who was standing about ten feet in front of him. Luxord was standing right there in front of him, but he wasn't quite sure he was going to be able to believe it. Demyx just stood there and gawked at Luxord before he spoke.
" You gonna stand there and just stare at me all day?" Luxord said as he smiled at Demyx.
Demyx realized that Luxord was really alive and right in front of him. Emotions that he never even realized he had and the ones he had kept bottled up inside for so long all rushed out of him at once. Demyx started crying and ran as fast as he could towards Luxord. When he reached him he pulled Luxord into a tight hug and nearly knocked him to the ground. Demyx was at a loss for words and did the only thing he could. He cried into Luxords chest and wouldn't let go. Luxord smiled at Demyx softly and wrapped one arm around the boy.
"It's okay Demyx. You can let go now."
"No. I don't want to. If…if I let go…you might disappear…and I don't want you to leave. I-I want you to stay." Demyx stuttered tearfully as he looked up at Luxord. The Gambler of Fate laughed heartily as he ruffled Demyx's hair affectionately.
"Don't worry. I won't be going anywhere anytime soon. I promise. Now what do you say we go out to lunch?" Demyx rubbed the tears out of his eyes and nodded weakly. Demyx gave Luxord a big smile before running towards the marketplace. Demyx knew that his smile wasn't real, but he knew he would have to pretend, if only for a little while. There was still a hole in his heart that only one person could fill, but if he pretended to be happy even for just a little while, maybe he would be able to make everyone else happy. Demyx pondered this, but ultimately wondered how long it would take for everyone to realize that the smile was only on the outside.
Authors note:
Sweet. This turned out to be a lot longer than the first chapter. Please review if u read this! It makes me write more!!lol. yeah, hoped you enjoyed it.
