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.

Disclaimer: I obviously don't own kingdom hearts cuz if I did the organization would totally be a sex club.lol.i'm horrible. :D

Genre: Romance/humor/angst

Rating: T (possibly M in much later chapters)

Warnings: language,shounen-ai,and yaoi. 'nuff said. SOME SEXUAL ACTIONS IN THIS CHAPTER!

Author's Note: Oh yeah, new chapter! Just to let you know, I had to separate chapter eight into two chapters. (sorry guys, but you know I write a lot.) Anyway, hope you guys enjoy this one.


End of Chapter Seven

"I just wanted to thank you…for everything…" Zack said as he pressed his lips to Xemnas's. Xemnas's mind grew fuzzy as Zack pulled him closer. He closed his eyes and responded to the other man's affection by wrapping his arms around his neck. As far as he could tell, Zack was the only thing that existed.


Chapter Eight: Aishiteru

(NOTE: THE ZACK IN MY STORY IS NOT IN ANY WAY RELATED TO ZACK FAIR FROM FINAL FANTASY!! I'm telling you cause this confused a couple of my reviewers. Sorry if this information disappoints you in any way. Sorry for the interruption, now on with the story!)

It had been nearly four months since Zack and Xemnas had shared their first kiss. Afterwards, Zack had asked Xemnas if he would go out with him. Xemnas had gladly agreed to, and then had shyly admitted that it was the first relationship he had ever been in. Zack had just laughed and kissed him again, saying that there was absolutely no shame in such a confession. Xemnas felt extremely lucky to have gotten involved with someone like Zack. Zack was one of the sweetest people he had ever met, although dating him did have its downsides. Zack was a soldier, and having to watch him go to work every day and not know if he would be back the next day was difficult. Xemnas was currently in this predicament. A month ago, Zack had gone to work and called that night, telling Xemnas that he had been assigned to fight further away. Zack wasn't supposed to be back for another month, and his absence was starting to take a toll on Xemnas. The silver haired teen gave a sigh of discontent as he strolled through the halls of Kochi University. His classes were over for the day and he just wanted to go home. Xemnas was pushed into a wall by an ongoing student as his cell phone started ringing. He started to fish through his book bag, one of his hands finally coming up with the cell phone. Xemnas answered it without even looking at the caller ID.

"Hello?" Xemnas growled. He really wasn't in the mood for people today.

"Hey Xemmy."

"Zack?"

"Yep. You need someone to walk you home.?"

"I wish you could, but you're out fighting in the war." Xemnas said grumpily.

"Guess again." Zack said, his voice suddenly sounding much closer. Xemnas turned around to see Zack standing behind him with his cell phone at his ear. Zack grabbed him, kissing Xemnas roughly on the lips before throwing him into a tight hug.

"I missed you." Zack said as he kissed Xemnas directly below the ear.

"Zack? But how-

"I have my connections." Zack said as he squeezed Xemnas's hand reassuringly. Zack had made friends with some of the higher ups that knew how to get around the rules.

"I'm glad you're back." Xemnas said timidly as he started to lean in to kiss Zack again when he heard a shrill, girly voice behind him.

"Oh Xemnas! Who's your friend?" Kourtney, the leader of the populars at Kochi University, who was known for picking on kids like Xemnas, asked as she walked up to Zack haughtily and pushed Xemnas out of the way, her friends trailing behind her.

"His name is Zack." Xemnas said through gritted teeth.

"Really? He's very cute." Kourtney said as she moved closer to Zack, running her hands up his chest as Zack gave her an odd look.

"Ah, Xemnas, I take it this is Kourtney?"

"Yeah." Xemnas said spitefully.

"Oh! You know my name?" Kourtney asked in superficial surprise.

"Xemnas has told me all about you."

"Oh really? What did he tell you?"

"That you're a prissy, fake bitch that needs to start paying more attention to her school work instead of spending so much time working on her face before she fails and winds up flipping burgers for a living."

"Excuse me?!"

"You heard me. And forget about trying to make me your boyfriend; it's not going to happen. I'm not really all that interested in women, and I've already got a boyfriend that's way cuter than any guy you'll ever have." Zack said as he pulled Xemnas towards him and kissed the smaller man passionately. Kourtney and her friends stared at the two in disbelief. Xemnas turned a deep shade of red as Zack pulled away and smiled sweetly at him. He then grabbed Xemnas's hand, silently leading him away from the gaping girls.


It had been about two months since Zack had come back. They were currently at a clearing in the woods; it was an area that Zack often used to train. The war was still going on and wasn't showing signs of stopping any time soon. Zack found himself going to work to train only to come home and train some more. But he knew that he needed to do this. Every minute spent training made him a better fighter, making him a more difficult target to hit, making his chances of dying a little bit slimmer.

'Yeah right, like there's any way to make your chances of dying any smaller when you're at war.' Zack thought bitterly. He knew that he was getting stronger and becoming a better soldier, but that did not make his chances of being killed in battle any less.

Xemnas had come with him today. He was working on papers for school while Zack trained. Although he was having trouble concentrating with a sweating, shirtless Zack making awkward grunting noises mere feet away! Xemnas peaked up at Zack through a short curtain of silver hair as the other continued to train. Zack eventually caught Xemnas's eye. Xemnas looked down at his papers, pretending to be working in hopes that Zack wouldn't think he had been staring.

"Like what you see?" Zack said in a teasing manner as Xemnas blushed fiercely, trying to come up with a plausible excuse as Zack kneeled next to him.

"Get up, I want to teach you something." Zack said as he grabbed Xemnas' hand and hoisted him to his feet. He then walked over to the place where he had been training and started digging through his bag of equipment, pulling out two dulled swords and tossing one of them to Xemnas.

"What do I need this for?" Xemnas asked, lifting up the sword and examining it at many different angles as though he had never seen anything like it before.

"I'm going to teach you the basics of sword combat."

"Why?"

"Because everyone should know how to defend themselves during a war. At times like this, you never know when your town could be attacked."

"B-but that's impossible! Rokugo could never be attacked!" Xemnas said defiantly.

"Xemnas, you should realize by now that no place is safe during a war. You need to know how to defend yourself. If I wasn't there to protect you and something bad happened, I would never be able to forgive myself." Zack said as he clutched his dulled sword fearfully. The last thing he wanted to see was Xemnas get hurt.

"Now, the first thing we need to work on is your stance. Try to copy my movements." Zack said as he took a defensive stance, holding his sword out in front of him. Xemnas tried to mimic his movements, but Zack broke out in laughter moments later.

"What?!"

"I'm sorry, it's just your stance is completely wrong. Here, let me help you." Zack said as he adjusted Xemnas's posture. First he adjusted the way Xemnas's hands were placed on his sword and then fixed the way he was standing. Zack came up behind him, placing his hands on Xemnas's hips and turning them the right way.

"There we go. Perfect." Zack said as he pressed himself against Xemnas and placed a chaste kiss on his cheek. Xemnas turned extremely red as a result, trying to maintain the posture that Zack had taught him.

So Zack taught Xemnas about sword combat for the next few hours. Xemnas eventually fell to the ground in a heap of sweat out of pure exhaustion. Zack sat next to him, barely sweating at all under the intense sun. Zack and Xemnas moved to the safety of the shade of a tree as Xemnas leaned against Zack.

"Damn, I didn't realize I was so out of shape. Look at you! You barely broke a sweat!"

"That's because I do this every day." Zack said as he pulled Xemnas's sweaty body closer to his own, enjoying the contact with the younger man despite the heat. "You'll get better. You just need some practice, that's all. I think you really have some potential."

Xemnas snorted loudly into Zack's chest as he said, "Yeah, sure I do."

"What? I'm dead serious!" Zack said as he looked down at Xemnas. Amber eyes met his mismatched ones as Xemnas started speaking.

"Like I would ever be able to do everything that you can do."

"You could, if you let me keep training you."

"I would like that." Xemnas said as he buried his face into Zack's neck. They remained silent for a while, just enjoying each other's company and the beautiful day before them.

"Xemnas?"

"Hmm?"

"Does it ever bother you that you don't know who you really are?" Zack asked, curious to see what the boy would say.

"You mean how I don't remember anything that happened before Dr. Eiji found me? No, it doesn't really bother me. It doesn't matter who I was back then because I know who I am now. And although the people at school don't like me very much, I still have Mr. and Mrs. Eiji, and now I have you too."

"Well I guess when you put it like that, it really doesn't matter what kind of background you used to have."

"Does it ever bother you?"

"What do you mean?"

"You spent your entire life in an orphanage, right? Doesn't it ever bother you that you don't know who you are?"

"…Yes…I did grow up in an orphanage. But I guess it never really mattered because the other kids in the orphanage were like family to me. Especially my buddy Haydn. He's like the brother I never had. I hope you get to meet him one day." Zack said.

"You know Xemnas, I've never been sure of who I really am, but now that I'm with you, I think I might be figuring it out." Zack said as he leaned forward and kissed Xemnas deeply.

Six months later…

Zack and Xemnas were in the clearing of the woods training. Xemnas had progressed extremely fast in the past six months, but he was still no match for Zack.

Xemnas desperately tried to hit Zack, who moved around Xemnas's attacks effortlessly as he waited for the perfect opportunity to hit the younger man. Xemnas forgot to keep his guard up, a mistake he often made, which gave Zack the perfect opportunity to direct a hit at Xemnas's neck. Zack swung his dulled sword at Xemnas's neck, expecting it to hit. Instead, Xemnas ducked and quickly jabbed his sword into Zack's gut. Zack grunted and stepped back a bit, clutching his stomach in the process. Xemnas blinked as if he were making sure he had actually hit the elder man.

"Good hit Xemnas. If that had been a sharp sword it could have killed me." Zack said approvingly as he fell into the grass under the shade of a tree, motioning for Xemnas to do the same. Xemnas fell next to Zack, his heart pounding as he tried to catch his breath.

"You're getting pretty good at this." Zack said as he rolled over to face Xemnas. "That was the first time you've been able to hit me." Xemnas nodded sheepishly, about to drift into sleep, but Zack seemed to have other plans.

Xemnas squeaked as Zack ran a hand up his side. It started at his thigh and worked its way up to his hips and lingered there for a while, memorizing Xemnas's delicate curves. The hand then slid to Xemnas's well toned waist that had developed from their months of training. Zack's hand went to Xemnas's tanned chest, caressing one of the pert nipples. Xemnas let out a soft moan as he leaned into the touch, grabbing Zack's hips attentively and grinding their hips together. Zack kissed Xemnas, biting down on his bottom lip to ask for entrance.

Xemnas held Zack's curious tongue in question before granting it entrance by opening his mouth sparingly. Zack eagerly slipped his warm, wet tongue past Xemnas's teeth and caressed the roof of his soft, impassionate mouth. Xemnas let out a throaty moan as he pushed his own tongue against Zack's. Zack responded by kissing back, their tongues dancing around one another as Zack ran his fingers through Xemnas's hair, his fingernails lightly scraping the scalp. Xemnas whimpered as Zack pulled away, wondering why the other had decided to stop.

"It's getting late, I better get you home." Zack said as he pecked Xemnas's forehead reassuringly. Xemnas threw his shirt back over his head and stood up, grabbing Zack's hand as they walked off into the setting sun.

Seven months later…

"Xemnas walked through the crisp, newly fallen snow as he tried to make his way through a body of students. The first day of their winter holiday had started and everyone was trying to get home as quickly as possible. Xemnas grumbled in annoyance as a snowball went whizzing past his head. Xemnas was about to storm off when someone grasped his hand. Xemnas twisted around to see Zack standing in front of him, grinning as if he hadn't seen Xemnas in months when in reality they had seen each other a few days before.

"Zack? What are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be at work?"

"I got out early so I decided to come pick you up. But I'm glad I found you, I need to talk to you about something." Zack said as he pulled Xemnas into an empty classroom.

"And wee need to discuss this matter in an empty classroom?" Xemnas asked facetiously.

"I figured I should talk with you somewhere a little more private." Zack said as he fidgeted in place. Xemnas got the inclination that Zack was nervous about something.

"Well go on then, you can tell me." Xemnas said encouragingly, knowing that Zack almost never got nervous.

"We've been dating for almost a year and a half now…and…I was wondering…if you would move in with me." Zack said the first part rather hesitantly, while he sped the last part of his sentence up considerably.

"You're serious?!"

"Would I ever lie to you?"

"No…"

"Then lets get back to your place and pack your things." Zack said as he wrapped his arms around Xemnas's waist and drew him in for a kiss.

"Okay." Xemnas said as he smiled into Zack's kiss. Zack's hand left Xemnas's waist to travel down to his firm ass. Xemnas gasped in surprised as Zack grabbed it. Zack used it as an advantage and slipped his tongue into Xemnas's mouth. Their tongues fought a battle of dominance for a few moments before Zack pulled away to nibble on Xemnas's ear lobe and tugged on it slightly. Xemnas yelped as Zack bit down on his ear. Zack kissed the ear apologetically as he moved down to Xemnas's neck and sucked on the skin there. Xemnas let out a deep moan as his hand moved up Zack's shirt, feeling soft, pale skin as his hand grazed his hardened nipples. Zack responded to the sensitive touch by sucking harder on the tan neck, one of his hands leaving Xemnas's ass to move up to his pants. As Zack's hand started to reach down them, they both heard someone squeak. Xemnas and Zack separated to see a girl about Zack's age standing in the doorway, looking completely embarrassed. Xemnas immediately recognized her as the girl who was said to have had a crush on him last year. It was the same girl who used to hang out with Kourtney and her friends.

"I'm sorry, I just needed to get my sketch pad, but I'll come back later!" The flustered girl said as she ran for the door. In her haste to abandon the awkward situation, she tripped over a table and fell on her face. Xemnas bent down, picking up the girl's things as well as the sketch pad she had come looking for in the first place.

"I believe these belong to you." Xemnas said as he helped the girl to her feet and handed her belongings back.

"Thank you." The girl said quietly, bowing her head in apology as she turned to leave again. Xemnas grabbed her wrist to stop her actions.

"Wait, you don't have to be sorry. We shouldn't have been in here in the first place. Blame him, it was his idea." Xemnas said as he pointed at Zack accusingly.

"It's not like you were resisting…" Zack said argumentatively as a pout formed on his face. Xemnas laughed lightly before turning to look back at the girl.

"If you don't mind me asking, how do you even know who I am? I bet you heard about me from Kourtney and her friends, right?"

"…No, I'm Dr. Eiji's daughter. My name's Misa."

"Oh!" Xemnas exclaimed in surprise. As he looked at Misa, he noticed that she looked a lot like her father. She had the same dark brown hair, and her eyes contained a certain brightness that Xemnas was sure could once be seen in Dr. Eiji's tired eyes.

"I know we haven't really met in person, but my father speaks highly of you." Misa said as she walked with the two men. Now that Xemnas had lightened the mood a little bit, she didn't seem to be as nervous or uncomfortable as she was before.

"I've heard a lot about you too. How come you were never around while I was recovering at your house?"

"I was extremely busy with school. When I was around I had to take care of my sister, and you were always asleep, so I never got to formally introduce myself."

"I'm guessing you want to be a doctor like your parents?"

Misa gave a short laugh at the question as she said, "Hardly, I'm majoring in art history. I want to be an art teacher and own my own gallery. I plan on moving away and going to an art school, that is, if they except me." Misa said as if she had no hope of getting in to the art school of her dreams.

"I'm sure you'll be excepted." Xemnas said encouragingly. "Your father's shown me your artwork. You're really good."

"Thank you." Misa said quietly as a small blush made its way across her face. "So what are you guys planning on doing over the holiday?"

"Well first things first, getting Xemmy settled into my apartment." Zack said as he pulled Xemnas closer and nuzzled his face into his silver hair and inhaled deeply to take in Xemnas's scent.

"How many times have I asked you not to call me that?" Xemnas said as his face stained a bright red.

"Well how about Xem-Xem? Or I could call you Xemmy-chan." Zack said tauntingly as he let go of Xemnas, the other swatting him away impatiently.

"You can't stick to Xemnas?"

"Nope."

"…Then I'll stick with Xemmy."

"I thought you might say that."

"I can help you guys with the moving if you want." Misa said suddenly. Zack and Xemnas turned and eyed her questioningly.

"Huh?" They both stated in unison.

"If you haven't hired any movers, it's going to take a while to pack up all of Xemnas's things and drive them back and forth between apartment complexes. I can make the whole process go a little faster if you let me help out." Misa said as she walked towards the parking lot, as if the decision had already been made.

"You don't have to do that. You just met us." Xemnas said as he picked up his pace to catch up with the determined girl.

"I know, but I want to. I don't have anything to do today, and besides, I owe you."

"What do you mean by you "owe" me?" Xemnas asked curiously.

Misa stopped, turning around to look at Xemnas. " You made my father happy at a time in his life where it seemed there was nothing to be happy about. That's the best thing I could ever ask for."

Xemnas nodded, deciding that he would accept her offer to help him move into Zack's apartment. Misa and her family had suffered so much after losing the baby, so if she felt she needed to help him move for her own consolation, then he should at least give her that much.


Misa and Xemnas became friends rather quickly. They spent a lot of time together over the winter holiday, and soon found that they had gained each other's friendship. Misa had also introduced Xemnas to her other friends, who had excepted him immediately. Xemnas had found out through Misa that she had stopped hanging out with Kourtney and her friends. She had decided that the populars weren't the kind of people she wanted to be friends with. Misa's friends had also readily excepted his relationship with Zack. He found it beautiful to be surrounded by people who didn't judge you by your looks or rumors that had been spread around school.

'It's nice to see him finally have some friends.' Zack thought as he continued to make dinner. He was cooking because he knew Xemnas would be exhausted by the time he got home from work and would need to eat. Another batch of soldiers had been brought into the hospital and Xemnas had been working overtime for the past week.

'And all the while still managing to keep up with college and spend time with me.' Zack inquired as he heard the front door open. He turned to see and irritated looking Xemnas sitting on the couch, his eyes full of surprise as they turned to look at Zack.

"What are you doing?"

"Making dinner."

"You don't have to do that." Xemnas said as he stood behind Zack and tried to take control of the stove. Zack pushed his away from the stove gently and wrapped his arms around him.

"Yes, I do. You work too hard at the hospital to come home and have to work even more." Zack whispered in Xemnas's ear before moving to kiss the other's forehead.

"What about you? It's not like you don't work all the time."

"True, but what you have to do is much more difficult than what I have to do."

"I would have to disagree with that, but I have a feeling I'm going to lose this argument."

"You got it." Zack said as he turned off the stove. He took Xemnas's hand, leading him to the couch and laying him down. Zack climbed on top of Xemnas, kissing his lips with purpose as he snaked on arm around Xemnas's slim waist and used the other to caress the younger man's face. Zack slipped his tongue into Xemnas's awaiting mouth. Xemnas slid his hands down to Zack's hips, clumsily feeling for the button and zipper on his pants. Once he found it, Xemnas unbuttoned and unzipped the other's pants and used one of his eager hands to reach into Zack's boxers. Zack moaned as Xemnas firmly grasped his cock, pulling down Zack's boxers to reveal a fully exposed, fully aroused manhood. Xemnas blushed at the sight and at his spontaneous actions. Zack surprised Xemnas by returning the favor. Zack pulled Xemnas's pants and boxers down at the same time, revealing that Xemnas was just as aroused as he was.

The smaller of the two blushed as he noticed Zack looking him up and down hungrily. Zack's hand traveled down, Xemnas letting a surprised gasp emerge as Zack ran a curious hand up his member. Xemnas bucked his hips, silently telling Zack that he wanted more. Zack complied, teasingly brushing his thumb over the slit, causing Xemnas to whimper in need. Xemnas reached between the both of them, grabbing Zack once again. Zack let himself growl playfully as he leaned down to whisper in Xemnas's ear.

"Are you sure?" Zack asked carefully, not wanting to go any further than Xemnas was willing to go. Xemnas gave Zack's member a tight squeeze in response. Zack took Xemnas's actions as permission and started pumping Xemnas wildly. Xemnas followed his example, following Zack's rhythm as they pumped each other. A few minutes later, Xemnas knew that he unfortunately wasn't going to last much longer as he felt himself tighten under Zack's grip.

"Zack…I'm not…I'm going to…" Xemnas said as he felt himself cum in Zack's hand. Xemnas turned a deep shade of red as he hid his face, ashamed that he had released so quickly.

"I'm sorry…"

"You have nothing to be sorry about Xemmy. That was your first time."

"I know, but still…" Xemnas said uncertainly.

"It's okay, I promise. We can always practice…say, later tonight." Zack whispered suggestively in Xemnas's ear before he stood up.

"But wait! What about you?' Xemnas asked as he eyed Zack's erection.

"What, this?" Zack said as he pointed down. "It'll be fine." Zack finished as he reached for his previously discarded pants. Xemnas's eyes narrowed as an idea popped into his head.

"No, it won't be." Xemnas said as he grabbed Zack's arm and yanked him back down on the couch. Zack's discordant eyes widened in surprise as Xemnas climbed on top of him and kissed him roughly, promptly moving to Zack's neck and biting the tender skin. Zack moaned as he grabbed Xemnas's bare ass, causing Xemnas to give uncontrived squeak. Zack chuckled at Xemnas's reaction as he kissed the boy's head apologetically for startling him. Xemnas's amber eyes lit up mischievously as he crawled down, eventually finding himself kneeled between Zack's legs.

"Xemmy, what are you-

Zack's question was cut off as he groaned in ecstasy. Xemnas had licked the tip of his member curiously before wrapping his soft lips around it fully. Zack moaned as Xemnas began to suck hard on his member. Zack bucked up into Xemnas's mouth, causing the other to gag. Zack ran his fingers through Xemnas's hair apologetically, knowing that Xemnas couldn't handle taking him in his mouth any further, but, what Xemnas was doing was more than good enough. Zack watched the younger males face. Even through Xemnas's closed eyes, Zack could tell that Xemnas was pleased with the noises he was receiving. Xemnas sucked harder, wanting to see the type of reaction he would get from Zack. The dark haired male tightened his grip in Xemnas's hair, feeling that his release was coming soon.

"Xemnas…pull back now if you don't want me to…ngh…" Zack grunted, releasing himself into Xemnas's awaiting mouth. Xemnas hurriedly swallowed the substance, not minding the taste very much. When he was done, Xemnas looked back up at Zack sheepishly.

"Was that okay?" Xemnas asked uncertainly.

"Xemnas, you amaze me." Zack said as he pulled Xemnas into his lap.

"You know, I wouldn't mind if we took it further…" Xemnas trailed off. Zack thought for a moment, thinking about what he was going to say next very carefully.

"Xemnas, as much as I want to…I can't put you through that." Zack said slowly.

"What? Why not?"

"Xemnas I-

"Do you not think I'm good enough?" Xemnas asked nervously.

"No! It's not that at all! I'm just afraid I'll hurt you…"

"But-

"Xemnas, I'd really be more comfortable if we waited. Can you do that for me?" Zack asked as he wrapped his arms around the smaller man.

"Yeah…I can do that. If that's what you really want." Xemnas said as he buried his head into Zack's chest.

"C'mon, get up. Dinner's going to get cold." Zack said as he tried to pry Xemnas off of him.

"I'm not that hungry." Xemnas said as he tightened his grip around Zack's waist. Xemnas's stomach rumbled defiantly. Zack laughed as Xemnas let go of his waist.

"You're a bad liar Xem-Xem." Zack said as he put his pants back on and headed towards the kitchen.

Five months later…

Xemnas had graduated a few weeks before and the long awaited summer vacation was finally there. Xemnas wanted to do his best to enjoy it, but it was hard to do so with all of the extra hours he was putting in at the hospital. Xemnas trudged his way home, wanting nothing more than to get something to eat and go to sleep. Xemnas got to the front door, fumbling with his keys before finding the right one and turning the lock. Xemnas stumbled inside, setting his things down and jumping slightly when someone grabbed him from behind. Xemnas turned around to see Zack standing in front of him, grinning as if he had never been happier to see anyone in his life.

"I'm glad you're home." Zack said as he pulled Xemnas into a hug and kissed his forehead.

Xemnas gladly excepted the warm embrace, burying his face into Zack's neck and taking in his musky scent. "I'm glad to be home too. If I have to deal with one more bratty little kid that doesn't want to get their shots or another senile old woman who thinks I'm her granddaughter I might lose it." Xemnas said as Zack snorted at the statement.

"It's not funny." Xemnas whined. He remained in Zack's arms for a moment before his face contorted in contemplation, as though he had remembered something he had been told quite previously.

"Wait, what are you doing home? You're supposed to be working at the base for the next week." Xemnas said as he looked at Zack quizzically.

"I pulled a few strings. I'd much rather spend my time with you than at work." Zack said as he drew the shorter man in for a kiss. Xemnas smiled as he leaned into the kiss, pulling away briefly to look around the room in confusion.

"Why are the lights dimmed?" Xemnas asked, noticing the room was considerably darker that it normally was.

"I have a surprise for you." Zack said as he covered Xemnas's eyes and led him into the living room. Xemnas's eyes widened as Zack uncovered them. Before him was a table, set with two brightly lit candles and intricately designed plates and silverware.

"What's all this for?" Xemnas asked incredulously as Zack handed him a bouquet of roses.

"I figured I should repay you for all the hard work that you've done." Zack said as he laced his fingers with Xemnas's.

"You shouldn't have…"

"I know, but I did it because I love you." Zack said as he kissed Xemnas and led him over to the table to enjoy the meal that Zack had prepared.

The two talked for a while, enjoying the meal and each other's company. They soon found themselves talking about the future and what they were going to do with it.

"We've been together for nearly two years now, haven't we?" Zack asked as he lightly ran his thumb over Xemnas's hand.

"Hmm…that sounds about right." Xemnas said, wondering where Zack was going with this. He thought that Zack seemed a bit distracted, as though he were trying to find the right words to say.

"Is there something wrong?" Xemnas asked in concern. Zack smiled and shook his head.

"No, just thinking about how I want to spend the rest of my life with you." Zack stated as he got down on one knee. Xemnas stared at Zack, shocked beyond all belief.

"Depends. If you think I'm just bending down to tie my shoe, then no. But if you think I'm asking you to marry me, then yes. So what do you think Xemmy, do you want to-

Zack grunted as he was practically tackled to the ground by a squealing Xemnas. Zack didn't get a chance to comment on the reaction, considering the next thing Xemnas did was practically smother him with kisses.

"I'll take that as a yes." Zack muttered against Xemnas's lips. He could feel the other smiling, and briefly wondered if he would live to see the future he wanted so badly with the man of his dreams.


Author's Note: God, I had a hard time writing that scene with Xemnas and Zack in their apartment when they got a little…ahem…frisky. I hope it turned out alright. Anyway, leave reviews please! You know I love them! XD