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Vexen nodded to Roxas watching him leave as well as everyone else until it was just him in the room. He sighed shakily. "Marluxia, if only you were here in person, you always brought logic to my crazy theories.."Vexen said softly before opening a corridor to Marluxia's room and walking inside. He smiled a little as a tear rolled down his cheek at the sight of the flowers. He walked over to the bed and laid down. "I'm sorry I didn't come to bed last night, I was up working"Vexen said like a broken record. The same phase must have came out of his mouth a thousand times while they were dating. He would get an idea then be up all night trying to make it work. Then by the time 9 o'clock rolled around he would tiredly drag himself to bed... Marluxia always laughed at him for pushing himself way to far all in the name of science. Vexen was passion about everything he did. Probably why Vexen and Marluxia when together so well. They both had this passion for doing things that they loved, it just so happened that they loved each other..

The mood in the room changed slightly as Vexen thought. Something brushed his lips, nose, cheek and forehead and soft, light laughter could almost be heard physically resonating int eh room. Silly Vexen... A warmth enveloped the blonde as though something was holding him against them.

"Marluxia I miss you so much"Vexen said whispered more tears running down his face, thinking he dreamed it up. "if this is dream, please don't ever wake me up"he cried a little.

It then felt as though fingers ran though his blonde locks. Shh... Don't cry... I'm here... I'm here... Always... A small pressure, like a kiss, on his neck.

"Promise.."Vexen whispered softly refusing to open his eyes to see if it really was him unless he promised him first.

I promise... I'll always be here with you to look after you... Never doubt that...

Vexen opened his eyes slowly looking to see if he saw Marluxia holding him warmly or if he was just his imagination

There was nothing there, but a soft voice lingering. I'm always here, Vexen, no matter what... Don't give up on me... Another light pressure on his lips.

More Tears streamed from his face torn by his mind screaming that he was crazy and his heart wanting to believe it really and true was him. Vexen wrapped his arms around himself. "I'll never give up on you Marluxia. Never"He whispered softly closing his eyes now being able to picture him. "I love you so much"Vexen said kissing him back feeling no real body but there was the warmth of the other's lips.. just like there always was because he was so cold no matter what temperature Marluxia was he was warmer than Vexen.

One more pressure on his neck then movement, as though a smile had spread across a pair of lips in the process of a kiss. Good... Go to sleep, Darling...

Vexen nodded falling a sleep easily feeling much better knowing Marluxia was holding him while he slept. He always slept better when Marluxia held him.

[Figured I'd erase some before it cut off.]

the presence was gone teh next morning when Vexen woke up. The room was normal, but there was a note written in Expo marker on teh mirror. Have a nice day, Darling. I love you. Remember, I'm always with you, even if it doesn't seem like it.

Vexen woke up looking around see no Marluxia not even feeling him this time... He frowned a little now looking around the whole room and seeing the mirror. He stood up and quick ran over to it reading it. He smiled a little before picking up the expo marker out the little pencil holder. He wrote under 'I love you too, Marly. Thank you for being there for me'

A soft pressure on his cheek, though the room felt the same. Always... Have a good day in your lab. Work extra hard, but I'll be waiting when you get done. Don't stay up too late.

Vexen nodded with a smile before standing up and taking a corridor to his lab. He started thinking up way to physical being Marluxia to the living. If he could even bring his left soul into an animal Xemnas could turn him back into a human nobody.

Roxas passed him in the hallway. "Oh! Vexen, did you have any luck? Did he come to you?"

Vexen nodded softly. "I couldn't see him though, I know he was there, but I really don't have any proof besides the mirror."Vexen told Roxas softly.

"The mirror? Did he leave you a note?" He questioned as he walked with him. "Oh, and is there anything I can help you with in your lab?"

Vexen nodded softly. He is still lingering in the room I think but He isn't really held down by anything. That is why you don't see him but he is still definably there.

Roxas watched Vexen's expression as he thought. They reached Vexen's lab. "Can I help you with anything?"

"Probably not. A lot of my experimenting is in my head.. You probably be just sitting around, I tend to like to do everything by myself. It was one of the things Marluxia didn't like about me I think. I'm a do-it-myself-er and a workaholic."Vexen said softly walking down the stairs to his icy cold lab.

"Vexen, if I know Marluxia, he loves everything about you no matter what it is." He smiled and waved to Vexen. "I'll see you later then." He walked off.

"okay, Bye Roxas"Vexen said questioning in his head why Roxas had been hanging around him recently. If it were Axel who was doing it, he would question it as much because Axel would just be trying to get Zexion back faster. What was Roxas getting out of his by hurrying this along?

Stop worrying and get to work, Love... I want to be able to really hold you soon...

"Sorry Marluxia"Vexen said before walking into the book storage of his lab and picking out a few, including ones on Astral Projection, Pneumatology, not to mention one on just plain supernatural forces.

I'm always by your side... And his presence was gone after an almost undetectable kiss on Vexen's cheek.

"I know baby"Vexen said with a smile as he opened one of the Pneumatology books starting to read it. He literally was going to read all six books front to back and they were all huge textbooks.

I love it when you use pet names... An invisible hand ran through Vexen's hair.

"you always did"He whispered softly back feeling like he was right there so there was no need to talk loudly. Of course, if anyone walked in right now. Vexen would look absolutely mad because he was the only one that could hear Marluxia.

A soft sigh could be heard by teh blonde. I know how you can bring me back, Vexen, I'm not going to lie to you... But... If I even give you a hint I'll disappear forever...

"Then I don't want you to tell me. I don't want you to disappear forever"Vexen said flipping a page in the book.

I was just telling you... So if I start to tell you something, do all you can not to listen... I can't stop myself from wanting to be with you again in body and I may not be able to control myself...

Vexen looked up at the air he knew Marluxia existed somewhere in. "don't worry I promise to make this all better, even if I don't get to sleep. I'll find a way to reattach you to this world."Vexen said before looking down flashes of the mountain accident hitting him again. He still wasn't fully recovered from that. He was in a lot of pain actually, he was just too busy to really notice.

There was a soft pressure on his shoulder as Vexen's body shuddered. A warmth then engulfed him. I love you.

"I love you too Marluxia"Vexen said softly flipping at page in the book as the continued to read. He didn't know what hurt worse at the moment. The pain in his body physical or the pain mentally that was in his heart... well now it was non-existent.

Marluxia watched his blonde quietly, trying his hardest not to tell Vexen what he knew. If he did... he would never see his love anymore. He couldn't go on like that.

Vexen pulled his legs up and hugged him in his chair actually a bit cold. Normally Marluxia would seat with him while he read books, so since Marluxia wasn't there. He was getting cold. Yeah, Marluxia's spirit was still there, but it wasn't the same...

Marluxia frowned at the sight. He floated down and wrapped his invisible arms around the blonde's shoulders, nuzzling his face into the crook of his neck as he watched the pages.

Vexen whispered the thought they were both thinking... "it isn't the same.." A single tear running down Vexen's cheek as he continued to read.

I know... But it's the best I can do for... He trailed off as the glanced at the page Vexen was on. It was about binding souls to other objects. Vexen... I can't tell you, Darling, but... Just... don't turn that page...

Vexen nodded reading the page before looking a little up. "you really think i'll work?"He asked softly.

Marluxia nodded though the other couldn't see him. Yes, Darling, I.. I think it will... I'm not sure, but it's worth a go...

"I guess you are right. Well you need to do a ritual, so I guess will do it in your room"Vexen said marking the page before closing the book to take it to Marluxia's room.

Marluxia stood beside Vexen and intertwined their fingers. They then walked to Marluxia's room.

(why in the world do you keep signing out?)

Vexen smiled at the warmth in his hand knowing Marluxia was holding his hand.

[-blink- ..I don't.]

As they reached his room, Marluxia led him to the bed adn sat down. What do we need to do, Vexen..? Anything.

[well every time I go to answer the PMs it says you are online but by the time I get to this one you are offline again]

"Well first off I'll need someone to help me of the living world. No offense, So Stay right here, I'll go get Roxas"Vexen said softly not wanting Marluxia not to leave so he's existence in the room would be stronger than if he just got in there. Vexen smiled a little before opening a corridor. "I'm about 84% percent sure this will work, that is more than half"Vexen said with a smile before walking into the corridor.

[..Well, I was on.]

Marluxia smiled softly and waited. I believe in you...

Roxas, already on his way to Marluxia's room to check on the flowers, stopped when he saw Vexen. "Oh, hi, Vexen. How is your search going?"

"Great, now come with me"Vexen said pulling him into a corridor quickly

Roxas 'eep'ed as he stumbled through the portal. "Uh, what's goin' on, Vexen?"

Marluxia let out a chuckle. Don't hurt him, Darling...

"I am going to try and bring back Marluxia, I need your help though"Vexen said before looking around the room. "oh your journal Marluxia! It'll be perfect"Vexen said picking up the journal and picking it to the other book without even realizing that he was talking to Marluxia again though Roxas couldn't hear him.

Roxas blinked at the mention of Marluxia's name, but decided to ignore it. "And how are we going to bring him back?"

Marluxia chuckled. You're so cute... I hope this works...

"With this ritual, I found"Vexen said happily before picking up the book off the floor and handing it to Roxas before pushing one of the flower rugs out of the way of the floor. Marluxia never like carpet, It was too hard to clean dirt out of it, so the floor was hard wood. "okay now, where is your paint Marluxia. I know you have some"Vexen said getting up and walking to the desk to look for it, not remembering where he kept it. At this point, Vexen must have looked pretty off his rocker since he was asking someone who from Roxas' point of view didn't existence.

Honey, it's in my closet on the second shelf from the bottom. I expected you to remember that from the fun we had with it...

Roxas just sat there, not knowing what to think of Vexen at the moment. He seemed a bit off, but he also just lost the love of his life for the second time around. He had a right to be a bit insane.

"Cut me some slack, I did hit my head on a rock hard enough to forget EVERYTHING."Vexen said before walking over to the closet to get the paint without even looking through the desk. "But now thinking about it, You looked very good painted rainbow."Vexen said remembering the paint fight they hand with it which ended up in a really hot shower scene. Vexen opened the closet and got some red paint. Then walked back to the cleared spot on the floor and taking the book back from Roxas. He then finger painted the symbol in the book onto the floor.

Marluxia stifled a giggle. And you look very good in purple. Even better was when we were in the shower... Oh, thank you for grabbing the washable paint. You know I hate getting my floor dirty...

Roxas just sat there confused.

"Eh, I didn't look that bad, though that purple took forever to get out my hair."Vexen said with a soft laugh. "You are welcome. I know you are really pick about your floors, which is why you have like eleven billion rugs and then some"Vexen said picking on him, You really couldn't see most of the floor because of the rugs and Marluxia not wanting to scratch up the wood. "Done, Roxas can you started to read this out loud"Vexen said before pointing to a paragraph in the book, he himself picking up the journal and pulling it in the middle of the paint strange symbol.

( lol There's a natural attraction between me and shiny things. It's called ADD.)

Marluxia chuckled amused. But I got it all out, anyway. He then watched as Roxas began to read.

Roxas scanned over the paragraph before beginning to read.

[Nice. That's the perfect quote for you.]

Vexen started to mumble something in Latin but seeing as he was the only organization member fluent in Latin, you wouldn't be able to understand him anyway. Vexen could speak and write about 14 different languages actually than about 5 other languages he could briefly understand what was being say if put into a position where he need it and knew the basics of speaking it and writing them.

Roxas, after around five minutes, was done reading the paragraph. He looked up at Vexen, waiting to know what to do now.

As Roxas' voice faded, Marluxia felt his whole soul give a sharp jolt then a tingling sensation spread throughout it's whole. He gasped and closed his eyes.

Vexen took some red paint now still mumbling words in Latin before painting the symbol again on the journal so it would attach Marluxia soul to it hopefully.

Marluxia opened his eyes wide and everything melted together in his vision. The room spun before there was a bright flash of light then nothing.

Roxas stared at the journal with wide eyes. "D-Did it work?"

Vexen stared at the journal for a second praying it did work. "well I guess there is only one way to find out"Vexen said picking up the journal and bringing it to Marluxia's desk. He picked up a pen and flipped the journal open to the first blank page and writing 'Marluxia?' on it.

(XD Harry Potter reference!)

[Niiiice.]

A few seconds passed, then a few minutes with no response. Then, suddenly, there was a burst of words beneath Vexen's writing. OH, sorry, Darling. It took me a moment to figure out how to put words on the paper and all... I'm here, though, Sweetie. I promise you. ; )

Vexen sighed softly after a minute or so. "I guess it didn't work.."Vexen said sorrow in his eyes before the burst of words came to the page and his whole face lite up. "Oh! It worked! Roxas look it worked!!"He said jumping up and immediately hugging Roxas before returning to the floor to write a reply unsure if he could hear or not. 'I can't believe it worked. This means Xemnas can restore your body now' Vexen wrote happily his words a bit slanted from himself writing too fast.

Roxas laughed and grinned. Now his best friend would stop being gloomy. He would have Zexion back.

Yes, Honey. I can finally hold you for real again. Oh, Darling, I can't wait until we can be joined on my bed again. I miss you and your body so much. The words began to splotch in specific parts of the page as though teardrops were falling on the page. Marluxia was crying through the writing. I want to see your smile again...

'I miss you too baby' He wrote softly a bit of a pause at the end like he wanted to write more but didn't know what to say. "Come on Roxas, We have to get this to Xemnas"Vexen said standing up and picking it up gently without closing it. there was no tell how physically Marluxia was attached to the journal now, closing it could hurt him.

Roxas nodded and quietly stood up and created a corridor to let Vexen through first.

Baby, hurry. I think the bind is fad-ng... I -an't wr--e muc- m---.

"Xemnas! I attached Marluxia to this book, You have to hear though, I don't think it is holding, and I'm not completely sure that he'll come back at all if the bind breaks."Vexen cried loudly as he entered Xemnas' office. Xemnas jumped up immediately taking in the news before picking up the book and taking a deep breath. "Well here goes then"Xemnas said gripping the book tightly and transforming the energy he felt on it into a nobody hopefully Marluxia. Vexen not able to watch clenched his fists and tightly closed his eyes.


((I performed tonight at the drama performance. I had fun.. I was in a good mood too until.. well I came home... I should just ever come home because every time I do I wish I hadn't...))

[ : ( Why?]

A warmth enveloped Vexen's being and hot breath was on his neck, a face nuzzled into his shoulder. Vexen's shirt had a few damp spots on it from new tears falling from the other's eyes. "Oh, my Honey..." The voice wavered, attempting to hold back the sobs of happiness.

((I really don't want to tell you over PM you have MSN right?))

Vexen opened his eyes slowly to the warmth looking up to see Marluxia, living again. "It worked!"Vexen cried happily hugging a very real Marluxia. He then immediately kissing him passionate missing his kisses so much. Losing his memory than regaining it only made the gap of time seem longer to Vexen. "This means the others can be brought back too"Vexen said happily after pulling back and just hugging Marluxia happily missing his real warmth.


[Yeah, e-mail address is imm.vamp@yahoo.com ]

Marluxia refused to let his blonde go. He didn't want to go through that again. His hand grabbed Vexen's. He twisted the ring gently around the other's finger and a soft, content smile covered his lips. "I love you so much, Darling..," he whispered. He buried his nose in the other's neck adn breathed in his scent. "And I love seeing you smile..."

Roxas cheered at the thought of Axel having Zexion back. "Now Axel won't be all mopey! And neither will Demyx!"

Vexen nodded happily to what Roxas said. "I love you too Marly"Vexen said happily as he felt Marluxia's hand around his.

Marluxia smiled and then looked at Xemnas. "Is there anything I can do to help bring Saix and the others back..?"

"Well you triggered it somehow. So with you back, I was hoping the others would too"Vexen said softly thinking in his head how hard it would be to do this process over with about four other people.

"Well," started Marluxia, "where did the others--" Suddenly Xemnas' office doors flew open, almost breaking off of the hinges, and a blue blur dashed into the room. The next minute, Xemnas was flat on his back on the floor with Saix on top of him pressing his lips to the leader's with tears streaming down his face.

Vexen stared for a second. "Yeah, Let's get out of here"Vexen said immediately when Xemnas started to pull up Saix's shirt. The blond pulling both Roxas and Marluxia out the room.

Marluxia chuckled. "You don't have to pull me. I didn't want to watch that, either." He wrapped his arms tightly around Vexen's waist as soon as they were out of the room. "The only one I want to see with no clothes on is you, Darling. My fiancee." He nipped lightly at Vexen's ear then pulled away. "Let's go see if everyone else is back with us again, as well." He grabbed Vexen's hand and led the two blondes to Zexion's room. He peeked in to see Axel lying on Zexion's bed curled up and Zexion himself sitting beside him. Axel was asleep and had no idea Zexion was back. He smiled softly and began to walk to the kitchen where he as a soul saw Xigbar fade. He saw him just standing up and holding his head. "Hey, Xiggy. You should go see Demyx. I don't believe he's stopped crying since he witness your fading. He is in your room."

Zexion sat there and ran his fingers through Axel's hair, loving to watch him sleep. "Axel," he whispered, "Wake up."

Axel was in a bit of daze from crying himself to sleep and just replied. "Roxas said you died"In a sad toned voice like a little kid.

"I..." He paused. "I did, Axel. You were there when it happened... But I'm back now. I'm back and I'm not going to leave you..."

Xigbar gasped and stumbled slightly up to his room. He opened the door and gazed at the precious figure on his bed clad in nothing but... Xigbar's boxers and T-shirt. He smiled a little with a chuckle and laid down behind him, wrapping his arms around the blonde's waist. "I love you, Demyx," he whispered.

"I know," he replied hugging back, "but you know how my mind is. I can't control how I think of things." He nuzzled his nose into Vexen's neck and shoulder with a small sigh.

[IT CUT OFF.]

Vexen smiled linking their fingers together. "it's okay, I'll protect you from anything that comes along"Vexen said happily.
Marluxia chuckled lightly and held Vexen's hand firmly. "I believe you, Love. I know you wouldn't let anything hurt me without a price to pay."

"You want to go home now, or do something else"Vexen asked softly as they walked out into the room of the theater

"I want to do whatever you want to do, Darling. I'm fine with anything, really." He kissed the top of Vexen's head and held him close as they strolled along. "What are you in the mood for?"

"I don't know, But something cold"Vexen said softly feeling a bit hot at the moment.

"Hmm," Marluxia hummed as he thought. "How about we go skiing?" He smiled down at his blonde, hoping for a good reaction.

"where would we going skiing in September?"Vexen asked softly a bit confused.

"In the Land of Dragons." He chuckled lightly and ran his fingers through Vexen's soft locks and kissed his forehead.

"hmm sounds like a plan"Vexen said happily as he watched Marluxia find enjoyment in messing with Vexen's hair.

Marluxia smiled and opened a corridor below them and they sunk into it. A few moments later, they were rising up into a very snowy mountain in the Land of Dragons. He walked over to behind a rock and pulled two pairs of skiis from beneath a pile of snow. He had a bright grin on his face as he walked back over to his lover. "Here we are."

Vexen smiled putting on the blue skis strapping them tight.

Marluxia girlishly giggled and slipped his on as well, being sure they were stuck on his feet and wouldn't come off. He looked down the mountainside with a sigh and a smile. "We haven't done this in a while." He positioned himself as he was supposed to and counted down. "3..."

Vexen smiled with a laugh remembering three years ago then they did this. "2..."He said back with a smile getting himself ready to go down the mountain.

"Go!" They both shot down the hill laughing happily all the while. Marluxia's cheeks were red from teh cold and the wind hitting his face. He barely even noticed the stinging pain of windburn, though, because he was with the one person he wouldn't trade for anything.

Vexen smiled over at Marluxia at his cheek. His cheeks were rosy red now, it was cute. The pure happiness seems to last forever in Vexen's mind. If only he realized how fast all that could be taken away, maybe he could have thought they were more precious.

The two slide down the mountain, both too happy to really realize that this mountain was quite unstable.... The snow tipped as Vexen slide over it causing a whole shoulder of snow off the mountain to shift causing an avalanche. The two right in the middle of it. Vexen screamed knowing what was happening as soon as snow loosened under him pulled him away rapidly from his lover. The only think he could think of was losing Marluxia. He couldn't stand the cold like he could if they got buried.

Marluxia's eyes widened and he jumped at Vexen's scream. He quickly looked over, causing him to lose his balance and trip, rolling down the mountain. As he finally stopped, he groaned and looked up to see snow barreling straight towards him. He scrambled to get to his feet, but was too slow as he disappeared under a few feet of snow. Vexen.. I love you... was his last thought before he passed out.

Vexen didn't really know what happen then. He saw Marluxia disappear then snow flying everywhere then he landed on something hard. He knew it was hard because it hurt like hell, especially were his head landed, because he passed out a few seconds later.

A few hours later, Vexen came too, his head throbbing in pain. He reached up touching the cold icy blood on the back of his head from where he hit his head on a sharp rock. He couldn't even really think, this whole body was throbbing with pain from were he landed in a pile of rocks. Still in a daze of just complete pain, he got up stumbling through the snow knowing he had to find... someone. Someone was missing, he knew they were important but why? How? He didn't know, all he could feel and hear was pain throbbing threw him. Without even thinking about it he started calling out "Marluxia! Where are you! Marluxia!". He didn't even know who this person was at the moment but he knew he was the important person that he had to find for some reason. He didn't even know where he was. Just that he had to find this Marluxia. He knew he was, Vexen... Right? what was he like? Smart? Yes. Smart, very smart. He groaned holding his hand to his head as all the thoughts and yelling were killing his head.

Marluxia was out cold, no pun intended, buried three, four feet under the snow. His body was turning blue and freezing cold. Normally, one would be dead by now, but his mind, his heart knew that Vexen was looking for him... He couldn't leave Vexen all alone. They needed each other to survive. His heart wouldn't let him die. Not yet. Not until he had seen his Vexen.

Vexen called out for him over and over until he felt his lungs burn from the icy cold air making him stumble too much and fall to the ground above Marluxia. He coughed loudly feeling like he had been breathing water for the pass hour. He didn't know anything anymore but pain.. Yes he knew pain ever well at the moment. Then out of no where it started to snow causing him to curse as the visibility around him turned from great to horrible in a matter of seconds. He knew had to get out way of this snow. He didn't know he was immune to cold... He started to dig thinking he could make a small cave. He dug and dug until he felt something under him he started to dig more quickly knowing it was important. He smiled at the pink hair. "Marluxia"he whispered quickly digging him out and hugging him. Since he was immune to the cold he could maintain a body temp and was actually warming Marluxia up without even knowing it. "I- Found you"He whispered feeling very accomplished though he found someone who he knew what he looked like and his name but as of memories of ever meeting him, there was nothing. He couldn't even think about memories any of them. It hurt too much to truly thinking not just in little flashes like he was.

Marluxia's mind woke up as he felt warmth spreading slowly but surely through his veins. His eyes slowly opened to see a blurry figure above him. He blinked a few times, the sight sinking in. "Vexen," he shiverd and whispered hoarsly out. He reached up weakly, bringing his arms around Vexen's neck and pulling him down to press his icy lips to his boyfriend's. He suddenly lost energy and collapsed agaisnt his chest, breathing shallowly, his throat dry. "I love you, D-Darling.." His eyes slowly began to close.

Vexen looked at him so strangely not getting what he was doing. Then he kissed him something inside of him stopped him from pushing him away. Why in the hell would something inside him tell him to not to push way a man he didn't even know? "what do you mean?"He whispered not understanding the word 'love' at the moment. It didn't click in his throbbing head. He watched the snow pile up on the outside of the small snow cave. "we won't survive if we don't get out of here.."He said softly not knowing where this thought came from it was just one of the flashes of little thought he could have.

Marluxia felt his heartbeat rapidly slowing. He whispered almost incoherently, "I won't survive.. anyway... Leave me here... get yourself away from here..." He was gasping for breath and his shoes and hands were fading away slowly, dissipating in the air. It seemed that even with a heart, nobodies still faded. He grabbed Vexen's hand with the ring on it. "I'm so sorry... we couldn't have our wedding... It would have been beautiful... So beautiful..." His eyes were tearing up, the tears freezing as they rolled down his cheeks.

"Wait you can't leave me.. I don't understand.. Who are you?"Vexen said so confused it just made his head hurt more. "I don't even know where we are how do I leave?"Vexen asked depression soaking his tone as he began to cry as well wanting so badly to leave without even realizing it he opened a corridor back to the caste. They appeared in a hall near the empty top. The air instantly warm and silence replaced the snow. Now his tears streaking down his face as they didn't have time to freeze. He looked around scared.. confused.. empty inside... "Please don't leave. I can't remember anything, it hurts"He cried holding him as tight as he could.

Marluxia frowned. "Calm down, Honey... Please..." He coughed. It was then he noticed red running down the side of Vexen's face. He hit his head... He doesn't remember... anything? His bottom lip quivered. "I... don't have time to tell you... Ask someone named Zexion in this castle... if you want.. to know who I am..." His body was almost gone. "I love you, Darling, I always will. Don't forget anymore about me... Please..." He let a weak smile cross his features as his eyes closed and his body faded fully. Leaving Vexen's arms empty.

Vexen screamed at the top of his lungs tears pouring down his face though his throat and head hurt badly. He didn't know this castle, who the hell was Zexion? Where the ******** did Marluxia go? what was happening around him?!

Zexion sat up quickly in bed with a furrowed brow. He looked over to Axel who was still asleep and got out of bed, pulling on a pair of Axel's boxers and a T-shirt of the redhead's. He then headed out of the room toward the sound of sobbing a few levels up. He finally gave up and portaled there, seeing Vexen sitting there in a heap of blonde and black. "V-Vexen?! Are you alright?" He knealed beside him and wrapped his arms around him. "What's wrong? Why are you crying?"

"He is gone... How do you know my name?... where is this?.. Nothing makes any sense anymore"Vexen tore apart for his own feeling for this man he knew nothing about were killing him inside not to mention he was hurting everywhere especially the head injury that was just starting to thaw now.

"Vexen, Vexen, look at me. DO... Do you mean, Marluxia's dead.. again? And it's me, Zexion. We're both nobodies... This is The Castle that Never Was... Our home. What happened to your head? I have to get you bandaged..." He opened a portal beneath them and sunk through to Vexen's lab. He sat Vexen down on one of the tables and ran around gathering medical supplies.

Vexen looked at him with his reddened confused forest green eyes when he was told so. "Yes the pink hair man is gone.. He disappeared... where did he go.. I need to find him. I found him before under the snow. I don't know why but I need him. Can you help me find him"Vexen said knowing if he found him once he could find him again right? "You are Zexion? Yes Zexion Marluxia told me to find you and have you tell me who he was. Will you?"Vexen said asking all the questions he could seeing as he didn't know if Zexion was going to disappear too. Vexen ignored the rest about the castle seeing as he didn't understand how something he didn't know could be his home. "I don't remember... I am suppose to? It hurts a lot.. So does the rest of my body. Did something bad happen and that is why Marluxia keeps leaving me..."Vexen said having the mind of basically a two-year at the second. Vexen's eyes widened as they sank through the floor. He quickly tried moving up but just fell fast screaming again confused at what happen know being in a strange lab...

Zexion shushed him. He sighed adn frowned. "Vexen, Marluxia's.. dead... if he disappeared, he's dead..." He then went into detail about everything about Marluxia and the organization and the two's relationship together. "But I didn't know he proposed to you..." He had by now patched up the wound. "It looks like you hit your head on a rock..."

Vexen started crying as he told him about Marluxia and he didn't stop. He felt completely useless. He lost someone he supposedly loved and he can't even remember him. Vexen couldn't even tell if he was shaking because he was in pain or because he was heartbroken. He didn't get to tell him he loved him one last time before he died.. again apparently. "If he came back the first time, how are you so sure he is dead what if he comes back again?"Vexen asking wanting some form of hope. Leaving Zexion with a choice, He could tell him no breaking his heart and hopes now and let him slowly move on... or he could tell him yes and have him probably wait his whole life waiting for someone that might never show.

Zexion took a deep breath while thinking. "There is.. a very slim chance that he will come back. Very, very slim." He didn't want to lie, but he didn't want to be completely honest with Vexen, either. It would break his heart more.

Vexen started to shake more wanting this all to be a cruel nightmare... "it isn't fair"He whispered as more tears flowed from his eyes.

Zexion's lip trembled at the sight of his best friend crying once again. He pulled him into an embrace. "I'll try all I can to help get him back to you... But you have to really try to remember him after your wound's healed." He ran his fingers through Vexen's hair gently, as to not irritate the gash.

Vexen nodded pulling his knees to his chest. "did Marluxia live here too?"Vexen asked thinking maybe if he was around his stuff he would remember something.

Zexion nodded. "Yeah. Here, I'll take you to his room." He opened a corridor, got Vexen to his feet and led him through. They reappeared in a beautiful room that smelled like fresh flowers. The bedspread was white and made up neatly with pink and purple details. There were curtains, white and pink mesh that hung along the walls and in front of the one window which the moon shone brightly through. Linging the whole ceiling were vines which crawled down teh walls and bloomed gorgeous morning glories and daisies. A plant stood in the corner; a sakura tree in a pot with blue roses all around. A pink vanity stood catty-cornered in front of it with a picture of Vexen himself cut out in a heart shape stuck in the frame of the mirror. Another photo, just below it was Marluxia and Vexen together, close with Marluxia nuzzling his nose into the blonde's neck, looking at teh camera with a sweet smile on his face. It was taken on their six-month anniversary. Beneath that was a note taped to the glass which was Vexen's first love note to Marluxia that he sent to him on a mission that had lasted a few weeks long. It told of how he missed his boyfriend and wished he was there. On the desk part laid the pick-haired's journal daintly covered in flowers. It was written in every day from when he first turned into a nobody to the day before now. It was how Marluxia let all of his feelings out, everything he was feeling or thought. Beside that sat all of Marluxia's hair products and in a drawer was his powder and mascara. A full-body mirror was hanging on his bathroom door. Zexion sighed lightly as he looked around the room. It was saddening. It really was. "This is his room," he said quietly. "Feel free to look through anything to find out everything about him. I'm pretty sure he told you everything anyway. It won't hurt..." He then commented on the flowers, "I'm surprised his flowers are still abloom. His power was what kept them alive. Perhaps it's because his spirit may still lie here..."

Vexen walked a little into the room stumbling a little at the beauty. It all feel so familiar and yet he remembered nothing about it before this. He walked over to the mirror with his picture on it touching it before the memory flashed into his head of when it happened...

"No Marluxia! Stop it! You know I hate pictures"he had said as Marluxia pulled him into his lap. He could hear his chuckling before Marly leaned down next to his ear. "please it is our six-month anniversary"The calming voice whispered before he, himself, smiled leaning back towards the pinked hair man. "fine just one"He remembered saying like it was yesterday. A smile on his smile that matched the picture as Marluxia snugged into his neck and snapped the picture...

"I-I remember it..."Vexen choked out starting to crying again as he pulled off the picture before falling back into the chair at the desk wanting to hate himself for not remembering him at his last moments.

Zexion's frown deepened, but he found it best to leave him alone in the room. It would help him remember more. So he walked out, closing the door quietly behind him and made his way back to his room where Axel lay. "Axel," he said softly as he leaned down and kissed his lips. "Axel, wake up, please..."

Axel's eyes flickered open a little at Zexion's soft words and the kiss. "hm, what's wrong?"He asked softly forcing himself up on the bed half asleep. He wasn't a morning person...

"Axel," he sniffled a little, "Marluxia's gone again... He faded away and Vexen can't remember anything... I... I don't know what to do..." Tears built in his eyes.

Axel frowned before pulling Zexion into his lap and wrapping his arms around him. "shh it's okay, It's not your fault"Axel whispered as he held him.

Zexion sobbed into his chest. "I kn-know, but I don't want him to be sad... And I can't help him... And... and I want Marluxia back again..." He burst into tears as he held onto his newfound love tightly. "I miss him already! H-He's one of my b-best friend-ds..."

"Give it some time Zexion, It'll get better. I promise"He whispered softly kissing his cheek before rocking him back and forth a little.

Zexion's arms wrapped around Axel's neck and he leaned up to kiss him fully for comfort as more tears slid down his now-pink cheeks from his red eyes. "I d-don't know what I'll do if you leave me..."

Axel bite his lip a little remembering all the people that have told him that and yet just being with Zexion meant he had. He smiled though, not letting it show. "I don't know either"Axel said happily like a recording playing back.. Exactly what he told the others...

"I... I'd probably go back to cutting myself..," he said, solomnely. "I don't want to do that, Axe..." His body shook slightly as more tears threatened. "Oh, God, I don't want to resort to that again..."

"Shh, Shh, Shh, Baby. Look at me, I promise that I will always. Always be there to make sure that you don't go back to that place you were in. okay?"Axel said looking Zexion in the eyes wanting him to understand that, one Axel wasn't going to let that happen, and two that he had faith in Zexion that as long as he was here to catch him when he fell wouldn't go back to that horrible place he was in.

Zexon's bottom lip quivered as tears slid down his cheeks. He latched onto Axel like he would never ever let go. "I l-love you so m-much, Axel..."

(I'm so smart, Rather than think up 100 words that can be made from the words Deoxyribonucleic Acid. I Just looked it up on the internet and found 115 XD yay! See how smart that is?)

"I love you too Zexion"Axel said leaning a little back against the headboard as he warmly held Zexion in his arms.

Zexion curled up in his arms and gave a shakey sigh. He glanced about the room, spotting the maid's dress from earlier crumpled on the floor. He got up, picked it up, smoothed it out and hung it on a hangar in his closet with the shoes lined up neatly on the floor and the headband tied to the dress. He ran his fingers over the fabric and got lightheaded before collapsing to the floor, unmoving. His chest wasn't even moving.

(lol now i'm at 141 Because I keep finding cute one that I want to add on to the list XD)

Axel looked a bit puzzled when Zexion got up randomly, almost like he was possessed to pick up that dress. It didn't even seem that important in Axel's mind, just something he had to rip of Zexion. "Zexion, what are you doing that for?"Axel asked finally before jumping up at the sight of Zexion collapsing to the floor. "Zexion, Zexion, Baby can you hear me?"Axel said frantically shaking him a little.

Hisbody began to rapidly dissipate then out of nowhere and for seemingly no reason.

"Zexion! Zexion!!"Axel screamed not wanting to believe it was happening hoping in the back of his head that he would awake up any second now to Zexion wanting to get his lazy butt up. Then he would make a perv comment, everything would be okay...

The boy's eyes opened just barely, but you could see the tears building in them. He mouthed the words, 'I love you, Axel...' before falling unconcious again, his body almost gone.

"I love you too"Axel cried as he held him tightly until he faded. What was he suppose to do now the one person that could possibly help him barely knew who he was. Frightened and helpless he just pushed himself back into a corner rocking back and forth crying for this all to be a dream.

Saix was roaming the castle, unable to find anything to do. And so, he traveled to the quietest room there, Proof of Existence. As he walked in, he immediately noticed two things that shouldn't be there. One headstone was red and broken, the other flickering. He strode quickly to the solid blood one. Looking down, his brows furrowed. "Why is Marluxia's red..?" He then sprinted to the other, eyes widening as it had stopped blinking, glowing a dull red and cracking in half. "Zexion..?! What the hell is going on?!" he roared and portaled to Xemnas' office. "Xemnas! Come look at this!" he said hurriedly, dragging the leader through the corridor.