.::.Build Your Cages.::.

Marluxia conjured a rose in his hand and lightly inhaled its aroma before opening his eyes, he shook his head as he sensed Larxene's intentions to visit him vanish with her through the portal. He sighed and stood up stretching slightly, "could have really used you here...oh well...get yourself feeling better...enjoy beating on those fools for me..." he laughed lightly.

He conjured a portal stepping through it, and he walked slowly along the corridors of darkness. He gently ran his hands around letting the darkness pass over him, he sighed as it touched him. He had always been one to drown himself in darkness, in reality even his garden was half born of darkness.

He placed his hood over his head sensing he was near the area he needed to be at, opening the corridor and stepping out. He looked around slowly from under his hood before spotting the handle to the door of the headquarters library. He stepped inside closing the door behind him and placed a rose on a table nearby, before continuing to walk along the halls of books. He stopped at a rather old looking shelf before feeling around the side and pushing a button. He walked through the shelf into what appeared to be a dark and dreary cast room, however filled with books. "Now lets find out some secrets shall we..." he said quietly to himself removing a book.

 

"THe savage nymph I presume?" Toxyn said, returning the smile. The smile he gave her was that which he had not given the first to. Oh no, no wheres near close. HIs eyes darted into hers, looking directly into the pupils. Others might not notice it, but he was certain that Larxene might. It was as if he was absorbing the details of the expression of the smile, staring at the eyes, exploring them, taking note of just what it was that she may be thinking. He ignored all others, as he walked towards her. "I know much about you. It is hard not to hear really, since you ARE after all the only feminen member of the orginization, even though, from what your title proclaims, you certainly do not act as the female member" he said. "But yes, my name is Toxyn, ranked as member IV of my own orginization, and have recently been placed in charge of breaking your ally. Xiomara I believe her name was" he said. "But come now, I should be quite honored by this visit, concidering your position within the orginization. What should I owe the honors?" he asked her. he was still looking at her eyes, in a more impulsive manner. As if he were attacking her with the mere look almost, though at the same, keeping his balance, staying calm, and merely pacing, like a lion observing its prey.

 

"I find your interest in me flattering, really," she spoke sardonically and sarcastically, her tone nonetheless leveled, not taking her sight from him as well, already on guard and suspicious of what he had in mind with her. She knew his types, from the way he moved and from the way he behaved, and the aura he protruded, she had been around them in the Organization: he was a person who was manipulative and cunning. She was one to toy with her enemies, true, but this man had a sense of presence that prohibited her to play along, and made sure to remain blank, and show less of her personality as possible, and not let her be foolishly lured. It wasn't that he was intimidating, by no means at all, yet she already harbored a dislike for him. Her toys, oh no, she didn't dislike, which is why she had her fun. Yet with people who were such as himself, those were the ones she took into account and just threw her off, especially with the way he was eyeing her. She could easily cover herself from being read if she well felt like it, and in fact, kept in mind his mannerisms. As a dark shadow loomed over her eyes, she simply smirked daintily in contrast, "Does my being here really matter? I'm present, aren't I? I do have to correct you in that dear Xioimara is not to be ignored as being a part of us, and I do think she has enough fight in her to not give in to the likes of you."

In reality, she hadn't really known the girl, but deep, she had seen a fierce force that made her believe she was fine, and would be fine. Or perhaps it was her feminist side speaking. She knew she wasn't here for mere chit-chat, and her attention would be derived elsewhere in a while."Actually...Toxyn, is it? The point should be on why had Demyx caught your eye enough for you to talk to him."

 

Marluxia flipped a few pages with a blank expression on his face, his eyes doing the same, scattering back and forth across the pages as they turned. "Hmm..." he uttered quietly setting the book down on a table before taking another off the shelf. He ended up setting that one down as well, he stopped to rub his temples and concentrate.

Where could it be? He knew the book he was searching for would be found in this deep room within the library, but that still didn't mean that it would lack a time consuming search. He placed his hand on his chin in deep thought, trying despite the dislike of the feeling, to place himself in Xemnas's shoes. Where oh where would their great superior have placed it?

Then the thought hit him, and his eyes immediately raised, he turned and walked over to a shelf and started searching through all the books on it. His finger stopped on a particularly worn and almost fallen apart rag of a book. He brushed it off and read the title quietly to himself, "Accomplishments of Success in the Dark Forces of the Heart..."

 

"Doing a bit of light reading, are we number elven." Zexion stood behind the pink haired guy, having came in to grab another book to read when upon seeing a rose on the table, which lead him to look around and finding him here. "I see you're snooping around. Wouldn't happen to be looking for anything in pictular, are we?"

ooc need to get back in here before it's too late for me .-.

 

Marluxia closed the book slowly, "I figured if anyone was going to catch me in here it would be you...number six..." he said quietly turning around. "Not really...I believe I have found just the book I was looking for..." He locked eyes with Zexion, he wasn't really surprised, however he was curious as to why he was in the hidden room as well.

"I didn't know Xemnas allowed you back here as well...well you are one of the first six members so I guess that explains itself right there..." he said continuing to speak quietly. "Seems everyone is away dealing with the Demyx ordeal...I myself decided to brush up on my history of this Organization..."

 

He glanced to see the title of the book etched in the spine before locking eyes with Marluxia again. "Seems so..." He paused to take a deep breath, knowing that the man might be ready to fight if needed, and since it was the perfect time for someone to go missing, he wasn't going to take any unneeded actions. "As the orginal six I got a little extra time to explore and I do come here often, as everyone knows. As for the Demyx afair, I think they'll do just fine without me. Besides it's best if they know as little as possible of our talents. As for you... I really don't care what you read about... But with your past actions it's hard to trust you as of this moment."

 

Marluxia noticed his eyes trail down to look at the title of the book in his hands, "yes...I would agree with not letting our talents or our full powers be displayed..." he said his eyes locking back with Zexion's. At his comment of trust he didn't display any emotion but merely quietly uttered, "oh trust me...you are not the only one to judge me in such a manner..."

He opened a small portal and placed the book into it before dismissing it altogether, he took a seat in a chair at the table, his eyes not leaving Zexion. "I must say...I do miss our castle more than this dreary place..." he said conjuring a rose, "not enough flowers if you ask me..." He leaned back in chair slightly, trying to pursue a comfortable position, although he didn't intend to stay much longer. "So tell me...what job did the superior place on you for this Xioimara fiasco..."

 

He walked so now he stood a few feet away from the table, eyeing Marluxia's expressions and body laungue, which wasn't giving off any hints as to what he was think. In return Zexion did the same. He must of really wanted that book though... "I don't have anything against you and as you know it's not in my nature to fight so I shall never make the first move. Nor will I do or say anything that might put you in a psition to make the first move either, meaning I won't tell number one about anything that happened or is said in here. And what is my job is for only me and the boss to know."

 

Marluxia nodded slightly, "a very wise decision...I see that you do have it along with all that knowledge..." he said slowly standing from the table and stretching. "Fair enough on the mission...although I will tell you he has not given me one...I would imagine though that none shall be given out until Xioimara is back and safely secured again..."

He started to head for the entrance to the room, "we don't need any other members missing...I have a feeling this process of getting her back will require losses..." he said putting his hood up and leaving. He grabbed the rose on his way out and proceeded to head to his room. Once inside he closed the door, and sat down at the little table he had set up. "I sense she is tense...however I am not feeling that she has yet entered the fight..." he said softly to himself.

 

"True enough..." he stated before the guy left the room. He then went to pick out one of the books before leaving the area, having nowhere in mind to go. Just wondering while lost in thought. I wonder who's helping Demyx and who actually stayed behind.

 

It sounded for a moment as if Toxyn had tried to hold in a bit of lauphter. The lauphter was obviously not real lauphter, since in the end, all they were merely doing was acting as they may have back when they were still real, before they were nothing. His eyes finally eased in a little, not showing that observational look in which they had been giving before, showing that he had now calmed down, and heard exsactly what he had been wanting to hear. "So then that is what she spoke of when she talked of trust in her family." he said to Larxene. "After all, I'm sure that she would be proud to hear her 'older sister' to be saying such things about her" he said, as he chuckled a little, though he had attempted to hold it back. "You should know...." he started to say, looking directly into her eyes. "I don't truelly care for whether she breaks or not." he said to her. "At the moment, there are 2 different things which can turn from this, since at the moment, she obviously will not be joining our orginization" he said to Larxene. "One, we can talk like civilized beings" he said to her. "Or 2, I will use her for my own enjoyment, until she know longer has the will to do so. After all, it wouldnt be too hard on me whether or not I spend a year smacking her around" he said to larxene, a cold, cruel smile on his face. "But, obviously it is as you said, that that is besides the point" he said with that same smile. "Your blonde hair as well as your.......'easy'....look, does not seem to compliment your genious though, since you seem to ask the right questions" he said to her, in a sense, saying that she looked like a blonde that would be easy to score a night with. "My reasoning for coming into contact with your friend Demyx over there is the mere coincidence, and that is all. I simply thought that I might even be able to talk some buissness him, but now I believe that you might be a much more............dependable, person to talk to, given the situation" he said to her.

 

Axel studied the other members in the area and then quirked his eyebrow up when he was issued a challenge, but before he could respond out of the darkness a portal appeared and emerged Larxene from it. He was surprised to see her and she looked fully healed. She must of gotten some rest or medical aide from Vexen. His eyes traced her movements and he wondered what she was thinking in her head when she saw him and Demyx with the other organization members that rivaled their own. Walking slowly he approached the young vixen, his movements full of confidence and pride as he took control of the conversation and asserted himself to being the one that everyone would listen to. "So Larxene, I wasn't expecting you to come here. Did you come on your own accord or were you sent by the Superior? I have this situatiuon underhand so your help won't be nessessary. These two, Toxyn and KuaXa mean no harm with their threats especially now that there are only two of them and three of us from the oringinal organization could take them down easily." His questionable eyes kept them on Larxene's aquatic orbs and also on the azure eyes of Demyx whom seemed to be silent for the moment.

 

"Well now, aren't we the hasty one. Getting all geared up for battle" Toxyn said to Axel. "I must say that you certainly have had me mistaken. At first sight, I believed you to be one of the more intellegent ones while the nymph being one of the less intellegent, but by the looks of things, I believe I may have gotten things mixed up" Toxyn said, chuckling a little. "Certainly is frustrating when dealing with people who can not take into account the situation at hand" he mumbled, as he rubbed his forhead with his index finger and thumb, as if to be getting a headache from Axels statement. He then stopped, when he looked up, seeing what Axel had been doing, and started to chuckle to himself. He had a small grin on his face. "A little boy attempting to act like a big man, when he is to blind to even see how tall the wall infront of him is, or even where the ladder to climb it is. I must say, it is a very amusing sight"

 

This day was going from bad to worse and it seemed he couldn't get a moment's peace or a break from anyone or anything. He was hurt physically sucking it up as best as he could without showing emotion yet, he yearned to be in the dephs of the ocean's healing substance that would give him more of his strength and increase his power. He should of been lying in a lake or deep below the dephs of the sea swimming passionately and freely, but no he was stuck in the dark abyss of what seemed to be like a everlasting punishment for enternity with two enemies that claimed to be since they were from the other organization, one consisting of his own element and the other was unknown. The one KuaXa had gotten on his nerves by revealing his power to him and showing off in a manner that made the sitarist want to gag. The other, Toxyn seemed to be level headed and calm, but now was appearing to be more aggressive and arrogant in the way he spoke when he was talking about Xioimara. Speaking of her, he had wondered if she had escaped or if she joined the enemy with no choice. Only time would tell.

Bringing his mind back to the present rather then starring off to the possible grim future, he was standing back as Axel had made it known to the challenger that he would only fight on his terms so what the heck did the fire wielder have planned? He just didn't understand the flurry of dancing flames at times and Axel probably thought the same thing of him. Demyx was caught off guard that changed the possibly dangerous situation to something dire was when he too felt the prescense of one of their own and low and behold it was the one nobody who had made his day so horrible to begin with. It was her, Larxene the female demon in disguise who had went off the deep end when he drenched her with his element that almost could of gotten him ripped to shreds. "What does she want?" he asked himself as he gave her the cold shoulder remembering what she had done to him. Putting his stubborness and hatred aside temporarily he was intrigued when he saw her talking to Toxyn about Xioimara. It was a distraction from the feelings he had towards her both mixed with admiration and resentment.

Taking the chance he moved closer to Axel standing next to him to offer him protection from the savage nymph in case he might need it. "Not only does the boss send Axel after me, but you're here as well? Why would you even want to be in my presence? Has the boss not told you his lame rules now regarding me? You're breaking them right now, but I knew you would anyway. I just wonder why you would come on your own or were you sent? I know you wouldn't come after me on your own so I'm probaly just wasting your time by talking to you so I'll do you a favor and leave right now and go where I intended," his tone was sharp and sarcastic, but held a feeling of emptyness and sadness.

 

Larxene, did get ticked of a little when in a sentence he made it look like she was...promiscuous, and quite a easy promiscuous thing at that, but, she kept her cool. His opinion was worthless and didn't matter. She had to remind herself of what persona she was dealing with, and her control had to be in check, listening and taking in every word, but she was much more interested in his eyes, and his actions. After all, words themselves can lie and be twisted, and it would be a shame to be fooled by them. Fine, she could admit that it was easier to spot a manipulator when you didn't trust nor like them, and she was naive in that aspect at times, yet the point still stood. This guy had "WARNING" screaming all over him. It had been awhile that she was in her "work" mode and composure, and no matter what he said, she had her faith in Xioimara. "Older sister" indeed, and it better be encrypted. Not that she and the girl really bonded, or had talk much where they will be seen as sisters, yet, once the title was in the air, she didn't mind it. They were the two girls in a castle full of men. So the connection would be there. But, yes...she wasn't to worried about Xioimara. The bastard can break her all he wanted, but she wouldn't give in, and it would have to be in her death. The suffering and the cruelty, was hard, but they will be there soon. If she could hold on. However, she was to stray from the topic of their member. He was mentioning it a bit too much for her liking, and her eyes narrowed slightly.

When he was done, she had her reply, until, oh ever deary her, Axel had to break it. She felt her left eye start twitching in annoyance when he asked the same question Toxyn had asked of her, when she obviously was trying to evade anything else like that to be given, and he was going backwards. Did he truthfully knew who he was dealing with? This wasn't just a simple conversation, this man, she knew perfectly now the more he spoke, played with minds, and it was crucial not to give not even the slightest tidbit, including that of whether she was sent here, or she decided it herself. He seemed to know a lot of about them as well, when he had noticed her, and even stated her title, so he wasn't lost on who they each were...he perhaps knew all 14 of them. Besides, this member had practically admitted he wanted something to do with her by this point, just as she suspected. She sent Axel a very fierce, and, silent communicated, look, not sure if his ego will still act out in being the center of attention, or if he will comprehend what this man was up to. Nevertheless, before she did say anything again, Toxyn got there before her, and she bit her tongue, stopping herself from laughing, even though her body was dying to. Larxene remained with her game face on, yet, she couldn't help, but let the end of her mouth twitch up a little, mentally shaking her head. Clearing her throat that hid a chuckle, to get back to the focus of things, she first gazed at Axel wondering what he was going to do now that he was...well, just blatantly dissed. Badly. "For one thing, Axel, there are three members." She pointed at the female that was silent and quiet, and simply watching the scene. She might as well have been invisible. But, she didn't doubt that if her comrades needed help, that she wouldn't jump in. As she put her hand down, she gave the redheaded man a bemused expression, teasing, "And, I may be wrong, but I think you just got BURNED."

Then came Demyx before she could address Toxyn, and she was slowly losing her patience with this. Why is it, she questioned quite angered, that the suppose members in the same Organization that I'm in aren't able to let me handle this for JUST a little while? Then again, they were here longer, so they might've gotten something vital...

It wasn't that she blamed Demyx for this situation they were facing with all four of them, except that his blunder and multitude of questions that should not be asked right now, were being let out. On top of that, he just gave a bunch of other things away. Letter or not, she was still bitter at him in the long run, despite her neutrality, but now, she had something to do, and so, she ignored the multiple inquiries he threw at her just like she did Axel's. She was losing her blank and empty facade that she held on to distract Toxyn, and really with these two...she had to get back on track, and not let them disrupt her way of thinking. Dismissing them both as she directed a hard glance that said "we'll talk about it later", she gave her cool, and yet icy stare back to the person of interest from the rival group, who was perhaps watching this all merrily, she could feel it. "I don't expect you to make me believe you interrupted Demyx's escape for such a mere 'coincidence', and you know that's complete bull. But, I digress. I'm not exactly interested to speak of any business with you, so really...I suggest you find someone else."

 

"Well now, you certainly do have a point there. It certainly would be troublesome if I were to use anyone else to discuss this buissness. You see, I require to discuss it with you for more specific reasons" he said to her, slightly amused by the different action of Larxene. He was still observing her every move, and he took into consideration the fact that she had insulted her own member after he had been dissed by someone whom was from the oposite orginization. "After all, not to insult your 'friend', but you seem much more conveniant to converse with than him. Besides, he has already been found, has he not?"

 

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BIC- Xengla was kind of surprised that this woman was able to spot her. It seemed everyone else couldn't....or rather, didn't. She listened to all 5 of them talking to each other and was wondering what everything meant. At least she figured a few names. The guy with the giant guitar thing must be Demyx.....and...the one guy that seems to be calling all the shots must be Toxyn....but....who's Xiomara? I hope whoever she is is doing okay. It sounded like he's being mean to her. Xengla slowly stood up from where she was on the ground but still stayed where she was. An outsider. Confused and watching the action. Wow.....those beasts look pretty vicious. I wonder where he got them from.

 

Marluxia could feel Larxene's tension rising, something that seemed to falter on and off every minute or so. "Hmm..." he uttered quietly, "this is unlike her...could it perhaps be because of her condition of being unmoving for a while..." He pondered this thought as he continued to search the book for the secrets he so wished to harvest, those that would give him the slight edge he needed.

However constant as far as keeping his mind partially on the well being of Larxene, she was his friend and partner, so the idea of losing her in this petty affair was a strain. He turned a few more pages before his eyes froze on something, the words making his eyes locked. He believed had just found what he was looking for, a piece that could further his plan, and he could do it right from the headquarters.

He however had a choice to make now...sensing the way Larxene was...should he assist...or rather would she want him to help...or should he stay and follow through with this part of his plan.

 

"Well, right now, I don't feel like conversing with you of any 'business'," Larxene stated casually with a apparent bored expression on her face, uninterested. The only sort of emotion that was present in her eyes and appearance. She didn't say anything for the moment as well, watching as Toxyn's comrade was set to battle, and she wondered how easy it was for this young man to show off all his abilities and powers. She already knew that he had Water and Light, and had some monster friends backing him up. The rest was simple to figure once you took into account what he could do. She can predict a lot about all their personalities just by one visit, and not that it truly mattered, but usually, if you knew how to push the right buttons...

This was quite easy, if you asked her. Looking at Toxyn again, she just shrugged. "And I don't mind the insult, Axel can handle himself and he'll probably will never want me to defend his pride. I just tease at the right moment, since I am a bit...vindictive, let's say. As long as nothing is directed at me."

OOC: RA, I'm going to speak to you, for your sake xD.

Xemnas, without much thought, appeared and materialized in front of Zexion, a grim look in his eyes as he stared at the man he had known for very long. It did not escape him about who he was previously conversing with, and as he had no other matters to attend as of yet, he would be curious enough to see what one was up to. It wasn't Zexion he was concerned with, he was just to be at the same time and place as another certain culprit. "Greetings, Zexion. I suppose you might happen to know what Marluxia was doing in the library?"