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The next morning I woke up to the sun in my face, I groaned and rolled over pulling my covers over my head, willing it to be night again.

Other then speculation on where Demyx and Zexion had disappeared to, the rest of the barbeque had gone pretty uneventful. Axel followed me around like a shadow the entire time, but he didn't try anything like I thought he might. I didn't know if I liked that or not. I appreciated that he didn't just jump me and start groping me in public or something equally embarrassing, my brothers probably would have killed him- after getting blackmail photos of course, but I really, really didn't want to make the first move.

Ever since Seifer I'd been nervous about relationships. Well, nervous didn't even cover it really. I was scared shitless of relationships. The last thing I wanted was another guy thinking he could beat on me whenever he got pissed off… or worse. So now I just tried to avoid them when I could, but Axel was making it damn hard. His gorgeous eyes, wild hair, his outgoing, open personality. And did I mention his eyes?... I'm a sucker for gorgeous eyes.

Sighing, I threw the covers off and stood up. I wasn't going to fall back asleep if I kept thinking about him. I ran my hands through my hair glancing over at my twin's bed. He was sprawled across it, blankets shoved off until they only covered one leg and were falling to the ground. He was snoring and it didn't look like he'd be up anytime soon. If I wasn't so tired I'd have thrown something at him. Sniffing, I noticed the faint smell of coffee, yum caffeine. I followed my nose down the stairs to the kitchen.

Demyx was standing in front of the stove flipping pancakes in a pair of pajama pants. He was humming and didn't notice me come in. I walked over to the coffee maker on the counter behind him, groaning loudly when I saw the empty pot with a trace of moisture at the bottom, indicating someone had ruthlessly stolen my life force. Curses!

"Oh, Roxas. Sit down and I'll make more coffee for you, ok?" Demyx took my arm and led me to a chair at the table. I sat down, letting my head fall on the tabletop with a thud, while Demyx went back to cooking. I didn't notice the other person sitting across from me until I heard the scrape of something being pushed across the table toward me. I blearily looked up and found a large mug sitting next to me. I lifted my head sniffing, grabbing the cup and gulping down the life-giving contents before looking to see my savior. I nearly dropped the mug in surprise.

"Z-zexion?" I stuttered. The blue haired man nodded at me, his eyes were locked on my brother in the kitchen, a small smile on his face. Wow, maybe he's not as emotionless as I thought he was. I lifted my mug and sipped at the coffee while my eyes followed his gaze to Demyx. I choked on my coffee.

"Demyx! What the hell happened to you?!"

"What?..." Demyx looked at me before following my gaze down to his torso. Turning beet red, he crossed his arms over his chest and tried to cover himself up… it didn't really work.

"Oh shit!... Zeeeexy! Why didn't you say anything?" Zexion just shrugged, smirk growing.

Demyx's torso, shoulders and neck were covered with deep red marks, like bruises. I even saw some smaller marks, like teeth marks surrounding some of them. A particularly large one on his neck was definitely from a bite. The coffee, must have kicked in then because I finally realized what I was seeing.

"No way Dem! You just met the guy and you've screwed him already!?" Demyx, blushed deeper, looking up at the ceiling and scratching his chin.

"Um… I didn't screw him…" I just stared at my brother. He must have taken my stare as misunderstanding because he continued. "Technically, he screwed m…" I interrupted.

"Demyx, shut up." Not really wanting to hear of another brother's sex life. Cloud and Leon were bad enough.

As if hearing my thoughts, Cloud and Leon came through the basement door from their room. They stopped, taking everything in, Demyx, Zexion sitting at the table and me looking thoroughly annoyed. Finally Leon chuckled, I nearly died of shock, clapping Demyx on the back before joining Zexion and I at the table. Cloud smiled and leaned on the counter, pointedly looking our brother over.

"You look like you had a rough night." Demyx blushed deeper. "You realize mom is gonna kill you for leaving the barbeque early just to get screwed." Demyx sighed and leaned next to Cloud on the counter, wincing a little.

"Yeah. I know… but Zexy was rather… urm…" Demyx looked over at Zexion, who smirked.

"Persuasive?" He supplied. Demyx looked at his feet, but he was smiling fondly. So whatever happened, he liked it.

"You realize your mother is going to be ecstatic that you finally lost your virginity." Leon spoke up from his seat. Zexion looked over at him, eyebrow raised, before looking back to Demyx.

"She's technically your mother too ya know." Demyx mumbled, seeming to find the floor rather interesting. If Demyx keeps blushing that deeply he's going to resemble a cooked lobster for the rest of his life.

"Wait… Dem… you're a virgin?" This was actually news to me. After all, it wasn't like he didn't have guys… and girls, I guess… tripping over themselves for him. True he did seem to be rather oblivious to all the attention and Donald probably didn't help, but… still...

"You didn't know?! I thought it was obvious!" Cloud laughed at me. "If Leon and I didn't scare everyone off, Donald's certainly an effective cock-blocker… speaking of which… where is the homicidal duck?"

"Sleeping." Demyx stated, not seeming to be as amused by my innocence of his innocence as Cloud seemed to be.

"He hasn't tried killing your boyfriend yet?" I asked incredulously.

"Donald's not always like that and you know it Roxas!" Demyx protested, defending his duck. His voice dropped lower, until it was just above a whisper. "… and he's not my boyfriend…"

You could almost hear the jaws dropping in the kitchen, silence reigned. Had Zexion not broken the silence a moment later, he would have had Cloud, Leon and I beating his ass into oblivion- people should know not to mess with our brother that way, especially our family ditz, Demyx.

"You're kidding right?!" We all looked over to Zexion, in shock. He looked ready to blow a gasket, his visible eye twitching. "After everything that happened last night, you think I DON'T want anything more?!" Wow. Rocks do have emotions… I guess Leon wins again.

We all looked back to Demyx, waiting for him to answer. He's flustered as all hell and seemed to be trying to speak, after several tries he succeeded, although his voice was slightly squeaky.

"…but… well… you said some really nice things… and I really… really, REALLY, liked last night… but… you didn't ask me… about… that… or anything…" Demyx's voice kind of trailed off under Zexion's glare.

Zexion smacked himself in the forehead, mumbling something under his breath about the love of his life being such an oblivious moron. He stood and, walking to where Demyx stood in the kitchen, he dropped to one knee and took one of Demyx's hands in his. Demyx looked at him curiously.

"Demyx Zachary Fair. Since you seem to be ignorant to any hints less subtle than a brick upside the head…" Zexion was interrupted by Demyx's cry of "hey" and a snicker from Cloud and me. He continued. "but, despite that fact, in the rather short period of time that I have been aware of your existence, I have found that I truly, deeply, honestly love you more then life itself. Would you marry me?"

I knew my eyes were bugging out, a quick check at Cloud and Leon showed me they weren't in any better shape. Demyx was smiling, crying as he dropped to his knees, hugging Zexion around his neck and kissing him hard. Zexion, smirking, pulled him off long enough to ask.

"So, does that mean yes?" Demyx nodded.

"Yes, I will… I…" He was cut off as Zexion interrupted him with another kiss.

"Mom is going to have a field day." Leon commented, he was watching the rather cheesy scene before us seemingly as stoic as normal, but eyes glinting in amusement. I nodded in agreement.

"I wonder who'll be forced to wear the dress… this time." I seem to ponder, looking pointedly at Cloud. He choked, glaring his normal death glare at me. Zexion pulled away from his make-out fest, raising an eyebrow at Cloud.

"This time?... Your mother does this often?" Cloud winced.

"Unfortunately." At his reluctance to continue, I cut in.

"I still have pictures if you'd like to see."

"Roxas! You said you had destroyed all of them." Cloud glared daggers at me. I acted surprised.

"Oops. Did I say that?" Innocently batting my lashes at him. He growled.

"If you don't get rid of those I'll tell mom you'd like to be Demyx's maid of honor." I gaped at him, horrified.

"You wouldn't dare."

"Try me." As if on cue we hear a familiar voice.

"Demyx, sweety, are you cooking pancakes? They smell wonderful." We heard mom coming down the hall. Cloud smirked triumphantly at me. Demyx shot up from his position on the floor, dragging his now fiancé with him. Shoving him back towards the table, he turned his attention back to the stove, as if pretending nothing happened- yeah real convincing Dem... put a shirt on. Zexion, smiling, sat down across from me again. I looked back to Cloud, panicked, his smirk had turned evil.

"Fine, I'll burn them, now don't you dare!" I whisper frantically. He nods as mom walks into the kitchen.

"Morning Cloud, baby." She kisses him on the cheek as he gives her a one armed hug.

"Morning mom." She turned to Demyx.

"Good morn…" She stopped, her mouth dropping and eyes getting big. I counted down under my breath.

"Three… two… one…"

"My baby finally got laid!" She squealed happily. Clapping her hands and crushing him into a tight hug, like the one I had received yesterday, effectively trapping him. She spotted Zexion, over Demyx's shoulder and released Demyx to stand next to Zexion, her arms crossed suddenly turning serious.

"You. Stand." Zexion did so, apparently realizing that this was a sort of test. "Shirt off." His eyebrows rose, but again he did what she asked without question. Leon's eyes widened at the sight of the smaller man's back. Mom motioned with her finger. He turned around. Cloud whistled, impressed.

"Daaamn." I stood and moved next to mom, to look. Along with the hickies that I had expected to see along his neck and shoulders, there were long angry red welts covering Zexion's upper back from were fingernails had been dug in and dragged across, as if trying to get a good grip in the throws of rather rough passion.

"Good grief, Zexion. You animal. I'm shocked we didn't hear anything." Mom turned to me.

"Sweetie sit down and finish your coffee." She said sweetly.

"Yes mom." I did so immediately and sipped at my mug, not realizing it lacked coffee. No, my mother doesn't sometimes terrify me. Why do you ask?

"And you," She addressed Zexion, "may put your shirt back on and sit down too." He also did so, probably as confused as the rest of us as to why she had forced him to remove his shirt in the first place. With mom, it's much better to never ever ask. Mom took a seat at the head of the table near the kitchen, her back to Cloud and Demyx. "Sooo… what are your plans for my baby boy." Demyx choked.

"Mom, I'm not…"

"Demyx, please… I am making sure your future mate is suitable for our family." Mother interrupted, waving her hand at him.

"As if anyone would be "suitable" for this madhouse family." Cloud mumbled under his breath.

"What was that Cloud? It sounded like you wanted to come with me for another wedding dress fitting." I grinned and Cloud got bright red.

"It was nothing mom, just complementing my wonderful brother's cooking."

"Uh huh. I thought so… so please, answer the question." Turning her attention back to Zexion.

"Well ma'am, as your other sons witnessed, I have already proposed to Demyx. I love him deeply and I thought I had made my intentions clear last night, when I seduced him into bed, but apparently I needed to explain myself a bit clearer." Zexion said seriously, hands folded on the table in front of him. Mom studied Zexion for a moment, face serious, eyes narrowed- as if trying to read his mind. After a long moment she smiled and placed a hand over his clasped ones.

"Well then, you have my blessings." With that she stood up and snatched the spatula from Demyx. "Demyx, love, your letting the pancakes burn, now scoot!" She pushed him lightly out of the way. He looked over at Zexion, eyes shining.

"You really love me?" He whispered. Zexion held out a hand, which Demyx took. He was pulled onto the other's lap, arms wrapped around his waist.

"Of course. You know I do." Demyx's lips were on his in a flash. I groaned, and let my head hit the table in front of me. Good grief, my family is like some kind of twisted soap opera, I almost expected Cloud to come out and say he was pregnant with someone else's baby or something equally disturbing.

"Roxas, did you want syrup on your pancakes?" My mother asked from the kitchen.

"No mom, I think I've had enough sugar for today, I feel cavities coming on." I heard Cloud snort from the kitchen.

"You're just jealous, cause you're single and unloved." Cloud stated, meaning it to be teasing. I turned a serious eye toward him and said quietly.

"Yeah. I know." His grin fell, and frowning he apologized. He had been the one that had found me after Seifer left, and I still haven't told him everything.

"Sorry, Roxas. Shit, I didn't mean it that way." I halfheartedly smile.

"I know." Mom placed my plate in front of me and tried breaking the somber mood that had fallen over me.

"So sweetie… I saw that you and Axel were inseparable last night." I groaned.

"You mean he was inseparable. He wouldn't leave me alone, I was afraid to go to the bathroom just because he might have followed me there!" Mom chuckled, but seemed to notice my depression.

"He seems to have taken a liking to you sweetie."

"I wish he hadn't" I mumbled mostly to myself.

She sat down in her seat, which happened to be next to mine, and placed a hand on my shoulder. "I know you were hurt badly, but you can't let it control your life. You've got to be strong and sometimes that means facing your fears head on and just going for it. This Axel guy seems nice, and he's not trying to sneak around about his affections. He seems very open and honest. From what Reno says, Axel's a pretty decent guy…" She hesitates a moment smiling to herself, "Kind of stupid and rash at times... but I'm pretty certain he wouldn't hurt you on purpose." I wondered just how much mom had spoken to Axel's older brother. I sighed and closed my eyes.

"Fine mom. I'll… I'll try ok? I can't promise anything, but please don't push." I just can't say no to her and honestly… this is what I wanted… right?

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MA: Again. THANK YOU EVERYONE WHO REVIEWED!! PLEASE DO IT AGAIN!! and for those of you who haven't... do it! You know you want to! THE COOKIES COMMAND YOU!!

Raven: Insanity apparently is contagious.

Archer: You're just pissed that she didn't write in the yummy sex scene between your fav chars.

Raven: ...

MA: Sorry Raven... I didn't want to change perspective... and isn't it sooo much more yummy to imagine just how Sexy-Zexy got those scratches on his back?

Raven: You suck... and the whole marriage proposal thing was really cheesy.

MA: It was supposed to be.

Raven: ...

MA: I might write the sex in later... maybe...

Raven: ...

Archer: I'll blow you if you cheer up.

MA: O.o

Raven: ... Fine.

MA: Really?

Raven: You can't watch.

MA: Damn.