Kingdom Hearts Fan Fiction ❯ Of Conception and Hearts ❯ Discovery and Revelation ( Chapter 1 )

Chapter 1

 

 

The World That Never Was seemed strangely quiet. There was almost no sound. This was a strange occurrence when all thirteen members of the Organization were present in one place. The constant training that the weaker members were subjected to appeared to be on hold. The members of the Organization were all engaged in quiet and mellow activities.

Xemnas, Saix, Xaldin, and Larxene were sitting in the library researching. Axel, Roxas, Demyx and Xigbar were watching some senseless program on the recently acquired television and Lexeaus was sitting quietly on the couch with a sleeping Zexion in his arms. Luxord sat in the corner playing solitaire. Things were oddly peaceful…Until the peace was shattered by an extremely aggravated scream.

“AHHHHHHHHH! Marluxia! I am going to kill you!” All of the afore mentioned members of the Organization were jerked out of their peaceful states. In eerie unison, they sighed. So much for tranquility.

“ N-now Vexen, there may be a mistake! There is surely no way that you can actually be pr-“

“I WOULD NOT MAKE A MISTAKE ABOUT THIS! I AM A SCIENTIST FOR DRAKNESS SAKE, YOU IDIOT PINKHAIRED TWIT! IT IS A SIMPLE CHEMISTRY TEST AND IT CAME OUT POSITIVE!” Xemnas raised an eyebrow and blinked. What in the name of darkness were they talking about? And why was the normally calm and collected Vexen shrieking at the top of his voice? Xemnas rose from his seat and gestured for the others to follow him. When almost everyone was on their feet, the doors burst open and in tumbled the last two Organization members. Vexen had his long fingered hands around Marluxia's throat and was apparently trying to strangle the other Nobody. The look on Vexen's face could only be described as apoplectic rage. Saix and Xaldin quickly leapt forward to separate the two males before any serious harm came to either one of them.

“Let go of me Xaldin! I'm trying to wring that worthless idiot's neck!” Xaldin smirked and nodded.

“I can see that. I want to know why. What could possibly posses one such as you to take on Marluxia without any evidence of probable cause. You are not the sort to be given to fits of rage.” Marluxia was now on his feet. The Neophyte cleared his throat to get the attention of the rest of the Organization members. The Nobody looked strangely uncomfortable.

“I believe that I have done something to actually deserve the rousing of Vexen's ire. I have made a small blunder…That is we…” The other Organization members looked at Marluxia in detached puzzlement. Number XI was usually very confident and very organized in his thoughts and speech. The fact that the Neophyte was so bothered and flustered struck a memory of unease in all of the gathered Nobodies. Xemnas frowned and looked closely at Vexen. The other Nobody had been acting odd lately. The already thin scientist had been turning away many foods that had once appealed to his pallet, he was often ill, and had been easily exhausted. These things were not unusual when Vexen had a large project going on but at the moment there was nothing on the scientist's agenda. The superior frowned once more as the memory of concern gripped him.

“Vexen, what has happened? Tell me and if it merits punishment to Marluxia, I will not hesitate to give it. But I must know what is going on. And I will have the full story from both of you.” Xemnas turned to the Nobody with the black braids. “Xaldin, come with me and bring Vexen with you. Marluxia, you will wait in your chambers until I summon you.” The superior walked briskly out of the room with Xaldin on his heels. The fuming Vexen had no choice but to go with Xemnas and Xaldin seeing as Number II had his arms very securely restrained behind his back.

The Superior led both of his subordinates on a brisk walk to his own chambers. When they arrived at Xemnas's personal office and laboratory, the lead Nobody turned to Xaldin and dismissed him with a small wave. Xaldin nodded in quiet understanding and left Vexen alone with the Superior. Vexen would not admit it, but the swift pace of the walk had left him feeling drained. And now that the adrenaline of wanting to kill Marluxia had faded, the scientist was teetering on the edge of exhaustion. It did not help that the blond man had stayed up the previous night trying to come up with some other conclusion to the cause of his current dilemma.

“Vexen, what is going on?” Vexen took a deep and fortifying breath and prayed to the Gods that he didn't believe in anymore for some sort of strength. He now had to find a way to tell his Superior that he was pregnant with the child of Marluxia.

“Forgive me, Superior, but I find myself at a loss concerning how to explain the situation. It is very complicated and touches on a somewhat delicate matter. In truth, I am unsure about how some of it is possible.” Vexen sighed quietly. The last statement he had given to Xemnas had been the gist of the problem. How on earth could he get pregnant?

“Then start from the beginning. I want to know what is going on amongst my subordinates to cause the behavior I witnessed today.” Vexen bit his bottom lip. He was nervous about telling Xemnas about what had been going on. It wasn't going to be easy to tell the silver haired Nobody that he and Marluxia had been fooling around for a while. Quite some time, actually.

“Number XI and myself have been… intimate for a few months now and neither of us thought anything of it. Not until recently. I have…not been well and I wondered if perhaps I had somehow gotten a disease from him. I took samples of my own blood and preformed a few simple tests on them and the results were… startling.” Xemnas frowned at Vexen. He was not really to surprised that the two were having intimate relations, many of the members of the Organization sought one another out for the memory of completeness and for physical gratification. What surprised him was that Vexen seemed to be very unwilling to discuss the results of his tests. Was there actually an illness he had contracted from the pink-haired man?

“What were the results of your tests Vexen? Why are you so hesitant to tell me? Are you in some sort of mortal peril?” Vexen sighed once more.

“No, I am not in mortal peril. At least I should not be. I am hesitant to tell you because I am unable to explain why the results of my test are the way they are. I am also very uncomfortable with the knowledge that I am now more vulnerable than I have ever been in all my existence and non-existence. I simply cannot begin to explain what is going on. I do not like not having the answers to a question that so very deeply affects me.” Xemnas looked at Vexen closely and noticed that the other was nearly shaking. The man looked ready to collapse any minute.

“Come here and sit down.” When Vexen moved to comply to his Superiors wishes, he felt a split second of immense gratitude for being allowed off of his tired legs and feet. “Now stop avoiding the question. What were your test results?” Vexen took a deep breath and closed his eyes.

“Apparently, I am pregnant with a child that is both mine and Marluxia's. I still don't know how. All that I know is that I have spent the last twenty- four hours trying to determine some flaw in my tests and repeating them. I have always come to the same conclusion. I will have a child and…I have somehow regained my heart…”