You did.. WHAT?!

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The lightening storm in the house caused Hoshi to distance herself from her mother figure for most of the day. Larxene had heard Hoshi tell her friend, Yasu, about her encounter with Axel after class.
Not so much the blushing and the thudding of the heart, just the tutoring part.
Larxene stabbed the food she was cooking mercilessly, as she usually did since before Marluxia even thought about leaving the house.
The memory of that day was so clear in her mind, Hoshi has come home, locked herself in her room and cried silently over a heartbreak. It should have foreshadowed the decision Larxene made her beloved husband make.
"Either you accept Hoshi as a daughter or leave. You told me we'd only have one child. And she's all I want."
She knew her words were harsh and cold, as they always are. Larxene sighed and shook it all off. Besides, the food was burning.

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Axel shuffled his feet lightly as he stood in front of Larxene's residence. He was thinking of what to say exactly, and so was stalling for time. After a few moments he thought of a basic conversation and took a deep breath, knocking on the door.

Of course, in his shyness, it also happened to be a small knock, and so he waited. It felt like forever, when it was really just a minute. Then he realized he must have not knocked very hard. So he raised his fist once more and knocked loudly with his knuckles. The noise made him cringe slightly, but he lowered his arm and then crossed it behind his back with the other one.

~Awwww.....Crap....~

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"Hoshi! Come here!" LArxene yelled as soon as she heard the knock.
The teen didn't hesitate in jumped off her perch and scrambling to the kitchen.
"Finish this.. I accidentally burned the vegtables. I'm not as good a cook as Marluxia or Demyx so.." Blue met blue and smiles were exchanged, when LArxene knew she couldn't be angry as such an innocnet face. "Put it up for now. We'll eat later."
"Yes Ma'am." Hoshi nodded and took to finishing the food then shoved it in a storage contaitned.
"Heard you the first time!" She snapped at the door, before she opened it, eyes narrowed when she saw the familliar man. "Ah. Axel." Was all she muttered before stepping out of the way to let him.
Hoshi watched warily from the kitchen. Larxene looked at her and cracked a slight smile. "And when you decide to entrust something to Hoshi, and expect her to be quiet, you do know she can't remain silent, right, Axel? Especially not to her beloved friend."
"Ah! Larxene! You list- I uh.. I'll go to my room now." SHe muttered, catching herself before she started an argument. She scurried off to her room, like a frightened mouse.
She was still confused as to why Larxene was suddenly in good moods.
Must be PMS.

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"Oops...."

Axel internally grimaced. He guessed that he had been too worried about the door. When it opened, he flashed a nervous smile at Larxene.

"Larxene....Heeeeyyy."

That wonderful little accent-like voice of Axel's wound it's way through the air and too the female, and it sounded nervous. Because...he was.

He took a small step, and then slid through the door, facing Larxene the whole time. HIs eyes widened slightly at her words, and then he turned to see Hoshi. He blinked a little and then looked back at Larxene, giving a nervous chuckle.

"Hehe......Kids these days....."

An arm was raised and his hand scratched lightly at the back of his neck and he looked away. He sniffed at the air a bit. It smelled like something burned. But only a little. NOt like how he liked things to be.

"Well uhhh.....So if you know about it, then what do you think about it? From a teacher to teacher standpoint?"

His arm dropped and he folded both across his chest, managing to pull his eyes away from the wall and up to meet Larxene's.

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"Sorry house's stinks. Burnt food. I'm surprised Hoshi hadn't scolded me."
Larxene raised a brow as she shut the door. "Axel, we're friends, don't be so nervous."
Rarity in its own self. A faint smile spread on her lips as she pointed to a seat. She was obviously thinking while she moved about. "Go ahead and sit down. And stop being nervous."
She sat down her self and sighed.
"I don't really.. the tutoring does not bother me at all." Her eyes shifted to his and guilt built up almost instantly. Eyes shifting away to Hoshi's door, she sighed. "In fact, it'd be good for her. She could be able to do her work easier. She has trouble with it, so. I approve."
She said it plain and simple, as if it was nothing.
"She's sensitive, mm? Be careful." She said in a warning tone, eyes growing dark and dangerous, the usual lightening storm settling in.

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"Oh. No. It's fine. I actually prefer the burning smell....."

He trailed off and coughed slightly. He was a man of fire after all, and he enjoyed nothing better than a nice explosion or two, as his calsses clearly showed.

He was slightly weirded out by how she said they were friends. He never really talked to her, and considered her more of a colleague than anything. But he wasn't going to say anything.

"Sorry..."

He moved to the seat indicated and slid into it, placing his hands on the arms of the chair and lightly gripping them. He had foregone his gloves today, and so he could actually feel the material against his skin. It was rather nice.

He looked up to Larxene as she spoke and smiled a little, nodding his head.

He wondered about the odd look she gave him before turning her head away to look upon Hoshi's door. His brow raised, but only for a moment as he contemplated her words.

"Well I'm just glad I can help her out. I wouldn't want students to be put off from their work just because of my classes environment..."

Many would think he should change it then. But there was no way he would. It was how he was. Defiant to the end.

Again he would wonder about Larxene. At least, more so than usual. The girl was strange, there was no doubt, and he personally felt like she was off her rocker, but he didn't mind so much. Everyone who was fun was a little crazy. But those eyes were a bit unnerving.

"Errr.....Yeah.....I'll be careful....."

He felt like inching away from the woman, but he couldn't, as he was in a seat. He didn't know what else to say, and so he would stare back at Larxene, wondering if it was safe for him to get up and leave.

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Larxene opened her mouth to say something but Hoshi suddenly rushed out of her room and into the kitchen and turned the burner dial to off. "I uh.. Sorry Larxene I kinda.. forgot."
Larxene put her hand to her forehead, looking as though she had a headache. "Airhead."
Hoshi let out a sigh of relief, for some reason Larxene wouldn't yell at her anymore, she wondered why. Usually the woman let her anger take control.
Maybe it was Axel's presence.
Or many she truly had finally lost her mind after Marluxia walked away.
"I'll go back in my room now, Larxene.."
"No just. Sit."Hoshi set on the floor closer to Larxene, crossing her legs and looking confused. Larxene stood and shook her head. "You may leave when you need to Axel. And Hoshi, I need you to talk to Yasu and see if you can go over tonight,okay?"
"Larxene, I thought you said you did-"
"I know I didn't just do it!"
Hoshi jerked from the sudden yell. She stood and nodded, looking apologetic at Axel, before hurrying to her room to call said Yasu.
Larxene must have had another one of her depression attacks again. Yet she won't go get it treated..
Larxene went off to her own room, the door closing and seemingly locking.

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Axel continued to sit as the events happened. He watched Hoshi run into the kitchen, and then watched Larxene as she spoke. It happened quickly, and it looked rather odd. Yet another thing to make Larxene look crazy. Of course, Axel couldn't blame her much. She had been married, then divorced, and had been dating Demyx on and off. He knew this because it was one of the many subjects the students talked about. Oh well.

"Errr...Alright. Thank you Larxene. Come to class early on Monday Hoshi, and we'll talk about your tutoring classes."

With that he slid from the chair and made haste for the door, not moving too quickly so as not to seem rude. Of course, he wasn't fast enough to avoid the yell, and it made him jump a bit. Thankfully the two females were pre-occupied and would not seem him jump. In a very quiet fashion he opened the door and slid through, closing it behind him. He took a deep breath as he began to walk back to his own house.

"And I thought I was nuts...."

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"Mhmm.. yessir.." SHe muttered softly
Hoshi let a sigh drag out as she softly grabbed clothes and exited her room. "Larxene! I'm going!"
When she got no answer, Hoshi wrote and note and set it on Larxene's books before exiting the house herself.
"Marluxia.. why did you do this to her..?" She muttered softly, heading for Yasu's.
She didn't even look in Axel's direction for the most part. A glance was all she gave him, more apologetic than anything. He shouldn't have had seen that part of Larxene.
Nobody could avoid it anyway, the stress had all gotten to her.
She knocked on Yasu's door and Yasu let her in, shifitng her eyes about like the paranoid, brooding, girl she was and closed the door.