Why? ( Xayden and Open)

[Marius Leclair]

Despite the Darkness that enveloped him, despite the pain that filled every cell in his entire, magical body, Xayden's voice was able to shine through it all like a holy light. He didn't care. He didn't care about Marius' mistakes nor the major flaws in his personality. Yes, he was a player of hearts and bodies, owning a wing of them left and right. But there were good things to him that others--that Matthias, Azure, Xerxes, couldn't see.

Xerxes.

Marius suddenly understood it now. He understood why his heart would skip a beat whenever he heard Xerxes' name, and why his stomach would church and twist whenever he saw that man with another woman. He understood why he hurt played with Xerxes, pretended he didn't care, pulled his 'pigtails' and treated him like untouchable garbage. And the realization made so much bile rise in his throat that he felt as if he was going to vomit from the sheer disgust at himself. He had feelings for Xerxes Zabini all along, but because of his fear of homosexuality, he had never even considered it a possibility.

All of those years wasted hating the person he wanted to be loved by. All of those years being hated by the person he wished had seen through him.

Knees weak from the other's words, he was supported by Xayden's impossibly strong arms, and suddenly, all of the guilt, the pain, the numbness disappeared and Marius was looking up into those beautiful almond shaped blue eyes and felt himself melt into the memory of something far more pleasurable. In that one, single, supportive moment, when he felt Xayden's gentle hand rub his head, every painful memory seemed to simply...fade away.

Unconsciously, he began to lean up on his toes to try and reach the other's handsome face, shallow breath giving away his nervousness. And with every passing second Marius moved closer to the other's lips, eyes glazed over with unshed tears; Yet, before their lips touched, Marius stopped, an immediate blush dusting over his cheeks as he suddenly turned his head coldly in embarrassment. Instead of kissing the other, he merely whispered, "You know that what he says isn't true. Just because Noah didn't want to date you, it doesn't mean he doesn't love you. It's the same for all your other ex's...Your brother loves you so much, too." Marius reached up a gentle hand, briefly pressing the back of it to Xayden's face as he whispered, "We all want you to be a part of our lives. We all just...want you. I want you i-in...in every way, and more. I want you more." His voice eventually died off, and he seemed to lean forward again--lips so tantalizingly close, his breath gently washed over Xayden's mouth.

His heart was beating out of his chest...Perhaps, this was fate. Perhaps, he was meant to love Xayden more than he loved Xerxes.

And then Matthias spoke again, and Marius' tore his hands and face away from Xayden's to snap, "He left you because you didn't deserve him, you hurt him, and nearly killed him. That's not cowardice, that's intelligence."

The blast happened, and so there was a battle between bird and prey as the locus were steadily gobbled up by the summoned avians. Marius' brow furrowed as he listened to Xayden, and he looked at Matthias' through the remaining spray of insects calculatingly.

Not long after, Matthias spoke again. "You can't take him from me Leclair." And Marius smirked and hissed, "Watch me." Cold laughter filled the air and suddenly he felt Xayden ripped up into the air from behind him, and Marius' pupils dilated wildly as he watched Xayden Andrews in the arms of the psychopath that wanted to kill him--out of reach, wand at his heart.

Marius' heart began to palpitate wildly in his chest as he was filled with utter terror for the second time in his life. Sheer pain nearly made him stumble, but the threat prevented up from moving a single inch. His arm was extended, pointed at Xayden and Matthias, and he was frozen like a statue. Wild, hazel eyes searched the students who hit behind the pillars, begging them, Please, Please save Xayden. Someone step up. But no one did, and Marius became frantic, adrenaline pounding through his veins as if it was an African Drum on the wild planes, wild music sounding in his ears: thump, thump, thump like some sort of devil's song.

No one stepped forward. COWARDS, COWARDS, ALL OF YOU, XAYDEN IS ABOUT TO DIE, TO DIE. And you fucking cowards won't step forward to put this man down. Hazel eyes looked back at Matthias and Xayden now, filled with terror...and yet, suddenly, all the tension and fear inside of Marius disappeared. He became unnervingly calm. He didn't need some cowards to save them. He could do it himself.

Gripping his wand tightly, he mentally screamed, a silent spell, begging it to work.

Accio Nimbus 2011.


When Marius reopened his eyes, he looked Matthias straight in the face, and told him. "Don't kill him yet." His voice was emotionless, defeated.

"You want to punish him for loving someone else, don't you?" His eyes were fearless. "Then punish him. Break me. Punish him for even thinking of loving someone like me. Punish him for hurting you, for turning his back on you, for everything. Bring me to the brink of death, and then kill him. Make him suffer, and punish me, the slut who took your boyfriend."

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Xayden's dark blue eyes looked from Matthias, to Marius. His heart dropped when he saw the other male's tears. Xayden felt guilt well up in his chest, choking him slightly. He gave Marius a weak smile, and not noticing the boy's rather obvious advance he leaned forward, his hands moving down to gently cup the boy's face, his soft lips pressed themselves gently at the top of Marius's head in a gentle sign of comfort and affection. He stood like that for only a moment, before dropping his hands back down to his sides, and pulling away from the boy, his lips set in a small, and weak smile.

" Don't listen to him. You said yourself that his words are nothing but lies. Don't let them affect you like this. Don't let them make you cry." Like what happened to me. His eyes glanced away from Marius, and away from Matthias, closing from a mixture of stress, and tiredness. He wanted this to hurry up and end. He wanted nothing more than that. His eyes opened tiredly when he felt the breath on his lips, and his eyes widened slightly when he saw how close Marius was to him. He paused when he heard marius's words, and he nodded.

" I know that Marius. I know that they love me; the words that he chooses to direct at me they don't bother me anymore." While this wasn't the exact truth; Xayden hoped that it would be enough to sastify the boy. He paused when he heard Marius talk about wanting him and gave him another weakened smile.

" you won't ever know how much that means to me Marius. Thank you." he was about to say something else, but was interrupted when he was suddenly ripped away from the other male, and was being held in Matthias's arms with a wand pointed at his heart. Any hope that he had felt immediately left his being, it could be told from the way his eyes dulled, and the way the smile fell off of his face. Xayden Amdrews honestly believed that he was about to die.

When Marius spoke and begged Matthias to torture him, Xayden's eyes shot open and he stated at him in disbelief. His eyes locked with Marius's, and he shook his head, telling the boy not to do it, his eyes begging Marius to run, and stay safe. He didn't want to watch him suffer again on his behalf.

" that's not true matthias. I left you because I didn't love you anymore. It's me you want, not Marius. Take it out on me, kill me, torture me, do whatever you like, don't hurt Marius."

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Matthias's eyes narrowed at the small display of affection that Xayden gave Marius. He just didn't learn did he? The only person that he was allowed to kiss was Matthias himself. There was no way that he was going to let the two share a kiss at all, especially not in front of him. Much to his relief, the boy turned his head away from Xayden at the very last moment, whispering words to the man that only Xayden could hear.

Judging by the look of surprise on Xayden's face, it wasn't good news. Not for Matthias. His eyes narrowed even more as he saw Marius about to kiss Xayden again, but sighed in relief when Marius turned to yell at him, completely ripping away from Xayden at the last minute, whatever romantic moment that the two were sharing; completely ruined.

" If he really was intelligent; he would have never gotten involved with me again. He would have stayed far away from me, and he never would have gone for someone like you. Someone that will only hurt him in the end." His words were cold, and cruel and he knew it. But he was not going to allow them to be happy. He would put as much doubt as he could into at least one of their heads, and since Xayden was the one that he knew best, he would make sure that it would be he that doubted Marius.

Whatever relationship that the two would attempt to pursue would never last. He would ruin any chance that the two would have together. That would be his last gift to Xayden.

He smirked at the boy on the other side of the field as he heard his words. He wanted to be beaten by him? he wanted to be punished for the sins that he had comitted against Matthias? Than Matthias would happily oblige. The wand left Xayden's heart, and Matthias stepped away from Xayden, a wicked smile on his face as he did so.

" You want to suffer for this thing? Than I will happily oblige you. Your suffering will all be in vain, because I will kill Xayden after you are done." He smiled sweetly, and raised his wand at Marius, ready to hit him with another round of the Cruciatus curse, when Xayden's pleas stopped him. His dark blue eyes moved from Marius, to Xayden, and back to Marius again.

Xayden cared enough about that boy to beg for Matthias to spare him. Never once, had Matthias ever see Xayden come anywhere close to begging. He grew beyond pissed at that point, and his dark eyes immedately turned to Xayden.

" If you want me to spare him, fine. But YOU will suffer in his place Xayden. Crucio!." He laughed loudly at he saw it hit the man. He wanted him to feel nothing but pain. Let the man suffer for everything he has done, and let the boy who claimed to love him, watch it all.