Marluxia considered that question for a moment. How would Vexen react? There were a few possible ways, and one of them involved Vexen making a dive for the nearest exit.

"He'll most likely expect it," Marluxia admitted. Vexen was not so naive as to think they wouldn't at least try to contact him once his separation from The Order was apparent. If their arrival did come as a surprise, then Marluxia had clearly overestimated the man's intelligence, or ego. Vexen in the least liked to think of himself as important, and important enough to contact was a part of that.

"Though he won't be pleased to see me in any respect. This time, however, we have a mutual enemy, which is more in common than we had previously." He looked at Lumi, "Zexion is the in-road," he explained, "he has no great care for me, either, but we've shelved those differences to our mutual benefit. Vexen's ego will require a significant amount of placating, but he'll do anything to ensure his own survival, and right now, joining us is the best way for him to do that."