A special three part Kingdom Hearts fic!
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cypsiman2“Can’t be late, can’t be late, can’t be late…” Ventus kept muttering to himself as he ran through the halls of the castle, desperately rushing for the courtyard; of all the days to oversleep, why did it have to be this day, the day when Aqua and Terra were going to be sent on their first missions ever? Sure, he wasn’t going to be able to go with them, but he’d be able to see them off, and he’d get to see them in the armor that they’d just earned. “Aqua, Terra, just hold on a few more minutes…” Ven’s breath was going ragged as he forced himself to run, even though his legs were burning from exhaustion.
“Ven, slow down!” The commanding authority of Master Eraqus’s voice had the desired effect, and Ven stumbled to a stop. “Now what in the world could have possibly compelled you to act so recklessly in these halls?”
“Master Eraqus, I’m sorry, but I need to go see Terra and Aqua before they leave for their mission.” Ven said, breath shallow and rapid.
“Oh.” At once, Master Eraqus’s face grew soft with sympathy. “I’m sorry Ven, but I’m afraid that they just left; if I’d realized that you were on the way to see them, I would have let them stay just a little longer.”
“Ah.” Ven’s expression grew solemn. “That’s okay Master Eraqus.” Then he put a smile on his face, one that almost reached his ears. “Besides, I’ll be sure to be there when they get back, and ask them all about it then.” Ven bowed down to his master, and made his way back to his room.
Master Eraqus looked upon his youngest apprentice’s dejected form as he walked away, and felt his heart ache for the boy. He wished he could let him go on missions with Terra and Aqua, but if what Xehanort told him was true, he could not let Ven leave the Land of Departure, not now and not ever.
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“I wonder which world you guys are on.” Ven said as he gazed up at the stars, each one of them shining with the light of their world’s heart. “I’ll bet you’re on a world where there’s lots of people, more people than you could ever fit into the castle.” Terra would love a world like that; sure, he’d have to be careful not to be swindled out of everything he had, save his Keyblade, but he’d get to show off his skill and power to so many people. And Aqua, she’d get swamped by so many admirers so quickly, she’d need to beat them off with her Keyblade. Ven paused, he put his hand to his face. “My face is getting really warm.” He went over to the pond and splashed some water on his face to cool it down, and was surprised by how red his reflection had become.
“Or maybe they’re on a world with lots of monsters.” Terra would definitely shine in a place like that; he could be facing a huge, giant monster of a beast, and he’d take it down with one strike. Aqua, meanwhile, would practically be dancing in the middle of a whole horde of monsters, summoning up barriers to knock them away before drowning them with her water magic. Or maybe she would surround herself in fire, and dare them to approach, or she’d put them all to sleep and take them out one by one, or use Zero Gravity and bat them all into one another, letting them take themselves out…Ven was back at the pond, making absolutely sure that his face was cool and pale and not the least bit red.
“Maybe they just need to go find something?” As though his subconscious were toying with him, he saw Aqua standing in a field of flowers, searching for just the right one. It took a while and quite a bit of water to cool himself back down again. “At least nobody else is here…”
And that was when he saw the figure coming down the hill, fully armored from head to toe. Ven was sure that it was a woman, as he rather doubted that a man would need such generous hips in his armor, and Ven jerked his head up as he realized he was staring. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to stare, I’ve just never seen anyone like you before, especially in that armor.”
Whoever it was in that armor was silent, but as she sat down, there was something about her that seemed inviting to him. “So, where are you from?” Ven asked, seeing if she would tell him. She said nothing; Ven realized that she must have come here in secret, yet somehow that didn’t alarm him. Whatever her reasons, she didn’t intend to hurt anyone, that much he was sure of, so he wouldn’t press her any further. “Do you mind if I talk to you for a little while? I mean, if you have the time, and you don’t have to say anything if you don’t want to.”
The armored figure looked into his eyes, and she nodded. “Well, I’ve got two friends, Terra and Aqua, and they just left for the first time today for a mission, and I overslept and missed my chance to see them off. And they just got their armor, so I really wanted to see them in it, especially since it’s going to be a little longer before I get my armor.”
He looked at her again, and as he did, he started imagining what it would be like if it were Aqua under that armor, and his face became a bright burning red. He jerked his head away, as he saw the armored woman reaching out to him. “I’m sorry. I just…for some reason, tonight, whenever I think about my friend Aqua, my face gets really red and hot. Have you…have you ever had that happen to you? Just, thinking about a friend, and your face gets so hot you can’t even think straight?” The armored figure took some time to think about this, and shook her head.
“Ah. Well, who knows; maybe I’m just missing her, and when she gets back it’ll stop happening. Except,” with this he furrowed his brow, “I miss Terra too, but I don’t miss him as much as I miss Aqua. Do, do you think that makes me a bad friend?”
Suddenly, Ven felt a great weight all over him as the armored figure wrapped her arms around him, pulling him into a tight hug. He guessed that she was assuring him that he wasn’t being a bad friend, missing Aqua more than Terra, thinking more about Aqua than Terra, but there was something…familiar…about that embrace. She let go of him, slowly, carefully.
Suddenly, Ven struggled to suppress a yawn. “Sorry, I guess I was more tired then I thought.” His sleeping habits must have gotten pretty bad, if this sort of thing kept happening to him. “Do you think we can meet again? Tomorrow?” Right away the armored figure nodded, and then she took off, running to where she could depart without anyone seeing her mode of conveyance.
And so Ventus returned to his room, hopes mixed in his heart and dreams unsettled in his mind.
“Ven, slow down!” The commanding authority of Master Eraqus’s voice had the desired effect, and Ven stumbled to a stop. “Now what in the world could have possibly compelled you to act so recklessly in these halls?”
“Master Eraqus, I’m sorry, but I need to go see Terra and Aqua before they leave for their mission.” Ven said, breath shallow and rapid.
“Oh.” At once, Master Eraqus’s face grew soft with sympathy. “I’m sorry Ven, but I’m afraid that they just left; if I’d realized that you were on the way to see them, I would have let them stay just a little longer.”
“Ah.” Ven’s expression grew solemn. “That’s okay Master Eraqus.” Then he put a smile on his face, one that almost reached his ears. “Besides, I’ll be sure to be there when they get back, and ask them all about it then.” Ven bowed down to his master, and made his way back to his room.
Master Eraqus looked upon his youngest apprentice’s dejected form as he walked away, and felt his heart ache for the boy. He wished he could let him go on missions with Terra and Aqua, but if what Xehanort told him was true, he could not let Ven leave the Land of Departure, not now and not ever.
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“I wonder which world you guys are on.” Ven said as he gazed up at the stars, each one of them shining with the light of their world’s heart. “I’ll bet you’re on a world where there’s lots of people, more people than you could ever fit into the castle.” Terra would love a world like that; sure, he’d have to be careful not to be swindled out of everything he had, save his Keyblade, but he’d get to show off his skill and power to so many people. And Aqua, she’d get swamped by so many admirers so quickly, she’d need to beat them off with her Keyblade. Ven paused, he put his hand to his face. “My face is getting really warm.” He went over to the pond and splashed some water on his face to cool it down, and was surprised by how red his reflection had become.
“Or maybe they’re on a world with lots of monsters.” Terra would definitely shine in a place like that; he could be facing a huge, giant monster of a beast, and he’d take it down with one strike. Aqua, meanwhile, would practically be dancing in the middle of a whole horde of monsters, summoning up barriers to knock them away before drowning them with her water magic. Or maybe she would surround herself in fire, and dare them to approach, or she’d put them all to sleep and take them out one by one, or use Zero Gravity and bat them all into one another, letting them take themselves out…Ven was back at the pond, making absolutely sure that his face was cool and pale and not the least bit red.
“Maybe they just need to go find something?” As though his subconscious were toying with him, he saw Aqua standing in a field of flowers, searching for just the right one. It took a while and quite a bit of water to cool himself back down again. “At least nobody else is here…”
And that was when he saw the figure coming down the hill, fully armored from head to toe. Ven was sure that it was a woman, as he rather doubted that a man would need such generous hips in his armor, and Ven jerked his head up as he realized he was staring. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to stare, I’ve just never seen anyone like you before, especially in that armor.”
Whoever it was in that armor was silent, but as she sat down, there was something about her that seemed inviting to him. “So, where are you from?” Ven asked, seeing if she would tell him. She said nothing; Ven realized that she must have come here in secret, yet somehow that didn’t alarm him. Whatever her reasons, she didn’t intend to hurt anyone, that much he was sure of, so he wouldn’t press her any further. “Do you mind if I talk to you for a little while? I mean, if you have the time, and you don’t have to say anything if you don’t want to.”
The armored figure looked into his eyes, and she nodded. “Well, I’ve got two friends, Terra and Aqua, and they just left for the first time today for a mission, and I overslept and missed my chance to see them off. And they just got their armor, so I really wanted to see them in it, especially since it’s going to be a little longer before I get my armor.”
He looked at her again, and as he did, he started imagining what it would be like if it were Aqua under that armor, and his face became a bright burning red. He jerked his head away, as he saw the armored woman reaching out to him. “I’m sorry. I just…for some reason, tonight, whenever I think about my friend Aqua, my face gets really red and hot. Have you…have you ever had that happen to you? Just, thinking about a friend, and your face gets so hot you can’t even think straight?” The armored figure took some time to think about this, and shook her head.
“Ah. Well, who knows; maybe I’m just missing her, and when she gets back it’ll stop happening. Except,” with this he furrowed his brow, “I miss Terra too, but I don’t miss him as much as I miss Aqua. Do, do you think that makes me a bad friend?”
Suddenly, Ven felt a great weight all over him as the armored figure wrapped her arms around him, pulling him into a tight hug. He guessed that she was assuring him that he wasn’t being a bad friend, missing Aqua more than Terra, thinking more about Aqua than Terra, but there was something…familiar…about that embrace. She let go of him, slowly, carefully.
Suddenly, Ven struggled to suppress a yawn. “Sorry, I guess I was more tired then I thought.” His sleeping habits must have gotten pretty bad, if this sort of thing kept happening to him. “Do you think we can meet again? Tomorrow?” Right away the armored figure nodded, and then she took off, running to where she could depart without anyone seeing her mode of conveyance.
And so Ventus returned to his room, hopes mixed in his heart and dreams unsettled in his mind.
