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cypsiman2Armored Confessions, Chapter Two
“Hey Aqua, something bothering you?” Terra said during the break in their training. “I mean, I almost managed to get you at the end of that last exchange.”
“Actually, there kind of is.” Aqua said, just a bit pensive. “Last night, when we got back from our mission, I felt bad about how Ven couldn’t come with us, so I went looking for him. I found him on the Mountain Path, and I was about to ask him how he was, and he didn’t recognize me.”
“How could he not…oh.” Terra’s nodded as the revelation struck him.
“Right, Ven’s never seen either of us in our armor before, so he thought I was someone from another world. And…it occurred to me that there might be things that he’d tell a stranger that he wouldn’t tell me. So I kept quiet, let him do all the talking, and mostly he talked about how much he missed us.”
“That makes sense.” Terra said as he nodded along. “We are practically his whole world.”
“Yes, I suppose you’re right. But, he said that he missed me a lot, more than he missed you, and he worried that that made him a bad friend.” Aqua blushed lightly at the memory of it, and how she’d reacted.
“Huh, that sounds pretty rough.” Terra stroked his chin in thought. “Do you think I ought to go let Ven know that I don’t mind that he has a crush on you?”
“What?!” Aqua’s blush grew brighter, more intense. “I, why would you say that?”
“Because he does?” Terra said, the look in his eyes conveying his surprise at Aqua’s reaction. “Okay, when he talked about you, did he blush at all?”
“Well, yes, but that doesn’t necessarily mean he has a crush on me. He could have just been embarrassed that he was saying all that to a total stranger.”
“Right, but you weren’t a total stranger. Aqua, when Ven told you all this, what did you do?”
“I,” Aqua’s blush only grew worse, “I gave him a hug, to let him know he was okay and he didn’t need to worry that he was a bad friend.”
“Uh huh. And were you blushing back then the way you are now?” Terra said, a rather immature smirk on his face as Aqua’s expression confirmed his suspicions. “Do you think I should go let Ven know that he’s a total stud, getting not one but two hot older ladies who are totally into him?”
Aqua then summoned her keyblade, putting it right to Terra’s neck. “This is serious Terra.”
“Okay, okay, just had to get that out there.” Terra ceased smiling, assumed his usually serious expression. “But if this is serious, what are you going to do? Are you going to tell Ven what you did, or do I have to?”
Aqua put down her keyblade and looked up into Terra’s eyes. “He asked me to see him again tonight, so I’ll tell him then.”
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“Hey, are you okay?” Ven said as he saw the mysterious armored woman approach. “Did something happen to you today?” There was something about her posture that spoke to Ven, told him that she was nervous, worried. “Or, is it because of me?”
Immediately she shook her head, still silent. “Oh. Well, I wouldn’t have blamed you if it had been me; today, I asked my master, Master Eraqus, when I’d be able to go on a mission with Terra and Aqua. He said that when I was strong enough he’d let me, and I asked him when that would be, and if I could get there sooner if I trained even harder, and he said that trying to rush through my training wouldn’t help, I just needed to accept that I wasn’t ready yet.” Ven was feeling rather downcast at this point.
“I just hope that Aqua doesn’t feel the same way, that she doesn’t think I’m too weak for her…” Ven sputtered a moment as his face turned red. “I mean, too weak to go on missions with her!” He tried to laugh, but even he could hear how fake it sounded. “It’s weird, but ever since yesterday, when Aqua left for her first mission, I’ve been thinking about her a lot more than I did before…but to tell the truth, I’ve always been thinking about her, as far back as I can remember. Which isn’t all that far back…” Ven paused, wondering at himself, and the woman he was talking to; what was it about her that made it so easy to talk to her? When he looked at her, she seemed to just radiate understanding and compassion.
“She’s just really important to me, so I want to be able to be there for her wherever she goes.”
The armored woman hugged him, and it felt so comfortable, even through her cold hard armor…
“Don’t worry Ven, you’re always there for me.”
Ven was stunned into silence, his eyes as wide as saucers, and he stared as the woman took off her helmet, revealing that she was Aqua. “I’m sorry I didn’t tell you sooner Ven. I guess part of me wanted to know what you were thinking when you didn’t know it was me.” Her face was so red, Ven knew she was telling the truth, but he wasn’t thinking about that.
“I, what I said…” Ven went over everything he told her, thinking about how she would have taken it, and then he began to realize that that was the only way she could have taken it.
“It’s okay Ven, I talked with Terra earlier today, and we both agreed that I needed to talk to you about this.”
“You talked to Terra? About what I told you?” She nodded. Faced with the sheer humiliation of this predicament, Ven panicked, and ran for his room, chiding himself the whole way back.
Aqua stood alone, wondering how in the world she was going to fix this, and what would happen to them both afterwards.
“Hey Aqua, something bothering you?” Terra said during the break in their training. “I mean, I almost managed to get you at the end of that last exchange.”
“Actually, there kind of is.” Aqua said, just a bit pensive. “Last night, when we got back from our mission, I felt bad about how Ven couldn’t come with us, so I went looking for him. I found him on the Mountain Path, and I was about to ask him how he was, and he didn’t recognize me.”
“How could he not…oh.” Terra’s nodded as the revelation struck him.
“Right, Ven’s never seen either of us in our armor before, so he thought I was someone from another world. And…it occurred to me that there might be things that he’d tell a stranger that he wouldn’t tell me. So I kept quiet, let him do all the talking, and mostly he talked about how much he missed us.”
“That makes sense.” Terra said as he nodded along. “We are practically his whole world.”
“Yes, I suppose you’re right. But, he said that he missed me a lot, more than he missed you, and he worried that that made him a bad friend.” Aqua blushed lightly at the memory of it, and how she’d reacted.
“Huh, that sounds pretty rough.” Terra stroked his chin in thought. “Do you think I ought to go let Ven know that I don’t mind that he has a crush on you?”
“What?!” Aqua’s blush grew brighter, more intense. “I, why would you say that?”
“Because he does?” Terra said, the look in his eyes conveying his surprise at Aqua’s reaction. “Okay, when he talked about you, did he blush at all?”
“Well, yes, but that doesn’t necessarily mean he has a crush on me. He could have just been embarrassed that he was saying all that to a total stranger.”
“Right, but you weren’t a total stranger. Aqua, when Ven told you all this, what did you do?”
“I,” Aqua’s blush only grew worse, “I gave him a hug, to let him know he was okay and he didn’t need to worry that he was a bad friend.”
“Uh huh. And were you blushing back then the way you are now?” Terra said, a rather immature smirk on his face as Aqua’s expression confirmed his suspicions. “Do you think I should go let Ven know that he’s a total stud, getting not one but two hot older ladies who are totally into him?”
Aqua then summoned her keyblade, putting it right to Terra’s neck. “This is serious Terra.”
“Okay, okay, just had to get that out there.” Terra ceased smiling, assumed his usually serious expression. “But if this is serious, what are you going to do? Are you going to tell Ven what you did, or do I have to?”
Aqua put down her keyblade and looked up into Terra’s eyes. “He asked me to see him again tonight, so I’ll tell him then.”
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“Hey, are you okay?” Ven said as he saw the mysterious armored woman approach. “Did something happen to you today?” There was something about her posture that spoke to Ven, told him that she was nervous, worried. “Or, is it because of me?”
Immediately she shook her head, still silent. “Oh. Well, I wouldn’t have blamed you if it had been me; today, I asked my master, Master Eraqus, when I’d be able to go on a mission with Terra and Aqua. He said that when I was strong enough he’d let me, and I asked him when that would be, and if I could get there sooner if I trained even harder, and he said that trying to rush through my training wouldn’t help, I just needed to accept that I wasn’t ready yet.” Ven was feeling rather downcast at this point.
“I just hope that Aqua doesn’t feel the same way, that she doesn’t think I’m too weak for her…” Ven sputtered a moment as his face turned red. “I mean, too weak to go on missions with her!” He tried to laugh, but even he could hear how fake it sounded. “It’s weird, but ever since yesterday, when Aqua left for her first mission, I’ve been thinking about her a lot more than I did before…but to tell the truth, I’ve always been thinking about her, as far back as I can remember. Which isn’t all that far back…” Ven paused, wondering at himself, and the woman he was talking to; what was it about her that made it so easy to talk to her? When he looked at her, she seemed to just radiate understanding and compassion.
“She’s just really important to me, so I want to be able to be there for her wherever she goes.”
The armored woman hugged him, and it felt so comfortable, even through her cold hard armor…
“Don’t worry Ven, you’re always there for me.”
Ven was stunned into silence, his eyes as wide as saucers, and he stared as the woman took off her helmet, revealing that she was Aqua. “I’m sorry I didn’t tell you sooner Ven. I guess part of me wanted to know what you were thinking when you didn’t know it was me.” Her face was so red, Ven knew she was telling the truth, but he wasn’t thinking about that.
“I, what I said…” Ven went over everything he told her, thinking about how she would have taken it, and then he began to realize that that was the only way she could have taken it.
“It’s okay Ven, I talked with Terra earlier today, and we both agreed that I needed to talk to you about this.”
“You talked to Terra? About what I told you?” She nodded. Faced with the sheer humiliation of this predicament, Ven panicked, and ran for his room, chiding himself the whole way back.
Aqua stood alone, wondering how in the world she was going to fix this, and what would happen to them both afterwards.
