Late-night imagination spree + Chris Daughtry's "It's Not Over" = Craptastic one-shot.
Pairing: Ventus/Aqua
Song: "It's Not Over", by Daughtry
DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN ANYTHING MENTIONED IN THIS STORY.
Just this story. Enjoy!
Xxx XXX xxX
"Please, Aqua. You mean everything to me."
The beautiful blue-haired woman leaning against her doorframe glared down at me. Her face had many emotions swirling across it—anger, sorrow, pain, betrayal—but not one of them was the one I wanted.
Trust.
I was blown away. What could I say?
One corner of her full lips curled into a derisive sneer. "You hurt me, Ventus," she snarled. "How could you ever prove you're being sincere?"
It all seemed to make sense. You've taken away…everything…
My mouth went dry. Ventus. She never called me by my full name; nobody close to me did.
And I can't deal with that.
"I was drunk."
"So? You were still—still with her." 'Her' was spat as if the very word was anathema to Aqua's throaty soprano voice.
I try to see the good in life. But good things in life are hard to find.
"How was I supposed to know the drink was spiked?"
"You didn't. And yet you walked away from me, mouth-to-mouth with that whore."
We'll blow it away, blow it away. Can we make this something good?
"Aqua, what about that time you got drunk with Terra?"
She flinched at the mere sound of her ex's name, but she quickly recovered. "Oh, so this is my fault now? You think that because I did that, before we were ever together, that you have a right to cheat on me?"
Well, I'll try to do it right this time around.
"Before we were ever together?" My voice heated in frustration at that one woman who always somehow managed to get on my nerves. "You call us mutually telling each other that we loved each other before we ever got together?"
Let's start over; I'll try to do it right this time around.
My expression instantly softened when pain flashed across this girl's eyes. Why did she have to be so damn alluring, and so damn hot, and so damn…
I crushed my anger and tentatively reached out to touch her shoulder.
It's not over, 'cause a part of me is dead and in the ground.
"Ven…tus…"
She didn't pull away from my hand and she made a visible effort to add the second syllable of my name.
So seeking her forgiveness wasn't a lost cause after all.
This love is killing me, but you're the only one. It's not over…
"You're the only one who can make me laugh, make me blush, make me cry, hell, make me anything. I think I've given you this speech before, but every time I give it…"
Taken all I could take, and I cannot wait. We're wasting too much time.
"…I always feel like I've given you my heart again, like the first time around."
Her shining lapis irises seemed unmoved, but I thought I could see a tiny drop of saltwater in one corner of the left.
Being strong, holding on—can't let it being us down…
"I think you're the only person in the world who can make a guy feel this way."
My life with you means everything, so I won't give up that easily.
"I could go on and on and on about everything about you that just makes me want to fly, but that'd take all year. So I'll just summarize what I have to say."
I'll blow it away, blow it away…
"You are the only person who makes me feel complete. You're worth more than my fucking life to me. Did you know that?"
Can we make this something good? 'Cause it's all misunderstood…
She made to reply but I beat her to the punch.
I fell down on both knees, clutching her soft hand as if my life depended on it—because for all intents and purposes, it did.
Well, I'll try to do it right this time around.
"I don't care if I ever mean the same thing to you again as I did before this."
Let's start over.
"It doesn't matter if you're unable to even consider me a friend."
My heart cracked as I said that, and a tear slid down my face, but I trudged onwards.
I'll try to do it right this time around.
"The only thing I ask of you is to not think of me with hatred every time I come up in your mind."
I bowed my head and released her hand…
It's not over, 'cause a part of me is dead and in the ground.
"Because if you did, that would amount to killing me over and over and over, even if I can't read your thoughts."
Her hand caught mine as I lowered it.
This love is killing me, but you're the only one.
"Ven, don't say that…please…"
Tears were streaming down her face now, just like me.
It's not over…
Oh, I knew I was torturing her. But I felt it was an educational experience for her.
Never trust a guy like me. Why had she even fallen for me? Couldn't she realize that that was a stupid move on her part?
We can't let this get away.
"What you just said hurt me worse than it hurt you, no matter how painful it was for you."
Let it out, let it out…
I jerked my head to meet her eyes with mine. What…?
Don't get caught up in yourself.
"I'm not joking like you always are."
My eyes widened. This could not be happening. I bit my tongue to make sure.
"You make me feel the same way."
Physical pain and emotional joy are strange bedfellows, to say the least.
Let it out…
She kneeled down to my level. Her slender arms embraced my neck and her familiar scent wafted into my nose.
Lilacs, with a hint of…rose?
Let's start over.
I returned the hug, drawing her in closer with my powerful arms.
"I love you. Just like the first day."
Both of us said that and both us were stunned.
I'll try to do it right this time around.
"I love you, Aqua," I whispered again. "Please. Take me back. Forgive me."
Her mouth opened. The air parted to allow passage to a single word.
It was that one word that instantly became my favorite one.
"Okay."
It's not over.
I stood up, pulling the love of my life up with me. Both of us were crying again, but this time it was out of simple, clean happiness.
Then I kneeled again.
'Cause a part of me is dead and in the ground.
She instinctively reached down to pull me back up, but I gently brushed her hand aside.
"Aqua, you mean everything to me. I'll say that again."
This love is killing me, but you're the only one.
Her eyes widened as her logical mind presented her with the only path I could be navigating.
"I want to spend the rest of my life with you."
It's not over.
Her jaw dropped as I produced a small black box from my pocket.
"Will…will you marry me?"
Let's start over.
Her hands came up to her mouth, presumably to push her unresponsive jaw back up.
"This…this is unreal…" she murmured.
It's not over, yeah…
"Well?"
"Yes…"
For a moment I believed that my brain was haywire. Another quick nibble on my tongue proved that, no you idiot, this is not a dream.
"Yes. I'll marry you, Ven. I'll be your wife. I want to be your wife."
This love is killing me.
I rose up, pulled the white-gold band out of the box, and ever so gently slipped it over the second finger from the right…
She tackled me in a massive hug the moment the ring was secure.
But you're the only one.
She tasted like oranges (her favorite fruit), like chocolate (her all-time favorite comfort food), like…familiarity.
She'd been taller than me by a head when we were teens, but I'd turned the tables since then. I had to bend my head down to reach her lips.
It's not over…
We walked inside, out of the torrential rain, hand in hand.
Like it was meant to be.
Xxx XXX xxX
I'm okay with both TerraXAqua and VenXAqua, so long as either of those boys treats her right. Aqua's my second favorite character in the massive KH universe.
I'm mostly satisfied with this one (how rare is that for any of us?), but think I could've done better with Aqua's dialogue, her reaction to Ven's proposal especially.
~SB, out~
