Hello fellow Fanfic writers! This is an AU VanitasXNamine story that I've been thinking about for sometime. As the description states, It's based on The Wife of Bath's tale by Chaucer. If you don't know about that story, then look it up on Google. It's a short story, but I hope it will be an enjoyable one. Please read, review, and enjoy.

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The Desires of a Woman

All of Wayfinder High was abuzz with excitement for the upcoming prom on Friday night. It was Tuesday and everyone was preparing for the dance. All the students were busy asking each other out. But no one was more excited about prom than Vanitas Blackheart. Why was he excited, you ask? Because today was the day he'd finally ask Aqua Stormfall out. Now Vanitas was a pretty popular student. He was a player on the school's basketball team and he was an A-B Honor roll student most of the time. Sure, he could've had them all and he had plenty of girls ask him out. But his heart was set on one: Aqua Stormfall. In Vanitas' eyes, she was perfection incarnate: Brains, beauty, A high school valedictorian at that. Vanitas gave her the pet name "The Azure Amazon" because that basically what she was. She had blue hair, blue eyes, and dressed in matching blue clothing.

Vanitas had asked her out before on several occasions. But each time he was met with a "Maybe some other time." or "I'm busy right now." Each refusal only doubled Vanitas' efforts. To him, Aqua was the unattainable, and men always looked for the unattainable. He was nothing if not persistant. In fact, he made it his personal goal that he would ask her out before he graduated. And once Vanitas started on a goal, he'd finish it come hell or high water. So once school was over and he was finished packing his books, Vanitas walked over to Aqua's locker and found her still packing her books. "Hey there, Aqua." He greeted in his smooth, suave voice.

"Hey, Vanitas." Aqua replied with her usual cordiality.

"So, it's almost prom night. Got any plans?" he asked.

"I'm going to the prom." She replied. "Why do you ask?"

"Well," Vanitas began, "I know I've asked you this question thousands of times, but how'd you like to go to the prom with me? Come on. What do you say? It'll be fun. I've got a limo and everything."

Aqua remained silent for a few moments before a subtlely, and uncharacteristically, sly smile appeared on her face. "Sure." she said.

"Oh come on!" Vanitas whined, not hearing what she said. "You always say- wait. You said yes. You said yes!" he practically shrieked with joy. "Yes! I knew I'd wear you down eventually!" He was practically dancing.

"But on one condition." Aqua interjected, the smile still on her face. That caused Vanitas to stop and look at her with a raised eyebrow. "What?"

"Answer this one question, and I'll go out with you." Aqua continued. "What does a woman most desire?"

That caused Vanitas to fall silent for a few moments. "Uh... A woman most desires... no, wait that's stupid. Uh. Wait, wait. D-D-Don't tell me, I got it. Um... Ah, can I get a hint?"

Aqua giggled in response. "I don't expect you to know the answer right away, so I'll give you until prom night to come up with an answer. But you better hurry. Terra's already asked me out and I'm feeling tempted." And with that she walked away, leaving Vanitas alone with his thoughts. "I'm gonna need help with this one." he thought to himself.

It had been a few hours since Vanitas came home from school. He decided to pay his brother Sora a visit. Many have wondered how the two were even related. To say they were opposites didn't even begin to describe it. Sora was bubbly, cheerful, optimistic, and friendly. Vanitas was stoic, brooding, and a bit abrasive at times. When he got to Sora's room, he found the brunette on the bed listening to music on his I-Pad "Sora." Vanitas called out.

Sora was too busy listening to his music to hear Vanitas. He didn't even notice Vanitas enter the room. "Sora." Vanitas repeated with more annoyance. But still there was no answer as Sora was enjoying whatever song he was listening to. At the edge of his patience, Vanitas yanked the earplug out of Sora's ear and shouted, "SORA!" Sora fell out of his bed in panic. "Oh hey Vanitas." he said with his usual dopey smile. "When'd you get in?"

"Jesus Christ, how the fuck are we related I'll never know." Vanitas muttered under his breath. "Okay squirt. I need your help with something."

"You need my help with something?" Sora asked incredulously. "This must be serious."

"Don't let it go to your head, idiot." Vanitas snapped. "Just answer this one simple question: What does a woman most desire?"

The question caused Sora to simply stare at his twin with raised eyebrows. "Why do you wanna know? Is this about Aqua?"

"That's on a need to know basis, and you don't need to know. Now answer the question."

"Well... I guess it depends on the type of girl. Different girls want different things." Sora replied after some careful thought.

"Come on. You've been dating Kairi for months now. I figured you'd know something about what a girl wants." Vanitas snapped with annoyance.

"We're still getting to know each other, okay? We don't know everything about each other." Sora said. "Sorry."

"Just forget it." Vanitas snapped as he walked out the room. "This is going to be mind-wrenching." he muttered.

Well that's the first chapter. Next one will be up soon. Stay tuned!