Here's a story about Vanitas and Aqua.
( He noticed a twinkle in her eye, and that was the moment when he realized… he loved her. )
Castle of Dreams was a terribly boring world; incredibly quiet and dull. There was no people walking about, it was just empty.
Vanitas sat in a tree, knee up and stared off at the only alluring part of the world. The Castle. Everyone was off there, because the Prince was getting married. No one in this world cared about anything; their lives were perfect. Nothing ever went wrong. The biggest problem was who was the Prince going to marry? And he chose some girl named Cind…Cindy? Ella. Something with an L. He wasn't too sure of the details.
That's why Xehanort sent him there, to unleash more of the Unversed there. To send the trio, Terra, Aqua, and Ven, in an uproar. But it was a stupid idea from a stupid man anyway. Vanitas wouldn't bother wasting any of the Unversed in this world, it's not like it would attract any of the three. They've all ready been to this world, they were much further along now. And soon enough, the time would come. The end was nearing; when Vanitas and Ventus could become one yet again, and forge the X-blade. That was perfect, that was meant to happen…
And suddenly, the quiet peace of Castle of Dreams was disturbed by a certain bluenette Vanitas knew all too well.
She just got off her glider and dismissed her armor. He noticed her blue eyes scanning the area, and then she immediately summoned her Keyblade when an Unversed appeared. "Unversed!" She hissed.
What? That didn't pop up there before. Probably it was because he was their leader, and the Unversed were practically trained to attack the trio as soon as they arrived on the scene. Vanitas blended in with the tree and the night-time sky, so he assumed Aqua didn't notice him.
As she fought the Unversed, he hopped out of the tree and swiftly landed on his feet behind her. "Having trouble?" He asked, voice smooth. Quickly, Aqua turned around, eyebrows furrowed and turned her Keyblade towards him. "You!" She yelled out in anger.
Behind his mask, he smirked and defeated the Unversed with one quick blow. "You don't need to thank me."
"Thank you?" She said, clenching a fist. "I didn't need your help." She replied, lowering her weapon slightly. It was true, she didn't. But Vanitas liked to show off, especially when it came to Aqua.
"What brings you here, Master Aqua?" He lowered his Keyblade and began to walk towards her. His voice was as dark as ever, and laced with sarcasm.
Apparently Aqua didn't like sarcasm, because she went back into guard mode. "I could ask you the same question." She said, stepping towards him hesitantly. He could tell, he freaked her out. Who could blame her? Vanitas would be scared if some guy in a mask followed him around, fought him, and ridiculed him every single time.
God he loved toying with her.
"I was here first." Vanitas replied smoothly, letting his Keyblade disappear. "I have no need to fight you right now. I suggest you do the same, you may be a Master and all, but I fear you might poke your eye out or something if you keep swinging that around like a little kid."
Aqua's mouth fell agape in shock and immediately she shook her head, snapping out of it, and struck him in the side. "You're not funny." It was so funny to him because she had so much anger towards him. What did he do to her? Except, well, fight her a few times.
Sometimes, it was almost like she hated him more than Ventus did…
The more she hated him, the more Vanitas wanted to make her hate him even more. He just wanted to give her a reason…
Or did he just want to get to know her?
No, no… that was wrong. And a stupid idea. Obviously the Ventus half of his heart was going crazy.
He grunted and held his side, but still didn't summon his Keyblade. "Why are you here?"
Aqua paused and stared him down for a few moments, until she finally decided to answer. "I'm just seeing if…things are safe." She mumbled, "Obviously not."
"Idiot." He muttered, "You're wrong. because I'm not here for trouble."
"Then why are you here?" She asked, raising a blue eyebrow. God, she was beautiful… Ugh, Ventus. Go away.
Vanitas shrugged. "Don't you ever just want to hide from your Master?"
Aqua was going to answer, but something else obviously caught her attention. "Who is your Master?"
Vanitas fell silent. Damn, that was a wrong move. But regardless, he still played it cool. And that's all Aqua saw, was a reflection of her own off of his mask and nothing else. "You don't answer a question with another question, Aqua."
Her lips turned into a slight pout and she made her Keyblade disappear. "I can't say I have. I… I love my Master, he's like family." She answered truthfully, and all Vanitas did was laugh. "Don't make fun…" She mumbled.
And then he immediately stopped. Another wrong move. "Alright then."
She made a confused face. "It's your turn now."
"My turn what?"
"…To answer the question."
"Oh." Vanitas mumbled, feeling silly. After pretending to think about it for a moment, he answered plain and simply: "No. I don't have to answer anything."
Aqua sighed. "Get out of here." She said, getting in battle stance again. "You're nothing but trouble, you freak."
And for some odd reason, he felt a tingle in his heart. Those words stung. Why was that? It was just Aqua, she was nothing special. So why did he care so much?
He frowned and stood there, watching her emotionlessly behind his mask. Uneasy, she stood there and stared back, waiting for him to make a move.
"Let me prove it to you." He offered, now he was the one that felt uneasy.
"Prove what?"
"That I'm…normal. I'm not just trouble." He continued. What did he just get himself into? The Master would be furious… Aqua didn't say anything. All she did was stand there, and all he could take that for was a yes. So Vanitas did the biggest thing of his life…
He took off his mask.
Aqua's mouth fell, as she saw him taking off his mask, she wasn't sure what to expect. She almost expected him to be faceless, but what she saw was much different. It was a face of a boy, a young boy around Ven's age. He had black spiky hair and bright gold eyes. The Masked Boy had a face, and it was human. How shocking.
She walked towards him, and hesitantly pressed her fingertips to his cheek. "Wow." She mumbled.
Vanitas slightly flinched at the physical contact, but attempted to relax. It was different, why was she doing that? How stupid.
"Why are you doing this?" She asked.
"To prove to you. I thought we went over this, imbecile." He muttered, feeling uncomfortable and vulnerable. Now, it was like she could see right through him.
She raised an eyebrow. "You're a bad person."
"How do you know?" He asked, annoyed. "You don't even know me…"
"Yes I do." She argued back. "I know you're evil, and you tried to hurt me and my friends before. That's what I know."
He rolled his eyes. "Get over it, you know nothing about me." He said, and began to walk towards the courtyard of the castle, away from Aqua.
"Wait…" She mumbled, running after him. "Help me get to know you. What's your name?"
"Doesn't matter." He replied, not looking at her.
Aqua sighed. "Yes it does. How am I supposed to get to know you if I don't know your name?"
"My name doesn't matter."
"Yes it does." She argued, her tone slightly more edgy than last time. "How do you figure that? You know my name."
He stood silent and they just walked for a few moments, until finally, he answered. "Vanitas." He mumbled.
"Va..nitas." She said it slowly, then smiled. "There, was that so hard?"
If only she knew how broken she just made him. He was so vulnerable, and was practically giving up everything… just so she could see what he looked like and put a name to his face. She wouldn't think about him ever again, unless they met again during battle… and little did she know, that he was borderline obsessed with her.
She was beautiful and perfect in every way. She was smart, beautiful, and a fighter. Perfect for him, and no one else. She should be his. But up until a minute ago, Aqua knew him as the 'evil' boy in the mask, now she just knew his name.
Aqua didn't feel the same. She wouldn't feel the same.
"No." He replied, awkwardly shifting his hands about.
They walked in silence towards the shining castle, it was awkward. An emotion that Vanitas wasn't very familiar with, and an emotion he didn't particularly enjoy.
Aqua decided to break the silence, "It's empty around here. I wonder where everyone is…"
"The Prince is to be wed tonight." Vanitas answered, staring up at the sky as he walked.
Aqua stopped dead in her tracks, "To Cinderella?"
That was her name. He nodded slowly, "I guess."
"I have to go!" She said, now running towards the castle. "Come on!" And she grabbed her new-found 'friend' (or foe, she wasn't too sure yet.) by the wrist and pulled him towards the castle. They would attend the ball together…
Okay, that was SO not the direction I wanted it to go in. I wanted it to be way more light-hearted and fun, and this was originally supposed to be a one-shot but that failed. So I might not continue because I think it sucks. But if you want me to continue, then just tell me so in a review.
If I decide to continue, they will attend the ball together and their 'friendship' will start to go places, I suppose. :) So leave a review and tell me how you feel! I promise it will get better, if I do continue. :)