Disconnect/Reconnect
- Note: Possible grammatical errors, US/UK spelling mix-up, non-canon ideas & character interpretation
And I'm terrible at character dynamics.
Most of chapters are pretty short, but some of them will be quite lengthy.
- Summary: He never came back when Ventus opened his eyes. Only after all was said and done he came back, and they must rebuild their relationship. Maybe this is just beginning.
(This is NOT VanVen, sorry fangirls)
- Disclaimer: I do not have anything of KH series, including characters.
1.
The sky was clear, and the sunshine felt warm. It was a 'typical' good day. The blond boy was lying down on grass field, looking upon the clear – empty – sky. The breeze was refreshing, but it never helped him feeling better.
Ventus frowned, eyes squinting. The sunshine was still warm, but it stopped feeling pleasant. He rose to his feet.
Rolling hills surrounded the field the boy standing, and nearby him a long, narrow road without a branch was crossing the field. He knew there are mountains and forest at the other side of the hill, but now that his hands were tied, he couldn't find a time to venture so far.
Half-heartedly the blond started walking along the road. About ten minutes after, he got to a crossroad. Ventus gazed up at the blue sky once more, then moved his feet toward left path.
As he walked down the road, the scenery around him darkened with every step he took. At some point, the sun still above the boy disappeared in darkness. At the end of an hour of walk, he hit the end of the road. Inky black, empty sky – quite literally, without any visible feature – hung above everything.
In front of the blond boy's eyes, there was a huge castle standing. Warm lights were illuminating the courtyard, making it less dark and depressing.
Even after everything was over, nothing was like before. No, you cannot go back 'before' when you've gone through so much things. This place, what's left of the Land of Departure, was no longer like a cage – built with beautiful lies – for him, but it's sad and pathetic to see what it was like now.
The castle was not a vast maze which had confused its visitors and made them fading into Oblivion anymore, but it didn't look or feel like their home either.
Ventus stepped to the giant front door, sighing. Faint aura of magic hung in the air, made him feeling slight tingling sensation.
The boy did not say 'I'm home', knowing there's no one to hear him right now. Aqua had gone out to visit Terra and pick up supplies, leaving him alone. Well, not quite. He passed the entrance and main hall, headed to their living quarter. In his room, he glanced at clock. It was still a couple of hours before dinner.
Not feeling like to do anything else right now, he flopped down on the bed.
Authoress L's Note: Originally, I wanted to add subtitles to each chapter, but I gave up.