I run through Castle Oblivion going as fast as my legs could take me. They hadn't told me until now. But now that I did know I wasn't going to waste another moment of my time until I knew it was true.
Racing down the long and twisting hallways of the castle I finally reach a large set of double doors that were different from the rest. Without a moments hesitation I burst through the doors at top speed breathing hard.
But there he was – just like Master Yen Sid had said.
Ventus.
I stand in the open doorway, staring. He was sitting propped up on a throne like chair in the center of the room with his head hanging down as he slept.
I walk towards the chair trembling slightly before I kneel down next to it. I searched his face for a sign with the weakest slice of hope inside me.
"Ven, Ven wake up." I murmur but he did not stir.
"Come on sleepy head wake up!" I say as I shake him gently. But the false hope I had held in my heart slips away along with the tears I had been holding back ever since I saw his face.
I tried to say his name once more but the words dry up in my throat and I begin to cry silently. A few of my tears drip onto his lap as I did so and I subconsciously held a hand over my heart as I broke down and let out all the emotion I had been holding back for all these years.
I wanted him to wake up so badly. I needed to be able to see that goofy grin of his and the light in his eyes when he was happy. Will I ever even see those things again since his heart is still sleeping? Will he ever be able to wake up?
"Ven…please tell me you can hear me…please wake up…."
I feel something cool and smooth wrap around my hand and I look up in surprise. Ven's hand had grabbed mine and on his face he showed the smallest hint of a smile.
I let out a breath that I didn't realize I had been holding and a smile of pure joy spreads across my face as my hearts swell with the warmth of renewed hope.
The tears dried on my cheeks as I lean against the chair and close my eyes while keeping my fingers shyly enter twined with his.
"All right then….I'll find your heart if iit's the last thing I do…..you'll wake up soon…..and I'll be right here to see it…."