My skin was burning from the cold and I had also lost felling in my fingers and it was slowly moving up my arms. But I put up with it, trying to warm up my frozen soul mate, the love of my life.
"Ven" I mumbled fighting back tears. I turned to a chinking noise and saw Terra walking toward us.
"I'm sorry Aqua I-" I held up my hand indicating him to stop.
"Sorry's won't help anything now, but I do wish I could have told him... no he's not dead I can feel it."
Terra stopped and looked at me, "What are you talking about Aqua?" He asked a hint of sorrow in his voice.
"I won't tell anyone till I tell Ven, Terra." He shook his head and limped over to my right side and sat on the ground. He picked up a stone and threw it at the wall of rock in front of us.
Suddenly a figure appeared at the top of the wall. "Terra look", I said and he followed my gaze.
He leaped up wobbling a little "Who are you!?" He shouted and I heard a laugh.
"Don't worry, I suppose your friends with Sora?" He asked, Terra was about to say no, when I spoke up.
"Yes I am!" I shouted up at the figure. Terra stared at me "Ven is to" I told him and he looked down a Ven in my arms. Suddenly the figure was in front of me "King Mickey?" I looked at the black mouse in front of me.
"Yes and I suppose this is Ventus?" He asks looking down at Ven.
"He prefers to be called Ven, King Mickey." I told him, as I ran a finger along Ven's cheek knocking some ice shards off.
He laughed again "Ven it is" He bent down touched Ven's forehead, then chest, he mumbled a few words, and then the ice slowly began to melt off his face.
His eyes slowly closed and he began to breathe slow labored, but even breaths.
"He's asleep?" Terra asked bending over behind me.
"Ya, he is but I can't say I blame him we have had a long and hard day." I replied. I happened to just then realize my own exhaustion. I tried to stifle a yawn but failed.
Terra laughed. "I think we all need a nap." He said then swept his hair back revealing dark bags under his eyes.
My stomach growled. "Maybe some food would be nice to." I told him.
"I have a place you can stay until help arrives." King Mickey put in. I looked at him completely forgetting he was there.
"You do?" I asked him and he nodded.
"Yes, it's not much just a cave but it's better than being out here in this barren waste land." He said standing up and looking up at the sky. Up at Kingdom Hearts.
"Can you take us there? Please it would be greatly appreciated by us." I asked him. His only reply was a nod
Terra took Ven up off my lap and I stood but lost my balance from the nausea and dizziness that had pelage me the past 3 days. A strong arm grabbed me from behind and steadies me. I look back and there is a boy who looked almost exactly like Ven only with darker skin and hair. At least I think with how much dirt and grime was caked on him. There was also a girl with him she had long blonde hair and is very petite. Her eyes dart around nervously as if she expects something to jump out and eat her.
"Can we join you? We have been traveling for quite a while." He said a look of pleading in his eyes.
"It's fine with me we can't leave fellow travels men out here in this place and plus Captain may know you." Terra said and we all agreed with him.
"What are your names?" I asked and I happened to notice the girl beginning to fidget. The boy answered.
"Mine is Roxas and this is Namine`" He said and took the girl name Namine`'s hand. He turned to her. "Hey Namine` everything is okay they aren't after us anymore." He assured her.
"You guys look like you have been on the run from someone for quite some time. Who have you been running from?" King Mickey asked him and Roxas turned to him.
"Organization XII" He said and started to turn back to Namine` but stopped. He began walking toward a large pile of Keyblades.
"Memories" I heard Namine` whisper and Roxas turned to look at her and nodded.
He turned back to the Keyblades and instead of pulling one from the top he grabbed one from the very bottom. He held it up. "This is his Keyblade. I know it is." He said then looked around. "But where is he? His Keyblade would have returned to him-" He turned to Namine`. "Wouldn't it?" He said. I watched as Namine` broke down and cried. Roxas put the Keyblade down on the ground and wrapped his arms around Namine`.
"What do I tell Kairi?" Namine` mumbled then buried her head in Roxas's shoulder.
"Wait did you just say Kairi?!" King Mickey Asked and Roxas nodded and rubbed Namine`'s back and whispered to her gently.
"That's Sora's Keyblade and I know that he would put up a fight and that he is not hurt... or worse." King Mickey said trying to comfort the young couple.
"I want to believe it as well because we don't want to tell Kairi or Saira that he is... well" Roxas said then kissed Namine` on the top of her head before taking her hand.
"Let's get to that cave." King Mickey said changing the subject. He began to walk off with Terra following close behind. I took one last look at the Keyblade the followed them. I heard Roxas and Namine` follow behind me as we headed toward the cave.