CH. 2

Aqua glanced up at the masked man who sat beside her, the waves of the dark ocean gently crashing against the shore. He had been silent for quite some time now, and she was becoming anxious. How many minutes, days or even years passed by, as she sat there on the beach? She sighed and wondered, as she hugged her knees closer to her chest.

The days and nights here in this never-ending chasm of darkness, began to blend together. Time forever standing still, a reminder that darkness destroys everything. The slow rolling waves gently crashed along the shore, the tide was rising. The worlds haven't fallen to darkness, and to a young girls surprise, the dark world seemed rather quiet. She glanced upwards at the hooded figure sitting on the boulder, his unseen face gazing outwards at the dark sea. He turned to look at her, and she quickly averted her gaze, unsure of how she felt about the stranger. He was quiet, and barely conversed with her at all, leaving her to her own thoughts. She knew he couldn't have been anyone dangerous, or he would have attacked her already. Plus, she considered how he had given her happy news of a boy named, Sora. A young boy, who wielded a strange shaped blade was saving the worlds from falling to darkness.

"Are you ever going to give me your name, young lady?" the hooded man asked.

The question caught her off guard, bringing her back into the reality she'd come to known for what seemed like an eternity," Oh, forgive me, how rude." She smiled," My name is Aqua."

"Aqua." He nodded," It's nice to meet you." A smile in his voice.

"May I know yours?" she asked.

"Ah, I'm terribly sorry, but I can't remember. Why, I can't even recall how I ended up here." He chuckled. He hung his dead down slightly.

Aqua frowned," Oh…" She turned her gaze back to the sea," I don't even know how long I've been here either. It feels like an eternity"

"Yes… the lack of times existence in this place…can leave one feeling debilitated."

The two fell into a hushed silence, the waves becoming deafening one second, and suddenly silent. A void seeming to throw off the balance of that area, Aqua slowly stood up, unsure of what to make of the situation. The man beside her began to look around, also trying to find the source of the disturbance, unaware of the footsteps right behind them. "Ah, so I did sense you." A deep voiced cooed. It sent chills up Aquas spine, causing her to spin around and face whoever called her.

"T-Terra?" she called. Her heart felt like it was being torn apart, as she saw his appearance shift. His brown locks becoming a pale white, his bright blue eyes turning golden, and his skin a light caramel color. "No… who are you?" she called, her eyes narrowing in anger.

"You mean you haven't figured it out?" he smiled. He took a step forward, as Aqua grunted and quickly summoned her keyblade.

"It can't be… Xemnas?" the hooded man called out.

"Hm?" he turned, "Ah, it's you. So this is where that explosion sent you to. Yes, I once went by that name. But I am whole once more."

"The machine… it turned you all back to humans?" The man pondered quickly, shaking his head as his memories came flying back.

"Yes. After you and that meddlesome King destroyed my Kingdom Hearts –"

" What?" Aqua looked at them both

"The hearts we had obtained were released back to the world. Some never made it home, as some hearts fell prey to heartless once more, but...some made it home." He grinned, turning his gaze back to Aqua. "I am one of the many Xehanort vessels that exist."

"Xehanort…vessel?" Aqua shook her head," What are you talking about?"

"I suppose you're quite behind on what's been happening in the realm of light… but for quite some time now… I've felt this need to talk to the person who this armor belongs to." He tossed the helmet towards her feet. "Looking at this, and now setting my gaze upon you. It sets my heart on fire. It brings me sensations of guilt and sadness." He stepped closer," I suppose this is because you and Terra were quite close. Perhaps… if I destroy you it'll finally put an end to this feeling."

He pulled two blades, shimmering red with lust for destruction and blood. He charged for her, moving quickly, he leapt into the air to bring his blades down upon her head.

"Look out!" the old man screamed pushing Aqua out of the way just as the blades slammed into his backside, the dirt flying up from the forceful impact.

"No!" Aqua screamed, as she looked at the old man's limp body.

"Hmph. Foolish old man." Xemnas turned his gaze back to Aqua, as he charged once more. Aqua grunted as she quickly rolled out of the way of his swing, and sprung up, her blade spinning in a ferocious circle. Xemnas brought his blades up, defensively blocking each of her spin attacks. She pulled away, and launched a fireball," Firaja!"

He grunted as the huge explosion sent him sliding backwards, a barrier had surrounded him just in time. He charged once more, his blades growing longer as they swiped at her, nicking her clothes and cutting her skin. Beams of red light would charge at her, small projectiles his weapons created were keeping her barrier spell up longer than she wanted, Xemnas moving closer. She saw an opening, and lunged for him; Xemnas vanished.

"What?"

"Too slow." He called out, she turned and was once more caught in his grasp, his powerful hand clasped tight around her neck. He grinned," Ah this feels familiar. Only this time around, I have more control over that fool Terra." His grasp tightened," Now, its time to put an end to you."

Aqua dug her nails into his forearm, drawing blood, but it didn't loosen his grasp. In a panic, Aqua kicked him off, dropping her onto the floor, leaving her choking and gasping for air. "You look so tired Aqua… why not sleep?" He grinned as he moved over her, she tried to kick once more, but his hand caught her leg," No kicking" He lifted her up by her leg and squeezed tightly, causing her to scream in agony as she felt her bone crack. He dropped her once more, as he crawled on top of her. Both knees on around her shoulders, as he brought both hands around her neck. "Your leg snapped quite easily. I wonder how quickly it'll take before I crush your neck…" He squeezed, Aquas limp hands clawing at him. "T….er…. ra" she squeaked.

Xemas smiled," Breaking your neck seems too easy… Perhaps strangulation would be even more pleasurable."

He continued to put pressure on her neck, her vision was going blurry, was this how she would die? She tried to dig her one leg into the dirt, to wiggle out of his grasp, but it was impossible. She gazed up into his golden eyes, tears streaming down her face. Xemnas smiled a sick and sweet smile, he brought his face close to hers and pressed his lips against hers.

Aqua couldn't even fight back, as his lips were pressed so softly on her own, a sad farewell kiss of death.

A/N: Im so sorry for the super short chapter after such a long haitus. But don't you worry, Im working on chapter 3 right this second! Stay tuned!