Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep

Before The Typhoon

Chapter Two: Flowing Wind

Dinner was good this time. I quickly went to my room to wait for Ven to come. I knew he had something important to tell me and I promised I would hear him out. For some reason, Ven seemed really nervous and that's not like him. I know he's the type of guy to jump into things without thinking or considering possibilities. For once, he seemed to have given what he wanted to say a lot of thought. I waited patiently for him, seeing as he said nothing during dinner. Soon, he walked through my door. I came out of my bathroom in my sleepwear. I saw him hide his face and I was positive he was blushing or something to that effect.

"Ven? What's the matter?"
"Oh sorry Aqua…I didn't know you were-"
"It's fine Ven, we're best friends and you're a good kid," I said as I winked at him.

That simple act seemed to send a hollow point of fear into his mind and he cringed a little. He then cleared his throat and scratched the back of his head nervously.

"Come on Ven, you have something to tell me so go for it!"

He sat down with me on my bed and he looked away from me as he nervously tapped his fingers together. I knew why he was looking away and I wrapped a blanket around myself. I heard a small sigh and he turned back to me.

"Well…I don't know if I can tell you now…"
"Oh come on Ven, what did I say before?"
"It's not something I can just say…it's something that can-"
"That can what?"

He became nervous again and started to take prolonged deep breaths. I held one of his hands in an attempt to calm him down. I myself grew a little nervous; there was something about him that made me feel warm inside. His hands were so warm in contrast to the cold night air. I didn't feel as bad touching his hands seeing as he turned 19 last week but I was still 3 years older than him. I knew for a fact that I've cared for him for the longest time and maybe…just maybe, my feelings are deeper than they appear. He seemed to calm down slightly and he cleared his throat. He barely began to say a word before the intercom went off.

"Lights out in 15 minutes!"

I really disliked the adjutant for headquarters but his timely interjections were one of the only reasons why Ven knew when to go to events around the perimeter. Ven seemed to have lost his resolve and rose from my bed. I immediately pulled him back down.

"Ven, whatever this is, it's bothering you…tell me,"
"I…I can't,"
"Yes you can, just say it!"

He sighed loudly and took a deep breath.

"We've been friends for a long time Aqua and I cherish it, every single moment of it,"

My heart raced and my cheeks turned into red Christmas lights. I knew at that moment exactly where he was going with this. My little thoughts and ideas of his feelings were turning out to be right more and more by the nanosecond.

"I've been thinking for a while about this and…I realize that I want…more,"
"What do you mean?"
"I guess what I'm trying to say here is that…I like you Aqua, I like you a lot and I want to be able to show you that,"

"Smooth one Ventus,"

"Are you saying that…you want to be with me?"

He turned away from me but he nodded as he shut his eyes tightly. He looks so cute when he blushes. As nervous as he is, he's handled the conflicts within himself very maturely and he chose to confront it head on instead of putting it off. I smiled at him and held his hand firmly but gently.

"Ok,"

He turned to me and he looked as if he had just seen a ghost. I smiled at him again and I innocently pecked his cheek. He sat back down and I looked at him lovingly. He smiled at me and leaned forward to me and pecked my cheek. His lips felt warm and soft to the touch. He then rose to his feet.

"What's the matter?"
"I'm going to take a shower, I didn't get to bathe after our sparring session,"
"Can I sleep in your room tonight?"

He looked back at me and smiled.

"See you in fifteen minutes?"
"Ok,"

He walked out of the room, leaving me to my thoughts. I was glad he told me because I could honestly say that there was no way I would've been able to do the same to him on my own…unless…Terra had something to do with this…Oh well, it really doesn't matter to me, I'm very happy that he revealed what he did and I did vice versa. I had a feeling it would be alright and great to be around him from now on.