Continuation of last chapter...
"Not this again..."Vanitas muttered as he pulled out a long blade. The blade was shaped like a key,red and black detail on it.
The air around them grew colder and crueler. "Vanti-kun...what are t-" Namine was cut off when Vanitas killed a heartless that was on her back.
Both had goose-bumps on their tender skin,their breath visible. Vanitas growled as he lifted up his 'keyblade'. He began to twirl the blade in the air and smash it against heartless.
Wind encircled him as he twirled faster,sand all around him. Namine ran behind a tree in fear. "Raaaaaaaaaaah!" Vanitas screamed as he slammed the blade to the ground,cracking the earth around him.
Namine flinched as lighting surrounded all the heartless,killing them instantly. After the lightning faded away,Vanitas fell to the ground with a thud.
"V-Vani-kun?" Namine whispered from behind the palm tree. Namine felt a tear creep down her face before saying,"V-Vanitas!" She nearly tripped as she ran up to his motionless body. She shook as she touched his face lightly.
Namine jumped back in surprise when his eyes shot open. For about five minutes he just stared at her blankly. "So...you saw?"He said casually. Namine glared at him as she jumped up.
"Y-You big meanie! I thought you were dead!" She screamed as tears cascaded down her cheeks. Vanitas' eyes widened when she cried louder. He sighed and rubbed the back of his neck.
"Jeez Namine,it seems the only thing you can do is cry. Try and be brave!...Like me!" Vanitas said as he rubbed her head. Namine looked up at him still crying. "When things look bad,don't give in and cry! Try and be brave and strong. So that everyone around you doesn't worry." He continued,smiling. Namine rubbed her eyes a bit before saying,"Do you worry too? Bout' me?" Vanitas turned scarlet and sputtered,"W-W-Well...A-a little...! I mean...no! Not at all."
Namine giggled and got up. "Okay Vani-kun! From now on,I won't cry!" Namine said with a smile on her face. Vanitas looked down with a slight blush on his face. "It's a promise."Vanitas said as he linked pinkies with her.
Vanitas jumped back when a coconut came out of nowhere and hit Namine square on the head. "Oooh! Sorry! I was trying to hit the pervert!" Said a tiny voice like bells. Vanitas growled as he looked to the right. A little girl with short,auburn hair was running up to them with two more coconuts.
She wore a knee length dress that had purple flower designs at the bottom. Her eyes were a deeper blue than Sora's,more like jeans than the ocean. She looked fairly like Namine.
"Pervert? Who's a pervert here,huh?"Vanitas yelled getting up off his knees. The girl glared and threw another coconut,this time it hit Vanitas right in the gut.
"Your the pervert that my daddy warned me about! He said that even though we don't live in Beautiful Garden anymore,there's lots of bad perverts out here!" The auburn girl said as she leaned down next to Namine.
"Are you okay? My name is Kairi,Whats yours?" Namine shook as she got up,still dazed. "Huh? My name's Namine."Kairi smiled as Namine shook her hand.
"Hey Namine! Can I call you Nami?"Kairi said as she played with Namine's hair. "U-Uh..sure." Namine stuttered.
"Do ya wanna play at the my tree house with me? It's got lots of space,since my daddies the mayor-" Namine's eyes got big as she said,"What? Your DAD is the MAYOR?"Namine's voice seemed to squeak as she said this.
Kairi giggled and grabbed Namine hand,pulling her along with her. Vanitas groaned when he got up." Wha?-" He looked around,holding his stomach. "What just happened?" Vanitas said as he scratched the back of his head.
When he turned around,he saw a boy who looked his age,running towards him. The boy had long Silver hair,It was very spiky. The boy had on a sleeveless yellow shirt with an 'x' through it. He sported long shorts that were blue. He had shoes that seemed to be ten sizes too big,the soles were black and the shoe itself was gold.
"Hey!Excuse me, have you seen a little girl bout' ye big,with auburn hair?" The boy said to Vanitas gesturing how tall the girl was.
"You mean the brat who called me a pervert and threw coconuts at me and my friend?" Vanitas growled as he crossed his arms. The boy's eyes widened and he stepped back. "Oh! Geez that Kairi...I'm so sorry about my cousin! She can be a handful sometimes.." The boy said,rubbing the back of his head.
"My name is Riku by the way. Wheres your friend?" Vanitas stood blank for a minute, his eyes seemed to glaze over. "To tell ya the truth,I have no idea." Riku snorted before saying,"If it's a girl,Kairi would've taken her to the tree house. If it's a boy,Kairi would've asked them out on a date..." Riku said sighing.
"Tree house it is then...Question,where is the tree house?Vanitas said. Riku smiled lightly and said,"Follow me,Your going to love this!" Riku said as he began to run. Vanitas ran after him,but as he did,he saw a star...disappear. He shook his head and kept running. "Was I just seeing things?"He thought as he leaped over a colossal rock.
His jaw nearly fell off as he gaped up at the sight before him. A large tree house the size of the Mayor's house itself stood in the sand. It had many flags on it,tree's growing out of it,the whole thing was wood.
By the entrance of the tree house was a small waterbed that was being continually filled by a water fall. When Vanitas looked up,he saw that the water fall wasn't coming out of anything. It was flowing mid air!
Vanitas shook with self-control,but shouted,".AWESOME!" Riku chuckled slightly and climbed up the wooden ladder next to the waterbed.
"Come on...I think their up here.."Riku whispered, putting a finger to his lips. Vantitas nodded,a wicked smile plastered on his face. They slowly crept up the ladder soundlessly.
They both stopped when they heard girl singing. They listened closely,who was it?
"I-I don't think I should sing...I'm not very good.." A voice said.
"Nonsenseness! (someone's making up words XD) Your amazing! Please sing!" Another voice said.
"O-Okay..."The first voice said.
"Cradle song~ My daughter of white. You will grow big and strong,as I sing this night. Your blonde tresses, cascade down your neck. Your pain may stain crimson,from the heart that is black. Your dreams remain innocent,same as your heart. Even though we're not together,doesn't mean we're apart~ I wish you health and happiness for all time. Daughter of mine,daughter of mine~ I'll love you now and forever. We're bound by a chain of loves feathers. So dream sweet memories as I sing you this Cradle song...My love,my life,my...heart~"
When the girl finished,Vanitas felt a tear run down his cheek. "That is the same song Aerith use to sing.." Vanitas thought. "This song is a symbol of Namine's pain.."
"Beautiful..." The second voice said wistfully. Vanitas jumped over Riku soundlessly,climbing up the ladder.
He smiled when he got in the room,Namine and Kairi were sitting down on the Wood floor,dolls covering the floor.
"Yep,a beautiful song...right Namine?" Vanitas said as he grinned. Namine stared him wide-eyed, while Kairi glared.
"This is my tree house pervert! Get out!" Kairi said,sheilding Namine. Vanitas fought back the urge to back hand the little brat. "Actually, You little brat,Your cousin Riku gave me permission!" Vanitas said,crossing his arms.
Kairi's eyes went wide,"H-he's here?" She said, her eyes darting around the room. Kairi screamed when Riku jumped through the doorway and into the room. "Kairi! It's nine at night! We HAVE to get home!" Riku said as he grabbed her by her dressed collar.
"Bye-Bye Nami~" Kairi said as Riku dragged her down the ladder,holding on to her ankles. Namine's eyes widened."Nine? I gotta get home!" Vanitas nodded as she slid down the ladder. Vanitas just shrugged and jumped down.
Both Namine and Vanitas ran as fast as they could,huffing and puffing down the path of sand. The world around them seemed to just be a blur. Vanitas sighed in relief when they reached Namine's front porch.
Namine sighed and said,"Four,three two one-" As soon as she finished,her dad broke down the front door. He looked like he hadn't slept for weeks."Nami~! Daddies' been so worried! Did that boy hurt you?"
Namine smiled at Vanitas lightly and said,"Dad,I'm fine. We just ran into a few thousand heartless,a little coconut-throwing-girl named Kairi,and her cousin with the gray hair." Cloud sat there with eyes wide,his mouth opened with a 'pop!'.
Cloud took a deep breath and said calmly,"Namine honey,please go inside while I talk to the yellow eyed freak. Kay?" Namine glared a bit,but obeyed.
A airy smile was on Clouds face as she went in,but his face changed as soon as she was out of sight. He snapped his gaze over to Vanitas angrily.
"What the hell kind of drug did you use on my daughter?" Vanitas stared at Cloud in disbelief. "Sir,I promise I never drugged your daughter. You know,as much as anyone else,that her body can hardly withstand medicine. Why would I want your daughter sick?"
Cloud's expression turned from a scowl to a cross-eyed 'maybe he is right' face. Cloud grunted lightly,then reluctantly held out his hand. "Shake?" The request sounded more like a order to Vanitas,but he shook anyway.
"Now,if you'll excuse me,I need to be getting home. I've a lot of explaining to do."Vanitas said as he walked off. Cloud smiled lightly and chuckled. "That boy's got guts to stand up to me...I like it."
~ ~ Namine's Room ~ ~
"Daddy..." Namine said as she got under her covers. Cloud looked over and smiled. "Yes sweetie?" He replied softly. Namine hesitated for a moment,but shook it off. "Can you tell me a story? About when Mommy was alive?" Her voice was shaky,as if her mothers corpse would appear at that very moment.
Cloud stood there like a deer in headlights for a whole minute. "Ah,(ehem)Your M-mother...Of course!" He said scratching the back of his head. "Well,when you had just turned two,you really liked tigers. Your favorite kind was the white tiger. Whenever we went to the zoo,you'd ask to go to the tiger cage.(heh) For your birthday,we went to the zoo. We were able to buy passes into the tiger nursery so you could pet the baby white tigers. But,while we were walking to the nursery,the creatures known as heartless took over the zoo."
Namine gasped in horror."Did any of us get hurt?" Cloud swallowed hard and looked up at Namine sadly. "well,yes. You did." Namine stared at her father in disbelief,But just in case,she checked for scars.
"Namine,they didn't do any damage to you on the outside." Namine looked up,listening intently.
" You and your mom had to go to the bathroom,so I waited for you at a bench. Right after you got out of the bathroom, that was when the heartless appeared. Your mother tried to fight back,me and your mother both but...They took your emotions."
~ ~ To be continued ~ ~
Yay! This chapter took FOREVER. I'm really surprised that people actually reviewed. XD
I'm not going to do disclaimers anytime soon though. Because you all probably know that I don't own kingdom hearts. I might add a few made-up characters,but that's all. Now I know that it doesn't make sense how Namine's emotions were taken,because she still shows emotion. But it will make sense in the next chapter! I'm a major Vanitas fan-girl,so you'll be seeing ALOT of him. Also,I know how it's weird how they were gone for like,five hours and no one even came to look. But...Next chapter will explain ALOT. Now you Namixas fans,PLEEZ don't kill me. My ONLY pairings possible for this are: VanitasXNamine, SoraXNamine,RikuXRikku(XD),HaynerXOlette,RoxasXXion,and NamineX?
I don't really have a story plan,I just type things that come to mind. XP
Also,the lyrics of the song Namine sings,"Cradle Song",are by me.^ ^ They're my first lyrics,so they might suck. XP
Again,Thank you for your reviews! ^o^