I watched Vanitas as he walked down the hallway, his schedule tightly clenched in his hand. I sighed and walked into my English class. Ms. Selphie glanced up from her desk and scribbled my name on her attendance sheet. I made my way carefully through the aisle to my desk in the back of the room. A boy named Terra slipped his foot nonchalantly into the aisle. I spotted it of course and stepped over it. His girlfriend, Aqua, giggled at his failure. I sat down quietly in my seat and waited for class to start. "Psst, Ventus. You look upset. Wanna hug?" Aqua whispered loudly. The entire room snickered as I shook my head wearily. Ms. Selphie stood up abruptly and tapped her desk loudly. The class quieted and I sunk into my seat. "Okay, today we are going to create a writing," she said cheerfully her jump rope belt clunking together. I looked up, my curiosity piqued. "What does it have to be about, teach?" Terra said sounding bored. Ms. Selphie narrowed her eyes at him which made him and a couple others sit up straight. "This writing has to be based from one of the following topics. It can be fake or a true experience but it must have all the passion of a true writer," she said turning to write the topics on the board. I peered around the girl in front of me to read them. 'A story about romance, angst, humor, horror, mystery, or friendship,' I read my mind whirling in thought. I gulped and quickly ducked my head as the girl in front of me turned her head with a glare. She tossed her short blonde hair and tugged slightly annoyed at the two small pieces of hair that resembled antennas. I took out a black notebook and began to write down the topics.
A small sound made me look up from my writing. Ms. Selphie looked down at me in exasperation and kindness. "Ventus, class was just dismissed a couple minutes ago," she said quietly. I shot out of my seat and bolted out of the room towards the male locker room. I quickly rushed past the half naked boys and tried my best to avoid touching them. I made my way into a secluded area and quickly dressed. I kept my long sleeved shirt on and slipped my white gym shirt on. I changed from my grey jeans and put on a pair of baggy black pants. I jumped at the bell, ran my hand through my hair quickly, and went with the other males out into the gym. I spotted my only friend, Xion, and made my way over to her. "Hey, Xion. What's up?" I said nonchalantly. She spun around with a playful scowl and her hands on her hips. "You, sir, are a meanie. You left me standing alone at lunch," she said pouting. I put my arms behind my head and grinned. Xion giggled and stuck her tongue out playfully. "Sorry. I took the long way to school and got held up on the way," I said smiling. Her eyebrows rose as she got the hidden message. Her grin was like that of a cat, full of mischief and cleverness. "Xion," I warned but I was too late. She squealed loudly and walked closer to me. "Who is he? I must know. No lemme guess. Hmmm. Yeah I don't know. Tell me," she said her voice excited and hyper sounding. I mentally smacked myself and room a deep breath, preparing myself for her reaction.
"Hey, Ventus!" called a voice from behind me. I turned in unison with Xion to search for the source of the voice. My face blanched pale as I gazed upon the face of Sora. Xion knitted her brows together in confusion. "What do you want, Sora?" she said a small edge to her voice. I looked at her in surprise. He raised an eyebrow at her tone but fixed his sapphire gaze in me. "So, I hear you've befriended my brother. I want to know why," he said sounding curious but also serious. His tone was mildly unfriendly. "Yeah I talked to him but only because he walked with me this morning. I don't even think he considers me a friend considering the rumors you people spread about me," I said my voice hard. Sora's eyes widened and his mouth went agape. Even Xion looked surprised by my sudden confidence. Sora recovered almost immediately and narrowed his eyes at me. A boy, who looked just like me, walked over and put a hand on his shoulder. "Hey, Sora. What're you guys talking about?" he said a bright smile on his face. Sora's face flushed red and he smiled shyly. "H-Hi, Roxas. We were just talking about something that happend this morning on the way to school,"he stuttered. I glanced at Xion, who had a large smile on her face. I huffed and snapped my fingers in front of her face. "Well, uh, we gotta go now, right, Ventus?" she said jolting out of her subconsciousness. I rolled my eyes and nodded quickly turning to walk away. When we were far enough away from the boys, I turned on her. "What were you thinking about?" I accused knowing full well what her mind thought. Xion's grin confirmed my theory. I couldn't help but smile at her in amusement.
"So, who's his brother?" Xion asked suddenly. I felt myself blush and scratched the back of my neck in embarrassment. "His name's Vanitas. He walked with me to school this morning for some reason," I said instantly regretting the words that slipped from my lips. Xion's eyes lit up and her mischievous grin made my stomach churn in uneasiness. "Tell me everything about him," she demanded. I rolled my eyes at her and proceeded to tell her everything I had learned about him. With each word, her grin got bigger and bigger. Xion was about to speak when a hand came flying towards my face. I instinctively ducked and dodged put of the way. The attacker nearly fell over as I moved out of his way. "Hey, you fucking bastard! You almost hit my friend," Xion screeched her blue eyes blazing in fury. The guy straightened up and turned his face to glare at her. I felt like I had been slapped as I gazed upon the face of my ex best friend. "He was my friend too, bitch. He deserves to be hit, acting like he's too good for anyone to even touch him," Hayner snarled his fists clenched tightly in anger. His words stung and brought back the night I killed Seifer. 'He said those same words,' I thought. Xion said something but I didn't hear her as I stepped towards him. I must have shown how livid I was because Hayner stepped back with an alarmed look on his face. "Everyone look at me!" I screamed. The entire gym got quiet and stared at me. I turned and set my glare on them. Most of the crowd shuffled backwards in uneasiness. I slowly took off my gloves and turned towards Hayner. I let my grief and sorrow show in my eyes. "I'm sorry," I said softly. He narrowed his eyes at me in mistrust. I gently touched his forehead with the tips of my fingers. His face twisted with agony as every bone in his body broke and shattered audibly. He screamed as his skin fell off his muscles landing in a pile at his feet. His muscles and organs fell to the floor with a disturbing squelching sound. I stared at my friend's mangled body in despair. No one spoke, they just stared in silent horror at the once living boy.
I turned towards them and glowered with tears in my eyes. "That is why you can't touch me," I said my sadness seeping into my voice. Kairi was the first girl to scream. It triggered chaos as the people ran around the gym in panic and terror. I swallowed my pain and quietly walked to the locker room. I passed Roxas and Sora on the way and internally smiled in amusement as he clutched Sora to his side protectively. I opened the door and felt for the first time a sense of freedom. I went to the secluded area when my clothes were and slipped off my gym shirt. "Ventus? I didn't know you were in my gym class. That's so cool," said a voice from behind me. I jumped about five feet and spun around. Vanitas gazed back at me his honey golden eyes warm and happy. I must have looked terrified because he stepped towards me in concern. "A-are you okay? I didn't mean to scare you, honest," he said putting out a hand to try and comfort me. I leaped backwards to avoid his touch and in doing so I slammed my head against a locker door. "Ouch! Stupid locker," I muttered holding the wounded area. Vanitas looked confused and concerned. He took a step towards me and hesitated. "Why can't I touch you?" he asked. I looked up sadly and sighed in defeat. I patted the area next to me. He sat down cautiously and looked over at me expectantly.
"I was born with a cursed body. Everything I touch or anything that touches me will be killed in random but horrible ways. I discovered this when I killed my parents. I didn't mean to but they didn't know and both of them died in terrible ways. My father had his heart explode and my mother's brain leaked out of her ears like lava. Our neighbor had been over at the time and he raised me. When I was thirteen, my older sister, Namine, came home to take care of me. When she left to put my bags in her car, I killed my neighbor by accident. We were saying goodbye and his fingertip brushed against my arm. I think he died in the worst possible way. His limbs fell off one by one and his skin dried up to leave just a pile of bloody gore. I had to distract my sister and left without her knowing about Mr. Eraqus. From that moment, I kept my curse a secret even from my sister. Now I revealed it to everyone by killing one of my ex best friends in front of their eyes," I said sobbing as I retold the horror of my past. Vanitas was silently looking at me with an unreadable expression on his face. I looked away in shame as the warm salty tears ran freely down my cheeks. "I'm sorry you had to hear that. I've never told anyone before," I said quietly. When he didn't respond, I looked over at him cautiously. Vanitas was silently looking at my face with an intent look. My eyebrows furrowed as I started to feel slightly uncomfortable under his golden gaze. "W-what are you staring a-" I asked before I was cut off by Vanitas pressing his lips against mine hard. My shock was so powerful I could barely breathe. It intensified as I realized he wasn't dying. He grabbed my wrists and pressed me against a locker. I felt my eyelids fall shut as I kissed back. After a couple minutes, he pulled away panting. "H-h-how?" I breathed my mind still slightly foggy. Before he could answer, the locker room door opened and footsteps came closer and closer to where we were.
A/N: Ooh the suspense! I just had to. Forgive me?! So Vanitas can touch Ven? Hmmm. I wonder why. Oh wait I already know! XD But you have to wait until next chapter. Please review I love reviews. It makes meh happeh! X3