Jdkwinxgrl:One, Your name is awesome, two thank you. As for the Italics and whatnot that's how it came out, I first wrote Vanitas' then Ventus', When I thought of changing them I just thought nah, they seem like the opposite of eachother so I'll keep them, and Sora is speaking out loud so no need to change that. As for the nicknames Vanitas just likes to call people by a nickname, though only the people he likes get that, Sora is Sky, Kairi is Princess, Riku is Silver and Ventus is Idiot. As for the back story there is one as to how Vanitas and Sora met so don't worry. Thanks for the review 3
FlightfootKeyseeker: We'll see about the info, at the moment even though I know what I wanna do with 358/2 Days I'm still not sure on what's gonna happened between the two points in time, I'm doing this by the seed of my pants XD
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The first time Sora met Vanitas he was two years old, on the main island with Riku and their fathers with them. Sora had decided to take a walk when everyone else was busy with something. He saw a boy in all red wearing a mask, surrounded by dark creatures. Sora knew anyone else would have been scared and would have ran away, but he didn't want to. The stranger seemed familiar somehow, he couldn't put his hand on it, but even then he felt like he could trust this stranger, so then and there he had decided to say hi, and that's exactly what he did.
The boy flinched when he heard Sora's voice, his masked face turned towards the little boy and he seemed to freeze in place.
The young brunette came closer. "My name's Sora," he said with a lisp normal for a boy his age. "What's yours?"
"So you're the boy," he whispered to himself.
"Humm?" Sora hummed questioningly, and frowned a bit. The masked boy chuckled, he raised his hand and ruffled Sora's heir, making the boy giggle and returning the sunny smile back.
"I'm Vanitas, it's nice to meet you Sky," he said already liking the boy, he felt like the nickname soiuted the boy, a blue Sky like his eyes, like the meaning of his name, a boy free of worry.
"That's not my name," the boy said pouting, and Vanitas chuckled again.
Sora's eyes went to the monsters around him. "Are these yours?" he asked. Vanitas nodded.
"Can I pet them?' he asked excited.
"You're not scared of them?" Vanitas asked. Sora shook his head, Vanitas gestured for him to go ahead and Sora spent the next half an hour playing with the Unversed -What Vani had called them- until a voice called his name.
"That's my dad," Sora said.
"Well, time to go then, I need to go back too."
"You don't seem very happy to go home," Sora noticed. Vanitas chuckled sadly. "I don't have a home," he said with a shrug. "But I had a nice time, no matter how short it was."
"Why don't you come back again? When you feel sad, you can always come here."
Vanitas ruffled Sora's hair again. "Thank you little one."
"Vani," he called.
"Hmm?"
"Can I see your face?" he asked a little shy, not wanting to upset the older looking boy. Vanitas let out a sigh. His hands moved to his mask and removed it. Sora's eyes widened but a big smile came to his lips immediately.
"You look a lot like me but dark. Are you me?" Vanitas chuckled and shook his head no. "You're like a shadow. That's what I'm gonna call you from now on, as long as I'm Sky, you're Shadow."
Vanitas chuckled again. "I suppose that's fair."
"Sora!" The voice of Sora's father reached him again.
"I'll see you soon, little Sky." All the Unversed disappeared in waves of Darkness and went to Vanitas. A dark door appeared, and Shadow put his helmet back on.
"Come back soon," Sora called. Vanitas gave the boy one last glance and left, the dark door disappeared.
Sora went back to his friend and their fathers. Hoping to see Shadow again.
He did, again and again, and Sora was happy to meet the other boy again. They kept meeting on the Island until one day when he was four years old. Strangers had came to the Island that both he and Riku had talked to. Sora never told anyone about Shadow but Riku, he wanted the older boy to be his secret because adults were stupid and would not let him meet Shadow or play with the Unversed if they found out about him, after all Shadow was hiding from an adult too, so why would he tell anyone of them about him. Only Riku knew.
That day Vanitas seemed sadder than ever.
"Shadow, what's wrong?" Four year old Sora asked in a small voice, very worried about his friend. Vanitas removed his mask, he gave Sora a sad smile then kneeled in front of him.
"Sky, Sora. This might be good bye for good."
"What?!" Sora yelled, tears already in his eyes.
"What's that supposed to mean? You can't leave forever, you can always come back," he yelled. Vanitas shook his head sadly.
"This, might be the last time you see me as I am, If we ever meet again, I might look different,"
"But we'll meet again, right? This can't be goodbye forever, you can't leave forever, Shadow. Vani please." Sora threw himself at Vanitas saping non stop. Vanitas hugged him back, not saying anything, just letting Sora cry. After Sora stopped, he stayed in Vanitas' arms, until the the Dark boy detached him. He gave Sora a kiss on his forehead, and one more tear fell down the boy's cheek. Vanitas' mask was back on, and he left.
When Vanitas and Ventus came to his heart, asking him to stay until they get better, so that they won't be lonely while they heal, Sora was more than happy to say yes to them. Ven seemed very startled when Sora not only seemed to know Vanitas but very happy to see him safe and here, but he got over it pretty fast, and it was the beginning of a bond far stronger than friendship. Ventus and Vanitas had fast became a part of his family, a secret part that only Riku and later Kairi knew, but a part of it nonetheless.
Sora, Sora
kiddo wake up.
Ventus and Vanitas' voice were a very familiar thing to Sora so he almost ignored them just so he could be able to go back to sleep. Something licking his face on the other hand was not.
Sora opened his eyes to look at the strange yellow dog. Sora blinked once, twice, then stood up and looked around him. This is definitely not the Island.
Really? And what gave that away? The dark buildings the lack of sand, or the unfamiliar places that we are seeing right now.
"Don't snark at me, Shadow, now is not the time," Sora warned a growl in his voice.
"I'm sorry, sky." Vanitas sighed. "This was dangerous, who knows what could've happened to the three of you. When we meet Silver again I'm gonna give him a piece of my mind.
"You and me both," said Ven, also not in as bad a mood as Sora. "Well what's done is done, we now have to make the best of our situation,"
"That's true," Sora said. "We have to find Riku and Kairi now."
About Princess.
"What about her?" Sora said worried walking through the unfamiliar world.
Sora?
"What the..?" Sora jumped up in surprise. "Kairi? Are you are you inside me?"
He could hear a giggle that was definitely her. "It seems so,"
"We found her on the beach as if she had ship crashed into it."
"Is this your heart? It looks the island." She commented.
"Are you ok?"
"I'm just fine, thanks to Ven and Vanitas. I never thought they'd look so much like you that because I'm in your heart I see them with your face?" She asked.
"No that's the way they looked before."
"Oh, I see."
"Should I come in?"
"No, stay vigilant, the Heartless could be anywhere and we don't need you to fall asleep somewhere unsafe,"
"Right! You guys take care of Kairi."
"Of course," said Ven and Vanitas nodded. He could feel Kairi's smile as her heart warmed his as well.
"Wait if your Heart is here, does that mean that you turned into a Heartless now?" Sora asked worried.
"No, her heart's pure. Actually pure, it just means her body's in abandoned somewhere, and we just need to find it."
"That's better I guess, but we need to find it fast, before something bad happens to it."
"That's for sure," agreed Ven and the two other beings in his heart nodded in agreement.
Sora saw a woman fall and turn into a Heartless. He gasped but in seconds he had his Keyblade in hand and started fighting the Heartless that surrounded him.
"They'll come at you out of nowhere,' Sora heard as he started moving again. He stopped and turned around looking at the speaker
"Who are you?" Sora asked looking at the stranger.
"And they'll keep on coming at you, as long as you continue to wield the Keyblade."
Sora's shoulders dropped as he looked at the stranger with a deadpan look. "Does anyone here actually gives straight answers or do I have to keep listening to everyone giving me cryptic warnings? Cause believe me it won't end well."
"Is it really that annoying Sora?"
'It's not me he should be worried about' Sora said, and Kairi now noticed that he two heartmates look like they're about to murder someone.
The brown haired man smirked. "You have spirit, kid, that's for sure."
"I have more than that actually," Sora retorted
"I can see that,"
"Oh trust me, you really don't."
"But why? Why would it chose a kid like you." The strange man continued his palm on his head as if he's getting a headache. Sora raised his eyebrow. Quite frankly Ven and Vanitas were being offended and he wasn't sure which one of the three would be attacking this guy.
"Now lets see that Keyblade."
"Are you kidding me?" Asked Sora.
"Alright let's have it your way," he said swinging the huge soward he's got.
'So what do you guys think.'
'Kick. His. Ass." Both Vanitas and Sora's eyes widened but that was soon replaced with a smirk.
"Alright! Go Sora!'" Kairi cheered on.
The fight started, needless to say the strange man clearly was not expecting this fourteen year old boy to be able to keep up with him, let alone catch him off guard. Sora was fast, and clearly very used to using the Keyblade. Sora backed the Brown Haired Bastard to a corner, but before Sora can strike the man again, a big shuriken was heading towards him. Sora backed away quickly, avoiding the weapon.
"That's not fair, he's the one that attacked me, why am I being attacked like I did something wrong."
"Sorry about that, kid." A Female voice. Sora just glared at the black haired woman.
"It seems I was mistaken, you seem worthy of wielding the Keyblade," Sora glanced at the Keyblade then at the first man who attacked him.
"You're saying it like I'm a chosen one or something. Both my brothers can wield their own Keyblades, and both know other people who can too, it's not as special as you're making it out to be." Sora said with a shrug. The man's jaw hit the ground but he seemed to collect himself fast. The woman giggled at the man's expression.
"Your brothers?" He asked. "Whatever. I wanted to get the Keyblade away from you, in order to conceal your heart from the Heartless, these creatures that keeps attacking you."
"It's not like you can keep it away from me, the Keyblade is bound to my heart, and will always come back to me. Here try." Said Sora offering the Keyblade to the man. And he still doesn't know his name, if he doesn't offer it soon he'll keep referring to him as Brown Haired Bastard soon. "I'm Sora, by the way."
"Leon, and that's Yufi," he said pointing at the black haired Ninja. Leon took the Keyblade from Sora and swang it around only for it to disappear and reappear in Sora's hand.
"See?" He asked.
After a lot of information given to him by Leon which admittedly he already knew these things thank you Vanitas. He left starting to look for Riku and Kairi's body. After fighting a lot of heartless he was tempted to let Vanitas take over, at least then the Heartless would be too afraid to attack him. Two bodies fell on him.
"The Key," he heard both of them saying. Before pillars started raising out of the ground and even more Heartless appeared. The three of them fought the Heartless together… Sort of. He ended up fighting most of them while the Duck was the first to go and the Dog was knocked out later, and wake up faster. Vanitas was hitting his head on a Paopu tree.
"These two are definitely Donald and Goofy, their king Mickey was a friend of mine."
"Oh yeah he fought me with you and Aqua, you guys are friends.'
"Shut up."
"You two were looking for me?" Sora asked both nodded.
"They too have been seeking the wielder of the Keyblade."
"Thank you captain Obvious."
"Hey, why don't you come with us, we can go to other worlds with our vessel."
"I wonder if I can find Kairi and Riku. Ven's friends too"
"Hey!"
'I meant your body, Kai."
"Of course." Said Donald.
The two of them whispered something.
"What are you two whispering about?" Sora asked on Vanitas' request.
"Oh ah, well…" Donald quacked. Sora glared at him.
'See, well we're actually looking for the king, and we were hoping you and that Key could help us.' Goofy finally explained.
"Goofy!" Donald exclaimed in anger, apparently that was not information they wanted Sora to know. Whatever.
"King Mickey?" Sora asked.
"Haah?" They both said. "You know the King." They both exclaimed in surprise.
Sora shook his head. "No but my brother does, he said they're friends." Donald and Goofy exchanged a look.
"What's your brother's name?" Goofy asked.
'Ven."
"Ven, huh? That name does seem familiar but I just can't remember it."
"That's ok, it was a long time ago. And I guess, your vessel is the only thing that can get all of us home safely. So I don't see why not."
"I don't trust them."
"You don't trust anyone. Vanitas they won't hurt Sora, they're good guys."
"There's something about them that I just don't trust."
"They're out best chance, so I vote go with them. If bush came to shove you me and Ven are there to help him get out of trouble right?"
"You can count on that, Princess." Kairi seemed to nod happily at the two boys in front of her.
"There is one thing though, you can't keep frowning and looking sad like that," Said Donald.
"Yeah, this ship runs on happy faces, so smile," Continued Goofy.
"Smile huh?' Sora said looking at his feet before raising his head giving them the silent grin he could give. Both Donald and Goofy burst laughing at him, and Sora finally gave them a genuine smile.
"I'm Donald Duck,' Donald said.
"The name's Goofy."
"And I'm Sora," He put his hand on top of theirs
"All for one and one for all." Said Goofy.
The three of them said goodbye to Leon and Yufi, and headed to the ship, which was apparently called the Gummy ship, and headed to the next world.
