Torn Between Them
by: Jay (Fluteprince)
Rating: M
Chapter 3: You're Not A Hero, Not In The Slightest!
I didn't know how, it was like instinct, but my keyblade was infront of my face, blocking Terra's. I'd come down here when practice had been dismissed, but being a begginer, I had to stay and learn some moves. Terra was putting pressure, trying to force my Keyblade back, but I was forcing upward and in the end, I won, pushing him backward.
Feeling triumpiant was a mistake, Terra jumped back up without hesitiation and lunged at me. I quickly "Dodge Rolled"- as Terra called it- to the side and Terra slid, but as he landed, twirled on his left foot and ran at me. This time, I didn't move. I stood there and as he came at me, I blocked him. He let his Keyblade disappear.
"Great work. But, even with my quick attacks, you have to get off the 'defensive mode.' I know it's hard, but the moment you get the opportunity- attack me, make me falter. It's not an easy task. Just try." He kind smiled, summoned his Keyblade and got in his battle stance.
I wiped the sweat from my forhead, holding my backhanded Keyblade, Wayward Wind in front of my face, bracing myself for the attack. But it didn't come like I thought it woulde. Terra moved forward slowly, walking toward me. He held up his hands as if saying 'hold on.'
When Terra was about two feet away, I relaxed and let my Keyblade disappear. "Is there something wrong? Is there something you have to tell me?" He nodded slowly, then charged, sliding under me, knocking me off my feet.
"Never let the enemy surprise you. Always be on your guard." Then, he got up and brushed himself off. I turned around as fast as I can and sliced at the dark haired teen. The blade made contact with his should and I pushed him backwards, hovering my Keyblade over his throat.
"You should heed your own advice." I smiled and held out a hand to help him up. He took my hand, but pulled me down instead. I felt the warmth of his body as my head landed on his chest. This would have been nice, and I would've kissed him-possibly. If we hadn't been in The Feilds Of Balance with maybe a hundred Keyblade weilders surrounding us.
"I wish we didn't have to move..." Terra muttered under his breath, so I "couldn't hear", but I did. I only pretended not to. I stood up and smiled. "You're a natural with that Keyblade of yours. You won't need to much practice to catch up with others."
"That's great! So, what do I do now? Battle the Heartless? The Nobodies? The Unversed? Can I go to other worlds?"
"Not without taking the Balance test. Which you'll have to know basic magic and combat along with some abilities. Not everyone is fit to travel to other worlds. Some of us here have to keep this world at peace."
"When can I take this 'Balance test?'"
"Not until you tell Master Eraqus you think your ready. And if you fail, you'll NEVER be allowed out of this world, so only take the test when your ready."
I nodded. "So, when do I learn magic?"
"Aqua teaches it, but you won't learn it until next week. You may be good with combat, but you got a lot to learn before you catch up. After you catch up with me, you'll have to catch up with Aqua. It'll be tiring, but there are some perks."
"Like what?"
"Well, we don't have to do homework, and we automatically pass a test no matter the answers. But, if you do get bad grade or not learning, you'll have to start doing the homework. Also, we can leave the school whenever or just not go. We also have special tables at lunch, with special food."
"That's great! This going to be amazing! I'll be a hero-" I started to smile and laugh, but Terra picked me up off the ground by my shirt collar, shaking me violently.
"Don't be so cocky, boy. You are not a hero, not in the slightest. Not yet. And telling anyone about this- this right here- will result in either explusion or imprisionment. If the exposure is bad enough, it may even result in death." With that said, Terra dropped me back to the ground, sweating and panting as if he were struggling.
"I-I-I didn't mean to- um- I'm sorry, Terra." By this time I was panting as well. I turned around and slowly started to walk away, but Terra put his hand on my shoulder and spun me around.
"I'm sorry, Ven... I don't know wat came over me. I truly am sorry. I hope you'll forgive me?" Terra looked as if he were on the vurge of tears, but I just smiled and nodded.
"I forgive you." Then, there was that silence that only happens in movies. I felt like cameras were closing in on our faces as I leaned upward, puckering my lips slightly. And as Terra leand downward, pulling me in close, giving me a surge of warmth, leaning down to touch my lips with his- but at the last second, he pulled away. He backed away slowly, smiling weakly as he ran toward some other Keyblade weilders.
I sighed. I did like Terra- a lot actually. But, I never thought that my crush on him could be more than just a crush, but then I was left here. I was almost kissed, but something had pulled him away. And then, at that moment, I knew that Terra was the boy for me. He was hot, dangerous, and sexy. I loved his brown hair, and his tall body. His pale skin and pink lips. His brown eyes and smile. Well, pretty much every thing.
"Ventus!" I turned to face my brother who was now running past the hills and feilds, waving at me. I smiled at him and returned the wave.
"Hey, Roxas." I said when he finally stood in front of me, panting slightly.
"How was your first day of training?"
"Terra says I won't need much more practice until I catch up with the others in combat! I just hope i'm that lucky with magic." I laughed slightly.
"Yeah. This is pretty amazing, huh?"
"It is! I can't believe you do this every day! This is like perfect. I really wanna take the Balance test!" He nodded, but his eyes moved over me slowly. I couldn't really tell what he was doing, but it was starting to get creepy.
"So, is it time to go home or what?"
"Yeah, can't last forever. Let's go home." I checked my watch. A minute til midnight. I hadn't noticed it, but I was starting to get tired.
"Yeah. I could use some sleep."
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The morning sun's rays made my eyes flutter open as it shone through my bedroom window. I just laid there for a second, just to wake up. I looked over at my brother's bed, and I could obviously tell the difference between the two of us. I was lying in my bed, the red blanket laying halfway off the end of my bed as they were pushed down by my feet in the night. One of my pillows was on the floor, the other was at the end of my bed. And myself? I was positioned in a weird angle, one leg over the edge of my bed, one arm resting against the wall.
Roxas? His light blue blankets were pulled right up to his neck, snuggling him. He was lying on his hands, on top of his pillows, with a dreamy smile on his face. Even when sleeping he was tidy and neat. It was almost revolting.
Looking over at the alarm clock in the middle of our beds, I saw that it was only 7:30. I felt refreshed and ready for anything. Maybe it was a keyblade weilder thing. I quietly got up, picked out my clothes, and crept into the tiny bathroom that extended off our room and closed the door.
As quickly as I could, I dressed myself, combed my hair, and all of that morning stuff your supposed to do. When I finished, I opened the door and about screamed.
"God! I've waiting forever! I need to brush my teeth!" Roxas stood in front of me, fully dressed, hair combed and everything. He tapped his foot, signaling that I should move. I let him have the bathroom and went to make my bed. Well, attempted. I just placed my pillows on my bed, and threw the blankets over them.
I grabbed my book bag and bounded down the stairs. Downstairs, my grandfather and mother sat at the kitchen table. Grandpa Luxord was drinking coffe and playing with a deck of cards, my mother was reading the news paper with a plate of food in front of her.
My Grandpa had moved in with us, not long after our father died. Which made no sense seeing as he was my mother's father. But, whatever the reason, I didn't like having him live with us and neither did Roxas. My mother begged us to be nice, but sometimes it was hard to be nice to a gambling, drunk, idoitic old man.
"Finally decided to wake up, did we now?" Luxord snarled, crinkling his nose. He was a tall, and well built. To me he didn't even look that old. He had short blond hair and a matching gotee. He also had a small blue orb of an earing in one ear and was always dressed in lousy tee shirts and jeans.
"Decided to start drinking before noon, did we now?" I asked mockingly, pointing toward the small flask next his coffe cup.
"I'm the adult here, love, I'll be askin' the questions." He smirked, as if he'd one some triumpant battle. Luxord and my mother were originally from England, but moved to Radiant Garden when my mother was young.
"Whatever," I gave him a similar smirk and then turned to my mother. "When can we get rid of that old bag of bones?"
"Ven, be nice." She smiled. My mother was a fairly beautiful woman. She was average sized and very skinny, with pale skin and light blond hair. She also had these weird "antenae" that seemed to stick out of her pulled back hair. anyone else would've thought it was funny, but my mom could pull it off.
"How can I? He's just some old drunk!"
"Ven, please. He's helped us a lot and we shouldn't be rude." She just looked at the table sadly. I knew she didn't want him here, but she kept him around for some unknown reason.
"That's right ya lil' brat!" He laughed loudly, but I just threw my bookbag over my shoulder and ran out the door and headed toward school, cursing aloud. I got halfway down my street when suddenly, weird blue puddles were all over the street. And slowly rising from the blue puddles were tiny blue creatures-maybe thirty of them- that seemed to walk on to stubby legs and weird tiny lightning bolt shaped ears. There little red eyes seemed to glare at me, like they wanted to kill me.
"Oh, shit." I whispered, summoning my Wayward Wind.
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Author Notes: Sorry that this chapter took so long and it's pretty short as well, but I had a big fever and it took awhile to recover. But, I hope you enjoy it and i'll try to make my nexy update faster. Thanks for reading, please review =]