Title: Silence Broken

Warnings: Some minor Birth by Sleep spoilers, but seeing as it's pre-BBS, there shouldn't be too many. Hey, I can't catch everything. Also, being pre-BBS, like probably two months or so, there may be certain parts that make Ven seem a bit young.

Special Notes: Thank you so much to Divine Wolfe, even though she may not realize it. Just by reading her Disciples of the Keyblade story I have gotten a lot better at making them not too OOC-ish, in my opinion. Also huge thanks to my best friend animechaquita34 for drawing a picture of Hana for me. I love you girl!

Ventus peered around a tree, then put a finger to his lips without turning his head. "Shh."

Silence. Ven mentally slapped himself, remembering that Hana was the one person who never needed to be reminded to be quiet. After all, for the two days she had been here so far, she hadn't spoken a word.

The night was pitch black with a new moon, the only light coming from the hundreds of stars overhead. Eraqus had thought it a good idea to send them on a game of Capture the Flag for their training, and had once again paired Hana with Ven. He secretly wondered if the Master thought they liked each other. Ven shook his head to clear those thoughts, then went back to scouting out the area. Terra and Aqua were nowhere to be seen, but their gold flag flapped in the wind at the top of a light fixture. "Cake," muttered Ven, and bent down, ready to run.

A hand pressed in front of him, holding him back. He turned to Hana, who shook her head. Ven realized she was right. There was no way it would be that easy. But hey, he was the fastest of all four apprentices. "I can outrun them easy if they try to catch me," he protested.

She shook her head again. "What?" Ventus asked, impatient.

Hana looked onward, and a blast of fire shot directly toward the golden flag. Ven gasped as it was bounced back by a crystal barrier. In the low lighting he hadn't even seen it, but the reflection of the Fire attack showed him it stretched from the flag all the way to halfway to the woods. Aqua must be nearby for a blockade that big to last for so long. "How did you-"

She covered his mouth with a hand and put a finger to her lips, then pointed. Terra was slinking towards them around the edge of the 'playing field'. Ventus nodded. "I'm on it. I'll distract them and you find a way to get that flag."

He turned and bent low, into a running position. "V-Ven...tus."

Ven grabbed a tree trunk to steady himself at the shock of hearing her speak for the first time. Hana had a soft lilting voice, like the tinkling of a bell. It was barely more than a whisper. "Ventus. That's...your name, right?"

He nodded. "Yeah, Hana, it is. But you can call me Ven."

"Ven, be careful."

"I will," he said, shooting out of the woods towards Terra. The two boys summoned their Keyblades at the exact same moment, and the heads of the two swords clanged in a loud bang. A ball of fire shot towards Ven from the shadows beneath the castle's spires, but he easily dispersed it with a small gust of wind.

Hana mentally checked herself to make sure she was prepared. Keyblade at her side, she zipped to the edge of Aqua's barrier. Using the dark of night as a cover, she set to work trying to find an opening. Ugh, if only she could remember the counter-spell! She placed one hand on the blockade and closed her eyes. "Reflect," she murmured.

A small pink barrier of her own formed around Hana's fingers, and she was able to shove it through Aqua's shield. Once inside, the pink sphere expanded until it was holding open a hole in the blue sphere and completely coating Hana at the same time. She stepped inside the larger barrier and ran towards the flag.

Ven spotted her bright curls bobbing along, closer and closer to the flag. He pumped a fist in the air. "Alright Hana!"

Aqua jumped out of her hiding place and ran towards her opponent, the blue shield disappearing as she went, no longer needed.

Terra shoved Ventus out of the way and followed Aqua in the direction of their flag. I will not lose, he thought angrily.

"AAaaagghhhhh!" Ven shouted as he jumped on Terra's back and locked his arms around the brunette's neck, hoping to prevent him from getting any closer to Hana so that she could grab their flag.

"Fire!" Hana sent a blast at Aqua, who stopped short in surprise. Whether the shock was from the sudden attack, or from hearing Hana speak, Ven didn't know, because suddenly he and Terra were back in wrestle mode.

Luckily Aqua cart-wheeled out of the way just in time, and was unhurt. "Reflectara!"

A blue ball of light shot towards Hana and became another blue barrier, trapping the newest apprentice inside.

Hana held up her Keyblade so the teeth of it were pressing against the top of the bubble. "Aero!"

A blast of wind swept across the land, effectively causing Aqua to lose her concentration and the barrier broke. Hana leapt upwards and did a mid-air summersault, landing next to the light where the flag was attached. She tossed her Keyblade up and it cut through the rope holding the flag to the fixture. Clutching it in her hands, Hana waved the gold material over her head.

Ven jumped for joy. "Yeah!"

Eraqus stepped down from the stairs leading into the castle, clapping his hands slowly. "Well done Ventus and Hana. You are wonderful at improvising, and your strategic methods are very impressive as well."

The four Keyblade Disciples bowed to their teacher. "Thank you, Master," Ven and Hana chimed.

"Now go rest up, it's almost dawn," Eraqus advised.

"Yes Master," the four recited dutifully.

As they raced to their rooms, Ven stopped Hana in the hall. "You never told any of us your Keyblade's name," he pointed out.

"It's...Flame Dancer," she replied quietly, then shut the door to her room.

Moments later Ven layed back on his bed, and couldn't help but wonder. My name...is that the first thing Hana's ever said while living here?

Okay, sorry this one was kinda short, I had a block and couldn't figure out how to make the 'training exercise' be written any longer. Hope you don't mind!

Um, if you didn't notice already because of this chapter, Hana's chosen element is fire, and she's pretty good with magic too. Not as good as Aqua for sure, but it's definitely one of her strong points.

And if anyone guessed already, I AM trying to do somewhat of a TerraxAqua, but it shouldn't be TOO noticeable. I'm kinda just trying to hint at that pairing.

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