Chapter Three: Earth and Wind
Author's note: Here is the chapter of destiny because it all goes downwards from here. I have news this story has become my baby and I won't be working on anything else until I finish this story!
Special Thanks To: Zeni S. Master for reviewing more cookies for chu ^^. Your reviews make me really excited to write the next chapter.
Disclaimer: I still do not own KH.
Cloud: Never. Going. To. Happen
Me: T-T
~On to the Story~
"Uh-oh, I don't like where this is going." Ven said shooting another glance to where his little brother disappeared.
"I think you should run Ven." Aqua said looking over at the chemistry teacher whom was stalking angrily towards Ven, covered in head to toe in soot.
"No time Aqua. I guess I'll have to undo this myself." The blonde student sighed.
The angry chemistry teacher grasped Ven's arm in a death grip making the young blonde grit his teeth.
"Come on you brat, we're going to the principal's office." The teacher snarled.
"I think you are mistaken. I am not Roxas Strife." Ventus said simply.
"Oh! A liar too! I'll get you expelled!" he barked out.
"I don't think you understand. Roxas Strife is my twin brother, I am Ventus Strife." The young blonde said calmly. Aqua on the other hand was ready to step in at any second.
"Ventus? Aren't you in my second period class?" the teacher said.
"Yes. You're after my brother Roxas." Ven said with a smirk.
"I am terribly sorry Ventus." He said and backed off. The blonde just rolled his eyes and shook his head. His bluenette friend let out a relieve sigh as the teacher left.
X-X-X
Lunch time rolled around and the two friends left to the cafeteria. Aqua led Ven to the lunch line to get some lunch. The bluenette seemed jumpy much like when Ventus went outside.
"Why are you so nervous Aqua? You know I can take care of myself." The blonde reassured as his little brother walked up to them.
"What are you guys talking about?" Roxas said looking like he'd done something mischievous.
"Nothing, Aqua here is just nervous about me meeting her friends because she says they are a bad influence." The elder of the two brothers replied.
"Oh. Ven can take care of himself Aqua." The younger twin replied.
"So I hear." The bluenette said.
"Rox didn't the chemistry teacher catch you?" Ven asked.
"I got away in time. Sorry for almost getting you in trouble back there." The younger blonde apologized.
"You'll be in hell tomorrow, you know."He replied.
They waited for Roxas to buy his lunch before Aqua led them to a table that held three people on it. The bluenette nervously sat down next to a brunette teen. Ventus sat besides Aqua and Roxas sat besides his brother. Ven looked curiously at each person sitting around the table.
One was a muscular silver haired teen with aqua colored irises; the boy sitting next to him was lanky, really thin and probably taller than any of them when standing. He also had a mane of spiky red hair, emerald green eyes and a teardrop tattoo under each. And he was staring at Roxas making him very uncomfortable. The third teen and probably the leader of the rest looked a bit on the muscular side and was probably tall too –well to the twins anyone looked taller than them- he had brown hair and mystic blue eyes and had a passive expression on his face.
The two twins stayed calm and collected under the scrutiny of the three boys.
"Aqua who are these two noobs?" the brunette asked.
"Uhm this is my best friend Ventus and his little brother Roxas." The blunette said pointing at each respectively.
"I see." The brunette student mumbled.
Ventus felt his little brother flinch under the intense scrutinizing gaze of the redhead; this drew Ven's protective side out a bit.
"Hey, you redhead take a picture it'll last longer." Ven said sourly putting a hand on his brother's knee. The redhead turned his head to glare at the elder twin, but the blonde didn't seem fazed by it.
"Ven please don't encourage him." Aqua said as she put a hand on the blonde's shoulder.
"So Aqua you didn't introduce your friends to us." He said changing the subject.
"Oh! This is Terra the gang leader." She said pointing to the brunette who in turn gave a curt nod.
"And these are Axel and Riku, two of the gang members." She continued pointing at each respectively.
"Gang?" The twins said in unison making Aqua giggle.
"Yeah. That's why I said they weren't a good influence on you guys." She said.
"Aqua you know I've faced much more dangerous things than a school gang." The blonde said.
"Yeah but…." The bluenette found herself being interrupted by Ven for the second time that day.
"Don't you trust me Aqua?" Ven asked with a hurt expression.
The bluenette looked down at the table for a few heartbeats and then ruffled his already wild hair.
"Hey, hey." Ven groaned.
"Ventus, can I talk to you in private for a moment?" Terra asked suddenly.
"Ven. Call me Ven." He corrected.
Aqua was shaking her head at Terra mouthing the word 'no' at him. The brunette simply chuckled a bit and put a hand on Aqua's shoulder to calm her
"Let's go." Terra said in a suspicious manner as he got up and motioned for Ven to follow him. This alarmed the twins and made Ven go into high alert.
"Fine, but if you try anything I won't hesitate to beat the crap out of you." The young blonde said with warning in his tone.
"Be careful Ven." Aqua said. Ventus threw her a smile as he got up following Terra.
X-X-X
Terra led Ventus not far from the cafeteria but no students were around at this time. Ven's phone started to vibrate and he checked it seeing that he had gotten a text message he opened it up and found a disturbing sentence.
Having fun Ventus? Enjoy your freedom while you can. Always watch your back. Be sure to remember that.
The blonde nearly dropped the phone as he gave a strangled gasp. This made Terra stop and turn around.
Why is this happening again! Ven thought horrified.
"What is it?" the brunette asked.
"Nothing…Doesn't matter." He replied calmly. "What did you want to talk about?"
The brunette was slightly taken aback by the apparent calmness of the blonde even though his expression said otherwise.
"I wanted to warn you to stay away from my gang. It could mess your life up for the rest of your existence." Terra said in a very serious fashion. This made Ventus frown, was this guy trying to drive him away?
"I hate to break it to you, but Aqua is my best friend and I won't leave her." Ven said carefully.
"You're making a huge mistake." The brunette warned.
"Doesn't matter, my life can't get any more messed up than it is now." The blonde murmured and turned around walking away before the other teen could even say a word.
X-X-X
The day continued on without many problems. Roxas managed to get Ventus in trouble with a teacher again. Ven found out he had Terra in one of his classes and the brunette didn't look happy. Also he kept getting strange and disturbing text messages from him.
Currently Ventus was sitting on the low wall that surrounding the school gazing out at the passing traffic with an empty expression. That is until someone chucked an apple at his head; startling him out of his thoughts and making him fall off the wall.
"Hey! What's the big idea jerk?" Ven snapped sitting up and rubbing his head where the apple had hit him.
Ventus was about to throw the apple back at his attacker when he spotted Terra, his gang and Aqua and Roxas. Terra had frozen with another apple in his hand.
"Sorry Ven you were just so out of it. We've been trying to reach you for 15 minutes." Aqua said walking up to Ven and helping him up.
"Sorry I am just troubled." The blonde said truthfully.
"Is Va—"Roxas began but Aqua along with Ven's glare shut the younger twin up.
"Do NOT speak his name Roxas!" the elder twin hissed.
"So has he? Has he been bothering you?" the bluenette said taking up Roxas's question.
"Yes. He's been texting me disturbing messages all day." Ven replied.
Terra, Riku and Axel looked between the three in confusion, not understanding what was going on.
"What are you guys talking about?" Terra asked.
"That's classified information." Roxas piped up.
"Ven, Roxas you should head home." The bluenette girl said.
"Do you want to come with us Aqua?" the elder of the two blondes asked. Aqua looked around uncertainly before she nodded.
"I'd loved to Ven." She responded.
X-X-X
Ventus was jumpy again as the three of them walked to their house. Roxas paid no attention to his older brother's jumpiness being used to it already. Aqua was slightly concerned but knowing this was normal for him she didn't worry too much.
"Ven?" The younger of the two siblings asked.
"Yeah bro?" his elder brother replied.
"Why can't I say his name?" Roxas asked curiously.
"Because Roxas, I don't want to hear it ever again." He replied sharply. The younger blonde left it at that knowing it was a closed subject.
"Aqua you friends are weird." Ventus piped up.
"Hm? Why do you say that'" She asked.
"That brunette Terra was it, thinks that he can scare me off, when I have faced bigger things than a gang." The blonde said
"Ven you don't understand. Terra and his gang are dangerous and they attract very dangerous people. They're already rivals with another dangerous gang." Aqua said.
"There's no one more dangerous than Va—"Roxas began.
"Roxas! What is with you and that name?" Ventus said angrily making his brother shrink back.
"Sorry bro." The younger blonde apologized.
"Forget it just…." He trailed off and sighed as he walked into their house and went straight to his room. After a few moments of stalling Aqua trailed after her best friend.
"Ven?" The bluenette said looking at her blonde friend on the bed holding his phone, his arms were shaking.
"Ven!" Aqua exclaimed going over to sit down next to the blonde. Ventus looked over at her.
"What is it?" She asked putting a hand on the blonde's arm.
"Why won't he stop texting me! Why won't he leave me alone?" Ventus cried out with frustration.
Aqua leaned towards the blonde and embraced him with a comforting hug.
"I don't know Ven." The blunette murmured.
Ventus slipped out of her grasp and curled up under the blankets.
"I want it to stop." The blonde murmured his voice muffled by the blankets.
"It will." She murmured reassuringly.
X-X-X
Ventus went to sleep really early doing nothing else. Aqua left very worried and explained the situation to Cloud who was the only one at home for the time being. The triplet's parents not having returned yet from the small business trip they had decided to take at the last minute.
Cloud held concern for his younger brother and went to check up on him only to find the blonde knocked out of the bed with a bottle of sleeping pills on the night stand. Cloud's sleeping pills.
X-X-X
"Ven? Ventus! Wake up!" someone called shaking him violently. Ven groaned sleepily.
"Ven!" Came the warning before he was literally shoved out of his bed.
"Am up!" Ventus exclaimed distantly as he got up the floor to face his brother.
"Aqua came by and took Roxas to school. So I'll be taking you since I have to talk to your teacher anyway." Cloud said.
The young blonde stared skeptically at his older brother for several heartbeats.
"Why?" He asked tilting his head to the side.
"Because I received a call from your English teacher Mr. Leonhart while you were out from taking my sleeping pills again." The elder blonde said.
Ventus ran a hand through his spiky hair and gave a sigh.
"Get ready." The elder of the two ordered and left.
X-X-X
Ventus stood fully dressed with backpack and all in front of Cloud's precious motorcycle Fenrir. The young blonde didn't know what he was more afraid of him or his elder brother's deathtrap of a bike. Cloud tossed a helmet a helmet at got on Fenrir. Ven reluctantly put the helmet on and got onto the bike clinging to Cloud as they sped off towards school. Cloud smirked as he felt his little brother tighten his grip around his waist. As fast as they had left they arrived in school.
"Go find your friends and Roxas. I'll go chat with your teacher." Cloud said as he took the helmet from his brother watching him go into the school yard before he went to park Fenrir.
X-X-X
Ventus wandered around the campus looking much like a walking corpse with an empty look in his eyes. The effect of the sleeping pills and his stalker from the past was getting to him. Just when he thought nothing could get any worse he literally ran into the leader of Terra's rival gang.
"Hey watch where you're going punk!" The leader, the blonde with a beanie on his head snapped. The young blonde looked at him uncaringly.
"Hey wait a second. Aren't you that new kid that was hanging with our enemy? This is priceless:"
"What do you want?" Ven snapped. The other teen said nothing to Ven, but turned to his two members.
"Restrain him."
The other two nodded and went forwards grabbing the blonde by the arms and holding him in place
"You're going to get a beating that you'll never forget." The kid with the beanie said.
Ventus began to squirm, but a good punch to the face made him freeze. The teens around him laughed. The young blonde renewed his struggling efforts; this earned him several hard punches to the face, the stomach and the ribs.
This is definitely not my day. Ven groaned in his mind.
Just went the poor blonde thought he would meet a cruel end by the hands of these teens salvation came in the form of a silver blur. Riku latched himself onto the beanie kid's neck.
"Seifer let him go or else." The silverette warned.
"Or else what?" The kid named Seifer laughed giving Ventus another punch for good measure.
Riku tightened his grip on Seifer's neck dragging a knife Ven didn't know he had over the other teens arm leaving a gash.
The gang leader gave a yelp and backed away from Ventus, his lackeys letting the blonde go. Seifer escaped under the silverette's glare, his lackeys running after their leader.
The silverette went over to Ven who was sitting on the ground looking at his shoes.
"You okay Ven?" Riku asked kneeling down in front of him.
Ven looked up, he had several forming bruises on his face, a split lip, a gash on his arm and the silverette was pretty sure he has bruised ribs.
"Why did you save me?" The blonde asked in a monotone.
"Aqua's orders." He replied simply.
"Aqua's orders? Isn't Terra your leader" Ventus asked confused.
"Terra respects Aqua a lot and so do we. It was merely a request from her part to keep a watch over you. She really cares for you, so I agreed to keep an eye on you, Axel not so much." Riku explained. Ven nodded carefully, he was hurting badly.
"I should go to class." The young blonde said struggling to get up.
"You sure you're okay? You should go to the nurse's office." Riku said.
"I'll be okay." Ventus said as he painfully moved towards the building.
X-X-X
Ventus moved about in the hallway looking like a walking corpse again as he trying to get to his first period. He spotted Terra further down the hall; the brunette had also spotted him and was making his way towards the blonde. Even further past Terra Ven saw Aqua and Roxas talking to each other.
You can't hide, hide, hide
It doesn't matter where you go, go, go
I will find you, you, you
And destroy you, you, you
The words suddenly echoed in his mid as if they were coming from somewhere else. It made pain shoot through his skull. Ven let out a small whimper as his vision became slightly blurry.
Everything that happened next seemed to pass by in slow motion for Ven.
Terra had a strange expression on his face as he mouthed Ven's name, Ventus couldn't hear it. As the blonde felt himself falling to the floor he saw Terra rushing towards him panic written all over his face as he urgently yelled Ven's name. Behind him Aqua and Roxas were also rushing towards Ven.
"VENTUS!" He heard three distinct voices yell his name and then everything went black.
A/N: Dun dun duuuun. Oh noes what happened to Ven. what's going on here! Find out in chapter 5. The next chapter is in Cloud's POV.
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