Chapter 3 of 'That Same Old Story'
By: Karma's Slave
Disclaimer: I hold not rights of any kind towards the Kingdom hearts Franchise.
Warning: This is still an Alternate Universe, So no BBS Spoilers of any kind HOWEVER, for those who read the original version of this story. You would already know I planned to have that character as that other character.
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Aqua's cell phone, had been going off for nearly twenty minutes, it'd stop for a moment or two but then started ringing again.
It had to be no more than ten o'clock in the morning; Xion opening her eyes to find herself in the living room. Her nose was aching, her eyes drifted to the digital clock of the DVD player. It was indeed ten in the morning of Saturday. The consistent ringing of 'Lift Me Up' by the Benjamin Gate, would not stop as Xion was trying to get back to sleep. "Mom" she called out to her mother, "mom" called again, "mother" calling again for her and still no answer "AQUA!" Xion screamed, as her nose happened to involuntary scrunch up, making her wince at the pain.
Aqua came running into the living room, "XION, what do you want from me, for the last time?" she yelled at her daughter, Xion was actually almost afraid to say something. "Your cell phone keeps going off" Xion eventually squeaked out. Ever since her mother picked her up from school yesterday, she'd been acting like a crazy person.
"Oh…sorry sweetie" as Aqua picked up her cell shrugging it off like nothing had even happened, "I'm going to take this into the other room." She said leaving the room,
'Oh…is that all she has to say? After nearly biting my head off' Xion thought; shaking her head with a slight confusion towards her mother's bipolar moment, just now.
"No problem, mom" Xion said as she reached over to take another painkiller pill, 'screw the couch, I'm going to a real bed' Xion thought as she climb the steps to get to her bedroom ,taking the pills with her.
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As she walked into the kitchen; Aqua heard a door from the second floor of the house close. 'Good she's out of ear shot then' thought the bluenette. "Hello" Aqua said as she finally answered the cell phone.
"Alright Aqua, what is so important that, you called my cell phone, almost thirty times but yet you wouldn't leave a voice mail" Ven said as he yawned.
"Well, I'm sorry Ventus, next time my world comes crashing down, I'll be sure to use proper phone etiquette the next time," Aqua hissing through the phone's receiver at her long time friend. Ven winced as his phone made unpleasant noise because of the hissing.
'Wait did she just use my full name? This must be big' Ven thought as his brain was finally focused to being awake this early on a Saturday.
"Ven, when were you going?" started Aqua
"When was I going, to what?" came the reply
"When were you going to tell me about Terra?" she said, keep her voice calm, not trying to get the attention of her daughter.
'Shit' Ventus mentally screamed at himself. "You saw, Terra" Ven asked just to make sure he hadn't miss heard Aqua. "Yes! I saw him, at first I didn't recognize him with the hair and the contacts, but I know Terra when I see him, I mean I grew up with the man; I've dated him, I know him or at least I thought I did" she said, beginning to sound more upset then mad.
Ven felt for Aqua's emotional pain, at one time he thought he would be the one to mend her broken heart but somehow she grew from friend; to a one-sided crush and then she became a sister to him.
"Ven, what was he doing there? Does he have a kid there something," she asked, Ventus picked us the small tone of jealously in her voice. "No he doesn't, just the one, your both genetically linked too." He told her.
"Aqua, how about I come over later, and I'll tell you everything in person; I'll even bring Roxas and Sora, to keep Xion from listening in." suggested Ven, as he yawned through the phone line. "Fine Ven, whatever just get here when you can okay." She said.
"Alright, see you later, bye" Ventus hanged up.
"Yeah, bye" Aqua said, in a low tone, as she now listening to the phone's dial tone, taking the phone away from her ear, pressing the end button; leaning over the counter in center of the kitchen and sighed "I'd be lying even more if I didn't think this was going to happen one day" Aqua whispered to herself.
Aqua could feel her stomach get knotted up just thinking about him and Xion.
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Meanwhile
Where Xion was thought to be in her bed sound asleep but in reality she was in the hallway getting some towels for a shower later, closing the door. She could hear her mother trying not to scream on her cell phone. Xion walked to the top of the staircase that led to the first floor of the house, the second stair case, led to the third floor and attic.
Xion trying to hear her mother's end of the conversation,
"When were you going to tell me about Terra?"
Xion surprisingly managed to hear.
"Who's Terra?"
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Exiting the Kitchen, Aqua walked into the living room, not noticing Xion ducking back into the hallway; plopping her butt down on the couch bringing her legs up on it letting out a small groan of misery. For minute Aqua just sat there, not talking, not thinking, and just breathing.
Until a small light from the window started hitting, the reflective surface of an object on the coffee table. The distraction had gotten aqua's attention; she reached for the picture frame that was reflecting that distraction.
It was a picture of Xion at five years old, on the school playground.
Aqua remembered that day pretty well, she remembered taking the photo as Xion playing by herself on the swings. It was bring your parents to school day and the majority of Xion's class both of all her classmates parents had shown up. Aqua despite feeling sorry for herself just went along with the day, not knowing what could happen throughout the day.
After taking the picture, smiling at her daughter Aqua turned her back as another parent who called her to attention.
-- -- -- Flash Back-- -- --
"That picture is it for your husband?" asked a fellow mother, but clearly with a noticeable attitude.
"Actually it's something to send to Xion's grandparents, they just can't stand to be away from her for periods of time." answered Aqua, pretending to not notice the woman's clear bad attitude.
"So, if you don't mind me asking, where is husband anyway, not in the bathroom is he?" She said with a laugh as fake as her 'blonde' roots.
Aqua started to see what this woman wanted from her, but what would she have to gain from the knowledge of her being a single mother.
"I mean, I just can't believe that an elementary school with a well know higher stature, would sink as low to let a woman like yourself and her bastered daughter into its gates."
-- -- -- With five year old Xion-- -- --
The young girl stopped playing on the swing as she watched her mother talk with another grown up. She wanted to go and be by her mother's side, but something was telling her not to move.
"Oh wow, look Xion; I didn't think my mother would go and converse with your mother. I mean what would they have in common anyhow" said a winey high pitched voice from behind Xion getting off the swing to ignore the girl and her two friends.
"You know Xion, maybe if you weren't such a freak, maybe we've could have been friends or you could have actually had one." The girl continued talking on, with the two little drones behind her, agreeing with whatever came out of the girl's mouth.
"Think about Xion, you don't talk to anyone on the playground or in class, not that anyone would want too."
Xion still didn't say anything to the girl.
"And do you want to know why? My mom says your freak because your mother's a slut, and to top it off, I bet you don't even know who your father is, let alone have one" the girl finished, her friends saying "yeah"
Xion again didn't say anything, she just took a deep a breathe.
"You're a genuine freak Xion"
And that was when Xion, literally pounced on the girl.
-- -- -- Back with Aqua-- -- --
Before Aqua could even reply to the woman, their 'conversation' was interrupted by the screams of young girls. Aqua looked to see the sight before her own eyes, quickly running over to her daughter.
"Get her off" a girl cried over and over.
"Xion, stop it" Aqua said, picking up Xion off the girl.
"See what your mongrel of child did to my innocent little girl!" screamed the woman.
"Mommy, their lying, they came here and they were making fun of me, and she said, her mommy said you were a slut" Xion re-telling the whole story in a crying, fast talking abridged version. Aqua looked to the other little girl. Whose nose was bleeding and looking at her arm.
"EW, she bit me." Said the girl
"From what I can tell your daughter, merely provoked Xion." Aqua, said as Xion hid behind her.
"I don't care! Just get your shabby self and your dog out of our school" yelled the woman.
Aqua got a close to the woman, looking to say something but couldn't find the words of how she truly feeling right now, turned herself away from the woman. But in a fast motion twisted her upper body and punching that horrid woman in her face while also knocking her to the ground, "Don't you ever! And I mean don't you ever come near me and Xion again" was all Aqua said after that.
Aqua walked away from the woman, picked up Xion into her arms and left the school grounds. The next day Aqua pulled Xion out of that School, and getting an apology from the board of education on the behavior of one of their now former member.
-- -- -- End Flash Back -- -- --
Aqua snapped out of the memory, again looking at the picture as she held the frame in her hand she noticed the back of it, was somewhat popped out Turning the frame around, moving the clips, taking the back off Aqua saw that there was another picture in the frame.
Taking the picture in her hand flipping it around, her eyes came in contact, with her teenaged self in a deep kiss with her ...Terra.
End Chapter Three.
