Disclaimer: I do not own anything from Kingdom Hearts but these ficlets. All one hundred of them. Yeah… This particular 100 Theme Challenge belongs to Iggy'sGirl15.

A/N: A little bit of Terra/Ventus friendship in this one. :3 And no, this isn't a follow-up to "03: Secrets." XD This one takes place sometime in the present. LOL And just since we're on the subject of secrets, a pretty embarrassing and guilty fact: I was listening to 90's music on YouTube last night and I had the Backstreets Boys playing on repeat. This probably gives you an idea of how old I am. OTL I swear that has nothing to do with this challenge, but damn, I feel old. LOL

ANYWAYS! Thank you to everyone who read and reviewed! :D Please enjoy and R&R!

:: Solitude ::

.: The melody that keeps me going is the beating of your heart against mine :.

His fingers plucked at the strings in succession, notes forming a collective melody. Terra made sure to listen and remember what chords he was playing before pausing to write down the notes on a blank sheet of music paper.

His dark blue eyes scanned the notes on the musical staff before he frowned in dissatisfactory. With a sigh, Terra erased his work and started from the top. Again. Terra's been at this for a while now. He didn't mind experimenting and creating harmonies, but Demyx usually gave him a starting point or a theme before Terra actually worked on the beat. Too bad the blond guitarist was playing hooky today…

Terra hummed, tipping his chair back while resting his guitar on his lap and played the bridge to a song he previously wrote.

"Hey, are you slacking?" Ventus teased as he entered the brunet's solitary quarters.

Terra continued his playing. "I'm not hearing you, Ven."

Ventus let out a laugh. Terra could hear the blond's footsteps walking around his room before a soft 'thump' hit his bed. Terra stopped playing then, sitting in his chair properly before facing his younger friend. He raised a questioning eyebrow at the stack of papers sitting on his bed. "What is that?"

"I'm surprised you're even asking!" Ventus grinned, hands on his hips in accomplishment. "It's the concert postings for the band!"

Terra looked at Ventus in shock, quickly snatching one of the fliers. "You're joking. How…? Did Axel—"

"—Strike a deal with the manager of Kingdom Hearts?" the blond cut in happily. He nodded while patting the giant stack of papers. "Pretty much! Once the deal was signed, Axel immediately arranged for the postings to get made and Roxas and I have to pin them up everywhere!"

"Then why are you still here?" Terra asked with a wide grin. "Get out there and spread the word! Wait 'til Aqua hears about this!"

"…So you're gonna tell her?"

"Of course I'm gonna tell her! I can't wait to see the look on her face!"

Ventus nodded, picking up the stack again. "You know Terra? You've changed."

The brunet stopped his prancing to look at Ventus in confusion. He still sported a smiled and chuckled, "What are you talking about? No I haven't."

"Sure you have," Ventus argued lightheartedly. He exited the room while explaining, "You're not so shelled up in your own world anymore." Ventus's footsteps continued to echo throughout the small apartment before Terra heard the front door being closed shut.

…What did Ventus mean?

Sure Terra liked his solitude, but he let people into his life…after a few meetings. Then again…Aqua was the first one to break down his barriers in less than two meetings after their initial encounter. He looked down at the flier again, imagining Aqua smiling brightly and congratulating him on his success.

Throwing the flier on his desk, Terra grabbed his keys and left his apartment. He hadn't seen Aqua today… He wanted to spend time with her.

:: Story Order/Index ::

~ Prima Vista Arc ~
006 – 001 – 019 – 065 – 022 – 010 – 018 – 034 – 003 – 016 – 036 – 074 – 033 – 028 – 007 – 062 – 052 – 057 – 079 – 072 – 047 – 026 – 031 – 008 – 035

~ Scherzo Arc ~
037 – 044 – 082 – 087 – 030 – 054 – 075 –096 – 004 – 080 – 021 – 009 – 088 – 015 – 090 – 045 – 017 – 011– 068 – 084 – 066 – 086 – 053 – 051 – 058

~ Con Amore Arc ~
097 – 012 – 077 – 063 – 089 – 002 – 083 – 024 – 040 – 005 – 078 – 060 – 093 – 076 – 061 – 032 – 043 – 055 – 013 – 092 – 073 – 094 – 056 – 069 – 038

~ Coda Arc ~
029 – 085 – 023 – 039 – 025 – 020 – 041 – 014 – 027 – 064 – 059 – 071 – 046 – 050 – 048 – 067 – 095 – 070 – 091 – 042 – 049 – 081 – 098 – 099 – 100