Warning: Slight VanessaX?

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Vanessa's Quest

Chapter 4: Vanessa?

Radiant Garden:

Vanessa walked through a portal and into Radiant Garden. "Ahhhh!" She sighed contently and stretched. "It's good to be back."

"VANESSA!" She heard a familiar cheery voice and someone jumped onto her. Vanessa fell flat onto the ground.

"Ah, Yuffie!" The dark haired girl helped her friend get up and was so happy to see you.

"Soooo…." Yuffie expected an explanation and Vanessa's eyebrow twitched.

"What?" Vanessa asked clueless.

"What happened at the end of your adventure?" Vanessa's confused face turned into a blushing and happy face.

"I met with Riku and he told me that he..." Vanessa averted her eyes to the ground and continued "…that he loves me!" Yuffie pounced on the 16 year old girl with a hug.

"Oh my god, that's so sweet!" She squealed and Vanessa felt like squealing too.

"I know." The blonde haired teen giggled. Yuffie took her hand.

"Come on Vanessa, everyone's at Merlin's house, let's go!" They ran all over the streets of Radiant Garden free like the wind without a heartless in sight.

"Hey guys, look who's here!" Yuffie shouted out and Leon, Aerith, Cid, Cloud and Tifa turned around.

"Vanessa?" They all asked a bit shocked and Vanessa crossed her arms with a pout.

"Oh, so you all aren't happy to see me then. Fine, I'll go."

"No, Vanessa we are so happy to see you." Aerith said and Vanessa felt her eyes brimming with tears.

"You guys are the best you know that." Leon stepped forward and smiled at her.

A tear fell from her eye; Leon now she remembered. She used to talk to him and pick flowers for him as well as others. The memory of her going back to the past repeated in her mind.

I started to walk around and I bumped into a boy. He had brown hair and blue eyes; Leon! But he looked different, younger about around my age. But boy did he look cute! The weird thing was that he didn't look at me and feel my presence. When my hand touched him I couldn't feel him and he walked away.

"LEON!" She cried and ran up to him. Vanessa hugged him tightly as the warm tears rolled down her cheeks. He flinched at this but hugged back nonetheless. "Vanessa, are you okay?" He asked. She pulled away and stared up into his eyes.

"Leon don't you remember me?" Vanessa asked with sparkling eyes.

"Of course I remember you, you're Vanessa. The once annoying girl I met nearly 2 years ago." He said and she sweat dropped at this.

'Yeah, that's all you remember, you pessimistic idiot!' She thought. The 16 year old stepped back and mumbled.

"No, look closely at me." The brown haired man looked at her very closely.

"Don't you remember? Think about the past Leon." Leon blinked at this, trying to remember her.

For a moment, Vanessa turned into a little girl. Her blonde curls reached her shoulder blades, her beady blue eyes sparkled and she grinned with her cheeky smile. She wore a white top and a blue skirt up to her knees with sandals. The 5 year old giggled with her rosy cheeks and that cute and mischievous personality.

Leon's and Aerith's eyes widened at this and they covered their mouths. Vanessa turned into her present self again and she wiped her tears. Leon and Aerith walked up to her. They both hugged her and she hugged back. "Vanessa, it's you." Aerith mumbled happily.

"I thought you were gone." Leon muttered and they pulled away.

"No, I wasn't gone. I was here all that time." They were a bit confused at this and Vanessa took their hands and pressed it on their hearts. "In here…"

After an hour and a half Vanessa asked, "Do you guys know where my grandfather would be?"

"He should be in his Library." Leon answered and she grinned.

"Okay, I'm gonna go and see him! See ya!" Vanessa exited Merlin's house and walked the usual way to the Library. As she reached the entrance she met up with Ansem the Wise. "Grandpa!" She exclaimed and hugged him.

"Hello Vanessa, how are you my dear?" He asked.

"I'm fine. Guess what? I've been practising magic!" She giggled.

"How is the magic then?"

"I've learnt a lot of new things." Ansem the Wise patted her head. "But where are you going?"

"I have a few things to deal with. You go straight through. There is someone you should meet."

Inside…

"Where are they? I've turned this castle upside down." Lea rustled his hair and walked.

"Hey guys." He said as he entered the room.

"Hey Lea." Myde, Ienzo, Even, Lexaeus and Dilan replied.

Vanessa was making her way through the hallways and finally reached the room. She saw a red haired man wearing a black coat and smiled. "Hello Lea!" Vanessa shouted and he turned around.

"Is that you?" He asked unbelievably. She crossed her arms.

"What is it with everyone today?" She pouted and he smiled. Lea ran up to her and picked her up high in the air. She started to scream excitedly. Even and Lexaeus walked up to them. They both gasped and Lea placed Vanessa down.

Even walked up to her and couldn't believe his eyes. "Where did you go off too? Do you know how worried we were?" Vanessa felt tears in her eyes. She would always walk off with her closest friend away from Even and he would have to look for them.

"Come on, I bet someone would love to see you now." Lexaeus said and took her arm. When she entered the room, Vanessa couldn't believe her eyes.

It was him, with his usual hairstyle; his steel-blue dark hair covered his right eye in layers and his side fringe reached an inch or 2 past his chin. He was taller (now 17), older and extremely handsome. He wore a long white lab coat, grey vest, white collared shirt, and a purple ascot.

"Ienzo?" She asked. He looked up and his aqua eyes widened. Ienzo placed his book down and gasped.

Ienzo's POV:

I couldn't believe it was her, it was my closest friend; Vanessa. She was here, in Radiant Garden our home, she was okay. I couldn't believe how she had blossomed. Vanessa used to be a cheeky, mischievous yet adorable 5 year old, but now she was a beautiful young woman. Her blonde curls reached her waist yet her blue eyes stayed the same; translucently captivating. I felt like pinching myself but I wasn't dreaming this was reality.

Normal POV:

"Vanessa?" He asked with his lovely voice which deepened just slightly, the voice she barely heard when she first met him. She couldn't control her emotions, the tears kept on falling down her cheeks. Vanessa ran up to him and they stared into each other's eyes. "Vanessa…" He whispered and she jumped onto him with a hug. "Ienzo, I can't believe it…" He wrapped his arms around her and hugged her back.

"Vanessa, you're here. Where did you go?" Ienzo asked and she pulled away from him. Vanessa hugged her sides and looked at the ground as the tears dripped onto the ground.

"T-they…" She started but couldn't finish. Ienzo placed a hand on her shoulder.

"Who Vanessa?" Lea asked and she looked up at him.

"X-Xehanort and B-Braig, they, they kidnapped me and…" She fell to her knees and breathed heavily as she couldn't control her emotions at all. "They took away my memories…" It was like someone was strangling her and that her tears were blinding her vision. "And then…I wasn't here anymore. I was in an unknown place…all alone…without any memories…or anyone!" She cried into her palms and they all sighed sadly at this.

Ienzo clenched his fist and it started to tremble. How could they have done that to her, to such an innocent little girl? How could they have done that to her, when she's never done anything to them? How could they have done that to her, to Vanessa?

He sighed and placed his hands on her shoulders. The steel blue haired teenager was taken aback when Vanessa hugged him again. She sobbed into his chest and gripped onto his coat. "They made me suffer. Xehanort made everyone suffer. He made me suffer, he made my brother suffer, he made my grandfather suffer, and he made all of you suffer."

Ienzo just closed his eyes and cradled her in his arms. He wouldn't let anything happen to his friend again, he wouldn't let that happen. "Come on, you need to stop crying now." He pulled away and the tears kept on falling down her cheeks. "How about I treat you to some sea salt ice cream?" She couldn't help but smile at this; Ienzo always knew that sea salt ice cream would make her feel better.

Woah! What is Riku gonna think? Seriously though, 'cuz he doesn't know Ienzo, he knows Zexion especially after everything he did. Please review and let me know how you feel about Vanessa and Ienzo's relationship?

~Parisa01