A/N: The last chapter already! Then again, it was about time, wasn't it? :P This one's for Amulet Misty. Happy birthday! :D
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~ Things were about to change, this time for good... ~
Aqua was the first one to pull away, welcoming the air in her lungs. However, she didn't take the time to catch her breath or revel in the feeling of hundreds of butterflies swarming in her stomach.
"We shouldn't do this, Terra," the bluenette said breathlessly. "It's not that I don't want to, but Master said it was-"
But she couldn't finish the sentence, because Terra already captured her lips with his own as he kissed her again, longer and more passionate this time. The difference with the previous kiss was that she could feel his desperation and need through the gesture now. The thought alone made her feel as light as a feather.
When they broke away again, he let out, "Would you really let someone else decide for you what to do with your feelings?"
The bluenette bit her bottom lip shyly, looking away as if she had to think about that. Meanwhile, the brunet teen couldn't take his eyes off her. Admittedly, Aqua had always been extraordinarily beautiful, to the point that it made his breath hitch every time she smiled, but now that her cheeks were flushed and her long, dark lashes seemed to flutter with every breath that she took as she was lying quietly on her bed next to him (with their clothes on, mind you)... She looked like a dream.
Aqua took a deep breath, causing him to look in her eyes again. "Maybe...you're right. And if we're careful enough, nobody has to find out...right?"
Terra smiled, while reaching out to caress her cheek, because this was exactly what he'd wanted to hear from her. By the looks of it, he didn't have to tell her that; she already knew. The blue-haired young woman took his hand and brought it to her lips.
"Ven's going to be the hardest case, though."
Both teens laughed at that.
"Definitely."
It was weird and Xehanort wondered if he should be worried about the fact that his heart ached after remembering this scattered...dream, or not. Sometimes the silver-haired man wondered, had Aqua really been his secret lover? If that was the case, then how had they ever managed to hide this from everyone else, including their master's watchful eye? He could imagine that Ven, especially Ven, would've caused them a lot of trouble, what with his curiosity and all. And yet, they had never stopped with those secret meetings deep in the night.
He was about to give that further thought, when a soul-piercing bolt of pain went right through his skull, quickly followed by several more. The feeling was indescribable, but it came the closest to the experience of having daggers shoved into one's head. Suddenly, he was unable to bear it and he collapsed on the cold floor, shuddering from the impact. Still, as time went on, it didn't seem to stop nor diminish. In fact, his head felt as though it could explode any moment. Xehanort had no idea how long it went on like this, but he was so scared that this was the end for him. It could have been seconds...or hours (although later, he suspected that it was the first, since nobody ran into him all the time that he was lying on the floor).
Eventually, when the pain subsided, he got up, still panting as though he'd just run a marathon. His usually dead eyes seemed to glow faintly now, looking more orange than usual. The beginning of an evil smirk was plastered on his face, as he adjusted his long hair and white lab coat to look more presentable. He knew exactly what to do and he was sure that he would succeed, too...if he was careful enough this time; the man couldn't afford any more mistakes on his part.
It was about time that I got my memories back. I'm terribly behind on my schedule, he thought to himself, feeling more elated than he had since he'd arrived here.
Things were about to change, this time for good...
A/N: Thanks so much for sticking with me till the very end! I hope you enjoyed reading this as much as I enjoyed writing the chapters.
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