Chapter 9

Sun started to flood through the windows of the hospital as day broke. Terra and Ventus were both sleeping deeply in the waiting room, almost as if it were a normal day, all thoughts of the night before erased. Doctor Lucrecia quietly walked out into the waiting room and made her way to the sleeping brunette man.

"Sir, you can go in and see Aqua now." she whispered as the man's eyes opened and looked around the room before finding where she was sitting.

Terra then slowly sat up and made his way to the room where he had taken the bluenette several hours before. He gently knocked on the door and waited for a reply...there was none. He then looked over at the doctor to see if she knew anything about Aqua not opening the door.

Lucrecia smiled at him and said, "Go right on in Terra, she's waiting for you" before she walked off to go check on her daughter.

The man took a deep breath and readied himself before opening the door. As he slowly opened it there was a loud creek that stood out from all the silence. He then glanced around the room and saw the door to the balcony open and the curtains fluttering in the wind. The brunette then quietly but swiftly crossed the room and looked in the bed and the crib like container empty.

Once he reached the open doors a familiar female turned around and smiled at him, her blue eyes and short blue hair seemed like they were sparkling in the early morning light. She had lost a lot of the swelling and weight of caring a child but there were still a few extra pounds there that she would loose in no time with the normal training sessions. In the girls arms was a small bundle of blankets holding something small and fragile close to her chest. "Hello Terra." she said lightheartedly.

The brunette couldn't help but smile back at her, "Hey there beautiful, how are you feeling?" he asked trying to resist the urge to take a step forward and take her in his arms.

Aqua almost sensing what he was thinking took a small step forward shifting the small bundle in her arms a bit. "I'm still a little sore but a feel fine. Lucrecia said that most new mother stay in bed at the hospital for a couple days before they can get up or leave, but since both me and the baby are doing amazingly well I can leave this afternoon."

Terra gave her a warm smile, and his eyes drifted down the the bundle of blankets. "Well you are a very strong woman, it's no surprise everything is going so well for you. What is it by the way?"

"Oh, the baby...it's a boy." she laughed almost startled, surprise that she almost forgot about the little baby she held so carefully in her arms.

He couldn't help but laugh along with her carefree laughter and then his eyes locked onto the covered baby. "May I hold him?" he asked as he watched the child that he agreed he would help raise, even though he knew it belonged to his enemy.

"Of course you can." She smiled widely, happy he wanted anything to do with the child and kept to his word. "Hold your hands out in a cradling position." she instructed him and just as she told him to do, he held his arms out in a tight cradle where she gently placed the baby.

The brunette couldn't help but let out a small gasp at the sight of the new born baby. "How beautiful you are." he muttered as he took in the infant's sight. He had the same face and spiky hair that Vanitas had but nothing was the same about them at all. The baby's eyes opened to show deep blue eyes that were just like his mother's and so full of curiosity about the new world. His spiky hair was brunette, almost the same colors that Terra's was and everything about the child seemed so warm and bright. "Such a good baby you are." the man whispered as he brought his hand up to strokes the baby's face, and the infant took one of his fingers into his tiny hand.

"He's very quiet too, I was really surprised about that." Aqua said as she came up close behind Terra and rested her arms on his broad shoulders. "I really do love him, I don't even care who his father is. He could actually pass as your child." she giggled softly.

"What's his name?" Terra asked as he raised the infant up enough and he leaned down and left a gentle kiss on his forehead.

The bluenette took a step back and placed her hands behind her back and started swaying a bit. "I named him Sora. I choose it because he was like my sky. A big bright blue sky full of dreams and possibilities."

The brunette smiled and held the baby close to his chest and closed his eyes. "Well then, Sora I promise to you that I will try my hardest to be the best father I possibly can to you and make sure all of your days are filled with love and happiness."

Aqua's eyes filled with tears that she had to quickly wipe away. She was so happy that the man she loved was already wrapped around the finger of the child that wasn't even his. She was happy that he wanted to be the father and they had a chance to pull together and be a true family after all. "We'll be the best parents a child could have." she smiled as a few happy tears ran down her cheek and glittered in the sun light.

Both Terra and Aqua sat in the hospital room for the rest of the morning taking turns holding and caring to Sora's needs. They were both in love with the child who had only been breathing for a few hours. At noon Lucrecia came in and gave Aqua her release papers to sign before they packed up everything they needed.

Once they made it back to the waiting room Terra sauntered over to where Ventus was still sleeping and kicked the couch hard. The blonde jumped up with a start. "I'm awake!" he shouted as he searched the area for trouble, making the bluenette and the brunette laugh really hard.

"C'mon knucklehead, it's time to head home." The man chuckled as he grabbed Ven around the throat and pulled him into a rough noogie.

"Ouch, Terra let go! You're a real asshole you know, how do you expect to raise a kid being such an ass?" The younger man complained as he pulled away from his older friends grasp and rubbed his head, making the girl laugh harder.

"I'd watch what you say Uncle Ven...unless of course you don't want to be the uncle." Terra teased.

Ven's cheeks turned red as he became flustered. "I do want to be the uncle. But before we go...may I hold the baby?" he asked as his eyes locked with Aqua's.

She nodded at him and made her way towards him, baby in hand. "I'd be happy if you held him." she smiled before giving him the same instructions she gave her boyfriend earlier and placed the baby in his arms.

"He's...he's so beautiful." Ven said as his eyes filled with love and affection for the new baby. It didn't take long for him to be as taken with him as Aqua and Terra were. "What's my little nephew's name?" the blonde asked, his voice soft and filled with love.

"Sora." both Aqua and Terra said in unison watching the child and their friend.

His eyes lit up as he looked into the baby's deep blue curious eyes. "Sora.." he whispered softly to himself. "I love the name you picked out."

All three of them stood together in the waiting room for a few moments watching the child before the made there way to the gummi ship and got everyone in. It took twenty minutes to get back to The Land of Departure but nobody seemed to mind, and nobody said a word. Once home Master Eraqus was waiting for them with a serious look on his face, that made everyone nervous.

"I'm worried that he's going to hurt Sora." Aqua muttered as he held the baby close to her face.

"Everything will be fine. Terra and I will get out first and tell Eraqus about him before you get off." Ven said as he got off with the brunette. The bluenette waited in the gummi ship for a few moments before Terra turned and nodded at her, letting her know she could bring the baby out.

Aqua then came out and closed the distance between her and her master. Something in her gut told her that she should let her master hold the baby, but she was still hesitant. She swallowed hard and her heart started to race a bit. "Well Sora, meet your grandpa Eraqus." she softly said as she handed the child over.

To everyone's surprise, their master's eyes lit up at the sight of the child. "What a wonderful child you are." he said marveled. "You are truly something special."

"Special, what do you mean by that master? Well I know he's special but what do you mean by it?" the mother asked as she watched them closely.

"The child will have a lot of potential as a master when he grows, but not only that but the child is pure light, just like Ventus. There is now trace of his father's darkness what so ever flowing in his veins." Eraqus explained.

"So you mean...you're okay with the child?" Terra asked hopeful.

Eraqus let out a wholehearted laugh. "Of course he can, he's one of us. He's family now and we all must do what it takes in our power to make sure he's safe and loved.

All three of the students let out a small laugh and the new from that moment, everything would truly be okay. Sora had a power that all of them knew he had from the moment they met him, he had the power to bring everyone close to him, and everyone would love him and fix the broken bonds between anyone.

Authors Note: I'm so sorry for the terribly long wait, but here it is, the final chapter to the story. I really really hope I made this chapter worth the wait and I hope everyone enjoyed the story from beginning to end, even though the ending was kind of crappy. Tell me what you thought of the story. Thank you so much for taking your time to read!