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Breathe Again
Though Aqua had asked for peace, that had almost been two hours ago. Thus, Terra crept into her room with only the slightest tinge of guilt. Aqua was sitting on her bed, staring blankly at the wall, failing to stir even when her door clicked shut.
He lingered there, in front of the closed door. With Aqua either not noticing him or ignoring him, the situation was pretty awkward, but there was something else as well. It just felt . . . odd. Like he had interrupted her in the middle of something.
He cleared his throat. A beat passed before Aqua's head slowly turned, her cool eyes settling on his form. She inclined her head in what he took as a silent permit to approach, and approach he did.
"You okay?" he asked.
She shrugged. "Fine," she said. "A little tired."
"Tired? That's weird." The bed creaked as he sat next to her. "I mean you were nearly unconscious for an hour."
The corner of her lips dipped. "Yes . . . I was."
The tone she used, it wasn't one he could decipher, so he asked again, "You sure you're okay?"
"I'm fine," she said. "I'm awake now, I can breathe again . . . I'm fine."
He nodded, unsure whether to believe her. "So . . . let's talk about this stranger you and Ven saw."
Some weird expression fell over her face, like she was struggling to wake from a hazy sleep. "Ven saw him, too?"
"Got a name and everything," Terra confirmed. "Vanitas ring a bell?"
"I-"
She stopped short and froze. Completely froze. He thought that she might have even stopped breathing. But before she started turning blue, she blinked and shook her head, as if trying to clear a buzzing in her ears. Her eyes, when she looked again at him, were noticeably different. Calmer.
Or maybe colder.
"Can we not talk about this?" she suddenly asked.
What? "Aqua, this guy attacked you," he spoke slowly, as if explaining to a toddler why he couldn't drive a car. "He's probably connected to those monsters."
"I know, it's just . . ." Her mouth worked a little as she struggled to voice her thoughts. "I just don't want to discuss this."
"You . . ." A sudden thought hit him. "Aqua, did he . . . did he threaten you?"
"Is it really so hard to believe I just don't want to talk about this?"
"Yes," he said bluntly. "So, again, let's talk about Vanitas."
"I don't want . . ."
"Aqua, you-"
"Just back off!"
He jumped, startled. In fact, he was so startled that he actually got to his feet. Aqua had just snapped at him. Aqua. She never did that, especially over something so trivial. Currently, the female keyblader was glaring at him, seemingly unconcerned by just how plain weird her behaviour was.
He backed towards the door. "Maybe later, when you're feeling better."
Once again, she didn't watch him leave.