A/N: it feels good to get some writing done, I've been uber busy (yes I said uber) . Things might remain slow for a while so be prepared for long update wait times. I might just make it once a month. Also I've noticed that I forgot to mention that there was a 3 week break before the finals I was talking about XD thats why none of them have gone to any lectures at the college.

Disclaimer: I don't own most of the characters used in the making of this fanfiction they belong to their rightful owners.

~one week later~

Vanitas' POV…

I hissed in pain as Sora poured water over my injured arm. It had been two weeks since I healed Ventus he was fine but I was a different story.

"I still don't see what good this is doing, it only seems to be spreading it, no matter what amount of blight I pour in it will stop the purifying" he complained as he began rewrapping the bandages.

"It'll work eventually as long as I continue covering it with blight I should be fine, now hurry up I don't want Lil or Nat finding about this they might start asking unwanted questions" I hissed as pain riddled up and down my arm from his sudden tensing tightening my bandages too tightly. "hey, watch it I'm not trying cut my arm off" I growled.

"Sorry, I felt a sneeze coming is all" he said quickly wrapping the rest a trouble look across his face. I sighed not having enough interest to address it at the moment.

"thanks for the help" I said as he cut off the excess bandages. I stood up and grabbed my jacket making my way to the front door.

"Where are you going?" Sora asked me. I slipped on my jacket and turned to him

"To Ven's of course, I have to reset the barriers and make sure that yokai can't come back inside with that possible bounty hunter or I might get killed" I answered before waving a quick goodbye and headed outside.

o.0.0.o

As I stepped up to Ventus' driveway my eyes caught sight of a car parked in it. Curious I peered into the passenger side window to see if anyone was inside. I felt myself tense as my eyes found some almost expertly hidden seals and took a few steps back from the car. Cautiously I went and knocked on Ven's front door giving the vehicle one last side glance before Roxas opened the door.

"Oh Vanitas what do you want" he greeted. I scoffed at him

"I'm not here for you I'm here for Ven" I said looking around him. Roxas shrugged

"Of course you are, come in" he told me moving out of the doorway. I came into the house with a tense draining feeling shifting through me as I got further from the door. I dragged my gaze through the room guessing the owner of the vehicle had something to do with this.

"where's Ven" I asked releasing a long breath as I felt a slight throbbing in my arm 'I really gotta get find the source of this' I thought. Roxas sat on the couch and unpaused his show.

"He's out back, with a friend" he answered nodding in thanks. I plodded to their sliding glass door and slid it open catching sight of Ventus talking to some tall brawny brunette guy next to some vegetables. The two of them stopped speaking and looked at me. Ventus waved me over to them

"Vanitas, come here this is my friend Terra" Ventus said as I walked over slowly.

"Hey" I said stopping next to Ven putting him between me and Terra.

"Hi Vanitas is it? like Ven said I'm Terra" he said sticking out his hand to shake it. Reluctantly I stuck out my bandaged hand to shake his 'I can't have him being suspicious' I thought as he gripped my hand firmly.

"looks like you've got an injury on your arm mind if I see it I'm studying medicine I can pretty much heal anything" he asked. I quickly pulled my arm away

"No I'm fine" I argued.

"It'll only take a few minutes" he said. I looked down at Ventus whom didn't seem to at all notice my discomfort.

"Oh c'mon Vanitas, you've had the bandages on for over a week Terra is a good doctor, better than me in fact, let him heal you it'll be fine" he encouraged. I furrowed my brow would he be suspicious if I decline further it's obvious he knows demons are residing in Ven's house.

"I'm pretty sure I'm fine it's healing pretty fine" I said.

"It wouldn't hurt to get a doctor's approval, the worst that can happen is that its infected" he said sticking out his hand motioning to my arm. I held back a defensive growl this guy is too cocky I thought keeping my injured arm close to body.

"No. I am perfectly fine I know how to treat this wound perfectly fine" I answered. Terra gave me a questioning look before narrowing his eyes at me.

"Well, I see you don't want my help, but in case you change your mind here is my card" he said holding out a paper. I returned his gaze and took the card only to have pain shoot through my body.

"Fuck" I hissed before instantly dropping the paper. A loud ringing sounded in my ears and I grit my teeth stumbling backwards to put space between me and Terra. In between us Ventus began freaking out

"Terra what are you doing, Vanitas are you okay your arm?!" He said mixed up. I looked down at my arm. Blood had begun to soak through and drip down my arm. Panic filled me as the pain began throbbing through my arm. I looked up at Terra whom had an impressed look pressed across his face.

"I'm surprised a demon of your caliber didn't lose your arm touching that" he said. I growled at him ripping off the bandages to show black purified flesh. I groaned in disgust at the condition of the appendage.

"Tenshi! We have a situation!" I called for the other demon and within seconds she leapt into my shoulder.

"Vanitas, this guy he's not one I would recommend tangling with" she said in my ear.

"A partnership between demons wow that's rare, the test faculty could study your brain transmissions" he said pulling out a knife. Just as he whipped out his blade Ventus put himself in front of me to stop Terra.

"What the hell is your problem Terra, leave Vanitas alone he hasn't done anything" Defended Ventus. I pressed my hand on Ven's shoulder and he looked back at me. Fear shone brightly in his eyes rimmed with confusion. I heaved a heavy breath and looked at Terra who had a surprised and disgusted scowl across his face.

"Ventus, he's not the human friend you think he is, he's just tricking you so he can ravage you" Terra said stepping forward earning a growl from both me and Tenshi. Ventus shook his head furiously still standing between us

"Sora wouldn't lie to me, nor Roxas. Vanitas isn't a bad guy or demon he's saved my ass several times and I've only helped him once" he said looking at Terra "he's too good of a person to be tricking me" Ven looked back at me "he even made me my favorite type of pancake" he added with a smile.

"those are all lies Ven, demons aren't kind to people just because. They always want something out of it" Terra said. Even though I was flattered by Ven's words he was only putting himself in more danger. I looked at Tenshi

"do me a favor and take Ventus and his brother to Sora's, I want to get him out the way before this guy loses his reasoning" I told her. She gave a shocked look hissing in my ear

"there is no way in hell you could take him on with you arm like that." I shook my head.

"stop underestimating me, the only thing this arm will do is increase air time. Now do as I say" I said. Tenshi jumped of my shoulder onto Ven's making him stop his argument with Terra.

"Wah? Tenshi!?" Before Ven could utter another word they teleported away. I released a short lived sigh as I barely dodged a throwing knife.

"what do you want with Ventus demon" growled Terra as he threw another barrage of knives.

"Why are all you guys so nosy? I want nothing that should concern you" I growled lunging in for a swipe at his throat. He leapt back and I barely broke the skin. He swiped my legs from underneath me and I fell backwards him pointing his knife at me.

"what type of demon are you? C'mon show your true form, what are you really" he said.

"As if" I growled kicking him hard in the shin sending him to the ground. Gaining the upper hand I sat up and cuffed him in the jaw.

"don't get cocky beast" he growled stabbing me in the side. Pain ripped through my body and I forced down a yelp in place for a pained groan. He stumbled to his feet putting a few steps between us and I stood up clutching at my side. I took a few quick breaths to regain composure before grasping the knife only to have my hand burn in pain. I hissed in annoyed at the amount of effort this guys was making me put into fighting him. Looking around I searched for a viable escape route. I need to stay calm, don't give him what he wants. I growled inwardly doing my best to control my increasing anger. Taking a deep breath I eyed the fence behind Terra I could easily jump over it within a few seconds if I could get past him. A plan ready in my head I lunged towards him and he took up a quick defensive position. Pivoting my foot just as I was in front of him I dodged past and cleared the fence before he could get any reaction time in. I sprinted through the lawns before hiding under the patio of someone's house. I laid there for what felt like thirty minutes my body aching from pain and my head slowly feeling lighter. Eventually I stumbled out from under the patio and found a safe way out of their back yard. I stumbled along the sidewalk my head buzzing as the world began to sway. Sora's house was only five minutes away. Just a little further. I struggled forward my feet feeling heavy as I moved towards the house mt vision splitting to doubles. My legs gave out from underneath me and I fell to the ground. Black threatened my vision and I groaned rolling on my back and closed my eyes.

Wind stinking of ash accompanied by the tang of blood. blackened grass danced across a red landscape. Muffled cries to incoherent to make out. Hands. Hands, holding the hands of a beast. Onyx fur accompanied by Golden eyes. Held tightly by milky, white skin lightened by Blue eyes. Pain, so much of it. Lust almost too much too control. Death, something is missing gone before the lives of the living.

Love… a thing I didn't know if I could accept.

A hand on my shoulder woke me from my sleep. I jolted forward my breathing feeling hard and my body sticky from a cold sweat.

"V-Vanitas! Are you okay" Ven yelped. I turned to look at him my head pounding as I did.

"Ven? H-how did I get here" I asked looking around. I was in a room, i believed to be my old room.

"Well we had gone out to find you because you hadn't come here and found you lying on the ground bleeding out" he answered gently. I groaned laying back in the bed. "Hey, how about I get you some food, you've been out for three days so I figure you're hungry" he half asked. I closed my eyes trying to relax.

"Very" I answered. With my answer he got up and hurried out the room. As he left I felt a paw touch my forehead lightly.

"I see you're awake" mewed Tenshi. from on top of the headboard.

"what do you want can't you see I'm in pain" I hissed looking up at her. She laughed and dropped down on my pillow next to my head. I gave a long exasperated sigh.

"has he come here by any chance" I asked feeling at my stab wound. Tenshi simple shook her head curling neatly next to me.

"you know Ventus, has been waiting for you to wake. Did you see how happy he was when you woke up? I recommend not stressing your body as much, or you'll be out for much longer three days. That wouldn't do any good for your relationship" she advised. Before I could get my word in Ventus came in the room a plate full of food. Behind him followed Sora.

"I'm pretty sure this tastes good" he said placing his plate of good smelling food on my nightstand. I sat up and grabbed the plate.

"I don't see why it wouldn't" I answered scooping a fork full of hash browns into my mouth.

"Really?! thanks" Ven said perking up even more than he already was. I smiled eating the delicious food glad to feel the dull pain in my stomach subside. Satisfied I looked up at Sora.

"Where are Lil and Nat?" I asked.

"They left earlier yesterday before Roxas and Ventus showed up. Lilith said she had to leave for a while and wouldn't be back till next week. Natasha… she just left." he told me. I nodded everything sounding pretty much normal.

"Has anyone come by, like Terra, or that Aqua chick" I asked stretching.

"Terra called me a few times, but he hasn't come here" yawned Ven.

"did you pick up" I asked just to be sure. Ven shook his head.

"I don't really don't understand what is going on. He suddenly attacked you... Honestly I didn't think he'd do that" Ven sighed then ran his fingers through his hair "he really was a good friend of mine, Aqua as well" he huffed. A smile replaced his set frown "its fine though, I wouldn't wanna stay with people who'd try to kill my other friends" he sighed.

"Why don't we talk when Roxas gets back, I want to ask a few things that he as well might like to know" said Sora "For now why don't we go downstairs" he suggested. I huffed and slid out the bed.

"Sure" I agreed and followed them out the room.