Set nowhere in particular and the Land of Departure.

I've decided to start posting two themes per Chapter, like I did with the other drabble collections.
The only reason I didn't at first is because I don't think I can write fast enough to post two at a time and still have speedy updates.
But I understand - especially in the case of Zack13 - that posting this way might offer just a little bit more convenience.

I hope you guys don't mind.
Enjoy!

DISCLAIMER [I do not own Kingdom Hearts] DISCLAIMER


WHAT IFS AND WHY NOTS

What if I was different? Why could you not change?


Eleven
Parents [9]

Master Xehanort was not much of a parent; under-appreciating Vanitas, paying attention only when necessary, and… it would be stupid to think that Xehanort favored anything other than himself. And, just as he should, Vanitas hated the old coot.

But Aqua...

Eraqus did not appreciate her half as much as she deserved. She received less attention than Terra and Ventus. And she was clearly not the favorite. Yet she loved Eraqus like a father.

Vanitas couldn't understand how she was she capable of that kind of love. And it made him wonder, who else could she be capable of loving?


A/N I hope this will not mark the start of a series of difficult prompts...


Twelve
Afraid of the Dark [7]

Aqua sat upright in bed, turning her bedside lamp on. Her eyes were wide with fright as she scanned her bedroom. Nothing was amiss.

Outside her open window – balanced on a ledge, shielded from her view – Vanitas stood, smirking. And to think all he did was hiss a little in her ear, something he'd been doing almost nightly for the past week. He waited a while before checking if she had gone back to sleep.

She had, but she left the light on. And it amused Vanitas to think that, because of him, Aqua was now afraid of the dark.


A/N Is she really afraid of the dark? Of course not.
She's just creeped out a little this particular night. Hahaha!


Thank You

~Alacquiene~