Author's note: Well I love you guys, but thanks for not telling me I've been spelling Vanitas wrong. (dripping in sarcasm)

So sorry if there's updates soon but no new chapter, It will be me correcting said errors. Oh, and since Axel's kind of incapacitated at the moment, might I interest you in some Ven and Vanitas drama? Yay! Review please. :) And, introducing, Chapter Eleven.


Ventus went home to his cramped, lackluster apartment. Three rooms, kitchen/livingroom, bathroom and bedroom. He walked into the bedroom. It was divided down the middle. Even his kingsized bed was. Half was white and the other half black. Ventus had two sides of the room equipped with the same items, a desk, a laptop, a stereo, a bookshelf but the differences being the color. Darks were on the right, and lights were on the left. White walls on the right, Black on the left. When Vanitas was around a long time ago, Ventus insisted on doing this, in an effort to keep the two separated.

Every now and then he would find a black object on his side of the room. Ven would freak out, quickly returning it to its spot. There was a mirror, attached to the ceiling above the bed. The Gray area, as he and Vanitas would refer to it, the only way Ventus could see his other, the only way they could interact. He plopped down on the bed and looked up at his reflection. "Just me." He sighed, cracking a smile. "This is good." He put his hands behind his head and rested on them. It was three now, and Ven felt as if he deserved a good rest.


"So, can I just stay here the night?" Namine asked. She had to keep her brother under strict observation, to make sure he didn't remember what happened and go haywire.

"Yeah," Roxas said, returning to the couch. He sipped at his soda for a moment and then asked, "I miss Axel already." He smiled at his own childishness.

"You know he wouldn't leave unless he had to." Namine pondered this, discovering her own words to have a bit of truth behind them. I could have helped him, but you cannot undo the past. "He loves you."

Roxas smiled wider at this. "I think this is the first time you've actually accepted that." He took another sip of his drink before putting it on the side table. "He must have made an impression on you." Roxas snickered.

"Yeah, that he did." Namine shrugged. Way to make a girl feel guilty. "So, I'll crash on the couch." She faked a yawn.

"Oh yes Namine, let's decide to go to sleep after Roxas grabs a soda." Roxas replied, getting up, going to a closet. He grabbed a pillow and a blanket for her, tossing them both on his sister.

"Roxas." She complained, trying to untangle herself from the cover. He laughed. She finally got the out of the blanket. "Go die."

"Love you too, sis." He retorted, picking up his drink and snapping the light off as he entered his and Axel's room. He sat the drink down again and laid on the mattress, putting his arms behind his head. Axel, I miss you, but maybe a little time apart will help you appreciate me a bit more. "Just me." He smiled, closing his eyes. "Good thing, for once." He still missed the warmth that would sleep beside him.


Olette watched Cloud set up the boy in the pod. The pod was on the floor, entrance facing up. Cloud placed Axel in the pod on his back and closed the lid. The blond pressed a few buttons on the side of the pod, this caused the boy inside to float, as if there was no gravity within it. Cloud then lifted the pod to a standing position, placing it against the wall. It appeared as if Axel were standing, levitating a bit off the ground.

"Do you think he will be okay?" The girl asked. Cloud looked over at her, mildly confused expression on his face.

"It is unknown." Came a nonchalant response.

"Is there anything I can do to help?"

"You could talk to him. Attempt to break through to his consciousness. So that he may return from the darkness." Cloud informed her, then exited to the main office.

"But," she started, then realizing he was leaving. "I don't know what you mean." She frowned. She turned to the boy in the pod. "I hope you can awake. I'll do all I can to help." Olette placed a hand against the glass that separated them.


"No Vanitas!" Ven's sleeping form jerked about. "No! Stop." He flipped from side to side. "Vanitas! No! Please," Tears slipped from the sleeping boy's eyes. "Aqua! NO!" He shot up, grasping his chest in attempt to catch his breath, his eyes wide and bloodshot. The blond fell back on his pillow, and looked at the mirror above him. Half of his body was on the dark side, half on the light. He quickly shifted himself to be fully sheathed by the light. Ven breathed deeply, trying to relax, calm himself. He returned his attention to the mirror to see none other than Vanitas, laying beside him. He inhaled sharply at the sight.

"Now, why did you have to wake up? Were you not enjoying reliving your biggest defeat? The failure." He stroked Ven's cheek, and the boy shivered. Vanitas returned his hand to behind his head. "The look on her face was priceless, was it not?"

"Vanitas," Ven locked eyes with reflecting boy's golden ones. "Why did you do that to her? She didn't want to fight us... I didn't want to fight her." Ven sighed.

"Because I could." Vanitas smirked, a small laugh escaping his throat. "I couldn't let her get between us. You are my other, after all."

"I'll never forgive you for that. I hate you, but you won't leave!" He said angrily, then calming a bit, he continued, "I may be able to handle this though. One question, would you do the same to Namine? Destroy her if we got close?" Ven needed to know, he didn't want to put her in danger.

"If you introduced me, maybe not." Vanitas grinned at the boy.

"Then I think we can come to an understanding." Ven laughed, smiling at his other. They looked at each other in silence for a moment. Vanitas opened his mouth to say something, but was cut off by an obnoxious ringing.

Ven hopped up from the bed to grab his cell, flipping it open as he brought it to his ear. "Hello." He greeted.

"Hello, Ventus. It's Olette from Dr. Ansem's office. He wants to schedule a follow up appointment, to check on your progress." She paused. "Can you come in anytime soon?"

Ven grimaced, there was no way he was getting out of this. "Sure, tomorrow good?" He asked.

"Yes, Dr. Ansem will see you tomorrow at nine, the same time I'm calling you today, if you didn't realize it. I was afraid I would wake you."

Whoa. I wonder how long I've been talking to Vanitas, but I never checked the clock when i was rudely awakened by that jerk. "Well you didn't." He managed a laugh. "I'll see you and Ansem the Wise tomorrow at nine. Thank you. Goodbye."

"Goodbye Ventus."

"Sorry, Vanitas. Dr. Ansem wanted to check up on me." He hopped back on his bed and looked in the mirror. Vanitas wasn't there though. "Vanitas, I swear if you try anything, I'll kill you." Ven got back up and exited his room. Guess I should go check up on Nami.

"But Veni, why would I do that?" He heard the boy say as he left.


Author's note: So I'm probably going to reveal a bit of Ven and Vanitas' history soon. Yep, hope you enjoyed the chapter. Review if you want, or Cloud will lock you in pod...? Yeah, no good. Or you and Axel will trade places and you'll be stuck in all that is Nothing! Haha.

Vanitas: Whoa, way to go, spelling my name wrong. *rolls eyes*

Ven: *laughing hysterically* I think that's hilarious.

Vanitas: *Glares*

Ven: *Momentarily stops laughing*

Sora: Man, bitch got eyes like daggers.

Ven: *ROFL(his)AO* Priceless. *calms down*