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In another part of the Vortex…
Rikujou and Vera were in the middle of a dark sand covered beach with only the moon lighting the place.
"Where are we?" Rikujou asked.
"The place where nothing rests." A voice said from nearby. They turned to see a man with long silver hair in a black bodysuit and holding a Keyblade shaped like a single dragon wing.
"Who are you?" Vera asked.
"Nothing more than a bad memory now. But once…once I was the Guardian of Darkness. The Fourteenth of Thirteen." The man said as he turned, revealing his face was exactly that of…
"Dad?" Rikujou asked in disbelief.
"No…" the Riku look alike said as he approached, "…I am Xiruk…your father's nobody."
"My dad has a nobody?!" Rikujou asked stunned.
"Yes…as much as he would love to deny it…I exist…but only from within him due to his restraint in keeping me locked up inside of his heart." Xiruk replied as he raised his Keyblade, Soul Eater, to Rikujou's chin.
"Hey I thought the Nobodies were on our side?" Vera asked confused as Xiruk paused. Then he started cackling.
"The nobodies have never been on the side of light until recently. Ten years ago we nearly brought the worlds to their knees…and then that insolent brat Sora came in and ruined everything!" Xiruk growled as he angrily swung Soul Eater and cut a large rock formation clean in two.
"Sora…so he is Sky-boy isn't he?" Rikujou asked as Xiruk growled.
"Is that all you kids think about?!" He growled as he started to mock in a child like voice, "Sky boy this, Sky boy that, Sky boy is a hero and my parents aren't cool enough to be heroes. (Dropping the act) You sniveling little brats make me want to puke. The answers have practically been given to you on a silver platter and yet you refuse to accept the truth."
By this time Rikujou was insulted and he held his Keyblade calmly at his side.
"You want to know something else? Riku dearest was and IS Lando. Lando was just some cutesy little code name for him so that you didn't suspect that your father was one and the same. What a coward. To keep something like the truth from his own flesh and blood! What a fool he is. It makes me sick just knowing that such a coward is my other!" Xiruk ranted but suddenly turned to block a blow from Fenrir as Rikujou glared angrily at him.
"My dad…is not a coward!" Rikujou growled.
"Oh yeah?! Then how do you suppose I came into being?! Ten years ago your father had the opportunity to become the ruler of the whole universe but refused because of his friendship. He could have been so much more than a bodyguard for some, one eyed navy wench but instead that's the life he chose. So wake up and smell the stench of the truth sonny boy because this is it!" Xiruk growled as Rikujou started swinging madly at the nobody.
"Shut up! SHUT UP! SHUT UP!!!" He shouted as Xiruk simply vanished in a small cloud of smoke and reappeared on a rock ledge out of reach.
"Show that idiot coward of a father of yours that Keyblade and then you'll see that everything I told you was true." Xiruk said as the Vortex opened up beneath the two and they were spirited away.
In another part of the Vortex…
The twins and Lulu dropped out of the Vortex in a room made of spotless white walls with a large window on one side and colored drawings decorating the walls.
"Where are we?" Sky asked as Sykx and Lulu shrugged.
"I don't know…you just dropped in from nowhere." A voice behind them said as they turned around and saw a young blond haired girl who looked almost exactly like Lulu except a little older, sitting at a table with a drawing pad and crayons in hand.
"Who are you?" Lulu asked.
"My name is Namine." The girl replied.
"Mom?!" the three asked in unison as the girl looked at them confused. Then she closed her eyes for a moment. In their heads they could feel as if there were something searching through their memories.
"Oh…so I am your mother…but I never told you the truth about me or your… (Giggle) father?" Namine asked with a smile as the others shook their heads.
"How did you know what we were thinking?" Sykx asked.
"Allow me to explain then." Namine said as she led them to a window where a young boy with spiky blond hair stood outside a large iron gate looking in towards the window where they were standing. The boy looked the world like the twins only slightly older.
"See that boy there?" Namine asked as the others nodded, "Well that's your father ten years ago."
"Wow…I guess dashing good looks run in the family." Sykx said as he and Sky giggled and high fived.
"But Roxas and I are not your typical children. We were never born like humans were. In truth we're really not even a year old. We're nobodies…the very creatures that you can control Lulu. At this time of our lives we didn't know each other that well but we knew we belonged with each other…because of Sora and Kairi. They are our others…without them, we are incomplete." Namine explained.
"Wait a minute. This sounds a lot like the stories Mom would tell me at night. About the Little Witch and the boy that could wield two Keyblades that were connected to Sky boy and Aqua girl." Lulu said as Namine sighed.
"That's because it is…that story was Roxas and my story." Namine said as it clicked in Lulu and the twins mind.
"So…that means that you're…" Lulu said as Namine nodded.
"I'm a witch. I can read and alter memories. That's why I could tell when you three did anything that would get you in trouble." Namine said as Sky face palmed.
"No wonder we always got in trouble when Mom was home! She reads minds!" Sky groaned.
"Does this mean that we can alter memories too?" Sykx asked hopefully.
"No but I can tell that your memories are much more vivid than most others. I think you have photographic memories." Namine said as she delved into their minds.
"No wonder we get A's when we hardly study! Dad thought we were lazy but nooooo! We're geniuses!!!" Sykx cheered as he and Sky high fived and Namine giggled.
"So does this mean that dad can wield two Keyblades?" Lulu asked as Namine nodded.
"Yes. Oathkeeper and Oblivion. Oathkeeper symbolizes Sora's promise to return to Kairi and Oblivion symbolizes Sora's friendship with Riku." Namine replied.
"So Sky-boy is uncle Sora after all." Lulu said hopefully as Namine nodded.
"Yes. The stories you've been told about them are really about Sora, Kairi, and Riku." Namine said as the door at the back opened to reveal the Vortex.
"I guess that's our hint that it's time to leave." Lulu said as she hugged Namine.
"What was that for?" Namine asked.
"Because…one day you're going to become my mother…and now that I know the truth about you. We don't have to keep secrets from each other and we can get closer than we are now." Lulu said as Namine smiled and nodded. She watched as the three walked through the Vortex.
Back on the Destiny Islands…
Ventus, Marina, and Melody were sitting nearby as Sora, Riku, and Kairi argued about how they could possibly be related to the youngsters.
"I don't believe it. The answers were staring us right in the face. First Melody's grandpa and mother, then Genie and Iago. I should have known that they seriously meant our dad." Ventus said as he watched the waves on the beach lap in and out. His heart sank when he realized the truth.
"It's really a tough pill to swallow bro. But what I don't get more than anything is…why did they lie to us?" Marina asked as Ventus shrugged.
"I wish I knew. Though I've always felt that they hadn't told us everything when they would tell us those stories…I suppose this is the reason why." Ventus sighed.
"Yeah. Maybe this is a lesson to us…a lesson telling us to always be honest with our feelings." Marina said as Ventus looked at her then glanced at Melody.
"You're right." He said as he stood up and walked over to Melody, "Melody would you like to take a walk?"
"Huh? Sure." She replied as he held out his hand. She took it as he pulled her onto her feet and the two walked off towards a small dock with boats attached to it.
Sebastian crawled up next to Marina.
"I smell a romance blooming." Sebastian sighed contently.
"Dude that's my brother." Marina said as she suddenly froze and realized what she said. Sebastian looked at her with a knowing look.
"You care for him don't you?" Sebastian asked with a smile.
"Yeah…I mean I put him down true but…I guess it's to mask my true feelings. Truth be told…I guess the thought of having to share my brother with another girl makes me jealous. Call me selfish but I love my brother and I just want to stay with him. He makes me feel safe whenever I'm near him." Marina replied as he watched the two climbed into a small row boat as Ventus rowed them towards an estuary with towering trees.
None of them had noticed that Sora, Riku, and Kairi had vanished into thin air. They did notice as the sun was setting.
"You think we should follow them?" Marina asked as Sebastian nodded.
Marina picked up the small crab and put him in her hair before running off towards the dock.
"Drat. They took the last boat." Marina said as they watched Ventus and Melody's boat entering the estuary.
"Dare's another way." Sebastian said as Marina smirked as she realized what his plan was.
A few seconds later Marina and Sebastian had overtaken the simple row boat via mermaid form and watched as the boat entered the estuary.
"So I guess having discovered that your parents are really a bunch of heroes is kinda cool." Melody said as Ventus sighed and stopped rowing.
"I just…I just want them to be honest. And I want to be honest too but…there's just one thing I want to be honest about…but I don't know how." Ventus said as Sebastian and Marina face palmed in disbelief nearby.
"Oh what an idiot." Marina mumbled as Sebastian swam up next to a trio of nearby turtles.
"If dat boy doesn't know how to be honest wit his feelings…I'm gonna show him." Sebastian said as he turned to the turtles.
"Percussion"
He said to the turtles as they started to beat on their shells and make a hollow drumming sound. He then turned to a group of crickets.
"Strings"
He said as the crickets started rubbing their legs together.
"Winds"
He said as he crawled up onto a low hanging vine.
"Words"
He said as he started singing softly into Ventus's ear…
"There you see her
Sitting there across the way
She don't got a lot to say
But there's something about her
And you don't know why
But you're dying to try
You wanna kiss the girl."
Yes, you love her
Look at her, you know you do
It's possible she loves you, too
There is one way to ask her
It don't take a word
Not a single word
Go on and kiss the girl"
Sebastian then stuck his head under the water and said to Marina and a group of frogs that had perched themselves on one of the ores, "Sing with me now."
"Sha-la-la-la-la-la
My, oh, my
Look at the boy too shy
He ain't gonna kiss the girl
Sha-la-la-la-la-la
Ain't that sad
Ain't it shame, too bad
You gonna miss the girl."
"Uh Melody." Ventus said as Melody looked at him concerned.
"Your arms getting tired?" she asked as Ventus frantically shook his head.
"Well no but…I feel like I know how to be honest with you on something but…I'm a little nervous." Ventus replied as Sebastian and Marina gave each other a determined nod.
"Now's your moment
Floating in a blue lagoon
Boy, you better do it soon
No time will be better
She don't say a word
And she won't say a word
Until you kiss the girl."
Suddenly a school of fish appeared underneath the boat and started swimming around in circles, causing the boat to spin around slowly.
"Sha-la-la-la-la-la
Don't be scared
You got the mood prepared
Go on and kiss the girl
Sha-la-la-la-la-la
Don't stop now
Don't try to hide it how
You wanna kiss the girl
Sha-la-la-la-la-la
Float along
Listen to the song
The song say kiss the girl
Sha-la-la-la-la-la
Music play
Do what the music say
You wanna kiss the girl."
Ventus finally got the courage and Melody must have gotten the clue as well because they both started leaning slowly in towards each other.
"You've got to kiss the girl."
Marina noticed and pointed Sebastian towards the two.
"Why don't you kiss the girl?"
They were getting closer…
"You gotta kiss the girl."
They were mere inches apart as Marina and Sebastian held their breath in anticipation.
"Go on and kiss the girl."
Finally the two's lips met as Marina and Sebastian sighed with relief and fived each other.
The two then parted with a surprised and bewildered look on their faces.
"Ventus?" Melody asked as Ventus sat frozen in place.
"I uh." Ventus muttered nervously.
"You…" Melody said softly.
"I…Love you." Ventus said just as softly as Marina and Sebastian silently celebrated nearby. Suddenly the Vortex appeared beneath sucked them all inside.
End Chapter 34
I've wanted to use that song for a while now. Fortunately the Vortex section gave me that opportunity.
The song was of course "Kiss the Girl" from the Little Mermaid only tweaked in two places.
Also I was surfing the KH wiki lately and there's now a full body shot of Xion on there now. Go check it out.