A/N: This bonus theme is betrayal. I seriously couldn't stop the plot bunnies here. Please enjoy further continuation from the drabble "Light".
Bonus: Betrayal
Sora was gutsy as ever.
Vanitas watched as the kid threatened to take on all the seekers at once if it meant protecting the worlds and his loved ones. He couldn't help but roll his eyes as Sora went on and on about light and friendship and the "right thing to do". Blah, blah, blah. Seriously. What did Kairi see in that dope?
He watched as the fight began, silently thankful Xehanort hadn't ordered him to attack. It wasn't that he couldn't attack Sora. He could care less what happened to that loser. It was the thought of the look on Kairi's face when she heard – he clenched his fists, shaking the thought from his mind.
Sora had fallen to the ground from an aggressive attack from Isa. Braig was showering him with those shock bullets he used. Vanitas struggled to remain stone-faced as the boy was beat down by Xemnas, unable to escape his blades.
"What do you mean, Sora is-?"
Vanitas grimaced. His body was moving before he could stop it. He swooped into the battle, his after-images distracting his so-called comrades as he grabbed Sora and dashed a distance away. Sora looked at him with so much shock and wonder Vanitas wanted to slap it off his face, but there was no time to entertain his stupidity. He quickly summoned a portal and threw Kairi's charm into Sora's lap.
"Get out of here," he growled, kicking the boy in with his boot.
"Vanitas, what-?" But Sora was gone before Vanitas had to answer his questions.
In the portal's place, the old man stood with a grim expression. "Vanitas."
Attempting to hide the fear he felt, he looked the old man straight in his eyes. "Do your worst."
Xehanort smirked. "Gladly. No amount of friendship will spare you."