Kingdom Hearts 2: Vanessa's adventure

Chapter 37: Braig and family

I shivered and hugged myself whilst burying my face in my knees. I was ashamed, how could I have let that happen? How? Sora patted my back and mumbled, "Hey, I bet you couldn't do anything about it." I looked up at him and sniffed.

"I guess it was destiny, huh?" I asked with a woeful smile. He grinned and nodded.

"Yeah." Sora raised his hand for me and pulled me up. I dusted a bit of snow off me and smiled at everyone. I felt a bit better about myself. I wouldn't let that little kiss affect me at all! We felt a shake and I sensed something really powerful. I looked up and there was this massive dragon heartless. I gasped and it was making its way to the Imperial City! "It's heading for the city, we need to warn Shang!" Mulan shouted out.

We made our way to the Emperor's palace and look who it was those three jerks! "Look who decided to turn up." I growled and cracked my knuckles.

"Wanna punch again little guy?" I asked and Sora laughed nervously at this.

"We saw this guy in a black cloak, he's in the castle." The lanky skinny guy said.

We made our way towards the castle and the doors were lock. "Open these doors this instant!" I yelled and banged on the doors.

"Over here!" Mulan called out and we eyed out the pillar. I smiled at her.

I took off my glove and held it with my teeth. My friends watched me as I took off my hairband (ribbon) and whipped it in the air. I wrapped it around a pillar and gripped onto it. I looked at my friends and mumbled, "Watch and learn." And they did, I started to climb the pillar like a tree. Sora was right behind me and kept on failing. "Sora, hold onto me!" He gripped onto my shoulders, Goofy gripped onto Sora's and Donald was right behind. If I was your average sixteen year old girl, I wouldn't be able to go on, but you see I'm Vanessa!

I tied my hair back up as we got to the top. We jumped and landed gracefully onto the ground outside the Emperor's room. I saw a guy with a black coat it wasn't the same jerk who kissed me! I had my keyblade in my hand and ran up to him. "Stop right there!" I growled and he turned to me. There were nobodies behind me and Sora and the others started to fight. He took his head off and my eyes widened; he looked a hell like Braig.

"Braig!" I exclaimed and he laughed.

"That isn't my name anymore; it's Xigbar!" I glared at him, Ventus' glare. He stared at me for a moment and exclaimed. "Oh now I remember, you're that brat's little sister. Now I see the resemblance, yet you're much smarter." I growled, oh he was so gonna pay.

"DON'T TALK ABOUT VEN LIKE THAT!" I yelled from the top of my lungs and charged at him. We started fighting, him with his arrowguns. Whilst fighting he said something that made my blood boil. "You've lost everything Vanessa. You don't want to end up like your brother." I swung my keyblade and it was easily blocked. I panted and glared daggers at him. "I feel sorry for you. Too bad, you'll never see him again. And you've never seen your parents before. It's a shame you're never gonna ever see them." I gasped at this, my parents? Where were they? Were they dead? "And it's too bad that you have a grandfather out there who doesn't even know you!" Wait, what? Grandfather, grandpa? I don't remember him.

I didn't even realise that Xigbar left and I kneeled to the ground. Mother, father, grandpa? What the hell was going on? All I knew was that I had an elder brother; Ventus. If so, why didn't Master Eraqus tell me or Ven anything about our family? I didn't know I was too young only 5!

We were in the Emperor's room and Mulan and Sora were discussing what happened. I just looked at the ground and wondered what my parents would look like. Mother might have looked like me and father probably looked like Ven. And grandpa….maybe we got either our eyes or hair from our grandpa.

"He didn't offer his name and was rather rude." I looked up at the Emperor and knew in that moment; that it had to be Riku. My sweet, handsome, amazing and rude Riku!

"It was Riku!" I exclaimed and there was a shake again like back on the mountains. We heard a roar and let's just say it wasn't human. We ran outside and saw the same large dragon heartless. Damn, it was bigger and scarier up close!

I ran and jumped onto him, with Mulan hanging onto my legs, then Sora, Goofy and Donald. I climbed onto the dark dragon and got onto him. "Woah!" This was sure a bumpy ride! We started to fight the heartless from on top of him and boy was it tough!

"LIGHT!" A wave of light blinded the heartless. He went crazy and did loopy loops, he was about to fall on Mulan if it wasn't for Shang who came to her rescue! Oooh! Cute! They had such a sweet romantic moment as they stared into each other's eyes.

For a moment, I saw me as Mulan and that jerk who kissed me as Shang. I closed my eyes and opened them to see, me (younger self) and Riku. I blushed at this and Goofy asked, "Oh Vanessa, why are you all red?" They all looked at me and I averted my eyes to the ground. "Ummm…" I went red out of embarrassment as they laughed at this. Then there was an amazing firework display behind the lovebirds and I looked up. It looked so very beautiful and I sighed; if only Riku was here to see it. Now, THAT would have been very romantic.

We stood in front of the Emperor and he clasped his hands together and smiled. "Once again you have served China well." We all bowed to the Emperor and he raised a hand signalling us to stand. "It would please me to reward you." I smiled at this. Sora looked at me and so did Mulan. I took one step forward and gulped. "Well…you said something about Riku. What did he say?"

"That is all you request?" I nodded.

"Your Excellency, I'm in love with Riku. Please tell us what he said!" I replied. He spoke about how dragons have crossed their lands and how something turned one of them into a dragon. "It is my belief that this young man that you call Riku, came to warn me about this danger." My bottom lip quivered, Riku… "Then I could alert and prepare my troops."

"Did you?" Sora asked and the Emperor laughed.

"I was about to, but he told me the situation had changed."

"He said 'three wise guys' had arrived and they would take care of things." Sora, Donald and Goofy cheered and I smiled at this.

"And, this Riku said that there was a courageous, beautiful yet strong young girl with them. He said that girl was named Vanessa." I couldn't believe it. My eyes widened and the tears fell down my pink cheeks. I covered my mouth and shook my head. Oh my goodness, he said that about me? "He also said that he misses you very much and didn't want you to get hurt." Shang added and I smiled. I held Mulan's hands and smiled.

"He was really here!" I was so excited and felt like I was over the moon! "He's alright! I'm so happy that he's fine!" I started to cry out of joy and Sora placed a hand on my shoulder. I gripped onto where my heart was and sighed. Riku, you're okay! Mulan asked the Emperor for Shang to have a vacation which was super cute! The Emperor said no, but he asked Mulan if she wanted to work with Shang, which obviously she agreed to. Shang wrapped an arm around Mulan's shoulder and she leaned closer to him.

I smiled with another tear falling down my cheek. I started rubbing my eyes and shook my head. "Sorry for getting so emotional!" I giggled and they shook their heads. I stepped toward the happy couple and said, "Hey, don't forget to invite to invite us for your wedding!" I winked and Mulan smiled at this.

"Don't worry we will." She sang and me and her giggled at this.

"But do bring Riku along; I would like to meet him." I blushed at this.

"Of course!"

Aw! Please review! Who is Vanessa's parents? But more importantly; who is Vanessa's grandpa?

~Parisa01