A/N: Thanks to DestinyCrusader and SoldierGirlXIV for reviewing the previous chapter. :)


43. Scared

~ The Bluenette and Brunet ~

Aqua sat on a chair across from Leon's room, her head in her hands. How she hated it that no doctor, nor nurse would tell her how Leon was doing. And that on a moment like this. She'd truly never been this scared before…

At that moment, a nurse stepped out of the room he was lying in.

"How is he doing? Can I see him?" she immediately asked.

"Mr. Leonhart is fine. He's still unconsciousness, but you can see him… I'll leave you two alone then," the nurse said, before walking away.

Aqua entered the room. She barely noticed how sterile and boring it was looking, because all she had eyes for was the only person lying in a bed. She sat down on a chair near the bed, and, carefully, took his hand.

"I'm here, Leon. And I'm not going anywhere until you wake up," she whispered, determined.


~ The Spikes and the Blonde ~

Naminé couldn't sit still, as she waited (very impatiently) outside the headmaster's office. Her sketchbook was open on a random empty page, but she couldn't find the strength to start drawing. Her nerves wouldn't allow her. Ven had been in there for quite a while now and if there was one thing that she had learned, it was that the longer one stayed with the headmaster, the more they were in trouble. This didn't promise any good…

She was so scared that Ven would get the worst punishment possible. What if he got expelled after the stunt he'd pulled? It was possible. That would be all because of her. Because Vanitas had started pestering her. All Ven had tried to do was to be her knight and look at the results.

Naminé could swear that her heart skipped a couple of beats when the door to the office opened, revealing…