"So, my child. Have you had fun playing friends with those Keybearers?" she growled under her breath as the man gradually circled her, almost feeling as if she were prey to the predator. His tone held no interest, only boredom, an emotion she saw plastered to the feigned smile gracing that horrid mouth.
"I wasn't playing! We are friends!" Sarafina snapped, her tone a deep rumble as her anger steadily built under her skin, itching beneath it to be let out and vented towards the black-coated figures.
"Please, spare me," Xander scoffed obnoxiously, Sara carefully following him as he continued rounding her like a vulture to a dying Zebra, "Friends? Someone like you could never have a real friendship, let alone a relationship. You have as much of a chance as this mindless puppet," he gestured outlandishly towards the other coated boy, the girl briefly catching the way his bright blue eyes snapped to the other man from under his hood before looking away with disinterest.
"That's not for you to decide!" she argued instead, shrugging off the boys' reaction. Anyone would be insulted when being called that, even Vanitas. He'd reacted much worse. This one was way tamer compared. No less dangerous, she'd bet, if her father had gotten ahold of him.
"As your father, I think it is," the man growled softly, still seemingly bored but with his smile having become a smirk. That boredom was making way for a taunting and teasing facade, something dark and twisted that sent fine shudders through her core.
"You'll never be my father!" Sara snapped loudly, lurching forward towards him while still bound on the spot, anger seething in her veins and heating her already enraged view of the monster of a man.
"And what did I do to deserve such hatred, my dear daughter?" Xander asked rhetorically, the lilac-haired girl getting angrier and angrier by the second. She couldn't deal with him, or this. She hated him with so much of herself and couldn't fathom how she hadn't broken the restraints yet with how much strength she had pressing against the bindings.
"You're seriously asking that?! After what YOU did?!" she shouted, forcing more pressure against the restraints. She didn't notice that they had a slight glow.
Having been gradually and carefully making their way closer to their targets, Vanitas and the rest found themselves on the very outskirts of the creatures circling the three, just close enough, but to the point that they could be heard. The dark soul knew enough about Unversed and Heartless to know that even though they were mindless for the most part, it didn't change the fact that they had senses, hearing being one of them.
"We're close enough for now," his blonde counterpart mentioned in a whisper as they hid themselves behind a few large randomly placed rocks, tall and wide enough to cover them and obscure them. Luckily, they were only a few feet away from the lagging creatures, the ones hanging around at the ends of the circle, and having been perfectly quiet, they hadn't drawn any attention.
"Vanitas, it's him," Ven continued, inching closer to get a better look around his side of the stone, leaning into him on the very edge so that he had some leverage. He wasn't wrong. That face, that hair, that atmosphere and that angry face Sarafina wore. Or at least what they could see from their position. There was no mistaking it though.
"I know," he muttered in return, shifting them back behind the large rocks to face the rest of the group, "We gotta be careful, guys," he directed towards them, noting that while they were listening, one of two of the team were still focused on the sight from the other side of the stones, Riku specifically.
"I'm gonna kick his ass to oblivion!" said silverette hissed behind gritted teeth, quiet enough that he didn't draw attention, but venomous enough that Vanitas wore he was about ready to definitely draw attention. He had this feeling that the guy was ready to jump the rocks and run through the sea of creatures.
"That's the total opposite to what I just said," the ravenette grumbled flatly, giving the taller boy a deadpanned stare before he scooted around to the other guys' side. He looked a little off the closer he got, the concern almost visible on his face, almost. There was a sturdy mask of controlled anger barely letting his worry slip through.
"Listen," he called out quietly to him, reaching up and reluctantly letting a hand grab his shoulder. Surprisingly, he wasn't shrugged off, rather he was regarded impassively, "We need a plan, and I don't think running in blindly is a good idea with this guy if the other dude is actually a Void," he shrugged, attempting to give a reassuring squeeze before dropping his hand. He had his attention at least, "You're no help to her if you're thinking about just jumping in to save her," and by the slight resignation that left his shoulders, THAT had been his thoughtless plan before Vanitas had spoken up.
"Alright," the silverette conceded, Vanitas giving him a pat on the back before turning back to the rest of them, shifting so that he was sitting crossed legged on the group, a few of the others following while Axel and Riku continued looking around the rocks.
"I say we-,"
"Hey," the hushed calls cut him off, Vanitas growling under his breath and glaring towards the female voice that quietly called to them, his golden gaze falling on the two other Keyblade masters that entered their little area, both crouched as they skulked towards them.
"Took you two long enough," he hissed deeply, done with being interrupted and very mildly took it out on the two, getting an exasperated scowl from the brunette that stopped behind Roxas and Sora, Aqua stopping beside him and Riku.
"Where did they all come from?" Terra gestured to the large stones, or what was behind them, all those creatures. He couldn't tell whether they were heartless, unversed or even nobodies after first seeing them. They felt like a sort of mix of the three with something extra. Though considering who the extra guy was, he had a feeling they were experiment creatures.
"From what we can tell, a Void portal," Ven answered in his place, sneaking up to lean against the rock before he pointed around it, "Not only that, look," he gestured to the centre of the circle, among the mass of monsters.
"It's Sarafina," Aqua muttered softly, awareness lacing her tone. She must have seen her along with the creatures like they had before sneaking down to their little hiding spot, "And that cloaked guy that took her," Roxas added swiftly, getting closer to point at the smaller of the cloaked guys.
"And the older guy we mentioned earlier in his portal," Vanitas waved towards Axel in gesture, reminding them of the quiet talk he and Ven had about Xander. He didn't want to face that talk, but he was afraid that he and his lighter half had some real explaining to do now that they confirmed that he was there. They needed to know.
"You're seriously asking that?! After what YOU did?!" the shout caught their attention, the whole group immediately snapping their heads towards the rock. They began rounding it, peeking out to see that Sarafina had snapped at the man who only chuckled.