He tried to search for the other worlds, but it seemed that he could not find any of them, Olympus was the only one, they couldn't have fallen to the darkness, so what kept them from his eye? There was only one world that was left. The Badlands in the Keyblade Graveyard. He landed in the world, and it didn't take long for something unusual to happen.
"Back so soon?" He didn't need to turn to confirm who was speaking
"You're home late" Vanitas chuckled
"Nice comeback, I'm impressed your brain allowed that kind of semi-clever thinking" Arthur paid no mind to the insult, instead, he asked
"What happened?" He did not need to be specific for Vanitas to know what he was referring to, so he fired back
"Why should I tell you?" Arthur sighed
"If you're going to pity me, at least do it right, besides, what do you lose? You used it as a taunt before". Vanitas tossed it around his head before honestly answering
"I took control of Ventus during our struggle in my heart, with some redecorating my face morphed into Ventus's, you tried to fight me, but you were too afraid of hurting the loser, so you ran, but you didn't make it far, before you died, now you answer me a question, how the hell are you here now?" Arthur pondered the answer, before realizing he had none, he shook his head
"I don't know-"
"Bullshit! I was up front and honest, you ungrateful little-"
"I mean it! I don't know, everything from the Keyblade Graveyard forward is a blur, maybe I'm still needed for some reason, I mean it, I don't understand why or how, but it's the hand I was dealt". For a tense minute or so, they said nothing, Vanitas, with no helmet, stared into Arthur's eyes, as did Arthur, then he spoke
"It's times like these that make me enjoy your company, convince me you're not so bad, but every other time… It makes me feel like I don't know you like I feel I do". Vanitas snorted and said
"Good, because you don't". Arthur sighed and said
"That's not true, I really think there's more to you, it's deep, but it's there, I know it" Vanitas began to get angry, he glared at Arthur and simply said
"Shut. Up." Arthur shook his head and continued
"I know you're better, what are your motivations?" Vanitas growled and barked out
"None of your fucking business! God, I wish you died, fucking pest!" That shut him up, and Vanitas smirked, he summoned a dark corridor, but before he vanished through it, a hand was on his shoulder, and a calm voice cut through his anger
"You know I'm always here, just because we're enemies doesn't mean we can't understand each other". Vanitas just asked in a soft tone
"Why do you even care?" Arthur just replied, in that same soft tone
"I can feel the anger radiating off of you, and when it pricks at me… I feel that pain, and though I don't know everything… I feel it's familiarity, as if, at one point, it was my own".
they were both silent and the air let those words set in place, and soon, Vanitas left, and Arthur was alone.
"Feeling lonely, I have been proven to help with that!" Arthur did not turn around and stood there, smiling
"Demyx, I missed you, where've you been?" Demyx smiled and whirled Arthur around so they'd make eye contact, well, Arthur was greeted by Demyx's chest and looked up to see a smiling Demyx.
"Well, things haven't been so simple, I'm still with this new Organization, I'm a reserved member though". Arthur looked back to him in semi shock
"New Organization?" Demyx nodded
"Oh yeah! There are a bunch of new and old people, Larxene, Marluxia, Luxord, and Saix, even Xemnas is back-" Now Arthur was in complete shock
"what do you mean by that? He never left". Demyx smiled and rubbed the back of his head nervously
"Oh, well, you see, after Sora defeated your nobody form, he went on to defeat other members, the last of which was Xemnas, but because of Vexen's replica program, many of the members are alive and well, ready to fight once more, oh yeah! and someone really familiar is back with the new gang!" Arthur didn't want to get his expectations up so he just tilted his head confusedly, waiting for Demyx to elaborate
"Thraxur!-"
"WHAT?!" If Arthur had any drink in his mouth he would spit it out in shock, Demyx made a poke at his attitude something like 'say it don't spray it dude'. But Arthur continued "How did he get in?!" Demyx responded
"Seems like Xehanort saw you as a fit enough fighter to incorporate your nobody into the organization, to be fair, you could have totally overpowered Sora had he not used that neat little trick to catch you off guard, so it makes sense as to why". Arthur then blushed
"So what do you think of the old has-been? Like him as much?" Demyx smiled and nodded
"You two are virtually the same, you both are just as adorable when you're embarrassed, heck, the replica you even acts the same around Xemnas, wonder if he'll do anything different". Arthur let his gaze fall with down, but Demyx smiled
"It's only natural, right now, you both look identical, I don't like you any less though, I wonder if Thraxur thinks the same though… Anyways, I'm here for another reason, I wanted to give you something". Demyx beamed a grin at Arthur as Arthur stared in confusion. He reached into his black coat and pulled out a book, it had a patch of Demyx's Sitar logo on it, it made Arthur's heart flutter looking at it, but before he could show it, Demyx spoke up
"Pretty neat, huh? I figured if we don't see each other for a while, you'd have something to think of me, you can also write in it to pass the time". Arthur wrapped his arms around the older male's body, a huge grin on his face, but when Demyx pulled away his smile was replaced by a frown. But Demyx leaned down and inward, and pressed his lips to Arthur's own. The kiss was short and sweet, and it ended with Demyx embracing the young boy once again. But Demyx had to leave, so after reluctantly saying their goodbyes they parted ways.
Entry 1: Demyx bought me this small book, the pages are blank and I'm supposed to write in it to fill it up, said It would keep me busy and that I would think of him when I would write, he's not wrong, I guess, apparently it's been about 2 months since I met Sora, but I only remember half a week of it all. I've been trying to find out more about myself from before my time on my home, the most recent one that is. I remember my days back home, looking up to Sora, I still do, I wonder where my shy personality went, I don't treat him like my idol, I treat him like a partner in crime, should that change? Maybe I should be by him more longer, maybe that's not what he needs, I can only imagine how others treat him, like a weapon of light, I wonder what his friends treat him like. I should go find him, maybe he could use some help, but he has Donald and Goofy, I wouldn't want to get in the way or anything, don't need anyone hating me from being so intrusive.
Arthur waited for Sora to arrive at the Mysterious tower, during his wait he explained to Master Yen Sid that he could only find one world but found the 2 people he was looking for, and that he remembered a small part of his memory, but not too much more. Sure enough, Sora came back, and he smiled when he saw Arthur, sitting there, zoned out, he was in front of him and Arthur still didn't notice, Sora got the bright idea to scare him. Sora jumped in front of him with his gummi phone and yelled "cheese!" Causing Arthur to jump suddenly and summon his keyblade, he ended up connecting with another keyblade and realized he nearly killed Sora. In shock he dropped his weapon and looked mortified, but Sora was laughing. Arthur's face was pure red in embarrassment, and shame, 'I nearly killed my hero for crying out loud!' Sora smiled and said "Oh, that's okay, you should have seen your face though!" Arthur stared in utter confusion before he gasped and yelled out
"Damn it!" Making Goofy, Donald and Sora laugh harder 'I've always had this issue, why does it strike at the worst possible time?!'. When the laughing died down, Sora smiled
"So, what are you doing here? Lazing around?" Arthur giggled and said
"No you dork! I wanted to spend some time with you, explore some worlds together, you know, hang out?" Sora smiled and nodded
"Sure, I wouldn't mind being around you for longer, but are you done doing what you need to do?" Arthur nodded and said
"Yeah, I can't find the other worlds, only found one, and I don't wanna waste around, do you both mind?" He asked to Goofy and Donald, they both shook their heads and smiled brightly at him, Donald spoke up
"We sure could use a half pint like you!" Arthur was shocked at Donald's new found decency, but smiled and replied
"Guess that makes us the 2 pints!" To which the quadruples shared a laugh, Arthur opted to travel with the trio, as he just wanted to be with them more. Today, the trio felt lazy and decided to let the ship guide them to the world they needed to go to, while Sora and Arthur caught up, Donald and Goofy struck up a conversation.
"So, Sora, what have I missed out on while I was… Away?" Sora looked over at him, and then he gave a soft smile
"Oh, it was really cool, we went to the realm of sleep, but it turns out, there's a new organization, one that's supposed to clash with 7 guardians of light, they nearly got me too, but Axel saved me, Riku and the King did too!". Arthur smiled and nodded, glad that his hero was still safe, but then Arthur questioned
"Sora, what's the deal with Donald, he's never been that nice to me, what's the big deal?" Arthur expected a humorous answer, but that wasn't what Sora had in store for him.
"Well, when you passed out, you worried Donald and Goofy, you worried me, I guess Donald felt bad about treating you so horribly, we were optimistic, but the thought of you… D-dying was never far off, I can only imagine how terrible he feels about it all". Arthur's grin turned to a sorrow filled face, he felt guilty, had he made Sora and his friends feel this terribly, he was parading around so much, being happy, all the while, his friends were racked with unneeded pain, pain he ignored for too long. Arthur decided that he would be more observant, because he couldn't neglect their pain the as easily as he would do towards his own. Arthur looked to Donald, who looked happy, and to goofy, who also seemed happy, and to Sora, who… He looked at him with pity, or some form of sadness. Arthur could feel a part of him yearning out to feel Sora, and it seem that Sora felt the same, as he leaned over and put a hand on Arthur's, but Arthur abruptly spoke
"Thraxur is in the new organization". Everyone looked at Arthur with shock, Sora included, hand still on Arthur's
"How do you know?" Arthur shook his head and said
"I know someone who's in there, he's my… Closest friend there, he's supposed to be reserved for the new organization, he told me". Sora went to ask but Arthur spoke up to answer the unsaid question "He's not evil, I used to know him, I know he's good, but I'd rather not name names if it's all the same to you". Sora looked at him and slowly nodded .Arthur smiled and said "He's just… Close to my heart, ya know?" Sora smiled and nodded
"I totally get you Arthur, so, how did you guys meet, anyways?" Arthur looked back through them memories, and smiled
"He got me into the Organization in the first place! He was my first friend afterwards, and when you defeated me, he was the one to bring me back to the Destiny Islands, but even though I talked to him recently… Not having him here, it makes me miss him" Sora ignored the comment about Demyx inducting Arthur into the Organization and smiled, patting Arthur on his shoulder
"well maybe he'll join us soon! It would be nice to meet him!". Arthur nodded. They were fast approaching the next world, called Monstropolis.