Jessica's Point of View
I closed my eyes, enjoying the solitude, when I heard Ienzo say, "Jess, what are you doing here? Everyone's worried about you. Come on, let's go home." I opened my eyes to see Ienzo standing in front of me and Even running toward the two of us.
"Jessica, just what did you think you were doing? You can't just run about on your own," Even scolded sternly before grabbing my arm. "Come. I'm taking you home." I didn't make any attempt to escape. I knew I couldn't hide forever.
Even dragged me to my room. "I have to inform Ansem that you're back, but you will stay in your room until you are told otherwise. Ienzo, I want you to stay here and make sure she doesn't do anything foolish, understood?" He ordered. Ienzo nodded. Even left and closed the door behind him.
"Why did you run away, Jess?" Ienzo asked me.
I wished I could tell him everything, but I knew I couldn't. "I had some things that I needed to sort out," I answered. Ienzo raised an eyebrow but didn't ask any more questions.
We sat in silence for most of the time until Ienzo finally broke the silence. "Xehanort's a big help in the lab these days. He's really smart when it comes to the heart and how it works," He said.
"Oh. Really?" I sighed. I knew that Ienzo was just trying to make a conversation, but the subject of Xehanort was nearly torturous. It wasn't even any decent information about him.
Ienzo didn't seem to notice the unenthusiastic tone in my voice. "Yeah. He really knows a lot for a guy with amnesia." Ienzo continued to talk more about Xehanort, but I just zoned out. I started thinking about my parents and wondered if they knew where I was or even cared. I was never really close to them. When I tried to talk to them, they usually shoved me aside because they were too busy.
"Ienzo, where are your parents?" I asked him, interrupting his monologue on Xehanort. He grew quiet and avoided eye contact with me.
"My parents died in a fire last year. I've been an apprentice to Ansem ever since," Ienzo explained.
"I'm so sorry. I didn't know. Were you close to them?" I wondered.
"Yeah. My mom would make me breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day, and my dad would tuck me into bed every night, and I could talk to them about everything. Sometimes we would do things together as a family. Like, spend the day at a park or something." I saw a tear fall from Ienzo's eye.
"I didn't know that you and your parents were so close. I'm sorry if it hurts to talk about them. I didn't mean to pry," I apologized.
Ienzo wiped the tear from his face and smiled. "It's okay. You don't have to apologize. What about you? What are your parents like?"
"Well... They're distant. I didn't spend much time with them because they were always busy. I'm not even sure if they miss me. They sent me away when I was three," I replied. My mind turned to Master Eraquas, Aqua, Terra, and Ventus. Master Eraquas was always like a father to me. Aqua was like my big sister. Terra and Ven were like my older brothers. I missed them terribly. "But I suppose I found a new family later on. They're not around anymore, but they were good to me. I wish they were still around."
"Maybe we can be like your new family. That's how things ended up for me," Ienzo suggested.
"Who knows," I sighed.