Chapter 22: The Twin Myth Part 2

Roxas woke up the next day feeling more tired than ever. Sitting up he went to rub his face, trying to wake himself up, but he still felt so groggy after. It was so strange and he still could not place his finger on it. Yesterday walking home he had collapsed briefly but woke up to see that he was fine and no one had stolen everything from him. He thought maybe someone had attacked him, but he didn't feel like someone injured him, so it only added up to more questions in his head.

What made it stranger was when he got back to the dorm, Ventus had complained about the same thing. Neither of them could figure it out though. They had not done anything or eaten anything prior to passing out and they couldn't recall anyone attacking them. Overall it was puzzling but there was not a whole lot that they could do.

They had to go back to their lives and just ponder what that night was really all about. But now with this weird feeling Roxas could barely focus. He shuffled his way over across the room and shook his brother who was still fast asleep in the bed. "Ven… Ven wake up."

"Nghn… wha?" Ventus yawned as he opened his eyes. "What is it?"

"It's morning… we gotta get ready for today."

"But I feel so tired… why can't I just sleep more…"

"I feel tired too! Whatever happened yesterday affected us both, remember?"

"Yeah yeah…" Ventus muttered. "Spooky twin sense. Still feels too early."

"Well that's not our fault. Come on Ven! Get up already."

"Fine!"

Ventus tossed off the covers and jumped to his feet. Right away he staggered and nearly crashed into his brother. Roxas caught him, trying to make sure that also didn't fall over. Once he had Ventus securely in his arms he breathed in.

"Maybe we shouldn't go to our classes today. If we're coming down with something it'll be really bad if we spread it around."

"Y-Yeah…" Ventus replied, his voice a little shaken. "Probably best."

The two boys emailed their professors and decided to start off the day with some soup. As Roxas was watching the pot, Ventus sat at the table grumbling to himself. His mouth was sore for a reason and he couldn't understand it. Eventually he groaned in pain from the sourness in his gums.

A moment later Roxas winced and he groaned as well. Turning around he met his brother with wide eyes. "Is this seriously… our spooky twin sense or something?"

"Just cause we both have sore mouths? I mean maybe but wouldn't that be stretching it a bit?"

"Remember when we both had the same exact cavity in the same exact tooth? That can't just be regular things, it can only be…"

"Spooky twin connection," Ventus said in unison with his brother. "But what does it even mean?"

"Again how should I know! Do you even remember what happened yesterday? You said you were going to get some soda and stuff, but you didn't return with any of that."

"Yeah… I woke up on the ground and then felt weird so I headed home. I can't remember why I passed out though."

Roxas leaned back in his chair, trying to recall what was already hazy in his mind. "I think… I was walking then I felt pain somewhere."

"Pain? Like the soreness in our mouths?"

"No no… it was something else. Don't you remember?"

"Uh… well…" Ventus started to say as he rubbed the back of his neck. Suddenly his eyes widened. "Wait a minute! I remember something!"

"Huh? Well what is it?"

Ventus sat down, his breathing starting to increase. "I.. I remember I was walking and someone grabbed me. And th-then…"

Ventus ran his hand over his neck slowly, as if trying to feel for something. His eyes were filled with worry when he looked back at his brother. "I think I was bitten."

"B-Bitten? Like by a bug or-"

"No, I think it was a vampire."

Roxas rolled his eyes. "Vampires aren't real, Ven.""

"How do you know! Just cause we never saw one before doesn't mean it can't be true."

Roxas still stared with hardly any change in his expression at all. "Wouldn't you have a bite mark then? I think getting bitten would learn at least a scab or something else. But... " Now he placed his own hand on his neck. "There was pain here before I passed out…"

Ventus jumped to his feet. "So you felt it too! That proves it then! That our twin connection is real and that it had to have been a vampire!"

"I wouldn't want to just jump to that conclusion though."

Ventus shook his head, now pacing around the room. "Think about it though! The sleepiness, the soreness in mouth, the pain in the neck. It all adds up!"

Roxas shook his head. "I still am not believing it."

"I guess we just need to wait and see, but I think some vampire must have attacked me!" Ventus stated.

"Well then you are an idiot for letting it happen," Roxas scoffed. "And now I am roped into this cause of you."

"Me? Why are you blaming me for this now?"

"Cause you are the one that got bitten!"

The two glared deeply at each after that, neither of them speaking to one another. Their expressions alone were enough to show how the other was feeling. But there was nothing more they could do by arguing, it was clearly getting them nowhere after everything else. So once they stopped their glaring they focused on trying to solve their issue.

They had tried doing research on vampires but most of what they were finding was just old legend stuff and folklore stories. Nothing was concrete and it was starting to frustrate the twins. Not only that but the strange pains and feelings were persisting between the both of them. By the time that night time came they wanted to sleep, despite the strange feeling of wanting to stay awake that was residing within them.

"Ven…?" Roxas asked softly as he made his way over to his brother's bed. It wasn't often he spoke so softly and concerned. Usually he was the tough guy and rarely showed he was worried about anything, even huge exams. But only Ventus knew the other side to his brother.

"Yeah Roxas?"

"Are we really becoming… well you know… vampires?"

"I don't know… this doesn't feel like some sickness or something. I'm sorry though… it's all my fault if this is really happening… I know you are still probably pretty upset."

"Nah…" Roxas whispered. "I know it really wasn't your fault... but I guess we can't do much about it now…"

Slowly the two of them fell asleep for the night, trying their best to put away their worrisome thoughts, When they woke up next it was still dark out, but when it happened Ventus rubbed his eyes, wondering if he was just dreaming instead.

"It's still night? Did I even sleep…?"

Grabbing for his phone he clicked it on, wincing at the sudden brightness. Though when his eyes focused he let out a loud yelp that woke up Roxas. "Huh!? What?! What is it Ven?"

"It's tomorrow! Tomorrow night!"

"What are you talking about? How could we…" Roxas trailed off when he saw that it was dark outside. He swallowed as his eyes drifted slowly back to his brother. "Ven…"

"Y-Yeah?"

"You… You're looking a little pale…"

"So are you…"

"Well that's what happens when you become a vampire," a new voice suddenly cut in.

Ventus and Roxas both let out loud shrieks and the voice laughed. The two of them scanned the room and found a black haired boy leaning up against the front door. A wide grin was across his face as he laughed. "Oh man you two got some good reactions."

"How the heck did you get in here?!" Ventus demanded.

The boy shrugged. "Does it really matter how? I'm here and that's all there is to it."

"Yeah, besides we're to help," a second voice came in.

Now that Roxas and Ventus looked around their dorm they saw that there were three other figures, one of which looked similar to the black haired boy. The twins slowly moved towards one another, not entirely sure what they were supposed to do. Four strange people had broken into their dorm and they were trapped now.

"So…" the black haired boy said as he stepped forward. "Welcome."

"W-Welcome?" Ventus squeaked. "What does that even mean?"

"You two figured it out already didn't you? What has happened with your in sync feelings or whatever?" The boy laughed again. "Welcome to becoming vampires."


I only have a few more left so I am just going to keep going even if it is past October again.