Hey guys! So, here's another chapter. We get some more revelations about Violet in this chapter, as well as another view into Zack's past. I've been thinking about that Final Flashback I promised a while ago, and that will come, but it will probably be it's own full length chapter, just thinking about the contents of it. It's a lot, so a full chapter or two will be enough to tell that story. We'll also be seeing a more detailed view of Tanner and Miranda's past, that should be two chapters or so as well. Those will be considered as part of the character building chapters coming up. So, yeah, that'll be fun. Enjoy!
-Aftermath-
"I'm home!" Violet yelled loudly, as she stomped through the house, being sure to make as much noise as possible. She stopped once she was by the kitchen and looked around. "Are they not here? Why aren't they here? They're always here!" Violet yelled, before looking around the empty house with a glare.
"Okay then." Violet said indifferently. She grabbed Tsubaki, and put her on the counter. "Tsubaki, mommy's going to do some things she doesn't want you to see. Go explore the house. I'll come back out when I'm done. If you hear a door, that's me, come find me right away." Violet instructed the animal, who squeaked, and moved down the counter, jumping to the ground.
Violet smiled and walked to her room, opening the door, and smiling to herself before she shut it behind her. She let out a sigh, and pulled her shirt over her head, before taking off her bra. She stretched a bit, and walked over to her dresser, getting in the bottom drawer, and moving some clothes around, before she finds what she was looking for with a smile.
"Your new name is Kya." Violet said as she took the pink toy out of the packaging. She smiled and skipped over to her bed, just as a knock on the door was heard. Violet let out an irritated sigh. "I'm gonna fucking kill them." Violet said, before she threw the toy on the bed, and grabbed a shirt, pulling it over her head as she opened the door.
Tsubaki ran up to her, and up Violet's body, up to her shoulder. She smiled at the small Frost Ferret before she walked through the house to the front door. She opened it, with a glare. Ashley smiled at her, Violet just glared at her.
"We're not buying. Leave." Violet told her, Ashley rolled her eyes.
"You don't recognize me? 'Sisters Forever' mean nothing to you Alexandria?" Ashley asked, Violet made a face at the use of her middle name, before something hit her. A small little flicker of a memory, that grew as she looked at Ashley, Violet remembered that only one person called her by her middle name.
"Ariana?" Violet asked, causing a smile to pop onto Ashley's face as she held out her pinkie, like a pinkie promise made between children. Violet still used them however.
-Aftermath-12 Years Ago-Protectors of Balance Main World-
"But I don't know anyone there…" Violet muttered, clinging onto Kelsi's pant leg, Kelsi smiled down at her, as Toni chuckled a bit.
"Sure you do. You know Zen, and you know Roseanna, and Ashley. Plus I'll be right next door, if you need anything just ask to see me." Toni told her daughter, who nodded and loosened her grip on Kelsi's pant leg, holding out her hand to Toni, who smiled and took it.
"Remember to listen to your teacher Violet." Kelsi said, Violet smiled up at her.
"Don't worry, I will mommy!" Violet swore, Kelsi smiled and gave Toni a quick kiss before leaving. Toni smiled and lead Violet into a classroom. Violet looked around nervously.
"Is that little Violet I see?" Fiona asked, with a smile. Toni smiled and pushed Violet forwards a bit.
"Hi, Mrs. Keire." Violet greeted Fiona shyly. The woman smiled at her, and Toni got down on one knee, turning Violet around to look at her.
"Listen to Fiona okay? Remember, if you need me I'll be right next door." Toni told her daughter, who nodded, and wrapped her arms around her neck. Toni smiled and hugged her daughter, giving her a kiss on the cheek before she let her go. "Zen's over there, go sit next to him." Toni told Violet, the girl nodded and walked off, Toni stood back up.
"I usually arrange my students." Fiona said, with a smile, Toni shrugged and looked at her with a smirk.
"Yeah, but she's my daughter. Try and tell her something that goes against my authority." Toni said, with a glint in her eyes, Fiona just smirked.
"Don't worry, I wont. Now, I think your own students need you. Make sure Rose behaves will ya?" Fiona asked, Toni chuckled, and nodded, before she left the classroom. Fiona turned to her students.
"Hello everyone." Fiona said in a sing-song voice, receiving a chorus of replies from the young children in front of her. About twenty in front of her. Of those twenty, a few stood out. Zen, her own child. Violet, Yuri, Roseanna, and Damon. Each of them children of her close friends. She smiled at them and begun her lesson.
A few hours, and several introductions later, everyone was relatively adjusted to their class. It being the first day they didn't do much besides general introduction, and a few coloring pages for fun. Though Violet did insist leaving the room to show Toni her picture, Fiona allowed it because she couldn't see it hurting anything, and Toni scared her a bit.
"Okay, I think we should go next door and get a picture taken, to serve as a reminder of our first day together." Fiona said happily, earning a few cheers, and a few groans. Fiona smirked, as she had everyone line up, Violet making sure she was in front. She was eager to see her momma, even if she had seen her an hour ago.
"I'm gonna see Momma!" Violet exclaimed loudly, Zen tilted his head at her. Being directly behind her.
"Didn't you just see her?" Zen asked, Violet nodded, as she turned to look at him.
"Yeah, but I always love seeing my Momma!" Violet told him simply as Fiona lead them a classroom over. Fiona opened the door to see Toni relaxing in a chair reading a book to the kids. Toni looked up at her visitors, and smiled when she saw Violet in the front.
"Hey, what's this about?" Toni asked as Violet ran up to her.
"Momma!" Violet yelled, jumping at Toni who chuckled and caught her, pulling her close, and giving her a kiss on the forehead. As Toni pulled Violet onto her lap she looked at Fiona with a raised eyebrow.
"Care to explain?" Toni asked, as Violet smiled and hugged her. Fiona smirked.
"Thought we could have all these guys take a picture together? As a nice little memory of their first day." Fiona explained, Toni smiled and stood up, making sure Violet was secure in her arms.
"Sounds good to me." Toni told her, before looking to her class with a pointed look. "All of you, come on, we're gonna take a picture. I better see genuine smiles on every face, or else no recess for a month." Toni announced, earning groans from every student, but they knew not to go against her.
"I always smile when I'm around you Momma!" Violet said, Toni smiled with a chuckle, kissing her cheek.
"I know you do sweetie. So you better have the biggest smile of all on your face." Toni said, Violet nodded, putting her fists in the air.
"I promise I will!" Violet exclaimed, Toni smiled, and walked around the classroom as everyone lined up. Fiona was putting people in different positions. Toni smiled and sat Violet down in-between Zen, and Ashley. Toni walked back to where Fiona was standing, looking at the kids.
"Hi Ariana!" Violet exclaimed, Ashley smiled at her with a raised brow.
"Why are you calling me by my middle name?" Ashley asked, Violet shrugged.
"I like it more than your first name. You can call me Alexandria! We can be like sisters! With nicknames!" Violet exclaimed, Ashley smiled at her, and held out her pinkie.
"Okay, Alexandria… Sisters Forever." Ashley said, as Violet linked her pinkie with her own. Toni smiled as Fiona got ready to take the picture.
"Okay, make sure to smile!" Fiona exclaimed, getting the attention of the students, Violet and Ariana broke their pinkie promise and looked towards the camera, Toni smiled.
"Remember, no recess if it's not real!" Toni exclaimed, everyone made sure to smile as best they possibly could when the picture flashed. Mostly due to Toni's threat, most people were just talk, but they knew that Toni would actually keep them all from recess.
-Aftermath-Present Day-Virtuoso City, Hart Residence-
"Hey, that's us…" Violet remarked looking at the photo in her hand, Ashley smiled as Violet looked at the picture. "Is that… Zen! And Yuri!" Violet exclaimed, Ashley nodded. Violet looked at the picture the six of them in the center row. Ashley, Violet, Zen, Yuri, Roseanna, and Damon.
"Yeah. That's also a student here in Virtuoso City, at your school, Damon is his name." Ashley pointed out, Violet raised an eyebrow before recognizing him.
"That is Damon! Weird how we don't remember each other… Well, my memory of that time is a little fuzzy." Violet muttered, Ashley looked at her.
"That's understandable. Considering what happened." Ashley said, causing Violet to perk up and look at her with a raised eyebrow.
"What do you mean, what happened?" Violet asked her, Ashley merely raised an eyebrow.
"You don't know?" She asked, Violet just shook her head. "Huh, well… I wont keep any secrets. It was just before you left that you inherited Meredith's magic." Ashley told her, Violet just shook her head confused.
"Meredith? Inherited? What do you mean?" Violet asked, Ashley shrugged.
"You've never heard of Keyblade Master Meredith? She fought in the Keyblade War, had one of the strongest magical readings in history. She ended up protecting Kingdom Hearts with the X-Blade personally, eventually she passed away, but because of how strong she was, and how much she protected Kingdom Hearts, her magic, and power was passed on through the generations, until it found a worthy candidate." Ashley explained, Violet just shook her head.
"Are you telling me that my entire power isn't my own? I just… What, I just inherited it?" Violet asked, Ashley shook her head.
"Of course not Violet. Your magic was strong enough that it attracted hers. Because of your innate ability, she chose you to wield her magic. It's not like you're a reincarnation of her, or anything like that, she just chose you to wield her power, because of how strong you were naturally. But once her magic merged with yours, it knocked you into a coma for a week."
"So… She chose me after she saw how powerful I was? But it still doesn't change the fact that most of my magic isn't my own! It was given to me!" Violet complained, Ashley shook her head.
"So? Your friends are your power. That's how Sora lived, the Keyblade didn't originally belong to him, it was Riku's correct? Sora got to keep it because he was worthy in his own right, just like you and Meredith's magic." Ashley told her, Violet let out a sigh, running a hand through her hair.
"I guess you're right… I still don't feel completely comfortable about it though." Violet told her, Ashley nodded.
"Well, prepare to feel a bit more uncomfortable, because here comes revelation number two… I'm your sister. By blood at least." Ashley told her, Violet raised an eyebrow.
"Really? That makes me a… A… What's your last name? I'm sorry, I completely forgot." Violet told her honestly, Ashley smiled at her.
"Bon-Velz." Ashley answered, Violet nodded, before she got a look of disgust on her face.
"That means I'm related to Victoria… How exactly? Cousins, I'm guessing?" Violet asked, Ashley nodded. "Then why don't we look alike? We should at least have some resemblances, but… I don't see any of it." Violet said, Ashley nodded.
"You don't know about that either? When you were a baby Toni, and Kelsi used magic to modify your genetics. So, that you would naturally look like their daughter, a combination of both their features, despite not being born from either of them." Ashley told her, Violet hummed and nodded.
"That makes sense. That's probably the thing I'm most comfortable learning today. I'm going to ignore the whole magic thing, and being related to Victoria, and just focus on you being my sister. That okay?" Violet asked, Ashley smiled and nodded.
"That's fine by me… So, now that that's out of the way, how has your life been?" Ashley asked, Violet shrugged.
"It's been good. Just got back from Radiant Garden with my girlfriend." Violet answered, Ashley raised an eyebrow, crossing her arms.
"Who is this girlfriend? Do I need to intimidate her?" Ashley asked, Violet smiled, she was like a real big sister, protective as always.
"Well, both my parents already tried, so I don't know how successful you would be. Plus, she's so sweet. Like, oh my god, she puts up this cold front, but underneath she's so sweet, and cuddly." Violet gushed, Ashley chuckled slightly.
"I'm glad. I've got to meet her sometime." Ashley said, Violet nodded.
"I'd love to introduce you." Violet told her, Ashley smiled at her. "So what have you been up to?" Violet asked, Ashley shrugged.
"Mostly been training at the Complex. That's where you used to go to school, the name of Zack's base." Ashley told her, Violet nodded.
"I would like to go see it sometime." Violet said, Ashley smiled at her.
"I'd be more than happy to take you sometime." Ashley offered, Violet nodded, and smiled at her.
-Aftermath-The Complex-Zack's Office-
"We found him Sir, but unfortunately, neither me, nor Damon could convince him to come back with us." Vani told Zack, who nodded sadly. But smiled at Damon slightly.
"I hope you at least got the answers you were looking for." Zack said, Damon shrugged.
"I got something. It was enough for me." Damon told him, Zack nodded, and looked at some papers on his desk.
"I'll have some Munny wired to your account." Zack told him before holding out his hand and summoning a Corridor of Light. Damon nodded and walked through it. Zack looked to Chrysander. "You're to resume your mission of gathering Intel." Zack told him, Chrysander nodded and walked through the Corridor of Light, Zack closed it shortly after.
"I did as you asked Sir, he wont be telling anyone anything." Vani informed Zack, who nodded sadly, and let out a sigh.
"Does Damon suspect anything? I don't think he'd be too happy if he knew…" Zack said, Vani nodded, agreeing with him.
"He knows nothing. I made sure." Vani said, Zack nodded, and hung his head, covering his face with his hands.
"I hate doing things like this…" Zack said, Vani looked at him, and frowned, moving close to him, and offering her hands.
"Sir, if I may… Ease your conscience. Please? You need to have a clear head." She told him, listing off only the practical reasons, but leaving out her own personal concern. She cared for her Boss, she had chosen to devote her life to him, to give him her life, so she would help him however she could.
"I feel guilty about this, like a coward." Zack admitted, Vani just shook her head as he placed his hands inside her own. Their eyes met, her amber eyes filled with conviction, loyalty, and love, his blue eyes filled with sorrow, pain, and guilt.
She gripped them firmly, and both of them let out a sigh. Zack felt all his guilt over his ordered execution seeping away from him. Through the magical connection he and Vani shared, his conscience clearing, as Vani took it all for herself, all his pain, and sorrow over having to order an execution of a friend. She took it from him, because she couldn't bear to see him in pain.
"There… Feel better?" Vani asked as she released his hands, he smiled at her. Eyes shining bright with happiness once again. Vani's own eyes showing the guilt, pain and loss taken from her Boss.
"A hundred times better… Thank you Vani." Zack told her, she nodded, and let out a shuddering sigh. This was quite a lot to take on, but she would do anything for him, she would endure anything for him.
"Good, Sir. I would hate for Fiona to see you in such a state. Where is she by the way? Thought she would be back by now." Vani told him, he shrugged and looked at a picture on his desk fondly. He and Fiona standing on a beach kissing, with Toni and Kelsi watching the sunset behind them.
"She's still on a mission. Setting up a few more connections for us." Zack answered her, Vani nodded, and noticed her Boss looking at the picture. It was a nice picture, one she wished she could have been around for, sadly at the time she was still being manipulated, killing whoever her father told her to.
"That picture was taken on the Destiny Islands, no?" Vani asked, trying to forget about her past, Zack smiled and nodded.
"Yeah, it was when Janice took us all on vacation. It was a great time… A nice send off to our high school days." Zack said, recalling the memories perfectly, with a smile, and a slight chuckle. Vani smiled, seeing her Boss happy was always nice.
-Aftermath-Destiny Islands-Zack's Senior Year of High School-
"I prefer talking my way out of fights." Fiona told Toni who merely shook her head.
"That's not fun at all! Hitting things is fun! Throwing a punch, and sending someone across the room is one of the most satisfying experiences you can have." Toni told her, Fiona chuckled a bit.
"I'll take it from you Toni. You can handle the fighting, and I'll handle the talking." Fiona told her, Toni smirked.
"Sounds good to me." Toni confirmed, Fiona smirked, looking around to the living room, where Zack and Kelsi were. Their hotel room, with was more than just one room, it actually encompassed the entirety of the top floor. Janice had spared no expense, wanting the best experience for her, and her friends.
"The point is Keire, that I can simply do it better." Kelsi told Zack, who shook his head dismissively.
"Not a chance Smith, no way you can match my skills." Zack told her, Kelsi rolled her eyes.
"I'm a girl, I know my way around a vagina. I inherently now more about them than you, therefore, I know how to bring more pleasure, by using my own experience. I know what feels best to me, so I can bring pleasure based on that, you have to rely on her to portray the information." Kelsi told him, he shook his head.
"While that may be true, I have a stronger tongue."
"Maybe, but mine's longer." Kelsi pointed out, Zack raised an eyebrow.
"Okay, Toni's always talked about it, let's see this bad boy." Zack said, Kelsi rolled her eyes, and stuck her tongue out, Zack hummed and grabbed it between his fingers, Kelsi just raised an eyebrow. "Damn… How did it get like that?" Zack asked, Kelsi shrugged as Zack let go of her tongue, and she retracted it inside her mouth.
"I was born with a longer tongue. I don't know. It does mean I can do things with it that you cant. I can really reach places if I try. I know Toni appreciates it." Kelsi told him, he nodded. "I'm sure Fiona would if she gave it a try." Kelsi teased him, he raised an eyebrow.
"Really now?" Zack asked, Kelsi smirked.
"Of course, I could give her an orgasm you never could." Kelsi continued to tease him, he shook his head, and reached out, wrapping his arm around her head, and giving her a noogie, he smirked as she squealed.
"I'd take it back Kelsi!" Zack exclaimed in a light hearted voice, letting her go. She laughed a bit, and shoved him away from her before getting up and running, Zack laughed, as he shot up and ran after her.
"I'd let it go Keire!" Kelsi exclaimed, Zack smirked as he continued to chase her around the glass coffee table.
"Not a chance Smith." Zack replied, Kelsi let out a sigh, seeing only one solution to get Zack to stop chasing her.
"Toni, help!" Kelsi yelled, earning the attention of the brunette, who stopped her conversation and ran into the room. Only halfway addressing the situation, before she took off, tackling Zack. Sending both of them crashing through the glass coffee table, shattering it. Kelsi just gasped, and moved to examine the damage. Both of them were groaning on the ground.
"I hope you're happy…" Zack moaned, as everyone else came into the living room to investigate. Fiona merely raised an eyebrow, Tanner shook his head, Miranda laughed, Rhyme put her hand over her mouth in a concerned manner, Janice glared at the three in the center of the room.
"What the fuck!" Janice yelled loudly. Toni groaned.
"His fault." Toni said, Zack glared at her.
"You tackled me!" Zack exclaimed as Toni climbed off of him, Kelsi grabbed her and supported her. Toni pouted up at her as Fiona pulled Zack up.
"I think there's glass in my ass… Think we could go check?" Toni asked, Janice let out an irritated sigh.
"I have to pay for this you know… I mean, it's not a totally big deal, but what the fuck?" Janice asked, Kelsi winced. "You know what, I want all three of you out of my sight. Go. Go to the beach, a restaurant, another world, just leave for right now." Janice ordered them.
With that Toni, Kelsi, Fiona, and Zack left the hotel, and started walking down the beach. Eventually they settled on a spot, Toni and Kelsi sat down to enjoy the sunset, while Zack and Fiona took a picture together.
-Aftermath-
Okay, so that's a wrap! Hope you guys enjoyed it, I know I had fun. Going into Zack's past is always a fun experience because honestly that could be a whole stroy in and of itself. It wont be, because this by itself is a lot of work, but it could be. Which makes it fun, and easy to write. So yeah, I'll see you guys next time! Ciao!