Hey guys, we did it. We're here. The Finale of Aftermath Arc 1: Apex High. This chapter is different, it is wildly different from any before it, simply because, this format seemed to work. It is the only time, probably that I will be using the first person point of view for this story. But, I dont know, when I was writing, it just seemed natural to do it like this. I hope you guys enjoy it. The next chapter will take a bit longer than normal to come out... Need to set things up, and take a tiny break. I would have released this tomorrow, on Violet's Birthday, but I wont be in a position to do so, so it's coming out today. The theme song for this chapter is Obstacles, from Life is Strange, we finally got here. I'll see you guys later then. In the next Arc.

-Aftermath- The Broken Hart-

~0.0~

"But we will see you again later, okay? We love you Violet."

"Yeah, Kid, we love you. See you later."

The words echoed over and over in my head. "See you later. We love you." They never stopped. I think about them every day. My parents, the two people I loved most in the world… Gone now. I didn't know what to do, it's been three weeks, and I cant bring myself to forget.

That's why I'm here, curled in a ball on the bathroom floor of my girlfriends house, crying all alone. I cant let her see me like this, as much as she would like to help… I don't know if I want her around right now. I care, but… It's just easier this way. Being alone makes things easier.

I don't know how to cope with this, I cant be okay with it. Whenever something big came up in my life before now that hurt… I would always go to them, cry, crawl into bed in-between them. Talk things out. They helped me every time something came up, but… Now, I cant ask them for help.

When people threw paint at me, my parents took me backstage and cleaned me up. After that Momma stormed back, and demanded apologies from everyone involved. When Emma broke up with me… I ran home crying, and they comforted me, wrapped their arms around me, told me everything would be okay…

After Emily was killed, and Victoria… doing what she did to me. I went to my parents, they let me sleep with them, to make sure I didn't have nightmares, and when I did… They held me through the night, and told me things were going to get better… Who do I go to now, when I need help? Who will help me get through this?

I cant ask Kya, she's got more important things going on, so does Janice. Damon, and Jesse are nice, but I don't want to bother them with this, plus they've been weird lately. Ariana doesn't know what to do either… There's no one else I trust enough. How do I get better if I don't have any idea how to do so, and cant ask the people who helped me with my other problems?

"Violet, are you okay?" Kya's concerned voice sounded behind the locked door. I glanced up at the door, before looking back down, trying to find my voice.

"It's fine… Go back to bed, don't worry." I tried to sound strong, and assured. I don't think it worked too well.

"Okay… Well, I'll be waiting, tell me if you need me for anything." She really meant well, she did. But I couldn't burden her with this, she already put up with me on a daily basis. I let out a sigh, and ran my fingers through my hair, it was getting long. Longer than I had let it grow in years. I usually had my Mommy trim it for me, to be in the same style my Momma wore.

…What was I going to do now?

-Aftermath- A Worried Guardian- The Next Day- Apex High, Virtuoso City-

Footings all wrong. Stance too low. Hands too shaky. Everything about her was off. Ever since her parents died, she hasn't been the same. It's not like before, when she just… Stopped functioning around people. No, she's still talking, and smiling, and laughing even… But something's off. Her smiles are empty, laughs hollow, voice shaky.

She jumped into the air, and threw her Keyblade at the ground. The tip of Oathkeeper embedding itself into the ground in front of Seilo. He, and Violet were training, he had taught her his trick, using the Darkness. I wasn't completely comfortable with her using Darkness, in her current state that is.

Violet vanished in a flash of blue particles, before she reappeared in front of Seilo, her hand gripping Oathkeeper. She flipped forwards, pulling the blade from the ground, and slamming it into Seilo's weapon, knocking him down, and sending a small shockwave out from the impact. Seilo chuckled, and raised his hands in defeat., Violet just panted a bit, staring at the ground.

"You hit harder than before, you know that?" Seilo asked, as he pushed himself up. Violet just shrugged at him. She didn't seem particularly focused on the conversation. She didn't seem focused on much of anything lately, she just seemed lost.

"Really?" She asked, chuckling a bit. It rang hollow, without the usual mirth, and joy her laughs held in them. "I didn't notice." Of course she didn't. I stood up, and made my way over to them. Violet banished Oathkeeper, and clipped the Key-Chain to her belt loop. Seilo smiled, and retrieved his weapon, collapsing it, before putting it back in it's holder.

"You were great out there Violet." I told her, wrapping my arm around her, and pulling her close. She didn't seem to react beyond looking at me, and shrugging. Seilo smiled a bit, and waved at us before he trotted off to study most likely, or research the Darkness, as he liked to do.

"Thanks… Is it lunch time yet?" She asked, I shook my head, and she nodded. "Well, can we just hang around here until it is? I want to stay outside. It's beautiful today." Violet said, as she looked towards the sky, her golden locks glowing in the light. She really was beautiful.

"Sure." I agreed readily. Violet nodded, and moved out from under my arm. She walked over to the grass and laid down, using her hands as a pillow. I smiled at her, and went over, laying down next to her. "Are you okay?" I asked again, I knew the answer. She wasn't, but she wouldn't open up to me about it. I really hoped she would eventually.

"I guess…" She answered half heartedly, Still staring up at the sky, while I stared at her, counting the light freckles on her face, dusted across her pale cheeks, and nose. She smiled, but it looked wrong, like she was forcing it too much. She pointed a finger up at the sky. "Look, that cloud looks like a heart." Violet said, I turned to look up at the cloud, it did resemble a heart, a little bit.

I looked back over at Violet, I saw her smile gone, replaced by a frown. Her eyes drifted over to me, and they widened a bit, before she put a fake smile on her face for me. No doubt trying to convince me that she was fine. We both knew it was an act, but I didn't want to call her on it, it would only make her feel worse about everything.

"You know, that Damon and Jesse have been acting weird lately." She said, obviously trying to shift my attention from the frown I saw. She had been doing this ever since her parents died. Trying to shift attention from what she was really feeling. I really wish she would just get better.

"How so?" I probed, taking the bait. I knew what she was doing, but whatever she needed to do to heal.

"They never want to hang out anymore. They always say their busy or something like that…" Violet told me. That was strange, those three always made time for each other. Though it sounded like Jesse and Damon were likely still hanging out together. "Is it… Do you think it's me? Because I'm…" Violet stopped, I looked to her alarmed, worry evident in my expression as I sew tears roll down my Girlfriends cheeks.

"It's nothing to do with you, Violet. Damon, and Jesse love you, they would never be so petty." I assured her, or at least tried to. Violet looked away, she didn't look convinced as she brought her hand up and wiped her tears. Once she was finished she smiled at me half-heartedly. No doubt trying to make me forget about her tears. It didn't work, and we both knew it.

"Thanks Kya… You're right." Violet said, with a fake smile. She wouldn't be honest with me, she didn't trust me enough to share her real feelings. Without her parents, she didn't seem to get better. Before I at least knew she was talking about her feelings to them, but now… She just seemed to be… Broken.

-Aftermath- The Emotionless Boy- The Keire Household, Virtuoso City-

Waiting. Watching. Wishing. Whining. That's what Zen is doing, the boy that holds most of my distrust. For an Ally at least. He's bickering with Rose, he's been doing this every day since they found out about Zack. It was annoying Rose, she couldn't focus properly. She needed to focus properly, that was her job now.

"I'm sorry, but I cant do this anymore. Still friends though, right?" Zen, how dare you hurt Violet as you have. He looked towards me, his voice cutting through my thoughts. "What do you think Yuri?" He wanted help with his argument. I would not give it to him. Better to stir Rose up even more, she needed to focus, and that meant this needed to end. Meaning she must get angry at him, and get into conversation with Vani. She cared for Violet, I would use that.

"You don't deserve my thoughts. You took advantage of her. She gave herself to you, and once you got what you wanted, you threw her away. You dressed it up with pretty words, but what you did was horrid." I told him, in an even voice. Though, my rage was evident underneath. My eyes boiling red with anger. Contempt. Corrupting. Careless. Rose looked the same, her thoughts quickly turned to Violet, and then anger at Zen for what he did. Good.

"Who are you talking about?" Zen asked, feigning confusion. A foolish move, by a foolish boy. He knew I was talking about Violet, he didn't know how much Rose and she had shared. Rose's own anger spiked even more, Vani's eyebrow arched. She had accumulated some of Zack's parental feeling for Violet. Fiona didn't look, she didn't seem to look at much of anything. Her heart was broken worse than Violets.

"He's talking about Violet you complete asshole! How dare you take advantage of her!" Rose yelled, just as I knew she would. It was about to end, their bickering. Senseless. Shitty. Selfish.

"Rose, perhaps it is best if you end this bickering. There are important matters to discuss." Vani spoke, the voice of reason. Zack's voice, shining through her. She may have only inherited his dark, and dangerous emotions, but even those were pieces of him. His words lived on through her. She spoke in calming tones, due to him. His influence even now was felt, and it was working, even if his family had no idea consciously.

"Right. So we were talking about a new base of operations, right?" Rose asked, now was my time to step forwards. Foreboding. Forbidden. Forgetting. The Complex was gone, going back would only bring pain. The remaining Protectors were scattered, but I could find them easily, rally them back under Rose's banner.

"Correct. I would advise against it being here. This world is too close to Radiant Garden. New Guardians could easily attack here." I told them, Rose nodded. Vani hummed, as she stepped forwards. My map of the worlds was set up on the table. I had taken to charting them. It was easy with my ability.

"Right. So where then? The Complex is out… Radiant Garden is obviously not an option…" Rose muttered, I hummed. I had an idea, whether they would accept it was another thing entirely. None had thought of it yet, so I would speak it.

"What about San Fransokyo? It would be useful to go there. Technology is very high, and Big Hero 6 is a friend to the Protectors. Plus… On a personal note, my Mother could use extra protection." I told them, Rose looked to Vani.

"Is that alright with you?" Rose asked, Vani nodded, after thinking to herself for a quick moment. About Fiona, and Rhyme. The future, before her thoughts drifted to Zack, and their connection. The connection that had been broken, now it was open to anyone who Vani put in the role. Whoever's bad emotions she took on, whoever she wanted to help.

"Yes… It would work out for everyone involved." Vani said, before she worried. Wondering. Wandering. Worthwhile. Fiona sat in silence. Her thoughts lingering on the moments that she and Zack shared. They had been doing that ever since she found out he died.

"Mom, is that alright with you?" Rose asked, Fiona's eyes snapped to her. They were windows to the soul. The glass was shattered, behind it was nothing. All warmth had faded. She had lost the one person who loved her the most, the one person who completed her. The person who made her feel alive. 23 years of constant companionship, and support, gone.

"That's fine…" Fiona spoke, in a quiet, and broken voice. Vani looked worriedly at her. Her mind racing with possibilities, she didn't want Fiona to be broken anymore. The idea formed quickly, and with the Vani's mind was made up. She made her way over to Fiona and took her hands. Vani reached out, connection her emotions to Fiona's. And just like that, they both broke, and healed a bit. Vani breaking, and Fiona healing.

"Please… Mistress, do not mourn his death, celebrate his life with us." Vani said, in a quiet, comforting voice. Fiona smiled at her. The windows only had smaller crack now, nothing serious. And there was Light behind them. It was a rather sweet moment. Mourning. Mistress. Momentous. Today was a momentous day.

-Aftermath- The Broken Hart- That night- Kya's House, Virtuoso City-

"I think… I know what I want to do…"

I told Janice what I wanted. She was supportive, she always was. She told me that wherever I went in life, she would be supporting me. I still have the card, it would never be without Munny, I would always have what I need, when I need it.

Kya was sleeping peacefully, completely unaware of what was going on in my head. She didn't know what I had talked to Janice about. I was supposed to be going on a vacation to the Destiny Islands, with my parents soon. But now… That wasn't an option. I looked back at Kya, with a small smile on my face.

"Sorry… I just… Need to do this myself…" I whispered, looking to Tsubaki, who was sleeping peacefully on her pillow we had set up for her. I smiled at her, she was my baby. "I… care about you Kya, I hope you can forgive me…" I whispered once again, before I stood up, and reached for my messenger bag, pulling the strap over my shoulder.

My Wayfinder was inside a pocket, safe and sound. Oathkeeper was hanging from one of my belt loops. My black choker from Kya firmly around my neck, along with the necklace my parents had bought me. The earrings I got for my birthday on my ears.

I reached down, pulling a backpack up with me, and slipping it over my shoulders. Usually it held my schoolbooks. But now, it held clothes, food, my makeup, shampoo, toothbrush. All the things I would need. Janice's Munny card in my wallet. Inside my purse, which was inside the back pack. I stuck my tongue out, feeling my tongue piercing, I reached down, rubbing over my bellybutton piercing. Something Kya, and I shared.

I walked out of the room, my footsteps quiet, as to not wake her. She would stop me, or worse… Ask to come with me. This was something I had to do. I had to fix myself, but I couldn't rely on anyone else to help. I had to learn to fix myself without the help of others.

I made my way through the house, before I reached the door, stepping into my shoes. I opened the door, and felt the cool night air blow in. I turned, seeing nothing behind me, I left the house, closing the door behind me. I always loved night. Not the Darkness, because anything could be out there, but how the air felt… Cleaner. It just calmed me.

I walked until I reached a hill. I turned back on the hill, and looked at Kya's house. A painful memory of my own house getting destroyed popped into my head, and tears formed in my eyes. I shook my head, and let out a shuddering breath. My parents bodies being dragged around by those two men… I would find them one day, and I would kill them.

"Hey! Fancy seeing you here Baby-Girl!" I heard Damon's voice behind me. I turned to see him and Jesse, both of them had backpacks of their own on. What were they doing now? Ignoring me, and now they were around?

"What are you two doing here?" I asked them, they shared a smirk. They always did that. They looked back at me, mischievousness that I should be proud of shining in their eyes.

"You really think we're going to let you leave without us? We told you a long time ago, we're with you regardless." Jesse said to me, Damon smiled, with a nod.

"Yeah, we're a Trio Baby-Girl. Me, You, and Jesse will always have each others backs." Damon told me, I glared at him.

"I don't care. I want to leave to deal with things myself, to heal on my own. Without other people." I tried to tell them, they nodded.

"That's all fine, and good. By all means, heal by yourself. But we aren't abandoning you. Do you even have a plan to get off the World?" Jesse asked me, with a smirk. I shook my head. I planned… I didn't know what I planned, they had a point, but I still wanted to heal by myself.

"But I cant do that if I'm relying on you two to heal…" I told them, Damon smiled at me, shaking his head.

"Then don't. Do whatever you need to do to heal. But we're not letting you leave without us, it's just not happening Baby-Girl. We're not asking you to just heal because of what we say to you, we just want to stand beside you while you heal yourself." Damon reasoned with me. I let out a sigh. They really weren't letting me get out of this.

"Come on Violet, we already have a ship prepared and everything." Jesse told me, I looked at him in surprise, he just chuckled. "Why did you think we've been busy the last few weeks? It wasn't easy to have a ship with everything we'll need on it."

"Your Aunt Janice paid for everything, but we still had to make sure Cidney got everything just right. Know how picky you are." Damon told me. I smiled at them, tears in my eyes, I rushed to them, and wrapped an arm around each of them. They did the same to me.

"Thanks guys… Really… Now, let's get out of here before Kya wakes up and comes looking for me." I laughed, Damon and Jesse chuckled and nodded. The three of us broke from our hug, and began walking away, I let them lead me, on each side. This was going to be way better than just being alone. As long as the three of us were together, we could get through anything.

I would try and get better, maybe by helping others I could help myself. It was as good a place to start as any. Plus, my parents wanted me to be a Hero. I cant think of a better way to get better, than to honor their wish for me. I just hope I can do a good job of it… I hope Kya can forgive me for leaving, but this is something I need to do.

-Aftermath- End of the Apex High Arc.-

~Visions of Things To Come~

~0.5~

"Help me please! My World, someone has to help me!" A girl screamed throughout a hotel lobby, having just stumbled inside. Violet, Jesse, and Damon turned to her as she looked at them. "Will you three help me get back?"

"Are you sure this is a good idea?" Jesse asked, Violet shrugged.

"She needs help, and we help people. If it turns out to be a trap, feel free to tell me you told me so." Violet told him, with a slight smirk, he shook his head. Damon hummed.

"The Children of Darkness… Is this what they do to the worlds they conquer?" Damon asked, as the four examined a dead looking world. The sky clouded over, the grass burnt, the landscape barren of life. It was silent around them.

"What are you going here?" The four turned at an unknown voice.

~1.0~

"You know, my friends were supposed to come swooping in right about now and help… Guess they abandoned me…" Violet muttered as she slowly approached a man, who glared at her. Violet, now dressed in a pink, and black plaid skirt, a white dress shirt, with a pink vest over it. A blue jacket over that, Violet's hair being slightly longer, and dyed a pink color.

"Do you ever shut up you little brat?" The man snarled, Violet laughed loudly at him with a glare.

"You have no idea. But I know people like you are scum, you prey on the weak, like a pathetic vulture. You're so full of yourself you would let a teenage girl approach you, running her mouth, setting things up for the perfect ambush." Violet said, the man glared at her, as Damon and Jesse appeared beside him, each grabbing an arm.

~1.5~

"I thank all of you for your help. I didn't know what else to do. You three are my only hope." A girl, with long blonde hair told them, dressed in a fancy, frilly dress. Violet smiled at her. Her golden blonde hair turning pink at the tips, and reaching her shoulders.

"Anything for a Princess. Arranged marriages aren't something I support, so whatever you need, we're yours." Violet said, with a smile, the Princess giggled a bit at her.

"You might want to be careful with your promises Violet, I might order you to do something you don't like." The Princess said, Violet smirked.

"You're a good person, I can tell. You wouldn't do that." Violet told her, with a smile. Damon and Jesse exchanged a look. "You're dad sure is creepy though, he's too… Obsessed with punishing the Darkness. Have you seen what he's been doing in town?" Violet asked, the Princess nodded.

"That's part of the reason I wanted the famous Flower Trio to help me." The Princess said, causing Violet, Jesse, and Damon to exchange looks.

"Flower Trio?" Violet asked.

~2.0~

"I… Have some information… For all three of you." Vani spoke, looking pointedly at Violet, Damon, and Jesse.

"Those men… The one's who destroyed my home… You know who they are?" Violet asked, her voice full of anger.

"My Mother, and Sister, are they okay?" Jesse asked, with worry in his tone.

"My Dad? What about him?" Damon asked, in confusion.

"I'm sorry I wasn't there for your parents… I'll make it up somehow." Tyler said, looking to his niece, with a sad smile, as the two sat across from each other, a campfire in-between them.

"Virtuoso City… I haven't been back in two years… I hope Kya isn't too mad at me." Violet laughed, her hair the usual golden blonde, and short once again, styled similarly to her Moms style. She, Jesse, and Damon stood in the cockpit of the Gummi Ship, looking at the World of Virtuoso City.

-Aftermath-

So there it is. Thought I'd put in a little preview for what's to come. The next Arc begins with those stories, but honestly. To go along with those four, I'm open to adding more in-between them, if you guys have any suggestions. Maybe Worlds you want to see, this is Kingdom Hearts, after all. These stories will be shorter, probably around 3-5 chapters each, then once VDJ go back to Virtuoso City, things will slow down considerably. But these four stories that take place are going to be different, and fun. And like I said, any suggestions, ideas, Worlds, feel free. Ciao! Now, I'll really see you in the next Arc.