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Akari stood, ready to leave. After seeing that strange man, she had decided she'd had enough of this, but just as she was about to go, she saw the brown-haired man again. He was walking across the path, aiming for the building. Akari walked forward and stopped him, right in his tracks. He looked down at the dark-haired girl in surprise.
"Who're you?" He asked. Seeing the front of him, Akari noticed his emblem was actually gold and was attached to the sash across his waist. He also had strong blue eyes and Akari tilted her head.
"You're...Terra...right?" The man nodded.
"That's right. But I've never met you before?" Akari looked away.
"I'm Akari. I know your friends, Aqua and Ven…" Terra's eyes widened. "Aqua saved me and my friend from monsters and then I helped Ven save an old duck named Mr. Scrooge." Akari explained. Terra's eyes softened and he smiled.
"Well, that seems like quite an adventure." He ruffled her head. "Has anyone told you, you have a strong light within yourself?" Akari shook her head, a sad smile crossing her face as she looked away, unable to meet the keyblade wielder's gaze.
"No...I think you're wrong." Terra looked at her in surprise. "That masked boy...Vanitas...he says there's darkness within me." She placed a hand around the necklace Aqua had bestowed upon her.
"You met Vanitas?" Terra seemed worried and Akari nodded.
"Yeah, he's the one who caused me to wind up here…" Terra nodded.
"Okay then...I'll need to ask Master Xehanort." He kneeled down to Akari's level and smiled.
"I'm having my own problems with darkness. But there's always a light. Just find it, and never let it out of your sight." With those words, Terra walked past the small girl and walked into the building. Before he completely closed the door, he turned back to the girl.
"Akari, find Aqua. She'll help you get home." He then turned and entered the building, the door shutting behind him. Akari nodded and ran off, running down the path and back into the town.
She wound up in another pavilion, but Aqua was standing there like she was waiting for something. Akari ran over to her.
"Aqua!" She called. Aqua turned to her in surprise.
"Aren't you...Akari?" The young girl nodded.
"Yeah! Where are you going?" Aqua looked at her in surprise.
"Well, I'm not sure yet...whichever place need my help the most. She sighed. "I'm sorry, but I can't take you back to your island. Not yet anyway." Akari nodded. "I figured...but I just wanted to let you know-"
"Aqua!" Akari turned to see Ven running to Aqua. He stopped when he reached her, barely out of breath.
"Ven! Were you able to find him?" She asked, worried, her attention going straight to him. Akari assumed they were talking about Terra, and although it'd only been a few minutes since the girl had seen the other wielder, Akari had a feeling Ven had caught up with him right after her.
"Yeah...but, he's gone," Ven replied dejectedly, confirming Akari's suspicions. Aqua turned away.
"Right.: She said distantly. "Then I can't stay here." Ven looked up.
"Let me go with you, Aqua." He said. Aqua gave him a firm look.
"No, Ven. Do as I say and go home." He looked down and sighed.
"Why won't you let me…" He asked. Aqua looked away.
"I don't want to put you in harm's way." She turned to him and put a hand on his shoulder, kneeling down only slightly. "You understand?" She turned and tapped the armor on her right arm. It glowed and when the light dimmed, Aqua was covered head to toe in dark blue and purple armor. Ven was looking down, sad. Aqua strode past him and turned back to Akari.
"I'll be back...don't worry." Akari watched as she summoned her keyblade and threw it into the air. As it came back down, the keyblade transformed into a strange kind of gliding vehicle and Aqua jumped into it flying off into a dark portal.
Ven sighed and turned to leave but Akari grabbed his hand.
"Huh?" He turned back to Akari and blinked in surprise. "Aren't you the girl who saved me from the Unversed?"
"The Unversed?"
"The monsters," Ven explained. Akari nodded and he gave a small smile.
"Well, thanks. I'm Ventus, call me Ven!" Akari nodded.
"I'm Akari!" They strode over to the wall and sat
"So, how do you know Aqua?" Ven asked.
"She saved me from the Unversed," Akari explained. "She also said she would help me get home, but I guess right now isn't the best time." Akari looked up to the sky and Ventus was about to speak when she turned to him.
"How do you know her, and Terra too?"
"You know Terra?" Akari rubbed the back of her neck.
"Well, I kinda followed you to where you all fought the giant three-part Unversed...and then I met Terra later." She said with a guilty look. Ventus laughed and then looked up.
"Well, Aqua, Terra and I all come from a faraway world, where we train to become Keyblade Masters. We study under Master Eraqus and..although I'm still a little new, Aqua and Terra are so close to reaching their dreams, that all I can do is try and help them." Akari looked at him, his smile and his eyes sparkling as he gazed up at the sky. But then his head dropped. "But I can never do anything." Akari frowned before turning away.
"I know how you feel. I come from another world too, and I had recently made two new friends. But for some reason, I always depend on them. I can never do anything…" Ventus sighed and put a hand on her shoulder.
"We'll both find a way to help our friends." He pulled out a wooden keyblade and looked at it. On the upper half of the handle, the name Terra was etched.
"I still remember, when he gave me this." Ven murmured. He began spinning it. After a few successful spins, the keyblade flew out of his hands and landed on the ground. A boy stopped and it up by the handle, staring at it and slashing it a few times before glancing at Ven. He had red spiky hair and emerald colored eyes. He wore an orange vest over a white shirt and a yellow scarf around his neck. He also wore brown trousers and red sneakers.
"This yours?" He asked. The boy in front of him with blue hair and seafoam green eyes turned.
"Lea, we don't have time for this." Lea shrugged.
"Lighten up, Isa. It'll only take a sec. He walked over to Ventus and spun the keyblade. "You still play with toy swords? That's cute." He handed the handle part of the weapon to Ventus, who glared at him, although the red-haired boy seemed oblivious. Lea tossed it aside.
"Now this right here!" He pulled out two strange looking frisbees with flaming fires faces on them. "Tada! What do you think!" He began loosely playing with them and Ven looked away.
"Not a whole lot." Akari actually found them kind of interesting, although she did have to agree the keyblade was cooler.
"You're just jealous. I'm Lea!" He tapped his head. "Got it memorized." Lea leaned over. "What's your names."
"Akari…" The girl replied.
"Ventus," Ven said, looking away.
"Okay, Ventus. Let's fight!" Lea said.
"Fight! Why would I wanna do that?." Ven replied, confused. Lea grinned.
"You scared of losing? C'mon." He jumped back a couple of times, light on his feet. "Hope you're ready!" Ven thought about it for a few moments before grinning and standing, grabbing the wooden keyblade.
"Yeah! Now we're talking!"
"You're gonna be sorry!" Ven said, taking his backhanded stance. Akari glanced at Lea's friend, Isa, who simply sighed with a smile and watched as Lea and Ven jumped. Akari walked over to him and watched the two boys.
"Your friend's gonna lose." She told him. Isa glanced over at her.
"How old are you?" He asked. She sighed.
"Four, but I still know Ven's gonna win." Isa sighed.
"Lea's not actually terrible, he's just not very good. Still, it'll be funny if a four-year-old's prediction is correct." They watched the fight and sure enough, when it ended, Lea was sprawled on the ground, out of breath.
"You...had enough? Cuz I'm willing to...call it a draw if you are?" Both Akari and Ventus were surprised.
"Huh?" He laughed. "Right…" Isa walked over.
"From where I stood, the only thing you drew was a big L on your forehead for loser, lame, laughable." Akari walked over to Ven and giggled as Lea turned back in surprise.
"Wha- isn't this the part where ya...cheer me up or something?" He sat up and crossed his arms. "You're just havin' a bad day' or 'that's what you get for pulling your punches'. Huh...some friend." Isa put his hands on his hip.
"Oh! You mean I was supposed to lie." Lea thought about it for a moment before lying down.
"Ya see what I got to put up with." He glanced at Ven. "Sure hope you don't have friends like him" Still, Akari didn't miss the grin on Lea's face. Everyone laughed and Akari smiled.
"Lea, we have to go," Isa said.
"Kay." Lea stood up and Ventus looked at him in surprise.
"All ready?" Lea turned back.
"I'll see ya when I see ya. After all, we're friends now." Ven smiled and Lea spared Akari a small grin. "Get it memorized." Ven nodded.
"Okay, Lea." The red-haired boy walked over to Isa, who had already walked a considerable distance.
"What is it with you and picking up stray puppies?" Lea grinned.
"I want everyone I meet to remember me." He said boldly, and when his voice reached Akari's ears she smiled. "Inside people's memories, I can live forever."
"I know I won't forget you. Believe me, I try all the time." Isa retorted. Lea shrugged.
"See, I'm immortal!" He said arrogantly, although there was a broad grin on his face. Isa closed his eyes before replying.
"You're obnoxious." They both looked up at the castle.
"You ready?" Lea asked. Isa turned and noticed Lea's focused gaze.
"Well, I can tell you are." Lea nodded.
"Yeah." They walked away and Akari watched them go before following Ventus.
"Must be nice...knowing who your friends are." He looked up at the sky and Akari gave him a frown.
"But...what about Aqua and Terra?" She asked, confused. Ven sighed, remembering she was there.
"I dunno. I just, feel kinda lost right now. We had an argument and now...it's weird." Akari put her own hand on Ven's.
"Well, I'm your friend." He smiled and nodded.
"Yeah!" He suddenly remembered something. "Oh, Akari! I know how we can get you home!" Akari tilted her head.
"You do?" Ven nodded.
"Yeah, I can take you!"
"Really!" Akari asked excitedly. Ven nodded.
"Yeah." Akari's excitement paused for a second.
"Wait...do we have to go now?" Ven looked at her in surprise. "Well, what else did you have in mind." Akari slipped out the pass Mr. Scrooge had given her.
"Well, I kind of wanted to go to Disney Town." Ventus looked at her pass and nodded.
"Okay. Well, then why don't we go?"
"You really mean it!" Ven nodded.
"Yeah!" He tapped the armor on his arm and light flashed around him. When it faded, he was covered in silver and green armor with red lines across his waist and a two-pronged helmet.
"Oh wait, how will you be protected in the Lanes Between."
"The Lanes Between?"
"The black portal Aqua vanished into." Akari looked down at her necklace.
"This'll protect me." She said and took Ven's hand. "Let's go!" Ven nodded.
"Ok!" He summoned his keyblade and pointed it at the sky, opening up a passage. He then threw it up into the air. It transformed into a strange board that hovered in the air and Ven jumped on, pulling Akari up with him. "Hang on tight!" Ven shot off into the sky, Akari's arm tightly around him as they vanished into the Lanes Between.
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This story is so much fun to write! Although it is almost finished actually. I want to start Akari's adventure in KH1 soon so the updates will probably come fast (unless I grow lazy)