"Do we really have to be enemies?" asked Ventus, who was now wandering to himself why he even asked. He almost thought that all he was doing was trying to make sure Vanitas didn't harm Aqua and Terra, but he wasn't really sure. Why did he even ask, he knew the answer his other half would say anyway.
"Are you an idiot?" mocked Vanitas which confirmed the answer. Ventus's head was still hung low and he didn't dare look up. "I nearly killed you and your friend Aqua. What in the world do you think has even changed between us, idiot?"
Ventus bite his lip and finally looked up at the masked boy answering, "But you didn't."
"That's because you both got lucky. You know I wouldn't hesitate at trying to kill any of you three. Never have and never will," he replied turning back to the portal and leaving Ventus to himself.
Ventus was angry at him know and yelled, "Jerk! Why should I even go to the stupid Keyblade Graveyard? You can count me out of this stupid shit!"
With that he opened a portal, activated his armor, and rode off on his keyblade glider. He landed in his old, but now broken home world, Land of Departure. He sat down at the place he watched the meteor shower the night before he left.
"Stupid Vanitas, if he didn't trick me I wouldn't have left," said Ventus aloud. "Then Aqua wouldn't have gone after me. I wouldn't have been attacked by the Master and Terra wouldn't have killed Master Eraqus, but then again Vanitas wouldn't have done all that stuff if Master Xehanort didn't…"
Ventus sighed and lied down on his back mumbling how much he hated Master Xehanort and that he was an ass before falling asleep.
"You don't know where he is?" yelled Master Xehanort.
Vanitas was even pissed off at himself when he answered, "That's what I said. I left him at that small island world after telling him that I would kill his friends, but his not here yet."
Vanitas didn't tell Xehanort anymore than that, but was thinking of how much of an idiot he was for telling Ventus what caused him to be so uncaring and mean.
Master Xehanort yelled even louder, "Then go find him! We need him for the x-blade to be created!"
"Yeah, whatever, I'll go find the idiot," said Vanitas entering a portal. Master Xehanort watched as the other two keyblade wielders where about to meet and wondered how this would play out without either of the younger keyblade wielders.
Vanitas found Ventus asleep in the Land of Departure. He thought about killing the kid right there, but didn't really want to have to deal with the old man's yelling.
"Hey idiot, wake up," said Vanitas as he walked over to the blonde. All Ventus did was turn over in his sleep mumbling something Vanitas couldn't catch. Vanitas stood next to the sleeping keyblade wielder and summoned his Keyblade. He was really tempted to kill the blonde right there. Raising the Keyblade slowly and then as he was about to bring it down Ventus mumbled his name and Vanitas noticed a tear.
"Dammit," growled Vanitas sitting down on the ground his Keyblade disappearing. He lied down on his back and looked at Ventus for a moment before turning away and saying, "I guess I can try not killing you for more than an hour."
Back at the Keyblade Graveyard the three stood there looking at each of and after a bit Master Xehanort yelled, "Damn you, Vanitas!"
When Ventus awoke he sat up yawning and rubbing his eyes. He had dreamt of how life must have been for Vanitas not sure if it was a memory or a dream, but either way it hurt to think about the pain that caused him to be like that. While Ventus was thinking about this he didn't realize he said Vanitas's name aloud.
"What do you want?" grumbled Vanitas as he was awakened. Ventus froze and turned to the masked boy who was still lying on his side. Since Ventus didn't reply he spoke again. "What do you want? Can't you see I'm trying to sleep?"
"Sorry," replied Ventus still in shock. He heard a sigh from Vanitas and watched as he sat up. The blonde just stared at him for a moment before Vanitas flicked him on the forehead.
"Don't get the wrong idea. I'm just not going to fight for that stupid old man anymore," commented Vanitas lying back down at the end.
"But why?" asked the now massively confused Ventus. Vanitas didn't reply and Ventus guessed that he went back to sleep. Ventus copied Vanitas and went back to sleep, but this time facing his dark half. Smiling Ventus fell into a deep sleep, so he didn't get to hear the words Vanitas said next.
"You're the only person to ever care."
