Disclaimer: Again, I don't own kingdom hearts. x3

Chapter 2 – Believe

"Ventus! Honey! Dinner's ready!" A lady's voice echoed.

"Coming mom! Hey, Terra? I'll call you back later okay? My mom's calling me. And I have to finish this report so that my dad can finish work early."

"Wow, Ven, you're like, fucking busy, everyday. Don't you get tired of that? I sure would." Terra from the other line replied.

"Not really, plus if it makes my dad happy, I don't mind."

"Right, well, I'll talk to you later man. Aqua wants to eat out,"

The blond boy starts to tap on his laptop and spins his chair, laughing softly. "You couples make me so jealous! I wish I could have a girl too man, it's probably heaven when you have one."

Terra twitched from the other line, "Ven, you need to love that person before you get your supposedly called 'heaven'."

Ventus sweat drops, "Right, my bad. Well, talk to you later."

"Okay, bye."

Closing his phone, he shuts his laptop off then closes it. He stood up and stretched, moaning and rushing out of his room. As he dashes down the hall, he bumps to a red haired girl, and before she falls back, he wraps his arms around her waist then let out a sigh in relief. "Sorry Kairi!"

Kairi opened her eyes, surprised that she didn't hit the floor. When she looked at those pair of blue eyes, she growled. "VENTUS YOU CLUMSY DUMMY!" she screamed through his ears and smacks his head, thinking he was about to do something erotic.

"I'm sorry! Mom called me and said dinner's ready! But I forgot to close the windows!"

"You rushed just for that? Ventus, I closed it just a while ago," she said blinking.

"Right, where's Sora and Riku?" he asked, blinking also.

"Oh, your dad said something came up and he needed help so Sora and Riku went for you instead. How's your sickness though? Is your throat getting better?"

Ventus nodded, "I drank some medicine, I wanted to just use cure, but mom said it'll take my strength so it's best if I just let it pass. After all, using cure, it's strange. It makes me feel so bloated."

Kairi snorted, "What? Bloated? Wow, Ven, wow. You make yourself sound like you're pregnant!"

Ven started to blush, "S-shut up! I didn't mean it THAT way!"

The girl kept on laughing as she walked down the hall, then turns around to see Ven mumbling things to himself, she walks back to him, pulls his ears gently, and dragged him down to the kitchen.

"Kairi! Ow—That hurts!"

"That's what you get for almost making me fall!"

"But I caught you! You should be thankful for that at least!" Ven cried.

"You're such a cry baby!"

When the two reached the kitchen, the lady with pink hair closes her phone. She wore a concerned expression that made Ventus curious about what happened. "Mom, are you okay?"

His mom seems to be in deep thought, like a big problem came up. When Ventus moved an inch closer to his mothers face, she blinked. His pair of blue eyes seems to snap everyone out of their deep thoughts. "Oh, honey. Dinner's ready!"

Ventus nodded and looked at Kairi who shrugged, sitting down next to the lady. "Mrs. Destiny, are you alright? You look like something bad came up."

"Well…" Mrs. Destiny started, transferring their hot soup into a bowl. "You see, Ventus' dad called just a while ago, and I found out that the son of our company's enemy is staying over at our hotel for the moment. It's so unlikely of him knowing about that incident that happened a long time ago…"

"What incident?" Ventus asked, blinking. "Did they hurt you, mom?"

"Actually, it was you that they injured, honey."

Kairi froze, "Mrs. Destiny, I think we shouldn't talk about that incident. Ventus shouldn't know about it,"

Mrs. Destiny sighed and gave in. "You're right, I don't want my son to get in any more trouble. Ventus, sweetheart, do you have the necklace that the little boy before gave to you?"

The blond blinked a couple of times and nodded, he took it out from inside his shirt to reveal a very shiny crown with a keyhole in the middle. "As long as you have that, I believe you'll be alright." Mrs. Destiny said softly.

"How would it?"

Mrs. Destiny chuckled. "Do you remember? The first day you came back to school because of your sickness, you nearly passed out? You went all the way up to the rooftop to get some fresh air but you got dizzy and fell. But that necklace had a power of its own. It protected you from any danger. Whoever gave that to you, you must be thankful." She said, "And ever since then, it kept protecting you. It seems like the power was made out of love."

Ventus smiled to himself and held the necklace close. "Right, I should be…"

He has been having weird dreams lately, and his birthday is coming up. His dreams were always about this boy with black hair and golden eyes, and himself when they were young. Ventus lost his keyblade and didn't know what had happened to it. Kairi told him that it was a long time ago, and his dad can always make him a new one.

But Ventus was so torn apart, that it feels as if someone took something important from him. And in exchange he gets this – A keyblade.

In his dream, Ventus was crying. Tall, black suited guards surrounded him and he can hear the boy screaming, "Let him go!" Whenever he remembers the voice of that boy, it made his heart skip a beat. Why is everything so blurry? Why is it only a dream? He'll never know.

Ventus snapped out of his thoughts when his phone started to ring. Mrs. Destiny went back to eating her meal with Kairi and Ventus answers the phone.

"Yes, dad?" Ventus asked

A man coughed on the other line as if he choked on something. "Ventus, my son. Can you do me a favor?"

"Anything, dad."

"Can you go to the hotel that Xehanort's son is at? Sora and Riku will take your position for now. Watch over him until he finally decides to check out of the hotel."

Ventus nodded to himself, "Is that alright for you dad?"

"Yes, I want to know what his intensions are. I hope he won't do anything bad."

"Don't worry dad, I'll watch over him," he said softly.

"Oh, that's the thing Ventus. Don't let him know you're there for that reason. Make sure he doesn't know that you're my son. Or else you'll get hurt big time." His dad said quietly.

Ventus froze; Kairi and Mrs. Destiny looked up. "Honey is something wrong?"

"Son?"

"W-Will he kill me if he finds out…?" Ven asked, as he starts playing with his food.

"No, his dad will." His dad replied. "Before, you met his son. However, his dad found out and he injured you. I don't want that happening again. So be careful."

"What… I met him before? What's his name?"

"Vanitas," he said. Ventus head cringed, who's Vanitas!

"Anyway, go. I shall see you soon."

Ventus nodded then closed his phone. Kairi held unto his shoulders. "What's wrong Ven?" she asked worriedly. Mrs. Destiny finishes her meal.

"I think Ven knows."

Ventus nodded, and walked towards his mom. "My best friend before Terra was Vanitas right…?" Vanitas … Ventus thought. Why did we have to be this way…?

Mrs. Destiny closed her eyes. Raised her hands towards his forehead, power started to transfer to Ventus and he started to scream in pain. Kairi stood up quickly and held Ventus close to ease the pain. "Mrs. Destiny, don't do this!"

A star symbol started to glow on his forehead, and Ventus falls asleep on Kairi. Kairi held him close, "Why… When he finally knows?"

His mother shook her head. "He needs not know of this too soon. He must figure this out himself. His dad spoils him too much, that's why Ventus is a weak boy inside. He was strong before, but his fear overcame him."

"For now, he knows me and his dad as nobodies. He mustn't reveal his position, so that he wouldn't get hurt. Kairi, do me a favor also. Play as his sister and take care of him. I know Sora wouldn't want you to get hurt, but you care for Ven as much as I do. So please…"

Kairi nodded, understanding his mother's decision. Knowing the truth hurts, and for Ventus, it is risky. She held him close once again, "I will."

Mrs. Destiny smiled sadly, "You must go now. Take care and be careful."

Kairi gave a sad smile in return, his mother raises her hand once again, as a circle started to surrounded them, an unconscious Ventus continued at rest. But tears started to fall down his cheeks.

"V-Vanitas…"

Then the star started to fade.

Ventus woke up, opened his eyes to show nothing but emptiness. Kairi looked down with pure sadness, Ventus doesn't deserve this, he didn't do anything wrong. Ventus stared Kairi who was in deep thought, and then they started to fade. Ventus once again falls asleep, including Kairi.

Later on, Kairi and Ventus woke up inside a portal. Then Ventus blinked twice, "What? Where are we?"

Kairi held Ventus' hand. "We need to go, let's go together okay?" She said with a smile.

I believe in Ventus, just as much as I believe in Sora… There'll be a way, I just know it, Kairi thought to herself as Ventus nodded.

As they walked through, they saw the light shining bright through the end of their pathway. A large beam of light shuns among them, and there they stood through expensive carpentry and furniture. Ventus starts to fall back asleep. Kairi looked out the window and watched as Ventus' palace starts to fade before her eyes.

Then she shuts the lights off and goes to sleep, hearing nothing but the pouring rain.