Chapter 2

~Departure of Love~

I heard the screams of "No!" my eyes snapped open and quickly jumped out of my bed and ran to the door. I wrenched it open and ran to Ven's room, his bed was empty, and I gasped and ran to Terra's room. I yanked the door out of my way, "Terra, please don't!" I heard Ven scream; I ran to the window and saw Terra standing in the grass staring up at the sky as Ven ran to him.

I gasped and ran out of Terra's room; I quickly went to the main room and to the front gates. I ran out of the main doors and jumped off the main steps. Terra's keyblade was now in his hand and Ven was lying unconscious on the ground. I ran over, "Terra!" I shouted as he turned away from me, I could have sworn I had seen a tear in the moonlight, "Terra, why are you doing this," I screamed as tears began to streak down my face.

"Master was right," he muttered, his back to me. I could hear the sadness in his words, "One of us is luring the dark here," he whispered.

I gasped, "No, Terra you can't be suggesting that it's you," I said tearfully. He didn't looked at me as he hit his armor and it formed over his body, "Terra, no!" I shouted as I ran to him, he spun around and grabbed my wrist roughly, I could see his face through his armor, and the tears were plain on his face.

"Don't stop me Aqua, if I stay everyone could die," he whispered.

I felt my lower lip trembling as whimpered, I needed to tell him to stay, and I needed to make him stay. He couldn't leave, we needed him. We were masters, we couldn't run from this. "Terra…" I whispered, he shook his head and pushed me back, I tripped over Ven's body and fell backwards onto the ground as I watched him throw his keyblade into the air.

It came back down as his glider; he leapt onto it and was gone. "I love you though…" I felt the words spill from my lips for the first time. The gloomy look on his face had about killed me, and now I felt my heart being pulled out of me slowly.

I saw Ven move beneath my legs, I moved away quickly and wiped away my tears as I grabbed his shoulders, "Ven," I said urgently as his eyes began to flutter open.

"Terra," he whispered instantly.

I looked away to hide the tears that attempted to start again. He got up quickly and looked around, "Ven…Terra's gone," I whispered, my voice caught in my throat on my final word and I looked away with my hand to my mouth.

I heard his fist slam against his armor and the swooshing of the glider. I looked up just as he leapt onto the glider and was gone. I gasped and quickly followed after on my own glider, there was sadness in the air as we left.

"Don't stop me Aqua, if I stay everyone could die," his words echoed in my mind and I flew into the dark portal. There was no hope if I couldn't get him; I needed them both with me, my boys.

I felt my tears flying off my face despite the mask that I wore over it to protect myself. I was now in a battle against these dark creatures, and my very heart. I needed to get them both before we found out who was tempting those creatures towards us. I had a feeling in the back of my mind, that I wouldn't like the answer.

I soon found myself in a new world; in it was a dark presence, but also a light. A light that would repel that darkness, I could feel it in my soul. I landed in an area overgrown with flowers and vines. I smiled at the scent that enticed me, my armor fell away, and I felt slightly calmer.

I looked around and saw nothing different, nothing weird. But then I heard the child's laughter, and the voice that screamed, "But Vinnie I'm the great ninja Yuffie!"