Authors Note: Okay guys, here's part nine :D I know you have been waiting anxiously, and I am loving all these awesome reviews from you, so thanks! :D
Just a key reminder though that this story will probably have about maybe two more chapters, I am not entirely sure. But I hope I can figure out the perfect ending for you soon enough :3
~Sorry for any spelling or grammar mistakes I couldn't find~
Vanitas woke up and noticed the smaller male next to him. He had recalled everything that happened last night and smiled softly to himself. He just watched Ventus' sleeping person. He watched his chest slightly rise and fall over and over. He noticed Ven's mouth was slightly open and he just wanted to kiss his lips because it was so adorable. He didnt though so he wouldn't disturb the moment... Romantically anyway.
Vanitas held his hand over Ven's mouth and used his thumb and index finger to pinch Ventus' nostrils closed. In a matter of seconds Ven jumped awake trying to find air. Vanitas laughed as he let go and Ven glared up at him.
"Vanitas you jerk. A few taps on the shoulder would've worked"
"A) That's boring, and B) Like you said yourself, I'm a jerk" He smirked down at his friend.
"Whatever, what time is it?" Ventus asked rubbing one of his eyes.
Vanitas sat up and looked at the clock by his bed "10:45 AM"
"Wow, I can't believe I slept over here" Ven said as he sat up next to him.
"I can't believe you're still shirtless" Vanitas said looking up and down at Ven's back side. He licked his lips and leaned over and kissed Ven's shoulder blade.
Ventus jumped in surprise "Okay, no. We are not doing anything like that"
"But why are you resisting now? Last night was-"
"Last night I'll gladly except because you and I both found what we were looking for. We got excited and happy-"
"Well I was definitely excited" Vanitas winked at him.
Ven rolled his eyes "We found answers and each other. We got into the heat of the moment." Ven lifted himself off the bed and stretched. Vanitas didn't fail to notice his flexing muscles. "We may be best friends, but I don't want to become one of those "Friends with Benefits" kind of people." He brought his hands up to make air quotes. He knelt over to pick up his stranded shirt from the ground. "Besides, I'm hungry and need to eat"
Vanitas jumped off his bed and stood next to him. "Damn, the cheese in the kitchen, whiner" Vanitas shrugged past him and Ventus followed. They walked down the stairs and into the kitchen.
Ven took a look around and went wide eyed. The dishes in the sink were piled high and the garbage was overflowing while two tied up bags were next to the bin. Vanitas pulled out a Juice carton from the fridge and drank from it.
"Oh my flying fuck..." Ventus cringed at a strange smell coming into his nostrils. "Vanitas... when was the last time you picked up around the house?"
"Uh..." Vanitas wiped his mouth with his arm and thought "When my dad got that raise and hired a maid to clean it up" He explained.
"And how long ago was that?" Ventus asked wondered.
"...A month?"
"A whole month!?" Ven exclaimed. "I'm sorry but how can you deal with all the dirt and mess? And-" Ven breathed in and held his nose after "And that smell..."
"I stay in my room after I come home. I don't mess it up too badly and I throw all the dirty clothes in a pile inside my closet. I dont give a damn about it, so there's no problem. I just re-wear whatever doesn't smell that bad"
"Did the maid wash your clothes too?"
"Yeah" Vanitas said nonchalantly as took another chug of his juice.
"Okay... I can't believe I'm saying this, but Vanitas, I'm going to help you clean up your house" Ven sighed.
"Mind wearing a cute little maid outfit while I watch?" Vanitas smirked.
"I do mind, yeah. And I'm not doing all the work, you're going to help." Ven looked at him with a hard stare.
"Oh geez... fine Ven, man, you stand up to me once and now you've got all this new confidence" Vanitas put his arm around Ventus' waist in a side hug "I like it..." He purred and gave Ven a kiss on the cheek. Vanitas drank the rest of his juice and threw the carton on top of the pile of garbage.
Ven rolled his eyes. You also need to learn how to recycle...
The boys spent about an hour washing dishes. Ven would clean the plates and Vanitas would dry them. They were all put away neatly in the drain board by the sink.
Vanitas was told by Ventus to go take out the three garbage bags. Ven put in a fresh new one and told himself that later he'd get some more kinds of bags for the things that need to be recycled.
Ven started scrubbing the counters while Vanitas swept the floor. Soon after Ventus started mopping and Vanitas took a seat in the living room waiting for Ven to finish.
"Well the kitchen is now clean. All you really have to do is go food shopping later, to refill your fridge" Ven sighed as he took a seat next to the black haired male on the couch.
"Thanks for that, Ven" Vanitas said as he put an arm behind Ven's head leaning on the top of the couch.
"Don't thank me just yet, we still have this room to clean, and your room and-"
Vanitas cut him off by putting a hand to his mouth "Can't we take a break? Cleaning is fucking exhausting"
"Don't be a lazy ass" Ven stated "Since we're already here, might as well get started on the living room" He stood up and bent slightly to get the garbage off the coffee table. Vanitas did not take the view in front of him for granted. He quickly pinched Ven's butt and Ven flinched droping a container back on the table. A small squeak passed out from his throat. "Damn it, Vanitas"
"Well with a cute ass like that, how could I resist?" Vanitas smirked and quickly put his finger through the belt loop on the back of Ven's pants and pulled him into his lap. "Besides, looking at you is so much better than cleaning anyway" He purred as he brought his face close to Vens, their noses touching.
Ventus' face went pink at the contact. Vanitas kissed the tip of his nose; causing the shade on Ven's face to get slightly darker.
All Vanitas could do was laugh slightly Wow Ven, you're such a dork He thought.
Ven quickly got up and told Vanitas to help clean by bringing the basket for the laundry.
They picked up the clothes and garbage and wiped down the coffee table. Ven went dusting off all the shelves with books and small trinkets on them. He stopped when he noticed two small picture frames faced down on the shelf and he was colored curious as to what the pictures could have been of. He looked at Vanitas picking up some of the clothes left around on the floor and picked up the first one. A baby Vanitas was sitting on a woman's lap. His face covered in what appeared to be frosting with a broken cake on the table behind them. He looked at the woman with brown hair and greenish eyes. She was wearing a long pink dress and had a lovely bow tying up a ponytail. She had a napkin in her hand and smiled down as Vanitas' grouchy face was being cleaned. That must've been his mom and him back when she was still around He smiled at the cute photo in front of him.
"That's my mom, you know" Vanitas came from behind him and scared Ven, clutching the pictures to his chest. "Yeah, that was my fourth birthday. You were there for it actually, remember?"
"I think I do..." Ven said as he looked to the side as he smiled. "Was that the one where the clown got stuck in the hole that was in your fence?"
"Yes" Vanitas smiled. It was so great that Ven was finally remembering it all. "So are you going to look at the other one or what?" Vanitas asked playfully.
Ven looked at the second picture. A little picture of two young boys, a black haired and a blond. The had an arm around each others shoulders and the biggest grins on their faces. They had on matching uniforms and the held out a peace sign with their small fingers. "Is that us?" Ven smiled as he looked at the his younger self.
"Sure is. That was after we won our first soccer game when we were five" Vanitas leaned an arm on Ven's shoulder. "The trophy went to some other guy who scored the last goal or some shit"
"Wow... I have a really strong feeling of Nostalgia..." Ven thought out loud.
Vanitas kissed him on the cheek to break Ven from looking into space. "Come on, we can talk more about the past later" Vanitas said as he walked over to the laundry basket. "Right now, you're going to help me get my dirty ass clothes from the closet and wash them with me" He ordered with a small smile showing from the corner of his lips. "And then the rest of the house"
"I'm not doing your bathroom though" Ven stated as he walked behind Vanitas to his room.
"Hey Vanitas...?" Ven called gently as he was separating the clothes into the washing machines in Vanitas' basement.
"Yeah?" Vanitas asked as he sat on top of the dryer, chewing a piece of gum he found in his room.
"What does your dad do for a job?" Ven questioned "I mean, it's been hours since he left, why hasnt he come back home yet?"
"He works at a parking garage in the city uptown" Vanitas answered "Despite what you think, they do get paid a bit more than expected, but he has a night shift. Starts at four in the afternoon and doesn't end 'til one in the afternoon the next day."
"He parks cars when he's-..." Ven tried not to sound so rude "Slightly intoxicated...? Isnt that a bit dangerous?"
"Yeah... but years of liquor, you grow used to it. Besides, he eats some food while he drinks and drinks water with his alcohol so he wont get a hangover. Plus he drinks some coffee after to keep himself awake" Vanitas explained. "Look, as long as we can keep all the crap in the house, I don't give a flying fuck" He jumped off the dryer and stood in the doorway "I just want to stay here with you" He whispered.
"What was that?" Ven asked as he shut the lid for the machine and started it up
"Nothing nothing" Vanitas waved his to get off the subject "So... here's a better question for you, Ven" He turned to look at him
"Yeah?" He walked up next to Vanitas.
"At school on Monday, how are we going to be?"
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, When we get to class on Monday... are you just going to ignore me again? Or are we going to go around like we're friends now?"
". . ."
It was a really interesting question. Ven would love to now express his friendship with Vanitas, but what would people at school say about it? A bunch of things ran through his mind; they could joke around (Or maybe even be serious) and make it seem like Vanitas had complete control over him. Call him a pet to him, his bitch, or that nerd that he takes advantage of for homework and a lot of unnecessary crap. Who knows what other people would do if those kind of rumors started flying? What would Terra and Aqua even do when they see the two of them together?
"I don't... know..." Ven sighed. "How are we going to handle this?"
"Well... all I know is you have to help me not go to Military school" Vanitas reminded. At this point they were back on the ground floor and went into the kitchen. Vanitas pulled out the last cheese stick of string cheese and pulled out a strand "So-"
"How about we go work on your homework and think about this tomorrow or something?" Ven cut in "I'm sure we'll think of something" He smiled at him.
Vanitas smiled slightly back and nodded. Ven lead the way to his room to now help with his homework.
Vanitas sitting at his desk for two hours working on all the questions he got wrong on his homework. Ven came back up after putting the clothes in the dryer. It's been a while and Vanitas sat back in his chair and stretched. "Ven... I appreciate your help on my homework" Vanitas wasn't so big on giving gratitude repeatedly, but with Ven, it was different.
"No problem, so let me see what you got for number four" Ven said as he leaned down over Vanitas' shoulder and grabbed the paper on the desk. There were numbers scribbled everywhere and Ven took a look in order to help see if he needed to help and correct any mistakes. "Alright you got everything right here." Ven put the paper back on the desk and leaned over again and pointed to the question "But with polynomials, you have to combine the like terms. So here, 3xy has to be added to-" Vanitas grabbed his wrist and Ven paused. Vanitas pulled him towards himself slightly and gave Ven a peck on the cheek.
"Will you stop talking already? I am tired of this shit as it is" Vanitas told him.
"Well, I'm only here to help you out not to go to military school, so you're going to have to work harder"
"Ugh..." Vanitas went slanted in the chair threw his head back "Trigonometry is just shit though, we're never going to use it in life, what's the fucking point?"
"Well if you ever want to become a scientist-"
"I do not"
"Look, I know it's shit, but you have to try" Ven sighed and looked at his upside down head; stared at him right in the eyes "I'm not having my friend get sent away"
Vanitas smiled slightly at the sound of the word "friend". It's been so long and now he could finally hear it again. "Alright fine" Vanitas brought his hand back and grabbed Ven's cheek in his palm. He brought him forward and he kissed Ven's lips.
The were held there for a minute before "Vanitas! Am I in the right house? It's too clean here" His father stood in the doorway.
Ven jumped at the sound of that voice and broke the kiss. Vanitas rose his head and sighed. He turned his body to face the door with his arm on the top of the back of the seat. "Yeah dad, you're in the right house" Vanitas answered with irritation clear in his voice. "He helped me clean it up"
"Don't have sex in my house Vanitas, do what you want with your boyfriend on your own time out of my house"
Ven was red from being caught kissing Vanitas, but hearing what his father said made that shade of red darker. Ven tried to protest nicely to his father about how he wasn't Vanitas' boyfriend, but Xigbar had walked away.
"I'm not your boyfriend, you know" Ventus told him.
Vanitas looked at him, blinked, and said "Come help me with number five"
Monday at school, the boys decided not to be as public with their new close bound friendship. Sure they were cool with each other, but when rumors could start up and ruin both the males reputations, they decided it'd be best.
At lunch Aqua and Kairi were going crazy over the news of the dance that was in a week. Kairi was talking about how she and Sora would be color coated. Aqua was excited, but she still kept her usual calm composure and talked to Terra about how they were going to have a good time dancing.
Riku and Ven sitting across from each other just talking about their own daily things and other trivial things they enjoyed.
Vanitas sitting at another table with Axel, Roxas was up doing make up work during this time, so the two bad boys had time to speak with each other.
"So Vanitas, things seem to be going well" Axel stated as he took a sip from his soda can "I mean look at that, not sitting over there with him, shit must have gone down really swell" He joked.
"Oh shut up you spikey haired ass hole" Vanitas sighed. "We're friends now. We're just not making this public because it'd damage our reputations"
"I see..." Axel looked at Vanitas who was looking at Ventus talking to that long silver haired man stealer. "So are you going to ask Ven to the dance?"
"I was actually thinking about that. I most likely will because I want him to be mine." Vanitas turned to look at Axel "He's too good for that fucking guy. Way too good."
"So ask him to the dance you pansy" Axel tried pushing his buttons to make him go and speak to him.
"Don't fucking tell me what to do" He said in a joking tone back. "I do what I want"
After school Ven was walking out with his journal being put away into his bag. A hand covered his mouth and wrapped around his body as he was being dragged around to the corner of the school building. When Ven was finally let go after struggling to get out of the grip, he looked at his dragger with fists ready up in front of him. When he looked at the person, he shook his head while looking down.
"Dammit Vanitas, you nearly gave me a heart attack"
"Well Ven, I needed to get you out of view of anyone; 'cause if they see me by you they'll think a fight is going to happen" Vanitas explained, he held Vens balled fist in his hands.
"Alright, what do you want?" He asked looking at him.
"I need to hear a yes" He looked in Ventus' eyes.
"Yes to what?" He questioned,
"You're coming to the dance with me" Vanitas stated in a way where he hoped Ven wouldn't deny it.
"But what about-" Ven was cut off to being pushed lightly against the wall behind him. Vanitas gave him a kiss on the lips as their hands were still together pushing against each other. Vanitas eventually brought Ven's hands up above his head and held Ven there for a moment. The passionate kiss was broken after Vanitas pulled away.
"You're coming with me to the dance, Ven" He said a bit more demanding.
"But-"
"But nothing" Vanitas said has he put a leg between Ventus' and brought their chests together.
"But Vanitas-"
"I just said but nothing" Vanitas stated "You're going to the dance with me okay?"
"I just- ahh" Ven moaned when Vanitas started kissing his neck. He could feel Vanitas tongue roll over a spot on his exposed flesh; the warmth of it gave him goosebumps forming up and down his arms.
Vanitas spoke his words again. Hot breath hitting against the wet skin; his lips lightly touching Ventus' neck with each word "You're coming with me to the dance, alright?"
"Vanitas, I-"
"Say yes" Vanitas held both of Ven's hands in one of his own and used his now free hand to unbutton the first button on Ventus' shirt. He kissed his neck again and left a trail of butterfly kisses to the middle of Ven's collarbones. "If you say yes, I'll stop" He offered as he unbuttoned another one. "Unless that is... you don't want me to" He smirked at the blond in front of him and Ven tried avoiding eye contact by looking away, which would've worked well if he wasn't blushing as pink as bubblegum. Vanitas' smirk grew a little more. He started lightly grinding his hips against Ventus'. In turn, got a very audible moan from the male under.
"Y-yes..." Ven said under his breath.
"What was that?" Vanitas egged on as he used his free hand to hold Ven's chin to make him look at him. "I didn't quite catch that, Ven~" He purred out his name.
"I said yes, Vanitas. I'll- I'll go with you to the dance" Ven told him.
"Okay, now was that so hard?" Vanitas said with another smirk as he gave Ven a peck on the lips before he got off of him and released his hands. Ven got up and sighed while buttoning up his shirt again. "So, I'll pick you up and make sure to wear something sexy" Vanitas grinned as he spanked Ven on the butt before walking away with his back up straight and hands in his pockets. You could just feel his confidence radiating from him.
"It was kind of hard when you're mouth is stopping me with those kisses" Ven scratched the back of his head. He started walking his way home. I kind of didn't want that to stop though...