ONCE AGAIN, I APOLOGIZE FOR THE LATE CHAPTER. THIS ONE TOOK FOREVER TO COME UP WITH AN IDEA FOR, BUT IN THE END MY XEMNAS AND I (WHO I'M BRAINSTORMING THIS WITH AND WHO SHOULD REALLY STOP THINKING THAT HER FANFICS ARE CRAP BECAUSE THEY AREN'T.) CAME UP WITH THE PLOT, AS WELL AS THE ORDER OF THE WORLDS UNTIL THE END OF THE FIC.

Just letting you know ahead of time, I'm not kidding when I say, and pardon this rather needed language, this story is going to get royally fucked up. There will be death, possibly (most likely) rape, as well as some pretty excessive mindfuckery. You have been warned. Keep reading if you dare 8D

(all in all, this chapter's pretty tame though)

Ven appeared in the foreboding looking castle that belonged to Maleficent, and sat in a poorly lit corner, away from anyone or anything that could jump out at him.
He shucked off his out jackets and tugged his turtleneck t-shirt over his head. His collarbone was stinging slightly and he wanted to figure out why. Working quickly, wanting to cover up again as soon as he could as he was getting chills from his surrounding and the room's temperature.

He ran a finger over the pained area, hissing when it made contact. Craning his neck, he looked as best he could, staring down at the red, raw, fabric irritated spot.

That never healed?

Ven wracked his brain, trying and trying to figure out just how he'd managed to acquire what looked to be a very nasty bruise.
He thought back to that morning when it had first shown up, unexplained, the mark appearing to have caked the collar of his pajama shirt with blood, frightening Aqua.

The blonde dug in his pocket again, uncorking another potion bottle, taking a very small sip. The mark cleared up a slight bit, but Ven had to re-cap the potion and put it away, as he only had a limited amount.
Pulling his shirts and armor back on, Ven stood up, brushing himself off, and heading off further into the dungeon-like castle interior.

His footsteps echoed around him as his shoes smacked lightly against the store floors, and the sound kept making him jump.
He's not here. He's not. I made sure he wasn't following me. I just need to get to Princess Aurora's palace and talk to the faeries. They'll know what to d-
A bolt of darkness zipped past his ear, and he slipped slightly, almost falling from the raised section he stood on.
A small, blue creature appeared in front of Ven, and he would have cood, the small thing being outrageously adorable, but his gaze went steely.

Unversed.

And that means...

He looked in the direction of where the bolt had come from.
"Vanitas."
The black-haired boy stepped out from behind a pillar, a smirk firmly in place.
"Took you a while, didn't it, Ven~..."
Blue eyes narrowed, their owner gritting his teeth.
"Leave. Me. Alone."

And with that, Ven RAN.

He had to get out of there.
Had to get to safety.

His feet pounded through the hallways, desperately thrashing his head around for a way out, any way out.

And there was an exit so concealed that he almost ran right past it, the corridor beckoning him from behind a tapestry of a rather bloody battle scene, many people laying on the ground surrounded by pools of their own liquids, limbs cut up or gone entirely, and a figure stood on a raised hill in the center of them, arms spread wide, back to the observer, as though mocking all of the ones that lay dead.

Ven paused for a moment, looking at it.

That figure...could it be...

And then the sound of a thousand unversed swooping towards him caught his ear and he dived into the hidden area, pulling the tapestry shut, leaning against the cold stone wall within, attempting to catch his breath without being too loud.

The swarm whooshed past his hiding spot, ruffling the thick cloth a bit, but keeping it relatively closed, keeping the blonde safe.
He dropped down lower to the ground, preparing to springboard himself forward. Ven sprang from the ground, running at breakneck speed out of the dungeonous room, out into the slightly darker outdoors, not even bothering to look behind himself as he continued down the mountain path, concentrating just enough to keep himself from running off the edge, finally making it down to the bridge that connected the two lands.
He was about ready to collapse, his heart pounding, chest heaving from lack of air, but no matter what, he couldn't stop, couldn't look back, couldn't check if he was safe.

And so he ran.

After some difficulty, he was able to get the doors to the palace entrance open, and sank to his hands and knees, coughing, his face a bright pink from how hard he'd been exerting himself. Ven tasted the slight tinge of iron in his saliva and covered his mouth with his hands, eyes wide.

Calm down. Calm down. Breathe, Ven, breathe. If you don't breathe you're going to end up killing yourself.

His chest stopped throbbing as he sat fully on the floor, eyes closed, regaining some of his energy.

Only when he felt that he would be able to move without causing himself serious harm, did he stand. Ven swayed slightly, a hand on his forehead, but got his bearings in a few moments, standing strong again, summoning his keyblade as a precautionary gesture, beginning to head up the stairs to where the good faeries could possibly be.

"Flora? Fauna? Merryweather?"

Ventus looked around for them, guard still up in case anything jumped him from behind, continuing down the hallway.

He stopped outside the princess's room after a short walk, running his hand over the beautifully made door, before pushing it open quietly, looking into the room hesitantly and then stepping fully inside.

The blonde walked forward, pausing in front of Aurora's bed, bowing to the sleeping girl respectfully, and then turning to walk over to her massive fireplace, the fire currently unlit, as there was no need for one.

A loud slamming sound reverberated through the room, and Ven jumped, but before he was able to see who the intruder was, there was a swooshing sound from behind him as they teleported to where he was standing, shoving him violently forward into the fireplace.

Ven tumbled to a halt in the middle of the large, almost cell-like room that lay beyond the seemingly normal log stacks, laying on his front, wincing slightly at his elbows that were almost surely scraped up. Before he was able to check, however, he was tugged up by the back of his shirt and thrown against the now-closed cell door,forehead smacking against the barred window that looked into the main room.

"You can NEVER run from me, Ventus."

The blonde shuddered at the voice that whispered almost directly against his ear, not sure if it was from who it was speaking or the way they ran their tongue over the shell of his ear, nipping lightly at the tip, trailing down to the top of his turtleneck, pulling it down lightly with his teeth.

"I could kill you right now, you know. Just like that. But I won't. I'll let you attempt to flee me. Makes it all that much more fun in the end."

He placed a playful kiss against Ven's cheek, giggling, sensing the way the other tensed at his touch, which only excited him further.
He could make him want this. He could make him beg for this. But later, later. Not just yet. The toy needed a few more adjustments.

Turning the blonde around so that his back was to the door, he leaned in, pressing his lips just lightly to the others.

"I love you, Ventus."

And he faded off into nothingness, his golden eyes burning into Ven's consciousness.

Ven sank to the floor, using the door as support, raising a hand to him mouth.

"Burn in Hell, Vanitas..."

Ooo~

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