A/N: Aaand... We're back up and running! I have to say, we had the vacation from hell. First we were evacuated from North Carolina, then our car broke down on the highway in the middle of evacuation, we had to stay over night in a not so great hotel in Virginia Beach, and then it was over a ten hour drive home. Then we got hit by Irene. Our resevoir and lake over flowed over twenty feet near our house, so we lived on an island for a few days. The only way out was on a front end loader. We had no power, and had to do everything by candle. Our basement was completely flooded. In short, crazy stuff. So, MeNerf and I hope that you enjoy this chapter written by candle light! But first, thanks to MonMonCandie, Musicdude212, TerraForceXIII, TalkativeWriter4, and GingerSnapsBack for reading and reviewing! And big thanks to MonMonCandie for all the well wishes and support. Her fics are awesome, at the top of my list! Go check her stuff out! Sorry for rambling, now onto chapter three!
100 Theme Challenge: Moments Gone Wrong or Right Theme 3: Dressing Up
[Disclaimer] Do Not Own Kingdom Hearts
It was finally Sunday once again in the Land of Departure, which meant another day off for four weary keyblade wielders. Vanitas was currently lounging in one of the bean bag chairs in the living room, watching television. It seemed like Aqua and Terra had stayed up later than him and Ven, as evident by the game show that was currently airing, and the fact that the two were still asleep. Vanitas could not hold back a smirk. It was just like he and Ven had planned.
For some reason, Terra and Aqua loved to watch game shows late at night. When he questoned Aqua about it, she laughed and told him it was an old tradition from when they were little and Master Eraqus had child blocked most channels. Terra had told him the same story, although he seemed to only comply because Aqua asked him to. She just loved to guess those stupid five letter words. And damn if she wasn't incredibly good at it. More than once, Vanitas heard them arguing because Terra became bored and challenged her to play along with the show. Terra had yet to win.
Vanitas looked over to the door as a flash of blonde caught his eye. Ven walked quickly into the room and plopped into the bean bag chair next to him, a mischevious glint in his eyes.
"Hey..." Ven said, poking Vanitas's arm. "Vanitas, I have an idea to wake Terra up!"
"And what would that be?" he asked him in a bored voice, looking back at the television.
"Okay, here it is." Ven started. "I dress up like Xehanort and walk into Terra's room, acting like Xehanort's come back for him. You just dress like your old self. He'll freak out!" Vanitas had to smirk. It did sound like a good idea. And he did have to get Terra back for that little make up incident...
"Alright. I'm in." Vanitas replied, finally looking at Ven. Ven smiled and quickly bounded off to his room as Vanitas stood and stretched before making his way to his own room. He quietly crept past Aqua's open door, and peeked in. If she was awake, they would never be able to pull this off. But there she was, nestled under her blue comforter, fast asleep.
He smirked once again as he reached his room at the end of the hallway. 'No Aqua to interfere. Check.' Vanitas quickly and quietly slipped into his old red and black body suit, surprised at how uncomfortable it had become. 'How did I ever survive in this thing?' he thought to himself as he slipped back into the hallway to wait for Ven, helmet under hus arm. His eyes widened when he saw the person walking down the hallway.
Black cloak. Yup. Bald cap, check. Creepy way of walking, too perfect. In short, it really could have been Xehanort walking down the hallway.
"How do I look?" Ven asked as he approached him, mimicking Xehanort's voice to a tee.
"Pretty damn good." Vanitas responded, composing himself. "If I didn't know better, I'd think you were him myself."
"Perfect!" Ven snickered, making his was towards Terra's room. Vanitas followed, smiling as he slipped his helmet on. 'This is going to be good.'
As Ven approached Terra's door, he took a deep breath and turned the bronze handle. He walked slowly over to Terra and stood over him, Vanitas standing a little ways away.
"Terra!" Ven said in his immitation of Xehanort. "I've come to take you to the darkness!" Terra's eyes immediately snapped open, cobalt eyes panicked. Seeing Xehanort standing over him with Vanitas off to the side, he reacted on instinct, swinging his arm out. It made the connection with Ven's face, and the boy went flying backwards from the force of the hit.
Terra quickly sat up, and looked at the figure slumped over on the floor. Vanitas lifted his helmet off, unable to stop himself from laughing.
"Ven?" Terra asked as he jumped out of bed, suddenly realizing what had happened. Ven groaned.
"Thanks a lot, Terra." he said as he touched his eye, hissing in pain.
"What were you thinking?" Terra pulled Ven up and marched him down the hallway, Vanitas following behind them. None of them noticed that Aqua was not in her room.
"It was for fun." Ven replied, frowning. Terra dragged the blonde haired apprentice into the kitchen and shoved him into a seat before walking to the freezer. He turned around with an ice pack in hand, and immediately placed it on Ven's eye, the blonde sighing in relief. Vanitas sat in a chair next to him, still smirking.
"It's not funny!" Ven yelled at him, pouting. Vanitas stopped smirking and settled for a smile.
"Ven, if you're going to prank someone, next time, prank Aqua." Terra told him, leaning back on the counter.
"True, true. She's a much easier target." Vanitas agreed with Terra, rocking back in his chair. Ven agreed with a laugh, Terra and Vanitas joining in. Their laughter was soon cut short by a voice from the doorway.
"Excuse me?" the lilac haired girl asked, tapping her foot on the tiled floor, her metal boots sending out an ominous noise.
"A-Aqua!" Ven stuttered, rubbing the back of his head. "How long have you been there?"
"Oh, long enough." she replied sweetly. The three boys gulped. They knew that her tone meant trouble if they didn't do something soon. And Terra knew that he would have to be the one to act.
"I-I'll stay up with you for a month, spend my free time with you for a month. We can do whatever you want!" Terra told her, trying to diffuse the situation. Last time this happened, he had said something wrong, she had point blank ignored him for two months, and he didn't want to go through that again. He didn't want to be hurt by her either.
"Really?" Aqua's face brightened. 'Last time when he said something wrong, he didn't even try to make it up to me.' she thought quietlt to herself. 'In return, I had to ignore him for two months, and that isn't something I want to repeat. It was too hard. As it is, I'm surprised he's trying to make it up to me. No, don't read to much into it, Aqua. He's probably just taking one for the team. But I'll take it.'
"Really." Terra answered with a slight smile, sighing in relief. He had finally done something right.
"Then... You'll help me train later? With magic?" she asked him, afraid that he would say no. He really didn't like magic.
"I did say anything. If that's what will make you happy, I'll help." he replied with a slight grimace. The smile that came over Aqua's face was well worth the pain he would be in later. Not that he would admit it.
"Alright, then. We have a deal. Meet me in the library after you have something to eat. You can help me with some research first." she told him, smiling once again. "You know where to find me." With a wave, she left the room. The three boys listened until they could no longer hear her before they resumed talking.
"You two owe me." Terra whispered to the other two boys, afraid that Aqua was still listening.
"Oh, don't pretend that you don't like spending time with her." Vanitas shot back with a smirk.
"Yeah, if you hated it that much, you wouldn't have volunteered yourself so easily. You didn't even hesitate to make that offer." Ven added with a smile.
"Y-yeah, well, t-that's not the point." Terra stuttered out, trying to hide a blush. He turned around to the sink to try to calm himself down, and grabbed a glass of water. Ven and Vanitas smiled at each other, exchanging a silent fist bump. Exactly as they planned. Operation: Get Terra and Aqua Together was well under way.
A/N: So, we hope that you guys enjoyed it! It was very interesting to write by candle light. I start school tomorrow, but I have one class. So, if I have time, there will be another update on the way. MeNerf had orrientation for high school today, which is why I'm posting this again, not her. And we didn't forget about AUT, it's in the works. =) So thanks so much for reading, and please leave a review! It really makes our day. =D