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AN: A huge thank you to those who favorited this story ( or even read it xD) and especially my lone reviewer Leixym. This chapter is for you guys as I did not have a plan when writing this additional chappie!

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Things written like this: memory

'fapfapfap': thoughts

"nomnomnom": speak

Chapter Two: Anger and Happiness

Terra flew his gummiship through the space between the worlds in warp drive on the way to find the currently missing Master, Xehanort. The mirror had told him he would be in the land where a great battle had been fought. He supposed checking out the site of the great keyblade war, that he had learned so much about, would be a good place to start.

As he entered the worlds atmosphere he immediately caught sight of the man he was searching for. Terra blinked behind his masked armor, 'Well that was easy.' he thought.'Strange how it was so easy to find him'. He figured he would have at least had to search the land for quite a while, if he was even right. He gazed around at the barren wasteland and grimaced. He wasn't missing a thing here though so he was glad that he wouldn't have to search through it.

He landed expertly in front of the man called Xehanort as his keyblade began to dissolve in a flurry of light and fractal codes, disappearing to the realm where it dwelt when not in use. " I have been to other worlds. I know all about the things you've done. I just don't understand why." he questioned immediately. Terra had always been straight forward after all.

The man before him seemed contrite at his accusation. "Someone had to safeguard the light from the demon I unleashed." he glanced down as he spoke. "You must know about the boy by now. The one in the mask. His name is Vanitas. A creature of pure darkness." he turned away from the boy in front of him as if reliving a horrible memory "One of my making." Xehanort clenched his hand in front of him in anger.

Terra's brow furrowed. This great master had caused this boy to be made? "Vanitas...Are you telling me he came from you?" he had to be sure he heard right.

"He came from Ventus."

Terra leaned in closer "Huh? Ventus?" his friend. His friend that always seemed so happy and full of light. How could this dark being come from such a boy. One he considered his own little brother. "Yes. Vanitas is the darkness that was inside your friend." the master spoke again, as if he could hear the battle raging within him. Terra stepped back in shock, sure he was about to blurt out something foolish. But Master Xehanort was quick to continue so as to explain. To prove himself he looked Terra straight in the eyes as he did so.

"It was an accident!" he clarified. "While training with me Ventus succumbed to the darkness and there was but one way to save him," he motioned with his hands, throwing one out in disgust "Strip that part of him away and thus Vanitas was made. In the process I damaged Ventus' heart in the most horrific way. So I did what I thought was right and left him with Eraqus." he turned, once again shamed. "I knew the boy could not stay with me. The man that did him such grievous harm."

And suddenly, Terra felt horrible for the master in front of him. "Master Xehanort," he began stepping forwards. "Ventus has gotten a lot better since then. You shouldn't blame yourself for trying to save him." he assured the other, who turned to face him once again. "Well, thank you lad. You know how to put an old man's heart at ease."

Terra closed his eyes and smiled in relief. 'So that's what it was.' he thought pensively. He remembered when Ventus was brought to the castle. Him and Aqua had been training then. The younger boy seemed completely out of it and then crumbled when he began to ask him about why he was there. That was when he found out that he had no memory of anything, about himself or why he was with Master Xehanort. But Master Eraqus would never tell them why. Somehow he felt relieved to finally know what had happened to his now best friend.

But he could dwell on those sentiments later. Now was a time for a more pressing urgency. He needed to ask the man something. He just couldn't comprehend, "Master. Why is Vanitas still free?"

"Ah, yes...well I did my best to contain him the moment he emerged but..." Terra's eyes narrowed "He managed to escape." the young keyblade apprentice finished for him. How could that be possible? He was a Master!

Never-the-less the man before him seemed to be telling the truth "mm." Xehanort nodded. "Vanitas uses the keyblade to sew seeds of darkness. And now, you see, the world's team with his ghastly underlings." He began walking towards the young keyblade wielder, slipping past him, as if lost in thought.

Terra gasped. " The unversed!" he said shocked.

"He has no control over the darkness in his heart. The keyblade is not his to bear," he spoke angrily "He's an abomination beyond hope of salvation." he glanced sharply at the boy in front of him "Lend me your strength Terra. Right this wrong that I have wrought." he moved as if he was almost begging the brown haired child in front of him.

"But...I have no idea where to find him." he answered slowly, feeling pride well deep within him that the Master was asking HIM to help sort out this atrocity. Not Aqua, but him. Master Eraqus would have to make him Master if he could only defeat this boy called Vanitas.

"What I can tell you about Vanitas amounts to this. His darkness is drawn to the light which he seeks to disrupt and then destroy." Terra frowned deeply as shadowed images entered his brain of his two friends being hurt and shrouded by a deep darkness. 'Was that a vision from the future?' he silently asked himself.

He could barely hear Xehanort speak before him. The words sounded blended and echoed "It stands to reason that he will strike next in the city of light. Radiant Garden." Terra shook his head to clear it.

"Don't worry Master. I'll take care of Vanitas."

"I just...When I really need you Ven, I know you'll be there."

A laugh.

"We'll why wouldn't I? You're my friend."

"Yeah, you're right. Thanks Ven."

Ventus watched solemnly as his best friend soared away from him once more. He wouldn't let him run away from him. One day he would bring him back and then they and Aqua could go back to the castle. Back to the Land of Departure. 'Man, I never understood that name until now.' he reflected briefly.

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Aqua brought the dark haired boy to the nearest steps that led into the inner-city district they had dueled in. This caused him to glance at her questioningly. "uh...weren't we leaving dear somebody?" he asked nonplussed a slight bite on his tongue. Apparently he'd been to The Hundred Acre woods too.

"Well first I think we should heal you up a bit before we travel. You seem like your on the verge of passing out." she spoke with a motherly tone to her voice. "The names Aqua by the way."

"...Vanitas." he added.

"And I'm not a little kid you know." his lip quirked up in indignation at being treated thus but to Aqua the gesture came off as a pout. She laughed melodiously. "I'm sorry."

" You just really remind me of my friend. He would act the same way before telling me well... pretty much the same thing. How strange." He glared at her but she only smiled back at him. "Perhaps he's a bit nicer though." she tapped him on the nose.

His eyes softened as he looked away crestfallen "You keep saying that." murmured the boy. He, of course, knew who it was she was speaking of.

'Ventus.' he mused...He sighed while closing his eyes, recalling the time when he was born.

"His name is Ventus." she said fondly, not noticing his despondent mood. "He's like a little brother to me. Maybe that's why I wanna treat you the same way." He looked down a notion quickly popping into his brain. How was he supposed to tell her that he was the reason Ventus left his home. That he goaded him out so he could eventually...

She would never understand.

"Yeah. I might have seen him before." he spoke quietly. She turned to him with a steady gaze. "Did you attack him too?" He glanced at her and watched as her jaw grew rigid. "Well..." he trailed off, remembering their duel.

Before she could explode, which is exactly what she looked like she was going to do, he rushed to appease her. "I didn't win that fight either! This stupid mouse showed up before I could do that." he bit his lip remembering how close he had come to destroying his only hope...and out of jealously too.

"And Terra?" her eyes narrowed. "uhh...no actually. The Master has other plans for him I think." 'oops!' He didn't mean to tell her all that. He felt his palms start to sweat as she silently pressed him for more information " Yeah...my Master...he knows of the darkness inside of him but I'm not sure what he plans to do...yet...?" he snapped his mouth shut.

He sounded like an idiot! This had never happened before! Why now of all times?

She watched him squirm uncomfortably under her gaze. Her eyes seemed to pierce him as if trying to see though him. Unbeknownst to him, she was not searching for falsehood. Rather, she was curious and afraid what part the spiky haired boy in front of her had to play. And what that mean't for her friends. She watched as his face was left open as a book. 'Is that why he wears that mask?' she asked herself inquisitively. She watched as a battle played in those engaging golden eyes of his.

He felt tendrils of unease twist through his heart under the scrutiny but the feeling lifted almost as soon as it had come. He could breath again! Trying to take inconspicuous gulps of air, the boy rubbed his chin with his hand as if he was in deep thought. He didn't want her to know she unnerved him. She had already seen him acting foolish enough for one lifetime thank you!

She frowned in contemplation as she looked towards the house in front of them "And who is your Master? I have a feeling that this guy is gonna be a real pain to deal with." she crossed her arms in thought as a minute of silence passed.

"Never mind." she shook her head. "You can tell me about Ven, Terra and this guy who is pulling all the strings later. It seems like this would take a while and you're still hurt." She reached into her pocket looking for something. "I'd much rather Master Eraqus be there when you explain what's going on in any case. He needs to be contacted about this."

Vanitas sighed in barely contained relief. He knew he had a lot to answer for but for now he was too tired to deal with it all. He knew he wasn't exactly the innocent party in all of this either. He would need a while to gather himself again in order to explain himself.

' Pfff, stupid cry baby!' he shouted to himself ' My eyes feel like they got two black bruises surrounding them!'

The younger boy's eyes felt swollen and no amount of rubbing them seemed to help ease them. "Here!" she said as a potion was thrown over him. It tumbled over him in green petals. "I'm sorry. It's the only one I have."

Without commenting he felt around his side. He winced when he pushed too hard. Not completely healed then. "We'll get you more when we get back to the castle." she said thoughtfully. "I'm completely broke."

He coughed before standing up. "This should be fine for now. At least I can stand." he twisted around slowly to establish the new limits his wounds made for him. "You really need to learn how to save." he smirked jokingly at the blue haired girl. "Hey! I did! I would have had more potions if I didn't have to use them all up defeating you." Her face twisted in a hilarious rendition of being indignant and embarrassed at the same time for admitting her shortcomings.

Unexpectedly he felt a bubble rise up in his chest. 'Oh for heaven's sake! If i'm about to cry again...' but what came out of his mouth resembled no cry of pain or torment.

He laughed.

Not the snarky ones he would let out when he felt confident, borderline cocky. No this bubble felt warm and right. His eyes squeezed shut as he gripped his middle as they poured out of him.

"What's so funny!" she said angrily. Unknowingly contorting her expression in an even more ridiculous one. Topped with a slightly arched eyebrow. "Your face!" tumbled from his mouth as his stomach was assaulted with even more gut wrenching chuckles. (1)

Her face twisted in confusion before glancing at her reflection in a nearby puddle.(2) Her anger left her quickly as she realized he was right. She began laughing with him.

Slowly the duo calmed themselves. Aqua wiped a stray tear away from her eye. She hadn't laughed like that in a long time. "Why are you crying?" he asked still slightly bemused from all these new emotions. "It's because I'm happy." she said, smiling brightly.

"Happy." he tasted the word on his tongue before smiling. Not a smirk. Not the ones he displayed in a veil of amusement whenever he would caused chaos. No...Just a simple smile. It hurt his cheek where a slight bruise still adorned him on his left side. But it felt good. The cold emptiness couldn't creep into this new warmth.

And it was then, as he glanced at the girl in front of him, that he decided he never wanted this feeling inside him to disappear. His world suddenly shifted into something he couldn't quite understand completely. ' Mah, I can learn.' But this he did know.

He could fight for this.

No, he would fight for this.

And Master Xehanort or no, nothing would stand in the way of him doing so.

He marveled suddenly at this.

Was this perhaps the light he had been searching for?

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"I gotta let Aqua know." Ventus said as he ran back to where the three of them parted. She had to know that Terra had left on his own again. Even if it was basically her fault Terra now felt alone on his quest, Aqua still deserved the right to know. He still trusted her with his and Terra's life. Even if she was acting a bit strange since she became Keyblade Master.

When he couldn't see her near the last place they had talked he continued to the spot where he met the odd Duck-like stranger from another world who gave him the Disney Tickets. ' Man! and I was hoping we could all go too.' he pouted.

He hoped he could catch up to her before she left.

To be continued...

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[1] yes totally ripped that from Sora. There is a reason for this! Or well...there is now XD

[2] I know there was no evidence of rain in the game but I needed some way for her to see herself :O LOL This was the best my currently sick body could come up with. [6]w[6]

omgosh! I'm continuing this fic! I'm completely unprepared!

Haha...Reviews are welcome as this is my first fic!

Ideas are encouraged.

Will Ven catch up to Aqua before she takes Vanitas back to The Land of Departure? Only time and my mood at the moment of writing will tell!

Oh snap! Does this count as a cliff hanger? o.o I'm so sorry if it does! I hate those!

However, there will be no OC's for those who are wondering. I just don't have it in me to mess around with the story that much. Thanks for asking anyways! Much obliged. :)