6th Day

Ventus woke up, rose from bed and turned towards the window; knowing this was the last day of the summer vacation. There will not be any more days where he could be normal like Hayner, Pence and Olette. When this day's end, the worries of the Darkness outside in the other worlds, the treat from Xehanort and how to save Terra would return once again.

He leaned out from his window and sighted, if he haven´t got so messed up because of the Nobody´s memories then he would never had done this, yet he was happy it happen so he could get a little peace before all the danger and worries return in to life again.

xXx

Ventus walked down to the Usual spot where his friend waited and greeted with a hi, Ventus smiled to them, he sat down and got an ice cream like the others. He enjoyed the peace between them, but knew this soon would end and he… he was force to tell the truth…

He chose not telling them anything just yet, right now he would have some fun.

After the ice cream, ran the gang out to find something fun to do. Ventus and Hayner practice a little Struggle on each other, after that they ran around like fools and after that was the day almost over. Hayner and Ventus laughed of all the fun they have, and all of them had enjoyed the last day of the summer vacation, not it was time to get back to the real world…

"Guys, there is something I need to tell you"

Hayner, Pence and Olette all catch the quiet and sadness in his voice; they looked at him to tell they all listen. And Ventus told them who he really was "My name is not Roxas, but Ventus. Roxas is kind of me, just not the name" boy he sure hope they understood, because Ventus felt really embarrassed about this "I´m not from around here, like Sora; I guess you know him" he asked his friends there all nodded and Hayner asked confused "So you´re like Sora? You have- whatever it is"

Ventus called his keyblade "Yes, I´m a keyblade wielders and I have like all others wielders to protect the Light." From their faces, this only made little sense to them "You don´t have to worry about that, but because of this… I have to leave…" he at last said.

"I´m not sure I got all this, but…" Olette trailed off and Hayner quickly took over "You do return right?"

Ventus smiled "I will, promise"
That was enough to them, they wished him good luck before they headed home. Ventus walked to the Train Station where he could fly off without being… "So, having fun being someone else?" spat a cold but oh so familiar voice.

Ventus turned around and called his keyblade, right behind him stood his darker side; Vanitas.

Vanitas was exactly how Ventus remembered him, the black and red bodysuit with the mark of Unversed on his chest. The face behind the mask was a little unclear but Ventus remembered the black hair and the cold yellow eyes. Vanitas walked calmly against to him with his dark keyblade in hand. He like the others encounter, wants a fight in order to test him or create the all powerful yet dangerous X-blade "Everywhere you go, new friends I can destroy comes in our path"

"You dare to touch them!" shouted Ventus angry and called his keyblade. Vanitas laughed cold "I see you got more anger from the Nobody, but still" he went in battle stage "you are the same weakling as ever"

Ventus and Vanitas attacked each other and their clash could be heard all over the town, people would stop and wonder of it was thunder; not knowing the fight between the two boys with pure light and darkness. Ventus strike Vanitas´s back and the dark half hissed in pain but then Ventus saw the person before him was only a image and knew from experience at Vanitas would attack from behind, he jumped away just in time and Void Gear pieced down on the flagstones. Vanitas pulled the keyblade up and again attacked with a very agile jump and forced Ventus to defend. The blond boy got away from the aggressive attack and suddenly saw the same cat looking Unversed from before; it stood not far away from them and watched with a slight anxiety.

Before Ventus could wonder more about it, he felt the dark keyblade cut over his left arm and leave a small cut wound. Ventus counterattacked and Vanitas the same, their attack slashed against each other and Ventus slowly realized; they were equal in strength. That was not good, that means they could create the X-blade. In a lucky strike he got the helmet off Vanitas and he almost froze of the sight there met his eyes.
Back when he saw it before, he only saw his dark half. Now 11 years after their last battle; he saw Soras face.

Vanitas stroke his cheek where the keyblade hit him, like a Nobody; Vanitas couldn´t bleed because he wasn´t human. He smirked at the stunned Ventus "I see you now realize how strong the connection between you and that other one are, it even affected me as you can see"

Ventus knew him and Soras bound was strong because their hearts has touched more than once and been one for a time being, but he had no idea it was THAT strong. The blond wielder shook his head "It doesn't matter how you look like, you´re still the same"

Vanitas laughed "Ha ha! Took you long enough to see idiot, now" he went in battle stage "create the X-blade with me!" he attacked and so did Ventus, knowing what would happen and this time he may not survive but better get killed and drag Vanitas with him than let his friends get hurt. Suddenly, before their weapon reached each other. The little Unversed transformed into the big one and hit both boys with such a speed and power; it took them both off guarded. Ventus was so surprised he didn´t move, while Vanitas tried get its claw off him, shouting "Get those claws off me you stupid creature!"

No

Ventus eye wide of the voice in his head, he looked at the creature; knowing it was the ones voice.
Vanitas seems to know it could that already for he asking sneering "And why´s that?"

The Unversed angry eyes surprising turned soft as it said: Get hurt, won´t allow it.

Ventus smiled weakly to it, this thing could care. Vanitas in the other hand glared at it "Who made you my conscience?"

You did, or he did… not sure

Ventus laughed of that reply and of Vanitas´s face. The Unversed let go off them and Ventus got on his feet, still chuckling of the reply "I like that Unversed"

For the first time, Vanitas looked human; a human who felt pretty annoyed. To Ventus surprise smirked the black haired boy "Well I don´t, do me an favor and kill it" Ventus was about to scowl at him of being cruel, then he saw at Vanitas was joking, he smirked back and pouted "Do it yourself!"

Vanitas turned smiling his head away "I tried once, but it didn´t…" his face froze a second as he realized what just happed, he turned with a angry frown back to Ventus "Enough of this, I didn´t come here to chat" he called his keyblade, but the Unversed stopped him and Ventus saw it said again something to the black haired, Vanitas glared at it "Don´t order me-" the Unversed gave a snarl and he sighted "Fine…"
The keyblade faded and he went, he stopped and looked one single time back to the blond. Then he went through the dark portal and was gone.

Ventus stared surprised after him and got a feeling at he and Vanitas will soon again fight but when that time comes, he have to make a very difficult choice: kill Vanitas and maybe himself, or give them both what they need to be complete and maybe create the X-blade in trying. Only time will show what the right choice is…

He called his keyblade and open his own portal, he was about to leave when he heard "Rox-Ventus!" he turned around and saw Zinnia runs towards him. She stopped in front of him and asked very sad "Have you seen Marku? I can´t find him anywhere"

"Where did you last seen him?"

Zinnia hugged herself "Last night… he wasn´t in his bed when I woke up…" she looked in his eyes "I think someone kidnapped him!"

Ventus got a nasty feeling at Vanitas not only was here to fight him, like the woman. They was also after Marku; the Replica of Riku. He sat gentle his hand on his friend shoulder "I´ll find him and bring him back"

"Let me come with you"

He shook his head, he wish he could, but Zinnia wasn´t Xion. She couldn´t use the keyblade and couldn´t defend herself, no it was better she was here and safe "I´m sorry, but you can´t come with me." he added as he saw she was about to pout out she could fight "I know you are strong, but those guys out there are not the Organization, they are much stronger and I can´t protect you"

Zinnia sighted and nodded "Okay…" she looked determent at him "Just get back safety okay?"

Ventus took his wayfinder up from his pocket "I promise, and to make sure I keep it" he gave it to her "I give you this, it´s very important to me" Zinnia smiled sad and gave him a hug "Please bring my brother back, and you dare get yourself killed"

He hugged smiling back, then with the last wave of goodbye, Ventus took off on his keyblade glider and out to the worlds. Now with another mission than just finding Terra, he wants to find and bring Marku home to Zinnia. Those two has been thought enough. As he flew through the space he felt his mind went into himself.

"You´re lucky. Seems like my summer vacation is… over"

"But… aren´t you happy?"

"... Who are you? And what am I doing inside of you?"

"Don´t you remember? You´re both of us, you are the connection"

"I remember, but why am I inside of you?"

"… I don´t know…"

"You´re absolutely not Sora, I only feel your mind"

"…"

"It´s like your heart and mind are mine as well, like I´m part of Soras body. I´m only me because I´m confused"

"You confuse me, I give you that"

"Ha ha, do you have my memories?"

"I think so, why?"

"You already know why… thank you Ventus"

Ventus blinked few times and set his course towards the city of light, he knew what he have to do; what Roxas would do. Roxas was right, the summer vacation was over but it was only the beginning of another journey, another promise to keep and maybe also a heart to changes.

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