Um... short chappie is short..? But I hope you enjoy the minor fluff..? :'D

Miwasaki Yuki rin: Is it me or did you change your name? XD Lmao, I'll try. 11 chapters is too short though so it'll probably end pretty soon :P

Keyblade Princess 13: Thank you so much! ;u;

Hazama-chan: Thank you! :D

Emo-zexion-fangirl: Well, that's what makes him lovable right? XD

Serendipity

Despair

"I'm sorry... I'm so sorry... I didn't want to..."

Xion was mumbling in her sleep, soft whimpers and sobs escaping her lips as she tossed and turned around on the ground. It was clear enough that she was having nightmare, but of course, Vanitas couldn't care less… in a way. The mental debate in his head said otherwise.

'Do not go over to her. Don't you dare do it. You still have some pride left,' he thought with a scowl as he tried drifting back to his dreamless sleep. But, unfortunately, whenever he closed his eyes, the image of Xion sobbing always rushed back to his mind like a tidal wave.

"Guess I'm not getting any sleep," Vanitas mumbled distastefully and lay down his back, staring at the starry sky.

"Stay... please?"

That day… the day they met. The accursed memory of that same day came back to him, and he didn't know if he regretted it now. She was a handful, sure, but the weird feeling he got in his dark Heart whenever he looked at her remained, and that was something he surely hated. It was a sign of weakness. And Vanitas would never tolerate weakness. Not something such as this. He would become soft. He wouldn't allow that.

Would he?

Suddenly, two arms were wrapped around Vanitas's body.

If it were anyone else, Vanitas would've punched that person down mercilessly, but after seeing Xion's calming expression, he visibly relaxed and brushed some hair out of her face. Dried tears were all over her porcelain face, but she had stopped crying already.

Before he could stop himself from doing so, Vanitas had already put one arm around Xion. The ravenette visibly relaxed, and as soon as she did, Vanitas immediately knew one more thing that he didn't want.

And that was to never see Xion in despair again, even if it meant giving in to his weakness.

"Let me be selfish. Just this once," he whispered and pulled her closer to him before adding in, "let me hold on to you, and you can hold on to me."

'Because I'll never let you go.'

Hm, I wonder what Xion was talking about in her sleep? ;D