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P.S. VANSHION DAY'S ALMOST HEREEEE~~
Lost
"Hey, Vanitas, I have... an idea."
As the pair lay down on the sandy shore of the beach, Vanitas turned his head and looked towards the ravenette with a bored expression. "What is it now, brat?"
Xion sat up from her position and grinned cheekily at him. "Why don't we, let's say, have a change of scenery for once and leave?"
"… The hell's wrong with you?" Vanitas scoffed as he closed his eyes, one hand massaging his furrowed brow. "We're stuck here in La La Land. We can't just stroll out of here."
"You're mean, you know that?" Vanitas obviously smirked at her childish remark. She was too easy to tease. "Come on, it's easy if-"
"Like hell that'd be easy!"
"-if you trust me."
Vanitas froze.
No... he wasn't frozen. Moreover, he was petrified.
Trust. That was just... something he couldn't simply give toanyone.
He had been betrayed that one time, and it caused quite a bruise to his view towards everyone. He already hated people when he realized there was only one person he could count on, and that was himself. But when Xehanort actually tossed him aside like the tool he was, that was when he realized...
Trusting people meant endangering himself.
"I'd pass, no thanks to you." Suddenly, he got up to his feet and stretched his body for a few moments before shooting Xion an uncaring glance. "I don't want play your stupid games brat."
He could've sworn that she flinched at his words, but the ravenette quickly replaced it with a half-hearted smile. "Geez, you simply could've said no Vanitas, really."
'I'll never understand people,' Vanitas thought as he shook his head disapprovingly and stared at the vast ocean in front of him.
Suddenly his mind goes blank of all thoughts and emotions, except for one very absurd idea that bugged his mind.
"Hey… beyond this ocean… think there's another world to..?"
He doesn't realize that he said something out loud until he looked over his shoulder and locked eyes with Xion, who was stared at him with a bewildered expression. "What... did you say?"
Realizing the stupidity of his own words, Vanitas's eyes widened as one hand covered his mouth, his face also flushing from embarrassment. "N-Nothing! It's none of your stupid business."
To his utter surprise, Xion suddenly reached out to him and held his hand, her expression full of worry.
"Please, promise me something."
"Wha-?"
"Just..." A determined look was on her face as she stared at him in the eye. "Don't ever change, okay Vanitas?"
Now that was a stupid promise to request from him.
Why? Why would Xion ask that from him? His attitude was terrible, his Heart was full of darkness, and most of all, half the time he treated her horribly, especially during their first few days together.
And now she's practically asking him to promise that he would stay himself, no matter how much of a pain he would be.
'This girl… really is dumb.'
"Like hell I'd ever change." Vanitas quickly pulled away his hand and shook his head in disbelief. "If I did, who'd be there to call you a brat?"
He doesn't know why she doesn't retort with some remark to get back at him, and why a relieved smile was plastered on her face instead as she nodded at him. "Good, you better keep that promise, idiot."
"... You did not just call me an idiot…" Vanitas tilted his head to the side as a dangerous expression is on his face. "… because you are so getting it!"
A squeal escaped from the girl's lips as Vanitas began to chase her around the island, Xion often teasing him that he could never catch him and Vanitas throwing curses around every time he was so close to catching the odd girl.
Vanitas wouldn't admit it, but… he actually liked doing this with her. Being carefree, not having to worry about anything anymore…
He wondered if Xion wanted a life like this too.
Sometime, at one point, Xion ran in to the opening by the waterfall, Vanitas hot in her trail. Vanitas was once again so close to catching her, but suddenly, the charcoal-haired boy ended up tripping.
Vanitas groaned as he got up and muttered a string of curses as he got up. He then looked over to Xion and glared. "Hey, why don't you be good and help me?"
The girl doesn't reply, and continued to stare behind him, wide-eyed and. Vanitas raised a brow, wondering why she wouldn't respond back. "Hey, stupid, snap out of it already-"
Vanitas found himself at a loss for words once he glanced at the very spot he tripped on.
Right there, was the collapsed figure of a blonde, spiky-haired boy.