On the move collecting numbers, Imma' take your boy out.

"Roxas!"

Finally I found someone I recognized. As I headed over to him, he turned in my direction and I realized it wasn't Roxas – it was his twin, Ventus. They were identical, but I never thought it was hard to tell them apart. They had different, uh, swoops on their heads.

"Ah, my bad Ventus," I said as I reached him. "Thought you were Rox."

"Yeah, I get that a lot," he grinned. "I'm surprised you could even tell the difference – I thought only Sora could tell us apart."

"Really? The idiot's the only one?" Sora's my younger brother of three years, which is also the same age of Ventus and Roxas.

"Shocking, isn't it?" he joked, his grin still on his face. "What'd you need Rox for?"

"Need to find Sora. I'm bored, so I'm gonna' leave, but I wanna' make sure he has a ride."

Basically, we were at a "beach party," as the islanders called it. A bunch of teens and twenty-something-year olds showed up, and since I was on break and visiting home, Sora invited me. Of course, I forgot how boring this damn island was and wanted to leave an hour into this "party." Parties in Radiant Garden were way better.

"I saw him with Riku earlier," the blond said. "He'll probably just get a ride from him."

"Yeah? That's good." I'm pretty sure Riku was Sora's boyfriend or something, but I didn't really know. Sora and I never really got into each other's private lives. We got along fine, but we just weren't close.

"So how've you been anyway, Vani?"

That stupid, God forsaken nickname. I never seemed to mind it with Ventus, though. "I've been fine. Should be graduating in another year."

"Yeah? Lucky," he sighed, though the grin was still on his face. I was pretty sure that thing never left his face. "I still got a couple months left of high school."

"Any idea were you wanna' go?"

"Far away from here," he laughed.

"Sound just like me," I said, chuckling.

Ventus and I had never really been that close, being a three-year difference between us, and the fact that he was Sora's friend. We never had an issue, but what would I have in common with a kid? However, I tended to forget that when Ventus and I were around each other, we had a habit of just talking to each other. It was probably because neither of us were the "popular" ones of our siblings, though that shocked me a bit since Ventus was friendly like Sora. But then again, the kid was shy as hell and only talked with someone if he was comfortable around them.

"So what have you been up to, kid?" I asked him.

He rolled his eyes. "Like there's been anything. You know how boring this island is."

I just laughed again. "That's true. It's too boring for people who have too much energy. I know Sor wants to get outta' here too."

"Same for Rox, but I think he wants to go to Twilight Town."

"Yeah? It's a pretty small town."

"That's what I thought too, but –" he shrugged – " he seems pretty serious about it."

And here I thought I'd be leaving. I always forgot how much I liked being around Ventus. He calmed me down just by being around; it was nice.

"I think that I heard you got a boyfriend?" I asked, trying to keep the conversation going. But also, I was sort of just curious about it in general.

"Ah, yeah…didn't turn out so well," he said, his smile finally going away.

Shit. "My bad. You don't gotta' talk about it or anything."

His eyes looked up to mine and I could tell that he still wasn't over it. "It's fine…you didn't know. He just – I just – "

"Let's not talk about exes, okay? That's always a mood kill. Let's do something fun."

His smile came back. "That would require getting off the island, you know."

"I don't mind kidnapping you," I said, smirking at him.

His smile grew, and it affected me in an odd way. A way I wasn't exactly used to, but I wasn't stupid to it. He's always affected me, and he's definitely grown up since I last visited. So yeah, I probably had a thing for the kid – thank God he was already eighteen, too.

"You should totally do that. Rox would be completely fine with that." The sarcasm in his voice was oh so obvious, and I found myself chuckling again.

"Now I remember why I decided to visit home," I said, grinning as I looked at him.

He looked confused suddenly. "Why's that?"

"'Cause you're here."

Boys like boys like girls do, nothing new.

Author's Note: My first ever VaniVen, and considering how bad my first attempt at this was, this didn't turn out too bad. And if you like it enough, lemme' know if you wouldn't mind a part 2 to them, since this was hardly anything, but like I said, first attempt.

Their dynamic for me was kind of inspired by Begin Again by Taylor Swift, since that's what I was listening to when the idea for them popped into my head.

As usual, thanks to those who've reviewed, and I beg for more reviews/likes/follows. :3 The next one will probably be Zemyx - whenever I get to it.