Hello, here comes the theme Broken... but not to angtsy I think ! I write it mostly for Ejes (thank you for your translation bro !) because of her amazing fanfiction Secret Place, if you like Vanitas, Aqua, Terra, please, just go read it ! Also, if you like Vanitas and Aqua, you must read Cast a Shadow from Taliax, this fanfic is fantastic and full of feels, I need to read her other fics too !
Next theme : Book ! Any idea ?
"You are but an object. Without a master to order you around, you would merely be a conscious part of Darkness. You trash!"
Lying in a dark place, Vanitas repeated in his head Xehanort's words, over and over. Not that it particularly affected him, but he had to admit there was some truth in that. That was the most painful: knowing he was a tool, only good to follow orders, without any free will.
A chained slave.
"Tch. Well, fuck you, Xeha, I won't be coming back."
Had he any choice in that, though? He'd rather not thinking about it, that would only make him angrier. Did the old man have some business to do? Was he elsewhere? Around him, the world was made of Darkness. Yet, none of his unversed would show up. Not even the slightest hint of heartless. It was too calm. Way too calm.
His hand searched in his pocket until he felt something slightly sharp. Vanitas took the thing off and smiled at the sight of the wayfinder. It was his most precious possession, what reminded him that life wasn't just darkness. What made him feel human, even though no one would think of him that way. No one but her.
"Never forget, Vanitas. There is Light in all of us."
Aqua. Their meeting had been surprising and brought him so much, and since then, he'd have to admit he enjoyed her company. A lot. Sometimes, he was annoyed by her habit to see the good in everything, but he was still impressed by that talent of her. She saw the good even in a trash like him.
"Light is in all of us… But so is Darkness."
Playfully, Vanitas couldn't have resisted to taunt her. Although she had not denied it, he had seen what went through her eyes. She knew she had Darkness within her, and it scared her as much as it comforted her. There was no point in living in denial. The world wasn't all black or white. Vanitas saw it grey. A dark shade of grey. Incredibly dark. His way of living remained pretty shady, no matter the progress he had made. He brought his attention back to the wayfinder, and his heart missed a beat at one detail.
"It's broken!"
His tone was similar of that of a 5-years-old, but his existence since he had been split from Ventus had not been much longer. All he could think about now was that his most precious possession was broken and he was furious. A weird feeling invaded him, something new, something he had never felt before. A mix of anger, of scare, and of something that could be worry.
"If it's broken… Something must have happened to Aqua!"
The object was way too resistant to be damaged just by being in his pocket. Vanitas had no idea of where he was, but he would find his Light friend. No matter in what world she was, even in the Realm of Darkness, Vanitas would find Aqua. He would rather not put any word on the reason why, though.