Hi everyone~ I'm currently playing BBS, and I just ADORE Ventus and Aqua…it may not be "hot" or "sexy", like VenxTerra or TerraxAqua, but I like it WAY more than those pairings. Call it my OTP, if you would.

Another thing to note is that I have not finished BBS yet, and haven't played the final episode. I know only what I have read, and have played through Ventus and Aqua's stories.

If you know something that I write is wrong, feel free to point it out, as I don't mind spoilers.

I suppose that I should label it AU, just in case, though….

Disclaimer: Yes. I own Kingdom Hearts, and all characters thereof…I wish.

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How long have I been here?

Where is "here"?

I've forgotten…

Stuck here…

Alone…

With the boy who never wakes, no matter what I do…

How many years have I searched?

Looking for what he has lost…

His heart…It was shattered…

But it still rests somewhere.

I can feel it…

Ventus…

No matter how I try, you won't wake…

Like a princess, trapped in eternal slumber…

I promised to protect you forever.

I WILL make you whole again, Ventus.

I promise…

He is moving…

The one who unknowingly holds your heart…

I feel him…

I felt him awaken…

I felt him as he took hold of his Keyblade for the first time, to slay those born of the darkness…

I felt him as he freed the hearts within him to save those he cared about…

Felt him sleep, as his empty shell wandered, before rejoining with him…

His heart…no, the heart born of two beings…it is strong.

But he is also weak…unrefined in the ways of the Keyblade.

He's a lot like you, Ventus.

But if I am to bring you back…

I must free your heart from him.

Will he look like you?

Will I be able to strike him down?

He must have a life too…people he cares about…

But it's the only way to wake you up…

Will you hate me, Ventus?

Would you abandon me for what I must do?

We age slowly…already, I look to be around twenty-five…It must have been many years since you began your slumber…

But you never age…

I'll bring us together again, Ven.

You, Me, and Terra.

Silently, a cloaked figure rose, her blue eyes never leaving the boy on the bed. "We'll all be together again, Ventus…I promise." Pulling back her black hood, Aqua let her blue hair spill onto her shoulders as she summoned Rainfall. "I will wake you up…No matter what."

Elsewhere…

A boy who looked to be around twenty stood silently on a cliff overlooking Hollow Bastion. His messy black hair rippled with the wind as his eyes went from a strange silvery grey to a brilliant blue.

"It would seem that we will have a conflict of interests, Aqua of the Keyblade's chosen…Sora must not be killed. He is far too important to my plans to be defeated…" The boy fingered a strange multicolored gem in his pocket, a thoughtful look on his youthful face. Turning away, he strode into the fissure of stone behind him, summoning a obscenely long Keyblade. The Keyblade itself was nine feet long and slightly curved. The end seemed to have three feathers poking out of it, and the handguard was made of two wings, one a black angel wing, the other a white demonic wing. The keychain itself was a heart-shaped crystal bearing four wings, one white, one black, one yellow, and one blue.

"It's time to wake the Darkness that once was…"

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Sora was dreaming.

Where am I? Looking around, he saw he was once again in the dark place with the stained glass floors. "I'm…here again?" He wondered out loud. "Why am I here?"

"You are here because we called you." Sora jumped, turning to see Roxas behind him.

"We?" Sora questioned.

"The Keyblade and I." Roxas clarified. "You felt it, right? That growing sense of…wrongness…"

"Now that you mention it…earlier today, I felt like someone had dumped ice cold water on me, and my head got light…" Sora put a hand over his chest. "And…its like my heart…I don't know how to explain it…"

"That's why you felt that fear…the darkness is stirring…"

"You mean the Heartless? But why was I feeling so scared? I've faced Heartless and Nobodies countless times..."

"It's not the Heartless or Nobodies…it's something different. This darkness feels…different, somehow. And the Realm of Light is acting odd too." Roxas said.

The heart of all worlds is in danger…

"What? The voice again?"

A new threat has arisen…one born of neither light nor dark. It seeks only destruction and control of all that is, was, and will be…

"So, basically, I gotta do what I always do and lock the ways through the worlds. That doesn't seem too different from usual." Sora smirked.

"I don't think you're taking this seriously, Sora. These aren't just Heartless or Nobodies."

"Well, whatever they are, Riku and I can handle them. If we need more help, we can get Donald and Goofy." Sora said summoning his Keyblade. The world around him began to get brighter as he felt himself being awakened. "Guess we'll have to talk later…"

"Sora, wake up! King Mickey is here and wants to talk to you. Lazy bum, get up!"

"I'm up already…stop shaking me, Kairi." Sora stretched, yawning as he did so. "So what does he want?"

"I'm sorry to wake you, but I need your help again, Sora." Sora looked over to see the ruler of the Disney Kingdom looking at him.

"So…what are we up against, King Mickey?" Sora skipped straight to the point.

"Ya know, I'm not really sure. Master Yen Sid could explain far better than I could. All he told me was that the heart of all worlds is in danger. Then he sent me here to get you three."

"Us three? You mean Kairi's coming too?" Sora blinked, not sure how to take that.

"You aren't going to leave me here again while you go do something fun or dangerous, Sora." Kairi glared, though it lacked any true anger.

"Shouldn't we get going, then? I'm sure Yen Sid is waiting for us." Riku said as he entered the room.

"Riku is right. We have no time to lose." Mickey said as he pulled a Star Shard out of his pocket. "Hold on tight, everyone." There was a flash, and they were gone.

At the Mysterious Tower…

"I am glad you made it back without side trips this time, Mickey." The wise old wizard said. "Time is of the utmost importance."

"Master Yen Sid, what kind of threat are we facing this time?" Sora asked eagerly. Say what you will, but the truth was that Sora loved adventure.

"This isn't like the Heartless or Nobodies, Sora…This is a far greater threat. I will admit that I myself do not know much about what you face…"

Mickey looked shocked. "But Master Yen Sid, surely you know something about them."

"Indeed I do, Mickey…And with speed I did not anticipate, they have entered and destroyed many worlds. "

"Do you think it's Maleficent?" Sora questioned.

"I do not believe it is so, for a fierce war is currently being waged on the world of Hollow Bastion, where she now takes refuge."

"A war?" Sora asked.

"A war between Heartless…and the new threat. I know not how they came into being, nor who commands them." Yen Sid waved a hand, summoning an illusion of their newest targets. A grey being sprang into existence. It was about half Sora's size, a gold helmet on its head, and red claws. On its chest was a purple heart with a black halo, with two gold swords crossing it. "I have taken to calling them the Nameless."

"So these are the Nameless, huh? They don't look so tough. Me and Riku will take them out, no problem."

"One must not underestimate them, Sora. I sense a great power emanating from these creatures. Do not take them lightly."

Sora looked slightly sheepish. "Sorry…"

"There a few other matters I must address before you go." Yen Sid looked troubled. "First is that these…creatures…are not like the Heartless or Nobodies. They are not without a small measure of intelligence. They have already stuck several worlds under the rule of the Princesses of Heart…and destroyed them all." Gasps were heard throughout the room.

"Destroyed?" Riku asked. "How?"

"In the same manner as the heartless would, they devoured the hearts of those worlds. Within hours of entering a world, the world grows dark and vanishes. Princess Aurora's world has been victim of such a terrible fate."

"So the Nameless are after Kingdom Hearts?" Sora stated, rather than asked.

"I am not sure…the Nameless struck quickly, first ridding the world of any who would protect her. And then…the Nameless that had led the assault absorbed her."

"It….absorbed her? As in took her heart?" Sora was puzzled.

"If only that were the case…it absorbed her completely, growing far more powerful than any others. As they absorb more beings, their power grows. That is why I have brought the remaining two Princesses of Heart here."

"Kairi…You asked Mickey to bring her here so you could protect her." Riku realized. Yen Sid nodded.

"I don't need to be protected! I want to help Sora and Riku!" Kairi said angrily.

"I do not doubt your skill with a Keyblade, young princess. I need you here to assist in protecting the remaining Princess of Heart, Belle. Her Prince, the Beast, was struck down helping her escape."

"You mean…Beast is gone?" Sora gasped as the gravity of the situation finally hit him. "And you said remaining two…you mean only Belle and Kairi are left?"

Yen Sid nodded gravely, seeing Sora finally understand. "The Nameless are neither Light nor Dark…by absorbing others, they grow more powerful. If one were to absorb Kingdom Hearts…"

"It would create a godlike being…" Riku finished, his eyes widening.

"That is correct. Even by simply absorbing the heart of a single world would put a Nameless onto a scale of power that not even I could imagine. The path before you is dark, and full of peril. But if you cannot prevail, then all worlds are doomed to become nothing."

"No pressure, right?" Sora said, trying to make light of the situation, and failing miserably. It didn't help that his voice cracked.

"Indeed, the situation is most grave…Which brings me to my second matter. Sora…There are more dangers to you in this journey then you have ever had before. There are three entities seek you, two of which wish for your unmaking…only one is the Nameless."

"You've got to be kidding…" Sora groaned. "More bad news…is there any GOOD news?"

"I know of the intentions of two. The nameless are seeking Keyblade wielders, seeing as they are the only ones capable of stopping them. Another seeks to strike you down and take your heart, in hopes of waking one who she loves."

"Wait…how would taking my heart wake someone up?" Sora said, hoplessly confused.

"Maybe its like Kairi…You spent a lot of time holding her heart unknowingly." Riku pondered.

"It is not quite the same. The third side is an unknown entity. He seems to be cloaked by a strange power to prevent me from seeing his intentions."

"Great…Anything else?" Sora sighed.

"You must be careful, Sora. The fate of all worlds rest in your hands."

"C'mon, Riku…we better get going."

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A cloaked figure smirked viciously as he watched Sora and Riku depart. "Let the games begin…"

"I wonder how long he'll last? Boy looks like he couldn't hurt a fly." Another figure said.

"I'm betting that he'll be defeated within a week." A third grinned.

"Now now…give him some credit. He's a keyblade wielder. You shouldn't underestimate him. I'm putting my money on eight days." Number four smirked.

"I think you're OVER-estimating him. The boy looks like a weakling." Five scoffed.

"I'll bet you two thousand hearts that he'll fall before the Nameless Aurora." Six gambled.

"Terribly sorry to interrupt your fun, but the boy and his companions are of no consequence. The other two Keyblade's chosen are the greatest threat. We still have not found the Sleeper. The X-blade is a grave threat to us…We cannot allow it to be formed. And the other boy…he wields a strange power. We must watch him closely…" Number Seven said from his throne.

"Yes Master!" The other six said in unison.

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No pressure indeed, hmm?