Kingdom Hearts x Fem!Reader: The Lost Princess

Chapter 71

Warnings: same as the last chapter

Rating: SFW

Somewhere in Radiant Garden, Vexen was talking with Demyx.

"WHAAA–?!" Demyx asked. Vexen clamped a hand over Demyx's open mouth.

"Quiet, you dunce!" he hissed. He looked around warily and Demyx released his hand.

"But, dude, why would you pick me?" Demyx asked.

"I cannot let the chosen catch wind of this, understand?"

"Oh, I see! It's because I got benched!" Demyx waved a finger in Vexen's face.

"I got 'benched' too!" Vexen yelled.

"Wha–" Demyx covered Vexen's mouth this time. "Hey! Quiet!"

Vexen looked around again and Demyx let up. Vexen coughed awkwardly, regaining his composure, and sighed, turning away from Demyx.

"Okay, man, look. Real talk? Backstabbing those guys would be stupid. If they find out, we are yesterday's toast. I mean, what's in it for me?" Demyx said.

"Forgiveness," Vexen said.

"Huh? For what?"

"Men like us–in the pursuit of science, we sometimes make terrible mistakes. Lose sight of our mission to help people. But now I can help someone with my research. Now, I can atone." Demyx narrowed his eyes.

"I'm not a scientist," he said. He turned away, but Vexen rushed after him.

"Wait, wait, wait!" Vexen said as he grabbed Demyx by his shoulder.

"C'mon, dude. I'm useless, I'm chicken, we're not friends. I can count the number of times you and I have hung out on one hand–LESS than one hand! I didn't even KNOW you in the old life!" Demyx said.

"Fine, FINE! But listen," Vexen said. He waved Demyx closer and whispered in his ear.

"Huh? No way!" Demyx said.

"It's true. The whole thing was HER idea," Vexen said.

"Huh? No stinkin' way."

"She wants to atone too. But, she is one of the chosen, so her hands are tied. Hence my actions on his behalf, hence my need for you to act on MY behalf should all go awry. As you said, we are far from friends. No one would ever suspect you. And we must protect the royal bloodline."

"Hmm... So I'm not doing any fighting?"

"Correct. And more importantly, no benchwarming." Demyx smiled and did a small leap.

"Ha! Yeah baby! Sign me up," he said. He swung around making happy fists in the air as Vexen rolled his eyes. "Yes! Demyx time."

You and your team accompanied Aqua down a foggy road.

"You sure about this, Aqua?" Celina asked.

"If you want, we can take you back to Master Yen Sid's tower to rest with Riku and the King?" you asked.

"Uh-huh," Sora said.

"Thank you. But...Ven's expecting me. I promised to wake him. Said I'd be right back, but I'm not even close. I'm in for an earful," Aqua said. She smiled to herself and you and your team exchanged glances as you all arrived at Castle Oblivion. Aqua took a deep breath with her hand over her heart. Donald looked from Aqua to the castle, then back to Aqua. Then the castle. Then Aqua. Then he started getting impatient, tapping his finger on his arm. Just as he decided he's finished waiting, Goofy clamped him up, muffling his squawking, as Aqua summoned the Master's Defender. Donald tapped on Goofy's hand to get his attention. You all watched as Aqua aimed the Keyblade at the castle doors, a Keyhole appearing with a dazzling light. Donald broke free from Goofy's grip and you and your team stared in amazement. The wind whipped around you all and Aqua steeled her resolve. She thrust the Keyblade forward and a beam of light sparked forward into the Keyhole. You and your team shielded yourselves from a burst of wind, while Aqua stared unblinking as the seal on the castle broke. A projection of her former home rose on the face of the castle and the many towers and floors readjusted themselves to match the projection, untwisting and untangling the endless halls, everything clicking into place. The shadowy darkness of the clouds around the castle was pushed back to reveal the brightest blue sky of the world knows as The Land of Departure. You all walked forward in awe of your surroundings.