One Change - A KH "What If?" (DISCONTINUED/MOVED)

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Ventus rested the pad of his thumb on his bottom lip as he stared at the sky.

"Been pretty quiet, huh?"

"Yeah. But I don't mind."

His thumb pulled his lip down a bit before he lowered it onto the sand below.

He repositioned himself more comfortably and sighed.

He had found Sora. Technically. Although it wasn't his actual form, he was still there.

And Ikrux was there too. Ven didn't know what role he played yet, but he had a feeling that it would come to the light soon enough.

Ikrux was obviously Riku's nobody, but they existed in perfect unison, completely unaware of the other's existence.

At least, that's what Ven assumed. Ikrux obviously had no idea that Riku existed, but he had no proof; at least not now, that Riku somehow knew of Ikrux's existence.

"Great god!" Vanitas complained, "could you stop it?"

"Stop what..?"

"Whatever it is that you're doing! You keep on.. thinking, but it isn't negativity for once, and it's just gross."

"Can't handle a bit of positivity, can we?" Ven chuckled.

"Quit taunting me, or else I may actually die."

"Then good riddance."

"As if you can actually get rid of me."

Ven ignored his shadowy remarks, and went back to his thoughts.

Ventus glanced at Roxas and Ikrux, who were asleep to his left.

His arm draped over his knee as he listened to the familiar sound of the voice in his head.

"Can't you wake them up? This is boring."

"Uh, no." Ven's voice was nothing more than a whisper. "They need sleep."

"Fine."

Ventus looked back at the two boys. The way Roxas had his arms wrapped protectively around Ikrux in his lap looked almost natural.

He chuckled to himself.

Even while they were asleep, Roxas was determined to protect Ikrux.

He looked back to when he had first met them. If he had been none the wiser, he would have thought they were together.

"They're honestly made for each other." He mumbled.

Roxas probably sensed he was being watched, and his eyes fluttered open.

He looked around, caught sight of Ven, and looked at him through hazy eyes with confusion.

"Sorry, sorry." Ven whispered over to him. "Didn't mean to wake you up."

At that moment, Roxas looked like a blank slate. Almost like an empty husk. That was, until he blinked away his tiredness.

"No, it's fine." Roxas slurred. He cleared his throat before continuing. "Actually, I wanted to talk to you."

"Oh." Ventus looked around before looking back at him. "Are you sure ya mean me?"

Roxas nodded. His hands rubbed circles on Ikrux's back, making the latter snuggle deeper into his arms.

Roxas leaned down near Ikrux's ear. "I need you to get off me, okay?" His voice was barely more than a whisper.

Ikrux moaned in his sleep. "No...!"