Just A Little Bit of Light (A Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep Fanfiction)

Chapter Nine- Serene Grace and Melodies From A Harp

Tsukino found herself a little less than surprised when she found Analia still standing in the throne hall. She wasn't standing in the same spot, however. Instead, the girl was standing by one of the doors lining the hall, which Tsukino assumed, rightfully, that the doors led to different quarters of the castle. She wasn't too sure where the door Analia stood before led to, despite visiting this world a few times before. The brunette moved to walk over to her friend, only finding her attention drawing away from her destination when she noticed Aqua and the Prince still in the room.

Aqua and the ice bluenette were standing still in front of the stairs in front of the three thrones within the hall. They were probably awaiting their Master's 'further instruction' like he had told them to. She couldn't help but notice that Terra was missing. So was Umbra. She'd assumed Terra had taken a leave due to feeling of inadequacy. The feeling of failure. She wouldn't say she couldn't understand how that felt. If anything, she knew that feeling all too well.

Still, that didn't tell her where Umbra himself was. He was a fresh out of the exam Keyblade Master now. He should've been standing with the other two. He should've been waiting for his Master with them. Former Master? Honestly, Tsukino was confusing herself with that.

The brunette took a small glance around the room. Umbra wasn't even in the hall. He was nowhere to be seen around the room. She couldn't help but wonder why. Maybe he was nervous about the fact he passed, maybe he would have rathered he...

No, Tsukino didn't figure anyone would want to fail.

Still though, him not being in this room must have had something to do with his worrisome personality. That was her father's plan. He wanted to keep Umbra anxious. If he kept the man anxious he could steep him into darkness. Well, further. If Tsukino remembered correctly, her father had mentioned that Umbra was naturally drawn to the darkness. Of course, Tsukino had no idea what that meant. Especially since Master Eraqus was the man's father.

Tsukino cut her thoughts with invisible scissors before continuing to head over to Analia. The young teen, her friend, had her hand on the door she was standing before. She didn't open the door however. Tsukino hummed as she neared before she reached and tapped her friend's shoulder. The purple haired girl jumped at her touch before turning to her swiftly. Tsukino gave her a teeny wave, sending her an apologetic smile. The purple haired girl tilted her head at her friend. She blinked a few times.

"Tsuki." She spoke with a rather sing-songy voice. She smiled at her. "To what do I owe this pleasure?"

Tsukino locked her hands behind her back and straightened up her posture. "I'm just wondering what you're doing over here." She said with a tiny hum.

Analia took a glance back behind her before she looked back. She gestured to the door before she said, "Umbra."

Tsukino glanced at the door before she shook her head. "That's a door. I'm not sure what you mean."

To be truthful, Tsukino had figured she knew what the other girl meant. She had seen the state the exam had left the blonde man in. He had seemed to have lost his composure part way through. While she didn't know Umbra all that well, she knew it was practically unusual for him to lose his composure so easily. Maybe it was those insecurities. The blonde seemed prone to falling to them, at least from what her father had told her. She knew herself he never actually let them show however.

That brought her back to if he'd rather he had failed. She guessed that was actually quite possible now that she thought about it. He had the failed esteem and horrible confidence in himself to even figure he would pass. Still, she also figured he would at least be shocked he passed. Maybe he could even be happy, even just for a little bit. Her blue eyes shut when she found herself coming to a possible conclusion as to why he wasn't in the room. An exact reason, possibly.