Golden Blue

Into the Drafting

A/N: So Sorry that I'm flaking on updates, I've got lots of busy busy college work I've been doing instead (and I've been writing other stories) sit tight lovelies, this semester has a lighter schedule. I'll finish this story eventually so don't abandon me now. As an apology though, I've made this chapter nice and lengthy for you

Disclaimer: I don't own most of the characters used in the making of this fanfiction they belong to their rightful owners.

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Ventus' POV

After meeting Fraun, he led me and Vanitas down into what I guessed was an underground passage that opened up to a sunlit huge cavern with a hole in its roof.

"If I may, I welcome you to the camp of the third ring" He glanced back at us casting a smirk at me "Did you know what when young royal demons come of age? they fight for the place of their parents' rank with their siblings as well as other candidates" he told me laughing a bit. "This generation's head candidates have been, and don't curse me for my informality, Vanitas, his brother Waru, VanHar, Pharon, and surprisingly Thalus' second daughter Ryn." He explained, then glanced at Vanitas "But I'm not here to tell you things you already know, I bring you here, Vanitas and contractor, as a call of alliance and a chance to share knowledge with you" Fraun explained. I looked to my left at Vanitas, his face held a stoic expression, but I saw an irritated glint in his eyes as he looked at Fraun.

"Why would I ally with you?" Vanitas asked. Fraun's grin fell and he sighed.

"You'll learn in due time, but wouldn't you want that wound of yours first? There's also someone I'm sure you'd like to meet, I'll send her over to you, in the meantime," Fraun pointed to a white tent across from us to a small island like area surrounded by a shallow pool of water, "the medicine tent is there and the doctor is in, she'll cure your wound" he said waving as he walked off to the other side of the camp.

"Well, let's go Vanitas" I said, walking towards the tent curious to see what medicines would be in the doctor's tent.

"Hold up Ventus, don't just barge into places unknowingly, some don't take kindly to seeing humans this close to the border between realities and due to your... capabilities the last thing a demon might do is treat you with any type of respect." he explained. I paused for a second, letting him catch up to me.

"Sorry about that," I apologized, realizing that almost every demon I had come across tried to seduce me into what I now believe is a contract, with the exception of Riku whom had just straight kidnapped me. Letting Vanitas take up the lead, I followed after him across a small wooden bridge over the water.

"Hello, is the doctor in?" Vanitas called from outside the tent. The door, pulled open a drape covering the entrance, revealing a short demon, her hair was snow white and she had horns similar to a ram's cuffing around her ears.

"Oh! Fraun didn't tell me you'd be here so soon your highness" the doctor stammered. Her reddish eyes drifted over to me sheepishly "A contractor?! Oh dear, that's why he had me get the energy siphon." she got skittish as she the mention of the word "Not that we're siphoning anything from him!" she quickly said. "Uh, j-just come inside" she said, stepping aside allowing us to walk in. I looked around the tent, it was much bigger on the inside than I'd thought it was. I gaped at the long assortments of medicines and other medicinal items lined up across the shelves. "Please sit here, I'll be with you shortly, I need to find a few things off the shelves" the doctor looked over to me, "Please don't touch anything" she asked as she went to the other side of the tent and began searching the shelves.

"So, why didn't you tell me you were royalty? Does that mean that Sora is a Prince as well?" I asked Vanitas but his stoic look stayed glued to his face. I sighed furrowing my brow, what's up with him?  I asked myself sighing inwardly at his lack in response. "Uhm, so what's with all the princes and princesses that guy mentioned, Fraun was it? Anyway, does that mean you have a lot of siblings?" I asked him. Vanitas furrowed his brow and sighed, shaking his head.