Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep: Return (Completed)

Chapter 31 The Boy who Sleeps

Shadow and Sleet raced up to Mickey as he appeared in Yen Sid's room with unconscious Aqua and Ventus."What happened?" Shadow cried nudging Ven's hand trying to wake the boy. She cooed as her ears went back.

Sleet rest his head on Ven's otherside. Snow Fury eyes shone with sorrow. Azura wasn't with them. "Why won't he wake up?" Sleet asked.

A moan made everyone turn. Aqua began wake up. "Where.. am I?" She asked sitting up now and looked about the room. "Aqua you lost consciousness. Fortunately Mickey brought you back to receive proper care." Yen Sid walked up to the five figures in his room.

"I am sorry, but there was no sign of Terra or Master Azura." "I see." She softly spoke realizing two of her friends were missing. Ventus was up against a wall with Mickey on one side. Between their legs a black and white animals laid.

Aqua lean over and tried to wake Ven up. "Ven. Ventus!" She shook his. Shoulder gently but nothing. He didn't move once. "He won't wake. Up I tried." The black dragon said looking up at her. The dragon walked up to Aqua nudging her leg cooing in sorrow.

Aqua rested her hand on the dragon's head. "I am Shadow, I wish we meet earlier." Aqua smiled softly at the young animal in front of her.

"The boy's heart sleeps." Yen Sid spoke up gaining everyone's attention once again. "When will he wake?" Aqua asked the old master before her. "I could not say. It is almost as if his heart has left. Should it return then he may very well wake. Should it not then he may sleep for eternity." He explained to the group before him.

"No." Shadow whined rubbing her head against Aqua's thigh. "What if one of us went to look for it?" Sleet spoke up standing on his paws. Yen Sid hook his head. Sleet then lowers his own. "I'll keep him safe— until he wake. Forever if I have to." Aqua spoke up determined to save her friend if possible. "I'll help too. He saved me and now I want to repay him for it." Shadow added.

"I'll tell you three what your friend needs right now is not protection, or someone. Searching for his heart right now." Yen Sid began to turn away from the group as he continues to speak. "He needs you to believe. You see Ventus's heart hangs in the balance. It sleeps in a place between. Light and Darkness. From all I can perceive that means he will be looking for a friend— one to believe in them to show him the way home."

Yen Sid kept going. "Just as long as you love him.. then Ventus will be able to find you when he awaken. He can follow that love back to where they belongs— the Realm of Light." Yen Sid had made his way back to his desk and sat down. He had turn to look back at them as he fished explaining.

"Don't worry Aqua, Sleet and Shadow. I believe in Ven too— Mickey ensured the three friends before him. "Ghosh he's been as good of friend to me as anybody. And if all of believe in him with all our hearts.. then he'll have four lights to follow instead of two."

"Six. Terra and Az." Aqua chuckled softly. Mickey was a bit hesitant as he spoke up. "But.. Terra and Azura might be gone. Maybe for good." Mickey told her watching a few emotions. Flash in her eyes hope was the strangest. "I think I know how. To find Terra." Aqua pulled out her wayfinder the dragons gasped looking at the blue. Charm she held out.

-line break-

Aqua made her way outside with Shadow and Sleet following.

"Let's go Aqua. We need to put Ventus in a safe place. A place he can wait for all of us." Shadow said removing her gaze from the sky to the keyblade master. Aqua was think the same thing. Get their friend somewhere safe.

Movement out of the corner of her eye. Aqua watched Ven's finger's twitch and his hand lifted up and in a flash his keyblade appeared. "Whoa." Shadows do Sleet stared wide eyed in shock. Wayward Wind glowed the shot a light creating a keyhole then light explained and created a door before them. The two looked back but his hand. Was limply at his side once more.

"Alright. If that's where you want to go." She shifted him once more then with Shadow and Sleet following they walked into the light.

As they exited darkness welcomed them. The Night Fury stared in shock gazing around the world. Everything was in ruin. 'This was their home?' She was in shock about it. Sleet's body tenses at the sight. Aqua gasped as she looked at her former home. The ground had a crack forming and before her was a keyblade.

Shadow and Sleet walked up and watched as she picked up. the key. "Are you ok?" The young dragon asked her worry clouding her eyes. "No." Aqua said sorrow flowed in her eyes along with regret. 'That was the master's keyblade.' She recalled the old man with black hair using it.

Aqua started to walk inside. Shadow and Sleet followed after her. The three were quiet the whole time was they walked. Though the castle. Their feet echoed. Though the empty castle. Shadow and Sleet walked with low heads knowing the reason for them being quiet.

Aqua lean the sword against the last chair and then set Ventus down in the middle. Shadow and Sleet watched her green and blue cat-like eyes wide like wolves eyes. "What are you going to do?" Sleet asked the new master as Aqua picked up the keyblade.

"I'm going to seal this world away. Seal it into oblivion." The young dragons watched as Aqua moved. Behind Ven's. Chair and pointed the keyblade behind it. With a thrust the wind blew and light engulf the. Room the two. Closed their eyes as the room became light. The magic spread out throughout the world.

As the light died. Down. Everything was different. The room was white with chains runs all around. Ventus sat in one of the chairs unharmed along with Azura. Aqua lowered the keyblade and walked over. Shadow and Sleet put their paws on the chair gazing at two sleeping keyweilders.. "If you don't mind. We'll like to protect him ." Aqua hand her hand over Ven's hair like she done a few their times..

"I know it's a lonely place, but you'll be safe. Shadow and Sleet and will be here. Terra, Azura and I will be back to wake you up before you know it." She promised her sleeping friend.

The two dragons followed Aqua outside. They looked back at the castle. It was no longer the same castle they saw when they got there. "Please be careful." Shadow said looking at her. "You keep him safe. Deal?" Shadow and Sleet. Nodded then they nudged her as she turned to walk off. Shadow shot up followed by Sleet.

The two dragons circle then landed on the top of the highest point. Spreading their wings they roared. It echoed aloud and clear. Aqua glance back once to see the Night Fury and Snow Fury watching her. Then turning she walked off heading off to find Terra.