Only Just A Dream

Kingdom Hearts

Chapter 6 Feeling again.

Two days had passed since Ven started his training and Terra keep his new rank of Master secret. Secret until dinner one night and Riku mentioned it.
The table went quiet and Terra put his head in his hands. "Riku." He whispered.
Aqua looked at Terra. "Is is true? You took the Mark Of Mastery and passed?"
Terra looked up and sighed. "Yeah. Yen Sid let me take it two days ago. He said he was surprised I had taken this long to take it."
    Aqua stood up and hugged Terra. "I'm so happy for you!"
Ven joined them and Riku chuckled under his breath. "Told you," He whispered. "Told you they'd support you."

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    Ven was shocked to see Xion in the training room after supper, practicing alone.
"Need a partner?" He asked, stepping in. Xion looked over and her Keyblade vanished. "No. But thank you." She sat down on the floor and exhaled.
   Ven walked over and sat in front of her. "What's going on?" He asked.
"Ven. It's nothing." She said, before closing her eyes.
       Ven remained there for a few minutes before closing his eyes. He hadn't done any Feeling for the past two days plus, he missed Xena.
    Blackstone Hotel came into focus and Ven moved towards it. The doors were closed tight and Ven tried using his Keyblade to unlock them. It failed. "Come on!" Ven exclaimed. "Let me in!"
     "Shhhhh!" Ven heard. Turning, he saw Xena poking her head around a corner. "Ven!" She motioned for him.
Ven walked over and Xena pulled him close. "Ven. I.....have a confession," She pulled up her sleeves and showed Ven the three cuts on both wrists. "These were left by my master before he disappeared. Every now and then, they burn. I was hoping you'd know more about them and why they hurt."
Ven traced the cuts, the skin cold under his fingers. "Well, I'm trying to become a Master to free you from the oath that's binding you here. The oath doesn't mention anything about these," Waving a hand over Xena's wrists, Ven tried casting a heal spell. Nothing happened to the cuts and Ven looked up into Xena's blue eyes. "I'm really trying to help you."
Xena nodded. "I know," she pushed her sleeves down and took a half-step back. "So your training to be a master? How far are you?"
"A year and two days," Ven confessed. "But Aqua and Terra have called up some more friends to speed up the training."
Xena nodded. "Thank you," she whispered. "I really want to leave here."
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Ven opened his eyes. The training room still only had him and Xion, who's eyes remained closed. Ven furrowed his brows and touched Xion. She took a shuttering breath and tears streamed down her face. Ven gasped and stood up. "Chirithy!" He hissed into the darkness.
The Chirithy ran over and stood by Ven. "Yes?"
Ven knelt down. "I need you to get Roxas. And hurry."
The Chirithy ran out and up the stairs to the guest rooms. Spotting the one with Oathkeeper and Oblivion carved on it, it knocked on the door. "Roxas!" It called. "Ven needs you!"
Roxas opened the door and looked at the Chirithy. "Show me." He said, calmly.
The Chirithy ran back down the stairs with Roxas close by until they reached the training doors. Roxas pushed one open and spotted Ven. "What happened?" He asked.
"Xion." Was all Ven said before Roxas knew what had happened.
"Oh no." He said, sprinting over. Xion remained in her sitting position, but the tears continued to flow down her face.
Roxas picked up her hand. "How long was she like this?" He asked.
Ven looked at the Chirithy. "One hour," the Chirithy said. "The same time that Ven was Feeling."
Roxas turned to Ven. "I need to get inside her." He closed his eyes and sat next to Xion.
Ven nodded at the Chirithy. "Can you guide him?" He asked.
Chirithy nodded. "Absolutely." It jumped into Roxas's lap and closed its eyes.
Ven, though drained, sat in front of both of them and closed his eyes, fallowing Chirithy deeper into Xion.

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