The Demon Days

Chapter 4: Can't Say

"Well..."

"Now, you get on the bus. It's time to go to school. Hey, I'll try to be home before you get back."

Terra watched Ventus board the bus and sit next to Christopher. He was glad that Ven had a friend like him to talk to on the bus. Although, he hadn't talked to Georgie as much as before, since summer had ended and he had school work to do. It was a little strange since Georgie was his best friend, but it was understandable.

Aqua walked up to Terra, and stood next to him.

"I think it's a good change." She started. "You taking more time with Ven, it's good to see."

Terra looked at Aqua, a bit confused. "You mean I haven't been spending enough time with him?"

"I didn't say that." Aqua replied. "You've just been busy with work lately, and I know it's not because of Khaled."

Terra sighed. "You're right. I've... had a hard time with life."

Aqua furrowed her eyebrows. "What do you mean?"

"I mean that ever since New York City, I've just been more, I don't know, tired. I've spent my life training to be a Keyblade Master, and all this fighting that we've been doing, saving the world, it's got me pretty messed up. The truth is... I've been going to open fields late times at night to work on different attacks and spells with my keyblade, to... become a Keyblade Master. But nothing's really changed."

"Oh, Terra..." Aqua hugged him tight. "You're already a Keyblade Master in my eyes. I'm sure Eraqus sees you as one now, especially given the various experiences we've all had."

Terra nodded. "I know, but I guess I just don't feel like it. Maybe it's the darkness. Maybe it's still inside me."

The bluenette looked up at Terra, shaking her head. "There's darkness inside every one of us. Even me. We just can't let it grow, or it'll consume us, destroy us. You know that. Now here's what you're gonna do. You are gonna take me to that open field tonight, after Ven's asleep, and I'll help you figure yourself out. The right way. Alright?"

Terra smiled. "Yeah, you're right. That'll help."

"It'd better."

The young man raised his eyebrows. "Or what?"

Aqua shrugged. "I don't know, I guess we'll find out."

Terra chuckled. "Alright, I gotta go. I'm gonna get ScHoolboy Q a good beat to rap on."

The girl waved at her boyfriend as he got on his car and drove off to the studio.
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Ayy, I'm trippin' on you, I gotta have you
I spend it on you, I might buy two
Now get in my coupe

"It's got a great bounce, Travis is gonna love this one."

Terra grinned. "I'm sure he will."

Today, Khaled didn't have anything for Terra to work on yet, but sometimes he would get to work with other artists and make his own beats for them. This was one of those times.

It was kind of a coincidence that ScHoolboy Q was making a song with Travis Scott, since Terra had just worked with him and Post Malone on Celebrate.

Quincy had just finished his parts for CHopstix on his new album, CrasH Talk.

"Y'know, I know you're mostly Khaled's producer, but you should definitely produce more for others, maybe even for yourself. Be like Metro Boomin, or Mike WiLL Made-It."