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[A dial tone, a ring, and then silence.]

"Leave a message and I'll get back to you."

--[Click.]

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[pullsheavendown.livejournal.com]

[It makes part of Roxas feel a little better that Riku is so obviously affected by this; he's not the only one feeling it. But only a little better, because the rest of him feels worse.]

I don't know. His hair is darker, and his eyes are gold, but everything else is exactly the same. If it hadn't been obvious that he's a newcomer, I would have thought that...that Sora died and became one of those creatures in the dark. It's that similar.

[walkthedawn.livejournal.com]

[This doesn't make any sense. If he knows Ven, then he's from ten years ago. Ten years ago, he and Sora were safe on his island. Sora never had any older brother that mysteriously disappeared, so there's no way that they could be related.]

...We need to know how and why he knows Ven.

[pullsheavendown.livejournal.com]

...I already know.

[He gets tense again, because as much as he just wants real answers, he can already see what this has done to Ventus in less than a day. Everything keeps getting more and more complicated.]

Vanitas...comes from Ventus. He's Ven's darkness. Xehanort pulled it out of him and made it into a person.

[walkthedawn.livejournal.com]

[But that still doesn't explain why Vanitas looks like Sora and not Ven. Riku pauses to think, mind beginning to race. Ventus and Vanitas. Sora and Roxas. It's not coincidence, but the only thing that could mean is that they're connected somehow by the heart.

That doesn't make it any better. In fact, that makes this revelation worse. He doesn't have any solid proof of his theory, either.]

That's disgusting.

[Xehanort. It's always Xehanort who ruins everything. He's messed with Ven and somehow has messed with Sora. And Xemnas messed with Roxas.

He hates feeling this helpless and responsible. Damn it.]

[pullsheavendown.livejournal.com]

That's about right.

[What kind of person was Ventus before he lost his own darkness, to produce someone like Vanitas? Or did a normal person's darkness grow once let loose on its own, to become the boy Roxas faced? It's just one of many questions he's got.]

Now Ven's talking about going to stop him somehow. He wants to take responsibility. I tried looking for him, but I couldn't find him. He wouldn't listen to me when I said not to do something dumb. He's just as stubborn as Terra.

[walkthedawn.livejournal.com]

The three of them are too used to doing things on their own. Terra won't accept any help either. They believe this is their battle to fight and no one else's.

[He can understand that.]

[pullsheavendown.livejournal.com]

It's stupid. I don't blame them for being worried about their friends, but doing stuff like this is just going to make it worse.

[He clenches and unclenches his fists, then sighs. No use working himself up without an outlet.]

Xehanort's going to know, now. About me and Ven.

[walkthedawn.livejournal.com]

No, Roxas, it's not. It's what people are used to. Aqua, at least, isn't like that.

[And now Xehanort's going to know about Roxas.]

You still need to keep away from him for as long as humanly possible. Keep Xion and Joe away from him too.

[pullsheavendown.livejournal.com]

[He doesn't agree, but it's not worth fighting over.]

I will. He didn't get my name, at least. I'm not that worried about Xion, but Joe...does he know about Xehanort at all? He kept talking to him.

[walkthedawn.livejournal.com]

I don't know if Joe does. If he can't sense that he has a familiar darkness, then Joe is dumber than I thought. You better make sure that he knows.

[pullsheavendown.livejournal.com]

He's not dumb! [Sigh again. The lack of sleep is starting to catch up to him.] I'll talk to him.

Should we tell the others...what this guy looks like? I don't want to freak people out, but he might decide to do it for us.

[walkthedawn.livejournal.com]

He is if he doesn't see Xehanort will just use him! He's made from me; he knows the consequences of going to close to that darkness!

[Riku recovers from his outburst, but the anger is still obvious in his eyes.]

I don't know. It won't change anything, but it might be a good idea to let them know.

[pullsheavendown.livejournal.com]

[His eyes widen at that, but he just nods.] Okay.

It might be better than letting him decide to show off. You have no idea how creepy it is. And he saw my reaction.

[walkthedawn.livejournal.com]

Joe's always known the consequences. If he pursues Xehanort, then I'll stop him, but I can't promise his safety.

I'll need to see for myself.

[pullsheavendown.livejournal.com]

It won't come to that.

You'll get the chance. I don't know what exactly he wants, but he's got some kind of agenda for sure.

[walkthedawn.livejournal.com]

It better not.

No doubt. They always do. [Vanitas will be seeking Xehanort out.] It'll be even more difficult now to stay hidden.

[pullsheavendown.livejournal.com]

[Probably already found him, which is so very awesome.] I know. Maybe that couldn't last forever anyway, on an island, but...we'll deal. I'm more worried about Ven than me.

[walkthedawn.livejournal.com]

I'll try to talk to him and Terra. I don't know what to do, other than that.

[pullsheavendown.livejournal.com]

Me either. I'll keep talking to him too, though. I think...we're friends. [He sounds a little surprised about that.]

[walkthedawn.livejournal.com]

[He looks at him and slightly smiles.] Good. That's good.

[pullsheavendown.livejournal.com]

[Now comes the self-consciousness again.]

I should get back now. I think I need a nap. Just...be careful if you meet this guy, Riku. Even if neither of us had our power, I could tell he's dangerous.