[closed] my heart is made of just one thing.

[oathkeeper]

Who: Sora & Vanitas
When: The first week of February/Feoveuer
Where: Darkness House
What: These two weirdos somehow bonded and now they have to deal with it.
Warnings: tba!

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[oathkeeper]

[After a very complicated and stressful bonding ceremony Sora finds himself acting as a human crutch under Vanitas’ arm as he helps support him and bring him back to his room. They walk together slowly but he can feel how uncomfortable and feverish it feels between them still. There is this strange burning sensation under his skin as he feels Vanitas across their new wayward bond. Magic is so erratic and weird here and he’s going to need time to get used to it.

But at least he knows that now that they have managed a bond that Vanitas won’t be a sick anymore. Seeing the other so sick and possibly even dying was harrowing. And as complicated as their situation is, their relation to each other is, Sora couldn’t just leave him the way he’d been.

So, while weak himself now, Sora hobbles across the room and helps deposit Vanitas back in his bed.]

There... we go. Phew.

[darkcharge]

[ This... Well this isn't how Vanitas had pictured his first Bonding to go. Of course he hadn't thought that he'd really need it anyhow, even with everything that the Coven had told him. He'll... Probably reveal that to Sora later on. When he can actually ascertain the brat's intentions. N a moment of life or death by explosion, yes Vanitas can concede that he needs help.

However... He still wonders if Sora's feelings on the matter had been more out of pity than anything else. Vanitas still has a hard time wrapping his mind around the concept that people can, and do care, and want nothing in return.

Right now he's far too exhausted to deal with all that crap. It's better to save all of that for when he's actually had some rest and can process. Sora still hasn't left yet and Vanitas doesn't understand why. Surely the brat wants/needs to seek out his friends. What's he doing lingering here?

As soon as he hits the bed, it's a struggle. Van growls, now way too hot and rips off his shirt. There's sill another, thinner layer underneath. Just a tanktop ( or the equivalent ) but it does expose his arms and the scars. It just feels better with his now low-grade fever. ]

Yeah yeah... Now you're free to hunt down your friends.

[oathkeeper]

[He really probably should rush off to go find his friends but he's already made the decision that he would make sure Vanitas really is okay before he even thinks of leaving. How does he know that if he leaves that somehow Vanitas wouldn't get sick again? He doesn't! Sora's being stubborn about this, he knows.

Sora frowns as he watches Vanitas struggle, his eyes quickly roaming over the scars and knicks that he sees on Vanitas' exposed arms. He glances away for a moment before he looks back and huffs. He suddenly feels very exhausted himself.]

I don't think I should go, just yet. What if you still need something?

[darkcharge]

[ What if he still needs something? Is this kid serious? For Van's part, he groans and rolls his eyes. While he is feeling better, even he knows he hasn't fully recovered yet.

He also feels Sora's exhaustion. It mirrors his own, really. ]

Just what else could I possibly need?

[oathkeeper]

Ummm.

[What else could Vanitas need? Sora can't help but wonder what he usually needs when he's caught a cold or a fever. Usually a lot of water and soup and cuddles...

Sora nods and quickly kicks off his shoes and begins to climb into the bed right next to Vanitas without even asking. He tugs the blankets around and slides in without a second thought.

Yep.]

[darkcharge]

[ Hello. What is this? What does Sora think he's doing!? Vanitas immediately sits up again - something he really shouldn't have done because now he's dizzy all over again. ]

What are you doing.

[oathkeeper]

What's it look like I'm doing? We're gonna take a nap.

[Sora says this like it's the most normal thing in the world to want to do. Sora's exhausted so that probably has something to do with Sora being slightly less filtered right now but also this bed feels incredibly cozy.

He pokes Vanitas in the arm gently.]

Just lay down, okay? Relax! You need the rest!

[darkcharge]

We?

[ SINCE WHEN DOES THERE NEED TO BE A "WE" INVOLVED HERE? Really, Vanitas looks at Sora completely at a loss for words. Strange connection they may have... Bonded they may well be... But that doesn't mean that Vanitas is safe. That doesn't mean Sora should be so carefree. ]

How am I to relax with someone next to me?

[oathkeeper]

[What's so unsafe about a half exhausted Sora cozied up in a bunch of blankets, who knows. Sora gives Vanitas a puzzled look before he huffs and gently tugs Vanitas down by the arm. Oh- Probably that.]

I'm not gonna bite your head off or something... I just wanna sleep too.

[And he's yawning softly.]

[darkcharge]

[ Sora is... Very grabby isn't he? ]

Stop that.

[ Stop touching him so casually. Sop acting unafraid and so casual. How can he just decide these things on his own without stopping to think for a moment? Vanitas is so confused. ]

But why are you like this? You've done enough, haven't you? I'll be fine and your friends will no doubt enjoy your company more than I would.

[ They'd be less difficult. ]

[oathkeeper]

[Sora pouts up at Vanitas, staring.]

How do you know you'll be fine? You went months thinking you'd be fine. I'm staying here until I know you actually are.

[He's already made up his mind.]

I want to. I don't need anything else right now.

[darkcharge]

Tch. I don't need a babysitter...

[ One of those emotions Vanitas can very easily identify. He knows it almost intimately. The emotion of loneliness always conjures up Hareraisers when Vanitas had felt it. It's not something he's felt lately - and how can he actually living with people?

So... It could only be Sora, right? ]

That's a flat out lie. You don't need anything else? Go to them, Sora. They'll fill that little void you're feeling.

[ Because Vanitas won't. He's never fit anywhere... Not even his own "home." ]

[oathkeeper]

[Sora frowns, feeling something sink in his stomach when Vanitas points out a little sore spot inside of Sora. Can he really tell that sore spot is even there? It makes him feel slightly embarrassed, his own cheeks heating up with a slight pink.

Everything was such a whirlwind. He came from defeating Xehanort and nearly destroying his own heart in order to save everyone. The next thing he knew he felt himself fading away and falling through some strange mirror and waking up in this place. He'd finally been able to help the one person he couldn't before and now... He's being told to leave? I kind of just makes him feel a little lonelier.

He decides to smile a little before he shuffles in the blankets and ... tugs it over his head.

He's not moving..........]

[oathkeeper]

[Should he even be sneaking out like this right now, under the guise of the moon above him and the darkness of the night like some weird stray alley cat? Probably not and he's sure that Kairi wouldn't agree with it either. But here Sora is making his way through the streets in the middle of the night where he'd usually be dead asleep.

He doesn't know what it is about the home he's staying in that bothers him so much sometimes. He's with cherished friends like Kairi, Roxas and Riku. Sora is more than happy to spend a lot of his time there. But sometimes when it gets rowdy or even in the middle of the night like this when everyone's asleep Sora feels incredibly jumpy and antsy and unable to sleep. What he doesn't understand yet is it's because of his underlying monster instincts starting to show. A puca, in simpler terms, is a rabbit. A prey animal. And in a house full of dogs and dragons...

So here Sora is finding himself climbing up the side of a cottage to a certain window in hopes to find a safer spot to sleep. And without waking up anyone else. (Especially that Emet-Selch weirdo.)

Getting to the window Sora peeks through the glass with the gentlest of a rap on the glass.]

[darkcharge]

[ If Sora thinks that a "gentle" rap of his knuckles on the glass is enough to wake Vanitas up? Well... Usually, yes. Something like that would immediately put him on high alert. However, since when does Van sleep well? This is the entire reason behind why he's taken to having a few drops of a sleeping potion on nights that he's too exhausted to try o deal with the mess that is inside his head.

Tonight is one of those nights. Sora's just going to have to try harder. ]

[oathkeeper]

[When he hears nothing Sora frowns quietly in his spot. For a second he wonders if he should leave and go find someone else. Elliot would probably let him in or maybe Yuma too. He glances down towards the path before he looks back at the window and the dark room inside.

He knocks again. A little louder this time before his fingers poke and jingle at the latch he can't undo from this side.

Gosh, if only he had a keyblade!]

Come on... !

[darkcharge]

[ It isn't the knocking that gets his attention. Oh no. Rather the constant rattle of the window and the latches that keep it in place do. It's not an immediate awakening, for Vanitas sits up and rubs a his eyes with an irritated groan.

He then looks over to the window and glares. What is... ]

Sora.

[ The brat. What's the brat doing at the window? Vanitas huffs, scooting out of bed and then meandering over to the window. He undoes the latches and pushes it up, looking a little confused and somewhat irritated.

...He's just sleepy and groggy. ]

What're you doing?

[oathkeeper]

[He almost wants to put his arms up in surrender the moment Vanitas actually comes to the window and some instant uncertainty hits him. Was this really a great idea for Sora to do?!]

Umm... Haha.

[Making an awkward noise, Sora gives a tiny wave.]

Hi. I couldn't really sleep so I got bored?

[Bored... That's a fib.]

[darkcharge]

[ Yeah Vanitas doesn't buy it. Sora keeps forgetting that emotions bleed over across the bond. He's vaguely picked up on that anxiety... ]

Ah huh.

[ He's reaching behind Sora's neck and grabbing onto that shirt. Then Van starts pulling Sora inside. ]

I'm not freezing to death because you're too stupid to come inside on your own.

[oathkeeper]

Ack-!

[Grabbed and pulled inside Sora does his best to scramble under Vanitas' grasp and enters the room with a bit of a hop off the window ledge.]

I know it's cold out! I know!

[He'd been running around just before! But now that he's inside Sora fidgets lightly. It's much warmer in here.]

Er... Sorry for waking you up, though!

[darkcharge]

[ As soon as Sora is inside, Vanitas shuts the thing and ensures the window is secure. He yawns, seemingly ignoring Sora for the time being. The kid can sure talk, even this late at night.

Actually Van's just going back to his bed and falling on it. ]

If it wasn't you, it'd probably be something else.

[ Isn't that the truth of it. ]

Why come here though?

[oathkeeper]

[All Sora can really do is stand there awkwardly as Vanitas goes about closing the window and collapsing back on his bed. Sora remembers than that Vanitas takes a certain sort of potion to help him sleep so he must be pretty groggy right now. Sora's nerves are still too shot to be too sleepy just yet but that's exactly why he's here instead of at home.

He wanders closer, not quite getting on the bed but sitting on the floor next to it, resting his chin on the edge of the mattress as he looks at Vanitas curiously.]

I dunno, I guess it felt a little safer here.

[He reaches up to rub at one burning ear, the ache inside of them getting a little worse each day.]

I couldn't sleep at home.

[darkcharge]

[ Vanitas shifts about on the bed, grumbling. He does this so that he can sort of at least look at Sora as they speak.

"Little safer here?" What's that supposed to mean? That doesn't really make sense to Van. ]

How does that work? You're surrounded by your loser friends.

[oathkeeper]

They're not losers!

[Sora gives Vanitas a look which looks sort of funny with the way Sora's got his chin resting.]

It's just! [huff] Sometimes it feels like I'm gonna jump out of my skin when I'm there. It's really weird. I just needed to get out for a while.

[He fidgets.]

[darkcharge]

[ Van reaches over to lightly flick Sora on the nose. ]

All of you guys are losers, but whatever. Basically what you're telling me is that you don't really feel comfortable there with them. Isn't that interesting.

[ Then, for whatever reason, Van ruffles he brat's hair. Probably because he's tired. Maybe because the nervous energy is a little grating on his nerves and he should do something to stop i. ]

So why come here.