my heart's a battleground ( closed )

[aguidingkey]

WHO: Aqua
WHERE: By the forge
WHEN: Early morning in late March
OPEN TO: Seifer Almasy
WARNINGS: MAYBE KH3 SPOILERS, I will mark them in the comment subject lines, fighting, violence, anything else will be updated and marked

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Aqua doesn't feel like she's been back all that long, honestly, and yet it also feels a bit like she never left. Having some time with her friends helped her sort it all out, but she is still having trouble reintegrating without feeling like she's missing a limb. She still can't summon her keyblade, though it's understandable why she won't try to summon the Master's anymore. She can't access her magic, either. Nothing feels right and being ripped away from Terra and Ven has left an even bigger hole in her heart.

So she's done the only thing she can do by falling back into her habits from before she left. She's taken to patrolling around, getting a feel for the village and the world state, making sure that there aren't any tendrils of darkness around. Not that she can sense those like she used to, either. Still, she's doing what she can to help.

That's why she's alert enough to spot the two figures making their way up as she passes by the forge. Something about them looks very wrong. They appear dirty and disheveled, like they haven't taken care of themselves, by force or choice. The male is wearing black scrubs and the female is in green, which by itself doesn't make Aqua think anything is wrong. The way they immediately start running at her threateningly absolutely does and Aqua falls instinctively into a defensive stance.

"Hey!" she calls, hoping her voice will snap them out of it. "I'm on your side!"

Little does she know that there's someone nearby who might be able to help.