Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts. To be perfectly honest with you I don't like the series that much.

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Aqua's POV

As I lean my back against the wall I let out a sigh of exhaustion. Master Eraqus' Keyblade rests across my lap as I try my best to relax which is difficult to do given my current environment. The Realm of Darkness definitely lives up to its name with Heartless literally crawling around every nook and cranny of this place. At least I can rest here thanks to (Y/N). I smile after thinking of him. Honestly, even with all my skills, I doubt that I would have made it this long without some help which came in the form of a young martial artist named (Y/N). He's most likely out there fighting some of the Heartless off. He is a unique case, though. He shows up one... day? Night? Honestly, I have lost track of time and all that since my stay here. But he just appears one day fighting amongst a horde of Heartless and the most surprising thing was that he was winning. Outnumbered ten to one and he was still beating them. From that day onward we have traveled this hellish landscape together in an attempt to better our chances of survival. To be honest I think we both wanted company more than we wanted assistance. A gruff voice shakes me from my thoughts.

"Aqua?" Over to the left standing in the entrance of my current hovel is the fighter himself. He is breathing heavily and his gi shows signs of battle with tears and, sadly, blood stains littering his clothes. He's probably making sure it's me and not some Heartless taking my shape. I shutter at the memory of that little encounter. He is right to be cautious.

"Don't worry (Y/N) it's me." He lets out a sigh and makes his way over to me. For some reason, he keeps his left hand hidden from sight as he does that and as he sits to my left. "Alright (Y/N) what are you hiding?" He gets nervous at my words.

"I don't know what you are talking about Aqua." He's speaking fast. A sign that he's trying to wave me off.

"(Y/N) you have specifically hidden your left hand from my sight since you got in here, you are sitting up completely straight, and you are talking faster than normal. All signs that you are keeping a secret so tell me what you are hiding." He shifts around in his spot and his face changes through multiple expressions. He finally relents and puts his left hand in his lap. His fingers are a tangled mess of bones and skin to the point that I can't tell where his pinky ends and his pointer begins. Blood is going up his hand and a good distance up his forearm. "Gods what did you do!" Gently I grab his hand and start on fixing it.

"One of the monsters was faster than I thought so when I went to strike it down I... missed."

"What did you hit then! One missed punch couldn't possibly do this to you."

"Well, I tried to hit the monster a few more times and well." With his free hand, he rubs the back of his neck. "Then a powerful monster arrived shortly after killing the fast one. When I went for a punch it caught my fist and left my hand in the current state." I wince at the last part.

"And you tried to hide this from me?!"

"I didn't want to worry you." Gods why must he be like this?! Carefully I untangle his fingers from each other. His bones pop and crack as I do this. (Y/N) tries to not groan but his face does twist in pain. Even with the healing spell, I used the pain isn't all the way numbed for him.

"And how did you expect to heal your hand on your own? You don't know how to heal and I doubt you could properly set your fingers right with only one hand let alone wrap your injury." He sheepishly looks away in embarrassment. "I thought as much." Once his hand is all set I begin to wrap his hand. I don't understand him sometimes trying to carry on like this. He knows I don't mind helping him and that it's better for us both if he just lets me help. Once I am done dressing the wound I try to heal him again. It's not much since I need to conserve my magic for later but at least it can sooth some of the pain. I lean back against the wall and start to rest again.

"Thank you, Aqua." Smiling I rest my head against his shoulder and start to fall asleep.

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Another one of the 200 follower special. This was requested by . Hope you liked it. Have great day/evening depending on where/when you are reading this.