Sora:

By the time we woke up the morning after our fight with Riku, there was blood everywhere. I found myself sickened by its dark crusted colour. I rubbed my eyes hard in an attempt to see if i was dreaming. Roxas grumbled beside me as i knocked him on his back to wake him up. A woman came out of a room on the far corner carrying a bowl. She filled it with water and walked away. Axel was awake and had his head against his leg. From his expression i could tell there was something wrong. Roxas shot up and looked around. Following my gaze he saw the red substance on the ground. As we looked in dismay at our surroundings, the familiar face of Zack appeared. "We have something to tell you... And you all wont like what i have to say."

Roxas:

"What do you mean he is gone!" Sora screamed, "he promised he wouldn't go!"

"What difference does it make... You two hate his guts right now, I would leave too if I was being targeted all the time." Axel grumbled.

"He still didn't have to leave!" Sora barked back.

"Children lets calm down now." Zack reasoned. "The important thing now is to focus on getting him back."

I found myself in a daze. After everything that had gone on between us it seemed almost surreal to think to that Riku wasn't there. I stared downwards at the floor and shifted in my seat. I felt so guilty for everything. "I shouldn't have yelled at him."

"No one is in the wrong. This was going to happen eventually. If I am honest I am surprised he lasted this long." Zack rubbed the back of his head.

"What do you mean by that!" Sora shouted.

"Look don't get angry at me kid! I have enough to deal with, and I could do without a runaway teen and a mouthy brat too!" Zack temper was at its limits.

I looked around the room, and saw a dark-haired women appear from the far room. As i watched the door, I could feel something strange. My body was growing tense and i could feel a cold chill emitting from the room. Zack followed my gaze. "it's not looking good. She wont even let me touch her nevermind trying to cure it." She spat the word like it was a genuine disease. "You may need to get help. Or better yet you help keep her down. Angeal can't hold her down that much."

"I'll help in a minute... We can't get any help anyway. Rinoa, you know how dangerous that would be. Its bad enough it happened."

The pair of them exchanged angry glares. "Wait a second where is Kara?" i mumbled.

"She is sick." Zack answered before the Rinoa could. "She'll be fine. Lets just focus on you guys okay?"

I glimpsed over at Axel. His gaze never leaving the room. His body looked tense, and I could just make out his expression. He could feel the darkness too.

"What are we supposed to do about Riku?" Sora slumped backwards in his seat. I placed my hand on his shoulder.

"It will be fine. We will get him back. We always do." I smiled at my brother as best as I could.

"The best thing to do right now is find him... If not workout whats going on." The Rinoa answered. "If we ALL help then it shouldn't be too hard to find him."

"You forget that Sora can't go into the darkness as easily as the rest of us." Zack sighed.

"Then fix that!" She shouted at him angrily.

"Wait you didn't say Riku has gone back to the darkness!" I blurted.

"Was a bit obvious wasn't." Zack sentence was halted as a figure was thrown out of the door.

The male crashed into the wall, and slumped downwards. As he rose back up again, i could see he was covered in a deep red substance. "Shit." He cursed loudly and slowly made his way towards the door.

I felt something moving rapidly inside the room. There was a crashing noise and a dark laughter came out from the room. My body froze and i watched as Sora stood up from his seat, and felt my hand slip from his shoulders. "Whats that..." Sora stammered.

"Rinoa lock her in. If she looses enough blood she will make herself unconscious and then we can sort her out."

"That will take too long!" She shouted back.

"Children shut up! Now you know what you have to do now stop being stubborn and get it done." the man barked at the pair.

The door swung open. A girl stumbled out of the room. Her hair was jet black, her skin pale with a black and dark purple colouring which was begin to form patches. Her clothes were covered in blood which was dripping from her shoulder. As she walked awkwardly towards the male and her bones began to click. The man stepped backwards slowly and held out a hand as though he was expecting her to go for him.

Zack walked slowly towards her. The Girl must have heard something cause her gaze moved straight towards me. She cocked her head to one side, and her hair moved over one of her eyes. Her eyes were black with small yellow pupils. Her face had blood stained from what looked like tear lines, and came down from her mouth as though she was a vampire. Her body began twist and aligned to face us. As she stepped forward i could feel my body grow colder and colder.

The male walked behind her and hooked her shoulders. Her legs went lame and she loosely hung her body on his arms. The girls scream was the most disturbing thing i heard. It sounded so angry that i felt it sting my ears as it echoed through my head. "C'mon kid, calm down."

"Kill... Kill..." Her voice sounded as though it was painful to talk.

"Now sweetie lets just take you back to your room." Rinoa reasoned. "Angeal have you got hold of her?"

As Rinoa stepped forward the girl began to freak again. She twisted her arms and flipped her body on to Angeals shoulders. As her arms twisted further, they slid from Angeals grip and pushed herself off. She landed on all fours. Her head down.

Everyone froze. the girl began to untwist herself and stand up straight. I could feel my chest pounding hard, and the sound of a thud in my ear. "You want to stop hurting?" Axel jumped over the sofa and walked slowly towards her. "C'mon... I can help... you just have to calm down. I promise nothing is going o hurt you."

"Axel be careful." I warned, my voice hoarse.

As Axel grew closer to her, she begin to cry. Her tears were a scarlet held out his hand. She hesitated slowly and took it gently. "Lets go lie down now... I am not going to go anywhere okay?"

"Lying Bastard... You really think i am going to believe you again? I hate you!" She smiled up at him. Her smile was crooked and her eyes wide.

She gripped Axel's wrist. "Fuck!" Sora jumped forward and grabbed her arms. I followed him and gripped her shoulders from behind her. She began to struggle, and i felt myself growing out of breath from just holding her. "Guys keep her there." Rinoa called as she disappeared.

"Easy for you to say!" Sora shouted.

As her movements became more violent, Sora lost his grip. Sora fell downwards, and i felt her slip from my fingers. She fell on Sora and gripped his neck. The black splodges across her body grew thicker on the right side of her body, turning her skin black. "I will kill you... You stupid Key bearer... It's all your fault... All your fault!" She whispered.

Sora's face began to grow pale. Me and Axel grabbed her arms and tried to pull her off. Zack gripped her waist and Angeal tried to grab her legs. It took all four of us to get her off. I could hear Sora coughing violently as we pulled her up. She began to Kick and squirm. I felt myself being dragged backwards and forwards as she pulled her arms. Angeal was jerking more than i was. As we pushed her to the floor, Zack told us to place our Knee on her arms, and he helped Angeal hold her legs. She still tried to squirm but was slowly giving up. Rinoa came back holding a bright red feather. She placed it onto the girls bloody shoulder and set it on fire.

As the feather began to turn to ash, the girl began to jerk more. She started to twist her body and arch her back in an attempt to move it offer. She began to scream out in pain. As more of the ask was absorbed, the black patches of her skin began to grow paler. Within a couple of minutes, her skin was begin to turn from black, to grey, to pale. Her hair began to lighten, and her eyes were turning white. Her body collapsed on itself, and she lay on her side. She let out a long breath, and her entire body relaxed.

I let myself breath deeply, and i hurried to Sora. Sora was still coughing, and i could see faint patches of blue appear around his neck. I pulled his arm and helped him up. As i turned my head i saw the figures face clearly. "Kara sweetie wake up now." Rinoa held her shoulder down.

I helped Sora on a chair and placed my hand on his shoulder. He breathed heavily, and placed his head down.

I watched as Kara moved onto her back, and breathed heavily. She was shaking all over. "Kara open your eyes now." Zack told her.

She moved her body and sat herself up. She placed one hand on her face, and slowly opened her eyes. Her eyes were grey, but still looked dark. Axel placed an arm behind her back and helped her up. her legs buckled, and Axel just about caught her. she looked up and saw me staring at her. "I am... so... sorry.. Sora." She breathed.

"No worries." Sora coughed. Rinoa handed him a glass of water.

"You got a hell of kick on you." Angeal smiled.

Axel and Kara sat on the sofa infront of us. She still looked pale and cold. Everyone sat down, and then the conversation continued.

"How do we find Riku?" Sora asked.

"Depends." Kara answered.

"On what?" I continued.

"On where your looking... He would be easier to find in the darkness, but none of you lot can really enter it." She shrugged.

"The best thing for you guys would probably be to do is what you did three years ago. Fight the heartless off. There is only so much we can do." Angeal interrupted.

"If anything you would be more helpful then trying to look here." Rinoa finished, her gaze boarded with mine.

"So what do we do?"

"You get your Key blades and well get rid of darkness." Zack smiled.

"Its turned into a war, which unfortunately has spread to you." Angeal sighed.

"Dont worry Sora... We'll get him back." I smiled at Sora who eyes were beginning to well.

"I thought this shit was over." He cried out.