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I'm still debating which couple to pick... Sora/Riku or Sora/Vanitas... Hmmm? What do you guys think?!

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Sora was walking near Twilight Town, trying to find any heartless or nobodies he could eliminate. But at last there was nothing.

He sighed. "There's not much to do now." He said aloud to himself, thinking. Ever since the Mark of Mastery Exam, Sora had been trying to train his hardest to improve his keyblade skills. Riku was chosen as the keyblade master so now Sora had to match up against him.

Sora since then devoted himself to doing missions and tasks to improve his strength, which was beginning to prove difficult. Instead of thinking negative Sora remain optimistic so he wouldn't be doubting himself.

"I can do it!" He exclaimed, determined.

"Can you?" a voiced called out.

Sora quickly summon his keyblade. "Who's there?" He looked around, only to see that there was nothing there.

Sora chuckled. "I must be exhausted. I'm starting to hear voices." He decided to go back to Yen Sid's Tower. As he was walking away, a black figure appeared from the shadows, smirking.


After twenty minutes, Sora arrived at Yen Sid's Tower, he saw Kairi and Lea practicing fighting outside. He smiled faintly before going inside the Tower.

As he closed the door, he saw Riku walking down the hall and grinned.

"Hey, Riku!" Sora greeted happily.

"Hey, Sora." Riku waved in a calm manner.

"Hey, I was wondering if you want to go to this new world with me and look around." He said hopefully, with hint of pleading in his voice.

Riku frowned. "Sorry Sora, but I'm real busy, I have to go on a important mission right now."

"Oh.. Well, I can join you if you want!" Sora offered with a lopsided smile.

Riku scratched the back of his neck. "... It's too dangerous Sora. Its better if you just stay here." Riku replied, sighing.

"Oh, okay..." Sora said sadly. He began walking away from his best friend, not wanting to hear what else Riku had to say. After all... everything had been said.

Riku raised his arm, attempting to call Sora back, but stopped. His hand made a fist and lowered to his side. He couldn't risk losing Sora, he was almost lost in darkness and Riku wouldn't let that happen again. He'd make sure it wouldn't.

"I'm sorry, Sora..." Riku whispered, apologetically. He hesitated, staring the way Sora went, then opened the door leading outside.

Sora walked upstairs with a solemn expression, deep down he was saddened. Riku had been very distant lately, and it made Sora think that he wanted nothing to do with him.

He entered his sparsely furnished room, stumbling towards his bed and falling on it with a thump. He failed to notice the mysterious figure that was leaning on the wall across the room, eyeing him.

"Why am I being left out? Why am I so weak!?" Sora demanded loudly, frustrated.

"You're only weak because you want to be." The strange figured replied.

Sora's eyes widened in fear, and he sat up quickly. "Who are you?" He questioned, his back hitting the wall, looking directly at the black-clad stranger. He couldn't see his face because of the mask he was wearing.

The stranger chuckled. "I've been call many names. But now I'm known as Vanitas."

"Vanitas?... Well, what do you want?" Sora shouted, wanting to know what business Vanitas had.

"I can't tell you, idiot. I'm just here to give you a proper greeting." Vanitas raised his hands to his mask and slowly took it off. Revealing himself to look exactly like Sora, except his hair was black and his eyes golden.

Sora gaped at what he was seeing. "I seen you before with young Xehanort!" Sora rushed up and ran towards the door, trying to get away. He tried to reach for the door knob, but he was stopped by Vanitas throwing him across the room.

"So you do remember me? I'm honored. I guess Ventus is still afraid of me." he stated with a grin, knowing that if Sora could see him it was because of Ventus's heart.

What? Who's Ventus?, Sora thought confused. Did he hurt someone else?, he continued thinking as anger was beginning to rise.

Sora gritted his teeth and summoned his keyblade, preparing for a fight.

"Easy, I'm just doing a greeting. Besides do you really want to battle someone from the darkness like me?" Vanitas asked with a serious tone.

"I will if it means defeating you! How did you even enter the tower? It prevents darkness from entering, it has a strong defense and protection." Sora question, gripping the keyblade with both his hands.

"For a keyblade wielder, you sure are stupid. I'm connected with Ventus's heart so since you have his heart, you have me as well, in a way. So I can enter undetected because of you." Vanitas explained smirking.

"What?.. He's in my heart?" Sora asked, shocked. He never knew someone else was in his heart, the brunette thought only Roxas would be inside since he's his nobody.

"Yeah. I'll prove it." Vanitas summoned his black keyblade, and stalked towards Sora.

"Get away!" Sora tried to attack, but Vanitas simply blocked it. Sora tried to yell for help as Vanitas was getting closer.

"Donald! Goofy! Kairi! Lea!" Sora screamed loudly, hoping someone could hear him.

Sora stepped back, only to be cornered at the wall near his bed. "Riku..." He called out lowly, fear getting the best of him as Vanitas kept coming closer. He was feeling hopeless since he couldn't defeat someone from the darkness. He didn't even know if he could anymore. Sora felt so weak as fear got the best of him.

Vanitas halted for a moment, sensing something. "Damn, I don't have much time. See you around Sora." He disappeared into a black portal but before he left he pointed the keyblade at Sora and fired a bolt of magic at him.

"What the hel-" He passed out, falling onto the bed. His keyblade slipped from his hands as Sora let it drop to the ground, vanishing.


"Sora!?" Someone shook him, causing the brunette to become wide awake.

"What?!" Sora bolted up from his sleep, shouting, summoning his keyblade again.

"Whoa! Easy Sora, it's just me, Lea. Get it memorized." Lea said, putting his arms in the air to indicate that there's no threat.

"What happened?" Sora asked while looking around the room, his keyblade vanishing since there was no danger.

"You tell me. We heard you shouting from your room. You okay?" Lea was concerned, both he and Kairi had heard Sora calling for help.

Suddenly Sora remembered what happened. His meeting with Vanitas!

"No, someone was here! It was Vanitas, he was in my room!" Sora panicked and was still confused. what did Vanitas want?

"Who's Vanitas? Sora, are you sure? We would have noticed if someone entered the tower." Lea didn't seem convinced, he and Kairi were outside and saw nothing strange or anyone entering the tower.

Sora narrowed his eyes. "I am serious! He was going to attack me with his keyblade. I don't know what he wanted, but he was here."

"But you were asleep, you could have dreamt it." Lea said, trying to calm Sora.

"He was here!" Sora fumed. Why didn't Lea believe him?

"Okay then, let's go to Yen Sid and see what he can do." Lea suggested, he didn't want to argue with Sora. He may have been the kindest guy but when you pissed him it was a different story. Never make a kind person angry, Lea knew that because of Kairi.

Sora nodded and rushed to the door to go find Yen Sid. He failed to noticed Lea's expression. Which had doubt.

Lea followed after him. He was wondering who Vanitas was, and he'd find out once Yen Sid explained everything.

When they arrived at Yen Sid's office they knocked. "Yen Sid, can we come in, it's really important?" Sora exclaimed, pounding his fist on the door loudly.

Lea quickly grabbed his wrist so Sora couldn't knock any further. "Sora, calm down. Maybe he's busy."

Sora narrowed his eyes, "What's your problem?! This could be very urgent! Why aren't you being serious?" Sora replied with a firm tone and pried his wrist from Lea's grasp.

"I am being serious, but I think you were just having a bad dream... A nightmare!" Lea admitted.

Sora's eyes widened in disbelief. "You think I'm making this up? That it was nothing but a dream? Well, it was real and I saw him!" He scoffed, hurt that Lea didn't believe him.

"Sora, I'm just-" Lea didn't finish as Yen Sid's door mysteriously opened, meaning that they could enter.

Sora didn't bother to look at Lea and entered the room. Lea sighed, entering right behind him. The office was large, the walls lined with shelves of books. Yen Sid was sitting behind his desk, waiting for them. "Sora, what can I do for you?" He asked.

"Master Yen Sid, I saw someone named Vanitas in my room," Sora stated as he took a step forward.

Yen Sid's eyes widened. "Vanitas? Are you sure, Sora?" He stood up and started to become concerned.

"Yes! Who is Vanitas?" Sora asked. He had never heard of him and only saw a glimpse of Vanitas once.

"He was created by embodiment of the darkness in Ventus's heart and was Master Xehanort's creation," He explained. Lea gaped at hearing that, someone like Vanitas was in the tower.

Sora gasped, "What? So he's with Xehanort, the main one?!"

"Yes, but he was defeated by Aqua, another keyblade wielder, long ago. It could be possible that Xehanort had brought Vanitas back somehow." Yen Sid stroke his long beard thinking. "If what you say is true, Sora, then how was he able to get inside the tower? The spells are strong enough to stop even Xehanort from entering or coming nearby. Unless something here has Vanitas linked in a way that can make him undetectable?" He mused.

When Yen Sid said the last part Sora tensed. He knew why then? 'I'm connected with Ventus's heart so since you have his heart, you have me as well, in a way. So I can enter undetected because of you.' He remembered Vanitas saying those words.

So it's because of me, Sora thought deeply, frowning.

"What would happened if we found the link?" Sora asked curiously.

"We would have to destroy it, we can't have something here that's from pure darkness. It could only make Vanitas stronger and he could easily taint the other keyblade wielders with his darkness," Yen Sid replied seriously.

Sora gulped nervously. So if they find out I'm the link to Vanitas, would I be destroyed? Sora thought. He was now worried about his life and what would be the outcome of everything.

"Is that necessary?" Sora spoke up boldly.

Both Lea and Yen Sid looked at Sora, shocked. "What do you mean, is it necessary? Of course it is! The life of others could be at stake, don't you care at all!" Lea yelled at Sora. His anger rose at the thought that Sora would ask such a question.

"Sora, do you know something?" Yen Sid walked towards Sora, waiting for an answer.

"No!" Sora exclaimed quickly. "I mean, no. It's just, maybe it wasn't real, maybe it was a nightmare. I've been having nightmares lately," He admitted. "And I don't want to make a big deal out of this just because it was a stupid nightmare," Sora lied smoothly.

"Very well. If something like this occurs again, tell me. Before it's too late." Yen Sid warned.

"I will. Sorry to trouble you, Master Yen Sid. The nightmare must have gotten the best of me." Sora grimaced.

"Do be aware then." Yen Sid went back to his desk and sat down, while both Sora and Lea left the room.

Sora was deep in thought about the situation and Vanitas, but he was abruptly interrupted when Lea called, "Sora?!"

"Yeah?"

"What was that about?" Lea raised his eyebrow suspiciously.

"What do you mean?" Sora pretended not to know what he was talking about because he couldn't trust anyone about this right now. Well maybe Riku. But Riku only.

Lea huffed, "I mean you got offended earlier because I didn't believe you. And now you said it was a nightmare?! What gives?"

"Maybe you were right, it was just a nightmare. I shouldn't even be worried." Sora chuckled half heartedly, lying. He needed to think of something, how to stop Vanitas.

"I'm getting tired and need to rest. I'll see you later, Lea." Sora said. leaving to return to his room.

Lea didn't believe Sora, he knew there was something else going on. But what?


Author's Note... I just want to say I'm sorry for not updating any of my other stories! Its been like what? a month or two... I feel awful. So Sorry its cause of dang summer school, I regret taking it now... But its almost over one more month to go! Then back to normal! But I'll try this week to update a chapter to my other stories! I recently been getting ideas as well so that's a help! Anyways back to this story, I dreamt it and decided to right about it! Hope you enjoy!

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