Sora is like any other boy, out going, spiky hair and up to date clothes and siblings. Though unlike any other boys Sora is the heir to the Kingdom of Hollow Bastion. Sora's parents had died just before giving birth to their youngest son, Roxas. The mother died in labor and the father murdered. Sora happen to be three at the time of his mothers death, he could remember his father coming out of the room with red eyes, Sora figuring that they were happy tears came over and hugged his father in pure joy.

His father just pulled him into a hug and didn't let go for the longest time then finally telling Sora the news. Of course Sora was angry and blamed it on his new brother, he got scolded for thinking such things and was told it was their own fault for his mother was not ready for another child.

Finally, after a few months Sora accepted that his mother wasn't going to come back.

--- Later ---

Now it was two more months till little Sora's 7th birthday and had planned on having a party with just his four-year-old brother Roxas and his father some time soon. Though little did Sora know that his father wouldn't be attending the party.

Roxas giggled as Sora poked his nose. "Hehe, don't worry Roxy, father will be here soon and we will have fun!" Roxy just stared blankly at Sora and the brunet stared back.

"Oh! you don't say?" Sora giggled " Well I think that we should sneak a piece of cake since father is going to be late in his study room again." Roxas nodded and eyed the cake hungrily. Sora smiled, stood up and walked over to the cake and cutting a slice. "Roxy you can have the first piece, I'd feel selfish if I took it, even if it is my birthday."

Roxas grinned a toothy grin and reached out for the cake. Sora set it down and cut himself a slice before going back down to sit beside Roxas.

"Now Roxy, you know you can't use a fork yet." Sora took the fork away before Roxas could grab it. "I'm flattered you want to try but father would be furious if he found cake on the floor. We don't want the maids to be mad either do we?" Roxy just stared and held out his hand. Sora rolled his eyes. "So demanding. Fine." Sora handed Roxy the fork and Roxy dug it in the cake and then successfully took a bite.

Sora put both his thumbs up in approval then began to eat his own dessert. They ate in silence for a while till the light abruptly went out and the siren sounded loudly throughout the castle. Sora threw it fork down, grabbed Roxas bridal style, who tried to protest but Sora held him tight to where he just let him carry him.

Sora kicked the doors open and ran down the hall down towards the room to the end of the hallway. As Sora ran he wondered where all the maids, butlers and security were but stopped running and thinking at the siren went off. Roxas was about to open his mouth to tell he wanted down but Sora shushed him.

"Roxy, you've got to be quiet understand?" Roxas nodded and Sora began to walk the opposite way towards his father's study. Sora stopped a few feet of the door feeling like something wasn't right. He carefully stepped up to the door which was cracked open a bit and peaked inside almost gasping as what he say.

"Hurry up and let's get out of here." The one with silver hair said. He didn't look any older than Sora himself.

"I know you want to go, Riku, but we have to rid of the two other brats first." The man with a girly complexion and long blond hair commented as he pulled his sword out his fathers back making him fall to the floor in a pool of blood.

"Right. Where do we look first?" The one apparently named Riku asked.

"Well today is Sora's birthday party so I would suspect they are in the ball room." Riku nodded. "We better hurry or Marluxia will come himself."

"Yes and we wouldn't want that would we?" The blond man said eyeing Riku skeptically.

"Don't pester me on my first day."

"Then don't screw up."

Sora jerked as Roxas sneezed almost dropping him. Sora panicked as he heard them run towards the door and dashed down the hallway.

"Roxas I told you to be quiet." Sora hissed

"I cowldn't hwold et." Roxas whined and Sora covered his mouth.

"Don't let them get away!" Sora turned and saw the two running after them and quickened his pace. Knowing he couldn't go to the room at the end room to hide he had to either right or left. Sora sharply turned to the left and then turned right then a left successfully losing them until he heard a gun shot and Roxas screamed at the loud scary noise. Sora heard the two run closer.

Sora took a left and opened one of the closet doors and put Roxas in a box that was in there. "Roxy, please, please be quiet, I promise I will be back for you, just wait here till I call for you, answer to no one else. Stay hidden" Sora pleaded as tears formed in his eyes. It was like Roxas understood exactly what was happening and nodded and hunched down in the box staying silent. Sora smiled "Good boy, Roxy." Then Sora closed the door and not a few minutes later he heard gun shots.

Roxas jerked awake nearly screaming from the nightmare. It had been nearly thirteen years since that day his father died and Sora went missing, he was now sixteen years old, and wasn't over the dreams yet. Even though he was four at the time he could remember everything that had happened that day. Though someone did eventually get rid of them by calling many guards and soldiers it still scared and haunted Roxas.

He had been to multiple therapists, shrinks, whatever you want to call them and nothing had worked. They couldn't make the memories, dream or reality of it all go away. He was told to accept it and move on as heartless as that has sounded he knew they were right. Roxas knew he had to move on sometime, he had but not fully

Roxas blinked out of his thoughts looked over at the clock and sighed, 6:32. The usual time he woke up after one of those dreams. Since we was awake and knew he wouldn't be able to get back to sleep he might as well get up. He stood up and then walked over to his closet to pick out something to wear.

His clothes consisted of fancy clothes to impress important people or for special occasions, he walked further into his closet to pick out something more casual since he didn't plan on having anyone of importance or an occasion come up.

Roxas grabbed a pair of blue jeans, a checkered belt, and black shirt with a small off white checkered vest that stopped at the middle of his waist. He pulled out some white socks and then checkered Vans. Yes, Roxas loved anything checkered if you really couldn't tell.

Roxas threw his nightclothes into a hamper, turned off the closet light and shut the door. He straightened out his outfit then opened up the curtains to let more light shine in. Roxas stared outside for a moment before turning away and heading out of the room.

He walked down the hallway and into the kitchen where some of the chiefs, maids and servants were busy at work. Some had stopped and greeted their prince good morning before returning to work. Some just couldn't stop because they were on a tight schedule and couldn't miss a single second, Roxas understood.

He slipped past the kitchen and into the dining area and looked around, breakfast wouldn't be served until eight so he had find something to occupy himself until then. Roxas walked out of the room and into the hallway deciding on where to go. Roxas continued down the hall and stopped at one of the doors and knocked on it.

"Yes?" Came a soft girl's voice from behind the door. The door opened and the girl smiled. "Oh Roxas, good morning." She spoke softly.

Roxas smiled back "Good morning, Namine. I didn't interrupt you in anything did I?" Namine shook her head.

"No, I was just painting as usual."

"Can I see it?" Roxas asked and Namine beamed at the question.

"Of course!" She stepped back offering him into the room. Roxas walked in and looked around, the walls were filled with drawings, paintings and doodles that Namine had drawn or received over the years. Roxas saw one of the drawings and grimaced.

"You kept that one?" Roxas asked and Namine turned to see where he was staring at then smiled.

"Of course Roxas, you drew it for me."

"But it looks awful." It was a picture of him, Namine holding hands.

"We were kids, we couldn't draw any better."

"I still can't draw any better than that." Roxas joked and Namine giggled.

"Oh with practice you get better." Namine said as she went over to her painting. Roxas stared at the picture, he had liked Namine since he was little and still liked her. That's why he had drawn the picture to hint that he liked her but she obviously she didn't get it but cherished it anyway.

Roxas walked over to Namine who had resumed her painting. Roxas stared in awe.

"What is it?" Namine stopped and looked over at him.

"You don't know?" Roxas shook his head.

"It's the town, Roxas." Namine said.

"Oh...well...since the incident a few years ago I'm not allowed out of the gates remember?"

Namine frowned "Oh I'm so sorry, Roxas I forgot, I apologize."

Roxas smiled "Don't be sorry it's not your fault. I bet your paintings are better than the actual thing."

Namine blushed and turned back to her painting. "Now Roxas that's not true and you know it."

"But it's good, I doubt it looks better than your painting."

"Roxas-" Namine turned back around.

"How about dinner? Just the two of us?"
Namine blinked looking confused "Huh?"

"Namine, I'm asking you on a date." Namine's jaw dropped and fumbled with her paintbrush making it fall to the floor. Roxas chuckled as Namine composed herself bending down to pick it up as did Roxas.

They both reach for it and their hands touch, Namine shyly pulled away and looked up to see Roxas' face merely inches from hers, she blushed furiously as Roxas leaned in and kissed Namine on the lips.

Roxas pulled away and then grabbed the paintbrush as they both stood up. Roxas handed her the paintbrush with a stunning smile and Namine gently took the paintbrush.

"I'd love to, Roxas." She smiled softly. Roxas leaned in about to kiss her again before the doors rudely burst open and some guards came in standing at attention.

The head of the guards stepped in front of everyone else. "Sir, we need you in the meeting room right now. It's very important." Roxas sighed and looked back to Namine who just smiled.

"We'll be going out, not here, I'll come by your room at six, alright?" Namine blushed and nodded as Roxas planted a kiss on her cheek and followed the guards to the meeting room to see what they needed to see him about that was so important.

Okay this is one of my first big stories, other than Whoopsie or whatever it is now. This will probably be a SoRiku, AkuRoku (hint of NamRoku) and whatever else I wanted in through the time I am writing this story, or you mention that you wanted added. I'll find a way to fit it in. Gahhh plus I'm grounded from the computer but I can writing once n a while during school and another thing I'm going on vacation with no internet access unless the place we are staying at happens to have computers. Which I doubt that, but I will write it on paper then type it up later. Unfortunately regular paper doesn't have spell/grammar check so it will take longer to type it then spell/grammar check it (My grammar isn't all that great btw, I try to catch it).
Well I'll try to update ASAP =]....................Please Review.

~StarsAtMidnight29~