Mika: Oooooh! Lookie, lookie! My first attempt at a Kingdom Hearts fic OR a gay one… I read some fics of riku/sora and realized that it almost makes more sense than sora/kairi does. For all the homophobic people out there, I've already got ideas for a "reasons why Sora fits better with Riku than Kairi" fic. They all come from the storyline, too. So, enjoy my loverly, horrible first-time gay Kingdom Hearts fic! (wow, that sounded wrong…)

Summary: After Xemnas' defeat, his darkest research comes to the surface with little time for Sora and the others to recuperate. Before Ansem the Wise realized his apprentice's betrayal, the man had already put his experiment into motion: creating life. Fused from heartless and another set of chromosomes, they are more deadly than the Organization leader himself. His first creation, Alexandra. She has dubbed herself the leader of all Nobodies and Heartless and has even continued her master's research all well. The Organization XIII members have been reborn! But none of them want to fight for evil anymore, yet they have no free will to save themselves. Axel and Roxas, the escapee rebels. And Riku turned evil 15 years ago and created his own weapon: Hikari, the Creation of Light. However, she's different-fused of two keyblade bearer's DNA. And guess which two?

Creation of Light

Chapter one: Thinking of You, Wherever You Are

Hikari sat at the edge of the pool, her pale, slender fingers sliding easily through the cool liquid. She hummed a sorrowful medley that she had heard in her head, everywhere she went. In all of the worlds she'd visited, the tune was the same: melancholy, lonely, longing, and still hopeful. It started in the core of the world, the center of its life, its heart, and wound its way around her own heart until she couldn't contain it any longer and the melody escaped her lips.

The words differed slightly in each world, however, sometimes decipherable and sometimes not. Living on Destiny Islands all her life, Hikari could remember every syllable of the island's tunes as if it were her own name, and she began singing it as she traced her reflection in the rippling pool of water.

In you and I, there's a new land…

Angels in flight

My sanctuary, my sanctuary, yeah

Shoulder length, extremely unruly, brown hair with spiked bangs framed Hikari's sad face, and in a better mood she would've made an egotistical comment. But the power of the island's song affected her more than the girl liked to admit, so she focused instead on the pond before her hunched form. She stared into the image of her steely aquamarine eyes, drooped with unshed tears of pain. Her bare arms reflected her true form, the black heart shaped insignia contrasting her otherwise flawless, pale skin.

From the secret place, a blonde head poked out from between the bushes and blue eyes blinked at Hikari with awed curiosity. Moments later, a cerulean eyed redhead with theatrical eye liner popped up beside the blondie. Hikari ignored them and continued to hum and sing the repetitive three line song. She had stressed to them several times that week that she only wanted some privacy; it just hurt too much to be happy. But that was her burden to bear-knowing the hearts of others means feeling them too.

The redhead watched his friend close her eyes, and took the chance to sneak around the pool and plop down beside her. Blondie ambled along as well, and ran a hand through the waterfall that filled the pond. They waited for some sort of ill-mannered retort, but none came. The boys tilted their heads to the side in confusion and silently conversed with their eyes. Maybe Hikari's "gift" was a bit rusty today? She could normally tell where someone was by the light of their heart, unique to each person, but she didn't even acknowledge her two best friends! The pair's minds wondered, even if their hearts knew the truth. Both were simply too dense to listen to their hearts and realize that Hikari was ignoring them.

As soon as the redhead reached out a hand to touch her shoulder, Hikari's eyes snapped open and her piercing gaze trapped the two.

Her steely voice chilled and warmed all at once, "I thought I told you to leave me alone, Axel."

The redhead's hand whipped back so quickly that it hurt him. His companion pointed instantly to the setting sun.

"Your dad said to be home before dark." The small boy reasoned so as not to start a fight. Hikari sighed.

"Damn." The girl stood gracefully and resumed her singing. Axel and she started for the dock, but Blondie was transfixed by the sad melody.

Axel turned to glance behind at his secret boyfriend, "Hey, Roxas! Are you coming, or are you just going to stare at Hikari's ass all day?" The boy trotted with haste to his friends' sides.

As the trio rowed across the channel to the main island, Roxas finally voiced his growing concern, "Hikari, is the world ok?"

The girl's head shot up, "Of course it is! It's just a little, well, sad, that's all." She paused and looked at her friend questioningly, "Do you remember the stories my father used to tell us?"

Axel smirked, "But of course! I got it memorized! The worlds once existed as one, but the appearance of the Heartless broke them apart."

"And now, they're lonely. They long for each other…but the only way to bring them together again is to-"

"Purify the Kingdom of all Hearts, am I right?" Axel said cheekily.

Hikari smiled, but it didn't reach her aqua eyes, "Which is why we exist."

The redhead next to her cackled, "No, we exist because our masters made us, free will or not."

Roxas' eyes saddened; the subject at hand was one they hadn't mentioned for months, and the irony in the duo's tone was all that suggested the malice they held for the blind idiots who toyed so carelessly with life. He sighed and quietly stated, "We Creations have enough of a heart to know the difference between right and wrong but we lack the free will to choose. Luckily, if we can't hear our master's command, we bear no burden to follow it."

"Hence, the reason Roxas and I escaped." Axel yawned and rummaged in the group's picnic basket for any leftover scraps from lunch. He proceeded to pull out a juicy red apple and he bit into it, savoring the fresh taste. Hikari glared disapprovingly, and Roxas pounced. The redhead, however dense, was quick enough to sidestep his boyfriend, which sent the poor blonde over the edge of the boat and into the seawater.

Hikari suppressed a giggle, "If you're going to steal the leftovers, at least have enough courtesy to share!" Axel almost fell over with giddiness.

Roxas' blue eyes popped up over the side of the boat behind Axel's frame, still shaking with laughter. Out of his boyfriend's view, he pounced again. The next thing Axel knew he was drenched and his apple had been repossessed.

Hikari burst out in laughter, a sound her friends hadn't heard for ages. They struggled to climb back into the boat and stared unashamedly. Even as her eyes sparkled in mirth, she realized she had been awful to them both for several weeks. She sobered immediately. "I'm sorry, you two. I guess I've been a bit, distant, lately. To tell you the truth, the worlds- they've been calling me for some time now…"

Roxas cried out, "Then why didn't you go? You always go when they call, even if it's in the middle of class! Why?"

Hikari's eyes hardened. "Because, for once I'd like to pretend I didn't exist for someone else!"

"Don't we all?" Axel declared, and proceeded to whip his hair around like a dog in an attempt to dry his thick hair. His statement quelled the brewing storm, and all settled into growing silence.

The rest of the boat ride was kept in silence, broken only by Axel's occasional good natured jokes. Neither of his companions even acknowledged his existence. So, the reborn Organization member resorted to pouting. The tiny boat docked moments later; its occupants clambered out and followed the familiar streets home.

Axel and Roxas quelled their boredom by playing a suggestive game of tag. Meanwhile, Hikari lagged behind, deep in thought. The two boys were her adoptive brothers, and acted spazzy and annoying in public. But she knew the truth behind their masks-the pair were secret lovers. And they were only secret because of the intense homophobic hatred of the native islanders, too scared to follow the example of the only gay couple with enough courage to declare their love. The keyblade master and his counterpart of darkness: Sora and Riku, Hikari's biological parents.

Roxas and Axel were two of the thirteen Organization XIII members 'resurrected,' or created, by Xemnas' first Creation, Alexandra. None of the reborn wished to fight for darkness again, all were forced to. Sora and Riku had taken the emotionally scarred pair in as sons after their escape, and they lived with little trouble from their master for seven years. So when they realized how fiercely the island would react to their love, the teenage boys decided to hide it from the world. Hikari didn't blame them.

It never occurred to her that her train of thought would cause the girl to stop moving, but Roxas and Axel noticed quickly. The pair tiptoed up to her and stared at her face, eyes staring off into her own world. She'd been temperamental and moody for weeks, one moment giggling at her brother's antics and the next ignoring all life around her. And Roxas wasn't ready to believe that it was just because of the worlds calling her. They always did that, but normally she would even run off in the middle of class to see what was going on in a world. Why not now?

The three of them were all Creations, but Hikari's genetic makeup made her different, special. Most Creations were fused with two different sets of chromosomes, much like naturally born humans, the difference being that ANY two sets could be used. Axel remembered seeing his master, Alexandra's, Creations of Heartless and animal DNA. They acted as her spies in most of the worlds, except for the areas where their physicality would be too unusual, like Space Paranoids. Alexandra eventually rounded up the few still loyal to darkness and continued creating in her master, Xemnas', absence. She fused Heartless and Organization XIII DNA to rebirth every member, and even managed to somehow give them their individual memories back. Roxas didn't know of one that still wished for darkness, even Xemnas. Most spent their days wallowing in the horrific memories of their crimes. All they wanted was a second chance, and got a master worse that the previous one. But maybe that was the punishment for their earlier crimes.

It was Hikari's turn to stare as she came out of her reverie and noticed Roxas and Axel's eyes boring into her own. The two seemed distant, and didn't respond to her calls until she slapped one upside the head. Axel's head hurt for a week. But eventually, the trio managed to make it home without spacing out more than they already had.

Mika: if you're confused, don't worry! Lots of stuff is being explained here, if you need it in simpler words, review and I shall reply! (this is my poor attempt at conning you into reviewing) See you next time! R&R!