This is a sequel. Please read the other one first, or be ready for a world of confusion. I dropped enough hints in the original to keep this one solid. Unlike the first, this one is definitely SoRiku.(I'm not going to say Riora, that sounds like their OC daughter)

It was dusk. A thin line of orange persisted on the horizon, squashed under the darkening sky. Roxas was sitting on a couch in the family room, looking at a laptop on his laptop. 'It's Hanukkah…'

Not much time had passed since The Thanksgiving accident, but to Roxas it felt like ages ago. The next morning he almost thought the whole thing was a dream, until he saw the claw marks on the stairs. The house had been repaired since then. Terra and Aqua had covered up all loose ends, paying off the staff and having all others hypnotized. If anyone was asked, they say it was a bear attack.

Ventus was washing his car on the front lawn. He turned off the hose and looked up for a moment to appreciate the sky. With his attention on the heavens, he did not notice his shadow changing shape and rising off the ground. It wasn't until something flickered in the corner of his eyes that he turned. The black mass grew and shifted until it took a human shape and melted away.

Sora Timothy Burton-Skellington stood in the shadows place, stretching and yawning. He was wearing his usual Halloween Town attire-The mask Sally made for him-the clothes he had made with help, the red ribbon Mrs. Claus had given him to hold up his socks. His only deviation was the black and white converse he had bought with Roxas. Slowly his fangs receded, he wings disappeared, and his skin changed from a olive tone to a nice tan. "Hello Uncle Ven." He sounded as if he had just woken up.

Ven pulled him into a hug. "Sora! You're back from Halloween Town. It's good to see you!"

Sora nodded, smiling. "Yeah."

"You're just in time for dinner! Come, let's go inside!" Sora followed Ventus into the house. Ventus immediately headed to the family room to find Roxas. The blonde was texting Axel when they came in.

"Hey Roxas!" Ventus said. "Sora's here."

"Uh huh." Roxas didn't look up from his phone.

Ventus rolled his eyes. "And Martians have landed in the back yard."

"Mmhm." Roxas nodded.

Sora quietly crossed the room and looked over Roxas' shoulder. "Whatcha doin?"

"I'm talking to-" Roxas jumped. "Ah! Sora!"

"Hello." Sora laughed as Roxas put his phone away.

"Glad to have you back." Roxas said. "How have you been ?"

"Alright." Sora replied. "After you guys left, I had to go fight the Turkey in Thanksgiving land."

"Again?" Roxas beamed. "Cool!"

"Why don't you two catch up?" Ventus said, walking towards the door. "I'll meet you guys downstairs in a little while."

"Are Mom and Dad home?" Sora asked.

"Yeah." They walked towards the nearest bathroom. "They didn't want to miss you coming home." Roxas lathered his hands up with soap. "Oh! You should go get Riku. We invited him to dinner. He wanted to see you when you came back."

"Okay. I'll be right back!" With that, Sora disappeared into the floor, leaving Roxas very confused.

In recent days Sora had spent time with Carl, or as others knew him, the thing that hides under the stairs. Carl showed him how to travel through shadows. It was actually faster than walking, and a little harder than flying, but at this time of day it was Sora's preferred mode of travel. In almost no time at all, he was in front of Riku's house.

At that moment Riku was in his kitchen, a phone was propped up between his shoulder and his ear as he spoke to his Mother. "I was studying. No, really, studying. Yeah, I know it's that time of year again…Do you think you'll be back for New Years ? Maybe? Hm…Alright. Bye."

Right after Thanksgiving, Riku's parents would through themselves into their work, and not be home until after Christmas. Riku understood that they had a obligation to their companies, but in the past year he had seen them so little that he was beginning to forget their faces.

The other night at the Burton's had been a rare event. The Depps attended almost every shindig the Burton's had- Riku had to wonder what strange hold Terra and Aqua had over his parents, but at least it guaranteed he would see them once a month. He put the phone back on the receiver just as the doorbell rang.

"Who could that be?"

He opened the door, to find Sora on his doorstep. looking nervous.

"Hi…Riku…"

"Sora!" A smiled crossed Riku's face, making him appear even more handsome, if possible. "Why did you ring the doorbell? Usually you come in through the window."

"Oh." Sora laughed nervously. "I can't do that anymore."

Riku crossed his arms. "Have you finally learned your lesson about breaking and entering?"

"No." Sora pouted. "I just can't. I changed." "Changed? How?"

"I'm…a vampire." Sora said, embarrassed. Riku said nothing, and he continued.

"At the dinner party…when I kinda turned into a giant monster? That was kind of part of a ritual Changelings go through before part of them changes for good. Since I spent most of my life in Halloween Town-part of me became something you find there…A vampire."

"Hm…" Riku nodded. "So, like the legend says, you can't enter home uninvited?"

Sora nodded.

Riku looked past him, to the front lawn. "Well, we should've seen that one coming. Between the fangs and the bat wings, it makes sense."

Sora laughed. "You're right." He looked down at the patio. "…."

"What's the matter?"

"You're the first person I've told." Sora looked back up at him. "I figured you'd be okay with it…But…my parents.."

"Will probably accept you for what you are." Riku finished. "Come on. Dinner's ready, right?"

Sora and Riku arrived at Burton Manor just as dinner was ready. Terra sat at the head of the ridiculously log table, with his wife at his right aside and his brother at his left.

Roxas waved to them when they entered, and Sora's parents got up to greet him. It was a nice reunion but not a long one, as the foie gras would have gotten cold.

"So…"Sora said as casually as possible. "I'm a vampire now."

Terra and Aqua both looked at him, bewildered.

Roxas however, dropped his fork. "Awesome!"

Ventus slowly put down his wine. "Oh…yeah?"

"Do you drink blood?" Roxas asked.

"No." Sora frowned. "That's a misconception. I drink red."

"Red?" Terra repeated. "How can you drink a color?"

"Like this." Sora poured himself a glass of wine, and began drinking. The liquid remained in the glass, but the 'red' disappeared. He set the glass down. "The more red something has, the better it tastes. I've heard blood is good, but I like the red in food."

"Oh." Aqua sipped her wine, nervously. "We'll just tell the staff to keep red foods on hand. Sora, will you be staying with us for the whole holiday?"

"Can I?"

"Of course."

AAAAAAND WE'RE BACK! Pardon the delay. Before I get complaints Sora being a vampire is canon. According to the Halloween Town designs, Sora is a vampire, goofy is Frankenstein and Donald is of course a Mummy.