Ta-da! I'm alive and well~! And I had an awesome Halloween; I got pics on my dA profile if anyone's interested. Same username as here.

Axel: No one's interested Animesaki. Just tell everyone what your latest idea is already.

A story in which Axel, Riku, Demyx, Cloud, and Ventus are all assassins!

Demyx: Cool! Blood and gore!

Zexion: You'll be a cause of it.

Demyx: Aw! I hate work.

Roxas: You made that clear enough in two games.

Leon: Wait a minute, you haven't played Birth by Sleep yet, you shouldn't be using Ventus.

I have before… Even though I haven't finished that one yet. But still! By the way this is a yaoi.

Boys: What else would it be you damn fan girl?

I don't own Kingdom Hearts~

The rain pelted against his white cloak like bullets from the downpour. Next to him a black cloaked figure leaned over the edge of the roof they were standing on slightly to keep from falling over and he gave an irritated sigh.

"Neh. Niisan, he hasn't come out yet?" the white clad asked.

"No. Why the hell is he taking his sweet ass time? The longer this takes the less we're paid." The black clad said turning to pace.

The white clad looked out over the edge again and watched as a shadow broke the light that was cast to the outside from the inside of the building "I think he coming out now." He called.

His brother came back to his side and looked down, "Wait a moment while I go down and make sure. I'll give you signal if it's him." He went over to another edge on the roof and jumped.

The white clad turned his attention back to the man he had seen come out of the building. He watched as the man went to the silver car parked across the street from the building then he saw tree quick flashes from among the bushes that ran ahead the edges of the building's structure to create a wide walkway.

Standing up right from his kneeling position he took a deep breath; closing his eyes he jumped doing a midair front flip to make his landing on the overhang of the door easier as he landed in a crouching position. Then he jumped from there and ran to the bushes opposite of where he saw the light and waited.

The car engine was heard and it started moving away. The white clad figure saw the black clad figure stand upright and signaled to follow; standing upright himself he jumped over the bushes and ran right after the other as they followed their target at unnatural human speed. When the car stopped at a red light the two ducked into an alley.

"Okay, his house isn't much further, just about two and a half more blocks. He's going to make that stop at liquor store so while he's inside pick the lock to the door and get in; I'll follow to the house on foot. Remember as soon as the engine goes off to make it a quick hit, slit his throat or pierce his heart or brain, make sure it's done." The black clad said.

"I understand." The white clad responded.

"And should you need to use that gun, don't make a mess."

The light changed and the car moved; they followed behind until they were at the liquor store and their target went inside. The white clad figure hurried to the back door of the passenger side to avoid being seen; looking inside he saw that the doors were locked. He quickly went around to the front door on the driver side and picked the lock.

When he heard the click of the lock he quickly opened the door and jumped in and closed the door, grateful for the thunder that sounded and drowned out the sound, then jumped in the back ducking down to the floor so he wouldn't be seen. A moment later the locks sprang and his target got in, setting his purchase on the seat next to him.

From what the white clad could see his target was middle aged, late forties to early sixties at the most, balding and whatever hair he had turning gray. His face was reddening in his cheeks and across his nose, a sign of his alcoholism, and his eyes were dilated and red from drug use. A gold wrist watch encrusted in sapphires and diamond cufflinks gave away that he was an embezzler.

'Yeah, he's so gotta die.' He thought.

In a matter of minutes the car stopped in front of the white garage door of a two story house that was painted cream with black shingles. The engine turned off and he lifted himself up behind the driver seat; taking a dagger from inside his opposite sleeve he reached his free hand around to cover the man's eyes.

His target gave a yelp of surprise as the black leather hand took hold and pulled him back against the headrest then something cold cut through the skin of his neck and something warm and slick began to run out; he went completely still. The white clad wiped the blood off the dagger onto the man's coat then got out of the car.

"Nicely done. Quick and he had no idea you were there until it was too late. Ready to head back home?" the black clad figure said.

"Yeah, before we catch pneumonia." The other responded.

His brother chuckled and put and arm around his shoulders, "Good point. When we get back you can have all the time to warm up you need."

"Hey guys. How'd it go this time?" a boy about eighteen with crazy spiky red hair and upside down teardrop facial tattoos asked as a white clad person and a black clad person came through the door.

The black clad figure removed his hood to reveal spiky blond hair and blue eyes that seemed to glow, "Fair enough, it was done quickly. Yuffie can make that call to both the clients."

The redhead shook his head, "To have two contractors, his co-worker and his own son. If he knew, that woulda probably hurt and then some. So Cloud, who took him out?" the blonde gestured to the one standing next to him, "Riku? But this is only his second job since he was initiated."

The white clad removed his hood revealing pale skin, silver hair, and aquamarine eyes, "Why is it a problem that I do my job huh Axel?"

"Hey kid, no offense. I just think it's too soon for you." The red head said putting his hands up in front of him.

"That's what you said when I had to work with you on my first job and I ended up taking him out without a hitch. If I'm an assassin I gotta do my job when I'm told to right?" Riku said.

"I understand that but… Cloud, don't ya think he's seeing too much blood too early?" Axel asked.

The blonde shrugged and went towards his room, "We all start out that way."

"Don't you remember what Xion did to herself after having a beginning like you're giving your little brother? I don't want to see that happen again! None of us do!" Axel shouted.

"And what makes you think I'm any different? I didn't even want him to go through the process of becoming an assassin like us! I don't want him to be a killer! But if he didn't he would have been sent to an orphanage and I didn't want that either! It was one or the other Axel and I chose to keep what was left of my family together!" Cloud shouted back.

Riku just kept his gaze to the ground and went upstairs, not wanting to hear if the argument would continue. Yes, Cloud was his older brother. They weren't related by blood but by the marriage of their parents; he remembered when he and Cloud had first met eleven years ago, he was in elementary school and the blonde was in his last year of middle school.

They liked each other instantly and Cloud proudly proclaimed to all his friends that Riku was his little brother before their parents had even thought about marriage. Cloud had been eighteen when their parents died at sea while on an ocean liner for a vacation so he was able to claim custody on the silverette, that was six years ago.

Riku sighed sadly at the memories; Cloud had already became an assassin before their parents had died and he himself had to go through the same things his brother did to become one and stay with him. It wasn't quite the experience with all the physical and mental work he had to endure along with… He shook his head to rid himself of those memories.

He stopped at an open door and saw a girl a little older than he with short black hair sitting at a desk with her feet propped up, filing her finger nails, and talking on the phone via headset "Yuffie, I finished the job." He called hoping to get her attention.

"… I told him to take a hike though. Can you believe he thought I was so easy?" she said not hearing one word directed at her.

"Yuffie!" she jumped and looked at him "I'm done. I would like to get my money tomorrow if it's alright." He said.

Yuffie sighed in frustration "Hold on a sec." she pushed a computer key and turned back to Riku "Jeez, ya couldn't wait until I finished my phone call?" she said.

"We both know you would have been on for another three hours. Just call the clients and tell them I did the job so I can pick up the money tomorrow." He said and went back down to his room so he could get out of his rain soaked clothes and into a warm shower and dry clothes.

On his way down he met a dirty blonde with his hair style in a mullet "Hey Riku! How was the job?" he asked.

"Hey Demyx. The job was… wet. But at least it got done and I get paid." The silverette said.

"Coolio! When you get outta your uniform the laundry room's open and your dinner's being kept warm in the over." Demyx said skipping off to his room.

Riku shook his head with a smile on his face; how was it Demyx was always so cheerful about practically everything? He continued down to his room that was next to Cloud's where he toed off his back boots, discarded his gloves onto his dresser, then went into the bathroom and took off his cloak and the rest of his clothes.

Stepping into the tub and sliding the door closed he turned on the water and waited for it to reach a comfortable temperature before switching it to the shower head. In a about a half hour he stepped out and went back into his room to put on his pajamas that consisted of black sweat pants and a long sleeve gray shirt.

He toweled his hair to dry it as much as possible then put it behind his neck, put on some socks, gathered up his uniform and went for the laundry room first where he met a boy younger than him with spiky blonde hair and blue eyes who was placing clothes in the washing machine "Ventus?" he called.

The boy turned and smiled, "Hi Riku. How long have you and Cloud been home?"

"Nearly an hour. I thought you would be asleep already because of how late it is. You and I do have to go to that school tomorrow." Riku said.

Ventus nodded and took Riku's clothes, putting them with the rest "I know. But I don't know if I'm ready to go back to school; I was pulled out for this assassin initiation thing after all." He said.

Riku put a hand on his shoulder, "You're not going alone. Me, Axel, and Demyx will be right there with you."

Ventus smiled at him, "Thanks bro. That helps."

"Riku get up or I'll leave without ya!"

Riku shot up from his sleep and groaned; it was too early. Damn late night jobs. He got up and dressed in some deep blue jeans, a black zip-up sleeveless shirt, and put a white vest over it. Going into the bathroom he brushed his teeth, combed his hair then rushed to put on his sneakers, grabbed the gray hoodie and white messenger bag hanging on his door and ran to the kitchen.

Without looking Cloud handed Riku an instant breakfast sandwich as his little brother ran past him to go out the back door "Do you have your wallet?" he called before the younger could grab the knob.

"Shit!" the silverette exclaimed and turned to go back when he saw Cloud holding it out with his cell phone, again not looking at him as he read his book. Riku took both "Thanks, see you later!" he called as he dashed out to Axel's car.

"Cutting it close Ri. Axel was about to take off." Demyx said.

"This coming from the guy who was probably only two minutes ahead of me and can't even do a job right." Riku commented.

"True." Axel and Ventus said at the same time as they pulled out of the garage and onto the street.

~X~X~X~

Hallow Bastion high's parking lot was abuzz with students hanging around their cars or around their friends who had cars. Sora Lockhart was sitting on the hood of his brother Terra's black Mitsubishi talking to his friend Roxas; his brother didn't seem interested in the conversation since he was shuffling through songs on his iPod touch.

"This rain we've been getting since last weekend's been crazy huh?" Roxas commented.

"I'll say. At least it isn't raining now." Sora responded.

"Don't jinx it!" Roxas laughed.

A loud roar sounded as a car no one in the school's seen tore down the aisle and parked a few spots away from where the small group was. Because there were no cars between them and the new car Sora, Terra, and Roxas studied it seeing it was a Mustang GT, red with black flames painted onto the hood and sides.

Sora and Roxas turned their attention back to each other "Who the hell drives like that?" Sora asked.

"A suicidal maniac?" Roxas tried and they both laughed.

"Hey Rox, you gotta twin brother no one knows about?" Terra asked.

Roxas looked at the older brunette with a cocked eyebrow, "No. Why?"

"Well unless you're in two places at once there's a kid over there that looks like you, exactly." Terra said.

The younger boys looked at the other car and saw who Terra was talking about "What the hell?" Roxas exclaimed and he ran over to the other boy "Hey kid!" he called.

The whole group that had emerged from the car looked over to him and stared in shock "Holy crap! He looks just like Ven!" the dirty blonde exclaimed.

"No shit Sherlock!" the red head scoffed with annoyance.

"What's your name? First and last." Roxas said ignoring the rest.

"Ven- Ventus Strife." The look-a-like stuttered.

"Oh okay. I was gonna flip." Roxas sighed.

"Why would ya flip out Blondie?" the red head asked with a smirk.

Roxas glared at him "My name is not Blondie! It's Roxas Highwind! And if you have the sense you were supposed to be born with you would be careful as to how you drove in a school zone!" he snapped and turn to walk back over to his friends before he was suddenly grabbed and roughly turned around again.

"Listen you! No one, and I mean NO one, talks to Axel Ryder like that! Got it memorized?" the red head growled.

"I'll keep that in mind when I meet him." Roxas responded not at all afraid.

"He's me you dumbass blonde!" the redhead shouted.

"Axel! Cool it will ya? You got his friends coming this way and we don't want any trouble. Just let him go and forget this happened, we gotta go to the office and check in anyway." The silver haired boy said.

Axel growled and let the blonde go, "Fine. But cross my path with a smart remark again and you won't recognize yourself."

Ventus walked up to Roxas after Axel left him alone "Sorry about him, he has a bit of a hot temper." He explained.

"You okay Roxas?" Terra asked.

"I'm alright, thanks Terra. This is Ventus Strife; he isn't my brother at all." Roxas said.

"Hi nice to meet you! I'm Sora and this is my big brother Terra. You're new right? You and your friends?" Sora said happily.

"Yeah. Me, Axel, Demyx, and Riku just transferred." Ventus responded.

"Awesome! Follow me; I can take you guys to the office if you need to get there." Sora said already running to the school building.

"Sora watch out!" Terra called.

Sora skidded to a stop when he saw another car flying at him, the driver not even looking at him. The next thing he knew he was on the ground on his side "What the…?" he looked up to see someone on the ground next to him. When he was finally able to focus his sight he felt his heart skip a beat 'Did I die and go to heaven or something?' he thought.

The one next to him was the silver haired guy of the group, the one who got the red head to back off of Roxas "Are you alright?" he asked.

"Huh?" Sora answered.

"Riku! Brother are you alright?" Ventus called.

"Oh my god that was so close!" the dirty blonde cried coming to Ventus's side.

Riku helped Sora to stand up and saw the blood on the side of the brunette's head where he landed, "Looks like I made him get a bad cut, sorry."

Terra looked at his little brother's head seeing the wound, "I'll take him to the nurse."

As he was being led away Sora couldn't help but look back at the one who had saved his life. Who was the angel that saved him?

"Okay since Sora nearly got himself killed "I'll take you guys to the office." Roxas said.

"Thank you! Oh I really hope we can be friends too since you're the first to talk to us." The dirty blonde cheered.

"Demyx! Knock it off for Pete's sake." Axel said.

"Fine, jeez." Demyx huffed.

"Alright. Attitudes out of the way, let's go before we're all late." Roxas said.

"Whatever you say Blondie." Axel murmured.

It took all of Roxas' will not to snap back.

Well here's the first chapter of the new story. ^_^

Riku: Why the hell is this based off a book trilogy you read?

Not exactly.

Axel: Why am I being such a bastard?

Sora: Why am I delirious?

Because it's part of the story.