Journey On

Summary: "You aren't the only one who is searching, Riku!" She said that to him as he walked by, startling him because no one was supposed to know his real name, at least, not there. Riku finds a new ally inside the Organization, but what happens when he begins to feel different. RikuxOCxAxel not Yaoi or Yuri!

Hey...sorry you guys for not keeping up with my stories, but I try to start a chapter on one that's already up, and bam! I get a new idea for a new fic. Plus, on a few I have writers block. I am trying though.

Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Hearts or All That I've Got by The Used. The only things I own are the plot and my characters I add in.

Chapter 1: Searching

Riku had just gotten back from another fight and was utterly exhausted. Xemnas had ordered him to once again track down Sora, but someone had interfered, causing the Keyblade master to escape while he had to fight. He was tired, sweaty, and just plain-out irritated. He slowly made his way to the shower room, hoping that no one was there.

He let out a sigh as he heard a shower running in the back, on the women's side and headed off to the men's side. 'God...don't let it be Larxene. I can't stand her endless chatter.' As the silver-haired boy turned the water on and stepped into the shower after removing his clothes and setting them on the side, he heard a voice call out. 'Damn!'

"Hi Xehanort. Fancy meeting you here at this time of night." He heard a light laugh.

"How did you know it was me?"

"Simple...you are the only one besides me that would bother to take a shower after a mission when it's this late."

"Ah...Sirux."

"What?"

"I was wondering who I was talking to. For a minute I thought I was gonna have to deal with Larxene." He heard a laugh echo off the tiled walls. Normally, he wouldn't talk while he was in the shower room, but he felt bored and wanted to see what Sirux was doing up so late.

"How was the mission?"

"Shitty." Sirux smiled at Riku's short, typical answer.

"Oh. Interference?"

"Yeh..." Sirux smiled to herself. 'If only he knew...Maybe, I could drop him a hint or two.' She leaned over and turned off the water, promptly shivering as the heat disappeared. Grabbing a fluffy towel, she wrapped it around her and stepped out of the stall. She walked over to the sinks and mirrors opposite of her and started to brush her long, blood red hair that appeared black due to the water. She quickly put on her tank top and pants, grabbed her laundry, and headed towards the door. Unfortunately for Riku, she had to pass his shower, but she smiled at the surprise she had for him. She stopped directly beside the curtain, causing Riku to hold his breath.

"You know, you aren't the only one searching, Riku." He froze. No one should have known his name other than him and the King. An icy feeling gripped his lungs as he watched her shadow move away. He leaned against the wall of the shower and let the water beat his chest as he thought about what she said.

"How the hell does she know my name? And what did she mean by searching?" Standing quickly, he turned off the shower and raced to get dressed. He sprinted down the hall and stairs that lead to the girls' hall, even though there were only two occupied rooms on the entire hall. Suddenly, he crashed into someone, sending them sprawling. He continued running, throwing a short sorry over his shoulder.

"Finally..." Riku paused in front of the door on his left, the one across from Larxene's, his hand hovering to knock, listening.

"I'll be just fine, pretending I'm not. I'm far from lonely and it's all that I've got." Riku knocked on the door and heard scrabbling. "Coming!" The door flung open, revealing Sirux in her tight black tank top and long black pjs with little, pink hearts on them. She paused for a second and then dragged the taller man inside her room, slamming the door shut and locking it behind him. She looked up to see Riku giving her an odd look, like WTF.

"Were you singing?" The girl breezed by him and hunkered down on the bed, ignoring his question.

"So, what do you want to know?" Riku slowly walked towards her and sat down on the edge of the bed.

"First, I'd like to know how the hell you know my real name." He stared into her eyes as he awaited her answer.

"Well..."

(Flashback)

Sirux walked down to the dungeons, on guard for anything suspicious. Once more, she had been assigned to check out the dank corridors beneath Castle Oblivion. 'I detest this damnable chore! Like hell anyone would stay down hear long enough to do anything anyway.' Suddenly, she froze, hearing voices. She quickly dimmed the flame on her torch and crept towards the slightly ajar door. She tuned all her hearing in on the two voices, one high and squeaky, and one low and smooth. 'I swear I recognize that voice from somewhere.' Not daring to miss out on possible secret information by busting in, she silently listened in instead.

"Your Majesty...with all due respect, I think that it is not of your concern how I go about looking for Sora and Kairi."

"Riku, if you don't be more careful, the organization will soon catch on." 'On to what?'

"I can handle this on my own. You deal with finding Ansem." 'Ansem...what the hell is going on here!'

"Riku..."

"No! I am going now. Good day, your majesty." The sudden scrape of a chair brought Sirux to her senses. She quickly dodged into a nearby bend in the wall and pressed her back as hard as she could against it, immersing herself in the shadows. Just as she fell back, a familiar silver-haired figure strode by. 'Xehanort? But...' She jumped and bit her lip to keep from shrieking as someone tapped her leg. Looking down, she saw a mouse motioning for her to follow him.

"What the hell is going on?" The mouse sat down calmly and watched the girl plop down into the opposite chair of his, ranting.

"What do you want to know?"

"Well...for starters, why did you call Xehanort 'Riku'?" The king smiled.

"You are Sirux, I presume?" The girl nodded slowly, eyeing the mouse cautiously. "Well...Riku and I are from other worlds." At this, the girl looked shell-shocked.

"What? You mean, you too?" The king nodded, his grin fading.

"Tell me, Sirux. What do you know of Heartless?" The girl dropped her gaze for a minute and closed her eyes.

"They...they came. Thousands, no, billions of them. They seemed to be searching for something and I think they found it, for whatever it was, it brought about the destruction of my home. They attacked in dozens and very rarely on their own. I was small, almost too small to remember. I remember the screams the most."

(Another Flashback...amidst another.)

A little girl ran, hand in hand with a woman. The woman appeared to be in her mid-thirties. Her red hair was tied into a messy bun, her blue dress wrinkled and torn in several places. The girl running with her had the same, blood red hair and was wearing a yellow jumper. She panted as she ran, trying to keep up. Screams of terrified people and dying people filled her ears, making her run faster. Panic swelled in her chest as she caught sight of little black creatures with yellow eyes running after them.

Fires raged throughout the town, shattered glass rained down on the pair as the heat grew too intense for the windows to take. The woman drew to a halt in the middle of a small courtyard and turned towards the girl.

"Rayne, you must get free of this place. It is doomed to fall."

"But mommy...I don't wanna go." Tears filled the woman's and girl's eyes. Suddenly, another girl with curly, blonde hair and a pink jumper came running into the small area and ran over to the little girl in yellow. The woman looked up and smiled sadly.

"You and Sari must get as far from here as you can. Protect each other and LIVE!" With that, a light cloud surrounded both girls as the woman turned to face the incoming heartless. (AN: the girl, Sari, is pronounced like faerie, only with an s.)

"Mommy! No!"

(End that flashback and back to the other!)

"That is all I remember." The king nodded and leaned over the table, hugging the girl tightly, considering she was shaking slightly. Then he leaned back and continued to get information from the girl. 'I have a feeling...'

"How old were you?"

"When they took over my world, 7. When the organization found me, 14. Now, 17."

"What did you do during those seven years before you were found?"

"Tried to survive. Searched for Sari. Still am." The king nodded and stood up.

"I suppose you know of the keybearer?" The girl shrugged.

"He sealed keyholes to worlds and stopped the heartless for awhile. Big deal!"

"But, he had to close the door to the darkness, with my and Riku's help. We were trapped on the other side and now, Sora is attempting to find a way to open another door to set us free, but he doesn't realize we already are."

"Then why are you here? Why not just go home and be done with it?"

"Because, we have to find Sora's nobody, Roxas. And, we have to stop Organization XIII from opening Kingdom Hearts. Now...I have something that I think would serve you well." Reaching into his pocket, the mouse withdrew a keychain that had a wolf's head on it. The charm was silver with the edges rimmed with black and blue flames. He tossed it at the girl and watched as a black keyblade appeared in her hand. It was like one-winged angel but the end was shaped like a wolf snarling. The wolf's head was colored in purple, blue and black flames.

"What's this?" the girl held the blade near her face and torch to get a closer look.

"The Wolfblade. Its owner is said to be able to do...certain things."

"Like..." the girl had set the blade down and was startled when it disappeared. Mickey laughed when he saw her astonishment.

"They are said to be able to transform into an animal of their choice, and to be able to control the forces of nature, hence the winds and water on the chain and blade."

"Sounds...cool. But now what do I do if I want the blade?"

"Think about it and want it to appear." The girl nodded and yelped when the blade appeared in her hand with a flash of blue light, causing the king to laugh even more. "Don't be so startled. After all, it is your weapon."

"But...I have always used the whip. Won't the organization get suspicious if I suddenly have a keyblade?"

"Yes...I suppose they would. However, you can still use other weapons, even if you are a keyblade wielder."

"Is that it? Is there nothing more?"

"Yes, that is all I can tell you."

"But it isn't all you know. Can you at least tell me about Sari?" The king shook his head as he walked over to the door and opened it.

"I'm sorry, but you'll have to find that out on your own. Good luck, Rayne." With that, he left the girl to sort through her muddled thoughts.

(End Flashback...finally! lol)

Sirux finished her tale, leaving out her real name. 'Until I know I can trust him...' Riku had sat, silent and brooding as the girl had told her story, and now he looked up and into the exotic eyes of the girl before him, just now noticing that her eyes were a deep, midnight blue with flecks of silver.

"So...you have a keyblade too." The girl nodded and held out her hand, allowing the wolfblade to appear. Riku glanced at it before summoning his own, Soul Eater. The girl gasped and leaned forward to examine the unusual keyblade. She grinned wickedly, making Riku feel uneasy.

"We should battle sometime. It would be interesting. Plus, I haven't had a good enough opponent to see what it can do."

"You haven't?"

"No...I was worried the organization would become suspicious." the girl said, shrugging. A sudden knock on the door startled the pair inside the room. Axel's voice drifted, muffled, through the door.

"Xehanort...I know your in there" he called in a sing-song voice.

"Shit..." Riku glanced up and out the balcony doors to see the sun just rising. Sirux followed his gaze and winced.

"Lie down!" Riku whipped his head around to glare at the girl.

"What" he hissed through clenched teeth.

"Just do it. I have an idea. Please don't get mad at me when it's over." He narrowed his eyes as he leaned back and lay down on the bed. What he didn't expect was for Sirux to straddle him and start moaning loudly. He stiffened and sent death glares to the girl on top of him. "Just go with it" she whispered. "Ohh Xehanort!" He flinched. 'At least she didn't say Riku.' He froze as she bent forward and whispered in his ear. "Work with me here!"

"How!" she gave him an odd look.

"Moan. I don't know. Do what you normally would."

"And that would be..." he flinched as she once again moaned.

"Have you not done this before?"

"No! Have you?" She glared fiercely at him.

"No! But living across from Larxene has its own pluses sometimes." Riku groaned in exasperation, earning a thrilled look from Sirux. "Do that again!"

"Why?"

"Cause it works!" Riku, never one to comply with anything without a bonus for him, glared and refused. "Fine then. I'll do it myself." His eye twitched as she moaned again.

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(Other side of the door)

Axel had just come looking for Riku, after not finding him in his room and getting a tip off Marluxia of his whereabouts. He smirked as he thought of how pissed Riku would be if he walked in on something... 'important'. Knocking on the door, he called out "Xehanort...I know your in there." He thought 'I wonder if anyone besides me knows his real name.' A sudden moan caught his attention. 'Riku...you dog!' He flinched when the moaning got louder.

"Ohh Xehanort!" 'That's it! I'm gone.' With that he turned and left.

"I'm gone! Have fun you two!"

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(Back in the Room)

Riku glared at the girl on top of him, wishing he could throttle her. After Axel's muffled goodbye, she stopped moaning and was just sitting on his waist with her head slightly turned towards the door.

"Sirux..."

"Shhhhh!" She held up one hand and continued to face the door. After a long minute, she deemed it safe to talk and looked back at Riku, who was glaring pins and needles at her. She realized she was still sitting on him and jumped off, but she regretted moving as soon as the boy stood up, grabbing her wrists and pushed her against the wall.

"What the hell was that?" The girl looked into his eyes and smirked.

"A decoy. What do you think would have happened if he came barging in here with us holding keyblades. He would have gone straight to Xemnas and we both would be in trouble!"

"Couldn't you have found a better decoy!"

"Not off the top of my head. I had to get him to leave somehow and I just happen to know he hates it when Larxene is going at it, so I just drew conclusions." Riku sent one last glare at her before letting her go.

"Great...now he'll never let it go." Sirux raised her eyebrows.

"What do you mean."

"Unlike you, I have to share a room. He is constantly going on about how I need to lighten up and whatever."

"Well, you do have a pretty tight ass!" Riku raised an eyebrow. Catching his look, Sirux laughed. "Not like that!" A sudden buzzing drew the two teens' attention as the loudspeaker sounded off.

"Attention, would everyone report to the Great Hall for an important meeting. You have ten minutes!" Riku and Sirux glanced up at each other and ran for the door.

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Sirux calmly entered the hall and headed towards her seat. She noticed Axel following her with his eyes and she threw him the bird, making Riku smirk as he entered shortly after her.

"Now, is everyone here? Good. Let us begin. As you all know, we have been searching for the key to open Kingdom Hearts. Well, today, that key has been found!" Sirux noticed Riku stiffen in his seat, catty-corner from her, next to Axel. She also noticed a questioning look on the red-head's face. "Bring them in!" Her attention was drawn away as the doors behind Xemnas crashed open, reverberating off the walls. In walked Marluxia and a relatively tall girl, roughly around Sirux's height. Blonde hair fell in waves to the girl's shoulders and her jeans were torn at the knees. Her yellow shirt was covered in what looked like blood.

Sirux's hand curled into a fist around her pen as she recognized the blue-grey eyes of Sari. Glad that she had time to change into her normal clothes and cloak, she continued to watch as Marluxia shoved the girl forward. Sirux was vaguely aware that her pen had snapped in two and ink and blood was flowing onto her paper for notes. She quickly brought her hand under the table and let it continue to bleed on her lap and onto the floor. 'Damn him! I'll kill him for this!'

Riku had glanced over at Sirux when he noticed her hand clench out of the corner of his eye. He was shocked when Xemnas claimed to have found the key to Kingdom Hearts. However, when the girl was brought in, he relaxed, but now, he saw Sirux's pen break, sending shards into her balled fist. He noticed that ink and blood were slowly oozing onto her papers and table when she quickly brought her hand under the table. 'What's with her?'

"Now, we have no need of Sora. Take her to the prison!" Xemnas dismissed Marluxia, who forced the girl out of the room. "Everyone else, you are dismissed as well." Riku slowly stood up and watched Sirux visibly slump in her chair as he followed Axel out.

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"So...how'd it go?" Riku lifted his head to look at his roommate, who was currently tossing fireballs into the air and catching them.

"How'd what go?" Axel let the fireballs dissipate as he sat up.

"You know...you and Sirux? How was it?" Riku rolled his eyes and stood up, planning to leave his... 'friend' behind.

He opened the door and headed off to wherever his feet decided. Walking along the corridors, he heard whispering and, deciding to check it out, he came across Sirux and the prisoner.

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"Sari? Are you in here?" The blonde girl lay curled up on the floor of the prison cell. Upon hearing someone calling her name, she sat up.

"Who's there?" She saw a black figure standing in front of her and she started to back up, well...at least until the figure removed it's hood. She squeaked as the familiar red hair and dark blue eyes looked out at her.

"It's me..."

"Rayne?" the figure nodded and Sari launched herself at her friend. "I missed you so much! Where have you been!" Rayne shook her head, causing the beaded braids to click. (AN: her hair is done up like Rikku's from FFX-2, only her headband is black.)

"Now is not the time. We have to get you outta here!" Rayne just grabbed Sari's hand and pulled her out of the open door. The two silently walked down the long hall and turned right onto a different one.

"How are we supposed to get out of here?" Rayne winced, knowing what she had to do.

"Listen...I...I work for this organization." Sari backed away slightly.

"No..."

"Yes" Rayne said, pulling up her hood to prove her point.

"But why?" Rayne sighed.

"I thought it would lead me to you. I was right, but I wish I could have found you under better circumstances. Now...we must hurry before...anyone...Shit!" Rayne trailed off as she spotted Riku and vise versa.

"Sirux...what the hell are you doing?" She flinched.

"Sirux?...But your name is..." Sirux covered her friend's mouth with her hand.

"Long story. I'll explain later. Riku, we have to get her out of here." Riku stood for a moment.

"Why?" He was floored when suddenly Sirux did a very un-Siruxy thing. She let go of Sari and grabbed Riku's forearms, begging.

"Please Riku, I can't do this on my own. I...we need your help." Riku was shocked to see her eyes tearing up and hearing her plead. He nodded.

"Fine. Let's go." Sirux grabbed her friend and followed Riku down countless hallways and endless staircases before the corridor they were on began flashing red and alarms sounded. Riku was aware that they were near the roof and hurried the group on.

The trio ran out onto the rooftop, only to be soaked by rain. A sudden bubbling noise drew their attention to a dark portal forming. Sirux panicked as she saw Axel step out of the portal and hold out his hand, thinking he was asking for them to surrender. She pushed Sari behind her, drawing her keyblade and Axel looked slightly shocked. She was shocked at what he had to say, though.

"Hurry! They'll be here any minute!" Riku stepped into the portal without hesitation, but Sirux turned to him and stared into his green eyes.

"Why should we trust you!"

"Because, I'm your only chance!" Sirux froze as she realized that he was right. She quickly shook her head and her dismissed her blade. She then pulled Sari around her and pushed her forward. After she stepped through, Axel joined them and closed the portal.

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