D's note: Ta-da! Chapter 2! Here you go guys. Once again, I'm so sorry. -head desk-

Warnings/Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts nor any of the characters associated with it. There is sadism, gore, mentions/complete yaoi in this story. Viewer discretion is advised.

Roxas opened his eyes and gasped violently, awaking from a blank state of mind to remember the cuts appearing all over his body . After a brief second of dreaded anticipation, he realized that the gashing had stopped and relaxed. However, his body continued to smolder painfully, even though he had probably passed out a few hours ago.

"Hiya Roxas!" The cheerful cry sent surprised Roxas, making him jolt and rub against the gashes on his back. He hissed, and glared at the brown-eyed figure in front of him.

"Jesus Christ Mom! Don't do that!" She smiled, not realizing the jolt she had caused within her son. She called down the stairs,

"Aeris, he's awake now! " Roxas flinched at the loud shouts. His head was throbbing, and the room spun a little with it's bright light. It was then he realized he was still in the bathroom. A bunched up towel served as a pillow while the rest of his body rested on the cool pale blue tiles . A long, pink and white coat was draped over-top of him from his waist down; of course it was Aeris's coat, no doubt.

The sound of foot steps were heard coming down the hall, and Aeris led both Zack and Cloud into the bathroom. Zack wore his usual goofy grin, while Cloud looked very relieved. Aeris was giving one of her beautifully-sweet smile.

It bothered Roxas at first, that everyone was smiling so much. But as soon as Aeris spoke, it seemed to push the bother aside.

"You're awake much faster than we had anticipated. That's good to see. Now..." Her face wavered . It was brief enough so he could safely doubt anyone else had noticed. She continued without further hesitation ,

"Can you remember anything before you passed out?" Roxas nodded, shivering slightly at the gruesome occurrence that happened right before the mirror ,

"Yes." Aeris stared at him intently,

"Please, every detail you can remember, okay? It would help very greatly." Roxas nodded again, and took a small, shaky breath before speaking,

"At around, eight, I think, I fell asleep while reading, again. Then I woke up, and I felt this, this pain. At first it was just a little prick, but it grew became deeper. Around here ." He held a hand to his navel , and grunted at the ginger pain. Aeris shifted ,

"If you need time, please just say." Roxas shook his head, and sat up straight, opposing the wishes of his aching body. He inhaled sharply at a new pain that arose, but he clamped his eyes shut and continued,

"Called for mom and dad, the cuts were just appearing- everywhere! Dad got to me, and then I heard them call you. I remember that the cutting stopped. But..." His head throbbed, and familiar voices echoed in his ears.

A muffled groan of pain.

"No, no. I told you my plans for the night; I'm not done yet silly. And, isn't salt supposed to help cuts? Let's find out."

Roxas blinked, not entirely sure if what he had just heard was real. Starting slowly, he finished,

"But there was burning, burning i n all the cuts. I think it was , no. I'm sure of i t , it was salt." Aeris's face contorted into one of mild horror,

"Which means- " Roxas nodded and answered ,

"Yeah . Whoever took him- they're giving him hell-" Another throb to the head, but this brought a searing headache. He gripped the sides of his head, closing his eyes and baring his teeth to keep from crying out. White flashed before his eyes, there were small noises, but they were gradually growing louder,

"Well Sora, I think that we're done with that. Let's have some real fun now." There was a small popping noise, whimpering, and, finally, the boy spoke,

"P-please. No. Ri-"

A sharp smack, more whimpers, and a malicious laugh surfaced.

"I didn't want to hit you , but no begging for me to stop? Understand?" Shaky breaths and near-silent tears were the only sounds . But n ear-silent wasn't good enough . An irritated sigh from the sadistic kidnapper.

"Don't cry. Please don't cry, you're just too pretty to cry."

Why did that voice sound familiar?

The crying continued. A growl. Shuffling, a loud, surprised cry.

"Shut up! No crying, not now. Do you want me to take your brother as I did you? I'll make you watch. Hmm?" Instant silence of the crying came, followed a small chuckle,

"Good boy."

The white vanished, someone was shaking him lightly on the shoulder,

"Roxas?" He felt the rush of vertigo go to his head. A little dizzy , the blond responded,

"Y-yeah?" Aeris looked confused,

"What happened?" Roxas didn't want to, couldn't, answer. To Aeris, yes, of course she would understand. She was the boys' counselor for their connection, the connection that the two had ever since they were four. But Tifa, Cloud, and Zack?

No, they wouldn't believe him. They wouldn't understand.

He shook his head,

"Nothing...Just a little vertigo." He changed the subject quickly, "How do the cuts look?" Aeris was not only their counselor, but a trained pediatrician .

"Oh yes, I cleaned them up when you were passed out. I'll take another look at them. Please take off your shirt, if you don't mind." Roxas nodded, th e pain sprouting at the movement. Cloud noticed this and helped him take off the night shirt. Roxas thanked him quietly.

There was a small shudder that seemed to pass through everyone in the room.

Long gashes scattered everywhere, except for his untouched face. The average length was seven inches, although all and all they were varied . They looked wickedly red and a little infected . Horror spread across the adult faces, aside from the calm Aeris.

"Roxas, I can tell you, they aren't good. It is a mazing you didn't bleed to death, although, taking a second look, whoever did this to Sora." She paused, "They don't intend on killing him any time soon. Otherwise, they would've left him. These cuts would have bled out unless someone tried to stop the bleeding. "

She looked at him straight in the eyes,

"You are to rest for a few weeks , understand? You can go back to school, at the very least, in a week. Your mother and father are going to take you to the hospital for stitches. I'll come by in a few days to check up on you, and maybe if you look well enough, I'll let you go back early. "

Roxas nodded. He motioned her towards him, and she shooed away Zack, Cloud, and Tifa with a 'Patient-alone-time' excuse. As soon as they had left, he spoke with cautious and quiet, and embarrassed, tone.

"He raped Sora." Aeris' face turned to great pain ,

"Oh no. Are you sure? Can you really feel it?" Roxas nodded, shifting uncomfortably on the floor.

"More than one way too. And Aeris, there was more." She cocked her head to the side,

"What would that be?"

"I could hear a conversation, as if it were my own memory, but it's not. It's Sora's. I can feel his pain and hear his thoughts literally now. " Aeris looked a little surprised,

"Really? What was the conversation about, or at least, what can you draw from it ?" Roxas always loved how encouraging Aeris was, whether it was about his little investigation, or the unbelievable connection .

"I can..." He tried to get back to the logical depth of his mind. "I can conclude it's someone Sora knows. Someone I know as well. It's a male, based on the voice, and he made Sora believe he could get to me. He got Sora after all , so somewhere we both visited . Which means, he must be able to reach me from a day to day basis. Sora's not that gullible to just believe anything.

"Another thing, this guy sounds incredibly intelligent. Well educated, at least. I believe he's a sadist." Roxas snorted bitterly. " Ha! No, he is a sadist, no doubt. But...the disturbing part is that he's so, SO familiar. I just can't put my finger on it!"

Aeris listened with anticipation, nodding and thinking over it. When Roxas had finished, she smiled slightly,

"Roxas, when you said you experienced vertigo, it was really Sora's memory, right ?" Roxas nodded, "Do you realize how long that little 'Vertigo trip' was?" He shook his head. "I'd say it took, about two minutes , perhaps less. If you could make all those conclusions with two minutes , do you realize how great that is? You nearly have this profile down. While you recover, I want you to continue working on it, o kay? I think you're the only one who can fully figure it out ."

With that, she patted his head (she couldn't touch his back without causing him pain) and stood up, walking out of the bathroom.

He sighed, and although nobody was in the bathroom with him, he whispered. He hoped, he knew, Sora could hear it.

"Sora. I'm coming for you."

Sora's head snapped up, eyes opening widely at the voice. His big brother. Was that real? Did he really just hear...? He couldn't look around his prison, due to the black cloth, but he listened again, a swell of anticipation in his chest.

No one. He sank a little.

Riku had left a little while ago. God knows when he'd come back; he did say he was going to feed him. Nevertheless, Sora che rished the time he had without the monster. He let out a shaky breath, and, whispering to the silence, could feel a pounding in his head.

"Please hurry Roxas."

A noise, the door. Oh no, god no.

"Oh pet...I'm back."