Intheyasha has finally written the next part!

intheyasha- Okay this is long overdue quite frankly. But here it is.

Chapter 4

Riku ran down the dark alleyway, looking behind him to see if anyone was following him. He knew he was dreaming. The same thing happens again and again. He runs down the various alleyways and he would end up at a fountain. He walked around the corner and saw the fountain he saw many times during his nightmare. He heard the loud running footsteps as he can he a group of people nearing him. He wasn't sure who they were or why they always were chasing after him in his nightmare. He never understood any of this. He looked around and noticed the shadows were getting closer. He closed his eyes wanting to wake up. This is where he usually wake up. Riku opened his eyes realizing that he wasn't waking up this time around. He turned around to look at the fountain. It was tall and the moonlight reflected off of the stone. The area around him was getting darker from the shadows around him.

They are coming.

He ran up to the fountain and dived into the water. Once inside of the water, he felt like he was slowly falling from the sky. Riku closed his eyes relishing in the cool atmosphere around him. He hasn't felt this relaxed in a while. Ever since he and Sora came to this new world, Riku was never able to breathe and relax. He always had things to worry about, nightmares at night, and very little sleep. Everything was tensed all of the time. But now, he could relax. He could breathe. Maybe this isn't a nightmare. Maybe it wasn't a nightmare at all.

Then all of a sudden, his lungs was filled with water, and Riku pulled himself out of the water. Riku coughed and gagged off of the water that choked on. His clothing and hair was drenched in water. He wasn't in the fountain anymore. As a matter of fact, he was in a whole different place it seemed. He heard a chuckle and turned around.

"Welcome back to the darkside Riku."

Riku looked at the man before him. He stood around Riku's height but a little taller. He wore a long trench coat that resembled something similar to the Organization XIII's attire, but instead of a hood, his trench coat had a really tall collar. His black hair was short cut, and he wore glasses that had thick frames. He had his arms crossed and a smirk on his face. His face had a marking that resembled the statue that was in the fountain Riku jumped into.

Riku looked at the man confusedly. "Have... have you been haunting me in my sleep?"

"No- well yes. But you wouldn't have been going through an entire months' worth of nightmares if you jumped in the water fountain in the very first nightmare."

"Who are you?"

The man smiled. "I'm the one that's going to properly teach you about the darkside."

"W-where's Sora?" Riku got up from the water to look around but all of a sudden he felt very nauseous and the room started to spin. Riku fell back in the water, unable to pick himself up.

"Easy there, rookie. This is just the beginning. First rule of the darkness, you shouldn't worry about Sora."

"What… I don't understand."

"Hey." One second, the guy was standing next to the body of water. The next second, he was standing next to Riku lifting the boy out of the water. "I said, you shouldn't worry about Sora. He will only be your weakness. You'll never be able to harness the darkness fully worrying about that kid."

Riku twisted his arm out of the guys grasp and glared at him. "That kid, is my friend. Besides, I'm done with the darkness. I'm just trying to start a new life."

"Tsk tsk." The man waved his finger at Riku. "Last time I remembered, you were the one who chose the darkness and Sora followed. By choosing the darkness without fulling harnessing it is a mistake a baby will only do. You and I both know that you're not stupid Riku."

"I don't care. I don't want to cause any more trouble. Take me back to Sora right now. To hell with the darkness. Don't mess with me because I'm not in a patient mood right now. I don't even know your name."

"My name is Celsius."

"I don't care what your name is! Just take me back to Sora and leave me alone."

"Don't you want to protect him?"

"Protect him?"

"You're in a world of darkness Riku. There are greater powers here than you and I combined together. How can you protect Sora when you're not strong enough to take yourself back to him? You have to rely on me to take you back to him. What if you were stranded somewhere else? What if you were stuck fighting for your life while Sora back home is dying in the process? You wouldn't be able to do anything because you didn't accept the responsibility you decided to selfishly dump on yourself and Sora."

Riku opened his mouth to say something but he was rendered speechless for a moment. "Then why the hell are you helping me? And why should I accept your help? What if you're lying to me?"

"The only answers you have is to trust me because you're not going anywhere else anytime soon if I leave you here stranded. Then you won't be able to see Sora at all. Come back down to reality Riku. Sora is a wide open target here in this world. He is the only light in a world of darkness. Some darkness is attracted to the light and most are appalled by it. Those are the ones you have to fear the most. Once Sora leaves that confined apartment the two of you have, he will be an open target for anyone to snatch and do whatever the hell they desire to him."

Then the harsh reality finally dawned on Riku. "…What?"

"Do you want my help you not?"

Riku looked around his surroundings and only found an opening and darkness. "I need to get back to Sora now. I-I don't want anything to- Why the hell do I feel so weak?"

"We're in a pool of darkness. You're not use to a large amount of it, so naturally your body isn't accustomed to it yet. Now follow me before we waste anymore time." Celsius started to walk out of the water. Riku cursed at himself and followed Celsius.

It was the only choice he had.