MHC: Welcome back, ne!
Sora: Shall we celebrate your demise? grins
Roxas: punches Sora's arm Don't be rude! They're here to read, not be your dinner!
Sora: Aw man…
MHC: Enjoy!
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"It took you long enough," Riku snorted as Kairi leapt from the alley and onto the rooftop and landed in between her friends. "Shut up." She retorted playfully and smacked his shoulder. "Let's just go already!" Sora snapped at the two and they both blinked at him. "Yeesh, what crawled up his ass?" Kairi whispered and Riku scratched the back of his neck. "Well… Let's just say Sora didn't wanna leave empty handed…" Kairi raised an eyebrow before peering over Sora's shoulder; he had his back to her so she couldn't see what he was holding.
"C'mon." Sora said dryly and before Kairi got a good look at what he was holding, the brunette ran off; jumping onto a nearby building.
Kairi huffed and Riku walked in front of her. "We better go," The whine-haired girl nodded and they both followed the vampire.
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Emerald green eyes opened to a damp and empty concrete road, the streetlights flickering slightly because its lack of electricity. The red head groaned while rubbing the back of his neck. "What happened…?" A groggy moan sounded from next to him and he turned over. "Demyx!" Axel gasped and forced his still tired body to get up and go over to the musician. "Axel…?" Demyx whispered and sat up before crying out in pain and grasped the back of his head.
"Demyx, are you alright?" Axel panted before looking his lover over for any wounds. "Y-yeah, I think so…" Demyx tried to move his head to look at Axel but his headache told him otherwise. "Ow… fuck…" Axel brought the dirty blonde into his arms and sighed loudly. "Thank god you're alright…!" The musician smiled and buried his face into the other's chest, yawning. "Don't know how I got this headache though…" Demyx mumbled and Axel's eyes widened while his thoughts instantly replayed the nights horrid events.
"Roxas…" The red head mumbled and Demyx looked around. "I don't see him." He paused before gasping. "Where's Roxas?!" "I don't know…" Axel said under his breath and looked at Demyx. "Demyx, what do you remember before you passed out?"
The dirty-blonde thought for a moment. "We were walking to get some guns, then I heard that scream and started loading my gun, we ran but Roxas didn't so you went back to get him, and I was grabbed by that kid, then he threw me and then…" Demyx looked up to Axel. "…nothing." The pyro sighed. "That's right… Namine was…" "Namine!" Demyx gasped, his attention turned away from the pyro. "Yes, Namine got captured and—" "No! Not that; it's Namine!" Demyx pointed over to an entrance to an alley that was about 5 blocks away from were they were. Axel looked closely and gasped—Namine was standing at the entrance!
"Namine!!" They both yelled and the girl's attention turned towards them; making a smile grace her pale lips. "Axel, Demyx!" She called and raced toward them, and they both stood up. When she was within arms reach, they both hugged her tightly and she giggled. "I wasn't gone that long!" Namine joked. "We thought you were killed…!" Demyx cried out; tears threatening to fall from his eyes. "Demyx, you know I wouldn't go out without a fight." Namine reassured him and the dirty blonde sniffed before wiping his eyes with the back of his hand.
"So what happened to you?" Axel asked and Namine flinched. 'What can I do? I don't wanna tell them I associated with an immortal on my own free will…!' "I… heard a rustling noise in an alley, and when I went to check it out something jumped me… I must've gotten knocked out." Namine rubbed the back of her neck and averted her gaze—she never lied to Demyx and Axel; but she didn't want them to go after Kairi because of a chat… and a missing bra. Axel chuckled a bit. "Hey, it's alright… same thing happened to us." Namine smiled before taking a deep breath. "Okay…"
The blonde girl noticed something was off… 'Hey… Wait a second.' "Where's Roxas?" Demyx and Axel both paused. "Well…" Demyx started and then gestured over to Axel with a smile. "Go ahead, love—tell her!" Axel's eye twitched and he sighed. "Well, we heard you scream, Roxas was stunned and we started to run but he didn't follow so I went back to get him and I heard Demyx yell and some random kid knocked him out, I went over to him, Roxas got really pissed and started shooting the kid, he ran out of ammo and next thing I know; another kid has him up against a wall and when I went to rescue him I got knocked out. Then we woke up and he was gone. Got it memorized?" Namine tapped her chin; a look that showed her deep in thought spread across her features. "That only means…" All three of them thought for a moment before gasping.
"He must've been kidnapped!!!"
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Kairi pushed off from a roof-top's gutter with extreme pressure to help pick her speed up. 'What on earth is Sora holding??' The whine-haired girl was determined to figure it out, but Sora was making it challenging for her to catch up. "Need a hint?" Riku chuckled and Kairi glanced at him before shrugging. "Fine with me." Riku smiled before whispering "His little play mate." And Kairi's eyes widened.
"SORA!!!!" She shrieked, making Riku flinch and the brunette come to a screeching halt. He turned around, exposing his said… 'Play mate'. "What?? We don't have a lot of time, Kairi." The whine-haired girl's breath caught in her throat and she scanned the young blonde over—his features were pale and feminine with the slightest hint of gravel and bruising around the back of his arms; most likely from being thrown on a wall or the ground. 'He… he's even more beautiful up-close…!' She thought without even noticing the fact her eyes were widened and mouth agape. Sora tapped his foot in impatience. "Well?"
Kairi shook her head and took a deep breath. "One; why are we in such a hurry? And two… what the HELL is wrong with you?!" Sora shrugged and kept his expression calm. "One, if were not back by sunset people will get suspicious and I'll answer two with another question: what do you mean exactly?" Kairi sighed and put a hand on her forehead. "Just… please tell me why were taking him along." "Can we explain on the way home?" Riku asked a bit rushed and his two companions nodded.
They all continued to leap from roof-top to roof-top. "So," Sora spoke, and the two looked at him. "What exactly were you doing that made you take a long time to leave?" Sora smiled and Kairi smiled back. "I'll tell you if you answer my question." Sora shrugged and took a deep breath but before he could answer, Riku chimed in. "Two words: sick desire." Sora shot him a death glare and Riku smirked. "If I were you, Sora, I'd be sure to lock the door."
Riku and Kairi stopped for a moment before bursting out laughing and a dark red flushed over the brunette's cheeks. "Sh-Shut up you two! And Kairi…" Kairi stopped laughing before clearing her throat and answered. "Yes?" "I answered your damn question, now you answer mine." Kairi tapped her chin. "Well… technically, Riku answered the question, so I still need your side of the… perverted story. And, by the way," As if on cue, the great bells of the clock tower rang their eerie song; telling everyone another hour had passed. "We're screwed up the ass with a butcher knife if we waste anymore time." Riku and Sora blinked. "With a butcher knife…? Ow…" The Lycan shuddered and Sora laughed. "You're so morbid Kairi!"
"You dumbasses—we need to get going!!" Kairi yelled in impatience and Sora looked at the clock tower. "Fuck, she's right! Let's go!!" "Thankfully, we're pretty close." Riku pointed to the outskirts of the city and the mansion sitting on the large hill with tree's scattered around it. "Right, we'll be there in no time."
They all took off once again.
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"Ah, man, Cloud's gonna be so pissed…" Axel mumbled under his breath as he, Namine and Demyx sprinted down the street. "We still need to tell him—he'll know what we'll need to infiltrate the vampires' headquarters." Namine stated and Axel shook his head. "I don't mean at the vampires. I meant at us." They all slowed down into a walk before making a turn into a giant marketing street with shops built into the walls that had neon lights shining above them. Carts loaded with ammunition, guns and knives littered the streets.
"What do you mean by 'us'?" Demyx asked as they strolled through the former rat-hole; many people calling out to them to buy something. "Well, we did tell Roxas everything Cloud told us not to, and then we brought him along with us only to loose him…" Axel said while counting the many things that considered them screwed.
Namine sighed, "I'm sure if we explain he'll understand,"
They finally made it to the end of the marketing place were a large shop was built into the wall. A bright neon sign that had a white crescent moon and blinking stars dangling on electric strings floated around it. In the center were the words 'Cloud's Weapon Shoppe'—different weapons were cleverly placed as certain letters for an example of the shop's stock. Around the counter-window, different cardboard signs were placed that announced sales. They approached the counter to see someone with pale skin and spiky-blonde hair fumbling through a few boxes.
Axel cleared his throat and the man rummaging through the boxes grunted. "One second! I'll be right with you!" Demyx and Namine giggled to each-other quietly and Axel shook his head—stiffiling a laugh.
"Okay, sorry about that! I just couldn't find—oh! It's you guys!" Namine waved and Axel smiled. "Since when have you been such a pack-rat, Cloud?" Cloud raised an eyebrow and smiled back. "Says the man who's been late three times in a row. What took you guys so long?" Cloud glanced around. "Hey, where's Roxas?" Axel opened his mouth, but closed it, Demyx tapped his chin before averting his gaze and Namine scratched the back of her neck. "Well… that's a very long, complicated story…" Axel said sheepishly before bringing his hands together. Cloud placed one hand on the counter and leaned on it; his expression turning very serious. "I've got time."
All three of them gulped. This was going to be long night…
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MHC: I am SO SORRY this took me so long! I was suddenly out of the vampire mood but I'm back into it now!
Axel: She's a procrastinator. Got it memorized?
Namine: At least she got the chapter done.
MHC: glares at them Anyway, the market place is kind of based off of the shops in Twilight Town from KH2—since they're in the wall with their little convenient window and huge neon signs. And if everyone's starting to get confused with the city and it's lighting; it's supposed to be exactly like The World That Never Was—only no castle, a lot rainier, and instead of a giant building with a TV screen on it, there's a clock tower. (Think of the Big Ben mixed with Twilight Tower)
Demyx: Read and review NICLEY or Cloud will glare at you for an hour!
Riku: The horror!