My computer spell checks me when I write "Boogie" but not Sora. What.

Sora woke up. It was naptime again at Laika. All the other children were asleep on the floor, in matching sleeping bags. The teacher had left the room. He could hear her talking in the hallway. Sora sat up in his sleeping bag. He had done it again. He had gone to sleep.

He had not been afraid of sleeping before. In his dreams, he would meet wonderful creatures and go to exciting places. That is, until IT showed up.

Oogie Boogie, the boogeyman. The first time Sora saw Boogie he had been wandering in his sleep, following the strange animals he always met in his dreams.

Just as he was chasing a purple cat across a cloud, he came across a door. It was white and had stained glass panes on it, like the type he had seen at the town church. The door was slightly a jar. The six legged cat walked in and he followed, curious. "Wait Necho!" He ran straight in, finding himself in total darkness.

He looked around, but could not find the door. Afraid, he began to run. "Necho! Hello? Necho!" Sora ran until he hit something. Hard. Stumbling backwards, he looked up and felt the object, realizing it was another door. He grabbed the doorknob and turned it. Here, he found a giant sack.

The 'Sack ' was not a sack at all. It was standing and moving, mumbling and groaning. Finally it turned around completely, and Sora saw that it had holes cut like eyes and a mouth. "Oh hoo! A door!" The 'sack' smiled. "And who are you, little thing?"

"S-Sora…Sora Burton."

"Well S-S-SORA.." It laughed. "Congratulations!"

"Huh?"

"You have opened a door- A way to leave the darkness! Do you know what that means?"

"Uh…No."

"It means I get to go back-And you get to be my snack."

Before Sora could move Boogie was hovering him over him and reaching for his face. "Now hold still for Boogie!""AHHH!" Sora screamed and the purple cat was back again. It ran between them and Sora grabbed onto it, going back through the door. "Necho! Run Necho!"

The six legged animal took Sora through the second door. Despite the cat's efforts, Sora could hear Boogie laughing.

"RUN CHILD, AS FAST AS YOU CAN-"

Sora held on tighter.

"YOU CANNOT ESCAPE ME, THE BOOGIE MAN!"

"HELP!" Sora yelled, waking form his dream. "Help…" His heart was pounding like a hammer in his chest. "Boogie…" He said, breathlessly. "I remember Boogie…" His head throbbed. He couldn't just remember Boogie. He could remember kindergarten. He could remember finger painting. He remembered his Mother reading to him, his Father holding him, playing with Ven and Roxas-

"OW!" Sora clutched his head. The memories were coming back too quickly. "OW! STOP! STOP-STOP-STOP-"

His door opened. Roxas peeped his head in. "Sora?"

Sora was in bed, rocking back in forth, still holding his head. "Stop it…Stop it…"

"Woah…" Roxas took a step back. "Hang on I'll get Mo-" He remembered that Aqua had left early for a conference. "UNCLE VEN!" He yelled, running down the hall. Ventus lived in the small guest house. "UNCLE VEN!" He almost fell down the stairs and crashed into his father.

"What happened?" Terra asked, holding him by the shoulders.

"Sora's freaking out!"

Terra followed his son back up to Sora's room. There Sora was, crying an holding his head.

"Sora." Terra strode across the room and placed a hand on Sora's head. "Don't worry, it's alright now." He sat on the edge of the bed.

"It hurts." Sora cried.

Terra pulled him into a hug. "Shh."

"Daddy…Help…The Boogie man-"

He patted down Sora's hair. "Don't worry. He's not going to get you, I promise."

That morning Ven drove Roxas and his friends to school once again. When they picked Riku up, Roxas told him about Sora.

"So..Um…" Roxas began.

Riku sat in the front. "Hm?"

"You don't have to come over today."

'Just when we were making progress?' "Why?" Riku asked.

"Sora's not feeling well." Ventus said, staring ahead.

"What happened?' Kairi asked, looking concerned.

"He's…er…" Roxas searched for the right words. "Not okay…right now."

"Can we see him after school?" Kairi said. "O wanted a reason to come see him anyway."

"I don't know…" Roxas said, remembering Sora's crying. "We'll see."

Roxas and Ven returned home right after school. Ven drove back to school right after, as he was acting as the basketball coach.

"Hello?" Roxas called as he stepped into the foyer. "Sora? Dad? Anyone home?"

As a child he was used to the house being empty. He had spent more time with Ventus than he had with his own parents. However unlike during his childhood, Ventus now had a job, and he had been deemed old enough to take are of himself.

His large house never felt like much of a 'home' to him. On television most of the families lived in small, modest houses and saw each other everyday. He wasn't upset with his parents never being around…He had enough friends and material possessions to occupy his time. He had to thank them for never noticing him. When he was in elementary school. he had actually wanted their attention, and went to great lengths to get it. After befriending Lea Daniel "Axel" Elfman, the class clown, he found a new way to get his parents to look at him.

"Make mistakes." Axel had told him. "Drop things. Get sick. Pick fights at school. They'll notice you, trust me."

These actions did not get his parents to so much as bat an eyelash. Most of the time Ventus would find out first, reprimand him, and try to figure out how to solve his problems. He loved Ventus for that. If his father ever found out, he would tell Roxas to "get his act together or go to military school". His mother would try to talk to him for at least thirty minutes, before some high profile client would call and make her forget all about Roxas.

For a moment, when high school started, he considered becoming a alcoholic. Luckily before that happened, he befriended Kairi and Hayner, which kept him relatively sober. His friends' parents were on good terms with his parents. Despite the lack of contact, he was beginning to accept the relationship he had with Aqua and Terra.

And now Sora was here. It was like all his old wounds were opening back up. Sora, the brother he had been forced to forget. Looking back he could remember fragments here and there of things that didn't add up. When he friends showed up two hours after school Axel confided these feeling in Axel.

Riku and Kairi headed immediately to Sora's room while Axel and Roxas stood in the hall.

Sora was still in bed, reading a book. "Oh, hello."

"Hi Sora!" Kairi held up a basket. "I brought you a get well gift. I didn't know what you give you. so I googled."

"Oh…Thanks…I think." Sora scratched his head. "It looks nice."

Riku gave a short wave. "Hey."

Sora nodded. "Hi."

In the hall Roxas was still talking with Axel.

"You alright?" Axel asked.

"Of course I am." Roxas replied. "I'm not the one who's sick."

"You don't have to be sick to be….unwell."

Roxas looked towards Sora's doorway. "I just…I'm not mad or sad. I'm uh-"

"Jealous?" Axel offered. "Because your long last brother's getting so much attention?"

Roxas was flabbergasted. "What-no-geez…What're you saying? I wouldn't say jealous…"

"You should be more honest." Axel said. "No one would blame you. I mean, when was the last time your parent stayed home to watch after you?"

Terra was upstairs in his study, taking a day off in case Sora needed him again.

"And you said you Dad actually hugged him? I've never even seen your Dad touch your Mom…I used to think you were a science experiment or something."

Roxas laughed. "Yeah, they aren't the most affectionate."

Axel shrugged. "Soo~" He nudged him.

Roxas chuckled. "Okay! I admit I'm not all that happy. Satisfied?"

"Somewhat." Axel said, crossing his arms. "Now tell me why."

" 'Cause Mom and Dad are acting like they care for once."

"Long lost sons will do that." Axel replied.

"But I'm not upset with Sora." Roxas said. "I can't be…It's not his fault."

"That's not the first told me that." Axel said, looking him in the eye. "Who are you trying to convince? Me or you?"

Riku stepped out of Sora's room, passing Roxas and Axel in hallway. He gave them both a brief nod before heading downstairs.

"He even got Riku to come here." Roxas mumbled. "I could never get Riku over here to hang out."

Axel shrugged. "Riku was never the hanging type."

Kairi sat on the edge of the bed. "Riku's so nice."

Sora said. "Yup. I didn't really want that cup of tea, but he's getting it for me anyway."

"He's always been that way." Kairi said, smiling. "That's probably why I like him so much. Oh Gob don't tell him I like him, okay?!"

Sora blinked. "Oh, you like him, like him?"

Kairi blushed. "Ah!" She looked towards the doorway. Riku was still downstairs, while Axel and Roxas had moved further down the hall. "Well, yeah."

"Does he know?" Sora asked.

"I dunno. I think it's obvious. Even so, I try to get his attention…"

Sora frowned. "What do you mean by that?"

Kairi sighed. "Skimpy outfits, party invites, you know the usual. But Riku doesn't go for that stuff. I wonder what his deal is?"

Sora nodded. "Mmhm…Well Aphrodi-I mean…" He paused. "I have a friend, she's this well known relationship advisor…and uh, she told me once that when it comes to crushes you should be as natural as possible around them. Putting on a act just sets you up for failure."

"Really? Who's your friend? Is she famous?"

"Oh yeah, really famous. She's set up a lot of big couples over the years."

Elsewhere Sally and Jack had traveled back to Halloween town.

Lock, Shock, and Barrel followed them back through the hinterlands to Halloween town. Zero wafted around their legs as they walked.

"Now that we've had a look, I'm a bit more worried about Sora." Jack admitted.

"A bit?" Sally replied. "What if Sora becomes something completely different? What if…he becomes a dark side?"

Jack frowned. "I don't think Sora would be that wrapped in darkness. The people around him would have to be practically heartless. Besides, we knew the day would come when Sora became a different kind of being. Changelings undergo a partial "change" once they reach maturity. Part of them becomes something found in the world they live in. Sora's going to lose more of his humanity in Halloween town. He might become intangible, like a ghost. He may

grow hair and be a werewolf. Only time will tell."

Just as Jack and Sally reached their the door, the mischevious trio passed by, giggling.

"What are you three up to?" Jack asked.

"Oh, nothing Jack." Shock laughed.

The tub continued its journey to the outskirts of town, back to boogie's old hangout. There, in the dark remanants of the boogeyman's were pieces of a familair burlap sack, covered in wriggling bugs. Several of the insects sewed the sack parts together, forming a worn looking-but still scary Oogie Boogie.

"You three better have bad news." Boogie said.

"The worst." Lock chuckled.

"It's horrible." Barrel added.

"They found the pumpkin prince." Shock said.

"Oh." Boogie smiled. "That is bad."

Okay. Not sure how clear that was, but the 'Necho' was a Necho cat. A dream eater. We're almost atThanksigiving! Hurrya! And dont' worry, I have somethingbig planned for Christmas? Can you guess what it is?