-Chapter 7

-Whispers and Roses

A/N- I'M BACK…AND I BROUGHT A CHAPPIE WITH ME! WOOT! Thanks so much for the reviews! I was very happy when I checked my story stats thing.

-What happens when everything goes white?

This is very important to the story, and if you really really desperately want to know…PM me and I'll explain. However, I must warn that this is a MAJOR spoiler to the story…which is still being written.

-Also, whenever it DOES turn white…picture the color white and frightened sad voices screaming or whispering, depending on how it's written.

-Emerald Twin Blade- Ummm...what's up with the random letters? The WTF however, I totally understand.

-Arya- hehehe….I'm kinda one of those people….but don't worry this thing's not gonna be like all out angst…it'll have some fluffiness (Chapter 5) and be logical, like some vampire with no purpose isn't gonna come in and bite Sora's neck.

-Mary-Sama- OMG! How did you know!

-xxhieadzeroxx- LOL –eats cookie- thank you or muchas gracias, yo soy Latina.

-Avacado are Evil- -glomps- THANKS! It most definitely could and WILL happen.

-Akira-of-the-Demons- No the evil twin does not have a goatee…? Wait a second…-checks script- OH! There is no evil twin, that was Riku…but not Riku…it's rather complicated…and I really don't wanna spoil it for you, so read on my friend!

-Full-Frontal-Otaku- YAY! The angst is coming, do not worry for I am a huge fan of angst and insanity so trust me, there better be some angst in this story! Also…are you sure you know where this is going…

-CrimsonRose18- Riku does not have a split personality or twin. It was actually Riku…but not Riku at the same time… (Yes I know I'm evil) He didn't really mean it during truth or dare, he was just playing around.

Wow, I'm sorry if I confused you, but If I explained further then you would understand a part of the story you're not supposed to get until later on. (PM me if you want me to give you the spoiler, I don't wanna post it up just in case someone reads by accident…major spoiler though…it kinda ruins the story.)

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-LovelessRitsuka


"Turn for me will ya?"

Sora obediently turned, arms outstretched and covered with long comfortable but nonetheless hot blue sleeves.

"Yeah…yeah that works," Roxas stated.

The blonde nodded to himself as Sora let his arms fall to his sides and turn to the mirror.

After Axel left and Riku…well vanished, the two Letvico students decided to go pick up Sora's uniform.

Roxas was helping him to see if it was the right size, which it was according to the blonde anyways.

The brunette studied himself in the mirror in front of him. The full length mirror looked to formal for its own good, a gold rimmed with gold designs and swirls to boot.

He turned slightly to get a better look at himself, making a face at the brunette boy in the mirror who wore his stuffy blue jacket now would soon make his arms sweat.

"So…you done staring at yourself?"

Sora peered at the reflection of his blonde friend; he too was staring at the mirror. However, unlike Sora, he was busying himself with his tie.

"…You don't like wearing a tie do you?" Sora asked as he watched Roxas glare at his tie.

Roxas looked Sora's reflection, and grinned, "I never have, but my parents always made me wear it so I guess I'm used to it…but it's still annoying."

Roxas pouted and Sora chuckled at his friend.

"Anyways, let's leave. We gotta go to breakfast, which ends like in…," Roxas looked at his watch, did a double take, and looked at Sora with a panicked face.

"TEN MINUTES!"

Sora held back his urge to laugh as Roxas's face turned to one who was watching the world end before him.

His urge, however turned to a rather worried look as Roxas grabbed his hand and rushed them out of room, nearly bumping into the door in the process of course.

The brunette swore they looked like nothing more then blue and white blurs as they hurried past several other students, who were looking rather bewildered at the pair.

The blonde boy he had seen earlier on the horse past them as well. He was surrounded by others who were chatting animatedly with him, grins on their faces and laughter on their lips as the blonde spoke directly to them.

Wait…why did he look at Roxas like that?

It wasn't very obvious, but the blonde had definitely wanted to catch Roxas's attention he and Sora past by them.

However, Roxas only had one thing on his mind at the moment.

And that was Pancakes.

After about three minutes of running like wild unseen blurs of people in blue and white, they arrived at the Dining Hall.

The Dining Hall looked less regal and serious in the morning. The curtains were tied back, letting sunlight pour and illuminate the room, making it appear much more friendly than it had last night.

The students sitting at the tables were talking happily to one another, some with empty or half filled plates in front of them.

A few had their heads buried in books while others glared at anyone who dared look at their plate of food whist they devoured it hungrily.

Roxas's big blue eyes that rivaled his own, gleamed with desperation and want as he spotted a tall boy with golden blonde hair at the counter.

He ran towards the counter, leaving Sora to trudge behind him, leaning on a pole for support beside Roxas as he began to demand food.

"Tidus…pancakes…got any?"

The blonde, Tidus grinned wickedly at his friend.

"Pancakes…hmmm….dunno…don't think we do…," Tidus spoke to Roxas in a devious manner, making Roxas pout.

"Tidus! Just give me pancakes already man! Breakfast ends in like six minutes!" Roxas yelled at the taller boy who appeared rather sympathetic for once.

He laughed, "Alright! Alright! I'll get you your food already…," Tidus crouched under the counter and pulled out a perfect looking batch of pancakes with syrup and a square of yellow butter on top.

Roxas looked like he could kiss the boy after just looking at the plate. Sora however, thought he probably would if there wasn't a counter and a plate of pancakes between them.

Tidus grinned, looking quite content with himself at the happy look on his younger friend's face.

"I saved one for you, knew you'd want one since you didn't come earlier," Tidus explained as he handed Roxas the plate, which the blonde treated as if it were a gift from heaven.

Tidus turned to Sora, who was now watching with mild interest as Roxas walked down to get his cup from the cup machine thing.

"Hey, you here for breakfast?" Tidus asked politely at the brunette, who nodded as he felt his stomach began to feel empty.

"Alright then, what do you want? We're out of pancakes by the way, that was the last one," The taller boy explained to Sora, leaning his head slightly to signal towards the pancake eating Roxas.

"Umm…just a piece of toast will do…," Sora said, maybe he wasn't all that hungry.

Tidus nodded, he turned and what looked like some kind of oven with bread in it, he took a slice and handed it to Sora.

"Thanks," he said as he took a bite of the crispy piece of simple butter less toast.

Tidus raised a blonde eyebrow as he watched the brunette, "You new here? I haven't seen your face around here before."

Sora nodded, swallowing his toast before he spoke, "I'm Roxas's new roommate, and I just came here yesterday."

Tidus nodded, "Cool, I'm Tidus by the way. It's my turn to be the breakfast counter today…fifth and sixth years can opt to work here as a service to the school. You get to go to class late, and you get extra food, which to me sounds pretty awesome. How about you?"

Sora had now completely finished his toast, "Yeah that does sound awesome, I'm in fourth year though…so I can't take it."

Tidus nodded, "Oh well, there's always next year and besides it's Saturday! Being that you're new and all, you get to look around the campus today and tomorrow before you actually have to do any work!"

Tidus grinned triumphantly at Sora who found the blonde's grin to be rather contagious for he too felt rather joyous.

"Oh yeah, you'll really like Letvico, it's real fun! Esspecially when the girls come down to visit."

Sora raised an eyebrow, "Girls? Why would they come here?"

"Holidays of course! In December, the girls school comes down to celebrate Christmas and New Years with us, its real fun. We have a dance here too, the Winter Dance. All the teachers go soft on us when the girls come, old friends reuniting and stuff."

Sora grinned, Tidus made the school sound rather pleasurable during winter time.

"SORA!"

Sora turned to find Roxas waving at him from the doorway of Dining Hall, beckoning him over.

"Looks like Roxas needs you, well have fun and welcome to Letvico!" Tidus bid him good bye with a grin as he waved to him before arriving where Roxas was.

Roxas smiled, looking content with himself as Sora approached.

"So I see you met Tidus huh?" Roxas asked him as they began walked out the Dining hall and into the palace's long hallways with long blue curtains which were tied back as well.

Sora nodded, "Yeah, he was telling me about winter time here and stuff, it sounds like fun."

Roxas smiled, "It is…although the girls can get annoying at times, but some of them are pretty cool."

They walked in silence as down hall, passing the portraits and painting along with a statue or two, until Sora finally decided to ask.

"Roxas…did you see Riku leave in the morning?"

The blonde turned to him with a curious face, "No…I walked Axel to the door and then I went to the bathroom before coming back to our room. The last time I saw him was when he was still in our room with you."

Sora turned his face forward, trying to avoid his friend's questioning gaze, "Oh okay, I was just asking."

Roxas didn't look satisfied, but nonetheless decided to leave it at that seeing Sora didn't look like he was gonna tell him anymore.

He must've gone out the door when Roxas was in the bathroom, that's all. But, Riku said it wasn't him…then who was it? What about the voices? They sounded so scared and sad…who were they? What was that…

Sora blinked, he turned to face Roxas and ask him about the voices, but there was no one there.

A red prayer table thing that people bent down to pray on was beside him instead, and behind it another, and another.

There were rows of them, where was he?

He turned to his other side to find another set of rows as well. The walls were gray, made of stone, and the place looked old with dust littering the altar.

He was in a cathedral?

How?

Why?

Sora was confused as he turned around frantically looking around for someone, anyone so he wouldn't be alone.

But there was no one there.

He was alone.

Alone

He turned back to the altar, to find a rose atop the dusty stone altar. He walked towards it, and stepped up in front of it to pick up the rose.

He did so, and it was beautiful.

Not yet bloomed, a dark red color and emerald green leaves that radiated elegance, but where did it come from?

Hadn't the altar been empty just before?

He looked at the wall behind the altar, where he saw a cross stood prominently, overlooking the rows of prayer tables and the altar itself.

"Ouch!" The brunette squeaked as he felt pain in his hand, the hand that clutched the rose.

He looked down to see what was wrong only for his eyes to widen and a shriek to emit from his mouth.

He dropped the rose and leapt back, frightened at what he saw.

Clutching his injured hand, he stared at the fallen rose on the floor.

It was black.

The beautiful blood red color had vanished and turned to a charcoal black, the stem's beautiful emerald green stem had pricked him with newly grown thorns.

He could see his own blood drip from the rose's thorns.

Drip

Drip

The brunette turned his gaze away from the strange flower as the dripping sound continued coming from the direction of the cross.

He gazed upward for only a gasp to escape his lips, too shocked to scream. A hand covered his mouth as he gazed at the words above the cross.

"Forgive me Father, I have sinned

And as I perish in flames

He won't let you win"

Tears came to his eyes as the words written in blood slid down the wall wetting the stone floor below.

The brunette began backing away slowly, his hands covering his mouth, tears streaming down his cheeks as realization came.

Shaking his head frantically, trying to make it go away, but he couldn't escape it.

He knew where he was, but as scared as he was he couldn't asking himself where the boy who was supposed to be on the cross was.

The tall wooden cross gleamed with blood; red tacks were placed where the statue of Jesus should have been.

Sora turned away from the horrid sight, and ran down the long red carpeted path to the wooden doors of the chapel.

The voices plagued him once more, as he closed his eyes to try to block them out.

What are you doing?

Someone help him!

Don't let me go…

Please…

Come with me…

As his hands finally gripped the door handles, a voice whispered to him, the last words the voices would tell him.

Forgive me…

The Chapel doors opened as he was swallowed in white light. Sora shut his eyes as he stepped into the light.

Open your eyes…

A calm voice spoke to him, only it wasn't in his head. He opened his eyes to find the light wasn't as blinding and a figure stood in front of him with a hand outstretched.

He couldn't his face, but the voice was that of a man's, Sora was sure of this.

Why did it sound so familiar?

Take my hand…before it's too late…

The figure urged him and Sora timidly stepped closer until he placed his hands upon that of the figure's.

The light became blinding once more and the heat intense.

The brunette shut his eyes tightly only for the figure to pull him into an embrace. The last thing he heard before he passed out was the words the man whispered in his ear softly, a warning.

You're next…


-Alrighty then! I'm sorry I don't have too much angstyness here, or was it enough for you guys? Well anyways…this will make sense later on so just go with it.

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-Next ChapterWhat happened to Sora? Is the past coming back to haunt the students once more? Why does Riku keep disappearing so much? Sora decides to find out more about the history of Cantares Castle.