CHAPTER 10 DONE! HELLO FANFITIONERS! I AM SOOOOO SOOOOO SORRY ABOUT THE LATEEEE UPDATE! D: I'VE HAD AN ABSOLUTE NIGHTMARE! Please don't hate me! ): My laptops broken...ahem. AGAIN! -.- This time it's had to be sent off and won't be around for at least 2-3 weeks. -_- So I'll be back at the library. -_- Fun! Also, I've gotten myself another job! :D It's not everyday, but it is aaaaallll daaay. So I'm not sure how often I'll be able to update. -_- Just problem after problem! GAH! Although, I am going to try and get another chapter going today seeing as you've had to wait so long for this one! Once again, I'm sorry! ): Please don't hate mee! Enjoy.
(Continues off from Chapter 9)
Disclaimer - I don't own Kingdom Hearts rah rah rah. Square Enix and Disney do have fun.

Roxas and Namine were walking along the sunlit path towards the beach. Just to finish off a wonderful date, Roxas thought he'd take Namine for an evening stroll along the beach. Just them, the sand, the sound of the ocean waves and the sunset. They soon arrived at the beach and began taking a quiet stroll by the waves. Letting the waves lap gently at their feet. Namine shivered a bit.
"Here, put this on. You'll get cold" Roxas said as he took off his black hooded jacket and placed it over Namine's delicate shoulders.
"...T-thanks Roxas" she blushed. Roxas smiled and they began walking again. Namine pulled her phone out of her bag and stared at the screen. Roxas looked over and stared Namine.
"What's up?" He asked confused. Namine straightened up.
"Oh-nothing. Kairi was seeing Sora tonight and she said she'd keep me updated about something" she explained.
"Oh? And what may this something be?" Roxas asked.
"Never you mind!" She giggled as she poked him lightly in the chest. Roxas raised an eyebrow.
"Oh you so did not just do that" he smirked as he wrapped his arms around Namine's waist so she couldn't escape, then began tickling her. Namine laughed uncontrollably and tried to wriggle free.
"Ro-Roxas quit it!" She laughed.

Both teens had made it up to the top landing of the house, both having their arms wrapped around each other whilst kissing. Sora had placed his hands underneath Kairi's top rubbing his hands over her hips. Both breathing quiet loudly and deeply, they guided each other to Kairi's bedroom. Once inside, they fell down onto Kairi's soft bed. Neither pulled away from the kisses. Kairi was lost in complete bliss. 'Do I really want this? Am I ready for all of this?' She thought.
'I really shouldn't be doing this. I can't hurt her more' Sora thought. Sora pulled away from the tender embrace and gazed at Kairi's beautiful face. He stroked his thumb down the side of her face slowly and gently.
"Are you sure you want this Kai? I won't if you don't want to" Sora whispered. 'What are you saying you idiot?! You cannot do this to Kairi! You've already had sex with her best friend! If Kairi found out after you had sex with her it would make the situation 10 times worse! Use your noggin Sora you complete and utter imbecile!' His conscious said to him. Kairi gazed up at Sora's glowing blue eyes. They were staring straight back at hers. Kairi didn't say a word. She just intertwined her fingers within Sora's brunette spikes and pulled his face close to hers.
"I want this more than anything in the world. I love you so much and I think that, maybe...it's time to take our relationship to the next level...I mean...if you wanted to that is..." she sad softly. Sora kissed Kairi tenderly on the lips once. Then lifted his head a bit and gazed down at her again. He didn't know what to say. He didn't know what to do. If he went through with this he'd be in more trouble than he already was. Kairi wrapped her arms around his neck loosely and cuddled him in silence. Lost and confused on what to do, Sora just went with instincts. He kissed her on the cheek, then when she moved her head, he locked his lips onto hers. He sighed deeply and closed his eyes. Kairi closed hers and moaned into his mouth, entangling her fingers within his hair once more.

"Ro-Roxas-I'm being serious! STOP IT!" She giggled. Roxas laughed and let her go.
"Ah alright, you win" Roxas said in defeat. Namine contained herself. Pushing strands of out of place hair back in it's desired place.
"Thankyou!" she smirked and straightened out her dress. Roxas gazed over at Namine.
"You may have won this battle, but you haven't won the war" He smirked. Namine shot her head in Roxas' direction and raised an eyebrow.
"Pah! We shall see about that!" She laughed.
"Indeed we shall!" Roxas yelled as he grabbed Namine's waist again and started spinning her around. Both teens began laughing. Namine struggled again, and giggled more. She held onto Roxas' hands as she spun round and round.
"Roxas! You're making me dizzy!" Namine yelled.
"Oh, sorry" he said as he slowed down and eventually stopped spinning her around. He kept hold of her to keep her steady. Namine saw her chance and turned round and leapt on top of him. Both her and Roxas went tumbling to the floor.
"I think I win that one" She teased. Roxas gasped slightly and began tickling her again.
"Namine. That was a bit of a sneaky one!" Roxas smirked and Namine giggled uncontrollably again. Both Namine sat up on her knees and Roxas sat up facing toward her.
"You know...uh...You look really pretty tonight." Roxas whispered as he scratched the back of his head. He blushed a bit too. Namine smiled.
"Thankyou...Roxas. If I may say, you look quite hot tonight too" She whispered back and blushed. She looked to her lap. Roxas took a hand and lifted up Namine's head by her chin.
"Why thankyou. I do try" He smirked. They both laughed. Namine shifted a bit and sat down next to Roxas and stared out at the sunset.
"You know, I was pretty surprised that you agreed to come out with me." Namine raised an eyebrow and looked at Roxas.
"Really? How come?" she asked softly. Roxas put his hand back behind his head in embarrassment. 'Ah! How am I going to say this?!' He panicked.
"I-uh...because...well...you're popular, intelligent, beautiful...I really thought there was no chance what so ever. I mean, I-uh...I've always liked you. I just didn't say anything because I didn't want you to think I was a looser"
Namine smiled lightly as she saw Roxas blush.
She giggled slightly and said "Roxas, I never thought you were a looser. I've never thought that. To be honest, I think you're far from a looser. I mean, you're sweet, kind, funny...a-attractive. You have a great personality. Everything a girl could want in a guy." Namine blushed a bit and averted her eyes to her lap again. "I've always liked you too Roxas. I just refrained from saying anything, I didn't want it to destroy our friendship and make things awkward" She said just above a whisper. Roxas smiled lightly. He placed his hand on Namine's cheek, which made her look up at his cerulean eyes. He had eyes quite identical to Sora.
"Well then, I'm quite glad I asked you to come out with me tonight" he whispered. Namine smiled.
"Yeah...me too" she whispered back. 'Shall I kiss her? Would she freak out?! Oh Roxas!' 'Kiss him Namine! Just lean in and do it! Come on girl!' Thoughts ran through both of the teens minds. Namine closed her eyes and slowly, edged her head towards Roxas. Roxas did the same. 'Here goes nothing' they both thought at once. Before they knew it, their lips had locked with each other. Namine felt as if fireworks were going off in her whole body! Roxas felt on top of the world. Like he could explode. Their first kiss. It was tender, nothing too fierce. It felt like they were the only two people in the world right now. Nobody else. No surroundings. Just them in eternal bliss. They pulled away and gazed into each others eyes whilst leaning their foreheads together. Not a word was said. Namine pushed her lips towards Roxas' lips again and he greatly accepted the kiss. The two sat there for quite some time in the quiet.

Sora and Kairi were getting into their heated moment. Still breathing deeply, Kairi traced her hands down Sora's hips and under his shirt. She lifted it up a bit, then Sora knelt up. He yanked off his checked shirt and tossed it aside. He then pulled his t-shirt over his head and threw it on Kairi's floor. Kairi studied her boyfriends chest. Tanned and slightly muscular. Around his neck he wore his crown necklace. He never took that off. He leant back down to Kairi and kissed her on the lips, then traced his lips down the side of her face to her neck. She gasped in delight and slithered her hands over his back, digging her nails in a bit. He nibbled at her neck lightly which sent shivers through every inch of her body. He then moved his hands onto Kairi's hips then down to her bare legs. The warmth of his hands made her more excited. *Thump* They stopped and stayed quiet. "What was that?" Kairi whispered.
"I dunno" Sora shrugged and carried on with what he was doing. *Thump* Kairi shot her head towards her window.
"There it is again. Sounds like a car door." she whispered. Sora sighed as Kairi got up to investigate. Creeping over to peer out of her bedroom window, she saw her parents outside just about to come in the front gate. "CRAP! It's my parents!" she whispered loudly in shock as she turned to face Sora.
Sora's jaw dropped open. "What?!" he replied as he raised his eyebrows in shock.
"Quick! Get your shirt back on and get downstairs!" she ordered. "They'd make mince meat of me if they knew I had you up here!" 'Thanks guys, way to ruin the moment' she moaned in her head. Both teens scrambled around tying to get back downstairs before Kairi's parents came through the front door. Sora grabbed both of his shirts and yanked them both on whilst he sped out of the room. He and Kairi practically leapt down the stairs and spend into the living room and onto the sofa. they did just in time aswell. The front door opened and in came her parents.
"Oh hello you two" Kairi's mother chirped as she saw the pair of teenagers cuddled up on the sofa.
"Hey" The teens said calmly in unison. Kairi's parents stood in the living room doorway.
"Hope you two behaved yourselves" Kairi's father smirked. She blushed.
"Dad!" Kairi moaned. Kairi's father laughed and Sora smirked.
"Not to worry! I looked after her!" Sora laughed as he put an arm around Kairi.
"I'm sure you did my boy! You know I met your brother today. Quite a fine chap actually" He said leaning as he and her mother walked off towards the kitchen. Sora raised an eyebrow and looked at Kairi confused.
"He was helping me out with college work. I didn't know what to do with an essay and he was kind enough to help me out with it" Kairi whispered. Sora stayed silent for a moment or two. He then nodded slightly. Not looking happy with it at all. 'He's been seeing her...without me knowing? Why that no good-' Just then Sora felt movement in his pocket. 'Urgh, not now Xion' he thought. He knew it was Xion. It wouldn't be anyone else.
He unwrapped his arm from Kairi and placed his hand on her knee. "I'd better take off. Need to do some stuff." he lied. Kairi looked into his eyes and sighed. She took hold of Sora's hand lightly.
"Stay a bit longer...please? We never get time like this anymore. It would be nice for a little longer." she said softly.
Sora sighed. "Kairi, I'd love to. You know I would, I just really need to go." Kairi let go of his hand and looked to her lap. She took in a deep breath and let it out.
"Okay. I understand." He kissed her on the forehead and left the room. In the hallway he slipped on his pilmsoles and left the house. He took out his phone and surprise surprise, a text from Xion. 'Get your lazy butt over here. Now.' the text read. 'What so now you're at Xion's beck and call? His mind said. 'You really are pathetic.' the voice spoke again. He shook the voice out of his mind and headed for Xion's house.

It was about half 9 at night now. Roxas was walking Namine home. All was peaceful untill Namine spoke up.
"Hey, isn't that Sora?" she asked. Roxas looked up and saw a figure, with a checked shirt and jeans on. The figures spiky hair bounced with every step he took. 'Tail him Roxas' he remembered Riku saying to him and Hayner earlier that day.
"Ye-yeah it is. Come on." Roxas said. He hid up behind a wall nearby, making sure he wasn't going to get seen. Namine looked at Roxas confused. "Roxas...what on earth are you doing?" Roxas looked at her and winked. he then lifted a finger to his lips. "Shh." Namine walked up to where Roxas was hiding. Just as she did, he grabbed her hand and they moved to another place where they could watch him but not be seen.
"Roxas...why are you-" she began. Roxas interrupted her with a "Shh." Namine was really confused now. Roxas looked around for his friend, but he'd lost sight of him. "Crap! Riku's gonna kill me." he moaned.
"What?" Namine said confused. Roxas sighed.
"I might aswell tell you. Don't say anything to anyone, and I mean anyone. But..." Roxas paused.
Namine stared at Roxas. "But what?" she asked starting to worry. Roxas looked down and sighed again.
"Riku thinks Sora's being unfaithful to Kairi. He heard Sora and Xion talking ut hee's not sure if what he heard was entirely correct. We all agreed to tail him to see where he goes, apparently Vanitas is helping outt too. But if he is, god help him. Riku would kill him. Heck I'd kill him! Hayner would and I'm sure Van would too! Not to mention Kairi's father." He explained. Namine froze in shock. Unsure of what to say or do.
"Oh...right" she said in a small voice. "I hope not! I'll kill him! Xion too!" Namine spat. Roxas sighed once more and said "Yeah but we cannot jump to conclusions. Not just yet. Not without enough evidence. And you can't tell Kairi. You know what she's like, she'll freak out and worry. We'll tell her when the time is right. When we've figured out what's going on." Roxas explained to her. Namine nodded in agreement.
"I swear I'm not going to be responsible for my actions if he is!" she threatened. Roxas smirked.
"Yeah, you and me both. Anyway Namine, I better get you home." He smiled. Namine agreed and they walked slowly back to Namine's house. They finally arrived and Roxas gave her a kiss on the cheek. "Thanks for tonight. I enjoyed myself. And I uh-I hope you did too" he said nervously. Namine giggled as Roxas turned bright red. Roxas turned his head back to face Namine and as soon as he did he felt a pair of lips press up against his. He closed his eyes. This is what heaven felt like. Namine pulled away.
"Of course I did Roxas" she smiled sweetly. Roxas chuckled nervously then blushed again. "Anyway, I'd better get going. I'll call you later or something yeah?" He smiled. Namine nodded as she waved goodbye to Roxas.
"See you later!" she called out then closed the door behind her. She leant her back up against the door and closed her eyes. 'YESS!' she cheered in her mind. Namine was truely happy. She skipped up the stairs and plonked herself onto her bed staring at the ceiling in amazement.

Sora made his way to Xions. Not knowing what to expect. He looked around to make sure no one could see him. He stood outside of Xion's house. He pulled out his phone and text her. 'What is it? I'm outside.' a few minutes after receiving the text, Xion's front door opened. She stood in the doorway and gazed at him. Lifting her hand she wiggled her index finger at him signaling for him to come inside. Sora stumbled into Xion's house. Not like he hadn't been there before or anything. He just felt pretty uneasy. 'What are you up to Xion?' he thought. He saw her in the kitchen.
"Hey Sora!" she smiled. Sora quirked an eyebrow in confusion. Was this some kind of weird dream?
"Uh...hi...Xion." he stammered out. Xion ran to him and hugged him tightly. Sora froze at the action and stood with his arms out slightly.
"I missed you" she said muffled as her face was in his shirt. Sora didn't know how to respond to that. What on earth was going on?
"Xion, are you feeling okay?" he said as he pulled his hand to her forehead. Xion laughed it off.
"I'm absolutely fine Sora!" she beamed. Sora still seemed confused. "So did you see Kairi today?" she asked as she turned around to carry on with what she was doing. 'Why is she asking about Kairi? Better yet, how does she know I saw her?! Has she been stalking me?' "Uh-um. Yes-uh-yeah. I saw her tonight actually." he muttered quickly. Xion's happy facial expression disappeared instantly.
"Oh okay. Cool." She spat. Sora stood next to her and stared at her. Xion didn't look up at him, just carried on with what she was doing. He was about to ask her what was wrong, but instead she held up a glass of liquid in front of him. "Orange juice?" she chirped again.
"Thanks..." Sora said quietly as he took the glass from Xion's hand. 'Mood swings perhaps?' Sora thought. He took a sip of the orange liquid and swallowed it. It tasted a it sour but he thought that was normal for orange juice. Xion smirked a little bit. Things grew awkward for Sora. "Look Xion, what was it you wanted? You told me in a text to get round here. Now I'm here, I mean you couldn't have just called me over here just for a drink of orange juice. Because lets face it, that is a bit...weird." he explained before taking another gulp of the drink.
"I just wanted to see you. That a crime?" She spat. Sora took a small step back. Sometimes Xion could get a bit scary.
"When I was in the middle of something? Uhm...yes. Yes Xion it is" Sora spat back at her.
Xion cackled loudly. "That's very rich coming from you. So you were in the middle of something? *tisk tisk* Sora you know that puts you in even more of a difficult position" she smirked.
"Look Xion! I'm sorry! For everything! I'm sorry for not spending time with you when we were younger! I'm sorry for not noticing you in school! I'm sorry for turning you down! I'm sorry that you have this vengeance against Kairi! I'm sorry that I've fallen in love with you aswell as Kairi! I'm just sorry that you ever met me!" Sora yelled. Right after, he lifted his hand up to his head. 'Why do I feel so faint right now? I feel like I'm going to pass out...' he thought. "Xion...what did you do to this juice?" he said faintly. Everything was starting to blank out. "Xion...what?"
She smirked evilly. "Sweet dreams." she whispered. Right after, Sora fell to the floor in a heap.

The next morning was a Saturday. Vanitas woke from his slumber and heaved himself out of bed. Walking over to his bedroom window, he saw the sun shining outside. He stretched out his arms and let out a yawn, then right after, he scratched his black spiky hair. He heard a mans voice from downstairs. Along with his mothers. Quickly, he got dressed into a black pair of shorts and a dark red shirt and made his way downstairs. Faffing about with his hair as he went. Upon reaching the kitchen, there stood two tall men in police uniforms. His mother sat at the table with a tissue. "Mum? What's going on?" he asked concerned. She looked up from the table at her son and dried her eyes with her tissue.
"Oh Vanitas. You haven't heard from Sora at all have you? He went out last night and he still hasn't come back. I'm so worried about him!" she spoke softly sounding terrified. Vanitas rose an eyebrow.
"Um no I haven't, sorry. I thought he went to see Kairi last night? Maybe he crashed there for the night" he explained. His mother shook her head.
"I've already tried Kairi's parents. They said he left last night in a hurry." She sighed. "Oh where is he?!" she yelled in frustration as she got up from her chair and stared out of the kitchen window.
"We'll do everything we can to help find you son Mam. We've got a few units on this case and we will find him for you. The best thing you can do is stay here and remain calm. Try not to worry yourself too much." One said. Vanitas' mother scoffed. "Try not to worry myself? My son is missing! I have every right in the world to worry! And I'm not staying here! For all I know he could be really hurt somewhere or in danger!" she yelled.
"Mum, they're right. Your thoughts and emotions are all over the place. Just calm down. They're doing their job." Vanitas explained. She looked down at her son. Her eyes began to swell with tears.
"Sora! Just come home please!" she sobbed into her hands.
"We'll do everything we can to find your son" The other officer said. Then after that they both left the house.
Vanitas was in a slight state of shock. 'What has that fool done now?!' he thought. He looked over at his mother hiding her head in her arms on the table. She was heartbroken. Anything could have happened to him.
"Mum, worrying about it isn't going to find him any quicker. Like they said, the best thing we can do it remain calm and pray he returns home safe. So why don't you go upstairs and take a bubble bath or something. That will calm you down. I wouldn't worry about him. Sora knows how to look after himself" He supported. His mother got up from her seat and sniffed. She slowly walked in the direction of the hallway.
"I hope you're right Vanitas" she said quietly as she patted him on the shoulder. He looked over his shoulder at his mother slowly climbing the stairs. 'Oh Sora, I am going to rip you to shreds' he thought.

Noon came and still no sign of Sora. Where on earth was he? Kairi had heard the news and was also worried sick. He had told her only last night he needed to go and do something and he left in quite a hurry. She was lead on her bed thinking over and over in her head about him. 'Sora, where are you?' Kairi had left countless messages and missed calls on his phone. She clutched her phone in her hands. If it were to start ringing, she'd pray it'll be Sora. To her absolute surprise, her phone did start ringing, instantly she looked at the screen. Her heart raced when she saw 'Sora home' appear in the caller ID. Instantly she answered.
"Sora?! Oh thank goodness you're okay!" she shouted.
"Uh-Hey Kairi. It's Vanitas" The voice said. Kairi felt sad that it wasn't Sora, but not to the point where she felt her heart drop into her stomach.
"Oh, hi Vani. Have you heard anything?" She said softly.
"It's Vanitas, Kairi" he laughed. "And no I haven't. I was just calling to see if you were okay" he explained. Kairi smiled lightly. 'Bless him' she thought.
"Yeah I'm fine. Just a bit worried, that's all" she said sounding down.
"Anything I can do to help?" He asked. Kairi could imagine him saying this with that same smile that Sora had. The thought made her giggle quietly.
"I could do with a big hug right now" She joked.
"Ah well I'll be there in 10 then" Vanitas laughed. Kairi raised an eyebrow.
"What?"
"Well, if Miss Kairi needs a hug and her boyfriends not around to do it, then a hug Miss Kairi shall have" he laughed.
"Besides, I could try and take your mind off of things to stop you worrying" He said seriously.
"Oh *hehe* Um yeah. Well I've still got some coursework to finish off so you could help me with that if you'd like to. Although I'm not sure if I'll be able to concentrate with it." Kairi sighed.
"Well I can have a go at cheering you up. I seem to be good at that you know" He laughed. Kairi smiled. 'He's so adorable-Kairi! Stop it! Here you are again! Thinking about your boyfriends brother! Anyone would think you're crushing on him!' No, she couldn't have a crush on Vanitas...could she? She had a boyfriend. Who she loved alot. But she couldn't help it. Vanitas had only come to the islands a few days ago and already Kairi couldn't stop thinking about him. the way he acted around her. The way he always made her smile. Just like the way Sora used to. The way he looked so much like him, with the hair, height, face. It was strange. "Hello? Kairi, you there?" Vanitas called from the other end. Kairi snapped out of her daydream.
"Yeah, sorry. I'll see you in like 10 then?" She said changing the subject. Vanitas laughed.
"Ha, thinking about me were we?" he joked.
"Uh, no! I-um. Just get you butt around here!" she blushed.

Finished! :D Gah, I'm turning Xion into a phsyco! :S :L Is that healthy? O_o But yeah, I'm going to try and get another chapter up today. I've had a bit of a problem with writers block too. I've just had no idea what to write. -.- Hope you like guys and pleassseee reveiw! I only got 3 on the last chapter. ): Grrr. But thankyou to WolfieRed23, loyalty-and-devotion and pandamustache for Reveiwing though. :) *GLOMPS YOU ALL!* :DD
Peace, outtt! :D