Fanfiction is being a prick, so no thingy up here. Yaoi, blah blah. SoRoku, enjoy

The dream disturbed him. There he stood, holding what looked like… fancy keys the size of his body, one in each hand. The sky was filled with ebony darkness, swirling, the clouds forming a circular pattern on the sky. The sky that poked through the clouds was red, the clouds were black with a red shadow. The wind was warm, humid on his skin; there was a shout. Someone calling his name.

Recognizing the voice, he got angry.

"Give me my brother!" Roxas yelled against the wind. A woman appeared, looking much like the witches from a fairy tail, except very modernized. "He's not yours to use!"

"Silly boy." The woman purred. "He's a sacrifice. Stand still, you're the next one."

"Over my dead body! Sora!" He cried out, running towards the sound of the brunette's tears. But he was running in place, down an endless expanse of grass.

"Roxas!" He heard the reply. "I'm sorry!"

"Idiot." He muttered, and he exhaled sharply. He then proceeded to run again, but this time he jumped too, landing at different patches of grass.

Roxas inhaled sharply, taken aback into his reality. He shuddered once, more against the chill than of his nightmare.

And then reality kicked in, sneering at him.

Oh fuck. Did I seriously just fuck with my brother? He blinked. Sora, on the other hand, was fast asleep, Roxas' arms wrapped around his chest. He snored softly, quietly.

But, even when he realized it, he didn't feel sick. Nothing of the sort. He was… happy, if you could call it that. He smiled, closing his eyes and hoping for sleep again.

Sora watched from the back room where they kept the inventory, while Roxas did his usual frenzy, trying to send the erratic teens on their way.

Their boss – a man named Xemnas – walked over to Sora while he was watching his twin. The two didn't hide many thoughts from each other anymore.

"Oh, hello sir." Sora greeted the man.

"I'm closing the shop soon – ending the business, I guess you can say." He stated. "I'll be giving you two a bonus for all your work, though. I'm guessing this is the last day."

"Oh… um, alright."

Because, in reality, what else could he say?

"Guys! You'll never guess what Sora just told me!" Axel yelled, barging into the apartment without knocking. Namine squeaked, dropping her book, frightened.

"Damnit Axel! At least have the decency to knock!" Kairi yelled, sweeping the floor. "What's so important that you had to barge in like that?"

"They're coming back!" The redhead grinned, shoving the cell phone's screen an inch from Namine's nose. "He told me they're coming back to Dusk City!"

"Um, Axel?" Namine looked at him, sighing. "I hate to burst your bubble, but that's a bad thing. The police are searching for them, but not for what they were searching them for anymore! They think that they killed their parents, for god's sake!"

"Oh… well, it's too late for that. They're taking the train as we speak."

"Why'd they decide to come back?" Kairi asked, putting her broom away – after hitting Axel on the head with it.

"Something about missing their hometown, and that they couldn't stay there anymore." He shrugged. "Since you're so worried, then, we should meet them at the station."

"I just hope they don't decide to go find their parents." Kairi sighed, grabbing her purse and slinging it on her shoulder. She pushed the hat onto her head, and opened the door. "Come on. The sooner we get there, the more chances we have of catching them there."

The train shuddered to a stop, its whistle blowing. The passengers got up, rummaging for their luggage, headed for the exit.

"Do you think we can go see mom and dad?" Sora asked, grabbing his suitcase.

"I'm not sure." He admitted, leading the way off the train. "I'm thinking probably not, since-"

"Roxas! Look!" Sora yelled, cutting off his brother. "It's Axel!"

"Really? Then maybe Kairi and Namine are here, too." The twins waved over their heads, signaling to the trio. All three broke out into grins.

"Well, well, if it isn't the blondie of the century." Axel laughed, ducking a fist aimed for his jaw.

"Glad you two made it safely." Kairi smiled. "You two haven't changed much at all."

"Of course not." Sora giggled, smiling. "It's only been one month."

"Let's get caught up back at the apartment." Namine smiled, gesturing with her hand. "We have a car waiting."

"Oh, hey, Sora?" Axel asked. Sora looked to the tall redhead, not liking his grin.

"Umm… yeah?" He asked, unsure.

"Did you two finally get it-"

"Axel!" Namine, Kairi and Roxas yelled – Roxas having figured it out through past experience with the pervert.

"Not cool!" The blonde yelled, face a little red. "And it's none of your business."

"What is?" Sora asked, confused.

"Nothing. Axel's just being Axel." Kairi sighed, hitting him on the shoulder.

"Oh, so he was asking if we…" Sora blinked, a blush finally making its way to his face. "Axel!"

"I'm just curious." He protested as they came to a red car.

"Namine, can this guy walk back?" Roxas asked. She shook her head.

"This is his car. We'd probably be doing the walking."

"Damnit."

"So, yeah, Twilight Town was cool and all, but if you ask me, the children and teens there are too hyper. Other than the festival they had, things were pretty bland." Roxas finished.

"Well, that was quite something." Namine dunked a tea bag into an ornate cup of tea. "Nothing happened here that was of any interest."

"How's mom and dad been?" Sora asked, he sitting on the floor with his legs crossed – he had picked up a cat on the way over, and he was playing with it right now.

"They've been doing fine. We haven't spoken to them in a while." Kairi said quickly. Roxas found it a little too fast of a response, but he didn't pursue it.

"How have you three been?" Sora asked, laughing as the white Persian cat purred, licking his cheek.

"We've been doing fine. You guys hungry?" Kairi asked, getting up when they nodded. She went to the kitchen. "We all graduated from high school."

"Congratulations!" Sora laughed, hugging the cat. "What're you all going to do?"

"Masseuse." Namine smiled, petting the cat as it walked around.

"Explosives expert." Axel grinned.

"No surprise there." Roxas muttered. He dodged a wadded ball of paper aimed for his head.

"Kairi wants to be a Psychiatrist." Namine explained. Said redhead came back with a plate full of sandwiches, which she placed on the table. She went back to fetch something for the cat to eat.

"Where are you two going to stay?" Axel asked, taking a bite of the sandwich he held.

"Not sure." Roxas shrugged, eyeing the food. He took one as well; Sora followed suit. "We haven't really planned it yet. I'm thinking renting an apartment, and find myself a job to pay for it."

"Oh! Oh! I know!" Sora exclaimed, bouncing in his seat. Everyone gave him a quizzical look. "I'll become a chef in a restaurant!"

They all turned to light talk.

"They took the bait." The voice said at the other end of the line. "Now release him!"

"Don't you worry, my dear." The woman shrouded in mystery purred. "I already have."

"Where is he?" The voice demanded.

"You'll find out… soon enough." She hung up the receiver as the scream echoed within it, her long-nailed hands lingering on the black surface. "Now, all we need is for them to find out the truth, and then I'll finally resurrect you. With the help of the key-bearer and his other, of course."

She laughed maniacally, walking into the shadows. "Yes… now is the time for Riku to awaken…"

Darkness, swirling, nauseating. No sound, just voices he could not hear. But the piercing voice he heard made him shudder with both power and fear.

"It's time for you to awaken, Riku…" The sinister voice purred. "Embrace the darkness of your heart."

"The… darkness…"

"Yes… embrace it, for you are soon to be Ansem's new vessel!"