You know while writing this fanfic in school, I kept seriously wondering what the heck was I thinking when I did. I mean…this chapter is just a bit odd. I don't know why, I'm not even sure how it turned out this way, but it did….somehow. So eh, yeah. I hope you can bare with me on how weird chapter 25 came out…it's just ….yeah. Oh hey chapter 25.…cool. That makes me feel good! Well than, here's the next chapter…I need to update all the rest of these to…..I'm so behind and horrible.

Warnings: It's shonen ai

Notes: (X) is pov switch

Chapter,25: Awaken

"Yuuan….why was Spiritus so nervous?"

Yuuan gazed over at Satori curiously.

"Where did that come from?"

Satori said nothing and got to his feet as a boy with blonde hair walked into the clearing. He moved out of the way even though technically he was higher ranked up. At this point though he just wanted to get as far away from Yuuan as he could.

"Did you get what I asked for?" Satori asked a gleam in his eye. The boy smirked nodding to, two of the boys that'd come with him. They came foreword pulling a boy with shoulder length silver hair. "Well, well, well. Did you enjoy your sleep Caine?"

Satori's eyes widened in shock hearing the name uttered.

The boy looked up wearily, dark bags under his eyes. An evil smirk crossed Yuuan's face and the two members dropped Caine and he fell to his knees letting out a small groan.

"Setsuna!"

(X)

Sora stirred a bit looking over at Yoru. Currently the nightmare master was staring into the darkness as a figure with long silverish purple walked over to him. Yoru's hand dropped to his scythe ,but Spiritus quickly held his hands up in a peaceful gesture.

"Yoru, I'm only here to talk." Yoru's grip eased a bit and he scanned the area cautiously before nodding. Spiritus relaxed and sat down in front of him. "Yoru…I heard what happened…"

Yoru looked away shaking a bit.

"I won't serve the organization anymore," he hissed dangerously.

"That's fine…what Kurai did was wrong…what he's doing right now is wrong."

Yoru remained silent his fist clenching. Why did Kurai keep playing these stupid games? He was going to anger the wrong person eventually and seeing the look in Spiritus' eyes, he wondered if Kurai might of already done so.

"What did he do?" Yoru's tone was calm and cold as he tried to hold his emotions back. Spiritus and him had been close friends for years, and he wasn't happy about knowing that Kurai had messed with both of them.

"He's controlling Satori with Yuuan," he muttered under his breath.

"Satori? Your Satori? Annoying over confident when near you Satori?"

"Yes, that Satori."

Yoru frowned and suddenly his problems didn't seem as bad. He had cared for Rai a lot, but not nearly as much as Spiritus had cared for Satori. Spiritus had found Satori as a young child and had done his best to raise him into a good person.

"He's going to far."

Spiritus nodded in agreement and closed his eyes taking in a deep breath.

"Yoru, I'm going to be blunt with you." Yoru turned to look at his friend. "I want Kurai out of the picture. I want Saotir safely back with me. If you help me get rid of him, I'll take you to another world, one that isn't ready to be destroyed."

"I knew it," Yoru half laughed half sobbed. "He's destroying this world just like he has the others. You know…of all of them, this one was more my home than the others…and I had thought about raising Rai and starting my own family….he completely destroyed that dream."

Spiritus said nothing and Your also went silent. Sora got up and walked over to them and Spiritus' eyes widened as he watched.

"You're…"

"Sora," he answered sitting down near them.

"Sora, are you willing to go against Kurai?"

Sora looked up at Yoru curiously and figured he should of expected this. Kurai had just destroyed Yoru's home and everything else he'd lived for. Of course he uses going to want revenge.

"Okay…I'll help."

Yoru smiled and turned to Spiritus.

"We have a strong key in our hands." Yoru stated a bit of hope starting to show in his eyes. "Let's not destroying it."

(X)

"Set…" Setsuna heard his name being called and slowly started coming to. The voice it was…Miyuki's. "Set! Don't ignore me! Wake up!" After the wards came Setsuna was jerked out of his sleep by his hair being pulled on.

"GAH! Miyuki!" Setsuna sat up glaring at his lover who in turn wrapped his arms around him and kissed him happily.

"Riku's getting better." He said softly resting his head on Setsuna's chest. Not being able to stay mad at Miyuki for any given length of time, he wrapped his arms around Miyuki's waist and laid back down bringing his lover with him.

"That's good. I'm glad someone is." He snickered.

Miyuki frowned a bit sighing and closed his eyes trying to rest.

"Set…I'm sorry I've been ignoring you. I've just been really busy an--"

"Hey, you had to make sure Riku got better, I understand. You're our top healer here." He laughed a bit and messed up Miyuki's hair somewhat before putting his arm around his waist again. "So how have you been anyway? I haven't seen to much of you."

Miyuki winced at that and tightened his grip around his lover.

"Set no…don't say things like that. Please. I didn't mean for it to take so long. You said make sure Riku gets better, and…Please…"

Setsuna opened his owns eyes staring at Miyuki now. He hadn't seen him this upset sense the attack on Atlantis.

"Miyuki calm down…I was just joking…,but I think you need some sleep." Miyuki nodded slowly knowing he did need sleep. "Just rest Koibito. I'll watch over you, I promise."

Miyuki nodded a bit letting out a long sigh. He got under the covers so his body was against Setsuna's and curled up around him. Setsuna happily did the same, but frowned when his lover looked up at him, an odd look on his face.

"How have you been managing to sleep Set? You're freezing…"

Setsuna shrugged and Miyuki tried his best to warm him up, but it was pretty obvious that wasn't going to happen.

(X)

Riku sat silently on the bed in his room. He was staring down at a necklace he'd gotten from Sora a long time ago before their island had been destroyed. He smiled sadly at it as all his memories rush to him.

Sora's smile, his laugh, his love…

The last thought caused a burst of pain to shoot through his body. He winced it away though, he'd never stop loving Sora. Besides, the pain seemed to be ebbing away from the antidote that Miyuki had given him.

He figured the necklace a bit drawing strength from it when he heard his door click open and quickly shoved the necklace back into his pocket where it'd always been before.

"Riku…? I heard you were feeling all better," Kairi's voice sounded from the door.

Riku's eyes narrowed and he looked up at the door to where Kairi was at. What did she want? She'd pretty much ignored him the whole time he was in pain. In fact this is the first time he'd seen her sense they'd gotten off the ship.

"What do you want?"

Kairi's face lost it's nice composure and turned into an evil one.

"What do you mean "What do you want?" She growled. "I'm your girlfriend you should be saying "Oh I missed you, come here sweety."

Riku just stared at her and cracked up laughing. Call her sweety? Say he missed her? That was a good one. He was more on the verge of never wanting to see Kairi again, not being relieved to see her.

"Yeah, maybe when I lose my mind," he replied a smirk on his face. "I'm not some kind of puppet you know…wait you probably don't." He started laughing again at the look on Kairi's face.

"How dare you!" She hissed arms on her waist.

"How dare I? You abandoned me the whole time I was laying in bed and in pain! Where were you than!" He demanded his voice completely serious, all traces of him just laughing gone. "I needed a friend and you were no where to be found. Face it, you're just a bitch."

Kairi looked as if she'd been punched in the face. After her shock wore off she death glared Riku.

"You know, I knew I should of dated Sora instead of you! I just knew it! You were always such a stuck up--"

"Stuck up? Compared to you I'm 6 feet under. I know for you to understand this, I'll have to say it bluntly so. I don't like you. I didn't then, I don't now. I just agreed to date you so Sora wouldn't and I could find some way to make him mind." He got a warm sensation from the look on Kairi's face as she found out she'd been being used. "That's right Kairi. I just wanted Sora all along. I never really liked you. I thought we were friends at least, but than you pretty much proved to me you were just using me to."

Kairi said nothing, to shocked to really say anything and Riku, feeling completely wonderful at the moment for telling her off turned over in the bed facing the wall. He smiled slightly feeling the necklace in his pocket and closed his eyes.

A few minutes later he heard the door to his room slam shut, but he didn't jump. Instead he fell into a peaceful slumber, one he hadn't known for a very long time.

(X)

Hours later Setsuna sat outside in front of the hideout in Traverse town. He didn't know why, but something was off, and very wrong. He was still cold, his stomach felt odd and his head even worse.

His gaze fell onto his arm which he'd pulled the sleeve of his shirt up to show, his skin in this area had turned pitch black.

He refused to tell Miyuki anything though. His lover had been through enough already the past few days in trying to treat Riku. So instead, he decided it'd probably do him some good to just relax and come outside for some fresh air.

It had done a bit to relax him, but not completely. It seemed no matter what he did, the cold never left him anymore. Not even Miyuki's embrace was warding it off and that bothered him deeply.

Miyuki had always been the one who could calm him down or make him feel better, but for some odd reason he wasn't right now. There had to be reason though.

"You look troubled."

Setsuna almost jumped hearing Leon's voice as he approached the hide out and was glad that his sleeve fell down over his arm from the quick movement.

"It's nothing," he answered quickly not wanting to worry anyone. Besides, if he told Leon that something was wrong, he'd go and tell Miyuki and than Miyuki would be even more stressed.

"You've been acting kind of odd sense the other day…you know when Kurai.." His voice trailed off, but Setsuna knew exactly what he was talking about and just shrugged a bit.

"I'm fine. It could be a lot worse."

Leon wasn't to sure of that, but kept silent about it. He wasn't going to push his luck, he was starting to understand Setsuna a bit better than before, and understood that if he kept pressing him, Set would just walk away.

"I suppose…I wonder what Miyuki would think of that answer though."

A knot started tying itself in Setsuna's stomach and he looked away not wanting to even think of that.

He knew very well what Miyuki would think of that. He'd freak and demand answers. He'd think he'd failed Setsuna as a boyfriend and possibly want nothing to do with him anymore…well probably not the last part.

He sighed and shook his head, the cold night air, somehow colder than he was bringing him back to his senses.

"The heartless must be coming…" Leon muttered also noticing the dramatic temperature drop.

"Yeah…I guess so."

Neither one of them though made any moves to go back into the hideout. Instead they remained outside looking around, perhaps waiting for the heartless to actually come first so they could destroy it.

"I was talking to Miyuki a little while ago." Leon said finally breaking the silence and leaning up against the building.

"…About what?"

"He's worried about you." He answered a frown tugging at his lips. "Very worried."

Setsuna sighed again.

"I didn't want him to be…I've been trying to keep myself…distant enough so he can focus on healing Riku and letting things be. It's not like I'm really sick, just a bit cold every now and than."

Leon said nothing, but judging from the look on his face Setsuna figured he wasn't satisfied with that answer. And he realized after a few moments how could he be? Setsuna had stopped coming to eat almost all together, and he looked much paler than before.

Something obviously was wrong and he wasn't talking about it, but he had no intentions of talking now. Perhaps never. Once Riku was healed, Sora returned, Kurai killed, Setsuna and Miyuki could go back to Alantica and live happily as they had before…couldn't they?

"There you are!"

Both Leon and Setsuna almost fell over as the sound of Miyuki's voice yelling at them. His eyes narrowed, foot taping, arms at his hips, he reminded Setsuna of an angry mom.

The thought caused Setsuna to start laughing a bit and this got him an even meaner glare from his boyfriend.

"Sorry." Me said still laughing and walked over to Miyuki wrapping his arms around him. "I just had a really funny image in my head…"

Miyuki flinched and Setsuna almost pulled away instantly, but Miyuki refused to let him go.

"Set, god you're like ice." Setsuna said nothing, but closed his eyes finally relaxing in his lover's embrace. "Set…are you okay?"

"I'm sorry for making you worry…," he muttered sleepily and for some odd reason started dozing off. He'd been wide awake before Miyuki got out there, but now he was ready to turn in for the night.

Leon smiled a bit and Miyuki looked from his lover to the sorcerer frowning.

"Is he okay?"

"He'll be fine." And with that Leon walked over to Miyuki helping him move Setsuna back into the hideout and back into bed.

(X)

"Yuuan what were you thinking!" Satori asked partly in shock, partly in anger. What had Yuuan been thinking? Bringing someone back from the dead, and for what? So he could get revenge on someone he had no grudge against! He didn't even know this guy, just met him from being around him. And Satori felt awful for that.

If it hadn't been for him, this whole thing wouldn't of been happening and again for the hundredth time he wished he was with Spiritus and not Yuuan. That Yuuan had stayed dead and in his good memories and he was just being tormented by Spiritus' and Namie's stupid jokes or Kurai's commands.

Yuuan looked up at Satori a wide smirk on his face, his eyes still gleaming.

"What do you mean?" He asked casually. "I'm getting what we need. With this boy we'll be able to lure Setsuna here, and if we lure him here, we lure the key blade master."

Satori said nothing, but his glare remained on his face. He looked over to the boy Caine that had been brought back. The poor guy was huddled up near a few cages, wrists shackled to the bars of the cage.

Yuuan was seriously getting out of hand.

TBC

Ha there, first update sense school started! Hope everyone enjoyed that…told you it was weird lol. Hmm It's a bit late for me…I haven't eaten anything at all yet gah. I better go do so or I'm gonna fall over from lack of food lol. But, I gotta answer reviews first because reviewers rock.

Thank yous:

WorthlessShadow: Yes…poor Setsuna…hehehehehe and things are getting worse! YAY..I mean oh…poor set…lol

Sai-Ryo Aura Feana: …….Eh…done? Lol. Hmm that's a good question…I feel a bit bad though lol. The story seems to be streaming off from Sora and Riku to Setsuna and Satori…that's not good. Lol I don't think it's quite her fault, but close enough. o.o bye Kairi..yeah sure we can always blame her. :laughs at how much she hurts Kairi: lol I'm sure. Nope…things seem to be getting worse. Yes you're right…I am making it worse…I like making things worse…I'm so evil. And it's been updated! YAY. Lol…run! Don't let the copyright people get you!

Yami Tenchi: Thanks glad you liked it. Ah, I'm in my 3rd year of high school, it gets pretty easy after the first few weeks. …eh don't eat the feathers ,here :hands you pocky: eat that. It's safer. Lol there you can read more, hope school went well for you.

Shocker2110: ……eh okay? I don't really care I could just throw the rabbits to Kurai and he'll…….anyway. Yes! Free kumagoro! Or I'll set fire to you and anyone you date::laughs evilly: lol j/k. At least I updated though right?

Korbin: HI! You aren't on right now…I'm going to go find that necromancer…Lol I shall insult your kyo every day::snickers: actually it was more fun just bugging you over all than what I actually put in the fanfic. It worked to. More embarrassing? I could do that…let's see….I shall do something in im or perhaps the end of the next chapter to you …heheheheheheh. Lol great! Dirt on Kaoru…always wanted, and I'd like to thank you for that dirt and the pictures! Fine go…see if I care….I am getting that necromancer. Remember you brought this on yourself!

Feu-Delphino: I'm glad you really like this story, welcome to it! And why? Because I like angst and drama…probably not the best excuse, but the only one I have lol. Eh don't die please…Set will……..okay I can't say Set will be okay, but yeah. Things will be fine for now….sort of. Yes Kurai tends to do that lol. It's fine. Ah that's cool. I have a few gay friends, and they rock. And obviously I'm all for shonen ai lol. Umm well I might kill her off later..hmm…

Animegirl171: Lol nope, a lot of people did, but I'm glad they're still together. How long that'll last is another matter…Glad you enjoyed the chapter, and updated!

There you go everyone! Another chapter, another update…how many times have I said that now?…I keep repeating myself…gah! Well I have to go now, I need food…I also need to find a necromancer to bring Korbin back, because if she died I'm bringing her back, killing her myself, and than bringing her back again and forcing her to be my slave….kyo's slave…you never heard anything!

Good days, times, luck until the next chapter!