Akurei-Shinzo: I'm back! So how have you all liked my story? Thanks for the reviews! Here's the third chapter! Enjoy! Also I don't own Kingdom Hearts or any other anime/manga that appear in here, except for a few characters from some of my own series which I hope to get published! So please R&R!

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Kingdom Hearts II: Shadow of Hearts

Chapter 2: New Allies

Riku slowly made his way back to Dr. Shuichiro's place, he was deep in thought about what Ryuseiu had said to him earlier that night. We have the ability to answer your questions, but we're not the ones you should ask… If he shouldn't ask them his questions then who should he? While deep in thought Riku did not see whatever it was he tripped over while walking and thinking.

"Ow!" moaned Riku getting up and rubbing his head. He got up and looked at whatever it was he'd tripped over. "Ah! I'm sorry! Are you alright?!"

Riku had tripped over a boy about fifteen years old, he had multi-colored spiky hair with golden lighting bolt stripes. He couldn't see his eyes since the boy was laying face-down on the mud. Riku, not knowing what else to do, picked up the boy and put the boy's arm over him, and began to drag him off towards Dr. Shuichiro's home.

After fussing over the other boy for a few minutes, Hisui and Kohaku put him in a room next to Riku's and left Riku to watch over him. After several hours the boy opened his eyes, they were a dark crimson color that made him look a lot older than he appeared to be. Then Riku noticed the strange necklace he was wearing, it was a golden pyramid shaped puzzle with a strange eye on it.

"Are you alright?" asked Riku.

"Yes, but where am I?" questioned the boy.

"You're in Shin City," said Riku. "Did the Heartless destroy your world?" The other boy didn't answer immediately, it seemed as though he was deep in thought, thinking whether or not to tell Riku what had happened to him.

"Yes," he said after a few minutes. "They did… I'm not really sure what has happened afterwards." Riku suspected he was lying about what the boy had said about not remembering what had happened to him after the Heartless came. But he decided not to ask, it wasn't really his business anyways.

"My name's Riku"

"And I'm Yami."

Before the two did anything else another guest rushed into their room and slammed the door. He looked to be the seventeen, with short, midnight hair and had sapphire eyes. He motioned for them to keep quiet and he kept his ear to the door, yelling and feet running past the hallway killed the silence and after they had gone the boy let out a sigh.

"Whew! That was close!" he sighed. "Damn you Shiro and Zeero! Leaving my to pick up the pieces!" He turned towards the two confused boys. "Thanks for not giving me away. My name's Daichi, and you two are?"

"Riku."

"Yami"

"Well, anyway, mind if I hide here for a while? Katana, Arisu, and Katsuro are going to kill me if I don't give out any information, but I was told to keep that information a secret, until the Keybearer arrives at least!"

"Who are they?" asked Riku.

"Katana's a demon huntress, Arisu is a regular human, and Katsuro, he's a spirit-demon mix. They've been asking me where those three (Shiro, Ryu, and Katsu (some friends of mine)) are since they've disappeared. Darn! Why couldn't they harass Zeero for the answers?! Oh, wait! He's guarding the Keyhole…and won't come out of hiding…"

"Keyhole?" asked Riku with sudden interest. Then out of nowhere, the two Keyblades appeared in Riku's hands. Daichi's eyes lit up with interest.

"So you're the Keyblade Master! Thank goodness you're here! Now they can finally stop harassing me!" said Daichi with relief.

"Keyblade Master?" asked Yami.

"The Keyblade Master is the one who's job is suppose to travel the worlds and destroy the Heartless," explained Daichi. "It is also said in the legend that he wreaks havoc upon the worlds or he can bring salvation."

"Travels the worlds…" whispered Yami, deep in thought. Riku wondered why Yami was so deep in thought about traveling the worlds. Could he have been looking for someone?

"Come with me," said Daichi opening the door. "If I'm going to explain things to you all I might as well explain some things to my other friends as well. The sooner I explain all of this the sooner they can stop harassing me for answers!"

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Katana was a sixteen year old girl with long ebony hair tied back into a ponytail and she wore a kimono. Her eyes were a gentle violet color though they looked like they could turn from gentle to violent at any given moment. Arisu sat next to her in the room, her brown hair fell loosely on her shoulders and her blue eyes stared at the new guests entering the room, she too wore a kimono but the sleeves were cut off. Katsuro sat by himself in the corner, his emerald eyes glared at Riku and Yami and his golden hair was an inch away from his shoulders. He wore a sleeveless black shirt and white pants, something about him made Riku and Yami want to avoid him, it was probably the death glare he gave everyone.

"Uh, hi," started Daichi in a nervous tone, smoothing out his hair. "I guess you'll be wanting an explanation?" Katsuro was the first to jump on him.

"Alright you! Where's my little brother already!" yelled Katsuro eyes ablaze, he grabbed Daichi's shirt collar.

"Yeah, enough with the secrets already!" screamed Arisu.

"You'd better start explaining things!" growled Katana, who was about to punch the lights out of Daichi. The door slid open and another girl entered the room, she had light pink hair and shining violet eyes. She too, was wearing a kimono, the only thing that told them she wasn't human was her fox ears and fox tail.

"Would anyone like some tea?" she asked sweetly.

"I would!!!" gasped Daichi, he seemed to be relieved that she came in at that moment. "Great timing, Yuri!"

"Are you four in an argument again?" she asked. Then she noticed Riku and Yami, standing away from all of the commotion and looking very confused. "Oh, I'm so sorry, would you two like some tea?"

"Uh…sure," said Riku nervously glancing at Katsuro, Arisu, and Katana who were giving Daichi the death glare again.

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After calming down, (though Katsuro still gave everyone the death glare) Daichi began the slow process of explaining the legend of the Keybearer. He explained that the Keybearer could either bring salvation or destruction among the worlds he travels with his key. Now that the other the Keybearers have vanished, Riku was to assume the position as the Keyblade Master, lock the Keyholes, and destroy the Heartless.

"So that's why we're here," concluded Daichi. "Shiro asked me and Zeero if we could help out this Keybearer on his quest. And he also explained that we should meet him here and protect this world from the Heartless."

"Yeah, but that still doesn't answer our first question," snarled Katsuro. "Where's my little brother Katsu and the other two?"

"That…is a secret!" said Daichi. Then he ran out of the room followed by Katsuro, Arisu, and Katana pounding him with questions and rocks. Yuri sighed and turned to face Riku and Yami.

"If you want some answers seek out Zeero," she whispered.

"Who is Zeero?" asked Riku.

"We've heard about him, but haven't seen him," said Yami.

"That's because he's afraid that those three would pound him with questions like they're doing to Daichi right now. You'll find him near the Keyhole to this world, Shiro has asked him to guard it, though I'm not sure Zeero's the best demon for it. He's very silly most of the time."

"How do we find the Keyhole?" asked Riku. Yuri got up and was about to leave.

"Your Keyblade should lead you to it, don't mind Zeero's silliness, he knows a lot more that what he seems to know. I think he could answer most of your questions." Yuri left and Riku and Yami were left alone in the room. This was the first time the room had been silent since they came here.

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"Are you sure you want to come with me?" asked Riku. Yami had insisted that he aid Riku through his travels around the worlds.

"Yes, if I travel with you I might be able to find…someone I know…" Yami stopped short and remained silent. Who was he looking for? Riku figured that he would find out soon enough. Besides, with Sora and King Mickey missing he'll need all the help he can get.

"Alright then," said Riku opening the front door. "Let's go find that Keyhole!" The two walked into the darkness, not knowing what fate had in store for both of them

Remember this advice, Keybearer. Sometimes to find the light, you must look within the deepest part of the darkness…

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Akurei-Shinzo: So how do you like that chapter! Please R&R! I promise to add more anime/manga as soon as the story progresses! Daichi, Yuri, Katana, Arisu, Katsuro, Katsu (you'll meet later on), Ryu (you'll meet later on), and Shiro (you'll meet later on) are all from my manga Youkai Shinzo (translated-Demon Heart). Zeero is also from that manga and I have to warn you that he's been claimed by one of my friends that will not like it if you try to steal him from her. Just a warning! Please R&R! I'm hoping to get it published one day!