A note from the Author: Thanks for all the reviews. Glad to see I'm not the only one who isn't a 'Kairi fan'. Anyway. I apologize for taking so long to update. I'll try to update more in the future; I just hit well…a major slump. But thank you all for your support!

"Thank you!!!! You're the best." So soon the trio was walking down the beach, getting wet from the light drizzle of rain...

If only you knew how much I loved you...

Riku awoke because he felt something warm stir in his arms. Had that damn cat pushed open the window again? He felt around in the dark. No cat. Something else. He reached over to his bed side table. Nearly falling on the object in question but managed to grab the string and pull it, causing the room to be flooded with a dim light.

"Sora…" The sacred word came out as a surprised whisper and he lightly brushed the boys' hair from his face. It was defiantly Sora. The two, (Sora and Kairi) had had to stay at Rikus house because of the storm. Kairi had used the spare room while Sora had volunteered for the couch. Receiving a kiss on the cheek from Kairi and a missed envious stare from Riku. Riku just continued to stare down at the boy and looked up at his clock for only a moment. 3:30 am. What was Sora doing in his bed? He just couldn't think of a reason why so without a thought he shook the sleeping bundle just enough to wake him and instantly regretted it when he got a quiet yelp. "Sora…What's wrong?" Scared aqua eyes stared up at Riku.

"There…There was something in the living room and…and it hurt me… and scared me!" Riku rolled his eyes some. He was still in desperation for sleep.

"Are you sure you just weren't dreaming?" Sora soon sat up and nodded, holding his arm out that was covered in scratches and a bite mark, as was a good portion of what was visible of Soras body for that matter. It set off the alarm in Rikus head. No room for concern for Kairi though. "Sora…you stay here. I'll go check it out…" Riku had jumped up and gone to investigate the living room. Missing Soras quiet…

"Please don't leave me alone…"

Riku was at an impasse. He needed to turn on the light so he could see. His eyes never adjusted quickly to the dark so the attacker would probably get away before he saw it. But if he turned on the light it would probably be startled and dashed off.

'Probably an animal of some sort…So the most we'll have to do is get him checked out at the doctors in the morning for rabies or something like that…' After walking forward and stubbing his toe on the couch, Riku decided enough was enough and finally turned on the light. He saw a black form huddled up in the corner and picked it up by the scruff of its neck. It was the weirdest thing he had ever seen, a weird thing that was black. Yellow eyes that stared up at his green ones.

"What…are you…" He didn't know why he bothered to question the creature, it probably wouldn't answer. Suddenly flashes went through his mind, as if the creature was making him see them.

"YES! We can go today...You me and Kairi! This is going to be so cool!"

"Yeah..." Riku was a bit jealous, Kairi. She was always there, never giving Riku a moment to talk to Sora. He had been so close to being able to tell Sora but then she...SHE would show up again...'You...me...but no Kairi'…

Then SHE showed up. She had the nerve to hug HIS Sora…

Sora if only you knew ...how much I HATE her…

All the reminders of all the times he had said he hated Kairi and those were not even a quarter of the amount he had said it already in his short life. Shaking his head some he went and opened the front door, tossing the creature out with a quiet 'good reddens' and closed the door before a shriek was heard from upstairs and Kairi ran down the stairs.

"RIKU!" He growelled some 'what does she want…' "Its Sora…he's…they took Sora!" Rikus eyes widened and he ran forward, gripping Kairis shoulders hard enough to bruise, completely unaware of what he was doing in the worry for his love.

"WHAT! WHAT DID YOU SAY?!" Kairi sobbed quietly.

"Riku…Soras gone…They took Sora…"