Again I give you another chapter. Saddly for me, I got sick! But I'm still working! Ah, what a girl does to keep herself busy....I'm sorry to say, but this will be a short chapter. Not much to put in it.

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DISCLAIMER: I do not own Kingdom Hearts or any of it's characters. Thus is why it is called a FANFIC

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CHAPTER TWELVE: RETURN DAY

The next day it was quiet and everyone was behaving again. Riku couldn't take that strange atmosphere and decided to put an end to their strange behavior. He entered the room and found everyone sitting on the floor watching him. "What is it? Why are you guys acting odd?" he asked as he walked to his bed to put on some shoes.

"It's the day after Christmas," Sephiroth mumbled.

"Yeah so?"

"Return day."

Riku began laughing. They were afraid he was going to send them back. Back to where? He'd upset Sora if he returned them to him. He was stuck with them no matter what he did. It didn't really bother him though. He was fine with the idea of them staying with him for awhile. His parents wouldn't be home until after New Years, so, he didn't have to send them anywhere else yet. "I'm keeping you all," he said as he slipped on his shoes.

"Really!?" everyone screamed and hugged him. He found himself under a stack a laughing presents and they were very heavy. "Ugh..."

"Oh sorry!" Aerith laughed and pulled everyone off. "I'm....We're just so happy you don't hate us."

"With the conversation I had with you guys last night, who could?" Riku asked. Everyone became silent and looked down at the ground. Riku couldn't help but remember what Sephiroth had said last night. What's your purpose? Is there really a reason for you being sent here? Riku walked over to the window and jumped out. "I'm going to see Sora," Riku yelled to them as he landed on his feet in the grass.

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Sora was sitting in the secret place playing with his new necklace. It was so perfect, he couldn't be happier with Riku. "Ansem, thanks for helping me," Sora said to Ansem.

Ansem was sitting in the shadows with an blank expression on his face. "Is that so?" he asked coldly.

Sora looked up and stared at him. "Well, yeah. Why?" Sora asked. He was confused, Ansem was being scary.

"Do you remember how I said I didn't want anything in return for helping you?"

"Yeah..."

"I lied."

"Ansem?"

"There is one thing I'd like you to do for me. You do it or I will. The choice is yours. My plans didn't go the way I had expected. Now we must finish what we started, my little puppet."

Sora jumped up and put up his fists. "What are you talking about? What plans?" Sora asked frantically wondering if Riku was in danger.

Ansem stood up and approached him. "It's pathetic that you didn't realize it sooner. What did most of my gift idea's have in common?"

"They were weird?"

"No Sora, darkness."

"What?"

Ansem grabbed Sora by the arm and pressed him up against the wall. "Will you help me finish this or will I have to do this myself?" Ansem asked as he squeezed Sora's arm.

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Riku was walking around Destiny Island when he found Sora. Sora was sitting in the water watching the storm form. "Hey Sora," Riku called as he headed towards Sora.

"Huh? Oh, it's you Riku," Sora laughed.

Riku stared at his friend who was wet and obviously cold. "Why are you sitting in the water?" Riku asked.

Sora stood up and smiled. "Because I can," he answered.

Riku noticed Sora was also acting weird. Everyone was acting so dang crazy, it was beginning to make him mad. "What's wrong with you?" Riku asked bluntly.

"You're not really happy with your presents are you?"

"What do you mean, of course I am."

"They really did suck. So I want to give you a real a better gift."

Riku began to shake. He had an idea of what was coming, and prayed he was wrong. "You don't have to," he said as he tried to push the advancing boy back.

"But I do...I want you to have me."

"What!?"

"I want to be yours!" Sora cried as he grabbed onto Riku's shirt. "Or do you hate me?"

Riku felt uncomfortable having Sora this close to him. "Uhhh...Yeah I like you, but as friend. Nothing else," Riku answered as he kept himself from pushing Sora and making a run for it.

"Is that so," Sora mumbled as he rubbed his hand through Riku's hair.

"Sorry."

"No...I'll make you love me."

"Sora?" Riku asked as Sora let go and turned to the boats.

"It's getting late," Sora told him. "You should get home. We'll continue this tomorrow."

Riku was now really confused. "Whatever," he groaned as he headed toward the dock.

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When Riku entered his room he was glomped by Sephiroth. "I missed you!" he giggled. "Did you bring me something?"

Riku pushed him off and smiled at him. "You can have the sand in my shoe," he offered.

Sephiroth nodded happily and began pulling Riku's shoes off. "Hey hey! I was kidding!" Riku screamed as he tried to grab his shoes back.

"They're mine now!"

"Stupid Sephy!"

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Ohhhhh....Dark and weird chapter! Hehe! Alright, look for the next chapter!!!!! BTW, this will not turn into a shonen-ai, Riku and Sora are both straight. Just to tell you. Teehee! You'll have to wait and see what I mean!