Alrighties! Here's another chapter! I'm sorry I haven't added any side stories yet...>.> I promise the next chapter, which is the last will have a few. This chapter is longer than all the others, over 2000 words this time! Everybody clap!

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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 FIFTEEN: MY FRIEND, MY HEARTLESS

"Ouch!" Sora cried in pain. A thorn had poked him in the butt. "Get me out!" Of course his cries were ignored, poor Sora. Yes, poor Sora was stuck in a bush. Not the bush he'd planned to jump in, course not. This bush was filled with thorns to protect him from the heartless, to bad it was doing the opposite, rose bushes aren't very good hiding places. Realizing he was stuck and nobody planned on getting him out, he tried to get out himself. He wondered why he couldn't move his body when he remembered everyone had stuck him in a fish costume. Oh yeah, great job Sephiroth's plan to save Riku did.

(Flash back)

Sephiroth scratched his chin. "We need to hide Sora," he announced. "I've got a plan to save Riku."

"And it involves hiding Sora?" Leon asked sarcastically.

Sephiroth thought about that question for a minute. It was true Riku wouldn't even notice them if Sora wasn't around, so hiding Sora would only make Riku stay a heartless longer. "You're right," Sephiroth agreed. "We need to get Riku to smell Sora but not see him."

"Smell?" Sora cried offensively. "I don't stink!"

Cloud smacked Sora in the head. "He means the heartless smell ability, like dogs!" he barked.

"Don't hit Sora!" Leon shouted and punched Cloud in the eye.

"You're gonna get it now scar face!"

"Shut up blonde!"

"Stop fighting you two," Aerith told the two boys, but they ignored her.

"This isn't the time!" Yuffie added, but was also ignored.

"Where are the zombies and moogles?" Aerith asked randomly.

"They're stalking the Riku heartless," Yuffie answered.

"I HAVE A GOOD PLAN SO LISTEN TO ME OR YOU WILL ALL BE DRESSED UP LIKE LITTLE GIRLS AND THROWN IN A BIG NIGHT CLUB AND FORCED TO SERVE DRINKS FOR THE REST OF YOUR WORTHLESS LIVES YOU FOOLISH MORTALS!" Sephiroth screamed. There was a odd green aura around him and it frightened the characters. Everyone was completely silent now, all staring at Sephiroth for his random out burst and wondering which night club he had in mind.

Aerith smiled happily not understanding a word the gray haired angel had said. "All right! You can go first!" she giggled.

"Yes! Sora, put this on," Sephiroth laughed as he handed Sora a fish costume. The costume looked exactly like a gold fish.

"It's a gold fish! And it's colored gold! That's so wow!" Sora exclaimed as he stepped into the suit. Once he finished and Aerith zipped up the back, he found he was unable to move. His legs and arms were held in place by the tight plastic and when he tried to hop he only fell flat on his face.

"Sephy, what are we going to do?" Cloud asked as he poked Sora. Then began feeling the costume, the plastic was really smooth on his fingers. Leon wondered what was up with Sora's costume and decided to join Cloud in the feeling Sora game.

"Wow! It does feel good!" Leon shouted in amazement as he continued to rub at Sora's neck. Soon Aerith and Yuffie joined in the game and the four of them were crowded around Sora feeling random parts of his costume.

"I had that made out of my old underwear," Sephiroth told them, he appeared so serious everyone screamed and jumped away from Sora. Once he saw everyone's reaction Sephiroth cracked a smile and began laughing. "Just kidding!"

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"Wait! This isn't safe!" screamed Sora. Sephiroth had tied him with a rope and was dangling him off the club house roof.

"Sure it is!" Sephiroth laughed, despite the fact that everyone agreed with Sora.

"Leon! Yuffie! Aerith! Cloud! Someone help me!" Sora cried as he began to toss himself about in the air.

"Sorry kid," Leon snickered. "Now Seph, what are you planning?"

Sephiroth grinned as he began to poke Sora with a stick, making Sora bounce around in the air. "You see, Riku heartless will smell him, but not see him," Sephiroth answered thinking his plan was the best in the world.

Cloud moaned and stuck his hands in his cloak pocket. "You're idea to destroy the world with a meteor was better than this," he teased.

"Shh! Here he comes!" Sephiroth screamed, giving their position away to the Riku heartless. A few seconds later, Riku came around the corner roaring like a lion ready to take on anyone that got between him and his task. As Sephiroth had stated, Riku smelt Sora, but started to search the area for his victim. Sora accidentally kicked Riku in the face which gave him away immediately.

"Hello Sora," Riku heartless laughed as he swung the red Keyblade at Sora, trying to tear off his legs. Luckily, Sora lifted his feet and the blade only hit his shoe. Sora's shoe must have been magic or something, because when that Keyblade hit it, it was sent back at Riku, hitting him in the face. "Gah!"

"It's knows it's Sora!" Sephiroth screamed and then untied Sora quickly. Sora fell and landed on top of the Riku heartless. Just before Riku grabbed him he was snatched by Cloud and Leon who quickly disappeared with the brown headed boy.

"I can walk!" Sora shouted as they set him on the ground. The Riku heartless could be heard in the distance coming their way.

"We need to hide him!" Sephiroth screamed. "Quick in here!" Sephiroth picked Sora up and shoved him into a rose bush. "He won't fit!"

"Here use this!" Aerith suggested as she and Yuffie approached the four men with a broom. Sephiroth took the broom from her and used it to cram poor Sora into the bush until he wasn't noticeable.

"That hurts!" Sora cried, but nobody listened to his cries. They'd all ran off and hid in a near by tree.

(Flash back end)

"Stupid ideas," Sora mumbled to himself as he managed to free himself from the bush. He rolled out of the bush covered in thorns and rose petals. "I hope they don't come up with a plan to heal my cuts."

Aerith suddenly appeared behind Sora with the rest of the gang. "Sephiroth's plan didn't work out. Mine should work just fine!" she giggled.

Sora frowned. I sure hope it doesn't involve anything to weird Sora thought to himself. He began to rub his sore arm that Riku had hit before. "What's your plan?" he asked cautiously, wondering if he should let them help him or not.

Aerith grinned and took him by the hand. "Let's go find Riku," she giggled and they ran off. When they found Riku he was still on the beach, this time he was covered in the moogles and zombies who were all hugging and kissing him. The Riku heartless didn't seem to mind until he saw Aerith standing about 6 feet away from him with Sora by her side. "Riku dear, will you please not try and kill Sora?" she asked.

The Riku heartless smiled and pulled the blushing zombies and moogles from his chest and threw them into the ocean. "I'll try and not kill him," it answered and then swung it's Keyblades at the two. They would have both been doomed if Cloud hadn't jumped in and saved them.

"What are you thinking Aerith?" Cloud screamed as he carried the two to safety.

"I don't remember!" Aerith giggled.

"That's not very helpful!"

"Why don't we just let Sora and Riku fight?" Leon suggested.

"Leon that's stupid!" Sephiroth yelled and hit Leon on the head.

"And your plans aren't?"

"Not at all! It was Sora's fault it didn't work!"

"Shut up! I've got a great idea!" Yuffie yelled at the group.

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Sora was now wearing Yuffie's clothes. They were a little big on him, but he could move fine. As for Yuffie, she'd stuffed herself into Sora's clothes. Sora liked how he looked in the cloak, he looked dark an mysterious if he posed right.

"You want to tell me why you're wearing Sora's clothes?" Leon asked Yuffie and he put his hand on his forehead and sighed.

"I think she looks like a million pennies!" Sephiroth laughed.

Yuffie skipped over to Leon and poked him in the nose. "You see, Riku might think Sora is me, and I'm Sora!" she laughed, happy that her plan was so great.

"What if it does work? Riku will try to kill you. What then?" Cloud asked, he like Leon, was also getting tired of these pathetic suicide missions.

Yuffie stuck out her tongue and kicked some dirt at Cloud and Leon. "Keep it to yourself!" she snapped. She took Sora by the hand and led him to the beach where Riku was still waiting for them. "Hey Riku! It's me, Sora. Come get me!" Yuffie yelled at the heartless. Riku stared at her for a moment and then looked at the short figure beside her. It couldn't see the face, because the person had put the hood on their head. Just because he couldn't see that face didn't mean he didn't know who was under the cloak. Riku wasn't that stupid, even as a heartless. They'd have to do better if they planned to trick him.

"Sora, that cloak doesn't suit you," Riku laughed. Sora scratched the back of his head, forgetting he couldn't do that and pulled the hood off revealing his goofy smile.

"Oops," Sora muttered before running off with the others to the club house. Since Riku was a heartless now, he'd forgotten what he'd hid in the club house, and Sora was about to find out.

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"It's cold in here," Sephiroth muttered as he looked around for a blanket. He noticed their was a blanket on the ground in front of the tree covering something. Naturally he removed it and then let out a shriek. "Eeeeek!" he cried and jumped into Clouds arms.

"Geez Seph, you scream like a girl," Sora teased. He stopped laughing once he saw Tidus and Wakka lying on the ground in front of them. "Tidus! Wakka!" he exclaimed as he dropped to his knees and began shaking their bodies. "Wake up!"

Cloud sat down beside him and stared at the two boys. "The heartless you gave Riku stole their hearts," he explained. Though Riku hadn't told anyone, it was obvious what had happened, even to Sora.

"I...I didn't mean for anything like this to happen. Now I understand why he didn't want me to come in here," Sora said sadly.

Aerith and Yuffie patted him on the back and tried to cheer him up. "He didn't want you to find out and be sad," Yuffie told him as she put her arms around him and hugged him softly.

Sora touched Wakka's face and flinched. "They're so cold, this happened a while back. Why didn't Riku tell me?" Sora yelled as Yuffie let go and he punched the floor.

"Seriously, if he'd told you the present you'd given him killed some people, how would you feel?" Leon asked.

"I'd feel horrible," Sora answered.

"He probably was trying to do something to fix it, without you knowing and feeling bad," Cloud added.

"Don't cry little Sora!" Sephiroth screamed as he pushed Yuffie away and glomped Sora.

Sora wiped his eyes. "I'm not crying," he stated. "I'm just tired."

"How can we help them?" Yuffie asked everyone. "And where are the moggles and zombies?"

"The moggles and zombies are all floating somewhere in the sea. Remember? Riku tossed them into the ocean," Aerith answered.

"The only way to return their hearts, is to save Riku and then kill the heartless," Sephiroth answered.

"Our weapons don't work against them though!" Sora shouted.

"That's why you take one of Riku's Keyblades and use it against him."

"All right, no more plans. Lets just go save Riku my way."

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The Riku heartless was still pacing around on the beach, it knew that the presents would bring Sora to it sooner or later. They wanted to kill it, that's all it knew. It had either forgotten who it once was, or it didn't care.

"We need to find Sora!" a voice yelled to someone else. Kairi and Selphie jumped out of their boats as they tied the boats to the dock.

"What is that?" Selphie asked while Kairi tied her boat to the dock. Kairi looked up from what she was doing and gasped at the sight. They had seen the Riku heartless, and he was staring at them.

"Hello girls, are you here with Sora?" the heartless asked, still using Riku's voice.

"Oh my goddess!" Kairi laughed while releasing the breath she'd been holding in. "What are you doing in a costume?"

The Riku heartless smiled. "I see, you're not with Sora. I wish to be stronger, give me your hearts," Riku ordered.

Selphie and Kairi both misunderstood his words and blushed. "What do you mean?" Selphie asked shyly.

"Like I said. I wish to devour your hearts."

Selphie and Kairi both realized something was wrong and backed away. "But we're your friends!" Kairi screamed.

"I have no friends. Now, give me your hearts so I may kill Sora," Riku ordered again, this time with more aggression.

"That's horrible!" both Kairi and Selphie exclaimed, their voices were filled with fear and Riku could sense it. Riku began to approach the two as he prepared to tear off their heads with his swords.

"Stop Riku! You're going to fight with me!" A voice demanded. It was non-other than Sora. He was unarmed yet prepared to fight his possessed friend to the end.

The Riku heartless turned to Sora and grinned. "I see you're not running anymore," it laughed. Riku's mind had been completely consumed by the darkness flowing throughout his heart and he was no longer in control, his demon was.

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There we are, I gave you some silly, some drama, and some corn. Wasn't that nice? Look for the next chapter! Remember it's almost over! R&R please!