Disclamier: All righty...I don't own Sora, Riku, Vanh, or theidea for chapters 1-3 and the idea for Vanh loving Sora. I do own the castle, Celia, and the new idea from here to the end of the story.

Full Summary: Riku has always been a boy of mystery, so what happens when his true identity is slowly shown and revealed to his best friend in the whole world, to Sora? Sora has always been the thing in everyone's eye that they wanted, so what happens when the pure darkness known as Vanh has a small fancy for him? Read as the two boys struggle to keep alive and out of Vanh's clutches. Maybe this little fancy Vanh has is more than just little…

Chapter Four: Pain Worse Than Hell

He fate had been sealed, once again from his lack of words and his lack of thinking. Sora never really thought. All he knew was that his friend was in trouble and he could do something to help. Nothing mattered to him if that was possible. The deal, after it had been struck, Sora had been struck to his part of the deal. Forever, the letters VH shall he engraved into his right shoulder. He couldn't see it, all he felt was agonizing pain. Vanh, the merry little creature after this. He got all that he wanted. Everything an anything he could possibly want was here and he owned it all now. His servants, the castle, Sora. They all belonged to him and nothing could tear them apart. "Let's go pet…" He said softly, heading off towards the house and the other had no choice but to follow afterwards. He followed him, reluctantly that is into the castle, following him up some winding stairs and into a small room at the top. A view from the window made the flowers look gorgeous, well, even more gorgeous. Vanh sighed, watching the boy stare out the window, eyes dazzled by the flowers beauty. He couldn't even tell the flowers apart from one another, just a sea of colors wrapping like a tight rope around the house, surrounding and stranding it, like it was an island. "Pet, come here," He said calmly, the boy twisting his head a bit to look at him before frowning. He did make his way over, what choice did he have? The creatures slender hand reached out, fingers wrapping around the boy's neck as he leaned forward, lips pressed softly against the others at first, but the grip tightened and so did the pressure on his lips.

Riku's eyes had been closed. He didn't like them to be opened, after all, what was the point of having the open when you couldn't see? "Riku…" That was Kairi's voice, he didn't want to deal with her. Tilting his head upwards as he thought he was facing her. "Why do you have your eyes closed?" She asked, her voice shaky, still trying to recover from the past events that had happened between her and him awhile ago. "What's the point in having them open when you're blind?" He asked, voice angry and seeming to lack emotion, like she was something that he despised to the very core. "B-Blind!" She stammered out, watching him as he opened his eyes, almost gasping at what he saw. His vision…it had returned, which meant… "Move it!" He pushed past her, racing towards the rocks where the other team members sat. He had his strength again, he could see… "Riku, we'd like to-" "Not now duck!" he yelled, hopping on the rocks at into the portal. Someone had struck a deal with Vanh, someone named Sora. "You damn fool!" He hissed, returning to the darkness, his home, from where he whence came from. The castle surrounded by the sea of flowers. He remembered that. They had been planted there because Vanh adored flowers, he loved to watch the ugly little buds bloom into something beautiful.

His eyes quickly darted around, hoping to see a sign that they were outside because if they were inside…oh, how long would it take him to find them in a room? Possibly a whole day if they were in the very last room he found. It was all…because Vanh loved mysteries. He loved to see his prey squirm and wiggle in his grasp as they tried to escape his home of torture. So many false doors leading to places that would kill you if you lacked the skill to survive. Riku had the skill to survive, but his memory of the place he had forgotten, completely vanished from his mind. "Celia!" He shouted, running over to the girl as she sat underneath the apple trees, dozing slightly, but conscious once she heard her name. She tilted her head up a bit, eyes narrowed and showed how tired she still was. "Riku? What're you doing here?" She asked, rubbing her eyes as the boy stormed over to her, grasping her shoulders tightly and almost shaking her. "Where's Vanh and Sora! Where are they!" She shook under his firm grasp, shaking her head though and standing up, almost flinging him back a bit. "All I know is that they're inside…and I wouldn't go inside if I were you…" She muttered, casting a glance behind her and he let his eyes follow hers. Everyone was outside, except Sora and Vanh. All the people that lived here were outside, talking and chatting. "Vanh is doing something…when everyone is out here, that means he wants it to be a private matter, no one else," She said, turning to look at him, a frown on her pale face.

The woman seemed tired of playing these games with the boy that stood in front of her. She told him everything and anything he could possibly know and he doesn't even take her advice. "Something…?" Riku asked, unsure of himself, as if that something could be described. "Yes, something. Something bad as we would call it," She answered, right hand on her hip and left hand coming her hair that remained out of the black hood. It took no time after that, soon, he was inside the house, looking about, hoping to see his friend and- "HELP! Please…someone!" That was Sora's voice. It was crying and seemed to be in…pain. "Sora! Sora!" He shouted, looking around before dashing up a set of stairs. Opening a door, nope, it was no ones room. Another one behind him, nope, another empty room. How come he didn't know the layout of this stupid house! How come he wasn't given some memories from the other body! He pounded his fists on a wall, hearing it echo inside the room. That meant it was empty, so, if he could find a spot to make the whole house vibrate, whatever echo from a direction came back weaker, meant that they were there.

He took his choice as the bottom of the stairs, crashing his fists into the ground, almost breaking them, but he was lucky to escape with a few bruises underneath his gloves. He listened for the echo. None from below him, because the darkness never had a bottom and the sound would die up. The one from the right was all right, so was the left, but the one that came from right above him…was weak. Riku decided he'd at least see the layout of the house from the outside, so, taking a few steps out of the house, he looked it over, mainly the top part of the building. There was a small room at the top. Like the area had been flattened and that small room sat comfortably on it. "There…that's where Sora must be," He said, not wasting any time and dashing back into the house and up the flight of stairs. He'd never stop running, he had to save Sora and get him away from Vanh, even if he made a deal him that had to be kept. The creature was often picky with his deals and always wanted them to be kept. "Sora!" He yelled, flinging open the door, eyes wide at what he saw.

The by's lips crushed once again against Vanh's, his clothes ripped, and his arm bleeding. Most of it was hidden, seeing how the creature covered, or attempted to, cover the body in his arms with his cloak. He moved his lips, head twisting upwards to look at the other boy, the one standing in the door way, looking like a fish out of water. Sora's head simply rolled back a bit as his eyes were shut tightly, trying to readjust to the pain in his body. "Wha-What have you done to him you bastard!" Riku yelled, more out of shock than anger if anyone cared to listen. "He's mine Riku…he made a deal…his freedom for what you lost," He answered, looking back down at the boy in his arms, not noticing how much pain he was putting him through. He gave a small whine, eye lids fluttering open as he looked at Vanh, reaching up and gripping his shoulder, pulling up his body so that he wasn't relying too much on the man's arms anymore. "Riku…" He whispered, pushing his body away from him and slamming his back into the wall, yelping in pain a bit. "I'm…fine…just a little…sore." He smiled weakly, lying through his teeth as the silver haired one glared at him, forcing his way over to him. His hands gripping his shoulders and holding onto him tightly. "You're not fine Sora…you need help and-"

Vanh grabbed a hold of him, tossing him back a bit and smirking. "You're not allowed to see him anymore. I should've kept your eye sight…than you wouldn't be able to come and torment him…" Vanh's words were cruel yes, but to get what he wanted, he had to be. If he was going to make the boy feel low and unworthy of Sora he had to choose his words carefully so they hit just the right spots. "You know that you are me…just evolved into something else. I know that your love for Sora eats at your heart like it does to my own…" Sora stared at the two, trying to focus on what was happening to him. "I've changed!" Riku hissed angrily, glaring at him as he stood back up, lunging at him, but Vanh merely moved to the side a bit and the boy went slamming into the floor. "No you haven't… It isn't right to lie Riku. I could snatch your soul from your body, put it back in me and you wouldn't be alive any more. You'd just be another part of me…" He bent over, looking into the boy's steel eyes, the creature smirking. "Your eyes are like mine. Pale and without emotion…" He lifted up his arm, moving the shirt at the top a bit to reveal a small symbol of an eye shape. The creature moving his cloak a bit so that the same mark could be shown on his own pale neck. "Once you entered that body, the mark grew on your neck as well." His eyes looked over at the other boy, seeing the fear in his eyes. "And we both have a passion for him."

He pulled away from the two, looking at Riku. "There is more to us…to prove we are alike. Shall I go on, prove you wrong?" Riku shook his head angrily, standing up and wiping the tears away from his eyes. He glared at him. "I don't want to hear anymore! We're different!" "We're both dark. We both have strength far greater than any human. We make deals…" A grin curling around his lips as he bent down slightly, cupping Riku's chin and looking at him, staring into the fearful eyes. "…and we keep those deals no matter what…" He let out a small sigh before letting go of him, moving back over to Sora, collecting the frail body into his arms, cradling him close to his chest. The boy clutching his cloak, wincing at every movement Vanh took, each one causing him pain. "So, you will honor his deal and let him keep it…" "What if…I made a deal, for you to let him go?" Riku asked, rubbing at his eyes in hopes it would prevent him from crying. He didn't want to start crying now, not in front of Vanh. "What kind of deal would this be…hmm?" The creature was obviously interested in it, after all, if the deal was in his favor, he'd probably accept it. "I want you to let Sora go-" "I'm afraid, I can not make that deal…you see, I have everything I want, and I need Sora to fulfill it…"

He stepped backwards, standing in front of the door, making sure that the two couldn't escape. "Let Sora go…he hasn't done anything wrong…" The creature grinned, laughing to himself in an amused way. This was all too…delicious. None of them knew what was to happen, what he was to create. Ah, such simply fools they were. Actually, more like foolish children. "You don't understand Riku…he is far more valuable than you could ever understand… Look up the name Hikari. There you will find something…" The darkness was making his way towards the door, but the silver haired boy stood in his way, glaring at him. "What does this…Hikari name have to do with Sora!" "Bitter aren't we?" The older one chuckled slightly at him. One hand supporting the boy in his arms as the other one reached up, extended towards Riku as if he wanted him to take his hand. But, that wasn't the case, far from it. Shadow vines gripped Riku's arms, tugging the boy down and out of the way from the door. He was restrained, but that didn't mean that he wasn't about to struggle. No, he did struggle, but they were too strong for him. And the creature left, clutching Sora in his arms, off to finish what he started since the beginning of time.

The vines let go of him, well, once Vanh had gotten somewhere else, a place Riku had to find because it was hidden from everyone. "Hikari…what does that name have to do with Sora?" He was pandering this, heading towards the library in this place. He needed to know, what connections could this…person or thing have to do with his boy? He wandered the halls for awhile before stopping in the library. The creature's selection was huge, very huge. He had collected almost every single book, whether he had managed to get the original or a copy, it didn't matter. He had the book one way or another. Now, all he had to do was find the H section so that he could…look up this person, whoever or whatever they were. He wandered the aisles, looking for the books. It took him awhile, and time was what he dreaded. He didn't know what was happening with Sora and what Vanh was planning to do. All he knew was he had to go after them after he learned more about this person. "Where is it!" He yelled, his voice echoing throughout the whole library. He was about to punch something, anything, but, what if he hit the book? So, Riku simply gave a groan out of frustration, going back to looking for the book, which he did find a few minutes later. He flipped through the pages until he came upon the name 'Hikari', and soon he was reading about the person.

Vanh held the boy in his arms, going done a passage way of stairs, to a secret room that had long been forgotten about. The room was so old, a few places crawling with dust, but otherwise, even in its old state, it was clean enough to live down here. Sora's body now lay on a bed, a white clean bed that started to change colors due to the blood that now came from the boy's body. He gave a whimper as his eyes tightened, wrinkled up in agonizing pain that he felt in his body. "Soon it'll over Sora…and Hikari will be gone from this world…from me, from this life and then I will take my control of the world and you…I am after all eternal darkness…" He looked down at him, wanting to know if the angel had made any movements. But alas, none were made. All he did was whimper now and then. "Good." Vanh was moving around now, lighting candle around the body and placing flower petals around him as well. Everything had to go exactly right or else it wouldn't work and Sora would be killed instead of who he wanted to be killed. The scent of jasmine, rose, every type of flower and plant floated around the room, choking those that couldn't stand it. He however inhaled the wonderful scents, looking up to a clock that hung on the wall, eyes gleaming with excitement. "Soon my child…it will all be over."

((A/N: I got no reviews for the last chapters...which made me sad a bit because I thought that would be a really good chapter and that a lot of people would like it. Turns out, I'm wrong. Oh well, nothing else is new...))