I'm so sorry it took so long to update! I'm been real stressed out lately, and haven't been feeling very inspired. I don't know if I'll take this long for any others in the future, but I hope not. At one point I was thinking of dropping this stroy because I felt is wasn't going to end well...but I decided not too, and I got inspired enough to write some more. Please forgive me and enjoy the long awaited chap!

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Disclaimer: I do not own KH or any of the story. I merely find ways to ruin it's characters.

KEY:

Italic- thought

Bold- flashback and other

Bold/Italic- dreams

( )- other

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CHAPTER FIVE: THE UNSEEN

Sora and Riku silently followed behind the blond man, wondering where he was taking them. The streets were dark and empty and Riku decided it was past midnight because not another soul was around. Or so they thought.

"Mr. Strife?" Sora asked, he hesitated before finishing his question. "Where are we going?"

"It's Cloud," the blond man replied. "We're going to my house." A long silence followed his answer until Riku broke it.

"Do you hear that?" the silver haired teen asked in a low whisper.

"What?"

Crunch.

"That."

Cloud stopped and drew is sword slowly, careful not to alarm anyone who may be following them. "Who ever you are, show your face," he ordered.

"As you wish," a voice laughed and suddenly something that looked like a bear jumped out of the shadows and glomped Cloud. "Surprise!"

"Sephiroth!" Cloud bellowed as he pushed the bear off. "What are you doing in that ridiculous costume?"

The bear removed it's head to reveal a man with long hair the same color as Riku's and piercing green eyes. "Hiding from the evil ones. I've got two pups with me as well," Sephiroth laughed.

"Pups?" Sora asked in confusion.

"Sora!" two familiar voice shouted and then two miniature bears attacked the brunette. "You're okay!"

"Tidus? Wakka?" Riku inquired. "You're safe!"

The two bears took off their costumes to show that they were in fact, Tidus and Wakka. "Yeah," Wakka began. "We would have been caught, but Sephiroth saved us."

Cloud smiled and patted the taller man on the back. "Great job Seph. Saved us the time looking for them," he teased. "Now that we're all together. Why don't we go somewhere safe?"

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"So Sora, do you know who took you?" Riku asked as he sat back, sipping some tea.

"It was Kairi and someone else," Sora answered. Cloud had taken the group to his house, a small cottage in the nearby woods, to hide for the time being. The house was crowded and forced everyone to sit on the floor and wait patiently as Sephiroth served them all hot tea. "I think Selphie is in on it too."

"No kidding," Riku growled as he took another drink from his cup.

"That can't be! She doesn't know anything about it!" Tidus defended.

"Tidus, she lead us into a trap!" Wakka added.

"But she led Riku to Sora!"

"Not if she didn't know they could get him back."

"Selphie is good! She's on our side!"

"I wouldn't be so sure," Sephiroth muttered as he handed Tidus a cup of warm liquid.

Tidus looked up at Sephiroth with a blank expression. "What are you saying?" he asked coldly.

"All the young girls in the world have began acting weird. Lately, that school has gained a huge number of young women across the globe, causing them to create more and more schools in every country. There is no longer one Toko Shrine All Girls High School, but a TSAGHS#1, #2, #3..." Sephiroth explained.

Cloud stood and picked up a newspaper. "Something has made all the girls followers. We think that something is Sora," he mumbled as he tossed the paper to Tidus.

"No way..." Tidus groaned as he read the bold words. "TSAGHS has exceeded one million young women ages 13-25. Many becoming students, teachers, and pre-students. Parents report a difference in their daughters behaviors and have sent them to the school to correct their behavior problems."

"You see? You can't be so sure anymore."

"What does Sora have to do with this? He's only our little Sora, yah?" Wakka asked.

"We aren't sure. But we do know that Sora is there main target and he's extremely important to them," Sephiroth answered for Cloud.

Knock! Knock!

"What was that?" Riku inquired when he heard the noise.

Knock! Knock! Knock!

"Hey! Let me in! I'm all wet!" a girl ordered.

"Selphie!" Tidus shouted nearly flying towards the door. He pulled it open and smiled at Selphie's soaking wet figure. "You're okay!"

Selphie smiled and rubbed her eyes. "When the woman found out that I helped you, see tried to get me. Luckily I escaped!" she exclaimed happily.

"I'm glad you're fine," Tidus told her in relief.

"Can I come in? It's cold out here."

"Sure!" Tidus laughed as moved out of her way, only to be pushed back by Cloud.

"Go away girl," Cloud ordered harshly and blocked the door entrance with his body.

"What are you doing?" Tidus screamed in anger when he fell into Sora.

"Don't you get it? She's not to be trusted! Look at her clothes."

The group did as told and examined her outfit to find her wearing a black cloak with the schools design on the front.

"What does that have to do with anything?" Sora asked sarcastically.

"Everything," Sephiroth replied. "It's their uniform."

"Selphie? Are you really?" Tidus asked faintly.

Selphie dropped her head and began laughing silently. "Now I am. Before I was unaware of the schools purpose. Kairi helped to show me the truth," she answered.

"Then why bother coming?" asked Wakka.

"I was ordered to deliver a letter," she snapped back and tossed an envelope to Cloud. "Do take its message to heart. Since I'm here, you each have a flower. Your flower is that which symbolizes your fate. Sora, yours is the Crimson Passion. Dark and beautiful. Riku has the Crimson Cross, good yet weak. Your flowers do have the ability to change. They have been tainted with the heart of another, so it's unlikely that you have enough strength to change them alone."

"Why don't you try making some sense!" Sora demanded, upset because he wasn't understanding.

"You'll find out," she answered. "It's not my fault you're stupid."

"I-is Kairi the leader?" Sora asked reluctantly, after he remembered that Selphie had mentioned her earlier.

"No Sora," the young girl answered as she began to walk away. "You are."

Before anyone could ask her what she meant, she was gone.

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The meeting with Selphie left everyone depressed. It was still raining heavily outside, keeping everyone inside and bored out of their minds.

"Shouldn't we read the letter?" Wakka randomly asked. Everyone was surprised to hear him talk, they'd forgotten he was there.

"Yeah, good idea!" Cloud agreed as he opened the envelope and read the note aloud. "We will take back Sora. Your resistance is useless, because we hold your weaknesses."

"What a charming note. Nice to know I'm so popular," Sora muttered.

"Aren't you worried?" Sephiroth asked. He'd been leaned against the wall in silence.

"Nah," Sora answered. "Even if they do get me. You guys will just save me again."

"Nice way to think!" Riku teased. "Hey Seph! We want more tea!"

Sephiroth groaned and looked away. "Get your own," he responded evilly.

"Ohhhhh! Am I supposed to be scared! What will you do? Stab me in the back with a sword and torch a town?" Riku mocked.

"Actually!" Cloud snickered. "Sephiroth hates fire. It scares him."

"Don't tell them that!"

"Then what's wrong?"

"I..."

"What?"

"I got a splinter in my thumb!"

The whole group sighed loudly. "How'd you do it?" Tidus asked.

"That stupid cabin door! It's full of unclean wood!" Sephiroth growled.

"Then why don't you break it down?" Riku suggested.

"I think I will!" Sephiroth yelled as he ran over to the door and hit it with his head. The door broke off its hinges and fell outside, but when it didn't hit the ground, the group became worried.

"Oh no!" a woman screamed. Sephiroth grabbed the door and tossed it inside, barely missing Clouds head. Lying in the mud was a man dressed in black leather and a girl in a skimpy outfit standing over him. "Leon!" she cried in panic. "Oh my gosh! Are you okay? Does it hurt? Do you need a kiss? Oh my goodness you're bleeding! Or is that ketchup? Leon did you spill something on your head? Oh no! It really is blood!"

"I'm FINE!" the man lying on the ground yelled. He skillfully jumped up, meaning to land on his feet, but slipped on the mud and feel back down. "Crap!"

Sephiroth began laughing and helped the man up. "Can I help you?"

"Mood swings," Cloud whispered to everyone. "You start to get them at his age."

"I CAN hear you CLOUD!" Sephiroth roared.

"Oh...Silly me," Cloud chuckled shyly.

"Yeah. Since I already know for sure you're Cloud and Sephiroth, I'll introduce myself. I am Leon and this lovely woman is Yuffie. We heard that you were resisting the TSAGHS and wanted to lend a hand," he explained.

"What's your reason?" Cloud asked with suspicion.

"We are trying to save someone," Leon answered feeling confused.

"Good enough," Cloud laughed. "Welcome to the team."

The two newbie's walked in and were stopped by Tidus. "She's a girl. Isn't she evil?"

Yuffie smiled at the blond boy in front of her and patted his head. "Silly boy. No, I'm fine. I'm helping Leon look for our friend, and because I'm a girl I can trick them all and go under cover!" she yelled happily.

"That's smart."

"Isn't it though?"

"Hey everyone!" yelled Sora. "Why don't we think of a way to protect me huh?"

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Now look at that? That was easy, I'm such a slacker...Oh well, BTW, I changed thhe summary, do you think it sounds a bit more interesting? Remember to R&R, they keep me inspired!