Here I am, yet again... It seems that you guys actually like this story. (Scratches head.) Well, um... Thanks and here's the next installment... Oh and incase anyone wanted to know... Today's my birthday.

Sora: Why didn't you tell us?

(Shrugs.) Slipped my mind.

Leon: You just didn't want Riku to find out that you're old.

(Glares.) You're so dead.

Riku and Sora: (Laughing.)

(Cloud walks up and the witter steals it and begins slashing at Leon.)

Leon: Shit! (Dodges attacks.)

This could take awhile. (Keeps slashing at Leon.)

Chapter 2: New Comer

Sora layed in the sand huffing, his boat beside him, Riku on the other side, sitting up.

"I can't... Believe... We actually got the boat... Back up here." Sora said in between huffs.

Riku smiled wipping the sweat and water off of his forehead.

"We got it out... That's all that matters, right?"

Sora smiled and sat up nodding. Riku stood up, as well, and ruffled Sora's hair.

"Come on... I'll race you to the island." Riku smirked as Sora took off running immediately. Riku couldn't help, but laugh as he ran after him, soon right beside him.

"You're still too slow." Riku teased as he sped up, passing Sora. Sora glared at his back, and ran faster toe to toe with him.

"Na... I think it's you that's getting slow." Sora smirked, something very unlike him, as they ran into the shack, bumping against each other as they ran up the stairs. Seconds later they burst out of the old shack, both throwing the door open at the same time, the island just ahead. Riku frowned suddenly getting serious, he didn't want to get beat, it'd break his record. Out of nowhere Riku felt like he was falling, he hit the bridge, his back connecting with the harsh wood, the wind escaping his lungs. With a moan, he sat up to see Sora on the island grinning at him. 'Did Sora trip me?' Riku thought as he stood up.

"I win." Sora said slyly as he walked back over to Riku.

Riku raised a brow. "Hmph. You did, but only by cheating."

Sora frowned. "I didn't cheat!"

Riku frowned as well. "Yes you did, you tripped me!"

Sora crossed his arms. "You fumbled and lost... You don't have to lie about it!"

Riku sighed and scratched his head. "If you didn't trip me, then what did?"

"Actually it's a whom..."

Riku whipped around Sora stepping to the side so he could see past Riku and get a good look.

A young girl smirked at them. Her arms lightly crossed. Sora's jaw dropped... She had silver hair like Riku's. But the thing that really stood out was her eyes; they were golden and seemed to give off a glow.

She placed a hand on her hips. "Don't tell me that big boys like you are left speechless by lill ol' me." Her smirk seemed to increase.

Riku crossed his arms and hmph-ed. "No... I was just wondering why you tripped me."

She laughed and Sora blinked. "So it seems." She looked at the confused Sora and smiled.

Sora scratched the back of his head and blushed. Her smile grew.

"Kawaii."

"Kawa-- What!" Riku asked confused.

She just rolled her eyes and pushed him out of the way, Riku falling off the bridge and onto the sand below. Sora was immediately at the side looking to see if Riku was alright, and indeed he was. He was pissed, but like a cat, he still managed to land on his feet.

Sora looked at her glaring. "Why did you do that?"

She shrugged. "He was too cocky, he needed to be brought off his throne."

"He is not!" Sora immediately snapped back.

She grinned and ruffled his hair. Sora glared and batted her hand away. "Don't touch me."

She shook her head, "Such a lost boy." She shoved her hands into her black leather jeans walking back to the shack.

"If you ever get tired of the betraying friends, I'll be around... You deserve better Sora." She walked into the shack just as Riku came out. Sora was stunned.

'How'd she know my name?' That thought ran through Sora's head for the rest of the day. Something didn't seem right about her, and the oddest part was that she walked into the shack and never came out. Yet, when Riku and Sora walked back through it, there was no sign of her. 'How?' Sora wondered yet again as Riku and Sora walked over to the edge of the water and sat down watching the sunset. Riku frowned at Sora, he seemed to be lost in thought the whole day, and the way he was acting when they raced... It wasn't him-- Or at least the old him. He changed over night, and it didn't seem to be a change for the better. It was like he was slowly pushing everyone away without realizing it. Riku turned back to the sunset and scratched his head. Or maybe he's becoming like me.

Sora stood up suddenly, bringing Riku out of his daze.

"I'll see you later, mom's probably worried about me." Riku frowned yet again. Sora's voice, sounded sad, this wasn't the Sora Riku knew.

Riku gave him a wave and Sora gave him a wave and a half-hearted smile before running off.

'I'm hurting him... That's what is wrong with him... It's me.' Riku sighed and stared at the sunset again, his thoughts dazing him yet again.

Sora untied the boat and began to row back. He didn't want to go home, but it was too late to try and get out of it. 'I bet dad's home too.' He crenged. 'That would mean another beating.'

He'd never told anyone, not even Riku. His dad was barely home and when Riku was over he was never there, but when he was, it was hell. Half the time he came home drunk and acted perfectly fine until mom would leave the room. Then he'd take all his anger out on me. Life sucked, but if I ever showed mom the scars and bruises, she'd have a heart attack and it would only make things worse. It was better to just take it.

Before he realized it, he was at the dock to his house. He jumped onto the dock and began to tie it up. As soon as he was done he was suddenly jerked back, landing hard onto the dock behind him. He looked up to see his father staring at him with an evil grin on his face. 'Oh no,' was all Sora thought, as he father grabbed him by the arm and dragged him inside.

Riku sighed as he tapped his foot on the poupu tree. If he kept shaking the tree he was sure that he'd fall out of it, but that was in the far reaches of his mind. What really bugged him was that both Sora and Kairi were late. It was almost noon and they still weren't here. Riku was starting to lose pacience when he spotted Kairi's boat, rowing up to the dock. He jumped out of the tree and walked to the bridge jumping off soon after, then ran up to the dock grinning at Kairi.

"About time you showed up... I beginning to think that you were getting too lazy to even row here."

Kairi giggled. Riku blinked trying not to crenge. He hated that giggle. "No silly, I just stopped by Sora's house to make sure he was coming."

Riku raised a brow. "Then why isn't he here?"

Kairi shrugged. "His mom told me that he wasn't feeling good so he wasn't coming to the island today."

Riku frowned and shook his head. "And you believed that! You know that Sora comes here everyday, no matter what."

Kairi shrugged again and tied up her boat, almost forgetting to. "If he doesn't want to come it's his problem."

Riku's frown became worse. 'Why did I even love her, she doesn't even care about her best friend.'

Kairi waved a hand in front of his face, Riku blinked then turned away and walked over to his boat.

"Where are you going?" Kairi asked suddenly frowning.

"To see if Sora's alright, since you wouldn't." He untied his boat and jumped in, a bit taken back. He was her boyfriends yet, he was turning her away just to see if some lousy boy was alright. She huffed and walked off muttering 'fine.'

Riku ignored her as he rowed to Sora's house.

Sora rolled onto his back, clentching his teeth as he did so. He was sure that there was some broken ribs and his arm was broken as well. He couldn't hide the abuse for much longer and he knew it. He sighed as the aching of his ribs dulled. 'Damn it. I can't hide here forever.'

He closed his eyes as he heard the door open. Soon after there was a small click of the door shutting and soft tappings of boots coming into contact with the wooden floor.

"Sora..."

Sora opened his eyes knowing exactly who it was. He turned away and threw the blankets over him, the sudden movement hurting him badly, Sora trying his best not to show it. Riku frowned staring at the lump under the blankets. He thought he'd seen a bruise on Sora. 'Did he get in a wreak?'

Riku ripped off the blankets and grabbed Sora's right arm, pushing him back onto this back. Sora yelped and slapped Riku's arm, making him let go. Sora closed his eyes trying to fight back tears. 'It hurts.'

Riku looked at Sora in shock. After a minute, Riku broke the ackward silence. "What happened?"

Sora opened his eyes, the tears he was fighting back, escaping. "It was nothing." He turned onto his side again, crenging from the pain in his chest.

Riku frowned at Sora's back and walked to the other side of the bed. He crouched down looking at Sora, a determined look on his face.

"What happened to you?" Riku looked Sora over. Cuts and bruises up his legs, his right arm looked misplaced and he had a long cut down his left cheek. Riku had never seen Sora like this.

"I had a wreak." Sora replied in almost a monotone voice.

"Those cuts on your legs look too random to be a wreak." Riku replied back.

Sora staring off at a wall, not answering anymore of Riku's questions. Riku sighed and sat down in the chair across the room. He wasn't leaving until Sora answered him.

Sora closed his eyes trying not to look at Riku. After a while Riku began to get worried. Sora's bed was covered in blood and he was looking pale. Just like before.

Riku bolted up and picked up Sora bridial style. Sora screamed in pain and tried to push himself out of Riku's arms, with his left arm, failing miserably.

Riku ignored the short lived stuggle and opened the door being careful not to bump it into Sora as he opened it. Sora needed to go to the hospital, whether he wanted to or not. He owed him much more, but at least he could help him a little. Sora sighed giving up, glad his mother had left to go to the store. He couldn't stand to let her see him like this. He closed his eyes settling into Riku's chest. Riku tensed up for a moment, but continued to walk. Sora closed his eyes, his hearing becoming fuzzy as he fell asleep.

Riku paced the waiting room inpaciently, ignoring everyone's attempts to make him sit down. Eventually a nurse came in and called Riku's name. His head perked up and he walked out with her, hoping that Sora was alright. He was directed into a small room. It was plain and creepy. He hated it. He walked to the bed seeing white and a ball of brown spikes. Sora turned over in his sleep, his arm wrapped up and bandages over his exposed chest. he looked peaceful. Riku pulled up a chair and watched him. He looked better, his normal light tan, returning, the gastly pale long gone. Riku let out a small sigh, watching Sora's chest slowly rise, stop about half way then fall again. He was in pain, even in his sleep. Riku pounded his hand onto the arm rest of the chair. I should have been there. Sora won't even tell me what happened.

Riku turned his head to the door as it slowly opened. The girl from before peaked her head in and smiled, opening the door wide enough to let herself in, then she quickly shut it. A pair of tight black pants, a white tank top, and a black jacket; covered her small body. Riku frowned as she sat daisys down on the table on the opposite side of the bed. She shook her head at Sora's sleeping form then began to walk out again.

"Do you know what happened?" Riku said in a whisper.

She shook her head. "I just heard that he was in the hospital..." She walked out, Riku standing up and following grabbing her arm and yanking her around.

"You know something... Tell me!" Riku glared at her.

She frowned at him, then let out a sigh soon after. "I'm sorry, but I only know what I'm told." She yanked her arm out of Riku's grip and walked away.

Riku frowned, his hate for her only growing. He hadn't been here for an hour and she already knew... There was something off about her. He sighed and walked back into the room. 'Everythings, so damn confusing.'

She let out a sigh as she walked out of the hospital. That Riku was a pain. A confused and evil drawing guy. She didn't know what Sora saw in him.

"Well, well... Kaitou Kit... I haven't seen your face around here in 20 years. She turned around and glared at the source of the voice.

He was tall and his purple hair was tangled about him. She raised a brow as he smiled.

"What are you doing here Dark Mousy? Shouldn't you be in the Hikari world?" Kit spat back at him, placing a hand on her hip.

"And miss seeing the key bearer... Not for the world." She rolled her eyes.

"Get out of here before you destroy this world." She turned walking down the street.

"You know those lies won't work on me... I've been to Hollow Bastion." Kit whipped around.

"You are a fool Dark Mousy... Now get out of Destiny Isle, before I throw you out... Stay away from here, and stay away from the key bearer." Her voice was cold and unforgiving as she turned and walked away.

Dark shook his head. "You shouldn't hide things..." Dark's eyes turned from their dark violet to a pure golden yellow. Only, unlike Kit's the entire eye was yellow and glowed more erie than hers ever could. "They just might get you killed. In a blink he was gone, no one even noticing his disappearance.

There you go... Another post, short, but still a post none the less. I'll post again later when I have more time.