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Key:

- Dream State - , Flashback , ' thoughts ', " Dialogue "

----------------------------------------------------------------------------- A change in writing style/time/place/whatever (will notate in () which one)

Author's Note: This takes place after Chain of Memories. Hope you guys like it. Comments and critisism's loved, be kind it's my first fic!

Romance/Drama/Comedy

Rating: M

Warning: This is a Yaoi fic! It pairs Sora and Riku and lemony stuff, so if you don't like kingdom hearts... or Sora+Riku, or yaoi, don't read it! Possible spoilers as well.

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(Chapter 5: A darkening heart)

- A young teenage boy stood in the doorway, looking on in numb horror at the scene unfolding before him. Red and silver meshed together upon his bed... his bed!

"It can't be..." But even as he whispered this to himself, he couldn't deny the scent of sex in the air. He couldn't believe it. His girlfriend and his best friend! How could they do this to him? -

"No! Kairi! Please..." Whimpered Sora as he tossed and turned safely in his bed. The redhead beside him woke up and stared at him worriedly. She reached over and shook him softly.

"Sora? Sora wake up!" Kairi called to him gently.

- A dark voice laughed in the background. "You see what happens when you trust people? They're only goal is to smash your heart to peices!" -

"No! Not Kairi! Never Kairi..." Sora spoke out in his sleep, continuing to sleep unfazed by Kairi's frantic shaking.

"Sora! Sora you have to wake up! You're having a nightmare!" She yelled into his ears, hoping this would wake him.

- The scene changed, a dark Riku stood before him, grinning malevolently. "You are such a fool Sora. You actually believed I love you? How can I? I am one of the dark. My purpose is to tear your heart to shreds!"

Cold cruel laughter. -

"Nooooo! Riku! Nooooo!" Yelled Sora, finally waking up to the sound of his own voice. He gasped and clutched his chest as he tried to slow his rapid heartbeat.

"Sora are you alright?"
- "Sora... oh my god Riku... he's found out about us!" -

The look in Sora's eyes as he stared at Kairi could only be described as hollow, it seemed that though it looked like he was awake he was in fact still asleep. "Kairi... Kairi why?"

"Why what?" She asked him desperately in confusion. "Sora... why what?"

- "It doesn't matter... he didn't love you anyways..." Riku sneered. "He loves me... he just wont admit it."

"What?" Sharp red eyes stared at him angrilly. "You mean you loved him?" -

"No! Kairi don't listen to him! I don't love you Riku how can you even say that!" Sora shouted to an invisible foe off in the corner, sweat beading his forehead. However at this outburst a strange soft violet light began to surround his fingertips.

"Oh god... I'd better call the king." Kairi breathed, jumping out of bed and reaching for the phone.

- Riku walked up to him and ran a gloved hand down the back of his neck elicting a passionate groan from the younger boy. "You do love me Sora... you don't groan like that for Kairi and you know it."

Kairi ran off crying. -

"Unnn..." Sora groaned closing his eyes helplessly. Kairi glanced over at him worriedly as the phone rang. "No... Kairi... he's wrong. He has to be wrong." He whimpered, the violet glow slowly starting to trace up his arm.

"Hello?" Kairi said into the phone frantically when it finally picked up.

"Kairi? Why on Earth are you calling me this late at night." Said a very irate squeeky voice on the other line.

"Your majesty it's an emergency! Sora is talking in his sleep! And he's glowing purple!" Kairi practically shrieked.

"Hang on... I'm putting you through to Riku." The king said instantly awake.

Kairi listened to some more ringing, glancing back to Sora who seemed to have gone back into a fitful, but more quiet slumber. He was still glowing up to his elbows... but it wasn't growing further than that just yet.

"Hello?" The phone finally spoke in the husky tones of the man she needed to talk to.

"Riku... just now Sora was having a nightmare or something. He was calling my name... and your name... and he's glowing purple!" She said frantically, trying to explain the situation as best she can.

"Calm down Kairi. Tell me... how much of him is purple?"

Kairi turned around to look again and was shocked to see that the purple had begun growing again, now reaching over his head slightly. "Almost the whole top-half of his body." She replied.

"Shit... Namine..." Kairi heard him saying something to the girl whom she supposed must've been right next to him. She couldn't make out what it was but she hoped that it was a cure for poor Sora.

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(The Dark Realm)

"Shit... Namine! You're going to have to erase all traces of me from his memories!" Riku said spinning away from the phone to the blonde sitting beside him.

She stared at him frightened, "But Riku... I can't just..."

"Do it Namine... he has no choice. Obviously something escaped when we entered the darkness and has infected Sora. His nightmares are being related directly to me..."

"How do you know something like that!" She demanded, interrupting him.

Riku rubbed his head in frustration, "Because Sora's been having dreams about me... when I told him about my feelings... he had told me that he'd been dreaming of me. That is why I had the courage to confess, I knew that he also felt for me."

Her blue eyes widened, "But you said he rejected you!"

"He did... his mind couldn't get past the whole... guy/guy thing. He threw himself into denial. The darkness fed off of that insecurity and is now twisting his dreams into nightmares. It's forcing Sora to lie to himself more than usual. Lie's breed darkness. He'll be consumed if we don't do something!" Riku explained in a rush.

Namine sighed sadly, "Are you sure?"

"Do it Namine... " Riku ordered shutting his eyes.

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Kairi watched Sora while she waited with baited breath on the phone to find out what she should do next. Then she saw something happen. Ever so slowly the violet aura dissipated until it was completly gone, Sora seemed to relax into his pillow and there was even a happy smile on his face. Kairi breathed a sigh of relief, clearly Riku had figured out what to do to solve the problem.

"Kairi... " Riku's voice was suddenly back on the phone.

"Yes?"

"Is he alright now?"

"Yes! He's fine... what did you do?"

"I erased some memories Kairi... you must never mention my name in his presence again. At least... don't go reminiscing about old times. He doesn't know me anymore... I'm a stranger to him."

"What! Why did you...!"

"I can't explain why... just do as I say."

"Riku!... damn he hung up." She slammed the phone back onto it's charger and grumbled in annoyance. Well... she supposed that pretending Riku had never existed would be easy enough... seeing as he wasn't around any longer.

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Muahahaha... I'm evil ne? More diabolical schemes next time!

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