And welcome back to another chapter of this story! I really am on a binge for this story lol. This is quiet a long one so I hope you all enjoy!

Ch.5

Roxas held the kitchen phone in his hand as he began to dial the number while Sora, Riku, and Kairi and gone to set up their stuff up stairs. The phone rang a few times before someone picked up and answered.

"Hello?" the voice on the other side of the line asked.

"Hey Pence, it's Roxas. I got a question to ask you."

"Sure what's up?"

"Do you think you would be able to hack into the electronic gates in the Underground Tunnels? You know, get them to open and close?" Roxas asked, hoping Pence wouldn't find the request too weird or odd.

"Yeah… I think something like that could be done fairly easy. Why?" Pence asked with a questioning tone.

Roxas bit his tongue as he tried to think of a explanation. He didn't want to tell Pence the truth, but he couldn't think of anything else that could be a good cover for it. With a sigh Roxas decided to just tell his plan to Pence. He knew at least Pence was a understanding guy and was always fascinated with the history of Twilight Town.

"You know that one gate down there that is always closed? I wanted to explore that one," Roxas replied.

"You mean the one that supposedly leads out at the old, abandoned mansion? I thought you didn't believe in the legends about that place."

"I don't," Roxas retorted. "But I wanted to go see it for myself finally…Just to see what's there and stuff. Plus I got some friends over from Destiny Islands and I wanna show it to them."

"And so, you need my help to get there," Pence chuckled happily. "All right I'll help out, but man… I really wanna come with and see the mansion as well."

"But wouldn't you need to monitor the gate to make sure it stays open and stuff?"

Pence sighed a little. "Yes you're right. Which is why… you gotta find out as much as you can about the mansion and tell me all about it. Okay?"

Roxas couldn't help but laugh a little at Pence's enthusiasm. "Okay I'll tell you anything I can find out. Hm… You wouldn't happen to know anything about it, would you? Aside from the basic history behind it."

"Other than the owner's name being oddly blurred out from any article and the disappearances? Not really," Pence answered.

Roxas sighed. He had hoped maybe Pence knew something else that they didn't. But he still had some hope there could be something Pence could help with. "With those articles with the owner's name blurred out. Since those articles can be access online and stuff, do you think you can somehow figure out what the name is?"

"I've tried before and I was unable to find anything. It's really mysterious. That's why you have to make sure to find out the owner's name!"

"I'll try to find something."

"So when is this big adventure to the mansion going to happen?" Pence asked.

"I haven't quite figured that out yet. I was thinking tonight or tomorrow night."

"Well just let me know when you are going out there and I'll do my part," Pence responded.

"I will. Thanks Pence," Roxas said, happy that Pence agreed to help out.

"Anytime, especially since it has to do with the abandoned mansion. Hear from you later then."

"Yeah. Bye," Roxas said before hanging up the phone.

Just as he did, the front door opened and Ventus came back inside. He seemed much more composed now than he did before.

"Hey Ven, how are you feeling now?" Roxas asked.

"Much better now. Still… I am sorry about before… I just couldn't think calmly" Ventus sighed as he looked away.

Roxas felt the guilt eat away at him. It was his fault that Ventus nearly had a panic attack earlier. All because he had mentioned the mansion. Even though he was still skeptical about the mansion, he didn't like to upset his brother. "No Ven… I'm sorry. I mentioned… you know what… but I didn't listen to you and I just made it worst."

Ventus nodded in understanding. "It's all right. We're good. Now… Are you still giving your friends the tour of Twilight Town?'

Roxas nodded. "Yes, and don't worry… I promise we will be safe and all that."

Ventus chuckled softly, "Not going to try to scare them by leaning over the edge of the clock tower?"

"Hey! I only did that once when I was little!" Roxas retorted as he scrunched up his nose.

Ventus laughed aloud as he walked over to Roxas and ruffled his hair, which only seemed to frustrate him more. "Ha ha. Just have fun and don't stay out too late."

"Yeah yeah I know," Roxas said as he shoved away Ventus's hand and bolted into the hallway. He ran upstairs and into his room where his three friends awaited him.

"Okay guys, ready for that tour of Twilight Town?"

All three nodded and soon they headed outside and started their tour around town. Roxas brought them all over town, showing them the coolest and the best spots in all of Twilight Town. Soon they were down in the Sandlot area. Posters and banners were set up everywhere, advertising about the upcoming Struggle Tournament.

"I can't wait to see a Struggle Tournament in person!" Sora cheered as he looked over the poster.

"Why see it, when you can enter it, and live it?" Roxas smiled.

"You entered this year?" Riku asked.

"Yeah, I've been practicing with one of my friends for months now. Hayner and I have been wanting to do this for years and this is the year we decided to give it a try," Roxas explained.

"Oh that is going to be so much fun to see! I'll be sure to cheer you on," Kairi said with a smile.

"Yeah, I can't wait. I know I can make it," Roxas said with determination in his eyes.

"Hey, maybe next year Riku and I could enter," Sora suggested.

"That would be really fun, though I would totally beat you," Riku said smugly.

Sora pouted. "Hey! I could easily beat you! Now we gotta try for next year! And then we will see who wins."

"And I can cheer all of you on," Kairi said she clasped her hands together.

"Awesome! We can train together sometime then!" Roxas said as he gave hi-fives to both Riku and Sora.

The sun was just starting to set near the end of the tour. Roxas led the group to the central market area where a lot of the shops were. Without a word, he ran to one of the shops and purchased four Sea Salt ice cream bars. He handed one out to each friend as they began to walk around the area. Roxas was about to lead them to the clock tower when he looked over at a wall.

The wall area had a few posters and signs on it, but other than that it was bare. It looked just like a regular wall, but Roxas knew there was something hiding behind it.

"What is it Roxas?" Sora asked as he walked over to where Roxas stood.

"This is the wall… that hides the forest that leads up to the mansion."

"Really just behind there?" Sora asked as he looked at the wall. "Well I can see why climbing over the wall is out of the question."

"I'm hoping at least we might be able to see part of the mansion from the clock tower," Roxas commented.

"Well let's get going! I wanna see the view already!" Kairi said as she started walking ahead.

"Roxas, aren't you supposed to be the one leading us?" Riku said with a small chuckle.

Roxas turned his attention away from the wall. "Huh? Oh… Oh yeah. Hey Kairi wait up!"

The four headed up to the Station Plaza, where the clock tower was. Roxas lead them up the stairwell that exited out onto the clock tower's balcony area. Sora, Kairi, and Riku stared wide eyed at the large landscape in front of them. The sun was still setting but it had cast a beautiful golden red color across the sky and town. Never before had any of them seen a view that was this breathtaking. Roxas on the other hand just sat down causally, being use to the view already.

"Come on guys… stop gawking or your ice cream is going to melt," Roxas stated as he began to eat his own ice cream.

"Oh yeah, sorry I just got lost in the view. This is really the perfect time to be up here," Kairi said as she sat down next to Roxas, still watching the sunset.

Sora and Riku also sat down as they unwrapped their ice cream bars.

"I don't understand why you bought us Sea Salt ice cream. They sell it everywhere," Sora said before he bit into the ice cream.

Roxas shrugged. "It's just a habit of mine I guess. I come up here often with Ventus or Hayner, Pence, and Olette. We like to sit here, eating this ice cream and watching the sunset."

"Well either way the ice cream is still amazing," Riku said.

Everyone nodded in agreement to that as they continued to watch the sunset. As Sora, Riku, and Kairi watched the sunset, taking in all its beauty, Roxas scanned the town below. He looked over in the area of the market and looked for where he thought the mansion could be. The only clue he got was a mess of trees tops right next to the wall. The same wall he had looked at early.

"It has to still be there… We are going to find it...I know we will." Roxas thought.

For a while during the sunset, the four talking about all sorts of different things. How their lives were, how the school year had gone, and any other fun things that had happened to them. Soon the sun had set and it was getting dark fast. Everyone headed back down the clock tower and started walking back towards Roxas's house.

"So guys… how about tonight? For… the mansion?" Roxas asked as they walked back. "I talked to Pence and he is ready to help us whenever we wanna go."

"You really think tonight is a good night to go?" Sora asked.

"Might as well get it done as soon as possible. Then once it's all taken care of we can focus on all the other fun things."

"I suppose we could do it tonight," Riku said.

"What about Ventus? Won't he get worried if we don't return home for dinner?" Kairi asked.

"We'll go home first and wait for Ventus to fall asleep. Once he is fast asleep that will be the perfect time to head out," Roxas explained. He had thought about this all day, he had his plan and he was ready to enact it.

"All right then. Let's do it," Sora said.

The four headed back to Roxas's where Ventus had the table set for dinner. He welcomed everyone cheerful as they sat down for their food. Roxas kept an eye on Ventus and watched as every once and a while Ventus would look over at Sora when he spoke, but then he would quickly avert his eyes elsewhere.

"I guess he is still a little uneased with Sora... At least he isn't panicking again… but he hasn't really spoken to Sora directly. I hope he will be okay… I wonder though… if we could find out what happened to Vanitas, maybe that would help Ventus." Roxas thought to himself, spacing out slightly during some of the conversations. It didn't matter to him though what was being said at the moment. All he could think about was getting to the mansion and discovering the truth behind it.

That night the four sat in Roxas's room, playing a few round of a card game while they waited. After a few more rounds Roxas got up and carefully snuck down the hallway to Ventus's room. Slowly he opened the door and peered inside. Ventus was fast asleep in his bed. Roxas smiled as he made his way back to his bedroom. He stood in the doorway and motioned for the other three to follow. They didn't take anything with them but a flashlight for each of them. Quietly all four of them snuck out of the house, making sure not to make a single sound.

Once outside Roxas started heading off towards the town, "We are going to enter the tunnel on the side street just near the Sandlot. Once we get there, I'll give Pence and call and have him unlock it for us."

Without saying anything else, the four continued on towards the side street. They arrived a few minutes later and Roxas pulled out his cell phone. He quickly dialed up Pence and informed him that they were at the gate. A moment later a click sound was heard and the gate opened up.

"So this is what your friend Pence can do?" Sora asked as they all entered inside the gateway.

"Yeah something like that. He really knows his tech stuff. He has pulled a good few pranks at school with his hacking skills. I'll have to tell you about that some other night," Roxas said as he turned on his flashlight and the other three followed to do the same.

Though Roxas knew there wasn't anything in the Underground Tunnels, the echoing of their footsteps in the darkness was a bit unsettling. But Roxas took in a deep breath to calm himself down. A minute later he stood and looked up at the gate to the right up him. It was a little older and ruster than the other gates, giving the strong indication that it had not been used in years.

Roxas picked his phone and dialed again, "Okay Pence we're here at the gate."

"Okay, just give me a minute to get through the security system for it. Just give me one moment… Ha… just as I thought. Piece of cake."

There was a click and the gate in front of them slowly started to open. But the gears creaked and squealed as the gate was pulled up. Roxas bit his tongue, pleading that it was not that loud and that no one would hear it. Soon enough the gate was open.

"Thanks Pence," Roxas said as he flashed his flashlight over the tunnel. There seemed to be nothing but darkness.

"You're welcome. Call me when you get to the exit of the tunnel."

"Got it. Thanks," Roxas said before hanging up. He placed the phone into his pocket and then turned around to look at everyone. "Okay… this is it. You guys ready?"

Everyone nodded back and then Roxas looked forward. "Let's hope they haven't walled it off."

The four slowly started to make their way into the tunnel. Along the way there was various cobwebs strung about. The walls and floor seemed to be covered in dirt and dust, but there didn't seem to be any sign of the tunnel being walled off. Before Roxas knew it he could see the exit gate up ahead.

He ran up to it and tried to peer out of it. He could see the forest ahead. Quickly Roxas called up Pence one last time and the gate soon opened.

"You did it Pence. This is great!" Roxas said happily as he exited out of the tunnel, glad to be breathing fresh air again.

"You're welcome. Now I will do my best to keep these gates open. Call me though if you need anything else."

"Yup, I will," Roxas said before thanking Pence again. Once the phone call was over he looked over at his friends. They were walking around the forest area, examining everything.

"This little forest here looks so nice, it's too bad that it was closed off along with the mansion," Kairi said.

"I guess it was safer to wall off this entire area rather than just the mansion itself," Riku commented.

"Which way leads to the mansion? If there was once any path here, it's been overgrown by this point," Sora said as he looked around, shining his flashlight to try to find something that would show them where the mansion was.

"I think it's north of the tunnel exit," Kairi said as she closed her eyes. "I remember looking at a map, so I think we just gotta head up past the gate."

"Then let's go already!" Roxas said as he started to head past the gate at a speedy pace.

"Hey wait up!" one of the friends called out, but Roxas wasn't too focused on who said it.

Roxas ran up a small hill, weaving in and out of the trees, and soon he came to a small clearing. Roxas walked out of the forest and looked around him. For a area that had been completely abandon for many years, this area was strangely kept clear of a lot of overgrowth. Though there was still plenty of vines and other plants, it still was not as much as the forest.

But there it was. The mansion was right before him. He went up to inspect the gate that was covered in vines. A large chain and lock was placed over the front of it. Roxas grabbed the lock and tried to yank it off, hoping it was old and rusty, but strangely it was strong and sturdy.

"That lock seems fairly new for a place that has been abandoned for over two hundred years," Riku commented as he came up next to Roxas, also looking at the lock.

"The mansion though doesn't look as bad as I thought it would," Kairi said as she looked over the building.

Vines and moss covered most of the wall, but other than that the walls looked still perfectly intact. There were no cracked or broken windows, and the doors seemed shut normally.

"The lawn though seems to be the only thing that is in disrepair," Sora added.

The lawn had various piece of cement and statues strewn about. All of them were broken and crumbling. It was hard to make out what any of the statutes even were. Roxas began to wonder if any of that was important. But he quickly looked from that and back to the gate.

"Since we can't get the gate open, I guess we gotta climb over," Roxas said as he placed his flashlight into his pocket.

"Should we really be doing this? I don't know why… but this just doesn't feel right," Kairi said.

"What do you mean?" Sora asked.

"I don't know… I guess seeing the mansion in person… it's far creepier than I thought," Kairi replied.

"I will admit, something is strange about it. How can it be in such good condition if no one has lived in it for years?" Riku said.

"Maybe it just looks good on the outside. The inside could be all abandon looking and stuff," Roxas said.

"I still don't know… I just have this weird feeling I guess," Kairi said.

"Well if you guys wanna wait here, I can go in first and check if it's safe," Roxas said as he began to click to gate.

"Maybe one of us should go with you," Riku said. "You shouldn't just go alone."

"Ah… I'll be fine. I'll also be quick about it and then you all can come and join me." Roxas got to the top of the gate and carefully made his way back down on the other side.

"No I agree with Riku, one of us should go with you and the other should stay with Kairi," Sora replied.

"Guys I got this. How about this. If I am not back out in five minutes one of you can come and look for me?" Roxas asked.

"That's still not really safe to do…" Riku responded.

"Just let me do this guys. I was the one who wanted to do this in the first place. I promise I'll be careful."

Without waiting a response, Roxas ran up towards the mansion. He slowed down when he got to the doors, examining them carefully. He reached around and wrapped his fingers around the handle of one the doors. With a deep breath he pulled open the door and braced himself for whatever could be on the inside.

Roxas slowly leaned in and looked into the front area of the mansion. Based on what the articles had said about this place being a hotel like manor, Roxas guess that this area was a lobby of some sorts. There was two large staircases on each side of the wall. They lead up to a second story that seemed to lead off elsewhere. As soon as Roxas stepped forward he heard a crunch behind his shoes. Roxas took out his flashlight, turned it on and looked down beneath him. There was shards of broken glass. The entire floor seemed to be covered in dirt, dust, broken glass, and other various broken things.

Roxas took a few more steps in and was about to call out to his friends when he heard a voice.

"You shouldn't be here." It was a young female voice, and it was coming from somewhere but Roxas didn't see anyone in the lobby.

"What? Who… Who's there?" Roxas asked, finding himself to feel a little bit nervous. He didn't expect anyone to actually be in the mansion. Was someone actually living here? Or was he just hearing things?

"Please… leave now. You still have a chance," the voice came again.

"Who are you? Where are you?" Roxas asked as he walked further into the mansion, turning his flashlight around, hoping to find whomever was speaking.

"You have to leave...before it's too late," the voice responded.

"But who even are you? Do you… Do you know about the curse of this mansion or whatever it is?"

"Please…" the voice pleaded. "Please you must leave. It isn't safe if you stay here for much longer."

Roxas sighed. He wasn't getting anywhere with this voice. "What are you even talking about? Why is it not safe?"

"Because if he returns soon and finds you here…it will be too late," the voice said, this time sounding much closer to Roxas.

Roxas turned to his left and his flashlight shone on something...or someone. Roxas nearly screamed, but he managed to hold it in. There was a girl now standing there. She looked around his age and had deep blue eyes. Her hair was a light blonde hair that reached past her shoulders, with bangs falling over her face. She was wearing a short white dress with simple, blue sandals.

"Who are you?" Roxas asked. He couldn't believe there was actually someone else here. He then wondered if Sora, Riku, or Kairi could see this girl from where they were standing.

"That's not important. You need to leave… now."

"But…" Roxas started, trying to recall what the girl had just said before. "What do you mean 'if he returns'? Who is 'he'?"

The girl seemed to hesitate for a moment before she spoke again. "The one who owns this manor."

"The one who owns… Wait who is that?" Roxas asked, suddenly getting very curious. He could finally get some answers. He could finally figure things out.

"I can't...tell you that. Just please! Please leave now!" The girl raised her voice slightly.

Roxas stiffened as he stood up straight. "I am not leaving until I get some answers."

"Namine, is something wrong?" a new voice came in. This voice sounded like a young adult male.

The girl, known as Namine, looked up towards the staircases. Roxas also looked, turning his flashlight in that direction, and his eyes went wide with shock. He rubbed his eyes, wondering if what he was seeing was just his imagination. But when he looked again, the guy was still standing there. He looked to be in his twenties and wore a black sweatshirt and black pants, but that was not the surprising part. This guy… had spiky black hair and golden colored eyes. Roxas knew that this person had to be Vanitas.

"He's still alive?!" Roxas thought as he could not take his eyes off Vanitas, and it seemed neither could Vanitas. He seemed to be looking right at Roxas with a odd look.

"I'm just trying to get him to leave before… before… he comes back," Namine said.

"Just use your magic already to get him out," Vanitas replied while tilting his head slightly to the side.

Namine fidgeted a little, wringing her hands together. Whatever she seemed to be thinking, she didn't seem to like it. But a moment later she nodded and looked back at Roxas, who was still confused by Vanitas being there.

"Please...leave and don't return," Namine said before raising a hand, moving her fingers slightly.

"Wh-What?" Roxas asked as he felt himself lift off the ground. He looked down to see that he was floating a few feet above the floor! Before Roxas could say or do anything he was floated outside of the mansion, back over the gate and placed on the ground. He saw Namine standing in the doorway, looking over at him one last time before the doors slammed shut.

Roxas stood there, completely frozen. He had no idea what had just happened, and couldn't seem to understand anything. He tried rethinking what he had just saw, but voices interrupted his thoughts.

"Roxas?! What just happened?"

"Are you okay?"

"What happened in there? Who was that girl?"

Roxas tried to speak, but he couldn't find any words. His legs gave out as he fell to the ground. His friends swarmed around him, asking if he was okay and making sure that he was all right.

Eventually Roxas nodded, "I'm fine… I just...I don't really know what happened."

"What did you see in there?" Sora asked.

"It was pretty abandon in there… but that girl was there," Roxas responded.

"Did she say anything?" Kairi asked.

"Yeah… she kept telling me to get out for some reason. She seemed rather worried about something. Something about someone returning to the mansion."

"Who do you think that was?" Riku asked.

Roxas shook his head. "I have no idea… but there was someone else there."

All three looked at Roxas with more curiosity. They stared at him as they waited for him to explain.

"I saw… Vanitas."

"What? How can that be?" Riku asked.

"You mean like… you saw…" Kairi trailed off as she shuddered.

Sora on the other hand kept quiet. He just stood there, with wide eyes, though they were filled with confusion.

"No. He is still alive. He was clearly older than he was in the photo. He...He's still alive."

"What's he still doing there then if he has been alive all this time then?" Riku asked.

"Maybe… it has to do with the curse," Sora said, speaking up.

"You think so?" Kairi looked over at Sora to see the look in his eyes. "Are you going to be okay Sora?"

"Yeah… I'll be fine. Hearing that he is still alive is just a little bit of a shock."

Roxas suddenly jumped to his feet. "We gotta go back and tell Ven! We have to tell him that Vanitas is all right!"

"But wouldn't he be upset that we even went out here in the first place?" Riku asked as he crossed his arms.

"Yeah… but if we explain about Vanitas I bet that will make him happy," Roxas said as he stared walking back towards the forest. "Come on! Let's go!"

The group headed back to Roxas's house, and when they entered Roxas headed to Ventus's room and knocked on the door. A moment later a sleepy Ventus opened the door.

"Roxas?...It's late… What is it?"

"Ven… there is something I need to talk to you about."

Ventus yawned. "Can't it wait? It's the middle of the night."

"No. I have to tell you this now. You see I went to the mansion-"

"You what?!" Ventus interrupted, now suddenly being more awake.

Roxas took in a deep breath. He knew this would be difficult to get through with Ventus, but he knew he had to try. He had to tell him about Vanitas. "Yes I went to the-"

"Roxas! Why would you do that? I told you before NOT to go there!" Ventus shouted as he grabbed hold of Roxas.

"I know! But-" Roxas tried to speak again, but he was cut off again.

"No! I said that place is dangerous! Why did you still go there!" Ventus looked up to see that Sora, Riku and Kairi were all standing near the door. They didn't want to listen in on the conversation, but they wanted to be there in case Roxas needed some back up.

"Why didn't you try to stop him?" Ventus as, not letting go of Roxas.

"We all went there together," Riku answered.

"We all agreed on it. I'm sorry," Kairi added as she lowered her head.

Ventus stared at them and then back at Roxas. His eyes were full of sadness and frustration. "Roxas… Why? Why would you do this? I said it before that place is dangerous…You c-could have..."

Roxas took this moment to speak up before Ventus could continue. "But I am still here, aren't I? I am perfectly fine!"

Ventus seemed to snap out of his anger. He now looked more confused than angry. "Y-Yeah… but how did you get away from there? I thought… if you entered you'd get trapped."

"There was a girl there."

Ventus raised an eyebrow. "A girl?"

Roxas nodded. "She was just in the mansion… and somehow she flew me out. Using magic or something."

"I've never heard of a girl being there…" Ventus muttered as he seemed to be thinking things over. He then shook his head and looked back at Roxas. The anger seemed to be back in his eyes. "None of that matters though. You directly went against what I said! Not only did you go to the mansion… but you also lied to me!"

"But Ven, there was something else…" Roxas said.

"I don't want to hear anymore of it! I am not happy Roxas!"

"Ven…"

"No! Just stop Roxas. In the morning we are going to have a long talk about this!"

Roxas took in a deep breath. He decided that shouting the information was the only way Ventus would listen.

"Vanitas was there and is still alive!"

Ventus stared at Roxas, his eyes growing larger. Suddenly his grip on Roxas tighten. Roxas winched as Ventus had started digging his nails into his shoulders. Ventus seemed to waved between being surprised and being anger with a hint of sadness.

"D-Don't joke about that! That is not something you should joke about!" Ventus shouted. It almost looked like tears were forming in his eyes.

"I-I'm not joking," Roxas said as he gritted his teeth from the pain. "I really did see him there. He was standing at the top of the stairs in the mansion."

Ventus's breathing increased as he looked from Roxas to his friends. "Did any of you see Vanitas? Tell me! Please…"

"No… we didn't. Roxas was the only one who went into the mansion," Kairi said.

"We only saw the girl. She was standing in the doorway when Roxas was thrown out," Sora added as he stared down at the floor.

Ventus seemed to space out as he stared at each one of the teens. Soon he closed his eyes as he started to think things over. His grip lighten enough that Roxas was able to pull away from him, though now his shoulders were slightly sore. A few seconds later Ventus opened his eyes again.

"Stay here… all of you," Ventus said before closing his bedroom door.

Everyone looked at the door and then at each other. No one knew what to say, not even Roxas. A minute later Ventus came out, dressed in his everyday clothes. There was a serious look in his eyes, the look Roxas rarely ever saw in his brother.

"How did you get to the mansion?" Ventus asked.

"Um.. the tunnel system," Roxas answered quietly, not sure what to think of his brothers attitude. "There is that one gate that was always closed. But I got Pence to unlock it all. They should still be unlocked. We entered through the side street tunnel."

Ventus closed his eyes as he took in a deep breath. "I want you all to stay here. Don't follow me."

"But Ven...Where... I mean why are you going out there?" Roxas asked, now realizing what Ventus was going to do.

"If Vanitas is really there…" Ventus paused as he looked over at Sora. The two looked right at each other for a moment before Ventus continued. "Then I am going to go there and bring him back."

"But you don't know why he has been there all this time! You said it yourself, that place is dangerous," Roxas replied.

"Roxas… I'm going there. Please don't follow…" Ventus then took off running towards the front door. It slammed a moment later, leaving the four alone in the house.

Ventus ran as fast as he could towards the side street. He kept running and running as he got closer to the side street. Thankfully when he got there, the gate was still open. He ran inside and started looking for the old gate. His heart was racing, and his hands trembled slightly, but he kept moving forward.

"Vanitas...I'm coming. I'm finally coming. This time… I won't be scared. I won't run away. I'm going to finally save you."

And that ends that chapter. What's going to happen next? It's going to be big!

Thanks for reading!