Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Hearts or its characters. I think we know that by now.

"Whether this mansion truly was haunted or not… perhaps that's not the point. The point is… this house… has so much history. Dark and menacing. But history nonetheless. At this point, it's believed we have reached the end of the disappearances… but… well… are you brave enough to decide?"

The teacher watched as Zexion, nicely dressed, disappeared in the video and the scene faded to black before the credits rolled. She watched as photos were shown alongside the credits. Some were more serious, some more ridiculous of the group messing around while most likely trying to work. Then she saw the last photos at the end, two side by side. One was of Xemnas and his friends all posing in front of the mansion gates. The other was a recreated photo of the film group and their added friends.

The teacher then saw one last line.

In memory of those who died and disappeared in Heart Manor.

The teacher smiled before grabbing the score card, writing everything down before putting the card in an envelop. She then wrote the names of the group members on it.

"Okay, okay! Defining moment, guys." Axel said, holding the envelop they received in class that day. They sat outside the school, Sora's laptop up and with video chat so they could tell the girls the grades, too. "Shit! I'm too scared to look."

"We dealt with a haunted mansion and survived… and you're scared?" Roxas asked.

"I'll do it." Sora grabbed the envelop and stepped away. He opened it and checked the scoring, his face looking somber.

"Oh no… I see that face from here..." Kairi sighed.

"Babe? How bad is it?" Riku asked.

"I'm… I'm sorry to say this..." Sora said. He then turned the card over. "We managed to get a hundred and four percent." He then grinned.

"You little trickster!" Demyx giggled.

"Yes!" Riku went over and hugged Sora.

"A hundred and four? How'd you manage that?" Xion asked.

Zexion went and took the card from Sora. "Perfect points across the board… plus extra for resourcefulness in getting others to help with this as well as the amazing editing done." he said.

"Hell yeah!" Roxas cheered.

"Congratulations, boys!" Naminé praised.

"Congrats to you girls, too." Axel reminded. "You helped out, too."

"Hmm?" Sora checked his phone. "Hey guys, Papa and Daddy want you over for supper tonight. Sorry, ladies, you'll have to have supper with us another weekend when you come down."

"No problem. We gotta go anyway. Date night for Nam and me." Xion said, leaving with Naminé.

"BYE!" Naminé called.

Kairi chuckled. "And I'm not even upset that I'm still single." she said with a shrug of her shoulders, closing up the chat.

"So, let's go to the Lune residence." Axel said, bringing out his phone. "After we let our families know we're going there for supper."

Sora nodded, looking to his phone. He wondered what spurred this suddenly; at this point, Saïx preferred planning. Oh well.

After getting home, they all sat together in the living room. Sora was then handed a box. "Huh? What's this?" he asked.

"A cause for celebration." Saïx said. "Go ahead, check it out."

"Hmm." Sora shrugged and opened it, looking at the notes that were inside. "It's… the results of the DNA tests. Let's see…" He smiled brightly. "Hey Roxas, turns out we are cousins."

"What?!" Axel exclaimed.

"Seriously?" Roxas asked, looking excited.

"Looks like my biological father was Terra Strife… your father's older half-brother." He smiled.

"Awesome!" Roxas cheered.

"That's really cool; now it makes sense why you look and even occasionally act alike." Demyx chuckled.

"And my biological mom..." Sora stared at the chart and notes a moment before putting them in Riku's lap. He got up and ran to Saïx, hugging him close.

"Huh? What happened? Is it good?" Axel asked.

"Hmm..." Riku looked at the information and smiled. "Sora's mother was Saïx's older sister."

"So… they are family. By blood, I mean." Demyx said.

"Looks like it." Zexion chuckled. "That explains why they're so much alike, huh?"

"We figured it was fate we met you… apparently fate was deeper than we all originally thought." Xemnas said with a smile.

"I'm so glad." Sora said softly. "I used to worry about learning about my birth parents… but… I'm happy in knowing."

"I'm glad." Saïx said, hugging his son closely. "And I'm sure Aqua would have greatly approved of us being in each others' lives."

"Speaking of happy news, how did the film project goes?" Xemnas asked.

"Extremely well; we got more than a perfect score." Riku said. "Well, Xemnas, what do you plan on doing with the mansion now that it's not haunted? It's still in your name, isn't it?" At some point those who didn't know were informed of the fact that Xemnas was a Heart and owned the mansion; they found out that this was why they got permission to go in.

"I'm selling it." Xemnas said. "Some buyers are looking into it and want to turn it into a bed and breakfast or something along those lines. Seems like a good use for all that space."

"Seems like a wonderful idea." Zexion said.

"Indeed." Xemnas nodded. "And the funds go to Sora's college education. Seems even better to me. Or at least part of it; it's selling for a high price and I want Sora to try to get in on a partial scholarship… if possible."

"After doing this project, I may look into courses for film development." Sora admitted. "It was fun and I do have a calling for it, even stronger than my love of singing and more than seeing ghosts. And if they have scholarships available, you know I'll try for that." He sighed. "It's a little lonely without Marluxia talking to me in class, but… he is definitely in a better place."

"Indeed he is." Saïx agreed, keeping Sora in his hold and on his lap.

"Saïx, you need to let go of Sora at some point if you're going to fix dinner." Xemnas reminded.

"I don't wanna let go of my precious baby." Saïx practically pouted. "Let's order pizza again."

"As long as we're not putting together more electronics, too." Xemnas said as he got up to get the phone and menu, making the other teens laugh. "Because fuck putting those together!"

"Says the man who can perform difficult surgeries." Saïx chuckled.

"Two different things, dear!" Xemnas called from the other room. "Human bodies make more sense than electronics! And any other inanimate objects!"

"Today went well." Riku said, going into Sora's room and sitting on the bench with the other teen who looked out the window, enjoying the nice breeze coming in. "Getting a bit cold, isn't it?" he asked about the breeze. "Especially for someone born on Destiny Islands?"

"It's fine for now; not like I plan on sleeping with the window open." Sora said. "You guys got an amazing grade on the film project, I got to learn a bit more about myself including my biological parents and finding out Roxas and I are cousins… and it feels like so long ago yet not long at all that we saved those trapped in Heart Manor."

"And we're dating." Riku added. "That counts as good, right?"

"Very much so." Sora nodded.

"My dad contacted your parents. Apparently we're having supper together tomorrow so they can meet up and make sure everything is well with us… especially set some ground rules. Like no sleeping in the same room until we're both graduated from high school. I wouldn't put it past them." Riku chuckled. "Especially my dad." He looked to Sora. "Kadaj still following me?"

"Not like he does it all the time… but on occasion he does." Sora said. "He's not here now, if that's what you-" Sora was cut off when Riku pushed their lips together. "I didn't mention the other ghosts."

"Crap..." Riku looked embarrassed. Don't get him wrong, he was fond of Sora and loved kissing him; he was still nervous about kissing in front of others. Even if they were dead.

"I'm kidding." Sora laughed. "There aren't ghosts in the house. Haven't been since I was little."

"That's another thing. One day when we move in together, house or apartment, you're sweeping for ghosts. I don't want to live someplace with malicious ghosts." Riku pointed out. "Peaceful ghosts, okay… as long as they don't… you know… don't like watching."

Sora shook his head and chuckled. "Don't worry, it will be fine." he said. "I'll protect you from the ghosts."

"And I'll protect you from everything else." Riku assured, kissing his boyfriend on the cheek.

"And I'll protect my baby boy from losing his virginity before he's a legal adult!" Xemnas shouted from downstairs.

Sora couldn't help but chuckle, amused by how his father seemed to hear them from downstairs. "C'mon, let's go down and see what dessert Papa made. Maybe play a game with my parents." he said, getting up and leading his boyfriend downstairs.

"Sounds good to me." Riku agreed, nodding and leaving with Sora, a larger, plush Komory Bat sitting there by the window, a gift to Sora from Riku after they got out of the mansion; on it was the smaller one they were able to get back.

Heyo, lovelies!

Ah, the "last" chapter. There are two bonus chapters to follow that take place before the main story. So look forward to them.

Xemnas really needs to learn the practical skill of putting at least furniture together. Oh well, at least Saix knows how; he probably taught Sora, too. I also had originally planned on who Sora's birth family was since the beginning and throughout writing, I was going to have it brought up, but I kept putting it off until the very end. Oh well.

I hope you all enjoyed reading this. Until next time!

~chibi