And now for the last chapter.

Disclaimer: I still don't own Kingdom Hearts or its characters. It's probably best I don't, though.

"Hey! Hey! Hold the 'corder steady, Saïx." Xigbar laughed out.

"I'm trying; it's just so cold and this place gives me people bumps!" Saïx said. "There are too many ghosts… I don't like it..."

"Here, let me take the camera in a sec." Vexen said, pulling his long hair up into a bun. Not many boys could pull it off, but this teen sure could, especially with his glasses. He then took the camcorder and held it up. "Are you guys really going to do that stupid intro? Isn't it enough we all did the pose earlier?"

"Just get it on and tell us when it's rolling." Ventus laughed.

"And we're… rolling." Vexen said.

"I'm Xigbar."

"I'm Xaldin."

"Lexaeus."

"We're Vanitas."

"And Ventus!"

"And I'm Xemnas."

"And we're here to investigate the haunting of Heart Manor!" they said in unison, striking a pose out in front of the manor gates; they did a similar pose earlier with Vexen and Saïx, too; someone else took the photo for them.

"You guys are such dorks." Vexen said, still rolling.

"You still love us. 'specially Lex." Xigbar teased, making the biggest nerd in all of Radiant Garden blush. "Now, hand it over so we can go into the mansion with it." Xaldin carefully took the camera before Xigbar could. "Hey! I was gonna handle it."

"You were gonna drop it, numb nut." Xaldin said.

"You guys sure you're not coming in?" Ventus asked.

"Good heavens, no. I may be a man of science, but even I know not to meddle in the realm of the supernatural." Vexen said.

"I'd rather not..." Saïx mumbled, hiding behind the lanky male.

"We'll wait out here for you." Vexen said.

"Okay. Go to my car if you get cold, okay?" Xemnas suggested, earning a nod from them. "Okay, let's go, guys. Time to see the family home." He then led the way, knowing the manor a bit more despite only going in once as a kid and never straying from his mother. "It's been about five years since I've last been here; it was right before Grandpa Norty died."

"Is it true he died and his body was never found for the viewing?" Vanitas asked as they went up the front steps.

"After the viewing. He was present for it… but then he vanished… according to my mom. I didn't go since I didn't like this place." Xemnas corrected.

"Wait… he died here and the viewing was here? Creepy!" Xigbar shuddered at that.

"Well, the viewing part is creepy. Some people are more content with dying in their homes." Xaldin said.

"No, Grandpa Norty was stubborn and refused to leave… bit one of the orderlies who tried to move him from this house." Xemnas said, earning looks from his friends. "I know. My family is fucked up."

"Just part of it; you're mom is cool." Xaldin said.

"His mom is hot." Vanitas said. He yelped when his twin punched him in the arm. "Hey!"

"You don't say that sort of thing." Ventus said.

"But it's true!" Vanitas complained. "Most people think of moms in a bikini and lose their wood, think of Xem's mom..."

"I really don't need to hear this..." Xemnas sighed, shaking his head. He then looked around once they were inside. "Lighting is horrible… we'll probably not get good footage."

"Let's try our best." Xaldin said. "We do have the flashlights."

"Doesn't the electricity work?" Ventus asked.

"It was shut down after Grandpa died; Mom and I refused to live here." Xemnas said. They all then jumped when lights came on. "Or… so I thought?"

"Dude… that's just spooky..." Vanitas said, he and his twin hiding behind the behemoth known as Lexaeus. Stone faced, tall, and overall a cuddly teddy bear; he was big for his age, but it made it easier to hide behind him.

"Ask and you shall receive?" Lexaeus asked.

"Maybe..." Xemnas said. "C'mon, there's actually a room I want to show you while we're here. I got to see it once; Grandma Lulu's. I didn't get to meet her, but she had a really cool room."

"Alright!" Xigbar cheered, letting Xemnas take the lead.

"If you wonder where my mom gets her looks, she gets it from Grandma Lulu." Xemnas motioned to a portrait on the wall at the top of the stairs, a beautiful woman with black hair bound up in braids and piercing red eyes.

"Granny's a babe! Nice!" Xigbar chuckled.

"This way." Xemnas led the way to the room, opening the door to show a grand collection of dolls, most stuffed, some porcelain. "Pretty cool, huh?"

"Straight out of a horror movie… why do all the hot chicks have to be creepy?" Xigbar asked.

"You and Vanitas both…" Xaldin sighed. "Well, Vani, scared or… Van? Ven?" He looked behind Lexaeus. "Didn't they follow you?"

"Huh?" Lexaeus looked back. "Oh… I thought they did..."

"Eh, they must've gotten scared and ran out." Xigbar chuckled.

"Don't take this place too lightly… and we didn't hear the door..." Xemnas said. He then looked around when the lights were out, leaving them in eerie darkness. "C'mon… let's at least check and see if they joined Vexen and Saïx."

"Yeah." Xaldin agreed.

When they went out, there was no sign of the twins. Confused, the group, sans Vexen and Saïx again, went in to check, only for there to be no signs yet again. They checked wherever they could, even coming out for a moment to tell the other two to get to a payphone so they could call the police for help.

But the police put it off, acting like it was just a bunch of teens getting into trouble or pulling another prank. It wasn't looked into by the police for a few days when they decided to check finally; the twins not returning home made their family press for it. But neither twin were found… no trace of them.

A few months later, the funeral was held, everyone sure the twins were dead somewhere. People grieved with the family, gave their condolences… and Xemnas only felt guilt. He felt it was his fault for taking them into the mansion.

"It isn't your fault." Vexen assured, braiding his friend's hair.

"I let them go in… I took them in, actually. And they're missing because of that." Xemnas said. "We all knew what could happen."

"Agreed. You all knew. All of you. No one was left in the dark about the mansion." Vexen reminded. "Xemnas… I know you feel guilty… and you'll probably live with this for the rest of your life… you can either let it haunt you forever or use this experience in the future to protect others."

"We're the same age… why are you so fucking smart?" Xemnas asked. "And I don't mean book-smart this time."

"Because I lived with my drunk father and learned from his mistakes." Vexen responded. "Mistakes happen to everyone… and we can either let them gnaw at us or become lessons." He put in a hair tie, binding off the braid. "What are you going to see when you look at this?"

"I want to have a family one day… and… when I do… I'll use this as a way to keep them safe… to give a reason why we don't go in." Xemnas stated.

"Good." Vexen nodded. "Now, you want to go give your condolences to the family? Or do you want to just sit here with me until the service starts?"

"I'll wait with you, you big nerd." Xemnas sighed as he leaned against the blonde. "You think they hate me? The twins I mean."

"I think they're avoiding that room if the recording holds up to what you guys saw." Vexen commented.

"Huh?" Xemnas looked back. "I thought you didn't believe in ghosts."

"Just because I can't see them doesn't mean they don't exist." Vexen said. "Saïx sees ghosts and that's enough for me." He sighed. "It's another hour until the service… want to look at the manor one more time? Just in case?"

"Yeah." Xemnas got up and helped Vexen to his feet. The two then took a walk to the manor, taking only about ten minutes or so to get there. There, they stood at the gate, holding on to the bars. "I just… I wish they would walk out that door… tell us they're fine..." Vexen sighed as he gently put his hand to Xemnas' head, gently stroking it. "I want this mansion destroyed one day… it's hurt too many..." He sighed and turned away. "Let's get back."

"Right." Vexen said, following his friend. He stopped and looked back, getting a feeling of being watched. He saw a curtain shift in a window. Hmm… must be a draft. He thought, looking away and continuing with following Xemnas.

Little did either teens know, the twins, ghostly and scared, stared out the window… knowing full well they couldn't reach out to their friends. Knowing that they couldn't leave.

Heyo, lovelies.

Thank you for sticking with me through all of this. I hope you enjoyed all of these chapters you've read. I do apologize if some parts seemed drawn out or rushed; while I've been writing since I was in middle school, I still never really shared my works with anyone and rarely even finish anything. So, I hope you were able to bear with things as you read this.

I can't say for sure when the next story of mine will be or what it will be about, other than it would be another Kingdom Hearts AU, but hey, no matter, when it happens, it happens.

Anyway, for the time being, we must bid this story adieu. Until the next story.

~chibi