So the one time I want to update on time the site decides that its not going to work, wonderful. Anyways...Hey everyone, sorry I didn't update last week. But lets just say I didn't have a good week, two anxiety attacks later and I'm feeling okay. But anyways, thanks to v.t.2 for leaving me a wonderful review, I'm glad you like the story so much! And thank you to acmlc for following my story and making it a favorite!

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The moment Riku and Sora got back they were greeted by Mickey and a hand full of his guards. True to Mickey's words Riku was escorted back up to the tower by the guards. He didn't see Riku for the rest of the day.

Mickey kept Sora out of the castle for a majority of the following day. His training time was doubled as was his studies. During his time on the field he was pushed to his max. His impromptu trainer, one of Mickey's mages and a scary one at that, decided that it was the right time to practice going in and out of his different forms.

"I'm Oro. I already know who you are, and I don't care. All I care about is if you can do what I say." Oro said. "Now I'm going to call out a drive form and you will go into it, do you understand?"

Sora hesitantly nodded to the man. He thought Squall was scary at first, but this man was twice as scary as Squall. A deep scar ran down his face over his right eye and down his neck, making him blind in one eye. But Sora didn't think for a second that made the man less of a threat. Oro towered over him with a two foot difference. His graying hair showed his age, but Sora didn't dare comment on it. Nor did he had the time, before he could prepare himself, Oro had already called out a form.

"Valor!"

Sora concentrated, letting the power build up inside him before it took over in a burst of light. He held on tight to the two keyblades. His trainer didn't seem impressed. After a few minutes of maintaining his Valor Form he called out another.

"Final!"

Wait, this man wanted him to jump over three forms? He had never done that before. Could he do that? Was it possible for him to do that? Was it safe to do that?

"Did I stutter? I said go into your Final Form!"

Sora jumped in his skin before he concentrated hard on what his Final Form felt like. What he could do in it. He hoped that this worked. He really didn't want to know what would happen if he failed.

Energy swirled inside of him, building before Sora could no longer contain it. Bright light surrounded him and there he was in his Final Form. He wasn't in it long before he felt the strain it took to maintain it. His trainer chuckled as he struggled to hold out.

"What's wrong keyblade wielder, rusty?" Oro circled Sora, inspecting his form. "It seems that your time away has made you soft. But don't worry with my help you'll be back in shape in no time."

That is how Sora's day went till the sun was starting to set. He would go from one form to another, jumping over Forms or bringing himself down from higher forms. Sora hadn't stopped for any breaks. There was no time for drinks or food. The brunette was ready to pass out when his trainer called out another form.

"Master form again!"

Sweat rolled down Sora's face as he once again changed into his Master form. But something was wrong, something didn't feel right. Darkness clouded his vision and mind. He was lost in the darkness once more.

Oro smirked. This is what he had hoped to happen. He was pleasantly surprised how long the kid had held out before falling into this form.
He watched Sora in his Anti Form, studying how he moved like a Heartless. How Sora always kept him in his line of sight, even as he dashed behind him. Any normal person would freak out if they saw Sora like this. But he knew Sora couldn't hold out long before this form would give out. Sora didn't have the energy to stay like this long.

Sora took one step towards him before he fell to his knees. Soon the darkness cleared and a worn out Sora glared at him.

"I thought someone like you would have known about the dangers of me constantly using my Drive forms! I told you hours ago that we should stop!" Sora exclaimed. He hated the feeling of being in his Anti form. He always felt like he needed a bath after being in it.

Oro could only laugh at the audacity that Sora had. He looked ready to pass out, yet he was still able to chew him out.

"I'll say, I didn't think you had any fight left in ya kid. You are better than what I thought you were. I was sure that you were going to pass out before you would go into that form." Oro said.

Sora's jaw dropped. Oro wanted him to go into Anti Form!

"You wanted that to happen?! Do you know what I could have done if I wasn't so tired and hungry! I could have killed you!"

Once more Oro laughed.

"Kid you think I don't know what you are capable of doing in that form? That is why I got you so tired. I knew that you wouldn't be able to do much of anything when you were that tired. Now, stop your complaining and head back into the castle, I'm sure dinner is about to start."

Sora stared at the man like he was insane, if anything he probably was. Yet he stood on shaking legs and walked back into the castle. He barely made it to the dinning table before his legs gave out on him. With no energy left, he collapsed into the chair. It seemed that he was the last one to arrive, since the food was brought out seconds after he sat down. Sora tried to concentrate on the conversations that happened around him. But it was all he could to do put his fork to his mouth.

They were about halfway through the meal before Sora finally noticed that something was off. Riku was nowhere to be seen.

"Hey, where is Riku?" Sora asked, making eye contact with everyone at the table.

All conversations came to an abrupt end. An awkward feeling came over the room. There was a reason that Sora was kept out of the castle all day. And they all had something to do about it. He could tell by the looks on their faces. Something wasn't being said.

"Where is Riku." Sora asked again, this time in a more demanding tone. He wasn't going to deal with their silence tonight. He didn't have the energy or the patience for it.

Queen Minnie looked at Mickey and Kairi, waiting to see if they were going to speak. She was obviously upset by whatever those two had done.

"Minnie, where is Riku." Sora asked once again. He knew that she was close to telling him what had happened today. All he had to do was push.

She kept looking between Mickey and Kairi, silently begging for them to say something. But they kept silent, eating their meals like nothing had happened.

"I know you know what happened to him. All I am asking is where he is at." Sora's voice was strained. He was already at the end of his rope, he didn't need anything like this right now.

"I was against the decision but-" Minnie began, she couldn't handle the pressure anymore. Sora had a right to know. Riku was special to Sora, they had no right in hiding anything from him.

"He is still getting his light treatment."

Sora's exhausted brain didn't put two and two together, he didn't know what was so bad about that. He didn't see the need to hide the fact that Riku was still getting his treatment. Yet Minnie continued.

"I was against the idea to have him go through it for two complete days. I mean the poor boy needs a break, having to go through that much pain for two day in a row is nothing short of torture."

Finally it clicked together for Sora. That was the reason why he was kept out of the castle all day. Riku had been locked in the tower for two full days. He was not allowed to leave and forced to undergo that much pain for two days. If Sora had been aware of that he would have busted down the door and pulled Riku out of there a long time ago. He looked at Mickey and Kairi, they had yet to speak up and deny anything.

"Is that true? Has Riku been up there for two days without any breaks?" Sora asked, suddenly he didn't feel so tired anymore. He was shaking with anger.

"It was a decision that had to be made." Mickey said, finally speaking up. "After everything that had occurred, the Princess and I felt that it was necessary for Riku to stay in the tower for an extended period of time."

Sora looked at Kairi, hurt painfully visible on his face. He couldn't believe that Kairi would do something like that to Riku. He thought that they were friends.

"Is that true Kairi? Did you really agree to do this to Riku?" Sora's voice had lost all strength behind it. His heart was broken to know that Kairi could do something like this to Riku. She knew how much Riku means to him. To intentionally harm Riku like this was something he could never imagine her doing.

Kair put down her fork softly, gathering herself before she looked at Sora. Her eye's held a hardness that he has never seen from her before.

"Yes Sora I did agree to it. You saw how out of control he was getting. We had to do something to get him back. Sora you need to understand, these treatments are the only thing that can help him now. It was a mistake to give him time away from the treatments. This is for the greater good."

Sora shook his head, he couldn't believe what he had just heard. He jumped up from his chair and ran to the tower. For the greater good? Since when did Kairi start thinking like that? Nothing was making any sense.

His tired legs screamed as he climbed the stairs, but he couldn't stop. He had to get to Riku before anything else happened. His legs were visibly shaking as he got to the top of the tower. Sora unlocked the door before he swung the door open. His senses were assaulted by the smell of vomit and sweat. Sora held his breath as he walked into the room.

Pools of vomit collected in front the bed, alongside a vomit filled trash can. It seemed that no one had come into the room to change the trash bag. Riku's clothes were flung into different parts of the room, they reeked of sweat and vomit. Sora could only guess that Riku had sweat through them and couldn't wear them any longer. No food or water was present in the room, no one had come up to check on Riku at all. Sora looked at the bed where Riku was curled in a tight ball, shaking and twitching violently. Riku's hair was sticking up in places, it looked like he also had vomit in his hair. Sora was sure that if anyone was in the room they could have heard his heart breaking.

Sora turned off the light orbs and the room fell dark, Riku still didn't stop shaking. Sora hurried to Riku's side, careful to avoid stepping in anything. Gently he put his hand on Riku's sweat slicked shoulder. He was so cold.

Riku jumped at the contacted, curling in tighter on himself.

"It's Sora, Riku. It's me, I'm going to help you." Sora spoke softly, afraid to frighten Riku further. Yet Riku still didn't relax. All he did was shake and twitch.

Sora could see Riku's dark mode was rapidly switching on and off under the blanket.

The brunette sat gently on the bed beside Riku. He just wanted Riku to talk to him, then he could focus on the bath and food that Riku desperately needed.

"They had me stay out of the castle Riku." Sora whispered as he ran his hand through Riku's hair. "They knew that if I found out about what they were doing to you, that I would break you out of here."

Riku still didn't speak. To Sora it seemed like Riku hadn't even heard him talk. Yet Sora wasn't going to give up that easily, Riku needed him and he was going to be there for him no matter how long it took. No one was going to make him leave Riku's side.

After sometime of silence and hair stroking, the twitching and shaking seemed to lessen. Not by much, but a little. Riku seemed to get a grip of his Dark form, as it stopped activating and deactivating. Riku seemed to be getting back to normal, but Sora had yet to get Riku to talk to him. Which was starting to worry him. What if something had gone wrong while Riku was up here and now there were serious side effects. Sora wouldn't be able to forgive the others if that had happened.

Trying to get out of depressing thoughts, Sora turned his attention back to Riku.

"Riku, do you want to take a bath?" He asked. Even if that was all he could get Riku to do today Sora would be happy with that. Riku didn't react right away to Sora's question, but soon Riku nodded.

Sora couldn't help but smile, after an hour of silence and no reaction to his questions, Sora finally got a response.

"Alright, stay here for a second and I'll get a bath started. Don't move."

Sora quickly went over to the small bathroom that was connected to the room and flicked the light on. He put the stopper in the drain and turned the water on. Sora made sure that the water was warm enough but not too hot. All Riku needed to do now was relax, he would take care of the rest. He turned to head back to help Riku up when he saw Riku struggling to push himself into a sitting position. Sora hurried back to the bed and helped Riku sit up slowly. His shaking still hadn't gotten any better.

Sora put one of Riku's arms around his shoulder and one arm around Riku's waist. Slowly Riku stood and the blanket fell from Riku's sweaty and now naked body. Sora's face flushed red when he realised that Riku had nothing on, yet he pushed his embarrassment aside and helped Riku to the bathroom. Riku slowly stepped into the full tub and Sora shut off the water.

As Sora got some warm towels ready, Riku attempted to clean himself. Yet the incessant shaking and twitching made it impossible. Riku wanted to get frustrated, but this was only a dream right? He was still undergoing his treatment right?

His arm simply fell back into the water, along with the sponge. Sora looked back at Riku, he reminded him of a child. Looking so lost and helpless. With a heavy heart Sora walked back over to Riku, who still would not stop shaking, and grabbed the sponge. Softly did he wash Riku with the tender care that he was in dire need of.

Riku kept watching Sora as he bathed him, it was as if he was scared he was going to disappear. But this was only a dream, he would have to wake up adventually.

Sora glanced at Riku and noticed that he was staring at him with a dreamy smile on his face. Sora smiled at him.

"What's with the look?"

Riku shook his head as Sora moved to wash his hair. This was probably the best dream he had had in some time. He didn't want to ruin it.

Sora took extra time and care when it came to washing Riku's hair. He wanted to make sure that everything was out of it and Riku was getting all the attention he needed. Sora didn't know just how much he enjoyed messing with Riku's hair. Sora found himself just running his hands through it, and styling it in silly ways. He was sure that Riku would say something after he gave Riku a mohawk. Yet Riku kept quiet, relaxing against the tub.

When Sora felt that the water was turning cold he tilted Riku's head back and rinsed out Riku's hair, making sure that nothing got in Riku's eyes. Once again he caught Riku staring at him with that dreamy stare. Sora felt his face heat up, yet he kept his focus on making Riku feel better. Sora pulled the plug out of the drain and grabbed a warm towel. He helped Riku out of the tub and wrapped the towel around Riku's waste before having him sit on a chair so he could brush out Riku's hair. Riku was still shaking as Sora ran the comb gently through his hair.

It wasn't long before Riku felt his eyes start to shut, he was suddenly very tired. How could he be tired if this was a dream? He let his eyes shut as Sora continued to brush his hair. Sora looked at Riku's reflection in the mirror, he looked so relaxed. He couldn't help but smile.

Sora put the brush down when he thought that Riku's hair had been thoroughly brushed out. He grinned at his handy work, proud that he got Riku to this state. The shaking was still there but not as sever and all signs of twitching had finally disappeared. Sora stood behind Riku with his hands on Riku's shoulders.

"I think you'll be happy with how you look now." Sora said, looking in the mirror at Riku.

Slowly as if waking up from sleep Riku opened his eyes. He didn't even bother looking at himself. Riku just tilted his head back and looked at Sora, who looked down at him with a smile. Riku reached up with a shaking hand and held Sora's cheek in his palm. It was like they were in their own little world, Riku felt all warm and fuzzy inside.

Riku pressed his lips against Sora's so softly that it might had just been a dream. Riku's arm dropped to his side, he didn't have the energy to hold it up any longer. Sora's face went bright red at the kiss, his heart pounded and his stomach did flips. Riku gently pulled away from him, it was only just a dream. Right?

"I'm going to hate to wake up from this dream." Riku said, his head lulling to the side. He was sure he was going to wake up anytime now. These types of dreams never lasted long.

That didn't sit well with Sora. He didn't Riku to think that this was only a dream. No Riku was going to remember this. Sora moved in front of Riku, gaining Riku's attention. Sora kissed Riku firmly. Riku was going to remember this, no matter what. Riku's eyes were wide when Sora pulled away from him. Sora couldn't help but look away as Riku stared at him, but Sora's blush gave away everything he was feeling.

Sora helped Riku get back up, trying to avoid Riku's questioning gaze. Sora helped Riku back to the bed, careful to avoid stepping on anything. He pulled out a pair of pajama pants and handed them to Riku. Sora really wished that his face would cool down!

Riku struggled slightly getting the pants on, but with a little time he got them on. He still was staring at Sora, had what just happened really happened?

Saying nothing Sora went over to Riku and helped him off the bed, he would not be sleeping here tonight. Not over Sora's dead body.

Making it down the many steps was a challenge, but they finally made it to Sora's room. Since it was the closest from the tower he figured that they would have less of a chance running into anyone on the way. Sora didn't feel safe until he shut the door behind him and Riku. They made their way to the bed and layed Riku down on it. Sora moved to change when Riku held tight on his hand.

"Th-this isn't a dream...none of that was a dream. Right?" Riku asked after a small pause.

Sora shook his head. "No, none of it was a dream. Not one part of it was a dream. Everything that happened was real." His face grew hot once again. "But we will talk about it in the morning. You need some sleep."

Riku looked Sora over before he nodded, relaxing against the bed. He tried to stay awake as Sora changed, he was still afraid that it was a dream, but his body soon succumbed to sleep. Sora crawled into bed next to Riku. His stomach was filled with butterflies as he thought about what this would mean for the two of them. Yet somewhere deep down he knew that the two of them would be happy in the end.