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Summary: Sora is a Bounty Hunter who hates vampires more than anything. One day a vampire named Riku shows up and makes Sora change his mind about one vamp. RikuSora AkuRoku CloudLeon

Leon opened his eyes and found that he was back inside his house. He looked over to see his clothes folded neatly beside him. There was a sheet wrapped around him and he tried to remember what happened. Leon brushed his fingers along a sore spot on his neck and winced when they made contact with a cut. When Leon tried to get up, pain rushed through his lower half.

'Damn, he's rough.'

Leon thought as he went to take a shower. He looked over his body to see a few small cuts, no doubt from Cloud's teeth. "Well, what an interesting night."

Leon stepped out of the shower and pulled on some clean clothes. He walked around and noticed that his answer machine was blinking. Leon pushed a small button and listened to the messages. All of them were from Sora.

"Leon, watch out for that Cloud guy! He plans to rape you!"

Leon chuckled and deleted all of the messages while feeling a slight pain in his neck. He looked in a mirror and realized that there were two little holes in his neck. "Damn him. He fucking Claimed me."

Vampires marked whoever they wanted by leaving two little holes made by their fangs to show them that they were theirs and no one else's. Leon sighed and came up with ways on how to hide the mark. He did have this coat that covered much of the neck.

He pulled out a black coat with a white fur collar. It's usually pretty warm on Destiny Islands so he never really wore it. "Looks like I have no choice if I don't want the Hunters or anyone else to find out."

Leon pulled the coat on over a white shirt that was tucked in his black pants. Two red belts and one black belt crossed each other while another black belt held his pants in place. Leon nodded in approval and said to himself, "Well, this actually doesn't look too bad."

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Axel chased Riku after hearing the conversation between him and Sephiroth. When he caught up to Riku, no one said anything.

"Axel, I'm not going back. Kill me if you want, but you are not taking me back to Xehonart.

"I didn't come for that, Riku. Have you ever once thought that someone might want to talk to you just to talk?" Axel asked as he walked beside Riku. "No one has ever done that before. Why would they start now?" Axel just smiled at Riku. "Because I'm different from just anyone. You should know that by now. Anyway, where's Cloud at? I heard you two argue earlier."

"Last time I saw him, he took the half breed home. After that, where ever he went is anyone's guess. I wonder-" Riku stopped and sniffed the air. 'Blood…two types of blood. Demon blood and human blood.'

"Sora!" Riku ran down a few streets, following a faint trail of blood. He looked at a small lump laying on the ground a few feet in front of him. Axel ran up and was followed by Axel who wore a disgusted face. "There's one thing that smells worse than human blood and that's demon blood." Axel was a vampire who detested human blood. He called it barbarianism. Riku paid no attention to his disgusted brother as he ran next to Sora. "He's out cold. Looks like he fought a strong opponent. Axel, I'm taking him home. You should go make sure that whatever he fought is dead and you might as well make sure that Roxas isn't hurt either."

Riku picked up the frail brunet and opened a portal as he nodded to Axel who was already on his way to the shop.

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"You are the true wielder of the Keyblade. Do not let this blade fall into the hands of evil. The Key will guide you through many obstacles that you will soon face. Do not let the darkness take over the most powerful thing you have-your heart," said a mysterious voice that came from no where.

Sora had once again appeared on the platform with a picture of himself laid out. More of the little dark creatures appeared from the lit up ground."Those are the Heartless, Sora. They will try and consume you with darkness. Destroy them," ordered the voice. Sora somehow managed to make the Keyblade appear in his hand and ran after them. The Heartless were no match for Sora's swift swings. Before he got a chance to take a breather, a huge shadow formed right in front of him.

"Sora, that is another type of Heartless. It is a Darkside. Go for it's hands since you are too small to reach its head."

"I'M NOT SMALL!" yelled Sora driving the Keyblade as hard as he can into the Heartless' hand. The Darkside punched the ground with its large black fist. The familiar Heartless rushed out of the ground and started towards Sora. "Great, as if my night couldn't get any worse!"

"Destroy the Shadows first. They are the weakest form of Heartless, but can get very annoying."

Sora finished off the last of the Shadows and rushed back after the Darkside. He gathered all of his energy and used it all against the Darkside. The huge, dark Heartless cringed with pain and dissolved into the air. Sora thrust the Keyblade into the ground and used it to support himself.

"Hey, the pain's all gone! Oh yeah, I forgot. I'm in the dream again."

'Sora, wake up.'

The brunet looked around the area. "I am awake! Well, sort of anyway. There's nothing I can do about this." The voice repeated itself multiple times and got the same response every time.

Finally, Sora grabbed the Keyblade and started to throw it in the darkness, only to have it reappear in his hand. Just as he was about to throw the blade again, the ground disappeared from underneath him. Sora felt like he was falling deep into water, for he couldn't breathe.

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"Sora, wake up," Riku said calmly. He was tired of repeating himself, but wanted to make sure the Hunter would be alright. The brunet started to move around and his deep blue eyes flittered open.

"What? Where am I? Riku? What are you doing here?" asked Sora in a fast voice. He was confused as to why he wasn't outside on the ground. He began to sit up but grabbed his side in pain and found it harder to breathe than normal.

Riku sighed and made Sora lay back down and explained, "Two of your ribs are broken. You're going to have to take it easy for a while. As for school, I've already made a call saying that you won't be going for a while due to illness. It would be hard to explain why you had your ribs completely bashed without someone sending you to the crazy house and having you seek psychological help."

"Yeah, you're right. Hey, wait! I wasn't in these clothes before and how did you know that I had two broken ribs?!" exclaimed Sora as he glanced down at one of his shirts. He looked around to see that he wasn't in his home at all. Sora had one long shirt over his smooth tan skin. He blushed as he turned towards Riku who was looking away, whistling to himself.

"Sora, your clothes were ruined with blood. I'm having them washed by a friend of mine. You're in my house and the reason I knew you had two broken ribs is because that's my power. I just found out about it. I can just look at something and tell you where their weak spot is and whether they have an injury. It's pretty much useless, but comes in handy for times like this."

Lifting up the covers, Sora looked to see if he still had his boxers on. "YOU TOOK MY BOXERS OFF AS WELL!?"

"They were soaked in your blood. Those had to go as well. I'm sorry, but it had to be done. That's one of my shirts by the way. I would appreciate it if you didn't stretch it out like that."

Sora glared put reluctantly let go of the shirt. Riku had invaded his privacy and kidnapped him to his home, which he didn't even know where it was. "Isn't Sephiroth here?"

"Yeah, and he wasn't too thrilled when he saw you, but I told him that if he would allow you to stay I would…never mind. Just be happy he let you stay," Riku said with a smile. Sora looked at his eyes and could tell something bothered him-something he feared. "Oh, well I guess I'll have to thank him when I see him next. Thanks, Riku." He didn't want to press Riku for answers. They may be enemies by blood, but in this world and to both of them, they had grown to be friends. Sora didn't want to butcher it by hurting Riku, so he decided to keep his tongue held.

Riku was exhausted. He needed rest. Something inside him had caused him to be really tired. 'Weird. Vampires don't need sleep unless they are weak. I shouldn't be this exhausted,' he thought to himself as he leaned back in his chair. Riku closed his eyes and drifted to sleep.

Sora just sighed as he realized Riku was asleep. It was weird seeing him sleep. Riku had this peaceful look when he slept that made Sora smile. "So deep down, there is a softer Riku who will save a Hunter. I'm amazed. Riku, the Human Slaughterer, has a very big soft side. I'm still a little pissed that he took my boxers. Now, I feel funny." Sora wrinkled his nose as a blonde walked in the room with Roxas by his side.

"I see that you're finally up! I'm Demyx, Riku's youngest brother. Axel decided to make Roxas come here in case any other demons were to show up."

Roxas sighed and looked at Sora. "The store was attacked. It was up in flames and quickly fell, leaving nothing but ashes. It didn't seem like a demon to me. It was fat and middle eastern looking. Fire blew out from his mouth over all of the store. I'm out of work and there's no way I have the money to rebuild it. Father's going to be furious when he finds out. There's no way I can pay for my apartment now."

Demyx solemnly nodded and said, "Sora, we can't keep a human here. Sephiroth went to go get permission, but it's not going to happen. Xehonart would never allow a human to live among us in our own house. Do you think he could stay at your place for a while?"

Sora nodded and froze when someone taller than Demyx and even Axel, stepped behind the blondes. His shiny silver hair almost touched the ground and his green eyes peered straight through Sora. Sora felt a fresh wave of chills run up his back.

"That won't be necessary. Xehonart permitted us to keep the human. Roxas, you are at your own risk staying here. If someone gets hungry and goes after you, the chances are no one is going to be able to stop them. He will take the guest room across from Axel's room."

Roxas smiled and bowed before Sephiroth. "Thank you so much, Sir. I really appreciate this." Sephiroth nodded his head in approval and walked off. Demyx narrowed his eyes and watched Sephiroth. 'What is Xehonart planning now?'

Axel ran in and smiled cheekily down at Roxas. "So, I heard your staying! This is going to be interesting having a human here."

Sora looked up to see someone else approaching the room. "Where's Riku?" said the familiar voice. The figure walked closer and was revealed as Cloud.

Demyx sighed and pointed to the chair. "He's asleep. I wonder what caused him to be that exhausted. Cloud, don't wake him."

"As if I care." Cloud walked over and patted Riku's shoulder. "Riku, sorry to wake you but we need to talk. It's important," said Cloud as he stared at the glare he was receiving from Riku.

Without a word, Riku stood up and walked out of the door followed by Cloud. Demyx and Axel gawked at each other and finally shrugged not knowing what could be said about that.

Sora felt rather tired and decided to shut his eyes and go back to sleep.

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Leon sighed as he realized that there was no way to get hold of Sora. He wasn't answering his phone and he wasn't at home. Leon wandered around, unsuccessful. He had a feeling that Sora knew about Cloud and him, though. "Dammit, Sora! Don't you realize that there are more demons than normal?! There are kinds that I haven't even seen before, all with the same marking. What could it mean?"

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Cloud took Riku to his room and shut the door, so they could not be heard. "Riku, this place is crawling with creatures we've encountered before.

Riku's eyes widened as he said, "No! Why the hell would a Heartless be here? It doesn't make sense. They have no reason to be here!"'Unless, the Key is here. That's got to be it! Someone has unlocked the Keyblade from its sleep.'

Riku stared down at the ground and thought about everything.

"What are we going to do, Cloud?" he asked standing up straighter and looking back at his older brother.

"I don't know. That store the human owned was destroyed by a Heartless. I picked up its scent and followed it to the store, which happened to be on fire. Since there was nothing I could do, I trailed it and sure enough there it was. It was a Fat Bandit. How the hell did that thing get here?"

Riku shook his head and looked at the door. "The Hunters are sure going to have their hands full. At least not many Zombies roam around right?"

Cloud nodded and sighed. "This means more work for us as well. I'm not letting Heartless' roam free around this place. They'll take all of the good food and I can't let that happen." He smirked and started for the door. "Warn the others. It's a good thing Sora won't be in school for a while."

Riku put his hands in his pockets and walked out behind Cloud. 'This is going to be such a drag. I have to find that Key before it disappears. Xehonart, be prepared to fall by my hands.' Riku smirked and walked back to the bedroom. He explained what Cloud had told him to the others.

Sora had been asleep and so Riku would have to explain to him later. "Axel, you and Demyx take Roxas to his apartment to collect his belongings. I'll stay around the area to see if I can find out anything."

Axel created a portal and grabbed Roxas, walking into the dark doorway. Demyx followed behind and soon the portal disappeared. Sephiroth walked in Riku's room and looked at him. "I didn't mention the Hunter. We must keep him a secret."

"The Heartless are back," Riku said as he continued to look at the brunet. Sephiroth looked at Sora with his intense green eyes. "I see. I'll go out and look around the area. Stay here and make sure no one gets into the house unless it's Axel or Demyx. Roxas would be with them so need to worry about him being alone. Sora is probably unable to fight so he will be the most vulnerable."

Riku nodded and watched Sephiroth walk away. "Not even Sephiroth expected that. What the hell is going on?" He sat down and sighed. "Why am I always the one to baby-sit? What am I, some den mother?"

Sora stirred and groaned when a voice woke him up. He looked over to see Riku right there and gave a deep sigh. "Thanks for waking me up," he said sarcastically. Sora wasn't normally one who was in a good mood if woken up.

Riku growled and said, "Well, sorry if I talk in my own damn room." Sora glared and scratched the back of his head. "Oh well. I can never get enough sleep. Is something wrong? Where is everyone at?"

"Sora, a new creature has come to this island. They can be more powerful than demons and sometimes vampires. They're called the Heartless and they come in many forms. That's why I cannot allow you to go out in your condition."

Riku looked over to see Sora frozen in thought. 'What!? Heartless? I've heard of them before from somewhere. Oh, now I remember! In that place where I obtained the Keyblade.'

"I've fought some before, but the ones I fought were weak."

Riku's ears perked up at this. "How can you fight them? You are only a human. Humans can't even harm them."

"I don't know. It was weird, but it was in a dream. There were Shadows and this ginormous thing called a Darkside. I had a different weapon and I defeated them. It was called a Keyblade."

Riku fell out of his chair and slammed his head into the ground. Sora, not resisting, laughed and he too fell on the ground. Riku disregarded Sora's laughter and went on. "A Keyblade!? Where is it?" Riku scanned his memories but couldn't remember seeing any kind of weapon lying on the ground. 'Could this be the Key I'm looking for?'

Sora shrugged and looked around. "It was only in my dream, though, I did kill that demon with it. After that, though, it just disappeared. I don't know how to get it back nor where it went. I guess it was just a one time thing."

Riku's eye twitched at never being able to see the weapon. 'Maybe that wasn't it.'

Out of nowhere a flash of light appeared and hit Sora in the face. He fell backwards and glared at the inanimate object that now lay on the ground. He couldn't really yell so he just held his glare. Riku's eyes widened when he saw the shape of it. 'It's a key! Could this be the key I was looking for?'

Sora grabbed it and saw that it was a different Keyblade. It was black and looked more lethal. "Sora, this is the Oblivion Keyblade. Do not let it fall into the wrong hands."

"The Oblivion Keyblade? I wonder why it's shaped like a key." Sora looked the blade over while Riku examined it from where he sat. "Keys lock and unlock things. Do you think this blade has a similar purpose?"

Sora shrugged again as the blade disappeared. "I don't know, but I guess when the time's right we'll find out."

Riku nodded and kept his eyes on the Hunter. 'That is definitely the Key I was looking for, but I have a feeling I won't be able to use it as I had thought. It seems as if only Sora can wield it. If I stick near him, maybe I'll figure out a plan to destroy Xehonart and be free from his slimy hands.'

Author's Note: Okay so sorry about the last chapter for those who read it as soon as I posted it. I had no idea that Fanfic decided to screw up my document until my wonderful friend, Foo, told me about it. I revised it and now it's up there, for those of you who feels like rereading it. So, Sora has finally found out about the Keyblade and Riku starts thinking of plans to get rid of Xehonart. Next Chapter: Riku and Sora get a bit closer in their friendship along with Roxas and Axel. Xehonart shows up and more Heartless pop up like grass grows in FL speaking of which, it's almost time to mow my big ass lawn. Review, flame, do what you want. I really like reading ppls reviews and what they think about it and what I need to change and stuff like that. Well I'm done with this long ass AN. Peace!