A/N: Weeelll, here it is! This chapter is the major turning point in terms of the overall plot.

Warnings: Violence and mentions of abuse and rape.

As you guys will see, this chapter explores some of the characters that haven't been mentioned much so far.

-------Chapter Four----------

"If you're going to erase the pains in my Heart, then go right ahead and kill me." - Lust for Blood, Gackt

Kadaj sighed. He didn't know how, but Shade and Yuffie had convinced him to wear the heavy black hooded cloak from the back of the Drama room costume closet. It was hot as Hell in the thing, and the fact that he was wearing his black cargos and a long sleeved black shirt underneath weren't helping matters. They had even made him wear a pair of long, black evening gloves to hide his hands and give him the appearance of a shadowed creature when the hood was up.

This, according to Shade, was a part of their Comm Tech video. It was Kadaj himself that had come up with the basic plot, along with the storyboards. However, he wasn't expecting to be the one in the costume.

The basic plot of the movie was as follows: a girl obsessed with horror movies (Yuffie), suddenly found herself being chased through the halls of her high school by a mysterious cloaked fiend (Kadaj). Through numerous twists and turns, Yuffie would eventually end up trapped against a locked door in a secluded hallway. This was where they currently were, attempting to film the final few scenes.

Kadaj was currently manning the camera. Shade was supposed to walk through the door and Yuffie was supposed to reach it right as it closed. Then she was to bang on the door, panicked. Their first try, though hilarious, had been a failure. Yuffie had arrived at the door just a little too soon and gotten her arm stuck in the door. When she had pulled her arm free and the door shut, she had smacked the door once and then settled back on her heels with a VERY undignified 'Fuck'. That had sent Kadaj and Shade into peals of laughter and had set them back about ten minutes.

So here Kadaj was. Signaling Shade through the glass panel in the door, he started filming. Shade walked through the door, his expression one of boredom. Right as the door was closing, Yuffie came thundering down the stairs, but she was too late. She smacked her head against the door and then fell to her knees, pawing it like a cat.

Handing the camera to Shade, Kadaj grinned and pulled up his hood, and then moved to stand behind her. When she sat back against the door and faced him, she let out a panicked 'WHOA!' and held her hands to her face.

"Aaaaaand, Cut!" Shade grinned and clapped. Yuffie's surprise on that last scene was genuine. They hadn't told her that Kadaj would be coming up behind her that closely.

Yuffie stood quickly and smacked her boyfriend on the arm. "You scared the Hell out of me, Kadaj! And you!" She then pointed to Shade, "You put him up to this, DIDN'T you!"

Shade chuckled again. "If you had read the script, you would have know that was going to happen. And while I'd like to sit here all day and hear you complain about that little fright, we only have about five minutes to get everything back to the class room."

Yuffie took off. "You guys take the stuff back. I've got to talk to Ms. Quistis about something! Bye!" And then she was gone.

"FINALLY. I can get OUT of this stupid thing." Kadaj shrugged out of the heavy cloak and draped it over his shoulder, while Shade grabbed the camera and the tripod. Kadaj noticed that a troubled expression had come over Shade's face. He had seen that look a lot lately. Shade always seemed a bit sad when he and Kadaj were alone, and lately it had been getting worse. "Shade? Is something wrong?"

Shade snapped his head up to looked at his silver-haired friend. He seemed to be contemplating something. Then, seemingly decided and a lot more nervous, he looked Kadaj in the eye. "There's something I have to tell you, Kadaj."

The seriousness of the red-head's tone was confusing, the look on his face even more so. He seemed to be...scared? Maybe that wasn't it, exactly, but it was close. There was also a hint of sadness in there too. "What is it, Shei?"

Shade seemed to flinch at the use of his real name, but then he straightened himself up and looked Kadaj in the eye. "You may hate me for this later, but I have to say it before it kills me. Kadaj, I love you."

If anything, Kadaj was more confused. "Hey, I love you too man, you're my best friend."

The red-head let out an exasperated huff. "No. I mean I LOVE you. As in, more than just a friend." And before Kadaj had time to fully register what he had said, Shade kissed him. It was a quick kiss, barely more than lips touching lips, but it was enough to send Kadaj's mind reeling.

"I've loved you for a long time now, Kadaj. But I've stayed away because I know you don't feel the same way. But I just can't keep it to myself any-"

He was cut off by a hard punch to the face. He fell in an undignified sprawl of limbs and looked up to see hard aqua eyes staring down at him. "What the FUCK do think you are doing? Stay the Hell away from me."

Shade was stunned. "But, Kadaj, I-"

"STOP! I don't want to hear any more! Go the Hell away and leave me alone! I don't EVER want to see you again, you fucking QUEER!"

Emerald eyes widened momentarily, before a resigned expression settled on the red-head's features. Standing slowly, he picked up the forgotten camera and headed slowly up the stairs. "Forgive me, Kadaj. I wont bother you anymore."

His voice sounded hoarse, as if it was hard for him to breath.

And with that, he was gone.

---

Leon watched as Cloud sat down heavily in the desk next to him in Math, and winced as the blonde slammed his head none too gently into the fake wood. He had to strain his ears to hear the words he spoke. "Man, I fucked up."

Leon chuckled despite himself. In his short time here, less than two weeks, he had heard rumors of the blonde's younger brother having feelings for Riku, had witnessed said blonde break up with his boyfriend, and had seen him harassed by half of the student body for the aforementioned breakup. In spite of it all, he felt himself somewhat drawn to the blonde.

Leon had never considered himself straight, or even gay for that matter. He figured, as long as he loved someone and they loved him in return, then gender didn't matter. Thus, he hadn't been surprised or bothered by the apparent number of homosexual relationships in this school.

He did feel bad for the blonde, however wrong he had been in his treatment of the one named Reno. From what Leon had heard, Cloud had been under a lot of stress, most notably from his father's open disgust with his chosen preference. It had needed an outlet, and Reno was the unfortunate victim. Fucked up, Leon noted, is a major understatement.

"So tell me, Cloud, what's happened this time?"

By the look on his face when he raised his head, Leon could tell that Cloud felt like melting into oblivion right then and there. "Well, I found out that Reno was right about Sora. I was going to apologize to him the other day and I found Rufus Shinra with his tongue down Reno's throat. Guess that means my chances of getting him back are reduced to nil, not that I could blame him."

Leon's eye softened with sympathy. "That's hard. I feel for you, man." Then something else clicked in his head. "Wait, you said Reno was right about Sora. Does that mean...?"

Cloud smacked himself on the forehead. Leon though he heard him mutter something along the lines of 'Way to keep secrets, Cloud.' Running a hand through his spiky blond locks, Cloud sighed. "Yeah. Sora has the hots for Riku, alright."

Leon grinned broadly. "Well, that's good to know. I'm glad that what Riku is feeling isn't one-sided."

Cloud nodded. "Yeah. I- Wait. You mean Riku feels the same way?" At Leon's nod, the blonde slumped into his seat, obviously relieved. "That's a load off my shoulders. I can see why he fell for Riku too, seeing how he has such a gorgeous older brother." As Cloud seemed to realize what he had said, his eyes widened dramatically and his face burned a deep crimson.

And that's when the class bell rang, signaling the beginning of class, and in walked Mr. Xemnas, sometimes called 'Mansex' by the other students, most notably Axel. Glancing around quickly to check that his students were all here, he began the day's lesson.

As Cloud opened his notebook in preparation to take notes, a crumpled paper ball landed on his desk. Looking over at Leon, he saw a devious expression on his face. Opening the crumpled paper revealed a note that had Cloud blushing all the way to his roots.

Come over to my place at 8:00 tonight so that we may continue where you left off. Bring Sora, as I'm sure he and Riku will have a lot to 'talk' about, as well.

SIgned,

Leon

P.S: Riku isn't the only one with a gorgeous older brother, and I'm sure as Hell not talking about Demyx.

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As soon as the bell rang signaling the end of Sixth Period, Demyx took off. It was Friday, and Sai'x always had some sort of sick thing planned on Fridays. Last week had involved gang raping Marluxia, and he didn't want to be there if it happened again. He had been forced at gunpoint to take Marluxia against his will, and after the pink-haired teen had left, the other members had turned on him. Thankfully Axel and Roxas weren't there, and Zexion was conspicuously absent as well. He didn't think he could take it if Zex had been there, and if Axel and Roxas had known they would have been disgusted. It wasn't like this was the first time it had happened to Demyx either.

The other members of the Organization; minus Axel, Roxas, Zexion, and Marluxia; had begun using him after Demyx's failed relationship with Axel two years ago. One Friday night was all it took for it to become a regular practice to the other members.

Then they had gotten bored, and Sai'x had introduced the idea of using Marluxia as well. The others had opposed at first, wary of Axel's anger. But when he and Roxas had been spending more time together away from the group, they had decided to move in on the pink-haired Tarshil. Demyx had never spoken up before, afraid of what the group would do to his siblings, but after Marluxia had been dragged into this, he was becoming sorely tempted. Though he was sure Shade had found out, from the way that the younger Tarshil had been regarding the other members with open hate, with the most anger directed at Sai'x.

Lost in his train of thought, Demyx didn't noticed the ring of black hooded figures until it was too late. As he was dragged away, he was dimly aware of Marluxia unconscious form draped over Sai'x's shoulder.

---

Shade paced nervously back and forth next to the car. His two double's were already seated, along with Roxas, and, surprisingly, Rufus. He was happy, though, that Reno was moving past Cloud. Shade had been distanly aware of Rufus's feelings for a while, and it was nice to see them reciprocated. For the first time, he felt the bitter sting of jealousy. If only Kadaj had felt the same way.

What had him on edge now was Marluxia's absence. He usually had extracurricular activities on Fridays, something to do with nature preservation. The meetings usually only lasted an hour and a half and it was already 6:30. The youngest triplet had a sinking feeling that he knew what was going on, but he hoped that he was wrong. After waiting another ten minutes, he turned towards the others. "Guys, you go on ahead, I've got some stuff left to do. The old man is gone for the weekend and we should enjoy every minute of it. I'll walk back with Marl." Reno grinned, with a thumbs up, and then the car was speeding down the road.

Shade sighed as he re-entered the school. It was empty by now, even the teachers had left. Hopefully he would find Marl and be out fast. Though he had an idea that it wouldn't be the case.

Suddenly, he heard a shout at the end of the hallway he was traveling. That sounded like Marl! Swearing, he took off running. As he was about to enter the room, a large hand swung out and connected with his throat.

His world faded to black.

---

Sora was nervous. Here he was, on the back of Cloud's bike at 7:50, headed towards Riku's place. He had heard from Cloud earlier that Riku shared his feelings, but that didn't make him any less nervous. On a lighter note, he had learned of his brother's crush on Leon. The two of them were going to stay the night at the Leonhart's place, as a result of a gracious invitation from their father. If Mr. Strife had any idea of the nature of the meeting he would have called it off. But, here they were.

As the bike slowed in it's path up the driveway, Sora had the chance to look at the huge house before him. It housed not only Mr. Leonhart and his sons, but Mr. Hojo and his three sons as well. Hopping off his brother's huge bike, he hurried up to the front door next to an equally nervous Cloud. The elder of the two knocked firmly on the door and waited.

The man that answered the door wasn't what they expected. He had long brown hair hanging free past his waist, and had the same creepy aqua eyes as Riku and his brothers. He didn't appear to be old enough to have two teenage sons, but Mr. Seph didn't really look that way either. He cooly regarded the two brothers.

"The two of you must be Sora and Cloud. I'm Riku and Leon's father, Genesis Leonhart. You can call me Genesis or G, none of this 'Mister' crap, got it?" When both boys nodded, he turned to Sora. "Riku's waiting up in his room. Turn left when you get up the stairs, it's the third room on the right."

Nodding again, Sora ran to the indicated room. Knocking softly, he entered when he heard the muffled 'Come in'. Taking a quick glance around the room, he noticed a TV in one corner with a PS2 and a Gamecube hooked up to it. A shelf next to it was lined with games and plenty of DVDs. In another corner, a flat screen PC sat on a black metal desk. But his attention was focused mainly on the room's only other occupant, Riku.

He was sitting on the bed with a wide grin on his face. Patting the space next to him, he smirked. "Seems like we've got some things to 'talk' about."

---

Cloud, on the other hand, was stopped by G as soon as he stepped through the doorway, the front door shutting heavily behind him. Those piercing aqua eyes were STILL watching him. Cloud's first thought upon seeing the man had been: Crap! He looks just like Gackt!

After a few more awkward moments, G spoke. "Leon's waiting for you in the living room. I don't care what the two of you do or how far you go tonight, just try to keep it down. SOME of us have to work tomorrow." And with that statement, Genesis ascended the stairs and left a very red Cloud to wander into the living room.

---

Shade groaned as he opened his eyes. At first, the glaring lights stung and he shielded his face. After his eyes had time to adjust, he lowered his arm and looked around. He was one the floor in what appeared to be the teacher's lounge. Moving slowly, he reached the door only to find that it was locked. Someone obviously didn't want him to get out. Then he heard pained shouts and began pounding on the door. The first voice he knew instantly was Marluxia's, and it didn't take him long to realize that the second one was Demyx's.

"Damn you, bastards! Let me out!"

When he heard the click of the door unlocking, he warily stepped back. The door opened slowly to reveal Sai'x, grinning madly. Shade glared daggers at him.

"Where is Marluxia?"

Sai'x's grin widened. "You should be more worried about yourself. You see, me and the others have been looking for a new source of...entertainment for a while now. Marluxia is good enough, but Demyx has gotten boring. You, on the other hand, might be just what we're looking for." Before Shade could react, Sai'x's fist connected with the side of his head. Before he could fall, Sai'x grabbed him and forced him up against the counter along the far wall, carelessly knocking the old coffee maker to the floor. "Play nicely and I may just let you get out of here alive."

Still grinning, he crushed his lips against those of the younger boy. He inwardly laughed when the boy opened his mouth and allowed the older teen's tongue to enter. He pulled back suddenly, however, when Shade bit down hard on his tongue. "Keep your filthy hands off of me, you freak."

Enraged, Sai'x grabbed Shade roughly by his hair and slammed his head hard against the sharp edge of the counter. The red-head collapsed to the floor, blood pouring from a deep wound at his left temple. Then, regaining his composure, Sai'x drew the knife he had been concealing. "You shouldn't have fought back."

---

Marluxia lay shivering on the cold floor, the motionless figure of Demyx next to him. The others had all left, done with them for the evening. They would be back for him next Friday, but that wasn't what had Marluxia worried. He had seen Shade get knocked out by Xigbar, and had watched in horror as he was dragged away. That had been almost two hours ago, and he had yet to hear about his brother's fate.

Groaning, he sat up and adjusted his clothes. He winced when he zipped up his jeans. He would have to wear baggy clothes for a while. Looking over at Demyx, he was relieved to see that the younger teen was up and fixing himself up as well. He relief was short-lived, however, when he heard a horrible scream.

---

Shade's eyes were wide and his breath escaped him in a pained scream. The long knife was buried hilt-deep in his stomach, right above his left hip. He collapsed forward against his attacker, who grinned widely. The hand on the knife's hilt tightened it's grip and Shade let out another ragged scream as the blade was dragged upwards, coming to rest against the bottom of his ribs. A choked cough sent crimson liquid down his chin as he was shoved back, the blade sliding free and his body hitting the floor.

The red-haired teen stared up at his attacker, terror in his eyes. The scarred face looked down upon him emotionlessly, blood dripping from the blade held tightly in his grip. "I told you to stay out of my way."

Another wheezing cough was the reply as Shade staggered to his feet. Blood poured from the gaping wound and drenched his left leg in the life sustaining fluid. "F-fuck you." Catching Sai'x by surprise, he knocked the blue-haired teen out of the way and took off down the hall, passing the other members that had been coming to get in on some of the action. He burst through the doors of the school and ran towards the place that had always been his haven in the past. Hopefully, Kadaj would forgive him for barging in, but he wouldn't risk Axel and the others finding out and his father Sephiroth was a doctor.

He just hoped he would make it that far.

---

When Marluxia and Demx reached the door to the teacher's lounge, it was already empty. The pink-haired teen's heart sank when he saw the pool of blood on the floor.

Then he heard the roar of an engine and the squeal of tires. Running to the lounge window, he saw Sai'x and the others take off in his van. They must have Shei. We HAVE to go after them. And, as much as I hate to admit it, I have to tell Axel what's going on.

"Demyx, we need to get to your car and follow them. You call Axel and tell him what's going on while I drive."

The only response he got was a shaky nod from the terrified blonde.

---

Axel was worried. It had been almost two hours and forty-five minutes since they left Shade at the school, and he'd heard no word from them. He was about to suggest that they head back to the school when his cellphone rang. Answering quickly, he was surprised to find Demyx on the line. The kid sounded panicked.

"Calm down, Demyx. Deep breath. Now, tell me what's going on." The others in the room were now focused on Axel.

"Sai'x grabbed Shade and took off in his van! Shade's hurt, but we don't know how bad. There was blood all over the floor!"

The color immediately drained from Axel's face. "Where are they headed?"

"We're not sure. Marluxia and I are tailing them in my car, but they seem to be going all over the place. It's almost like their looking fo- OH MY GOD!"

Axel gripped the phone tighter. "Demyx? Demyx! What's going on! What happened!" Now the others were staring at him. Roxas looked panicked at the mention of his brother's name, and Reno's eyes stared into Axel's, searching.

"They DON'T have Shade! They've been tailing him! He's out front of Kadaj's place. God, he's bleeding bad!"

"Okay. Stay there. We're coming right awa-"

"FUCK! SAI'X HAS A GUN! HE'S GONNA-"

The sound of a gunshot echoed in Axel's ear as he dropped the phone from trembling fingers. Reno moved quickly to his side. "Axel, what's going on?"

The younger of the two looked at Reno, eyes full of panic. "Shei's in trouble."

---

Shade had just stumbled onto Sephiroth's front lawn when he heard the squeal of tires. Turning wearily, he was startled to see Sai'x pull up in front of the house in his black van, the other members inside. He didn't notice the second car as he turned around and ran for the front door of the house. He heard a gun going off behind him, then felt a sudden sharp pain in the back of his head. His momentum kept him going for a few steps before he fell. He collapsed heavily against the door as the world around him began to fade.

His last thought was of Kadaj's angry face, telling him that he never wanted to see him again. A few silent tears trailed down his face as the darkness took him away.

"Where can I go to make my loneliness vanish? I always have tomorrow." - Mizerable, Gackt

-----------------End Chapter Four----------------

A/N: As the Shade fangirls (if there ARE any) run off crying into the night. Sorry if all the changing scenes lost some people. '

One thing to note in this chapter, the scene in the beginning where they are filming that video is based off of true events with me and my friends a few years ago in Comm Tech. It had the exact same things going on, and the parts with Yuffie saying 'Fuck' and then freaking out actually happened. For those wondering, Kadaj is in my place, while Shade is in the place of my friend Kevin and Yuffie is in my friend Ashley's place. There was no kissing or romance in the true story, though.

And, I just HAD to put in the part with G looking like Gackt, since Gackt was the actor who played him.

Also, no Bishounen were hurt in the making of this fic. At least not in ways that would permanently impair them. Oo

Same as always, peeps. Read and Review.