A/N: YEAHHH ITS FINALLY HERE! Mwhahahahaha...another :3, I think we might be nearing a...dramatic conclusion? MMMMMMHMHMHMHMH We'll find out soon!

The soft and eerie silence of the night was broken by a loud scream. A wolf's howl could be heard in the distance, the winds had begun to pick up. The rustling of the dead tree's only made the abandoned mansion creepier.

A crumpled body lay on the dusty carpet, towering above it, stood a man with a large visible scar running down his left eye to his cheekbone. With a wicked smile, he bent over and picked up the body, raising his gaze to meet his other captive.

The auburn haired girl stared back, her eyes revealed her pure terror. She was shivering violently, trying to back off while her limbs were bound.

Her reaction caused her captive to let out a cold chuckle. He stepped closer while carrying the body, sneering at the poor girl he had used as a hostage to draw in the unconscious boy, with a swift swing of his arm; he slapped her across the cheek and said coldly. "Follow or die."

Kairi stood up shakily, still disorientated from the strike. She stumbled behind her captor, her heart was racing, and fear was coursing through her veins. Surprisingly she was lead to a large dusty room, with; in it was a large dining table, covered with a light coat of dust that had built up over the time the place was abandoned.

Noticing his hostage looking around uneasily, Payne turned around and commanded, "Sit, and shut up." Smiling at the jumpy response he received from the girl who quickly stumbled over to a seat and sat down, keeping her head down avoiding his gaze.

Payne tutted and said in a mock disappointed tone, "Looks like he didn't bring Roxy….Oh how I was hoping to have our reunion together!" he shook his head and laughed.

Kairi peeked up as he laughed, by chance their gazes met and she quickly bought her head down again. Her heart raced quickly, afraid of what was to happen next.

"You can be his replacement." He said in a sadistic tone, standing up to his full height and watched the girl beside him tremble in her seat.

…

Time ticked by slowly, the couple sat together hand in hand, not daring to let the other go. Almost as if they were afraid that an unknown force would split them apart the moment they lost contact.

Roxas glanced over to his side and let a wry smile crawl onto his face, Namine was sound asleep on his shoulder. He turned his eyes back towards the window and stared out, taking in both the scenery and waiting for the right stop to get off at.

The dimly lit bus raced past the tree's on the highway, they were half way there. Roxas prayed that they weren't too late; the last thing in the world he wanted was for Sora to suffer at the hands of their cruel former master.

…

The giant skyscraper stood among the other buildings. Inside at the top floor was a dimly lit office, the small light that the lamp gave inside the abnormally sized office gave the room an empty and cold atmosphere.

A man with shoulder length brown hair sat and flicked through the pages of the classified documents he had procured. His eyes focused and searching….searching for the missing one. Even after so long he had not given up, refusing to give in to what his family and friends had all insisted on. No….as long as he lived he would never give up on his search until he found him again.

Reaching to flick the page again, he suddenly winced and pulled his hand back. He had a paper cut. Lifting the finger to his mouth he sucked on it gently and returned his gaze down to his document. His eyes scanning across the pages until it rested on a photo that a few droplets of his blood had fallen on. There was something about this one that caught his attention in particular, his blue eyes.

As his gaze drifted down to below the photo, his eyes suddenly widened. "I-It couldn't be…." he wiped the blood from the photo and stared at it. His heart pounded against his chest quickly and powerfully. Could it be….his lifetime of searching was finally over?

At the same time he felt his anxiety wash away, replaced with exhaustion, relief but with a slight tinge of worry. Where was he now? Was he safe? Or is he still suffering….after all this time, he had never managed to find out what had happened to Sora….

…

Sora stirred, his head hurt badly and his eyes were heavy. It felt like someone had clobbered his head in, and with the intention of murder. He groaned as he opened his eyes in the cold and dank cellar.

"Finally awake are we?" a cold voice rang throughout the cellar.

Sora snapped his head up, his voice caught in his throat and his heart skipped a beat. It was him….the torturer, murderer and his former owner. Payne. He had dreaded and feared this moment the whole way here, and here he was. His hands bound above him and restrained to the cold hard stone wall.

"W-Where's Kairi?" he demanded, Sora felt his anger and hatred for the man in front of him flood throughout his body, ripping against his shackles and binds desperately.

Closing the gap quickly, his captor slapped him across the cheek sharply, followed by a punch to the solar plexus. "SILENCE!" he roared

The smaller boy gasped as the wind was knocked out of him, he sat back down, his arms dangling hopelessly above him as he tried to recuperate from the two blows. He managed to gasp out, "W-Where's…haa…haa…Kairi?"

Payne let out a cold laugh and kicked the boy again in the stomach, "She's safe. For now." He answered the desperate and barely conscious boy.

Even in his terrible condition he couldn't help but let his relief wash over him.

"But not for long…"

….

Roxas turned and let a small smile creep onto his face, he nudged Namine gently.

"We're here." He murmured to her softly.

The petite blonde yawned and let out a loud, "Huh? Why'd you wake me up" in a comical fashion. It reminded Roxas of the shoujo mangas he would occasionally read cause he would often find them lying on the floor at Namine's house.

Falling silent, he stared at her for a moment before he covered his mouth and broke out into giggles. Namine pouted and punched at him, "Hey! Whats so funny?!"

"Y-Your reply! Haha! it was like from a manga! Too funny!" he cried out, answering her in between his giggles.

The bus driver turned from his seat and leaned over to call, "Hey! You damn kids! Isn't this your stop?"

Quickly falling silent, they realized the bus had stopped and the doors were wide open waiting for them. The two quickly stood up and bowed towards the driver and thanked him before rushing off the bus.

"Phew…I really thought that he was about to yell at us and get mad!" she joked as she turned to Roxas. Her expression changed quickly.

His face has turned dark. Eyes filled with burning hatred and despise stared forward towards their final destination. The house that started and ended all of his suffering stood in front of him and he was about to return to it willingly. This was where it would end for him for good.

But this time…it was for somebody he loved and cared for dearly.

Roxas took a deep breath in an attempt to calm down. Unfortunately at this moment a loud piercing scream filled the air and then…silence.

Anger and hatred seethed through him, his face distorted with rage. All his terror had washed away from him, growling angrily.

Namine watched in complete terror, never in her life had she seen Roxas so frightening, he was like a rabid dog who had been threatened. But what scared her more was the terror in the scream, it was beyond doubt that it was Sora.

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