Me: okay, thank u all 4 the reviews! Now I plan on bringing Sephiroth into the story. Enjoy it!

Disclaimer: if I owned Kingdom hearts, there would b lots of yaoi and yaoi fangirls will b happy. As well as Kairi-haters.

"How long as it been?" a deep voice asked.

"I'm not sure," another person answered. "Maybe four centuries. Almost a hundred years after your 'death'."

"That so?"

"Yes."

There was silence before the first voice broke it like ice. "You are allowed to leave, Sephiroth. Join your brother and friends if you wish. But things might be different between you and them."

Sephiroth shot his gleaming yellow-green eyes to look at the one before him, Xemnas. He stood from his seat and walked out the door once he got his sword. "Thank you, Xemnas," he said before he was gone from sight.

"For what?" Xemnas asked the darkness.

With Riku and Sora

"Get back over here!" Sora yelled out to the silver-haired teen. "Come on, Riku!"

"What's wrong, Sora? I just want to look at it!"

"I would like it if you didn't!" Sora yelled again. Axel and Roxas were watching the things going on between Riku and Sora though the window, since they were inside and the two arguing people were outside. Sora ran towards Riku and jumped onto his back, knocking the taller teen to the ground. "Give it back!" Riku, even on the ground, could keep things out of Sora's reach. He knew that Sora knew that if he moved from Riku's mid back, then Riku could get right back up and run off. "Come on, Riku," Sora whined, giving Riku his second best puppy pout. Riku looked amused, but wasn't giving in to the pout, so Sora decided to give the silver-haired teen his best puppy pout. This teen was going down, and Sora was the one who was going to do it. Sora's bright blue eyes started to water as his bottom lip stuck out and trembled.

"Damn, he brought that out," Roxas stated when he saw the pout on his twin's face. "His best one, man. Riku don't stand a chance."

"I wouldn't count on that," Axel replied. Then he saw Riku give up the object he held in his hand to Sora. "Damn, he actually gave in."

"No one stands a chance when Sora brings that pout out. It's his ultimate one."

Sora came inside the house with a victorious look on his face with Riku behind him, looking like he just lost a huge bet. "I can't believe you gave in," Axel said to his friend.

Riku shot a glare at the grinning red-head. "Shut up, Axel. I would love to see you try and say 'no' to that face!"

"If Roxas did it, I wouldn't be able to say 'no'," Axel stated, pointing to the blond next to him.

"Well, let's pretend you are me and Roxas is Sora. Again, you trying saying 'no' to that face." Axel had a thoughtful look on his face before he looked back at Riku, shaking his head that he couldn't say 'no' to it. Riku had helped Axel imagine it with his telepathy. And Riku knew what Axel was shaking his head about since Axel sent his thoughts to Riku. "Exactly," Riku said with a smug grin on his face before Sora came back down from his room.

"Hey, Roxas?" Sora called to his twin. "Do you know where Cloud is?"

"He went to go find some work," Roxas replied. "Leon went with him."

"Leon and Cloud, sitting in a tree," Axel sang. "K-I-S-S-I-N-G."

"You do know that if you keep singing that, it's going to sound really weird since both of them are guys," Riku pointed out. Sora and Roxas nodded in agreement. Axel just looked up at the silver-haired teen and grinned like a maniac. "You don't want to scar Roxas or Sora, do you?"

"I want to scar Roxas, but in a good way," Axel replied, allowing his fangs to grow a little, barely noticeable. Riku caught the meaning in that statement.

"I have the same thing planned for Sora, but you don't see me just announcing it like it's nothing."

"You just did!"

"Axel, shut up!"

"Never! I shall never be silenced!"

Riku, deciding that Axel was acting a little too much like an idiot, pounced onto the red-head, knocking him to the floor. No one noticed the amused yellow-green eyes watching them from outside. The red-head started to laugh loudly when Riku started to tickle him. The silver-haired teen looked up to Roxas, and motioned his head down, as if asking if the blond teen wanted to take over. Roxas grinned before he started to tickle Axel as well. Riku got up and out of the way from Axel's kicking feet. His hands were trying to push Roxas away from him, trying to get the younger teen to stop ticking his sides. Eventually, Roxas did, since he believed Axel needed to breathe pretty soon. Axel knew what Roxas was thinking, so he started a fake heavy pant. "Have fun, Axel?" Riku taunted.

"When you least expect it," Axel started to reply through his breaths. "I'm going to kill you."

"I would love to see you try," Riku said back with a smug grin plastered on his face. "But until then, I think I'll be taking a little walk somewhere."

"Can I come with you, Riku?" Sora asked with pleading eyes. "It could be like another tour. I still get kind of lost in town."

Riku laughed a little before he nodded. "Sure! And be glad that I usually find you when you do get lost."

"Yeah. How do you do that?"

"I'm just that good, I guess."

"He's good," Axel stated. "In more ways then one."

"Axel, stop being a pervert," Riku said before he and Sora walked out of the door, hearing Axel yell out that it's fun being a pervert. "Damn red-head. So annoying."

"Then why do you keep hanging around with him?" Sora asked.

"Leon, Axel, and I have been friends for a really long time. I met Axel around the same time I met Leon. I was just ten back then. Axel was the same and Leon was a few years older, but we often acted like we were brothers. Me and Axel always get into trouble and Leon is always the one pulling us out of it. We've been through a lot together, and we don't plan on abandoning each other anytime soon. Besides, they're all I have left."

"What happened to your parents?"

"They died in an accident. My older brothers had been looking out for me since then. Sephiroth was the oldest, and one glance, you would think he was the coldest guy on earth, but he's pretty cool. Yazoo and Kadaj were twins, but never acted the same. Kadaj looked more like Sephiroth then Yazoo. He was a five-year-old in a teenage body. Yazoo, he acted his age, but also pretty emo."

"You keep talking about them in past tense. What happened to them?"

"I don't know what happened to Sephiroth, but when I got home one day, Kadaj and Yazoo were dead." Riku lowered his head, trying to hide the forming tears in his eyes with the shadow of his bangs. Sora, seeming the depression in Riku's actions, gave the older teen a hug around his shoulders. Riku rested his chin on the crown of Sora's head, sighing deeply, when he returned the embrace. "Hey, Sora?" Riku said, making the brunette look up at him. "If I told you a secret, a really deep secret, you promise not to hate me for it?"

"Why would I hate you?" Sora replied with his own question. "You're still you, and no secret is going to change that."

"I'm lucky to have met an understanding guy like you. Come on. We need to go someplace private." He grabbed Sora's hand and started to run off, pulling Sora behind him. When he stopped, they were in the forest, a fair distance away from the old mansion. "Okay. Do you believe in the undead?"

"Yeah," Sora replied. "I even think they walk around today. I even have dreams about them, sometimes nightmares. Most people think I'm nuts. Why?"

"You have to promise not to tell anyone before I tell you."

"I promise," Sora said without hesitation. Riku grew out his fangs and claws as his ears started to form a point at the tip. "Whoa," was all Sora could say.

"At least you don't hate me or anything like that," Riku stated with a small smirk. "I'm a vampire. I've been one for a few centuries. I followed my oldest brother one day because I was curious as to where he was going every night. I didn't know that Leon and Axel were following me that night. We were all turned that night, the same night my older brothers died. If Sephiroth is still around somewhere or not, I don't know. He tried to defend us, but before I blacked-out, he lost consciousness. When I woke, he wasn't there anymore."

"So I got vampires for next door neighbors?" Sora asked, wanting to make sure he was hearing right. When Riku nodded, a huge smile made its way to Sora's lips. "That's so cool!" Riku wasn't expecting that sort of reaction. "So, why are you and Axel afraid of that mansion?"

"That is the place where we were first turned," Riku replied, looking in the direction of the mansion. "It's where our sire once lived. He was killed about a century back by some hunters, but we still avoid the place as often as we can. It was the last place I saw my oldest brother."

"I bet he's still running around if he's a vampire," Sora said, hoping to cheer up the silver-haired vampire.

"My sire did say something about Sephiroth being turned a month before the three of us were. Maybe he still is running around. But where? And why hasn't he come to find me and the others?"

"Someone's holding him back, probably," Sora replied with a shrug. "Do you think Leon and Axel will tell Cloud and Roxas the truth anytime soon?"

"Maybe," Riku replied. "Axel isn't good at keeping secrets. He nearly spilled when we took you and your twin on the first tour we gave you two through town. Remember when he said something about forgetting to breathe when you've been undead for a while?"

"He never said anything about being undead. I don't think he did anyway. But what about Leon?"

"He's too blunt for his own good. If Cloud asks him a question concerning what Leon is, then Leon will give Cloud a straight up answer. Like I said, Leon is too blunt for his own good." Sora started to laugh at this while Riku just lowered his head and slowly shook it. "He's going to get in trouble doing that!" Sora just laughed harder until he could barely breathe. "Sora, I don't need to breathe, but you do! Stop laughing!"

"Sorry," Sora said when his laughing was calm enough for him to say something. "Is it okay for me to tell Cloud and Roxas?"

"No," Riku replied without a second thought. "I think Axel and Leon would prefer it if they told those two themselves."

"Okay. I won't tell."

"I can't believe he told anyone," a deep voice behind the two stated, making both Riku and Sora turn to look. Riku was in a defensive stance, but tensed when he saw how it was.

"Big brother?" Riku's quiet voice managed to say. "Sephiroth?"

"Who else?" Sephiroth replied, stretching his arms out. Riku smiled and ran over to his older brother, embracing him tightly. "Okay, wasn't expecting that."

"What were you expecting? I haven't seen you in centuries!"

"I was kind of expecting you to hit me or something, not hug me."

"Why would I hit you?"

"Because it is kind of my fault that you and the other two got bit."

"No! It was mine!" He pulled away from his older brother, looking into the deep yellow-green eyes. "Do you know about Kadaj and Yazoo?"

"Yeah," Sephiroth replied, sounding really depressed. "I overheard you talking with that human over there a little while ago." Riku turned his and any motioned for Sora to come over.

"Sephiroth, meet Sora, a new friend of mine. Sora, this is my oldest brother, Sephiroth."

"Nice to meet you," Sora said.

"Likewise," Sephiroth replied. "And the blond with Axel?"

Riku looked up at his brother with slanted eyes. "How long were you following us?"

"Before you and Sora left that house." Riku gave his older brother a playful glare, making the older silver-haired man grin a little. "What?" he innocently asked.

"Don't try to sound innocent! You're not good at it!" Sephiroth gave a deep chuckle to his younger brother's statement. "Knock it off!"

"Okay, okay," Sephiroth finally said. "At least you've matured a little, Riku."

"I can't wait until the others see you again."

"Why's that?"

"Because of their reactions." Sora started to stifle his laugh as Riku was grinning and Sephiroth chuckled.

Me: well, that's all I can think of 4 this chapter. R&R every1 and let me no what u think! Hey, who do u think I should pair Sephiroth with? If u want me 2 pair him up with any1. Tell me!