A-D: Yo! This is my first REALY story post in a while, and I am SERIOUSLY sorry about that D: I swear I'll get something out for Nightmare Owl sometime over Spring Break which is very soon c: Until then, I hope that you like my adopted story!!!!! [/crosses fingers]

DISCLAIMER! I do not in any way own the Kingdom Hearts games or Manga, or Final Fantasy. This is a fan fiction and is therefore in another 'world' entirely. Also, if I owned Kingdom Hearts or Final Fantasy there would be more situations that make a whole lot of NO SENSE AT ALL! I also do not own Nintendo. If I did, I'd not be an armature fanfic writer.

†Hunting for Family††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††

Crickets chirped in the cool night. Several figures moved, silent though none too cautious. This was their home after all. Another figure, a bit loud and obviously drunk by the fashion they stepped, was a ways ahead of the four.

"Way to pick 'em Axel." The shortest spoke, running a hand through his silver hair. "I'm going this way, screw you and you're bar junkies." Riku was in a bad mood, mainly due to the anxiety that he felt. This was the night that he had found out from their new ally, Vincent, that his brothers Yazoo and Kadaj were alive. The rescue was going to happen right after they hunted, and Riku didn't want to be stuck feeling like crap on what might end up being a suicide mission.

"Party pooper." The red head grumbled, looking a bit pouty. He had his way of doing that at times. Leon just sighed and shook his head while Sephiroth seemed…rather distracted. The three before him stared for a moment before Axel decided to be the one to speak up.

"Yo, you alright Sephiroth?" He asked, moving a bit closer to the taller male.

"Fine…just fine…" He muttered, looking in the direction of the place they would soon be sneaking through and probably spilling immortal blood in.

"I know how you feel." Leon spoke, eyes on the floor. Axel shifted uncomfortably with Riku. The tension that was forming was getting to be a bit much for them.

"Uh…can we just hunt and get a move on?" Axel asked, being the stop to the tension and stuffy feeling. The others agreed and they got to the hunt.

The soft tap of boots on tile was all that could really be heard. A flickering light lit the path for the four that moved through the halls. Axel had learned a new trick with his fire, and it was a nice thing in his mind.

"You're sure that they won't find us?" Riku asked, looking to his older brother. The man cleared his throat.

"For the most part." He said, looking to the sides in caution. That made Leon stop and face palm.

"And here I thought that you'd be the smart one now." He said, earning him a glare. "Sorr-"

"Shh! Someone's coming!" Riku hissed, shoving Axel and making the fire go out. The darkness seeped in, and Riku felt his bit of control well up. He made a kind of cloak for them all. "Now hold still." He whispered. It wasn't to much use though.

"I know you're there." The visitor spoke. A gusty wind blew through and broke Riku's concentration. They were then exposed.

"Roxas….Roxas?" The brunette of the two frowned. It was just about midnight and he hadn't been able to sleep. Why? Well… The four pieces of pie had nothing to do with it at all. "Roxaaaaaas!" He whined more, pouting. He wanted his brother to wake up. So, he did what came natural. "YOINK!" His hands pulled the sheet away from his brother's sleeping form and sent the boy tumbling to the floor.

"OW! Sora, what in the world!?" He complained, eyes open and blue eyes burning with the anger of someone who had been woken up in the middle of a nice dream.

"I'm bored and can't sleep." Sora stood and pointed. "Play me at Mario Kart." The old system was still set up from Cloud's earlier attempt to beat the original high score. Poor guy wasn't good at it though.

"Sora…it's the middle of the night." Roxas stood up an yawned. "We're not the vampires in this town you know." This last bit came out as a slight whisper. "Besides, what if we bother Leon? You know he'll complain to Cloud…"

"And we'll be stuck in a tree for a week!" Sora was just realizing the horror that he seemed to be attempting to unleash. "Holy pizza snacks! I never thought of that before!"

"Well then it's good that I reminded you huh?" The blonde snatched back his blanket and climbed into bed. "Now… GOOD NIGHT!" He huffed and curled up, trying to get back to sleep. Sora sighed and did the same, still very restless. Time passed so slow then.

Sora got fed up and decided to mess around on his own then. Oh what that would do…

"Axel… could you do that before?!" Riku called over the rush of wind. The four were running from their pursuer, who was not missing a few dred locks, burned off by an unexpected attack from Axel.

"WELL! I didn't not expect that to not happen!" The red head called, skidding around a corner after the silver haired man that was leading them to their destination.

"That means you DIDN'T." Leon clarified, turning his head and shooting at the wall of conflicting winds with his Gunblade. It didn't do too much. "Axel! A little help here!" He aimed again and shot. Flames formed around the bullet as Axel focused on the small bit of steel. The moment it hit the wind, which was nearly all oxygen, a huge fireball was formed.

"Awesome!" The red head shouted, leaping in the air in joy. It happened just as a spear hit down where he was stepping. The four vampires sped on, getting better luck with the air master behind them. It wasn't long now though. Their luck would run out, and they were hoping it was AFTER they succeeded in their mission.

Then, Sephiroth stopped. After about two hours of running , the first being mainly the fight with Xaldin, he stopped. It was quiet in the area, and there was nothing but doors on either side of the hall for a good long while.

"Um…why are we stopping?" Axel asked. "Aren't we supposed to, ya' know… run like hell?" Riku looked over and shook his head.

"We're here." Those two words caught the other three's attention. So soon? Insane, almost, but then again they were Vampires who could walk in the sun. They had some crap going against them already by normal society standards.

The door before them, holding only a plate that read 'LABORATORY' seemed almost intimidating. On the other side, Kadaj and Yazoo were probably sitting, helpless, scared, maybe even nearly dead! It made Riku antsy. It'd been so long… he thought they were dead for crying out loud!

"Well… open it already! This isn't a horror movie!" Trust Axel to kill the moment. It was Leon who reached out and opened the door to the room. They all, save Sephiroth, took an unneeded breath in as the door opened. Eyes widened.

There, strapped to two chairs, bolted down, were the other two siblings.

They seemed… like nothing had happened. Sure Kadaj wasn't drooling like a monkey in his sleep like usual, and Yazoo…well nothing was off with him sleeping like he was, but still. They were there, in one piece…and as Vampires, but that was actually the least of their worries right now.

"Let's get moving." Sephiroth said, walking in with Leon and Axel. They set to work breaking the chains as Riku stood watch.

"Who…wha…Sephy?" Kadaj was waking up. His aquamarine eyes looked at the scene. "Leon and Axel…what…wait, are….are we going home?" He looked a bit excited, but in that really tired way.

"Yeah… home. Just stay still." Leon managed to get Yazoo out, slinging the still unconscious vampire over his shoulder like a sack of flour. Kadaj leaned on Axel and looked like he was going to pass out.

"We gotta get them out of here." Sephiroth said, taking the lead. Though much slower, so that Kadaj and Yazoo would be able to stand the strain. It was going well, really well. Something was up. And that something, was right behind them, a grin on its face.

A-D: OH CRAP WHAT IS IT?! [/lol not telling] Send in guesses and suggestions! Rate and Review please! It helps me crank out chapters and get my butt in gear! Suggestions for the future would also be welcome! LOVE YOU ALL.