Author's Note: Hi everyone! This is my first fanfic, hope you'll like it. I've had this story idea growing in my head for a while and decided to stop procrastinating and write it out. It may stray from the canonical sources later on, so be warned. I LOVE Kingdom Hearts and have played them all...except for 2.8, I really gotta buy it one of these days. :P I'll be trying to keep everyone in character, easier said than done when you don't own them. . Anyway here it is, enjoy the story!

Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Hearts or the characters within. I only own my OC.

Prologue

Here they stood, they could not believe what had just happened. This was unexpected. They may have expected something else, anything else, but they never had an inkling that this could've happened. What began as a seemingly beautiful day in The Land of Departure turned dark in a hurry. Things had finally been at peace, no one knew that behind the scenes trouble was brewing. But here they all stood in the forecourt, like chessmen on a chessboard, yet one of their own was standing on the opposing side. Their ally, who had helped bring an end to Xehanort and his clan had been working against them for reasons unknown to them, and for an unknown length of time. How long had he been doing this? Was he working with them before they took on Xehanort? Why was he doing this? Was he really their friend? So many questions ran through their minds, yet the answers seemed far out of reach, even more so when they looked at him and saw the look of disdain he shot them. One thing was certain however, they may not have known when how or why, but it was clear as day, that he had given in to evil...and it was awful.

"Why are you doing this?!" the teen with windswept blond hair shouted at his friend, hurt laced in each word, and a heartbroken look on his face.

"Because I have no choice, Ven." the traitor answered in a clipped voice, he didn't even bother to look at his friend, was he feeling remorse deep down? If he was, he refused to let it show.

"How could you do this?" the teen with crazy spiked brown hair barked. "How could you betray us, we're your friends!"

The traitor glared at the brunet, blazing hazel orbs locked with distraught azure. Then he scoffed. "Friend?" He repeated. "You're not my friend, Sora. I don't need you. And in all honesty I can't stand you. Since day one, you've been nothing but a nuisance to me. Plus, I refuse to be friends with anyone connected with him!" the traitor pointed at the silverette standing next to him. "Or anyone who condones what he's done." Sora blinked, stung by the harsh words he'd just heard. He opened his mouth to retort, but he was cut off.

"How dare you call yourself one of us," he went on, "You carry one of our weapons, yet in reality you do not deserve to even have it. You're unprincipled, you just can't seem to follow the basic rules of being a Keyblade wielder. What part of not meddling with the affairs of other worlds is unclear to you? That is a basic principle in becoming a Keyblade master, yet I've heard that you just can't leave things alone, I do believe someone in the past told you the same thing as well." he said coolly, "Also, who named you the leader of the group? Terra, Aqua, Ven and I have been around a lot longer and are far more experienced so if anyone should be the leader, it should be one of us. You think that just because you saved the worlds, that automatically makes you the leader? Guess again." he ranted, "But the reason I absolutely have no respect for you," he pointed at the silverette again, "is because he did something so...so reprehensible and you're not troubled by it." The traitor turned his glare to the silverette standing next to Sora. "Keybladers are protectors of the innocent, yet you have the nerve to stand there claiming to be one after committing such a nefarious act." his glare darkened, "You don't deserve the title of Keyblade Master, you deserve oblivion." he growled, the older teen said nothing in return. The traitor turned his glare back to Sora. "He strikes down an innocent, and since day one you've been okay with that? You call yourself a hero? Don't make me laugh." the traitor jeered.

Now the tension in the air had really thickened.

"You can't talk to Sora like that! Take it back!" a stout duck holding a Mage's Staff bellowed as he jumped up and down.

"Well I just did," The traitor narrowed his eyes at the little white duck, "Did it look like I was talking to you, you flying feather duster?"

Enraged, the duck attempted to charge at the traitor, but was held back by a lanky dog holding a shield.

"And as for how could I? Simple, I've been fighting on the side of light for a long time and it's come with a heavy price, one I'm not sure I'm willing to pay anymore." the traitor brushed the raven bangs away from his eyes as he looked back to Sora. "I'm tired of losing things dear to me, so maybe I've been fighting on the wrong side too long, perhaps it's time to change sides, especially since twerps like you are on that side."

Enough was enough, he couldn't sit there quietly and take this anymore.

"Are you crazy!" Sora roared, deeply offended by the traitor's cruel words. "What did I ever do to you? I only said Riku didn't do anything like that!"

"How would you know? You weren't there that night! There was only three of us, and you weren't one of them!" the traitor shot back, "I don't believe anything you have to say anyway, I know what I saw and that's what I believe. I don't care what you try to say or do, you will not convince me otherwise, you're defending him and that makes you just as bad."

Before a reply could be made, the traitor turned to face his friends. He opened his mouth to continue, "I'm disappointed in the lot of you. You're fine with him doing that and It doesn't bother you?" he said, "If he did struck one of you down, would you brush it off to?" The friends lowered their eyes briefly and didn't answer. "What do you all have against him anyway? Is it because he's different from you? Is it because he came into being differently, and that's way you turn a blind eye? I really thought better of you all, I never imagined you'd be so shallow, but now I know the real you. I will never let this go, and if none of you will do anything about this scandal, then you can count on one thing, I will!"