Destiny and Sora returned to the mainland not long after sun down. Sora had ridden on Destiny's back as she swam through the water as efficiently as a fish. The teen was inside getting washed up for dinner. Destiny stood outside on the roof of the house letting the sounds of the land and ocean mix and sooth her road weary soul. The sounds of crashing waves and the gentle coo of the doves behind her was a calming balm on her racing mind. With a heavy sigh she looked down at her clawed hands. She hated herself all the more when it came down to it.

"Destiny dinner," she heard her Master call.

She didn't answer her Master. Her appetite had gone to the wayside. Sora didn't need to know that those wolves that had attacked before had been messengers of the Kage Samurai. Why the Kage left them around was something she failed to understand. Out of all their minions' wolf youkai tended to be the most rebellious of the lot. They're leader had to be a youkai that could easily keep control of themselves when the scent of blood and the trill of the hunt was upon them. They would come again realizing one of their pack was dead. Looking once again at her claws she leapt off the roof and landed gracefully in front of the house. Sora was still standing on the front porch.

"Destiny are you going to eat?"

"I'll eat later."

Sora had a concerned look on his face there was something wrong and he couldn't place it. Her stance was ridged at best and her eyes lonely and distant.

"Destiny…"

"I have something I need to do."

She walked away from her Master knowing this had to be done. A black portal appeared before her and she walked through it ignoring Sora's cries of protest. Once she appeared on the other side she was in what looked like a mausoleum. Moving into the middle of the room she knelt down. Her head bowed in sadness. The sound of dripping water in the distance caught her attention. She didn't dare lift her head in this place knowing what it meant to her. The soft pad of feet behind her didn't startle her.

"What are you…"

Destiny looked up and over her shoulder. A young boy with a striking resemblance to one of her former master's stood there. His eyes were narrowed in anger.

"What are you doing here youkai?" the boy hissed.

"Paying my respects," she said softly.

"Get out of here!" the boy shouted.

"Don't shout you'll wake up the dead," she said while turning to face the boy.

She rose realizing that statement wasn't entirely false. The low moaning of familiar heartless made her sigh in annoyance. These were the ghost heartless that carried the candles in the underworld. The scent of the boy's fear was overriding her senses. He looked so much like the Master that died hundreds of years ago. That roused the protective instincts within her. Getting into a fighting stance she awaited the spooky heartless. From the sound of things she knew there were at least six of them.

"Stay behind me boy or you'll face the heartless alone."

The boy edged behind her. The six came from different spaces in the wall and she lunged for them. It didn't take long for the youkai to take them down. There were a few burn marks and scratches from their claws and candles. With a heavy sigh she sat down again in front of the tomb of her Master. This man that had once looked like Riku so long ago.

"Thank you," he said softly before leaving the mausoleum in silence.

Bowing her head down she thought back on the day when she first met her Master.

Flashback

Destiny stood in one of the holding pens. The scent of unwashed bodied and human rot made her want to throw up, but she resisted the urge. The sounds were killing her keen ears. The rings around her wrists and ankles hummed with power. The moron humans finally realized she wasn't something to be messed with. She snorted though. They really thought these bands would stop her from killing her next master if he tried anything against her. Looking down at her clawed hands she sighed heavily. Reaching up she brushed a stray hair behind her pointed ears. Destiny didn't even pay attention when the auctioneer brought her out before the crowd of would be masters. She heard those people gasp at her obvious youkai heritage. They made her reveal her tail to the world. It showed her obvious annoyance with these people as it thrashed back and forth. She tuned out the bidding process.

"Sold! To the silver haired gentleman in the back."

With a snort Destiny was lead back to her pen. She'd await the end of the auction before she would be presented to her new Master and he would be give the rights and commands to control her. Humans never understood that there was no real way to control her dark side. With a yawn she flashed her fangs. She leaned against the wall and closed her eyes.

"Youkai meet your new Master."

She ignored them.

"Slave I command you to come out and meet your new Master."

Destiny pushed off the wall and looked up to meet the startling blue of my new Master's eyes. There was something in his eyes that made her start. It was kindness that shown through his eyes. An endearing kindness that showed through and through. Shaking her head she knew that she couldn't begin to have those thoughts, because even kind eyed strangers could be monsters behind closed doors. She yawned again flashing her pearly white fangs. The silver haired man smiled and held out his hand to her.

End flashback

Destiny was thrown from here memories as the sound of footsteps drew her attention away from the stone in front of her. Scenting the air she relaxed.

"You know Destiny it was a foolish thing to do to help me."

"Think what you like, but in the end it was the right thing to do."

"Why give up your freedom for me?"

"I never actually had freedom. Sure I could wander around alone and unworried, but never did I truly have freedom."

"That doesn't explain why you did it?"

She tilted her head to the side to look at him and smiled. Shaking her head she didn't want to divulge the reasons behind her actions. It was best leaving that subject unanswered by anyone but herself. The past hurt so much but they were here. Turning her head back around her eyes traced over the name of her kind hearted silver haired Master.

"I find it odd that one of your Master's was named Riku."

"Now I find it ironic, but it doesn't matter now. They looked so much alike. It's kind of funny considering our relationship started out very much the same."

"How's that? You found him sexy and you wanted to ravage him?"

"You know that isn't right in itself."

"I know," he breathed softly. "I was joking."

"At first I hated him with everything I was and then I began to tolerate him."

"And a friendship followed."

She nodded and reached forward to trace the letters.

"Riku was the first Master to show me any kindness what so ever."

"Weird."

"You have no idea."

Destiny rose with a heavy sigh. She dusted the dirt from her pants. The energies for forming a portal gathered around her. The black portal sprung to life.

"You can do that too?" the man said in amazement.

"Yes. It's not that hard. It's all about utilizing the darkness within you."

He just nodded and moved forward after she went through. Destiny ran a hand through her fingers as she headed towards the house. Sora was sitting on the porch with a sad look on his face.

"Sora?" she asked softly.

He looked up with a grin. The grin faltered when he saw who was standing beside her. Destiny watched in amusement as Sora passed out from the shock of who was beside her. She looked at her companion and he just shrugged.

"I think it's the getup."

"Your so sure of yourself," he grumbled.

"I try so hard."

"Come on let's get him inside."

Destiny moved forward and scooped him up. They moved into the house and laid the teen on the couch awaiting for the Keyblade Master to wake up.