Ok! So I had this chapter written and it was VERY short but I wanted to just post it anyway. Don't expect all updates to be so quick though!

Thanks to Red eyes black phoenix and t for reviewing! To red eyes: sorry I didn't give you the hint before so you can guess again if you want! And thanks for being my first reviewer! To t: I love Zack too :) he is one of my favorite FF characters EVER!

Btw I said I'd dedicate chapters to people who guessed who the king, queen, or advisor is but I didn't really give a hint so I'll give you one now. They are all final fantasy characters! The king and queen are from the same game but the advisor isn't. Their identities won't be coming out for a few chapters so feel free to guess until then! ^_^

Disclaimer: I do NOT own any of the Kingdom Hearts or Final Fantasy characters in this story. I only own the plot.

WARNING! This story will be VERY dark. It will contain yaoi, both willing and unwilling. (Meaning there will be some rape and molestation in it but also the good, consensual kind) If you can't handle it then go read something else. I don't want people flaming me because they didn't read the warnings.

Chapter 1

"Happy birthday, Roxas!"

The newly 8-year-old Roxas barely had time to turn around before his 3 best friends, Hayner, Pence, and Olette tackled him to the ground. Groaning, he tried to push them off, complaining that they were too heavy and that it was too hot for this kind of stuff.

"Come on, it's summer! Give me some space, I'm hot!" The trio laughed and got off of him. Hayner gave him a hand up before giving him a few birthday punches while the others looked on. "Ow! Geez, Hayner, ease up!"

"Nope! 7, 8, and one more for good luck!" He made sure the last one was really hard, leaving Roxas to rub his arm with a frown.

"You better hope that doesn't bruise or you'll be getting worse on your birthday," he warned but Hayner just smirked and shrugged.

"And a pinch to grow an inch!" Olette said, suddenly coming out of nowhere and pinching Roxas on his good arm. She giggled at his loud yell and said, "You know you need it Roxas."

"Ha, ha, ha, you're so funny," he said, sarcastically.

"Hey, Roxas," Pence said in a strange voice. Roxas turned to him to see that he wasn't paying any attention to them. He was looking at something across the street from them. "That guy over there is staring at you." Roxas looked over and saw that Pence was telling the truth. There really was a man across the street staring at him. He looked surprised to see him for some reason and a minute later he was walking up to them.

"Ventus?" The man said, addressing Roxas. Roxas frowned in confusion and took a step back to look at the man. He was tall and dressed nicely, like a nobleman, with long silver hair and strange amber colored eyes. Nobleman meant rich snobs to Roxas but his parents told him that he had to be nice if he ever met one so that's what he did.

"Sorry, sir, but I think you have the wrong person. My name is Roxas," he said, politely. The man smiled down at him and Roxas felt a shiver run down his spine. He did not like this man at all.

"Well Roxas, my name is Lord Xemnas," he said, never once taking his eyes off of the boy. "It's very nice to meet you." Roxas then got an elbow in the ribs and winced, silently promising to get Hayner back later for that.

"It's nice to meet you too, Lord Xemnas," he said in a voice that sounded less than enthusiastic. "And these are my friends, Hayner, Pence, and Olette." The nobleman's eyes flickered over them for only a second before turned back to Roxas.

"It's very nice to meet you, Lord Xemnas," Olette said and the others nodded and made agreeing noises. They seemed excited about meeting the Lord but Roxas still couldn't help but feel that he was a bad man.

"Roxas, how old are you?" Xemnas asked, seemingly ignoring the other 3. They didn't seem to notice at all and smiled brightly.

"It's his birthday today! He's turning 8!" Olette said happily. Xemnas shot her an annoyed look before turning back to Roxas.

"Only 8 years old? I thought you were a little older!" he said, obviously trying to get on Roxas' good side. But, again, it seemed as if he was the only one to notice that the man was acting.

"That shrimp? Yeah right, if anything, he looks younger than 8!" Hayner joked. Roxas turned and shoved him as the others laughed. Even Xemnas let out a little chuckle, only it made a chill run down Roxas' spine.

"Well, Roxas, it was a pleasure. Have a very good birthday. I hope you enjoy it. Maybe I will see you again sometime soon." And with that the man was gone just as quickly as he had come. The 4 of them watched as he jumped into his carriage and it sped off down the road.

"Wow, a lord! We got to meet a lord!" Olette was jumping up and down excitedly. Hayner and Pence laughed and they started walking away. It was only after they had walked a short distance that they realized that Roxas wasn't following them.

"Hey, birthday boy! You comin' or what?" Hayner yelled back. Roxas turned to them and they happened to catch a glimpse of the disturbed look on his face before he wiped it off and called back, "Yeah, I'm coming!"

They dismissed it as nothing and waited until Roxas caught up with them before they kept walking. None of them saw Roxas glance back a few times, looking the way the carriage had disappeared before following them on their way.

I'm not too happy with this chapter and it's the shortest chapter I've ever written as well... hmm... well I already have the 2nd chapter half written and it's longer than this!

Please review! I answer all reviews in the next chapter I publish! I like to hear what the readers have to say, even if it's just 'I like it' or 'I don't like it' though I would like reasons for both or at least the ones who don't like it ^_^