Okay, sorry for the long wait, but finals are just around the corner and I'm studying my ass off. So I might not update for a while. (again)

OCs (c) Me

Kingdom Hearts (c) Square Enix

Kingdom Hearts

Sanctioned Soul

Chapter 4

As soon as the two entered the dark corridor, Axel covered the girl's eyes immediately using his hands, making her gasp in surprise.

"Ah, Axel! What're you-"

"Hush. Don't worry, I'm not kidnapping you or anything. But I don't wanna ruin the surprise so…tough luck." he chuckled into her ear. She pouted and crossed her arms, acting like a small child who didn't get what she wanted.

"Axel, do we have to really have to do this?" she whined, making him snicker at how adorable she looked with her arms crossed and pouting.

"Yup. Sorry babe." she could hear the smirk in his voice as he forced her to walk, making sure that her eyes were completely covered. As they walked, she could feel the darkness slowly zapping her strength away, until it all of a sudden stopped. She could feel the warm sun on her skin, and everything was noisy. Where had he taken her?

"All right, you can open them now." and with that, he withdrew his hands, making her blink a couple of times before she gasped; they were in Twilight town!

"Ah…" she thought as she looked around, everything was completely different. There were rides and stands, either selling food or playing games, and there were so many people! The smell of hot dogs, burgers, and sweets filled her nostrils as she sniffed, taken aback by the change in the normally quiet town. Axel chuckled at the expression on her face as she looked around at all of the colorful decorations, before she turned to him.

"Axel, what's-"

"This is the end of the summer fair that Twilight town holds every year. It's still summer vacation here, remember?" he explained, smirking at her as he did so. She nodded slowly as he walked forward, wrapping an arm around her shoulder as he did so.

"And since you've never been to the end of the summer fair, I'd thought I take you for your birthday since it's the exact same day. Got it memorized?" he finished as he tapped his temple. She was quiet for a few moments, her face expressionless, before she beamed like a small child and hugged him tightly.

"Oh thank you, thank you, thank you, Axel!" she cried as she hugged him, burying her face into his stomach. She immediately pulled away and began walking around, admiring the sights and going over to stands to look on curiously as people played games or bought food. Axel watched her as she browsed around, looking like a little kid who went to an amusement park for the first time. After a few minutes, she stopped and came back before grabbing his wrist.

"Axel, let's go ride some rides!" she exclaimed as she began tugging on it. He shrugged.

"Sure, why not? It IS your birthday, after all." he agreed as the two walked over to the ticket booth and bought two wristbands for the rides. They looked around at the various rides, from Ferris wheels to bumper cars, before Kyrie walked towards a rollercoaster.

"Axel, what kind of ride is that?" she asked as she pointed, staring at him in curiosity. He blinked at her in confusion before it hit him, she had never been to a fair before. Sure, she went to the little festivals on the Destiny Islands, but they were nothing compared to the fair. The only rides they ever had were for the little kids, no rollercoaster's or Ferris wheels.

"That's a rollercoaster, Kyrie. They're really fast rides, and you could get sick on them if you're not careful. You sure you wanna go on this one?" he explained. She was silent before turning her attention to the ride as it drove by and went in a loop. After a moment, she nodded.

"Yup, positive." she assured as she started for the ride. Axel was silent before following after her, wondering if taking her to the fair was a bad idea…

-a few minutes later-

"Wow, it was so…wow! It was so fast, and then the turns and the loops, god, it was so much fun!" Kyrie chattered as she and Axel exited the ride, with her fired up as she held his hand tightly. He smiled, this was the first that he had seen her so energetic, so talkative. And it actually turned him on a little.

"Glad you liked it. Wanna go and get something to eat, or do you wanna keep riding rides?" he asked as he looked down at her. She looked up at him, her eyes sparkling with joy and excitement.

"Let's ride more rides! They're so much fun!" she exclaimed, pulling his hand as she led him towards the bumper cars. His eyes softened as they got in line, children crowding his legs as they tried to look over the railing that led to the ride. This was probably the first place he had taken her to outside of the Destiny Islands, and it was probably their first time outside the islands together in a year.

"She looks so happy… you did good, Axel. You did good." he thought as he watched her smile at the children who were crowded around her legs as they tried to look over her somewhat bigger form. But a black shape moved from the corner of his eye and he turned, watching a retreating figure dressed in a ragged cloak as they disappeared down an alleyway. His eyes narrowed.

"Huh? Who was that?"

-Later-

"Where is he?" Kyrie thought as she looked around the crowd, trying to find Axel. The two had been separated after he went to the bathroom, and she had no idea where he was. She had tried looking at the stands, already tried the bathroom but he wasn't there, and was now standing in front of a ring toss stand as she looked around for him.

"Well look who it is, it's little miss snow angel." she groaned and turned around to see Seifer, Fuu, and Rai as they approached her. Fuu was carrying a hotdog layered with toppings while the other boys carried corndogs; each was wearing a mask on the side of their head.

"Ugh, what do you want, Seifer?" she groaned as she turned to them. Though she hasn't seen him since the time she and Sora came here to tell Hayner and the others that Kairi was okay, the two still held animosity towards each other. The boy smirked as he crossed his arms, looking over her shoulder before looking back at her.

"Oh, so you can talk now? I'm impressed. So, where's your boy toy? He ditch ya?" he smirked, crossing his arms as he did so. The girl narrowed her eyes, even after saving his ass, he still didn't give her an ounce of respect. She growled.

"Look, I'm not in the mood for your crap, okay? So just leave me alone and go back to your little fan club." she snapped as she turned. He growled at this as he grabbed her shoulder, clearly not liking her attitude.

"Now you just wait a sec-" before he could finish, she had turned and grabbed the half-eaten corndog out of his hand before shoving it in his face and stomping on his foot, hard.

"Ahhh! It hurts! That fucking hurts!" he cried as he held up his foot, mustard smeared all over his face from the fallen corndog. The girl smirked as she watched him howl in pain, before he quickly recovered and pointed at her.

"That's it, you're dead!" he roared. She gulped and backed up, before turning and sprinting down the road like a bat out of hell as the trio chased her.

"Hey, get back here!"

"Stop."

"You're gonna pay for hurtin' Seifer, Y'know!"

"Man, this is bad. Bad! Bad! Bad! Where am I-" she thought before spotting Axel just as she was about to pass a popcorn stand. She then noticed the alleyway a few feet away from him, and smirked. Bingo.

"Hey, Kyrie! Where have you be-" before he could finish, she grabbed his arm and pulled him along as the two ran into the alley. Seifer growled as he stopped in front of the alleyway, out of breath as he looked around for the girl.

"Little- where is she?" he growled as he panted. Rai and Fuu stopped beside him and looked around, before peeking into the alleyway. Inside they could see a guy with red hair holding onto something, someone's arms wrapped around his waist. They couldn't see who the people were, but they could definitely tell what they were doing. Fuu rolled her eyes.

"Make-out."

"Jeez, should they really be doing that? There's kids around here, Y'know." but Seifer rolled his eyes.

"They're not important. Now let's go find that little punk and teach her some respect." with that, the three continued on. After a few moments, Kyrie peeked out from behind Axel, and sighed.

"Phew, they're gone. My plan worked. Now let's go-" before she could move Axel stopped her, pinning her against the wall as he stared at her seductively. After getting grabbed by Kyrie and being dragged into the alley, Axel was startled as she planted her lips firmly against his and wrapped her arms tightly around his waist. He enjoyed it as he played along, realizing her intended plan, but now he wanted to do things his way.

"Uh-uh-uh…you know you just can't kiss me like that and expect to get away so easily. Got it memorized?" he purred as he captured her lips with his, eager to make it more than a fake-out make-out. Her eyes widened as she gasped, her mouth still glued to his, and he took the opportunity to slip his tongue inside to deepen it. After a few seconds she gave in, her eyes closing as she returned the kiss, tangling her hands in his spiky red locks. The two continued this for a few minutes, before she opened her eyes and happened to glance at her left wrist. She pulled back immediately, crying out in shock as she stared.

"Oh no, it's gone!" she exclaimed as she looked at her wrist. Axel growled at little at this as his eyes narrowed.

"What's gone?"

"My charm bracelet, the one you gave me, it's gone!" she repeated. He looked down at her wrist and sighed before nodding. "Okay, c'mon. We'll split up and find it." she nodded as he led her out of the alley, the two splitting up as they looked for her charm bracelet.

"Oh, where is it? Where is it…" Kyrie thought as she searched the ground and under the stands, hoping someone hadn't walked off with it. As she continued to search, a figure who had been watching her for some time decided to make themselves known as they approached her.

"Is this yours?" a man's voice spoke as a hand entered her vision, her charm bracelet cradled in the center of a gauze-wrapped palm. She sighed in relief, it looked like the clasp had come undone and that it wasn't broken.

"Ah, yeah, it is. Thank you so-" she started as she got to her feet, and stopped, taking a few steps back as she paled. Standing before her was a hooded figure, the cloak he wore torn and ragged but managing to conceal most of his body and his entire face. His hands were wrapped in gauze that extended up his arm, from what she could see in the hand that held up her bracelet. The figure stared at her for a few moments, before walking over and placing the trinket in her hand.

"It looks precious to you, you mustn't lose it." he continued, his voice gruff. She nodded numbly as she held the charm to her chest. "Ah…t-thank you…"

"It is my pleasure, young Kyrie." he answered as he turned to walk away. She blinked at this, how did he know her name?

"H-how do you-"

"I know much about you, dear sister. But I must warn you, do not stay here long. They are coming for you, wishing to do us harm and bend us to their will. I wanted to make sure that you were safe, and I see that you are. Until we meet again…" and with that, he walked into the shadows and disappeared. She stood there for a few minutes, holding the bracelet limply in her hand. Just who…was that?

"Hey, Kyrie! You found it yet?" she heard Axel call from behind. She turned and saw him, nodding as he came closer. Her heart was uneasy as she thought about the man's warning, what did he mean? Once Axel got to her, he helped her put the bracelet back on before grasping her hand. He noticed the distant look in her eyes, but decided not to press her for details. She'd tell him when she wants to.

"C'mon, we'll go and have ice cream at the Station tower. You okay with that?" he asked. She nodded silently and allowed him to lead her away. Once they got to the top of the Station tower, he helped her sit on the ledge as he looked down at the ground below.

"Okay, I'm going to go and get us some ice cream. You wait here, all right?" he instructed as he was about to head down the stairs that led to the station courtyard. Kyrie nodded as she sat on the ledge, her hands in her lap as she stared at him.

"Mm-hm. Hurry back." she spoke softly, watching as he disappeared around the corner. She was silent a few minutes before turning her attention back to the sunset, remembering how she used to come up here and eat ice cream with him, Roxas, and Xion at the end of their missions. That was almost two years ago now. She gave a small, sad smile at the memory.

"Roxas…Xion… I miss them so much. I know that they're inside Sora but… it just isn't the same. And I'm the only one who even remembers Xion." she thought sadly, tears gathering at the corner of her eyes. She waited silently for Axel to return as she watched the sunset, unaware that someone was watching her.

"Well, well, the little princess is all alone." she gasped and jumped, looking over to see a young man dressed in an organization cloak as he appeared from around the corner. He had tanned skin, silver hair, and bright yellow eyes as he sized her up. She growled, she recognized that face and that voice. It was the same boy that spoke in her dream, just as she fell off the cliff.

"Who are you? Are you a Nobody?" she demanded as she summoned her keyblades. The boy's smirk seemed to grow as he stared at her, making her uncomfortable.

"And here I thought you were just some wussy little girl who was all talk and no bite, but I can see that I was wrong. No doll face, I'm not a Nobody. I'm much worse." he taunted. She growled in irritation, this guy was a complete and utter asshole.

"Look, I'm not here for games! Now tell me, who are you?" she repeated, keyblades at the ready. He snorted.

"Like I'm scared. I can take you out easy, princess. The only reason I'm not knocking your ass out now is because I wasn't ordered to." he sneered. She looked him over, before her eyes widened. He looked similar to Xemnas. No, not Xemnas…

"Xehanort?" she questioned. He blinked at her before laughing, throwing his head back. She blinked at him in confusion as he quieted down into little chuckles, wiping the tears from his eyes.

"Wrong, princess. Take a better look." suddenly his appearance changed, he no longer looked like Xehanort, now he looked like…

"Sora?" she gasped. Indeed, he did look like the boy except for his black hair and yellow eyes. His smirk seemed to grow as he shook his head, reverting back to his other form.

"Close, but not quite. See, about twelve years ago I was in a fight with a guy who's darkness I was born from. The little fool thought he could get rid of me, so we fought, him thinking that he had defeated me. But like the stupid idiot that he was, he lost his heart, and now it's floating around somewhere while I'm here, looking at the one person who could find it and use it to take me down." he sneered. She stared at him silently for a few moments before quickly shaking her head, glaring at him.

"Who ordered you to come here? Why do you wanna kidnap me?" she demanded. He rolled his eyes at her as he crossed his arms.

"Man, your questions are annoying. Sorry princess, but you'll find out eventually." and with that, he opened a corridor and walked through, allowing the darkness to devour him. She stared where he had been only moments ago, blinking as she dispelled her keyblades. She was silent as she stared at the spot the boy was, before spotting Axel as he came up the stairs, ice creams in hand.

"Sorry it took so long, I had to see Hay- er…there was a long line." he apologized as he handed her the ice cream. She nodded in understanding before sitting, with him joining her as they stared at the perpetual sunset, eating their ice cream quietly as they did so. She stared at the sunset thoughtfully as she ate, the boy's face still in her mind.

"Who was that boy? And why did he look so much like Sora and Xehanort?"

Uh-oh...looks like trouble is brewing! What does the appearance of Vanitas mean? And who was that mysterious man?

...don't look at me, I'm not telling! So anyways, before I go... please review!