See? I kept up my promise, updated 3 days after the last chapter. Though there weren't many reviews...^^;

I actually realized something. On each part, I both lose a few readers and gain a few readers. Hopefully on this part I didn't lose any... oh well. So enjoy this chapter, and you'll be surprised on who shows up!

OCs (c) Me

Kingdom Hearts (c) Square Enix

Kingdom Hearts

Sanctioned Soul

Chapter 7

"Okay, so Master Yen Sid said we should try the Radiant Garden first, right? How long 'til we get there?" Sora asked as he sat in his chair, staring at Donald as he did so. After bidding the old sorcerer, Riku, Kairi, and the King farewell, the group started for the first world he had suggested, Radiant Garden. Donald looked over the coordinates before turning to them.

"About an hour or less. You can't rush these things, Sora!" he answered. The boy nodded in understanding as he reclined his chair, holding his hands behind his head.

"I know, but we need to find this girl and quick! And while we're there, we can even ask if Le-" Goofy quickly clamped his hand around the boy's mouth, cutting him off.

"Gawrsh, Sora, that's a secret!" he exclaimed. The three looked over at Axel and Demyx, who were blinking at them in confusion, before looking back at each other. They quickly huddled together, much to the bewilderment of the two men.

"Wait, why can't we tell Axel about Lea?" Sora whispered to Goofy and Donald, making sure that the two men were out of earshot. Donald growled.

"Because havin' a Nobody and Somebody of the same person in the same place could spell disaster! Yen Sid said so himself!" he whispered harshly. Goofy nodded in agreement as Sora sighed. Yes, Axel was the previous nobody of Lea, but now he was his own being. What harm could the two meeting cause, he hadn't a clue.

"But he's going to find out eventually…right?"

-An Hour Later, Radiant Garden-

The group was strangely quiet as they walked through the Marketplace, taking note that the world looked much better than it had the last time they had came here over a year ago.

"Wow, even flowers are starting to grow here." Sora commented as they looked around, noticing the flowers that had begun to sprout around the place. Axel was silent as he looked around as well, a part of him always felt nostalgia whenever he came here back when he was a Nobody, but he couldn't remember why now.

"Sora? Is that you?" the group stopped and turned to see a familiar short-haired girl dressed in ninja garb as she blinked at them. After a moment, she grinned.

"It is you! Donald and Goofy too! And uh…" she turned her attention to Axel and Demyx, who were staring at her apprehensively. "Um…Lia? Demi?" the two blinked at her in confusion before Sora shook his head.

"Yuffie, that's Axel and Demyx!" he corrected, laughing as he did so. Demyx smiled as he waved at the girl, trying to be as friendly as possible.

"Hiya!" The girl blanked for a moment, her eyes on Axel, before nodding.

"Oh yeah… but wait, he looks just like Le-"

"Yuffie, who's this?" a feminine voice asked, cutting her off. The group turned their attention to a woman as she and man approached the young ninja from behind, carrying a basket full of items as she did so. The woman had dark hair that reached her shoulders streaked with caramel highlights, and was dressed in a light blue jacket and skirt with high boots. Tuffs of fake fur decorated the collar of the jacket and a pair of white angel wings were embroidered on the back.

The man was dressed in a ragged red coat, a red band wrapped around his head and nothing but black underneath the coat. His long black hair fringed out from the band, shaggy as it hung in his face and fell down his back. He had a cold expression on his face and his golden gauntlet hand clenched slightly as he looked the group over. Yuffie smiled as she looked back and forth before grasping the other girl's hand, proceeding to drag her closer to the group.

"Rinoa, Vincent, this is the boy that Leon told you about! You know, the one who wields the keyblade?" she explained. The girl raised her eyebrows as she turned her attention to Sora.

"You're the boy? Wow, Squall was right. You do have a goofy face!" she exclaimed. The boy deadpanned at this while Donald, Goofy, Demyx, and Axel chuckled at the expression on his face.

"That's him to a 'T'." Axel added, making the group laugh even harder. Sora pouted slightly before looking at the unknown woman and man.

"So, you guys know Leon?" he asked, cocking his head to the side. The two nodded as the man spoke up.

"I'm an old friend of Cloud, Tifa, and Yuffie's. Name's Vincent Valentine." he explained, his voice and expression nonchalant. The girl smiled as she took a step forward, holding her hand out for them to shake.

"My name is Rinoa Heartilly, Squall and I go way back. I was traveling around the worlds after what happened to this one a couple years back, looking for him. Once I found him, I joined the 'Radiant Garden Restoration Committee'. That was a few months ago." she added as she introduced herself. Sora smiled as he shook her hand, before Yuffie jumped in between them and looked behind them, expecting to see a familiar face.

"Hey, someone's missing…where's Kyrie? She not with you?" she asked as she looked behind the group, expecting to see a short, white-haired girl. Sora hesitated for a moment, before looking away.

"That's kinda why we're here. You see…" with that, he began his explanation of what had happened back on the islands and what Master Yen Sid had explained to them. The girl stared at them wide-eyed as he finished, not believing what she was hearing.

"What?! She's been kidnapped?" Yuffie exclaimed in shock. The group nodded solemnly, their eyes darting to Axel before looking away. Said pyro was looking everywhere but them as he tried to keep his attention elsewhere. Rinoa and Vincent looked back and forth between the two, confused.

"Who's this Kyrie person? Is she a friend, too?" she asked. Yuffie nodded as she turned to them. "Yeah, and this is serious! C'mon, let's head back to Merlin's, he could probably help." with that she ran ahead, leaving the group in her dust like always. Rinoa sighed in irritation as they watched the girl go.

"Yuffie, wait! Don't go so fast!"

-Merlin's-

"Well whaddya know? Leon, the kid's back!" Cid called as Sora and the gang walked into the door. The place still looked the same as it did last year, a mess. But it was Merlin's house and the base of operations for the committee after all. Aeirth and Merlin looked up from where they were seated at the table, enjoying their tea, and smiled as they walked in. A dog looked at them from where he was seated by Aerith and barked loudly as he ran to Rinoa, who opened her arms and wrapped them around the dog's neck. "Hi, Angelo. Were you a good boy while I was gone?"

"Welcome back, we missed you." Aerith greeted as she took sip from her tea. Leon looked up from where he was checking some books, a small smirk on his lips as he turned to approach them.

"Hey Sora, Donald, Goofy. Rinoa, did you get what we needed?" he greeted before turning his attention to the girl. She nodded as she walked forward, placing the basket in his hands as the dog trailed behind her.

"Yep, everything's there, Squall. Were you good while I was gone?" she giggled as she pecked him on the lips. The man nodded, a small smile on his lips as she pulled away. The group watched the exchange with wide eyes, unable to process what had just occurred. Leon. Had. Kissed. A. Girl. And. Smiled. While. Doing. So.

"Whaaaaaaaaaaat? You guys are going out?" Sora and Demyx exclaimed at the same time, pointing at the two dramatically as they did so. Axel rolled his eyes at this as he crossed his arms, typical Sora and Demyx. Leon and Rinoa blinked at them before blushing, looking away from each other. Aerith giggled softly at this before turning her attention to the group.

"So, what brings you here? Are you on another journey?" she asked, curious. The group snapped into attention as Sora nodded grimly.

"Yeah…you see-"

"Kyrie was kidnapped by this wicked keyblade master guy and he's planning to use her to open Kingdom Hearts! So now Sora's gotta find this girl with a weird ability so they can stop him and get Kyrie back!" Yuffie blurted without thinking. She quickly slapped her hands over her mouth, but the damage had already been done. Cid, Aerith, and Merlin were on their feet immediately as Leon narrowed his eyes at her.

"She's been kidnapped? How?" he demanded. Before Sora could answer, the door behind them opened, and in walked a man with fiery red hair and emerald green eyes.

"Cid, Ienzo's wondering if he could borrow-" the man stopped in his tracks as he spotted the group. "Wait, Sora's here? What's up!" the group was silent as they stared, Axel being the most shocked as he stared at…himself? The man seemed to share the same amount of shock as he stared at Axel, the only difference between the two was their clothes and Axel's signature teardrop markings. Surprisingly, he was dressed in an organization cloak like Axel had been.

"Wait, who's this guy and why does he look like me?" the unknown man asked as he pointed at Axel. Said pyro raised an eyebrow in response and pointed as well.

"Wait, who're you and why do you look like me?"

"My name's Lea, got it memorized? L-E-A."

"Well Lea, my name's Axel, got that memorized? A-X-E-L."

"Hey, first my looks and now my catchphrase? What are you, some type of copycat?"

"Hey, I've been using this catchphrase since I could remember! Maybe you're the copycat!" the group looked back and forth as the two got into a heated argument, not really sure just what was going on. Angelo barked as the two men argued, adding to the noise as some of the group covered their ears.

"Uh…any idea what's going on?" Demyx asked as he looked at Sora, his voice somewhat drowned out due to the noise. The keyblade bearer chuckled in embarrassment as he scratched the back of his head. This was one of the things Yen Sid had warned him about, and he was right at their reactions to each other.

"Well, you see, Lea was Axel's-" before he could finish, a massive earthquake shook the house, causing books to fall from shelves and glasses to fall from cabinets and tables. Everyone looked around in surprise, before the boys narrowed their eyes on the door that led outside. Rinoa knelt down and held Angelo back as he began to growl at the door, sensing trouble was just on the other side of it.

"That came from outside! C'mon!" Leon exclaimed as he grabbed his gun blade and ran out the door, followed by Sora, Donald, Goofy, Demyx, Vincent, Lea, and Axel. Once the group got outside, dozens of Shadows appeared, as well as new creatures that resembled Shadows, but more angular and blue in color. A few Soldiers appeared as well, but the group was focused on the new foe, unable to identify it.

"What are these things?" Sora exclaimed as he pointed at the creatures. Leon and the others shook their heads, they have never seen these new foes before.

"I don't know, but whatever they are…" he quickly brandished his gun blade. "They're not welcomed here!" he finished. Everyone nodded in agreement as they summoned their weapons, Axel summoning his chakrams and Lea summoning a strange keyblade that had a chakram as the guard. Axel noticed this, but turned his attention to the heartless and new enemies as he got into position.

"Once we're done with these guys, I got some questions for this Lea. Why does he look like me, and why does he wield a keyblade?" he thought to himself. Something inside him told him that this man had some importance to him, but he didn't know why. It was like a voice was calling to him from some other life, telling him to remember. But…remember what?

"All right guys, let's take out these punks!" Lea and Axel called in unison, the two blinking at each other in confusion. Demyx sighed and shook his head as the two glared at each other.

"This fight's gonna be a long one with these two…" he sighed. With that, the fight began, a flurry of keystrokes, magic, fire, water, and sword strokes taking out the heartless with ease. But the new foe was much tougher than the heartless, for they dodged their attacks with ease and moved in a manner similar to the Nobodies. Axel and Demyx, knowing how the Nobodies fought, were able to take out a few as well as Sora, but the boy was having a rougher time dealing with the new foe. He growled as he jumped back, just barely missing one as it tried to run him through.

"What are they?"

"They're called Unversed! They're born from the negativity of one being who was born from the darkness taken from a boy's heart, that's what they are." the group looked around, trying to find the source of the voice, before Lea turned and gasped.

"Kyrie?"

Yes. I did it. I added Rinoa and Vincent into the story, as well as had Lea appear too! *gets bricked for causing a mind f*ck* Now before you all start badgering me on how Lea meeting Axel makes no sense, wait for the next chapter. It's going to explain a lot on the whole deal, as well as reveal who a certain someone really is.

So until the next update, please review!