Act III

Roxas followed Axel through the dark streets of Twilight Town. The twosome walked in silence. The blonde looked around; he was in a part of the town that he didn't recognize. He didn't even know that it was there. Most of the buildings were old and falling apart. It was then Roxas realized something.

He looked at Axel, "You don't have permission to be here, do you?"

The fire user looked back at Roxas. 'So he's talking to me now…' He thought a moment; he figured telling the truth wouldn't hurt, "No, we don't have permission to be here. Luxord doesn't even have full permission to be here. He's been under close supervision since he's arrived."

Roxas blinked, confused. Why wasn't Luxord allowed to be in Twilight Town, he was just here to perform why was that so bad? "Why?" He caught up with Axel, momentarily forgetting that he was supposed to be angry with the red head, though he didn't forget about Sora.

Axel gave a slight sigh. 'Does this kid ever stop asking questions?' He glanced at Roxas. The boy didn't seem to hate him anymore though, which was a plus. "Your leaders don't take kindly to people like us."

"People like you?" asked Roxas once again sounding confused. Usually the only people that the border patrol wouldn't let in were criminals from other worlds… Roxas looked up at Axel again, he didn't want to assume anything about him, but he and Riku had kidnapped Sora so… "You're criminals?"

Surprisingly Axel laughed. He looked at Roxas and stopped walking, forcing Roxas to stop as well since the blonde didn't know where they were going. "Worse. I know you don't believe in this," he snapped his fingers and fire sprang to life in his hand. "But we are magic users. Stronger then a normal man, because of our powers."

Roxas understood what Axel was saying. The leaders of Twighlight Town wouldn't want to let in people that could potentially destroy the town. He looked at the fire dancing in Axel's hand. In his dream he could summon fire like that. He reached out and ran his hand thought it, surprisingly he felt very little heat coming from the fire, even though he was sure it wasn't just an illusion. He looked up at Axel for a moment before placing his hand over top of it.

Axel watched the fire bend to Roxas's will or at least that's what it looked like. He was slightly surprised that the boy could control his fire. Only one other person had been able to do that and Riku had only done it one or two times.

Roxas couldn't help but smile as the fire ran thought his fingers. It was bending to his thoughts, following his orders without him saying anything. It was amazing. He wondered if Axel was manipulating the fire for him or if he was actually the one doing it. He glanced up at Axel; the fire mage looked just as amazed as he was. This was surprising to Roxas; he had been more inclined to believe that Axel was the one controlling the fire for him then he controlling it himself.

Roxas looked back at the fire; it changed into a small swirling ball at his command. He felt something odd, a slight pull on his hand. He looked up at Axel and saw the pained expression on the red head's face. He immediately released the fire from his control, snatching his hand back.

"I…I'm sorry," said Roxas automatically. He didn't even think about the fact that they could be torturing Sora at that very moment so he really didn't have anything to apologize for.

The fire went out. Axel stared at his hand; he knew that Roxas hadn't meant to hurt him… at least not consciously. It seemed the boy had a gift for magic, true magic. He was just as skilled as Riku if not more. Axel hadn't seen anyone manipulate another's person's element like Roxas had. The boy had caused him pain using his own magic and fire against him. This was all subconscious of course, but the blonde would be dangerous if Luxord got him to join his side. Axel looked at Roxas, who was still looking at him concerned.

Axel gave him a slight smile, "Its okay…you didn't mean too. Though you can't tell me that you don't believe in magic, now." He had known that the boy would be able to be taught how to use magic, but he had no idea that he was a born magician, like Riku and himself.

Roxas looked away. In truth he did believe what Axel had said about true magic. He had always been kind of odd when it came to fire and water. He seemed to be able to control some aspects of it since he was little. He had lost friends over it, because he would hurt people without meaning to. He had put his best friend in middle school, Hayner, in the hospital on accident. His apparent power had scared most away; right now Sora was his only friend.

Roxas sighed and looked at Axel, his face free from emotions, "Fine…I believe you."

Xxx

Sora had a plan. Well, it wasn't really a plan it was more like a stolen idea from a movie that he had seen recently. Of course he didn't have most of the stuff the guy had in the movie. So really it was a stupid plan, but Sora wanted to stay optimistic. He looked when the door open again. His heart jump into his throat when he saw the silver haired male. He face flushed, but he glared at the magic user.

Riku, however, just smiled. He walked over to Sora and sat down next to him leaning against the wall, "I've come to keep you company."

Sora looked over at him. "Why?" he mood instantly changed from angry and upset to confused and surprised. He stared at the silver haired boy waiting for an answer.

Riku looked at Sora and gave him a shrug. "I was bored."

Sora's glared at Riku again, he wanted to attack him. "You're annoying." The brunette looked away. This guy was holding him prisoner and he just claimed that he was bored? Why was he keeping him hostage? It couldn't be for nothing.

Riku smirked and leaned closer to Sora. "Are you upset?" he noticed Sora moving away from him. He grabbed the boy's wrist and jerked him back. "Maybe you are unsatisfied." He kissed his neck.

"Let go of me! Get off!" snapped Sora trying to pull away. In the back of his mind he realized that he didn't even know the male's name. They had already kissed once. Sora felt the older boy nipped his neck, he couldn't help but give a slight moan, the magic user was good at was he did. "Riku."

Riku's eyes widened, he backed away from Sora. He stared at the brunette as if he had grown a second head. How had he known his name?

Sora stared at Riku slightly confused. What had he just said? Riku? He blinked, "That's you name isn't it…Riku. How did I?" Sora blinked again very confused.

Riku let out a breath. He had thought for sure that it was one of Demyx's water clones. It seemed that Sora shared his friend's gift of magic. Riku smile moved closer to Sora again," I must be just that good,"

"Really?" stated a quiet voice from behind Riku. The magician turned to receive a dagger through his stomach. He looked up at this attacker. Short blonde hair and cold blue eyes. Riku clutched his wound glared at the water user. "Demyx…" he gasped as fell forward unconscious.

Sora looked at the blonde. He felt scared of the man; he had felt oddly safe with Riku even though the male was molesting him. The brunette was sure that this Demyx guy would kill him if given the chance.

Xxx

Axel and Roxas reached the run down building that was the mages hide out. Roxas look over the building. It looked like it was going to fall down. He glanced at Axel, surprised to find a look of worry on the man's face. "What's going on?" asked Roxas not liking that look.

Axel glanced at him for a second before entering the building, without a word. Roxas lifted an eyebrow and followed the red head, wondering what was going on. He followed Axel through the many maze like hallways until they reached a room that strongly resembled a dungeon. Roxas' eyes widened as he saw Riku lying on the floor in a puddle of his own blood.

Axel was by his partner's side in a second. He lifted Riku up gently, he noticed the magic user was still slightly awake. "What happened?" he asked quietly.

Riku coughed, "Demyx…" was all he said before he passed out.

Roxas looked at Axel, "What happened to Sora?" There was a slight pull on his conscious to be concerned for the man that had gotten stabbed, but he was more worried about his friend at this point.

Axel looked at him, "He's been kidnapped, by the real bad guys."

A/N: GAH! Done, be happy. I have no idea how long it will take for me to update. I'm sorry about the slowness of my brain and the really long un-updated periods of time. I'm trying, this story is just not flowing right now. Damn this writer's block. Anyway, read and review. Suggestions are always appreciated.