Prologue

For a moment, she heard only the rain and thunder and waited for his response. But he did not respond to her or give any sign of acknowledgment. He just stood there, a glazed look in his eyes. In the light of the heart-shaped moon, she noticed how unusually wide his pupils had dilated. Xion approached him cautiously, though she did not know why she hesitated. But she sensed something ominous around him... Why?

"Roxas..." That seemed to snap him back to reality briefly, for he flinched as if waking from a dream and his eyes returned to a more normal state. His reaction made Xion react much the same, and when he held his head, grunting as if in pain.

"Xion! Get out! Get away from me!" Yeah, something was definitely amiss. But what?

"What's wrong, Roxas?" No way she would just run when her friend was in pain!

"Not… now! Please…!" Every word seemed like a struggle to speak. Or was it because he was clutching his neck so hard?

"Why? Why won't you tell me?" Now she was receiving a message in her mind, her body, like an instinct, telling her to run. Run. Run away from Roxas. He is a monster. He is going to hurt you.

No! Roxas was not like that. Still, with all of his strange behaviors lately, it did make everyone suspicious of him. But no matter what, Roxas was her friend, and she had to help him!

"Just… go… before… it's… too late…" He was shaking uncontrollably, as if he was having a seizure.

"Let me help you! Please, I want to know why-" But he grabbed her shoulders and slammed her against the wall of one of the buildings, thus cutting her off. She yelped as she hit the wall and grunted as she tried to struggle against him, but to no avail. His hands pressed hard against her shoulders, keeping her secured in place as his face leaned closer to hers.

"Roxas… Wh-what are you doing?" She asked in a shaky voice. A gasp escaped her lips as she saw that his eyes were ghastly white. His face lowered down to her neck.

Again she struggled under his grasp in attempt to escape him. She tried to move away from him, but met only the wall. 'He's too strong… I can't stop him!' She closed her eyes, unable to bear this any longer. 'Someone… help…'

-Author's Notes-

Another stupid, random idea that came into my mind some time ago. Why the heck do so many plot bunnies torture me?! Seriously, I have more plot ideas than finished stories! Ah, well. But if you do like this so far, PLEASE notify me. (You know how; it's right below this text.) Because I want to know if this really is worth my time or not. Worthless or not, though, this plot is gonna run through my mind and wear me out to no end, I swear. But please, give me critique. Yes, I know I sound pathetic saying that, but I'm not demanding it, okay? THAT would be inexcusably pitiful.

Ah… what else… Oh, there's only slight implied Roxas x Naminé, no true pairings, and that's why this is not romance. I might also put in slight implied Xion x Roxas, but unfortunately, I need to play more 358/2 Days before I want to go much further with this project anyway. And the key word for relations between characters is IMPLIED, people. You can believe that they have more going on between them, whatever suits you, but this is not true romance.

Aside from needing more info on the game, I still haven't completely filled in all the details for this story, just a basic outline sketch in my head. So I don't know when I can post the next chapter, so don't ask me. However, if you communicate your thoughts and feelings on this so far, it might encourage me to bring more of this story out sooner. But I can't make any promises.

(Agh, why the heck am I doing this? …Seriously, an idea like this? What's gotten into me now?)

Kingdom Hearts © Disney/Square-Enix, Tetsuya Nomura