Chapter 1: I'd Do Anything

A/N: Wow! I wrote this sooner than expected. I planned out the main points in the story today and I was like, well, might as well write it while it's still fresh! NOTE: This is a sequel to my story called "Just Missed The Train." You cannot really understand this unless you read that first! There are spoilers!

Tag line's origin:
Once upon a time, a certain K-pop band sang a song called "Voodoo Doll." I got the lyric from an English translation. If you know what I'm talking about, then you already have somewhat of a background of this story.

Well, that's all I have to say! Enjoy the story and like always, I love reviews!

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~If I can't have you, I will just live for you~

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Chapter One

Twilight Town's red light district was lively and filled with raunchy entrepreneurs of all kinds. It was frowned upon by the general public, but yet it was a thriving place nonetheless. Five story sex shops, maid cafes, host clubs, karaoke bars and love hotels were only the half of it. In this society, anything goes. It was an escape from the pressures of everyday life.

Kairi had gotten into the hostess business. She worked nights five times a week; catering to older businessmen and young, rich boys alike; she delicately mixed and poured their drinks, flirted, danced and just participated in casual conversation. She was not allowed to turn down a customer unless she believed they were sexually harassing her, but in a business like this, sexual harassment was taken lightly and it really depended on who you asked. She was a product of the sex industry, therefore her say in things was limited. It was a tough world to get into, but for someone as lost and broken as Kairi, she seemed to fit right in to the fantasy lifestyle. Men were always telling her how beautiful she was, the money was great.

There wasn't much that she cared about anymore.

It had been a little over a year since Sora died.

She drank her pain away every time she worked; laughed away all of her worries, drank some more and then felt horrible once morning came. This cycle was dangerous, but she had lost control of her own life. She didn't know who she was anymore... nor did she care. Kairi had put on a facade for the sake of her own sanity, but each day she was spiraling down an endless wave of sorrow.

Losing Sora was the worst thing that had ever happened in her life. There wasn't a day that went by where she didn't think of him. Kairi couldn't wake up in the morning without seeing his face in her mind.

She missed Sora more than anything.

There was no telling what her next day would be like. 'Would I even live to see another day?'

Sometimes, Kairi wished she didn't.

She hated it when guys at the hostess club told her how pretty she was, or how nice she smelled, or even what they wanted to do to her in the back room. Kairi hated herself. She just had to take it and smile. It was her job.

Kairi never thought she would end up like this. She didn't really have any friends; Namine and Riku stopped talking to her when she left the Islands with Roxas. Olette and Hayner, her new roommates were nice, but Kairi never connected much with them.

Her relationship with Roxas was complicated... to say the least.

He has been with her the entire time. Roxas was never swayed no matter how terrible Kairi was; no matter how much she screamed at him, no matter how many times she tried taking her own life because of the guilt she felt for Sora's death. He never moved an inch.

'Was this how it was supposed to be...?'

By now, Kairi had stopped caring and was just letting life just run its course. 'Certainly something great would happen, eventually.' Working was the only distraction she had to keep herself from going insane.

Well, it depended on who you asked.

She would always think these things-then go pessimistic again. Kairi was just floating through life now, not really knowing what would come next. Without Sora, she was numb. After a year of constant crying, Kairi didn't think she could anymore.

But her job forced her to smile.

'I wonder if anyone can see through me.'

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The wardrobe room was full of fancy dresses that the hostesses could choose. Once a hostess got an idea of what their customers found most attractive on them, they began to go more towards that style, whether it was cute, sexy or downright slutty. Each customer was different and Kairi pretty much knew what her regulars wanted. When she had a new client, she wore a cute, frilly, navy blue dress that went just above he knees and some heels.

Seifer was one of her regulars. He preferred the more sophisticated side of Kairi. He always made sure to make his presence known whenever he came to the club and requested Kairi every single time. He was like a faithful servant that increased Kairi's pay substantially. Seifer could spend up to two thousand a night on her. The stupidity of men that came to these bars baffled her, but she didn't complain when it came down to the significant amount of cash she received.

Kairi sat in front of the bring mirror and checked her makeup. The alcohol from previous clients had already set in and she could feel it tingling throughout her body. Although she had been doing this for a while, she still wasn't quite used to the effects. Kairi hated looking at herself in the mirror. The girl looking back at her was nothing but a liar and a cheater. The girl looking back at her was a horrible person that didn't deserve to live.

'I should have been in that train crash...'

Kairi's thoughts often went haywire when she was by herself, hence the reason why Roxas refused to let her get her own place. He wanted someone around her at all times. Kairi may have had the money to do it on her own, but honestly, she too was afraid of what she would do to herself if she did live alone.

'Alone...'

That word brought on a wave of emotions.

"Kairi, he's waiting on you." Her co-worker, Shiki told her.

"Oh, sorry... tell him I will be right out."

"Looks like he brought a super cute friend with him." She winked and left.

"Great..." Kairi said sarcastically.

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Roxas was used to the quiet nights.

He hated what Kairi did for a living. Of all the jobs she could possibly get, she chose one that only made him jealous and crazy? Sometimes, Roxas felt that she did this on purpose. She knew that he loved her. She knew that he would never leave her, yet he was completely taken advantage of all the time. She only talked to him when she wanted something. Some days they wouldn't say a word to each other.

He chose this life.

Keeping Kairi satisfied was like an endless game. She was never happy.

He never heard her say 'thank you.'

Even though Roxas truly believed in his heart that Kairi would eventually come to love him, getting there was stressful and often made him wonder if it was really worth it. Even with Sora gone, Roxas still had to fight to keep Kairi with him.

Hayner popped his head in the door. "Hey, are you hungry? I'm going to order some pizza."

"Not really. Thanks."

He was stuck.

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Seifer's impatience was growing; even though he knew that Kairi always had to freshen up before a new client, he wanted her all to himself right away. Kari came out of the wardrobe room, dressed in a beautiful, sparkly silver dress. Her hair was up in a pony-tail and curled and she looked flawless. Seifer gawked at her and quickly made some space between him and his friend.

"This girl is the best here. You'll love her."

As Kairi was walking over to the booth, she noticed his friend sitting there and nearly stopped right in her tracks. He looked back at her with his yellow eyes. His black, spiky hair pointed in every direction and he seemed like the bad boy type from what Kairi could tell. He had sort of a devilish look about him.

As she got closer, she then realized something else.

The similarity to Sora was striking and almost made her gag.

Kairi covered her mouth in shock as they just waited for her to come over. Her heart beat so fast it could have busted out of her chest at any given moment. She felt a heavy lump forming in her throat and she knew this was definitely not the time to get all worked up.

'He looks... so much... like him...'

Kairi moved closer to them and with each step her nerves increased. Her breathing was sporadic and her legs were shaking.

Seifer urged her to sit between them. Unable to refuse, Kairi did so, but she just couldn't look at his friend. 'Who is he? Am I dreaming?'

As if he read her mind, Seifer introduced him. "This is Vanitas. He's one of my best buds."

Kairi gulped, but that didn't help as she tried to give him the proper greeting. Vanitas gave a sly smile and immediately went for her bare leg, causing Kairi to squeal and jump up in a panic. Seifer stared at her confusedly.

"Please... excuse me..." Kairi maneuvered around the table and rushed back to the wardrobe room to take a breather. All of her regretful feelings for Sora were rising again and she could hardly manage it. Karma was coming back to her in full swing and there was no such thing as mercy. Kairi settled into the chair by the mirror and took a few deep breaths. 'It's not him. He just looks like him...'

She heard boots clanking on the floor by the doorway.

"This is my first time coming to a hostess club or whatever and you're going to make it a bad one?"

She turned and saw Vanitas standing there with his hands in his pockets, giving her a dirty look. He then pulled out his wallet and threw a few hundred dollar bills onto the floor in front of her.

"I've heard about what you girls would do for the right amount of money, so get to it."

"What...?" Kairi finally understood what he meant and raised her arms defensively. "No way!"

"What's the matter? You don't want me?" Vanitas grinned evilly. "That's too bad..."

Before he was able to say anything else, the Security intervened. Vanitas threw his hands up; they assumed that he was "surrendering." His yellow eyes made contact with Kairi one more time before he coolly walked past the guards. He didn't even bother to pick up the money on the floor.

"How could he just throw away money like that?" One of the guards asked the other.

"You forget, men throw away money here all of the time."

They couldn't tell how frightened Kairi was.

"Are you going to get back to work?" One of the guards inquired, but then realized her state.

They were nice enough to go and tell her manager of the situation. He gave her the 'okay' to go home and rest it off and made a note not to allow that guy back into the hostess club. Kairi was too afraid to walk home by herself, so she called Roxas to come and pick her up. It was midnight, so he didn't answer at first, but a few minutes later he called back and agreed.

"Give my apologies to Seifer..." Kairi said as Shiki walked into the room. "I just... couldn't..."

"I don't get it." Shiki wasn't exactly the most compassionate person.

A little irritated, Kairi grabbed her bag and went to change back into her regular clothes. She threw the dress onto the floor. Her mind was elsewhere.

"Lookin' good..." She heard a male voice behind her. Kairi wanted to scream but she was immediately locked in a very awkward position from behind with her mouth covered. Vanitas breathed softly onto her neck and acted as if he would strike any moment. Kairi shut her eyes tightly and tried to hold back the tears.

Vanitas swung her around to face him and admired her almost naked body. Her bra strap fell to the side and that made him squeeze her arms with eagerness and desire. Kairi's vision was blurry from the water that had built up in her eyes. This Sora look-alike was evil. He pushed her up against the locker, still keeping his hand over her mouth, with another around her hip.

"I can tell that you're a very unhappy person..." He whispered in a seductive tone. She then felt his teeth nibbling a little bit on her ear. She wanted to scream. 'Why isn't anyone coming?! Why is he doing this to me?!'

His hand got wet from the tears that rolled down her cheek. This grossed him out for some reason and he ended up forcefully pushing her up against the locker. Kairi hit the back of her head in the process and cried out. The pain throbbed as she felt Vanitas stroke his fingers through her hair.

'Please... just make this end...'

"You listen to me... I..."

Kairi was too scared to say anything. Where was Roxas when she needed him? Better yet, what were the security guards doing?!

Vanitas stared at her with hunger in his eyes. He wanted to take her right there and then, but he wasn't sure what was holding him back. He had gotten this far... so why wasn't he able to take complete control? The girl whimpered in front of him and he suddenly felt bad for what he was doing. Who was this girl? Why was he even in here in the first place? Why was he so drawn to her? He hardly even knew her name but yet he was being fueled by a strong feeling inside of him. He had never seen her before in his life, that he knew of but right now he had her pinned up against the lockers in fear with the innate desire to take complete control of her. There was some sort of unspoken connection with this girl that he couldn't quite comprehend.

Vanitas released her and she fell to the ground, struggling to catch her breath. Kairi didn't even dare to try and run; she was too weak to do so anyway. Vanitas took a few steps back. Normally he would go in for the kill, but this girl intrigued him somehow. He didn't know what it was about her that made his mind spin.

"This will not be the last time that you see me." Vanitas left the club for good. How he managed to get back in here was mind-boggling to her.

Kairi's phone went off.

There was no way that she could tell Roxas about this. He would lock her up and throw away the key.

Trembling, Kairi finally put on her regular clothes; a dressy buttoned up top and dark wash jeans and walked out the back door where Roxas was waiting for her. She looked over her shoulder; she felt as if she was being watched or that he would pop out at any time just like he did about ten minutes ago. Roxas noticed that something was wrong and reached for the door handle to get out of the car, but Kairi was already going around to the passenger's seat. She got inside, cleared her throat and just stared forward. Terror was written all over her face and she was sweating.

"What happened?" Roxas asked almost immediately, but Kairi just looked away.

'He looks a lot like you...' Kairi's mind was elsewhere. She couldn't get over it.

Roxas waved his hand in front of her face. Nervous that Vanitas was still around, Kairi begged him to just drive. Roxas did so, but kept his eye on her.

He hated it when she wouldn't tell him what was wrong. They drove in silence.

'Sora... I really miss you...'

Her thoughts caused her to curl up in her seat and sniffle. Roxas already knew why she was crying. Without thinking about it, he grabbed her hand and held it tightly as he drove. Kairi didn't pull away or do anything. She was shaking again and just wanted to go home. The mysterious stranger had brought all of her feelings back out. Roxas pulled into Hayner's driveway and parked the car. Kairi couldn't move.

Roxas got out of the car and went around to her side. He opened the door and hugged her.

"Let... go..." Kairi pleaded, but like always, he didn't listen. He pulled her out of the car and helped her get to her feet. Kairi walked towards the door with her head down and went inside. Roxas just stood there.

He didn't know how to get through to her.

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The next morning, Roxas called out of work to spend some time with Kairi. It was okay because he hadn't called out in months and he just wanted to take a little break for once, even if he was off tomorrow. Kairi though was not the least bit interested in him; she just laid in bed and slept all day. Roxas was used to this by now, but that didn't mean that he didn't want things to change. Every time he went to hold her, she either smacked his hands away or left the room. He knew that Kairi was in pain, but how long would she need?

But he promised himself and her that he would stay by her side no matter what.

Sora's death had also taken its toll on Roxas, but mostly because of Kairi's reactions. Yeah, he wasn't happy that Sora was gone, but it obviously didn't affect him as much as her. At this point, he was too afraid to even leave her at home. He drove her to and from work whenever he could, and if not he would ask (more like beg) Hayner or Olette to do so. He couldn't let her be by herself.

Roxas made Kairi some breakfast, but of course, she didn't eat it. This happened nearly every time; he had no idea why he kept doing it. Eventually he would end up eating the food or one of the others would. Kairi had definitely lost some weight over the past year and it wasn't healthy for her either. The only thing that kept her from being underweight was all of the alcohol she consumed on almost a daily basis.

Kairi emerged from their room. Olette greeted her in the hallway, but she only mumbled. Her hangover was apparent; she would have all day to get over it just to go back to work that night and deal with it all over again.

Roxas noticed her in the corner of his eye. She turned on the TV and just leaned her head on the pillow on the couch. Normally, Olette would throw a fit because they were such fancy pillows and mostly there for decoration, but Roxas begged her to basically let Kairi do as she pleased. This irritated Olette to no end, but she kept her mouth shut.

Roxas mouthed a 'thank you' to Olette. She sighed and went back into her room.

He knew that Hayner and Olette were only doing this because they were his friends. Their gratitude never went unnoticed to Roxas and he thanked them every day for putting up with Kairi.

To Roxas, she was still beautiful. He wanted her to know that.

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A/N: I'm re-writing this. 39 chapters to go! (5/13/2014)