Standard Disclaimer: I'm thinking about buying Sora and Roxas plushies…that could count as them being mine…

Notes: OMG! Why am I not finishing my gift-fic for the.israel.project107?!?!? Anyway, this has actually been sitting in my comp for several months. I just now finally figured out how to get from point A to Z properly and feel that I can get this done in a reasonable amount of time. Meh…and I swore not to post any new fics until I finished at least one of my currently posted ones ;

Right…So I was inspired to write an evil twin fic because…I don't know, I wanted to. I still love Roxy so he's not really gonna be evil…just a little crazy…and lost. If this story takes, I'm already planning a sequel. Anyway! Read and enjoy!

Warings: Boys loving boys, crazy Roxas, language…that's about it.

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An Evil Twin is someone who is equal to an existing character in all respects, except for a radically inverted morality.

-Wikipedia(2006) "Evil Twin"

Radically Inverted Morality

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He thought he was dreaming at first. Through the chills of fever and roar of blood in his ears, he swore that for a moment there was the sound of movement, a body shifting through the underbrush, but then it was silent again. It was the foot to his abdomen, shoving him roughly to his back that let him know just who had found him.

"I gotta hand it to ya Sora," Roxas said grinning down at him. "People told me not to underestimate you, but I didn't listen. Figured that I would be the better judge considering how I am your twin and all. Looks like I was wrong."

Sora struggled to sit up, unwilling to give up without a fight even though he already knew it was hopeless. The gash on his arm was already badly swollen and leaking puss. His broken wrist and pulled shoulder had rendered his entire right side useless, and his aching lungs were not helping the situation. Every breath was labored, felt wet and wrong, and he knew his body was not getting enough oxygen. This on top of his other injuries left him with all the strength of a newborn kitten. As things were, he found that he was completely unable to move under his own power, and he knew that if Roxas left him where he was for another night, he would not survive to see the sun rise again.

"Why are you doing this, Roxas?" Sora croaked out, hoping to stall for time. Hoping that he would come up with something that could save him from his psychotic brother. Hoping for a miracle.

"Isn't that the million munny question," Roxas said gleefully as he moved to grab Sora under the arms. Sora gasped in pain at the abuse to his injured shoulder. "I wish that there were some noble or even vengeful reason for it, but," he paused a second as he dragged Sora the last foot or so to the edge of the stream they were at., "the truth is…I just hate you. You're annoying and mediocre and you don't deserve the life that you have. It should have been mine in the first place so really, this is just a small correction to a past mistake."

Sora began trembling with cold and terror as the water from the stream moved around his head, soaking his hair. He understood what was about to happen. Sora had already left the trail showing where he had climbed up the cliff and crawled into the forest. With his injuries, it would be easy to believe that he had come to the stream desperate for water and then collapsed into it, drowning because he was unable to lift himself out. It was completely plausible because he had been only a few inches from doing just that already.

"See bro," Roxas said smiling down at him cruelly, "that twin connection comin' in loud and clear! Isn't it nice to at least know what's coming? Give you some kind of peace?"

"Roxas," Sora began as his brother moved to roll his trembling body on its side. "Goddamnit Roxas, don't do this! I'm your brother—you're fucking twin! You can't!"

"The way I see it, I lived 14 years just fine without you so…I think I'll manage again. Everyone has a hard time letting go, Sora so don't feel bad if you're scared, but y'know…if it'll make you feel any better," he leaned in close whispering into Sora's ear. "I'll make sure to take good care of Riku for you."

Sora only managed a glare full of impotent rage before he was shoved face down into the water. Roxas didn't even have to hold him because he really was just too weak to even roll over enough to get a proper gasp of air. He struggled for as long as he could, fighting desperately to save himself, but it was useless. His mouth was full of water, and with every struggle, more went down his throat and into his lungs. A familiar lethargy began to overtake his body as darkness ate away at his consciousness. He tried so hard to hold on, but it was useless. He couldn't believe that this was how he would die. That was the last though he had before water flooded his lungs and darkness took him.

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6 weeks earlier…

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Riku again glanced down at his watch as he walked the crowded corridors of his High School in search of his two best friends. He waved at the many students who called greetings to him, smiled, gave a wink every now and again making sure that his cool facade didn't slip. He was Student Body President after all, and it just wouldn't do for him to show any noticeable signs of the small panic attack playing racket ball with his heart.

He was used to keeping up this front. Aside from being one of the most popular people in the entire school, he was also the only son to one of the wealthiest families in their small island community and the pressure was always on for him to be completely in control of every situation he found himself in, which was why the small emergency that had popped up this morning was already threatening to give him an ulcer. Where the hell were Kairi and Sora?

He stifled a sigh of relief as he spotted a familiar head of auburn hair amongst a small group of chatting females. He caught the tail end of their conversation—something about a community service initiative— as Kairi spotted him and shot him a bright smile in greeting.

"Mornin', Riku!" Selphie chirped from Kairi's side as the other girls dispersed with furtive glances and quiet giggles. "I thought you'd be meeting with Principal Xemnas by now," she grinned. "Word on the street is that there's major trouble in SBC paradise." Riku smirked smugly down at the short brunette, silently willing her to spontaneously combust and be banished to the coldest corner of the 9th circle of hell.

"Check your sources Selph," he said meeting Kairi's eyes. "We've got everything under control." With that he continued down the hall, never breaking contact with Kairi. She took that as the cue it was and moved to follow.

"We'll catch up with you later, Selphie," she called over her shoulder. Kairi and Riku had been friends since they were small children. When Kairi was adopted by the Kiriana family about seven years before, Riku had been one of the first people to befriend her, back when she was still feeling displaced and awkward. She loved him like a brother and between his family connections and the fact that her adoptive father had eventually become the mayor of their town, the two were, for a time viewed as one of the most likely couples in the school. That was never to be, but the two were still very close, and it was easy for Kairi to look past the collected mask Riku always wore to see that he was anxious about something.

"Everything ok?" she asked him as they continued down the hall to the main entrance of their school.

"Mostly," he said not meeting her eyes and waving to some passing freshmen. "Just need to find Sora, too. Have you seen him yet?"

"Nope," she grinned, waving at a few of her own admirers. She was another of the most adored members of the school. Being top of her class for 3 years running, founder and President of the school's Honor Society, and the Mayor's daughter on top of that put her at equal standing to her silver-haired friend in the school's public eye.

"So do you really have things under control with the Council?" she asked lightly as they stepped out into the warm morning air.

"What," he laughed equally lightly, "you think I was lying to Selphie?" Kairi shot him a knowing smirk but refrained from commenting. Answering a question with a question. That pretty much meant 'no.'

They headed over to the large tropical trees in front of the school where they usually met up with their friends. No one else was there, but that didn't matter. They were only looking for one person, and even as they settled on the roots to wait for him, a familiar streak of brown, blue and red flashed through the front gate of the school to a loud round of shouts and applauds.

Sora was up to his usual this morning, speeding through the gates on his skateboard, doing flips and tricks for the small crowd of students who gathered every morning to greet him. He was wearing a blue and red sleeveless shirt, matching blue board shorts hanging low on his hips. Several students smiled and rolled their eyes laughing as he stopped in front of the tree where Riku and Kairi were waiting for him, flipping his board up and raising it above his head with a flourish as he faced his public. He bowed to the showering of cheers, then turned to Riku and grabbed him by the collar, pulling him into a very thorough kiss in greeting.

Kairi rolled her eyes skyward as the act was followed by the usual squeals and clicks of cell phone cameras as some of the more rabid Sora/Riku fangirls captured the moment between her two best friends. Sora had been the other person to befriend her when she was first adopted. The three had spent a great deal of time together growing up and as time progressed, they became closer and closer until they were very near inseparable. They made other friends and of course, spent time with other people, but the bond that they shared was like no other. They could drift in and out of each other's immediate lives and come back together as though they had never been apart. Even as the nature of their relationship changed over time, they were still close, which was why it was no surprise when Sora puller out of his greeting and stared at Riku, brows furrowed in mild concern.

"What's up?" he asked immediately picking up on Riku's mood. Beyond their romantic relationship, which had become official the previous year, Sora had known Riku even longer than Kairi had, and if Kairi had no problems noticing that there was something up with Riku, then of course Sora would notice immediately.

"Hey, can you guys come with me for a sec?" Without waiting for a reply, Riku began walking back towards the school, not rushing of course, but moving at a slightly quicker pace than his usual saunter. Riku had Sora's hand in his, and as he was pulled away, Sora grabbed hold of Kairi's hand dragging her along as well. The three moved like that for a little bit, dangling in a very undignified chain before Sora and Kairi managed to get their feet under them and catch up to walk side by side with Riku.

Now, under any other circumstance, one would think it rather…uncouth for such high status figures as Riku and Kairi to do something so undignified as to walk hand-in-hand as a (rather ungainly) human chain. Well, alone, this would be completely true. Riku and Kairi always held themselves with the utmost grace and dignity. The exception was when Sora was added to the equation. While Riku and Kairi were the resident Prince and Princess of the school, Sora was everyone's Golden Child, and he could practically get away with anything.

He wasn't at the top of his class, nor did he come from a particularly impressive family background. In fact, aside from being captain of the school's cross-country team, there was nothing obviously outstanding about Sora Holani. However, it was a well-known fact that there were few who met the boy with the too-blue eyes who didn't end up eventually liking him at some level. He wasn't idolized like Riku or hero-worshiped like Kairi. He was just Sora. Everyone's big/kid brother. His smile was enough to brighten anyone's day, and if anyone ever upset him, there were many who would be out for blood.

When Sora and Riku had decided to try out the couple thing, the school had been fairly scandalized. After all, everyone had assumed that Riku and Kairi were destined to be together. On the contrary, Kairi had been their strongest supporter in the awkward beginnings, and after people saw how adorable the two boys were together, and just how happy they were, their relationship became something as jealously coveted as Sora's dazzling smiles. The three friends remained inseparable, and soon, things settled down; it wasn't like Riku and Sora were the first gay couple the school had ever seen.

Now, as they approached the one year mark of their sometimes bumpy relationship they had somehow developed a fan following making it even more difficult for any of them to find a moment of peace. Riku grumbled inwardly about this as he confidently stepped to an empty classroom, opened the door and ushered his friends in. With a final glance over his shoulder, Riku followed them inside, shutting the door firmly behind him before turning to them and saying in a very controlled voice:

"I'm completely screwed." He let his mask of composure fall away as he sat down on a desk clasping his hands in front of him. "I need a huge favor and you guys are the only ones I trust to do this right."

"Okaaay," Kairi said crossing her arms, brow furrowing. "Mind sharing a few more details before we sign our souls away?"

"Right," Riku ran his hands through his silvery hair and took a deep breath before continuing. "I got a call from Leon this morning. Apparently we have some major budgetary issues in the form of one missing Treasurer and a whole lot of un-kept records. We don't know how bad it is yet, but I have an emergency Council meeting in like 5 minutes to start trying to straighten this crap out." Sora and Kairi just nodded waiting to get to the part that involved them.

"I just remembered that I promised Principal Xemnas that I would show the new transfer student around this morning, but I can't now, so I was hoping that if you guys weren't busy, maybe one of you would be willing to show him around for me?" The last was spoken with a sort of hopeful cringe.

Sora and Kairi raised an eyebrow at each other before glaring at Riku.

"You're such a drama queen, Riku" Kairi muttered shaking her head.

"You should've just said so when we first met up," Sora said mussing Riku's hair before butting his head gently with his own and placing a teasing kiss on his nose. "Not a problem. We'll handle it."

"Great!" Riku exclaimed placing a brief kiss on his boyfriend's lips then pulling a folded sheet of paper from his back pocket. I just picked up his information so you guys can glance over it before meeting him." A slightly devious smirk pulled at his lips as he handed the page over to Sora without unfolding it.

"Looks like this one might be family," he laughed, and Sora looked down at the page with some confusion as he unfolded it. The name at the top read 'Holani, Roxas.'

"Another Holani?" Sora asked brows furrowing. Holani wasn't one of the more common names in their island community, and it definitely wasn't common on the mainland where this 'Roxas' was apparently from. Before Sora got very far, the sheet was snatched from his hands.

"Look you guys are even the same age," Kairi said in a teasing voice. "You sure you don't have a long lost twin brother, Sori?"

Sora rolled his eyes as the stupid nickname and snatched the page back from his friend glaring at her.

"I think I would know if I had a twin brother," he said trying to ignore the weird feeling he was getting in the pit of his stomach. He would know, wouldn't he? "And besides," he said triumphantly, "we can't be twins, different birthdays."

"Only one day apart," Riku chimed in reading over Sora's shoulder, "That happens sometimes if one twin is born just after midnight. I didn't even look at any of the rest of this. Sora, what if he really is your brother?"

"Then my mom has a lot of explaining to do," he mumbled, still studying the new boy's information. The moment was broken when Riku hissed a sudden explicative glancing at his watch.

"I'm late!" he said grabbing his bag and heading towards the door. "You're supposed to meet him at his locker at," he glanced at his watch again, "now. His locker number's on the sheet, gotta go!" and with a final flash of salon perfect silver layers, Riku hurried off to his next meeting. Sora and Kairi stared at the door where he left.

"That wasn't cutting things close or anything," Kairi quipped.

"That's our Riku," Sora said glancing over at her, "never satisfied unless he's doing something at the last possible second. We'd better go find this potential sibling of mine before we get Riku in trouble." Kairi nodded and they made their way back out into student traffic. Sora didn't really believe that this new student could really possible be his brother. Maybe a distant cousin that he didn't know about or something, but a twin brother? That kind of stuff didn't happen in real life…though he had to admit…there was part of him that thought the idea sounded pretty cool.

They rounded the corner where locker 103 was located to find its owner there as planned, a head of bleached blond spikes just visible beyond the open locker door. Sora grumbled a little inwardly. Bleached. He wouldn't be getting any clues from hair color then. Now there was only one way to tell if this kid really was a relative.

"Roxas Holani?" Kairi asked the locker door before Sora had a chance to. They stood waiting for some kind of acknowledgement, but a grumbled "yeah" was all they got. Kairi looked at Sora who shrugged before picking up the dropped conversation.

"We're here to show you around the school," he said. "It's a pretty big place. Easy to get lost y'know, so we've been assigned as your guides."

Roxas gave a noncommittal grunt in response hoping that the two 'greeters' standing there trying to talk to him would get the hint and go away. He didn't want baby-sitters. Just because he was new in school didn't mean he needed someone holing his hand and wiping is ass for him. Unfortunately, it seemed that the two teens weren't going anywhere any time soon, so he decided that the more direct approach would probably make this easier.

He slammed his locker closed, most scathing glare firmly in place as he turned to face the boy who was still cheerfully talking at him. Both were shocked out of their respective moods when their eyes met…eyes that were identical in every way. Sora's skin was darker from years in the sun of Destiny Islands, and Roxas' hair was bleached a rich honey blonde, but otherwise, they were completely identical, including the identical looks of shock on both of their faces.

Neither spoke. They just stood there staring at each other, completely dumbfounded. Kairi was the one to break the moment this time with a whispered,

"Sora, I think you mom has some explaining to do."