Summary: Roxas just moved into a new house, one with a history of people disappearing. One look into the Secret Door in his room, and he finds out why. [AkuRoku]

Based off of Coraline. I went to see it Friday night, and it was SO awesome!! I loved it. I'm going to read the book when school starts again. :Smile:

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It was raining, Roxas noticed dryly. Then again, it had been raining for the past two weeks in Twilight Town. Why should this place be any different?

"Hope there aren't any leaks..." the blond muttered, knowing his 'mother' heard him when she twitched.

"You know, Roxas, instead of complaining the whole time, you could, oh I don't know...enjoy it?" Larxene snipped at him.

Roxas scuffed. "You're taking me away from my friends, my house and my real parents. What is there to enjoy?"

Larxene was actually his Aunt. His mother, Rikku, got into a lot of trouble stealing, so he and his older twin brother Ven were taken away from her. However, seeing as Ven was seventeen, he could stay with his friend's family. Roxas had to go with their Aunt, who only took them in for the money she'd get.

And then with that money, she moved.

He sighed, remembering the looks he had gotten from his friends as they drove away. Olette had cried, and Pence looked like someone had just ran over his dog. Hayner hadn't been there, not wanting to show that he would miss Roxas; Ven had wanted to kill him, but Roxas knew it was just how Hayner was.

Although...he still hadn't called him...

Kinda petty, right?

"Why are we moving again?" Roxas asked, not bothering to look at her as she turned the windsheild wipers on higher.

Larxene glanced over at him. "My house was too small...and my Grandmother used to live here. It's a big house, but I think that someone else lives there as well."

"We have to share with strangers??" Roxas demanded, somehow getting even angrier.

"Not strangers." the blond women snapped. "They're your cousins. There's Riku, Kadaj....and I think Dante ran away with Sephiroth..."

"I've never heard of them, so they're strangers." Roxas said, digging into his pocket for his MP3 player. "How long till we get there?"

"Probably about....twenty minutes."

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The house wasn't bad, per say. It needed work, but it was big, and it was nicer than Roxas's old house. It was three stories, counting the attic, and it had a large basement. The outside was white, and all the window-frames and the door was black. There was a large garden off to the left of the house, and woods in the distance.

"Riku picked out a room for you." Larxene explained as she grabbed her suitcase out of the back of the car. Roxas only had a large duffel bag. "I think it's on the ground floor..."

Frowning, Roxas walked inside the house, not bothering to help her out or to wait. He paused, however, eyebrow raising. It was gorgeous in here. The lights were dim and the walls were a dark mahogany color. The floor was wood, and all the furniture was made out of black or red wood.

"Hello?" He called, carrying his bag into the kitchen.

At the sink, a tall boy with silver hair turned, looking surprised. "Oh...you must be Roxas."

"Yeah...who are you?" the blond asked, looking him over.

His silver hair fell into bright sea-green eyes and came to his back. He wore a black long-sleeve shirt and dark blue jeans. He only had wore socks on his feet, and Roxas noticed a silver necklace around his neck of a Heart with thorns through it.

"I'm Riku, youngest of six brothers." Seeing Roxas's face, Riku laughed. "Yeah, I know. My mom, Jenova, she loved kids...But when she had me, there were some problems. She lived, luckily, but she couldn't have anymore. She used to live here, but....well, she likes to travel. And Seph went with her...and I'm pretty sure Dante sneaked along..."

"So, who are your brothers?" Roxas asked. "Any sisters?"

Riku shook his head. "She only had boys, but she wanted a girl really badly...But there's Seph, Dante, Yazoo and Loz were twins, Kadaj then me...Kadaj could pass for my twin, but he was a year before me." Riku grinned, moving his bangs out of his eyes. "What about you? Any siblings?"

"Just my twin brother Ven...We look a lot alike, but meh. I was born late, so there's a week between us."

"Wow...That sucks."

Roxas shrugged. "My mom had something wrong with her...I don't remember what it was, but I was sick a lot as a kid. I'm better now."

Somehow, Riku smiled wider. "You remind me of someone...."

"Really? Who?" Roxas asked, tilting his head.

"My best friend, Sora. He lives across the woods. It's him, his sister Kairi and their sister Yuna. Kadaj is seeing her."

"Roxas!" Larxene screeched from the front door, making said blond sigh and roll his eyes. "You better be unpacking with how fast you took off!"

Riku made a face. "Want me to show you your room? It's on this floor, next to mine. Everyone else is upstairs, but Kadaj has the attic."

Roxas nodded, glad he had someone to talk with here. They walked through the kitchen and passed the Living Room, where Roxas saw there was a rather large TV. A long hallway greeted him, with stairs at the end, and the dinning room to his right. Riku pointed to a white door on his left.

Going inside, Roxas gaped. It was dark, everything either black or silver. The floor, comforter, and walls were black. And the pillows, furniture, and dresser were silver. It was...perfect.

"Wow..."

Riku laughed. "I thought you might like it." He went inside with him. "It used to be mine, but I wanted a bigger room, so I went upstairs. There's a closet here..."

To the right, there was a silver door. Roxas opened it, peering inside. It was empty, the inside painted silver. Pulling back, the blond paused when something caught his eye. It looked like a small door, black with a silver keyhole.

"What's that?" he asked.

Riku blinked. "Oh, that. Nothing. It's all bricked up, actually. The key's on your dresser if you want to look."

He nodded. Riku gave him a wave and left, muttering about how summer homework sucked under his breath. Smirking, Roxas began unpacking his things. Ven was going to drive in tomorrow with his computer, so he'd need something to put it on...

Shrugging, he put the few clothes he had in the closet. The small door again caught his attention, but he forced himself to look away, sighing. 'Stupid house,'

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So...what do you think? Should I continue? I won't write the next chapter until after I finish Seducing Spring though...but it's only got one more chapter, and I'll try to write that soon. :smile:

R&R