I Only See You by Ranchdressing

Author's Note: I want to thank everyone that reviewed the last chapter! To me it seemed kinda slow, but to you people that liked it, thank you! I'd give you virtual cookies, but I don't have the time to virtually bake them. So you'll just have to settle with my thanks.

Disclaimer: You know damn well that I don't own these characters! If I did, then Riku would be called "Silver-haired Sex Demigod", Sora would be called "The Fuckable Uke", and AkuRoku would actually exist and be called the "Flames of Destiny"! And since none of this has happened, it's pretty safe to say I don't own Kingdom Hearts!

Ok. The song I'm gonna put in this fic is D-Tecnolife by UVERworld. But I won't be putting the Japanese version in here; I'll put the English translation in. Why? Because I like it! And like always, I don't own this PWN-some song.

Warning: This chapter contains mentions of rape, torture, and horrible beatings. It won't be graphic because this fic is rated T, but rest assured, it is mentioned. Thank you for your time and patience.

Injured with pain and sadness,

the you that cannot be healed

"Oh man, oh man! This is really, really bad! Zexy please come back! Please!" Demyx yelled, reaching out to try and grab his friend's cloak. But his reaches were in vain because for some unexplained reason, his hands went through the man. "What the-?!"

"Well now! That's something you don't see everyday!" Demyx turned around to find Xigbar floating above him, scratching his head in confusion. "What's up with our precious bookworm?"

"Xigbar… Please help! I don't know what the heck just happened to him! One minute he was watching Riku get his ass handed to him on a golden platter, the next he started spacing out! And suddenly he's on the edge of this branch! I don't know what's going thru his head right now!"

Xigbar looked at him surprised. "Really? Do you really not know what's filling his thoughts, controlling his actions, and clouding his senses? Come on man! Think hard!" He floated down to Demyx's eye level. "Really try hard to think!"

Demyx looked down to where Zexion was walking slowly towards the building. He looked sadly at the way Zexion's body waved slightly with every step the man took and nearly teared up at the way Zexion's eyes went blank. "…Xemnas…"

Xigbar nodded his head and stood next to Demyx on the tree branch. He patted Demyx on the head and looked up at the sky. "Don't worry. If anything, you'll be here waiting for the man." He tilted his head a little to look at the blonde teen. "Unless, of course, you're going to go after him?"

Shoulder the burden of the past that cannot be erased;

don't throw away your will to live

"I need someone. No. This person needs me. This person is calling me, begging me to come to them. This person… sounds so familiar. But I don't know. Who is this person? Why is this person calling out to me?"

"Don't worry, little one. Just ignore any and all voices that aren't mine. Do not trouble yourself the little things."

The darkness on his skin tightened around him. The clawed hand that covers his eyes puts pressure on them. The bright yellow eye of his Darkness is the only thing he sees. He smiles and tries to reach for it.

"No. Not yet. In due time, ok Sora?"

A claw stops his hand and ties it down to his body. He feels what seem to be other claws, only these are smaller and more ferrous. He wants to see what's happening, but he knows that the Darkness will become upset with him. He doesn't want Riku or Roxas to be punished for what he's done. He doesn't want his Darkness to conquer Roxas, nor does he want it to cause Riku harm.

But he knows that you can't always have what you want. No matter how much you will for it to occur.

Your hand that I held...

Will we lose it someday?

He feels his body being carried by those little claws, and wonders where he's being taken to this time. Last time he was taken to Roxas' area, where he had to sit there and watch as his Darkness tore into the teen's body as he raped him endlessly. He couldn't do anything as the teen's eyes filled with pain, betrayal, and worse of all, lifelessness.

I want to protect you and that disappearing smile

The ringing voice that calls me dries out

When the Darkness left the area, he had rushed over to Roxas. He tried asking the teen over and over if he was alright, but there was no sound. He could say nothing, and he could see that Roxas was on the verge of fading into nothingness. So he tried using the magic he learned from Merlin, but nothing happened.

"We're…in your…head, stupid. Of course…nothing is gonna…happen. Just try and…forget. Be…cause what you…see here…will seem like a…dream." Roxas had told him this before the teen passed out. And when he passed out, his area appeared to have vanished, leaving nothing but pure darkness. "Please…Sora, be…wary of the…dark. It's still…here. It's just…waiting…"

Even if it gets erased by the wind along time

I will find you

"Roxas…"

"Huh?"

"Come on, wake up. I need your help with something."

"With what? Wait, who are you?"

"Does it matter? It didn't before, when you first got the wounds. You trusted me then, so I need you to trust me now."

"What? When I first got…what wounds?"

"You're hopeless. He was right, you are Blank with a capital B. Think about a week back. You got hurt, and the wounds went away, correct?"

"Huh? …Oh yeah. I did get hurt somehow. Are you going to tell me how it happened? Or are you just going to beat around the bush?"

"…"

"I knew it. You're not going to tell me anything, huh?"

"…Promise me you won't get upset."

"What?"

"Just do it."

"Uh, ok. I won't get upset."

"…Very well. You got those wounds because he wanted you to have proof that he is still alive. He wanted more than to show you that still exists, and that you aren't as alone as you assume you are."

"Who? Who wanted me to know?!"

"If I tell you, you'll try to do something. And in your current state, that is impossible. So therefore, just trust my words and take comfort in the fact that he is even able to communicate with you. Do you understand, Roxas?"

"…To tell you the truth, not really. But I'm really tired, can I sleep? Or will that be bad?"

"Heh. You tell me. Will it be bad to sleep in a hospital where your Somebody has—I can't say."

"Has what? What's wrong with Sora? Please tell me!"

Injured with pain and sadness, the you that cannot be healed

Don't say words like" you can't smile" or" you hate people"

"Did you not hear me? I cannot tell you. I am forbidden from doing so. But please, don't make that face."

"Face? What face? It's really dark, and I can't really see anything."

"That is because I am only allowed near you in the dark. I cannot be with you in times of light or Twilight. It is a rule I must follow."

"A rule…? What kind of rule? Who are you, anyway?"

"It appears that I have spoken too much. Please, rest and sleep. I will do my best to protect you in the shadows."

"…In the shadows? But there are no shadows here. …Right?"

"Please, sleep. Relax yourself, okay? That's right. Close your eyes, and dream…"

A shadowed figure stood over the unconscious teen. It grabbed the nurse's heart from being stabbed completely through with Oblivion. As she turned around, in her final moment she saw what seemed to be a teen with green hair and sharp brown eyes shake his head in a disappointed manner at her. Then her world went black.

"Everything that happens in the unseen future has a meaning

So stay like this, there'll come a time when you will realize

Like a rusted person"

It felt so hollow to just pile atop one another

You said you could live on your own.

Riku tried his hardest to make it to Roxas' room before Anti-Sora did. He wanted to make sure that what Sora told him wouldn't come true. He wanted to make sure that Roxas was safe, and what happened to the poor teen wouldn't occur again.

'I know for a fact that Sora…wouldn't want Anti-Sora to get Roxas. After all, that damn thing is really, really possessive. He won't let anyone have Sora, not even Roxas.'

He began to cough up blood and fell against a wall.

"This position feels familiar. But where have I been in it before? …Oh yeah. When Sora and I started going out, Anti-Sora was not in the least bit pleased about it. How long did he hit me until…I got his…approval?"

He started to close his eyes as he felt the darkness overtake his sight. Tears began to form in the corners of his eyes as he felt his body going numb.

'This…feeling. I felt…this way…before. But…where…?'

"Sora…I'm sorry. But it looks like I can't go on. I hope that you snap out of it in time to save Roxas…"

His world is starting to black, and his final sight is a person with red eyes and raven black hair. His final thoughts on Sora…

Just with the usual kind words

You ache to a point where I cannot reach you

"Sora…I'm sorry. But it looks like I can't go on…"

Those words ring loud and clear. They bring forth remembrance, and they forth a single word to his lips:

"Riku…"

The Darkness within him is not pleased. At all.

Your hand that I held searched for some simple kindness

Do you remember?

By learning pain, you can become a person who can be kind to others

Drive your life

Demyx raced after Zexion, calling his name over and over. But it seemed as if no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't seem to reach the man. So he decided to use some water to at the very least slow him down.

"Injured with pain and sadness, the you that cannot be healed

Don't say words like "you can't smile" or "you hate people"

Everything that happens in the unseen future has a meaning

So stay like this, there'll come a time when you will realize."

The water began to surround Zexion and started to hold him down. But for some reason, the water started turning black.

"Is this Zexy's ability? No…this isn't his. I think this might be-"

"Hey kiddo! How you holdin' up? Need a helping hand?"

Demyx turned his head and saw Xigbar leaning against a wall. The gunner leaned up towards the sky and started laughing. Demyx, greatly confused, looked up as well and saw nothing but the sky.

"Are you high?! There's nothing funny about—oh no! Zexy! Get back here!"

He began chasing the wet man, while trying to summon some water clones to slow Zexion down. But suddenly, it seemed as if the world became black. He heard from somewhere far an "Uh oh!", but he couldn't quite place its location.

"How can I see the meaning of Life?

Disappearing, you're the only…"

He heard a voice from somewhere far away, but once again, he couldn't find its location. He almost strained his ears when he felt someone hug him from behind. He tried to turn around to find out who's holding him, but his body wouldn't move.

"I'm sorry. But you must stay here. You must remain safe. I will not allow you to follow any further."

"What are you-"

"Don't speak. Just understand that I must go. I will be back, so don't worry about that."

Demyx suddenly found himself being dropped in what appeared to be a lot of hands that were reaching out. 'I think that these hands are people that Zexy never let get…' His body felt heavy as the hands latched on to him, consuming his energy and absorbing his body. He tried his hardest to keep his eyes open, but he had no energy to struggle against the hands. He allowed sleep to overtake him, unaware that Zexion was holding him the entire time to ensure the hands of Lexion didn't completely kill the boy.

"Heh. If that were me, would you give me the same special treatment?"

"…"

"Alright. Give em' to me. I'll take care of the kid. You go on to Xemnas, alright?"

Zexion bent down to take a final look at the sleeping boy and gave him a quick kiss on the lips. He didn't want to tell Xigbar, but he's trying to prevent Demyx from the same fate as Axel. He's taking all the beating that Demyx is supposed to receive from Xemnas, and that's why his body seems much weaker now than before he was killed by RepRiku.

So you will not break, you distance yourself from me

Don't say words like "you can't smile" or "you hate people"

He created a portal and gave Demyx a last look.

Now it's by and by,

Shoulder the burden of the past that cannot be erased;

"Don't throw away your will to live." Xigbar shouted.

Zexion looked at Xigbar and tilted his head to the side in confusion.

"You'd better forget everything. Remember…your different Life?" Xigbar sighed. "You'd better forget everything. Remember…though, we cannot return."

Zexion turned back towards the portal and went through without a second thought.

Like in times of warped memories, we can understand someday.

Well, what do you think? This is part one of the two part conclusion!

And please, for my sake, don't kill me because I killed Riku. His death is very important to the story's ending!

Oh and, don't worry about the two men that showed up in front of Roxas and Riku. They are minor and unimportant, and happen to be my muses Yuri and Rion. They somehow worked their way into my story, and well, this is the result.

-With Love, Ranchdressing

even if you cannot see, there's a meaning to everything