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Finding Lost Dreams	By : Lanie12777 Category: Kingdom Hearts > Slash/Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 12745 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts or its characters, nor do I make any profit from this story.

AN: So sorry for the wait! This chapter is a bit shorter than I�d intended, because Greyy actually wrote the ending for this chapter just before her computer crashed and died. Since she hasn�t gotten her new one yet (she should have it in the next day or so) I�m going to add what she wrote as the beginning of chapter 12 as soon as she�s able to send it to me.

Chapter 11

The next few weeks went by fairly quickly. School had been settled into a basic routine for Sora; he might not like having to go, but so far nothing bad or awkward had occurred. Max had straightened his work schedule out so he had the afternoons free to pick Sora up from school. He�d gone to Vincent and explained the situation (not about Xemnas; he simply told Vincent that his son had been having problems and needed close supervision after school). Vincent told Max to make sure he didn�t neglect his clients, and as long as he got the work done and showed up for all his court dates he had no problem with it. It had been Max�s turn to smirk smugly at Xemnas when the white-haired man had been called into Cid�s office to take back the case he�d originally dumped onto Max.

Kairi was glad to see some change in Sora. He wasn�t the lively teen he�d been a year ago, but it was nice to see him not as closed off. She still had yet to get a laugh from him, but he had smiled a few times; it was almost like a weight had been lifted off of him. He still wasn�t comfortable with anyone touching him or being around a lot of people, but he was making progress, though slowly.

But Riku, on the other hand, was pretty much avoiding her. She�d only seen him a handful of times ever since Sora had confided in her and not him; they�d actually gotten into a couple of arguments about it because Kairi refused to divulge Sora�s secret. She wasn�t purposely trying to exclude Riku, but she�d promised Sora she wouldn�t tell Riku, and she intended to keep that promise.

~Flashback~

Riku had been waiting anxiously for Kairi and Sora to come back downstairs. He�d been pacing nervously for more than half an hour after Sora�s dad had asked him to help keep an eye on the brunette. Riku had been seriously contemplating just going upstairs and seeing what was taking so long, when he turned from mid-pace and found Kairi heading towards him.

�Well?�

Kairi sighed. �He�s okay, he just needs to be alone right now,� she told him.

A look of annoyance came over Riku�s features. �Did you find out what�s wrong with him? Or about why that guy was trying to take him?� His curiosity was killing him.

Kairi could hear the perturbed quality to Riku�s tone. She didn�t like keeping things from him, but Sora didn�t want him to know, and she wouldn�t betray his trust. No matter how angry Riku got. �Yeah, he told me.�

When nothing else was said, Riku hissed, �And?!� He was starting to get really pissed at Kairi; how the hell is he supposed to help Sora when no one would tell him the fucking facts?

�I�m sorry, Riku. But if Sora wants you to know, he�ll tell you. Right now he�s not ready for anyone else to know.�

�Damn it Kairi, don�t pull that shit with me! I�m just as worried about Sora as you are, and you can�t really expect me to help him when I don�t even know what the hell�s going on!� Riku stood in front of the redhead, his posture stiff from anger.

But Kairi wasn�t backing down. �I�m sorry. He�ll tell you if he wants you to know; I promised him I wouldn�t say anything.� She flinched minutely at the look in the aqua orbs staring her down.

Riku stormed about the room, wanting to break something in his frustration. �We both know he�s not gonna tell me anything, Kairi. He always used to tell me everything! Now I can�t even get him to look at me.�

Listening to Riku moaning and bitching in self-pity, something in Kairi snapped. �Well you haven�t exactly endeared yourself to him this last year, have you?!� Riku�s head jerked around in her direction, his bright eyes widening at her words as he fell silent. �Do you remember how you ignored him? How you wouldn�t even look at him? How do you think Sora feels? His best friend turned on him, wouldn�t talk to him, hell you even had the teacher reassign your seat in homeroom so you wouldn�t have to sit near him! And you wonder why he won�t confide in you.� Shame-filled aquamarine looked down.

Seeing Riku�s stricken face, Kairi softened her voice. �I�m sorry this hurts, but it needed saying. You�ve treated Sora like dirt, and it�s gonna take a while before he can trust you again. Just give him some space, and be there for him when he needs you.� She didn�t regret her words, but she still hated the way Riku�s shoulders slumped in defeat. When the silver-haired teen remained quiet, Kairi sighed again and went back upstairs. She sat beside Sora, and both watched as Riku left and began walking home moments later.

~End flashback~

Riku had thought over what Kairi had said, and couldn�t help but agree with her. He had treated Sora like crap the past year, and he really couldn�t blame him if he wanted absolutely nothing to do with him ever again. It certainly didn�t help when he found himself battling his new feelings for Sora. He stayed away from Kairi due to his shame at what he�d done to his friends, but he stayed away from Sora because he wanted to touch him, just be near him. He knew Sora still didn�t allow anybody to be close, and it would be really bad if Riku destroyed what little progress he�d made by scaring the younger teen away permanently simply because he couldn�t keep his hands to himself.

He also kept a keen eye on the brunette. He made sure that Sora was with someone at all times, feeling almost like a stalker as he trailed after him. Riku was beginning to understand how Sora felt; he hated not being part of their little group. It was like he was outside, looking in, and he hated it. He wanted to hold Sora�s hand (as corny as that sounded, even in his head), he wanted to hear him laugh, or just see him smile the way he used to.

Currently, Riku was sitting in Science class, listening to his uncle Vexen teach them about particle atoms or something like that. Sora, who shared the same class, was seated at the desk next to him. Riku hadn�t really been paying attention to what the teacher was saying, lost in his own thoughts, so it was with a bit of a start that he heard the bell ring. He glanced over at Sora, who was putting his books in his bag, when he heard his name called.

�Riku!� Kairi ran up to him. She�d come straight from her last class, hoping to catch the silver-headed teen before he left. She panted, trying to get her breath back before giving a sheepish grin. �We�re having a sort of sleepover tonight at my house, and I was hoping you might wanna come?� It was her way of making a sort of truce between them, and Riku grabbed it with relief. He smiled softly at her, nodding.

�Sure. Who all will be there?�

�Well, Sora�s coming, right Sora?� Kairi shot a smile at the brunette, who nodded, �and Tidus. I�m not sure if Selphie�s coming or not, she wasn�t sure if she�d be able to since she has some family thing tomorrow.�

�Sounds good. So what did you have in mind to do tonight?� Riku asked as they made their way to their lockers to dump their books. They got lucky; it was Friday, and there was no homework to disrupt their weekend.

Kairi shrugged as she closed her locker and they began walking again. They passed through the front doors of the school and into the warm late summer sunshine, walking past other students eager to start the weekend. �Nothing much. Just order some pizza or something, and I was gonna rent some DVD�s for us. We haven�t done anything as a group in like forever, so I thought it�d be nice to just hang out again.�

Riku knew that was his fault, but he wouldn�t let that get him down. He�d get to spend some time with Sora, so that was a definite plus. His eyes met ocean blue briefly before Sora turned away, but not before Sora had given him a tentative smile.

Fighting back a happy grin at the smile he�d gotten, Riku glanced at Kairi. �Is your mom picking you up?�

Kairi shook her head negatively. �No, she�s working �til about five, so I have to ride the bus today.� Sora spoke to her quietly, pointing to where his father was waiting inside his car. �You can ride with us, I�m sure my dad won�t mind.�

Suddenly Riku had a thought. �Hey, since we�re all gonna be staying over at your house, why don�t you guys just ride with me? I drove my car today.� Kairi�s face lit up, and even Sora looked slightly thrilled at the idea. They�d both wanted to ride in the muscle car ever since Riku had first gotten it, and now it looked like they might get their chance.

�That sounds like fun! Let me go get Tidus, and while I do that Sora you can go ask your dad.� Kairi bounded off to find her boyfriend, and Sora and Riku walked over to where Max was patiently waiting. Since it was Riku who would be driving, Max had no problem with it and allowed Sora to ride with him. Kairi came back, Tidus in tow, just as Max drove away, and the four headed to the student parking lot to Riku�s car.

　

Unknown to the teens currently climbing into the sleek dark red Mustang, a lone man sat in his car watching them. Or, more precisely, watching Sora. As soon as the car pulled out of the school parking lot, he cranked his own and began tailing them. He made sure to keep his distance and not alert them to his presence; this is what he�d made his living in for the past fifteen years.

Xigbar followed discreetly three car lengths behind his target. He didn�t use a last name; since he�d been orphaned as a young child and had never known his true surname he simply didn�t bother with one. He was doing this �surveillance� as a favor for Xemnas. He�d known the man for most of his life. They�d met when they were in grade school, both being in the same third-grade class together. Xigbar had been small for his age then, and a couple of boys were picking on him when Xemnas came to his aid. He had been immediately taken under the strange white-haired boy�s wing, and they�d remained friends to this day. He�d even changed his first name to one with an �X� so he could be like Xemnas; he honestly couldn�t remember his real name now since he�d been going by Xigbar for so long. They didn�t keep in very close contact at times, but whenever Xigbar was in town they tended to get together.

He wasn�t so small now. He stood at a nice 6�4�, his body a solid 220 pounds in muscle. He had long black hair with gray stripes that he kept in a ponytail, and his one revealed eye was a light golden yellow. He�d lost his right eye on one of his missions a few years ago; he was known to be one of the top mercenaries for hire now (he didn�t care what the job was, as long as it paid enough), but he�d been careless on that particular job and it had cost him his eye. His last job, protecting a drug lord in South America, had ended fairly well; no one had been killed, and he�d earned a cool $50,000. He had gotten into a bit of an altercation with one of the man�s other bodyguards, and he now had a jagged scar running down the left side of his face from his chin to just under his eye. The other man wasn�t so lucky; Xigbar had broken both his arms in so many places that the bodyguard had to have extensive surgery to repair them just for him to even move them, but he�d had some severe nerve damage in the process. Needless to say the man would never work as a bodyguard again.

Seeing that the Mustang was pulling into the driveway of a nice two-story brick home, Xigbar parked the dark blue 2006 Honda Civic sedan along the curb and continued his surveillance of the brunette kid. Personally, he�d much rather trail the pretty little redheaded girl, but the brown-haired boy is who Xemnas wants. He frowned; he couldn�t help but recall how zealously Xemnas had talked about the boy. Xigbar had little to no scruples and even less morality, but he�d actually gotten a chill down his spine at the maniacal gleam in his friend�s eyes when he�d gone on about this Sora kid.

Shrugging the thoughts off, he settled down in the comfortable front seat to wait as the teens climbed out of the silver-haired boy�s car and went into the house. For now he would just maintain his watch on Sora, but if the time came where the boy was alone and he could grab him, then that�s what he was to do.

　

�C�mon, Kairi, let�s go!� Riku shouted as he stood next to his car. Sora was opposite him, standing next to the passenger�s door as Kairi and Tidus and finally ran out the front door of her house and clambered into the backseat. Sora sat up front, much to Riku�s delight. He loved having the brunette in the seat next to him, even though they didn�t touch. His arm itched to reach over and wrap around Sora�s shoulders, but he knew it�d freak the other teen out given the way he�d been acting lately.

They drove to Blockbuster, and since Sora and Kairi didn�t really like horror movies, they picked out a few comedies. Kairi had been dying to see �The Hangover�, and Sora picked �Inglourious Basterds�. Riku and Tidus both decided on �Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen�, and after checking out their choices they then headed for the grocery store for some popcorn and soda for snacks during the movies. Selphie called Kairi while they were in the store, letting her know she wouldn�t be able to make it. It was getting dark by the time they got back to Kairi�s house, and as they entered the home her parents met them on their way out. �We left some money for you to get some food, we�ll be back around eleven or so, sweetie. Bye!� Kairi�s mom told them as they shut the front door behind them; they were headed out for their weekly date of dinner and a movie or dancing. Kairi thought it was cute how they still kept up their dating after all their years together.

Kairi ushered them into the living room, and as she called for the pizza Riku ambled into the room further. He�d not been in the house in over a year, but it hadn�t really changed. The white couch and loveseat were in the corner, adjacent to each other, with a large light oak coffee table in front of the sofa. A burgundy recliner sat next to the matching in-table on the other side of the couch, and a 32� T.V. was placed in front of the window across from the couch. Some potted plants and one small fichus tree were in haphazard places all over the room, and family pictures adorned the walls and shelves of the entertainment center on each side of the television. The hardwood floor, a medium oak that was close to the same color as the tables, was bare but for one small area rug in shades of brown, red and tan in front of the couch.

Sitting down on the loveseat, Riku watched as Sora took a seat on the chair. Tidus plonked down on the sofa, and moments later Kairi joined him. �Pizza will be here in about half an hour,� she informed them as she moved to put in one of the DVD�s.

An hour later, after eating their fill of pizza and nearly done with the first movie, Kairi and Tidus were cuddled together on the couch, the redhead�s back curled up on Tidus� chest with their hands entwined. But Riku wasn�t paying any attention to them. His eyes kept straying to Sora, sitting quietly in the chair across from him. As hard as he tried, Riku couldn�t keep his gaze from settling on the brunette. He continually watched how Sora�s mouth perked up at the corners at a funny part in the movie, and he found himself wondering how it�d feel to kiss him. He knew he�d felt a growing attraction for Sora, and the way he was feeling now just confirmed it.

Noticing the two on the couch, Riku felt a small surge of envy. He wished he and Sora could sit together like that, with him holding the smaller boy in his arms. Regret filled him as he thought of all the time he�d wasted, ignoring Sora and treating him like dirt while refusing to confront his true feelings.

Getting up, Riku excused himself and headed for the front door. He stepped outside and stood on the front step, breathing in the warm air to help calm his nerves (he�d been ready to virtually pounce on Sora when he saw the brunette bite his bottom lip at a scene in the movie) as Kairi and Tidus exchanged puzzled glances at Riku�s behavior. Sora turned from the movie, giving a questioning look at the front door before meeting Kairi�s gaze and shrugging, turning back to the movie.

Riku sat on the stoop, idly swatting away mosquitoes in the humid heat as he exhaled loudly. He then noticed a dark car parked across the street, and recognizing the bright yellow rental plate on the front bumper realized it was the same one he�d seen earlier when they�d come out of the video store, and later the grocery store. He hadn�t really paid any attention to it, as it was a very popular make and model of Honda, but seeing it now sent a curl of unease down his spine. He stood, his gaze still locked onto the vehicle when it suddenly cranked and pulled out, slowly driving away down the road. Riku stayed in place, that uneasy feeling still there even after the car�s lights had faded in the distance.

**Ok, kinda sucky ending I know, but next chapter will have some Seph/Cloud in the beginning. I�ll try to get it done as soon as possible, hopefully before the end of the month.**
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