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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 off this story.

AN: So here�s the next chapter, I actually got inspired for the beginning of this by a review on fanfiction(dot)net. I sent it to Greyy, my co-author, who loved it, and I couldn�t help but laugh as I wrote it. *I kept seeing Riku walking around with a little dog attached to his foot as he walked, trying to shake it loose.* So total credit for the first of this chapter goes to JuliaSuna. Thank you so much for your review, and your idea about Tink!*__*

Big thanks to jennifer, Dove, Holly and Rayne Destiny for your reviews. Thank you guys!!

　

Chapter 14

Riku limped slightly as he made his way slowly downstairs. He grumbled to himself when his ankle gave a small twinge of pain. �Stupid dog,� he muttered. He set his bookbag down on the couch as he headed into the kitchen for breakfast, but stopped short in the doorway as he spied Cloud holding the bane of his existence.

Glaring hatefully at Tinker Bell, Riku sat down across from Sephiroth and Cloud. Sephiroth had a smirk on his lips, trying not to laugh at his son. �Still sore?� he asked, green eyes twinkling with amusement.

Riku turned his glare onto his father. Cloud gave the teen a worried glance. �I�m really sorry, Riku. She�s normally a very sweet dog; I can�t imagine why she�d bite you.�

Scoffing, Riku stared balefully at the poodle. �That dog is a menace,� he snarled. Tinker Bell, seeming to understand the conversation, began growling at Riku, who growled back. Sephiroth snickered, finding the situation hilarious.

�Oh come on, Riku. She�s a tiny dog, hell the neighbor�s cat is bigger than she is,� Sephiroth teased. But Riku didn�t find it funny at all. Ever since Cloud had moved in nearly a month ago, the dog had done nothing but torment him. So far she�d peed in his room (he�d had to open all the windows and air it out for two days to get the smell out), she�d chewed his favorite pair of sneakers, and he still had yet to find his MP3 player. This was the second time she�d bitten him, the first being the very night Cloud had brought her over. He didn�t know if he was emitting some kind of scent, but the poodle had gone berserk and bitten the back of his calf as he�d been sitting on the couch. She hadn�t broken the skin luckily, but it had left a nasty bruise. Then yesterday he�d walked into the house after school, and she�d rushed up behind him and bit his ankle. His aqua eyes promised dire retribution if she even sniffed near him again.

Sephiroth chuckled. �I don�t know why she doesn�t like you, no one else has a problem with her.� To prove his point, he reached over and pat her on the head; Tinker Bell began wagging her tail, her long pink tongue lolling out the side of her mouth as she panted.

�Whatever,� Riku mumbled, grabbing one of the homemade blueberry muffins that Cloud had cooked and strode to the front door. He had no problem with Cloud; it was actually pretty cool having the blonde live there. He was a great cook, and Riku found he could talk to him about anything. It was that� thing that was the problem. He loved dogs, he really did, but that little ankle-biter was a whole different story. More like a rat with a perm, he thought sourly. Slinging his bag over his shoulder, he fished his car keys out of his pocket and slid into the Mustang. He drove to pick up Sora and Kairi, a new habit they�d gotten into since their weekend together last month.

As he caught sight of Sora shutting his front door and walking towards his car, Riku felt himself feel better at just a glimpse of the brunette. He gave Sora a smile as the smaller teen slid into the passenger�s seat and buckled his seatbelt.

Holding his own bookbag in his lap, Sora turned to Riku and asked, �How�s your ankle?� He had actually laughed when Riku called him last night to complain about the bite. It had made Riku�s day; he�d missed that laugh, so a dog bite was worth it to hear it once again.

�It�s fine,� he grumbled. �Have you decided what your Halloween costume is gonna be?� They�d both been invited to Kairi�s Halloween party next Saturday, and Sora was still trying to figure out what he was going to go as. Riku had picked his costume out a few weeks ago; he was dressing up as a pirate. Lame he knew, but of all the costumes he�d looked at, it was the least dorky.

Sora�s brow knitted in thought. �I�m not sure yet, Kairi was going to go with me today to the store to help me pick one out.� Riku nodded.

�How about we all go after school? I can drive us,� he suggested. Any chance he got to spend with Sora he grabbed at. He�d noticed that over the past weeks, Sora had opened up to him more. Not like they used to be, but he had faith that hopefully soon they would be back at that point.

�Yeah, sounds like fun,� Sora said as they pulled up in front of Kairi�s house. The redhead was already waiting on the front stoop, standing as soon as she saw Riku�s car. Sora tilted his seat forward so she could climb in back, and they were off again.

Sora turned around in his seat to look at Kairi. �Hey, Riku�s gonna drive us to the store after school and help us pick out my costume. Is that okay?�

Kairi smiled at him. �Yeah, sounds great! I still have to get a costume too.� She knew which one she wanted, she�d seen it in the circular ad yesterday. �We�ll all meet up at your car after school, all right?� Riku nodded, and the rest of the drive to school was filled with idle chatter.

Parking in the full lot, they got out of the Mustang and walked into the entrance to their lockers. After getting their appropriate books, they left to go to homeroom together.

The day passed pretty quickly for Sora. He found himself actually looking forward to Halloween; it was the first time he�d been invited to a party instead of going Trick-or-Treating, or just sitting at home like last year and doing nothing. He wasn�t really sure what he wanted to be, and he was looking forward to shopping for a costume this afternoon. He�d called his cousin to see if he wanted to join them, but Roxas was planning to visit his boyfriend Axel after school. They�d both been invited to Kairi�s party; Roxas had warned Kairi not to let the redhead anywhere near matches or gas stoves. Kairi had laughed it off until she�d seen the serious look on Roxas� face. Sora had actually giggled when she told him about it later.

As the last bell rang and signaled the day�s end, Sora gathered his books and waited for Riku to get his stuff together. They headed towards their lockers, and after putting up their books they met Kairi at her locker, which was just a little ways down the hallway, and exited the school. �Hey, how about we go to that new shop that opened up next to the supermarket? I heard it has nothing but Halloween costumes and decorations, and I looked at their ad and saw some pretty cool costumes.� She was practically buzzing with excitement; she and Tidus had decided to find matching costumes for her party, hopefully the one she�d seen in the paper would still be there.

They climbed into Riku�s car, and it took only minutes to get to the store. Kairi had texted Tidus and told him to meet her at the store, she wanted him to see the outfit she had her heart set on. Riku and Sora browsed the aisles, looking over various costumes before dismissing them. Kairi had found the one she wanted in her size, and was clutching it to her as she perused the boy�s and men�s section for a matching costume for Tidus.

�What about this?� Sora held up a ninja costume, and both Kairi and Riku scrunched up their faces. Sora chuckled and placed it back on the rack, his eyes skimming over other outfits. He bypassed a clown, Kenny from South Park (though it would be funny to go and see everyone try to figure out who was in that costume), the Scream Ghostface costume (I don�t think so!), a Zombie, a Transformer costume (no way was he going anywhere dressed as Optimus Prime), there was even a whole section of Star Wars costumes. At the end of the aisle were the Super Hero costumes, and he walked by them; he had no interest in dressing up as Superman, Spiderman or Batman.

�Hey guys!� They looked up as Tidus greeted them. Kairi rushed over to him and showed him her choice, a red and white Candy Striper nurse�s uniform. Tidus whistled and wagged his eyebrows at his girlfriend. The skirt would end just above her knees, the bodice was cut low with poofy sleeves, and a fake stethoscope and hat came with it. The white stockings and garter belt were also included, and Kairi couldn�t wait to try it on.

Kairi giggled. �There�s a doctor�s costume that would go great with mine,� she said as she led him over to where she�d seen it in the men�s section.

�So what are you going to be?� Sora asked. He had no idea what Riku had gotten, and was curious.

�I�m gonna be a pirate,� Riku said. Sora laughed lightly. �What? It was the only one I found where I didn�t feel ridiculous wearing it.� A hint of amusement was in his voice. �So, see anything you like yet?�

Sora shook his head. �No,� he sighed, �I just don�t know what I want to be.� He continued searching through costumes until he found a vampire costume that he kinda liked. It wasn�t too cheesy, and it came with a cool cape. �Hey, what about this?� he asked, holding it up for Riku to see. Riku studied it for a few seconds, then nodded. �I think it�s pretty good, is that the one you want?� Sora nodded yes, and they then made their way over to the accessories and make-up. Sora picked out a pair of fangs, some fake blood and white face powder.

Riku couldn�t help but watch Sora as he took the costume and make-up to the register. He still wasn�t all too happy with anyone touching him, but he was seeing that beautiful smile more and more. Today felt almost like it did before they stopped being friends � which was all Riku�s fault, and he admitted it � and he was glad to see Sora out and having a good time. Now if he could just convince him to go to Kairi�s party with him. As in be his date.

Tidus and Kairi came up behind them as Sora paid for his purchase. �I can�t wait until next Saturday! I�m so glad they had this in stock, I was afraid they�d all be gone by the time I got here,� Kairi said, laying her costume on the counter for the clerk to ring up. Tidus had gotten the doctor�s scrubs, and had grabbed a few other things as well.

Once they all had their bags in hand, they left the store and stood at Riku�s car. �I�m gonna ride with Tidus, we�re going to a movie later. See you guys later!� Kairi smiled and waved as she walked with Tidus to his mom�s car, which she�d let him borrow, and the two drove away. Sora waved back to them as they went by, putting his costume in the backseat of the Mustang.

�So,� Riku asked as they sat in their seats, �you wanna go do anything, or just want me to drop you off at your house?�

Sora shrugged. �It doesn�t matter,� he replied a bit shyly; he was still nervous being alone with Riku.

Riku grinned, �Ok, how about we stop and grab some hamburgers then eat over at your house?� His stomach began rumbling, causing both teens to laugh. Cranking the car, Riku pulled out of the parking lot and stopped at Hardees for a couple of burgers and fries, then drove over to Sora�s house.

Parking behind Max�s car, Riku carried the food in while Sora carted his costume. He followed the brunette inside, walking into the large kitchen and setting the food down on the long bar while Sora ran upstairs to put his costume away. While he waited for Sora, Max came in the kitchen, giving the silver-haired boy a distracted greeting as he talked on his cellphone with a file in his hand. He gave Riku a small smile before leaving the kitchen, grabbing a bottle of water from the fridge.

�Hey, you want some juice or a soda?� Sora asked as he trotted back in the room. Riku shifted his focus on Sora, �Soda�s fine.� Sora handed him a Pepsi, retrieving one for himself as well. After finishing eating, Riku spent a few minutes talking with Sora before heading home. He was really looking forward to next Saturday.

　

The week passed fairly quickly, the kids in school all psyched about Halloween. Sora and Riku were spending the night at Kairi�s again, their costumes locked in Riku�s car trunk while they attended school. Tidus came with them to Kairi�s and stayed that Friday night until a little after eleven, and they all went to bed soon after so they�d be rested for the next day.

Waking up not too early the next day, they all basically lounged around until about one. Kairi�s mother had gotten the candy for any Trick-or-Treater�s (she and Kairi�s father would be handing it out on the porch), and had picked up four different bags of chips and some dip for the party. There was also fruit punch, soda, and caramel apples, along with a big bowl of more candy for the teens. They�d decided to order pizza later, and now all they had to do was get ready.

Kairi had gone upstairs to her room to change two hours before the party began, and came back down half an hour later. Her Candy Striper costume was form-fitting, the skirt actually ending mid-thigh and showing off a frilly white petticoat that came with the uniform. White stockings came to just below the skirt, held up by a pair of garters. She had on a pair of three-inch white high heels, the fake stethoscope around her neck and the hat perched atop her head. She�d kept her dark red hair loose, simply brushing it back off her shoulders.

Sora went into the guest bedroom to put on his own costume. He�d picked a Victorian vampire, and the outfit came with a silver brocade vest that he thought looked really good, a black dickey with attached cravat, and a long cape. He had found a pair of black dress slacks in his closet that went well with his costume, and he�d bought a pair of black boots to complete his outfit. Kairi helped him with the fake blood and make-up, and he now had a realistic trail of blood dripping from the corner of his mouth. He�d decided not to use the white powder; it would just look too cheesy and cliché.

The guests for the party began arriving about half an hour before it actually started. Selphie and Tidus were the first to show up, Selphie as Pebbles from �The Flintstones�, complete with pink wig. Tidus had his doctor scrubs, and he�d bought some fake �wounds�, putting them on his face and neck, and fake blood speckled his scrubs. He even had what looked like a knife protruding from his skull. He walked in and stood with Kairi at the table, his eyes trailing over the redhead appreciatively. She blushed at his look, then went to answer the doorbell.

Roxas and Axel were the next to arrive. Axel didn�t bother to dress up (no matter how much Roxas tried to persuade him), and Roxas was dressed as a cowboy. Axel was following him around, his hands being slapped away continuously when he got a bit too grabby. Sora chuckled at his cousin and his boyfriend, who whined for the umpteenth time for getting swatted.

By seven-thirty, the house was packed with teenagers, most of them dancing to a Halloween music CD that Kairi was playing in the stereo. Kairi had invited the majority of juniors, and now there looked to be about twenty to thirty of them at the party. Sora was getting a glass of punch when he saw Riku finally walk in; the older teen had been the last of the trio to change into his costume. Sora couldn�t help but admire the way Riku�s outfit suited him. The long red captain�s coat reached just above his knees, a cream-colored shirt revealed under it. The shirt had lacey cuffs that spilled out of the coat�s sleeves, and brocade details running up the front. Black jeans were tucked into knee-length black boots, and a tri-corn hat sat jauntily atop his silver hair.

�Hey,� Riku greeted Sora as he moved closer. �Why aren�t you dancing? This is a party, go have some fun!�

Sora ducked his head. He couldn�t tell Riku he didn�t feel comfortable being close enough to someone to dance with them, �cause then he�d want to know why. So he just laughed and shook his head.

�Nah, I�m okay here. Plus, I�m a little thirsty, but maybe later?� He let the question hang, hoping maybe Riku would leave it alone.

Aqua eyes peered down suspiciously. Riku knew it had something to do with whatever had been bothering Sora all summer, and it was torture not knowing. He shrugged, �All right. I�m gonna go see if Selphie wants to dance.� Sora watched him walk away, not sure whether it was relief or disappointment he felt as Riku began dancing with Selphie.

Kairi came to stand next to him, gulping down a can of soda from the cooler. She grinned at Sora, her face a bit sweaty after dancing with Tidus. �Hey, why aren�t you dancing?�

Sora gave a small laugh. �Riku just asked me the same thing,� he told her, his gaze following Riku as he danced. Kairi saw where he was looking. �Sora, just ask him to dance.� But the brunette shook his head. He�d already been rejected by Riku once, he didn�t need to go through that again. Plus he wasn�t sure he�d feel comfortable being that close to Riku, even though they had gotten closer lately. Kairi threw him a sad glance before going back to Tidus. Sora decided to go sit down on the couch, which had been pushed to the far end of the room. As he traversed the room, he was jostled a bit by the other kids dancing. He tried not to flinch away since he still had trouble with people touching him, but when someone accidentally slammed into his back, he turned white and practically ran out of the room into the kitchen. Kairi, who�d been keeping an eye on him as he walked, saw his reaction and followed him. She never noticed that Riku had also been keeping watch of Sora and was trailing behind her.

Seeing the back door open, Kairi walked near and heard gasping breaths. Her heart nearly broke at the sight of Sora crouched down on the back porch, his arms wrapped protectively around himself as he fought tears. She slipped outside and sat beside him.

�Sora,� she whispered. No response. �It�s okay, Sora. No one here is going to hurt you. I know it�s ha-�

�You don�t know, Kairi!� Sora wailed. �I hate feeling this way! I�m so tired of being afraid, of my skin crawling when someone touches me! I just want things to go back to the way they used to be!� He shuddered, the tears he�d tried to suppress falling free and cascading down his cheeks.

Kairi wanted nothing more than to wrap her arms around him and hold him close, but after what he�d just said she knew he�d freak out. She knew he was doing better these last several weeks, but it could take a long time before he was healed enough to handle a hug.

�I�m sorry, Sora. I can�t even begin to understand what you�re going through, but maybe if you talked about it with someone then it might help.�

Sora sniffled. �What, you mean a therapist or psychiatrist? You want me to see a shrink?� Kairi had thought to hear anger or fear in his voice, but surprisingly Sora sounded like he was possibly considering it. She nodded.

�I-I have thought about it, actually. But I don�t know if it�ll do any good, and I�d have to tell my dad�� Sora put his head back down, mulling it over. It had been hard enough telling Kairi, but to talk about that with a total stranger would be one hundred times harder.

�Well, there are some listings in the phone book, and I know the school�s guidance counselor has pamphlets in her office with lists of rape counselors. What if we get one and check it out?� She was willing to get them herself if it would get Sora to seek help; she was worried he might fall into depression, or keep his attack buried until he just blew up one day. It wasn�t healthy for him to let it stew inside.

Sora sighed, nodding. �Okay,� he rasped. Kairi smiled, relieved. She sat with him on the porch, neither seeing a shocked Riku hidden beside the door.

　

Riku danced with Selphie while watching Sora out of the corner of his eye. He saw when the smaller teen went pale as he was almost knocked down at the force of a body crashing into him, hightailing it out of the room.

�Sorry, Selphie, will you excuse me for a moment?� he apologized, intending to follow Sora and make sure he was okay. He saw Kairi beat him to it, but continued anyway. He got to the kitchen, and seeing the back door open, he headed towards it only to stop as he heard muted voices. He slowly crept closer, staying to the left of the door and listening to Sora and Kairi talk. He wasn�t meaning to eavesdrop, but a part of him knew this might be the only way he�d find out what was wrong with Sora.

�-I just want things to go back to the way they used to be!� His heart ached at the pain in Sora�s voice. He kept listening, holding himself back from rushing out there and consoling Sora himself. But his brows drew together in a frown as he caught more of their conversation. Why did Sora need to see a therapist? His mind worked a mile a minute as he tried to figure out what was going on, then he froze as he heard Kairi mention something about rape counselors.

Dazed aqua orbs widened in realization. It all made sense now; the way Sora would move away from anyone close, how he wouldn�t let anyone touch him, his drastic change in personality. He recalled the way Sora had panicked when that strange man had grabbed him and tried to pull him into his car. And Max asking for help in keeping an eye on Sora. Riku�s fists clenched tightly as rage clouded his brain. But it left him just as suddenly. If he had to get mad at anyone, then he�d have to get angry with himself first. Because of him, he�d left his best friend alone and vulnerable when he�d needed him most. There was nothing he could do about it now, but he promised himself no matter what he wouldn�t push Sora away ever again.

He stepped into the doorway, hearing Kairi gasp as she saw him. �H-how long have you been there?� she asked shakily. She�d not known anyone was there, and having Riku sneak up on them like that rattled her a bit. But she was more worried about how Sora would react. It was obvious from the way Riku was looking at Sora that he�d heard everything they�d said.

Riku smiled sadly. �Kairi, can I talk to Sora alone? Please?�

Sighing, the redhead stood and looked to Sora. He nodded slightly, indicating it was all right, and she walked past Riku back into the house. �Go easy with him,� she whispered as she walked into the house, stopping to stare straight into Riku�s eyes and silently telling him not to hurt Sora. He met her gaze and nodded. Her last glimpse as she moved towards the living room was Riku sitting tentatively down next to Sora.
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