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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: Sooo sorry for the wait! I had a lot of things going on, then I had problems with my house (stupid breaker went out, kept tripping the electricity), and I had a bit of writer�s block. I worked on this chapter for almost two months, then yesterday I was reading over it and I just hated what I had written. So I spent all afternoon writing a new chapter, and here it is. Oh, and I have my own computer now, so I can hopefully have chapters done faster. :)

Big thanks to jennifer, Holly and AdeathlyPale for your reviews.

　

*Time skip of one month � hopefully the next chapter will be the last skip*

Chapter 16

Sora fidgeted anxiously as he waited for his name to be called. The sterile scent of the doctor�s building was stifling, making him want to gag a little. Kairi cast a worried glance at the brunette, knowing how nervous he must be at having his second set of tests done. She�d been a bit surprised when he�d asked her if she�d come with him. But seeing the edgy look on his face when he�d told her about going to get his HIV test, she�d immediately agreed to go. They were out of school until Monday due to the holiday, and she was free until later that afternoon.

Checking the clock on the wall above the nurse�s desk, Sora sighed and leaned back in his chair. He knew he was probably annoying Kairi, but he couldn�t help it. He hadn�t told his dad about the doctor�s visit, not wanting to let him know until he got the results back. He was lucky the clinic was even open today, since tomorrow was Thanksgiving. His dad had invited Angeal, Quistis and Roxas for the holiday, and Zack would be coming as well. They were going to have the meal at Max and Sora�s since their house was the larger, and they planned to come later in the afternoon and spend the night so Quistis could get an early start with the dinner tomorrow. Sora was actually looking forward to it; it would be the first real holiday he and his dad would spend with family.

Sora�s thoughts were interrupted abruptly as one of the clinic�s doctors walked into the room, heading to the nurse�s desk. Feeling Sora stiffen, Kairi nudged his shoulder. �Relax, Sora. Everything�s gonna be alright,� she whispered.

Ocean blue eyes met her violet orbs. �You think so?� he asked, his voice small. Kairi smiled at him, grabbing his hand in hers. �No matter what happens, you�ll always have me and Riku, and your family,� she promised. Sora gave a wobbly smile back, then turned to watch the clock again.

Kairi kept hold of Sora�s hand as she surveyed the waiting room. It was a typical reception area, with a black and white tiled floor, plain white walls, and a line of thinly padded chairs along three of the walls. A couple of coffee tables were scattered in the wide room, a variety of magazines laying on top. The fluorescent lighting overhead was a bit bright, especially with the large windows on the walls behind and to the left of them. The only view through them was the parking lot, which was nearly empty. Luckily there weren�t a lot of patients today, given the holiday tomorrow. Only two other people waited in the room, having arrived right after Sora and Kairi.

The doctor who�d come to the desk turned to face the room with a sign-in chart in his hand. He was an older man, maybe in his late forties to early fifties with light brown hair peppered with silver and kind brown eyes. �Sora Banford?� he called out, causing Sora to jump up. �Come on back here, and we�ll get you in an exam room,� he said as he proceeded to lead the teen to the back. Sora began following, tugging Kairi along with him. The redhead trailed behind, hoping to ease some of Sora�s nervousness. She couldn�t help but think how nerve-wrenching this must have been for him the first time when he�d been alone.

They came to a small room with an examination table in the middle, various medical charts and posters on the walls, and a large desk with shelves holding canisters of cottonballs, tongue depressors (Kairi always thought they reminded her of popsicle sticks), syringes, bottles of rubbing alcohol and other things that were yet to be identified. A swivel stool was placed in front of the desk, and Kairi sat on it while Sora hopped up on the table.

�Alright, I�ll be back in a few minutes to draw some blood,� the doctor said, walking out of the room. Sora nodded and remained quiet, swinging his feet absently as he sat. He�d called to set up an appointment for his blood test yesterday, hardly able to believe that it�s really been six months already. He felt kinda bad about not telling Riku, but like with his father, if he got bad news then he wanted to have some time to prepare before saying anything. But he hadn�t wanted to be alone this time, so he�d asked Kairi to come. Her presence did help him to calm a little, but his nerves were about to get the best of him.

When the doctor came back, Sora felt like his stomach was doing summersaults. He looked anywhere but at his arm as the doctor rolled up the sleeve of his shirt and tied a tourniquet just above his elbow. He met Kairi�s gaze and gave a tremulous smile as the doctor prepared the hypodermic needle and tube to draw his blood.

�Alright, I�m going to begin inserting the needle,� the doctor said in a soft voice. Sora just said, �Okay,� in a small voice and held his arm straight out. He flinched a little when he felt the sharp sting in his forearm; god, he hated needles. He made sure to keep his eyes averted, not wanting to see the blood drawn. Kairi came to stand by his side, her hand again finding his and squeezing lightly. Sora put all his attention on her, focusing on her until he felt the needle being removed.

�I�m going to take this to the lab. I should have the results back in about an hour,� the doctor told them. He used one of the cottonballs and placed it over the tiny puncture wound, holding it in place with a piece of surgical tape to stem the bleeding and untying the tourniquet. He pulled off his latex gloves and dumped them in the trash can beside the desk, then left the room with Sora�s blood sample.

The room stayed silent as Sora and Kairi waited for the results. For Sora, it was the longest wait of his life. He remained on the table, and Kairi again sat, this time in the visitor�s chair in the corner. She also kept quiet, not really knowing what to say. All she could do was hope the test came back with a good outcome.

Sora stared at the clock for the umpteenth time, getting impatient. It had been nearly an hour and a half since the doctor left, and all he wanted was to go home. He was scared that his results were bad, otherwise why would it take so long? He shifted on the exam table just as the door opened, and the doctor walked back in.

�I have your results. Do you want me to go over them with your friend here, or would you like some privacy?� The doctor�s gaze swept over Kairi as he pulled out the swivel stool and took a seat.

�No, it�s okay, she can stay if that�s alright,� Sora said anxiously. The doctor nodded, opening up the file in his hand. Kairi came to stand next to Sora, almost as nervous as the brunette. The doctor gave Sora a smile as he began telling him the results.

�Well, the blood test came back negative for HIV. No antibodies were detected, everything came back clean. I would suggest you come back once a year for a test though, make it part of your normal yearly healthcare checkup.� He continued speaking, but Sora didn�t really hear anything beyond his test being negative.

Sora nodded dazedly as he met the doctor�s look, his brain buzzing as the man left the room to examine his next patient. The brunette finally looked up at Kairi and gave her a blinding grin, relief flooding his body as the news sunk in.

�See? I told you it would be okay!� Kairi laughed, her own relief at the news making her almost giddy. She walked alongside Sora as they headed back to the front of the clinic, exiting the building. Sora felt like a huge weight had been lifted off him, and he took a deep breath as he stood in the early afternoon sunlight. Kairi had borrowed her mom�s car, and Sora went to the passenger�s side of the small sedan as Kairi cranked the car. He slid into the seat, buckling his seatbelt with a happy smile stuck on his face.

�So, what do you wanna do now?� Kairi asked as she pulled out of the parking lot.

Sora�s stomach growled, and he laughed sheepishly as his hands came up to cover his tummy. �Um, I think I�ll go home to get something to eat,� he said. He�d been too nervous to eat breakfast, and now that he knew he was fine, he was starving.

�Okay, I�ll drop you off; I have to get the car back so Mom can go pick up Kyla from the airport.� Kairi made a face at the mention of her sister. Kyla had gone out of state to college, and Kairi was a bit glad to have her so far away. They still didn�t get along very well, so Kairi was happy that her sister didn�t visit home very often.

The ride to Sora�s house was only a few minutes, and Sora waved bye to Kairi as he got out of the car. �I�ll see you Monday at school,� she called, reversing the vehicle and heading home. Sora watched the car a moment before getting his key and entering the house. His dad was in the living room, papers strewn about him on the couch as a football game played on the TV. Max gave him a greeting smile as Sora walked in, then returned his attention back to his paperwork.

Going into the kitchen, Sora searched through the fridge for something to eat. His aunt Quistis was bringing groceries later for the meal tomorrow, so the refrigerator wasn�t as stocked as it normally was. Nothing really appealed to him, so he took out his phone and dialed Riku�s number. The older teen had told him that his own relatives were coming, but Sora hoped Riku wasn�t too busy with family to maybe grab a hamburger with him. Plus it gave him a reason to see him.

Riku answered almost right away. �Hey Sora, what�s up?� he asked, wincing when his crazy cousins yelled in the background.

�I was hoping you�d wanna get a burger or something. If you can�t it�s alright,� he said. Riku pounced on his idea, wanting to get out of the house and away from the insane triplets driving him nuts.

�I�ll be right there,� he said, snatching his car keys and all but running out of the house after telling Cloud he�d be back in a little while. He drove to Sora�s house, glad to be out and far from his family. He got out and rang the doorbell, only waiting a few seconds before the door was opened and a bouncy Sora stepped out. Riku stared for a moment; he hadn�t seen Sora this relaxed and happy in a very long time. His chest tightened as bright blue eyes locked on him; he could tell something was different, something good.

�Bye Dad, I�ll be back later!� Sora called to Max.

�Just make sure you�re back before six, your aunt, uncle and cousin will be here soon,� Max said, smiling inwardly at his son�s mood. Sora had told him about the doctor�s visit while waiting for Riku, and though he�d been upset that Sora hadn�t informed him about the appointment, he was glad that he�d had the mind to go for the test, and that it came back negative. He couldn�t help but be angry that Sora had to go at all (another reason to hate Xemnas even more), but he was beyond relieved that Sora hadn�t contracted anything from the bastard.

Sora got into the Mustang, the smile still on his face. Riku went to the nearest fast-food place, which happened to be McDonald�s, and ordered two Big Macs and fries, along with two sodas. After getting the food, he drove them to a nearby park so they could eat. The park was pretty much deserted, most people either at home baking or making last-minute trips to the store before they closed.

Setting up the food and drinks on one of the tables under the large covered section, Riku sat opposite Sora and noticed that the brunette was practically wolfing his food down. A slight smirk sat on Riku�s mouth at the sight; Sora�s appetite had dwindled down so badly this past year it was good to see him eat heartily again.

Finally realizing he was being stared at, Sora glanced up and met aqua eyes. �What?� he asked, wiping his mouth with one of the napkins.

�Nothing,� Riku shook his head, lips still tilted up. He finished his meal, throwing his empty hamburger container in the trash while sipping his drink and watching Sora. Sora was just finishing his fries and happened to catch the appraisal. He put his wrappers and dirty napkins in the trash, becoming self-conscious at the look he was receiving.

�Okay, what�s going on? You seem awfully happy today,� Riku questioned, eyeing Sora closely.

Sora swallowed hard, nerves once again jittery. �Well, I had my second HIV test today,� he began. Riku perked up at that.

�What? Why didn�t you tell me? I would�ve gone with you.�

Sora shook his head. �Kairi was with me,� he said, not seeing the slight flash of jealousy in Riku�s eyes. �I didn�t want to tell anyone until I found out the results.�

Riku nodded. �And?� he asked after several seconds of silence.

A bright grin was aimed at him. �It came out negative,� he said happily, and Riku smiled back at him. He was glad for the brunette, though a part of him was disappointed that he wasn�t told earlier. But he could understand Sora�s reason on not telling anyone. Yes, he would have loved to have been with Sora, but the fact that Sora was fine overrode his jealousy that Kairi had been with him.

�So what was going on at your house today? All I could hear was someone yelling,� Sora said as he leaned his elbows on the table.

Riku snorted. �That was my deranged cousins. All I�ve heard all day long is Yazoo teasing Loz about crying, and Kadaj telling them both to shut up. I can�t even think when they�re around. And they get to be there all day tomorrow and Friday.� He shuddered.

Sora laughed. �I know what you mean. Roxas is okay, but his older brother Zack, who�s coming tomorrow, does the same thing to him. So I�m gonna have to listen to them screaming at each other too.� Riku chuckled at how alike their families were. His aunt Larxene, his cousin�s mother, was even louder than her sons. And she was going to cook the Thanksgiving meal. He�d better make sure his new MP3 player had plenty of batteries; he�d had to hide it from that demon dog (he�d caught her in his room again) Cloud called a pet.

The two talked for a while, the time passing quickly. As Sora looked at Riku�s watch and saw it was past five, he stood and stretched a bit. �Well, I�d better get home, my aunt and uncle should be there by now,� he told Riku. He threw his now empty drink away, waiting for Riku to join him. The silver-haired teen made his way around the table and walked beside Sora to where the car was parked.

To Riku�s surprise � and delight � Sora actually wrapped his arms around the taller boy�s waist and hugged him. Riku tentatively slid his arms around Sora�s body, not sure how he�d react to someone touching him like that. Sora didn�t stiffen or back away, and Riku relaxed and held the brunette closer. His nose nuzzled soft brown locks, inhaling the sweet scent of vanilla. He�d longed to do this for so long, and hadn�t been sure Sora would ever let him this close. He figured it was part of Sora�s relief at his test results, but Riku would take what he could get.

They drew apart shortly, Sora giving Riku an almost embarrassed look before moving around him and climbing into the car, his face beet-red. But Riku had a stupid, goofy grin on his face as he settled in the driver�s seat.

**Ok, I forgot to put this up earlier. I know generally most HIV tests can take up to two weeks to get results, but I saw a documentary about a year ago about HIV testing, and certain clinics can actually have the results in an hour or two. I didn�t want to extend the story with waiting to find out in another chapter, so I used that here.**
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