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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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AN: So here's chapter 17, hope you guys like it!

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Chapter 17

Sora stood in the doorway to Riku's living room from the kitchen. He breathed in the scent of fresh pine wafting from the huge tree in the corner of the living room in front of the large window; the smell of cinnamon came from the several red pillar candles Cloud had placed on the coffee table and mantel. A chuckle escaped him as he saw Fuu sneak another candy cane off the tree. Multi-colored lights twinkled in the dimly lit room, reflecting off the ornaments and star topper.

"Man, you guys went all out with the tree this year," Sora said as he gave a small grin to Riku, who was sitting at the table a few feet away.

Glancing up, Riku nodded. "Yeah, Fuu and Zex both wanted the biggest one we could find. It's gotta be at least nine feet tall." They'd gotten the tree two weeks ago, and had had a bit of a struggle to get it home due to its size. But it had been worth the hassle at the sounds of Fuu's squeals of delight. 'Course, he could say that now; it had been a different story as Sephiroth and Cloud had fought to untangle about twenty strands of lights and check each one to make sure it worked.

Riku smiled at the wistful expression on Sora's face. The tree lights lit his face softly, making his tan skin look darker. His chocolate-colored hair seemed almost black in this light, the strands in their usual spiky disarray. He knew Christmas was Sora's favorite time of year, and he hated that he'd missed out on it last year with him due to his own stupidity.

Kairi caught the glance Riku sent the brunette, and an idea formed in her mind. Cloud had strung up mistletoe all over the house, and a particularly large bundle was next to the front door. She was tired of waiting for Riku to make his move; she wanted to yell at him to stop moping around and just do it already! So she figured she'd give him a hand.

Making herself yawn, Kairi stretched her arm out and gave an exaggerated gasp as she 'happened' to see the time on her watch. "Oh! It's after ten, shouldn't you be getting Sora home, Riku?"

"Huh?" Startled, Riku looked up at the clock on the wall and noted the time. Damn, it's already that late? With a huff, he stood and walked to Sora; he was enjoying having the younger teen's company. "Hey Sora, you ready to go home? I told your dad I'd have you back before 11."

Sora nodded, heading over to the front door. Kairi sprang up and herded Sora right under the mistletoe, the shorter boy not even seeing where he was led. Riku arched a brow at the redhead, wondering what she was up to.

Giggling, Kairi pointed to the plant above Sora's head. "Riku, Sora's under the mistletoe, Christmas tradition says you have to kiss him." Her violet eyes met aqua, sending the silent message: don't mess this up, here's a perfect opportunity!

Gulping nervously, Sora just looked back and forth between the two. "U-um Kairi, it's okay, Riku doesn't-" his stammering objection was interrupted by Riku moving closer. The taller teen came to stand directly in front of Sora, gazing down at him.

"Well, it's Christmas tradition, like Kairi said," he spoke softly to a now-blushing Sora, "we wouldn't want to go against that, would we?" A small smirk played about his lips. He needed to remember to thank Kairi later for giving him this chance.

Shaking his head, Sora locked eyes with Riku as their faces moved closer together. Kairi stood off to the side, holding her breath (and a squeal) as Riku lowered his mouth onto Sora's. The kiss was brief, only a few seconds, but for Sora it seemed to last forever. His eyes closed the moment their mouths connected, savoring the contact. He'd dreamed so long of Riku kissing him, and he was almost shocked that it had actually happened. A dreamy smile curved his lips when Riku moved back.

Riku had to make himself pull back; he knew Sora was still a bit hesitant about touch, and he didn't want to scare him away. But the softness of his lips nearly drove him crazy with wanting more. A throat clearing snapped both boys out of their musings, and they turned to Kairi, who had a face-splitting grin on her features.

"Well, let's get going, guys," she all but skipped out of the house. Riku turned to gesture Sora out, and saw his little sister standing at the bottom of the stairs with a smile. His face heated up, "How long have you been there?" Can't I get any privacy?

"Long enough to see you kiss Sora," she said with a wink before going upstairs, leaving Riku staring after her with a bemused look on his face. He wasn't ashamed to have been seen kissing Sora; actually, he would have preferred to have done it in private, and for much longer. Shaking his head, he laughed quietly and followed an equally red-faced Sora to the car, where Kairi waited for them.

The ride to Kairi's house was quiet, the radio playing Christmas music at a low volume. Kairi smirked at Riku in the rearview mirror, glad her plan worked. Riku had complained of wanting to tell Sora his feelings for a while now, but he never had the courage. And when he found out the reason why Sora was so distant, he was afraid to let the brunette know for fear of scaring him off. But to his surprise � and relief � Sora seemed to welcome the kiss, not shy away. But Riku had to remind himself to take it slow and let Sora dictate how fast things would move.

Pulling up in front of Kairi's house, Riku put the car in park and let the redhead out on his side. He opened his mouth to say something, and Kairi beat him to the punch. "You're welcome," she said in a low voice. Her eyes hardened fractionally for a moment. "But don't hurt him again, Riku. You won't get a second chance. And I'll make you very sorry if you do," she warned.

Riku chuckled. "I won't, don't worry." Her face relaxed again, and she waved both of them goodnight as she walked inside her house. Riku slid back into the driver's seat and buckled his seatbelt before heading back out onto the road.

The interior of the car was silent again but for the soft music, neither teen knowing quite what to say. Both were thinking about what had happened earlier, each with different thoughts on it. Riku was worried that maybe he'd crossed a line with Sora. He just didn't know how to approach the smaller teen. Knowing what had happened to him made it hard to predict how the brunette would react to his advances. He certainly didn't want to frighten Sora or make him uncomfortable, but he wasn't willing to ignore his feelings and risk the chance of Sora eventually being with someone else.

Sora was also contemplating the kiss. He didn't want to get his hopes up that Riku liked him the way he liked Riku; Kairi had pretty much goaded the silver-haired teen into kissing him by mentioning the mistletoe. He still remembered how Riku rejected him the first time, and didn't want to set himself up for that again. But it had been nice to be kissed properly; he tried not to think about the only other time he'd been kissed. If you could call that a kiss. He didn't like to consider it his first, since it was forced and hadn't been welcomed or reciprocated.

Brought out of his thoughts by the car stopping, Sora looked up and noticed they were in his driveway. He slowly undid his seatbelt and moved to open the door, hesitating as his hand lay on the handle. Before opening the door, he turned to Riku.

"Um, I know Kairi kinda pressured you into that whole mistletoe thing, but we're still okay, right? I mean, I know you don't like me like that, so I don't want to make you uncomfortable or anything-" His rambling was halted as Riku put a finger against his lips.

Studying the face in front of him, Riku could see the anxiety in bright blue eyes. He leaned closer to Sora, his eyes locked on Sora's lips. Sora almost quit breathing at the look in Riku's aquamarine orbs as he unconsciously moved towards him as well. His breath hitched when Riku leaned in and brushed his lips over his own. His mind reeled at the knowledge that he was getting a second kiss from Riku.

Not being pushed away, Riku deepened the pressure of his mouth, feeling elated when Sora opened his mouth slightly instead of pushing him away. He wanted to shout when he felt a small hand rest lightly on his shoulder; he pulled Sora a bit closer to him, his own hands coming up to gently frame the brunette's cheeks.

Riku tentatively stroked Sora's lips with his tongue, asking for entrance. Sora parted his lips farther, and Riku instantly swept his tongue inside. Sora tasted like peppermint, the flavor lingering from one of the candy canes he'd gotten from Fuu. His tongue met Riku's, moaning at the sensation. Sora's mind sang as the kiss continued, his hand tightening on Riku's shoulder as all thoughts flew out of his head.

Drawing back, both teens breathless, Riku rested his forehead against Sora's as he fought to get his breathing back under control. He knew it did no good to look back and have regrets, but he could have had this over a year ago if he hadn't been dumb and let Sora slip away.

Rubbing the soft cheek in his right hand, Riku tilted his head back to look Sora in the eye. "I do like you, Sora. I've wanted to do that for the longest time, but was too damned afraid of what everyone else would think," he played with a lock of dark brown hair as he talked. At Sora's questioning gaze, Riku smiled. "And now the only one whose opinion really matters to me is you. I don't care what anyone else thinks. I was an idiot to let it bother me for as long as it did."

Sora nuzzled into the touch, content to just sit in the darkened car with Riku. He wasn't afraid of being alone with him, actually being with Riku made him feel safe. He remained silent at what Riku had just told him, his thoughts racing with the confession. He was almost afraid to believe it, but seeing how earnest Riku was banished his doubts.

"So what now?" he asked softly. Riku smiled down at him.

"Maybe we could go on a date, or two or three?" Sora laughed, causing Riku to chuckle as well.

"I'd like that," Sora whispered, his eyes shining from the lights on the dash. Even though Christmas was still nearly a week away, he felt like he'd just gotten his gift.

Riku had similar thoughts. He was glad to finally have that off his chest, and he was determined he wouldn't screw up again. The porch light turning on caught both boys' attention, and Riku nudged the brunette towards the door.

"You'd better go in, I don't want your dad getting mad at me for keeping you out late," he said. Sora opened the door, and Riku grabbed his hand just as he made to step out. "So, how about I pick you up tomorrow night for a movie and maybe something to eat?" He couldn't believe how nervous he was as he asked, and even more so as he waited for Sora's answer.

Sora beamed at him. "Yeah, sounds great. What time?"

"How about around six, give us plenty of time to pick a movie." Sora nodded, shutting the door and waving as Riku started the Mustang and pulled out of the driveway. Sora stepped inside, his smile not fading when he met the slightly stern look his dad gave him for being late.

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Xigbar ducked down quickly as Riku drove past. He sat back up and watched as Sora walked inside the house, debating on whether or not to tell Xemnas about what he'd seen. As possessive as the man had gotten over this kid, he knew if he told his friend about seeing Sora kiss the other boy it'd make Xemnas blow his top.

He cranked the white sedan he'd rented when the porch light shut off. After being seen last time, he'd made sure to get a different color and model of car. He'd just come back from another job, luckily it hadn't lasted long as Xemnas had been calling him nearly non-stop the entire time he'd been gone. But he needed to earn money, and since he was doing this for free for Xemnas, then he had to find some other jobs to make some quick cash.

Sighing and raking a hand through his unbound hair, Xigbar sped away from Sora's house. He ultimately decided not to mention what he'd seen to his friend. Xemnas was getting too unstable and basically crazy over this kid; he was genuinely concerned about him. And behind that concern was worry; if Xemnas became too unstable, what would he be capable of, especially if he viewed that pale-haired kid as his competition for Sora?

"Shit, this is getting too complicated," he muttered to himself as he drove to his motel to get some much-needed sleep. His head hurt; he'd figure out what to do tomorrow.
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