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Finding Lost Dreams	By : Lanie12777 Category: Kingdom Hearts > Slash/Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 12747 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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AN: Sorry for the lateness, a bit of a block on this one (it was being stubborn). I also have a health issue where I am in constant pain, and the meds I take for it make me a bit loopy (for anyone who�s taken Lortabs before, you�ll know what I mean). The next chapter might take a while as well, as I don�t know yet whether or not I have to have surgery.

So this chapter marks the start of where it gets a bit darker � if you don�t count the third chapter � and there are about three or four more chapters to go before the end. Hope you guys enjoy!

Chapter 19

Max sighed as he rubbed his tired eyes; he�d been reading page after page of basically the same thing, and his temper flared at the useless paper before him. He felt almost like he�d been getting the grunt work lately. His workload had nearly tripled the past two months due to Xemnas just not showing up to work. Bastard he thought vehemently, knowing the other man�s absence couldn�t be a good thing. Now he got stuck with a boring burglary case that was so open and shut it practically solved itself, and it was once again dumped on him because of Xemnas.

Shoving the files away from him, Max leaned back in his chair and glanced at the clock. Seeing it was a little after ten p.m., he decided to call it a day and head home. At least it was Friday, he had two whole days to relax and sleep in if he wanted. And since Sora had called him earlier in that afternoon for permission to sleep over at Riku�s, he didn�t have to worry about his son being home alone this late at night.

Slipping his jacket on and grabbing his briefcase, he locked his office door and walked to the elevator, pressing the call button. He leaned tiredly against the side of the interior, ignoring the annoying piano music playing softly. Getting out on the parking deck level where his car was parked, Max nodded at the night watchman sitting at his desk next to the parking entrance and pulled his keys out. As he got closer to his Lexus, he noticed the tires looked odd; it was a bit hard to see in the muted lighting of the deck. A frown marred his brow as he walked faster, then a scowl settled on his face and he cursed loudly as he finally got close enough for a better look. All four of his tires had been slashed.

Anger rushing through him, Max briskly backtracked to the security guard. �Has anyone been down here recently?� he barked at the now cowering man. The guard was no small man, but even he knew not to agitate an irate Max Banford.

The guard shook his head. �It�s been pretty quiet here; I haven�t seen anyone other than you since everyone left at five, except for Mr. Valentine, and Mr. Deveroux was here too a while ago. Is something wrong?� The guard shifted on his feet anxiously as he gulped at the murderous expression on Max�s face.

Max fumed as he yanked out his cellphone and called a local auto service. Good thing Sora was with Riku, as it would probably be near midnight before Max would get home finally. He ignored the security guard as he arranged for someone to come and change his tires out so he could drive home.

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Riku paused on the threshold of his bedroom, his eyes narrowing on Sora. Or more accurately, on what Sora was holding. The brunette was holding a hyper Tinker Bell in his arms, the poodle�s tail wagging as she licked Sora�s face enthusiastically. She froze as she caught sight of Riku, her tail going still and small growls erupting from her throat. Puzzled at the dog�s sudden change, Sora glanced back and saw Riku standing behind him.

Setting down the soda he�d gotten for Sora on his dresser, Riku moved to the side of the doorway and glared at Tink. �Out, you stupid rat!� he yelled, a smirk of satisfaction on his face as the dog jumped out of Sora�s arms, scampered past him and bolted down the stairs. He shut the door firmly, then picked up the can and handed it to Sora.

�I don�t get why you�re so mean to her,� Sora laughed. Personally he thought Tinker Bell was adorable.

�That dog is a spawn of Satan,� Riku muttered. Sora just chuckled at his boyfriend.

�You know she just wants your attention. She�s a sweet dog once you get to know her.�

Riku snorted. �Pissing on my carpet, biting me � twice � and destroying my stuff is definitely not the way to grab my attention,� he said sardonically. Sora just burst out into hearty laughter at that, rolling onto his back on the floor at Riku�s feet. Riku smiled, loving the sound of Sora�s laugh. Kneeling down, he ran a hand along Sora�s smooth cheek and leaned down for a quick kiss. Sora responded, but before the kiss could deepen Riku drew back, sitting cross-legged next to the brunette.

Sora sat up as well, popping the top of his drink and taking a sip. He was sitting on his sleeping bag as a cushion; he�d roll it out fully when they settled down for the night. Riku held back a sigh of disappointment as he eyed it. He�d told Sora they could share his bed as it was a full size, but Sora had turned red in embarrassment and shaken his head negatively. He knew Riku wouldn�t try anything, but he just wasn�t ready to even sleep next to someone else, no matter who it was. It was actually a big step for him to sleep in the same room alone with anyone else (he didn�t have that worry at Kairi�s as she always let him sleep in the guest room). Riku understood that, but it didn�t mean he had to be happy about it. And Sora was right, he would never push him into anything that would make the brunette uncomfortable, but it would be nice if he could just hold the smaller teen in his arms while he sleeps.

While they sat on the floor and continued watching the movie Riku had put in his DVD player, Sephiroth knocked on the door then poked his head in. �Riku, can I talk to you for a moment?�

Riku sprang up at the strange note in his father�s voice, �I�ll be right back.� Sora nodded, attention back on the movie; Riku noted he didn�t appear to have picked up on the unusual vibe from Sephiroth.

Stepping out into the hallway, Riku stood in front of his father. Seeing the look on Sephiroth�s face, Riku began to grow more worried.

�What�s wrong, Dad?�

Sephiroth glanced back at Sora to make sure he couldn�t hear them. �Sora�s father called a few minutes ago, someone cut up his tires while he was at work,� he said softly, hoping his voice wouldn�t carry to the other teen. Riku had told him some of what was going on, omitting the rape; he didn�t think Sora would be comfortable with anyone else knowing about that. He�d basically told his father that Sora was being stalked and that the guy had hurt him without going into specific details.

Aqua eyes widened at what he�d been told. �Does he know who did it?� Riku was pretty sure who�d done it, but he knew no one could do anything without solid proof.

Sephiroth shook his head. �He didn�t say. But he wants us to keep a close eye on Sora, and try to keep him inside tomorrow. I know you two had plans, but I think it would be wise to cancel them until this clears up. I told Max that Sora could stay tomorrow night as well, is that alright with you?�

Riku nodded. A part of him was glad that he�d get to spend more time with Sora, it was just too bad it was under such circumstances.

�Thanks Dad,� Riku said, a small smile on his face. He turned to go back into his room, noticing that Sora was giving him a speculative look from his position on the floor. Riku had an uncanny feeling that the teen somehow knew of what had just been said, even though he knew there was no way he could have heard them as low as they were talking. He mentally shrugged to himself and plastered a smile on his face as he headed back into his room.

Sora gazed closely at Riku as the older teen came inside the bedroom. He flopped onto his mattress, his head dangling off the side as aqua eyes focused on Sora�s face. Silver hair hung loosely as Riku returned the stare. �What?� he asked quietly. He hated keeping Sora in the dark, but he knew it would just upset the brunette if he found out about his dad�s car.

Sora just shook his head and looked back at the television on the small stand near the window. He suppressed a sigh; he knew he could be a bit naïve at times, but he wasn�t stupid. Something was going on, and no one was going to tell him. It was so frustrating at times!

Frowning to himself, Sora decided that first thing in the morning he�d go home and talk to his father. He needed to know what was going on, and he was determined that he�d find out.

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Max resisted the urge to slam the front door of his home as he stepped inside. It was pushing two a.m. He was tired, angry and frustrated. He�d spent the last three hours talking to the police about the damage done to his vehicle, and the damn auto repairmen were late with his tire changes, causing him to sit in the deck for nearly an hour after the police left. The camera for the parking garage had (conveniently) gone offline during the time his tires were destroyed, and the police really couldn�t do anything due to lack of evidence.

After calling the police, Max had called Vincent to tell him what had happened. He�d learned that Xemnas had come in and left his letter of resignation, cleaning his office of any personal items. Max�s gut told him that instead of being glad the man was gone, it would just mean trouble for his son; God knows what the son of a bitch would do now. How the hell was he supposed to keep a closer eye on Sora when his caseload had grown exponentially due to Xemnas� absence?

So he�d called Riku�s father to let him know about the situation, and to hopefully have someone with Sora to watch over him while he tried to sort out the gigantic mess at work. Max leaned back on his couch, the living room in darkness as he�d not bothered to turn on any lights.

�So much for my relaxing weekend,� he snorted derisively, silently cursing Xemnas for the thousandth time as he got up and climbed the stairs wearily to his bedroom.

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Riku woke up a little past nine the next morning; he yawned and stretched before sitting up and swinging his legs over the edge of his bed. Looking down, he bent to shake Sora awake so they could head to the kitchen for some breakfast, but immediately saw the other boy was gone from his sleeping bag. Shrugging to himself, Riku figured he�d already gone downstairs to get something to eat.

After a short trip to the bathroom, Riku pulled off his sleeping shorts and shirt and slipped on a pair of jeans and a regular t-shirt before heading for the stairs. He followed the smell of pancakes and eggs, stepping into the kitchen with a small smile. His smile faded a bit as he failed to locate Sora. Cloud was at the stove transferring the last batch of golden pancakes to a plate, a large platter of scrambled eggs next to the high stack. Sephiroth was at the table eating, as were Fuu and Zexion. But Sora was nowhere in sight.

�Dad, have you seen Sora?� Riku asked as he pulled out a chair.

�I thought he was still in your room.� Sephiroth looked to Cloud, but the blonde shook his head. �I haven�t seen him this morning. Is he in the bathroom?�

�No, I was just in there.� Riku was getting worried now. He glanced at his brother and sister. �Have either of you seen him?�

Fuu, her mouth full of food, gave him a blank look before shaking her head negatively. Zex spoke up, �He said he had to do something at his house, so he walked home.� Riku paled noticeably and bolted for the front door, grabbing his car keys and sliding on a pair of shoes as he ran out.

Shit! What the hell was he thinking?! Riku cursed in his mind as he started his car and all but slung out of the driveway. He watched the sidewalks, hoping to catch sight of Sora. He knew the teen couldn�t have been gone too long, but the fact that he was nearly at Sora�s house, which was a good forty-five minute walk, and no sign of Sora made his stomach knot up.

Pulling up in front of Sora�s house, Riku slammed out of his car and ran up to the front door. He rang the doorbell, then pounded on the door for about thirty seconds until a very irritated Max opened the portal.

�What?!� he barked, his eyes red from exhaustion. He�d only gotten about four hours of sleep, and he wasn�t too thrilled to be jerked awake by the sound of someone trying to knock his door down. His annoyance died a little as he saw it was Riku, and immediately his tired brain jumped to Sora.

Riku gulped at the snapping man. �I�m sorry to bother you sir, but is Sora here?�

Max�s brows drew together in a deep frown. �I thought he stayed with you last night.�

�He did, but he left this morning. He told my brother he was coming here.�

Max cursed, running a hand through his dark hair. �He�s not here, I passed his bedroom and his door is open with the bed made.� Turning, the older man briskly walked back into his home, Riku following. The teen�s stomach was even more twisted inside with worry for his boyfriend as he trailed behind Max, his thoughts solely on where Sora could be and hoping he was okay.

**Kinda short and not too good, but unfortunately my co-author and I had a problem with our emails; she actually wrote a bit for this but for some reason when she�d send it the chapter wouldn�t go through. So after nearly a week of her constantly sending it and not going through, I decided to just post what I had.*
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