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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: Sorry for the wait! *again* Struggled with this chapter, it was hard to get it to come out the way I wanted it to (which it still didn’t). Not altogether happy with it, but then again I am my own worst critic. I’m gonna try to work on the next – and final – chapter as soon as I can, but it could be a while before it’s posted as I got a new laptop (yay!!) but unfortunately I don’t have MS Word so I kinda got my chapters locked. But I’m trying a new program on here (which is how I was luckily able to finish this chapter – had to copy+paste what I’d had saved off my other computer after publishing to my ffnet account) and my older brother is also sending me a disc with the MS programs to install onto my laptop.
For yaoihentai69: your review was a bit puzzling, as the story is not underlined or in bold except for one or two things in my ANs (I always check to make sure the chapters are formatted correctly), so I have no idea what you meant.
Huge thanks to Vitty Rose for reading over this for me, you don’t know how big a help you’ve been!^_^
Chapter 21
Sora ran almost blindly down the alley Xigbar had pointed out to him. His breath escaped in harsh puffs, his lungs feeling like they were burning as he dodged dumpsters and rounded a corner before catching sight of the aforementioned gas station. He ran straight for the lone payphone just off to the side, his hands searching frantically through his pockets for any loose change. He couldn't even remember if he had any change, his mind had pretty much blanked out in the need to reach some sort of safety.
Feeling the cold, smooth metal of several coins in his fingers (thank God he'd not thrown his change out), Sora pulled out everything in his pocket and felt like jumping for joy when he found over a dollar's worth of quarters, dimes and nickels in his palm. He made sure to face the alley he'd just come out of, only taking his eyes off it to punch the numbers for Riku's cell phone.
Why he didn't dial his father's phone he didn't know; all he knew was he wanted to see and hear Riku the most at that moment. He waited anxiously for Riku to pick up, those few rings taking what felt like hours instead of mere seconds before he finally heard the voice he longed for.
"Hello?"
"R-Riku?"
"Sora? Where are you? Are you alright?" Even over the line Sora could hear the utter relief in his boyfriend's voice when he spoke.
"I'm not really sure where I am, I'm at a payphone. It's right outside a gas station." His gaze constantly swiveled from the alley to the busy road in front of him, ready to run at any sign of Xemnas.
"Give me the address, I'm coming to get you right now," Sora could dimly hear the sounds of Riku getting into his car, someone saying, "I'm coming with you," then the engine starting.
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Riku was slumped in the lone recliner in his father's living room, glaring at the wall. His cell phone was beside him, placed on the arm of the chair. The angry look marring his features was due to him just sitting there doing nothing while Sora was god knows where. He couldn't let himself think about what might be happening to him, it would drive him completely crazy.
Roxas and Axel were sitting on the couch; Riku had given them directions to his house after calling to see if Roxas had seen Sora. Axel had been with him, and both had jumped on his bike and raced to Riku's house after hearing he was missing. Max had also driven to their house, and he was seated in the kitchen with Sephiroth and Cloud talking to a pair of police officers; normally missing person reports had to be filed after 12 hours or so, but Max had informed them that Sora was being stalked by an adult male and they'd taken the call a bit more seriously. Sephiroth had given Max permission for the police to come to his home as he'd figured it would be better to have them at the last place Sora was seen.
Riku didn't pay attention to the adults' strained conversation less than fifteen feet away. He was anxious with worry, and wanted nothing more than to be out doing something to find his boyfriend. The waiting and not knowing was killing him; Sora had been missing for nearly four hours now. Roxas and Axel gave him varying worried glances, both concerned and wondering about where Sora could be.
Getting up, he snatched his phone from the chair and stepped outside. He wanted his phone near just in case. Roxas frowned and got up, following Riku outside where the taller teen was pacing in agitation in front of the steps leading into the house.
Taking a deep breath of air, Riku sighed in frustration and sat down heavily on the bottom step of the porch. No sooner had he sat than his phone began ringing, the caller ID showing a number he didn't recognize. Normally he wouldn't answer calls if he didn't know the number, but for some reason he decided to pick up.
"Hello?" he answered a bit tersely; if it was some telemarketer he’d be seriously pissed.
"R-Riku?"
That stutter was the sweetest sound he'd ever heard.
"Sora? Where are you? Are you alright?" Riku's breath was coming out in pants due to his excitement and relief at hearing Sora's voice. Roxas ran to him, trying to hear what was being said.
"I'm not really sure where I am, I'm at a payphone. It's right outside a gas station." Riku could hear the fear evident in Sora's voice; he wanted, no needed, to get to him as fast as possible.
"Give me the address, I'm coming to get you right now," he ordered, already at his car door with keys in hand.
"I'm coming with you," Roxas' tone brooked no refusal. Riku just nodded, unlocking the car doors and slipping behind the wheel as Roxas jumped into the passenger's seat.
"Go tell my uncle what's going on, and tell him I'll call when we get to Sora," he told Axel, who simply nodded and ran inside.
Riku was speeding off down the road before Sora had finished giving him the name of the street on the sign above his head. Riku had no idea where it was, but for the first time he was glad to have the GPS his father had insisted on installing. He continued talking to Sora as he raced to where the brunette was, following the directions given to him. Roxas remained quiet, letting Sora give Riku directions and any info he needed.
Less than half an hour later, Riku screeched to a halt on the outskirts of the gas station's parking lot, his eyes locking immediately onto Sora, who was heading right for him after recognizing his car. Riku jumped out of his seat, running around the hood and catching a visibly shaking Sora. He wrapped his arms tightly around the smaller boy, his right hand coming up to bury itself in thick brown strands.
"You're ok, I'm here. No one will ever hurt you again," he murmured soothingly, trying to calm the trembling teen. Sora didn't say anything, just continued to cling to Riku. They stood that way for countless minutes before Riku began moving them back towards the front door of his car. He'd feel safer if he had Sora in the car; that way if they needed to, he could get them out of there quickly.
Roxas met his gaze over the roof of the car; he'd simply stood there in silence, watching the close moment between Sora and Riku. "Is he ok?" he asked quietly, and Sora's head popped up in surprise at the sound of his cousin's voice. He hadn't even noticed Roxas was with Riku; so that was the voice he'd heard on the phone with Riku.
Stopping, Riku turned to Roxas. "Do you mind driving? I wanna sit up front with Sora and I can't do that if I have to drive." Roxas nodded, walking around the car to the driver's side. His surprise was hidden at the request as he'd heard from Sora that Riku didn't let anyone drive his car, ever; he knew the silver-haired teen must have been reluctant to let Sora go for even a second if he was willing to let someone else drive.
Fastening the seat belt, Roxas turned and smiled as Riku settled in the front passenger seat after pushing it all the way back for more room; he cradled Sora between his legs on the seat, his arms wrapped securely around the brunette's waist. Sora leaned back into Riku, anxious to get back home yet oddly worried about Xigbar at the same time. He hoped the man was ok, he did help him escape after all.
Sighing, Sora closed his eyes and relaxed against Riku, blotting all other thought from his mind for the time being.
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Xigbar looked down at his friend, lying so still on the floor. A small puddle of dark red blood was slowly seeping out from underneath the man's body, staining the carpet. He laid down the still smoking gun on the table by the door, sitting heavily on the couch as he just stared at the now dead body of his best friend.
Why did Xemnas have to come at him with the gun? His eyes had been so crazed, his features so twisted with anger and possessive rage; he was so far gone that Xigbar hadn't recognized him.
The kid had barely made it to the stairwell before Xemnas had stepped out of the bedroom, his face screwed up in a mask of snarling outrage at the sight of the door open and Sora gone.
"What the hell did you do? You bring him back here right now!" Xemnas had demanded shrilly, moving to rush past Xigbar to give chase to Sora.
But Xigbar didn't move from in front of the door. "Let him go, Xemnas," he said softly.
Xemnas snarled at his friend. "Fuck you Xigbar. Sora is mine, he's going with me to Italy. I've already made all the arrangements. You don't want to help me anymore, fine. Then leave. But don't you dare interfere with me."
"Damn it Xemnas, just think about this for a minute! You're getting in way over your head over this kid, just let him be." He remained rooted in place, determined not to budge. Agitated, Xemnas stormed off into the bedroom, returning after less than a minute with his gun in hand and pointing it right at Xigbar.
"What the hell are you doing? Are you gonna kill me, Xem? After all we've been through, all these years, you just gonna turn on me to chase after a kid you're obsessing on?"
The sneer on Xemnas' face mixed almost comically with his grimace of rage. "What, were you jealous of me? You want to keep Sora for yourself? I won't let him go, and no one else can ever have him!" His last words ended on a deranged shout as he ran at Xigbar, his mind clouded with fury.
Dodging the gun, Xigbar grabbed hold of Xemnas' hand holding it and struggled to lower the weapon. Xemnas' grip was strong, his insane ramblings and obsessive behavior over Sora lending him a terrifying strength. It was all Xigbar could do to keep the gun aimed away from his body.
"Damn it, Xem! Stop this!" He tried to reason with his friend, but the snarl etched on that tanned face and the crazed golden eyes told Xigbar that Xemnas was past all reason. He really meant to kill him. A coldness filled Xigbar at the realization that there was nothing else he could do.
Using all his strength, Xigbar managed to lower the gun, still clasped firmly in Xemnas' grip. The gun was raised again, now pointed at an angle towards the pale-haired man as Xigbar fought to keep the muzzle facing away from him, when suddenly Xemnas' hand clenched and his finger squeezed the trigger. A shocked look fell over his face as he stopped fighting, then almost in slow motion he released his hold on the gun and fell to the floor.
"Xem!" Xigbar yelled hoarsely, seeing the red slowly seep out from under Xemnas' prone body. He saw the eyes, still wide open and staring at him, a glazed look now in them. He frantically searched for a pulse, and his heart skipped a beat when he failed to find one.
The shot had been almost dead center of Xemnas' chest and exiting out his back in a large hole, and Xigbar was pretty certain it had hit either through his heart or right next to it, killing the man almost instantly. He kneeled down beside his friend, sadness and a foreign emotion, grief, radiating through him. There was anger as well, but mostly self-directed. 'If only' scenarios ran through his brain, but logically he knew this most likely wouldn't have turned out any differently. Xemnas had let himself obsess and fixate on Sora too much, and in the end it only consumed him beyond any normal rationality.
Heading into the bedroom and taking the blanket off the bed, Xigbar came back into the room and draped the material over Xemnas' body. He then cleaned out any evidence of himself from the room, making sure to wipe the doorknob and tables clean. With a last look at his friend's body, Xigbar pulled the front door open and exited, again wiping the knob free of any prints. With a heavy sigh he walked slowly down the stairs and out of the building, not looking back once.
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Hours later, after Sora was back home and had been hugged tightly by his father (which was still a bit shocking for him as his father just wasn't an affectionate person) and his aunt and uncle, the brunette was in his living room huddled on the couch as close to Riku as he could get. Riku didn't mind, his right arm wrapped protectively around the teen's shoulders.
Everyone else had followed Max back to his home, the relief all felt at hearing that Sora was safe evident. Max was on the other side of his son, wanting to keep him close. He'd screwed up so much with all the time he'd missed of Sora's life being angry at his ex-wife that he'd nearly lost his son in the process. The close call sent chills down his spine, and he swore to never let anything like that happen again.
Sephiroth and Cloud were seated on the loveseat across from the sofa. Roxas and Axel were standing near the doorway, trying to let the police question Sora and stay out of the way. Angeal was seated in the chair closest to Max, both men prepared to step in for Sora if any of the questions became too hard for him to answer. Quistis was on the arm of the chair, her hand on her husband's shoulder, offering her silent support.
The two officers who'd originally responded to Max's call about Sora missing were now seated in chairs brought in from the kitchen. The younger officer, a brunette with somewhat chilly blue eyes and a stoic demeanor, was asking Sora questions about his whereabouts earlier that day while the older, slightly pudgy cop stood to the side and allowed his partner to do the questioning.
"Do you think you can remember the location of the apartment building Mr. Deveroux took you to?"
Sora shook his head negatively. "I-it was all a blur, I can't really remember anything. I just remember hearing the gun going off and I started running." He shivered, the sound of that shot echoing in his head as he burrowed closer into Riku's side. Riku held him tighter, feeling how tense Sora was. He shot a glare at the officer questioning him but kept silent, knowing they needed to hear Sora's answers.
The officer tried again. "There are about half a dozen apartment buildings within a twelve block radius from where you made your call; can you remember any distinctive features about the one you were taken to? A sign, something in the parking lot maybe, anything?"
Sora shook his head apologetically, hating that he just couldn't remember even a minute detail about the building or its surroundings. He was wracking his brain, trying to picture anything that might help, but he just kept coming up blank.
At a sudden blare from his radio, the older officer excused himself and went into the hallway near the front door to talk to his dispatcher. He was gone for only a minute or less, but he came back with a grim expression. Catching his partner's eye, he motioned for him to follow him out. But everyone could plainly hear his words as he spoke to the other officer just outside the room.
"We got a dead body in an apartment, rundown building in the Twilight section of town; neighbor heard a shot fired about an hour ago and one of the responding units found the body in a third floor apartment. It's the closest apartment building to the phone booth; I think we've got our address." He looked pointedly at Sora, who paled at the news.
Part of Sora was worried that it was Xigbar, but a bigger part of him – that he was almost ashamed of – was hoping it was Xemnas. Sora didn't want to wish death on anyone, but the thought of that maniac still out there, waiting to grab him again, made him feel sick to his stomach. He just wanted everything to be over so he could go back to his life.
The officer studied him for a moment, with what looked almost like pity, before walking back to stand in front of Sora. He felt bad for the kid, but right now he needed Sora to accompany him to hopefully verify if the building and location is the same as where he was taken. And if need be, to identify the body.
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