It has been fifteen years since Cloud left and it has worn down on his whole family. Every year on special occasions Sora waits by the door to see if Cloud will come back, Vanitas has had abandonment issues ever since that night, Leon struggled to find a job at first, but Sephiroth let him work at his custom tailer shop knowing he needed the job and as a result watched over the Strifes once he found out what situation they were in. We're getting off track here, Roxas turned emo and as a result got a bottom lip piercing at the age of fourteen, and the last Strife, Ven, nothing happened to him except he's very angry with his father for leaving him when he was one month old. This, dear reader is where the story begins.

Sora was asleep in his room, until Leon came and woke him up.

"Sora, get up."

"Fine. What's today?"

"Your father's birthday." At that Sora quickly got up, got clothes on, and sat by the door like he'd been doing for the last fifteen years. When Vanitas saw his twin brother sitting at the door he pinched the bridge of his nose and ran a hand through his black spikes.

"It's Dad's birthday isn't it Mom?" He asked Leon who nodded. Vanitas sighed and poked his older brother's head.

"What is it now?"

"Give it up Sora, he's never coming back."

"Just because you have abandoment issues doesn't mean you have to take a dump on whatever hope I still have left. I have that feeling Dad's gonna come back home. I kept my word to Dad because I helped Mom out with you guys since I'm older than you, Roxas, and Ven. I still remember what Dad said to you."

"I still remember too, but that's just me." Then there was a knock at the door, Sora, getting excited, got up and got to the door, but as soon as he opened it he was disappointed.

"Oh, it's you."

"Wow Sora, I'm not welcome here all of a sudden?"

"I thought you were someone else Janae."

"Today's your Dad's b-day isn't it?"

"Yeah, how did you know?"

"I've known you guys since I was three. Now let me in, it's Saturday and I don't wanna spend it on your front porch." Sora let his childhood friend in only to have her run in and instantly glomp on Vanitas.

"Hey Vani."

"Hey Janae, what's my girlfriend doing here?"

"My parents are out of town for a couple weeks and I thought I'd come down here and stay with my boyfriend."

"Awww, I love you."

"Love ya too." then they started to make out which had Sora disgusted.

"Get a room you two."

"If we wanted a room, we would've taken yours." Janae joked with Vanitas laughing like crazy and Sora looking greatly disturbed. The rest of the day Sora was sitting by the door like he would, Roxas was hanging out with his boyfriend Axel, Leon was at work, Ven hanging out with his boyfriend Terra. Later that night Janae decided to sleep over, on the condition she sleeps in Roxas' room. As she was getting ready to watch a movie with Vanitas later, she noticed Sora nodding off and gave him a soda.

"Huh?"

"You were nodding off Sora."

"I was?"

"Yeah. Don't you wanna stay awake to see your dad come home?"

"I do, but what if Vanitas is right? What if Dad isn't gonna come back?"

"Sora, as mch as I love your brother, he can be wrong sometimes. Like you I have that feeling."

"How do you know?"

"I just do, besides I know what he looks like from your mother's pictures. Just drink that and you'll be full and alert almost like an energetic little puppy." Then she left Sora to think. Maybe Dad will come home, he thought. Later, just about everyone, but him and Leon were asleep. Leon looked at his son and patted him on the shoulder.

"Sora, come on, you'll get insomnia that way."

"Oh come on, I have the feeling Dad is gonna come through that door any given moment."

"Fine, if it makes you happy, I'll wait here with you."

"No way Mom, you have to go to work at Sephiroth's shop tomorrow."

"I have a month paid vacation, so I can spend it with you and your brothers."

"I know, but just go to sleep Mom, I wanna be the first person Dad sees."

"Okay, but if you get tired, then you can come up to my be or something."

"Thanks Mom." Leon then went up the stairs and to bed leaving Sora to watch the door. Vanitas is right, Dad's not coming back, he thought with a frown. He was about to leave when he heard something turning in the lock. Then a voice came through the door.

"Damn key. Leon must've changed the lock after I left." Sora opened the door to see who it was, and it was his dad standing in front of him.

"Daddy?"

"Sora, you've grown." Sora jumped up on Cloud as older spiky haired blonde tried not to fall over and walked in the house. When he walked in he looked around and saw that his family managed to handle things without him around. As Cloud walked upstairs he wondered how Leon handled their sons. When Cloud walked into their room he saw Leon asleep hugging an old wedding picture of them with tissues everywhere. He laughed, got his pajamas on and got in bed next to Leon. It feels good to be home after all these years, he thought as he drifted into sleep.

The next morning Leon woke up and when he felt a pair of arms on his waist he knew something weird was going on. What does Vanitas want me to buy him now? he wondered. When he turned on his other side, he couldn't believe what he saw. Cloud was home.

"Cloud?" He said touching his husband's face to see if he were dreaming or not.

"Huh? Le-Le, don't touch my face in the morning. You know I don't like that. I don't go touching your face at random early in the morning." Cloud joked as Leon hugged Cloud, who looked a little confused.

"Leon, I know you missed me, but you're squishing me to death." Cloud struggled against his husband's tight grip.

"I'm sorry Cloud, but I've missed you for so long."

"I missed you too. I can't believe how long I've been gone. Let's get downstairs and make our boys breakfast."

"No, let's get in a morning snuggle because you have to make up for fifteen years of missed out Mommy and Daddy time."

"My Momma Lion hasn't changed one little bit." Cloud said as Leon pulled him into a kiss.

Me: Okay, let's end chapter 2 right here. With no questions to answer I must say, goodbye. :D