"Libi? Where's Zexion?" Serene called from the guest bedroom their adoptive son had gone to sleep in a mere five hours ago.
"He's not in there?" Libi asked, coming up behind her wife. "Huh...that's strange..."
Serene chewed her lip, and ran down the hall. "Mom! Have you seen Zexion?"
"Yes, we met him last night, don't you remember?"
"No, I mean he's not in his room!"
"He's a teenaged boy, Serene. Calm down, for god's sake. He probably went for a walk," Serene's father, Jimmy, said from behind his newspaper.
"He left his cellphone," Libi said, frowning as she held up the silver device. "Zexion doesn't go for walks anyways. Zexion stares at the wall or reads books."
"Well, that's not very healthy behaviour for a young boy!"
"Oh my god, mom, will you please shut up? I am not a lost cause just because I adopted a child!"
"I'm just saying that maybe if he had a father, he'd be more-"
"He didn't have a father to begin with, mom."
"Surely he-"
"No, mom. Zexion was from an abusive single mother home. There never was a father figure."
"You can't know that-"
"Will you two shut the hell up? Arguing about this isn't going to find him!"
The mother and daughter both turned and stared at the fuming brunette who proceeded to scowl at them and storm out of the house.
"I'd better..."
"Go, go. Find your son and your... wife, and then we'll... talk things out over breakfast."
Serene nodded, and ran out the door.
(pagebreak)
"What do you mean you can't find him?" Demyx screeched into the phone. "It's Zexion! How hard can it be to find a blue haired kid in the middle of winter?"
"I don't know, Demyx. He's just...gone! He didn't even take his shoes."
"Did you call the police?"
"Yes, Demyx. We had to wait 48 hours but then we called them."
"You don't think he's been-"
"No, we don't."
"You'll call me if they find him, right?"
"Yes, Demyx. First word we catch of him, we'll call you-just, it's been over a month now. He might not even be-"
"No! Don't lose hope! Zexion is out there, and he'll be okay, I know it!"
A sigh. "...You're right, I'm sorry. I've got to get to work." A click.
Demyx sighed and closed the phone, leaning back on the bed. "Ax... he's missing."
"Missing?"
"They can't find him."
"I know what missing means, dipshit. Who's missing?"
"Zexy."
"..."
"Axel?"
"You know, he's no good for you, Demyx."
"Axel, are you-you're drunk again, aren't you? Come on, man. You gotta quit doing this to yourself! Getting wasted isn't going to make Roxas want you."
Axel smiled down at Demyx. "No...but a blond is a blond, right?"
"No! Not right. Not right at all! Get off me you big dumby!" Demyx said with a shove to the redhead's chest. "I hate when you get like this!"
"C'mon, Demy, please? Just this once?"
"No! I'm going to Sora's house."
"Tell Roxas I'll be waiting for him!"
"Screw off, Axel!"
(pagebreak)
"Do you come here often?"
"Uh...no?"
"Oh... uh, well, what's your favorite thing to do in the winter?"
He stared blankly at the woman. "Read."
"What kind of books do you like to read?"
"Any written by someone with some sense of intelligence."
"What's your favorite book?"
He blinked, and crossed the library, picking up a large text from the bottom shelf. "This is my favorite book in this library."
"Oh...are you going to become a vet when you grow up?"
"...no."
The woman smiled awkwardly. "What do you want to do when you grow up?"
"I don't know."
"Well, that's okay. What's your favorite hobby?"
"I like to read."
"I...see. Is there...anything else you like to do?"
"Sleep."
"How...interesting," the woman said, and turned to the camera. "Well, there you have it, folks. Support your children in reading, just like this fella!"
The boy blinked, face seemingly unchanged. "Can I go back to my book now?"
The woman laughed, and the camera was turned off. The laugh faded and the woman nodded. "Sure, whatever, kid. Do what you want."
He sat back down in his chair and went back to reading his book.
(pagebreak)
A/N: I am the worst human being in the history of mankind.
I'll try to update more. I probably won't, but... love me anyways? 8DD