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Well, this is the last official chapter, then comes the epilogue!

Chapter 14: Rescue

"ROXAS!" Axel and Reno had Mr. Hikari in their sights, though the man was a good way ahead. They'd been taking sharp turns, and by this time their lungs were screaming for air and their legs crying out in protest. Demyx, who was a long distance runner, had already fallen behind, and Riku had given up a while ago. "ROX-SHIT!" Axel hit the ground with a dull thud.

Reno slid to a stop beside him. "You okay?"

Axel pulled himself up to find Mr. Hikari out of sight and Roxas' voice as loud as ever. "God…no…No, ROXAS!" He pulled himself on to his feet, his legs shaking profusely. He went to run and stumbled slightly.

"Woah, kid, listen." Reno held Axel up slightly. "We're not gonna catch him. Now think. Where the hell would he go?"

Axel's mind was going a mile a minute. He couldn't focus on the question until the Hikari household flashed through his mind. "…The house…he probably went to the Hikari household."

"Alright, we'll get there once we catch our breath."

"No, Reno, you gotta understand. We have to get there NOW." Axel looked up at the fellow redhead. He then explained the situation.

Reno then let out a low whistle. "Damn. I knew he was dangerous, but I didn't know he was a pedophile. Alright…What's the quickest way there?"

Axel turned down the way they just came, soon running into Demyx. "Dem. House. Now."

Demyx nodded, panting heavily. He then bolted past them to the street.

Axel looked at Reno, who seemed curious. "Dem is a distance runner. He'll get there before we do. He'll bide us some time."

Reno nodded approvingly. "What about Riku? Should we get him?"

Axel nodded and ran back to the alley's entry. "Riku! House!" Riku merely nodded and ran. It took the two redheads a few minutes to get there pace up, but by the time they reached the house, Demyx and Riku were lying on the ground numbly…Sora and a group of officers were tending to them. "What the hell happened?" Axel gasped.

"Dunno!" Sora yelled. "Where's Roxas?"

The two redheads glanced at the house sullenly.

Roxas' struggled violently against his bonds. This man had wasted no time in tying his son to the bed and stripping him of his garments. He winced slightly as he felt the robe rub against his writes, tearing a layer of skin.

"My, you're such a struggler…much like your mother…I like that."

Roxas growled, wrenching his wrist again. "Just wait," he hissed. "One of these days you're going to regret this. I swear it!"

The man smiled a sick smile, crawling onto the bed and straddling over his prey. "Oh will I?" He leaned down and nipped at the boy's neck.

"D-guh…" Roxas clenched his jaw, shutting his eyes tight. He didn't want to see it. He didn't want to know. A small squeak escaped his lips as he felt the man's cold hands run down his body, followed by something hot and wet. Oh God…Axel, help me! Please!

The thought had barely left his mind when he heard Axel yelling for him downstairs. "ROXAS!" He heard six pairs of feet stomp up the stairs. The man lifted himself up, scowling. "Damn…" He was about to leave…but of course, Axel, Sora, Reno, and three officers cornered him. "Ah…"

"Heero Hikari, you are under arrest for assault and battery, as well as having sex with a minor." One of the officers cuffed him and drug him out (NAKED! XD), while Axel ran to the bed and used his knife to cut Roxas' bonds. As soon as he was free, Roxas' arms wrapped themselves around Axel's neck, tears streaming down his face.

"So what now?" Demyx asked as the group of five sat on Riku's floor. After the arrest of Mr. Hikari, the police had taken the twins into custody, then to child protective services.

"Well," Roxas muttered, leaning against Axel. "It's up to CPS. They'll find us a family to stay with somewhere."

Demyx's eyes watered slightly. "…Will we see you guys again?"

Sora sniffled with a shrug, hugging Riku gently. "We don't know…maybe not…"

Demyx then fell quiet. Riku stroked Sora's hair, and Axel sighed. The twins glanced at each other when the woman from the CPS walked in. "C'mon boys. We got you a place to go."

"Kay…" they muttered in unison. They snuggled against their significant others, blinking back tears. Demyx however, started to cry. This in turn cued Axel to cry. "Demyx…" Sora crawled over to Demyx, tears stinging his irises. He wrapped his arms around his friend's neck, letting a few tears of his own fall. "We'll come back…we'll visit…"

Roxas stood up. He had told himself he'd be the strong one, but his heart was beginning to ache. Axel sensed it and stood up with him. "Well, uh…I guess this is good bye then…"Roxas muttered, feeling his throat getting tight.

Axel nodded. "Yeah…It's for the best."

"I know…" Roxas turned to Axel, and lifted himself onto his tiptoes, closing the gap between their lips. Axel's immediate response was to wrap his arms around Roxas. When they pulled apart, Roxas broke down in Axel's arms. Riku sat in the middle of it all unfazed.

Sora crawled back to Riku. "Riiikuuuu…" He hugged him around the neck.

"Oh c'mon." Riku smiled. "This isn't the end. I know it."

"You think so?" Demyx whimpered.

"I know so…"