Without a Sound

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Epilogue Part III

It's been two weeks since Sora had first made a sound from his vocal chords. Even the doctors were amazed by the miraculous recovery of something we all thought was forever lost.

The Audiologist explained that because the hearing aid was stimulating brain activity in order for Sora to hear, it somehow amazingly began to stimulate the area of the brain that allowed him to speak.

It's never happened before, but they immediately began a study of the incident in the hopes of changing the fate of other mute individuals.

Sora was only happy to help out.

But now we were all back home. And I can't be happier with the way Sora's life has fallen into place. He's now received really well at school. I mean, with that amazing final dunk that won them the Championships, who could possible harbor ill feelings to such an amazing person.

He's having such a great time with his friends in the basketball team. He's also enjoying being able to hear his friends for the first time.

Sora has taken to hearing like a duck takes to water. I amazed by how sharp his hearing is. I feel like he's always catching sounds that I would have never noticed. He finds the sound of teachers picking up chalk to write on the board to be uncomfortably gritty but subtle.

I loved watching his eye twitch every time I pick up chalk in class. It really makes me happy to see that he experiences every sound, even the ones he particularly doesn't like. Another thing that really baffles me is how easily he has adapted to understanding the spoken word.

I think it helps that he can read lips, but he often signs that he can basically listen and understand an entire lecture without actually looking at the teacher's lips. Though sometimes there are words that completely astound him. He has actually gotten a detention for laughing out loud at the sound of a word in the middle of class.

I can't help but find that to be very amusing.

Now on the speaking side, his progress has been really slow. It would be much faster if he would visit a speech therapist, but he insists on learning to speak the English language on his own.

I sighed at the thought. At least it will be an interesting story in his autobiography that I'm sure he'll write when he becomes a rich and famous basketball player.

Even without speaking, Sora has definitely been enjoying his ability to make noises. Whenever he's in a quiet room, he starts humming an aimless tune low in his throat to fill the silence. Though I can't help but find it to be completely adorable, he sometimes doesn't even realize he's doing it and that get's him in trouble.

The school librarian has probably developed a small vendetta against him by now.

Though he's got a full arsenal of noises to help express what he's feeling, he does have a few words and names down.

He can say 'no' really well, much to my chagrin. 'Yes,' however, has proven to be a bit harder.

He can say 'Mom' and 'Dad' really well.

Roxas' name has been too hard for him so far. The doctor told us that since his hearing aid is really only for his hearing, the stimulation for his speaking is weaker so when his brain sends signals to his larynx to form words, the signals for the more complex sounds to conceptualize and reiterate fizzle out before he can actually sound them.

So Roxas has temporarily been dubbed 'Ro.'

And then, of course, there's-

"Leon!" Sora spoke before letting out a few whines. I pulled on my jacket sleeve impatiently.

Gosh, I would never get tired of him saying my name.

"Okay, okay, Sora. I'm almost done." I said trying to grade my last test before I took him to my house. Though Sora and I have been home for two weeks, we haven't had any alone time together since he left two months ago for Destiny Island.

So I knew he was eager to spend time with me. And quite frankly, I was too.

"Mmmmmhmmm!" Sora hummed indignantly.

I finished checking the final question and put all the tests away. "Alright, baby, we can go now." I said fully expecting an exasperated whine or something from Sora but there was no noise following my words.

I looked over to Sora and he looked stunned.

"What?" I asked.

He walked over to me and took my face in his hands. He was looking me in the eyes begging me for something. "Aaaaaaahaaa." He sounded with a blush and then it hit me what he was trying to tell me.

He's never heard me call him 'baby' before. He wanted to hear it again. I smirked.

"Do you like the sound of that, baby?" I emphasized the endearment and chuckled when Sora hummed in approval. I leaned in kissed his lips briefly before heading towards the door.

"Let's go." I said and Sora smiled before trotting after me.

-Without a Sound-

Sora's POV

I was so happy when we finally pulled in front of Leon's house. It's been so long and I just wanted to spend some time with Leon without having to worry about anything.

I let out a contented sigh as I moved towards the door. I cleaned the bottom of my shoes before entering and immediately moved to the couch. Leon looked over to me and I smiled at him.

'It's been so long…' I signed before not so subtly taking a whiff of the armrest. Leon laughed and I hummed.

God, I could cry every time I heard Leon laugh. I was so warm and smooth. Leon moved over to sit next to me on the couch and I crawled over to him.

I didn't realize he was going to grab me and start tickling me. He laughed some more when I let out a yelp and began to squirm.

"Nooooo!" I said. I still can't believe it… I can say things. "Nooooooooo!" I said through my laughter. I could see Leon's shit-eating grin and sparkling eyes hovering over me. After another minute of torture he let go of me and kissed my nose.

"So what do you want to do, Sora?" Leon asked as I sat up. I looked at him and thought seriously about it.

'What I really want?' I signed.

'Yes, what you really want. Why would we do anything else?' Leon signed back.

I sighed and looked away. "Ro…" I said.

"What?" Leon asked.

"Ro." I said as I signed, 'I want to say Roxas' name.'

Leon's eyes seemed to soften a little when he looked at me. He pulled me into his lap and I shivered when he said, "okay," in my ear.

"Baby, can you say 'rocks' for me?" He asked and I looked at his lips.

"Unh." I sounded to let him now that I wanted him to say it again.

"Rocks." He said slowly and I concentrated on the way his mouth formed the word.

"R-ro…sss… Ro-…" I sent Leon a miserable look.

He kissed my cheek and smiled reassuringly. "So it's the K sound that's getting you." He said. "Let's try a different approach." Leon suggested and signed the word 'cut.'

"Cut." He said. "This time the 'K/C' sound is at the beginning of the word." He said before repeating, "Cut."

I focused on the sound as hard as I could. "Hhhh… hhhhhut…" I started but I knew that wasn't right… I wasn't getting it right… there was something on the onset of the phonation that I wasn't and couldn't get. "Huuuuh…ahhh…uuuut." I stopped and ran my hands through my hair in frustration, tears coming to my eyes.

"Hey… There's no need to get upset, were not done with this… you can do it, I know you can." Leon said and I covered my face in shame when I heard myself begin to cry.

Leon slid me off his lap and I heard him stand and leave the room. I curled into myself and bit my lip to stop myself from crying some more. I hated not being able to say by brother's name. And I hated that even without the shortcomings of dysfunctional ears and vocal chords… I am still inadequate.

I jumped when I felt something hot against my arm.

"Drink this, baby." He said and I took the cup from his hand and took a sip of whatever he gave me.

My eyes widened and I put the cup down before spitting out the beverage. It was disgusting! I felt my face cringe before I felt a sound come up my throat.

"MNYUUCK!" I exclaimed and started rubbing my tongue on my shirt, anything to get the awful taste from my mouth.

"mnnck!" I sounded in displeasure at the taste in my mouth. 'What did you just hand me?' I signed frantically and winced when I saw the odd color of the liquid in the cup.

"That right there was a heated concoction of milk, orange juice, and diet coke." He said with a smug grin.

I growled at him before punching him in the arm. "Maaaaaahaaa!" I sputtered in disgust.

Leon rubbed his arm with a pained look on his face. "That hurt." He said.

'No shit, asshole!' I signed unhappily.

"You know I got you to say the 'K' sound." He said.

I froze. I shook my head. "No." I said. No you didn't.

"Right after you spat out the drink you basically said, 'YUCK!' That, my love, has the 'K' sound in it." He said, his smug grin returning.

I really thought back to when I spat out the drink and gasped. I really did make the 'K' noise. But I can't remember how it felt on my throat.

I gave Leon a determined look and grabbed the cup before moving to the kitchen sink.

I chugged down more of the drink and when tried my hardest to concentrate on my throat as I spat it back up.

Only it backfired.

I ended up throwing up all of lunch and dinner right into Leon's sink.

"I'm sorry I totally fucked up your stomach…" Leon said as he rubbed my back. I gagged before rinsing out my mouth.

"Mnyuck…" I said and froze again. "…yuck…" I felt myself get excited.

"That's it Sora! Isolate the sound you want!" Leon encouraged from behind me.

"Yuck… …uck…ck…ck! CK!" I began to hop up and down with happiness at the sound escaping my throat.

"Great job, Sora! Let me get you some mouthwash to get the taste out your mouth." Leon said and I followed him to the bathroom which continuing my mantra of the 'K' noise.

After washing my mouth a couple times, Leon and I moved back into the living room couch.

"Now, try to say 'rocks' again." Leon prompted and I smiled.

"Ro… Ro-ck…sss….Rock…ssss… Rocks… ROCKS!" I exclaimed and Leon nodded happily.

"Say Roxas, baby, I know you can do it." He said and I began sounding it out when he pulled his phone out.

"Rrrr…. Ro… Rocks…..R-rocksas… Roxas… Roxas! Roxas!" I exclaimed, happy tears in my eyes.

"Roxas, listen to this." I heard Leon say and I jumped when I felt a phone suddenly pressed to my ear.

Leon gave me an encouraging look.

"ROXAS!" I yelled into the phone happily. "Roxas! Roxas! No, Ro! Roxas!" I said happily before a sob slipped out but I was so happy that I didn't care.

"Sora you said my name! You did it! It sounds so damn beautiful in your voice! Say it again!" I heard him say.

"Roxas! Roxas!" I chanted and he laughed.

"Congratulations, I can officially die happy." Roxas said and I sobbed again.

"R-Ro… R-rox-ro-rox-as…" I blubbered and Leon ran his hand down my back.

"Whoa, calm down, bro. I know your happy, but get a hold of yourself." Roxas laughed.

I took a few deep breaths and when I was calmed I let out a small hum.

"I'll see you when you get home, Sora." Roxas said and I hummed again.

"Bye, Sora." He said before hanging up.

"Beautiful." Leon said and smiled at me. "I love your voi-" I shut him up with a deep kiss.

-Without a Sound-

Leon's POV

I was interrupted from my statement by a rough kiss. I hummed in surprise at Sora's insistence. He forced his tongue into my mouth, but after getting a hold of the situation, I took over.

I bit Sora's lip and he gasped before I entered his mouth. I immediately slid my tongue across the sensitive roof of his mouth. He shivered and made a small noise.

It was then that I realized.

Sora could make sexy noises now.

With a grunt I lifted him from the couch and carried him to the bedroom, our lips still connected.

I was gonna make him scream my name! I could feel my arousal grow at the thought of it. I placed him down on the bed and I sent him a small appreciative moan when he instinctively wrapped his arms around me and gave me this look.

A look that spoke words he couldn't say yet.

But would eventually…

But that didn't make the look any less sexy.

I pressed my lips to his once more before moving southward. I nibbled at the spot behind his ear and smirked when I heard him mewl beneath me.

He covered his mouth in surprise but I looked back at him and moved his hands. "Don't deny me the pleasure of hearing that gorgeous voice you have." I said seriously and Sora flushed before moving to unbutton my shirt.

I chuckled into his ear before continuing my assault on his neck. When my shirt was off I could feel Sora's hands explore my body and I let out a groan when his hand brushed a sensitive nipple.

Sora arched and moaned as if pleasured by the sound of my own voice. I pulled his shirt over his head and kissed his collarbone eagerly.

I was really liking this.

I let my hands slide over skin to elicit shivers and whimpers that would only cause my undoing if I wasn't careful.

Soon we were both naked and simply testing the new territory that was hearing for the first time. I was already throbbing and dripping with arousal and I could tell Sora was already reaching his limit. I moved my kisses down to his leaking heat and easily took him into my mouth. Sora threw his head back.

"Ahh! Leon!" he moaned and I closed my eyes and took a deep breath to stop myself from coming right there.

I moaned around him and he writhed at the feeling of the heat and vibrations around his member. "Ahh! Haaoooooh… Fuuuuuuuu… fuuuck!" He mewled and whined trying not to thrust upwards into my mouth.

I smirked around him, well… there's that 'k' sound again…

I bobbed my head before moving back up to the head and tonguing the slit. Sora came with a loud cry and I relished in the sound of it as I swallowed what he had to offer.

I pulled away from him and moved to my nightstand to pull out some lotion. I squirted some into my hand only halfway focused on the task.

I was busy listening to Sora's pants as he came down from his orgasm. I looked at him and I couldn't help but appreciate the smoldering look in his bright blue eyes.

I moved back to kiss him once more and Sora retuned the kiss with a pleasured sigh. I could feel him harden once more and I had to admire the resilience of youth.

I moaned when I felt Sora spread his legs to give me better access. I pressed one finger inside of him and Sora hummed at the intrusion. I moved my lips to one of his erect buds and Sora tossed his head back once more to moan.

I groaned I pleasure around his nipple. God he sounded so hot. I pressed another finger into him and he grunted, probably from the sting.

I pressed gentle kisses to the scars on his skin in the hopes that it'll distract him from the pain. After about a minute, Sora begins to press onto my fingers and pant in pleasure.

I add the third finger and hook my finger slightly to touch him where I know it's good.

"Leon! Oh!" He cried out and I nipped at his skin before continuing to probe his prostate.

"L-Leon! Ah! N-no…" he says with a shiver and moves to stop my hand. I looked into his eyes and I know that he's ready for me to enter him.

I press a gently kiss to his hip before grabbing the lotion again and squirting it into my hands to coat my painfully erect member. I shiver slightly at the feeling of my hand coating my heat.

Sora lets out an impatient mewl and I chuckle before positioning myself at his entrance. I press a light kiss to Sora's knee before easing myself into his tight ass.

"Leon! Ahhaa!" Sora moaned through his pants and when I was settled in to the hilt I stilled for Sora to adjust.

After a minute he gave me a nod and I began my slow rhythm. Once I set a good pace, I moved to Sora's sweet spot and groaned when Sora tightened at the wave of pleasure.

"Ohhhh! Fuck! Ah! L-leon…" he moaned and started to arch into my thrusts, shivering and trembling with ecstasy.

I give a grunt and pick up the pace a little before my voice gets a mind of it's own. "Ah! Sora, you're so tight… Sora, Sora, Sora…" I moan over and over and I have no idea how I let that come out of my mouth.

I wasn't planning on unwinding so much.

"Leon, Leon, Leon… Haahah… Leon…" Sora then responded to my call with just as much desperation and fervor that it comforted me.

I could feel myself reaching the edge. "Oh God… I'm so close!" I moaned and I began to thrust harder into Sora.

"OH! AH! MMMMMM LEON!" Sora yelled and I thrust even deeper in the hopes that I could hear more of that desperate voice.

"LEON! OOOH! AHHH!" Sora tossed his head from left to right as he rocked into my thrusts. His body heaving with exertion and pleasure, his face bright and glowing with flush of arousal.

God he was so sexy.

I slammed into him and I felt Sora release.

"LEON! AAAAH! LEON! LEON!" Sora screamed with euphoria as he came hard between us.

With one final thrust I came inside of Sora. "SORA!" I cried before I rode out the rest of our orgasm.

Sora looked at me as he panted and smiled. I returned the smile and pulled out of him slowly before collapsing beside him.

"I love you…" I said.

Sora beamed at me before lifting his hand, his middle and ring finger on his palm.

"I-I… lo-… I lo-ve…" Sora was trying so hard to repeat the phrase that matched his sign that I felt my eyes water. Sora would never cease to move me.

I took his face in my hands and pressed my lips to his. "I know you do…" I said and smiled.

Oh God, I was totally falling to pieces.

Sora chuckled and held me close, as if holding me together.

I returned his embrace and we fell asleep together.

FIN

A/N: IT'S OVER! Thank you everyone that read and reviewed and all that other stuff… basically anyone who supported this story, you have my undying gratitude and appreciation. I hope all of you guys will stick around more of my fics coming soon! MUCH LOVE! And don't be afraid to drop a review… actually please do it!