There was once a young boy with hair black as night. He wanted to find that one person who could free him from the dark clutches of the man that had created him. He stared out his window seeing all in the city below, only to find a beautiful young man with eyes much like his and long blue hair that seemed to fall around him almost perfectly. And so his fascination truly began.
Each day went by with him doing as his creator asked of him. Those twins who swore they weren't of relation would appear now and again, but never for long, because of that, he sometimes felt alone. But he would dream of getting to one day meet that blue-haired beauty. Who was that boy? What was it like for him out in that city below? Would he be able to be friends with this boy? Maybe even more? His thoughts would run about when he was done with the day's work. Always they would go back to that boy.
"Maybe, just maybe, we could meet someday." he whispered with a small smile forming.

Night fell and the young boy watched as the last of his keepers left. He locked his doors and smiled as he opened up the wide window of his room.
"This is very dangerous." he whispered as he grabbed his bag and climbed out the window. A hint of fear trickling down his spine. "But I want to meet him."
He climbed on down the walls of this giant building he'd been living in for so long. His delicate looking hands surprisingly strong enough to help him down. He nearly slipped a couple times but soon reached the bottom and slipped into the crowd of the big city.

The young boy wandered the streets as he tried to find the boy with the blue hair. He didn't realize just how big the city really was before now. He knew he could easily get lost out here but, for this chance at freedom and a chance to make a friend, it was completely worth it.
"I wonder what his name is. I wonder what he's like." he whispered as he walked on.
"Yura, yura, yurameku nami no ma ni..." he heard someone sing.
The song sounded vaguely familiar to him. Where had he heard it before? He soon realized he was walking in the direction of the song and noticed how calming it really was. Then, right before him, he saw an open window with a young man with white hair sitting near it. The man looked like those Alphas that were his keepers but...something was different about him. He didn't even seem to notice he had an audience.
The boy glanced behind the white-haired singer and froze. Upon a bed in that room...he could see the blue-haired boy from before. He was asleep on the bed, curled up peacefully.
"I want to know him." The boy whispered, staring at the person he'd been watching for so long.
The young boy took a deep breath to calm his nerves and soon headed to the door. He knocked on the door quietly and soon heard footsteps.
'I didn't think this far ahead. What do I say to them? Do i just introduce myself? What should I do?' He thought as he stood in front of the door.
"Hello." the white-haired boy from before said with a smile as he opened the door. His pink eyes shone with kindness and curiosity.
"Umm...I...umm...I'm Sei. I...seem to have lost my way. May I come in for a bit? Just for some water?" He said quietly.
The white-haired boy blinked and then whisked him away towards the kitchen, closing the door behind them. "I'm Clear. You'll have to be quiet. Master is resting right now but I can get you something to drink."
Sei wasn't sure what to make of this Clear. All he really understood was that he was in the same house as the blue-haired boy who was the object of his fascination. He was getting closer.
Sei looked around the kitchen and sat on a chair at the table. He turned it so he could face Clear, who seemed to have decided a glass of water wasn't enough for a lost traveler.
"Umm...Clear?" Sei asked nervously.
Clear finished up making a couple small sandwiches and put them on plates. He sat the water down in front of Sei as well as one of the sandwiches. He placed the other in front of the seat next to Sei.
"So where were you headed when you got lost?" Clear asked as he motioned for Sei to go ahead and eat too.
"My home. I don't get out much so when I do...I tend to get lost easy." Sei answered, surprised at how easy that was. Not to mention the fact that he hadn't really lied. Which made him happy. He didn't want to lie.
After another gesture from Clear, he began to eat his sandwich and took a sip of his water.
"Clear. May I ask who this Master person is?" Sei asked after a moment. He was actually enjoying the simple sandwich though wondered why he'd yet to see the white-haired boy eat his. Was he just not hungry?
"Master is Master. He's asleep in his room. I help him out once in a while." He answered honestly and pointed out which room was his Master's.
Sei almost immediately realized that was the same room he'd passed before going to the front door. Did that mean that Clear was a butler to his blue-haired beauty? Or maybe he was a keeper like how the Alphas were? Though he seemed far kinder than the Alphas were.
"Could I...meet them? If it isn't too much trouble that is." Sei asked quietly.
Clear seemed to think that over. Was he going to turn him away now? Maybe he shouldn't have asked? Sei fretted over what Clear might say while somehow keeping a calm appearance.
"Hmm...normally I wouldn't let some random stranger meet him...but I think you can this once." Clear said with a grin. He began to eat his sandwich as he saw the flicker of relief cross this Sei person's eyes.
Sei smiled and finished his sandwich. He hoped that Clear's Master would awaken soon. He wanted to meet him and learn more about him. Was he rich? Was that how he managed to have a home in this city? Maybe it was something else entirely that brought him to Platinum Jail? He had no clue but he wanted to find out. Though he couldn't just bombard this beauty either. Nor could he ask Clear too many questions. It might start to seem suspicious.
As his mind whirled he didn't even notice the sound of the door opening.
Footsteps headed down the stairs and towards the kitchen. "Hey, Clear, who're you talking to?" came a male voice.
Sei jolted in his seat as he saw a glimpse of blue hair in his peripherals.
"I hope we didn't wake you." Clear said worriedly.
"I was already awake. You didn't answer my question though." The blue-haired boy said with a sigh before looking in Sei's direction.
"I...I'm Sei." he quickly introduced himself, the faintest of pink crossing his cheeks. Seeing his beauty up close was breathtaking.
"Nice to meet you. I'm Aoba." The blue-haired boy said and held out a hand.
Sei shook his hand with a smile.
"So what are you two talking about?" Aoba asked before getting a glass of water for himself.
"Sei here got lost so I offered him some water and food. I planned to give him directions but I haven't figured out his address yet." Clear explained before Sei had the chance.
"Ren and I can walk him back. I need a walk anyway." Aoba said just as a little black dog came running down the steps and into the kitchen. "He needs a walk too."
Sei grinned at that. "Is that really ok?"
"Sure. You need to get home don't you?" Aoba said and headed towards the door after putting a leash on the energetic Ren.
Sei quickly thanked Clear and headed after Aoba.

The walk began in silence. Sei had no clue how to actually talk to this guy. He wanted to speak up though. He didn't want this limited time to be wasted.
"So, Sei, where is it that you live?" Aoba asked him after a moment.
"I..I'll know it when I see it." Sei answered him nervously.
"You ok?" Aoba asked, having noticed how nervous the almost frail looking boy seemed to be.
"I...well..." Sei started but looked away.
Aoba stopped and looked over at him. "Look, you seem to have some secrets. I get it. I just don't wanna send you home if you're sick enough to need a doctor." He explained as he put a hand on Sei's shoulder.
Sei looked in his eyes and gave a soft smile. "I'm fine. Just...may I come by again?"
Aoba searched Sei's eyes a moment and then smiled. "If you can find your way back then I'd be happy to see you around again."
Before Sei could speak up little Ren started barking at his feet. He grinned at that.
"I think Ren agrees." Aoba said with a grin.
Sei smiled at that. "Thank you. I'm happy to hear that."
The two of them smiled and headed onward again, little Ren sticking close to them.

Sei gave a soft smile as he listened to Aoba tell the story of how Ren was found and became part of the family. He even went on to talk about why Clear was at the house and how they didn't live together. How it was just him in town visiting while a friend of theirs, Noiz, was away on some trip for work.
"So enough on me." Aoba said with a smile, "I'd like to know a bit more on you Sei. What's your family like? And your friends?"
Sei's smile faltered and he looked away. "I...umm..."
"Sorry. You don't have to answer right now if you don't want to." Aoba said with a nervous smile.
Sei noticed that Oval Tower was getting close. "Uh no. I just...I see my home up ahead. Thanks for walking me this far. I can get back from here."
Aoba just stared in confusion as Sei ran off ahead of him. He glanced down to Ren before looking back in the direction Sei went. "Let's get home Ren."
The two headed back towards their home.

It had taken a little time but Aoba had made it back home. He got inside and let Ren off his leash to run loose.
"Clear? You still up?" Aoba called as he shut and locked the door behind him.
"Yeah. I'm in the kitchen." Clear called. He had poured a new glass of ice water for Aoba and put out some food for Ren.
Aoba headed in and shook his head as he sat at the table. "You seem to have gotten used to being human. Are you okay?"
"I'm fine. I get tired easier but I'm fine." Clear said with a smile.
It was just a month before when Noiz had found someone who then made Clear truly human. Though he still had his gifts with his eyes and voice but that was quite controlled.
"I know that isn't what you want." Clear said with an almost cheeky grin.
Aoba smirked. "You've been hanging around Noiz and Koujaku too much." He knew Clear wouldn't back down on this though. He took a sip of his water and nodded. "You're right. Something seemed off with that Sei guy."
"He seemed fine when you two left." Clear said as he sat across from Aoba.
"Yeah. It was when we parted. He seemed...like he was heading to a cage." Aoba said after a moment. 'He really did seem like he didn't want to go.' He thought.
"Maybe we can ask him about it when he comes by again. I'm sure he will." Clear told him calmly.
"I hope so. I didn't like that look in his eyes when he left." Aoba said with a sigh. He drank more of the water and watched Ren chow down on the food.

Sei had just barely managed to climb back into his window. He walked around his room and laid back on his bed. He put his hat on the chair beside his bed and sighed. "I can't tell him the truth."
He pulled close one of his teddy bears. They'd become his only real solace in this place.
"He'd think me a fake if I tried to befriend him and then told him who I really am." He whispered.
Little did he know, someone had come to check on him.
"Talking to that bear again?" A familiar voice asked.
Sei looked across his room to see those twins again.
"Virus. Trip. What are you doing here?" He asked them. 'Hadn't they already made their weekly visit?' He thought as he watched them.
"We noticed a familiar face in the crowds below earlier." Trip said as he observed Sei.
"It so happened to be you, but that can't be right...can it?" Virus asked, a sly smile forming, "You were up here asleep. Weren't you?"
"I had been asleep but woke a bit ago." Sei told them calmly, fearing they might have actually seen him.
"Seems we were wrong Virus." Trip said and headed back to the door.
"But if you do choose to go out, know we'll be watching." Virus said with a grin. He headed over to Sei and ran his fingers over Sei's cheek. "We don't want our precious one getting stolen away anytime soon after all."
"No. Of course not." Sei said calmly and ran his hand up to touch Virus's cheek. "No one would dare steal me from you anyway."
Virus grinned and headed back to Trip's side.
"Get your rest Sei." Trip said as they left.
Sei looked down and clutched his bear again. "I need to leave here."

Clear stared out the window of Aoba's room. He'd helped the blue-haired boy finally get back to sleep. He wished he could've told Aoba more about Sei, but he knew he shouldn't. Not yet. Not until he could start getting a good plan into action.
He looked over at Aoba. "I'm sorry for not telling you the whole story. I came here to keep a promise as well." He then looked up at Oval Tower. "Even if the one I promised doesn't remember me."

Virus and Trip headed down the halls of Oval Tower towards the main door they'd enter and exit.
"To think he'd run into that throwaway doll." Virus said as they headed out the doors.
"Do you think he remembers?" Trip asked as he looked over some of the photos he'd gotten of Sei with Clear and Aoba.
"No. I think he might begin remembering if we let him leave again." Virus smirked as he said that.
"Could become inconvenient for Toue." Trip told him.
Virus grinned at that, "Let's just hope it isn't inconvenient for us."
"True. That wouldn't be good." Trip said with a grin.