Author's Note; This is my 3rd time revising, hopefully I was able to fix all of my mistakes. As always, thank you so much for the positive reviews, the favs and the follows.

Ayumi was running frantically through those dreadful hallways, the dark wooden floorboards creaking loudly beneath her feet with each step she took. She had to find him, not because she knew he would protect her, but because she needed to be near him. Ever since they had escaped Heavenly Host, she felt as though there was a magnet pulling her towards him. . . It didn't matter why she was back at this horrific school, she would worry about that after she found him.. After making sure he was okay. Ayumi turned the corner and there he was, "Kishinuma" she gasped as she fell to her knees, panting. She wasn't very athletic so it came as no surprise that all that running had really taken a tow on her, that didn't matter though, nothing mattered now that she had found what she was so desperately searching for.

The blonde boy hadn't moved, his back still turned to her as she continued to take in deep breaths, trying not to hyperventilate.

Drip.. Dripp..

Ayumi's eyes widened with fear as the dripping sound echoed in her ears. . She pushed herself off of the floor, still trying to catch her breath as she extended her arm to grab Yoshiki's shoulder. Ayumi was only 4'11" so she had to stand on the tip of her toes to reach his shoulder, after all he was standing at 5'8". She grabbed his shoulder and pulled, attempting to turn him to face her. All of her senses came crashing down as the lifeless body of that boy fell to the floor with a loud 'thud', his guts slowly slipping out from the wound on his stomach. The blood continued to drip from him, into the now large puddle of blood that Ayumi had blindly failed to see.

Ayumi's upper body jolted up from the bed, a violent scream escaped her lips as her eyes flung open. " It was just a nightmare" she repeated to herself as she tried to calm down, she needed to keep her breathing at a steady pace. She was a mess, a sweaty mess. Moving her hair out of her face, she quietly slid out of bed, she was caught off guard, falling onto her butt back into bed. Her legs were shaky and she was exhausted as if she really had been doing all that running. After a few moments, she pulled herself back up and headed to the kitchen to pour herself a cup of water. She thought of the young blonde boy as she took a few sips from her cup.

It had only been 3 days since the group of friends escaped from Heavenly Host.. Ayumi, Yoshiki, Naomi and Satoshi, they all mourned the loss of their beloved friends, teacher and to one, sister.

Satoshi found it almost unbearable to be able to continue living without Yuka, to continue living with his parents who refused to believe they ever had another child, repeating over and over again that he was their only one! He probably wouldn't be around today if Naomi hadn't shown up that day.. Satoshi was ready to end everything with a bottle of pills, it wasn't the smartest way to go, but it was the only solution he had. . But Naomi had showed up at his door, crying hysterically over the fact that no one remembered the existence of Seiko. From that day on, Satoshi felt like it was his duty to take care of Naomi, she really needed it, he couldn't imagine how she felt after losing Seiko, after seeing that Seiko's death was caused by her own hands! Naomi became his savior, and he made sure he would do everything he could to be hers.

When Naomi had gotten home after that awful incident.. She noticed that time had stood still while they were in Heavenly Host.. Her mother was still at work, she was alone. Naomi's mother got home to a hysterical daughter. Her daughter was screaming in her room, mumbling in-between sobs about a girl named Seiko, the pictures on her wall now had blacked out faces where Seiko would be. Without hesitation, Naomi's mother swung her arm, landing a hard slap on Naomi's cheek. "Stop it! " She screamed as she watched her daughter continue to sob. "What did you do to these pictures?! " Demanded her mother, ripping the pictures one by one off the wall and tossing them towards Naomi. Naomi was silent, being dragged back into reality by the stinging sensation on her cheek. Her mother left the room, slamming the door behind her... Ever since that day, her mother had started drinking, it was too much for her, how was she supposed to handle a daughter going mentally insane?

Insane.. That word alone described how Yoshiki was feeling, between living alone, going to school, working and the nightmares, he didn't know how he was going to keep himself together.. Everyday was a challenge, and the only time he felt that things were going to be okay was when he would see that beautiful blue haired girl .. Ayumi, he kept her safe and although she would probably never return his feelings, knowing that he was the reason she was still alive made him feel okay.. It was Friday, thankfully he didn't work this weekend but the thought of not being able to see the class rep caused him to worry.

Ayumi also returned to an empty house, her parents were away on a trip that they had won as a result of meeting their quota at work.. Or something, Ayumi didn't really pay attention when they had explained it to her.. As for her sister, Hinoe, she was also gone. Hinoe had left a note on the fridge for Ayumi, explaining that one of her clients had an emergency and she wasn't sure when she'd be back and if Ayumi needed anything, Hinoe had already talked to the neighbors about helping her out. She was alone, not that it was necessarily bad, she wasn't ready to talk about what had happened to her and her friends..But if Hinoe had been home, she would've had to talk about it, her sister always knew what was wrong, they had a 'sisterly bond' as Hinoe liked to call it.

Ayumi was quickly sucked out of her thoughts as she felt her phone vibrate from within her short's pocket. Her eyes skimmed through the message on her phone. " Are you awake? "
The text message was from Naomi.. With an eyebrow raised, Ayumi looked at the clock, "2AM" she said aloud. Puzzled, she quickly pressed her fingers against the hard plastic, typing her response,"Yes." Now leaning against the kitchen counter, she began to tap her fingers impatiently awaiting a reply.
"Mochida and I are going to be spending the weekend at Kishinuma's place. . We were hoping you'd come too. " Ayumi blushed instantly, just the mere thought of being around Yoshiki made her heart race, it was still something she wasn't used to.. When she thought she liked Satoshi, she would feel calm and at ease around him but with Yoshiki.. It was different. She took a couple of deep breathes before hitting the call button.

Ring..
Ringg..
Ringgg...

"Hello! " Answered Naomi, sounding overly enthusiastic.
" Hi.. When were you guys planning on heading over to Kishinuma's house?" Ayumi asked softly, almost as if she were whispering.
" I thought your parents weren't home? Why are you whispering?" Giggled Naomi.
Before Ayumi had a chance to explain herself, Naomi quickly responded to her previous question . " Mochida is here now, we'll start heading over so get ready quickly! "

*Click*

Ayumi stood in silence, why was Naomi so cheerful? she wondered, was it because she was with Mochida, or was it because they were all going to be together again? She smiled as she ran up the stairs back to her room, being together again was going to be good, they shared a bond that no one else had.. They were all survivors. They could rely on each other, and they could all relate to each other, it was only right for them to spend their first weekend back.. Together. Ayumi changed out of her pjs and into some jean shorts, and a black t-shirt. Packing only took a few minutes since she was only going to be gone for the weekend, after zipping up her bag she ran over to the bathroom and brushed her hair before speeding down the stairs and out the door to meet her friends outside.

Yoshiki was sitting in his room, slowly strumming the strings on his gutair as he waited for his friends to arrive. Although Yoshiki was a little hesitant at letting all of his friends spend the weekend at first, he ended up agreeing that it would be good for everyone. He knew the chances of the class rep joining Satoshi and Naomi would be small, but it would be a lie if he said he didn't wish for her to come. Even if Ayumi didn't come, Yoshiki would do it for his friend.. He know how much Satoshi liked Naomi and he didn't mind giving them a place to be able to hang out in private.. Without any judgmental looks or whispers from strangers . .

There was a soft knock at the door. . .

Yoshiki carefully placed his guitar back on it's stand and ran to the door to answer it. " Shinozaki.." Her name escaped his lips as he was taken back by the surprise. Words couldn't describe how happy he felt that she was there, in front of him, at his apartment. He was smiling like an idiot holding the door open, lost in his own thoughts.

Ayumi smiled sweetly as he opened the door, something she hadn't done in a while. She promised herself she would do everything she could to make up for all those times that she had treated Kishinuma badly, and she would start by trying to be more polite. She began to shift on her feet nervously while waiting to be invited in.

Just as Yoshiki came to the realization of what he was doing, he felt Ayumi's body being forcefully pushed against his, instinctively he wrapped his arms around her in a protective manner. . They both blushed a dark shade of red..

"Sorry! " Squealed Naomi as her and Satoshi bolted past Ayumi, knocking her into Yoshiki. She giggled as she placed the bags on top of the coffee table.. Satoshi and Naomi were at the corner store grabbing snacks for the weekend and Satoshi had told Ayumi to go on ahead, he knew Yoshiki would've been pleasantly surprised to see Ayumi show up at his door, and he couldn't deny that he also wanted some alone time with Naomi..

Ayumi mumbled into Yoshiki's chest before pulling away, she had her head down, trying to hide her blushing cheeks. "Sorry!" She exclaimed shyly as she was silently trying to slow down her racing heart.

"She didn't pull away.." Yoshiki though to himself as a smile quickly apperead on his face. And just as quickly as it came, his smile went, turning into a frown as the girl pulled away..But this time, it was different, he noticed she was blushing and as a result, he began to blush again as well.

"Come on you two! " Shouted Satoshi from the couch, he had already planted himself on one of the loveseats next to Naomi. Satoshi and Naomi popped in a comedy movie while Ayumi and Yoshiki were obliviously caught in each other's embrace, they were hugging for a lot longer than they thought.

Yoshiki and Ayumi sat down beside each other, blushing slightly each time they accidently brushed against one another. Yoshiki couldn't help but stare at Ayumi throughout the movie, she was beautiful, especially with her hair down.. Thankfully, Ayumi was too busy with her popcorn to notice that Yoshiki had been focusing on her instead of the movie this whole time.

It was well past 5AM now, Naomi had fallen asleep leaning on Satoshi while Ayumi had fallen asleep leaning on Yoshiki.. The two boys looked at each other and gave a thumbs up before allowing themselves to drift into sleep.

It was going to be a good weekend...