It was getting hard, harder with each passing day. Harder to hide, harder to run, harder to get any useful information... For Yuu, it was getting harder to control his demon, too. He didn't want Mika to get any more mad and be even more concerned about Yuu's well being. He didn't knew how each night hurt, how each fight against Asuramaru was getting harder to win. That last time when Mika got mad at him for being unconscious for a two minutes longer than usual, to be honest that time Yuu thought it was the end, that this time the demon would win.
It seemed like Shinoa and Narumi knew what was going on, or at least suspected. The rest of the group believed that Yuu was getting his control back. That everything is going to be okay.
Yuu was talking big about rescuing Guren and the vampire queen to thank her for saving Mika, promised Mika he would find a cure for his vampirism if the blond was this uncomfortable with being a vampire. He was talking big about their future, even came up with a plan for his and Mika's future, to create an orphanage for children who lost their families like they did. He wanted Mika to see that Yuu wasn't scared of becoming a demon, wasn't scared of becoming a monster, if it would make him feel better about his own self. But to be honest he wasn't sure if he could make all of his plans come true. Screw it, Yuu wasn't sure if he would make it to Sanguinem.
Maybe that's why when Mika came back from his patrol to lock Yuu up and watch him for the night Yuu asked if Mika could do him a favour before calling it a day.
"What is it, Yuu-chan? Are you uncomfortable? Do you need anything? Do you want me to get you another blanket?"
"No, no, Mika, calm down. Can you just sit there?" Yuu pointed at the floor he usually occupied during the night. Mika shot him a puzzled look, but did as asked. When he took as comfortable position as the hard concrete allowed Yuu simply crawled into his lap, placing his head on Mika's chest with a content sigh. He could feel as Mika's body became stiff for a moment, as he was caught off the guard. Soon an arm was placed on Yuu's back, drawing his slightly smaller body to Mika's.
Yuu could hear a faint, barely audible noise of Mika's heart. It wasn't beating as fast as a humans, another feature of his remaining them that he wasn't a human anymore. If Yuu only knew that usually it's beat was even slower.
"Yuu-chan?" Mika tilted his head to see the boy's face.
"Let me stay like this for a moment, okay?" Yuu whispered, if it wasn't for Mika's hearing he would most probably miss it.
"Okay" Yuu felt a weight placed on the top of his head when Mika tucked him under his chin. He could feel a tiny smile appear on his lips. The sound was calm. It was paceful. It was shooting.
It remainded him that both of them were still safe and alive.