Yuuko called the Nishigori family and Yuuri to dinner. The triplets - who had Yuuri pinned to the ground in a dog-pile - are up and running towards the kitchen-dining area. Yuuri sat up from where he laid on the floor and adjusted his glasses before making his way to the food.

Yuuko was loading the triplet's plates up with their meal when Yuuri walked in. She gave him a smile as he took his usual spot around the table. Takeshi rubbed the top of his head as the older man came into the room. He picked up his plate and filled it with his dinner then returned to his seat. In all that time, Yuuri hadn't moved a muscle.

He hadn't been the same since returning back to the home. Yuuri was quiet, reserved, and dazed more than usual. It was like he needed to be instructed on what to do. Yuuri and the Nishigori's all noticed, but they've tried to look past it and understand that he had disappeared for four months so he was probably scarred for life. That wasn't all true. Technically.

What they don't know is the experience that he had while away. Yes, there were moments with the vampires that he'll never forget and had changed his mentality. Like when he was forced to marry Victor, or the war between the two clans. Although it made him wonder sometimes, how did the southern clan find out that Yuuri was living with vampires?

There were good times that he missed too. Hanging out with Phichit and Yuri, and the walk around the garden. He really did miss them, all of them, including Victor. The face of the master popped into Yuuri's mind and his heart raced. Why was that?

"Yuuri, don't you want any dinner?" Yuuko pulled him back into reality, causing Yuuri to jump a little in his seat. The triplets laughed at his reaction. Yuuko snapped them an angry glare which got them to shut up.

Yuuri stood up with his plate. "Yeah. . . I'm hungry." he put a little food on his plate then returned back to his place.

"That's all?" Takeshi asked. "Your appetite has been way low lately."

Yuuri shrugged. "I haven't wanted to eat a lot." not true.

"It's been like this for two months. Are you depressed?" he asked.

Yuuko reached over and felt Yuuri's forehead. "Are you sick? Hmm. . . you don't feel warm."

Yuuri swatted Yuuko's hand away. "I'm not depressed and I'm not sick. I've just been thinking."

"It's like you haven't stopped thinking since you came home." Yuuko pointed out. "What's on your mind?"

"Nothing." Yuuri stood with his plate. "I'm going to eat in my room."

"Can we eat in our room, mom?" Yuuri heard the triplets ask on his way out.

"No! You eat with your family at the table!" Yuuko said back.

"But, Yuuri's family but he's not eating with us." Lutz pointed out.

Yuuri stopped in his tracks and cringed. His heart sank from his chest to his stomach. He really had become like family to them, hasn't he? Yuuri turned back to look at the triplets and gave them a sad smile. "I'm sorry, you three." he continued to his room.

Yuuri wondered who the kidnapping was rougher on, him or the Nishigori family. It's strange, really, one would think that Yuuri would be happy that he's back at home, but he never showed it if he really was. Like they wondered, Yuuri acted depressed, but that wasn't true. When he's depressed he overeats, never under eats. The Nishigori family should have known that much. Could he have been sick? No, he didn't feel physically ill. What was it that made Yuuri's personality change after coming home? These questions kept him up on most nights.

The next day the household pretended like last night didn't happen. Yuuri was woken up by Axel, Lutz, and Loop singing their good mornings at the doorway. They announced the breakfast Yuuko had prepared. Yuuri rolled out of bed and wished each girl a good morning with a hair tussle.

"Good morning, Yuuri." Yuuko greeted as Yuuri entered the kitchen.

"Morning." Yuuri yawned and stretched as he took his seat at the kitchen table. Takeshi was already at the table reading the newspaper, but he hadn't said anything to Yuuri yet that morning.

Yuuko sat down a plate of salmon and rice in front of Yuuri. Yuuri mumbled his thanks. The triplets ran in and jumped into their seats. Takeshi and Yuuko both greeted their children. Yuuko offered some salmon the Axel, Lutz, and Loop, and all three girls accepted it for breakfast.

Takeshi folded down the newspaper and sat it next to his food on the table. "And good morning to you too, Yuuri." he smiled warmly at the other man in the room. "What are your plans for today?"

Yuuri took a bite out of his salmon as he responded to Takeshi's question. "I'm going to Minako's for the afternoon."

"I see." Takeshi nodded. "I'm presuming you mean her ballet studio across town, correct?"

"Mhm. . ." he swallowed the food in his mouth. "I'll probably finish breakfast, get ready, then head over there immediately."

"Enjoy yourself, then. It's been quite awhile since you've went to Minako's." Yuuko chimed in as she gave each triplet their breakfast.

Yuuri nodded and gave her a small smile. "Trust me, I will."

Just as he said he would, Yuuri was on his way to Minako's after getting ready for the day. As he was making his way to the ballet studio, he had the sudden sensation of being watched by someone.

"I've felt this before." it was similar to the time that he was kidnapped just six months prior to today. He wondered if he was going to get kidnapped again today. Or maybe he was just delusional?

Yuuri stopped in his tracks and scoped out the streets around him. Nothing seemed to be out of the ordinary. He was near a little cafe that was a bit busy during the lunch rush. Maybe somebody there just happened to glance at him as he was walking past and he was just taking the feeling too far? If that was it, then he had nothing to worry about, right

Yuuri just couldn't shrug off the feeling, however, even after the cafe was out of sight. He made it all the way to Minako's without any trouble which did take some ease of the stalking feeling he was having.

He was happily greeted by Minako at the doorway to her ballet studio and she ushered him inside.

"It's been so long. . ." she started off with. "How have you been? Minus the whole kidnapping thing. . ."

Yuuri plastered on a smile and told her that everything had been fine. It didn't surprise him that she knew what happened to him six months ago. In such a small town, everyone probably had heard and was on lookout.

Yuri lingered in hiding as he followed Yuuri all the way back home. He had promised Victor that he will always check-up on Yuuri at least once a day and follow him if he were to go out. "I don't want anyone or anything hurting him while he's back home." were the master's instructions.

He had gotten used to the weird request as he'd take time out of his day to watch over the man he had promised to guard through everything he did. Today was a bit unusual, not only had he gone out, but Yuri had an eerie feeling that he wasn't the only one watching over Yuuri that day.

His suspicion had proven to be true when just as Yuuri turned a corner, Yuri noticed a hooded figure flee into the woods. Yuri called out to the person in the long black cloak. The figure never looked back at him, but he tensed, knowing that he was caught by Yuuri's bodyguard.

Yuri started after Yuuri, needing to catch back up to the man, but he kept looking back at the woods where the hooded person had disappeared to.

Yuuri was greeted at the doorway just as he came home by the entire Nishigori family. "Hi, Yuuri." Yuuri felt the awkward atmosphere this family left off as he stared back at them.

"What's going on here?" he narrowed his eyes at them.

"So while you were at Minako's we scheduled an appointment for you with a psychiatrist." Yuuko had informed him.

Yuuri thought he would faint right at the doorway. So they have taken everything to someone else now? Why do they think speaking to a professional would do any better? Nobody would believe him if he told the truth!