He interlocked his hands behind his head and leaned against a wall, maintaining his calm and collected composure. But inside, he was freaking out.

Flashback

Hours ago, Kafka had attacked the Second Ship aiming to kidnap Nai dead or alive. Kafka had sent their most elite, four young men with burned faces. Each one had the power to control the four main elements; Earth, Water, Fire, and Air. Yogi was assigned to protect them, a direct order from Captain Hirato. The Fire one had attempted to attack but Yogi stopped him giving him and Nai an opportunity to run.

He gripped Nai's hand and pulled his gun from his holster. As he rounded a corner, he stepped into a slushy substance. "What the hell?" He mumbled.

"Give us the boy if you do not wish to perish." The voice resonated through his skull and next to him Nai bent down so his knees touched the floor, face scrunched up in pain. It looked like he was having one of those "episodes". He assumed it was the voice that was the cause of this. He flipped around anger clearly written on his face.

"Bastard! Like hell I will!" He quickly aimed and fired the gun hitting the man point blank. He smiled in satisfaction at the victory. Just as he let his guard down, a sharp pain struck him in his back. It spread like fire all the way through his body. When the tingling stopped, his body started to move on it's own. He shakily lifted up his arm that was armed with the gun, and shot down to press up against his thigh. Panic surged through him as his finger pulled the trigger.

The bullet shot out and into his flesh, wedging itself in the bone it pierced. His teeth clenched together and held back a cry of pain. If he was in control, he'd collapsed then and there. Instead, the unknown force turned him around to reveal the still very much alive attacker. The Water dude had his arm outstretched and his hand in a gripping position. Icy water flowed from the closed fist and into his body. That's how he was being controlled. The man gave him a smug look before releasing his grasp on his physical state. He fell painfully to the floor landing on his leg.

Nai still sat on his knees gripping his head as the man walked over and scooped him up. "Nai!" He called out through clenched teeth. The man gave him a wink before jumping upwards towards the roof. He watched the pair thinking it was too late, and mentally scolding himself for not being strong enough to protect the one he considered a friend.

A glowing object suddenly shot through the air hitting the man head on, causing him to drop Nai. The light was followed by a black blur grabbing Nai from falling to his death. The blur landed next to him and took the form of Captain Hirato. Moments later the unconscious figure of the Water dude fell to the floor with a loud Captain had hardened eyes that flittered across the hallway looking for any more threats. Yogi suddenly ran up out of breath, he seemed to be unharmed. He met eyes with Yogi who fell to the floor next to him wearing a guilty expression.

"Gareki!" Yogi groaned and gently touched his wound making him wince. "I'm so sorry! I never should've left you and Nai!" The man sniffled and said, "This is my fault." For some reason, Yogi could also easily annoy him, a time like that was now.

"Never mind that." He grunted. "How's Nai?" Hirato glanced down at the white-haired male in his arms.

"He's unconscious. It seems the battle has stopped. I'll get you immediate medical attention."

Flashback End

He watched through slitted eyes as Dr. Akari walked out his eyes full of confusion. The man walked up to him and sighed, "It appears Nai has gone into a coma like state. It doesn't seem he'll be walking up soon. Do you know what happened to have caused this?"

He cast a glance towards the floor. "Damn it." After a moment he answered, "And no I don't. He just suddenly collapsed when that Water guy started speaking in my mind."

Akari surprisingly laid a firm hand on his shoulder. "It's not your fault."

He scoffed clenched his hands into fists. "Yeah it is. If only I'd been, stronger, Nai wouldn't have gotten hurt."

"Gareki, this is Kafka's fault. You-" A scream pierced the air cutting off Akari from whatever he was gonna say. Seconds later, a nurse comes running out if Nai's room. Ignoring his leg wound, he raced over to the nurse and gripped her by her shoulders.

"Hey lady! What's wrong?" The nurse's eyes flickered up to him in surprise.

"A-A man is taking the-the patient." His eyes widened and he took off, bursting into Nai's room where a certain blue haired man held his friend.

"You! What the hell are you doing here?! Kafka send you?!" He shouted in a mixture of anger and surprise. The fake Karoku stood Nai in his arms and while glaring at him. The imposter snapped his arm up and sent him flying across the room with an invisible force causing him to smack his head against the wall. His vision blurred and the air was sucked back in pain painfully.

"That is none if your business, boy. I will be taking Nai." Before he could object, a blinding light filled the room, the source of it fake Karoku. His vision turned black at the edges and he was filled with a falling sensation. The light faded to black like his sight, and the room disappeared sending him into oblivion.