One thing about Kine's family was very evident-they were weird.

And not your typical weird, either.

Kine's father and mother seemed to spend A LOT of time alone.

When they weren't alone, they were spying on Shii.

Sho and Hiru asked WAY too many awkward questions and did WAY too many discomforting things to be nosy.

Yes, Shii would definitely keep a close eye on them.

Then there was the red-head himself. When he wasn't locked in his office, he was speaking to his father in a language far cry from anything Shii knew of heard.

Shii knew 12 languages, and heard hundreds.

So yes, one cold, without a doubt, call his stay awkward.

Now, they were all at the dinner table, eating fresh steamed fish and onion-and-cheese soup.

Oh, and they were all watching Shii.

The maroonette shifted in his seat nervously. He was used to getting stares-one could tell by just looking at him-but this was too weird. Sure, they ate their food and occasionally asked for something, but they never took their eyes off the teen.

Shii finally had enough.

"Uhm...what're you staring at?" he asked as he glanced around at each of them.

"How does your hair do that?" the twins asked.

"Where are you from dear?" Hilena asked.

"Are you one of those hippie guys?" Kotoney asked through his food. Kine slapped his forehead. Shii now wondered why he even opened his mouth.

"Well... I just know how to do hair. I don't know where I'm from because I was abandoned by my parents. No, I'm not a damn hippie! I am Visual Kei." The table was silent. Deciding he had no other choice, Shii spoke again. "Kine, what about you?"

"Hm?" the red head looked up from his hand.

"Why were you staring?" he asked. Kine smiled and laced his fingers, then rested his chin on them.

"That's easy. You're just too beautiful not to."

What...?

Silence fell across the table as the flabbergast teen and the smiling man simply stared at one another. The twins suddenly felt a very awkward sense of presence, as they and the married couple sat between the two, left completely dumbfound. Seeing that no one else knew what to do, Kine broke his stare and gave a heavy sigh.

"Well, that was great! How about dessert mother?" Hilena turned to her son and smiled.

"Oh yes, dessert! Great idea honey!" She said as she scurried into the kitchen. Kotoney quickly got up and followed. The twins turned to each other, then unanimously got up and ran to the kitchen with the others, leaving the still blank teen and the over-joyed man alone.

"Are you alright down there?" Kine said as Shii spoke to himself. After a few minutes without an answer, Kine got up and approached the boy, who yelled and fell backwards in his seat. Kine quickly helped the boy up, who in turn broke away from him and slowly backed into a wall. "Shii, what's gotten into you? Was it what I said? I'm so sorry if I upset you. I just..."

"Ima go to bed. G'night." The teen quickly mumbled as he left. Kine stood confused, hurt, and defeated.

Maybe it was too soon... He thought as he set Shii's chair upright and plopped down in it, leaning his elbow on the table and his head on his hand.

"Stupid idiot!" Shii screamed as he wiped the tears from his eyes. A dark red smudge was left on his cheek. In his other hand he held a razor, slick with fresh blood. "I'm not beautiful. I'm not!" Again, he slashed his wrist, and another stream of crimson liquid ran down his arm. He watched as it pooled at his elbow and dripped onto the floor. A hint of happiness showed in his eyes as he started to lose consciousness. A loud thud sounded as he fell from the bed to the floor.

Kine looked up to the ceiling of his office. A crash resounded from the upper floor, making him lose concentration on his paper work. Deciding to check it out, he left his office, only to hear his mother scream and watch his father and the twins race upstairs.

Shiitomu?! Kine followed them up, thinking the worst.

"Shii! That's not fair!"

"Aww, you gonna cry Lailah?"

"Shii, stop it."

"Aww..."

A small, moonlit clearing came into Shii's view, like a movie. The clearing was very wall the one place he could NEVER forget. Two silver haired people, a 16 year old boy and a 10 year old girl, were sitting at the edge of a water fountain. The boy was petting the girl's head as she sniffled and held a big, white teddy bear close to her. On the other side of the male sat a younger Shii, his head rested on the boy's shoulder, and the boy's arm wrapped around his waist.

"Say sorry Shii."

"Sorry." Shii said to the girl with a giggle.

"It's okay."

Kaiju... Shii heard echo through his mind. As he felt the sting of tears swell in his eyes, the boy's face appeared before him, seemingly staring at him with love in his eyes. Suddenly, another voice filled his mind, calling his name. The picture faded black and the voice grew louder. Shii screamed out "Kaiju!" almost frantically before sitting up suddenly and screaming the name a last time, then burst into tears.

He felt a warm hand pet his head softly as he cried into his knees. He didn't remember when he had curled up or when he started crying, but he knew fully well why.

"Shiitomu, please, why did you scream? Why are you crying?" Who's voice is that? Right now, he couldn't remember. Nor did he really care. He was too busy trying to make sense of what happened.

"Dear Lord, Shiitomu, please answer me." A hint of sadness was now in the deep voice. Shii then remembered.

"Kine?" He asked softly, looking up from his knees. The redhead took the teen into his arms and held him close, kissing his forehead repeatedly.

"Shiitomu, what happened? Please, let me know. I want to help you." Shii furrowed his brows as he glanced around him. He was no longer in Kine's room, on his bed. Looking down at himself, he noticed he wasn't in his clothes, either, but rather a hospital gown.

"Kine, what's going on? Where are we?" The groggy teen asked as he rubbed his eyes. Kine furrowed his brows and leaned back.

"Shii, you're in the hospital. We found you passed out on my floor in a pool of blood... Shii, why do you cut yourself? What's your trigger? And why were you screaming? Shii, who is Kaiju?" Shii's eyes widened and he grabbed Kine's shirt.

"Kaiju's here?! Where is he?!" Kine stared at the frantic boy, unsure of what to say. "Kine, where the hell is Kaiju?!"

"He's not here Shii!" Shii stared at the man, confused. "You where screaming his name." Shii let go of the red-head and turned away. "Shii, who is he?" The man asked calmly. Shii bowed his head and whispered the name, making Kine sigh in frustration and hold his now aching head as he leaned back in his chair. A nurse came in with a tray of small paper cups and a syringe. When she saw that Shii was up, she quickly put the tray down and pressed a button beside his bed.

"Shiitomu, how do you feel? It's been awhile since we've seen you. Have you been taking your medication?" The nurse asked as she brought a bottle of water to the copper-skinned teen. Kine dropped his hands and turned to the nurse.

"He takes meds?" He asked her. She was quiet for a second, then a doctor and another woman entered the room.

"Sir, who are you exactly?" The doctor asked with a stern voice. Kine sighed and got up, then walked out of the room with the doctor. While they talked, the other woman sat in the chair Kine left.

"Hello Shiitomu, it's been awhile. You've been skipping appointments again, huh." Shii turned away, towards the windows. The woman wrote something down and smiled. "Why did you harm yourself this time?" again, no answer. "Who is the man outside Shii?" This time, he answered, though it wasn't what Dr. Ross expected.

"He wants to help me. He's in love with me. I know him because his best friend is Ian's boyfriend. Ian's out of town, and I stayed to kill myself and be with Kaiju again. Butfor some reason, when I passed out in schoolinstead of going home alone, I called him." Dr. Ross sat in astonishment. Her subject never talked this much. The door opened and the doctor and Kine came in. The doctor whispered something to the nurse, who gasped and glanced at Kine. Dr. Ross turned around and smiled to Kine.

"Sir, you need to leave. If you refuse, I will call the" The doctor quickly cut her off.

"Ms. Ross, please. Mr. Hiekomeiy is to stay. I will explain when you are done with your subject." Dr. Ross furrowed her brows, stood and petted Shii's head before walking out of the room. The doctor and nurse followed, leaving Kine and the boy alone once more.

"So, why did they allow you to stay?" Shii mumbled. Kine sat down and leaned forward, his fingers laced in his lap.

"Who is Kaiju?" Kine fired back. Shii fell back and sighed.

"Whatever." Kine sighed and leaned over Shii, then whispered in his ear.

"When you open up to me, I'll tell you whatever you wish." With one last kiss to his cheek, Kine left Shii alone in his room, confused and frustrated.

The next morning, Shii's best friend, Mira, came to visit him.

"Hey idiot, I brought you breakfast." He said as he sat in the chair left beside the silver-eyed teen's bed. Shii giggled and sat up. His wrists were tightly bandaged, and very sore. He winced and hissed as he moved them. "Okay, maybe you should stop moving them dumb ass." Mire said as he pulled a bagel out of the white bag he brought. Shii giggled again.

"Hmm...concept? Good idea, no wonder you're the smart one." He opened his mouth and said "Ah!" Mira rolled his eyes and stuffed the bagel in Shii's mouth, who chomped down on it and grinned.

"You're an idiot." Shii took the bagel with the lesser sore of his wrist's hand and nodded.

"Yes, that has been established, thanks!" He chirped. Mira simply shook his head.

After a moment of silence, Mira spoke again.

"So, why'd you do it?" He asked with an irritated sigh.

"Oh, you know. Depression, angst, typical teenage problems."

"Who called you beautiful?"

"Kine." Mira nodded.

"Thought so."

"I couldn't help it Mira! Only Kaiju called me beautiful, and I..."

"Shii, Kaiju was killed three years ago! You have to move on!" Shii sighed and shook his head.

"Mira, you just don't understand." Mira threw his arms up and groaned.

"Shii, wake up! Kaiju wants you to live! You damn well know that! The one goal he was determined to accomplish was to make you happy!"

"And he did Mira!" Shii screamed as tears ran down his face.

"Then why the fuck are you trying to throw away all his hard work, huh?! What do you think he'd say if he saw you right now?!" Shii bowed his head and stared at his wrists. Mira was right-again. Kaiju would probably hate Shii if he saw him right now. But, Shii wasn't suicidal simply because his lover died. The years of hate towards him because he was different and no one around him who was anything like him didn't help.

However, Mira was still right. He knew, if Kaiju could see him today, he would kick his ass up and down the city, and personally drag his ass to the hospital.

With a smile and a nod, he decided he needed to at least try.

Because he had people now...

And because mad Kaiju's and Mira's are a horrible thing.

"Mira, you're right. You're absolutely right." Mira beamed and hugged the maroonette.

"Thank God you at least listen to me!" He said through muffled sobs. Shii pet his head and kissed his cheek softly, trying to calm the boy. When a nurse came to check on the two, Shii smiled at her.

"Please call Kine. I want to go home now."