Thanks to some travelers who gave Shion some instructions on how to get to the Western District easily, he got out the legal way, not the [dangerous] way Nezumi taught him when they were running from the Bureau of Public Security. Surely there's a way to get things back the way they're supposed to be. And he can't do the action on his own.
He needed Nezumi for that.
"Hey cutie," a woman seductively pouted at Shion while he was near the marketplace. "Want to play with...me?"
She had lips that were red as roses, and cheeks pink as blossoms, but Eve was much prettier than she.
Eve.
Shion was too much deep in thought to resist the woman's actions. Just like a puppet, he was easily manipulated and was pulled in for a kiss.
He was disgusted.
Despite knowing that he doesn't want to be violated by whore just like that, he can't break free. But just in time, someone protested.
"Let go of him. He's mine."
Shion came back to his senses. And just like the woman, he was too, easily manipulated again. Now he was pulled into an embrace.
"Well, well, well. So you boys play with each other, huh? That kiss has a price, if so you know," the woman smirked. "A passionate kiss."
"Then..."
Shion was released.
When the price was about to be paid, he cried just in time.
"NO!"
"Shion–"
"Nezumi, please, don't do it!"
Shion rushed to Nezumi and forced his lips onto his. All of his feelings rushed, just like the warm blood inside him. His face was crimson already, but he didn't care less.
He lost Nezumi.
He missed Nezumi.
He loved Nezumi.
He wanted Nezumi.
Shion broke their connection off to breathe, but again, he was pulled into an embrace. Nezumi planted his lips on him, returning the favor, but broke the kiss off in a short while.
Even if it lasted merely for a few seconds, it seemed like hours to them.
Shion and Nezumi were finally reunited.
"I knew it, I'd...see you here," Shion smiled, but he leaned on Nezumi's shoulder. "I missed you, Nezumi...but..."
"...w-why...did you return the kiss?" Shion finished his dialogue.
"It's because I–"
