KAYS POV

The walk home was long, and the night was cold. I sighed as I held my coat closer to myself, letting out another exhausted sigh as I realized my home was still a good ten minutes in the opposite direction. I would need to get over my fear of driving so that this torture would stop…

The cold night only tended to bring back memories of my previous relationship…

'It's cold, da? Come close to me and I will keep you warm.' An innocent smile hiding cruel intentions.

I shivered, but this time it wasn't due to the frosty wind.

'You look so beautiful in the moonlight, don't you see?' Another gentle touch.

I looked down towards the ground, a frown finding its way to my face. This is why I hated the winter; it brought back far too many memories. Too many memories that deserved to stay buried. You would think after what I had gone through in that relationship that I would've been thrown off of older men for the rest of my life. On the contrary, it only seemed to make my yearning for a relationship stronger. The good times were far too good to ignore.

"Sometimes I just want to forget." I pouted as I realized the thin jacket I was wearing wasn't going to keep out the cold. It wouldn't keep out the cold like being in his arms had… No, damn it! Don't think that way! Realize you're better off without being emotionally abused every single day, even if he was big, warm, and strong enough to keep me safe.

I could really use a big, warm Russian man to keep me warm about now.

KIMS POV

"Don't say anything." I glowered at Francis, who looked ecstatic. "She only did what she did to draw the attention of your friends, not you."

"Petite sœur, why must you be so mean to me." While he was busy sobbing into his hands, I was ready to head upstairs when I felt Antonio grab onto my arm.

"My little princesa~" Antonio cooed as he hugged me close, nearly strangling the breath out of me. I hated how touchy-feely he was, damn it! I pried out of his tight grip, jumping towards the stairs only to bump into Gilbert. He looked down at me with a smirk on his face.

"Who was your friend?"

"Her names Kay. But she's a lesbian so there's no point in going after her." If I couldn't deter Kay, I could at least try to stop Gilbert from hitting on her. If he showed no interest, she wouldn't go after him and she wouldn't get hurt like she did before.

"Non, that is not true!" Francis exclaimed. "She recently went out with that big burly man-"

"Ivan." I deadpanned. "His name is Ivan, and don't mention that name around her, got it? That extends to all three of you."

"She went out with that loser?!" Gilbert visibly twitched. "Oh well, she'll be mine soon." I immediately punched the Prussian man in the chest, causing him to be stagger back since I'd caught him off guard.

"Don't toy with her just because you're lonely! She feels bad enough as it is after Ivan, there doesn't need to be another thing to make her more upset!" Gilbert didn't reply to what I had said, instead crossing his arms and brushing me off entirely. I grumbled under my breath as I finally made my way back to my room, slamming my door and locking it for good measure.

The worst thing about this house was that I could still hear their conversations through the vent. They continued to discuss her like she was new meat; I was highly irritated by all of this. I picked up my cell phone, dialing Kay's number quickly to tell her what had happened. She would definitely want to know, she didn't like to be kept out of the loop.

"…That's weird."

She didn't answer.

She always answers her phone, it's always on and it rang out completely, so she didn't ignore me. A nervous feeling began to build up in my stomach as I headed downstairs to speak to Francis. They had begun to play a video game, but I quickly ended it by standing in front of the television.

"Kay didn't answer her phone." I stated as I looked towards my older brother; a frown settled itself on his face.

"Perhaps she has just fallen asleep?"

"She doesn't walk that fast." I crossed my arms. "I want to go out and look for her. We should have brought her home in the first place."

"Qui, I agree, it is a good idea. I've grown worried for my darling." I rolled my eyes at him, tossing him the keys I had already taken from the key bowl. I had already known he'd agree with me, after all, he understood Kay's habits as well as I did.

KAYS POV

As I was absent mindedly walking along, I found myself taking a short cut through the park. It was the one place that's beauty could rival Francis' garden, and I found it was always lively during the day and peaceful at night. I let out a soft sigh as I looked towards the area where the sunflowers would be growing if it were summertime. He had taken me down here a number of times to view the sunflowers when they bloomed; it was our favorite flower.

I turned in surprise as my pocket began to vibrate violently, the loud tune of a pop song ringing through the night. I reached into my coat pocket, smiling as I read the caller ID. Kim was calling me already? It must mean I had made the impression I had wanted to and that they had been talking about me!

As I went to open the phone, I felt a warm hand on mine take it from me. I looked up in confusion only to meet cold violet eyes. He smiled at me as he took the phone from my hand, holding it out of my reach.

"It's nice to see you again." He smiled innocently. "It's been a long time, da?"