Chapter 6

Starmine leaned against the windowsill, the events of that evening replaying in his mind over and over again. The malicious smirk on Strange Dark's face disgusted him and had him wonder why he did all of this when the small blonde clearly held romantic feelings for him. He even told me this himself, so why would be do this? He knew that Strange Dark wouldn't dare try to tear a rift in everyone's relationship, but with what he's done, he already has: Blue Moon and Append were on the brink of death because of his actions, and if they truly did pass on, their lovers would do unimaginable things to themselves (most likely driving themselves to suicide).

The blonde slammed his fist at the window and let out a loud groan as the door to his bedroom creaked open. Starmine turned to see his brother, White Edge step towards him in a cautious manner. "Reactor told me what happened. Or what she heard from a sobbing Punkish," He started to speak while closing the door behind him. "She's trying to calm him down." Starmine didn't say a word as the blonde sat across from him. "Look, I understand why you're pissed off at Dark, but maybe he has a reason behind what he did."

"Such as?"

"Well, from what Reactor told me, Dark said that he wanted pleasure, but couldn't have it if he didn't have Blue Moon, right? So I was thinking that it was a way of him telling you what he wants?" The older blonde glanced back at him while lifting an eyebrow. "Ciel has ways of telling me what he wants. Maybe Dark is the same, probably wanting to get your attention by doing something that you know he wouldn't do. I mean, you still love him, right?"

Starmine turned his gaze back to the window and sighed. "I do. Even after everything that's happened, I somehow can't bring myself to hate him for it. Yes, I am still angry with him, but deep down, I still love him."

"If you still feel that way, then maybe you should talk to him," White Edge stood up and started to make his way towards the door. "Otherwise, Dark would think you're gonna break up with him." Once he opened the door, both blondes made eye contact with the youngest and only female of the trio, Melancholy. "Aitetsu and Punkish are really beat up about it. Suou and Reactor are with them now."

"What are you gonna do?" White Edge asked her.

"Well, I'm gonna see if I can talk to Dark," She replied while brushing off her skirt. "That is, if he'll let me talk to him."

"I wish you luck." As both blondes started to exit the room, the older of the two turned back to Starmine. "Think about what I said." Was his only response before closing the door behind him. Starmine lowered his head, running a hand through his hair and letting out a sigh. "I hope you're right, Edge."

Punkish sat alone in his room after R. Append and Reactor had headed home for the time being, buring his head into a pillow and curled into a ball. He kept thinking about whether or not Append was alive, and grew scared about the worst possible situation. He was of course still angry with Strange Dark with what happened, but knew that he deserves the pain he's feeling now.

Without intention, the blonde stepped out of his room, and started to make his way down the hall towards Strange Dark's door. At first, he had no idea what to say, but once Append's body entered his mind, he found himself filled with the desire to shout. He knocked on the door gently to resist the urge of kicking it down instead. A moment later, it creaked open, having Punkish meet with the small blonde's surprised gaze. Punkish held in a breath and began to speak. "You know, I hope you feel proud of yourself for what you did. Not only did you put Blue Moon in danger, you also ruined the lives of not just me, but Starmine and Aitetsu too. What are you feeling right now: Pain? Regret? You fucking deserve it then. Why did you do it, huh? You want to make me feel worthless, or did you want to tell Starmine that you're done with him?"

"Punkish-"

"Don't even try to defend yourself," The flirty blonde cut him off, tears stinging his eyes. "Because nothing you say with help you. You should have seen Star's face when we met up with him; he looked so heartbroken. In all honesty, I wouldn't be surprised if he ended it with you, because after everything that's happened, he doesn't deserve you." Strange Dark lowered his head in response and glanced at the floor. "Sorry."

"Tell that to Append in the afterlife," Punkish gave him a cold response. "Or better yet, kill me so I can be with him." Without giving the small blonde a chance to response he stormed back to his room slamming the door behind him and screaming. His heart had been ripped to shreds ane felt completely useless at the moment. He lifted his head to see something glisten on top of his desk, only to see that it was the pocket knife he took from Strange Dark once he and Starmine got the two injured blondes to a hospital. That's right. He thought while standing to his feet. If Append is dead, then there's no reason for me being here. I have no purpose now. Punkish slowly stepped towards the desk with a fixed gaze onto the knife placed upon it. I wouldn't be missed, so no one would care if I died, especially the stupid blonde that caused all of this. He gently placed the knife in his grasp, taking in a breath and raising it to his neck. No one will notice.

"Don't do it!"

The blonde was tackled to the ground by a smaller figure, the knife flying out of his hand, and looked down to see Strange Dark holding onto him tightly around the waist. "Please don't," He sobbed quietly as his grip tightened. "I don't want you to die."

"You already killed Append," Punkish responded coldly. "Why should you be worried about me?"

"Because I didn't kill him," The taller blonde gave him a look of disbelief as they both sat up. Strange Dark lowered his head. "I didn't stab Append. I cut him instead, but I didn't cut a deep enough wound for him to be dead. He's alive but unconscious at the moment, so don't hurt yourself." The small blonde got to his feet and stepped over towards the pocket knife, picking it up from the ground and making his way towards the door. "If you want to hurt anyone, it should be me. I mean, I'm the idiot who did all of this just to get Starmine's attention." Punkish watched him exit the room, and looked down to glance at the floor.

"Append's alive?"

A week later, while Punkish was visiting Reactor and Black Star to see if Aitetsu was alright, Strange Dark had taken this opportunity to try and make amends with Starmine. He wasn't sure if this was the right thing to do, believing that the blonde was still angry with him, but it was better than sulking all day about losing Starmine. The small blonde patiently waited for him to arrive, he fidgeted around in his seat on the couch, his hands pressed down in his lap. In all honesty, he was afraid of what the older blonde would say to him. Strange Dark was starting to believe that Starmine would scold him and end it as he had feared.

The smaller module heard footsteps head towards the living room, having him flinch, but didn't dare turn around. He noticed Starmine sit next to him, but neither of them spoke a word. Strange Dark felt as though he and Starmine were on opposite sides of the world, the silence between them starting to become unbearable. He let out a sigh and decided to speak first. "Listen Star, I already know what I did isn't forgivable, but at least let me explain why I did it," He paused for a moment, waiting to see if the older blonde would respond before continuing. "You see, last week, the night before everything started, I heard Aitetsu and Blue Moon doing it, and that made me realize, that we haven't really done anything together in a long time. Their love for each other made me jealous, and I wanted you to look at me the same way that Blue looks at Ai. I-I wasn't thinking about how I wanted to tell you what I wanted, and got carried away," He brought his knees to his chest and closed his eyes. "I feel so damn stupid for not listening to my dreams. They told me that this would happen, and I go through with my stupid plan anyway. So, if you want to break up, I won't blame you. That's all I want to say."

Strange Dark stood up and was about to head back to his room, tears beginning to sting his eyes, until he felt a hand grab his wrist, and he turned around to see Starmine's gaze. To his surprise, the older blonde didn't have a look of hatred in his eyes, but a look of understanding. The emerald-eyed blonde held a small batch of hope as Starmine took in a breath. "If you wanted us to do it, you could have asked me. You didn't have to do all of this to get my attention with what you want."

"Star." The smaller module was pulled into a tight hug, Starmine hanging his head over Strange Dark's shoulder. "I'll forgive you because you didn't do it with Blue. But promise me that you'll tell me what you want from now on, okay?" Starmine heard sobs and pulled away to see tears rolling down Strange Dark's face. He wiped them away and lifted his head. "Do you promise to do that for me?" The small blonde nodded before finally collapsing on his knees, constantly spitting out apologies, although Starmine could barely make them out through the sobs while he held the module close.

After a few moments, Strange Dark's sobs had finally calmed down to light sniffles, his head nuzzling closer to the older blonde's figure. Starmine glanced down and rubbed his back gently. "Now tell me, besides doing it, what do you want?" The small blonde lifted his head to meet the ocean blue gaze as he snaked both hands around his neck and pulled him close. "Kiss me." He whispered. "Please?" Starmine leaned forward and grabbed his chin with a smile before pulling the blonde close so their lips could connect. Strange Dark cupped the older's cheeks to deepen the kiss and closed his eyes, Starmine wrapping arms around his waist. He was so glad that everyting had worked out between the two of them, and was happy that Starmine understood why he had done all of this, even though he was rather upset with him at first.

Strange Dark only wished that Blue Moon was alright. He never knew that a drug that powerful could cause the older blonde to have a panic attack, which he was unaware of until Black Star had informed him. He started to wonder whether or not he would still use the drug even if he had known about the blonde's panic attacks. Now that he was aware of this, he felt horrible for putting Blue Moon through this. The two of them pulled apart briefly before Strange Dark latched onto the blonde again and held onto him tightly. "I love you, Starmine, and I'm sorry for what I did."

"I forgive you." The older of the two replied while hugging him back, kissing the top of his head. Strange Dark closed his eyes and prayed that the other modules had found their happiness.

Me: There's only two or three more chapters left before this fic is finished, and then I can focus on the it's a bit saddening that this fic will have to end so short, but hey all stories have to end someday. Anyway Strange Dark and Starmine have made up on a good note, and Append and Blue Moon are still unconscious. Don't worry I plan to have this fic get a happy ending. I mean no one likes a tragic end. So until the next chapter, review what you liked.