The next thing Mika realized was the sudden feeling of waking up. He felt utterly exhausted. He didn't get a good sleep last night and Yuu didn't have his arms around him. Mika's eyes opened to find Yuu's face in front of his.

Mika squeaked and jolted right up. Yuu's forest green eyes widened while be flinched from Mika's sudden reaction. "S-sorry!" Yuu apologized, looking to the side with a nervous expression.

Mika shook his head and sighed "Don't worry Yuu-chan, you just startled me."

Yuu nodded and rubbed the side of his arm nervously as he looked like he wanted to do something but was being hesitant about it.

Mika tilted his head slightly but realised Yuu's hand was twitching, so the blond took the lead and grabbed onto the tanned hand of the Merman in front of him. The black haired boy's face turned into a deep red while he glanced down at their intertwined hands.

"M-M-Mika…" Yuu mumbled, trying to keep his eyes off the mesmerizing sectoral heterochromial eyes, belonging to the blond siren.

Mika giggled and brought his free hand up to his mouth to cover it, which only made Yuu blush more as he tightened his grip around the pale one.

Mika sighed as he swam closer to Yuu, reaching over to grasp the merman's tanned hand in his own before meeting the ravenette's gaze. Mika felt his body relax as he stared at the vibrant green eyes, that always seemed to be able to draw him into a maze of a green forest-he loved it.

Yuu's gaze softened and he turned away, hiding his growing blush but soon they both released each other's hands, knowing what was going to happen today. "H-Hey Mika, it will be okay… We will finally be free of this place…" Yuu mumbled, trying to give Mika the most reassuring smile he could muster.

Mika nervously gave Yuu a quick smile before the tent door started rustling, someone was coming in. A purple head poked through and her expression changed from curiosity to a full out suggestive smirk.

"Hmmm thought i heard some noises…~~" Shinoa sang, giving both the boys a wink before jumping into their tent. The two boys, startled as if someone walked in on them changing.

Mika coughed and tried his best to look emotionless, but it failed due to the ever growing blush spreading like wildfire on his pale face.

Yuu on the other hand was… Many emotions, embarrassment-of course but the second emotion currently flooding his thoughts were, well being pissed by the rude interruption by the she devil currently giving them… Suggestive gestures.

Yuu was just about to open his mouth to start telling Shinoa off but Mika spoke just before him. "Shinoa, could you get Asuramaru and Kimizuki here? We have something we want to discuss with all of you." Mika coughed out, avoiding eye contact with the two others in the tent while rubbing his arm nervously.

Shinoa took a second, narrowing her eyes before giving them both a grin- a shit-eating grin, and standing up. "Sure thing~ I'll be back soon, so i wouldn't suggest doing it yet~~" Shinoa wiggled her eyebrows before springing out of the tent before Yuu could yell at her.

The two boys exhaled at the same time, but stopped to stare at eachother for a few moments before laughing. "Haa…. Shit she's annoying." Yuu grumbled.

Mika chuckled as shook his head "Yes, but it is amusing."

Yuu stared at the Siren with bright, widened eyes. "Hell no!" Yuu whined, frowning at the giggling beauty beside him.

Mika gave Yuu the most adorable but mesmerizing smile he has ever seen, the light of the sun reflecting off his dazzling blond hair and his golden fins and tail, his eyes seemed to glow a soft blue and red, the two colours were the most beautiful colours he's ever seen.

The ocean blue was the deepest but most vibrant blue he has ever laid eyes on and the red in the other's eyes reminded him of blood-but it didn't, it held the brightness of a red moon but also the mesmerizing, and sexy feel to them-not that he would admit that.

Yuu felt the overwhelming pulling and tugs at the corners of his mouth until he couldn't handle it anymore, and laughed.

Mika's smile brightened as he joined Yuu in his laugh. But their moment was soon interrupted by Shinoa bursting through again, with Asuramaru and Kimizuki close behind.

"So what did you want. You two better make this quick, i've got many things i would much rather be doing right now." Kimizuki irritably sighed, giving Yuu a glare and Mika an annoyed look.

"W-well… We would like you guys to run away to the Ocean… Where Mitsuba and Yoichi were freed." Mika stuttered but soon held his voice firm, making him almost seem commanding.

"Wait.. Is that where they disappeared to? You guys know if Kureto-"

"Kureto won't be able to know. I will kill him before he hurts anyone else." Mika stared at Asuramaru with the emotionless facade of his.

"How…?" Asuramaru quizzed, puzzled how a single Siren will be able to kill the feared leader of the circus.

"I will… Have to use one of my abilities to kill him, but i don't want any of you to be affected by it…" Mika mumbled, seemingly disturbed by the thought of it.

"What is your ability? I don't want to run away without knowing." Kimizuki growled, giving Mika a stern look.

Mika sighed as this and held his stare. "Mind control. I have the ability to… Copy a vampire's ability to control someone's mind. I can control several people's minds at once… So i don't want any of you to be affected by it." Mika stated, taking in their startled expressions.

"So the four of us will leave you behind to control everyone to kill Kureto and Seishiro? Is that correct?" Shinoa restated, frowning at the blond who only nodded in response.

"NO. I AM NOT GOING." Yuu shouted, making everyone jolt in surprise at the ravenette's sudden outburst.

"But you will be controlled to, right?" Asuramaru frowned, giving Yuu a puzzled look.

"No, he wont." Mika blurted, directing the attention on himself again, saving the green-tailed boy from the embarrassment of his mouth messing up his words again.

"You see, since Yuu and i have similar properties, being a Siren and a Mermaid… He won't get affected as badly if he says underwater where the sound will be dulled." Mika explained, staring at each of them in the eyes.

Silence.

No one spoke as each of them thought of what to say next. Yuu and Mika were going to stay behind to finish Kureto off while the other three were to run away and await for their return.

"No." Kimizuki snarled, harshly breaking the silence.

Mika frowned. "Why not?"

"Because that plan, is stupid. If we run away, how will you two get to the ocean? What if everything goes wrong? Who will be there to help you guys?" Kimizuki grunted, at Mika and Yuu's growing, shocked looks.

Asuramaru and Shinoa nodded in agreement. "Yeah! We need to stick together! We are family after all!" Shinoa grinned, placing her hands on her hips.

Yuu smiled at Mika while the latter sighed in relief, glad he wasn't going to have to take the weight all himself but his relief took a turn and soon turned into an emotion of worry. "But-"

Kimizuki Cut mika off with a glare and spoke himself. "Mikaela, i know you don't want us being controlled or even having the possibility of it. But we must take risks, plus i don't mind being taken over for a… Good cause…"

"I agree with peach head over there. We should take risks in order to complete our mission." Asuramaru smirked when the so called 'peach head' flipped the bird at him.

"Fuck off Demon." Kimizuki grumbled, holding a silent argument with the purple-hair-defying-gravity, demon.

Asuramaru only girlishly chuckled before turning to the two Aquarians. "Soo… What's the plan?"

Mika and Yuu shared a look, showing they both were ready to make adjustments to their original plan.

"Alright, how about all of us wear some kind of blockers to help with not being mindless drones and mika will start singing at around dusk, when everyone will gather for the fourth year anniversary and that's when we will put the plan to action. We all will make sure Kureto and Seishiro are in the middle so they will be killed by the mind controlled monsters. While they are caught up in killing them, we will drag both of you away and escape to the ocean where we will part ways i guess…" Shinoa said, watching each of their expressions for any kind of disagreement.

But there was none. Everyone seemed to be either okay or happy with the new plan. Soon The three left to prepare for tonight, leaving the boys-once again, alone to their own devices.

Yuuichiro sighed, and sunk to the bottom, obviously drained from having to put up with Shinoa's dirty gestures and-stuff… Mika chuckled, not as bothered about it but a little flustered.

"Yuu-chan? Are you okay? Your face is… Umm… Red…" Mika mumbled, staring at him keenly, as his stomach began to complain from the emptiness.

The blond siren felt his face heat up while Yuu chuckled and swam closer to him. Mika chewed on his lip nervously, careful not to cut his lip with his sharp-vampire-like teeth.

Yuu's gaze softened a lot as if he was staying at a cute puppy. "Hungry?" Yuu stated, already knowing from the sounds that were currently betraying Mika.

Mikaela didn't respond for a few moments, he sighed and was about to respond when Yuu's stomach growled in response to his own. They both waited for a few moments, staring into eachother's eyes before they both burst out laughing.

They continued their laughing for a good few minutes before they fell into a comfortable silence, hand in hand and being lost in each other's eyes. "Yuu-chan…?" Mika mumbled, slowly being pulled out of his thoughts as he felt the tanned Merman wrap his arms around his slender, pale waist.

"Hmmm?" Yuu's voice rumbled, still lost in his own thoughts.

"What are we?" Mika asked, frowning as he tilted his head, looking slightly down at the smaller boy.

It didn't take long for Yuu to respond. "What do you mean? We're family." Yuu frowned, snapping out of his trance.

Mika looked to the side, a little uncomfortable by what he asked. "I-I know Yuu-chan. But… I feel… Like… More then… Family… Whenever i am near your or when we have moments like these, i feel like my heart is going to explode."

Yuu pulled Mika towards him until they were chest-to-chest. "I feel that too, and i don't know what that feeling means but… I like it-i like it a lot!" Yuu grinned, closing his eyes in the process.

Mika's body felt like it was going to collapse, Yuu looked so cute and so… Mika thought about it and he stared at the other's lips, making him wonder how soft they were and if they actually were as soft as they looked.

But before Mika could speculate more, Yuu opened his eyes and he nuzzled his head in the crook of the Siren's neck, making the blond gasp and his breathing hitch but he calmed down and nuzzled into the mess of black hair that belonged to the one who had his arms around his slender body.

Mika felt his face heat from the warmth of Yuu's body against his. But of course his tummy would have to interrupt them, so once his stomach grumbled again, Yuu's grumbled in response and they both started laughing, pulling away from their embrace.

But Mika felt slightly disappointed he wasn't able to hug his Yuu-chan for longer but shook it off once he saw the tent flap open again to reveal Asuramaru and-of course, the perverted Ferid. They both held food in their arms as they made their way over to their tank.

"I kinda figured you two would be hungry, since you two haven't eaten since two days ago… And Ferid has been skipping on his duties sooo…. Here." Asuramaru sighed as he tossed the salad leaves in the tank while Ferid threw the steak in at the same time.

And before Ferid could say anything remotely close to being plain dirty or perverted-like always, Asuramaru dragged Ferid away by the ear, getting whines and complaints back.

Yuu chuckled. "Great timing, am i right?"

Mika nodded, enthusiastically before he grabbed his sinking slab of meat. Yuu once again watched with an amused expression as the blond drank from the steak, once again leaving it withered up and unrecognizable from what it used to be.

Once the siren was done, he swam to the surface and threw the remains of the sad excuse for jerky out of the tank and onto the ground for someone to pick up later. Yuu chuckled, he could never get tired of watching Mika eat his food like a vampire.

Mika sighed and lightly scratched his cheek, showing he was a little embarrassed. "H-hey Yuu-chan, you know it's… Rude to stare…" Mika fidgeted uncomfortably.

Yuu instantly gasped and waved his arms around "AH! I'M SORRY! I DON'T MEAN TO!" Yuu wailed, amusing the blond.

Mika waved him off. "It's fine Yuu-chan. I know you didn't mean it."

Yuu groaned and slapped his head, once again frustrated by his own behaviour.

Mika quietly chuckled, grabbing a nearby lettuce leaf and bringing it to Yuu who ravenously took it and wolfed the whole thing down.

Yuu licked his lips and swam towards where the cluster was near the top and started his mini feast while Mika thankfully found another slab of steak for his grumpy stomach.

After they both finished their meals they both swam to the top of the tank, Mika took a deep breath of the air above the water while Yuu only stared absent-mindedly at the pretty blond beside him.

Yuu's gaze trailed from the siren's blond, fluffy hair to his twitching ear fins, to his wonderfully mesmerizing eyes, and down to the blond's lips. Yuu slightly frowned, and tilted his head as he wondered how soft Mika's lips were.

But he didn't go any further before his eyes decided it wanted a look at Mika's rock-hard chest and his rippling abs. 'Mika… Looks so… Sexy…' Yuu shamelessly thought, while he turned away from the siren to cover his ever so lovely blush.

Mika however shook out his hair that was currently being stubborn by clinging to his face like a child does to a mother. But the siren did notice when the merman beside him was watching him, it sent shivers down his spine.

The blond glanced over at Yuu, who was turned away from him-of course. So he looked at the other's sturdy back, admiring the ripples of the muscles under the skin and the way his messy clump he calls hair drooped-except for that one stubborn clump that decided it wanted to stick up like an antenna.

"Yuu-chan." Mika poked the merman's cheek while he turned.

"Yeah? What is it Mika?" Yuu asked, raising an eyebrow at the other.

"Hmmm i was wondering but… Once we get back to the ocean… What will we do?" Mika frowned, obviously a little worried.

"We will… umm, live together!" Yuu grinned, trying to cheer his Mika up.

"Live together? Where?" Mika quizzed, his ear fins perking in interest as his blush increased.

"Yeah, i guess we will force Guren and Krul to allow both of us to go to each other's castles!" Yuu giggled but Mika frowned.

"No, we will live in yours. I don't like my castle. Too much death." Mika huffed, filling air into his cheeks in a childish mannor.

Yuu laughed. "Sure, but at some point i wanna see your castle!"

"You've already seen it, when you guys raided it." Mika sighed, crossing his arms.

"Yeah… But i didn't get a good look at it!" Yuu whined, giving Mika an equally childish face.

They both went silent for a while but burst out laughing for the nth time today. "Haha! Fiiine Yuu-chan, only because i can't say no to you." Mika giggled, unconsciously inching closer.

Yuu gave Mika a bright smile before he pounced on Mika, making the other gasp in surprise as they dove back in the water, in each other's arms, laughing again like children.

Mikaela and Yuuichiro both were madly blushing from the contact, but neither really cared when their faces were only a few centimeters apart.

Mika's ear fins perked to the highest point they could from the excitement of being so close to the merman holding him.

Yuu on the other hand wrapped his arms around Mika, they were chest-to-chest again and their tails were moving in harmony, while their faces were so close-Yuu desperately wanted to close the space between them but Mika beat him to it.

Mika pressed his lips against Yuu's unable to contain his joy and need to be closer to the other. He felt the other miss back, tightening his hold around his body.

Yuu closed his eyes once he saw Mika close his, he could taste the blood on the blond's soft lips, but it also tasted like something sweet and… Addicting… Yuu wanted more, more and more of Mika

Mika seemed to kiss a little harder, as he leaned forward, making Yuu sink to the bottom, with his back touching the bottom of the tank and Mika over him, both the pale siren's hands were placed on either sides of his head as they sloppily made out.

Soon Mika pulled away, panting and gasping for the oxygen in the water, while Yuu was doing the same-disappointed he couldn't kiss Mika longer but they both stared in each other's eyes.

"S-sorry Yuu-chan… I don't know what came over me…" Mika mumbled, quickly getting off Yuu and tried to avoid eye contact. Yuu frowned and got up, only to get a little closer to the Siren.

"It's okay Mika, if you hadn't done that, i probably would of." Yuu coughed, blushing furiously as he admitted his feelings.

Mika's red and blue eyes widened as he stared at the other, flabbergasted. "R-Really?"

Yuu nodded and pulled Mika into a hug. "Y-Yeah.. Like i've said before, i really… Like you."

Mika tensed once they were embracing but soon relaxed after a few moments. "I… Really like you to… Yuu-chan…" Mika breathed, nuzzling into the smaller boy's shoulder as he wrapped his own arms around the merman's neck.

"Mika?" Yuu mumbled into the other's hair.

"Yes Yuu-chan?" Mika responded, sending shivers down Yuu's body, from the feeling of Mika's voice on his shoulder.

"I want to stay with you forever... " Yuu mumbled, nuzzling into the blond's hair to hide his embarrassingly tomato red face.

"Yeah… I want to be with you forever too…" Mika smiled, leaning into the other a bit more.

They stayed like that for a while in silence, embracing each other as if the other would suddenly disappear on them. But they both quickly separated as they heard rustling from the tent.

"Hey you two! Are you guys doing it y-"

"SHUT UP!" Yuu shouted, his face burning with the heat pooling at his face while the she-devil snickers.

"Bet-cha Mika doesn't when you two are getting it on~" Shinoa smirked, giving both boys shivers while a flustered Mika decided it was a good idea to hide his face behind his hands.

Shinoa gave Yuu a grin before giving him a dirty gesture which he thankfully saw coming and turned away, ears bright red and his face no better.

"Haha! Anyways, it's almost time. Asuramaru and Ferid should be here soon to pick you two up for the anniversary, we all will be waiting and ready." Shinoa sighed, her voice soon growing serious the more she spoke.

Mika calmed down and took a deep breath before putting on his emotionless facade again. The siren nodded at the ashen haired girl and glanced over at Yuu who looked like he was about to melt.

"Alright, thanks for the heads up Shinoa." Mika blinked as she turned away from them and towards the entrance to the tent.

"No problem, but i really suggest you two get it on when we all are free-not now~" Shinoa smirked, leaving the two boys extremely uncomfortable and tense, blushing like there was no tomorrow.

"Told you. Annoying." Yuu grumbled, calming down a little by glancing over at Mika with a grin on his face.

Mika rolled his eyes-not that Yuu caught that, and shook his head. "Alright, i'll give you that." He grinned back.

They both sat in silence for a good 5 seconds before Asuramaru and Ferid came into their tent. "Hey guys. We gotta get you to the party now." Asuramaru sighed, reaching one end of the tank and pushing it while Ferid on the other and pushing the tank to get the wheels underneath to roll out of the tent.

Mika glared at Ferid but soon stopped glaring to frown, Ferid had a devilish smile plastered on his face. 'Why is Ferid smiling like that…?' Mika frowned a little more, confused by why Ferid looked like he was about to win a lottery.

But before he could speculate further, they were already outside and everyone else was too.

/To Be Continued.../