When Junsu opened his eyes, he was in his bathroom. He must have passed out after puking his guts out. Grabbing onto the sink, he pulls himself up from the unforgiving tile floor. He's only slightly taken aback by his reflection in the mirror. His skin was a sickly pale color and there were dark circles under his eyes, while his hair looked matted and greasy.

Junsu grabbed his toothbrush and set to work trying to scrub the terrible taste out of his mouth. After two glasses of mouthwash he hopped into the shower to wash away what felt like five layers of dirt and grime.

When he finally emerged an hour later, he felt relatively human again. He hesitates at the bathroom door, wondering if Toshiya was still out there. Taking a deep breath, he opens the door and sticks his head out to look around his room, sighing with relief when he doesn't see him.

He quickly goes over to his closet and gets dressed for the day. He notices Changmin's note as he's grabbing up his pills. He sighs after reading it and heads back into the bathroom for the spare bandaging. Well, at least now he knew why his arm had been wrapped up when he gotten into the shower. He attempts to wrap it the same way Changmin had three times before giving up. He would just have to stop by his place before he left for work.

Picking up the pill bottle again he stops short of opening it, staring at the label while thinking about what Shou said last night. It was nice to know that he hadn't actually been crazy as a child, but because the pills had done such a bang-up job of suppressing whatever abilities he had, he couldn't really risk not taking them or he might actually go insane this time around. He just couldn't win.

"Don't take them," says a voice from behind him.

Junsu jumps, nearly falling off of his bed as he turns to see Toshiya standing on the other side of his bed again. "Do you get a kick out of scaring me or something," Junsu asks getting irritated.

"Sorry, stealth comes with the territory of being dead," he says sheepishly. "But you shouldn't keep taking those pills. You don't need them."

"Shou seems to think otherwise."

"Just hear me out," he says coming around the bed to stand in front of him. "I know you haven't had access to your powers in a long time, but even as a child you were a natural talent and I honestly believe that it wouldn't take much for you to be that way again."

"What do you mean by that?"

"As a child, you used your abilities instinctually, meaning they wouldn't overwhelm you as easily as Shou thinks. I've been attached to you for the past twelve years as your guardian spirit, so…"

Junsu holds up a hand to stop him, "What the hell is a guardian spirit?"

"It's a spirit who attaches themselves to a living person in order to help and/or protect them," explains Toshiya. "Nine times out ten you'll usually find a guardian spirit with people just like you. Humans with some type of ability."

"And you decided to attach yourself to me."

"Exactly," he says taking a seat next to Junsu on his bed, only it didn't shift under the new weight because Toshiya's ghostly form had no mass to it. "Look, you have abilities similar to my own when I was alive, so I can help you with those. Once you get started I'm sure it'll all come back to you and then the rest should be easy."

"What's the catch," asks Junsu, "because there's always a catch."

Toshiya looks down at his lap for a moment before meeting Junsu's gaze again. "I need you to talk to my family for me. They're still looking for me and they need to stop."

"Why not just talk to them yourself, can't they see spirits as well?"

"Yes, but I can't. I've tried, but I just can't face them," he says looking away again.

Junsu studies him for a moment before recalling what he said last night. "What did you mean when you said you didn't have any other choice? And for that matter why the hell did I dream about the day you died?"

"So you would know the truth. The man in the cloak is extremely dangerous and he wanted to use me for my powers and if I had let those things…"

"Others," Junsu supplies, "that's what Jaejoong said they call them."

Toshiya didn't really care what those monsters were called, but he corrected himself and continued. "If I had let those Others kill me, he could have brought my spirit back to my body, trapping me and successfully tying me to him and allowing him free access to my powers," he explains. "I couldn't let him use me like that and potentially make me into someone just like him. By killing myself, he didn't have enough time to gain control of me. Once my spirit escaped, my body was useless to him because a person's power is connected to their spirit. In short, no spirit means no power. The Others destroyed my body after I escaped, so there's not even any bones to bury. That's why I need you to tell my family what happened and to stop looking for me or the same thing could happen to them. I need them to know the truth. In return I'll help you learn how to control your abilities."

A week later and Junsu still isn't sure if he made the right decision when he agreed to stop taking his meds. His 'sight', as Toshiya liked to call it, was definitely working at full power again. He felt like he was constantly doing a doubletake lately and questioning everything he was seeing. He was starting to feel a little overwhelmed.

He hadn't seen Jaejoong or any of the others from that night, but he and Jaejoong have been talking over the phone almost every night since. Aiji had apparently, at some point, convinced Changmin to give him Junsu's number so he could give it to Jaejoong. They talked about everything, from their childhood to what they wanted to do in the future. He didn't however, tell Jaejoong about Toshiya. In fact, he hadn't told anyone, not even Changmin, about him because he didn't want everyone worrying about him.

"I have practice today," Junsu tells Toshiya as he's getting ready to leave, "so do me a favor and just stay out of sight."

"Are you worried that someone else might see me?"

"Nope," he says shaking his head, "I just don't need any distractions while we're practicing today. Key told me he found us a gig that pays almost triple what we normally make, so I need to stay focused today."

"Alright," Toshiya says while sighing, "I'll stay out of sight."

"Thanks," he says grabbing his keys and heading out the door.

Key met Junsu at the door of the studio so he could fill Junsu in on their new gig and go over the set list.

"What did you say the club was called," asks Junsu while scanning over the music approved by the club.

"Lust."

Junsu stops short to look at him with a raised eyebrow.

"The club is called Club Lust," Key says again looking a little sheepish.

"That sounds like the name of some kinky sex club." Junsu narrows his eyes at Key, "Please tell me you didn't book us a gig at some kinky sex club."

"Don't worry," he says, "the owner promised that his customers would keep their hands to themselves."

Junsu rolls his eyes at this, "Fine, whatever, at least now I know why they're so willing to pay us so much. Have you been to check to make sure they have a big enough stage for all ten of us?"

"Yep, their stage is huge, so we'll have plenty of room. Oh, and one more thing, they want us to perform the songs live. Oh come on," Key says when Junsu gives him an 'are you serious' look, "it's not like we haven't done that kind of thing before. Plus, it's basically the main reason they hired us."

"What do you mean?"

"The club owner saw that video of us performing at that cosplay convention and liked what he saw. Besides, of those seven songs, you wrote and choreographed two of them, which makes our job that much easier."

Key was referring to the songs Fever and Tarantallegra. Junsu knew he was right about that, but he was still worried about the other five songs. He'd listened to Ross Lynch's Illusion and Addicted by Saving Abel once, but he'd never even heard of I Get Off by Halestorm, Move Your Body by My Darkest Days, or Want Your Bite by Chris Crocker.

"What did you have in mind for the other five?"

"That's why I wanted you to come in today, so we can figure that out."

They decided to start with Addicted and Illusion since they were both at least a little familiar with them. They spent the next few hours listening to the songs while working on the choreography.

Yunho was getting frustrated. It had been almost a week since their fight with the Others and he hadn't been able to gather any solid information on what had caused their erratic behavior. Shou had contacted him and informed him of his and Changmin's theory about the vortexes and how it might be connected to what had happened. The idea that he might need some help with this only irritated him more.

There was only one person he could think of that might be able to help him with this problem and that was Tiffany. Yunho actually dreaded the idea of calling her.

It had been almost three years since he last saw her in London and he wasn't even sure if she'd want to help him. They hadn't contacted each other since they ended their affair together when Yunho came back to Japan.

Tiffany was a passionate woman who was as beautiful as she was wild. She was half vampire and half succubus, a dangerous combination to be sure, but Yunho had been attracted to her the moment he'd laid eyes on her. She worked for a fashion magazine and had been in London on an assignment and Yunho had just happened to literally run into her on his way to visit some distant relatives.

Sighing in resignation Yunho pulls out his phone and scrolls through his contacts, silently praying that her number hasn't changed in the last three years, he hits the call button when he finds it. It rings five times before the call is picked up.

"Hello?"

"Tiffany?"

"Yes Yunho, it's me," she says with a laugh. "So, to what do I owe the pleasure of you calling after three long years?"

Yunho is relieved that she actually sounds happy to hear from him. He decides not to waste any time and launches into his reason for calling.

She didn't say anything right away after he finished and he wondered if she was even still there.

"So let me get this straight," she finally says after a minute of silence. "You want my help because you think that the recent behavior of these Others may have something to do with the vortexes that can be found in Aokigahara and you want me to determine if someone's been manipulating them because of the fact that I'm able to do the same thing."

"Exactly," Yunho says, relieved that she had understood him and the theory that the others had come up with. "I know it's a lot to ask, but you're the only one I could think of who can do what Shou is purposing is happening. I'll never forget the night you showed me could tap directly into the ley lines."

She laughs at this, "I'm glad that I left such a good impression on you. Of course, I remember that night more for what happened after."

Yunho is unable to stop his body's response as the memory flashes through his mind. It really had been one of the more memorable and intense nights of his life, but he suspected that Tiffany had that effect on everyone.

"Well, I won't make you any promises because I've never tried to tap into vortex before, but you're in luck," she says snapping Yunho out of his musings. "It just so happens that I'll be in Japan on business this Friday. How about we meet up after I'm done with work?"

"Sounds perfect."

"Great, a co-worker recommended a café that we could meet up at. I'll text you the info and we can set up a time later."

Yunho quickly agrees before saying goodbye and disconnecting the call. He quickly sends a text to Shou to inform him of his plans before falling onto his bed for much needed nap.