Akihito tucked the thin blanket under Fei Long's chin, Sebastian didn't have any extra futons or blankets so he gave up his own. At first he considered throwing them all out into the snow, but his good-willed heart won over his brain. Fei-Long's face was pale and sweaty, almost as if he was in pain. "Is he going to be okay?" Akihito glanced at Kai who was staring at Fei-Long.

Kai slowly crawled forward until she was straddling Fei-Long's limp body. "Why isn't it moving?" she moved her face closer, "It doesn't move. Is it dead?"

Asami pulled her off of Fei-Long and sat her down beside Akihito. "Your master isn't feeling well today, I don't think that sitting on top of him will help."

"It's dead y'know? We're all dead. All in danger. Ashes to ashes and dust to dust." She started to rock back and forth.

Sebastian shivered, the drugs had definitely done some permanent damage to Kai's mind. Some of the things she says is disturbing and uncomfortably eerie.

Asami ignored it for now. "Sebastian do you know a local doctor that make house calls?"

Sebastian hesitantly called for a doctor, Fei-Long's bodyguard had insisted that he not be placed in the hospital. He didn't question it, a mafia boss wouldn't be safe in a hospital. The doctor came and instantly went to work, making an evaluation and administering then mixing medicines. "He will be fine now, I gave him some medicine that should help with his pain and send him into a more restful sleep. It seems that he was suffering from the flu and exhaustion. How much rest has he been getting?"

"Little to none, he has been busy working this whole time." Fei-Long's bodyguard replied.

The doctor gave him a disgusted look, "You should have forced him to rest, what kind of bodyguard are you? If you had waited another day he could have been dead! This cold weather wouldn't have helped either, just made it worse."

A small sob came from beside Fei-Long's head, Kai sat there with tears running down her face. Akihito and Asami initially worried that she would have another episode from seeing Fei-Long in such bad health, they kept a close eye on every movement she made. "There there Yuki, there's no need to cry. He will get better with the medicine I have made for him." The doctor patted Kai on the head and sat a small sac of powder in her lap, "Sprinkle this in his food and water and he should be up in a few days." He looked to Sebastian, "Make sure he gets plenty of rest and fluids, when he wakes take him home and have him in bed for another two weeks."

The doctor looked at Kai with a critical eye, "Are you sure that you don't want me to examine Yuki as well? I might have some medicine that can help her condition."

Asami handed the doctor a slip of paper, "That is not necessary at the moment. If we need your assistance in the future we will let you know."

The doctor hesitantly took the slip of paper. He looked at Kai and softly patted her on the head as she rubbed her cheek against the pouch of medicine. "Take care of yourself, Yuki."

Kai nodded and gave the doctor a small smile as he packed up and left. Sebastian stayed leaning in the doorway of the room, watching as Kai hovered over Fei Long like a mother hen . . . or a hawk looking at its prey.

"Why did he call her 'Haku'? When I found her, a lady had also called her that before." Akihito stood at the window and watched the doctor make his way out to another patient.

"Everyone here calls her Haku, it means 'pure like white snow'. They call her that because the first time they saw her they noticed how she was like the snow, pure and untainted by the city. Also because of the way she looks with her white hair."

"So what now? We just have to wait for him to wake up?" Akihito crossed his arms and stared into space.

"There isn't much more we can do, he'll wake when he wakes." Asami answered.

Sebastian growled in frustration, "Since there isn't much to do, would you kindly get out of my room? There's another room down the hall that you can rest in. You can go out and buy some more futons and I'll go and get more groceries for food. You can drive us to the shopping district in your car." He looked at Kai, "Kai, stay here and watch over the house, we'll be back in a few hours." And with that he went down the hall to prepare.

Asami chuckled, "Pushy isn't he?"

Akihito shrugged, "Is Kai going to be fine on her own?"

Asami stood and stretched out his tight muscles but looked a little worried, "She's fine, most likely she'll stay right by Fei Long's side." He went over to Kai and kneeled down beside her, "Kai, we'll be back soon. Fei Long's men will stay behind to help, if you have a problem or need help with something ask them. Be sure to be on your best behavior."

Kai started to sway again, her eyes staring at something that the others couldn't see. "Ashes to ashes." she whispered hoarsely.

Asami patted her head then headed out the door with Sebastian and Akihito in tow. He stopped before he left the room, "Let me know if you have any trouble with her, if anything happens just hold her down until we are able to get back to you." he told one of the guards.

The house was for some reason strangely uncomfortable with most everyone gone. Something didn't feel right. Fei-Long's men decided to let Kai stay alone for a few minutes with Fei-Long, taking that opportunity to check inventor. Kai sat down on her knees and drew Fei-Long's head and shoulders in her lap. She softly brushed away the sweat that dotted his face with a cold towel, whatever the doctor did seemed to have relieved Fei-Long of the pain he was feeling before. She closed her eyes, enjoying the feel of Fei-Long's hair running through her fingers. It had been so long since she's felt his presence, the way his hair falls softly against his face, the smooth feel of his skin.

". . . Kai? That's you isn't it?"

Kai's eyes sprang open to find Fei-Long looking up at her, she smiled and touched her cheek to his forehead. Fei-Long reached up and stroked her face. "I thought that I was dreaming for a minute there." He slowly sat up and turned to face her, taking a few seconds to stop his head from swimming. "This is where you've been this whole time?" He looked around before his eyes settled on her hair, he sighed before running his fingers through it. "It's too bad that your beautiful hair didn't survive."

Kai held his hand against her cheek, tears running down her cheeks. "I'm sorry. . . I'm sorry . . . I'm sorry . . . I'm so so sorry." She leaned in until the top of her head rested on his chest.

"Don't be sorry, it is not your fault." He pulled her closer, wrapping his arms around her shoulders. "Please don't cry, when I am well enough—"

A loud ringing sound echoed through the house. Fei-Long and Kai stilled, not breathing or making a single sound. Again it went off.

Fei-Long waited then looked up, "Where is the host of the house?"

Kai wiped the tears off her face again, "To a place of gathering and objects."

Fei-Long stared at Kai, how bad did the drugs damage her mind? She hasn't had any dosage of the drug since the last time he saw her. "The host went shopping?"

She nodded, "The tall one and his lover as well."

"Asami and Akihito went with the host."

Kai nodded, "They said that they would be back in a few hours, but it's strange for them to be back so soon. Maybe they forgot something?"

"They wouldn't be ringing the doorbell since the owner is with them."

There was a soft knock at the door before Fei Long's men quietly filed in, "It's good to see you awake sir. But we have a small problem. There's someone at the front door wanting something, since Kai knows more people around here we thought that she might know this person."

Kai made her way soundlessly to the window and barely cracked the curtains to see the front of the house. There were a good number of men standing at the front door, most of them were dressed in black except for the man ringing the doorbell wore a white suit. The man gave the others a signal, they nodded and started to surround the house. "There's a foreign man at the front, and others are starting to make their way around the house."

It was strange for Kai to sound so sane without going through another episode first.

Fei-Long's men instantly started to pull out their guns and knives, looking like they were preparing for war. "Stay in this room and don't leave. When the coast is clear take Master Fei-Long out of here." One of his men pulled out a cell phone and pressed a few buttons, "I am sending a message to Asami. We need to hold off until he comes."

Fei-Long grimaced as he tried to stand, a wave of nausea causing him to stagger. Kai caught him before he could fall, "I bet you that it's Mikhail Arbatov." He slowly went over to the window, barely opening the curtains. His eyes narrowed, "Yes, that's definitely him. He probably followed me from my last business trip. I don't want anything happening around here, there's too many innocent bystanders around here. We need to find a way to send him away without a scene." He gave Kai's shoulders a squeeze, "Kai, I need you to do something very important for me, you could save many people if we play our cards right."

"Hello! I know someone's there! Open up!" Mikhail rang the doorbell and knocked on the door again. He had tried to follow Fei-Long ever since he canceled their meeting suddenly, curious to see what could make a man cancel one of the biggest business opportunities to easily come into his hands. He had lost Fei-Long for a little while until he saw Asami, and like in the past, wherever Asami is Fei-Long isn't far behind.

The door slowly opened up to a slight girl with short white hair, "Can I help you sir?"

Mikhail was taken aback, something about this girl looked a little familiar, almost like a distant memory. "Good day miss, I was wondering if the man of the house is at home?"

The girl looked at him with disturbing blank violet eyes, "Sorry sir, but he has gone out for the day. Can I give him a message?"

He gave her a sly look, "I'm sorry miss, are you sure he is not home? I have business to discuss with Fei-Long." Was it his imagination or did something flicker behind her eyes at the mention of Fei-Long?

"There is no one here by the name of Fei-Long, the only ones who live here are myself and my friend Sebastian. You might want to go more into the city to find this Fei-Long person, the people there are kind and will help you. Sorry to disappoint you, have a good day." Kai started to close the door and head back inside when a hand on her arm and a click beside her ear stopped her.

"Sorry, but I've been following Fei-Long for a while and I'm tired of chasing his sweet ass. He and I have business together."

Kai's heart beat loudly in her chest, what was she supposed to do? Fei-Long didn't say anything about Mikhail being this insistent. "Sir, I have told you that the person you are looking for is not here."

Mikhail smiled, "It surprises me at how calm you are with my gun to your head. Are you not frightened?" The grip on her arm tightened.

It was strange, the girls' eyes seemed to change. It looked as if a red glow was coming from within her eyes. "This isn't the first time that there's been a gun against my head." She turned to face him, her face looking dangerous.