Author's Note: I do not own Saint Beast. Credits go to the original creator.

Characters: Yuda, Luca, Maya, a very excited Gai, a not so excited Kira, Goh (still sleeping)

Here is the next chapter! Enjoy reading! ^^

"So, we found a companion for Maya." He tried to stifle his chuckle but it was still heard by the other.

"True." He also let out a chuckle. He then looked at the scene before him.

The two boys were both wrapped in bubble and are chasing each other, forgetting the initial purpose of getting out of the room. When Maya was cornered, Gai immediately rush in for the kill but Maya elegantly avoided the crash and instead, Gai bounced off the wall and is now upside down. Maya was laughing so hard inside the bubble. Gai, grinning as well, swam towards Maya and the two bounced off of each other.

"This is SO much fun!" Maya nodded in agreement.

"It is so much! Let's go to the cockpit, I wanna show you my work station!" And was about to head off when his bubble was caught by a slightly annoyed blonde male.

"Maya." Maya looked at the person. He was not affected by the dead pan voice quality of his brother.

"Kira-nissan! Meet Gai, the first human to wake up. Gai, meet my brother, Kira. He is the Commander's elite guard. He is super cool too!" Gai swam towards the two.

"Oh, so you have a brother too? Hi, my name is Kageyama Gai, nice to meet you!" He stretched his hand for a hand shake. Kira just looked at it as if a monster will suddenly appear.

"You do realize you are in a bubble therefore such contact is impossible." Gai realized this and scratched his head instead.

"Oh, sorry. My bad." Maya looked at his brother, reproaching.

"Kira-nissan, please be nice to Gai. He is my first friend." Kira looked at Maya.

"Oh really?" Maya returned his stare.

"Yes. Really." The two were locked in a staring contest and Gai was wondering how to break the tension when a clap got their attention. It was Luca.

"Well, we should not keep your brothers waiting, Gai." Happy for the change of topic, Gai perked up.

"Oh yeah! I wanna see them!" he then swam towards Luca and followed him. Yuda looked at the two brothers.

"Kira, Maya, you want to join us?" Maya nodded and left a surprised Kira. Maya followed where Gai went to. Kira was left shocked and surprise. Yuda approached him and placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Kira, let Maya reach out to other people. There are people out there who would like Maya as their friend." Kira looked sad at this.

"I know that Commander. It's just that...I'm worried that they might hurt him. Just like those other bastards." His fist closed in rage, remembering the times that Maya was bullied because of their blood line. Yuda gave an empathetic nod.

"I know. But not all want to hurt Maya. Gai wants to be friends with him. And I am sure a lot more would love to be his friend, just let them in." Kira was silent and after a few minutes, he released a sigh of defeat.

"Alright. I...I will try to be open minded." Yuda smiled at this.

"Thank you. Do not worry; I would not let Maya be hurt." Kira looked happy at this statement.

"Thank you Commander." They then followed the others.

"I guess..." Yuda looked at him, encouraging him to open up.

"I guess, I am just afraid Maya might get hurt. Father did everything to protect us and we are forever grateful to him. But, when we are outside, just like this, were Father could not protect us, it is up to me to protect Maya and myself."

"I know where you are coming from. But your protection is preventing Maya and yourself to reach out to people who want to be friends with you." He pat Kira's back.

"Relax. You have us to protect you all. Depend on us even just a little." Kira looked ashamed.

"S-Sorry Commander. That was not my intention." Yuda softly laughed at this.

"I know, all I am asking is for you to relax, okay?" Kira nodded.

"Yes, Commander." They then entered the first room. Kageyama Goh's room.

Inside were the same weird looking helmets Gai saw the first time. Gai nudged Maya's bubble.

"Who are they?" Maya looked at where Gai was pointing.

"Oh them? They are Takeru's assistant. Basically, they are medical experts as you might call them." Gai nodded. Confirming his earlier assumption that they are indeed from the medical field. But he is still not sure whether to trust them or not. Then he looked at the transparent window. The medic people gave way to Gai as he walked past them and peered on the window. He gasped.

"It's Anija!" He had his hands and face planted on the window. Maya was beside him.

"Anija? I thought his name is Kageyama Goh?" Gai nodded, face still planted on the window.

"Yeah, that is his name. But we all call him Anija. It means big brother. You don't know?" Gai looked surprised at Maya. Maya shook his head softly.

"Sorry, this is the first time I have heard that term." Gai looked confused.

"Wow, really? Your Japanese is really good so I thought you are familiar with that term..." Then the door opened and another weird helmet came out, scaring Gai a bit as he stand in defensive mode, Maya looking at him curiously. The said weird helmet talked to Luca and the silver-white haired man nodded and looked at Gai.

"Let's go in." Gai nodded and followed hurriedly but he was held back by a soft grip. He looked back and saw Maya disengaged the bubble he was in and made Gai do the same by giving instructions. Happy that they are simple and easy to follow, he was released from the bubble and went in to follow Luca with Maya following closely behind.

Inside, the machines near Goh were beeping in a calm state. Gai approached the sleeping man and looked sad.

"Goh..." He touched Goh's hand.

"Anija..." No response. Gai gazed at the sleeping man's hand.

"How long have we been sleeping?" Luca answered.

"About a few days now. You are the first to wake up." Gai nodded.

"Yes, because I was the first to be put in, in that thing." Remembering the past, his eyes looked glazed. Maya looked worried and was about to approached Gai when Luca stopped him. He shook his head softly.

[Let him...]

Maya then nodded and watched as Gai, while holding Goh's hands, recount what happened.

I remembered I was in a game plaza called "Saint Poison". I was hanging out with Tamami and a few of the other guys at my school. School ended then and we were just chilling and talking about nonsense stuff when we heard a glass shattering nearby.

I remembered I was secretly eating Tamami's ice cream when she was not looking, when that happened and surprised, her hands jolted and the ice cream hit my face. I can still remember the coldness of the sweet dessert. And also the sticky feeling. Ugh. Gross.

"HEY! What gives, Tamami?!" I quickly tried to clean my face off while the guys laughed their asses off at my expense. Tamami, equally surprised, looked apologetic at first.

"Oh, sorry!" And she fished out a tissue and stopped short.

"Wait a second. ARE YOU EATING MY ICE CREAM AGAIN, Gai?!" She looked angry, like a bear whose salmon was snatched after fishing for it. I took a step back, suddenly afraid for my life.

"Erhm, Tamami, I can explain..." I took another step back as she inched closer, plotting ways on how to easily put me in my misery and beg for forgiveness. Another step closer to my death.

"You. Are. So. Dead." My back hit a wall who decided to side with Tamami and cut off my escape by being there. I blurted out something and quickly defended myself by putting both hands in front of my face when I heard a familiar sound. It seems I was not the only one who heard it since Tamami also stopped and looked to the right. I lowered my guard down. Bad decision on my end.

"MY HERO!" I shouted and Tamami decided that was the best time to exact revenge as her fist made a solid connection to my nose. My back hit the solid wall behind and I fell on my right side, hit the ground, head first. I saw stars in the middle of afternoon. Dang, what is happening to the world? The guys shouted their appreciation and sometimes I wonder whose side are they really on. I felt a presence neared me. Her hands on her waist, she is looking like every inch of a demon preying on weak beings such as myself. Her feet on both sides of my torso.

It reminded me she was wearing a skirt.

A short one.

And I am seeing something guys are not suppose to see.

I blushed for all I was worth and Tamami looked worried again. She might be thinking I have hit my head in a bad way or something. She is that nice. Too bad she is not nice all the time. She was about to check me when one of the guys, who decided that the sucker punch was not enough entertainment for them, decided to add another blow.

"Tamami! He is seeing your undies!" And laughed as if there is no tomorrow. After I survived this, IF I survive take note, there will BE no tomorrow for him. Just you wait, you traitor!

Tamami, remembering that she was wearing a skirt and not shorts like she used to, blush a whole lot shade of red and backed away from me and closed her legs. She was pointing an accusing finger towards me.

"Pervert! Ecchi! Pedophile! I HATE YOU GAI!" She was near to crying. The background was filled with assholes laughing their asses off. I was nursing my nose when I got up to sitting position, and worse for me, my brain decided to copy Tamami's blushing by unearthing all types of red it could conjure of and smack it in my face.

"I never requested to see those. And who are you calling pedophile? We are just the same age. Stupid." Bad wording. I just dug my own grave. Seeing Tamami's horrified/menacing/murderous look, I wish I have a pen and paper so I could write who killed me and my last will, addressed to my brothers. And request to them to kill these assholes who called themselves my friends so I will not be lonely on the other side. Too bad, my bag was located near these so called assholes.

Tsk.

Oh well, I could use my blood to pinpoint who killed me. I hope I have that much energy left afterwards.

"Prepare to meet your creator." She said this while she cracked her knuckles, readying for a long but fun murder. For her anyways. Then my cellphone rang. I gestured the "stop-your-actions-for-now" to Tamami and took out my cellphone. The screen says it was Shin. MY SAVIOR!

"Hey Shin! What's up-" He cut me off right immediately.

"Gai, listen. Goh will be there in a minute. He will take you someplace safe. Go with him and I will explain everything when you get here." Then he hung up.

"Wait, what-" All I heard is the beeping sound. Tamami cocked her head sideways.

"Done with your last words?"

I was wishing for my said hero to appear when he did. THANK GOODNESS! He appeared behind Tamami, a few feet away.

Goh removed the visor of his helmet and looked panicked. Weird. I have never seen him like that before. But man, he is looking cool! As usual. Today, he is wearing his favourite black leather jacket (Shin gave that to him as a present). Matching that is his favourite blue jeans and another black leather boots (Rei gave that to him as a present as well). I noted idly that I am the only one who has not contributed yet to his wardrobe. That...is not good. Looking back on his face, it awaken me from my stupid albeit useless thinking and went back to the present situation. His panic expression. Totally not good.

"Gai! Get on here, we're leaving!" Alarmed at hearing his equally panicked voice, I immediately rose and approached him. He tossed me his extra helmet and addressed the others.

"I suggest you go somewhere safe. This city is no longer safe. Gai!" He grabbed me when I was about to grab my bag.

"Goh, my bag..." He roughly shoved me towards him.

"There is no time for that. Get in!" Confused, I glanced back where my bag is and saw Tamami clutching it.

"Don't worry Gai. I will keep it for you. You go with your brother now."Unsure, I nodded. She gave a small smile. It looks a little shaken. She must be worried with Goh's expression as well. He is never like this. Well, I for one have seen him like this ONCE but it was such a long time ago. It was when Shin got lost in the woods. We were kids back then and for some reason, we lost sight of Shin and Goh has these crazy / worried / panic look on his face. We looked high and lo for Shin and we found him a whole lot of hours after and Goh was just the most relieved / happiest person back then.

"Just get it back tomorrow, okay?" I nodded back and wore the helmet and rode Goh's bike. He powered the beast into life and we went flying.

"Goh! What is happening?" My arms circled his stomach, and at the speed we are going, I clutched tighter.

"You will soon see." We were speeding in an alley and I was worried that we might hit something but Goh is very good. He easily dodged them left and right as if it is nothing. Then we were in an open road and all I saw was...chaos.

We were heading south and all I see where cars left abandon on the road, some with smashed windows. Some were turned over and everywhere I see is smoke, some under fire. No one inside, I hoped. And then those things, slowly walking as if it is hard to do. Like they have a sprained ankle or something. I was terrified beyond doubt. And no, not because of how they walk, it's because they have this weird look and they emit this weird sound too. I never get scared easily. Nope. Never. Ever. That would be Rei but when he does get scared, he gets into defensive mode and he is deadly in that mode. Beat you to a bloody pulp first, ask later. I should know, for I have been a victim once. I never repeated that prank ever again. Anyways, we are getting side tracked. I stopped looking at those things and asked the person who seem to know what is going on.

"W-What are those...?" I can feel Goh is concentrating in driving but the urge to answer me won over.

"I have no idea but they attack humans and eat them." I looked hard at his back with disbelief.

"Eat...them? You mean, they eat...humans?" The helmet in front of me nodded.

"Wh-What, are they like, zombies?" And we passed a woman fleeing on one of those creatures and tried to stop in front of us but the said zombie caught up and grabbed the hair and bit her neck. She was screaming in pain and we just went passed her. I could still hear the sickening sound of flesh being torn off and the sound of chewing it, with blood splurting, heck, I guess everywhere. Ugh. I closed my eyes and hid on Goh's wide back.

"What is going on here?!" I was trying hard not to cry, still remembering that helpless woman whose scream I can no longer hear.

Goh held my hand on his stomach and clasped them hard.

"I don't know either. All I know is that I have to get you out of here and get to safety." I felt calmed after that. Even though he is wearing his bike gloves, his warmth penetrated through it, soaking mine in its warmth. Feels good. I feel secured for some reason after that. And then Goh's hand went back to the bike handle. I suddenly remembered the call earlier.

"Wait, what about Shin? And Rei?"

"Don't worry, they are already safe." I felt relieved to hear that. Then I remembered Tamami.

"What about Tamami's family? What about them?" Goh shook his head. We are now entering a rather familiar scene. We were heading towards Shin's office.

"I don't know." I felt horrified. I remembered again that helpless woman.

"We have to go back. We have to go back and save Tamami."Goh shook his head vigorously.

"We cannot go back. Reiga said he will take care of them and Yuki. They will be fine."I was unsure about it.

"Are you sure?" Goh just nodded.

"Yes. That is what he told me. I will have to believe him."I noticed how tight Goh's voice is when Yuki's name was mentioned so I decided to believe that as well and rest my head against Goh's warm back. Yuki is Goh's long time girlfriend.

They knew each other way back when we were kids. I guess, you could say they are childhood sweethearts. Back then, I believed in my heart and soul that Goh and Shin were the couple. Because Goh acts like our father and Shin acts as the mother. And they are really close, like REALLY close. Like no brother would do that to another brother, but well, I grew with it so it never looked weird to me. Then they explained Yuki to me and I finally got it. I like her. She is sweet, caring, and warm, just like a mother. She stays with me when Shin or Goh is not around. And she reads me bed time stories, just like what Shin does before I sleep. We all wanted her to be Goh's wife, to be our sister-in-law. They are such a perfect couple. I wish she is okay and safe from these...zombies or whatever they are called.

After a few hours, we were on a desolate part of the city. No people, none of those creatures here, just a city that looked like it's in a post apocalyptic movie set. Debris everywhere, the establishments looked abandoned. Now that I think about it, it looked sad. The place when devoid of humans or of any human activity. It kinda made me feel sad too. Distracting myself, I noted that there were men in black on top of buildings, guns ready to shoot.

"Who are those?" Goh briefly looked at them and eyes went back to the road.

"Reiga's men. We are safe starting here." The speed also went down but it is still fast for my standards.

Then we were surrounded by forest.

"Are we heading towards Shin's office?" Goh nodded.

"Yes. Right now, it is the safest place in the planet." Then an enormous building came into view. I have been there once and all I could remember was that it was huge inside; it has tunnels underneath it that goes beyond the top soil. Goh came into stop at what looked like a check point and removed his helmet. I felt his finger tapping my hands.

"They need to check your eyes."

"What for?"

"To check if you were infected."

"Am not."

"I know you are not but they don't. Now, remove the helmet."

"Oh, alright. Sheesh..."

A bulky and brusque man in black approached us. He is holding an armalite and I noticed that his finger is near the trigger. I suddenly felt tense and clutched Goh's leather sleeves.

"Name?"

"Kageyama Goh and Kageyama Gai. We're here to see Shin." The gruff man looked at a clipboard held by his assistant and he nodded. He nodded towards the two.

"Let me see your eyes." Happy to follow easy instructions, I followed what was asked from me. A small device was then placed in front of our eyes and a blue laser-like light run over them. A few seconds later, a result came in. It was color green.

"You may proceed." I was about to wear my helmet when said man stopped me. I was shocked as well as Goh.

"No helmets." He took the helmet and threw it away, same thing with Goh's. I was about to protest when Goh stopped him.

"I understand. We will go now." He then powered on the bike and went straight to the building.

"What an asshole! I will ask Shin to remove him from his job. Bastard! No, better yet, make him grab our helmets and run to us while we are on this bike. Freaking asshole!" Goh was just quiet. I was annoyed that I did not get any reaction from him, so that just made me all the more annoyed.

"Why did you let him do that Goh?" They are now in an area that looked like the parking lot. Lots of cars were in here but we just went passed them and Goh went inside a tunnel-looking like entrance. I guess he will park inside. We were met with a whole lot of more cars, most were high end cars, and Goh was just going farther and farther down. I never knew that it was possible to go further down but we are doing it now so, screw my logic. It's pretty useless right now. I threw it out and let it land heavily on kami-sama knows which floor is that. Going back to my heated / increasing temper about the bastard who threw our helmets to the ground. I was still waiting for Goh to answer back. You know, conversation is supposed to be a tennis match against another person. Not the wall. Although the wall will answer back your strike...which means it is the same if you are fighting with another person...which is now making no sense and I suddenly regret throwing my logic somewhere high above.

"He must have his reason." Was all Goh said. This answer did not appease my anger.

"What the hell could possibly be the REASON huh?!" The bike stopped making my head hit Goh's back with a sudden jolt.

"Ouch! What was that for?! And why is it cold here?" Goh just blew a sigh. A puff of warm air came out of his mouth.

"We're here." We are still in a parking area but no vehicles this time, just our bike. Goh climbed off and I followed. I was shivering very badly.

"Brrr! So cold! What's with this place?" I clasped my hands around myself in an attempt to keep warm but it was futile. I noticed my teeth are chattering really hard, and my body is shivering really bad as well and I could not do anything to stop it. Goh was about to remove his jacket when the door opened. A familiar man came out, holding warm furry coats. I became happy all of a sudden.

"SHIN!"

Said man came towards us, jogging...slowly. I remembered Shin is not the athletic type of guy so Goh and I went to meet him halfway. I embraced Shin's slim waist with delight. He pats my head in return. I was happy. I suddenly forgot the gruff / bastard man.

"Gai. Goh. Thank goodness you are both safe."He handed one furry coat to Goh and he put the other one on me. I noticed he does not have any coat and stopped him.

"Where's yours?" Shin just smiled and shook his head.

"I am fine. You need this than me."I was pouting as my way of letting him know I do not believe a word he just said now as I reluctantly let him put it on me. Goh did not wear his. He handed it back to Shin.

"I don't need it. I have my leather jacket so I am fine. You need this more. I doubt that lab coat of yours can be warm enough." After he was finished with me, he looked worriedly at Goh.

"Anija..." He shook his head and he was about to say something when another vehicle came in. An armoured vehicle. It stopped a few feet away from us and a man in black opened the door. There was a figure slumped inside. Unmoving. I have no idea who it was but apparently Shin does. As expected of my genius brother.

"Rei?" The figure inside stirred as if woken up and his head came up. Yup, it is my brother, Rei. But something looks...wrong though. He looked like he wiped his eyes and climbed off the vehicle. He was shivering as well but he walked slowly, really slow. It suddenly reminded me of those...things above. No, that can't be, right? Shin took the coat Goh offered him and approached Rei. Goh followed as well sensing that something was not right with Rei. So, I am not the only one. I followed them too since whenever he sees Shin, he will be bright like the sun and greet him with open arms. That did not happened today. Also, as we approached him, it looked like he was crying. I began to worry.

"Shin..." and then he hugged Shin. He is crying. I was worried but Goh just placed a hand on my head and that made me stop. He approached them while Shin was comforting Rei. He took the coat he gave Shin and draped it over Rei's sobbing shoulder. I wanted to comfort him as well so I went beside him and stroke his back.

"Rei...w-what happened? Why are you crying? Did someone hurt you?" Rei's crying somewhat subsided, tears still strolling down his cheeks. I took out my handkerchief and gave it to him.

"T-thanks..."and he dried his tears while sniffing. Okay, I admit it. Rei and I are always into fighting each other. It's like we were born to disagree each other for the rest of our lives. I don't know, that's what it feels like for me anyways. Okay, whatever that is, bottomline, we fight. A lot. But there are times, such as these, that we forget that and just be like brothers, you know? Care for each other. Look out for each other, that kind of stuff. When I feel down, he comforts me and I to him, just like right now. Because, at the end of the day, as Goh always says, we are still brothers. The blood running in me is the same as the one running in Rei. Nothing in this world can ever change that fact and even if the whole world turns against you, you can count on your brother to be there with you. I can attest to that, I experienced that before and it was one of those moments in my life that I really cried and was so happy to have them as my brothers. That's another story and we are getting side tracked for the nth time here. Going back, Rei has somewhat calmed down but he is still clinging to Shin who is petting his hair, his way of comforting someone. Goh has his hand on Rei's shoulder.

Then there was a loud noise above. We all looked upwards. A few dust from the ceiling fell and another blast was heard. Another man came out of the door and I remembered him.

"Reiga!" In a few strides, he was beside Shin. He is as tall as Goh. He wears the same lab coat as Shin except his name is on it. He has a short, clean cut black hair, sharp blue eyes and sharp nose. He also has thick manly eyebrows and thin lips. He is tanned, because he is into water sports. You could say he is good looking, I don't know, but I was told he has a following here in their office. Like fans, so I guess he is popular. But then again, they own the dang big company so I do not know if they like him because of him or because of his wealth. Sheesh, we are getting sidetracked again. Going back, I heard he likes my brother Shin but I have yet to know. Shin, and this I know, has a LARGE following in this office. Like, really. And we are not rich so I know they liked him because, well, Shin is...Shin. But, too bad for them. Because of two things: first, Goh will not allow anyone to come near Shin with ill intent and second, Shin is dense as hell. Period. If you think that he will get it by just you showing off "signs", then think again. Hell will freeze first before that ever happens. And hell freezing over will never happen therefore I conclude that, it is impossible for Shin to know unless you smack it right on his face. That is how dense he is. One time, I spoke to Shin about making a thesis about his denseness. I was met with a very strong smack on the back of my head courtesy of Goh and a growling hungry stomach courtesy of Rei not giving me food. And Shin, well, being Shin, took pity on me and ended my unannounced / forced hunger strike and fed me. And he still has no idea by what I mean by his denseness. My two brothers were watching me so I just said never mind.

...AND we strayed way off the path so let us go back to the main topic. Goh often told me that I tend to lose focus rather quickly. And I am starting to believe him. I snapped back when I heard Reiga speaking.

"Hey, good thing you are all safe. Let us get inside. It is not safe here." Shin nodded and he ushered us inside. The last thing I saw of the parking lot is a man in black in the armoured vehicle went back up towards the top soil.

Someone who looked exactly like Reiga came to greet us. I knew it was Keigo.

Since they are identical twins, Keigo is the other pea in the pond with Reiga. Uhm, not sure what that means but, what I am trying to say is they look so much alike, I do not want to repeat the description awhile ago. Oh, one thing is different. The hair. His hair is the color of red. As in, like candy red. Yeah, maybe fiery red is more appropriate. Goh looked at me funny and pet my hair. He knows I do not like that (except with Shin) and I shoved his hand away, completely shutting off my train of thoughts. Happy he made me annoyed, he went to follow Shin. Sulking that he won, I reluctantly followed.

"Keigo, how was it?" Shin asked. By now, Rei has calmed down and is no longer crying. We were in a big, circular room with four doors. We must be all the way down because the elevator took forever to get here. I thought we were about to reach the core of the planet Earth but it was good I was wrong.

Keigo nodded and handed a clipboard to Shin who looked at it quickly.

"They are all prepared. We can start with the cryopreservation anytime." I did not get that. Goh approached Shin as well. Glad that I am not the only one buffled.

"What is going on Shin?" Shin looked at him.

"I will explain later. Let us go inside." He went straight to a door that has, oddly enough, my name above it.

"Cool, is this my new room now? Is this some kind of shelter while we battle those things? By the way, I want a cool gun. Something that will only take one shot to kill those...things, okay? A Smith and Wetson would be good. Customized if possible." For some reason, I was excited on that fact. Rei, who was back to his old self, looked worried. And scared. Not good.

"What is this place?"After we entered, it was a short hallway then a big room was inside. Contradictory to what I was hoping that it will have: like a huge, fluffy bed, a LED 40' TV, PS4 and a huge ref, I saw a big tube like machine right in the middle. And no TV in sight. I was confused.

"What is that?" Keigo answered that for me because Shin was busy configuring something on that device. I was having a bad feeling about this.

"That is a cryo preservation machine. A human will be placed inside and will be preserved for years until it is the right time to wake up." I change my mind: I found that cool so I approached the huge machine.

"Cool! So, who will be the human to go inside it?" Reiga answered my question.

"You." I turned to look at him, thinking he was joking. He does not look like he is so my eyes were the same size as saucers. If that is even possible.

"What? ME?! Rei looking worried did not help the situation. Goh was silent. I looked at him.

"You knew about this, didn't you?" He looked the other way. For some reason, this just made me angrier.

"You knew but you did not tell me?! Why? 'Coz you think I'm stupid or something?!" I feel like a volcano about to explode. Rei was about to approach me to help me calmed down when Shin beat him to it first.

"He knew but I was the one who asked him to keep silent about it." I looked incredulously at him.

"Say...WHAT?!" Mind you, I was never angry at Shin. NEVER. But I think that there is always a first to everything and that Fate decided that now was the time.

He stooped down so his face will be the same level as mine. I know this gesture anywhere but I will not yield. I looked the other way, refusing to look at him.

"You are not the only one. We all are undergoing this. This project was meant to protect the future generation. All of those things above will be swiped clean while selected humans stay here, away from any danger of being exposed. Once the above ground is once more suitable to live in, you will be awakened and once more live above ground and rebuild civilization."

It was starting to make sense and the anger I felt towards Shin was gone just like that. Poof. So, Shin deemed that we are the selected few. Is that why there were a lot of cars above? They are also undergoing this...cryo-whatever the name is. So, we will, like what, sleep or something while those things are killed...kami-sama knows how and then when they are gone, we get to be freed...? I knew where this is heading and I refused to acknowledge it. I could feel my eyes getting wet. I gulped down my saliva, hoping it will stop it. It did not. Body, you are such a TRAITOR!

Shin continued; he must be sensing he is making his point across.

"I would like for all of you to be there when that happens. I want all of you to be there and rebuild civilization back to normal." There was something in his statement that triggered something in me and I looked at him worriedly.

"Shin, wh-" He cut off whatever I was about to say.

"It will be alright. Goh and Rei will be there for you." My fear is becoming real.

"And me too. Don't worry; we will all be there for you. Tamami and the others all have their place as well." I stopped to this statement. I did notice there were 4 doors, so that means me, Rei, Shin and Goh. And my worry earlier about Tamami's safety has been guaranteed. Okay, so we will still be together. I looked at the machine again. Shin dropped the final blow.

"Please, Gai. Please, do it for me." Defeated, I sighed and nodded. He gave a small smile and he kissed my head. I always find that shameful but right now, I did not mind at all. I clutched Shin's lab coat. Taking that as his cue, he hugged me real tight. I felt the whole building shook. That does not sound good. Reiga came up beside Shin.

"Shin, we do not have time..." Shin only nodded and released me from the warm hug. He then approached the large machine and it started beeping to life. Rei and Goh approached me. Goh ruffled my hair in a mess.

"Mou, Goh, stopped that..." the treacherous tears are making a comeback. Goh gave me the same smile as Shin did.

"Don't cry now." I looked the other way and huffed.

"Am not crying." I crossed my arms across my chest in defiance. Tamami will be so proud of me, if only she could see me. Goh removed his hands and it was replaced by a slender hand. Rei.

"Trust Shin." I nodded to that.

"I do. Always and will be." He took his hands away as the machine's door opened wide. Inside was a bed of some sort. It looked like a modern coffin for me.

I looked at it as if it will eat me or something. Shin approached me and held out his hand. I stared at it and then Shin, he gave an encouraging smile. I smiled back for him to hide my fear and gave him my hand. He ushered me towards the machine and I climbed inside it. After a few shifting here and there, I felt comfortable already.

Keigo was on my left side.

"That is memory foam so it will follow your form, making it comfortable. How was it?" I nodded to him.

"No wonder it feels great. Yeah, I guess I can sleep here...I think." He smiled.

"Don't worry, your brother made sure it is working perfectly." I have no doubt on that. He then went away and Goh and Rei replaced him.

"Wow, looking good." Goh gave a snickering laugh. I pout at this.

"Shut up, Goh." As if not enough, Rei joined in as well. Probably noticing my discomfort despite my earlier statement.

"You look more handsome already." That, is a low blow.

"SHUT UP!" He just chuckled, enjoying himself on my expense. Keigo was saying something and they both backed away. I suddenly felt having a separation anxiety and wished they would stay there. The last person I saw was Shin. He pats my head.

"Everything will be fine, Gai." I nodded and he too, backed away. I think there were saying something but I could no longer hear anything. The door closed and after feeling separation anxiety, now I feel claustrophobic when it completely closed. Then, from standing, it shifted to lying down. I was breathing shallowly and fast. Lots of things were going in my mind that it caused traffic. Wow, imagine that. I could not bring my hands because it was so cramped inside. I did not realize it was this cramped here. Then a mist was blown inside and I feel sleepy. I was fighting it but it was just so strong. My last view was the ceiling.

And then everything went black.

TBC

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