Mirika-rin: Okidokie! back sooner than expected with another angst-filled chapter of kurofay~! be warned, whenever I write a story I seem to make my OC's infiltrate it and eventually try to take over. =_= they're definitely ones to do so...

Ashine-chan: w but we throw in kurofay sex so it makes up for it... ^__^ Finally getting closer to the trial lol and we get to introduce some news characters and a few minor things that will be really important later on. Still angsty, but probably not as much as the last few chapters have been.


Fay stirred awake, eyes blinking away sleep as he turned over on the simple cot so he could look around the bare room. A hand moved subconsciously to his stomach, he felt strange knowing he wasn't carrying a baby anymore. Fay sighed and sat up, his hand moved to brush through his hair as he thought back to yesterday's events. Yuui was now carrying the baby for the jailed couple; Zima had told him so when he came by the night before. When the blonde thought about it, he didn't even know what day it was, or how long they had travelled. Space and time was different when travelling between worlds across the galaxy, and with suns moving differently it could only guessed at how long they'd been.

He sighed and sat up, moving his legs off the side of the bed as wondered what would happen once they came face to face with the Court. And if both he and Kurogane managed to avoid being executed they would have to regain their memories. Fay frowned thinking of the plan they had, hoping it would work, after all he still had to transfer the baby back to himself once they landed.

A thought wandered into his mind. Since Yuui was carrying the child now, did she also have the charm Kurogane had? Pondering on it some more, Fay was struck by a stream of brilliance; if Yuui had the charm, even if both Fay and Kurogane had lost their memories, she could be programmed to activate the charm! But he didn't even know if Kurogane had the charm or if the android did...

The blonde could only hope that Zima or someone would come soon so he could at least ask them to ask Kurogane for him. He placed his hands on his lap, contemplating their options. If Kurogane did have the charm still, at least the Valerian could give him a message to give it to Yuui. He was sure his lover was smart enough to understand what he was trying to do. What if they were separated as soon as their memories were erased? Then the spell would only be broken on Kurogane. Then again, if just having the charm had made Fay sick on Earth, it was plausible that just being near the trinket could nullify the mind wipe.

Fay frowned as he thought of all the possibilities that could arise from this. There were so many factors to plan for and consider. He stood and walked about the room, as he tried to clear his mind. It was then that a melodic beep filled the room, letting Fay know someone was coming in. When the door moved aside it revealed Zima coming in, a covered tray in his hand. He smiled and showed it to the blonde.

"Thought you'd want some breakfast."

"Thank you." Fay returned the man's smile as he realized he hadn't eaten since he had been brought abroad the ship. The officer snapped, and the floor wiggled in the middle of the room. Sharply and fast, the floor lifted and molded into a table. Zima smiled when the lithe man had given him a strange look from this.

"There are certain things that the room has; a table, a bath, a chair. These things can mold from the center of the room. It's why your chair couldn't be moved." He explained while setting the tray down.

"Are you the only able to do that?" Fay looked on as Zima placed the tray on the newly formed table. The officer shook his head.

"Ginryans can all do that on these ships. Since they're Ginryan-made, they activate to Ginryan DNA and such." Snapping again, two chairs appeared. Zima sat down and took off his glasses.

"I didn't tell you about this earlier because it was trivial to the problems you're having now..." Fay nodded in understanding.

"Have you spoken to Kurogane today?" He walked forward, taking the chair that had appeared from the floor. Zima again shook his head.

"The man was asleep when I entered last. He seemed too tired so I didn't wake him." He folded his arms.

"Though I talked to him not too long ago, maybe 7 hours, 6?"

"Did he place the incubator inside Yuui?" Fay took a fork and began sifting through the food Zima had brought him. The officer raised an eyebrow.

"I already told you yes to that." He leaned on an upturned palm while his elbow rested against the table. He reached over suddenly and placed a hand on Fay's forehead.

"You feeling okay? Physically, that is. Maybe the removal of the infant wasn't such a good idea."

"It feels as if I've not slept in days, I used more energy than I had to spare..." Fay looked down at the foreign food with a frown. He was overly exhausted, the baby being more of a drain on him than he had thought, though it could have been due to the embryo having to use his energy to grow since he hadn't eaten to provide it with any energy of its own. Zima sighed, returning his hand to rest against the table surface.

"Well, I suggest you eat and then go back to sleep. It won't do you any good arriving and appearing to the Court by falling asleep." He looked at the bed.

"When you go to bed, I'll check up on Sir Yo-....Sir Kurogane." He caught himself again trying to say the Ginryan given name for the half breed.

"I've only been awake for a few minutes, I don't know if I could go back to sleep anytime soon." Fay smiled tiredly, as he began to eat. The other sighed.

"Well, we'll be arriving shortly, so it's up to you if you want to grab more sleep or not." Zima closed his eyes.

"I unfortunately can't be there at the trial."

"You'll be staying here then or will you be doing something else?" Fay rested his cheek against his upturned hand as he ate slowly.

"Neither." He opened his eyes again and frowned.

"They won't let Koryu, Dita, or Kokuyo in either. They say it's because we've had contact with you and we have biased opinions now. The only reason Yumi and Ueda aren't being held from the trial is because they have to give medical information about the infant and Sir Kurogane's arm."

"So I take it we might not see each other again." He smiled sadly before taking another bite of whatever it was he had been eating.

"Most likely not. I'll be there to escort you to get ready for Court, but I won't be present when you're in trial." Zima's eyes landed on Fay's food, staring at what the blonde was choosing to eat.

"We've planned for everything we can think of...we just need things to work out in our favor." He sighed, his eyes moving down to the tray. Zima nodded leaning back in his chair.

"This is true..." He paused, looking up to the blonde slowly.

"...Is.... Is there anything I can do afterwards....? To help...."

"You and everyone else have done more than enough." The fork was set down as Fay smiled at the taller man, knowing he could never repay their kindness. The dark haired man found himself smiling back, but he turned his head, a mechanical ear twitching.

"Hn. Dita's here." He said, and no sooner after that the door beeped. Fay straightened a bit in his seat as the woman entered the room; he smiled to her in greeting as Zima smiled as well. Dita decided to stand next to the table, folding her arms with a frown.

"What is it?" Her lover asked, sitting up in his chair. The woman shook her head.

"Nothing big, just wanted to tell you Koryu is aggravating Sir Youou once again."

"The both of you need to hurry and keep him from trying to kill your commander." Fay tensed as he sat in his seat. He wanted to rush over to Kurogane, but knew he couldn't leave the room without inciting a punishment for it. His lips pressed into a thin line as he worried. Dita looked to the Valerian.

"It's strange; usually I would agree and force Zima to come with me... but..." She looked back to the table.

"Sir Youou is doing nothing. He's just sitting there with his eyes closed. I know he's awake and that Koryu is bothering him something fierce..." She looked at Zima and blinked, for he smiled knowingly.

"He's ignoring him like I suggested then." Fay smiled as he felt proud of his lover's self restraint, knowing how Kurogane's temper could escalate. Dita looked with raised brows to both the men.

"Is that possible? Sir Youou has a Ginryan temper, it couldn't last long." Zima stood then, picking his glasses off of the table.

"Yes, but he also has human will. There are benefits as well as downfalls to having two races for parentage."

"We have his mother to thank for it; she really is a very kind woman." He smiled fondly as he thought of Tsumebe.

"And besides, Kurogane wouldn't want to risk anything else happening when we're so close to Edonis." Zima nodded.

"Sir Kurogane might be temperamental, but he has his wits about him." He looked to Dita, who had a doubtful expression.

"But if you want, I'll go check up on Sir Kurogane." He said finally, leaning down to kiss the top of his lover's head. Fay watched as Zima left after kissing Dita, he made him wonder briefly if he'd be able to do the same with Kurogane next time they saw each other. Dita turned to Fay when the door shut and locked again. She hesitated before sitting down across from the man.

"...Have you eaten your fill?"

"Yes." Fay looked down at his half eaten food before he smiled up towards Dita. Despite needing to eat, he just didn't feel up to the task. The woman nodded and set her hands in her lap.

"....You... I don't know how you put up with it...." She said referring to Kurogane's temper.

"I've seen him being sweet as well; it balances out any of the small tantrums he throws." It brought a smile to his face as he thought of Kurogane and the side of the man few had ever really known to be there. The dark haired one raised an eyebrow in disbelief.

"...I see..." She looked down to the ground.

"You realize the chances of him living are slim. There's no guarantee that the 'android' will save his life..."

"...I know, but aside from Toshihiko he's all I have left." Fay's hands clenched into loose fists on the table as he frowned.

"If it comes down to him not being able to live...I'll at least try and give him a fighting chance." He smiled; knowing that he'd rather try to fight on the slim chance Kurogane would survive the ordeal. Dita frowned deeper, looking back to Fay.

"They'd kill him after you lost your memory to prevent that. I've seen and heard it done before on greater cases in Court. They aren't as merciful as they appear." She said sadly, though her facial expression didn't change once.

"Then I can only hope he'll live regardless of everything." Smiling tragically Fay kept his gaze lowered to the table. The girl grimaced, knowing she would not be able to put up with the pain of being in Fay's circumstance. She looked to the table as well.

"...That is the only ally at this point, isn't it? Hope...."

"Yes..." Fay felt his chest constrict at the thought of loosing everything again, though he knew if he lost both his son and lover, it would devastate him. Dita kept silent, unable to think of anything comforting to say. All of the future looked grim; they might've thought of anything and planned ahead for certain things, but there could be so many other things the couple hadn't thought of. She sighed, placing a hand on her forehead.

Fay watched Dita, knowing she thought they didn't have much of a chance of surviving.

He had to agree with her, but it still didn't keep him from wishing otherwise. The woman stood then, gathering Fay's unfinished food on the tray and straightening again.

"I can assume the child being removed has left you drained. If you can..." She smiled faintly.

"If you can, please rest, you don't have to sleep. Just rest." She said as she turned on her heel.

"Thank you..." He smiled, grateful for her concern as he watched her gather the tray and head towards the door. She paused before opening it and looked back.

".....I have faith in it... you'll both be fine..." She said with a pained expression, before unlocking the door and leaving. Fay crossed his arms to lie on the table before resting his head against them. His eyes remained open as he lost himself to his thoughts wondering what would happen once they arrived.

~Elsewhere~

The chained man growled lowly to himself, cracking an eye to see Koryu lounging in the chair, eating a weird fruit in front of him. The officer smirked and reached out, holding the fruit.

"Want some? I know you haven't eaten in a while." He said tauntingly. Kurogane didn't budge, knowing the other would pull away if he attempted to take a bite. True, he was extremely hungry, but he wouldn't admit it. Koryu frowned and sat back in the chair, munching on it again.

"Meh, you're no fun today." The other just stared, ignoring the painful lurches in his stomach as he watched the fruit being consumed. The officer felt himself grow angrier the longer it was silent, until he finally sat up. Kurogane grunted as the fruit collided with his cheek the juice splattering over the side of his face and trickling down his neck. Koryu swooped down and fisted his hand in the spiky hair, making Kurogane look at him.

"You're a troublemaker, and yet here you are not making trouble! Entertain me! I can see you're angry, break free from the shackles, let me see blood fly!" He commanded, but Kurogane didn't budge. He only stared at the other's large eyes. Koryu's vision shifted from one red eye to the other, face twisting slowly as fury began to boil his blood.

"You're a prisoner! Let me see a rebellion! Let me see you give a damn!" Kurogane continued to be still, and the officer violently tossed his head away. Koryu growled at his prisoner's lack of an outburst, wanting the other to at least attempt to break free again so he would have an excuse to see him punished once more before he would have to turn the human over to the Court.

The half-human's lack of response wasn't exhilarating or anything; he just sat there and took it, the entire time! The red eyes stared vehemently at him, but the prisoner did nothing to back up that anger! Kurogane was half Ginryan; he should've at least pulled the chain taunt or spit in the officer's face. But nothing? He didn't even care that Koryu had thrown fruit in his face!

"Why won't you do anything? It couldn't possibly be because you saw that lover of yours while you were loose, could it?" The captain spoke aloud as he tried to figure out Kurogane's sudden passiveness. The other sat still, not caring that the juice was stinging his vision or that the stickiness was irritating his bandage under the collar. He simply kept his eyes locked on Koryu, silently wanting him to leave.

"Maybe I should pay him a visit instead; he was pretty feisty when I had him pinned to the window..." He gave a toothy grin as he locked gazes with Kurogane. The other growled, a soft spot being hit. He moved slightly, making the chain drag against the metal floor loudly. He didn't lurch forward though, trying to keep himself calm.

"Hit a nerve? Maybe I should pay him a visit, after all he's not chained up like you are....perhaps I could get him riled up enough to put up a fight." His smile widened as his prisoner was getting angered. Kurogane smirked, closing his eyes. He didn't voice it, but he knew Fay was even less aggressive than he currently was. He relaxed a little more, the chain clanking again. Koryu frowned as his taunting caused the opposite effect. The officer thought for a few moments as he tried to think of something as his own anger rose.

"Valerians aren't too bad a race to look at; perhaps once you're dead and your little lover's mind is wiped I could get my hands on him." He knew Fay was the other man's weak point from earlier; he just had to say the right thing to provoke him.

"After all it would be a waste not to." Kurogane let a chuckle escape, the thought to him was laughable.

"You really think he'd go after the likes of you?" His eyes rose to look at Koryu.

"He wouldn't bother to look at you twice."

"Who said anything about him having a choice in the matter?" Koryu glared, silently fuming at Kurogane's smugness.

"I'd doubt he'd let something like that happen again." Kurogane replied, his smirk not leaving his face.

"A pathetic ass like you has nothing on him."

"If there are restraints able to keep you in check then there will be ones to work for him." Koryu looked down at Kurogane.

"Maybe there's even a way I could force a child of my own on him...wouldn't that be lovely?" The officer refused to let the half-breed get the better of him as he glared.

"He'd get rid of it easily. He wouldn't want to shame any other world with more sorry lives that just need to be gotten rid of anyway." He paused, and smirked again as he looked at Koryu.

"You're a disgrace; when I'm chained up you try to aggravate me, but when I'm let loose you hide someplace so you can't be harmed. He wouldn't allow another one of you to live inside him."

"That's it, it seems in order to let you know who's in charge around here, you won't stop until you're shown what will happen." Koryu produced a pair of handcuffs that possessed two small lights on either end.

"Not only will I punish that bastard, I'll chain him with these and make sure he'll not be able to move by the time the two of you arrive on Edonis." He twirled the cuffs on one finger as he locked gazes with Kurogane.

"After all I'm told he's been exceptionally weak after having the infant removed from him, and once I'm done with him he'll be fair game to anyone who wants him." The chain clattered dangerously.

"Don't you dare." Kurogane hissed out, eyes boring into Koryu's painfully with more hatred that the officer was expecting.

"I'll do more than that if you keep spouting off at the mouth." He grinned wickedly before slowly walking towards the door.

"I do hope he puts up some sort of a fight." It was then that he heard the chain swiftly rattle; Kurogane was standing. A low growl filled the other's ears, and it was like a flip of the switch for Koryu.

"Calm down now, wouldn't want to loose another arm or have that blonde of yours to be punished for it." He smiled brightly, as he tried not to show any fear from the other man's sudden change. The other's frown deepened.

"I won't loose anything before you do." He warned, fist clenching in the cuff. He remained standing, the chain scraping the floor somewhat.

"We'll see about that." Koryu laughed as he made his way towards the door, he turned to look over his shoulder back to Kurogane with a smirk on his face. The huge metal links were now straining, the half breed gritting his teeth in anger. Koryu could hear metallic scraping as the handcuffs slowly began to unravel from the tanned hands. The smirk dissolved from the other man's face as his ears picked up the screeching of the metal.

"We'll be arriving soon do you really think it'd be smart to try and break free again?" Kurogane didn't answer as the clawing against metal continued. His eyes stared vehemently at the other until a loud metal thud resonated throughout the room as the first layer was removed.

"Sir Kurogane stop!!" Came a familiar voice as the door opened. The person entering ran right into Koryu, tumbling over into the room.

"Get the hell off of me!" Koryu pushed at Zima with one hand as he growled dangerously at the lower officer. The mechanical eared one smiled and didn't move for a moment before he noticed what Koryu was holding. He picked the cuffs up, looking at them.

"What's this for?" Kurogane in the background relaxed, ignoring the pain he had caused from picking the locks from the inside.

"Their energy constrictors for the other prisoner." Koryu hissed as he glared at Zima. Said man looked back, staring sharply at Koryu.

"Sir Kurogane is already in restraints." He blinked and then sat up, holding the handcuffs tightly.

"You were planning on doing something to Sir Fay to provoke Sir Kurogane weren't you, you sick little imp?"

"I'll do whatever the hell I want!" Koryu snapped as Zima held the handcuffs in one hand. The taller man twitched from the yelling and stood.

"No, you won't; next time I catch whiff of you trying to provoke Sir Kurogane I'll report you and have you demoted." Zima smiled gently, though his eyes warned the smaller to not tempt him to just go ahead and do it. Koryu growled and stood up, pushing Zima away from him as he did.

"The captain will hear of this." Koryu said as he stomped out of the room, furious. Zima just smiled and waved as the door closed. He sighed and looked at the handcuffs, closing his eyes shortly afterward. They slowly dissolved in his grasp and the dark haired man dusted his hands together as the last of the metal vanished. He then smiled and walked over to Kurogane, who was now leaning against the wall with a glare.

"..."

"He won't be back for awhile now, so you and Sir Fay should be safe from anything he has cooked up." Zima continued to smile as he made his way over to Kurogane. The other sighed, closing his eyes. He felt like an idiot for reacting to such an empty threat. He blinked when he heard a drip echo in the room.

"What was that?" He asked looking around, shifting his hands slightly. The drip was followed by another, and then two at once. Zima frowned and moved closer to the taller man, looking down he saw what had been causing the sound.

"You're bleeding, I'll have to remove the cuffs and check your wrist." Kurogane blinked and looked over his shoulder. He hadn't realized it from the adrenaline of anger, but whilst undoing the lock on his handcuffs from the inside had tore open the tops of his flesh hand. He grunted and pulled away from the wall so Zima could free him again.

"The wrist is fine." He said, rubbing his sticky face against his shoulder once again. The man removed the layers of the handcuffs tossing them to the floor. Zima grimaced at seeing the torn flesh of Kurogane's hand.

"I'll have to get something to wrap your hand."

"It's fine..." He said vaguely, bringing up his metal fingers to wipe the leftover juice and pulp from the side of his face. He would've fisted his real hand, but the fingers stung too badly for doing so.

"Don't bother."

"You don't want Sir Fay to worry, do you?" Zima shook his head at the other. Kurogane paused and looked at the shorter man, before sticking a metal finger in between the collar and his bandages.

"What does he gotta do with anything? I'm just saying I don't need bandages for flesh wounds."

"I would think he wouldn't like seeing you injured anymore." Zima shrugged as he stepped away from the other man. Kurogane frowned, pulling his hand up to examine it a little better. It wasn't as bad as it had looked, but it certainly wasn't going to stop bleeding by staying unwrapped. He looked over to Zima to notice his ear was blinking.

"What....?"

"I'm getting someone." The taller growled, wiping his neck next.

"I ain't gunna convince you am I?"

"I'll have someone bring in a washcloth for you as well." He had noticed Kurogane wiping at his face and could only imagine what Koryu had done this time.

"Hn." The other grunted as he flicked his metallic wrist to fling away the excess fruit juice in disgust. He paused before repeating this action, his stomach protesting slightly. He glanced up at Zima quickly before looking at his fake fingers.

"O-oi... what does it take to get some food around here?"

"I should have remembered that, after all I just gave Sir Fay food as well." He smiled sheepishly at Kurogane. Said man blinked, thoroughly not amused. He lowered both hands, not wanting to be tempted to lick the liquids from either of them. He stood in silence as he waited for whoever it was to arrive to bandage him. It took only a few minutes before the door opened and the healer from before came in bringing in a small cart. He smiled and shut the door behind him. The half breed watched him carefully before looking at Zima, who walked over to the healer.

"He's hurt his hand...." He looked over to Kurogane before remembering something and looking back to Ueda.

"Oh. He also needs his neck brace undone so he can clean his neck bandages. I unfortunately must go fetch something for him, will you be alright with him alone?"

"Yes, Yumi informed me of the situation." The doctor smiled as Zima left. The healer turned and brought a table and two chairs up from the floor. Once finished he took out a medical kit and set it open on the table top.

"Does your neck injury still hurt after Yumi treated it?" Grabbing some disinfectant and bandages, the healer moved towards Kurogane. The half breed watched him hesitantly, slowly remembering who the healer was.

"...It doesn't hurt... that other officer threw fruit in my face and the juice made it irritable..." He saw the shorter man's gesture and held out his hand, allowing the other to see.

"It will have to be re-wrapped then." He said as he applied the disinfectant to Kurogane's hand. Ueda wiped away most of the blood before he turned and applied the bandage to Kurogane's hand. The taller man watched as his appendage was taken care of, the chain unmoving and silent. Kurogane grunted softly when the wrap was applied tightly to keep the blood from continuing to rush.

Ueda finished with Kurogane's hand and moved to take off the chain around the other man's neck. He quietly began unwinding the soaked bandages as the door opened and Zima came inside, a tray and cloth in hand. The officer came forward and looked at the wrap, seeing that whatever liquid that was on the tallest man's face was darker than he had originally thought. Kurogane growled slightly as his healing skin was shown to the air. Zima gently smiled when he noticed that the wounds were indeed healing and he walked over to the healer.

"A rag to wash with."

"Sir Youou would probably prefer to do that himself." The healer smiled before handing the cloth to Kurogane. Ueda turned to gather more bandages from the opened kit. The prisoner took that opportunity to clean his face and neck, promising himself mentally to somehow get revenge on the littler officer. Zima sat down at the table, folding his arms.

"Did you get word of how long we'll be here, Ueda-kun?"

"A few hours at the most." The healer secured some gauze before closing the first aid kit. He turned to Kurogane once the man had finished cleaning himself and rewrapped the neck wound. Red eyes shifted to the shaded man, staring at him.

"We'll be arriving at that place soon then?" Zima took a deep breath and let it out slowly before nodding.

"When we get there, you and Sir Fay will be taken to different holding areas. My guess is that Sir Fay will be held under arrest at the Wizard's Prison under watch from someone of the Court. You, however, might just stay under special watches."

"Sir Fay will be examined first." Ueda added as he placed the kit back onto the cart. Zima frowned smoothly.

"Yes... then there will be a break so Sir Fay can be ushered back, and then you'll be examined...." He noticed Kurogane staring at him and the man had to look down to avoid the gaze.

"...since you're a high-class criminal, they want to make sure they have the right spell to nullify any dangerous actions that you could revert to... like your temper...." Kurogane's eye twitched before he looked at the healer. Zima continued.

"I suppose the best place to transfer the infant back into Sir Fay would be as soon as he leaves.... I'll still be ushering him then..." He looked at Ueda.

"You know of the scandal, don't you? Yumi's told you, right?"

"Yes, she said he was a bit tired from the transfer and he will be once the baby's taken back. At least one of us will try to check on him if possible before he's taken to a cell." He turned to look over to both men. Zima smiled wider and he leaned forward.

"I'm sure everything will go accordingly; we've planned everything so well." Kurogane sat down at the table as well, enjoying not being chained up like a dog. He looked down at the food that Zima had brought and, too hungry to care, he began to eat whatever was visibly food. The officer looked at Ueda.

"Is the 'android' still safely away?"

"Yes, no one's discovered her, though it will have to be taken along with Sir Fay in order to give him the incubator." He glanced over briefly to see Kurogane eating before he returned his gaze back to Zima. The officer sighed, placing a hand to his chin.

"I was there when... 'Yuui' had 'her' walking controls taken out..." Kurogane looked to Zima, who looked back.

"She can't sneak out on her own... Someone will have to carry her..." He folded his arms and leaned back in the chair.

"Maybe Yumi and I could sneak her in under a cart." Ueda added as he leaned against the cart. Zima smiled suddenly.

"That seems to be how we're getting away with a lot of things of late, isn't it?" He shook his head, smile still present.

"It would be possible, but more difficult, since 'Yuui' is a lot bigger than the incubator or an aid kit." Kurogane stared at Zima for a moment, contemplating his suggestion.

"Her body bends like any other humanoid; she could curl into a ball on the cart."

"There's a lower level she could fit into, we would just put a table cloth over it." Zima sat in thought for a moment as he contemplated the idea.

"Being healers we could get past any guards with fairly easy." The officer slowly smiled, the plan becoming pleasing.

"Fine work. We'll do that then... if it Fay's, I'm sure you could try to wheel her in as one of the wounded soldiers that were harmed on Sir Kurogane's rage." He said with a smile to the now glaring Kurogane.

"Yes, that will work; I'll leave and inform Yumi." Ueda smiled after he nodded to both men.

"Sir Youou's wounds should be healed before too long as long as he doesn't worry them anymore. If there is anything else needed, don't hesitate to call one of us." The healer turned to his cart and once the door had opened, pushed it out the room. Zima kept the last sentence in mind, just in case that were to happen as he looked back to Kurogane. Said man had now finished the food, not realizing just how hungry he was until he was done. Kurogane frowned and looked at Zima.

"...I heard.... I heard that my father was supposed to be at the Court too...."

"Yes, as the Chancellor of Earth he's to try and explain why things happened as they did." Zima matched Kurogane's frown with his own as he thought of Toriho and how he would have to try and persuade the Court to let his son and lover live. Kurogane lowered his gaze.

"....He never explained any of this.... I'm assuming that was for a damn good reason..."

"He should have been able to determine Sir Fay wasn't from the planet and took appropriate measures." The man sighed and ran a hand through his hair. Kurogane folded his different arms.

"He didn't know that I had taken him in." The taller man closed his eyes.

"I guess this is all my fault then."

"But he knew the two of you had started a relationship." Zima smiled halfheartedly; he hadn't wanted Kurogane to blame himself for everything, after all the man had no clue about any of this. The human scoffed, standing.

"It doesn't matter now. We started things and now we're on our way to end things. The past is the only thing someone cannot change." He said as he walked over to the shackles.

"True, but now you have a chance to change things for the better, after all either one of you have a lot to lose." Zima closed his eyes and sat back in his chair as Kurogane stood from his own seat. The other man looked back, not saying anything for a moment before looking at the mostly dried blood on the floor.

"Maybe we can, maybe we can't." He sat down against the wall, not bothering to place his cuffs or neck brace on.

"You have several things going in your favor, and while the Court is critical they wouldn't punish someone undeserving of it." He glanced down at the blood, thinking it would have to be cleaned, before moving his gaze towards Kurogane. Said man nodded in agreement, though he highly doubted they would go easy on someone of his standards.

"....Oi.... I'll be fine here. You go check up on that idiot and make sure that imp hasn't bothered him."

"I'll tell him you were worried." He smiled trying to lighten the mood before he stood. The other shot a glare, but felt that if Fay knew he was thinking of him it might help with some morale. He bent a knee and set his elbow against it, cupping his chin with an upturned palm.

"Hn." Zima shook his head and chuckled as the door opened and he stepped outside. He worked his way away from Kurogane's cell, but not before telling the guards that waited on either side of the door that no one but Zima or Dita or the doctors were allowed in due to Prisoner Taunting. He strolled down the silent hallway, hands in pockets until he was in front of Fay's door.

Fay stirred when he heard the now familiar soundings of the door to his room being opened. Zima walked in, and blinked when he saw the Valerian in bed.

"Oh! I'm sorry Sir Fay! I didn't mean to have woken you."

"It seems all I've been doing is sleeping...I'm feeling much more refreshed though." Fay stretched his arms out as he sat up on the bed. The officer smiled and leaned against the still present table.

"That's good news...."

"Have you seen Kurogane yet?" Fay shifted to look at Zima as the man stood.

"Yes, I have. I just came from there actually." He replied with a soft smile.

"He's worried about you."

"I take it he didn't actually say that though." Fay smiled thinking of how Kurogane would be embarrassed to admit it to anyone. Zima continued to smile as he shook his head.

"No, but I know he is." He thought for a moment before speaking again.

"Has Koryu been in here yet?"

"No, why?" Fay was sure the officer hadn't been in the room; at least he was sure Koryu would have woken him up if he had been. The taller man sighed in relief.

"That's good. He had been bothering Sir Kurogane and threatened to come in here and mess you up in order to rile Sir Kurogane's anger up..."

"I'm sure I could at least fight him off." He smiled as he placed his hands on his lap. He knew that he would be string enough to handle Koryu as long as he wasn't caught off guard. Zima smiled wider.

"That's also good to hear. I'm sure Sir Kurogane thought the same thing, but I don't think he'd appreciate just sitting there and taking it." He said, the thought of the half breed's hand came back and he frowned.

"Is something wrong?" Fay had noticed the other man as he frowned, his thoughts immediately going to Kurogane. Zima blinked and then shook his head, smiling again.

"No, nothing's wrong..." His smile became sad.

"Sir Kurogane is just so willing to protect you..."

"He's been hurt again hasn't he?" Fay bowed his head as he hands clenched the thin cover draped over his legs.

"It's nothing serous. He hasn't lost any other limbs if you're wondering." Zima laughed halfheartedly, trying to make Fay feel better.

"It's his hand, it'll heal soon enough."

"Do you know how long it will be before we arrive?" Fay relaxed marginally at Zima's words.

"Yes, a couple of hours at most. I'll be there to escort you to your holding cell." He took off his shades then.

"We've already figured out what to do to transfer the child back to you, Sir Fay."

"That's good...it's hard to wait for something like this." He smiled sadly, not looking at the other man as he thought of what was to come.

"I'd believe that any day...." Zima said with a sigh as he folded his arms.

"Sir Kurogane.... he thinks this is all his fault.... since he took you in on Earth..."

"I was the one to push him...he didn't want anything to do with me in the beginning." Fay sighed as he thought back to him teasing Kurogane and how he had been the one to admit to anything even if the other man was the one to have initiated their first kiss. Zima smiled.

"Then you're both equally to blame." He closed his eyes.

"And once this is all over, both of you can continue things as they were."

"At least someone's optimistic." Fay chuckled lowly as he thought of Kurogane. Zima joined in the soft laughter.

"I try." He then stood straight, looking at the door.

"I... I think I heard about Sir Kurogane having a spell breaker device or something?" He looked back to Fay.

"Is this true?"

"Yes, it was able to break a spell I had cast as well as causing nausea." He smiled as he looked over to Zima from his seat on the bed. The officer placed a hand on his chin in thought.

"I see... And since you know Valerian magic is used for memory wipes you knew this material could've broken the spell? What spell did it break?"

"A transformation on my ears, I had to make them look human." He ran a hand deftly through his hair. He traced his fingers along the length of an ear. Zima watched him do so and grimaced.

"Such a small spell... are you sure the strength of that charm can break such a complex spell as a memory wipe?"

"The second time I became ill...it was after only being near it for a few seconds. If Kurogane or I had it for a prolonged time it could erase the effects of the mind wipe." Fay brought his hand back to his lap as he contemplated the charm's effects. The dark haired man nodded.

"I'll take your word for it. If it doesn't work, would there be any other way to strengthen the power of the charm?"

"I don't know, it was Toriho who gave it to Kurogane." Fay's lips drew into a thin line as he thought about what could possibly help if the charm failed. Zima squawked indignantly and withdrew his arms from folded position.

"He gave it to you?!" He smiled widely and raised a fist.

"Toriho, you bastard! You're such a sly dog!" He beamed at Fay.

"If he's the one who gave it to you, I know he'll have more of that material if it doesn't work!" Fay was startled at the noise.

"He works with space technology..." Fay smiled as he watched the other man. The taller man nodded.

"He's the one who invented the transporter; no doubt he'll be on Edonis sooner than we will." He blinked.

"Which always made me wonder; why not use the transporter for one-by-one transportation instead of using these bulky old ships?"

"Is that what he used to show the Court in order to stay on Earth?" Fay asked as he thought of the other's question. Zima nodded.

"He created both ends of the transporter on Earth. It was a shaky invention at first, but it was enough."

"I see...do you think Yuui will be enough then?" Fay turned his gaze towards Zima as he asked.

"Oh, for sure. The closest thing we've gotten to Yuui's high class of technology is song birds and house pets. We've yet to convert that into humanoid form." He smiled.

"The fact that she could simply move so smoothly was enough, but the fact that she can interact and shows emotions is incredible."

"She'll save Kurogane, but she probably won't be enough to keep us from having our memories taken..." He smiled briefly as he thought of Yuui and how she had helped them.

The taller man frowned slightly.

"I'm afraid that sentence is set in stone, even if your trial has yet to be had."

"Then I'll just have to find a way back to Kurogane." He thought of his earlier plan of securing a ship and leaving once more.

"Since the charm is with Yuui as well as the incubator...will I be the one to have my memory restored first? Because I would suspect Kurogane would be taken back home once he was taken care of." Zima once again placed his hand on his chin.

"Actually, the baby will be transferred as soon as you're scanned when we arrive, that way it'll still be healthy for the both of you." He rubbed his brow.

"I think she'll be with you until Sir Kurogane goes home... I assume...."

"She'll be in the hands of the Court wouldn't she? If that were to happen then either I or someone else will have to hold the charm until it can be used." He hoped things would go according to plan, but with this new detail it seemed that things were getting harder. Zima sighed and looked to the ceiling.

".....I suppose the charm will be given to you when you have the incubator...." He looked back to Fay.

"..." Suddenly his face brightened.

"...Archellevon... of course!"

"Who?" Fay swung his legs over to the side of the bed as he heard Zima's exclamation. The officer leaned against the table again.

"He's from Jade. The people from there are called 'angels'. He was given the title 'angel of faith' for a reason... I'm sure he'd help us out..." He slapped his fist down on his other hand in revelation.

"I got it! The Court will put you under the watch of one of the Court members; I'll tweak the system and make sure he's the one watching over you. Then you can ask him to help."

"Do you really think he would help? It's too much of a risk to ask a member." Fay sat uneasy at Zima's plan; he didn't think there would be someone like that willing to help complete strangers. Zima smiled wider.

"Archy is wise beyond his years; you'd be surprised at just what he knows." He folded his arms again.

"If he doesn't help, I know he won't go blabbing our secrets; he's very loyal when you tell him something and if you say not to tell he won't."

"If you believe in him this much then I can't not agree to try and see if he'll help." Fay smiled, thankful for Zima's help. The officer stood straight once more.

"Good. I'll go reprogram the locations now." He said, making his way over to the door.

"Thank you... Zima." Fay looked up towards the man and smiled as he walked towards the door. The dark haired man froze in his step and looked at Fay in surprise, before his expression softened.

"You're welcome any day, Fay-san." He said before turning back and leaving. The blonde sighed and stood. A yawn escaped his lips as he stretched. He smiled to himself as he thought back to Zima's words on Kurogane. He was glad his lover was safe.

Pondering over the other prisoner brought the attention back to the latest wound received. Fay hadn't been told details about it, but it wasn't life-threatening. And then the thought about this 'angel' fellow; just who was he? How much did he 'know'? He sighed, things had gotten complicated, much more than he had ever imagined they would be.

Fay walked around the table and took a seat, leaning back as he wondered when they would leave. It was then that he felt something shift in the ship's pull. He felt a rumbling underneath his feet and the alien could see his bed rattling slightly. They were breaking through the atmosphere of the Edonis Moon.

Fay steadied himself in the chair as the ship shook with the force of landing. It didn't take too long for the rumbling to subside as he heard a faint hiss of air pressure being released by the ship. He stood; ready for whomever would come to take him.

Soon enough the door beeped and moved aside to show Koryu with a smirk and handcuffs. Standing behind him were Kokuyo and nameless guards. The smallest of them stepped forward, twirling the cuffs on his finger.

"Protocol, lovely." Fay glared, he refused to move forward for the officer, especially if he was going to try and anger him. Koryu's smile faltered when he saw that the Valerian was being stubborn and he growled. Walking forward, he moved to place the cuffs on Fay.

"I have a name and it would be wise to use it." He nodded towards Kokuyo in acknowledgement, knowing the other officer wasn't as bad as the shorter one that had walked towards him. Kokuyo nodded back before moving forward as well.

"Let me." He said simply, holding his hand out to take the handcuffs. Koryu frowned more so and looked at the Valerian.

".... Fine...." He said in aggravation and he set the metal in Kokuyo's hand. He looked at Fay and nodded again. Fay smiled, knowing it would anger Koryu as handcuffs were placed securely around his wrists. The other officer looked in infuriated surprise at Kokuyo then to Fay.

"How the hell do you get him to obey you!?" Kokuyo shrugged and turned.

"Sir Fay is of noble blood; treat him like it you twit." Koryu growled and turned on his heel as well, leading the blonde out.

"He's a prisoner; nobility ain't got nothing to do with it!" Kokuyo sighed.

"You're too young to understand."

"You'll never get anywhere with a temper like that, no matter who your prisoner is." Fay said as he was lead forward. Koryu snapped toward Fay.

"What was that!?" He shouted, but Kokuyo slammed his palm into the smaller man's face as he tried to tackle Fay.

"Stop. You'll be taken off duty if you attack the prisoner." He looked at the younger.

"You should already be taken off for both the incidents with Sir Youou." Fay's gaze turned cold as he watched Kokuyo handle the shorter man. He hadn't forgotten what Koryu had done to Kurogane and he had hoped he would be able to see the officer under different circumstances. Koryu smiled wickedly when he saw Fay's reaction to what the other officer said. He took Kokuyo's hand and leaned against him.

"But Kokuyo, he looks just like you~ And you know how much I like you~ I can't help but tease him~" He smiled wider, glancing back to Fay.

"And when he was chained up, I did anything I wanted...."

"You should really think of something better to say, Kurogane would have broken free again if you had tried something." Fay said as he continued to glare at Koryu. The smaller man chuckled happily.

"I have my ways of convincing." He said in a singsong voice before licking his lips.

"Did you try to convince him of the same thing when you last saw him?" Fay smiled sweetly, as he tried to ignore Koryu.

"As a matter of fact, I tried...other things... You'd be surprised what a little magic can do...." He giggled some more before Kokuyo shot him a glare.

"Why don't you just say what you did? I'm sure Kurogane would love to know what you're saying." Fay walked forward, Kokuyo beside him as he continued to smile. Koryu bit his lip through the smile and looked away.

"...Details are so overrated, if I just let your imagination wander it's so much better.... let's just say it was hard and juicy...." Kokuyo sighed and stuck his hands in his pockets. Fay grimaced, he knew better than to believe Koryu, but now he had the image stuck in his head. He shuddered.

"I doubt Kurogane would do anything with you that didn't involve him trying to kill you." Koryu just smiled and turned back around to face where they were headed. Kokuyo looked at Fay, watching him slightly. The blonde took a calming breath as he forgot about Koryu, he closed his eyes for a moment to see how much of his energy had been restored. He smiled seeing he was back to a normal level.

Kokuyo blinked when he saw the smile and then turned his head back, knowing he now had nothing to worry about from Koryu's taunting. They stopped suddenly, having arrived at the head of the ship.

"We should be greeted by one of the Court's members shortly." Fay nodded in understanding and stood straight as he waited for the Court member to appear. The platform that they were on suddenly shifted, and a mechanical humming was heard. Slowly the platform lowered, and was set on the ground of what looked like a busy airport. There stood a dark haired man who wore glasses similar to Zima's. Fay studied the man in front of them, curious if this was the one Zima had told him about before.

The man had black floppy hair that barely touched his shoulders, but one of his side locks was grown out to dangle around knee length. His ears were pointed, and two long horns extended from the top of his head. Sharp and vibrant red eyes danced about Fay's face once the glasses were removed, and he scoffed as he folded his arms. He was dressed in royal robes, or that of great importance. Kokuyo and Koryu bowed as the man stood in front of them.

"This is the prisoner Sir Fay Fluorite." Kokuyo straightened to look the man in the eye as he spoke. Fay kept silent as he studied the man. A smile spread about the pale face.

"I see..." His voice was deep, almost as deep as Kurogane's. It was clear then that this man was a Ginryan. He took a step forward and looked down at Fay.

"I am Edameonus, High Court Representative of Ginryuu. I'll be taking you to be scanned." The blonde bowed respectfully, not wanting to anger a Court member before he was even sent to trial.

"Under normal circumstances I would say it's nice to meet you Sir Edameonus, but as you can see they're not." Fay smiled as he held up his chained wrists for emphasis. He nodded to Fay, and then to Kokuyo and Koryu, who nodded back and turned back to the ship. Edameonus looked down to Fay again and smiled.

"I understand, Sir Fay, but there is no need to be happy to see me." He said simply with a snap to the guards. He moved to stand next to the blonde and placed a surprisingly gentle hand against the other's shoulder blades.

"Let us go now, shall we?"

"Of course." Fay walked forward, gently led by the Ginryan down the busy corridor. They turned down a nearly vacant hall containing several doors. The taller man sighed in frustration, obviously not liking going through procedures of getting prisoners.

"Now let's see, which one was assigned for Sir Fay?" He asked himself, looking at the alien numbers above the doors. Fay waited patiently for Edameonus to figure out where he was to be taken. He scanned their surroundings taking in the bland hallway and the few people that walked past them. The dark haired man finally snapped and pointed to the one on the far end.

"There we go!" He said triumphantly before leading Fay toward it. The Valerian smiled as he was lead into a room. It looked similar to the room he had been kept in on the ship, but cabinets lined the walls with several machines atop the counters. Edameonus closed the door behind him and sighed again, leaning on it.

"Go ahead and take that seat, Sir Fay..." Fay nodded and walked over to the seat the man had pointed to. Sitting down he waited patiently for what was to happen next. The previous smile was wiped away and Edameonus's face was now firm and serious.

"You know about what I must do, don't you? Check and see if you're healthy and... childless?"

"...Yes, I was told." Blue eyes gazed down towards the floor. He knew the baby was safely hidden, but it hadn't made giving him up any less painful for Fay. Though, it did leave him with the hope that soon he would be able to have the baby brought back to him. Suddenly he saw the shadow of Edameonus over him, but when he looked up a forceful kiss was planted against Fay's lips, a tongue inserting itself aggressively. And just as quickly as it had come, the Ginryan pulled away, spitting into a small beaker.

Fay pushed at the Ginryan as he was forcefully kissed. He glared at the man once he had pulled away, wiping his lips with the back of his hand. Edameonus smiled ashamedly before placing the beaker on a small box. Once the beaker was set, the box glowed. He turned back around and looked down.

"Sorry about that... the machine only works with my genetic code... and it has to be mingled accordingly with the prisoner's DNA.... It's a complicated process..." He explained with a faint blush.

"I didn't want to, that is..."

"You at least could have asked." Fay kept his gaze on the now glowing box, feeling a violated from the kiss. He was at least grateful Kurogane hadn't been present to see it.

"Well... Something tells me you would've said no anyway...." He frowned slightly, having a distant look about his face.

"...." He shook his head and the box beeped, showing more alien numbers. Edameonus bent down and looked at it.

"7....83...4.... Alright...."

"So does it prove I'm not carrying a child anymore?" Fay frowned, angry at what had almost happened to him for real.

"....Actually it's saying the child is still alive." He looked back at Fay with a scrunched up face.

"But... didn't they get rid of it?"

"That's impossible...I know the baby was taken, I haven't felt it." Fay's mind raced; surely it wouldn't be able to detect something in his body that knew the baby hadn't been killed. Though, he began to panic as Yumi's words from earlier echoed in his mind. Something couldn't have gone wrong and he had been left with twins. Fay stared wide eyed at Edameonus in shock. The other man grimaced with wide eyes. He sighed, feeling something hard drop to his boot. He flagged to Fay.

"Un...Unbutton your shirt then..." He said, throat becoming dry. Fay slowly unbuttoned the shirt, revealing his abdomen to the other man as he wondered what the test could possibly mean. Edameonus approached Fay, taking a leather glove off his hand. It showed that his nails were unnaturally long for a male. He grimaced again as his hand was set against Fay's stomach. It was like ice.

"Hnn.... I'm feeling for an aura, by the way... this is also procedure..." His stomach muscles tensed at the cold hand placed on his skin. He could only silently wish that the Court member would find something wrong with the machine's results. He was at least sure the other man wouldn't suspect what they had really done. Edameonus flinched before drawing back. He looked at his hand, then to Fay, then to the machine. He paused and then smiled.

"Y....You don't have anything in there.... It was a machine mix-up....." Fay sighed in relief, thankful that it hadn't been something that could cause problems for the plans, though he would have to ask Yumi, if he saw her after all this, what it could mean.

"I'm glad..." Edameonus frowned slightly, tapping the machine.

"I was afraid for a moment that there was a twin, but I'm relieved you two didn't have THAT much sex." He said lightly, as if it was an everyday conversation piece. The machine beeped again and the Ginryan looked at it.

"78....33. There we go." Fay blushed as he buttoned his shirt. He was at a loss for words at the taller man's explanation. The other wrote down what he read and smiled a toothy grin.

"Now then, for your physical health." He reached for another box.

"…all you have to do for this one is place your hand atop this box." He watched as the Ginryan grinned curious as to why exactly he was. Fay cautiously put his hand atop the machine as instructed. It glowed a light pink. He noticed Fay's curious gaze and he blinked.

"What is it?"

"I don't know if I should be worried about this thing or if you're just grinning about what you said earlier." Fay blushed a bit more before looking away from the man. The other blinked again before he too blushed.

"U-uh! This machine is harmless!! I-I was just smiling because of the turn of events!" he babbled, stepping back somewhat.

"Just as long as you don't try to take advantage of me," Fay thought back to the kiss.

"then I won't worry about the rest of the examination." He noticed how the man had seemed flustered. Edameonus froze, eyes staring at Fay. His face softened into a sad yet blank tone.

"No... I'm not like that...." He looked down.

"I... I already have interest in someone...." He sighed and smiled again.

"Now then! Let's continue!" Fay smiled as he sat still, his hand still placed atop the box. It seemed Edameonus wasn't as bad as he had previously thought. The officer clicked his tongue and the box changed from pink to green. His face scrunched up again and he bent down to look at it on the table.

"Is all my machinery screwed up? Gods.... this is saying you're a sixty-seven year old Angel. You're much older than that and you're a Valerian, right?"

"Eighty-eight, and yes, I'm Valerian." Fay wondered if it was him that had caused the machines to not work properly. Though the only thing he had thought of would be the baby and that couldn't possibly be why.

"Well then, my machines are fucked up." He said, eyebrows raised. He leaned against the counter, looking back at his scanning material.

"Guess it would be pointless to continue. I'll just tell them that you checked out fine." He shrugged.

"Otherwise they'd think I scanned the wrong person."

"Are you going to take me somewhere else now, or wait here?" Fay removed his hand. He then crossed his legs and sat back in the chair, his hands resting atop his lap as he waited.

"We'll wait here for a couple more minutes... the scanning would take a little longer than this...." His lip twitched slightly and he licked a sharp fang, looking at one of the machines.

"....Did you love him?"

"I still do..." Fay frowned and looked down to his hands, thinking of what Kurogane must be going through.

"Heh.... it's a stupid thing... love...." He said, dropping the metal with a loud clank.

"It can get you into so much trouble."

"He's worth it." Fay smiled up to the taller man, his mind drifting to Kurogane once more.

"You said before you were interested in someone, you don't have feelings for them?" The Ginryan's hand absentmindedly went to fist the cloth in front of his chest.

"So much that it hurts..." He said forlornly.

"I could never feel this way for anyone else... Not even if all sorts of spells were cast on me..."

"Then you know how I feel for Kurogane." He smiled sadly, he knew what the other man was saying.

"Oh, I have no doubt about that...." Edameonus said with a chuckle and a smile. It faded though, his eyes glassing over once again.

"Though I can't say we're suffering in the same way as you and Sir Youou...."

"No one should have to suffer for simply wanting to be with someone...or for trying to start a family with them." Fay subconsciously wrapped an arm loosely around his waist, he was anxious as to when he would be taken to another cell where Zima could bring Yuui to him.

"....Yes.... No one should..." He said before bringing his hand up to wipe his mouth. His hand stayed where it was, hiding his lips for a moment before he stood straight again and smiled.

"Well then, let's take you back to the ship!"

"Alright." Fay stood from his chair and walked towards the door, happy to finally leave. The officer allowed Fay out first then walked out himself and closed the door. He led the cuffed man back to where Zima now stood. He waved.

"Yo! Ed!" He said with a smile. Edameonus smiled back and waved curtly with his ungloved hand.

"I'm assuming you'll be going with us to the Angel?" Zima nodded.

"That I am! I'm bringing along a healer, though, if that's alright." The Ginryan raised an eyebrow the approaching Yumi who was pulling a cart.

"Is something wrong?" He asked, slightly panicked. Zima shook his head.

"No, no, nothing's wrong." He smiled sadly to Edameonus, who frowned.

"I'd tell you immediately if something was wrong." Fay listened with interest to the two men before he smiled at Yumi who stood off to the side with the cart. She winked when neither one of the men were looking, letting Fay know everything was going accordingly. It was then that Edameonus turned.

"We should go then, wouldn't want to keep another Court member waiting, would we?"

"No, it would be disrespectful." Fay smiled, happy to know everything was slowly coming into place. The horned one smiled at Fay and walked alongside of him.

"If we'd met on different circumstances I'd say I'd want to be closer to Sir Fay." Zima nodded.

"He's sincere and nice; would've been a great drinking buddy." Yumi blinked and blushed, looking down.

"Come on, you two, must you talk about such things?" Edameonus laughed airily.

"Oh, Yumi-chan, you know it to be true."

"Hmm… I've never really been out drinking before...if things had been different I think I would have enjoyed that." Fay smiled as he thought of what could have been. Zima glanced at Fay before smiling secretively.

"...Maybe things can change? Who knows?" He said softly, making Edameonus raise an eyebrow. He smiled at Zima and looked ahead.

"Things can always change. I'd be happy if they would." Yumi smiled as well, glad to know Edameonus was a friendlier than he looked.

"It makes me hopeful..." The blonde said quietly as he turned his eyes towards the ground. Seeing at least one of the members wasn't as cold hearted as he had expected brought a smile to his face thinking he and Kurogane had a chance. They arrived at what looked like an apartment building, only the entrance was as wide as the bottom floor. Edameonus entered first and then Zima held the door open for Fay and for Yumi to wheel in the cart before he too entered. Edameonus went to the ladies at the desk, who smiled up to him.

"Hello, Edameonus-sama, may we help you?"

"Yeah, Room 346, is he in?" The girl looked at her table, which glowed green. She smiled and looked back up.

"Yes, but you can't enter; you know the rules, sir." He nodded. Fay didn't speak, though he was curious as to what the girl had meant, surely two of the Court's members could see each other. They all headed to what looked like an Earth's elevator, only it didn't have walls around it.

"I'll take you to him, but I can't go in." He said with a sad smile. Zima placed a hand on the taller man's shoulder.

"We'll look after Fay-san until we're supposed to. And.... we'll give him your regards." Edameonus smiled wider before looking at Fay.

"You'll like him." Fay's eye widened as he realized that who they were about to meet must be the same person Edameonus had mentioned before. Fay smiled and bowed slightly to the taller man.

"Thank you." The horned man shook his head.

"Don't thank me. I'm just doing my duty." He said with a faint blush. Zima smiled and looked at Yumi.

"I'm assuming you'll go as soon as what is to take place takes place?"

"Yes, I'll have to head back to the ship." She returned the man's smile, hoping things would go without a hitch and Fay could be reunited with his child. Zima nodded and they arrived at the top. Edameonus led the way, stopping at the first door to appear. He hesitated before sighing, a shaky hand reaching up to gently tap the door knocker.

"We....We've arrived." He said, frowning. He reached down and turned the doorknob. The room was white and had huge windows for walls on the other three sides. In the middle of the room sat a man playing a deep blue harp that was made of energy. He stopped and looked up to Fay, showing equally blue eyes.

He smiled with thin lips and leaned back, showing his nearly white skin was draped in only a long silk cloth. His hair was the longest Fay had ever seen on a man, falling around the bunch of pillows which where he lay. He had wings too, sprawled out over the pillows as well.

"Hello Fay." He said with a smooth and light voice, and then he looked over to Edameonus, smile never faltering.

"Thank you, my secret one...." The Ginryan stared before he nodded, turning to Zima.

"He's... he's all yours now..."

"Hello." Fay bowed, flustered at the name given to Edameonus. He had no idea that such people were on the Court. The angel waved to Fay.

"Come now... no reason to be formal..." He said languidly, eyes looking back to Edameonus, who had yet to leave. Zima smiled to the one clad in dark.

"We'll take care of them both...." He said, and the other man nodded. He looked back at Archellevon before turning to leave. Yumi sighed, unhappy that they could not be together. Fay walked timidly towards the other man, not knowing what to expect. Yumi pulled the cart to the side of the room as Edameonus left. The winged one smiled at the Valerian and then looked to the other man.

"Close the door, Zima, then the transfer can go peacefully." The man was about to comply when he froze, actually, he wasn't the only one.

"How did you know?" Fay spoke suddenly. His eyes wide, fearful that their plans were known. Yumi's hands clenched tightly, around the bar across the cart, thinking the same. The angel simply smiled wider.

"I know of a lot more than you think, young one..." He let go of the harp and it vanished, showing that it was just energy.

"For example, I know of the child yet to be born and of the charm...." His eyes rose to Fay's face gently.

"...of your plans...."

"Are you going to tell the other members?" Fay bit his lip, thinking of what would happen to Kurogane and Toshihiko once word spread. The man tilted his head to the side, his eyes half lidded.

"Zima, the door, please." He said sharply, still staring at Fay. Zima finally shook from his stupor and shut the door.

"Lock it as well; we wouldn't want anyone to intrude." He did so. Fay looked forlornly to the ground, not wanting to think of how things were going to turn out.

"Fay.... you shouldn't worry about things too much...." He heard the angel say finally.

The white haired man sat up, ignoring the drape around him as it slid down his body slightly.

"No one knows that I have foresight... your secret is safe with me..." He looked to the door, to where Edameonus had stood.

"....As long as my secret is safe with you...."

"Of course." Fay smiled weakly at the man, grateful that he could be trusted. The other man smiled widely.

"Good. I'm Archellevon; I know you know me already, but it would be rude to not introduce myself." Zima walked over to Yumi and reached down, pulling the cover off of the cart and off of Yuui, who was lying curled up on the bottom of the cart.

"Fay Fluorite." Fay nodded in acknowledgement, but his eyes drifted over to the other two in room removing Yuui from her hiding place.

"Now, would you like to have Toshihiko back inside your first, or would you like explanations?" Archellevon said, looking over to the android as well.

"If you wouldn't mind, I'd like my son back." He knew he had no need to worry about the embryo being harmed while it rested inside the incubator, but he would feel relieved once the baby was back with him. The angel nodded and looked to Yumi.

"If you would." She smiled and Zima lifted Yumi out of the cart, holding her in his lap as he sat down.

"How did Sir Kurogane initiate her?" Fay moved closer to Yuui, lifting the shirt she wore, he could see the light on her stomach blinking orange.

"Hmm...I not entirely for sure..." He looked her over once, noticing her protruding stomach.

"Yuui, initiate start up." He hoped it worked; after all they couldn't wait for Kurogane to come. The doll twitched and opened her eyes sharply, hand going forward to grab Fay.

"Initiation Terminate. Identify." She said robotically, her brow furrowing and her eyes glowing. Her hand raised, fingers pointed toward Fay as she held his shirt.

"User Fay." He was a bit unnerved when the android had grabbed hold of his shirt, but knew it must have been a self defense mechanism Kurogane had installed in her. Her hand dropped automatically, and she fell forward somewhat, before leaning back up. Her eyes were wide.

"User Fay..." She looked around.

"Zima.... Yumi... where are we?" Archellevon continued to smile, keeping himself from being noticed. Yuui turned back to Fay, her lip trembling.

"W-where's Master Kurogane?"

"He's not here right now, you'll see him later..." He tried to comfort Yuui as best he could under the circumstances.

"But right now we need Toshihiko from you." The girl blinked and tilted her head.

"Toshihiko...? You mean baby-chan?" Zima smiled to himself, adoring how child-like Yuui was.

"Yes, I need to put him back inside me." Fay smiled at Yuui's words. Yumi held a hand over her mouth to suppress her giggles at the name. Yuui smiled and looked at her stomach.

"He's going from my tummy to yours! We both carried you, baby-chan!" She said happily before pressing her naval button.

"Master taught me how to do things on my own in case I didn't work right when he's not around." She said with a smile as the incubator was exposed. She reached inside and showed it to Fay.

"Here you are!" Fay continued to smile as he gingerly picked up the incubator.

"Thank you Yuui." He turned to Yumi in question.

"Do I just open it and reabsorb the energy?" Yumi shook her head.

"Press that blue button on top, the child will automatically go back to you." She explained, kneeling to join the group on the floor. Yuui smiled as her stomach closed back up, her body going back to normal. Fay pushed the button on top of the container as told. Slowly the lid rose and a familiar purple light faintly illuminated Fay's hands. As it opened fully the orb rose and moved back to Fay re-absorbing itself into his body just as Yumi had said.

The feeling of the baby being back inside him was tiring and wonderful at the same time, and all together it was warm. Yuui smiled and took the incubator. She looked it over before placing it on her head.

"A hat." Zima blinked before laughing. Archellevon smiled wider.

"Ah, Yuui, I don't think Kurogane would like seeing you with that on your head." He chided gently as he smiled warmly at her. She blinked and pouted, taking it off her head as if it was the worst thing she had ever done. She looked down.

"I'm sorry, User Fay." She blinked again and tilted her head.

"You said 'Kurogane'....Don't you mean 'Kuro-san'? Don't boyfriends call boyfriends nicknames?" She gasped.

"Is that why Master isn't here?! Did you not boyfriend anymore!?"

"No, not at all...he just wouldn't like everyone knowing that I call him that. After all you know how he gets embarrassed." He smiled at Yuui trying to fight of the own blush dusting his cheeks. She giggled and nodded fervently.

"So it's a se-cret~!" She said in a singsong voice, winking. Archellevon leaned forward, slightly amused.

"Yes." Fay chuckled at Yuui's behavior. Zima smirked as Yumi blushed, thinking about the pet name. The doll laughed again and looked to the other man, suddenly frowning.

"User Fay, stranger detected." She said, recoiling slightly into Zima's lap. The shaded man blinked and raised an eyebrow, smirk not fading.

"Yuui, that's a friend." He said. She shook her head.

"User Fay, Clarify Friend or Foe."

"Friend, there's no need to worry." He tried to reassure the girl as she looked to the long haired man behind them. Yuui relaxed and smiled.

"Good morning! I'm Youth Under Uranium Ignition!" The angel nodded.

"Charmed. I'm Archellevon." The girl smiled wider at the introduction before blinking.

"Incoming message from Kurogane." Zima blinked.

"What was that?"

"Play message Yuui." Fay didn't understand how exactly Kurogane could be sending them a message, he just wished it wasn't bad news.

"...." She opened her mouth, but nothing came out. Suddenly her eyes began to water. She shifted her body slightly with her hands behind her back. The android looked to Fay and twitched slightly.

"....Oi.... idiot...." A tear fell.

"Message terminated." Zima raised an eyebrow.

"What was that all about?" Archellevon looked away, a knowing frown streaking across his face.

"It was a message to me..." Fay frowned, trying to think of something.

"Yuui, can you tell me the transmissions location?" He was startled to see the android cry, his stomach churned at what it could mean. She wiped her face and hiccup.

"M-Message location... area unknown...." She said robotically, even though her hands were still wiping away the blue liquid.

"M-Master Kurogane..." Archellevon sighed.

"It was a message from his sleep." Fay turned to the court member.

"W-what do you mean?" Zima tried to comfort Yuui as she tried to wipe her eyes. Yumi moved forward helping the man with the android.

"Sir Kurogane doesn't know it, but the material used to counter the spell on the charm was able to record; it's a very advanced material, hardly used or seen. This message was recorded when he was dreaming of you in his cell." He looked over to Zima.

"The message was terminated when Zima awoke him." The officer started.

"I-Is that when he was...?" Archellevon nodded.

"So there's no way to hear the rest of the message?" Fay frowned and drew his knees up to his chest, worried about what would happen.

"That was the message." The angel frowned.

"The only reason it played was because Yuui's body finally transferred the message from the charm hidden away in her chest to her player." He looked back to the door.

"If there would've been the rest of the message, he would've said something about never wanting it to end... I'm sure you know what I'm talking about, Fay."

"...Yes." Fay smiled sadly as he remembered that night. Now it seemed as if it had happened ages ago. He wrapped his arms tighter around his legs, comforted slightly by the energy of the baby growing inside him once more. Archellevon sighed again, looking to Yuui.

"Please tell her to rest again, she'll need to be able to work in front of the Court." Yuui tilted her head and looked at Fay, wondering what the angel was talking about.

"Yuui, go into hibernate mode." He smiled as he turned to look at Yuui. Yumi stood off to the side allowing the android room as she still sat with Zima. The android nodded, closing her eyes. She gently fell back into Zima's arms, her stomach blinking orange once again. Zima sighed and set her back on the cart, her body automatically curling into a ball on it. Archellevon leaned back onto the pillows.

"Now then."

"I'm sorry for the delay...you said you wanted to explain things." Fay un-wrapped his arms from his legs and turned to face the man. The other man shook his head.

"No delay, just taking care of things that need to be taken care of." He said with a warm smile. He then sat up, wings folding up behind him.

"Earlier you were curious as to why I have my secret. You never voiced this once, I read what you thought." He smiled secretively.

"Also you're wondering why I am choosing to turn away to what just happened."

"Yes." Fay sat attentive as Zima and Yumi did the same. He had his own guesses about Archellevon, but kept them to himself.

"I'll explain my secret one first, so it will be out of the way of any later conversations." He said, folding his hands in his lap.

"Our situation is much similar to yours; our being together is illegal."

"For the same reason's Kurogane and I can't be together?" Aside from Kurogane parentage, there had also been the tension between their home planets. Archellevon shook his head slowly.

"You see, Fay, we are members or the Great Galactic Court, High Superior positions. We are two of the ten judges who sentence people and criminals accordingly. We must have unbiased thoughts and untainted will powers. If any obstacle was in the way of our clear thinking and judgment, we'd either be removed from Court or the obstacle would."

"So in order to keep your position you can't be with the one person you love?" Fay glanced towards the ground thinking of how sad it must be to have to keep your love hidden from everyone.

"Not quite." Archellevon smiled, though Fay could tell he was extremely upset by the circumstances.

"If I was in love with an average citizen, it would be allowed.... but since he too is on the Court, it would tamper with my judgment. For example, they'd think I'd choose the same verdict as he would. And since he loves me back, it only makes things worse." He sighed and closed his eyes.

"We're not even allowed to stay in the same room unless it's a trial."

"I couldn't imagine what it must be like to not even be allowed to be close." He closed his eyes, putting himself in the other man's place. It was painful to think of only ever being able to look at your precious person and nothing more. Archellevon giggled and smiled wider.

"Yes, well, there's nothing stopping us from touching each other on the Outo Moon." He opened his eyes and the smiled faded slightly.

"I am not allowed to be pregnant though. I'm never allowed to have a child under any circumstances while under the title of High Superior of the Galactic Court." He looked to Fay.

"I envy you."

"Surely you wouldn't be on the Court for that long." He blushed faintly his hand moved to his stomach; his fingertips tingled at the sensation of the baby's energy growing slowly inside him.

"Being on the Court is a lifetime thing, Fay. The only way you can quit is if you are killed or move to a different galaxy." He frowned and closed his eyes again.

"I've tried to frame my death several times, but they always find me. I've even had a couple of children taken." He looked to Zima.

"You were there for one of them." Zima's jaw clenched in memories as he nodded.

"I...there's nothing I can say to express how tragic that is...I couldn't imagine loosing so much. You are much stronger than I could ever be." Fay met blue eyes solemnly; he knew what it had felt like when he had been told Toshihiko would be taken from him, but to have it done over and over again. He frowned at the thought. Archellevon smiled again.

"You get used to it after a while. Living forever gives you a long time to cope with things." He laced his fingers together.

"Unfortunately, the spell placed over one of us to keep the other away also prohibits us uttering the other's name, which means we cannot perform any magic spells to bring us closer. Many spells use names to have one brought to your location."

"You already know of our plans don't you?" Fay watched as Archellevon calmly laced his fingers together. He had another plan formulating in his head as he waited for the answer. The white haired man looked to Fay and smiled wider.

"Yes."

"Would the spell placed over you be broken if you were given the charm? Zima's told me that since it was given to Kurogane by Toriho that it's powerful." Surely once Kurogane and he were safe, they could find a way to send the charm to Archellevon or Edameonus. His brow furrowed in thought as he tried to think of a way around it. The other man chuckled and shook his head.

"That thought is a sweet thought, but it wouldn't work for two reasons. One, I would still be a member of the Court, and so would he, so the spell would simply be replaced. And two, it's not Valerian magic." He looked to the flowers outside his window behind him.

"Besides, we would have nowhere to run to or hide.... or to die..."

"It's cruel...the laws should be changed, it shouldn't bind people to such...sadness." Fay tightened his hands into fists. Zima behind him frowned as Yumi wiped at her eyes.

"Oh, Fay, there are just some things that must be the way they are." The angel said with a sad smile.

"I will simply kill myself in the end. Then my secret one will fall in love with my reincarnation." He smiled wider.

"I've almost got it down to where it looks like an accident." Fay was lost for words as Archellevon explained his own plans to them. He shut his eyes tightly at thinking of the other man killing himself simply to be with his lover in another life. A smooth hand rested atop Fay's clenched hands.

"Please, Fay, do not feel bad for us." Archellevon said quietly, his pale features set in a soft frown.

"There are so many people who already do; I do not want more unhappiness to fill the galaxy..."

"It makes me hopeless to think of how the two of you can't be together just because of your positions...I wonder what will happen to us." Fay couldn't help feeling saddened by the man's story, to have suffered for so long. A vague smile caressed Archellevon's face and his and moved from Fay's to the blonde's face, fingers on his cheek.

"This is why I'm doing what I'm doing; I want you two to have the happiness I could not." His hand moved to Fay's lips.

"....He kissed you...."

"Yes...he had to make sure I wasn't carrying Toshihiko...but the machines were off." Fay frowned as he thought back to the strange occurrence. Suddenly, Fay could see gold brimming Archellevon's eye as the other smiled wider.

"No... He did that because you look so much like me...." He placed his fingers against his lips as a tear rolled down his cheek.

"He remembered.... remembered that I can feel other's experiences.... gods he still kisses the same too..." The tear fell from the angel's face to land on the floor. From there it dropped, and green started to bloom, revealing a flower blossoming from the fallen tear. Fay watched amazed as the tear formed a flower. He looked up to Archellevon, not knowing what to say. The angel waved his hand.

"I-I'm sorry. I just got caught up in memory." He said as he wiped his face with a smile.

"....Anyway, let us continue answering your questions."

"I know I could never ask for you to let Kurogane live...but I would like to know if you think he has a chance of surviving this?" Fay asked hopefully, he knew how bleak it seemed for them, but he still wished for the best. Archellevon's expression returned to the smooth smile as he looked to Yuui.

"With that girl, there is no way we'd kill him, even if he is considered such a high level criminal." He smiled.

"He has knowledge too valuable to get rid of."

"Then as long as he lives I'll be happy...it's all I can really hope for." Fay smiled grateful for the news.

"Hmm... I don't know if taking his memory would be the best either." He placed his hand under his chin.

"Yuui would remember you, since we've only said to take away Kurogane's..."He smiled to Fay.

"And your plans tell me that wiping his memory would be pointless." He frowned.

"If I told the Court, they would come up with a different yet equally grave punishment."

"There's nothing I can do to stop you...but that doesn't mean I won't try to find a way around it." Fay gave the man a halfhearted smile as he tried to think of what they could do if Archellevon told the rest of the Court about their plans. The angel shook his head.

"Revealing your secret about the charm would be giving away my secret about the foresight. Court orders say I'm not allowed to have any powers that can tell the future unless I let the Court manipulate it. I'm sure you know Yuuko and Clow? They're both Court Superiors, and they both had to tell the rest of us that they could see certain things in the future." He smiled sadly.

"I'm sure they already know about us speaking, but have no idea what we're speaking about."

"Yuuko...?" Fay had heard the name Clow before in passing at the Academy but the other name had surprised him. He shook his head; it couldn't have been the same woman.

"But it is, Fay." Archellevon said, seeming to have read the blonde's thoughts.

"Yuuko is the one who gave you that earring. She was the one who knew about the transmission you and Kurogane sent out before it was even thought of by either of you." He leaned back on the pillows, looking forward again as he subconsciously fingered the daisy's petals.

"And yet she didn't tell us what had happened.... how odd..."

"But, I thought she was only a fortune teller...I would have never thought she was a Court member." The blonde thought back to the encounter, he had known she was strong by her words and the aura that had hung thick in the air of her home. Though it was a shock to learn just how powerful she really was. Archellevon smiled and looked back at Fay.

"Yes... It's quite sad though.... all the Court Superiors who can see the outcome of yours and Kurogane's fate are envious, and the ones who can't assume they should feel the same. You see, I and my secret one are not the only ones on the Court who are in love." He smiled.

"As a matter of fact, we're all in love."

"If the Court shares the same feelings then why not change the laws?" Fay frowned thinking of what a terrible thing it meant to hold such strength. The angel laughed airily.

"We can't change what is set in stone. We can break the stone, melt it, wash it away, but what was once written there was still once written there. Just because our generation of Court Superiors have fallen in love with each other doesn't mean that the next will." He looked back to the door.

"And if I always fail in suicide, I will be there to govern over all the new ones so they don't suffer the same fate as I."

"When do Kurogane and I face the Court?" Fay said softly as he took in the man's words.

Archellevon smiled, relieved to have a subject change.

"Tomorrow, if everything goes smoothly. But, if you bring Yuui to our attention today, we'll have to postpone it until a later date." The angel then took that moment to stand, not bothering to catch the silk that fell from his body. It wouldn't have mattered though; he had nothing to cover, he was like Yuui, only flesh. Fay blushed as Archellevon's body was shown to them.

"I suppose we'll wait until the trial tomorrow to bring her." The other smiled down at Fay, not seeming to mind the blonde's blushing face, nor Zima's or Yumi's. He held out a long-fingered hand to Fay.

"Please, if you'll walk with me." He looked to Zima.

"Would you mind escorting Yumi to the ship again? I'd like to talk with my guest." He said, smiling never wavering as he looked at the Valerian.

"Of course." Fay took the offered hand and stood, only turning his head to look briefly to Zima and Yumi as they left. The angel didn't look twice and didn't let go of the blonde's hand. He listened for the closing of the door before he actually started walking, his wings folded against his back.

"I want to show you something." He said before scooping up the flower that was in the middle of the room, making his way to the glass windows. Fay watched as the man took the flower in his free hand before he was lead towards the window. Archellevon touched the glass and the window swung open slowly, revealing that they were on the top of the building. Across the small roof showed a well built garden of all sorts of flowers. The angel smiled at the dancing colors.

"Beautiful isn't it?"

"Yes...it is." Fay looked on as the scent of flowers invaded his senses. It truly was something to look at and Fay found his cheeks heated at the other man's hand still holding his own. Archellevon noticed this and let go, his hand joining the other in holding the red blossom. He walked forward and set it next to an identical patch of the same flowers.

"It's wonderful in a way... This way, we have children." He said with a wide smile, his eyes narrowing as if he had just said the meaning of life.

"Since all these flowers came from us both..."

"They're lovely." Fay smiled as he watched Archellevon plant the flower with the others. He took in the entirety of the garden, seeing just how expansive it really was.

"Well, this is the third generation." The white haired one said with a sigh, standing back up. He turned back to Fay, his eyes more emotionless than Fay had seen anyone's, though his smile was still present.

"Thank you. I don't mean for them to be lovely, but they turn out that way anyway...." Fay returned the smile, disheartened by the other's gaze somewhat. He turned and looked towards the flowers, admiring them. Archellevon looked at them again as well.

"Fay.... I don't want your children to be the same as mine... only flowers.... nothing to hold... nothing that you outlive... Nothing that you have to keep having because you have to, but because you want to..." The angel bent down and kissed a blue rose.

"One that will reply to your touches and your soft words... I want you to have something an angel could not."

"I've only ever thought of having children when I was younger, before my parents were killed....I had thought that dream died along with them." He smiled fondly at the memory of him telling his mother he would like to be a parent.

"I hadn't really thought of them until I explained to Kuro-min that I could."

"Fay..." Archellevon said quietly. He looked up to the blonde with sad eyes, knowing the other could see through his smile still present.

"Please....don't let the memory wipe take your baby too..." He said still holding the rose. He smiled wider and closed his eyes.

"Toshihiko loves you already, don't forget that he's important."

"I know I'll panic when I realize I'm carrying a child I have no memory of it, but I couldn't bring myself to get rid of him. His precious to me... and even if I forget him I'll know he's at least mine and that will be enough." His hand moved to rest over his stomach as he thought of his son.

"Good." Archellevon said even softer as he looked back to the rose. He then stood, looking out to the long garden.

"I know the memory wipe is inevitable..." The wind picked up then, tousling both their hair, and the angel closed his eyes.

"...But now I know nothing bad will become of it..."

"I'll forget Kurogane and the time I shared with him...the only thing I can hope for is to either remember him somehow or to find him again." He stared solemnly at the flowers as they swayed gently in the breeze. The angel smiled suddenly, walking over to Fay.

"Come to me. Come to me, Fay, when you're in a room with guards and machines, and you're lost and frightened, but you want to act strong so you're not hurt. Come to me and I will have what you want." He said in a low voice, blue eyes focusing on blue eyes.

"I will...thank you for everything you've said, for everything you will do." He smiled as he locked gazes with the other man.

"I would have it no other way, Fay." The angel said with a soft grin. They stood in silence for a moment, before Archellevon looked away, wiping his eye slightly.

"Now then, shall we get you cleaned up?"

"Yes, that would be wonderful." Fay smiled as he stood beside the other man. The white haired man smiled back wider, turning back to the inside of his supposed home.

"I'm sorry, but I only have my clothing. I'm sure it will fit you though."

"They'll fit fine." Fay nodded in agreement as he followed Archellevon back inside. The angel took a left when he got in the big room with the pillows, knowing that Zima wasn't back without looking. He opened up another set of glass doors and walked in.

"Here is my wardrobe." Fay looked on with wide eyes as the other man opened the doors to reveal an expansive room filled with clothes. The winged one walked into the room, going over to a set of blue clothing.

"Would you like to choose your robes, or shall I have my helpers do it?" He asked with a smile as he looked back to Fay.

"I've never really been good at picking anything to wear, back on earth Tomoyo bought all of my clothes." Images of the girl ran through his head, saddened by the knowledge he would soon forget her as well.

"Yes, Tomoyo was very tasteful." Archellevon said as he looked back to the rack.

"I'll have my helpers choose for you." He said with a smile. He blushed, remembering that the man already knew about his life back on the now distant planet.

"Yes, she did." The other went to the window that was in the room and opened it to the outside, causing a strong wind to enter. He smiled and spread his wings with closed eyes, enjoying the warmth of the fading day. He placed his hands on his chest and began to sing.

Fay's ears twitched at the sound and he turned to watch in surprise as Archellevon sang out the window. The sight took place in slow motion, almost as if the other's voice was slowing time. The blonde was startled once more when he saw birds starting to land on the angel, making him giggle.

"Now then, shall we help you? Ladies..." He said, watching as the birds changed one by one into cherubs, all repeating the same phrase.

"Yes, Sir Archellevon, we'll help!" Fay blushed as the small creatures flew past him and started sifting through the clothes. The angel smiled as he too was clothed in the finest silk Fay had ever seen, his hand being held out to hold three birds that hadn't changed.

"I'm sorry if this is a bit strange, but you see, I am one of the only members on the planet Jade who don't like calling my helpers servants and let them fly freely." He closed his eyes to emphasize his smile.

"Another secret, I guess!"

"You're secret's safe with me." Fay returned the smile as the helpers came back with a long deep blue robe.

"I knew it would be." Archellevon said with a softer smile, walking over to the blonde even as the cherubs continued clothe him. He reached up and touched Fay cheek again, staring at the equally blue eyes.

"I know a lot of things I can trust you with, Fay." His face heated once more as he felt the other's hand against his cheek as Archellevon's helpers finished removing his clothes and redressing him quickly. The deep blue eyes narrowed and the smile grew. The expression shocked Fay, for it resembled someone he had learned to hate. It vanished though as Archellevon's brows arched and the smile fell.

"Fay.... I love him... but I can't end it myself... I have to have someone not related to him or I in any way do the job...." He caressed the blonde's cheek with his thumb.

"But I can't have you do it..."

"What you ask is a heavy burden someone will have to carry." Fay's eyes were downcast as he spoke softly.

"But the burden doesn't have to be carried intentionally." The angel spoke, his voice breaking from agony and determination mixed.

"Who will you ask?" Fay was compelled to help the man, especially after all the help he had given him so far.

"I will not ask it of anyone.... it will just happen...." He swallowed harshly, looking down and removing his hand.

"When you go to Kurogane, there will be a security breech and the security will be after you... Kurogane will get angry, but not angry enough." He looked back to Fay.

"He must be the one to kill me. He's the only one who can."

"How will he be able to then?" Fay frowned not liking the idea of Kurogane possibly being punished again for trying to protect him.

"His fury is the only thing able to get the guards to use their weapons; don't worry, he won't be harmed anymore than he has." Archellevon smiled for reassurance, before it faded again.

"The weapons are made to pierce anything, including angel skin." He closed his eyes.

"If Kurogane's anger gets them riled up, I can plan it just so to protect you two from the shots."

"If I'm able to see him beforehand I'll tell him." Fay felt uneasy for agreeing to the man's plan, but as he thought of everything Archellevon had told him since arriving here, Fay knew that he could at least try to help him.

"There will be no need to tell him." The angel said languidly, turning to see his concerned cherubs. He smiled and held out his arms and they went to him.

"It's alright, little ones, I want this more than anything.... You will know how I feel when you grow to become real angels...." Fay watched as Archellevon comforted the small beings. He was anxious no more so than he had been since first boarding the ship.

"You know Fay, worrying does no good for Toshihiko." The white hair said over the small voices as blue eyes glanced over to the Valerian.

"Now, young ones, let us part until bedtime." He said sweetly, cooing to the cherubs. They all kissed him on either the cheek or the hand before changing back into birds and flying out the window. He giggled to himself as the last one left.

"I know, but it's hard not to." Fay moved a hand to his stomach, the growing embryo's energy making itself known.

"I can understand your apprehension, dear one..." The other said with a sigh, walking over to close the window.

"But I really see no reason for it." He smiled over his shoulder.

"That is, if you don't think about what you have to do too much."

"It seems I worry almost as much as Kuro-san..." Fay said as he stood by the glass doors and watched Archellevon walk towards the window. The angel giggled again at this, and his wings curled again.

"Maybe so..." He looked to the planet hovering in the sky that Edonis moon was circling.

"I just wonder what it is.... what is he up to?"