In the morning I was awoken by a loud squeal of delight from someone in the doorway of Delic's room. I look up once the ringing in my ears fades, and see none other than Psyche staring at me from the open door. Delic is standing sleepily by the open door, looking at the Orihara intruder as though he were food.
I know that look and don't want to see him take Psyche off to some secluded place… Number one, Psyche would probably not be happy with that, since Delic is not Tsugaru. Number two, Hibiya would kill me for letting Delic sleep with another Orihara.
Anyway, I know that look, so I get up rather quickly and pull Psyche into the front room, away from the prying eyes of the tall blonde. "What are you doing here?" I ask over a particularly loud rumble from my stomach.
Psyche stares at my belly for just a moment before smiling. "I came to take you home, Kida-kun!"
I feel my eyes go wide and my face get red, but I don't quite expect myself to say the next thing that comes out of my mouth. "What, so you can order me around too?"
The brunette's face falls, and I know I've said the wrong thing, but I just can't stop. "I'm not going to be your slave any more than I'll be Izaya's or Delic's."
"That's not…" he starts, trying to keep himself from crying and fails, the tears beginning to fall as quickly as the words had escaped my mouth.
I frown, finally regaining control of my own body. "Oh, Psyche… I'm sorry… I didn't mean that…" I speak softly, placing a hand on his shoulder and am promptly pulled into a tight hug as Psyche clings to me and continues to cry. Unsure what to do now, I simply hug him back and wait for him to finish crying, all the while thinking things like He cries too easy… or Jeez this is annoying!
Thank God I don't voice any of those.
A few minutes pass before the brunette stops crying. He looks up at me and lets go, wiping his eyes. "I'm sorry, Psyche… Forgive me?" I ask tentatively. I want him to believe me, but I don't want to make it sound forced.
"Y-yeah… Okay…" Psyche finally stops crying, much to my relief. He wipes his eyes and smiles again.
"Why did you come to take me home?" I ask finally, getting back on topic and away from the mean phrases.
"You don't like being with Nii-san… So I came to take you back to Ikebukuro." Psyche smiles again, but I see it flicker after a moment.
"Psyche, do you want my help finding Tsugaru?" It's a guess, but judging by the tears springing back into the brunette's eyes, it's correct.
"I don't know where he went, or why he left, or anything!" he wails, clinging to me again as the waterworks begin anew. I sigh and wrap my arms around him, rubbing his back softly and trying to comfort him.
Once again, it takes a few moments for him to stop crying, but when he does, it's all smiles again. "So… Will you help me?" he asks.
I sigh, no options really open to me at the moment. "Sure, Psyche. I'll help you." I say, watching the brunette's face light up once again. I'm tired again already as the Orihara pulls me out of Delics home. I am grateful to be leaving there at least, and follow Psyche through the streets to the train station willingly.