Kyoya POV

This fucking idiot. He just cost us our perfect chance to catch this bastard and save Kairi. Now we're gonna have to wait and plan some more.

"Tamaki, you better have a good explanation for this."

"Kyoya?! What were you doing? She was right there! And you were just standing there, doing nothing!"

"You idiot. Look over there. Do you see those two men? Now over there, two more men. And over there, there, there, and there. What I was doing was waiting for the right moment to swoop in. And then you stupidly came in here and blew our chance of saving her! So great job Tamaki! Now we're never gonna find her again! We've lost her and it's all your fucking fault!"

Tamaki just stares at me, wide-eyed. "I...I didn't..."

"Yeah. I noticed. I told you to leave this to me. I know what I'm doing. I know how to save her. This is exactly the problem I was worried about. This is why I didn't want you to help. You can help by staying home and waiting for me to return with her."

"I...I just..."

"What? You just, what?"

"I just..." He sighs. "I just want to be of more help. I hate sitting there worrying. It's not doing any good to just sit there and wait. It's agonizing. I want to help. I wanna do something."

I sigh. "Tamaki. I know it's hard. It's hard for all of us. Believe it or not, I'm having a hard time too. But Kairi needs you to stay strong. She needs you to be there for her when she comes back. She's gonna be traumatized and needs someone to comfort her. As much as I wish, I'm not that person. She needs you. Do you think you can be there for her?"

He nods.

"Good. Now go home. Eat something. Get some rest. Do something. Just, stay there and wait. I'll bring her home as soon as I can."

"Ok." Tamaki turns around and starts to leave. He stops and turns back. "Kyoya? I'm sorry. Did I really mess up any chance we had?"

"Almost. Luckily, Kairi and I had a backup plan in case something like this happened. She has a tracker on her. I should be able to follow her using the tracker."

"Good. I'm glad. I'm sorry."

"I'm sorry too. I shouldn't have yelled at you like that."

Tamaki smiles and walks off. I go over and collect the men. I talk to the captain about our next step.

Kairi POV

True to his word, he gave me a birthday present. Not one I was all that excited about, but one none the less. I can't believe he went so many rounds. I'm exhausted. But, this time felt a little different. He was more gentle this time. And he did more for me. He didn't ask me to do anything for him. I wonder what made him do that.

I roll over so I'm facing away from him. He wraps his arm around me and pulls me closer. I hear him snoring, so I know he's asleep. God, he can snore. I hope the tracker works. I don't know how much longer I can keep this up. I'm scared I might start losing myself in this charade. How much longer would it take before I really start to believe the bullshit I say? I need to try to be more careful. Remember Kairi, he's the enemy.

Just think about Kyoya. Remember what he looks like. How he smells. Mmm. He smells so nice. And I love his arms wrapped around me. It makes me feel so safe, and warm. I can't wait to be back in his arms.

I fall asleep, thinking about Kyoya.

Nicholas POV

I feel her roll over and I wrap my arm around her and pull her closer. I pretend to snore so she thinks I'm sleeping. I can tell by the way she's breathing that she isn't asleep yet.

I wonder what she's thinking about. Me, hopefully. But no. I suspect she isn't. I will say this though, I'm impressed with her. She clearly knew that guy in the store, yet she didn't go with him or ask for help. She stayed by my side. Does that mean what I think it means? Has she really given in? Does she really mean what she's saying? Does she really want to stay with me? I'd be so happy if she did.

I feel/hear the shift in her breathing, and I know she's asleep. She's so beautiful when she sleeps. She's beautiful enough when she's awake, but when she's asleep all her worries disappear from her face. She looks so peaceful.

I fall asleep, thinking about how beautiful Kairi is.

Tamaki POV

After I leave, I head back to my house. When I get there, I tell the maids to clean Kairi's room and make sure it's ready for when she gets back. I tell the cooks to bake all kinds of tasty treats so that when Kairi comes home, she'll have plenty to choose from.

I head to my bedroom and I look around. I'm not really sure what to do. I don't know what to do with myself now. I hate just sitting here waiting. I know what Kyoya was saying is right. I need to be here so that when she comes home, I'm there for her. I know that. I just, I need something to do. The waiting is killing me. What to do, what to do...

My eyes land on the TV. I guess I could watch something. I don't care what. I'll just watch whatever's already in there.

I turn on the TV and the movie starts. I realize what's playing, and I start to tear up. I was watching this with Kairi. God, I miss her so much. Kairi, come back to us. Please.