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The hallways were better to navigate this time. Maybe it was his imagination or his mind playing tricks on him but the corridors was no longer filled with absolute darkness. It was as if the moon was shining brightly through the windows even though he could clearly see no light emitting from the curtains.

Still, Misaki was grateful for the light. He jogged at an easy pace, not really paying attention to the noise he was making. The castle was eerie quiet but it no longer bothered Misaki. His mind and heart was at ease with everything around him. It was nice to have this change of heart. He felt lighter, carefree even.

Making it down the hallway, Misaki looks around for anything familiar. No such luck was on his side. The hallways looked one and the same. Seriously thought, how could anyone find their way out of these halls? When he sees Usagi-san next time he'll-

Not paying attention to where he was going, Misaki grunted as he bumped into something solid. Out of habit Misaki bows slightly and says, "Ah, Sorry!"

"Misaki?"

Misaki looks up, surprised to see Usagi-san looming over him in shock. "Usagi-san?" Breathe snagged in his throat. Seeing Usagi-san here, in front of him, just seemed so surreal.

Usagi-san lets out a breath he didn't know he was holding and moves forward to engulf Misaki in his arms. "Finally,"

Misaki blushes. W-what was going on? "U-Usagi-san?"

"I'm so glad you're alright." Usagi-san tightens his grip around him.

"Um, I'm sorry." Misaki says dumbly.

Usagi-san shakes his head, "I'm the one who is supposed to take care of you. I'm the one who should be sorry, Misaki."

Without realizing his own actions, Misaki reaches up to grip Usagi-san's shirt from behind. "…Sorry. Didn't mean to make you worried. I'm fine. Really."

Usagi-san lets out a shuddering breath. "…I don't know what I'll do if I lose you…"

Misaki's eyes widened, his body going tense in shock. What…did he mean by that?

Usagi-san leans back and notices the startled expression. "…I mean…Takahiro would be devastated if something happened to you."

An ache ignited in his heart; dropped into his stomach and guillotined every bit of happiness Usagi-san's presence here had wrought. "…Oh, yeah. Of course."

Of course. For his brother. Not…him.

Why does that fact hurt so much? Misaki inwardly shakes himself, it shouldn't matter. It was always going to be Usagi-san and Takahiro in the end. Why did he think otherwise…wait…what?

Usagi-san grabs his arm jarring him from his thoughts and pulls him along. "We have to get you in a room and hide." Usagi-san jogs back in the direction Misaki came from.

Misaki's eyes widened. "What? Why?"

Usagi-san looks back at him in disbelief before looking ahead. "Everyone is losing control. That's why!"

"I know that!" Misaki was already losing his breath as he tried to catch up to Usagi-san's longer strides. "But I can't hide in a room while-"

"Misaki, this is no time to be brave. This is serious."

Misaki jerks his hand away from Usagi-san's tight grip causing the older man to stop. "I'm not trying to be brave. Shinobu is out there alone. I need to find him."

Usagi-san grabs his hand again and carried on. "…Don't worry about your friend. Someone already locked him up in a room."

Misaki looked hopeful. "…Really?"

Usagi-san nods without looking back to Misaki.

Misaki takes his words to heart and relaxes. Thank God! Shinobu was safe.

Running through two more halls, Usagi-san and Misaki managed to find a bedroom with a secure lock. Usagi-san gently pushed Misaki in and locked the door.

Misaki hunched over as he tried to catch his breath. "Usagi-san…What…are you doing here anyway?"

"Looking for you." Usagi-san moved away from the door to stand in front of Misaki. "Hatori burst into my room informing me about tonight. He also said you were missing." Usami scowled. "What the hell are you doing over here anyway? You were supposed to stay in the main hall!"

"Um, you see." Misaki scratched the back of his head and puts on a wobbly smile. "I kind of chased Shinobu around for destroying my kitchen and I lost him soon after. Then I ran into Ritsu in the library and he offered to help me search for him…"

Usagi-san gently face-palmed. "You would do something like that." Usagi-san froze in the next second as Misaki's words sank in. "Wait. You were with Ritsu…"

Misaki winced. "…Yeah." Even though he fully understood the others pain, the sight of Ritsu losing himself still sent shivers down his spine. "I was with him and Yukina when they lost control."

"Yukina was there too!?"

Misaki nods. "Ritsu and I ran into him in the pink hallway."

Usagi-san gaped. "That's almost three miles from here. What the hell were you doing over there?"

Now it was Misaki's turn to gap. Three miles? It did feel that far but to actually have Usagi-san confirm it was unbelievable. Just how big was the castle?

"What happened with Yukina and Ritsu?" Misaki could see Usagi-san's distress. Misaki gave a small smile hoping to ease his worry. "I really don't know where they went since I…feinted."

"Feinted?"

"Yeah, I was scared to death and I…uh."

"They didn't…?"

Misaki shakes his head, "No. When I woke up they were gone. Ah, but I found Yukina a couple of minutes ago and-"

"What!?" Usagi-san rushed to him and checks for any injuries on his body. "Were you hurt? Did he touch you?"

Misaki blushes. "Usagi-san. I'm fine. He didn't hurt me at all." Usagi-san looks up to Misaki, his eyes doubtful. "Really, Yukina was injured and I helped him into a room-"

Usagi-san interrupted again, his voice going horse, "You helped him? What the hell do you mean!? You should be running for your life not helping him. Trust me; he's in no mind to-

"He was injured, Usagi-san! He didn't hurt me at all!"

"That makes no sense Misaki. Why would-"

"WHAT!?"

Misaki and Usagi-san froze at the sudden shout that echoed through the halls. "What was that?" Misaki asks warily.

Usagi-san waited for a few seconds before shaking his head. "Probably nothing. There's been screams and shouts all night." Pretending the shout never happened; Usagi-san looks back to Misaki with a hard expression. "Misaki, when they lose control like that they don't 'let you help them' they destroy anything that's in their way."

Misaki frowns with determination. "He couldn't Usagi-san! He was injured! He couldn't even walk."

Usagi-san takes a moment to analyze his words. "You said Ritsu was with Yukina, right?" Misaki nods. "If Yukina was near Ritsu…Then I'm not surprised."

Misaki looked horrified. "Ritsu did that?"

Usagi-san nods gravely. He turns to the bedroom and moves to sit at the edge of bed. His wariness was evident by the way his shoulders were slumped forward. "I mentioned it before right? Ritsu is the worst one out of everyone else. I don't know why. He came here ten years ago. He shouldn't have been cursed in the first place." Usagi-san sighs. "He was already broken to begin with. The curse nearly destroyed him.

Misaki had to swallow hard to push back the tears. "Why…?"

Usagi-san smiles sadly, "He was in love. Someone broke his heart. Ritsu…He's the kind of person who loves with all his heart. That idiot."

That was cruel. Ritsu didn't deserve that! He wanted so badly to find this person and beat him up! He was surprised when tears streamed down his cheeks.

Seeing this, Usagi-san motions Misaki to him. Unsure, Misaki slowly goes to him.

When Misaki was within reach Usagi-san opens his arms and brings Misaki close.

Misaki stiffens by the unexpected contact. Yet after a while in silence, Misaki relaxes and lays his forehead on Usagi-san's shoulder. "You need rest Misaki. Tomorrow will be better."

Misaki shakes his head. "But, I still have so many questions."

"Tomorrow Misaki. Just relax for tonight."

Misaki nods after a while as he realized his own body's wariness. His feet felt numb from walking all day and a headache was coming on.

Usagi-san stands up. Without releasing his hold on Misaki, Usagi-san leads Misaki to the side of the bed. "Climb in." Misaki looks up to him with watery eyes. Usagi-san smiles as he reaches up to wipe a single tear on his cheek. "Don't worry. They'll all be fine in the morning. Luckily, nights like these doesn't happen often." Misaki only nods slowly. Usagi-san pulls back the covers and ushers Misaki to climb in. "Go to sleep. I'll watch over you." As Misaki lies in bed comfortably, Usagi-san brings the blanket over his body, engulfing Misaki in warmth.

Usagi-san drags a chair next to the bed and sits down with a relieved sigh.

Misaki turns to his side, "…Usagi-san?"

"Hmm?"

Misaki hesitated. "…Aren't you going to sleep too?"

Usagi-san smiles gently. "No, I have too much on my mind. I'll sleep later." Usagi-san reaches up to caress his hair.

Slowly, Misaki's eyes grew heavy from Usagi-san's ministrations and he soon finds himself drifting to sleep.

-Miyagi

Just kill me now. Miyagi thought sourly. Why do things like this happen to him?

Shinobu was standing in front of him, arms crossed, and his features completely serious. "What do you like to do?"

Miyagi had long forgotten his book on his lap and was leaning back in his chair. "I like longs beach walks, reading, and alcohol."

Shinobu rolled his eyes. "I can hear the sarcasm, old man."

"Glad we're on the same page."

"Fine, how about food?"

"Meat."

"Be specific."

"Beef."

"Wise guy." Shinobu muttered with a small smirk. "You like candles?"

Miyagi frowned at the odd question. "No."

"Having dinners out in starry moonlight?"

"No."

"Where would people usually find you?"

"Library."

"Are you romantically involved?"

"No."

Shinobu's eyes flashed with pleasure at this but kept his features emotionless. "Would you like to be in a relationship?"

Miyagi scowled. "Why does that matter anyway? And what's with all these weird questions?"

"I'm getting to know you better."

"Why?"

Shinobu lifted his chin in defiance. "Because I'm in love with you."

Silence.

Even more silence.

Yeap…just more silence.

"WHAT!?"