Yuki sat in the quiet of the church basement with Takuma, staring off into space. "You know...I understand you're afraid Yuki-sama...but you need to be more careful. Sara is more powerful than you now that you're human," he said softly to her as he sat next to her. She looked at him slowly, the heavy and melancholy look she held making him flinch. "I'm not afraid of her! I'm afraid of them," she said quietly. "Them?" Takuma asked.

She shook her head as she stood and walked under the light bulb that illuminated the basement. "The ones that were trying to hurt me." He stood to make sure she wouldn't do anything risky. Yuki blinked, letting a tear fall from her fearful expression.

"I was the one she wanted. The shadow. I didn't want this to happen! It was supposed to be just a party..." she wept, coming to a stop. He frowned as he walked closer. "Yuki...I don't know you as well as I should. I tried not to pay attention to you in the beginning because Sara would hurt you. But I want you to know I'm here to listen. And if it's a secret...I'll-"

Suddenly her countenance straightened as the tears faded and her stare was once again solid. "I'm going to go clean up," she said as she went back upstairs and into the woman's room.

By the time the sun was setting, they hadn't seen her for hours. Zero sighed as he knocked on the bathroom door. "You in there?" he asked. She sat at the cold tile wall looking at herself in the extended mirror over the sinks.

As he knocked and called for her, she slowly got up, her filthy black boots shuffling as she walked to the sink slowly. She stared at herself in the mirror as she slowly opened her mouth and held her tongue down to look into the back of her throat. She looked carefully as she leaned forward. Something moved.

She squinted as a pair of fingers with sharp nails emerged from the back of her throat and met the tips of hers. She suddenly choked on air as she covered her mouth, Zero walking in. She looked at him like she was about to scream. He frowned and took her hand off her mouth. "What happened?" He asked. She didn't say anything. Verona stuck his head in. "Yuki. We've been looking for you. Let's take your blood pressure," He said holding out his hand for her.

She took it slowly as she looked back at Zero.