"W...Why do you keep asking..?" He mumbled, setting his food down. "You Know Kureno loves me now.."

She kept silent as she looked down to her ramen stirring it with one of her chopsticks. She was worried she had seen the outcome of when an outsider had loved a member of the zodiac she was scared Kureno would be punished and so would her friend. She thought of the only thing she thought would work. "... I love you Akito-sama..."

The boy flat out dropped his ramen, and let out something akin to a scream, it was hot, and it had landed on his exposed thigh. "Nn.."

She hurried as tried to clean up the ramen. "...I'll get you some ice Akito-sama..." She stood quickly.

The family head let out a gentle little whimper, closing his eyes tightly with a soft sigh. "Please.." She hurried back into the kitchen pouring ice into a bag grabbing a few dishtowels as she hurried back to him. Akito was no longer on his bed, he had moved to the window again, once more, the rain was pouring down. She placed the bag of ice in the dishtowel as she handed the pack to him not wanting to push it to far by putting it on his thigh.

He snatched it away, sitting down and very carefully placing it onto the patch of burnt skin

"... Akito-sama I'm sorry." She spoke sadly.

"Don't be, its myself I got burnt."

She took this as a new chance to ask him once more. "... Akito-sama do you love me...?" She kept her head down.

"I.. I.. Love Kureno!" He stated again, eyes closing tight. "I love Kureno.."

"What if someone loves him already?" She spoke looking up to him. "And he loves them in return."

"He loves me…. He wears the ring… We kiss, sleep together… Your speaking lies. I will not believe any of it."

She stood slowly looking down to him sadly. "Why won't you let the others be free...?"

"I'll be all alone.." He stated very slowly. "Without them… I have no one...So i want to keep them.."

"You can have me I won't run away from you Akito-sama... Just free the others and let them be free..." She looked to him sadly now.

Swiftly the weak one shook his head, and snapped back into his normal mood, only this time just throwing the bag right in front of her feet, and once again running outside, It was storming, lightning, hail, and very heavy rain. "I don't want.."

She hurried after him quickly grabbing hold of his hand her head was down. "...Akito-sama you'll get sick if you stay out here!"

"Get inside!" He screamed, eyes closing tighter. She shook her head quickly she was shaking from the cold now her body-soaking wet. Akito was shaking too, and with as much strength as he could muster, he pulled his arm away and continued running, the garden was vast. She followed close behind him trying to keep up with his pace. "Akito-sama!" She screamed trying to get him to stop before she fell forward splashing into a puddle. Akito froze, turning towards her for a second, before once again running, and in moments, he was hidden by the storm.

She stayed down low to the ground her eyes closing halfway. "... No one wants an orphan..." She spoke sadly as she tried to push herself up.