Yoake woke up in a tree, again.

She turned her body to the right then fell out of the tree.

Her eyes wide in pain. She landed in a pile of pinecones.

She looked around and yelled out an angry scream.

Yoake stood up searching for a car or something. There was no car, she looked through the windows. There was no movement.

"Hey." A voice popped up behind her.

Yoake's eyes turned wide again turning around quickly.

" I didn't scare you did I ?" It was Haru. He was bent over blinking is eyes.

" I dunno. What do you think?" Yoake asked angrily. Haru chuckled standing back up stretching his back out. He walked into the forest then poked his head out.

" You're coming right?" He asked. Yoake shrugged then stood up following behind him.

----------------------------- In the forest --------------------------------

Haru turned around when they reached a lake that looked like it was never found.

He sat down on the gravel cracking his fingers.

Yoake slowly appeared in the scenery, she slowly blinked her eyes until she noticed where she was.

" Why'd you bring me out here?" Yoake asked as she walked over to the bank of the lake. She could see the fish swim in it.

She got grossed out when she saw a frog and a snapping turtle.

" I don't know. I just remembered that the trail here leads to a lake that YOU discovered when we were young." Haru ended his sentence with a deep sigh. Yoake turned around looking at him, then at the lake.

" Let's chit chat since we're alone." Haru stretched his arms out then yawned. Yoake turned around then sat infront of Haru.

She sat on a log instead.

" Kay." Yoake caught Haru's yawn then she yawned.

" How was life when you ran away?" Haru asked easily.

Yoake noticed that it doesn't take Haru long to get to the point.

" Hnn. It was great, I could do anything I wanted without being bided to do something. I was my own owner and slave. But…" Yoake stopped and looked down at the ground. She looked up at Haru, his attention was on her completely.

" How can you live there knowing that your being watched by some one that is called 'God'. I hate that little bitch so much." Yoake struggled to keep her head up to look at Haru in the eye.

She heard Haru shrug then chuckle.

" I'm not really sure how to answer that hun. Everyone in the family was shocked to know that you ran away for the seconded time. I mean…all of the little kids like Hiro and Kisa… they think your dead. Kyo and I were having breakdowns in an anger contest. I envied you for running away." Haru added a smirk and cunning chuckled with the remark.

Yoake smiled a little pleased to know that they envied her but she knew that the rest of the zodiac told the little ones that she was dead.

" I bet they wanted me dead anyway. They all did instead of Hii and Kisa. Kureno had the highest that I was dead." Yoake told Haru bitterly. She could hear Kureno's pitiful fake remarks on how sad he was when he heard that the copy of the chicken was dead.

Her face was still looking down at the ground, she didn't want to look up. She didn't want to.

She felt a warm body hold her. Arms rapped around her tight. She lifted her head and noticed Haru hugging her tightly.

" Don't say such things…" She heard Haru mutter under his breath.

She rested her head on Haru's shoulder. She laid there until she felt like this comfort took its toll. Haru lifted his head then looked at Yoake's eyes inched away from her nose touching his.

Yoake blushed then pushed his head away with her hand.

" Haru your sucha flirt. I bet the girlies at your school go nuts over you." Yoake told Haru. She closed her eyes not planning on opening them.

Haru licked the palm of her hand then watched Yoake spazz out about it.

Yoake had a twisted look on her face. Shock/Grossed out/ and surprised. She wiped her hand on Haru's face then on her jeans.

" I really didn't want my spit back." Haru wiped his face off with his arm sleeve, when he was done he glanced at the lake. He noticed the dead frog that washed up the bank of the lake.

" That's gross." Haru remarked sickly. He grabbed a rock then threw it at the dead frog.

" So. How's Isuzu?" Yoake shattered the dead frog moment then brought out a cold pause. She noticed that the rock in Haru's hand dropped to the dirt and his head stared down at the ground.

Yoake's expression turned worried then tried to think of something but nothing came out.

" She…fine." Haru responded slowly, he turned around his eyes giving Yoake a feeling that something was wrong.

Yoake blinked her eyes then walked over to Haru closer.

" If I brought back a memory I'm sorry that I brought it up." Yoake whispered quietly to him. His eyes were fixed on her eyes, she blinked then was locked in another hug.

" You don't even know the half of it buddy." Haru muttered again, he rested his head on Yoake's shoulder, closing his eyes.

Yoake rested her head on Haru's shoulders looking up at the sky.

" Haru" Y

" Hn?" H

" What do you think Akito will do when she finds out I'm here?" Y

" I'm not really sure about that." H

' But I'll do anything to keep you safe. I don't want you and Rin to get hurt by her anymore. I want to protect you both.' Haru though in his head.