"What's your organization?" Ju San asked.

The man gave her an odd look. "Well, I was at an Aogiri gathering…"

Ju San frowned. "Well, Eto is Aogiri's leader, or 'Boss'. You referred to your boss with male pronouns."

Hooguro clicked his tongue. "You're smart, Sassy. I didn't mean the big boss. My direct boss."

Ju San blinked. "Eto."

Hooguro sighed. "No. I'm in a gang that is part of Aogiri."

"What gang?" Ju San asked, leaning closer.

Hooguro looked down at his white suit and then back to the servant that was closer to him than she probably should be.

"Is it not obvious?"

Ju San swallowed hard. She knew it was true, but she didn't want to believe it.

"The White Suits," she said, mouth dry. "Naki's gang."

Hooguro nodded. "He ordered us to find you when he heard the Cards were getting wiped out, and you know the rest. Odd thing was, he never took you to the big bosses, even though they were all looking for you."

"Why was I not allowed to see you?" Ju San asked, angry. Tears welled in her eyes. "Why was I not allowed to know? Why the hell did Naki lie?"

Hooguro shrugged. "Wanted another Servant I guess."

Ju San wiped her teary eyes and gave the tall ghoul a confused look. "What?"

"Naki had me drop you off here," Hooguro said bitterly. "Took away your name and gave you a number instead. Made you his servant."

Ju San shook her head. "That's not what happened. I've always been a servant."

Hooguro cocked his head. "Were you Boss Yamori's servant?"

Ju San nodded.

"That's pretty neat," Hooguro said, smiling a little. "He was super cool."

Ju San grit her teeth. Horrifying memories of her eyes being safety pinned open and watching her former boss devour her brother came flooding back.

"Whatever," she muttered. "But yes, I've always been a servant. I assumed the identity Mesume Hanakurai, 'Flower Crown', for the time I spent with the Cards."

"And Naki was okay with that?" Hooguro asked, looking rather doubtful.

Ju San rubbed her bruised wrists. "He didn't know."

"Then how did he know to go get 'Mesume' when the Cards were being attacked?" the blond ghoul asked. "Why would he betray an organization that would kill him if they found out what he was doing?"

A look of realization came onto the doe eyed servant's face.

"He knew," she whispered softly. "He knew all along."

Hooguro nodded. "Yup."

Ju San grit her teeth, hurting her already sore jaw. "And he lied."

"Yeah," Hooguro said softly.

"Well", Ju San said, slowly getting to her feet as not to worsen her headache. "I'm going to go talk to him then. Are you okay here for now?"

Hooguro nodded and laid down on the couch. Ju San smiled at him.

"Get some rest," she said softly as she flicked off the lights. "Scarf Man."

Feeling angry, hurt, and confused; Ju San tromped up the stairs. The sun had not risen yet, and the light of the moon cast eerie shadows throughout the mansion. Tears flowed from Ju San's eyes. She had put her trust in Naki, and all along, he had been lying.

Ju San flung open the door.

"Naki!" she said loudly.

The naked, hungover man slowly lifted his head. His eyeshadow was smeared and his hair was a mess.

"Ju San," he said softly. "What—."

"In case you're wondering what happened," she snapped. "You, the host, got wasted, then Hooguro, your subordinate, got wasted, and then I, your servant and girlfriend, got wasted. And we all came up here and banged."

Naki's eyes widened. "I—."

"And you know what else?" Ju San continued. "Hooguro is down sleeping in the den. And we had quite the conversation. You wanna know what about?"

"Do tell, S rate 'Flower Crown' Mesume Hanakurai."

"So you did know!" Ju San shouted. "It was you, it was always you! You were the boss!"

Naki sighed and sat up, pulling the sheets over his exposed lower half. He looked at Ju San with tears in his eyes.

"Explain yourself!" she demanded.

"Ju San," Naki began, tears falling down his face. "I've known you since you were twelve. And for a lot of those years, I was bad to you. I forgot who I was and who you were. I left you all alone and told you I was never coming back. But you waited. You waited nine years. Every night you waited for me. And you looked out for me. You loved me. And I was empty. And then when I returned to the bench on that night, I found you again. I found me. And I don't care if it has to be a secret. I don't care if it's hard. You're worth it. And when I found out you were Flower Crown, I had to protect you… I couldn't let the doves or Aogiri get you. And I thought less you knew safer you'd be. Ju San, if you died, I wouldn't wanna go on anymore. I couldn't live without you. Without your smile. Without your laugh. Look, we're ghouls. We're only meant to be here for a little while. So I don't want to fight. I just want you. I just want our love. I love you with all my heart. I always will."

Ju San stood frozen in the doorway. Her doe eyes were wide and misty, and her soft lips trembled. She felt the anger drain from her body, and a tear fell from her glistening eyes and rolled down her cheek.

Tears slowly dripped down Naki's face. There was a broken expression in his eyes, and he stared at his servant with the saddest look Ju San had ever seen.

Ju San snapped from her unmoving state. She ran to the bed and jumped onto it, flinging her arms around the man. He made a startled noise, and Ju San hugged him tight, pressing her head against his bare chest. She curled up in his lap and allowed tears to fall from her eyes; leaving small wet spots on the silky white sheets.

"I'm love you," she whispered, voice broken. "I love you so much."

"I love you too," he whispered, wrapping his strong arms around her. He buried his nose in her hair, taking in a deep breath. She smelled like roses, and Naki smiled at the fact that her body was wrapped in his robe.

Ju San was soothed by the steady rise and fall of his chest, and she carefully listened to the steady beat of his heart. She savored everything; not wanting this moment to ever end. She slowly pulled her arms back from how they had been wrapped around him and laid her hand on his chest. She felt his heart beating underneath the soft skin of his bare chest. Ju San could feel him breathing against her, and she pulled herself closer to him. Aside from their breathing, it was completely silent. Even though he was still drenched in the smell of last night's events, his natural scent was still strong. It was a rough, masculine scent. But in this moment, for Ju San, it was the most soothing smell in the world. Tears continued to trickled down her face, and she closed her deep brown eyes.

She looked up at him, the bedroom lights reflecting in the unshed tears in her wide eyes. He smiled down at her, and he slowly guided her face towards his. Ju San slowly pressed her lips against his. The kiss was soft and gentle. The servant laced her arms around his neck, enjoying his sweet taste.

He leaned his forehead against hers, breaking the kiss. The couple stared into each other's eyes. Ju San couldn't help but smile and bite her lip, and Naki smiled back softly and brushed his nose against hers.

"You're not mad anymore?" he asked, voice barely audible.

Ju San pulled back and shook her head.

"No," she said, smiling as she wiped away her tears.

"Good," he said.

The blond ghoul laid back down, and Ju San laid down as well. She laid her head against his chest, and he rested his hand on her head. He extended his arm and flipped off the lights, and then closed his eyes. Ju San closed her eyes as well. She smiled, peacefully resting on her boyfriend's chest.

"Ju San," Naki said just as the servant was almost asleep. His voice was nothing but a low rumble.

"Mmmhmmm?" Ju San said sleepily, to tired to open her eyes or lift her head.

"You look really adorable in my robe."

Ju San smiled, and the couple drifted off to sleep.

Notes

The chapter is named after the song by O.A.R because of the lyrics.