AAAHH I'M SORRY FOR HAVING TO WAIT SO LONG! I won't be saying much, you must have probably been waiting too long to even read this useless note but most importantly: Enjoy this, tell me what you do or don't like, maybe even suggest what would be nice to have in here :)


To trust?

Third person's P.O.V.

It's not like he didn't believe them. He did.

Izayoi was plainly being cautious. In an unfamiliar place with strange people, there was no saying as to what was right and what was wrong. They all could have just been manipulating with him. They could all be just pretending to care. Even though it didn't seem like the case, something felt off. It wasn't the place, it wasn't anything he would expect it to be. And yet there was something inside him, telling him that something is out of place.

He was lying on a bed, exhausted from today's little tour. Not only did his body hurt, but a sharp headache also kicked in, which he blamed on the small letters in the three books he read at Shiroyasha's. Maybe that was why he was in no mood to deal with people and locked himself in the room.

Careful not to hurt the broken arm, he turned on one side and somehow tried to keep his thoughts at bay.

"Izayoi-kun?" A knock suddenly interupted his efforts and he silently grunted, no intention of answering. He really did not want to talk with anyone. There was a lot on his mind. He thought that maybe if he found more information about this place, he would remember something or at least clear some things. Ironically, it put more quesitons into his mind.

"I'm coming in," and suddenly, the doors opened. The boy however did not sweat it and simply closed his eyes, pretending to be asleep.

He found out that acting was his strong point. Or rather, one of his many strong points. And that was exactly why he stayed on guard. What if there were more people like him, capable of hiding their feelings and thoughts? It scared him. Yes, Izayoi was afraid. He was afraid of pain, of humans, but mostly of kindness. Yous see, that thing is dangerous. It's warm, welcoming, so easy to control people with. It's something so desirable that one would be able to let his guard down, of selling his soul just because of something as irrational as an act of affection.

The doctor stood beside his bed, suspecting nothing or at least pretending not to. She just sighed and gently ruffled the blond hair, saying something about getting well soon.

Takane-san might have been a person. With the way she spoke - honest and straightforward - and the care she provided seemed genuine. She might have been someone important who really wanted to help him. Izayoi didn't know though. In addition, his wariness was being encouraged by the strange ache in his heart. He knew something was out of place. And he would find out what. Therefore, at the moment, the only one he could trust was he himself though sometimes even that was too courageous.

Finally alone once again, he reopened his eyes as there was a possibility of him falling asleep. He needed to do something, not to let himself get carried away into Dreamland. He was already sick of it anyway. So coming to the conclusion that just lying in there and doing absolutely nothing had no meaning to it, the blond decided to eavesdrop a bit. After sitting up and letting his head accustome to the sudden change of position, he silently walked out of his room and headed down to where the three girls usually spent time.

The living room or whatever it was is pretty big and the fact that there isn't much of furniture made the accustic better. Izayoi only needed to sit on the stairs and he could hear every word they said.

"-can't go there alone," he caught a part of what Black rabbit declared. In Izayoi's opinion, her voice was easy to pick up - its tone was higher than the other two's and sweet.

"Then what?! There has to be a way, no?" This one was the long haired girl Kudou Azuka. As always, the way she spoke gave off the comanding and fierce vibe.

An awkward silence befell on then and he waited patiently to find out how this would turn out. Or to see how much he would be able to tell about their true nature.

"They might be gone," Kasukabe Yo broke the quietness, the sound of her voice somewhat muffled. She was probably looking down. "That's the problem. After all we have done, after such a long time. Now that we finally have a lead-"

"I know!" Black rabbit interrupted her, making him flinch a bit. "Just as all of you, I want this all to end. I really want to find and punish the one who did this, no matter what. I really want to but without Shiroyasha, we can't do a thing. I'm so sorry for being such a horrible friend, I'm sorry but we really have no other option!"

And with that, the sniffling time came, making the others calm down and rethink the whole situation. Izayoi would have been moved by those words and their honesty. Or rather, the part of them that was honest. But he wasn't.

He remembered something from that book after all.


The next day seemed relatively calm. To be more concrete, the air was just too tense for anyone to speak up. For some reason, it really bugged the blond teen - it was such a waste of time to be just staring at each other without a word.

"How long do you intend to depress me?" Izayoi hissed, ruffling his hair in annoyance.

Black rabbit who was peeling an apple looked up while the other two decided to laught it off: "What do you mean, Izayoi-kun?"

The boy's eye twitched: "What do I mean? The hell, we have been sitting here silently for two hours already. What's the purpose even?"

The girls didn't have a proper answer. You see, the reason they couldn't bring themself to talk was the hesitance. Since yesterday's conversation, they have been feeling guilty about not doing anything and just waiting. They have been feeling so bad that talking or even just seeing the blond teen and his injuries hurt them too much.

"What about we go outside for a bit?" Yo suggested, the atmosphere almost suffocating her. In her arms Calico cat purred, in the animal language agreeing and comforting the young girl.

Black rabbit has cut the apples into pieces by now, munching on one while offering others the rest. They accepted gratefuly, complying with the idea of getting away from this 'prison', as Izayoi liked to call it.

And indeed, with the fresh air and sunlight, their mood (except for Izayoi and his headache) improved. Black rabbit was running around, smiling and dragging everyone along. As the three girls played with flowers and made wreaths, the teenager found himself thinking of just how beautiful and familiar this sight was.

"Hey, aren't you guys to enjoying this too much? To think you were all so gloomy just a while ago." Despite wanting to sound sarcastic or even mocking, he couldn't help himself from feeling happy as well. For some reason, the sight of their smiles made him feel secure and right. It was also one of the reasons he usually put his guard down. Because everything felt right. Maybe way too right.

The three suddenly stood up and approached Izayoi. Black rabbit was hiding something behind her back and then she put it on the blond's head. Obviously, it was the bright, white flower crown from before, but it still surprised him.

"Did you make it?" touching it, he asked the bluenette.

"Yes! Yo-san taught me how to!" Her cheerful smile made everything around sparkle.

"Yes!"

It rang in his head. The single word with so many emotions and colours in it. It made Izayoi's heart skip a beat, it brought so much joy. He could remember hearing it before and feeling content and happy every time.

Izayoi was confused.

To trust or not to trust?

To accept or to suspect?

Why was it that he couldn't understand what was it that his head and heart were trying to tell him?


AYE! DONE! AYE! I'm trying to get some fluff between Black rabbit and Izayoi but it seems... uncomplete :X Help me?

Anyway, sorry again for the wait, I hope you liked it :)