(Characters don't belong to me, Kagerou Project belongs to Jin)

After they came back Kido got talking about everyone's current plans over the next few days, as we had grown older we all had mixed up life's, well everyone but Hibiya and Konoha.

"we have somewhere to go this week..." Shintaro points out and Momo looks up in realization, "that's right mom's taking us somewhere" she says, "so you two won't be available for a while" Kido says and leans into the couch, "yea...but we'll be back in a week so don't worry" Momo says and ruffles Hibiya's hair, "i know you'll miss me" she purrs and watches his face flash with a red blush, "shut up!" he snaps and looks away from her.

"aww what a cute kid" Kano says with a laugh, "Seto works...Mary works...me and Kano have things to do...Shintaro and Momo are going on a trip which means Ene's going with them..Hibiya and Konoha..what are you two doing this week?" Kido asks them, "i don't know...its not like i have to get anything in yet..." Hibiya answers, he had summer courses in the city, that was the only idea his strict mother would agree to after all, but like he said he had nothing that was needed to be in for assignments.

"...i was planning on going around the city as normal..." Konoha mutters and looks around at them. "Konoha..how about we do something then...a little adventure or something" Hibiya says and stands up, "what a cute kid" Kano says and get a punch to the stomach by Hibiya instead of Kido for once, "that's revenge you jerk" he grumbles and holds his hand out to Konoha.

"we have to go home anyways..come on" Hibiya says and Konoha gets up and takes his hand, "yes..lets not keep them waiting" was the reply he got.

"we'll see you later then you two" Kido says and waves them off.

"i'll get you back for the hit kid..just wait...but...be save you two" Kano says as they leave.

"bye Hibiya!, we'll see you tomorrow before we leave" Momo shouts and Hibiya just keeps walking with Konoha.

*POV Hibiya*

"god that was embarrassing...me missing that stupid oba-san..yea right" I whine and Konoha looks at me with a confused gaze. "but i thought you liked Momo" he asks and I feel my cheeks just flare up more, "S-Shut up!, she's eighteen and i'm fourteen that's sick to even consider!" I shout in defense, "even if you don't like her...she likes you" Konoha mutters and gives me a look, now that he mentioned it she did seem to do things that would make it seem like she did like me more as a friend.

"don't over think it" I just mutter to him, before Konoha could say anything my phone went off with a loud string of chimes, "who could be calling me.." I grumble and pull the phone out and look at it, "...its the home phone number...which means...Kenjirou?" "Ya..seems so" Konoha mutters and takes the phone, "hey!" I snap and try and reach for it but he answers it and holds me back with a firm hand on my right shoulder.

I watched him turn his body a bit and start talking over the phone, "Konoha!" I yell and try and to reach for my phone, "not now Hibiya..adults are talking" Konoha reply's and I can feel the anger bubble in my stomach. But when i see Konoha's eyes dim I know somethings wrong, more so when he grabs my arm with tight grip, "hey that hurts!" I cry and try and pull away from him knowing this isn't part of his normal behavior.

"we're going home" Konoha says and turns my phone off and pockets it. "let...me..GO!" I yell and tear my arm from his grip and whince at the pain that erupts as it falls limp to my side, "..." he starts at me and i realize iv'e seen this before, " its just like what happened two weeks ago...when you were acting funny...damn it all!" I yell and run from Konoha well gripping my arm which feels a like it had been torn with sandpaper, but that feeling should go away, I glance back and see him just turn and begin walking home like before, I stop once i round the corner and go for my phone only to remember Konoha has it. "...Kagerou" i mutter under my breath, "Kagerou" i repeat and the world around me wavers, "KAGEROU!" i snap and I feel arms wrap around my neck, "you called?" he asks, his body partly transparent.

He always did say if i called he would come for me, "..what happened my dear other?" he asks and moves in front of me, he looked the same as last i saw, with him looking like i did when i was twelve. "..Konoha just tried to drag me home..." "i don't see the issue" he mutters and gives me a confused look, "like Konoha man handles me" I utter and Kagerou hits the bottom of his fist into his palm, "oh i see..well...i'll see what i can help with...for now i say do as he wanted...go home..i'll watch over you when i get the change..but i hope you don't mind the night terrors if i go looking for this answer of yours" He purrs and takes my hand, "I'll be fine...but we need to solve this issue once and for all" I say and run a hand through my hair, I was tired of not knowing what was wrong with Konoha, clearly the Teacher had something to do with it, and the most important thing right now was to figure it out before "Kuroha" resurfaces again, I feel my neck wrapping, brushing my fingers across the healing wound.

"don't worry..we'll figure something out" Kagerou says to me with some confidence and skips a bit away from me, "Till i come back be a good boy now~" he says and sticks his tongue out just to kind of mock the situation right now and breaks into whips of heat. Tho i guess i should explain something about him, He can't exist without my body being under some kind of trauma, hence the night terrors and or when he was first made the heat haze loop's cruel repeating deaths of my friend. Tho now he can't be seen by anyone but me, just as it should be, and since i helped him regain himself he's not actually not that bad of a kid.

For now i made my way back home, dreading what could possibly be waiting for me, but as soon as i rounded the corner i bumped into Konoha who had a mock worrying look on his face, "...come on...you shouldn't run off..remember last time you ran off?" he asks me and it stabs at my heart that he'd even bring up Hiyori's death, "do you have a fever or something?" I playfully ask to try and shut that feeling out, i reached for his head but he bent down so i could feel his cool forehead, "not sick..just opened my eyes" Konoha mutters and takes my arm again and i let out a hiss as he grabs my sore arm.

Guess I'll find out what awaits me at home, but i'm glad Konoha didn't hear me talking to Kagerou. cause this isn't Konoha, this seems to a state between Konoha and Kuroha,or at least that's what i think. he would have hit me for sure or something along the lines of it.

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Konoha pushes me through the door and i'm met by Kenjirou, "check up time...for the both of you" he purred, I just looked at him like he was as crazy as we claim him to be. "Hibiya..." Kenjirou walks up to me and tears the wrapping away from my neck and my eyes just widen as he gets a good look at my scaring wound, "what happened to your neck..i don't want excuses" Kenjirou says and pulls me into the kitchen to see it in better light. "...don't bother" I mutter and turn away, covering the healing wound.

"it looks like a bullet wound" Kenjirou says and looks me over, "shove it you creep!" I snap and turn to face him, "just leave me alone!, you don't actually care so just stop pretending!" I yell and push past Konoha and run up the stairs, slamming my door.

"Idiots" I cry and slide down the wooden door and grip the wound, "nosey idiot" I utter and bring my knees to my chest and just want to be left alone.

*POV Konoha*

I watched Hibiya bound up the stairs with a distrait look on his face before narrowing my eyes and turned my head to look at the teacher, To say i was in a worse mood then before was a understatement as my hands balled into fists and I watched him take a step back knowing how dangerous i could be.
"Konoha retrieve him" He ordered me but i gave him a look that said i wasn't in the mood to obey him, not today and stormed up the stairs to the room i was staying in and closed the door behind me and locked it, when i turned i was surprised to see a sight for sore eyes sitting right on my bed.

Kagerou, Hibiya's summer shadow was sitting on my bed with his hand under his chin as he watched me, "you look torn between your loyalty to the kid..and your loyalty to that man" the shadow says and eyes me with those yellow orbs of his, those unsettling yellow eyes that always sent chills down my spine. "...why are you here?" I ask him and he just smiles at me, "i can't come out and tease you guys?" he asks and jumps up from the bed, i always wanted to hit him for what he had done to us those weeks ago, but since he shared his looks with Hibiya i could never really bring myself to hit him, "hey android.." he asks me and i realize i had been glaring at the ground so i lift my head up to look at him, "when we meet again...tell me what it means to be human" he purrs and his form breaks into the heated whips.

"what it means to be human?" I mutter to myself and look at my hands when i realize i needed to apologize to Hibiya for my sudden behavior, but i figured i should wait since the kid looked upset the moment he ran past me. I look to the bed and sigh, "guess i'll sleep..." I mutter to myself and walk over to the bed and fall into it, looking up at the ceiling I let out a heavy breath before closing my eyes.
It took a minute before i felt myself drift of into a soundless sleep.

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*POV no one*

Kenjirou sat at his desk in his office and sighed, "Konoha wont listen to me anymore...how long did i think i could contain such a free spirit like him...looks like i need to do plan B then...stage one, investigate..." he says to himself and reaches for the phone before making a call.

Oh look Kagerou makes a return~

His personality is something i need to settle on...but at this point its all over the place.