Noah opens his eyes slowly and blankly stares at the ceiling. He sits up and yawns, stretching his back. As he looks down to his right, he smiles. Medusa was still sleeping soundly, her mouth slightly open and eyes shut. Noah gently pats her head and leans over to kiss her forehead. As he kisses her, she opens her eyes a bit. "Noah?" The greedy collector smiled. "Good morning, sweetheart. Did you sleep well?"

Medusa smiles and gives a slight nod. "Yes, Noah…how about you?" Noah smiles warmly as he takes her hand. "I suppose I slept well. Especially knowing you were by my side." The witch blushes at the comment and grins. "Flatterer…" Noah smirks and puts his arms on her hips. Medusa wraps her arms around his neck and snuggles up against him, burying her head in his chest. As the couple share their tender moment there's a knock on the door. Noah turns towards the door, slightly annoyed. "What?"

Giriko's voice could be heard beyond the door. "Breakfast is ready, boss. Hurry up and get downstairs would ya?" Noah sighs and shakes his head slowly. "Yeah…I'll be right there." Medusa places her hand on his cheek and smiles. "Don't worry; we can get back to this later…okay?"

Feeling reassured, Noah nods. "Yeah…alright."

As the couple head downstairs, they see the rest of the group already sitting at the table, waiting. Giriko sneers, his arms crossed. "About time!" Noah and Medusa both sit down and nervously glance at each other. Gopher tugs on Noah's arm eagerly, trying to get his attention. "Noah-sama! I have something for you!" Noah turns to the young boy and gives a slight smile. Oh God…it better not be a creepy card like last time…

Gopher cheerfully hums as he hands Noah a wooden statue. Noah's jaw slightly hangs open as he examines the statue. This…this wooden statue…its…me! The wooden statue was very precise in detail, looking almost like a miniature version of Noah. Gopher lights up as he sees how Noah is marveling the statue that he worked so hard on. Noah finally turns to look at Gopher and smiles. "Wow Gopher…this is really good. Thanks. I'll take good care of it." At these words, Gopher's heart leaps with joy and he turns away to hide his blush. Considering the previous events involving the conflicts with the group, everything was quite well now. As they ate their breakfast, they also had meaningful conversations as though nothing had happened. However…there was one person who wasn't completely happy. One person who was indeed envious. That person, behind his kind smile, was Gopher. Hatred and distress cross Gopher's mind every time he sees Medusa touch Noah. Every time Medusa smiled at Noah or whenever she kissed him, Gopher would hide behind that fake smile of his. That bitch…she shouldn't be touching Noah-sama…that's MY Noah-sama! Mine! How dare she take him away from me!

As the group finishes eating breakfast, Noah and Medusa stand up. "We're going out for a bit to get some alone time. We'll be back later." With that, the couple leaves the hideout holding hands. Justin and Giriko carry on with their conversation, leaving Gopher to go upstairs and wait outside of Noah's door. Just the thought of entering Noah's room was enough to fill him with happiness. Then another thought crosses his mind. Maybe…Maybe I can go inside and have a quick look. Just to see Noah's room from the inside. Just this once. Only a quick look…

Gopher's hand grasps the door knob and slowly turns it. He looks around one last time, making sure no one was coming. Seeing how there was no one around, he opens the door and steps inside. Looking around, Gopher felt a tingling sensation in his stomach. So this is Noah's room. This is where he thinks and sleeps! As he goes towards the bed, he places his hands along the sheets. Oh! They're still warm! Smiling widely, Gopher sits upon the bed and feels the warmth on his bottom. This is where Noah-sama was sitting just a while ago! Giggling to himself, he lays down and sniffs the bed. That's a nice smell…oh I'm so glad I did this!

Just then, as Gopher turned to his left, something caught his eye. There was a crumpled up paper lying in the corner of the room. Curiously, Gopher gets up and walks over to the paper. "I wonder what paper Noah-sama would want to toss away…" As he picks up the paper, he tries his best to un-crumple it and his eyes widen as he sees the paper. It was a letter. It was his letter. The letter he had given Noah-sama. Noah had crumpled up the letter in which Gopher expressed his care towards him. Tears began to swell up in his eyes. "T-This can't be true…Noah-sama wouldn't…it was probably the witch…yeah, it was her…"

It was then that Gopher's hatred for Medusa really began to grow. "This is all her fault…if she hadn't come, everything would have been perfect…Noah-sama would have wanted me…me!" It took Gopher a moment to realize his grip on the paper had tightened and he soon releases it, letting it fall to the ground. Gopher mutters to himself as he quietly leaves the room. "Only I can please Noah-sama…only me…"

"Do you think our child will be a boy or a girl?" At these words, Noah comes out of his day-dreaming and turns to the blonde witch. "What was that?"

Medusa smiles as she runs her hands along his chest. "I said…do you think our child will be a boy or a girl?" Noah smiles warmly at this and thinks for a moment. "A boy or a girl, eh? Hmm…I'd say that it might be a girl." Medusa softly kisses Noah's neck and smirks. "A girl you say?"

Noah nods. "Yeah. A girl." Medusa flips her hair back and stares intently at the dark skinned man. Noticing her staring at him, he gives her a curious look. "Yes, my love?" She smiles and puts her arms around his neck and leans in close to his ear to whisper, "Crona. The child's name will be Crona."

Slightly shocked at this, Noah frowns a bit. "Crona? That's a great name and all but we don't know what the gender of the child is yet…" Medusa shakes her head. "I don't care about the gender…I want our child to be called Crona." Noah chuckles and kisses her forehead. "You're a stubborn one aren't you? Very well…Crona it is." Medusa smiles confidently and buries her head in his chest. "Good…"

In silence, the couple watch as the sun sets, going behind an abandoned church and giving the signal that night fall is near. "We should head back" Noah says as he gets to his feet. Medusa pouts and pulls on Noah's leg. "Not yet…a few more minutes, Noah! Please! Let's just have a bit of fun." Noah smirks as he gets back down and climbs on top of Medusa who was now grinning. "I suppose we have a few minutes…"

Back at the hideout, Justin is setting the table to prepare for dinner. Giriko sneers with his feet up on the dinner table and crosses his arms. "Where the hell is the boss with that damn witch?" Justin smiles at Giriko's comment and continues to set up the table. "Perhaps mister Noah is enjoying himself with her…"

Giriko snorts with laughter. "Ya think? He'll be taking his time with her while we just wait for him…" Just as Giriko said this, Gopher quietly walked in and sat down without a word. Giriko gives the young boy a curious look and crosses his arms. "Hey Gopher…what's with you?"

The quiet boy looks up and blinks a bit before giving a reassuring smile. "Oh nothing…just tired, that's all." Giriko sneers and kicks his feet up. "Yeah right…every time you have that dumb look on your face, there's something wrong." Justin looked at Gopher with a hint of concern. "Is something the matter, young Gopher?"

Gopher quickly shakes his head and looks at the ground. He didn't want to tell them that he had cried over seeing a letter he wrote to Noah, crumpled up. As Justin finishes setting up the table, he sits down and starts to help himself. "As it seems mister Noah and lady Medusa aren't here yet, we might as well enjoy this dinner now." Giriko smirks and starts to dig in to the food as well. The only one who wasn't eating was Gopher. It's not that he wasn't hungry. He was just caught up in thinking about Noah. Noah-sama…

Just then, the front door to the hideout opened and in stepped Noah along with Medusa. "We're back."

Overjoyed that his master had returned, Gopher stood up from his chair and ran to Noah so he could greet him on his return. "Noah-sama! Welcome back!"

"Yeah yeah…hi Gopher…" Lightly shoving him aside, Noah walks forward with Medusa. Gopher could feel his heart shatter as Noah does this. It took everything he had to keep himself from crying. Biting down on his lip, Gopher quickly walks to his room, ignoring Noah when he called his name. As he gets to his room, he locks his door and collapses on his bed. Quietly sobbing, Gopher tightly grips his bed sheets. By every second that passed, his cries seemed to get louder up to the point where his stomach hurt from the crying. Sniffing and trying to stop crying, Gopher sits up and reaches under his pillow where he takes out a picture of Noah. Looking at the picture, he wipes his tears and bites his lip. "Noah-sama…"

Suddenly overcome by his love and passion for Noah, Gopher begins kissing the picture softly. "Mine…Noah-sama is mine…" As Gopher continues to fantasize about Noah, he can feel a bulge in his pants. Unable to contain his urge, Gopher quickly undoes his pants and pulls out his cock. Closing his eyes and thinking about Noah, he begins pumping. "Noah-sama…ahh…" He bites down on his lower to lip to keep in his moans as he pumps faster on his cock. As his feelings for Noah grow stronger, he begins to tug on his cock more fiercely and gives off slight gasps. Just as he feels himself close, there's a knock on the door.

"W-Who is it?" Gopher quickly stops and looks towards the door. "Its Medusa…Noah wanted me to talk to you…"

A sudden anger fills Gopher as he realizes that the witch is behind the door. "No! Go away! I don't want to talk to you!" Medusa sighs as she knocks again. "Don't be like that, Gopher…open the door…"

Gopher quickly stands up and heads to the door, flinging it open. "What!" At Gopher's tone, Medusa is slightly shocked and intimidated but she manages to keep her cool. "May I come in?" Gopher turns away from the door and crosses his arms. "Fine...come in…"

As the witch enters his room, Gopher turns around and gives off his usual upside down V face. "What do you want, witch!"

Medusa sighs and looks away. She could already tell that the boy hated her. "Listen…Noah is worried about you so he sent me to-" Gopher shakes his head and yells over her. "No! Shut up! If Noah cares then why isn't he here? Why!" Sensing that Gopher was starting to lose it, Medusa backs away slowly. "Calm down, boy…I'm just here to talk."

Gopher glares at her furiously. "To talk? To talk about what? About how you've turned Noah against me! About how you've taken him away from me!" Medusa puts up her hands and steps towards the angered boy. "I don't know what you're talking about, Gopher…I didn't take Noah from you…he still lives here with you and the others doesn't he? I don't see why you're so mad at me…"

His veins pulsing, Gopher quickly reaches up towards Medusa, clasping his arms around her neck. Medusa yelps and her eyes widen as she is grabbed by Gopher. "Leave us! Leave us alone, you bitch! You took Noah from me! None of this would be happening if you hadn't shown up!"

Initially, Medusa was horrified that the boy had put his hands on her but soon she sees that there was a certain hint of pain and sadness in his eyes. She could see that he was on the verge of tears. She finally understood. Gently putting her hands on Gopher's wrists, Medusa attempts to meet his gaze. "Gopher…you… you love Noah, don't you?" Medusa's words come as a shock to Gopher. His grip on her neck loosens and his lips start quivering. Unable to hold back his tears, Gopher cries out loud, falling to his knees.

Kneeling down beside him, Medusa puts a hand on Gopher's shoulder. "It's okay Gopher…it's okay…" Looking up at her, Gopher sniffs and bites his lip. Why is she being nice to me? Why is she…

Gopher's eyes widen as Medusa puts her arms around him and she holds him close. As she embraces him, Gopher begins to feel somewhat different. What…What's this feeling…why is she doing this…why…no…no! It's a trick! It's a trick!

Acting quickly, Gopher shoves Medusa off of him and he springs to his feet. "D-Don't try to trick me! I know what you're doing! You won't do to me what you did to Noah! Leave us alone!" Putting her hands up alarmingly, Medusa slowly gets to her feet and backs away. "Wait Gopher…you have it all wrong…I…I'm not trying to-"

Before she can finish, Gopher goes for her throat. Medusa shrieks and tries to get away from his grasp.

Upon hearing Medusa, Noah enters the room to see Gopher trying to choke her. Noah gives a shocked and confused look before grabbing Gopher's arms and pulling him off. "What the hell are you doing, Gopher! What's wrong with you!"

Ignoring Noah's words, Gopher flails around trying to attack Medusa. "I'll kill you! You bitch! You hear me, I'll-"

Thunk!

Noah and Medusa turn to see Giriko holding a pot in his hand as Gopher goes unconscious. "What? He was getting annoying."

Justin rushes into the room and looks around, his eyes wide. "What on earth happened here?" Giriko sneers and crosses his arms. "The brat was getting loud so I knocked him out. Not sure why he was acting like that though. Might wanna ask our lady friend here."

Noah gives Medusa a worried look. "What happened?"

Medusa holds her arm and shakes her head slowly as she looks at Gopher lying on the floor. "To be honest, I think a better question would be…what do we do now?"

Noah gulps and slightly parts his lips as if about to say something. Good question, Medusa. What do we do now…