A/N: I'm so sorry I haven't updated in forever! But I've been dealing with college stuff, and I'm kind of going through a crisis right now, so updates might be a little slow until I can figure things out. Thanks to everyone who has reviewed and read this fic! So without further ado here is your chapter! Please R&R it's very much appreciated.

Warning: This chapter is a bit of a tearjerker.

"So you really are pregnant this time?" Viola asked Un-ou at the beginning of lunch.

Un-ou's eye twitched, how many times would she have to repeat herself before it got through this girls head? "Yes Viola, for the final time."

Lumiere hadn't really been paying attention to anything at that moment, she was to busy watching Cesario and how he acted around the pink haired girl. She concluded that he really cared for her. He always walked her to class, his eyes would wonder to quickly glance at her from time to time, and he would always pick Viola up from play practice, even when practices ran really late. Her thoughts were interrupted by the sound of Sinistra's voice calling out to her. Lumiere looked up and saw him walking towards her with Dextera at his side holding his hand. She rolled her eyes, every time she saw them together Dextera could hardly keep his hands to himself, and Sinistra would always just playfully push him away. It annoyed her to no end.

"How were your morning classes?" Her blue haired companion asked.

"They were fine, yours?" Lumiere continued to glare at her best friend's boyfriend the entire time he answered her question.

"Good, except I could hardly concentrate with him touching me the whole time." He gave a little nudge in the red heads direction.

Dextera smirked and nuzzled Sinistra's cheek, "That's because your to damn cute for your own good."

Lumiere turned to the other two girls making a gagging sound. The other girls laughed at her gesture, but not loud enough so that the boys could hear.

A few minutes later Viola stood up and grabbed her tray to head off to practice, "Well, I'll check your guys later; I have to get to practice."

"I'm glad you have an hour in the school day to practice for the play, lucky." Éclair said pouting.

"Hey! We need it!" Viola laughed, "See you guys later!"

Cesario stood up to follow after her, "Hold on, I'll walk you there."

Everyone else around the table silently watched the other two walk around the corner, "Well, well, looks like quiet boy has a thing for her." Dextera replied.

"Duh." Lumiere snapped back.

"Whoa!" Dextera began defensively, "Cool it with the mood swings!"

"I do not have mood swings! That's her!" Lumiere shouted pointing towards Un-ou.

Un-ou nodded in agreement, but stopped after realizing what she just said, "Hey! I do not have mood swings!"

"Could've fooled me." A-ou mumbled from beside her.

"What was that?"

"Nothing."

"So what's everyone bickering about here?" Armblast asked, he walked up behind Dextera with Mercredi hanging on his arm.

Dextera sighed, "Nothing, but Mercredi tell me something, does Viola like Cesario?"

"I think so." She finally said after pondering for a moment.

"Well, that makes things a little less complicated." Éclair added in, "Because Cesario sure likes her."

Mercredi laughed, "Yeah, its kind of obvious."

-With Cesario and Viola-

Cesario silently watched the girl walking beside him out of the corner of his eye. He really did care about her; he would do anything for her, just like he would for his mom. Cesario and his mom always had it rough, ever since that fateful day five years ago. He never thought that anything good would ever come his way, until he walked into his English class the first day of his freshman year and met Viola. She complimented him well, she was loud and ambitious, while he was quiet and reserved. For the past couple of years he noticed his feelings slowly start to change for the girl, and for awhile now he had wanted to tell Viola the truth. Cesar stared at her for a few minutes, and the more he did the more he wanted to tell her his true feelings. He swallowed the lump in his throat and finally spoke, "Viola?"

"Yes?" She stopped from opening the stage door and turned to listen to him.

Cesar blushed lightly, "U-um I just wanted to, I just wanted to." Oh no he was stuttering, what if he messed up? "I-I just wanted to wish you good luck!" He finally shouted out. He felt like hitting himself, he knew he couldn't do it.

Viola smiled, "Thank you Cesar, I'll see you after practice." She gave a little wave before opening the door and disappearing behind it.

"Looks like someone has a crush." Dextera muttered behind him.

The silver haired boy jumped and looked back to stare at the red head, "How did you know?"

"Oh, it's pretty obvious. Why didn't you tell her?"

"I-I'm not sure she feels the same…I could be just a friend to her."

Dextera's smirk grew wider, "Heh, from what a little birdie told me, I think you should try." He said leaving.

Cesario pondered on that thought as he headed to his sixth hour. He decided he would go home first this time instead of just waiting for Viola to get out of practice, then he would go pick her up. On the way home after school, A-ou and Un-ou joined him for part of the walk.

"Where's Viola?" Un-ou finally asked.

"After school practice, I'll go over later and get her." He muttered.

"Wow, you really look out for her don't you?"

"I try, you never know what kind of creeps would try and grab her."

Un-ou laughed, "That happened to me once, but A-ou broke the one guy's arm and broke the other guy's nose!" She shouted with enthusiasm.

"Isn't that a bad thing though? I mean couldn't he go to jail for that?"

"Pfft no, because they were the ones attacking me, he was just trying to defend me."

Cesario stopped in front of his house, "Well here's my stop, I'll see you guys tomorrow." He said walking up to the door. Cesario opened the front door and closed it behind him. He kicked off his shoes and set his bag down.

"Cesario? Is that you?" His mom called from the kitchen.

"Yes! I'll be going back out later!" He shouted back heading up to his room.

She walked out of the kitchen just in time to catch him before he rounded the corner out of sight, "Cesario!" He stopped to look back at her, "Just where are you going later?"

"To pick up Viola, Why?"

His mother sighed, "You and that girl, just be careful ok? I don't want people to start thinking your obsessed or a stalked or something." She said with a wink.

He smiled, "Alright mom."

Around six Cesario came out of his room and began putting on his shoes to go pick up Viola, "Mom I'll be back later!" When he didn't get an answer he frowned, he began walking towards the kitchen and peeked his head around the doorframe, "Mom?" He grew suspicious as he saw some of the things on the counter knocked over, he looked around the room carefully but saw no one. Soon though he noticed something out of the corner of his eye and looked around the counter top, "Mom!" Cesario ran over to her as she layed sprawled out on the floor. There was a huge puddle of blood and a red stain on her left side, he saw a large knife a little ways off. He grabbed the phone and quickly dialed 911.

-Hospital-

At the hospital Cesario sat in the waiting room with some of his friends he hoped whatever news the doctor had was good. It just had to be good. He didn't know what he would do without her.

No later than that, Viola came running in completely out of breath, "I'm sorry I would've been here sooner, I got the news and got here as fast as I could."

Cesario gave her a little smiled, "It's ok, you got here just in time." He looked over to see the doctor come out. The doctor walked over to them with a grim look on his face.

"S-She would like to say goodbye, to all of you." The doctor replied sadly.

It was like a ten thousand pound brick had hit Cesario straight in the chest. No, his mom couldn't be dying, there was no way. She was one of the strongest people he ever knew. She wouldn't give up this easily would she? No, he wouldn't believe it, "Goodbye? Are you telling me my mom is going to die?!"

"I'm afraid so. I can't tell you how sorry I am, we did everything we could to save her. But she requested you prescence, as well as your friends. She wants to speak to each of you." He walked ahead and gave a little wave to signal them to follow. They entered the room and saw Cesario's mom laying there with a monitor to her right, and an IV and blood pack on her left. She looked at each of them with a weak smile.

"I want a hug from the big guy first." Her smile grew as A-ou moved towards her bed and gave her a hug, "You didn't come see me this weekend."

"Sorry, I was kind of busy." A small, sad smile spread itself across his face.

"So I heard." She looked at Un-ou for a second before turning back to him, "You take care of her ok?"

"You can count on me." He gave her hand one last squeeze before moving over so Un-ou could take his place.

The green haired girl sat on the chair next to the bed and took the woman's hand in her own, her long hair stuck to her face from the tears that were already running down her cheeks.

"You know a pretty girl like yourself shouldn't be crying, it doesn't suit you at all."

Un-ou tried laughing at the comment but failed horribly, "I can't help it."

The older woman squeezed the young girls hand, "Take good care of that little one, trust me there a hand full." She laughed lightly and gave a quick glance to Cesario who just looked down. Viola moved over to take Un-ou's place at the stool and waited patiently for whatever his mom had to say to her.

Cesario's mother took a hold of Viola's hand and gripped it tightly, she brought the girl foreward so she could talk to her privately, "Please, please take care of my son. He'll really need you after this, just trust me. So please help him, no matter what happens." She was finally on the verge of tears as she gripped the small hand harder.

"I'll try my best." Viola choked out, "I promise."

By the time Cesario walked over his mother was in tears, she pulled him down to her so that her voice was just a whisper, "Listen to me Cesario, be careful, your father was the one who did this. Promise me you'll put him back where he belongs."

Cesario's heart nearly stopped, he had completely forgot that today was the day his father got out of prison, "I-I'm so sorry."

"For what?"

"For not being there to protect you when you needed me most, I should've been there."

"Don't be that way, I should've been more careful, it's not your fault Cesario." The grip she had on his hand loosened little by little and her eyes slowly started to close, "Promise me, ok? I'll always love you, no matter what happens." Her eyes finally slipped shut and her hand fell away from her son's. Un-ou and Viola let out choking sounds before the tears started pouring down their faces.

A-ou watched silently, he was more angry then anything. She was like a second mom to him and he be damned if he let the killer get away with this. He promised himself he would help Cesario in anyway he could to catch this freak.

Cesario carefully layed his mothers hand down on the bed and backed up a few paces to look at her, "I promise you mom, I will find a way. No matter what it takes." A single tear slid down his cheek as he stared at her pale face.

Viola walked over and took his hand in hers, "We can do it together ok?" She looked up at him and gave him a smile.

About an hour later Cesario was walking Viola home from the hospital, they stopped in front of her house about ten minutes later. "Call me if you need anything I'll always answer, but I need to go practice my song for the play, bye."

Cesario watched as she entered her house and waited a few more minutes before walking off down his street. He stopped at his front door and sighed, things would be different from now on. He opened the door and a sudden wave of sorrow washed over him, the house was empty, there was no one there to greet him or ask how he was doing. The silver haired boy had expected his mother to be there and have a welcoming smile on her face. But there was no one there, his mom wasn't coming back, and she never would. He silently closed the door and locked it. Cesario began walking up the stairs but stopped only a few seconds to look at the empty kitchen, he walked to his room and threw himself on the bed. More than anything in the world he just wanted tomorrow to come, or to close his eyes and sleep forever. He knew it would take time to get over it, but her had to keep his promise to her. He would get rid of his father, no matter what the cost.

A/N: Ugh this chapter was so hard to write but I needed a reason for Cesario to just talk in whispers and stuff lol. Oh and to explain why A-ou and Un-ou were at the hospital I always saw the ES members having a certain best friend in high school. So why not make the two quiet guys best friends it makes sense XD. I promise the next update will be sooner.