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"Who are you?" Kyohei snapped angrily.

"It was no accident," the voice repeated. "She was meant to die." The line went dead. Kyohei stared at the receiver for a moment, then replaced it in the cradle and went back to trying to waken Sunako.

Giving up, he carried her to her room and laid her on her bed. The room that had once terrified him bothered him not at all anymore. Now he just ignored the scary parts. He took Sunako by the shoulders and shook her gently.

She stirred, opened her eyes, and burst into tears. Uncomfortable, Kyohei let her cry onto his shoulder as he stroked her hair. He had never held her like this before. Truth be told, she had never needed to be held like this before. He decided that if she needed it again, he would be willing to sit for it.

His fists clenched as he remembered the voice on the other end of the phone. If he ever found out who had said that to Sunako….

"Kyohei?"

"Hmm?" he turned his face toward Sunako's soft voice.

"It's dangerous to stay here. I need to leave."

He stared at her, uncomprehending. "Leave? What do you mean? I won't let anything happen to you!"

"He found me," she whispered, her tear-filled eyes threatening to spill over.

"Who? Who is it?" Kyohei demanded.

"He was her father," she murmured.

"Your friend?"

Sunako nodded. "Amaya."

"Why did he try to kill his daughter?"

"She…I…" Sunako faltered. "We saw him."

"Saw him what?" Kyohei exclaimed, desperate to know what frightened the fearless Sunako so.

"Murder somebody," she whispered and burst into tears again. Soothingly he murmured to her, but his mind was filled with anger.

"So you came here to hide?" he asked softly. "The boy who told you that you were ugly was a lie?"

She looked up at him. "No, that was real. But this is why it was so sudden."

"But didn't this happen two years ago?"

"Yes, but I moved away after that."

"You don't have to leave," Kyohei said, resolve growing within him. "I won't let him hurt you."

"Thank you, but I cannot endanger your lives," Sunako said resolutely.

"But you tried to kill me once!" Kyohei exclaimed.

"That was before..." she murmured, her voice trailing off.

"Before?" Kyohei asked. "Before what?"

"Before…" she hesitated. "Before I fell in love with you," she said in a rush.

Kyohei was stunned. How could she be in love with him?

I shouldn't have told him, Sunako thought sadly. It's just that when I woke up and he was holding me, I knew. It's only because I'm so upset, she thought to herself. If things had been normal, I would never have told him.

"Sunako, I…" Kyohei started, but then stopped. "I'm glad you feel that way." Had he really just said that? What if she hadn't meant what she said?

"I have to go," Sunako whispered. "Please, I have to leave."

"No," Kyohei said firmly. "It's too dangerous. And so is your room being on the first floor. You must stay on our floor until I know you're safe."

"Are you crazy?" Sunako exclaimed.

"You can stay in my room. I'll sleep on the floor," he continued doggedly. "It's not safe for you to be alone for so long."

"I was alone in my room just fine until you found out!" Sunako flared. "Don't try to hold me back because of something that happened two years ago!" She got up and ran out of the room. Faintly he heard the front door slam as she left the house.

There was only one thing left to do. Kyohei got up and chased after her, ignoring the startled expressions on his three male housemates' faces.

Sunako was nowhere in sight. Kyohei cursed under his breath and began checking her favorite places. He was not very far into this when a hand grabbed his wrist and warm breath hissed in his ear, "No one will ever see her alive again. And now, they'll never see you again either."