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She kicked her legs as he tied a cloth around her neck, scissors in hand. She smiled softly and stared up at the ceiling.

"Try not to move too much. If I screw it up it'll look like a bowl cut."

"You can't mess up. If you do I'll-"

"You'll what?" he laughed and ruffled the hair at the top of her head.

It had been a steady 2 months since they first got Saya back. Most things seemed to have gone back to normal. She was the high school sister he remembered with the large appetite and track star spirit. On occasion she would even inquire about Riku.

In the next room stood a sickly looking man. His naturally pale skin tone was masked in a gray hue of sorrow and his button up top was a bit wrinkled. Still, he kept his hair tied and bore ever so indifferent expression known to the household as he avoided meeting the eyes of his queen.

He had yet to put the pieces together as to why he was so irrelevant to her and grew aggravated when Kai brushed off his nagging saying he needed to stop trying and just let her start over. Now the dark knight devoted his time to taking long walks and partaking in the twins activities for they seemed to desire him more than he could ever remember.

The clock sounded with the new hour upon them awakening him from his daze. It was their last day of classes before winter recess and they had hoped he would walk them home. With no other obligations, he slipped on his jacket and tightened the knot of his ribbon before walking right past the two in the kitchen and out of the door.

Saya's eyes followed the dark figure, hurt. He hadn't even looked her way, nor did he speak with her anymore. She felt a growing void and it pained her to be out of his presence though she wasn't sure what it was she was supposed to say to him. Kai had also started substituting Hagi's blood with the packages he would feed to Lulu. At this point, Saya trembled wanting to feel his touch though he offered her none.

Suddenly she flinched and opened an eye to see the first long locks fall from her head.

"Gigi!" Kanade cried in delight as she jumped right into his arms.

Hibiki tugged on the end of his coat and smiled, "Hey Hagi, are you coming with us to see David and Julia? We are going to a ski resort and their son is going to teach us how to snowboard."

Hagi bent down to kiss her forehead and then turned to do the same for Kanade, but she began to speak.

"Please come, I wouldn't feel safe without you at my side." Her big eyes stared directly into his. Something about her voice gave him a chill and forced him to keep eye contact with her.

Hibiki furrowed her brows and snorted, "Scaredy cat."

"Just because you're not afraid of getting hurt doesn't mean I am too."

The Chevalier finally blinked and drew her small body closer to his while leading Hibiki by the hand towards home.

Nothing, not even death, will take you from me.

Everyone was busy packing. Hagi was in the twins' room helping fit days worth of clothes into tight suitcases.

"There, that should do it." Kanade smiled with her hands at her hips.

"You should've just finished packing the rest of the room," Hibiki teased.

Kanade blushed and looked to Hagi for help. He felt his jaw tighten and then looked at her antagonist sternly.

"Okay, I'm sorry, geez. But how are we going to zip this closed?"

Hagi examined the bag spewing sleeves and cosmetics and then gave a small nod. At that, they both sat on top of it while Hagi zipped it closed. He then lifted it onto his shoulder and headed for the door.

"Hey, Hagi. Could you go back inside and get our passports. I left them in the living room." Kai gave a weak smile as he asked the favor.

The man's only response was to put the girls' luggage right outside of the trunk of the car for Kai to lift himself and turned on his heels back inside.

When he switched on the light he was startled to see Saya standing in front of a large instrument case collecting dust. She blew on it and wiped the metal crest with her wrist to restore its antique shine before she saw his reflection in it. She stood up nervously and blushed. It had been a while since he had looked in her direction. Feeling his eyes upon her now made her insides burn.

"Well-" she choked. "Aren't you taking this too?" Her voice hardly matched her annoyed expression for it cracked.

Hagi blinked maybe once before grabbing the passports off of the table and standing beside the doorway, waiting for her to leave before he turned off the lights. Saya however, did not budge. One arm was slung around the case while her free hand shook at her side almost afraid of what he would do.

The horn of the vehicle cut through the prolonged silence to suggest that they hurry. The man then gave her a sideways glance and held out a hand. It was his human hand. Saya began to move her hand towards his but felt a weird sensation as she saw in the back of her mind the same man wearing older clothing with a beautiful smile as he helped her to her feet. She shook her head and stood up on her own, leaning on the case, only to find that it was loosely positioned against the wall, causing her to fall over it. She never did hit the ground though. He had caught her by her wrist and steadied her.

Her face now full of color, she ran outside, leaving her hero behind. Hagi turned to his abandoned instrument and bid it farewell as he turned off the lights.