At six in the morning, the newcomer opened his eyes again. It was more of an obligation movement rather than a wanting one. Everything was blurry, and his eyes stung making his eyes watery. He blinked several times until finally sleep started to leave his mind and head. He sighed quietly as he looked up at the ceiling.

So, he hadn't dreamed the fact that he was in a room after all. He closed his eyes again, only to open them when he remembered the human that had been sleeping next to him a few hours ago… Still lying down, he moved his right hand again, trying to feel its hair, but it was gone. He forced himself onto his elbows again and looked at the spot where the human had been. Indeed, it was gone. So what now? He asked himself as he looked around the room. What…?

He was caught almost by surprise when he saw someone standing at the window near his bed. It had long wavy hair that reached its waist; the bottom half was silver, almost white. The top half was many times darker; he guessed black. It was tall and it was staring out the window with a frown, in deep concentration. There was a very feminine touch to the way it was standing.

Could it be the same person who had been sleeping beside him?

He swallowed and then tried calling to it; the only thing that came out of his mouth was a raspy and forced "hey."

The human turned its head towards him and for a few moments, it gave him a cold stare as if still in trance. Then its expression softened as it realized he had awakened.

"Hey," it said. Now he realized it was a She, even when her voice was soft, gentle and low, almost a whisper. She smiled, unfolded her arms and walked over to the chair beside his bed carefully and sat down on the edge, looking at him with seemingly dark black eyes.

"How are you feeling?" she asked.

He gave her a blank look. Was she asking him?

"Do you understand me?" she added, her smile disappearing from her light brown face as she gave him a curious look. The intensity of that stare was a bit uncomfortable; it almost seemed she could see right through him. Maybe it was the darkness of those eyes in the dimly lit room that made them seem unnatural.

He clenched his teeth tight for a few moments before saying "I understand you well."

Her stare eased up as she smiled again. "Good. For a moment I thought you didn't."

The guy looked at her silently.

"How are you feeling?" she repeated.

"Fine," He said. He bit his inner-lower lip and then added "Who are you?"

"My name is Sei." She answered. "What's yours?"

He didn't know. Well, he did, but, was it safe to tell her? He bit his tongue, as if preventing himself from saying it before he was sure of anything. He watched as she waited, he watched as she watched him, and how she smiled again. There was a certain something about the way she smiled; so reassuring, so friendly, so encouraging…

"Yazoo," he said.

What was he doing? Was he insane? Well, there was no doubt about the latter, but still… His eyes widened very slightly, not being able to believe or fully comprehend what he'd done; as she continued to keep his eyes locked with hers, he realized he wanted to tell her more than just his name; he wanted to tell her who he was, what he'd done, what he was thinking... he looked away, quickly; those friendly eyes of hers were dangerous.

"Yazoo…" she said.

He looked at her again, this time carefully. She was still smiling with that warm, welcoming smile. Why?

"Where am I?" he asked instead.

"My house," she said, making herself more comfortable by leaning back on the chair she was sitting on. Yazoo saw this and then forced himself off his elbows to sit up. His back ached still; not as much as last night, but keeping it straight was a strain he couldn't afford yet. So he bent forward a little, placing his elbows on his knees to relieve the weight and effort. "How did I get here?"

"My brother and I found you hurt so we decided to bring you here." She noticed how Yazoo's eyes narrowed when she mentioned the word Brother. He looked at her as if remembering something…

He was indeed remembering. That final blow should've killed him. But when the explosion took place, Loz had jumped in front of Yazoo and then pushed him off the building. Somehow, Loz managed to brake Yazoo's fall, but after that, he fainted. When he had opened his eyes the first time, he was still outside… A cold chill ran down his spine as he remembered how he thought he was going to die a slow and painful death. He hadn't, thanks to that girl, who was still looking at him. So, if he had survived, then maybe…

"Did you happen to find someone else besides me?" he asked, staring at her knees.

"No." she said. "Was there someone else with you out there?"

"Yes." He answered. He cocked his head a little, figuring just what else to say. Then, thinking it was rude to be staring at her knees instead of her eyes, he turned toward the door at his left. Better not look at her at all. "But he might be dead anyway."

There was no way Loz could've survived a fall that big.

An awkward silence began to grow in the room, making it heavy to breathe. "Does the light hurt your eyes?"

Yazoo's eyes came up to her face and he saw what seemed to be concern with a mix of friendliness. "No." His sincerity surprised even him, but he was thankful that she'd changed the subject to simpler questions.

"Do you want me to leave the curtains open, or do you want me to close them?"

"Either way is fine." He said.

The silence was still there, only it seemed to grow thicker with the pass of time. There was nothing to say. Sei stood up and looked at the clock beside his bed. 6:15. She realized she should start getting out of there and go to school. But the fact that Yazoo had finally awakened, made her want to skip school just for today, so she could have a chance and get to know him more. Yet, she decided against her wishes.

"Where did you find me?"

"No more questions Yazoo."

"But…" he looked about to protest, but Sei cut him off before anything else came out his mouth.

"Not now. You must rest until you're feeling well again."

"I feel fine."There were too many things he wanted to know, too many things that couldn't wait until later.

"Your body's tired." She said walking to him and pushing him gently back against the mattress obligating him to lie down again. He was surprised at how easily she did this; his strength was gone, his back ached if he even tried to resist, and his limbs were unresponsive; if everything were working exactly as it should, he would have flipped her over and demanded answers.

He looked up at her, ready to use his only form of defense left, when he caught sight of her face. Why was this girl so concerned about him? As if by magic, he felt relaxed as soon as his head touched the pillow. He watched as Sei returned to the window to stare outside; that was the thing he could do since his mouth suddenly felt too tired to move as well. He kept watching her until his eyes closed and he fell asleep, the last thing he saw engraved into his lids; her looking at the outside world, standing up straight like a guardian and a small smile on her face.

Sei turned from the window to look at Yazoo when she noticed his breathing going steady. She wasn't surprised when she saw him asleep. The door opened and Jake stepped in with an expression that showed he was still half asleep.

"Well good morning my dear brother." She greeted him softly. She passed by him so she could go through the hall and into her room.

"Sei, you haven't been awake all night again, have you?" Jake asked, following after her.

"Nope, I woke up a few minutes ago." She said, setting her backpack on her shoulders and heading towards the front door. "Oh, and he woke up too."

Jake, who had been rubbing his hair against his head and yawning half-asleep, awoke suddenly at the mention of this piece of information.

"He did?"

"Yeah."

"Did you manage to get anything out of him?"

"Yeah; his name's Yazoo." She opened the door, stepped outside and ran towards the school, leaving Jake to close the door after her while he digested what she'd just said.

Well, there's the chapter. I hope you like it. Oh, and I didn't forget; Merry Christmas and Happy New YEAR! KYAAHH! I hope you all behaved well and that Santa Claus brought all the gifts you wanted!