(With Mikage at the moment)

Mikage was getting worried Teito wasn't picking up his phone and he hadn't been ablle to reach him for several days now. Along with Castor and Labrador,( the friends Mikage had introduced to Teito days before) went to Teito's house.

"Mikage how are you planning to get into Teito's house, do you have a key?" Asked Castor as they stood infront of the house.

"Yeah got it right here," says Mikage as he pulls out the spare key to Teitos house, which Teito had given to him on their one year anniversary. All three steped into the house looking for signs of life. The three split up to look for Teito when suddenly Castor and Mikage heard a scream from Labrador who they followed into the kitchen, what they found made them gasp. The far wall was splattered with blood and glass, and the carpet was stained red.

Mikage walked along a trail of blood, Castor and Labrador tearing their eyes away from the scene in the kitchen and following afterward.

They eventually made it to the open door at the end of the hallway across from Teito's room and halted. Mikage took one long look into the bathroom, just light enough to see, before shaking his head and turning to look at Castor and Labrador in horror.

Castor and Labrador ran up to the bathroom doorway behind Mikage and gasped when they looked down at Teito.

He was now lying in a puddle of blood, his eyes closed and his breathing ragged. The expression on his face was one of pain and his hands were lying slackly at his side, as if it were too much effort to even try to stop the blood flow. His burns and gashes stood out against his once pale skin, and his clothes were cut up and soaked with red water.

"Teito" Mikage murmured, leaning down and looking over his lover/friend.

Castor and Labrador stood paralyzed at the door and flinched when Teito coughed from the floor. His eyes fluttered open, revealing unfocused eyes. With a sorrowful whimper that made Mikage's heart skip a beat, Teito drew his arms up to his chest and curled in on himself. After taking a shuddering breath, he coughed and squeezed his eyes shut once again. Mikage gasped and gently stroked Teito's cheek, relief mixing with the tears now builing in his eyes.

"Don't move!" He cried in response to Teito's pitiful efforts, then turned back to Castor and Labrador and ordered firmly, "We need to patch him up, now."

Both Castor and Labrador gaped for a few more seconds before they nodded and stepped back from the doorway. Without wasting a single second, Mikage picked up Teito carefully from the floor (making Teito squeak in pain) and carried him across the hallway into his room. Castor and Labrador hurriedly trailed in behind him, watching the wet, shivering form in Mikage's arms the whole time.

Softly Mikage set Teito down on the bed and propped him up on the wall. Teito let out a soft wail at the new, agonizing postion and opened his eyes to Mikage, parting his lips to speak before another flash of pain jolted through his body, bringing them back together in a grimace. Finally noticing his two other friends in the room, Teito gasped and his eyes widened with fear and shock. He looked up at Mikage through wet bangs and shook his head.

"Mik-" Teito managed to get out, but then cringed and stopped.

"Don't you dare even try to talk." Mikage scolded shakily and pointed at Castor. "The kit is in the bookshelf."

As Castor turned flusteredly to get down the box, Labrador spoke up for the first time.

"I'll call the hospital," he gulped, pulling out his cell phone from his back pocket.

Teito's head snapped up and he reached out and tried to grab Labrador's hand before a cough interrupted him and he recoiled. Labrador looked down at Teito in surprise as he shook his head.

"Don't... call..." He gasped, his voice barely eligible.

"What's wrong?" Castor whispered. "What happened?"

Mikage looked uneasily at Teito when he tried again to speak.

"If you call... they'll take him away..." He mewled and clutched his side. "It's not... his fault..."

"Who- ...who did this to you?" Castor asked him softly when he returned to Mikage with the first-aid kit.

"he was angry... and he lost it..." Teito looked up at Castor with a conflicted expression. "Don't hate him..."

"No way..." Mikage said, realization spreading through his eyes as he pieced it all together. "Frau?"

Teito nodded slightly, making the boys eyes widen and Mikage glared at the wall. After muttering something under his breath, he began to unbutton Teito's shirt. Somehow he managed to peel off the fabric, revealing the ragged flesh and scars from times before. Castor gasped, and Labrador simply turned away, his face in his hands.

"Can you get me a towel?" Mikage said, turning to Castor as he popped open the box.

he nodded quickly and hurried out of the room, leaving Labrador alone to shiver against the wall. Mikage turned back to Teito and gazed into his eyes as if searching for an answer.

"What happened? He's never hurt you brfore" Mikage whispered.

Teito blinked, looked up at Castor and Labrador, and sighed. "Brother Frau lost his job and just upset him when he was drunk."

"Oh." Mikage dropped his gaze and pulled out a pair of tweezers.

"This- " Teito began, breaking off with a gasp as Mikage pulled a piece of glass from a wound on his chest

Was a lot waorse-(cringe) -than last time -(sharp intake, and cough)

Castor entered the room and passed the towels to Mikage silently, two trails of tears on his face. Mikage took the towels and began to pat down Teito's body, clearing away the blood and making the burns more obvious.

"Burns? I'm guessing that's the reason for the water." Mikage sighed and turned to Castor, handing him band-aids. "Take off any old bandages and patch up his hands."

he nodded and picked up Teito's right hand, eyeing the bandage around his wrist that he had seen a few days ago when Mikage had introduced Teito to them. Gently he undid the now red, soggy cloth and unwrapped his wrist. The cloth fell to the bed and Teito grimaced. Castor's mouth dropped when he saw old scars of cuts zig-zagging up the inside of his wrist up to his elbow.

"What...?" Mikage began, his voice shaking. "Teito!"

Teito groaned to himself and dropped his head back. "...Yes?"

"What is this?" Mikage yelled with a harsh glare.

Labrador left Castor and kneeled down next to the bedside, his eyes widening when he saw the scars.

"Teito!" he exclaimed. "Explain!"

"They're old." He said shortly, still not meeting their eyes.

"So?" Mikage cried and forced Teito to look back into his gaze. "What the heck, Teito?"

Teito sighed and turned away again from the accusing glares.

"I'm not going to be able to wrap him up with you two staring at old scars like that!" Mikage broke in with an annoyed 'tsk'.

He had already wrapped up Teito's midsection and Left arm, and was waiting to do his right. Upon noticing this, Castor dropped Teito's arm and rubbed his teary eyes.

"Where's Frau?" Mikage asked, dropping the subject. "Won't us being here make it worse for you?"

"Frau hasn't come home for several days so it should be fine."

Teito yawned painfully and his eyelids dropped, his head sagging. Mikage smiled lightly and rubbed his boyfriend's head.

"I'm all done, you can sleep now." He murmured, gently kissing Teito's bandaged cheek before laying him down and pulling the sheet over him.

Teito was sound asleep only seconds later. Mikage raised a finger to his lips then stood up and beckoned the two boys out into the hallway. They all made their way slowly over to the kitchen in silence, trying to wrap their minds around what they had just discovered.

"Let's sit and figure out what to do," says Mikage as he beckons the other two over the broken glass and blood stain to the kitchen table