Nearly four hours had passed since Yuuri had entered the temple with his family.

Once they were done preforming all of the traditional rituals, his mother pointed out that there was a lovely market place on the opposite side of the temple. They all decided to walk around it and ended up spending a lot of time shopping and eating there.

Yuuri had a blast showing Greta and Wolfram all there was to see while also teaching Gwendal and Gunter something (for once!)

'The only thing that could make this better would to have Conrad here to help me with Shin Makoku references.' Yuuri thought as he ate with his family. 'Come to think of it... how long has it been?'

"Shouri, what time is it?" Yuuri asked suddenly, feeling disoriented as he tried to recall how long they'd been in the shrine.

"Past five." Shouri said simply.

"PAST FIVE!?" Yuuri shrieked, jumping to his feet. "We've been in here for four hours!? Has anyone seen Conrad?"

"He couldn't enter the Shrine, remember Shibuya?" Ken said, mid-chew.

"Mm, he's probably waiting in the car... oh- I didn't even think about it until now!" Jennifer gasped, "Poor dear, I hope he's alright..."

"He's fine." Wolfram shrugged, not even bothering to open his eyes as he rested his head on the table. "He knows how to take care of himself."

Just then Jennifer leaned across the table to tap Shouri's shoulder. "Shou-chan, isn't that the jacket Con-chan was wearing?" she asked her son, who's eyes snapped open as a guilty expression came over him.

"Now that you mention it," Jose joined in, "I thought he left wearing that-"

"N-no this is my jacket, I've had it all day." Shouri grit out, avoiding their eyes.

"No, I definitely remember Conrad wearing that." Yuuri said, narrowing his eyes at his brother. "What are you hiding, Shouri? Never mind, I'm going to go check on Conrad!" Yuuri exclaimed, turning on his heel and marching towards the exit.

"Yuuri, wait for me, you wimp! Can't you see it's snowing outside?"

Yuuri froze in his steps as he caught a glimpse of the outdoors. He had been inside for so long he hadn't realized how much snow had fallen. Being in the mountains in rural Japan meant this kind of weather wasn't out of place but it was still a bit shocking.

"I'm sure he's fine." Wolfram grumbled. "Did you forget he's a soldier? Lord Weller's been through far more than a little snow."

"Do you really think so?" Yuuri murmured, unconvinced.

"Well, he's definitely not waiting in the car." Shouma sighed, pulling the keys from his pocket. "I know I locked them when we got out."

Yuuri couldn't shake the uneasy feeling in his chest as he stared out the window.

"Well, let's all head back." Ken said cheerfully, "It's getting late anyway, right Shibuya? We should head home so we can start again early tomorrow."

"Mm, right!" Yuuri readily agreed, thankful that his friend was getting everyone moving.

He desperately wanted to make sure Conrad was okay.

"A-arrested!?" Yuuri cried in horror, causing the old woman to flinch.

"Ahh, sorry Ma'am can you describe him to us again?" Ken asked with a nervous smile as the lady clutched her bag to her chest warily.

"W-well it's as I said..." she said, looking into the distance as she tried to picture the man's face. "He was a tall, handsome foreigner with a cast... He spoke Japanese but you could tell he was a foreigner. Did I mention how handsome he was? He was wandering around when two officers approached him. They handcuffed him and took him away."

"Auaaahhhhh!" Yuuri groaned, "Why was he arrested?!"

Currently, Yuuri and his family were outside of the shrine. Yuuri's parents were speaking to the staff while the others waited in the car to escape the snow. Yuuri and Ken had decided to ask people nearby if they had seen Conrad when they'd discovered an old lady who had seen him. She told them she'd seen a man matching Conrad's description getting arrested a few hours ago.

"Thank you ma'am." Ken said, bowing to the woman as Yuuri turned on his heel and took off running.

"Wait, Shibuya! Where are you going?"

"I have to tell my parents!" Yuuri said, jogging up to his mother and father. They were just finishing us their conversation with the staff when Yuuri interrupted them.

"Mom, Conrad's been arrested!" Yuuri cried, pulling on her arm. "We have to go-"

"Call me mama, Yuu-chan." His mother said, brushing Yuuri's bangs out of his eyes. "We know, dear. Conrart just called us from the police station and left a message on Jose's phone."

"R-really?" Yuuri gasped, relief flooding him. "...He knows Jose's number?"

Shouma thanked the men at the gate and turned to leave. "We're headed to the police station." Shouma said quietly. "I think there's been a very big misunderstanding."

In the car, Yuuri stared out the window at the passing scenery with a concerned expression etched on his face.

'I can't believe this.' Yuuri thought, guilt gnawing at him. 'Who would call the police on Conrad? I can't imagine anyone thinking he's a bad guy..." Yuuri winced at his own thoughts as memories of his perfect knight wearing Dai Cimaron's colors flashed through his mind.

'That was different!' Yuuri argued with himself. 'Conrad's the sweetest man I know. He's got good reasons for everything. I bet it's all a misunderstanding.' he sighed as Wolfram leaned against him in the back seat.

"Are you still worried, wimp?" the blonde grumbled, looking sleepy. "Even if he is useless, he's still smart."

"Useless how? You mean 'cause he broke his arm?" Yuuri asked, looking at the blonde.

"Yeah, he couldn't even open the vegetable jar." Wolfram yawned. "Or carry the chocolate drinks."

"C-come to think of it... I had to brush his hair this morning... But he still has his left hand..." Yuuri spoke mostly to himself as Wolfram became dead weight on his shoulder. "Hey Wolf?" Yuuri looked down at the blonde who was snoring softly. "Wolf? Are you asleep? Ugh..." Yuuri groaned, giving up on the other boy. "It's rude to fall asleep while I'm talking..."

He would have talked to Ken, who was on the other side of Wolfram- but the boy was wearing headphones so Yuuri let him be.

With a sigh, he turned his attention back to the window.

'Conrad... I'm worried about you.' he frowned as a blush crept onto his face. 'The whole reason I wanted everyone to come to Earth was so I could have a little alone time with him. Instead he broke his hand and I've been forced into sleeping on the floor while Wolfram hogs my bed.' Yuuri thought bitterly.

'I have to get him alone tomorrow. I've been meaning to ask him about some things...'

Yuuri's eyes snapped into focus as they entered the parking lot to the police station.

"Well, that's everything." the officer said, handing Conrart's I.D. back to Shouma. "He really did misplace his wallet! Things like this happen from time to time, we're sorry it inconvenienced you. We got a report about a shady fellow looking into car windows so we had to follow up. However, your man Conrart here had me cracking up the whole time. He's been very calm and cooperative. By the way, I bet you didn't know this but sometimes people who break into cars make and wear home-made casts to bust car windows with."

"Really? They bust car windows with casts?" Shouma asked, looking skeptical as the other officer went through a series of doors to retrieve Conrad.

"Yeah, they do it so they don't have to carry a tool around with them and can pretend they wouldn't be able to bust a window due to having a broken arm." Just as the officer finished speaking, Conrad appeared- looking tired. He had a smile on his face but Shouma could immediately tell just how exhausted the man was.

"Hold on, let me unhook your handcuffs." The officer said, producing the key.

"Thank you." Conrad said as he was handed back over to Shouma and Jennifer. "You're frozen!" Jennifer gasped, touching Conrart's face. "You poor thing."

"Conrad." Yuuri smiled with relief, hugging his godfather. "I can't believe we left you for so long, I'm so sorry."

Just then, the second officer exited the back office and spotted the small family gathered in the lobby. "Ah, no need to worry, sir." the officer smiled, addressing Shouri. "It was all a misunderstanding. He wasn't breaking into cars. However, we appreciate you being an active citizen!"

Shouri's eyes suddenly went wide as he stared mouth-agape at the officer. "W-what ever happened to anonymous tips!?" Shouri barked as realization fell upon the small group.

"S-Shouri...?" Yuuri stuttered, his face turning bright red as he clenched his hands into fists. "You called the police-!?"

"Not now," Shouma ordered, giving Shouri a disappointed look. "It's late. Let's get home first, then we can talk as a family."

Due to the anger between Shouri and his little brother, the boys took separate cars home. Yuuri insisted on riding in the back seat of his parents car in-between Conrad and Ken.

The ride home was through the dark and Conrad fought to keep his eyes open. Normally he was unable to fall asleep- but in a cruel twist of fate, Conrad found himself barely able to stay awake as he sank into his seat, resting his head against the window.

"Conrad." Yuuri asked quietly, his voice a faint whisper as he leaned into the man's side. "Are you awake?"

It took the brunette a while to respond, and when he did, his voice was low and faint.

"...Yes."

"I want to go to the festival of lights with you tomorrow. Would you like to go?"

"Mmm..." Conrad mumbled, lifting his left arm and draping it over Yuuri's shoulders. "...Understood."

"Conrad...?"

Silence.

His godfather was down for the count and Yuuri smiled at the fact that he could see the man in such a vulnerable state. He'd never get to see Conrad like this in Shinma- the man had too many responsibilities to keep track of to let his guard down for even a second.

But here, he could just be Conrad and Yuuri was thankful for that.

"Just don't forget." Yuuri murmured, his own eyelids heavy as he leaned against the man, lacing his fingers with Conrad's slack ones. "I want to spend time with you..."

Ken pretended not to notice them, a smile on his face.