I can't hide the truth forever.

There's no point in trying anymore.

~.~

The next three weeks continued like this, Resu never going back to her boyfriend's apartment room, other than when he was at work so she could get all of her things. She quite enjoyed being with Toshiro, and though he didn't show it, he was enjoying her company as well.

"Wake up 'Shiro, or else I'm pouring water on you again like yesterday." Toshiro grumbled and opened his eyes to see Resu standing above him, a frown on her face.

"What is it this time, Resu?"

"Nothing, other than it's 1 PM already..." she said, a sarcastic tone to her voice. How did he manage to sleep in this late? Even if he came back from missions, he was always up at around 8 AM.

"I think your work is stressing you out... am I right?"

"No, I just feel exhausted, that's all." Resu slightly puffed out her cheeks in annoyance and placed her hands on her hips.

"Well I guess you can laze around all day then, I'm going to watch TV and eat a giant tub of ice cream."

"Ice... cream? Where did you get that from?" he asked. He knew he didn't have any ice cream in his refrigerator.

"Silly, I still have money, so I bought it! Actually, I got two since I couldn't choose between walnut and chocolate..." Resu sheepishly grinned at him while a frown tugged at his lips.

"Well I'm going to go hog your couches now, call me if you need anything." Resu turned around and left his bedroom, while Toshiro turned his gaze towards the ceiling. Thoughts drifted into his mind, but he couldn't focus on any of them. Time passed by slowly, and Toshiro couldn't think of anything to do, so he got up and stretched, finally beginning to feel the pangs of hunger claw at him. As he stepped out of the bedroom, he noticed Resu on the couch, her eyes glued to the television screen. He sighed and walked over to the fridge, opening it and taking out bacon and miniature smoked sausages. Toshiro was in the mood to just take his time preparing brunch.

"You sure you don't want anything else to eat?" he asked, looking over in Resu's direction.

"Nope," she answered, stuffing a spoonful of ice cream into her mouth. Toshiro lightly shook his head and continued preparing the food.

~.~

"Can I have some?"

"I thought you said you didn't want anything else to eat."

"But those bacon wrapped sausages look soooo good!" whined Resu, wrapping her arms around his shoulders, trying to convince him to let her have some of the sausages. His turquoise eyes locked onto hers and a bitter sigh escaped him.

"Fine, but only a couple-" Yet before he could finish his sentence, she snuck the entire plate from under his nose.

"Resu!"

She had already stuffed 3 sausages into her mouth, an unamused look on her face. Toshiro growled and covered his face with his hands. Her expression changed to slight guilt as she put the plate back and finished eating.

"Sorry 'Shiro..." she murmured. Toshiro removed his hands, seeing the guilty expression on her face.

"You... you can have the rest Resu."

"I can...? I mean, I can?"

"Yes. Now take it before I change my mind-"

"Eee, thank you 'Shiro!" giggled Resu, pecking him on the cheek before she took the plate back to the couch. A very light and unwanted blush went to his cheeks as he slightly scowled. What really annoyed him about Resu, was her ability to make even his tiniest emotions show. It was just something about Resu that made him feel more comfortable and open around her. The sudden noise of ringing disturbed him from his thoughts. Resu let out a frustrated sigh as she took out her cellphone.

"Not again!" she whined, looking at the text she got.

"What?"

"I have to go to work again..."

"In the afternoon?"

"Yes, in the afternoon." She stuck her tongue out at him then took the empty plate and placed it in the dishwasher. Toshiro remained quiet as she entered his bedroom, and after a few good minutes she came out with a large black bag.

"Do you need all of that?"

"Yes, are you doubting what I need and don't need for my own job?"

"No..."

"Good, then I'm going. I'll be back when I'm back, so buh-bye."

"Bye Resu..."

~.~

Back when she'll be back? It was 11:30 pm! Toshiro paced around the living room, a scowl set on his face. He had already grown accustomed to having her there, and it was beginning to worry him that she wasn't back. A thud was heard on the door, and Toshiro rushed over to open it... to find a woman with brown hair put in a messy bun, leaning against the wall, her hand clutching her side as blood stained her clothes. Heavy breathing could be heard coming from her.

"H-ha... so you didn't leave... thank god, Toshiro." He had to strain to hear her voice. Tired green eyes looked up at him, as her hand clutched her side tighter.A horrified expression crossed his face as he realized who she was. The woman who rescued him a month ago... was the same woman who stayed in his house for the three weeks. Resu's consciousness slipped, as her weakened knees buckled under her. Toshiro caught her and hurried to bring her inside, closing the door behind him with his foot.

He placed her onto the couch, and immediately went to get something that would help stop the bleeding.He came back with a first aid kit, and took out the wide gauze bandages, folding them to make a square bandage. Toshiro moved her blood soaked hand away from her side and lifted her shirt enough to examine the wounds. He found 3 stab wounds just below her rib cage, with a narrow and long slash under them. Wasting no time, he got to work putting on the bandages, and applying pressure to the needed areas.

Hopefully... I moved fast enough to save her.

He couldn't get himself to move anywhere away from her... but soon he needed to add another layer of bandages, as the blood slowly soak through the first one. He wrapped gauze bandages around her stomach, making sure they were only tight enough to keep the blood flow at bay, but still loose enough to allow her to breathe. He moved to the other couch and sat down on it. Hours seemed to pass as Toshiro didn't move an inch from his place, waiting for some signs to show that the blood flow was stopping. Even for her eyes to open for a second, that would reassure him she was ok. Toshiro got up so he could check her pulse, and it seemed to be normal to him... the blood wasn't soaking through the bandages anymore either, but he couldn't let his guard down. He sat back down on the couch and as time passed, sleep finally took over...

Please be ok.

~.~

AN:

Wow, I actually can get an author's note into this.

ASDF, why does it seem like I'm doing tragic things to Resu...? ;n;

Well, I was originally going to make them almost kill each other, but I had no clue how to work it up to that. SO HERE YA GO.

Dayumn, this chapter was longer compared to the others. :I