The next few days flew by before Len's very eyes and it soon come to the day he was required to go back to school. He had been mentally preparing himself more and more each day so he wouldn't feel as scared going outside, like every other time he did; whether it was taking out the trash or going shopping, he found that he would either freeze up or cling to the nearest thing or person he could get to. He couldn't control his body and sometimes he would start to shiver uncontrollably and had to be taken back inside to lie down for a while until he calmed down.

Everyone had tried to help him and calm him down, each in their own way. Miku would sing to him each night to help him fall asleep and it really did help. Her soothing voice just allowed him to sleep peacefully. Luka was kind of like the mother of the house so she would do what all mothers do. Talk. She talked to him, telling him it was going to be okay and such. Rin would make him laugh like she always did and she would smile that sweet smile of hers, making him feel like the world was at peace and he could just relax.

And everyone else had their own special way of helping him too. And that means everyone. Each day, at least five of his relatives or friends would come over, showering him with attention and care. He liked that people cared for him but also knew that there were still people who despised him, whether he knew them or not. Although he didn't quite understand how someone could hate you when they don't even know you. After all, you should never judge a book by its cover.

Waking up in the morning had been a real pain, no matter how many times he told the person to go away or feigned being asleep, someone always came back, trying to get him up again.

This time, or should I say, for the fourth time, Kaito came in, this time carrying a bucket of ice water. Though Len didn't notice this at the time. When he did, he was already soaked from head to toe, shivering like crazy.

"Get. Up," Kaito commanded pulling the covers back, leaving Len shaking, with nothing to keep him even the slightest bit warm. His voice was slightly on edge and he looked irritated.

Len stared at him for a few seconds, unable to form words. When he finally did, he screamed, "Wha… What the hell did you do that for?!"

"You have to go to school. Get up. Or do I have to drag you out of there?" Kaito crossed his arms over his chest, waiting for Len answer.

Len glared at Kaito, flicking wet hair from his face, "You didn't have to pour freaking freezing water on me! Geez," He sighed, seeing that Kaito was still standing there, "Alright, alright. I'll get up. Now get out, I need to get dressed," He slowly began to sit up, the pain much less than the first time he tried to do it.

Kaito merely huffed in victory and stalked out of the room, leaving Len to get ready. He stood against the closed door so that if Len seemed to be taking longer than he needed, he would slam open the door and drab Len's sorry but out of bed. He smirked to himself. Kid made a wrong move of not getting up. He better stay up… or else.

Len continued boring holes in Kaito's back as he was leaving and carefully stood up when he was out. He headed into the bathroom connected to their room and stripped down then turned on the water. He let the hot water untie the tough knots in his back and sighed in relief.

Len finished in the shower and got out, a smile planted on his lips. He got dressed quickly and tried to dry his hair off a little more. He grabbed a hair tie and brushed it, trying it into a small ponytail. Satisfied, he walked out of his room and saw Kaito right against the door and sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose.

"You didn't have to stay there you know," Len mumbled. Kaito just shrugged his shoulders and walked down the stairs. Len heard a small grumbling noise and soon came to realize that it was his stomach so he hopped down the stairs and into the kitchen, smelling something nice.

"Hey Len, yours'll be ready soon, just wait a little," Luka said, craning her neck to look at Len as she stood over the stove.

"Yeah sure," Len nodded and lifted up his bandaged arm, sighing. He leaned forward and put his chin in his cupped hand, his head tilting a little.

A few minutes later, Luka put Len food onto a plate, bringing it over to him with a smile, "Eat up,"

Len couldn't help but smile back and started to eat, considerably faster than normal. After all, he hadn't eaten since breakfast the previous day and he was hungry.

Polishing off his breakfast in a mere five minutes, he walked back up to his room and brushed his teeth, then grabbed his bag slinging it over his shoulder. He began to walk out of his room but froze when he was halfway in the doorway.

Wait a minute, why aren't I moving? My legs aren't responding, hang on… none of my body is! Come on move! He kept trying to move his legs even the tiniest fraction but they wouldn't obey and he was stuck like that, halfway in and out of his room.

Kaito sighed and got out of the car, grumbling something along the lines of, "What the heck is taking that kid so long?" He stalked back into the house and up the stairs, stopping in his tracks when he saw Len, in the middle of his doorway, looking very obviously distressed.

"Len? What's wrong?" He tried to talk to him but he seemed deep in thought and wouldn't even look at Kaito the slightest bit, "Len?"

Len was woken from his trance-like state when he felt strong hands shaking him and he heard his name being called. When he finally brought his head up, he saw who it was.

"Kaito-nii?" He tilted his head as much as he was able to do without hurting himself and Kaito let go of his shoulders.

"Come on, you have to go to school," Kaito told him flatly and gestured or Len to follow. He did and was on his tail like a baby chick.

When they were both buckled up in the car Len spoke up, "How come we're going in the car?"

"Because you might have frozen up if you took the train just like you did before," Kaito answered before pulling out of the driveway.

"Oh," Len looked down at his hands clasped in his lap and sighed, "Hey, did everyone already go?" Kaito answered with a nod, trying to concentrate on driving.

Finally getting to the school, Kaito got out of the car and Len followed, still staying quite close to him as if almost stuck together by glue.

Kaito walked with Len until he reached the building and Rin came flying out of the doors, "Good, Rin's here. Now I can leave you with her right?" Kaito looked at Len whose eyes widened and he almost jumped on Kaito, wrapping his good arm around him.

"No! Don't leave me! You said you wouldn't!" Len begged Kaito, unable to even process what he, himself, was saying.

Kaito looked down at the boy clinging to him and sighed, "Len, I can't stay. You have to go to school," But Len just shook his head, his lips now shut tight.

Rin was standing a little ways away, watching her brother with worried eyes. She wanted to help him but didn't know how. She felt useless. So she walked up to Len and pried him off of Kaito, replacing her arms for Kaito's around his neck.

"Rin…" Len felt something on his shoulder and turned his neck a little to see that Rin was crying, trying to bury her head into Len's. Len was scared too hug her back, scared that she might break from even the slightest touch and that she was holding on for dear life. That's what Len thought, at least.

Unconsciously, Len's arms began to wrap themselves around Rin and he was soon hugging her back, tears threatening to break through.

Rin had always been the one that was strong. She would always be the one to endure everything. Now everything had caught up on her and seeing her brother like that just made her lose it. She cried and cried, attracting a lot of attention on the way, letting out all the feelings she had built up over the years. She wanted nothing more to stay in her brothers arms.

Not even the bell made Rin, or even Len, move. They stayed there, Rin sobbing in Len's arms and Len beginning to cry himself. He suddenly felt all the pain that Rin was feeling at the moment and he burst into the same fit of crying as his sister.

Kaito had no idea what to make of the scene he was being presented to. He's usually good with crying people and can make them stop if he tried hard enough. He had absolutely no clue of what to do to stop the twins from crying. It looked like if someone else were to try and stop them or even get a little too close to them, they would just snap. So he stood there, watching them cry for some time.

"L-L-Len I-I'm s-s-sorry. I-I sh-should h-have b-been th-there f-f-for you. I-I'm s-so s-sorry," Rin managed to choke up in between sobs, just hugging him tighter.

Len pulled her back so that he could look into her eyes. Even crying his sister was beautiful. He loved all his friends and family but Rin was always the one that understood him the most, the one that was there when he needed her most and she was the one who made him laugh when he needed a lift up. He had to do the same for her.

"It's o-okay R-Rin. Don't w-worry. I-I'll be fine," Len said as calmly as he possibly could and gave her one quick kiss on the cheek, "It's alright," He whispered.

Rin smiled. She looked at Len and wiped the tears away. She took a step back and stood there, now not so worried and scared for her brother. She knew it was going to be alright. At least she hoped it was going to be alright.

Well, here it is. I made this chapter quite a bit sadder than the last one, it seems. Oh well, I hope that you enjoyed it anyway. And thank you to everyone who had been reading this. I love you all. The next chapter might be uploaded soon or not depending on how much my brain wants to co-operate with me. But expect more chapters coming! Thank you and bye.