Lilith slowly woke up to overheating. Relief filled her when she realized she was back in her own room. She closed her eyes, just wanting to rest some more. Something was a bit off though. She was laying on something much sturdier than her bed. She looked over to see what it was. Her face burned when she was met face to chest with Hikaru. For a few moments, she found herself paralyzed. When she finally came to her senses, she looked up at his face. She felt more at ease once she noticed that he was sleeping. Having a hard time remembering what happened last night, she can't figure out why they were in this position. Not that she minded at all. All thanks to his doting brother, just the mere thought of him makes her heart race. And now here she was, lying in bed in his embrace. She could still feel the head radiating off her face. She took in a couple deep sighs, wanting to calm down before he woke up. She already knows that he's going to think nothing of this. That thought made her a tad sad, but just the fact that he was here couldn't make her happier. As she tried to sort out her emotions, she heard a low grumble.

"My neck..." Hikaru groaned lightly.

He let go of her with one his arms and rubbed his stiff neck. He still had one arm around her so she didn't try to move. Curiosity suddenly took over her. She reclosed her eyes and pretended to be asleep. He tried to sit up, but the extra weight on him stopped him from doing so. He looked down at the motionless girl. His thoughts weren't processing right away and so he just stared at her confused. He called out to her, but she didn't respond. Realizing he was too tired to move, he sighed and let his head fall back down. Lilith's eyes were now wide. Her heart was pounding so quickly, she didn't know how long it would be until it was heard by him. If he looked at her now she would be caught red-handed, or faced. She couldn't figure out what he was thinking. In fact, her emotions were so high she felt like she could almost cry. She kept trying to tell herself to pull it together but it didn't work. The seconds ticking by felt like hours if not days. After what should be years in that logic, she noticed he began to breathe heavier. She slowly looked up at him, seeing his sleeping form once again. Sighing shakily, she took his arm off of her. Once she was free, she very easily got off him and the bed. She knew he was going to get cold without her on him now and so she very easily covered him with her blanket. She found it difficult to leave his side after that. She sat on the edge of the bed and just watched him. She just couldn't tear her eyes away.

"You like our face that much?" a familiar voice smugly spoke behind her.

She froze instantly. She knew exactly who was there. The true evil mastermind. A handed rested on her head and it forced her to turn her head around. She nervously looked up into the amused eyes of Kaoru. His grin widened from ear to ear. She found herself utterly speechless. She could tell he was trying to stop himself from bursting out in laughter. She just frowned at that. Smiling, he pulled her into a hug. Her arms stayed to her sides though.

He looked down at her asking, "what? Didn't you miss me?" She smiled very slightly and held onto him. Chuckling softly, he whispered, "there we go."

"Do I make you feel awkward?" she softly asked.

"Worrisome girl." She looked up at him while he smiled down at her saying, "I'm okay."

"You sure?"

He raised an eyebrow at her. She just watched him, really not wanting him to feel uncomfortable. He let of her and picked her up. She looked up at him confused. He, then, flipped her around in his arms so that she was hovering right over his sleeping brother.

"What are you doing?" she asked, alarmed.

"Proving a point," he answered. "Don't fight against me or I'll just drop you."

"Kaoru..." she hissed.

He laughed softly and put her down. She glared up at him, completely flustered. He just smirked. Not wanting to take any more chances with him at the moment, she left the room. He just smiled and sat where she was just sitting. After doing so, he gently shook his brother. Hikaru groaned lightly and just rolled on his side so that his back was to him.

"Hikaru," he whispered in a singsong tone. "I know someone who loves you besides me. If you don't wake up I won't tell you who."

Not a sound. Kaoru sighed and tried shaking him again. His brother's sleeping form didn't like that very much though. So much so that he pushed Kaoru right off the bed. He looked up at him annoyed. In giving up with him, he just left the room. As he made his way back to the stairs, he heard a loud thud. As soon as he heard Lilith's laughter he smiled, knowing exactly what happened. Climbing down the stairs, he could just make her out in the next room. She was lying on her back with a big smile on her face. Once on the ground floor, he made his way over to her. The smile grew on his lips when he saw the once again energetic Sapphire. She was standing over her owner, licking every inch of her face. Her tail was wagging at a ferocious rate. Honey and Mori were watching the two happily from the couch. Kaoru kneeled down next to the girl and scratched the top of her head. She barked happily and tackled him down. Lilith sat up and looked down at the two.

"Thank you Kaoru!" she spoke happily, wrapping her arms around the husky's neck.

He laughed lightly saying, "you're welcome."

Sapphire got off Kaoru so that she could pounce back on Lilith. Lilith was able to stay sitting up because Kaoru stuck his arm out to stop her from falling. She didn't pay too much mind to that. She was just so ecstatic to see her friend again, she didn't care about much anything else at the moment. Honey jumped off the couch and walked over to them. Once he was there, he sat down next to her and held onto her. She smiled and wrapped an arm around him.

"I missed you too," she told him.

He grinned up at her and she smiled at him. For a moment after that, silence filled the room. Sapphire was sitting happily in Lilith's right arm while Honey was in her left. Honey took note of her stomach growls and the group decided to go out for lunch. They didn't even bother attempting to wake up Hikaru since it would take forever. With Lilith leading the way, they left the home.


Hikaru woke up to his name being frantically spoken. Even though he has gotten a lot of sleep by now, he was still groggy. He slowly opened his eyes and looked over. He met eyes with a hysterical Lilith. He frowned and sat up right when she fell to her knees. She rested her forehead on the bed so that she could hide her face. She clung onto his forearm with a death grip. He just watched her completely confused. Kaoru soon entered the room, completely out of breath. He sat next to the panicked girl and rested his hand on her back. She whimpered very lightly at the contact. He took his hand off her right away.

"What did he say to you Lilith?" he asked softly.

She shook her head and tightened her grasp on his twin's arm. Hikaru just watched them, completely confused. Kaoru would have explained to him the little that he knew but he didn't feel like it was his place to.

"Hey Kaoru..?" she barely whispered.

"Yeah?" he asked back.

"Can you please get me some water..?"

"Sure."

He rested his hand on her head before standing. Once he was up, he left the room. For awhile, Lilith just sat on the floor, clinging onto Hikaru's arm. That ended when his patience ran out. He pulled at his arm. She easily figured out what he wanted and so she let go of him. Her arms simply fell to her sides. She didn't move besides that. He called out to her, wanting her to look at him. All she did though was lower her head. She didn't want him to see her as she was. He grabbed onto her shoulders and pushed her away from the bed. Just before he could see her, she covered her face with her hands. Even by doing that though, tears still dripped down her clenched jaw. Sighing once again, he got off the bed and sat on the floor next to her. He rested his hand on the back of her head and pushed it down to his shoulder. Immediately, she wrapped her arms around his torso.

"Once you've settled down, I want you to talk," he told her.

"I'm sorry..." she whispered.

"For what?"

She wanted to explain everything to him but her jaw was locked. She just tightened her grasp on him. He just watched her, being unable to figure out what had happened. Kaoru silently reentered the room. He kneeled down next to the two and rested his hand on her shoulder. She barely glanced over seeing that he was handing her a bottle of water. She let go of Hikaru, but didn't bother raising her head. She then grabbed the bottle and whispered her thanks just before taking a sip. After swallowing, she let out a shaking sigh. Hikaru, then, began to very gently run his fingers through his hair. Her eyelids suddenly became very heavy. In a matter of seconds, her eyes were fully shut. Kaoru noticed her vulnerability and he laughed at her.

"You found her weakness Hikaru," he spoke greatly amused.

Hikaru looked down at her and laughed along with his brother. She pouted lightly, no longer having the energy to do anything else. In only a matter of moments, she was asleep. The two looked at her surprised. They laughed again when they realized the reality of what just happened. Once the two were finished being amused, they lifted her onto the bed. Hikaru laid the blanket on her. For a moment, he studied her face since he couldn't earlier. Her eyes had a very distinctive red ring around them, her cheeks were tear stained, and he would swear that he saw her bottom lip tremble for a moment. She looked completely miserable. He looked back for Kaoru but saw that he wasn't there anymore. He soon came back in though with clothes. He handed them to his brother and he made his way to the bathroom. Right when the door was shut, Lilith opened her eyes. Kaoru raised an eyebrow at her. She didn't look at him though, instead she rolled over so her back was to him.

"Time to talk Lilith," Kaoru said.

"I don't want to..." she whispered.

"We won't be able to help unless we understand what's going on."

"I still don't want to talk..."

He lied down on the bed and then spoke softer, "then whisper."

"He knows about Hikaru..."

He sat up and looked down at her alarmed, "what?"

With her eyes watering again she said, "he told me that he was so proud of me... So proud that I had fallen... So proud in fact that when he killed me he would kill him too so I wouldn't be alone..."

"Shit..."

"I'm so sorry..." she whined, holding her head tightly.

"This isn't your fault. Never, ever think that it is."

"What's going on?" Hikaru asked as he walked out of the bathroom.

"Nothing much, I just noticed that she was crying in her sleep so I wanted to keep her company."

"Oh."

He got off the bed and walked over to his brother. Once there he rested his hand on his shoulder saying, "tag, you're it."

"Huh?"

He laughed lightly and just left the room. Hikaru stood there, confused as ever. He looked over at the resting girl's back and sighed. He walked over to the bed and sat down at the head of it. For the heck of trying, he called her name. In seeing no reason to hide, she glanced over her shoulder at him. He was surprised to see that she was awake. After that one glance, she rested her head back down on the pillow. He knew that he wouldn't get any answers from her when she was like this. As every second passed by, he became more and more frustrated.

"Isn't there anything to do here?" he asked.

"Depends on what you want to do..." she answered softly.

"You got any games?"

"You're welcome to look," she said as she pointed over to a large cabinet to the right of the door.

He jumped off the bed and made his way over to it. While he rummaged through what she owned, she sat up. She looked probably as bad as she felt. Sighing deeply, she rubbed her face. The weight on the bed shifted and she looked over seeing him with her DS.

"You really like that system, don't you?" she asked.

"Yep."

"Whatever keeps you from being bored I guess..."

He chuckled and turned the system on. She could tell instantly from the music that he put a Zelda cartridge in. She watched him play, from a distance. She didn't dare lean against him, even if that's all she wanted at that moment. She didn't really pay too much attention to his game play anyway. Her mind wandered to the difference between her life and the game. She really felt like a damsel in distress. Hikaru wasn't much of a warrior though. She couldn't imagine him surviving all the crap that Link has gone through during multiple stories. Mori or Honey-sempai filled the hero category much better but it just didn't fit for her. The more she let her thoughts drone on, the lonelier she felt. Even if the one who makes her heart pound is right next to her, she couldn't seem to feel any better. Not like this.

Hikaru noticed her looking at him and so he asked confused, "what is it?"

She shook her head and leaned back against the headboard. He watched her, trying to figure out what was on her mind.

Clutching her fists, she began, "earlier... Kaoru, Honey-sempai, Mori-sempai, and I went out for lunch... You wouldn't wake up to go with us... Everything was just fine on the way to the restaurant, and eating... Walking back home though, we were all caught off guard... The guys who had just kidnapped me had caught me again... Instead of leaving with me though... They gave me a phone... My fa- My blood father... He wass on the end of the call..."

"What did he say?" he asked concerned.

Closing her eyes tightly she whispered, "I'm sorry..."

"Sorry for what? What happened Lilith?"

"You... You're on his list like I am... He had found out what had happened between us and now he's got his eyes set on you... Damnit Hikaru... I'm so sorry..."

He pulled her to him, causing her watering eyes to widen. He whispered angrily, "we'll get that bastard... Don't you dare apologize because of him..."

"Hikaru..?" her voice barely escaped through her tight throat.

He pulled her away from him, enough so that he could hold onto her shoulders saying, "we will get him Lilith. He won't get near us."

Her emotions suddenly went overboard. Her heart was pounding so quickly that she was just waiting for a heart attack. Her chest became as tight as her throat. In the end, she was unable to hold herself back.