A/N Wow, I've had a lot of free time lately.

That makes me happy. :'D

And of course free time means updates!

Plus I kind of cliff-hanged you guys a little bit and felt bad.

Anyways, here's chapter 12, please enjoy. :3

(SFX: "Neji" from Elfen Lied)

He stood up from the table and looked out the peek hole of the door. His felt his heart stop at what he saw on the other side: a police officer.

"Misaki... go upstairs..." Akihiko said quietly.

"Why? What's wrong?" Misaki blinked, looking over at Akihiko worriedly.

"Just go upstairs."

"O-Okay.." Misaki timidly yet hurriedly got up out of his seat and proceeded to go up the stairs and into the bedroom, shutting the door behind him. Akihiko took a deep breath. He had been in sticky situations in the past, and was always capable of maintaining a composed attitude, but there were so many things going through his mind at that moment. There were too many things that could go wrong in such little time to pass.

Akihiko opened the door to face the officer on the other side. He was tall with dull brown eyes and shaggy blonde hair. What worried Akihiko was the unpleasant features depicted on his face; discontentment and suspicion. Akihiko knew he was in trouble.

Despite all this, Akihiko cleared his throat. "Is there a problem, officer?"

"We'll see," the officer replied, taking a step closer so he was right in the doorway. "Usami Akihiko, I believe you are potentially under charges for a kidnapping."

"Kidnapping?" Akihiko laughed nervously. "You must be joking. I would never do something like that."

The officer merely continued to give him the same cold look before turning his head to the table. "I see your table is set for two, but your records say you live alone. Why is that?"

Akihiko looked back at the table to find that it was indeed set for two. He cursed at himself under his breath. He might have expected this type of thing to happen, so why didn't he give it more thought earlier?

"I have an editor, Eri Aikawa," Akihiko said calmly, turning back around to face the blonde man. "I'm expecting her this morning so I was just getting ready for her, that's all."

The officer's eyes furrowed. It was obvious he knew he was lying, which an officer of the law would typically find to be irritable. But this particular "cop" was reacting more acrimoniously to Akihiko's lies. His behavior presented him to be dissatisfied, hanging on the edge, ready to blow at any moment...

"Just hand him over to me, Usami, and nobody has to get hurt."

Akihiko blinked. "What?"

"Just... hand him... over to me... right now."

Akihiko just silently probed the other man.

I don't know much about police business, but I'm pretty sure this isn't how cops are supposed to be acting...

"Um, I'm sorry, I still don't know what you're talking about," Akihiko said, coming back to his senses and focusing on the task at hand: not losing Misaki.

The officer took a step back, taking a deep breath as his features slowly faded back into a normal stance. He then shot Akihiko a small smile, confusing the silver haired man all the more.

"Alright, Usami," he said nonchalantly. "You asked for it."

In one quick movement, the man pulled a gun from his belt and shot Akihiko right in the chest. Akihiko screamed out in pain as he fell back onto the floor, blood spilling from his body, quickly flooding the floor where he laid.

Misaki sat on the floor in front of the mirror in the bedroom upstairs. He eyed his reflection curiously, thoughts rushing through his head. He stood up quickly, and straightened his stance.

"So, Usagi..." he said out loud, starting to slump out of his professional position. "I know we haven't known each other that long... or, I haven't known you that long at least, or.. or something... but anyway, I've been doing a lot of thinking in that short time. I've been thinking about you, and how you're so nice to me.. I mean I don't want to sound creepy, or anything like that! It's just that.. you're fun to think about? I guess.. you're pretty... nice... and really talented and special to me..." Misaki trailed off as he felt his heart pounding. He locked his hands behind his back, and swiveled his big toe in half circles back and fourth on the floor.

"I guess what I'm trying to say is... I really like you... and I like being here with you.. I know you told me not to leave, but I feel like I'm still bothering you... somehow... not that you're acting mean! You're so very nice to me... I still don't completely understand why... but I've been feeling stuff lately... I didn't want to talk about it, but I know I have to tell you... Usag- err, Usami Akihiko... I... I think I love you!" His eyes squinted shut as he forced the last part out quickly in embarrassment. He opened his eyes to gaze upon himself in the mirror once more. His face was bright red, and he was sweating a little bit.

Misaki huffed, collapsing back down onto the floor.

That was awful. I'll scare him away with that performance... I'll try again.

He messed with his hair a little bit to make it look more neat. Just as he opened his mouth to speak once more, he heard a loud sound come from downstairs. It echoed through the walls, startling him fiercely as he scrambled forward to hug the mirror, looking at the door. He panted for a few moments before standing up, shaking. "Usagi...?" He said quietly.

He slowly opened the door, leaving it cracked for a moment before opening it fully and stepping out. He took small, light steps until he reached the top of the stairs to look down at what had happened. As soon as he did, he froze. His heart stopped, his eyes and mouth shot open with a loud gasp. His eyes shaking and stinging with tears before they rolled down his cheeks. He couldn't move, think, or hardly breathe at what he saw in front of him; Akihiko on the floor in a pool of blood.

"USAGI!" He screamed, not noticing the other man smiling menacingly at him, until he heard that familar voice.

"Hello, love."

A/N Another cliffhanger.. damn guys I'm sorry. xD

I guess I'm trying to squeeze reviews out of you with these cliffhangers.

I don't want to sound desperate (although I might be, I just don't want to sound like it), but it's true when I say that I'm motivated to write more chapters when I see reviews.

So, please review? And let me know what you think? :3

Thank you! And thanks to everyone who already has reviewed/followed/favorited!

-Tiny