"OMG! You're alive!" I shouted and pulled back my instinct to hug him. Hugging a wounded man, not smart. Blushing because I had been snuggling with him, totally smart.

My mind clued back in when I heard a sound like a low chuckle. Was Illumi, laughing?

"I want to thank you for your help."

"Oh, um, welcome? He-" I grasped his arm as he tried to stand up, and I realized he was no longer on his stomach. Had I been so dead tired I hadn't even felt him shift? "What do you think you're doing?! You were shot at last night! You have bullet holes in your back and arm!"

I tried to push down his shoulders, but Illumi did not budge. I didn't even feel him flinch in pain. Did he not feel his wounds?

"You are terribly loud in the morning." I replied, reaching up with my left hand to halt her actions. My right arm was still numb it seemed. Haruka stopped pushing at me and seemed to be offended by my words.

"Sorry. Hmph." She crossed her arms, raising her shoulders as she pouted. She looked… "At least, I'm happy for you to be alive. Guess next time I'll leave you to bleed out at the gate."

Haruka stood up in a huff and stomped out of the room, leaving me stunned. Just as I decided it was probably best for me to leave she came storming back in. Something was tossed at my face, and I caught it reflexively.

"Wear that since I had to cut up your shirt. Unless you want to eat breakfast with the kids shirtless, and maybe give Mimi a heart attack." I looked down to see that it was a large white hoodie. Much too big to belong to Haruka, so where had she gotten it?

I struggled with the hoodie, and finally succeeded in settling it comfortably on my torso. I had had enough of sitting on the ground, Haruka had left the room again so I took it as an invitation to stand up.

I raced to the kitchen, my face once more burning red. Okay, Illumi shirtless was going to give me a nosebleed. I had been too distracted last night to properly look at him… but this morning…

"Earth to Haruka. Have you told him breakfast is nearly ready?" Mimi stood at the stove, a spatula in her hand.

"If I tell him that he'll insist on being well enough to come to the kitchen to eat. I'm going to let the kids eat in the living room to keep him company." I made my way to the fridge, looking for something that Illumi could drink. He had to be thirsty, but there had to be something other than water I could offer him.

"That's not necessary." Illumi's voice sounded from inside the room. I looked over the door to see him standing there in my white sweater. Damn, even in something baggy like that he was drool worthy. But more importantly…

"You stupid male! I told you, you had bullets in your f-ing back. Your little brother had to dig them OUT." I had stomped my way over to where he stood and was nearly poking his nose to emphasize every word.

"Kil?" I don't know why I asked. There could be no other brother who would do that. Millu never left the house, it was rare to see him out of his bedroom. Kallu followed mother around, while Allu… I was not quite sure what that particular brother did. Kil was the only logical conclusion, so why would I ask?

Haruka made a rude noise and turned away, returning to the refrigerator. A container of juice and two glasses were non-too-gently placed on the table. One was poured and held out to me. I decided to take it before she decided it would be better to throw it at me.

I was mumbling under my breath as I poured the second glass and chugged back half of it.

"Take a seat." I waved towards the table with one hand as I turned to address Mimi, "I'm going to go wake up the kids."