Guys I've missed you sooo much! ;A; I'm sorry I didn't reply to some - I've been so busy with school ;A; Plus, I started writing a "novel" on Nanowrimo. It's awesome, I got a lot of support from people there. My username's HummingWitch there, too, so yeah .w. Anyway, I'm so sorry for the short chapter! Don't worry, things'll get a LOT better in the later chapters ;3

Kyle's POV

I feel so gross. So gross and sick. I hate this feeling. I hate being sick so much. But at least Barrett's here.

"You need anything?" He asks, holding my hand, looking worried.

"No, no, I'm fi...Fi..." before I can finish my sentence I sneeze loudly, covering my mouth with the inside of my elbow. I sniffle and grab a tissue. "I'm fine. Thanks, though..." Oh great, now even my voice sounds sick!

Barrett just chuckles and kisses my forehand so gently that I can barely feel his lips. I smile at him.

"Barrett, I don't understand." I say, turning my gaze up to the ceiling above.

"You don't understand what?" He asks, sounding baffled.

"I don't understand why I'm like this. I don't understand why Mana would cheat on my so early. I don't understand how I married her. I don't understand how a guy like you could like me. I don't understand anything. I kinda just want to sleep and forget every thing for a while, you know?" I turn my head to look at him once more.

"... Well, maybe Mana was just needy... Or whatever... I feel for you because you have a charm about you, Kyle. As soon as I saw you, I felt an attraction to you. If anything, I bet it was love at first sight, as cheesy as that sounds. Your eyes had a gleam in them, and your skin looked so soft."

He paused for a moment, "I never really felt for anyone like that before... Well, there was one other person but not anymore. Kyle I just want to be with you. I don't understand why either, but maybe this is just how life works. We can't understand it. I wish I could. But wishing and hoping doesn't do much." He squeezes my hand tighter, "And if you were to ever slip into a coma I would find a way so I could to, just so maybe I could still see you in non-existent dreams. And maybe we'd wake up together. And maybe we could be together longer. And you can get away from Mana. And she can be happy with Max. And we can be happy together. And Aria will grow up with us and see Mana on the side, and she will turn out to be the wonderful, beautiful woman that she is when she's older." tears start brimming at his eyes. I try to take in what he said all at once.

"Barrett..." I smile and sit up to the best of my ability. I put my arms out, offering a hug. He takes it silently and starts to cry into my chest.

"I love you," I hear him mumble.

"I love you too."

I don't know how long we sat there and hugged. It felt like a few minutes but it was probably a few hours. I don't care. I just want to believe that I'll be ok right now. And that he'll be ok. And that Aria and Yue and Dorothy and every one else will be ok.

Yue's POV

I wrap my arms around Dorothy's waist. She hasn't been saying much. I wonder if she's ok.

"Heeeey, Dorothy!" I said, a smile on my face, "What do you think it's like in other lands?"

"I...Don't know... But... Sometimes, I wonder... What they're like..."

"Well, as soon as we can, we can go and see those other lands! We'll go on a wonderful adventure, and then come back here after a year or two. We'll have so many stories to tell... Don't you think that'll be great?"

She looked down, smiled, and blushed. "Y-yeah... That'd be really great."

I smiled and held her in my arms. A few minutes later, Aria went downstairs and walked towards us.

"Ms. Yue! Ms. Dorothy!" She said, happily. I turned my head around to look at her.

"Yes?" I asked, wondering why she was so hyper.

"I drew a picture! See?" She held up a piece of paper that had me and Dorothy on it. "It's you and Ms. Dorothy! You two are holding hands here and being happy cause you like each other. I also drew pictures of some flowers, and, and, some clouds, and... Some other stuff!" She handed me the drawing and I took it.

"Awww, wow! It's so amazing! So this is what you were working on this whole time? It's really good. Thank you Aria!" I picked Aria up effortlessly, and hugged her tightly.

"You're welcome!"

"It's very nice," Dorothy said next to me, in a quiet tone.

"Thanks Ms. Dorothy!" Aria said, reaching her arms out to give the other woman a hug as well. I gave her to my love as they also shared a hug together.

Sometimes I wonder how Aria could be so happy at times like this. I hope she's not trying to hide anything!

I wonder if Kyle's alright. I keep wondering lots of things, but maybe I should give my mind a rest.. Hmm... Nah! I'll keep on thinking.

I need to figure out a lot of things... And thinking's the only way I can do that.