He held her hand as he led her out of the place where he'd almost lost her after issuing orders to the Blue Clansmen who had arrived on the scene, ignoring the stares that they were both getting.

While they were walking together, he only let go of her hand long enough to take off his uniform coat, and drape it over her shoulders, as if to shield her from view while marking her as his, and keep her warm.

As they stepped out of shadows of the building, and into the blinding lights of Scepter 4's vehicles, Fushimi saw the Blue King and Amira Arashikage enter the vehicle that belonged to the former, noting how serious both of them seemed.

" Let's get you warm. "

Hikaru looked up at him just as he turned to her while he spoke, and everything seemed to fade away; sound seemed to recede, everyone vanished.

There was only the two of them.

" Fushimi-san? "

Clinking his tongue, the young man turned to Ryuuho Kamo as the said clansman neared them. " The Captain said that he wished to speak with you, Hikaru Okamihime, and Amira Arashikage as soon as you were available, " Kamo reported, noticing, but not commenting about how tightly Fushimi and Hikaru were holding hands. They had been standing like that, gazing at each other for almost fifteen minutes, apparently oblivious to their surroundings.

" I'll be there. "

Without waiting for Kamo's response, Fushimi turned towards his King's truck, never letting go of Hikaru's hand.

He felt like he would lose her if he let go…

And he didn't want to lose her…

Hikaru was silent as she and Saruhiko exited Munakata's truck after the briefing that they had been given.

Ever since the day he had rescued her from the Nanakamado facility, she had sensed the change in him, felt it in the way he interacted with her: when he held her hand, he held it as if she would disappear if he let go; whenever he put his arms around her, he held her as if he didn't want to let her go.

I'll never leave you again…

She remembered his words again as he led her to the truck where he kept a spare shirt so she could change.

Amira and the Blue King greeted them upon their entrance, the former's eyes widening only slightly when she saw their joined hands, before she turned to Munakata, who was making his way back to his seat. Hikaru had noticed the way that Amira's eyes seemed follow the Blue King, and the way they had looked at each other before he took on his businesslike demeanor. He informed them that both girls would be joining Scepter 4 by Monday, their diplomas already in his office; he also informed them about what would happen to the remaining members of the Black Class. Amira had obviously been told in advance since she didn't seem to be surprised by the news; in fact, she seemed somewhat relieved. She'd noticed how Saruhiko wasn't happy at the news, and couldn't blame him for feeling the way that he did. He had always seemed to so protective and possessive of her since they were children, however, given how he had lost Misaki Yata in the latter's adoration of Mikoto Suoh, he was most likely afraid that the same thing might happen with her once she and Amira donned the uniform of the Blue Clan.

When they entered the truck that Saruhiko used, the young man closed the doors – notably in the faces of the other clansmen who were gawking at them -, to give them some privacy.

He didn't look at her as he went to the side cabinet, and pulled out his spare shirt. " Here, " he held it out to her, while keeping his eyes turned away. " I'll go out for a bit so you can change – "

Fushimi was startled out of his thoughts as Hikaru ignored the shirt, and rushed at him, dropping his coat before wrapping her arms around him, and burying her face in the collar of his shirt. He could feel her warm breath against his skin, caught the scent of pine and lavender that always accompanied her presence.

" I'll never leave you, " she whispered. " I'll never leave without you… "

Her words melted the icy fear that had gripped him from the moment that he'd heard the Blue King's decision, and as both of the sank to the floor, simply holding onto each other, he tightened his grip on the girl who was the world to him, and allowed himself to hope…

He couldn't have asked for more…

" They seem really sweet with one another, " Amira commented once her silver haired friend, and the Blue King's third in command had walked away.

The Blue King's smile was as mysterious as his violet eyes…

They emerged several minutes later, Hikaru in one of Fushimi's borrowed shirts over her uniform skirt, the sleeves rolled up in similar fashion to his.

" You'll ride with me, " he announced, as he watched Himori Akiyama approach, before saluting.

He kept his arm around her waist the entire time.

None of them spoke as they rode back to Scepter 4's Headquarters, all of them content in the silence of the night.

Fushimi was driving, Hikaru in the front passenger seat, both of them bound in silence by the strength of their promise; Amira was quietly sitting in the back seat next to the Blue King, occasionally glancing behind her to make sure that she didn't lose sight of the car that carried Anna in it until it was time for both vehicles to part paths.

Anna was riding with Izumo Kusanagi, Mikoto Suoh, and Tatara Totsuka in the car that belonged to HOMRA's second in command, her ruby eyes glimmering with the happiness that everyone had worried that she would never feel again after she lost her aunt. They knew that it was due to being reunited with her black haired friend, even if it was pretty obvious what clan Amira Arashikage would be joining; even if their clans were at odds with one another, it was obvious that Amira Arashikage and Anna were close, the former taking on the role of mother, sister, friend and protector to the little princess…

They would catch up once they had the chance, but now wasn't the right time for them to see each other…