The next morning, Dan was woken up by the rays of the sun falling on his eyes. He slowly opened his eyes.

'Today's Komba's party.' was the first thing that popped into his head. But the sky was yellow instead of blue. He took his mobile and checks the time. It was 5:45 in the morning. How the hell did he wake up so soon?

He looked at Runo and smiled. She was still asleep. He wasn't sure why she fainted yesterday, but she was pretty tired . Dan squeezed her hand and kissed her forehead. Suddenly, Runo moved to Dan's shoulder (she was too sleepy to realize that.) Dan was astonished for a few moments but smiled and embraced her.

Runo smiled and blushed. She didn't have to open her eyes to know that Dan was the one who was holding her. She knew his touch like her own name. And every time he embraced her, the slush came automatically. (my combination os smile and blush)

Hey guys! All this time, I focused on Dan and Runo's alone time...let's see what Shun and Alice were actually upto when they went to sleep...

Alice went inside Dan's guest room behind Shun, the last thing she saw was Dan gently lifting Runo up. 'He's probably taking her to their room.' she thought. She looked at Shun, who was staring at the terrace. 'I wish Shun would do something like that to me...' she thought and sighed. Her heart wished that the two of them were at Moscow now...whenever they were alone, Shun would give her a massage, whisper into her ears that she belonged only with him, while she would kiss him endlessly, leaving Shun tempted for more,,,,and she would make him dance with her for that...

But ever since they arrived to Wardington, he's been so distant with her...she gave him his space as he knew Dan's situation was more important. Besides, She had to support Runo, her own BFF while Shun was worried about his. But it was over now, right?

Alice sighed sadly and sat on the edge of the bed. Shun turned his attention towards her. Why was his Alice sad? He slowly walked up to her.

"Is everything okay, Alice?" he asked, lifting her chin up.

"Yeah..." Alice whispered, a tint of sadness in her face.

"Don't lie to me. You know you can talk to me, right?" he reminded her...to which Alice looked him in the eye, tears streaming down her cheeks. Immediately, Shun knew. Alice just wanted to spend some time with him...but he was just ignoring her in the 'Dan situation'

Shun gently wiped her tears, but inside, he was cursing himself for not understanding Alice at all. Alice gently kissed him on the lips. At that moment, Shun knew that he was going to go mad. There was one thing he couldn't resist: Alice's kisses.

The two of them enjoyed each other's touch for a while...almost 10 minutes of kissing, whispering, dancing. Alice then yawned. By then, she was well-settled on Shun's lap. Shun rubbed her back gently. Alice smiled at him...she desired for this moment more than anything. "So, Alice..." Shun began

"Yeah?" Alice replied.

"I have a question...you knew how quiet I was, but you still haven't had one fight with me...why is that?" He asked.

Alice was shocked that he brought this up, but she smiled. "That's because...'

"I'm listening." Shun told her.

"Well, it's been a part of you...and it always will be. And I respect that. After all, I fell in love with you for who you are." Alice replied. "And if any girl mocks you for that, they're idiots."

"Wow, Alice...I don't know what to say..." Shun stammered. He was utterly speechless. Any other girl would just say that he was really good-looking...but...Alice was the one who really understood him. He embraced her.

"Thankyou Alice." he told her.

"Welcome." she replied. Shun just held her that way for a few minutes. During that short, but sweet interval, Alice felt the heartbeat of her loved one. It went steady, like boom-boom, boom-boom...

Shun, on the other hand, felt Alice's breath on his neck. It felt warm and he concentrated on its sound, the air went in and out...making a whoosh every time. He pinned her down to a corner of the bed.

"What are you-" Alice was interrupted as her lips were pressed by another pair, Shun's. Alice kissed him back, squeezing his hand as he did the same. The only reason they stopped was to catch their breath and gaze into each others eyes. This went on for a while. Shun then pulled the tired maiden into a deep, long, sweet and passionate kiss. Alice gave it all her energy, and so did Shun. Then, in between, Alice had fallen asleep. Shun noticed that Alice wasn't kissing him back. But when he stopped and looked at her, he smiled happily. Alice's eyes were closed, and she looked even more stunning that way, causing Shun to blush red. He moved her hair out of her face, tucked her in a warm blanket and just sat with her, squeezing her hand and staring at her before he joined her himself.

Back to Dan...

Dan held Runo tightly. Runo started shivering and mumbling. Dan leaned in closer. It was clear to him that she was facing a nightmare, so he gently shook her. But Runo woke up the second she felt Dan's arms around her. Dan smiled at her in a comforting way as she sobbed silently into his chest. He then gently stroked her long blue hair as he felt Runo's warm tears on this skin.

'My kid must have had a rough night.' He thought to himself.

It was true. Ever since she fell down in the kitchen, Runo was really weak and tired. And now, this nightmare just drained her out again. An image of red eyes popped into her mind, throwing a dart at her, and then falling down.

"Dan...red eyes...i...fell in the kitchen.." she mumbled.

"Huh? Red eyes?" Dan asked.

"Last thing i remember was a pair of red eyes before I fell in the kitchen...and something poked me and...i remember going numb...i felt dizzy and fell." Runo explained.

Dan gasped, well...not too loud, anyway. He remembered that he saw a pair of red and black-blue eyes before he fell into a coma. They fed him with a liquid. When they had left, he spat some out. Maybe that made him go into a coma...maybe Runo had seen the same eyes! There was something suspicious going on...and he had to find out. But before that, he had to comfort Runo. She needed to sleep again.

Runo sobbed to her heart's content. The nightmare she had was dreadful! A pair of red eyes swallowing her up again and again...the same red eyes which she saw before blacking out yesterday. But she had Dan...it was a lot better now that he was here. Her sobs began to slow down a bit and she closed her eyes, not knowing that she had actually cried herself to sleep.

Dan held her in his arms and gently rocked her side-to-side. Runo, the bluenette had just cried herself to sleep, and since it was her first time, Dan figured that she won't remember a thing, which was good for now. If she did, her dreams would just haunt her.

A few minutes later...

Dan grabbed his coat and went for a walk. It was 6. He left a note for Shun saying that he had gone for a stroll. He also had mentioned Runo's nightmare and instructed not to disturb her until she wakes up herself, and also not tell her about her dreams.

The wind was chilly. Dan walked through his neighborhood. He put his hands in his pocket as he felt cold. It was all normal until he thought he saw red eyes. He followed them and ended up in a dark alley.

"Who's there?!" he shouted. The only thing he heard was his own echo. But a girl and a boy stepped out. Abysse and Mortar. Dan's eyes widened as he recognized Abysse's red eyes. The same ones that both him and Runo had seen. She and the boy were vestals?

"Well, look who the cat dragged in." Mortar said in a sly tone.

"If it isn't Kuso himself!" Abysse remarked. Her voice was chilly.

"Who the hell are you two and why did you put me into a coma?" Dan shouted. Abysse cackled and Mortar smirked.

"Simple." Mortar replied. "We want revenge...for what you did to my sister!"

"And my brother." Abysse added. Dan was confused.

"Maybe, a clue is what you need." Mortar said. "Let's at least reveal our surname, Abysse?"

"You follow my orders, Mortar. But I'll accept. I am the eldest of the Proves and he is the eldest Farrow." Abysse replied, smirking at Dan.

"Wha..." Dan was speechless. Prove and Farrow, he heard the surnames somewhere...but where?

"We'll meet again, Dan Kuso." Mortar said as the two of them disappeared.

Shun and Alice woke up.

"Where's Dan?" Shun asked Alice.

"I don't know. It's only 7 in the morning." Alice replied, with a yawn. She then noticed a note on their blanket.

I've just gone for a stroll, don't worry.
Also, you two, Runo woke up somewhere around 5:45 as she had a nightmare. She had a similar one to what I last saw before being rushed to the hospital. Something about red eyes.
She cried herself to sleep, so don't wake her up unless she does herself. AND DO NOT MENTION THIS DREAM THING TO HER

I'll be back,
Dan

"Runo had a nightmare? Poor thing..." Alice said, sadly. Ever since these five days, Runo's emotional state wasn't very good.

"Yeah...but we better do what Dan says over here, he's the Runo expert." Shun said.

"Who's the Alice expert then?" Alice asked flirtatiously.

"You know the answer to that, Alice." he replied and kissed her. Alice kissed him back.