I swallowed hard as I stared at my twin brother right across from me with unwavering eyes. I could feel my sweat running down the back of my neck thinking how strange it was that I agreed to it— agreed to kill Kaito on my brother's behalf. What was I thinking? I felt that I just answered him on impulse. I wanted to take it back because I knew I felt something for him too, no matter how small or illusionary it may be, it was a feeling at least. I wanted to tell him how wrong he was that Kaito was simply wanting Len's trust, his friendship.

But the moment I opened my mouth, Len laughed.

"I don't believe you." He said after, his eyes gazing at mine with a strange glare in them. "By the time you realize how wrong you were, you'd already be dead by then."

I felt a shiver run down the back of my spine as my words caught at the middle of my throat unable to come out. Damn it, say something!

"But I won't let that happen, Rin." He approaches me, holding both my hands firmly. "I will protect us."

Relief overcame me as the brass bells of the grandfather clock ringed, realizing that it was getting late, I quickly tell Len that I had to go to bed wanting to get away from this uncomfortable situation but other than that, I wanted to meet with Kaito as soon as possible without anyone else knowing. I needed to know the truth, even his words were fake as Len said, I still want to know Kaito's side of the story. As I was lying down my bed, I did nothing but stare at my small clock at the side of my desk, waiting for the pointer to strike midnight. And when it did, I quickly changed my attire, tying my hair in the process.

I carefully opened my door, making sure that I wouldn't make a sound to wake up anyone. Not even Teto. As I finally closed the door victoriously, I head towards the back door but as soon as I did, I stopped just as I was about to reach for the doorknob. That's when it got me thinking about what Len said to me before. Was Kaito's confession to me a fake one? What if he's never been in love with me in the first place?

I quickly shrug off these bad thoughts as I opened the door and lunge myself into the darkness of the night. If I was going to find out the truth, it was only fair that I hear Kaito's side of the story. And regarding the scene with Len and I, I felt that I also had a lot of explaining to do. This meant that I had to tell him the truth, the truth about my relationship with Len, that we were siblings.

As soon as I reached the town square, there were no people in sight. It was only natural since it was midnight, no one had businesses so late at night unless it was something criminal. But there was nothing bad about meeting someone here. I sat on the bench across from the large faceless statue in front of me. I waited for another several minutes until I hear footsteps coming towards me. Finally, he's here.

Kaito was wearing a long dark cloak with his head covered. It must have been hard to sneak past the guards without being noticed, he was a prince after all. Now that I think about it, Kaito's probably having hard time travelling back and forth from his kingdom to mine just to see me at this moment. I felt kind of bad knowing this.

"Kaito." I stand to greet him. "Listen I—"

"Rin, you listen to me." He responds to me with a serious but hushed tone. "I'm only going to say this to you once. It's important you understand what I am about to tell you, alright?"

I could only nod, surprised by his austere attitude.

"Good." He smiled quickly but this quickly faded in seconds. "In three days, your king will be leaving to visit the Kingdom of Red. But something big will happen, something that will lead to your kingdom's doom."

I swallowed nervously. What did he mean by our doom?

"One of your guards are not who they seem to be. One of them is a spy that the allies planted not too long ago. They've sent a message for him to kill the queen's overseer when your king visits." My heart dropped as he continued without batting an eye. "But the allies' council knows this is a setup, a chance to overthrow the Yellow Kingdom once and for all. To wage war."

"What?" The only thing I managed to say. I was still processing it all. "You're kidding, right?"

"I'm not lying to you, Rin. I really wish I was but I'm not." He replied with such clear eyes. "I'm dead serious, it's important that you tell Len right away, convince him not to let the king visit the Red Kingdom."

"Why-Why would they want to start a war?" I asked nervously.

"That's because they see the Yellow Kingdom as a threat to theirs." He answered. "They're always finding pitiful excuses to take over the kingdom but there was nothing. Not until they planned to do it themselves, even if it means sacrificing someone else."

"How do you know this?" I tell him. He breathed deeply, as if he was preparing himself to tell me something that might potentially scare me.

"That's because I'm part of the council." Kaito said. "I know all their plans because my father designs them, even the one I told you just now."

I felt myself freeze in shock. Len was right. Kaito was in on it after all, despite everything he told me about wanting Len's approval for friendship, was it all just a lie? I felt my blood boil.

"How could you?" I almost shouted. "All this time, you were supervising him like Miku. Some friend you are. Was it all a lie then? What you told me before?"

"I was never like Miku, I never supervised him." He snapped back at me. "I never wanted to be part of my father's council in the first place, I never wanted to start a war. And I never lied to you about that, I care about Len. He's my friend and always will be."

"Then why won't you tell him yourself?"

"It's difficult to talk to him in private not when my guards are always following me around, recording my every word and reporting it to my father after. He knows how I'm against it so he's making sure that I don't blow the whistle to Len. Right now, you're the only person whom I could tell this to. You're the only person he'll believe in."

"And what if he doesn't believe me?"

He paused. "If it does come to that, you have to find the point man himself before the three days are up. But the thing is, I don't know what he looks like. You just need to be observant, check if anyone is acting suspicious."

"Okay." I nodded but my hands were trembling. I was confused and in disbelief but more importantly frightened of what Kaito's revealed to me. That a war was coming and it was against mine against the three kingdoms. Len against them all – against the Red Queen, Miku and Kaito. Len's word against Kaito's.

"Why should I believe you, Kaito?" I looked up at him, hiding the fear creeping up my nerves. But as soon as I said that, he frowned.

"Don't you believe me?" He responds gently.

I turn away, "I don't know." I reply, unsure of myself. "I don't know what to believe in anymore, really."

Silence fills us both for a short moment until he finally responds back, sliding back his hood to reveal his blue hair and features. His eyes were tired as if he hadn't slept for days, his hair was also quite disheveled, if I hadn't known he was a prince I would've mistaken him as one of the young male laborers in town.

"What can I do to make you trust me?" He asks dryly. "Is it money you want?"

"I don't want your money." I could feel my blood boil already. How could he say something like that?

"Then what is it?" Kaito began to approach me slowly. "Or is it me that you want?"

"Stop—"

Before I knew it, he's already caught my arm, placing his face near mine as I felt the heat of his breath graze my skin. This isn't the Kaito I remember, it's as if he's turned into someone else entirely. I try to escape his grip but it was no use, he wasn't planning to let me escape.

"You don't have to get shy on me, Rin." He said coldly. "Besides, you've probably done things like this with Len, right?"

That's when I remember what had happened this morning, where I was caught with Len in a complicated situation. Kaito has no idea that we were siblings, it's only natural that he would think that there was something going on between Len and me. Is he angry with me because of what he saw earlier in the day?

"I haven't." I said, glaring at him fearlessly. "I would never do anything like that with Len."

"Then what was that this morning?"

"That—that was.." I muttered. "I—nothing happened."

He sneered as he lets go of my arm, "Right, so you mysteriously appeared on his bed. That makes a whole lot of sense."

If I was going to convince Kaito to believe me then I had no choice but to tell him the truth about Len and I being brother and sister. Wow, how the tables have turned. Earlier, I was asking how I should trust Kaito but now it's the other way around. Damn it.

"You know what, forget it." Kaito said. "I've already made a complete fool of myself for far too long for you and I've had it. You know what? I didn't want to come here and tell you this plan in the first place, but other than Len, I wanted to save you too. Just tell me that you're in love with him, I told you before to be honest with me even if it will hurt me."

I could feel my heart sink at the bottom of my gut. If I was going to tell him the truth now is the best time to. I'm sorry mother for not keeping my promise but I believe in Kaito, it's my turn for him to believe in me.

"I will never fall in love with Len because he's my brother." I said clearly.

"What?" His eyes expressed disbelief.

"I told you, Len and I are siblings. Twins in fact." I added. "That's the whole reason why we look so much alike."

Kaito pauses for a while as if he was thinking deeply of what I had just said to him, processing and analyzing it carefully. That's when he turns to me, looking at me in the eyes.

"You're not playing with me, are you?"

"I'm not." I said.

He suddenly laughs nervously.

"So he wasn't kidding after all." He said, amazed. "Len told me quite long before that he had a sister but when I asked my father about it he said that Len was lying to me but I never doubted him, not even a little. But now that I see you, it makes sense. No strangers can look so much alike unless they are connected by blood."

"Well, he wasn't lying and neither am I." I smiled slightly.

"Forgive me, Rin." Kaito replied, upset of himself. "I was horrible for thinking that—"

"It's fine." I reply. "I should've told you sooner."

"Does Len know?" He asked afterwards.

"Yes." I answered. "You're the only two people who know this."

"I think it's best to keep it that way." He said with serious eyes. "If anybody else knew- if the alliance knew, you'd be targeted as well. It's crucial that you keep quiet about this."

"I understand." I respond, relieved that I made the right decision not to reveal myself to the king as Len suggested before. "Thanks, Kaito. I'll try my best to convince Len."

"I'm sure he'll believe in you, Rin." He smiles gently as I grinned back at him. "Because you made me believe in you too."

Suddenly, my heart was pounding like crazy as I stared into his eyes. I quickly avoid his gaze but my nervousness wouldn't go away for some reason. This feeling, it couldn't be!

"Rin, what's the matter?" He closely approaches me, but I quickly step back.

"N-Nothing!" I laugh it off. "I—um, you better head off now, they're probably already looking for you—"

Before I could even turn away, Kaito grabs a hold of my arm and pulls me into an embrace. He felt warm as he cradled me in his arms, more than that, I felt safe. I knew that I should be pushing him away at this point, but I couldn't.

He chuckles, "You're not going to pull away this time?"

I could only shake my head in response. I was far too embarrassed to talk to him.

"Promise me you'll be safe." He holds me even tighter. "Both you and Len, be careful."

I look up to face him, "I promise."

He grins, "And also—"

Before I even realized it, he begins to lower his face to mine as if he was about to—about to kiss me!? With one quick shove, I was able to push him away before he could.

"Wh-What were you doing?" I almost yelled, I felt my face fuming. "You sick pervert!"

But Kaito just laughs at my reaction.

"Shame, I almost had you." He sighed in defeat.

"As if!" I replied. "Just go already!"

"Fine, but you're going to wish that you had kissed me tonight." He smirks, as he turns the other way but he stops, as he faces me one more time, smiling. "Goodnight, Rin."

Maybe I really am in love with him after all.

As I was about to bid farewell to him, a loud and sharp sound went off extremely quickly as if it were a gunshot. The sound echoed for as long as it could as I watch Kaito's body fall down in front of me.

How I wish I was dreaming right now.

Hello, guys! I'm sorry this chapter took so long!
Normally, I'd be saying that I was busy because of school work, etc. but other than that, this is the one chapter that I found difficult to write, mainly because well, this chapter's abrupt and sudden ending. Anyway, I'll try to update as soon as I can!

p.s. don't hate me for doing this to Kaito, we all know how this story goes. (T_T)