I had no idea where we were going. I have been following his footsteps for the past half-hour. Everyone around us was beaming with happiness. I'm not going to lie, it was rubbing off on me too. Despite, everything that has happened today, I was feeling much better. Was it because I was around Takashi? He always had a certain way of making me feel different. We never said much to each other, but I think that's what I like most about him. To be able to just relax and enjoy each other's company. Another thing that I liked about him, was that no matter what came out of my mouth, he always paid attention.

He always listened.

I caught myself looking at him. His smooth black hair lightly moving from the breeze. His cool dark eyes paying attention to the scenery in front of him. Today's weather was calming. It wasn't snowing and the sky was clear. The sun shined down on us and I welcomed it on my pale skin. Glancing down at my hands, I never realize how white I was. You could compare me to the snow and I swore I could lose myself in it. If it wasn't for my dark hair, no one could spot me. Next thing I knew, I was playing with my black strands.

"Are you alright?" He spoke.

His deep voice pulled me from my thoughts. "Of course. I am wondering though where we are going?" We were starting to walk away from all the people and getting to the side of town where there's more nature, then shops. I wasn't against it. I much rather be with him then with a crowd. I never really was the type of person to love large groups.

His eyes avoided me, "Patience." That's all he said as we continue to walk. I wanted to press for more answers but I decided against it. Once his eyes were on me again, I noticed they were paying attention to my red scarf.

I squeezed the end of it in my palm, "it's a gift." The image of Tamaki invaded my mind. Now is not the time to think of him, not when I'm with Takashi. The only thing I wanted my mind to pay attention to was the statue-like-man next to me.

Today, it was just me and him.

His big hands grab the red cloth around my neck and gently raised it to my eyes. "Cover your eyes," He said smoothly. I did what I was told, curious about why he wanted me to do this. I couldn't see anything as I felt his rough fingers wrap around my small wrist. He led me at a faster pace. I struggled to keep up with his long strides. I can no longer hear the people around us as the only sound that filled my ears was the snow crunching beneath our feet. The anticipation was deafening. The curiosity in me made it hard as I just wanted to rip scarf away from my eyes.

"We're here."

I lowered the scarf to where it was only covering my mouth, the sight before me was breathtaking. it was a small abandoned playground. However, all around us was the glittering icicles from winter, snow sparkled against the old toys, and in the center of it all was a tall skinny tree. It still had its leaves as the winter season didn't faze it. On the left side was a swing set, It could only seat two and the chains were rusted over. Next to it, was a slide. Despite not being used, it's bright red colors shown through the snow. The only other toy that was present was an old merry go round. I would be surprised if you could get it to turn.

This place was small but something about it was special.

"I go here when I like to clear my head," Takashi broke the silence. We ended up going to the tree in the center of the park, his hands into his pocket. "I know..." He struggled to find the words. He wasn't used to talking as much. Despite that, he was determined to talk to me. "You are going through a lot."

He didn't know the half of it.

"I may not be able to help you." I could hear the slight pain in his tone, "but this place could." He was referring to the small playground. It was away from everyone and I could see what he saying. It wasn't much. You could tell no one's been here in a long time minus himself. This could be a place I could go to if I wanted to get away from the world.

This was a part of his world.

He was willing to let me in. He was giving me a part of something that he had never given anyone else. This was a place he could escape to and now, it was our place. A small little speck in the world that we could call ours.

His hand shuffled in his pocket for a minute until he revealed a small red ornament. He held it out to me and I could see my reflection through the red glass. He motioned for me to take it. Taking It gently, I didn't know what he wanted me to do.

His eyes went to the tree, "It'll show you were here."

I bit my lower lip, trying to hold back tears. I was really happy. Even though this was such a small gesture. It was a huge impact on my heart. This small red ornament was a trace of me. Takashi wanted to make sure that something resembled me in his little world. I couldn't move as I was filled with so much emotion. Who knew I could feel this way.

To feel so much happiness.

He grabbed my hand slowly and helped me place the ornament on the tree. I stared at it for who knows how long. Compared to the big tree, this was a small red speck. Even though it was something so tiny. It meant something big. He didn't let go of my hand as I couldn't pull my eyes away from the gift he had given me.

"Thank you." My small voice broke through, "I don't know what to say."

"Nothing," He breathed, "You don't have to say anything." He was satisfied to see me smile. Doing all of this for me made him happy. Takashi did something for no one has ever done and I will never forget this gift.

No matter where I go once I disappear, I'll take this memory with me.

It was getting late as the sun was setting. The snow was picking up once more and the both of us was heading to the hotel. Takashi was kind enough to make sure I made it back safely. Even though I saw him more as a statue-like-man, he was transforming into a knight. He watched over me more than I knew. We were walking side by side. He was much closer to me than I would like to admit. Our arms were almost touching. His gaze was shifting around as he was watching everyone thing closely. Perhaps, he was looking for some kind of danger that could happen at any moment.

As we were walking down the street, I recognized where we were. I frowned as I couldn't help but look down the road that leads to Tomo's home. I wondered how he was doing.

He's probably still mad at me.

I told him I would stand up to Mother, but I coward once again and left with her. I didn't stand up for myself. I let him down as all I could do was leaving. He was by my side to give me courage but I let him down. I left him alone. That was something I never imagined I would have done. I wanted to make up with him. However, I was scared. He was so angry.

The face he had when he punched his door was embedded in my memory. He looked so betrayed. The pain in his eyes dug deep into me. What was I to say to him? What could I do to fix what I had broken? Tomo's presence in my life was precious. I didn't want him to go. What I had done was something that couldn't be easily mended. Surely, he hates me.

I can't blame him.

Takashi saw my body tense as my mind was racing. In response, he reached out for my hand and I gladly laced my fingers with his. I needed some kind of comfort. He was more than willing to give it to me. We passed Tomo's street without a word. Even though my head was screaming at me to go to his home and beg for forgiveness. I ignored it.

We were close to the hotel and what broke our comfortable silence was his phone going off. He slipped his hand out of mine to answer it. "Excuse me," He said. I couldn't hear who was on the other end as he listened closely. His brows furrowed as he didn't like what he was hearing. I could only stand there. Once he finished his call, he let out a small sigh. I wasn't used to seeing him so troubled.

"What's wrong?" I asked.

His eyes wondered to behind us, "Hikaru called."

Hearing his name made me scowl.

I collected myself quickly, "What did he want?" Takashi pondered if he should answer me. I could tell it was something personal but I wanted to know anyway. I didn't like seeing him so conflicted. His thumbs fumbled with his sleeves as he sighed once more. I've never seen him so unsettled before. I wasn't a fan of it. I pressed him again, "Is it bad?"

"He wants me to go help him," He said his words carefully, not trying to give away to much information.

What could be if it made him so nervous? My curiosity was growing rapidly. If it had something to do with Hikaru, I knew it couldn't be good. He was someone who I knew I couldn't trust. Without realizing it, my hand grabbed his sleeve.

I didn't want him to go.

I went to say something. Anything that would make him not leave but nothing would come out. The words were stuck in my throat as I failed to give him any reason. He read my expression like a book, knowing that I wanted him to stay. Moments like these I was thankful we had a connection. We didn't need words to tell each other how we felt. However, he could only return a frown as he pulled away from me.

I didn't like that.

"I'm sorry." He managed to finally say, "I promised I would help him."

Knowing that Takashi had promised something to that devil twin didn't make me feel any better. I couldn't trust him after what he had done to my sister. I didn't want anything else to happen to the people I care about. I had to know what he wanted from Takashi. I knew he wasn't going to tell me. However, I had another idea. I was going to find out, one way or another.

"I understand," I gave him my special fake smile. This time, he couldn't tell the difference. "I can walk back from here. I wouldn't want you to get in trouble." My words didn't ease his mind as I could tell he felt bad for having to leave me. I would have been upset if it wasn't for my plan.

"Would you..." His words escaped him, but I knew what he wanted to say.

I playfully tugged his sleeve, "I would love to go out again."

He seemed satisfied with my answer as he nodded. If you looked closely enough you could see a small smile. Even though it took a minute, we eventually said our goodbyes as we parted ways. What he didn't know was that as soon as he was far enough, I turned around. I knew something was up and I had to find out what it was. He was returning to the street Tomo lived on and I grew even more curious.

It was late, cold and the streets were silent. What would Hikaru want at this hour? My mind wanted to think of the worse possible things but I kept those thoughts at bay. I didn't want to worry myself even more. You could hear my small feet crunch the snow but I was far enough to where he couldn't hear me. The weather was calming down again as I swept some of the snow out of my hair. I kept my eyes locked onto his broad back as we went around another corner. Where was he going?

Before long, he disappeared behind a tall wooden fence. Seeing the familiar sight made me freeze. Bright lights illuminated from the fence and I knew perfectly well what Hikaru wanted from him now. I clench my fist tightly, not happy on what was happening.

I had to do something.