The next day, Hugh was gone.

"Maybe he hates us," said Claire

"I think he just doesn't want to see Millard." Bronwyn said.

"That's not It." snapped Horace, "First of all; Millard can't be seen in the first place. Second of all; I know why he ran away."

"And that is?" Emma asked

"Millard has to go look for him." Horace said pointing at Millard.

Everyone looked at Millard. Millard looked back not saying a word. He turned and headed out for the garden ignoring the conversation behind him.

"Seriously?" Emma said, "Is he really not going to look for him?"

"I don't care if Millard goes out to look for him," Fiona cried, "I just want to see Hugh again."

…

Millard wanted to be alone. He didn't want to see anybody or anyone to see him. He threw his cloths out and walked nude.

"You do know you're supposed to put some clothes on in my watch."

Millard turned and saw Miss Peregrine looking at him with a glare holding her pipe.

"Sorry." Millard said.

"Mind if I join you for a walk?"

Millard shrugged and remembered that she couldn't see.

"I don't mind."

Miss Peregrine walked as Millard followed. Knowing that it will be quite hard for Miss Peregrine to follow Millard.

"Tell me Mr. Nullings," Miss Peregrine said, "Do you dislike Hugh?"

Millard didn't answer.

"Or perhaps feel agony when Hugh is around you."

Millard still didn't answer.

"I need you to talk or else I wouldn't know if you slipped off or not."

Millard cleared his throat, "No Miss Peregrine. For both questions."

Miss Peregrine nodded and continued, "Do you, by chance, like Hugh?"

Millard stopped walking. Miss Peregrine stopped as well hearing that Millard wasn't following.

"Answer Mr. Nullings."

"I don't like him or hate him," said Millard, "But after he…*gulp*…revealed himself to me, I don't see him like I used to. My brain would go nuts and my heart would skip a beat."

Miss Peregrine puffed her pipe and stood in silence.

"Is it weird to feel this way?" Millard asked

"Of course not!" Miss Peregrine held her pipe, "Many people find it uneasy when others reveal their feelings towards them. Course some may find it hard to accept like you and Fiona."

Millard flinched but Miss Peregrine continued.

"I don't like my children to fall in love with another." Miss Peregrine gave another puff of her pipe, "But Emma loved Abe before falling for Jake. Even Enoch and Olive like each other."

Miss Peregrine looked at Millard's direction.

"I don't like relationships."

Millard said nothing.

"But I don't like my children running away from safety even more."

Miss Peregrine pulled out her pocket watch.

"You have the next 12 hours to go out there and bring Hugh back." Miss Peregrine said, putting away her watch, "He took the glasses, so he might have gone off to kill some Hollows out there. Horace told me that you might find him at the same location where you and Jake fought a Hollow."

Millard looked at the Bird thinking she was crazy. But when Millard realized that she was serious, he took off in dash.

This is the most stupidest thing I've ever done. Millard thought.

…

It was already dark and Millard still struggled to find Hugh. Great. He thought. Suddenly, Millard heard a snap right behind him. He turned to find no one there. Or he just couldn't see it.

Before Millard realized what was behind him, he was picked up in a sudden jerk that he didn't get the chance to breathe.

A slimy tentacle tightened around Millard's stomach. Millard gasped for air but couldn't get any. The monster grabbed hold of Millard's arms and legs and threw Millard from tree to tree. Millard tried to fight back but his hands kept slipping and he couldn't breathe air. More and more, he wanted it to end quickly.

But the monster didn't end Millard yet. It's tentacles now tightened Millard's neck making it more harder to breathe. The thing want its victim dead before it took his eyes. And it is doing it rather slowly. Millard's vision was blurred and couldn't even tell what was real or not.

Millard's eyes teared up as he tried to gasp for a little more air but fail. Hugh! Help me! Millard closed his eyes and waited it to be over.

Suddenly, Millard could breathe again. He coughed from the sudden rush of air going in his lungs. When he gained conscious, he looked up and saw a bee fly pass him.

"What are you doing out here!"

Millard turned around and saw Hugh holding a knife covered in black slime. Hugh was also covered in black slime and wore the glasses, bees still flew around him.

"Great," Hugh said, "Now I have to take you back."

Millard got up as fast as he could and ran to Hugh, giving him a tight hug. Hugh was shocked at the sudden action.

"When I was about to die," Millard whimpered, "I thought of you!"

Hugh flinched. He then hugged Millard back and whispered, "It's okay, I'm here now."

Millard looked up as Hugh wiped away Millard's tears from his cheek.

"You look cute when you're crying." Hugh said

Millard blushed and Hugh laughed.

"You look even cuter when you're blushing."

Millard looked away but Hugh turned Millard's head to face him. In one flash, Millard leaned up and kissed Hugh. Hugh was surprised at first but accepted it quickly.

"I'll take it as a 'thank you for saving me' reward." Hugh said.

Millard frowned. "No! That was because I-"

"Love me?"

Millard shut his mouth. Hugh laughed and looked back at Millard.

"Could I probably get another one?"

Millard shook his head. Hugh sighed and cupped Millard's face. Their lips met and for a long time none of the two refused the other. They stayed like that for awhile before parting to catch their breaths.

Hugh took off his glasses and stared at it for a long time.

"If I go back, I'll have to return these." Hugh turned the glasses around, "But then when it does get returned, people will use it. When people use it, they'll be able to see you."

Hugh dropped the glasses to the ground and was about to crush it with his feet. Millard stopped him before he did.

"If you do that then you won't be able to see me again." Millard said.

Hugh looked at Millard and sighed. "So, what do we do?"

Millard thought, "We could lie?"

"Lie to the Bird? Are you crazy?"

"We could hide it. And say that it was crushed by the Hollow."

"You have one weird brain." Hugh said caressing Millard's hair.

…

"And the glasses?" Miss Peregrine asked.

"Crushed." Hugh replied with no sign showing that it was a lie.

Everyone was already sleeping since it was so late. Everyone except Millard, Hugh, Miss Peregrine and Jake.

"Um, Millard." asked Jake

"Yeah?"

"Are you holding hands with Hugh?"

"Yeah."

"So, are you two, like, a thing now?"

"Yup." replied Hugh embracing Millard in his arms.

"Well I'm glad that both of you are safe," said Miss Peregrine separating the two, "And we also have one less Hollow to worry about."

"Three." said Hugh.

"Pardon?"

"I killed two more when I was out. One in the 1966 loop and another in the 1856 loop."

"You went that far?" Millard said in surprise.

"I was out for a minute or two. I'm fine. Really."

Miss Peregrine sighed. "Well I'm glad you're alright Hugh. Now the three of you all should go the bed now. It's late."

As they left the room, Jake said good night and walked off to his own room. Leaving Millard and Hugh in the dark hallway.

"She didn't question about the glasses." said Millard.

"I think it didn't matter to her that much." Hugh replied.

Hugh pulled out the glasses from his pocket and slipped them on. Millard looked back at Hugh as he looked back at him. Hugh leaned over and kissed Millard on the cheek.

"Good night." He said.

Millard reached out and grabbed hold of Hugh's clothes.

"I-I don't mind sleeping with you tonight." Millard whispered.

Hugh smiled and said alright.

…

A/N: Sorry for the late update and the many Clique scenes. I've been busy for some time. Hope you enjoyed this chapter cause the next chapter is going to be the last. ^-^