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[Having been helping out with preparing some dinner for Kiryu, himself, Pearson, and Chimera, Crow finds himself staring at a vacant couch. Chimera is missing.]

No... Damn it, he was just here...

KIRYU! I'M HEADING OUT FOR A BIT!!

[He doesn't stick around to wait for Kiryu's reply. Within moments, he's making his way to the rooftops.]

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[Chimera has retreated back to his ramshackle "nest," deeply frightened but not remembering exactly why. He vaguely remembers running into his sire, but everything that happened after that is a blank.

So he's curled up amongst the pile of old cushions and blankets at the back of the rooftop shed, wings folded over himself, shivering from more than just the cold.]

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[Leaping about the Satellite sector may have been tiring on most, but for Crow, this was something he had to do. Getting tired wasn't an option.]

YUUSEI!!! YUUSEEEEII!!

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[He hears Crow, but damned if he'll answer. What will happen to the next person he encounters? What will he do to them? He pulls the tattered blankets over himself and tries to remain perfectly still, hoping that if Crow does peer into his shack, he won't be seen.]

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[Sometimes he hated his ability to sense vampiric energy... especially while looking into said shack. He could tell right away that something vampiric was hiding under the blanket and it immediately made him sorrowful. Was it his fault this vampire was hiding?]

...hiding like a mouse from a cat. I won't hurt you. I'm just looking for someone.

I'm sorry that you can't show your face like ordinary people can. I'm fighting for a world where everyone can live together.

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[He doesn't move, doesn't dare breathe... but he doesn't know the tip of one wing isn't concealed. Those black feathers with their crimson, gold, and violet markings are very distinctive.]

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[Once Crow's eyes adjust to the darkness, he realizes that wing tip belongs to Yuusei... but the realization comes with agony, because it means Yuusei ran away from him... was hiding from him.]

...you... you're hurting... aren't you...

Yuusei.

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[The shape under the blanket shivers, the wingtip vanishing under the covers as he pulls it closer to his body. He's so tired... the winter solstice is coming in a few weeks, and his phoenix blood is feeling the need for that single day of extreme lassitude. But this year, it isn't just the need to hibernate that haunts him. The memories of last year's winter solstice are still painfully fresh.]

**... went to get the sunlight I need... stretch my wings... but something happened...**

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[He approaches.]

You're cold. Let me help you, Yuusei...

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[There's a soft whimper, his fear projecting clearly as distress weakens his barriers.]

**Not cold... m'scared. Crow, I... I think I might've killed somebody....**

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[That does it. He's next to Yuusei in seconds, getting down near him.]

Yuusei, it's okay. Come here. Let me hold you.

Let it all out. Talk to me.

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[Yeah, definitely shivering again. He slowly emerges from under the blankets, dirty and disheveled, his expression haunted. He slumps against Crow immediately, cooler than usual to the touch. His skin almost feels human.]

**It's all a blur... I ran into the vampire who turned me... Jack... he said something, and that's the last I remember. I woke up on the roof here like this, feeling sick. All I could taste was... ash and blood and something bitter. I think Lumiere Noire took over again....**

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[He pulls him close, rocking him gently. It was odd, considering Yuusei was taller then him, but at the same time, it was fine. So long as he could touch and feel Yuusei, it was fine. So long as he could be there next to him, it was fine.]

I'm here now. No matter what happened, Yuusei, I won't leave you. We'll get through this together. Remember what I said about my light. Don't forget it, now. I'm here.

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**Crow, I'm part phoenix... we practically hibernate on the winter solstice. I'll be weak, vulnerable. What happens if it takes over for good then?**

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It won't. I won't let it.

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[Chimera looks up with those sad eyes of his, curling his wings around Crow in a gesture of trusting affection. He finally whispers out loud.]

Why did you come looking for me, Crow? I was coming back, I just... needed some time.

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Ooooooh, you know me. Too stubborn to quit...

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...and I don't like thinking of you being alone.

I want to be with you.

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[He shakes his head, tears starting to well up. Those words, in that voice....]

Don't say that. The last time a Crow said that to me... we went down a road I shouldn't go down with anyone.

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Stop.

I'm not that Crow. I'm just me. I'm tough enough to look after myself AND Kiryu's mixed up ass, I'm strong enough to look after you too.

I have a big enough heart to fit you in it, Yuusei.

And if this is the road I'm picking then so be it, but it's what I want.

And I want you to know you're not alone.

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You can't fall for me, Crow. I'm cursed. I know you're strong, but something bad will happen if you love me. Be my friend if you want, just keep your distance.

[He's so lonely, but he won't sacrifice Crow to soothe that loneliness. Who will watch over Kiryu if that happens?]

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[Now it's Crow's turn to feel embarrassed.]

EH!? FALL?! AHK, NO MAN NOT LIKE THAT! I JUST MEANT I'M YOUR BRO!!

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Crap, I'm sorry. I must have sounded like an idiot! I didn't mean I'd fallen in love, dude. I promise.

I just wanna be your friend and someone you know is always gonna be here for you.

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[Chimera breathes a sigh of relief, relaxing a little.]

Good. That's trouble you don't need. Just steer clear of me if the Mara comes out, okay?

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Yuusei, I've been to the facility, okay? I know what trouble is.

So you bang me up and bruise me. I'll heal.

Our friendship transcends physical injuries, okay? Don't be so scared of letting me hang around.

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Crow... the Mara wouldn't hurt you. It would feed on you.

[He's looking away. Could he be blushing a little?]

You know... sex.