Part Two-

"I can't… Gure-nii, he ran away. Nobody knows where he went."

Hatsuharu was about to jump forward into her arms, kiss her, and apologize a million times for upsetting her before two more people burst into the room.

"YOU!" Akito yelled, pointing to Rin as Shigure and Hatori tried to calm her. "Where is he, you skank? WHERE HAVE YOU HIDDEN HIM?"

"I don't know!" Rin cried, standing up and backing away. She stopped in front of the veranda. She was so close that Haru could've reached out and grabbed her, had he the courage to reveal his hiding place…

"DON'T LIE!" Akito yelled, leaping across the room and slapping her. "WHERE IS HE?"

"I don't know!" she yelled again, shoving Akito into Shigure.

"Oh, I'll teach you to touch me, you WHORE!" Akito yelled, thrashing out at her and scratching her face and chest, despite the hindrance of Shigure. "YOU DON'T TOUCH ME! YOU DON'T TOUCH HATSUHARU OR ANY OF MY ANIMALS!"

Hatsuharu jumped out to catch Rin as Akito turned her around and threw her out the door by the shoulders. Haru and Rin collided as Haru fell off of the porch into the dirt and Rin sat with her knees against his hips, on top of him.

"Oh… oh my God," she gasped, running her hands through his dirty hair and over his chest as if she couldn't believe it was really him. Akito's screams were becoming quieter as they ignored her, and as she became tired from screaming.

"I am so sorry, Rin," he coughed, still trying to breathe after the fall. "I scared you…"

"You're here… with me… right now… Haru, it's you…" she cried, and by the way she was talking, Haru was sure she hadn't been able to get him off of her mind as he had been with her.

We're sitting on the ground and we whisper

Say what you're thinking out loud

We turn our music down and we whisper

We're sitting on the ground and we whisper

We turn our music down

We're sitting on the ground

The next time I'm in town

We will kiss, girl

We will kiss, girl

Her pretty smile returned to her face through her tears. The world seemed numb as the relief swept over both of them. She leaned over him, getting closer until their lips were touching. Akito, Shigure, Hatori, and even Hatsuharu were surprised at her not-so-wise decision until Haru thought screw it and kissed her back.

Haru found the strength to sit up as he leaned into her, his mouth pressing harder and his tongue searching deeper inside her mouth. It was the kiss he had been longing for since that recent day at the hospital, her kiss screaming that she had missed his lips.

"E… Enough!" Akito coughed angrily, unable to bear it or move any longer. "S… Stop that right now!"

But Haru and Rin weren't listening, their passion overwhelming them as the kiss became deeper and Akito became angrier.

"YOU!" Akito yelled, lunging out of Shigure's grasp and grabbing a fistful of Rin's hair at her scalp and snapping her head back. She let out a scream as Akito pulled her up. "Stop it! Stop loving each other!" she demanded, unwanted tears of hatred escaping her eyes.

"Akito, let her go!" Shigure yelled, pushing Rin into Haru's open arms. "You can't make them stop being in love! They need each other! A lover should be someone who can bring out the best in a person, as Haru does for Rin and Rin, Haru!"

"No!" Akito mumbled, falling to her knees in weakness. "You'll love me… and only me… you filthy…"

"Rin," Haru whispered, his voice scratchy. She nodded, and holding hands, they ran back into the forest.

Tell me what you thought about when you were gone and so alone

The worst is over

You can have the best of me

We got older but we're still young

We never grew out of this feeling that we won't

Feeling that we can't

We're not ready to give up

"So this is your 'turf'," Rin gasped, out of breath as they slowed down to a walk in the trees.

"…I didn't mean to get lost," he mumbled.

Rin grasped his hand more tightly. "Just… don't do that again. You… scared me."

"Don't do that again."

Rin stopped walking, tilting her head to the side in confusion. "Do what?"

"…don't… stay so far away."

Rin felt a tear drip off of her cheek. He was referring to the 'break up', she knew. "I…"

What was she supposed to say? She could never tell him the truth… that Akito terrified her so much that she would distance their relationship.

"We're… we're still kids, you know. So we can do stupid things. Like… run away into a forest," Haru decided.

"That's your idea of stupid?" Rin raised an eyebrow, a smile playing at her lips.

What's stupid is breaking up with you because of Akito…

"Guess so," he shrugged.

Rin laughed for what seemed like the first time since that day. She let go of his hand only to wrap her arms around him. He hugged her back.

"Let's never go back," Rin decided, her lips so close to his ear that he could feel her warm breath. "Never."

He gave a short laugh and shrugged before he nodded. "I can deal with that."

We got older but we're still young

We never grew out of this feeling that we won't give up

-Red Skye