. There are many reasons for my late update. I apologize very much, but it couldn't be helped. I'll explain at the end of this so, Please enjoy this chapter guys. Truly sorry for being so late. Hope people are still reading this.

Zero yawned as he made his way down the cold street. He had to get up early and head off to work since he had to carry in supplies for the cooks. He was like an errand boy that was told to get things and sometimes, if he was lucky, allowed to watch the upper level chefs cook. He loved to watch them as they easily reached for ingredients without thinking about what to add to the dish to make it perfect.

As Zero reached the restaurant, he smiled when one of the assistant chefs opened the front doors to let him in. Quickly, he made his way to the back of the kitchen and grabbed a set list left for him by the main chef. It listed the things they were expecting to be delivered and how many of what.

As the hour slowly went by, Zero helped unload the supplies from the delivery truck.

Ichiru stretched after the sun's light entered the room and brightened it. He let out a loud yawn and made his way to the bathroom to take care of needs and shower quickly. When he was out, he headed to the kitchen and smiled when he saw his food wrapped up in aluminum foil on the small table.

Ichiru placed the food in the old microwave for a few seconds to heat it. If they had the money, Zero could go to culinary school and make an excellent chef. After finishing the food, Ichiru went over to his clean pile of clothes and grabbed a shirt and a warm pair of pants. He put on his shoes and jacket and grabbed his book bag.

Every Saturday, Instead of staying in the cold room he headed off to the public library to keep warm and read. The librarian's knew him and Zero by name since they were always spotted there when Zero didn't work.

When Ichiru reached his destination, a sigh on content left his lips. He waved good morning to the librarians and headed off to his corner of the library. It had just opened which meant it was completely empty and would remain that way for a few hours.

"Oh, Ichiru Hun, that book I told you about just got in, would you like to start it?" One of the librarian's spoke to the younger boy. Ichiru excitedly walked over to her and smiled. "So, when will Zero be getting off work today? I have that book he was looking for."

Ichiru shrugged and took the book that was held to him. " Thank you for the book, and I think he might be off around 8 today since it's Saturday. I could take the book to him since the library is closed tomorrow." Ichiru was given Zero's book and a par on the head by the kind woman.

The young boy felt at ease as he sat in one of the corners of the library. He sat down on a large beanbag chair and made himself comfortable as he traced the book's brailed cover with his hand. Ichiru couldn't help but open the book to a random page and smell. The book was aged. He loved the smell of old books.

Ichiru flipped the book back to it's cover and slowly began to read, making sure not miss a single thing that happened in the story.

Kaname awoke a few minutes before his alarm went off. His body felt tense and he couldn't help but wince as his muscles tried to adjust themselves. Because he was stressed, he had slept horribly.

He rose from the bed and made his way to the bathroom, only to come out a few minutes later with dripping wet hair. Without missing a beat, he pulled on pants, not caring for undergarments nor shirt. He quickly walked over the cabinet that the folder Seiren had delivered laid on.

With brisk fingers, he opened the envelope and pulled out the information. Printed photos and school information scattered on the desk. Kaname's eyes shifted from one paper to another.

He put them all together in one pile and sat down on the chair and began to read through the information. He quickly skimmed through what he knew, but memorized what he didn't.

Zero had been in an orphanage with Ichiru, but the name was unavailable. Kaname needed to get Seiren to find out. He needed to know when and how they found Zero and Ichiru.

Kaname also noticed that through the time the brothers had been found, they had been moved from school to school. In total, they had been to 7 different schools each.

There were pictures of the brothers playing with each other. In some, Zero just sat back and watched Ichiru with a tranquil expression, in others, the brothers just sat with each other. Somber expressions on their faces.

In some photos, they looked younger, which meant that they pictures ranged from time to time.

An hour passed by the time Kaname had read through all the information found. He had jotted down things he wanted to know and quickly called up Seiren. Like a true professional, she answered on the second ring.

"I have a few things I need you to find out. I also need you to go somewhere." Kaname held a picture of Ichiru with Zero in the corner of a large library with what appeared to be librarians.

If the two were close to the women, then the possibility of them being there was high. Kaname had the address of their home, but knew it would be too much for him to go to where they lived. He wanted to talk to them, not scare them away.

If he wanted to even get remotely close to Zero, Kaname needed to get Ichiru to trust him.

Ichiru bit his lip as he reached the climax of the story. His face was almost completely buried in the book. He was so into the literature he didn't notice the person that approached him before they stood before him, blocking the light.

"Ichiru Kiryu. I need you to come with me please." Ichiru looked up to see a young woman with pale lavender hair. She held no expression on her face.

Ichiru slowly stood up and clutched the book to his chest. "Who are you." He knew if he ran, she may do something drastic from the looks of it. She seemed like she wasn't playing around.

"I am Kaname Kuran's assistant. I have ordered to take you to him. I will not forcefully take you, but I will if I must. Thus, I am asking politely for you to come with me. No harm shall come to you. You and Kaname will meet in the public's view, so you can be certain that you will be safe. If during the time you speak with him, you may choose to leave if you would like. We just ask a moment of your time."

Ichiru swallowed dryly. He didn't know if he should trust the woman before him. She seemed serious and certain of every word she spoke.

"What about Zero." Ichiru reached for his bag as he cautiously watched her.

"Kaname does not wish to speak to him at the moment. Just you. He wishes to speak to solely you before he tries to make contact with Zero once again."

Ichiru looked at Seiren and sighed. "Fine. We better be in public too."

She nodded and began to lead the way. Ichiru followed close behind. He knew what he was doing was stupid. Following a complete stranger only to meet with someone he really didn't want to see.

Zero yawned as he finshed his apple and watched the cooks do their job. He was enthralled at the way some of them just reached without having to look and grab what they wanted.

He dreamed of one day taking a fully stocked kitchen at full charge. Zero sighed as he noticed the time, his break would be over soon, which meant more manual labor out back. The restaurant was doing surprisingly well.

"Hey Zero! Get ready for another truck! We ordered a couple more things on the count of it being so full today!" Zero nodded and put his gloves back on. As long as he was getting enough money to take care of Ichiru and himself, he wasn't going to complain about the work.

Kaname tapped the top of the table as he waited for Seiren to arrive. And right on time, she walked in with the person Kaname wanted to see right behind her.

Kaname was seated in one of the booths at the end of a small restaurant. It wasn't terribly full, so it gave them enough privacy from crowds, but enough people to be a public place.

Ichiru stood behind Seiren as he looked at the person seated across the table. Slowly, Ichiru sat on the other available chair. Seiren walked over to one of the stools and sat a good distance to both interfere and give them privacy.

The younger boy kept his eyes on Kaname's face. It was similar to 'that man's' but there was something there, that made Ichiru realize it was another person. Still, he kept his guard up. After all, the man before him was a Kuran. That reason alone was enough to Keep Ichiru on his toes.

Sorry if it seems like a filler chapter, but next chapter is almost done, so it will be up soon. I hope this was ok. Sorry again for the delay guys.

The last few months of my senior year have been the worst. I had a less dangerous seizure, my half brother died, my mom was hospitalized, I couldn't walk at my own graduation since I had to go to maryland in order to be told that I might have a brain tumor before I turn 25...Yeah...that really sucked...

But on a brighter note, I met a really awesome girl whom I'm hoping to get to know better, I went to Anime Mid Atlantic with my 2 best friends, I got a shit load of things, I'm turning 19 in about a month, and I've lost 10 pounds! I look pretty fierce if I do say so myself!

Well, that's about it. I may have forgotten something, but oh well.

Love you guys! Thanks for sticking around to keep readong this if you have!

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