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Author's Note: I intended to put what Hanabusa had been doing in the last chapter, but I thought it would be best to just leave it out since I couldn't quite think of what his state would be. In any case... Here is Hanabusa's chapter.

Hanabusa wandered throughout the city he had stumbled upon after he had left Yuki. It had taken him at least two days to reach the city since he wanted to be far away from the Kuran mansion, the place where he committed the taboo. He didn't feel like he could ever return to her side after what had happened. Aido thought he wouldn't end up resenting Kaname, or her, for the death of his father since he had seen what Zero's hatred for Shizuka had changed him into. Hanabusa didn't want to be so torn up on the inside and only think about revenge, but he had thought about it over the time he'd been in the city. He had figured out that he truly despised Kaname for murdering his father, the man who had encouraged him to follow his dreams, and, with that hatred, his feelings towards his friend, Yuki, had changed.

Aido wanted to do whatever it took to destroy the pureblood prince, even if it meant toying with Yuki and breaking her. He knew that Kaname truly loved Yuki and would surely lose his mind if anything happened to her. The blonde figured that, if he were to harm or murder the innocent brunette, then Kaname would surely...

Hanabusa shook his head to clear his mind from the thought that threatened to invade him. He re-wrapped the baby blue scarf around his neck in order to occupy his mind on anything but that horrendous idea. The young man hurried back to the abandon shack he had called home for the week he had been in the city. Hanabusa used his ice power to seal the cracks, door, and windows so the cold air couldn't easily penetrate the small space. He grabbed some branches from a corner of the room and placed them in the burned out fireplace. Aido dug through his pockets until he find his box of matches. He opened it and saw that he only had a few left. A sigh escaped his lips before he scrapped the match on the side of the box until it lit up. Hanabusa dropped it onto the logs and waited for it to catch on the wood. Once he saw smoke slowly rise from the dead pieces of wood, he sighed in relief.

Hanabusa sat down in front of the fireplace and brought his knees to his chest. Sometimes he wished that he had Akatsuki's power over fire, even though ice suited him better. Even though he wanted to be able to manipulate and create fire, he had grown used to the cold that sometimes seeped into the shack and through his clothes. The only reason he covered the place in ice was to keep the warm air in the shelter longer than it would be if the chimney wasn't the only place for it to escape.

As he watched the fire sway and listened to it crackle while it slowly ate away at the wood, he couldn't help but allow his mind to wander. He wondered how his two cousins were doing and hoped they were okay. Once Ruka found out, she would be positively furious that he left a pureblood, especially a Kuran, all alone in that manor. She would most likely smack him then scold him for doing such a thing, but, deep down, the blonde knew that his cousin would be wondering why he did that and hope that he was okay. Unlike her, Akatsuki would keep his thoughts silent and be more concerned about his well-being. Of course Kain would be angry about his actions, but, like always, he would understand why he left and leave it be.

Eventually, Hanabusa's mind wandered off to Yuki, the sweet and innocent brunette whose own brother betrayed both of them. He knew that she was probably pretending everything was okay and going on living in whatever way she could. She wasn't idiotic enough to just give up on life even if everything was going against her. The young brunette always looked on the brighter sides of things after all and would always smile despite whatever the situation was. Aido knew that it took a whole lot for the smile to fall from her face.

In all the time he had been away from that place, Aido had never truly regretted his decision to run, but, the more he thought about it, the more he wondered just what it was like to be there all alone. Hanabusa guessed that being in that manor without anyone else was quite lonely, especially if you didn't really have anything left to live for besides an already broken promise to a former friend turned enemy.

Aido shook his head and wondered just when a majority of his thoughts since he had left went back to her. There was no logical explanation besides guilt for abandoning her when she had already lost everything. He sighed as he looked at the ice covered window only to find that the sun was already rising. Hanabusa made his decision as he watched the light filter more and more into the shack. He would return to her side once more and follow her without questioning her decisions. It was the least he could do since he was positive that his absence had caused her unnecessary pain.

Author's Note: I really didn't know where the hell I was going with this chapter since it has been SO long since I started it. All I knew for sure was what I needed to make the next chapter work. Hopefully the next part won't take five months to complete.