Then again, if Yuhi knew about it, indeed, he would have said something to her by now. If he knew, would he get mad again? Sumire couldn't forget how he acted when he was angry. It was her fault, and yet it reminds her of before.

Yuhi has been very careful not to behave like Sano did. It has burdened him a lot since he has to be cautious about everything he says.

But it still hurts. 'I thought he would leave again.' She thought she would end up abandoned. If that happened again, then she knew she would lose herself completely.

Sumire wrapped her arms around his neck and mumbled something quietly.

Yuhi patted her back. "I know, relax, okay? I'm not going to leave you no matter what you do."

He sounds so confident about that. "I'm sorry for being so insecure. I know it is stupid, but I just--"

"You don't want people to abandon you again, yes I know."

Why does he know? He shouldn't.

It was hard to concentrate on this conversation due to their close proximity.

"So hey," Yuhi mumbled. "I don't mind you coming here, you have the right, but well, I just want to know. If I did something to you here, would your subordinates care?"

"That depends on what you do."

She asks, but she already knew what he wanted. She did tempt him earlier, but now that they are here, she felt odd about it.

"Let me see your face."

"No."

Yuhi laughed. "You're so stubborn."

"I don't want you to tease me again, Yuhi."

Yuhi raised his eyebrows at those words. "So you can tease me, but I can't with you?"

"That is different."

"Different, huh? I don't see what is so different, but you know I am not going to question anything you say."

He should, but he won't. Sumire pulled away from him and walked over to the cabinets on the right-hand side of the room. "There is some stuff here we managed to obtain a few days ago. But unfortunately, it is written in some type of code, so I cannot decipher it. Yuhi-san, you're good with stuff like this, right?"

Yuhi chuckled. "We're going to work?"

"Of course we are."

..

Terashima Yuhi left a huge hole in her heart when he disappeared.

She hadn't realized how much he meant to her until he was no longer beside her.

So much time has passed since she felt something. If the incident with Ru didn't happen, she would have remained emotionless.

After what happened with Sano, she closed off her heart even more. She didn't even feel angry or express her anger whenever she got hurt. When others stepped over her, she would look at them with a blank look in her eyes. That look is all it took for people to stop trying.

She kept herself busy so she wouldn't have the time to think properly; as long as she kept working, she wouldn't think of him, wouldn't think of Yuhi.

While she was with Sano, she thought of Yuhi as little as possible, but she told him everything when she dated Kanagawa Ren.

'I am afraid of being alone, even though speaking to others frightens me, and I am awkward at social relationships. I crave human contact more than anybody. But if I get too attached, I am worried that they will leave me one day.'

Now that she thought about it, Ren was a good listener. He listened to her worries a lot and did whatever he could to comfort her. Sometimes, no, most of the time, he did not have the solution. Ren went through a lot, too, so she didn't want to put unnecessary strain and burden on him.

Her gaze fell on Yuhi, who was pulling out the files from the cabinets and bringing them over to the couch.

She wonders what Yuhi would think if she spoke about Ren. He is too busy thinking about Ru and Sano. But if Yuhi learned that the person she felt closest to since he left her was Kanagawa Ren, what would he say?

"So hey."

"Yes?"

"You sitting over there in your fancy leader desk reminds me of something."

Sumire sighed deeply as she stood up and walked over to where he was. "I didn't think it was appropriate to work in the den area, so I brought you to the office, but you still want to fool around?"

Yuhi put his arms around her waist when she sat down. "Is there a problem with my behavior?"

"Your acting too clingy."

"You know everything I do is for you."

Of course, she knew that; he makes it so clear to her every day. Sometimes she wonders what he would do if something bad happened to her. If she could no longer handle it and end her life, what would happen to this person?

From the very moment she became close with Hino, he told her all about it. He explained to her how Yuhi's empire in the music industry is all for her. After he said that, she became suspicious. Yuhi was already famous before they met that snowy concert. But Hino is certain that Yuhi didn't debut for his love for music but for her sake.

There are so many gaps, but everything is leading to one theory. She knew Yuhi before then; they might have met when she was younger.

"This file, you've been researching the hospital case from a few months back?"

Sumire nodded. "I do have a better understanding of things now, so I understand that it was one of our kind who did that. But it still strikes me as odd why they targeted hospitals only."

"Why is that unusual? They were after blood, so naturally, going to a hospital is the best choice."

"I am unsure if I understand this part correctly, but our kind prefers fresh blood, correct?"

"Yeah."

"So using the hospital's blood supply doesn't work with that theory, does it?"

"But you are forgetting that they drank from living patients too."

"I also searched that up, and supposedly they took from people who they knew. The blood of somebody who they treasure?"

Sumire watched as an odd expression appeared on Yuhis face. Is this something she shouldn't have found out?

Then again, if that is the case, that is even more so the reason why she has to learn.

Yuhi sighed deeply. "Well, I was going to tell you this when it was the right time, but I suppose I have no choice but to rush things now."

Is it something bad?