“Home?” She felt the squeezing of her heart, the throbbing just as bad as the pain from the open wound. She was so weak she couldn't help but lean into Toya as she struggled to stand. If it hadn't been for him, she would have fallen. She felt another arm slide around her and glanced up into amethyst eyes. Shinbe’s lips never moved as he used his telepathy to talk to her. ‘Kyoko, I am sorry.’ He brushed the pad of his thumb across her cheekbone feeling the wetness of her tears. ‘Please don’t cry anymore. Don’t listen to them.’ He watched her gaze drift to Toya then to Kyou quickly coming back and focusing on his. ‘Shinbe… I don’t know what to do. I kept so many secrets trying to protect him and everyone else. Now Hyakuhei is dead and Kyou is so cold. What do I do… tell me what to do.’ Kyo

