Takes place after STR, Haruka and Takane live together, etc.

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"Harukaaaaaaaaaaa~" Takane nagged the tall pale boy as he sat in front of their bed, eyes glued to the TV. "Haruka!" He wasn't fazed by her at all. "Ha-ru-ka." She was on the floor beside him, on her knees, leaning against his side. A bag of chips sat in his lap. "Haruka?" She poked the side of his face and his glassy eyes seemed to suddenly wake up.

"Oh, Takane!" She just glared at him, questioning the need to tell him she was annoyed. "What's wrong?" "What wrong?! Ha ha very funny Haruka." "No, well, you know what I mean. What did you need?" "What did I need!???" Haruka stood up from his spot at the base of the bed, dusting the crumbs off his jumper. "Well Takane, you're gonna have to tell me if you want this solved." He patted her head. "You know that." Then, he walked off down the hall.

"Haruka! That jerk! What's he thinking!? Wait, no... What was he doing!? Just staring at the TV like that, nothing interesting was on anyway, just the stupid ol-"

"Have you seen this man? Serial killer who identifies himself as 'Kuroha' is on the loose. Black hair, pale skin, yellow eyes, and what appears to be a tattoo under his right eye. If you have any information on the whereabouts of this young man, please contact Tokyo Police ASAP." The tv faded out in the background...

"old news..."

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Haruka stood in the kitchen, making shelf a sand which by the window. He and Takane shared an apartment in Tokyo together. "Oh, Takane! Would you like a sandwich too? They're ham and cheese." He smiled, a crumb on the side of his cute mouth. Takane suddenly felt flustered, a pink blush lightly dusted her cheeks. "No thanks." She said awkwardly and then sat down at the counter. "So what were you watching on TV?" "Oh, just the news. Did you hear, Takane? There's a murderer on the loose!" "A murderer?" She tried to sound surprised and clueless, for she wanted to know what Haruka knew about Kuroha. "Yeah, a murderer. He looked real scary too! Gee Takane I hope we won't run into him." She sat in thought for a bit. "Did he look familiar to you at all Haruka?..." "Familiar? I don't think so... I don't know why I'd associate with someone like that... or I'd hope not..."  Takane couldn't help but chuckle inside, but suddenly she felt something wash over her...

"He doesn't remember anything from the haze, does he?..."

"Look at the time! Takane, isn't it time for you to go to bed? You know, since we started trying to create a sleep pattern for you." "Oh yeah... I should..." Takane murmured as she turned towards the doorway. She stood there, lost in thought for a few minutes. "Hey, Takane? Aren't you going to bed, sleepy head?" She was lost in thought about Haruka, what would she do, she can't explain it to him in a way that didn't sound crazy... She was worried about him, that was for sure. "Haruka?" "Hmmm?" "Can you come to sleep with me?..." "I always do, I will later." "But...I need you, now..." she cast her gaze down towards her feet.

"Aw alright then, I'll be in in a sec, just gotta take my meds and brush my teeth."

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Takane was under the covers of her bed, staring at the now blank TV screen....thinking about the news she saw earlier. Haruka soon waltzed into the room in his blue and white stripy pyjamas. He yawned, politely covering his mouth with his hand in the process. "Takane, are you okay? You seemed off, earlier. Why do you want me to go to bed with you this early?" Takane hid her head under the covers, her eyes peering out from the covers. Haruka just stared at her for a bit, then his face turned red.

"Oh! Takane! I--- I uh! I didn't know that what you meant!!! You kn-know I can't cuz of my heart right? Oh boy just talking about this could--" "THATS NOT WHAT I MEANT BAKA." She snapped at him.

Haruka crept over and sat down on the side of the bed, looking into Takane's eyes. "Then, what's wrong?" Her eyes started to water, but she resisted the urge to break down before him. "Uh...Takane..." Haruka snaked his arms around her back and pulled him close to his chest. "I'm scared...Haruka, I'm scared!" She gripped his pyjama front, and it only got dampened by her tears. "Takane...don't be scared, please. Seeing you scared makes me scared." He smiled as he pulled away from her, looking into her tear stained eyes. "I'm supposed to be the one who's scared." He let out that cute, shy laugh of his. "I'm scared of Kuroha." "Kuroha?... Haha, that's a funny name. Sounds like a dark version of my Konoha." He beamed innocence.

Seeing Haruka like this scared Takane even more. The fact that her own boyfriend couldn't remember anything about Kuroha.

Haruka put Takane back down into bed, and crawled in beside her. She cuddled up close to him, and he stroked her silky soft hair. "Don't be scared Takane. I'll protect you..." he whispered as he rested his lips against her forehead.

"...again."

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