"Heading somewhere?"

Senra's eyes widened, "Shonen?!"

Soraru sighed in annoyment, "You've got to be kidding me..." The ravenette starting walking up to the male before smacking him on the head.

"One, what are you doing here alone, and almost scaring us to death. Two, where the hell is Un:c?!" He exclaimed. But Shonen only shook his head before giving a nervous smile, "The thing is.. Im actually wondering where U:nc is as well, that's why I was alone so, sorry for scaring you guys."

Soraru scratched the back of his neck, "It's fine. Just go try to look for Un:c and go home. Amatsuki might start getting worried since the time limit of coming back home was six days. And you guys still haven't came home yet from your expedition so go, since we're trying to get these three behind us back to their home." He explained. The male gave a nodd as he started to smile, "Well then, take care! I'll try to find Un:c as fast as I can!"

The swordsman smiled back before gently taking the albino's wrist gently, "C'mon, let's keep going."

As the group went along well, the trail was still clear. No enemies, no fights, No arguments. And once and a while, Eve would even give the group a cookie or two.

"Hey.. Soraru-san?"

"Yes?"

"Since in our side, Luz is our lord who rules our side. Who rules yours?" He asked. He was curious to know who exactly leads the ravenette's group. Who was the ruler of their side? Did they have a palace like they do? He didn't know, but he was curious.

"Hm.. Our leader is named Lon. She's always traveling, making sure everyone in our side of the land is okay." He explained. He trusted the angel and his friends enough to tell him who it was. So it didn't matter to who had heard.

Shima smiled, "Then, we'll make sure not to tell anyone about Lon then. As long you guys dont cause harm to Luz." He said. But even so, he knew that they wouldn't harm their friend.

Once an hour or two had passed, they sat to rest near a few trees. They were close to their destination anyways, so taking a bit of rest wouldn't hurt them. When they each sat down, the group started talking about some things to prepare in case if an attack happens. Mafu had even warned them that it was best if he Shima, and Eve would head into the gates instead of them. It was mostly for their friend's safety.

"Jeez.. Im actually going to miss you three a bit." Senra spoke out as he stared at the ground. Sou could only agree as well. It was rare to meet anyone new other than villagers or their other friends. So having new company felt great to them.

Shima playfully ruffled Senra's hair as he started giving a soft smile, "Don't worry, we'll try to visit you guys from time to time okay?"

The male smiled back as he responded, "Alright then, we'll be waiting."

They spent a few more minutes there talking to each other. But, the more time they had talked, the more they started to not want to return the three males back home. And it was the same for the other half.

The ravenette then gave a sigh as he started standing up, "Let's keep going." They gave a nodd as they stood up, follwing behind the swordsman. Ad they kept on walking though, closer and closer to their destination, Soraru had noticed a few footprints on the ground. He crouched down as he started examining the footprints carefully.

"Someone's here."

They each took out their weapons as the stayed close together, not wanting to seperate. The group each looked around their surroundings while they were still together. They heard nothing but silence, so they began to wonder if anyone was even there anymore.

"I guess.. There was no one." Senra said, putting his dagger down. He walked near a tree and he turned around towards the group and gave a smile, "Yep, I don't think anyone's he-"

"Hey, watch out-!"

Senra's eyes widened before Shima had came on time as he stabbed the unknown figure in the chest. He then pulled the sword art as he worriedly turned to the blonde, "Are you alright?"

"Y-Yeah.. Thanks. Let's just keep going to get you guys home."

The male nodded as the ravenette stared at the limp body on the ground, the figure was wearing a black cloak. He then kept on following the group as they left.

Once they saw the gates of the castle, they each had a small frown. Eve then gave each one of them a cookie before speaking a few words, "Thank you for saving us. We hope to see you all again." Sou then gently patted Eve's head gently.

"We hope to see you again too."

Eve only smiled under his mask as the the other two males next him started waving a goodbye to their new friends. Once the swordsman and his friends had started walking away, they headed into the gates with a visible frown.

"You know.. Things wouldn't be like this if our two sides weren't enemies. And maybe we all could've spent more time with each other." Mafu said in a soft voice.

Eve gave a nodd, "Yeah.. I wish we weren't enemies. But im glad that we met then anyways."

"Wait."

They then stopped and saw a certain red-head giving a small wave at them. Mafu tilted his head, "Sakatan?"

"Get over here..! " He whispered.

The three quietly walked towards Sakata with a confused expression, wondering what was wrong.

"What's wrong Sakata?" Shima asked. But the male shushed him by covering his mouth as he looked around worriedly. He then uncovered his mouth before whispering again, "I don't think you guys should be here.."

Senra crossed his arms, "And why's that?" He asked.

Sakata looked at him before giving him a frown, "Suzumu came over and made a deal with Luz. It was about if he helped find you three, they have to give him his treasure back from your other friends.. And we don't know what he means by treasure so I think it's best if you guys stay hidden."

"Wait.. No.. That means they might attack their group.." Mafu said as he stared at the ground. He then looked at Sakata with a worried expression, "Please Sakatan, find a way to convince Luz-san to not attack any of the group members we met. They saved us from Suzumu-san after all..."

"I'll try my best. But for now.. Start heading back before-"

"Your back!"

Before they could turn around, Mafu, Shima, and Eve felt a pair of arms trying to hug them at the same time by a certain blonde.

"Im so glad your okay! We were about to go attack that swordsman's group!" Luz explained. Of course, the three were glad now that he wasn't going to attack their new friends now that they were back home. But now, they were only worried about the deal.

"But I wonder what Suzumu will say about this. Oh well, he'll just have to deal with it. Anyways, welcome home you three." He said with a warm smile. They couldn't couldn't help but smile back and hug him.

"Hey! I wanna hug him too!" Sakata said as he started joining in the hug. Luz happily accepted it, letting them hug him as much as they wanted. Until they had let go of him, he led them to the kitchen where Eve started baking fresh cookies for them.

"So, where were you three?" Luz asked. Mafu and Shima looked at each other before facing the male again.
"We where with um.. That swordsman's group. They were actually the one's to save us from Suzumu." Shima replied, hoping Luz's reaction won't be what they expect but instead, the blonde smiled.

"Oh? Really now? I.. Didn't expect that. They have my gratitude then."

Shima and Mafu stared at him surprised, but then suddenlt kept staring at him before Mafu started speaking, "But.. What about Suzumu-san's deal? And why did you agree?" He asked worryingly. Luz frowned before reaching to pat the albino's head. Of course Mafu let him, but he only kept staring at his hands.

"It was because I wanted to find you three... And, I still want to believe there's something still good inside Suzumu. So I agreed." Luz explained. Sakata them came behind the blonde and smacked him on the back of the head, "That's for agreeing with Suzumu." He said, slowly walking away to his room up the stairs.

Eve then opened the oven and took out the cookies as he set them neatly on a plate before placing them on the table gently. Mafu happily took one and thanked Eve by hugging him, but Shima only gave a frown towards Luz.

"Im sorry Luz, but im afraid there's just nothing good about Suzumu." He said as he picked up one of the cookies gently. The blonde only stared at him a hit before questioning, "Why? Im sure he's still a good person int there still. There has to be some-"

Shima sighed, "I don't think he is. Not after what he did to Mafu."

"Wait, what do you mean?"

The male stared at Luz with a tint of disappointment from Suzumu, "He.. Touched Mafu. In certain area's that shouldn't have been touched. Including hurting him and giving him bruises...-"

"Could you stop talking about that for a second infront of me..?" The albino asked quietly. The two males frowned before they stood up and gave the angel a hug. Mafu knew he was okay now, but remembering of the event makes him feel such unease. He hugged back tightly before Eve came to join in the hug hoping to comfort them well.

"Sorry Mafu.." Luz quietly spike out. They let go of him before the albino held a smile on his face, "No, it's okay. I'll get over it soon. But im just a little shaken up." They nodded in understandment before Luz decided to talk about the event with Shima in a separate room, leaving Mafu and Eve to spend the time together. And by spending time together, it was by talking and eating cookies together.

As time went by in the day, they were all in their rooms, getting ready for bed. Mafu gently picked up his guitar in his room and started strumming a few notes, hoping a melody would be made for a song. When he had time, he would always write in his journal and hum a few rhythms. But now with a guitar, he could play notes and sing at the same time ever since they had gifted him the guitar. It didint take him very long to learn.

After a few minutes of playing, he set the guitar next to a wall and walked towards the balcony, admiring the night sky with a small smile, "Im glad we're home again.. But I also wanted to spend more time with him and his friends..."

He sighed before walking inside to his bed and covered himself with the soft blankets. He then remembered about the gift that the swordsmen had given him on the first days they had met. He then removed the pillow next to him and saw a glittering red crystal and smiled. Then he placed the pillow back on its original spot and set his head down as he held the red crystal tightly before closing his eyes.

"Thank you Soraru-san."

And that's it for Chapter 24! I really did have alot of energy for writing this story chapter. And im also hoping I wont mess up on the story as it later keeps going. The next chapter will hopefully come out soon. Thank you for reading everyone! \ (>w<) /