A month then goes by, seemingly too quickly. Reiji and Adryn had occasionally gone out for dates, still trying to avoid others though, as Adryn still wasn't confident enough in herself to be seen by too many people yet. They also spent a good amount of time working on their songs. Everyone was finally getting along good enough to have everyone in the theater room to hang out together, so Reiji was thrilled about that. Reiji was also thrilled that he and Adryn were getting closer and closer. It seemed like she was opening up more to him. Though, they haven't crossed any lines quite yet, meaning they hadn't gone into anything sexual yet. They wanted to focus on their love and connection and getting it strong because Adryn was still slightly hesitant sometimes due to her past. Also, Adryn got back on her medications recently.

During this month, Eclipse began to feel lonelier and lonelier, but unbeknownst to her, the ring she designed was finished. It looked nearly exactly like she'd drawn it, with the addition of Taemin's. Taemin also made plans to come and visit Eclipse at some point but never told her when he was going to. Other than that though, Eclipse and Ai worked on their songs together and got a lot done. Eclipse also finally heard from her father about Nova. She was beginning to accept treatment finally.

Soon after Ranmaru's talk with Reiji, the silver-haired man decided to join Eclipse and Ai's group to write songs. It was due to Eclipse knowing her sister's writing and music style, so they could pretend that it was her writing those songs with Ranmaru.

Camus and Shiori finally finished their first song and moved onto writing more songs. They were beginning to get along a bit better but still argued with each other every so often.

This has all lead to where they were on this day, a month after Adryn and Reiji became official. Eclipse woke up a little late that day. She instantly checked her phone to see if she had any new messages, and she did. It was from Adryn about the lunch outing that was planned for that day. Apparently, she was running late for it as they were all getting ready at that moment in time, so she needed to hurry up. Eclipse got ready for the day and went down to the entrance hall.

"I'm glad you woke up on time. I was about to come to wake your ass up." Adryn laughed as she saw her best friend approaching everyone who'd been waiting.

"I only woke up on time by accident. I got good sleep last night." Eclipse explained simply.

"Is everyone ready?" Reiji asked as he walked back into the mansion from outside. He'd been doing something with his car.

"Yup. Let's go." Adryn responded to her lover. With that, they all got into two different cars. Shiori and Eclipse with Adryn as the driver got into her car. While Reiji drove his group in his car. They planned to go to a fancy lunch place where they could get a private room away from most everyone else, so that's where they all went. Once there, they went into the area that they'd reserved the day before.

A waiter came and asked them what they wanted, and they all ordered, having already checked the menu on their phones before they'd even arrived. The waiter then came back in a few minutes later to set down their drinks but adds something. He sets down a little plate with one thing on it in front of Eclipse. It was a purple velvet box, confusing the woman.

"What is this?" Eclipse asked, looking around for a moment before her eyes landed on the equally confused looking Adryn. She wasn't confused though, she knew ahead of time what was about to happen.

"Open it." A voice came from behind Eclipse, causing her to spin around in her seat. She knew that voice extremely well, as it was her lover, Taemin's voice.

"What is going on?" But Taemin only smiled in return, prompting Eclipse to look to the little box in front of her. Hesitantly, Eclipse opened the box, and once it registered what she was looking at, she began to cry. It was the engagement ring she'd designed. Eclipse could hear Taemin approach her from behind and then he leaned down to her and asked her the question she'd been wanting to hear from him for a while now.

"Will you marry me, my dearest Eclipse?"

"Of course! Yes!" Eclipse's voice broke as she began to cry. Taemin reached to the box and took out the ring, then slipped it onto her ring finger on her left hand.

"I love you. I'm glad you said yes." Taemin chuckled as he watched Eclipse stand up and literally throw herself at him. The two held each other as Eclipse cried due to the excitement. Meanwhile, Adryn was shaking and trying hard to not cry herself. She was just so happy and excited for Eclipse. So Reiji reached to her and rubbed her back to soothe and comfort her. Eclipse then turned to look at Adryn, still crying slightly.

"So, when you asked me about the rings, it wasn't for a story then?"

"Nope," Adryn responded with a smile on her face.

"You brat. Don't do things behind my back!" Eclipse laughed through her tears.

"I was just doing as Taemin asked me to!" Adryn responded as she chuckled through her tears that were now falling.

"Thank you." With that, Eclipse turned back to Taemin. "I love you, so much." The two then kissed happily before parting for Taemin to go grab a chair for himself. Taemin sits down at the table, but Eclipse and Adryn excuse themselves to go get all the tears on their faces cleaned up. "I can't believe everything had happened this way. But I wouldn't have it any other way."

"I'm glad about how things have gone. You both deserve to be happy after everything you've gone through."

"Now you and Reiji need to get engaged."

"It'll be a long time until then. We need more time to just get to know each other. Besides, we aren't in any rush, we're happy with where we are right now."

"As long as you're happy, then that's great." The two women then go back to cleaning their faces. Once they finish up, they arrived back at their table just in time for their food to arrive.

"What will you do about your career now that you're going to be getting married?" Ai's sudden question surprised Taemin, but he just smiled in response.

"Well, I'll be moving into the mansion. I have a job here in Japan now." Taemin explained to Ai, and everyone else. This confused Eclipse though, as she hadn't heard anything about this.

"What do you mean?" Eclipse asked Taemin as he smiled back at her.

"There's going to be a new TV show that they want me to be the star of. So I'll be allowed to stay here in Japan while we're filming. Of course, I'll have to go back to Korea every now and then, but I can live with you, finally. I know I need to be with you, no matter what." Hearing Taemin's heartfelt words for Eclipse, Adryn couldn't help but sneak a peek at Reiji and wonder if he'd do anything like that for her. Adryn stopped that thought in its tracks though. She knew they were both based in Japan, so she'd never had to worry about that. Adryn then wondered what was going to happen after their project together ended. Noticing the shift in Adryn's mood, Reiji reached over and held one of her hands in his. Adryn then looked to Reiji and smiled at him. The man could see the darkness behind the smile but chose to not ask about it in front of everyone.

Everyone then proceeded to eat their food, and once everyone was done, they headed home. Taemin took Eclipse home leaving Shiori and Adryn together in her car.

"So, why did you get all dark during lunch?" Shiori suddenly asked Adryn as they got into Adryn's car.

"No reason, it's alright," Adryn responded simply, but Shiori didn't believe it.

"Are your medications not working or something?"

"I just had a passing thought that I don't really want to talk about."

"Does it have anything to do with our group project coming to an end with the guys?"

"Everything will be alright. No matter what."

"Keep telling yourself that, maybe things will go your way, but maybe not." With those words, Shiori looked out her window and ignored the worried look that crossed Adryn's face. She couldn't help but wonder if her medications really were working or not now though. She felt a little off, which she didn't usually when she was on her medications.

Either way, the rest of the drive home was in silence, and once they got home, Shiori hopped out of the car for Adryn to park in the garage. After parking her car, Adryn went out the side door, only to be intercepted by Reiji. The man then pulled her back into the garage, which confused Adryn.

"What's going on?" Adryn asked Reiji, but he ignored her question and asked her a question of his own.

"What's going on with you? I noticed your moment of darkness during lunch." Reiji responded as he looked into Adryn's eyes. Adryn debated what she wanted to say for a moment before responding.

"I had a moment of doubt that's all okay now. It doesn't bother me now."

"Moment of doubt? About what?"

"I was wondering how our relationship would go after our groups' collaboration was over." Hearing this shocked Reiji, but Adryn continued before he could say anything. "I'm not worried about it anymore." Adryn went to move past Reiji, but he stepped in front of her. He was worried about how she blew off her own worries. So, Reiji grabbed her shoulders and looked into her eyes.

"It's alright to feel worried about our relationship. It's alright to be concerned about how it will go. You don't need to hide your worries from me." Reiji's words caused Adryn's eyes to fill with tears, but she instantly blinked them way in favor of smiling at the man in front of her.

"I'm alright now. I'm not worried about it. We'll figure it out, no matter what." Adryn just wanted to keep saying that. She hoped if she said it enough, it'll be true. This made Reiji feel a little frustrated with Adryn. She was being dismissive of her own self, but Reiji chose to not say anything about it. He didn't want to upset Adryn. So, he just let his hands fall from her before pulling her to him to hold her.

"You're right about one thing. We'll figure it out and be together no matter what. Nothing is going to tear us apart, even if we are physically distant from each other." Reiji whispered to Adryn, making the woman smile and wrap her arms around him in return. The two just hold each other for a few minutes, before Eclipse peaked her head into the garage and spoke up.

"What the hell are you two doing in the dark?" Eclipse asked, a little worried for them. Neither Adryn nor Reiji turned the lights on in the garage, so the only light was coming from the open door behind Reiji. So, the two of them pulled apart and turned to look at the concerned Eclipse, and laughed.

"Ready to head back inside?" Reiji asked Adryn to which she nodded her head in return. So, the three of them headed inside the mansion where Reiji decided to help Taemin with his bags because he had a lot of them this time. Eclipse and Adryn just followed behind their lovers as they walked to Taemin's room.

"We should throw a little part to celebrate your engagement, right?" Adryn asked her best friend next to her. Eclipse nodded her head before pausing. She took off her new ring and looked at it in the light of the window, but then paused. She instantly spotted the hidden gem underneath the main gem and she understood it immediately. She knew that the ruby was to represent Taemin, so she'd always have a piece of him with her. This caused Eclipse to gasp out and nearly topple over as tears filled her eyes. Hearing Eclipse's reaction, Taemin set his bags down and hurried to Eclipse.

"What's wrong?" Taemin questioned, worried for his lover. Eclipse just put her ring back on and hugged Taemin.

"Thank you," Eclipse muttered simply. Taemin looked to Adryn to explain everything.

"She just noticed your little surprise on the ring," Adryn explained, causing Taemin to nod his head with a chuckle. He held Eclipse then until she was ready to part. When she was ready, they parted and the four of them headed to Taemin's room. After setting down his bags, Reiji spoke up.

"I'm going to get a drink from the kitchen, come with me?" Reiji's question was of course directed at Adryn. She nodded her head and then the two of them headed to the kitchen. Once in the kitchen, they grabbed some water and sat down at the counter.

"You know, about our songs..." Adryn began to speak, as she looked out the kitchen window.

"Hmm?"

"I think I'm getting tired of this sappy bullshit. All these upbeat songs are really getting on my nerves. It isn't how anyone always feels."

"Maybe we should write a dark song after the one we're currently writing then."

"That'd be cool."

"Do you want a dark song to be the last song you write together?" Ranmaru asked from the table where he'd been the entire time. Hearing him, both Reiji and Adryn froze and turned to him in confusion. "Just got an email stating that our time here is coming to an end. It's finally time to finish up the songs and record them, then leave this mansion." Hearing about the email caused both Reiji and Adryn to pull out their phones. Sure enough, there was an email telling them about it. Both Reiji and Adryn's were a little different as it told them that they'd continue to occasionally write together, among other things once their relationship came out in the open. After reading the email, Adryn felt sick. Her heart stopped beating and she became extremely nauseous.

"I, um... I need to go do something." Adryn declared, confusing Reiji.

"Want me to come along?" Reiji's words didn't reach Adryn though, she was already out of the kitchen. She made her way down the hallway and turned into another hallway. She then took off running. She wasn't sure if she was running away from the information that Reiji was leaving soon, or if she was running so Reiji didn't see her get upset over it. Either way, she kept running.

Adryn ran, instead of to her room, out the side door to the mansion and into the yard there. The "yard" was a couple of acres with a lot of trees. Back at the back door, there was a clearing where the cubs would occasionally run around, but the side yard was different. It was all trees. There was an overgrown path leading through the trees, and that's what Adryn went onto. There was a little gazebo at the end of the path, but along the way, Adryn tripped over roots and rocks. She nearly fell a few times but managed to catch herself.

The gazebo was once used for witchy activities, but they hadn't had the time nor the want to do anything witchy with QUARTET NIGHT around, as they didn't want to freak them out or have them interfere. This is where Adryn ended up; the black gazebo. It was hard to see through the darkness of the trees, but she made it there and ran up the stairs. She then collapsed onto the bench that was wrapped around the inside of the gazebo.

The moment Adryn touched the cold bench, she broke down. She began to cry and cry to the point where her tears blurred her vision and took her breath away. She was sobbing in the forest on her property, surrounded by trees, birds, and who knows what else.

Meanwhile, Reiji had heard Adryn running and had tried to follow her, but when he realized she left the mansion, Reiji made his way to Eclipse. He knocked on Taemin's sorry, hoping Eclipse was still in there, and she was actually the one who opened the door. She instantly saw Reiji's distressed face.

"Did Adryn run off or something? I just read the email about your guys leaving soon." Eclipse spoke to Reiji. He nodded his head before responding.

"Adryn read the email and got instantly upset. She tried to act like she was alright, but she ran out the side door of the mansion." Reiji explained simply with worry.

"I'll handle it. You'd get lost in the forest if you went."

"I want to help."

"Adryn might be having a breakdown. If she ran away, she probably doesn't want you to see her like this. She'd probably act like she was alright if you went." Hearing this from Eclipse, Reiji frowned.

"It isn't your fault, Reiji," Taemin spoke up as he approached the two of them. "Adryn's darkness is whispering all these horrible things to her. It's making her doubt herself and everything and making her feel such negative emotions. It'd be best if Eclipse handled it." Taemin then stood aside and motioned for Reiji to come in. "How about you help me unpack?"

"...Alright..." Reiji reluctantly agreed. The two watched as Eclipse hurried off.

While Eclipse was making her way to Adryn, the now orange-red-haired woman was calming down a little bit while she talked to herself.

"I'm just overreacting. Nothing will hurt our relationship. Well, other than this. Me freaking out over nothing sure might hurt something. Maybe we should just end our relationship if I really can't handle all the worries of a relationship." Adryn then shook her head. "No, I fought hard and I deserve to be happy and I'm happy with Reiji!" Adryn then started to cry again as she doubted herself some more. "I don't deserve Reiji. I shouldn't have been with him in the first place." Adryn then curled up into a ball on the bench as she began to fight internally as she sobbed to herself.

Hearing the crying, Eclipse quickened her pace. As Eclipse ran up into the gazebo, she saw Adryn on the bench in a ball as she cried to herself. If Adryn noticed Eclipse, she didn't make it known. She stayed in her sobbing ball until Eclipse walked over and sat down next to Adryn. Eclipse then reached out and put a hand on her shoulder.

"I'm here for you, whenever you're ready to talk about what's bothering you," Eclipse told the woman still crying. Adryn remained crying for another few minutes before she sat up and wiped away her tears. She was still sniffling, but she could talk now.

"I'm just overreacting. I hope I haven't upset Reiji over this." Adryn sniffled quietly.

"He wasn't upset with you. Just himself for not being able to help. Plus he's worried about you."

"He shouldn't worry about me. I'll be alright."

"You can't keep bottling things up. They're going to burst out and hurt you and Reiji."

"I know that, but I don't want to burden Reiji with my problems or push him away. I don't want him to be freaked out by my problems either... Maybe I shouldn't have gone after Reiji. We should have just stayed friends."

"No Adryn. Reiji is the best person for you."

"Well, I'm not the best person for him." Adryn snapped a little bit. Eclipse ignored the harshness, and reached over and pulled Adryn's face to look at her.

"You are wrong. You're not the terrible person that you think you are. You might not be perfect, but with Reiji, you are a better person and are happier." Eclipse told the woman. "Reiji is the only one who has actually romantically loved you for who you are." Eclipse then let go of Adryn's face and allowed Adryn to look off into the darkening trees.

"A storm is coming. You should get back to Taemin before it comes."

"Come with me."

"I want to stay a little longer. I need to sort out my own feelings."

"Alright..."

"Thank you though, for putting sense back into me."

"Of course." Eclipse then reluctantly headed back to the mansion quickly. She was met by Reiji and Taemin at the side door. When Reiji saw no Adryn behind Eclipse, he began to panic. "There's a storm coming, but Adryn wouldn't come back with me. She wanted to sort things out herself."

"Where is she? How do I get there?" Reiji immediately asked.

"She's in a black gazebo down the path. Don't stray from the path, you will get lost. Make sure to pay attention." As soon as the words were out of her mouth, Reiji was gone. Just as the rain began to fall, Reiji ran down the path. He also nearly tripped over rocks and roots. He began to have a hard time seeing as the rain began to fall harder. Reiji was getting soaked and blinded by the rain. Eventually though, despite the darkness and rain, Reiji began to see the gazebo. He rushed into it, surprising Adryn who was huddled up and shivering.

"Reiji?" Adryn asked as she stood up and hurried to him. She then pulled him further into the gazebo where it was mostly dry. "Why are you here? What were you thinking about running around a dark forest while it's raining?"

"I can't just leave the woman I love alone in a dark and rainy forest." Reiji instantly responded without hesitation. Adryn then sighed and sat down on the bench again.

"I'm sorry for acting like a child."

"Don't. You aren't acting like a child. You're reacting how you're supposed to react, even if it's different from my way of reacting." Reiji then sat down next to Adryn, ignoring the soaking wetness of his clothes and hair. The chill began to seep into him, but he also ignored that. "Look Adryn, I'm worried about our relationship too, especially for when I leave the mansion. I'm worried to lose you. Whether it's because of the distance between us, a fight, or your darkness tearing us apart." Adryn opened her mouth to speak but Reiji continued. "I want to hear the darkest parts of you. The things that you won't tell Eclipse or even admit to yourself. I just want you to be open and honest about everything." Adryn paused and looked down before looking back to Reiji.

"My darkness is telling me that I don't deserve you. That you don't deserve someone as tainted and not right as me. The darkness tells me that we should just break up because of how it makes me seem." Adryn then tried to smile as she continued. "You are the best man that I've ever met. I don't want to lose you because of my darkness. I don't want to push you away."

"Nothing could ever push me away from you. I've been here for you through your treatment and through you healing up. I wouldn't run away now."

"Sometimes, my darkness tells me that I shouldn't be allowed to live. That I'll become just like Nova as punishment for what I did to Nova. Not that I did anything wrong. Just the breakup we went through." Hearing this, Reiji pulled Adryn into a hug. "You're wet," Adryn muttered simply.

"Just deal with it." Reiji chuckled before getting serious. "No one deserves to end up as Nova did. Besides you never did anything wrong. You have made your fans' lives better by being alive and you make my life better by being alive." Adryn sniffled and wrapped her arms around Reiji, a soaked and cold Reiji.

"I love you, with everything that I am and I'm terrified about how we'll make things work once you leave the mansion. I know you have to leave with your group."

"Yeah, I do have to leave, but I'll visit whenever I can and once we go public, we can be even closer together. We can see each other whenever we want." Adryn smiled and nodded her head. She then realized something. Reiji was truly cold and soaked. Instant panic began to set into Adryn.

"We need to get back to the mansion immediately." Adryn was serious now about her worry for Reiji.

"Huh? Why?" Reiji clearly didn't notice how cold and wet he was due to how amped up he was.

"Just come on!" Adryn grabbed Reiji's hand and pulled him through the forest. The rain was lessening up, but the damage was already done. Both Adryn and Reiji were soaked and ice cold. Reiji and Adryn burst through the side door, surprising Taemin and Eclipse.

"Are you two alright?" Eclipse asked as she handed towels to Adryn. This was when Reiji's teeth began to chatter. The cold had finally hit him. Adryn immediately put the towels around Reiji and tried to dry him. She then began to walk past Taemin and Eclipse.

"I have to get him warmed up," Adryn stated as she dragged Reiji along with her to his room. Once in Reiji's room, Adryn pulled his shirt off suddenly. This surprised Reiji, but he smirked at her.

"Oh? Want me to get naked?" Reiji teased simply.

"Hush. Go get in the shower and warm up. I'll get you some warm clothes to wear afterward. Reiji frowned but did as he was told. He went into the bathroom and as soon as Adryn heard the shower start, she began to go through his clothes. Adryn found pants and a shirt for Reiji and sat on his bed to wait for him. After a couple of minutes, Reiji walked out of the bathroom only wearing a towel around his waist. Adryn instantly blushed and looked away from him.

"You shouldn't be embarrassed to see your boyfriend naked, you know?" Reiji teased, causing Adryn to throw his clothes at him.

"Get dressed." Adryn then got off the bed and turned around. Instead of getting dressed, Reiji walked to Adryn and wrapped his arms around her.

"I'd be a lot warmer if you helped me warm up." Hearing this from Reiji, Adryn blushed deeper.

"Y-You need to get changed and get into bed. I'll come to snuggle with you after I get a shower and changed too."

"Aw... Fine. Just make sure you come and snuggle afterward."

"I promise." With that, Adryn kissed Reiji and headed out of his room, without looking at his nearly naked body. With that, Adryn took off her wet wig and put it up before getting into the shower. After getting all warm, Adryn got out and put a different wig on. This wig was much shorter and was her normal red in color. She then got dressed in sleep clothes and headed to Reiji's room, only to see that he was sleeping. Reiji was all snuggled up under his covers, so Adryn joined him and snuggled up to him. She wanted to make sure he was plenty warm. Adryn then drifted off to sleep with Reiji.