A few days later...

Yuni stopped and picked up some dirt, giving it a taste before pointing in another direction. They all had decided to go search around the area where the mountain was located in hopes of finding Yuma.

"Hey, is it okay for you to just be... tasting dirt?" Touji asked worriedly.

"We won't get anywhere unless I do. Now quiet down and let me do my job. It's the only thing I can do at this point." said Yuni with a heavy sigh.

"I'll stay with Yuni, let's spread out in groups of three. Takaomi, stay here with us." said Rintaro, splitting everyone else into groups of three.

Senri looked at his group then sucked his teeth as Issei was in his group. Issei looked at Senri who kept his distance.

"Senri, are you still bitter...?" Issei asked quietly.

"Get away from me." Senri snapped, moving away from him.

"Sen-" Issei started, but was blown back by a strong gust of wind, which also sent Yanagi flying.

"Shit." Senri cursed, knowing he really shouldn't but did anyway.

"Senri, you idiot!" Issei shouted as Senri rode the winds and caught Yanagi in his arms.

Yanagi looked at Senri in shock as they floated down to the ground. Senri helped Yanagi to his feet then felt a heavy blow land on his cheek, making him stumble. Issei held Senri off the ground, his anger flying off the charts.

"Do you understand what the hell you just did!?" Issei shouted, shaking Senri frantically.

Yanagi looked at the both of them as Issei held him up against a tree. He didn't understand what had just happened, but Senri had just saved his life. He attempted to pull Issei away from Senri, afraid that he'd choke the boy to death.

"So you would've preferred that I sit there and do nothing? Let him fall and hurt himself? Didn't you all tell me not to use my powers unless it was absolutely necessary!?" Senri shouted angrily.

"Torasawa, I don't get what's going on, but let Senri go. We both know he's right that something bad would've happened if he didn't do anything." Yanagi said, successfully pulling them apart.

Issei sucked his teeth and quickly started to think of ways to explain everything to Yanagi without exposing who they really were.

"Look, Senri, thanks a lot for what you did there. Seeing as how distressed Torasawa seems about it, I won't press about this matter. In fact, I'll forget everything that just happened." said Yanagi, looking at Issei.

"That's awful nice of you, Yanagi... but it's not as simple as you make it out to be... The fact you saw anything..." Issei said, looking at Yanagi with a troubled expression. "We need Kasuka..."

Shigure and his group rushed over as he had sensed Senri using a lot of his power. Rintaro and Yuni came running as well. Takaomi didn't know why they were running, but he didn't want to be left alone.

"Issei, what happened?" Rintaro asked, looking between the three of them.

Issei pulled him off to the side and started to explain what had happened. Rintaro looked at Senri who was being distracted by Yuni. Yanagi kept as quiet as he could about the entire situation.

"So, that's what happened... I get why you're upset, but to almost hurt him because of it... You went too far, Issei." said Rintaro with a shake of his head. "Jin wouldn't approve of your actions."

"So you plan to tell him?" Issei asked.

"Just because we're the superiors doesn't mean we shouldn't be reprimanded either. Don't lose your cool next time. Be thankful that Yanagi is willing to keep quiet about everything. You know how he is, especially since he and Minato are rather close now." said Rintaro, glancing back at the others. "For now, let's continue our search for Yuma."

Yuni looked at Senri who continued to stare at Issei's back. He noticed they started to walk ahead then told the others, following behind them.

"Did Yanagi see...?" Yuni asked quietly.

"Well, it's hard to see wind, but technically since I was riding the winds, he did. I couldn't just sit there and rely just on the wind. What if there wasn't enough to bring him back down to safety? I had to take action..." Senri said, remembering Yanagi's frightened face.

"I get it. I don't blame you, Riri. I think I would've done the same." said Yuni with a smile.

Senri stopped, having felt something familiar in the air. Yuni stopped as well. The others pressed on ahead, unaware of the new presence. Shigure stopped a little ways, wondering what mischief they were about to get themselves into.

"Yumapi's here." said Yuni, glancing at the stray flower by his feet. "Rosy's seen him come this way."

"Who's Rosy...?" Senri asked quietly.

Yuni pointed to the flower. He didn't read the memories of plants often as it was pretty taxing on his body. Too much resulted in him being bedridden for three whole days. They changed directions and walked away from the group. Shigure couldn't leave them, so he followed behind.

Yuni hummed as he looked around. Yuma was in this small clearing somewhere. Senri sighed, looking up at the trees to see if he was hiding up in the trees.

"You know, I've always admired our seniors, knowing what to do in situations, especially ones that our peaceful lives are in danger." said Senri, taking a seat. Yuni did the same, Yuma's presence still being strong. "But they don't care to understand someone else's feelings. They don't realize things ended up this way due to their own lack of understanding."

"Riri..." Yuni whispered. "But you do understand that punishment still had to be dealt..."

"I get that, but they wouldn't have needed it if our guardians did their jobs right. Jin is literally never here, Rintaro too. Issei does his best but it's not enough. I'm not saying they have to be with us 24/7, but if you're constantly away and can give no shits about the rest of us, how do you expect us to act in a proper manner?" Senri said, venting his frustrations. "Our seniors aren't any better. They should know how to act since they need to set an example for us, yet Maki went on to harass Yuma, Kasuka treated us like crap and Shigure could care less about what happened."

Yuni drew a circle in the dirt as he agreed. He noticed the faults within the structure of their small community, but continued to act as if he was blind to it all. Senri sent a gust of wind towards a bush, parting it and seeing no one behind it.

"Nii-san... he's always looking out for me, but it's only me... I can never find the heart to tell him that I want less, that I want him to care about you and Yuma too... I'm sorry..." Yuni apologized, feeling guilt.

"Hey, no hard feelings. We just got stuck with a bad bunch of seniors." Senri said with laughter.

Yuni laughed as well then sat up on alert. Senri looked at him as he started using his powers, trapping two things in the distance. They headed over to the one closest to them.

"What's in it?" Senri asked.

"A person..." Yuni replied, having to entrapment open slightly. "Nii-san...?"

"Hey. Mind letting me out? Kinda cramped in here." said Shigure, looking at the two.

Yuni released him then looked at Senri, wondering how long he had been there. Yuni looked towards the other entrapment, sensing movement coming from within. He left the two of them then had it open slightly so he could see inside.

"Yumapi!" Yuni said aloud, recognizing his blue hair anywhere.

"Yuni? What are you doing out here?" Yuma asked, holding a small animal.

Yuni let the entrapment fall, only to cling to Yuma's legs and keep him from running away.

"We're looking for you. Do you know how worried everyone is? No word from you at all, not even your family knowing where you were. We even got the police involved!" Yuni said, tears streaming down his cheeks.

Senri had ran towards Yuma and tackled him, hugging him tight. Yuma could hear his quiet sobs as he squeezed the air out of him.

"Yuma, I'm glad to see you're alive and well." said Shigure with a smile. "These two have been depressed ever since you disappeared."

"I'm sorry... I just needed alone time." Yuma replied, pulling Senri off of him. "If you don't mind, I need to get this little fellow down the mountain."

"Can you promise that you won't disappear on us again?" Yuni asked, reluctant to let him go.

"Why don't we go with you?" Senri said, wanting to know where he's been.

"I guess so. You did come all this way to find me." said Yuma, petting the dog's head.

"What about the others?" Shigure asked.

"You can tell them we found him, but nothing more, especially Rintaro and Issei. They'll just cause him more grief." Senri said, anger hidden behind his words.

Yuni nodded in agreement before catching up with Yuma and Senri. Shigure sighed then watched them talk happily amongst themselves. Senri had a point. They did get stuck with a bad bunch of seniors.