>:Nagisa's POV:<
I can't take it. Stop staring at us! There was nothing we could do! There wasn't time! I'm sorry I abandoned you! I'm such a horrible Prince. I'm on the verge of tears for crying out loud!

At least they all appear to be unharmed. Just frightened and confused. If any of them got hurt-

"Umm Sir? Why are you crying? Don't worry we haven't harmed any of them! We aren't that kind of research center." Some lady that had been talking said to me.

I'm crying? Wow I really am weak. "You ok Nagisa?" Rei-chan asks me as I wipe away my tears.

"H-hai, I just...." I reply meekly. *sigh* This is why I'm never gonna be able to date Rei-Chan. Well one of the many reasons. It hurts but it's true.

Love can heal but it can also destroy. Love can get you killed, it can make you go insane, it can make people discriminate you, it can hurt you, make you suicidal even, and yet people seek it out. They smile upon the idea even. I smile upon the idea of love.

But when I think of Love I think I of Rei-Chan. Then I'm reminded of how out of my league he is. So I'm then once again reminded on just how vicious love can be.

But I keep on going, smiling, clutching on to that small string of hope. One look at me and you'd think I was 100% happy 90% of the time. That it was rare for me to be sad. But that's only half true. It's rare for me to show that I'm sad; to show that I'm anything but happy or excited.

That's just who I am. How I was raised. Who I'm expected to be. And yet I'm not the perfect Prince my parents wanted. Far from it really. I'm not intelligent. I'm not mature at all, or particularly good looking. No I'm quite childish. I won't deny that. Hell I'm not even interested in girls!

I won't be able to have a prince or princess, not one of blood at least! I'm not gonna be able to have a spouse that I truly love because I already truly love Rei-Chan.

But he's too perfect. Too perfect to be gay. Because gays are imperfect right? That's what everyone says at least. But Haruka-Senpai and Rin-Chan are gay. They seem pretty perfect. Or at least close.

Can anyone be perfect? Besides Rei-Chan I mean. Then again "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder." Does that mean perfection is too?

Am I perfect in anybody's eyes? I doubt it. Unless they just don't really know me. Even then I don't think they would.

-|-Haru's POV-|-
I don't think Nagisa has been paying attention to anything. He's just kinda standing there looking depressed. Nagisa never gets depressed. He's gotten sad a few times before but never depressed.

Is it all the sea people? No surely that's not enough to get him this depressed. Sad? Of course, but depressed? No. There must be something else on top of that. But what?

"Sir are you sure you're all right? I assure you the most we've done is probably annoy them with questions. We are going to release them, but first we have to figure out how they communicate, and maybe do some blood testing." The researcher 'Emma' reassures Nagisa.

Nagisa looks at her and nods his head. He still looks pretty sad though. I look around trying to see if there is anyone who I recognize. My eyes fall on a certain Dolpinean girl who looks seriously hurt and confused.

But she's not looking at me. No, she's looking at Quentin. And Quentin is staring right back at her, with just as much hurt. But a different kind of hurt. Not the hurt of betrayal, but the hurt of seeing the one you loved trapped and there's nothing you can do about it.

His eye's read 'I'm so sorry.' But I don't think that Alyssa can see that. No she's too blinded by hurt and confusion.

"Ok I'm not sure why the two of you are so sad. I don't know why she seems so depressed either; I mean the others are sad as well. But not as sad as her. I can see why their so sad. I mean we did kinda take them from their homes and put them in tanks, but again we are going to release them!" Emma says again.

"Emma. Just, don't." Sousuke says to her. His arm is currently raped around Makoto's shoulders just as Rin's hand is linked with mine.

"Emma why don't you go, uh do something else. Maybe we can try and get them to communicate." Vincent offers, obviously noticing the tension.

"Wha- but why do-"

"Just go Emma. Don't worry about it." Sousuke cuts her off. She looks as if she's going to say something but stops herself when she sees the stern looks in Vincent, and Sousuke's faces. She then nods her head and runs off.

Apparently not a lot of people are working right now since it's so late, so Emma was the only one in the area. The moment she's gone Quentin makes a bolt for Alyssa's tank. She breaks down immediately.

Nagisa walks over to the tank that had some of his people in it. They begin bombarding him with questions and he breaks down. Screaming apologies and about how he is a horrible Prince.

After talking with his people, Rei rushes over to Nagisa to try to calm him down.

"WHY DID YOU LEAVE IN THE FIRST PLACE?!? WHY DIDN'T YOU BRING ME WITH YOU TO THE DOLPINEAN KINGDOM?!? IF YOU GUYS WOULD HAVE DONE THAT I WOULDNT BE IN HERE! But no! You left me behind!" Alyssa yells at Quentin. But I'm pretty sure it was directed to all of us.

"Alyssa please! How were we to know the kingdoms would be attacked? If I could go back in time I would bring you along with us to the Dolpinean kingdom even if it was against your will because I want to keep you safe!" Quentin countered back.

"Why? Why does it matter if I'm safe or not to you? You obviously don't care if you'd be willing to leave me out of fear you might lose your stupid job!" Alyssa yells at him.

"That too was for you! I-"

"How Q? How was leaving me alone for me? How was leaving me with a broken heart for me?"

"BECAUSE THEY WERE GETTING SUSPICIOUS! YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT MY UNCLE WAS LIKE! HE WOULD'VE FOLLOWED ME HIMSELF, AND THEN ORDER ME TO KILL YOU!"

"SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT JUST CAUSE SOMEONE ORDERED YOU TO KILL ME, YOU WOULD? OH THAT MAKES EVERYTHING SOOOO MUCH BETTER!"

"THATS THE THING! I WOULDNT! NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS! I'D KILL MYSELF BEFORE KILLING YOU! AND BECAUSE OF THAT I KNEW HE WOULD TORTURE THE BOTH OF US! And seeing you being trapped and tortured because I fucked up is something I'd never in a million years want to see." Q yells back, quieting down at the end.

"Because I love you, and seeing you trapped in here now is killing me. Because you're right. We should've brought you. But we didn't. Maybe we should've taken the risk and gone back to get you. But we didn't, even though I so badly wanted to." Quentin says falling to his knees and leaning against the cage.

"Quentin I...."

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Welp I'm a bad Cookie whose been dealing with school,Procrastination, slight writers block, brain farts, slight Lack of sleep(12:00am-6:32am is my sleeping time),Lots of Anime, YouTube, and Video Games. Struggle is real, I know.

It's also been hella cold. I mean for Southern California at least. Times like these where I despise having PE 1st period. Shorts and T-shirts are not a fun thing to wear when it's 38 Degrees F.

But anywho I hope you can forgive me and enjoyed this Chapter, if you did slap that Vote button like it insulted all your fandoms with one sentence. Commenting is also a thing that is cool. Also so many people are adding this to their reading list and I'm just like "Omg yay :3"

Well I'll see you guys Next month probably(I'm so bad at updating >~>). Bye bye! Au revoir little biscuits!
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