(Y/n) swivelled around, using her hands to cover her naked neck and fearfully glared at Kaito. "G-give that back!" Kaito carefully analysed the female in front with a deducting look before tossing the clothing behind him.

The girl quickly ran past the male for the scarf and fell to her knees as she brought the apparel to her body, holding tightly onto it so as to stop any other hands from taking it away again. She breathed out a sigh of relief before hearing a click behind her, shooting her guard up from the simple sound. The female looked back to see Kaito's fingers on the lock of the door, with a scrutinising stare sent at her direction.

"W-what are you doing?! I'm leaving! Unlock the door, now!" However, the boy blankly watched the female, and denied her request as he approached her. (Y/n) quickly stood up to run towards the door and escape the upcoming conflict, but hadn't managed to even reach the lock before she was harshly pulled back, forcing her to stumble in the chair. The furniture rocked back forth, panicking the girl from the expectation that she would fall back in her seat, but was steadied by the boy.

Kaito gripped the arms of the chair as he put his face close to her own to examine her features. During the first few moments of the boy's analysts, he kept a neutral expression towards her, until his features twisted in a furious scowl as his eyes burnt through each circular pattern around her neck.

"Kaito I want to leave! Please let-" Before she could finish her plead the boy punched the spine of the chair, making the girl slightly jump at the unexpected action that was performed mere inches away from her.

"You listen to me...what you will do right now is tell me who did this to you, because I'm not going to waste my time deducting and scrutinising over each one of them. This time, I won't let you off the hook until you give me an honest answer. Now tell me." He spoke his words out between clenched teeth and gave the girl an exasperated glare with his piercing cold eyes.

(Y/n) swallowed the lump in her throat and began to slightly shake as decisions swirled in her mind until one finally broke off. "It...it was Ryo." The girl received no reaction from the male for the longest time, and almost seemed as though time had completely stopped moving as Kaito stared at her with an unblinking gaze. "K-Kaito-?"

The female tensed up as the boy bolted past her. As she stood still, facing the front she heard loud clatters as objects were shattered and knocked over in the boy's blind moment of anger. She swivelled back to see the male's desk turned over as each item shattered on the floor was either intact or in pieces. The male shook to the brim with rage, the blood rushing through each muscle like a torrent. "Ryo...! Ryo...! Ryo!" The male took a moment to inhale and exhale his nerves out and forced his temper down as he looked over at the shocked girl, and strode back to the female to grab her by the shoulders. "When did this happen?"

"Last night." (Y/n) slightly winced as the pressure on her joints intensified from the male's growing hatred. The boy seemed on the brink of shouting before something caught him as his mind slipped over the edge. And as that thought blossomed in his subconscious into a more prosperous idea, the boy's nature began to soothe over and the atmosphere seemed to lift by the triggered change in tone. "Eh?"

To the girl's further bewilderment, the boy began gently smiling as he gazed down at her with a tender look. She was beyond speechless when the male stroked her cheek in a placid manner, as though comforting a frightened animal. "It's alright (Y/n). I'll make sure he doesn't come near you. I'll keep you safe from him. I'll keep you safe from everyone that tries to hurt you." He placed the stunned female's head to rest against his chest as he patted her head with a compassionate touch. "Thank you. Thank you for telling me...thank you for trusting me."

"U-uhm...?" (Y/n) was rendered silent as no words could describe what her mind was wondering, as every question began accumulating in her thoughts into an incomprehensible mess. 'What just happened?' The female was left undisturbed to get her inner inquiries into consecutive orders, as the male seemed more than contempt on holding the astounded girl close to him where he could feel her warmth and sense the beating of her heart. "Uhm...wait, I still don't understand how you found out that I was hiding something." Kaito exhaled his disappointment before releasing the girl and giving her casual shrug.

"You made it quite obvious really. The first time I got suspicious over it was when you chose to properly fix the scarf up instead of paying attention to the jacket, right after Alex had attacked you. Considering how sentimental that item was, I was a bit perplexed over why you chose to prioritise the scarf instead." He fully backed away from the girl to move over to the mess he had made and began to salvage for any reusable or intact objects. "The thing that really gave me some qualm was when you came here with an entirely new attire, except for your inability to get rid of the scarf. This made me question why you were so reluctant to get rid of it."

(Y/n) was astonished at the small details he was able to pick up on and concluded so quickly on a prognosis. 'I really can't put anything past this guy...'

"Besides...why would you still be wearing a scarf indoors? Seems unnecessary by itself." The girl scratched her neck in discomfort at her incompetence before another concern occurred.

"What do I do? I can't just wear a scarf around the house like it's a normal action." The male seemed thoughtful for a moment before tossing the laying scarf towards the girl.

"Go back to your room and stay there until I come. I'll sort something out." She nodded before wrapping the clothing around her neck to cover her marks.

"Thank you." Kaito covetously grinned to himself before nodding in response, allowing the girl to exit the room.

(Y/n) felt a large weight lift off her shoulders as she made her way to her room. 'I have faith in him...he knows what he's doing.' As she entrusted her safe in the boy, she soon approached her own door to execute the command given to her. She was about to enter her compartment when she heard a blaring clatter emerging from the neighbouring bedroom. 'What the hell?' (Y/n) quickly went up to knock on the door in a concerned sternness.

After a moment of her loud bangs, the door disappeared before her knuckles could contact the hard surface a fifth time. "WHAT?!" Bako stuck his body out and boasted a shout at the person that dared disturb him. (Y/n) jumped back at the yell, and felt her heart making an attempt to jump out of her chest at the horrific surprise. After Bako took notice of who was at his doorway, he weakly smiled at the female with stimulated optics.

(Y/n) noted the deeply shaded dark circles under his eyes and the pink tint in the scleras. There was a very uncoordinated energy in his muscle movements as his body twitched uncontrollably in inconsecutive patterns. "Are you...ok?"

The girl reflexively backed away as the boy made swift motions to approach her to enclose the gap between them. "(Y/n). I'm so happy. I've missed you." The girl raised her eyebrow in bewildered confusion as the boy began gently running his fingers against her cheek.

"Uh-uhm...are you ok? You seem restless." Bako continued to admire the girl's appearance and flesh before the concern fully reached his subconscious.

"Restless? Well, I haven't had any form of sleep in last the 38 hours so I guess my body is starting to use up all of its energy to fuel me hahaha-you look so pretty..." As his emotions snapped from the wisecracking attitude to a more enthralled state as he kept on stroking the girl's skin, (Y/n) gave him completely lost look at his unexplainable behaviour.

"Why haven't you been sleeping? You seem like you might drop unconscious any second...would you stop touching me?!" She vexingly waked the boy's hand away, only to have it proceed with its former contact a second later.

"I-I'm sorry. I haven't been able to properly talk to you, or see you for almost two days. I-I've been very distracted but..." He lost his track of thought as he fully immersed himself in memorising every detail of the female's appearance.

"O-Ok. I hope you have a chance to rest then-" Just as she prepared to leave the male to his own resources, she was roughly pulled back towards the boy from his strong grip on her arm.

"No! W-would you like to come in? I would love it if you kept me company for a bit." He gave her a slightly unhinged grin as he began pulling the girl in, without giving her the chance to answer.

(Y/n) propped herself against the door frame before he could fully force her inside and sent him a cautious and careful shake of the head. "Sorry Bako...but Kaito wanted me to stay in my room for now. So if you could please let me go."

"K-Kaito won't find out! J-just come in and let me talk to you for a bit." The girl gulped as she felt the boy rubbing and gently squeezing her arm in a savouring manner, forcing her to wriggle out of the deluded male's hold.

"No thank you Bako, I'd like to go to my room-"

"Then please let me join you!" He latched onto the female's hand, ready for her to lead him into her abode.

(Y/n) knew her best chances to deny the alert male was to be tactful with her wording. "No thank you, I would like to be alone for a bit."

"Are you sure?! I don't want you to be lonely or anything. I miss you." The girl gave him an uncomfortably forced smile before yanking her hand out of his.

"Yes Bako, I'm sure. Maybe later, ok...?" The azure male's delusional smile began to falter as his arms began quivering.

"P-please let me take your picture." He looked at her deadpan in the face as his plead left the girl dumbfounded at the inconsistency of his unusual requests. (Y/n) slowly began backing away in fear of alarming the boy's already alert and unstable form.

"Sorry, but no." As she reached her door, the female kept her guard up as she focused her attention on the disappointed boy while turning the handle.

"Oh...ok, then. Well, see you later (Y/n)." The girl nodded and as she entered the safety of her room, Bako followed her body up until the moment the door closed, separating the girl from the rest of the danger.

Once inside, (Y/n) fell to her shaking knees as the anxiety was taken away by her secure surroundings. 'What was that about? He looked deranged...I'm starting to feel less and less safe in this house with every passing moment.'

(Y/n) was notified of a visitor from the knocking against the surface of her door. She answered the call and was relieved to see the crimson haired intellectual had stuck to his part of the promise. After Kaito entered the area, the female noticed the large bag in his hand. "What's all that?" She was almost caught off guard when the male threw the items towards her, just barely allowing her to catch them.

"Look for yourself. And if you don't like them then too bad, I'm not going out shopping again." The female blinked a few times until she dug around through her gift to emerge with the first item. As she pulled the clothing out to fully examine the fabric, that she concluded to be a turtleneck sweater. It was a neatly woven and knitted article with an embedded pattern along the side, with a fair, peach colour.

"Is this for me?" She raised her brow at the clothing, figuring it would be the closest natural solution to help hide her bruises. She looked back in the bag to spot another item of clothing flashing from inside. She reached to retract the other half of her present to confirm it to be a brand new anorak jacket. "But I already-"

"I know. And how well did it go with that one." The female was bitterly reminded of the clear spite each one of the boys had for her previous coat and silently accepted the gift.

"Did you go out to buy these?"

"Well, I couldn't send anyone else out." The boy stated earning a grateful smirk from the girl.

"Thanks again. You've really been a lot of help man. I'll change in these immediately." The boy attempted to stubbornly hide the fluster that appeared on his cheeks as the girl distracted herself with examining the apparel. "Wait. How did you know my size?" She shot the boy an accusing glare and they both locked into a battle of stares as neither side blinked for the longest time.

Kaito eventually cocked a simper before shrugging and proceeding to open the door to seemingly depart from the inquiry altogether.

"Hey! That wasn't rhetorical! I'm serious."

"Why do you try and make me stay (Y/n)? You must really want me to watch you changing." The boy gave her a sly smirk, earning chagrined expression from the mocked girl.

"Don't twist the situation to your favour!" Kaito triumphantly grinned before stepping outside as he prepared to leave the girl to her privacy.

"I'll see you later." He closed the door, allowing the irritated girl to simmer in her embarrassment. As Kaito remained just outside the room, he reached into his pocket to pull out a long chess piece, mostly known in the game as the queen pawn. He examined the object as he tenderly rolled it around his palm and between his fingers, building up strategies for success in his mind. 'One step closer my darling.'

(Y/n) laid the garments onto the bed and took the presumably empty bag to place it to the side. As she picked it up, a square shaped object fell out of the plastic, playing on the female's curiosity. The girl knelt down to inspect the case, verifying the container to be a box of chocolates. She was slightly surprised at the gesture before her judgement was shrouded in dissatisfaction at the boy's unavailing show of affection. 'Why do you do this you moron...? Can't you understand I can't return your feelings?'