[Kamikaze Chinchilla]

Harmony must remain, the words echoed in Yuu's head as he sat down on the floor and curled up into his knees. He was now even more confused about what harmony meant. With what he's seen, Ai had only been punished 'after' he made a commotion out of it. So harmony could mean just taking ones place in the social ladder and bearing with it. He trembled at the thought of having to go back to his old lifestyle, since after having experienced something better he just didn't want to have to face the old life again. And with Toshi's personality, he was sure that she would likely show some sort of hospitality towards Kaito, and at worst would invite him in.

Yuu crawled over to a corner, staring at the water as though it were a vat of boiling poison. If Kaito came in, he knew it would mean bad news for him. With that, he stood up and slipped out of the room, sneaking through the house and back into the room that Toshi let him stay in.

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"B-b-b.." Kaito reached out when Toshi had turned and took Yuu in. He felt frustrated that she didn't bother to stand by and listen to his side of the story. He didn't know what Yuu told her, or what he failed to tell her, but he was determined to get the story straight with Toshi.

He stood there and waited, expecting her to come back out, and she did. Still, despite his anger at Toshi, he acted politely, "M'lady, thank you for inviting me in." He stepped inside, taking off his muddy shoes and leaving them at the doorstep as was customary in his household, "Your invitation means very much to me, since my home was destroyed."