A silenced voice.

Y****uu Akihito as always was the last person to leave the academy after the other pupils had dispersed. He glanced at his watch and sighed**. **I hope she's at home by now. **He thought. Yuu waited for the bus by the station. He really didn't feel like going back by the car. All he wanted right now was fresh air. The bus arrived thirty minutes later. Yuu took the seat by the window and again drifted off into his world.

"All passengers who're going to Holmgren, please exit through the rear doors," the driver repeated again , this time he was able to get Yuu's attention.

Quick enough not to miss his only chance of getting off the bus, Yuu took long steps to reach the rear doors. Once he was off the bus, the doors closed behind him and the bus drove off.

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Yuu stood outside the door, hand hesitantly holding the doorknob of the front door. He took deep shaky breathes, gathering up all his courage. He turned the doorknob and opened the door slowly,careful not to wake anyone up. Since it was only the three of them living in this cold house, Yuu tried his hardest to be considerate of his younger siblings' well being.

He actually tried balancing taking care of them as the only adult and maintaining his grades and the Student Council work. Sometimes Yuu was scared, scared that he wasn't doing enough for his siblings, scared that one day once Sanato leaves she won't return, scared that Subaro would hate him even more if Sanato left. These were his worries, worries that he masked behind a smile.

It was not like his parents were not there, they were there but they were too busy with work to have time to look after them. Although this was a burden he had to carry on his own because of them, he never had a leaf of resentment against them. He understood them more than they understood him but how long were the young ones bare with these excuses for their parent's absence?

Yuu removed his shoes and slipped into the house slippers. As he walked past the passageway he stood halfway to look at the food on the table. A twinge of guilt jabbed him in the chest like a dagger. He was late again for dinner. Yuu climbed up the stairs and walked straight towards Subaro's room.

The light was still on. Yuu held out his hand to knock on the door but dropped it. He probably didn't want to see him right now. He glanced at the closed door on the left side that had the a little paper written, [WATASHI O KINISHINAIDE KUDASAI] in big letters.

Yuu hesitantly took a few steps forward, going towards the door. The vibration of his cellphone made him stop. He fished it out and smiled faintly when he saw the name of his caller. Answering the call he asked, "Why are you calling at this hour,Tang San?"

"Eish, do you have to be so cold? I called you because I was worried about you," Tang San scolded on the other side.

Yuu chuckled lightly. "Sorry, Mr Vice President."

"Forget it. So how are the twins doing?"

Yuu went silent for a while. He looked at the two doors with dread. "They are fine," he said silently.

On the other side Tang San couldn't help but worry. Why did his tone suddenly change from the beaming peacock to a choking cat on a fishbone? Noticing the discomfort in his friend's voice Tang San veered from the subject.

"Tomorrow we are going to drink to our full blast!" Tang San shouted over the phone. Yuu chuckled. "Um. Goodnight then,"

"Goodnight!"

Yuu hanged up. He sneaked one last glance behind him before heading to his own room. He didn't forget to silently pray for them in his heart**.

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