fell asleep under a tree, having stolen some apples from its branches.

starts looking around the forest, not even knowing where he lives. "Francis!" he calls. not hear a response he continues to wander and yell_

his name.

mutters something in his sleep and burrows into his cloak.

trips over something while searching. He turns to see Francis. Just the man he was looking for!

groans and kicks whatever tripped over him.

yelps in pain and crawls closer to Francis. "wake up!" He whispers to him. "I need to tell you something!" He frowns at the thought of the_

news.

forces his eyes open and stares at him, half-asleep still. "Whaaat...:

rubs his sore side, and shakes Francis' shoulder with his other hand "Wake up! It's me, Feli! Francis, wake up!" In desperation he adds,_

"Please!"

awake now and he pats his head. "What is it, what is it?"

looks away saddened. "I've gotta go away for a while. To my old home. I need to go look for something, for a friend. I just wanted to say_

goodbye, at least.." He says trailing off.

's eyes widen and he clutches his arm tightly. "G-Going? Why? Where?"

doesn't want him to leave...

shakes his head, not wanting to leave either. "I've gotta help them. And there might be something in the books at home. They don't know_

where they're going. I've got to help them!"

gets frantic and he pulls him close, shaking. "Let me go with you, then," he pleads.

blinks in surprise. He cuddles close to Francis and thinks about it. He'd love to have Francis with them. But it wasn't up to him. He'd_

have to ask Kiku and Yong Soo about it. "I'll ask, okay? It's not up to me, though I'd love foryou to come with us!"

frowns. "Us?"

nods, "Yong Soo doesn't want me going alone. He is coming with me." He figures that the shop will have a different clerk for a while, so he_

could share that information. "I'm not supposed to say why we're going. But I'll ask him.. in a bit." He snuggles close to francis, feeling_

comforted.*

tenses up with the mentioning of that guy again. What was so special about someone who sold candy? He pushes Feli away from him, standing.

falls back to the ground in surprise. "Wha, what's the matter? Did I do something wrong?" He asked with hurt shown full in his voice and on_

his face.

hides his own hurt, looking away from him, unable to look at those s-so uncute... beautiful eyes. "Go and play with that candy man, I made_

_a mistake coming back here."

gets up and grabs onto Francis' arm, and wont let go until he had the truth. "Wh-what's so bad about Yong Soo?? Why do you not like me near_

him? What's the matter?? Please tell me!" he exclaims.

pushes him more, not wanting to be so close to someone who could leave him.

the one being left at the moment. Hecries out, but holds onto his arm tightly. "No! What's the matter! If I wanted to be with him, I'd be_

with him right now! But I don't I want to be with you!" He gasps at what he said, eyes going wide.

never meant to say that out loud, but he wasn't going to take it back now.He meant it, and that was all that mattered.

's eyes goes *real* wide this time as he stares at him, mouth slightly open at what he had just heard. Was that.. a confession of sorts?

looks away, with a bright blush on his face. "I mean that." He lets go and steps away from him, still not looking him in the eye anymore._

He was too embarrassed.

takes a step closer to him, easily closing the gap that the magician had just made. "D... do you really mean that?"

blushes deeper but nods all the same. "I wouldn't have said it if I didn't mean it!"

shakily cups his face with boy of his hands, leaning down to him. "Then don't go with those two."

places one of his hands on Francis'. His face showing that his heart was breaking. "I have to.. I need to help Kiku. I need to check my_

home.." A stray tear falls over Francis' thumb.

what's going on in Francis' mind. He was afraid of being rejected by him again.