"Nph!" Zero huffed, poking Far in the chest. He towered over the blonde, even though he was slouched in pain.

"He wants to know where your meds are," Trick whispered from behind his brother.

"My...My meds?" Far blinked- suddenly seeming nervous.

Zero frowned a bit and looked back at the twins, before he slowly began to back away from Far.

"Zero, I'm fine!" Far pleaded- walking towards the Asian boy.

Treat grabbed Trick and pulled him over behind Zero- all three of them backing up.

"I'm okay." Far frowned.

"You need your medicine!" Trick snapped, grabbing Zero's hand and whimpering.

"I DON'T NEED ANY DAMN MEDICINE!" Far sudden screamed before turning and kicking the television right off the stand- sending it shattering on the floor.

Silence followed his actions for a few seconds before Trick stared to scream loudly. Zero spun around and scooped up the twins, before bolting for the front door.

"Zero!" Far breathed running over and jumping at the boy.

He tripped over the table and only managed to grab Zero's ankle- the Asian boy only keeping his balance because one hand was already on the doorknob.

"Zero, don't leave!" Far begged from the floor.

Treat and Trick were both screaming and sobbing their heads off- Treat even struggling in Zero's arms.

"NN!" Zero cried in alarm, staring down at Far with wide eyes as he tried to kick the blonde's hold off of his ankle.

"Zero please...I won't hurt you like before, I promise!" Far tried to get up and still hold onto the kicking boy.

"NO!" Treat sobbed- pushing on Zero's chest- as though trying to get away. "Don't!"

Zero cried out in pain as Treat pressed against his wound. He dropped both of the boys and crumpled to the ground, his arms around his middle.

"Zero-!" Trick cried in alarm.

"Zero!" Far wrapped around Zero- checking him over for injuries before looked up at Treat. "Why did you hurt him!?"

Treat stared at Far in horror and scooted back on the floor.

"Why do you keep doing that, why!?" Far held Zero close- still looking at Treat.

"H-He didn't mean to!" Trick snapped, moving in front of his brother. "Tell him Zero- tell him that treat didn't mean to, please!"

"You want him to get better, you have to help!" Far said. "He's not well and you can't keep scaring him and hurting him!"

Treat was sobbing again as he turned and started frantically fiddling with the doorknob.

There was a sudden crack and everyone went silent. Trick stared in surprise at Zero, whose hand was held up beside his face, having just slapped Far rather roughly.

Far toppled over on the floor. He blinked and shook his head to clear it- the whole right side of his face burning and throbbing and a small line of blood trickling from the corner of his mouth. Treat was still gripping the doorknob- breathing hard and fast as he watched in stunned surprise and horror.

"NO," Zero said firmly, his voice strained as he pointed a finger into Far's face. His eyes were cold and accusing. "No!"

"...No?" Far repeated- reaching up to touch the injured half of his face.

The Asian boy then pointed over to Treat, but kept his eyes firmly on Far. "No!"

Trick looked between Zero and his brother slowly.

"...I'm not gonna hurt him." Far told Zero. "I didn't even touch him."

Treat slowly let go of the doorknob and slipped down to the floor- curling up.

Shooting Far a glare, Zero stumbled over to Treat and knelt down beside him. He pointed to himself and strained out, "Oh... kay..."

Treat looked up with his tear-stained eyes. He sniffed and reached out gripping one of Zero's long, slender fingers.

Zero quietly watched him for a moment, before he held out his hand for Treat quietly, watching the boy in silence.

There was a moment of stillness in which Zero was certain that Treat wasn't going to take the offering and was about to- without any real hurt -pull his hand back. Then, to his and Trick's astonishment, Treat slipped his hand slowly into Zero's.

Masking his surprise expertly, Zero slowly smiled and gently curled his fingers around Treat's - not tightly... he didn't want the boy to feel like he was trapped.

"O... kay..." He strained again, his voice cracking painfully as he continued to smile. "Its... oh... kay..."

Treat came into Zero slowly- leaning on his chest and still breathing a bit labored. He sniffed and closed his eyes.

"No it's not...it never is." He whimpered.

With a frown, Zero turned to look at Far, as if to accuse him of frightening the boy. Trick stumbled over to his brother and 'father'.

"He just needs his medicine!" He told the Asian teen, shaking his hands wildly. "He's not like this... he just needs his medicine!"

"Left it at home...why didn't we bring it." Treat croaked at his brother. "It was our sponsibility."

"No," Zero croaked, kissing Treat's forehead. "Its... okay... its okay... It's okay!"

"Zero, please don't talk, you're hurting yourself!" Trick cried before he turned to Far with tear-filled eyes. "Please, take us back to the hospital! Zero is hurt and you need medicine!"

"Argh!" Far ran his fingers through his blonde hair roughly. "I'm not sick right now...I don't...Those people hurt Zero...almost killed him."

"It was an accident...just like you doing all of this...forgetting the medicine...it's all an accident!" Treat sobbed.

"You are sick!" Trick cried, backing up so that he was in front of his brother and Zero... like a mother protecting her young from a predator. "You... you're acting like the scary man with the red eyes!"

"...Red eyes?" Far repeated- his own eyes bloodshot, so he didn't make the connection to be- assuming Trick was still talking about him. "Trick, I'd never hurt you or Treat or Zero...you know that."

"Like... like..." Trick turned to look at Zero, trying to get help from him.

His voice hurt to much to speak, so all Zero could do was mouth a letter... a single letter.

'B'.

"Like B!" Trick yelled, desperately.

"B!?" Far burst- seeming irate as he stood up- his fists clenched. "None of this would have happened if it weren't for B! He took Zero, seduced him and changed him! I HATE HIM!"

"Then stop ACTING LIKE HIM!"

Silence followed Trick's words for a few moments. Zero could hear his heart pounding in his chest and he could smell the fear coming from the twins.

Far stood- panting rapidly as he stared at the little boy in front of him. Then he moved forward and scooped Trick up- hugging him tightly.

Trick cried out in surprise, Panic filling him for a few moments as he struggled in Far's hold.

"Shh, please." Far pleaded as he hugged the little boy. "It's alright...I...I know something's wrong."

"Please... please just... go get your medicine..." Trick whimpered as he stopped struggling, looking at Far with tear-filled eyes. "Please...?"

"...I know better." Far said- reaching up to pet Trick's hair. "You wouldn't betray me...you wouldn't try to hurt me...so the idea is absurd and...and even considering it a moment, means something's wrong."