The door clicked shut. Takuma paused on the other side, hoping that the couple inside hadn't noticed his departure. No one called him back. With a light smile, he let go of the door and moved down the dark hall. He passed Seiren, who nodded his way, but neither of them spoke. Still smiling, he walked onwards. Coming to a closed door with two books on a silver tray, he chuckled, taking the first volume of shoujo manga, and entered the room. He left the second volume in the hallway, shutting the door silently.

A couple hours had passed. The manga lay unopened on the coffee table between the sofa and the fireplace. The blonde vampire was no longer smiling, staring deep into fire, lost in thought.

He couldn't understand, but he would see the end.