Akito stayed silent as he waited for the answers to at least unravel even slightly. Everyone sat in awkward silence as Eris's Grandfather drove the back to his place. It was a long journey and he had to beg the question. 'Would it be worth it?'.

But he knew he couldn't doubt himself he had to be strong, especially for Hana and Eris. Even Ren seemed in shocked. Eris's grandfather turned the radio on to cover up the awkward silence that filled the car.

Nickleback, Rockstar played, and Akito swayed and sung silly, gaining a few smiles. He didn't mind being laughed at as long as the others were happy. Keeping the Charade up he waited until the reached Eris's Grandfathers house.