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"Ugh,"

I feel Déjà vu once I opened my eyes. This feeling, this agonizing feeling is the feeling I felt when I woke up for the first time in Brahms's boy. The pain is so severe I started to let out a tear.

"Shh, It's alright,"

Someone comforted me. I don't know who this person is, but he's very gentle. His hand gently caressed my hair, his thumb circling my knuckles to comfort myself. He smelled like citrus.

This is Lucean.

When he pulled away, I manage to look straight into his eyes that are covered in worry. I looked around, noticing that I'm in a big room, bigger than mine.

"Where..," I mumbled. My voice came out raspy and rough. Lucean didn't answer me, but he handed me a glass of water. He helped me drink, then after I finished drinking, he caressed my cheek with his thumb.

"You fainted two days ago during our dance, Brahms. Your parents told me you're ill," Lucean said, frowned.

"Oh..," I don't even remember.

What's with this headache?

"Ah!"

I screamed, putting my hands on my head again. Lucean looked serious and hold me tightly.

"Brahms? Brahms stay with me!"

"Argh," I groaned in pain.

It feels like my head is splitting. It feels very painful. Like dull spikes slowly penetrating my head. But this time I didn't faint. I wanted to faint again, I want to be released from this pain. Wait, whose voice is that? where am I? why is there a guy hugging me? who is this man?

Harshly I shoved this stranger away from me. He looked at me with a surprised look.

"Brahms?"

"What? Brahms?" I mumbled, glaring at him. "I'm not Brahms! I'm Shouji! where- where am I?! did you kidnapped me?!" I yelled.

The person in front of me just looked confused and shocked, he frowned. I looked at my clothes. They're not the clothes I wore last night. I remember walking home after playing at the arcade with my friends from high school. It's Friday, my mom welcomed me home, my dad is watching television and my little brother is there in the living room. All of us are eating hot pot, then I went to sleep. Why did I suddenly woke up in this foreign place?

Unanswered questions started to pour inside my mind, creating another throbbing headache.

"Brahms.., I'll get the doctor," the guy who kept calling me Brahms get up from the bedside and walked outside the room.

Alright, this is my chance!

I don't know what's happening, but my instincts are telling me to jump out from that window. I jumped off from the bed, then reach the window.

"... What the hell,"

This place— this, this isn't my home. This is definitely in a foreign country or something. I lived in Tokyo, this looked like an old European country! I've studied this back in high school. Even the clothes I'm wearing are the exact picture I saw in history books. How did I get here?!

No, this is not the time to panic. I need to get out of here and find answers.

As I opened the windows, my eyes went wide.

"Fuck—"

This is— a five-story building! I'll die If I jump from here. I backed away, then looked around. The only last option is the door. Right, I'll go out through that door. I quickly reached the door.

"!"

I gasped when I see the same guy walked in. He looked as surprised as I am, then grab my shoulders gently.

"Brahms, you're not supposed to get up,"

"Don't touch me," I slap away his hands, he blinked in surprise. I took several steps back, glaring at him. "Stop calling me Brahms. Now tell me where I am right now? why did you kidnap me?"

"Brahms..," the stranger mumbled again, looking at me strangely.

His eyes, it feels familiar.

Those grey piercing eyes. Where have I met him? I shook my head again when I feel a throbbing headache.

"Brahms!" before I fell to the floor, the stranger male quickly grabbed me. I lay my head onto his chest.

"Ugh," I groaned in pain.

I blinked several times, then looked up to the person's worried look.

"Brahms tell me, what is happening?" he asked worriedly.

".. huh?"

I looked around.

Why are we in the middle of the room? I thought I'm on the bed before.

".., Prince Lucean?" I whispered. Lucean sighed in relief, then hugged me tightly.

"Brahms.. I was so worried. The doctor will be here any minute, he'll tell me why are you acting like this,"

Acting like what? what did I do? feeling confused, I only nodded slowly. Lucean loosened his embrace, but still holding me.

".., Brahms, who is Shouji?"

"?" I blinked, then slightly tilted my head to the side. "Shou.. ji?"