"You even lie to yourself," Alexiel started, and she seemed to have more to say, but it was cut off by Setsuna's voice breaking through, loud and furious, "I SAID STOP HURTING HIM ALREADY!"

Then she was gone.

Setsuna looked back out from his own eyes, worried, weary and breathing hard, as though he had been in a hard fight. Slowly he registered Kira was in front of him and reached out to touch him, gently and carefully.

"Senpai...?"