Life feels like a wild dream—one you can't exactly escape from. At least, not anymore. Not when there's seven of them always watching over you. Seven people who'd put you under surveillance. You're not allowed to breathe most of the time. There's no privacy with Ran, Rindou and Sanzu around and it almost always feels like you're stepping on eggshells around the every single one of them.

Then there's Mikey, who never keeps his eyes off of you for even a little bit. Kakucho was overbearing and protective at most, but he wasn't as bad as the others. At least there was Akashi and Koko, who were the tamest out of all of them. Though, each and everyone of them demanded something out of you. Whether it be your company or for something to quench their selfish desires. There's no such thing as personal space. No such thing as time nor freedom. You're a shackled bird. It's been that way for years since they'd taken interest on you.

Now, you were living in hell. Rotting away as their doll, unable to escape their greedy clutches. The fresh air feels nice against your skin. You feel at peace for once in your life since the start of your imprisonment. You've managed to escape the executive members of the criminal organization for the time being, allowing yourself some time for yourself. But you know they'll eventually find you. Roaming outside the building was out of the question. The place was heavily guarded, and you barely managed to convince security that Ran had allowed you to go and buy some snacks from the vending machine while they were in a meeting with some clients.

The first and last time, Mikey reminded you. He'd been so kind to letting you wander around, but it’s not something to take advantage of. All 'cause Koko told him it'll be good for your mental health, makes you more compliant and all.

"There you are." a voice breaks you from your reverie. You don’t need to turn around to know who it was behind you, just their presence was enough to make chills crawl up your spine.