Keigo rushes into Recovery Girls' office and sees a man holding Griffin's hand. "What happened?!" He asks, rushing to her side. He strokes her cheek and looks at her carefully.

"She's fine," A deep voice mumbles. Keigo looks up, and his eyes widen. Snipe raises an eyebrow at him. "What?" He asks.

"Nothing... just... I've never seen you without your mask," Keigo mumbles.

Keigo stares at his face in shock. He has light brown skin and dark brown eyes. His dreadlocks are well kept and tied back out of his face. "I don't usually take it off, but Ari doesn't like masks," Snipe chuckles.

Keigo nods and looks back at Arlis as she sleeps. "Why is she taking those drugs?" He asks.

"I don't know... but she better stop. They cut down her healing time," Recovery girl sighs. She walks over with a wet cloth to put on her head. "Both of you get out. She needs her rest," Recovery Girl says, shooing them away.

Snipe gets up and strokes one of Griffin's ears before walking out. Keigo follows him and sighs. Snipe glances at him and chuckles. "You really got it bad for her, huh?" He asks.

Keigo's eyes widen, and his cheeks flush a little. "I... I know you two are close. I would want to respect your wishes. Not that she can't decide things for herself!" Keigo says nervously.

"Relax. Ari's my little sister. When Nezu first brought her here, she was pretty shy. I was the only person who knew about her staying here for a while," Snipe shrugs.

"You mean she lived at U.A.?" Keigo asks.

"Yeah. For a few years. She wanted to go out on her own, so she left. At least that's what she told Nezu," he sighs.

"What was the real reason?" Keigo asks.

"Arlis is... not very good at picking up social cues. Because of that, it's hard for her to make friends. And the only two friends she had started to do their own thing for a little. Y/N was in school, and Via was working. She wanted to do something too. So she left," Snipe says as they walk down the hall.

"Why does she want to leave again? We all want her here," Keigo says.

"Because the one thing she doesn't want to be is a burden. Via has Touya, Y/N has Aizawa, and I have Mikko... everyone has someone, and she thinks she would just be in the way of our lives," Snipe says.

"She won't ask for help. She won't tell anyone how much pain she's in. She won't tell anyone how horrible her life really is. She takes everything with a smile... and she won't ever admit anything else," Snipe says, putting his mask back on.

"But..."

"I know how you feel about her, Takami. I know you care... I also know how hard it is for you to admit that to her, considering the last woman you had feelings for broke your heart. I know the commission would be furious if they found out you and Ari liked each other. I know that you are scared that one day... she'd disappear out of fear. I know," Snipe says. "I also know that you are exactly her type."

"I am?" Keigo asks, his wings fluffing up.

"Do not tell her I told you this... but, she always falls for the same kinda guys. Sweet, funny, and protective... I think that's why she had a little crush on Koa and why she likes FatGum so much. He gave her a piece of candy at the last meeting, and she ran away to cry in a closet. I keep telling her to just ask for a hug, but she won't," Snipe chuckles.

"I think she's a bit shy," Keigo smiles.

"Point is you are the only person she's actually had genuine feelings for. And I can see why," Snipe says.

"What do I do?" Keigo asks.

"Well... you could just tell her how you feel. Sit down and talk to her... or you could keep hiding your emotions. It's up to you," Snipe says as he walks away.

"I'm going to tell her," Keigo says.

Snipe stops and looks at him. "Really?" He asks, a little shocked.

"But, I want to do it the right way... I don't want to just blurt it out... I want to make it special," Keigo smiles a little.

Snipe chuckles. "I appreciate you wanting to romance my sister... just know one thing."

"Of course," Keigo smiles.

"I still have access to acid... just because Nezu is gone doesn't mean I won't kill you if you hurt her... I mean it. She isn't a toy. She isn't a fling. She's been through enough. And I refuse to let some asshole break her heart," Snipe says, cracking his neck.

"I understand. I don't want a fling... I... fuck, please don't think this is weird... but I kinda made her a nest," Keigo mumbles.

"You did what?" Snipe asks, reaching for his gun.

"No, no! Not because she's pregnant-oh my god, wait!" Keigo says, backing up as Snipe walks towards him.

"Hawks mate for life! We make nests when we find out mates! When she was at my house I made her a nest! Please don't shoot me!" Hawks says quickly.

Snipe stops and lifts his mask. "You make a nest for anyone else?"

"Never!" Keigo says.

"Y/N?" Snipe says, raising an eyebrow.

"No. She was never mine. She's always been Shouta's love," Keigo says.

Snipe looks at him and nods. "Alright... my promise still stands. She even sheds one tear over you... and I'll have Y/N kick your ass before I kill you," Snipe says, putting his mask back on.

"Got it," Keigo nods.

"Good." Snipe nods and walks away.

Keigo takes a deep breath and closes his eyes. He walks back to the dorms and sees a silver flash drive sitting on the counter. He takes it and walks into Aizawa's office, plugging it into the computer. He starts to look through it, his eyes widening when he sees a file marked that had been updated only two days ago. He clicks on it, and his eyes widen.

Keigo clicks the next case file, and he feels sick.