Domino stopped.

"...I like tacos." He said. "I liked them because it was something we both liked to eat."

"That's true," Kayen whispered, squeezing Domino's shoulders tightly. "What if... what if that Silver is still there?"

"Which one?" Domino asked.

"Any of them," Kayen whimpered. "Or Adam... or Neko..."

Domino looked over his shoulder.

"...Are you going to cry Kayen?" Domino asked.

"No!" Kayen snapped, hiding his face. "I'm not a big baby!"

"I didn't ask that, I asked if you were going to cry." Domino said.

"Only big babies cry," Kayen mumbled, weakly. "I'm not one..."

He sniffled, trying to hold back a sob.

"No...you cry not because you're a baby...you cry because you have a heart still." Domino said calmly. "Can I hold you?"

"Please?" Kayen cried out, his voice breaking as tears welled up in his colorless eyes.

Domino's sleeves brought Kayen around so he could hold him against his chest.

"...You can always cry Kayen." Domino said quietly. "So long as I can hold you."

The albino boy broke down against his chest, sobbing openly. If they had been back at the facility, he might have felt like a child - but out here, safe in Domino's arms, he just felt warm and protected.

Domino laid his face in Kayen's soft hair and breathed in deeply- closing his eyes. He sank down onto his knees with Kayen on his lap and held him tightly- protectively.

The younger boy cried for a little while before his sobs died down and he just sat, feeling warm and safe.

After a long silence he pulled away and looked up at the blonde, wiping at his eyes. "Thanks."

Domino looked back at Kayen with his ice-blue eyes.

"...I want to do more than hold you...but I can't." He said.

Shifting for a moment, Kayen closed his eyes and slowly leaned in, pressing his lips against Domino's - testing the feeling.