It had been years since the birth of Kaname Sohma everything was going great for the family. Kaname was now five years old and very lively. He was just like his father in almost every way. This of course made Tohru very happy and extremely proud. Kaname was currently on the floor, playing with his little cat doll that Tohru had made him. It was his favorite color: orange. He giggled and laid down on his back, holding the cat doll in the air. "Come on Captain! Let's go in space!" He threw the doll in the air. "Launch!"
Tohru laughed as she watched from the kitchen. "Kaname its time to eat!" He sat bolt upright and with his toy cat, ran to the kitchen and blinked up at his high chair. He was suddenly scooped up by a pair of hands and set in his chair. "There you go." Kyo smiled. "Daddy!" He chuckled and ruffled his son's hair. "Having fun with Captain are we?" he asked. The little boy nodded, "Yeah." "Are you both hungry?" Once again a nod. "Tohru what are we eating?" Kyo asked.
"Leek stew for me and Kaname and for you salmon." She smiled. He groaned, "No wonder I smelled something foul." "I made you salmon." she blinked in confusion. "I heard." he gently pushed her cheeks together, "You strange woman." She blushed profusely and despite his pushing on her face, frowned in her funny way, "You're always picking on me!" she whined. "You make it easy." he smiled and kissed her forehead. She relaxed and went back to smiling again.
"Food! Food!" Kaname interrupted them. They laughed and Tohru brought him his plate. "Here you go Kaname. It's something new." He blinked and smelled his food, pulling a face of disgust. She blinked, "You either?" He shook his head. "No." "You have to at least try it Kaname." Kyo frowned, for once acting the stern parent. The boy's brown eyes flickered in anger but didn't dare speak out against his parents so he took a forkful and tasted it. "EW EW EW!" he gasped and wiped on his tongue. Kyo sighed, "Well at least he tried it… I can share some of my salmon with him."
He took the plate away and Kaname seemed glad it was gone. He handed him his plate of salmon and the boy just dove into it. When he was finished Kyo ate the rest of it and put the plate in the sink. Tohru enjoyed all of the leek stew she wanted and put the rest in the fridge. Kaname played with his doll. "Hey Daddy." "Yeah kiddo?" "You're a master right?" he blinked, "Of Karate?" Kyo nodded, "Yeah, but I don't ask my students to call me that, just like with Grandpa." "Can you teach me too?" he asked. This didn't seem to surprise Kyo at all. "When you're a little older." "Aw!" he whined. He was then taken out of his chair and set down on the ground. "Big boys don't whine Kaname." The orange haired boy gasped then nodded, "I'm a big boy! I won't whine!"
"Can I go play outside?" he asked. "Backyard only." was his father's response. He ran out and sat in the grass with his toy. "Captain, what should we explore today? Mount Fuji? Cool!" Tohru giggled and started cleaning the dishes. "He's so imaginative." Kyo went up behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist, gently pulling her closer to him. "Just like his mother, the airhead." "Hey!" she laughed. He kissed her cheek and rocked her from side to side. "Hey Kyo I…" There was a ring at the door and she ran off to answer it.
"Hello Tohru." Yuki smiled. He was with his wife, Machi, and their four and a half year old daughter Suki. "Oh! Hello!" she smiled brightly, "Please, come in!" They went inside and Machi set Suki down on the carpet. "Say hi to Aunty Tohru." Yuki smiled proudly. Suki looked up at her shyly, "H-hi…" "Hello!~" Tohru giggled. "How are things?" Kyo managed to make small talk, even though his instincts said fight. He had sworn never to lose a fight in front of Kaname and so far held that promise. "Great. Suki has been learning how to open up to people more, though she's still very shy." Yuki smiled.
Suki put her hand over her mouth. "Uncle Kyo you have pretty hair…" "Thanks. You look a lot like your dad." he replied. She smiled. She had brown hair but it was cut a bit like Yuki's and she had bright purple eyes so in a way, she was very much like her father. "Thank you Uncle Kyo." Kaname ran inside and was wiping his face. "A stupid fish spat at me!" He had hovered over the small koi pond and one of the bigger of them had, in fact, spat at him. Tohru wiped his face then smiled, "Did you splash the fish back?" He nodded. "Then that's what counts." Kyo put in, "As long as you fought back."
He giggled then smiled at Suki. "Wanna play?" She nodded and the two ran to Kaname's play room. The parents took this time to converse between each other. "So, how are Orochi, Ayame, and Mine?" Tohru asked. "Good. So are Haru, Rin, and their little newborn Hitoshi." "Aw!~ The baby came?! Little Hitoshi?! Aww we have to see him!" Tohru declared. Kyo chuckled, "Right, right."
"So, Orochi has got to be a teenager now huh?" Kyo asked. Yuki nodded, "Yeah, he is. Nii-san's son is getting pretty old." he replied. "He has his father's hair." Tohru smiled, "Nice and silver." "And Hitoshi has lovely black hair. I think he may have white on the tips too!" "I'm just glad a lot of us are married happily and have children with those we love." Yuki smiled warmly at his wife, giving her a peck on the cheek. "I can understand that." Kyo smiled at his wife. Tohru blushed and looked down at her feet in embarrassment.
Kyo leaned over and gave his wife a gentle blow to the ear. "Come on, don't be shy." Yuki chuckled, "That's right, its only us." "Sorry." she giggled, "You know me. I'm shy." "MOMMY!" All parents bolted upright and ran over to the playroom. Kaname was crying, holding his torn Captain doll. "Mommy you have to fix him he's dying!" "How did he break?" Kyo asked. "We were tossing Captain around and he hit the fan and he tore." Kaname managed between hiccups. Tohru took the doll from Kaname and went straight to where she kept her sewing equipment. She quickly and, doing a good job of it, sewed up the little cat and handed him back to the young boy. "Here, see? Captain made it!"
He gasped and latched onto the toy, holding it close and began crying again. "Thank you Mommy!" She kissed his forehead. "It's okay." "Are you okay Suki?" Yuki asked, checking her over. "No I'm okay Daddy." she replied, "Was just the toy." The small girl smiled, "I'm okay Daddy." He picked her up and kissed her cheek. "Daddy and Mommy were just scared. It's okay."
"Hey, why don't you two eat some candy? We still have some chocolate." Tohru smiled. "Yeah!" the two cheered and they ran to the kitchen. "Gee thanks Tohru." Kyo said in a slightly teasing tone, "They'll be hyper for hours." "Sorry." she giggled and walked back to the kitchen to get the kids' candies. The other three parents slowly walked over to find Tohru in confusion as the two young kids ran around in circles due to their candy intake. "I didn't give them much."
"Didn't have to." Machi replied, "Apparently it was enough." Soon enough the two kids wore themselves out and they fell asleep in each other's arms. "How cute." Yuki smiled warmly. He gently scooped up Suki and held her close. "We should leave." Machi nodded, "Right. Goodbye all." Kyo nodded, "See ya." "Bye!" Tohru waved. She then scooped Kaname up, toy and all, and carried him to his room. "What a little adventurer." she giggled. Kyo followed close behind her and chuckled as well, "Yeah, he is."
She put him in his bed and tucked him in, giving their son a quick kiss on the cheek. "Sleep tight sweetheart." Kyo smiled and tapped Tohru shoulder and whispered, "We need to talk." She blinked as he walked out then looked down at Kaname. 'I wonder what he wants...' she thought then headed out into the hall. Not finding him there, she looked around until she found him getting ready for bed. "What is it you wanted to talk to me about?" she blinked in confusion.
"Hey keep an open mind, but I want to ask you something." he pulled his new shirt over himself and walked up to her. "Sure. What is it?" she asked. "I was thinking about… you know… Kaname's old enough now and well…" Tohru starting blinking more and he just came out with it. "I was thinking about making Kaname a sibling." She blushed deeply and stared at him for what seemed an eternity before she slowly nodded. "I… I'd love that Kyo." He smiled warmly, "I knew you would, just somehow." He kissed her and held her close. He knew this would be great. This was the best thing to do.