Chapter Uno

"Oh come on Miyu! This English assignment isn't as hard as you think it would be if you just concentrate." Kanata said, trying to keep his patience at pace. Too bad for Miyu though, she misunderstood what Kanata said and thought that he was bragging about his academic abilities.

"I know you're smart Kanata. That's why you easily understand all this stuff!" Miyu said impatiently.

"Look at my examples on your notebook. At least try to analyze it. What is the error there?"

'The crowd was already for their night outing.'

Miyu pondered and pondered and melted her eyes on the sentence. "Darn! I wonder what's wrong in this sentence". She said to herself. Her head began to drift to other ideas such as "I wonder what Nanami is doing right now?" or "I think I might get myself some hot chocolate right after Kanata tells me the right answer to this question."

"MIYU!" Kanata yelled.

"What? I am thinking about the answer. Is that wrong?"

"Thinking about the answer is not wrong but thinking about hot chocolate is a no-no right now."

"Man! This guys a psycho!" Miyu thought.

"Don't you still get the answer? It's right there. It might even bite your eyes out."

"Shut up, Kanata!"

"Get it right, Miyu!"

The two youngsters were arguing loudly as usual and their noise could be heard throughout the whole temple. Echoes here and there until finally their echoes reached baby Ruu's room. The little innocent alien baby woke up and rubbed his eyes. "Mama? Papa?" he asked. The baby flew out of his tiny bed and out the room. While Wanya, Ruu's babysitter continued to drool over dumplings in his deep sleep.

"Miyu, I know it's a Saturday tomorrow but I have to get some sleep too you know?" Kanata said while faking a yawn.

"Then just tell me the answer to this question so the whole thing will be over." Miyu said. A wicked smile grew on her face. She was happy to know that Kanata was finally getting tired; that's when she knew that her chances of letting Kanata tell her the answer is big!

"I am not telling you anything." Kanata said.

"It's midnight! We all want to sleep!"

"Oh yeah? Then answer the question if you really want to sleep."

"Just tell me the answer please?"

"I've got a better idea."

"What is it?" Miyu whispered. She knew that when Kanata would say I've got a better idea. That meant opposing to her idea – an idea that wouldn't make her happy.

"I'll head off to sleep first. You suffer alone. I mean that is your homework, not mine. Well… Good luck!"

He then stood up and gathered his things. Kanata was nearly at the door of the room then Miyu threw her pencil case at his shoulder.

"Miyu!"

"Kanata! You're unfair! You're the tutor here and yet you're leaving me behind?"

"You just don't get it. That's such a simple question, Miyu and yet you can't understand it. So I am leaving."

They continued shouting and answering each other back but they didn't notice that someone was behind the door listening to what they were talking. Sadness filled in the little boy who listened to his foster parents fighting. He began crying loudly and the energy made by his outburst threw the door wide open for both of his foster parents to see.

Kanata was pointing at Miyu while the latter was getting ready to throw another pencil case at him – only this time, she was targeting for his head. They both had their angry expressions faced at their baby. They both looked at each other and immediately the same thought struck them: Oh no! This is bad. The baby waved his little finger in a circle twice and then everything began to blur.