FAMILY

Two small children were hiding in the closet talking and laughing away. They always sat in that same closet all day until it was night time they went to their bed since they both also shared a room. The two boys never talked or played with the other children since they liked being together. "Miharu, do you think its weird to like cats?" Miharu is about 4 years old, he has dark brown hair and dark green eyes that stands out a lot. "No, I think a lot of people like cats I don't think Sora is weird." Sora smiled, Sora is about 6 years old, has black hair and blue eyes and seems like cats. "I like cats Haru, I wish I could see a real one though I bet it would look even more awesome in real life." "Yeah, that would be cool but I have seen a squirrel before though." "That's so cool!" Sora exclaimed and took miharu by the shoulders excited by the thought of seeing an actual animal. "What does a squirrel look like!" "Well, it has brown fur, it is very small and it has a big bushy tail." "wow miharu you are so lucky you always have been." "No, you just think that I am but I'm not it always happens by coincidence usually." Sora slouched back against the wall and pulled his knees up, hid his face and spoke in a soft quiet voice. "I guess you could call it a coincidence if you were born to two loving parents." Miharu scooted next to sora and put an arm around him to comfort him. "That's not true sora, it is not a coincidence to be born into a loving family, it all depends on the adult's personality." sora looked up and smiled at miharu. "Yeah, your right miharu." "Now lets change the subject." Sora quickly sat back in his regular sitting position. "what do you want to talk about now?" "I don't know I thought you would know." both of the boys started laughing and after a while figured out something to talk about until a woman dressed in colorful clothes knocked on the closet door and opened. Sora spoke first. "What is it Mrs. L.?" Sora always shortens every ones names so he could remember their first name like for instance Mrs. L really stands for Mrs. Lucretia. "I just want to call both of you down for dinner and here is a paper." Once she handed sora and miharu a paper she closed the door and left their room. "What does it say Sora?" "Sora read the paper out loud to Miharu." "It says, their will be an adoption tomorrow and all of the boy from ages 4 to 8 are to report in the lobby nicely dressed at 10:00 a.m. Miharu sighed, "I hate adoptions I don't really understand them is it really that nice to get adopted sora?" "Yeah, because you get to go to a nice family, a nice home and actually have a chance to live for once with out worries." "That does sound nice." "Yeah…You want to go eat some dinner haru?" "Yeah!" both of the boys left their closet and went down stairs for dinner.

"I don't really like the food." Sora complained picked at the rice. "Why not, its good." "I don't really like vegetables." "Then take them out." "But the rice still has the vegetable flavor on it though." Miharu sighed since he knew sora is a really picky eater since everything has to have a good flavor. "Well your going to have to eat some time or your going to be hungry later." "I know but I just don't like the vegetables." Miharu thought for a second and came up with an idea. "You like soy sauce right?" sora nodded. "Then take out all of the vegetables you don't like and then pour the sauce over it." He tried what miharu told him and smiled. "This tastes good now thanks miharu." "Yeah." They both started eating and headed for the showers. "Who should go first?" "I think I'm quicker than you." sora nodded his head and sat on the bed waiting for his turn. Once they were down showering they both headed for bed.

Sora likes to sleep with miharu in his bed since he is afraid of sleeping by himself at night. "Miharu, are you asleep." Sora whispered. "No, I'm just laying here." "Haru, I'm worried about tomorrow. I don't want to be separated from you." "Don't worry sora, I won't leave you I promise." "That's not possible though miharu, were both going to be separated one day so that's an impossible promise to make." Miharu smiled. "If we do get separated one day sora, I promise we meet again someday and stay together forever alright." "Don't you mean wish." "I don't know well…whatever wish or promise, we will meet again someday and stay together forever alright!" "Alright!" They both made a pinky promise, and laughed until they both tired themselves out and fell asleep.

"Sora, sora wake up!" Sora quickly sat up from his bed and looked at miharu and then the clock, "Its 6:00 in the morning miharu, are you that excited about adoption?" "No, I have a surprise for you, I finally finished it." Miharu smiled. Sora wanted to go back to sleep but since he noticed that miharu was probably up last night working on it he chose to get up. "What do you want to show me miharu?" "it's a surprise, close your eyes its in the closet." "Sora closed his eyes and let miharu lead him to closet. "Now keep your eyes closed and hold out your hands." He did as miharu instructed and what he felt was something soft and plushy in his hands. "Now open your eyes." Sora's eyes were wide with surprise, it was a stuffed black cat plush toy. "Miharu, where did…how were you able to make this?" "I asked miss L. to help me make it for you do you like it?" "Yeah! But I don't have anything to give you miharu." "You don't have to give me anything, I just wanted to make you happy." "You sure?" "Positive!" Sora then gave miharu a big hug and admired his new plush toy.

It was already 8:15 in the morning and miharu and sora rushed down stairs to the lobby. The only reason they were late was because they were too busy talking and playing a board game until they lost track of time. "You think we will make it miharu?" "I think so." When they both got their they both peeked from the corner until one of the adults notice them. "I think we got some curious kids over their." Sora blushed and backed away while miharu stared at them curiously. Miss L. then introduced them. "The one with the green eyes is miharu, come on over miharu." Miharu casually walked over and introduced himself politely and gave the family a big smile. "And the one hiding is named sora, come on out sora its alright." After a couple of minutes he peeked from behind the wall a little bit scared of the two adults. "Don't worry he's a little shy but he will come out sooner or later." Miharu then left to where sora was at and after 3 minutes of being behind the wall he lead sora to meet the family. Sora greeted the family with a hand shake and a bow and went back to stand against the wall hugging his stuffed cat tightly. The man with glasses inspected miharu and a woman with eyes just like miharu's started to gain interest in him. The two adults then spoke to Mrs. L. Miharu ran back to sora. "What do you think is going on?" "I don't know." Mrs. L then walked back to miharu and told him the debestating news. "Miharu, they picked you for adoption, isn't that wonderful?" Sora's eyes went wide and miharu was a little happy but sad that he had to leave his best friend. "I don't want to get adopted." "I'm sorry but you have to, now go pack your things and come back to the lobby." Sora and miharu went upstairs and as miharu was packing he noticed sora was quiet the whole time. "Sora, are you okay?" Sora made no answer. "Sora, I…I'm sorry that I got adopted." Sora looked at miharu with tears in his eyes. "Its ok miharu, you should be happy that you got adopted, like I said your lucky." "Sora." Miharu quickly shoved everything into his suitcase and gave sora a big long hug. "I'm going to miss you sora…I don't want to go." "Its ok miharu, please don't cry, remember the promise we made?" "Yeah, I remember." "Don't forget about it." Sora smiled and lightly hit miharu on the back of his head. "Really miharu don't cry or I'm going to feel even more sad." "Ok." Sora helped miharu clean up and pull his luggage since miharu was literally dragging it.

A lady with green eyes greeted miharu and the guy with the glasses stepped over to sora and took the suit case from him. Before Miharu left out the door with his new family, he quickly ran back over to sora and gave him a big hug and whispered something into his ear and made a pinky promise with his friend. As miharu finally left Sora started crying with streams of tears coming down his face as he sat their holding his new stuffed cat to his chest.