Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Hi Hi Puffy Ami Yumi characters;they belong to good 'ol Cartoon Network. Any characters you've never heard of,however,are MINE! (evil laugh) Also,as usual,this is based off the animated Puffy Ami Yumi,not the actual people.

Author's Note: I decided to do this story because there are very few (if any) HHPAY fics where Kaz is the main character. Enjoy!

It was a typical winter's day,with snow falling on the ground and on the rooftops...only these were rooftops of houses with sliding doors and roof corners that pointed upwards. Down on the streets of this unusual place,a brown-haired boy of about 10 wearing a tan kimono and carrying a wooden toy sword walked down the street over to the window of a shop where his younger brother stood. This younger boy was about 8,but he was quite short and thus looked much younger than that. He had black hair,a red kimono and big,round glasses.

He stood in front of the window,his eyes fixed on the delicious-looking cookies and cakes. He had been standing there for a very long time. How long? Well,his older brother had went off on his on about an hour eariler and had just returned,surprised to see the smaller boy still standing and staring just the way he was when he left.

''Kaz.'' The brown-haired boy said,tapping his brother on the shoulder.

''Hm?'' He turned around in surprise. ''Oh,it's just you,Amari.''

''We should go home now. Mom and Dad are probably worried sick.'' They left.

Little Kaz had good reason to be so...fascinated with the pastries in the store window he was looking into. His family was quite poor and more often than not,he and Amari didn't get enough to eat. The two of them got so fed up with this that anytime that they saw money lying around,they'd take it and give it to their parents,regardless of who it belonged to. The only problem was that,for Kaz,this had become a full-fledged obssesion.

When the two boys arrived at their house,their mother,Yuka,was sewing something up and didn't notice them. Amari went over to her.

''Mom?''

''Hm? Yes,Amari?'' She said.

''What is that?'' Amari pointed to the thing she was sewing.

''This? Oh,this is for Kaz.''

At that moment,a black-haired man wearing a green kimono walked in. Amari and Kaz ran to him.

''Dad!'' They both shouted,hugging him. He hugged them back,then went over to Yuka,who was finished sewing.

''Hello,Usaga.'' She said,then went over to Kaz. She handed him the thing she was sewing: a teddy bear. Kaz's eyes lit up when he saw it. He took it from her and hugged it warmly,then hugged Yuka.

''Oh,thank you so much!'' He showed the bear to Amari and Usaga,who liked it very much as well. Usaga then took a small,low table out of a closet. Everyone sat down at it,then Yuka went into another room and came out with four small bowls of rice and a handfull of grapes.

A few minutes after they all had started eating,Amari got out some change he had found on the street eariler. He was about to hand it to Usaga,but when Kaz noticed it,he tried to grab it from him. Amari and Kaz fought until...

''Stop it,you two!'' Usaga shouted. They both stopped,then Amari handed it to Usaga. Kaz tried to take it again,but Amari glared at him. Kaz cowered and gave up.

Later that night,Yuka quietly stepped into Amari and Kaz's room. She watched lovingly as Kaz snuggled the teddy bear in his sleep. She went over to him and picked him up. Since he was so small,it was very easy for her to do that. She watched as he snuggled up against her and the teddy bear and smiled. After a little while,she put him back in his bed. He snuggled under the warm blanket,then began to suck his thumb. Yuka watched him and Amari for a little while longer,then,herself tired,went back to bed.