A chao was flying low around the chao garden and playing among the flowers when he heard a soft cry. Curious, he flew over to the noise and made a sound of surprise at what he found. Lying under a Japanese Cherry Blossom tree, in a little pile of fallen flowers, was a little chocolate brown hare, whimpering softly. The chao hovered cautiously, wondering how close he could get to the little hare. Nervously, he flew off and gathered other chao who were able to help bring the little hare over to the chao garden. The Chao chattered among themselves in their own language.
"Can we keep it?"
"It's adorable..."
"We need to help it..."
"Let's keep it...
"It smells like Japanese Cherry Blossoms..."
"Does it have a name?"
"I want to keep it..."
The Chao hovered over the little hare, watching her closely. One chao that had a knack for different languages hovered close to the hare. He was considered one of the most intelligent of the chao. He was completely dark blue except for his head which was a bright yellow. He brushed lightly against the hare's face, causing it giggle. "It smells like Japanese Cherry Blossoms...very...full of fragrance. Kaori..." he was saying aloud.
"What are you talking about, Tuan?" Asked an aqua chao whose arms and legs were dark red. He was amongst the most courageous of the chao, and the most protective.
"It needs a name, Acquila...The name Japanese name Kaori means fragrance. Which fits well with the hare well."
"More like fragrant if you ask me."
"Fragrant would be Kaoru, Acquila. It's a more masculine name, Kaoru is..." Just then, the small hare cooed. "I think she likes it," Tuan laughed softly. The two chao laughed together and word quickly spread of the new arrival. 'Kaoru,' the hare was deemed.
"Is she staying here, then?" A dark red chao with dull yellow arms named Peaches asked, very wary of the situation.
Tuan and Acquila looked at Peaches and shook their heads at him. "We have no other choice. Kaoru was left out here for a reason, and until someone comes back for her, we will keep her..." Tuan said.
"And protect her," added Acquila.
"I'm against this, you two." Peaches argued. "It's going to be the end of us. It shouldn't stay here long."
Tuan's eyes looked tired, but he shook his head. "Peaches, we will do what we can to help for however long it takes. You don't have to be happy about it. You just have to accept it."
"This isn't your choice, Tuan."
"Peaches, Kaoru is small. If we send Kaoru away, there is no way that little thing can survive on its own." Acquila started to argue with determination it his eyes.
"It's not your choice either, Acquila. Both of you know whose choice this is..."
Falon was a very old chao, fully gold with a small patch of olive green on the crown of his head, that many of the other chao respected immensely. When it came to any serious choices that needed to be made, many chao came to Falon for advice. Though he offered it as just advice, many chao took his word as law and followed his decisions.
Peaches, Tuan, and Acquila stood in front of Falon as Peaches explained the story of the hare that had shown up unexpectedly and that it was very suspicious for someone to leave a baby just outside the chao garden and how someone must be planning to kill the entire chao garden. Tuan and Acquila stood behind Peaches and slowly shook their heads.
When Peaches was done, Falon tilted his head and nodded at Tuan and Acquila, who started to tell the story of how the little chocolate hare was found and how she wouldn't be able to survive on her own. After all, they only planned to keep it until someone came back to claim her, they explained. Peaches glared at them the entire time they spoke.
When they finished their story, Falon nodded and flew past the three chao to the edge of the crystal blue lake where a bunch of chao were giggling as they sprinkled droplets of water onto the little hare's head. The hare only lay quietly with her eyes wide, staring up at all of the chao around her. "Kaoru..." some of the chao cooed at her as they giggled loudly. Falon flew amongst these Chao for a while and watched what happened among them. The little hare seemed to be a point of interest for the many chao that played amongst the lake. One chao flew over her and dropped Japanese Cherry Blossoms over Kaoru and another had made a crown of the little flowers to set on her head.
Falon smiled softly and turned as Acquila, Tuan, and Peaches flew up behind him. "The hare..."
"Kaoru..." Tuan corrected politely.
"Kaoru," Falon nodded, "I think it would be wise for her to stay here. She seems easy enough to take care of, and she seems like a great source of entertainment for all of us. I think it's a great idea. Do let me know if you decide to take care of her. I think it would be nice to observe her." With that, Falon flew away leaving Peaches to glare at Tuan and Acquila.
"Fine. You two go ahead and keep the hare, but the second someone comes to claim it, it's out of here," Peaches said as he flew away. "I'm watching you both."
Tuan and Acquila looked at each other for a few seconds. "I guess that puts you and me in charge of her," Acquila stated, flying closer to Kaoru.
"I guess it does..." Tuan agreed quietly.
a/n
obviously...I'm assuming the plural of Chao...is Chao...
Also, I know this makes the Chao seem out of character but it's just background information for my character Kaoru in "New Girl In Town" and this story will most likely be more than one chapter.
Have a nice day and please review.