"MOM!" a girl yelled through the Fujiwara-Melancholy residence. "HE WON'T GIVE ME BACK SADOKO!"

"Must you always cry to them? You sound like a broken record at times." A male's voice sighed.

Medicine walked into the living room of the house, seeing the male and female in mid fight. The male, Daiki, was holding a large birdcage just out of reach of the girl, Layla. "Daiki..please stop bothering your sister and give her back her bird...you know how she gets." Medicine groaned, walking over and pushing the two apart. "Why can't you two be more like Emy and be more peaceful?" the doll asked.

The three, Daiki, Emy, and Layla, were adopted children. The idea to actually adopt children was started by a joke from Alais, which Medicine took seriously. So, seeing how dead set Medicine was on it, Mokou joined her in looking for children to raise, as a type of family.

Daiki sighed and shook his head. "Why is it always about her anyway? I am the oldest of the kids here..Medicine." Daiki said. He was never too fond of calling Medicine and Mokou 'mom' or any term of such. The male was heavily built, wearing clothing similar to Alais', minus the armor and padding on the shirt and pants. He had a cloak on, not a robe, all in deep, earthy tones. He was born with a power, earth control, but rarely used it. He kept a broadsword in his view at most times. The people who he was with before said he was like Tenshi, earth controlling sword wielder, but didn't have her tendencies. He was more fond of Alais, actually attempting to learn her alchemy skills and would spend more time with her than Mokou, Medicine or his sisters. He looked a bit like her too, long black hair and the same purple eyes. He was taller than her though.

"I know, that's why you need to set the example Daiki. Layla's the youngest. Now gimme her bird back." She said, taking the birdcage from the male and handing it over to Layla. "There, now just keep her safe, alright?"

Layla nodded and held the birdcage tightly against her. "Alright Mom." She said, walking to her room and looking at her bird. "I'm sorry Sadako...he's just annoying is all." Layla said, giggling lightly. The girl had long brown hair, normally kept in pigtails, and had deep green eyes. She was a bit on the thinner side and her frame was small compared to other girls, so she always wore skirts and short sleeved shirts with long coats or sweaters over them. Height-wise, she was taller than Medicine, but shorter than Mokou and Alais. She had a power and freely used it at will: Animal Control. Layla didn't really know where she got it from, but she did remember at a small age, animals would do what she wanted. To this day still, she kept pets. Sadako is one, a jet black raven. Her room is a mix of multiple habitats for her pets, and in a attached room, is her smaller bedroom. Before her time with Mokou and Medicine, she went around Gensokyo and spent some time with the people who owned animals, or who were part animal, so she knows quiet a few people.

Medicine watched as Layla walked into her room, then turned to Daiki. "Why must you bother her?"

"..is because 'it's fun' a valid answer?" The male chuckled.

"No..it's not. C'mon Daiki, just lighten up on her. You don't do this to Emy, right?"

"Maybe. She doesn't bug me as much..plus she doesn't make me watch those animals of hers when she goes out to get stuff for them or herself." Daiki said as she threw himself on the couch, arms behind his head.

"You know she cares for them...I admit it does get annoying, but just deal with it, they're like kids to her." Medicine said, thinking a bit. The whole reason she went with Alais' idea to adopt children was for Mokou. She was talking with Keine about Mokou's past one day, and she had the idea to try and hey the Fujiwara clan alive again, even if it wasn't through blood born children.

"Hey Medi..." Daiki said, snapping his fingers, seeing the doll shake her head and snap back into reality.

"Oh, I spaced out again, huh? And can you please call me 'Mom' or something?" She asked.

"Not for a while Medicine." the male said, pulling his robes over his face.

"Going to sleep...it's not even the middle of the day yet." the tsukumogami sighed.

"I had a rough day yesterday." He replied, trying to sleep.

"I'm not even going to ask..." Medicine said. "I'm going outside..if you hear anything in here, come get me, alright?" she said as she started to walk outside.

"Yea..I get it.." he said, drifting asleep.

The doll walked outside and looked around. Winter was dying down and spring was coming soon, as told by the numerous reports of Lily White blasting everything within a ten mile radius with danmaku. She sat against the house and looked around, jumping a bit. "Oh..hi Emy..you scared me." She chuckled nervously.

"It's alright Mommy." Emy giggled lightly. Emy was the more shy one out of the three children. She had hair like Layla's, but she let it down and the color was more lighter. Her eyes seemed to change from a yellow to a red at times. Her clothing was similar to Layla's too, but the skirts were longer and she had long sleeve shirts on. Although quiet, she was more active than Layla when she wanted to be. Her power was the lightning control but it didn't seem to end there. Although many were hidden, the lighting control is what she used to most. She called Mokou and Medicine more affectionate terms than Layla. Also, her and Layla fight a bit, since they are the only two girls there, fighting mainly for attention.

"What are you doing out here? It's a bit cold still." Medicine asked.

"I like the cold...plus I was waiting for Mommy Mokou. She said she was going out for a bit." Emy said, smiling.

"Where did she say she was going?" the doll asked.

"Um..." Emy thought. "The gray haired girl in the forest." She said.

"Oh! Eirin. Do you know why?" she asked, seeing Emy shake her head.

"No..sorry Mommy." she apologize, seeing Medicine smile lightly.

"It's alright, don't worry about it, okay?" She assured, seeing Emy smile in return. "There we go. That's the girl I like to see." the tsukumogami giggled.

"I heard Layla and Daiki fighting before...which pet this time?" Emy asked.

"Sadako, her raven..or crow...we could never really tell." Medicine sighed.

"How many pets does she have? It seems like she has a new one every day." Emy asked.

"Um..." Medicine thought for a bit. "Rogue..Nana...Kit...and...that's it for now." Medicine said, thinking back. Rogue was a rabbit given to Layla by Reisen. Nana was a large, stone toad she found near the Youkai Mountain. And Kit, was a fox, similar to a kitsune, where she got the name from, and one similar to Ran, but not as a humanoid.

"That's four pets. Think she'll get more?" Emy asked, seeing Medicine nod. "Alais could always make the house bigger...right?"

"I guess...look, lets get inside the house, alright? It's getting cold." the doll said.

"Alright Mommy."