(Kuki's POV)

My mother had left me in the dark. I want to help her, I do, but she's not telling me anything. I cried silently in my room after dinner that I had to make. She wasn't doing anything which got me worried as you all know. I just WISH I could help her. I don't like seeing my mother acting like this, like a scared three year old. She looks so small and helpless that afternoon, I wonder what the problem was. She says that someone was trying to get her and that someone was a he. Hmm...maybe Mrs. Beatles knows since they are best friends. I think I'm going to ask her tommorrow.

"Don't worry mom, I'll save you from whatever it is." I wispered and went to sleep. The next morning, mom was still in her room, sleeping with tears in her eyes.

"Don't leave me. Please. Mama, help me!" She cried in her sleep. Ah HA! So it does have something to do with her past! Two scores for me! Anyway, I was walking down stairs when a voice called me.

"Kuki?" I turned around to see mushi standing there at the top of the steps.

"Where are you going?" Mushi asked.

"Over to Mr. and Mrs. Beatles house." I responded dead-serious.

"At this hour? Why?"

"It's important. Oh and take care of mom for me please." I said, putting on my coat.

"Why?" Boy, she ask alot of questions.

"I'm not sure, but there's something wrong with mom. She's not sick or anything, it's just that..." I paused when I saw the tears.

"I know. I heard her in her sleep. I will take care of her, but please hurry. I don't like what's going on with her." Mushi said. I nodded and went out the door. I feel sorry for mushi. She was younger then me and if she knew bad things will happen to her mother, I don't know what to do to keep this family alive. Everyone would have gone their separate ways, facing challenages on their own. I don't want that. I'm still young. I didn't want to face the world just yet. I knocked on the door and Mrs. Beatles appeared.

"Why, hello kuki dear! Would like to join us for breakfast?" She asked me sweetly.

"No thank you, I'm just wondering, did ever seen my mother act like a three year old child? Do you know something about her past life?" Mrs. Beatles looked stunned, but she sighed.

"Yes I do. I was hoping this day never came. Come on in, I will tell you." I went in.

"Hey kooks, what are you doing here?" Wally asked me.

"I need to ask your mother something. Don't worry, I'll be in gone in a few secs." Wally frowned.

"Oh...okay." He said.

"Okay kuki, I think you should what happen in her past." Mrs. Beatles said.

"It was...her dad. He was a monster ever since your mother's mother died. He only takes his anger out on her and only her. Not her sister."

"What did her sister do to make her so speical?"

"That's just it. She never did anything, but from what your mother had told me, her sister was always an angel in her father's eyes." I frowned.

"What did my mom's father do to her?"

"He would beat her. Yell at her. Cuss at her. Everything." I made an 'o' shape with my mouth.

"He would always say how mariah is better then her and how she needs to be more like her." Mrs. Beatles sighed.

"How do you know?"

"Cause she told me when we were little. Me and her was best friends and always tell each other what was the problem. When I saw a bruise on her arm, I asked her about it and it took about three and a half to get an answer, but she confessed. It was her dad." Mrs. Beatles said.

"That's all I know. Tell your mother I said hello."

"Wait! Do you know where her father is?" I asked. I really feel sorry now but a bit angry at the same. How could a father do something like that?!

"Yes, he's in a retirement home." She said. I nodded and went on my way.

"Thanks." I said before I left. Poor mom. No wonder she didn't want to tell me. I felt swerve of anger rush through me. That...that...thing! How could he do that to her?! After all, no parent needs to be THAT harsh with their child! Ooooh, I can't wait to see him! Okay, enough talking, time to get to work.

(No one's POV)

Kuki went inside the retirement home.

"Hello, can I help you?" A lady said.

"Yes, I'm looking for Mr. Sanban." Kuki said. The lady nodded and went down the hall with kuki following. Soon the two stopped at room 15.

"Here we are. If anything goes wrong, please let me know."

"I will." Kuki said as she went in. Once she did, an old man was sitting on the bed. He looked at kuki and glared.

"Who are you?"

"Kuki Sanban. Your daughter's child." Mr. Sanban eyes went wide.

"Mariah's?" He asked.

"No, your other one." He frowned.

"Oh." He wispered. Kuki folded her arms and frowned at the man. The way she sees it, his past came back to haunt him.

"I heard what you did to my mom when she was younger." Kuki said. Mr. Sanban looked at her.

"Yeah, what of it?" He asked, like it was no big deal. Kuki turned red. She was getting ready to kill him.

"HOW COULD YOU DO THAT TO HER?! AFTER ALL SHE'S YOUR DAUGHTER! NO CHILD NEEDS THAT KIND OF ATTENTION ESPECIALLY MY MOM!!" She yelled at him. Then she calmed down and glared at him.

"My mom is the greatest. She's done so much lately it's hard to believe she had grown up with a monster." Mr. Sanban frowned at her choice of words.

"And I heard how much you treated her sister. Acting like she's your only child." She looked at him as if she found something gross under a rock. This man was truly sickening to look at let a known to speak to.

"You're so lucky to have a great daughter. Yet you treat her like trash. I can't stand the fact I'm your granchild. That brings dishoner to me AND the entire sanban's family." She continued. At this point, Mr. Sanban had nothing to say. The child spoke great words and there's no telling how sorry and guilty he feels. If he could, he would somehow, change the past and like to rebuild his relationship with his daughter.

"I know. And I'm sorry." He wispered. Kuki raised an eyebrow at him.

"When I look back at what I did, I didn't like it and I could see the fear in my daughter's eyes. No father wants to see that in their daughter's eyes. I'm surprise at myself that called myself a father. I now know WHY I haven't seen her or heard from her. And why that every time it's my birthday, she would never come. I am in fact a monster and who would want a monster as a father?" He spoke those words with pain and guilt. As if he regret everything that happen.

"But if there's one thing I would like to do, is to build my relationship with her." He said. Kuki suddenly felt sorrow for him. Even if he was a monster from the past, living alone in this retirement home, without any contacts from your angel from above, thinking about what you did in the past and living with it, he was a man in pain.

"I never wanted to hurt her. It was hard to deal with losing my wife and back then I had anger issues." He wispered. Kuki sighed.

"Mr. Sanban, what you did to her cause her to have nightmares now. I'm not sure if this happened before, but I really think two should start with that relationship thing." Mr. Sanban nodded.

"Okay. I'll be here waiting."

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