When I met Koyuki, her first reaction had been to pick me up and hug me to death. A bit over the top if you ask me, but I didn't complain. I hadn't really had a hug in a while.

"Oh, you're so cute! You're all quiet and serious looking, but you're just a little kid! I love it, you're adorable!"

I blushed the faintest at her gushing, "Uhm, yeah, okay… P-please set me down…"

She set me down with a cute smile, "I'm sorry, I couldn't help it! Not a lot of Keronians come by here…"

I gave a small smile, murmuring, "It's okay, I understand."

"C'mon, let's sit." She did a large flip over onto the couch to sit at one end.

I blinked in slight surprise at how casual she was about it. I was interested, wanting to know how she did that and if I could learn how to do that too. My feet squeaked as I walked across the wooden floor to go sit on the small couch. It was small, but it was just big enough to fit me, Dororo, and Koyuki.

I looked around the house, taking in my surroundings for the first time. It was all very peaceful. There were lightly colored rugs in some places, looking nice on the dark wood floors. The windows had some sort of white fabric over them, allowing a slight breeze from outside but looking like the did a good job of keeping bugs and such out. I could smell incense burning somewhere, and murmured, "I like your house…There's a lot of, like… like flow to it."

Koyuki gave a cattish smile, "Thank you!"

Dororo spoke up from beside me, "So this is Bananu. She can't remember where she's from, or how she changed, but she was turned into a Keronian. I was wondering if she could stay with us, since she doesn't really trust anyone else from the platoon."

I fidgeted, looking down at my hands. I could feel Koyuki's eyes on me, "That doesn't add up."

I paused, and then continued to nervously fidget as she spoke, "If you were a Pekoponian, then how did you know about the platoon and who to trust? And you say you can't remember where you're from or how you changed, but you know you were a Pekoponian and now you're a Keronian. So what's really going on?"

I flinched, knowing I'd been caught in my lies and looked up at her with guilty eyes, "Koyuki, I-."

"If you're going to stay with us then please don't make lies. I don't want to make you tell anything you don't want to, but I'd rather you just say you're not comfortable with telling your background or tell the truth. Just please don't lie to us." She stared at me with big, pleading brown eyes, begging me to explain a bit or ask not to.

"I…" I hesitated, unsure if I should really trust them. Yes, I trusted Dororo more than any other platoon members, but did that mean I could completely trust him and his friends? I tore my eyes from Koyuki's to look at Dororo, and felt a pang in my heart at the hurt in his blue eyes. Hurt from lying to him so early into our newfound friendship. Guilt formed, and I looked down at my feet, unable to meet his eyes any longer.

"It's alright. We won't judge you." I jumped the slightest when Koyuki set a hand on my leg. She must've noticed how tense I was.

"You promise?" I glanced at her, eyes wary.

When she nodded, I took a deep breath. May as well get this over with. "My name is Bananu. I come from a mixed bloodline of both human and Keronian. Unique abilities and the fact that my author completely ignores logic allow us to change from human in the beginning of a day to a Keronian in the afternoon half. It lasts for twelve hours each time. I'm from a different part of Japan, and I have come here in hopes of learning a bit more about my bloodline and Keronians. I figured you two were the best ones to teach me, since you're not really into destroying the planet and all," I gestured to Dororo, then Koyuki as I went on, "And I figured you and me could both learn how to be a normal girl together, if that's alright. I'll just only be a girl part of the time. I'm sorry, I just… I didn't realy know where else to go…"

At their shocked looks, I wonder if I should've just chosen to not talk.

I shifted uncomfortably, "I know. It's a lot to take in… My life is just pretty weird." I gave a slight smile.

Koyuki seemed to recompose herself first, "Are you all alone? Where's your family?"

I winced at the mention of family, "Yeah… I'm alone… My dad doesn't know I was born, and I don't want him to!" Fear became evident in my eyes at the thought. Who knows how he would react to having a daughter of two species?

She nodded, "We don't know him, so we can't tell him. What about your mom?"

I knew this question would come up, and went emotionless. It was easier to seem uncaring and not deal with their pity than give some huge sob story and them get all mushy, "She was killed in a car crash two years ago. I ran away before I could be put in the foster care system. I just didn't want to deal with some-AH!"

"Ohh! That's terrible! You've been alone for so long!" Koyuki squeezed me tighter to her. So many dangerous, deadly hugs.

I squirmed a bit, face going red as I gasped, "Can't… Breathe!" The hug loosened some, and I gasped softly before sighing. I was not usually a hugger, and when I was, then I was picky with who I hugged. But, after a moment, I hugged her back.

Koyuki shifted to hold me to her chest like a baby, and I blushed some. I looked over at Dororo, asking, "Does she do this to you too?"

He seemed to flush pink, it showed faintly through his tan mask, "Uh, yeah… Sometimes…"

I grinned, imagining Dororo being held like a little baby by Koyuki, and had to clear my throat some so I didn't laugh.

Koyuki smiled widely, happy to have another girl, another friend, around, "We have an extra room. Though, it's a bit small."

I'd run away when my mom died two years ago, and so I spent two years travelling from one side of Japan to the other, just so I could stay with them. But now I wasn't sure if I should be burdening them, "A-Are you sure? I can just go somewheres else if it's easier for you."

She grinned, "No, you can stay! We don't mind, the more people, the more fun!"

I couldn't help my small smile at her cheerful attitude and murmured, "Alright."

She turned, beginning to walk away from the living room. I shifted, scrambling in her arms to look over her shoulder at Dororo once more, eyes pleading, 'Save me~.' His eyes made a cute look as he smiled and waved goodbye, obviously not getting my message. Or he was just ignoring it. "You must be tired."

I looked up at Koyuki and sighed softly, relaxing back in her arms. At the mention of it, sleep seemed to be calling to me and I mumbled, "Slightly."

She set me down in a bed, the one to the small guest room she'd mentioned, and said, "Get some sleep, then." She kissed my head, making me blush and wonder why she did it. She was probably just being nice, but I think that's going a bit farther than needed, "Goodnight."

I turned to lay on my side, and murmur as she walked out, "'Night…"

She shut the door, and I smiled, mumbling, "Hello, bed. I've missed you." I hadn't had enough money to stay in any hotels while I travelled. I'd mostly just slept in the woods, where no one would see me. I fell asleep happily, with a peaceful smile.


This was a bit longer than the previous chapters, so that's good.

Koyuki is a kitty. If she was a superhero, she'd be Kitty Koyuki, or Koyuki Kitty! Maybe.

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