An early Millie note: This chapter takes place after school! I didn't feel like having them go through the whole day this time! Sorry!

"So do you wanna get your stuff?" Akito (1) asked as soon as they stepped out of the classroom, causing Akito (2) to look up a bit surprised. She didn't say anything but she nodded softly. "Want me to come with you?" Akito (2) followed him down the stairs and out the door. The wind wasn't blowing but it was rather cold, Akito (2) wasn't used to wearing skirts. Snow had started falling and had stuck to the ground.

"Uh...No thanks I got it!" She smiled a bit looking around, Sana was being all 'Happy Monkey Lucky' as she put it, in the snow with a couple of other girls. "It's fine really I'll see you at home Kay!" Turning on her heel Akito (2) ran as fast she she could leaving small prints in the snow.

"Someone should follow her." Sana appeared behind Akito (1) causing him to jump a bit, "Oh sorry did I scare you Akito?"

"No," He turned to look at her, ignoring the last question, "We should mind our own business and let her do what she has to do." Akito (1) started to walk away, only to have his shirt caught by Sana.

"Oh no you don't mister." Akito (1) turned around glaring at Sana, "You're worried about her and you know it so come on!" Sana smiled dragging him behind her. Akito (1) didn't seem terribly trilled about this, but wasn't about to argue with Sana...that usually ended with a giant mallet so he didn't struggle against her. "Wow she's moving really fast today!"

"Don't you ever mind your own business?" Akito (1) stopped sudden;y causing Sana to run in place in from of him.

"C'mon she's getting away Akito!!"

"No she's not," Akito (2) had, in fact, stopped. The iron gate in front of her seemed almost mocking. She sighed a bit pushing the small gate forward, the metal was cold under her hands, but she ad come this far, she shouldn't stop simply from fear.

"Here," Sana handed Akito (1) a small ear piece putting her own in her ear listening to the creaking of the gate closing. The house wasn't far from the gate but it seemed to take the girl forever to get to the door. "Come on!" Sana pulled the boy over behind a wall by the gate. Sound was better there.

"So..." A tall woman came to the door before Akito (2) could even reach for the handle. The woman's black and white pin stripped suit looked out of black next to her waist length black hair. "You've managed to come home without the police dragging you behind them." She smirked pulling her hand back and letting it fiercely fall on the girl's cheek, her two rings leaving gashes on her face. Akito (2) stumbled backward, but managed to stay standing.

"I'm just here to get my stuff." She wiped part of the blood off her face, her smirk never left her face. "That's what you wanted right, me to move out, leave huh Rin?" Akito (2) made a move to get past her, Rin moved slightly not allowing her entrance.

"I'm responsible for you now Akito." Rin hit the girl again with more force causing her to fall on the snow covered concrete path. The snow broke her fall, but the back of her head was pounding and she could feel a bruise begin to form on her back. "I can't let you-" An unexpected voice cut Rin off.

"Hey, leave her alone!" The eleven year old boy didn't look threatening, but was still surprising enough to cause Rin to step back. Running over to Akito (2) he held out his hand to help her up.

"This is what you're staying with?" Rin looked Akito (1) down a couple times, "Uh huh."

"He's not a 'what' Rinny." Akito (2) stood up finally walking past her into the clean house, leaving Akito (1) outside to deal with Rin.

Closing her eyes Rin step down to Akito (1), opening her pale brown eyes in time to see Sana round the corner and come to join the party. "I sorry if my daughter has bothered you in any way, I'll be sure to keep her from running away again. "The young woman sighed through her smiling lips, "You see ever since her father dies-"

"Save it." Akito (1) stared at the woman's eyes, "You act as though we didn't just see everything that happened, save your self pity story for someone who gives a damn about it." Sana looked up, holding tightly to Akito's (1) arm, "why don't you just go off and find a husband should be easy now that you don't have a child to worry about. Not that you ever worried about her in the first place."

"Ah-Akito?" Sana looked up at the boy, she could tell from the way he spoke that he did, in fact, care for the girl. But from the look in his eyes it was obvious he didn't love her. "Can I ask you something?"

Akito (1) looked down at Sana, he hadn't noticed her before, Rin had gone silent. The boy nodded listening to Sana's question, "Why are you doing this, letting her into your house, yelling at her mom why-" Sana's question was, thankfully, cut off by the small happy voice.

"Ready brother!" Holding a couple medium sized bags Akito (2) ran past Rin straight to Akito (1) and the distressed Sana. She felt happy for the first time in a while.

Millie/Sana: Next week's Sana: Hey, well things are going good for Akito, both of them! It looks like Rin is going to leave Akito (2) alone, well until Christmas anyway! Which reminds me! I have to get presents for everyone now! Ahh it's crazy, I've got Mama Rei, Akito, Akito, Ts- wait...What's Akito (2) doing in the department store in that uniform? What the"?! On the next Kodocha Part time jobs and lonely 1's!