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Chapter 4: If Rain is what you Want

A day had passed since I taught Kaito some of the colors, and now I lye awake inside my room. The clock on my nightstand read that it was half past six. `I guess I should fully get up now.´ I thought silently to myself as I pushed myself up. `Maybe I should check on him-´ pausing briefly from standing, I shook my head. `No. There's no need to check on him. The hell was I thinking?´

Slowly I walked out my room and made my way down the hallway. It was surprisingly still dark, but I didn't mind- "Stay longer?" I paused once I heard Miki's voice close by. So before I could turn the corner to step into the living room; I cautiously took half a step out and looked to see Miki standing in the middle of the living room with the house-phone held up to her ear. So I stood there quietly listening to her. "I thought the investigation would last for only two week's? Why are you making it a month all of a sudden?" Concern was easily read throughout her voice although she was keeping her voice down.

`Investigation? ... Wait. This is about Kaito.´ I then leaned against the wall to listen more carefully. It wasn't like me to eavesdrop and get into people's privacy, but something inside me possessed me to do it. Just something inside has possessed me to do a lot of things I usually don't. "Are you guys trying to cause the child to have a mental breakdown or something? I can fully tell that he's suffering from home sickness and I think you should let him go back hom-" She paused suddenly. "Oh my. ... I mean I have a spare room he's staying in already, but if it gets to that point I'll be more than willing to keep him here but please understand it won't be that easy. I don't say this because of me; I'm speaking upon Kaito's behalf. Hearing that he'll have to stay one to two more weeks will be hard enough, but having him hear the possibility of actually staying here will upset him in more ways than one." She then took a seat on one of the couches and crossed her legs frustratingly. "Detective Meito, Kaito have developed Mysophobia ever since you gave him to me. I at least demand that you allow his aunt to have visitation so his nerves can be relaxed. I don't even care if a social worker has to go with her! I will not allow this child to go through depression from being away from his aunt." Miki had then rose her voice slightly.

`I never really heard the full reason why Kaito is here. All I know is that it had something to do with his father´ I then shifted uncomfortably as a knot began to form in my stomach. So many thoughts popped into my head all at once. `The possibilities are limitless, but I won't ask. I'll wait till he's willing to talk about it himself.´ I took in a deep breath to calm the uneasiness of my stomach, then continued to listen.

"I swear! You detectives don't even consider the child's feeling and don't so much as think about the emotional damage that can be made-. You know what? It's not even worth arguing to you because I've done it before towards the other children in the house. What I will say before I hang up my phone is that I want you to tell Mrs. Shion that I'll give Kaito as much love and attention just how she would. I-I know it'll take a long time for him to adjust, but I'll keep pushing my love on him to make sure he understand that he's welcome here and that no one will ever hurt him as long as I'm around. I-I just don't want him to suffer staying here off a situation neither one of us could control. ... Th-That'll be all, Detective Meito." Her voice broke, causing my legs to automatically move.

The sound of her pressing the `End´ button filled the room the more I came closer towards her.

Stepping around the coffee table, I carefully took a seat next to her on the couch she was on. This had caused her to jolt in surprise as she snapped her head to look at me. "A-Akaito?!-" She whispered loudly till I brought an arm over to pull her into a hug. Throughout my years being here I never heard her cry. I'm pretty sure that no one else heard her either. But after a moment she whispered, "So you heard me? Wh-What did I teach you about listening to grown-up conversations-" "Miki- no. ... Mom, you don't have to do that anymore." I caught myself and called her Something I never called her before.

`Mom´

She remained silent and yet I could feel her tears seeping through my tank-top. So I kept rubbing her back in a soothing motion. "I know I never talked to you and keep to myself, but I think now is the time that I let you know that you're a good person. But you're a wonderful mother to all of us and you shouldn't think otherwise just because Me, Ritsu, and Cul never say it. Especially me." I spoke gently so she could calm down. "It was never your fault that I became an Insomniac and I don't ever want you to think it was. ... I may not know what fully happened to Kaito, but I want to help" I then pulled her away and looked her in the eyes. "I think I can stop his Mysophobia, Mom."

Her soft-red eyes widened in shock. "Honey, how?" She whispered as a spark of interest followed behind her words. "The way he is already isn't easy. If you're going to say therapy, I'm going to let you know right now that I refuse." She then waited for my answer. So I shook my head and said, "No. I don't think it's the environment he has to be comfortable with; it's himself."

"How did you come up with that?" She questioned.

I took a moment to think about it, but then the corner of my lips curved upwards into a small smile. "Because he's just like me when I first came here, but just a little more fragile. Mom, I want you to push your love on him just as you said. As for giving him patience , giving him a friend to have, an ear to listen to him, and being a protector" I paused for moment. `Am I sure about this?´ I thought to myself till a flash image of my younger-self came inside my head, then an image of him. `I won't allow him to turn up like me.´ So staring into her eyes once more, I finally said, "You leave those things to me. Even though I'm a little slow towards reaction, I'll still give my all to protect him."

Hearing this had caused her to smile incredulously along with her wrapping her arms around me into a hug.

"You've grown so much, Akaito. But don't let anyone tell you that you're slow if they don't know a thing about you. You're not slow; you're a conqueror. When a person actually cares for someone, they'll always conquer things for themself, and that you did. ... Promise me to never give up on him. If you do that, you'll give up on yourself. It may not make sense now but I'm sure you'll see what I mean later in time." She then pulled away and smiled at me. The sunlight shining through the blinds revealed the tears upon her cheek. But I knew they weren't because of sadness, but because her happiness poured out of her heart. "Go see if he's awake and tell him to get dressed. I think it'll be best to get him out the house. I think we should all go to the aquarium today."

Smiling back I nodded my head and rose from the couch.