xKisshuLoverr: Heey guys back with another chapter! AND DAMMIT X BEFORE MY NAME! It always goes in caps…. But that's not important now! The important thing is the story! Taruto do the disclaimer!

Taruto: Why?

xKisshuLoverr: JUST DO IT!

Taruto: But..

xKisshuLoverr: NO BUTS!

Taruto: xKisshuLoverr doesn't own TMM and never will! Otherwise I was a very important character!

xKisshuLoverr: Who says I would do that if I owned it?

Taruto: You had to cry by my dead and not by others!

xKisshuLoverr: Uhhhhhhh… ON WITH THE STORY!

''What do you mean Kotomi is gone?'' Ichigo asked.

''I-I heard a weird noise and then the door was being slammed. I think she might have… r-run away.'' Taruto explained hesitantly,

''This is bad. What if something happens to her? Why did she run away in the middle of the night, who knows what could happen. We gotta find her fast!'' Ichigo panicked.

Desperately she grabbed Kisshu's shirt looking him deep in the eyes.

''We will find her, don't worry! Kisshu tried to stay calm.

The three of them rushed outside calling out for Kotomi but she was nowhere near the flat.

''Damn it. This girl is going to be the death of me. I get that today was a total mess and there is a lot she has to think about but that's no reason to run away like this. Jeez she's only twelve. It's not the time for little girls to run around in the city all on her own.'' Ichigo's panic slowly turned into fear.

''C-Calm down Ichigo. We are going to find her I promise. Do you know where she could have run off to? Or some places she likes to be?'' Kisshu tried to calm her down.

''That is the problem. She doesn't have a favorite place. She is always prowling around at random places. It's different all the time.''

Ichigo started to walk in circles pressing her hands against her forehead. Kotomi never once ran away Sure she was spacing out a lot when she was outside to take a walk but she never did it during the night. The city was full of dangers for little girls like her at that time of the day. The worries she had started to eat her up inside and she couldn't think clear.

Luckily Kisshu was there. He seemed worried too but unlike Ichigo or Taruto he was still able to control himself.

''O-Okay that's no problem. She isn't gone for too long which means she can't have come that far! We should split up and look for her. That way we are faster. You take the right side and Taruto and I will look for her on the left side.'' He instructed.

''Wouldn't it be better if we all split up? I can also go and look for her on my own!'' Taruto interfered.

''Are you sure? It's dark and you would be all by yourself.'' Kisshu was worried.

Taruto was terribly afraid of the dark and Kisshu knew that, that's why he suggested that the two of them would look for Kotomi together. But Taruto managed to assure that he would be alright on his own.

''Don't worry about me I'll manage somehow. There are lights in the city anyway so I'll be fine. We gotta find Kotomi and fast. It would take us way too long if we'd only split into two groups.''

It took Taruto a lot of courage to face the darkness all alone but he knew that finding the little girl was more important than his fear. Kisshu wasn't happy about it but he agreed. If Taruto got too scared he could easy teleported away and in the worst case back to him.

So the three of them went into different directions in order to find Kotomi before anything bad could happen to her. They looked everywhere calling out her name but never got a response.

Ichigo was looking around the streets for any sign of her daughter but couldn't find her.

Kisshu was searching for Kotomi while flying, but even flying didn't help, she was nowhere to be found.

Meanwhile, Taruto was fighting with his anxiety. He was so scared that he could barely walk but the thought of the young girl being out there somewhere, maybe facing some kind of dangerous threat kept him going. He had to get over this stupid fear for Kotomi's sake.

''Oh come on pull yourself together! There is nothing to be scared of, it's just darker than usual, that's all!'' he said to himself clapping his hands on his cheeks as if he was trying to wake up.

While he was passing a park he suddenly made out quiet sobbing noises that led the young cyniclon to a big lake. It was glowing in the moonlight and on a jetty he could make out a tiny huddled up figure. To get a better view he slowly approached the familiar looking person.

With her arms wrapped around her knees Kotomi was sitting on the jetty and hid her face In her arms. She was barefoot and her feet looked really grubby. In a rush she must have left the flat without putting on her shoes. Her dark green hair reflected the light of the full moon that was shining really bright that night.

Taruto had never seen a more fragile looking girl. He wanted to protect her, to comfort her, but he had no idea how.

Quicky Taruto sent a text message to Kisshu and Ichigo to inform them that he had found their daughter and sent them their location.

''What are you doing here?'' Kotomi said as she noticed Taruto standing behind her.

She was crying.

''I… I… I um…'' He started to stutter.. ''I was looking for you! Ichigo and Kisshu too. We were so worried. Why did you run away like that?''

He kneeled down behind her not knowing if he should put his hands on her shoulders to comfort her.

''I heard him. Kisshu, said I was a burden.'' She sobbed while tears were streaming down her face.

''What? I'm sure that's not true! You must have misunderstood something!'' Kisshu defended his brother.

''No I didn't! I overheard the conversation he had with mum and he said that he would only bring her disaster and that she had to carry that burden all on her own. But he is right. I am a burden. All those years I only brought my mum misfortune. She was always sick when she was still pregnant. She had to take a break from school when I was born and she is always tired because she has to work during the night so she can take care of me during the day. And all I ever did was ask her painful questions. All I ever wanted was to find my dad. Now I have found him and he thinks I'm a burden. I'm so useless.''

The little girl cried her eyes out. Her sobbing was only interrupted by little hick-ups now and then. It was painful to see her in that state.

''So that's what he said huh?'' Taruto said with a soft voice, ''You really got it all wrong! I know Kisshu and he didn't mean it like that trust me. He isn't blaming you for anything and you aren't a burden! He blames himself for leaving Ichigo like he did. It's true he can be a good for nothing scumbag but he has his good points as well. Even with all the flaws he has if there is something that Kisshu is, is it a good father figure. Trust me I know how you feel. There was a time when I thought I was all alone and useless too. I thought that I had nothing left anymore and I acted like a little brat. I didn't care about anything or anyone and just did what I wanted to. That caused a lot of problems especially for my brothers. But they refused to give up on me because the other cyniclons said I had to die, because that's how we handle things there.. If someone acts too much like a brat and destroys everything, he has to die. But Kisshu and my other brother and sisters wouldn't give up on me and they almost died because of me, they refused to just throw me away because I was their little brother. We had only each other because our parents abandoned us. And I will always be grateful to them for that. They gave me a chance to keep existing. So please have fate in him, he's a good guy. If you give him a chance I'm sure he will be the best dad you could wish for.''

Kotomi slowly turned around looking Taruto in the eyes.

He smiled.

It was a soft smile and suddenly she felt better.

''Kotomi!'' Kisshu said breathless standing behind the two of them.

Ichigo was there as well trying to catch her breath and cursing herself for not asking Kisshu to teleport there.

''W-What a-are you doing here?'' Kotomi asked quickly wiping away her tears.

''I told them where you are.'' Taruto answered her question.

''Kotomi listen!'' Kisshu started, ''I really didn't mean to hurt you. I wasn't trying to say that you're a burden! That wasn't what I wanted to say at all! It's all my fault! You aren't the one to blame. I was the one who left your mother. I was the one who caused her pain and I will never forgive myself for that. But that god nothing to do with you! If I had known back then that you was coming in the family, that would have changed everything. I'm sorry for not being there for you all this time and I'm sorry for saying things that hurt you. But you see, the thing about being a father is that it is totally new for me. It's my first time having a daughter so I have no idea what I am supposed to do or say. Would you please give me the chance to become a father you can be proud of? I promise I will work hard In order to become the best dad you could ever wish for. I'm so sorry for the trouble I caused you and hurting your feelings.''

He had kneeled down so he could face his daughter and was putting one hand on her shoulder while his other hand gently petted her head.

The tears Kotomi had just wiped away were now replaced by new ones as she swiftly wrapped her arms around Kisshu and hid her face in his neck. He could eel her warm tears and he noticed that her skin was ice cold. No surprise after leaving the flat without anything but shorts and a shirt.

''It's okay. I'm new to having a dad as well but we have enough time to get used to it. I'm sorry too for making you all worry. I'm so happy that I found you, dad.'' She said holding on to her father tightly, sobbing heavily. Not because she was sad but because she was so happy.

Instinctively Kisshu wrapped his arms around his daughter and squeezed her as carefully as he could afraid of breaking the tiny girl. It was the first time she had called him dad. He couldn't describe how much joy he felt. Being called Kisshu-sama was nothing compared to being called a dad, he thought. The two of them may just have met but they were already as close as if they spent their entire life's together. Holding her in his arms gave Kisshu a strange feeling, like he was complete again after something had ripped out a part of him that was now back where it belonged. An old wound that had finally healed.

The sobbing of his daughter made his body shake while he started to pet her back in order to calm her down.

Ichigo had put on a smile as she was watching the two of them embrace each other. She was so relieved that they had found her before something bad could have happened. And she was happy to see her daughter finally being able to experience what it meant to have a father. She always knew that Kisshu knew how to deal with children and she enjoyed seeing him care for them. But seeing him with his own daughter was so much more heart-warming.

The golden eyed girl was really tired as she faced Taruto again holding onto his shirt.

''Thank you for finding me Taruto and for telling me all of this.'' She said

''N-No problem.'' He answered starting to blush a little while Kotomi gave him a big smile.

''C-Can I call you big brother?''

''W-Wh-WHAT?! I… I'm Kisshu's brother you know! I-I'm more like.. an uncle? Wouldn't it be s-strange?'' He started to blush even more.

As he saw the pouting expression on her face he couldn't refuse the little girl's wish so he gave in: '' A-Alright. Y-You can call me b-big brother.''

And with another happy smile she fell asleep in her father's arms.

She was exhausted to say the least..

Kisshu picked her up carefully and carried her while they were on their way home, completely forgetting they could teleport.

''Did you really mean that Tarutoooooo?'' Kisshu said happy.

''W-What are you talking about?''

''About me being a good father figure and that you'll always be grateful to me for saving you?'' Kisshu's eyes were practically glowing as he happily faced his little brother.

''YOU ACTUALLY HEARD THAT?!'' Taruto panicked getting scarlet red once again.

''Of course I did! That's so sweet of you to say, little brother''

'''Don't call me that you jerk!''

''Oh come on don't be so cold! You can call me dad if you want as well!''

''Like hell I would call you that dude!''

Ichigo watched them happily and thought about how things would be from now on, it's gonna be fun!

xKisshuLoverr: Soooo.. Tired…

Ichigo: YOU'RE NOT PART CAT SO DON'T COMPAIN!

xKisshuLoverr: Shut Up.. I'm gonna sleeeeeeeeeepp..

Ichigo: WHAT?! YOU CANT DO THAT!

xKisshuLoverr: zzzzz… zzz..

Ichigo: Typing 'z' doesn't help! Ugh.. Thank you for reading this and see you guys next time! Stay pawsitive! 3