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Beta: she's on temporary leave so please excuse any mistakes I make until she comes back.

AN: I've had the chapter completed for a week or two but I didn't like it so I rearranged everything I wrote until I got this. Which I am more pleased with.

also there is a...five year gap between Kei and Tohru...if I did the math right haha.


One week.

One week after the baby came home did they start paying attention to him again. These people were trying act as if they've done no wrong. As if months of ignoring him were nothing!

He was seriously angry with them.

Unintentional or not, Kei wouldn't accept them. They had given guardianship to grandfather when he was just adopted. What kind of adoptive parents did that? It must have been more than just a pregnancy. Kei had considered the possibility of magic but then would always remember that there was no magic here. That these people were utterly muggle.

Which brought up a whole new set of problems. His muggle baby sister Tohru. The girl was cute, he'd give her that, but how was he suppose to protect her when they were moving away? In the following month no less!

'And I still don't know what I'm protecting her from! It's happening to fast!' He was supposed to be older! She was suppose to be older! Kei believed that he would protect for a couple of years and be done! Not for 15 years!

Leaning against the sofa Kei caught movement and looked to his left to see Tohru waking up from her little nap. Kyoko had gone to do some chores and left her in grandfather's care. Curious he hovered above her to get a look. At first she blearily looked up at him before giving a weird open mouthed smile.

'Were babies always happy?'

Or maybe it was because he was use to scared and crying ones more? War didn't exactly give a 'happy' atmosphere for children. Thoughts of Teddy surfaced but he immediately squashed them away. Now wasn't the time to reminisce so Kei refocused on Tohru.

Piercing yellow stared into baby blue eyes. It was surprising, Kei acknowledged, that she didn't fear his eyes. Many kids in the orphanage feared his unnatural eyes.

A small smile worked onto his face, 'Of course I wouldn't have a normal charge either.'

As if to agree with him Tohru blew little spit bubbles.

Grandfather had commented. "Hehehe, I see you're getting along well."

"I suppose."

He grabbed a nearby hanky to wipe away the spit.

"Awe, the midget likes little Tohru."

Kyoko, the blasted woman, silently walked in as he looked up to glare at her.

'I forgot how annoying the woman can be.'

It was worse since he couldn't do anything or he'd be noticed. Silently he'd wish they'd leave Tohru with him and grandfather when they leave.

Looking down at the innocent baby eyes had his heart softening.

'She'll be a good child if Kyoko and Katsuya don't mess up.'

" What do you mean by that midget?! You worry to much!"

"Did I say that aloud?"

Kyoko glared harder.

As amusing as it was to argue with her once more Kei didn't dare to continue. It made him want to reach out.

To be family.

Something that he was against if her being pregnant got him ignored.

Stressed and wanting to get rid of Kyoko's presence Kei gestured to the baby. "Here. She's probably hungry."

And like a switch Kyoko grabbed her and left for the kitchen. Not even checking to see if little Tohru was actually hungry.

'What an idiot woman,' Kei thought, 'to be distracted so easily.'

Grandfather glanced at him before watching the TV again.

'Tch. Not to mention I'll have start to school next year.'

There was absolutely nothing he could do but let them leave. It wasn't as if he could tell them it was his mission to protect Tohru. The only up side was that they would have to come back when Tohru needed schooling. Especially if what Katsuya had said was true of no schools near their beach house.

'Tch. Just thinking of them moving into a beach house makes me angry.'

Getting into a more comfortable position on the sofa he thought, 'Though that'll give me six years to train and I'll be 11 when she's back.'

Maybe by then he'd have master his levitation for something useful.

"I'm home!"

"In the kitchen Dear!"

'Ah. And there's the second problem.'

It was as if the man had become attuned to Kei because whenever he attempted to escape he'd be there. At first it was small things as carrying him down the stairs, or helping with chores but that soon changed to conversing.

It was an awkward and angry situation for him right now. How else would one go describing the sudden attention he was receiving? Poor grandfather didn't know what to do since they were leaving next month.

'Which is a blessing I suppose. I can only take much more.'

The couple made it too easy to befriend them again.

'Wait, again? When did I befriend them the first time?'

Kei flattened his hair in frustration. He hadn't, he grew attached, which clearly wasn't reciprocated.

'Just until June and you're free.'

Or at least he kept telling himself.

A deep breath escaped him. 'Where's Hedwig when I need her? It's been five years already.'

He could use her feathery company right about now. A sudden hand on his shoulder had him stiffening.

"Kei-kun, are you alright?"

The urge to bite Katsuya's hand off became strong. 'No! I'm just imitating a hippogriff!'

"Yeah. I'm just tired." The 'of you' was left unsaid but the man clearly didn't notice it.

And as always, if one was here, the other would soon follow as Kyoko walked back in with Tohru. Drawing Katsuya's attention away from him as he went to hug her.

'Space...I need more space.'

Before anyone could notice he left the distracted duo to go to the backyard. Not caring if it was slightly chilly.

'Just until June.' being repeated in his head.

'But how faraway was that?'

A quick glance into the kitchen calendar told him.

'15 days left? I thought...'

Dragging a hand over his face Kei groaned.

'That's 15 days to long!'

Merlin spare him from the annoyances that is the couple.


AN: i would have probably written more but, well, I just found out grandmas' dying and that's just...yeah.

but I'm still writing so don't worry.

Also I would like you guys to know that this is the only story I actively try to update in a regular basis. The regular basis being a month or month and a half. (Its my first story so of course I try.) so please, don't try to tell me to update soon often; it makes me antsy. Believe me, I know, I want to update soon as well. It's just that typing on a touch screen is annoying after two years.

hachinonana-thanks for telling me. I've been pondering for a long time if it would hinder my writing or not so I've decided to try using his name for this chapter. Hope I did well.

guest(1)- haha, hopefully I'm out of the prologuish phase by now. If not then I'll try harder next chapter to write more in the 'now' and less in past tense.

And for those wondering about Hedwig.

Don't worry she'll show up...soon?

*nods head*

Yeah, soon.