So here we go with Eva's story, hopefully I will be able to complete this faniction time because I had to discontinue it in 2013 for reasons. So I'll be taking my time with this fanficiton while I'm writing my Attack on Titan fanfic along side it. If you don't like my fanfictions then just don't read them, bad reviews kill my creativity.

I'll be going by the anime with Beyond Birthday's death date which will be on the 21st of January 2007.

This fanfiction is a follow on from Beyond This Love/The Wammy House Memories.

I hope you enjoy this chapter :)


Chapter 9!

My Auntie Nonie took hold of my hand as she led me to the bathroom, she said we had to use the underground car park's stairwell and then enter the building through an automatic card door. She said Watari had given her a card pass she could use throughout the whole building, she said would be able to access each door on every floor of the building. But she told me I had to keep it a secret, she didn't want anyone to know that she had that kind of authority throughout the Task Force.

I told her I would keep her secret, she then told me I was a good girl. It wasn't long until we had walked up six flights of stairs, my legs were ready to fall off now. Auntie Nonie then picked me up from the floor and carried me over to a door, she then swiped her card pass through a slot machine. A green light flashed a few times until the door clicked, she then opened the door wide and carried me along the corridor until we got to a washroom.

The door had a picture of a matchstick woman on it, she said this was the little girls bathroom as she placed me down on the floor. I pushed the door open for the both of us and hurried over to the first toilet cubicle, I was dying for a wee. I heard my Auntie Nonie telling me not to lock the door in case I needed help or if the toilet's door got stuck, I told her okay as I partly closed the door behind me.

I pulled my trouser down and I tried to climb onto the toilet, but it was too high. I called to my Auntie and asked her for some help, she told me alright as she opened the cubicle's door. She helped me onto the toilet and closed the door behind her has she left, she then told me to tell her when I had finished. I told her okay as I swung my legs and looked up at the ceiling above the cubicle, it was very bright in here I thought to myself has I tended to my business while I began to sing.

" Ring around the rosy, a pocketful of posies "ashes, ashes" we all fall down..." I sang with giggle. " The ducks are in the water, having a drink of water, atishoo, atishoo, we all jump up!"

" Eva, do you know any other nursery rhymes that don't symbolize the black death or old folk law?" I heard my Auntie ask from the toilet cubicle next to mine. " What's that song your Mum sings you before you go to bed?"

" The buttercup song..." I replied.

" That's the one, it's much nicer than the nursery rhymes your Uncle Akira teaches you ..." She said.

" Okay, but I forget the words..." I sighed.

My Auntie told me it didn't matter, she said I should hurry up now because she wanted to beat her Brother to the kitchen. We both finished what we were doing, I then hurried to the sink and washed my hands with some help from Nonie. She grabbed some paper towels from the side and crouched in front of me, she spoke to me while she dried my hands for me.

" Are you feeling better now?" She asked with a smile. " I know I am, but I'm also very hungry. I wonder what Watari is planning to cook us for late dinner? Maybe he will treat us to some local cuisine, I would kill for some yakisoba right now..."

" Can Watari cook?" I asked.

" Of course, he's the best!" She replied.

We threw the paper towels in the bathroom's bin after we had dried our hands, we then left the bathroom and walked along a corridor with white walls. The corridors all looked the same, hopefully I will never have to walk around the building by myself because I would get lost. It wasn't long until we saw Watari with my Mummy and Uncle A, they were standing outside of a room with Japanese writing on it.

Auntie Nonie told me that the Japanese writing on the door said kitchen, she told me she would show me around the building at one point with my Mum. I told her okay while I ran away from her and made my way down the corridor towards my family, she then yell to me telling me not to run in case I slipped. But I ignored her and continued running towards them with a giggle, I then gave my Mummy a hug when I got to her.

" Hello Mummy..." I said while I pulled myself away from her and looked up at her with a smile on my face. " I used the bathroom, I'm all better now..."

" Hello sweetie, that's good to know..." She smiled.

" Alright girls, I've got to love you and leave you..." Said A as he kissed my Mummy cheek and then ruffled up my hair up. " I've got to go and see Ryuzaki, I'll see you both in the kitchen after our meeting. I will then have our apartment's keys and we can checkout our new home for the next 8 months, but save some food for me..."

" We promise you nothing, but just don't lose your temper with Ryuzaki..." Said Nonie with a deep sigh. " I know what you can be like when you're around him, he just wants your help with the case and then you can play happy families back in Los Angeles with your family again..."

" I know, just wish me luck..." He smiled.

" Good luck big Brother or should I say ganbatte, just do your best..." She said.

We all watched my Uncle A walk off down the corridor, he then disappeared through an electronic doorway. Watari then took us to his kitchen, it was a very shinny kitchen with white cupboard doors and many hanging cooking pots. He told us to take a seat at the table while he prepared us some refreshments, he then went onto tell us he would be cooking us a very well known dish of Japan.

Watari made my Mummy and Auntie Nonie some tea, he gave me a glass of water though which was boring. He then told us he would be making us Ramen, he explained to us that it was an egg noodles based soup in a salty broth. But he told my Mummy that he would leave out the salt for herself and me, he told me that too much salt was bad for you.

It wasn't long until the meal was ready, it smelt really good. Watari placed a bowl down in front of me at the table and told me that in Japan Ramen was a favorite late night meal. He then patted the top of my head and told me to enjoy my meal, I said thank you to him while I picked my spoon up from the table. I watched my Mummy and Auntie while I ate though, they were allowed to use chopsticks because they were grownups.

" Hey Watari, I hear Ryuzaki has an idea about this serial killer who is punishing criminals in this strange unknown method..." Said my Auntie. " Do you have any culprits in mind? From what I read on the plane journey to Japan you think it maybe a student, do you have any evidence that supports Ryuzaki's theory?"

" Yes you are correct, but I think you should leave detective conversations away from the ears of children..." He replied.

" Oh yeah, I'm sorry..." She said.

" Is Uncle Akira after the bad guys again?" I asked.

" Yes sweetie, he's making the world safe by putting naughty people in prison..." Replied my Mummy while she wiped a noddle away from my chin with her thumb. " Why don't you finish the rest of your dinner before it gets cold, when Akira get's here we will be seeing out new apartment. Doesn't that sound exciting?"

" Yes..." I replied.

" And you should be excited my dear, the view from your apartment's window is very delightful..." Said Watari with a smile. " I hand picked it for you myself with the help of Nonie, the view of Tokyo is beautiful at night when the city is full of lights and the stars are shining in the night sky. I also hope you like the furnishings and the style I chose for your apartment, I'm unsure of your tastes when it comes to furniture... "

" That really does sound beautiful, I bet whatever you chose is just perfect for us..." Said my Mummy. " Thank you Watari for going to so much trouble for us, but I must ask about hospitals in the Tokyo area when you have a free moment..."

" Do not threat my dear, I have arranged for you to visit Aiiku Hospital in a few days time..." Said Watari as he picked an empty bowl up from in front of my Auntie. " I will drive you there and show you around with Akira, I promise you will be taken care of well you are staying in Japan. I promised your Aunt very long ago that I would keep an eye on you, I will not fail her this time...""

" That's a big relief, thank you once again..." She smiled.

I watched my Mummy talking with Watari, she was very happy that he would be taking care of her hospital visits. I was happy too because it meant she would be okay and also the baby would be safe in her tummy until it was time for it to be born. It wasn't long until my Uncle A joined us in the kitchen, he seemed to be in a good mood which was nice. He sat down at the table with us and spoke to us while he ate his dinner, he said we would be going to our new apartment soon when he had finished his food.


Five days had passed since we came to Japan, it looked like a pretty place to visit from the building's window. We hadn't been allowed to leave the building yet because Uncle A was busy with the panda detective and the Japanese Task Force, but he said he would take us out soon to see the sights of Tokyo.

The apartment we were staying in was very big, it had two bedrooms and two bathrooms. There was even a small kitchen and a living room area, it was much better than our apartment in Los Angeles. The view from the living room's window was pretty, I could see many skyscrapers and at night all of the buildings were lit up with pretty colouful neon lights. I couldn't wait to see the sights of Tokyo, but today was not going to be that day.

Today had been like the last five days, we were going to spend the day in the apartment again. My Mummy was reading one of he books on the sofa and I was going to sit on the sofa chair near the window with my drawing pad, I liked drawing what I could see from the window. I had asked my Auntie Nonie if I could sent some of my drawings to Blaze in England, she had told me that she would see what she could do when she had a free moment.

I looked across the room when I heard soft snore, my Mummy had fallen asleep on the sofa again. She had been doing that a lot lately because she was getting a bigger tummy now, she had told me in another 6 months time I would be able to give my new sibling a gentle cuddle. I turned my attention away from her after a while and continued to draw in my pad, but I accidentally got my bracelet my Auntie had given me caught on the sofa chair's cover.

I tried my best to free it, but the silver coin of the beaded chain was stuck on the chair cover. So I decided to leave it hanging from the cover of the chair until my Mummy woke up from her nap, she would then be able to free it for me and stop me from having bad dreams at night time. I turned my attention back to my drawing pad, but something strange caught my eye near the sofa.

I quickly turned my attention to the sofa and saw a dark shadow climbing onto the arm of the sofa, it was very creepy looking. The dark shadow began to change after a while into an outline of person, I could see the person's hair and hands now. I watched has the shadow became a person, but I couldn't help but let out a loud gasp when I saw who the person was on the arm of the sofa.

I dropped my drawing pad on the floor and quickly sat up on the sofa chair with a big smile on my face, it was the orange man. He was in the same room has me, but I thought he had gone to heaven because he died. I watched him for a while until he turned his gaze towards me, the look on his face was pretty funny. He looked surprised that I could see him, I gave him wave and said hello to him. His facial expression changed into a smirk, he took one last look at my Mummy before he turned his full attention back to me.

" Hello there my little Eva, it's good to see that you acknowledge my presence at last..." He said while he stepped down from the arm of the sofa. " That bracelet you wear is not very polite, it blocks your eyes from seeing what is truly around you..."

" My Auntie Nonie gave me this bracelet because I was seeing a girl with no eyes, but have you come to visit me?" I asked with a smile. " I like that idea, I miss you..."

" I should have known that she would put barrier between us, I have truly missed my sweet little Eva..." He smirked while he beckoned to me with his index finger. " Would you like to come and play a game with me? Let's leave this room and have some fun, I want to explore this building with you..."

" But Uncle A said I have to stay here with my Mummy, there is some policemen downstairs and I may get into trouble if they see me..." I replied while I cupped my hands together on my lap. " But we can play in my bedroom, I like my new bedroom in Japan. Watari chose the colours for me and brought me many toys to play with until I go back home again, I want to play tea parties with you please..."

I watched has the orange man brought his finer tip to his lips, he glanced around the room and turned his gaze back to me. He told me that the idea of playing tea parties with me bored him, he wanted to go and explore the building with me instead. He mentioned that he would like to see his old companions even though they would not be able to see him with their human eyes, he even told me he would like to help them solve the case they were working on right now.

I thought for a moment and picked my orange man doll up from the sofa chair next to me, I guess it wouldn't hurt if I went for a little exploring adventure with him. He his an adult after all and I did know him, my Uncle A told me that I have to be with an adult I know if I left the apartment for any reasons. I slid from the sofa chair and told him that it would be okay if we just went on a little adventure in the corridor outside of the apartment, but the orange man said he still wanted to explore the whole building.

" I don't know my way around the building yet, what if we got lost?" I asked.

" Then I will guide you back to this very room, you have my word..." He replied with a slight smirk. " You can be my door opener and my eyes in this world, but I am afraid to say that my body is not solid anymore..."

" Can't you open doors no more?" I asked.

" I'm afraid to say I'm nothing but paranormal being, I'm like floating feather in a room of darkness..." He replied while he turned his gaze to my Mummy on the sofa. " We could stay here if you desired, we could play tricks on your Mother while she slept..."

" You can't play tricks on my Mummy, she needs to rest because of the baby..." I said with a gasp has I hurried over to my Mummy's side and looked up at him. " Let's go and play, I want to explore like Dora. She goes on many adventures and speaks Spanish, but no tricks on my Mummy please..."

" Has you wish, I dislike spoil sports..." He smirked.

I gave him a smile and told him to follow me, I told him I knew how to work the buttons on the wall next to the door. The green button meant open and the red button meant close, he seemed very pleased that I knew how to open the door to the apartment. I hurried over to the door and stood on my plastic chair so I could reach the button, but before I could press the button the door of the apartment opened.

I was greeted by my Uncle A, he was carrying a small white box in his hand. I quickly got down from my chair and said hello to him has he stepped into the room, but I then heard the orange man telling me to hurry past him so we could go on our adventure. I bit at my bottom lip and tried to hurry past him, but he stopped me with his leg.

" Whoa there short stuff, where do you think you're going?" He asked.

" I was going to explore the building, I'm bored and Mummy is asleep..." I replied while I looked over at my Mummy on the sofa and pointed at her. " See her over there on the sofa, she gets tired from reading books sometimes..."

" I see, but it doesn't mean you can leave the apartment without an adult..." He said.

" I'm with the orange man, he's a grownup..." I said.

My Uncle A gave me a slight smile and patted the the top my head has he pressed the button on the wall that closes the apartment's door, he told me it was a nice try but my dolly didn't count as an adult. I looked at my doll in my hand and sighed to myself, he must not be able to see the orange man like I can with my eyes. But when I went to look for the orange man he had already gone, he must have gone back to heaven I thought to myself as I followed after my Uncle over to the sofa chair near the window.

" What do you have in the box?" I asked.

" I've got present for you and your Mum, but I'll have to give your Mum her present when she wakes up from her nap..." He replied while he sat down on the chair and placed the box on his lap. " I've got alias names for you both, it's going to keep you safe around here when I'm not around..."

" You mean like your alias name?" I asked.

" That's right kiddo, but your alias name will be much more cuter than mine..." He replied with a smile as he took the lid off his box. " Are you ready?"

" Yes, tell me please!" I replied.

I watched has he took necklace from the box, it had a little red shiny strawberry hanging from the chain of the necklace. He told me that this would be my new name in Japan, but I was very confused because it was a strawberry on a chain. He told me in Japan that the word strawberry was used has a name, he said I would be known as Ichigo from now on. He went onto tell me that my Mummy would be known has Emiko, he even told me Nonie would be known has Nana or Nonie, but he said he would keep his name of Akira.

" Alright sweetheart, let me put this necklace on for you..." He said.

I gave him a nod of my head and took a quick peek in the box, there was a butterfly bracelet in the box for my Mummy. He told me not to nosy with a chuckle, I told him okay with a big grin. He placed the box down on the floor and turned my around so he could put my necklace on for me, but I heard he say a naughty word before he managed to fasten the clasps on the chain.

I took a look at strawberry hanging from the chain, it was very cute and it had the word Ichigo carved on the back of it in fancy letters. I quickly gave my Uncle a hug and thanked him for my gift, he told me I was welcome with a smile. I then asked him if he had to go back to work now, but he told me that he had the afternoon off while the panda detective went to To-Oh University with Nonie. He told me that my Auntie was going on a spy mission like James Bond, but I had no idea who James Bond was because I didn't know him.

My Uncle A told me that he was going to spend some time with me until my Mummy woke up from her nap, we were then going to go out for the evening for a walk and get some sushi for dinner. I was very excited to learn that we would be leaving the apartment for a few hours, I hadn't really been outside since we arrived in Japan. He then told me that we should tidy the apartment while my Mum was asleep, he said it would be a nice surprise for her when she wakes up.