Hi everybody…! Sorry I've been gone for so long…! I've been busy with stuff lately… I got a project for over the break here… So I've been trying to get that done… But I have a little time right now to update. So I figured I should try to. I feel bad for not responding to some reviews I've gotten recently, but computer access has been a battle for a little while… I was able to make a video for YouTube, though… So that was good… But I definitely have been trying to spend time with friends and family too. Honestly, who wouldn't? After being forced away from your family all day for eight hours at school, wouldn't you try to at least spend some time with your family?

Foreign—Whatever chapter we left off on, because it's been so long, I can't remember…

Kimiko got through the rest of her night with no real problems. Chase came back out of his room, later, once he finally seemed to calm down, and he helped her with her homework. Wuya continued to refuse to help, because she liked how Kimiko reacted… By pouting and calling her a butt-head.

Chase seemed to enjoy hearing Kimiko say butt-head as well, because every time she said it, he laughed with Wuya. At one point while they laughed at her, Kimiko shouted at them and said they were both being boogers. At that point, no homework would be do ne for a good half hour until the laughter stopped.

Kimiko loved spending time with them, and for a long time, it seemed like time flew by. Before she really knew it, she had been living with Chase and Wuya for three months. It was only when she looked at her calendar that she realized she'd be leaving in one month because her school year in Tokyo would be starting a week after that month…

Seeing that depressed her, but she told herself she'd just have to make the time last. So, she made certain Chase went to school every day, so she could spend more time with him than just at dinner, and she made sure when Wuya went shopping, that she went with her every other time. Kimiko wanted to make the days longer.

Today was Sunday; the three of them were watching Animal shows on TV. Kimiko nearly fainted when she saw a kitten being pulled out of a wall; Chase laughed at her and said the kitten was still alive, then he asked why she was flipping out.

"How would a kitten that small get caught up there in the first place? It's a BRICK WALL!" she responded, flailing her arms toward the screen.

Wuya laughed and offered, "Maybe it was chasing a mouse." Kimiko argued with her for a while before the phone rang. Wuya hopped up to get it, then came back and said calmly, "Kim, it's for you."

Kimiko got to her feet and answered the phone. It was Raimundo. He was asking if she wanted to join he and Clay in a game of basketball after school tomorrow. She didn't see any harm in it, but then Raimundo shouted that he actually wanted to play soccer, but Clay didn't know how to, so basketball had been their only option. Kimiko just laughed and said she'd see him tomorrow.

Kim plopped back down on the couch, and immediately was given a bear hug by Chase. Kimiko barely choked out that he was hugging too tight, and he let go, but not before giving her a noogie. Once he released her, Kimiko turned to Wuya and asked, "And you didn't help me, why?"

"It was too funny to pass up," she replied with a cat-like grin. Kimiko stuck her tongue out at Wuya and began fixing her hair. Chase rubbed the top of her head, messing it up once again, as soon as she had it perfect.

"What do you have against my hair!" she shouted at him, swatting away his hands.

Chase grinned at her and he said, "Your hair is prettier than mine. Therefore, I hate it." Kimiko slapped him.

"I'm serious, you jerk!" she yelled at him. Chase just started laughing and Wuya began helping fix Kimiko's hair.

The rest of the night was pretty much the same, each of them picking on each other at some point or another. When it was time for everyone to get to sleep, Kimiko stood and waited for Chase to go into his room. His comment when he went in? "Alright, I'm going to bed… Mom."

Needless to say, Chase received a good, hard smack for that comment. But it was all playful banter; otherwise there would have been lots of hate-filled screaming.

There will be tension next chapter, everybody! I have it planned out…!