Staring at the boy he blinked shaking his head, convinced that he was seeing things. Resting his eyes back on the boy he was surprised to see he was still there he was sure the boy would have disappeared once he looked back at him.

"Honey?!" He tried again slight panic in his voice as he watched the bizarre boy sitting on the toilet seat brushing what looked to be nothing but matts. Thankfully the door beside the bathroom swung open and out stepped Miyoko, half dressed in a skinny jeans and her usual baggy shirt.

"What is it Shinjiro?" She asked as she walked closer not yet realising that he had seen the boy her son had picked up while shopping.

"Are we in the wrong house?" He asked rather stupidly though he was more than a little bemused at the moment. "Cos there's a boy in here and it's not Dan"

Looking though the small gap he had left in the door way she looked over at the amber eyed boy who was looking up at the tall man with a mixture of fear and curiosity.

"How did you do that?" She asked referring to his hair which was a third de-knotted, turning her attention back to her husband she realised how strange this must look to him, it was rather strange to her and she knew he was here. "This is Sam, Dan found him, brought him here and apparently we're going to look after him." She started to explain "Dan wants to keep him kind of like a pet, and I admit that I am quite fond of him"

"Hold on did you just say a pet he's a person" Shinjiro asked as he looked at the boy who had gone back to his hair ignoring the two in the doorway "I don't like pets all that much and he is a human, Dan kidnapped a kid!" Shushing her husband as she watched Sam move away from them slight fear in his eyes as he watched the strange man who was pointing at him.

"Calm down will you he's homeless and he's kind of sweet, I'm quite fond of the little boy despite not even knowing his real name" she laughed to herself at the weirdness of it all, having a boy stay in her house for however long and not even knowing his real name

"He hasn't got a name!?" He asked making the young boy jump and pulling a growl from him. He hated being taken off guard and that was what this stranger had just done. Baring his teeth at the man, just like his dad had taught him, he growled at the tall man. Intent on scaring him; and he succeeded.

The tall black haired man backed off slightly at the sight of the sharper than normal teeth that looked almost like fangs, though that could have been the panic in him making him imagine the pointed teeth.

Shun's teeth were sharper than normal because of his dad and all the hunting he had done which had slowly sharpened the once flat teeth. Ever since Shun had first had his teeth he had been out learning to hunt and all the bones he had had to bite through had made his milk teeth sharpen and the ones which had fallen out and replaced with permanent were only just beginning to grow points.

Backing up from the boy who was about to jump off of the toilet seat and he suspected attack him, he almost banged into the door frame.

"Miyoko, is he dangerous?" He asked worried.

"No I'm sure he isn't" she answered slightly hesitant, at the same moment a door down the hall swung open a boy dressed in almost all red stepping out.

"What's with the yelling?!" He asked he too yelling. Walking over to his parents he was about to hug his dad and snatch the present from his hand when his ears registered the growl coming from the bathroom. Looking into the room he saw that Sam was there growling at, he guessed, his dad.

Pushing past the two adults one of which looked terrified and the other slightly worried.

"What did you do to him?" He asked in an accusing tone to his dad seeing no other reason for the boy to be distressed

"Me! He's going to attack me" his dad stated pointing at the wolf's child only to have his hand swatted down.

"Leave Sam alone" glaring at his dad for scaring his new friend he went to Sam's side looking him over to make sure he looked ok. Only then did he realise that the boy wasn't wearing his rags anymore. "Sam? You look nice" he complimented though he was slightly irritated that he was wearing his clothes he did have to admit that they looked better on him.

The small boy smiled up at his new friend looking down at the material which had been draped over him about ten minutes before the man had barged in.

More than a little bewildered by the reaction he had gained from his son he shifted his focus from the boy who hadn't stopped growling at him to the brunette.

"W-what happened to your face?" He asked finally noticing the scratches streaked across his cheek.

"Nothing little accident nothing important it was my fault" he skirted around the answer guessing his dad would blame Sam when in actuality it was his fault the strange child lashed out at him.

"He did it didn't he?" His father accused feeling slightly braver as he was the furthest away from the growling boy

"It was my fault!" He yelled knowing his dad would use this as an excuse to get rid of the boy. Taken aback at the sudden shout from his son his father stepped back.

"If he attacked you he's gone"

"He didn't attack me." The sudden anger which had filled him at the thought of losing the animal child left him leaving him deflated and all but pleading with his dad, not knowing what he could say he decided to try guilt. "Come on dad it's my birthday, you missed last year working don't ruin this one"

Sighing in defeat Shinjiro nodded accepting he had lost and reluctantly accepting the boy.

"Fine, but if he attacks you again he's gone" nodding at his dad he grinned at the other pulling him into a hug startling the boy who was fixated on growling at the oldest in the room.

"What are you doing?" He asked looking at the brunette with confusion shinning in his bright amber eyes. The sudden change in the growls gained the others attention and he looked up at him smiling sheepishly as he noticed the confusion.

"Sorry" releasing the boy he rubbed the back of his head somewhat awkwardly, "I'm just happy. But FYI if you are going to scratch me again give me a little warning"

Nodding at the brunette understanding what he was talking, about the wolf's child looked up at the tall man he wasn't sure if he could trust this new person but if the other two were anything to go on he presumed he could.

"Fine but I can't make any promises" he agreed gaining nothing but a confused look from the other.

Dan had no idea what he had said but it seemed like an agreement, reluctant as it seemed. It was an agreement, to him at least. Squeezing the boy one more time while his attention was taken he looked him over.

"As much as I hate to admit this you look good in my clothes, just fix the hair and you'll look like everyone else. Right now you have dreadlocks and on you it looks pretty funny" picking up the section he had been working on, before the older man had entered, he dangled it in front of his face to prove his point.

Swatting his hand down he scowled at the other before pointing to the exit of the room. Sensing that he wanted to finish his work on his own he brunette nodded.

"Ok fine, brush your hair like a big boy" slapping the boy he kept the scowl firmly in place.

"Go away" he wanted to brush his hair himself, he felt proud of himself when she had showed him how to use the comb still gripped in his hand. Patting his shoulder he walked to the door pressing his hands against his mum and dad forcing them out of the bathroom.

It was getting closer to the party and he wanted them to get dressed.

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