Ok so I got part of the idea for this chapter from G. Wing and Babyflowers….so round of applause for them *clap, clap, clap*


(Tora's POV)

So this is has been a long week. Kaoru and Shigemi's date is Friday and they are going with Miyako and Naozumi to some fancy restaurant which can only mean one thing….something has to go wrong, but sadly I won't be there because well I don't have a date and I have to babysit my little brother, because my two older brothers actually have lives. I'm kind of surprised about it honestly. And well the school festival is tomorrow and it counts has part of our grade, the more we participate the better grade we get. So basically Momoko is making me go, personally the only reason I'm going is so I can get on the bouncy house.

"So what do you think of this color." Miyako held out her painted nails

"They are very blue." I said with boredom dripping from every word

"Oh come on Tora," Momoko scolded "stop being a fuddy duddy."

I looked at the both of them "look who is talking." I snapped leaning my back against the wall; we were all at the mall. Suki and Kaoru went to go find Kaoru an outfit for the date. To tell you the truth I would rather be doing that and forcing dresses on Kaoru then standing here being intoxicated by the smell of nail polish

"Fine be that way," Miyako leaned back in the chair has the lady started painting her toe nails, I rolled my eyes and walked out

"Fresh air," I breathed in the sweet clean air

"Well about as fresh as mall air can get." I turned around, Takeshi and Taiyo where standing a little ways away from me

"So how has your day been?" Takeshi asked, his smiled formed into a smirk

"As good as it's going to get." I folded my arms

"Well you want to go grab something to eat?" he asked, I bit my lip

"I don't know," he put on a smirk of my own "give me one good reason." I demanded

He thought for a minute "Because I'm extremely handsome, and I'm very charming." Taiyo snorted as he walked away. I giggled at them, if this is what they are like in public I wonder how they act at home.

"I guess I will go with you," I started walking down the hall but he was by my side in seconds, his arm around my shoulders

"What are you doing?" I asked glaring at his hand as though it was burning me

"I'm making sure no guy tries to steel you while I'm on watch." He smirked down at me

I sighed "you're never going to give up are you?"

"Nope," he tightened his grip but not to where it hurt but just enough to where our hips where touching

When we got to the food court, I ordered a chicken salad and he got a cheeseburger. We talked for what seemed like hours, he told me about how is brothers where adopted at the age of 10 and that they were lucky enough that someone would take all five boys.

"So what about your family?" he asked, I could tell he wanted to know about my mother

"I have three brothers," I started "Ichiro, Kenji, and Ryuu. Ichiro is the oldest, he's in collage, Kenji is second oldest and also a senior, then me, and last but not least Ryuu who is only ten and I have to babysit this Friday."

"Nice, maybe I can help you; I'll just come over after school."

"Sounds like a plane."

"Ok now continue, I want to know more."

So I did "well my dad, works at a bank and is a volunteer fire fighter sometimes." Then here comes the hard part "and then my mom."

"You don't have to tell me if you don't want to," he put his hand over mine, I could feel tears forming in my eyes

"It's ok," I took a deep breath "when I was 8 I had some sort of heart disease and I needed a heart transplant so we finally got a donor, when I woke everything had gone according to plan." I began to choke on my words "but my mom was-wasn't there. Later did I find out that my mom had given her life to save mine, she gave me her heart?"

Tears rolled down my cheeks, I couldn't stop them. I felt horrible, "I've never told anyone, even Kaoru doesn't know."

"Tora," Takeshi moved the hair out of my face "Now I know why your so brave, it's because you mother was." he continued "you're a fighter, like she was, she fought for you and there is nothing wrong about that."

He wiped away the tears from my cheeks, I still wouldn't look at him "I know but sometimes it feels as though it was my fault she's gone."

"But it's not." He got up from the table walked around and he hugged me, I wasn't sure what to do, I wasn't good with hugs; never have never will. "She made that decision on her own, not you." He let go and looked at me

"How is it one second you're joking around and then go straight to being really sweet?" I asked

"I'm just awesome like that," he let go and stood up "so where shall we go next?" he looped his arm through mine

"How about Victoria Secret?" I asked, trying to hold in my laugh

"Umm…yeah I think I'll pass." His face paled

"Well then how about Dick's sporting goods?"

"Much better," he ruffled my hair

"I love how you don't want to go into a lingerie store for girls but you'll go in one called Dicks."

He glared at me

I laughed "Sorry pretty boy but you should have seen that coming."


Well ta da…that's the end! So plz review and make sure it's a nice review :)