Who thinks I should draw a picture of Minako, Hotaka, Chihiro and Taro and upload it to ? I already have a few pictures on there… you can check them out if you want…

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(day 5. I kept losing track and had to go through the story to figure it out!)

They arrived back home a few hours later. Entering the apartment, they found Chihiro sitting on the sofa with her eyes narrowed at them both. They could both tell that they were in trouble as the heat of her anger seeped through the air and burned through them.

"you should have told me you were going out," she said grimly.

Taro gulped. He was being irresponsible again. "Chihiro, it's my fault, Minako has nothing to do with it; I dragged her out with me to get ice-cream."

"I know very well it's your fault Taro." Chihiro got up and approached him. "you should have been the one to stop her from going out in the first place. She's supposed to be grounded, can't you understand that? She's supposed to be being punished and you go buying her ice-cream! How idiotic can you be?!" she screamed at him. she didn't mean to, it's just that stress was really getting to her with Minako being expelled and having a really low pay for all of her work.

"mom, he was only being a good dad to me, he didn't mean to-"

"Minako, don't talk back. Just go to your room." her voice seemed forced to calm down.

"but it's only five thirty-"

"go!" she ordered, striking her index finger to the direction she wanted her to go.

Minako didn't want to argue. She was having a good time up until now and she didn't want to spoil it so bowed her head and walked obediently. As soon as she was out of sight, Taro began. "see? Now she does what you want. Your problem is that you don't know how to handle her-"

"do you want me to be an expert or something?!" she snapped. "what are you expecting of me? I know I wasn't ready for a child but it wasn't my fault. I couldn't help Minako's birth and I didn't want an abortion either. My mother and father didn't want me since they found out I was pregnant. They said I was nothing but a slut, so I had to fend for myself from then on. I stopped going to school so I could work, and because I stopped going to school, I didn't get a good job." (A/N: it makes you believe what parents think about school, don't it?)

He saw the tears building up in her eyes but knew she was trying to stay strong. "Chihiro, I know it wasn't exactly the best form of punishment but… I really think you should be a little easier on her."

She shut her eyes and sighed in frustration and allowed him to hold her tightly. "I don't want to be angry at either of you."

"you don't have to be, Chihiro. You're just too paranoid sometimes."

Minako now fully shut the door to her room silently. it's my fault…