A/N: My exams are over for this year, and now I have to divide time between this fic, several others and me watching Fullmetal Alchemist. Go Ed and Al, w00t! At this point, the story may seem to be progressing slowly. I originally planned to end it at Shuichi's choice of the lives, and now I am constantly fight the dreaded writers block! I promise to try and make it as interesting as possible, if I do the plot I've currently got, I estimate another chapter or two, long ones. Thanks be to those whose have followed me on this journey, please review it!

Disclaimer: I do not own Gravitation or any of the characters. I do own the plot of this Fan Fiction, and this original characters in it.

Chapter 13: What Else Did They Do?

"Keiko huh?" Shuichi said, turning his attention back to his daughter, "I haven't heard that name in a long time."

Keiko stood up to straighten her skirt, then sat down again. She wondered if the others knew what was going to happen to her now. She wasn't supposed to have retained any memories of, she supposed it was the after-life, but it seemed some of the others sympathised with her and her opinions. The sun continued to beat down on the two.

"Do you want to hold her?" Shuichi asked, offering Keiko Hikari. Startled into coming out of her reverie, she replied, "Of course I would!"

Shuichi carefully passed the baby into the older woman's arms, and picked up Takeru, who was amazingly awake.

"Hello my little Ryuichi," Shuichi crooned, and playfully ruffled his brown hair. It was all ready growing out of control, and soon he'd have a cut like some weird Anime character. Keiko looked down at Hikari. Both seemed to like each other very much. Hikari reached up to grab Keiko's long grey hair.

"No dear," Keiko warned, "Don't do that! You'll pull it out!"

Hikari took the hint and stopped. She began pouting now she had nothing to do. As Shuichi put Takeru back into the pram, Keiko noticed a ring on his left ring finger.

"So you accepted Mr. Sakuma's proposal?" she asked. He looked up from Takeru, "Of course I did! I'd be an idiot not to!" he exclaimed. He checked his watch, it was getting on for 6 o'clock.

"Its getting late," he said, "I'd better get the babies home."

Keiko gently passed Hikari back to Shuichi, who put her back into the pram. He flattened his skirt and turned back to her, "Well, it was nice meeting you Keiko. Do you live close by?"

"Oh dear," she replied. She didn't have a home, and at the aged state her body was in, she doubted that the others didn't consider this part of the punishment.

"I'm sorry to say Shuichi dear, that I don't have a home to speak of."

She saw compassion in his eyes, "Don't worry, I'm sure Ryuichi wouldn't mind if you stayed the night at our place."

She looked up at him, her face wearing a thankful expression. Hauling herself up off the bench something inside her stirred, something she knew shouldn't be there. She felt herself slipping away, and being pushed to the back of her mind, something else shared her mind, and now her body. Her eyes were cold and blank as she approached Shuichi and the babies. Shuichi looked concernedly at her, "Keiko, are you okay?"

He noticed something was different, he couldn't tell what though. She turned her head to him, the motion was like that of some creepy creature from a horror film.

"O-Kay?" she repeated, like a child trying a word for the first time. Shuichi was freaked, "Keiko?

She fell back onto the bench, her head hanging loosely, eyes closed. He darted forward to see if she was alright.

"Keiko? Keiko," he repeated, trying to rouse her. Her eyes fluttered open seconds later, looking a little confused as to why she was sitting again, and Shuichi kneeling beside her.

"Wh- What happened?" she asked a little concerned. She had felt herself loosing control of her body.

"You went all weird for a while there," he explained. He helped her up, "I'm going to call a Cab, you're definitely staying at my place tonight. I could live with myself if I'd let you stay here on your own."

She just nodded, and tried to fathom what had just happened. After a minute or two of thought, Keiko realised what had happened, she had felt what the thing that had taken over wanted, it felt compelled to harm Shuichi and his children, as if it was instinct, hard-wired into it. It was then she realised they hadn't just returned her to her human self, they'd added something as well.

A/N: Weird huh? Lets just say writing these next few chapters might not be fun for me, as I love Shuichi and Ryuichi to bits, but a story has to be continued.