Morg: Heyo! Despite the distractions of my evening, I shall give you this chapter!

Ikuto: You make it sound like we should be worshiping you.

Amu: Never going to happen.

Morg: Not at all, I was just merely stating that I'm working hard to write this for you.

Ikuto: Still too much pride in yourself.

Amu: Good thing she doesn't own anything or her ego would get bigger.

~Unspeakable~

"Time for our family meeting. Is everyone here?" Midori glanced around the table, taking in the sight of Amu, Ikuto, Kukai and Tsumugu. "Good. First things first, Ikuto, glad to see that you're still functioning!"

Everyone gave a polite clap, except the currently unconscious pinkette. Tsumugu beamed at the blue haired teen. He'd managed to stick with the case and now Ikuto was in his right state of mind. "Congrats Ikuto!"

Ikuto was fine with the attention but he didn't think that his case worker really needed to be snapping pictures of him all the time. One or two was enough. Forty seven was way too much. "Thanks everyone."

Midori nodded before clearing her throat. "Alright, moving on. Ikuto has requested that he be in charge of Amu from now on. I see no problem with that since she responds the best to him. Anything to add Kukai?"

The brown haired teen had been oddly silent throughout the meeting so far. He shook his head with a slight frown on his face. "As long as we all remember who the big brother really is, I see no problem."

Chuckling, Ikuto sent his best friend a small smile before pushing it off his face and once more focusing on his mother figure. "Thanks Midori."

The graceful woman nodded to him before turning back to the boy she'd helped out before. "Kukai, just because Amu is in Ikuto's care doesn't mean that you won't get to play with her anymore. Besides, I'm pretty sure you'll be busy later this afternoon."

"What kind of nonsense are you making up now, Midori?"

With a light feathery laugh, the older woman turned to smirk at Tsumugu, who returned the look. "You'll see. Anyways! That should conclude our meeting for now. Tsumugu and I have some stuff to talk about privately. Why don't you three go hang out somewhere else for a while?"

Kukai sent his mother figure a knowing look before he rolled his eyes. "I bet you do need some privacy. Let's go Ikuto."

The smirk on the younger teen's face as he pulled Amu along with him let Midori know that he agreed with Kukai completely. For some reason she could take the hints and the light jabs when Kukai made them, but when Ikuto was also giving her that look, the older woman felt a little bit of heat rush to her face. So what if she liked Tsumugu. The man was easy to get along with. "Just get out of here."

Tsumugu chuckled as the three teens left the dining room, leaving him and Midori alone. "So what do you think about my new case?"

"Sounds interesting so far, tell me more."

X

Kukai was already bored out of his mind. Not two minutes after they'd walked out of the kitchen Ikuto had told him that he was taking Amu for a walk through the neighborhood on his own. Little did the energetic boy know that Midori had made that part of the bargain she had with the newly awakened teen. Ikuto wasn't about to go against the one stipulation that allowed him and Amu to be together almost constantly.

Kicking his heels together in the air as he laid on his stomach, Kukai stared out the window to watch the street out front of the house. He would never admit in a thousand years that he was just like a puppy waiting for his masters to come home so he could play. Never.

Cars passed by along with a couple of people on their bikes. Nothing really interesting was happening until a black car stopped in front of the house. A girl that looked maybe a year or two older than him stepped out of the backseat and brought along a bag with her. The driver helped get the other large bag out of the trunk and put it on the curb before he got back in the car and drove off.

The blonde turned to look at the house, her long pigtails floating gently in the wind as she turned around to grab her bag. Kukai was certain that there was some kind of mistake. Why would a girl as hot as she was be there? Not until she was walking up the front steps did it dawn in his mind that he should get the door.

The steps that he took to get there were a little jumbled, making Kukai almost fall on his face. He managed to keep his balance and throw open the door to make it look like he was leaning against it. "Hello, saw you walking up. What can I do for you?"

The blonde dropped her back on the doorstep and moved to push her large black sunglasses onto the top of her head. "If you saw me walking up then why didn't you help me carry my bag?"

With one hand, Kukai rubbed the back of his head in a sheepish manner before extending his free hand to the girl in the doorway. "I'm Kukai. Midori helped me out so I hang around here a lot and help her out now."

The smirk that stole over the girl's face made Kukai all too aware of everything about her and how good it made her look. Taking the hand offered to her, Utau turned her smirk into more of a smile before replying. "Hoshina Utau. I was Midori's first case."

Kukai had heard all about the girl he was currently shaking hands with. She'd been one heck of a hell raiser when she'd been placed into Midori's home. Apparently, too much pressure had been put on her to become famous and she'd snapped. Hoshina Utau had been a nightmare for the system but was now currently doing something she loved, preschool teacher. Kukai wasn't entirely sure why she'd gone with that route considering she really could be famous, but he wasn't one to criticize. "Well, I suppose you should come in then."

"I'm sure you've heard about me."

"A little, yeah."

"Then you know that I was a bit rebellious when I was younger."

"Sweetheart, I used to worship you."

That smirk came back before it flickered a little. "What do you mean, used to?"

Kukai let his full out grin onto his face. He knew that she was slightly taken aback by it, but he couldn't help it. Meeting one of his old idols was really cool. "I surpassed everything you did so I got bored with you."

A soft huff escaped Utau's mouth as her eyes narrowed. "So you were a bit rebellious too, huh? You can't surpass pure genius. If Midori had known have the shit I did while I was staying with her then she never would have let me go."

Laughing, Kukai pulled the heavy bag through the door. "Yeah right! Nothing gets past that old lady. She's got spies everywhere. I had to shape up because I knew she was constantly watching."

"Sounds like you wussed out."

Eyes narrowing, Kukai toed up with the blonde challenging him. "Honey, I've done shit that could make your hair curl."

"I've done worse, little boy."

The sound of a throat clearing broke the staring contest that Kukai and Utau were unconsciously having without one another. "I see that you two have met. Utau, Kukai will show you up to the spare bedroom since that is where you'll be staying while you're here."

Both teens turned to face their motherly figure with an embarrassed look upon their faces. Kukai simply nodded before snatching Utau's bag and racing it up the stairs. The blonde, however stayed in the entryway. Her face held a certain quizzical look to it as she took in the sight of a man she'd never seen before.

Tsumugu knew that she was waiting for an introduction so he stepped forwards and offered his hand. "Hello, I'm Tsumugu. I'm working with Midori on several cases involving the children that are currently staying with her."

Utau looked at the hand before her eyes ghosted over to where Midori stood waiting. Sighing, she shook it and smiled. "Nice to meet you, I'm Utau."

Midori let a little sigh escape her mouth before she turned to head further into her house. Some things never changed. "By the way, I know everything."

Utau turned scarlet before she turned and quickly walked up the stairs to where she knew her temporary bedroom was. Kukai was just exiting the door as she approached. "Alright Kukai, I think we might have gotten off on the wrong foot. You're right about Midori, she knows too much. So let's be friends while I'm here."

The brown haired boy smiled before giving the blonde a double thumbs up as he moved backwards down the hall. "Don't worry about it, babe! We're cool."

"We won't be if you don't stop using those stupid terms of endearment on me!"

Kukai only laughed as he went back down to the living room. He only caught the tail end of the conversation but he made it in time to hear Midori speaking.

"I'll have to have Amu share a room with Ikuto so that Utau can take her room, but I'd really like to help out this boy. Talk to your boss and let him know about Ikuto's progress and how we're working with Amu. I'm sure he'll understand and okay this."

"Okay what?"

Both adults turned to the grinning Kukai. Midori let out another sigh. "We'll be having yet another family discussion tonight after Ikuto and Amu get back. Turns out, Utau won't be the only addition to our household for a while."

Tsumugu let out a nervous chuckle before he quieted down as the sound of the front door opening caught their attention. Ikuto entered the room with a babbling Amu on his arm. She looked to be acting as if she was about fourteen and the look on the male teen's face told everyone that he was quite enjoying the fact that fourteen year old Amu liked to flirt with him. A lot. He cut her off though when he noticed everyone looking at him. "What's up?"

Utau chose that moment to come down the stairs. She eyed Ikuto for several minutes, taking him all in before she turned away with a shrug. Somehow, that action made Kukai feel quite pleased. He hadn't been dismissed with a shrug when they'd first met. "So this is Ikuto and Amu? Well, nice to meet you. I'm Utau and I'll be staying here for a little while."

Ikuto narrowed his eyes just a little before nodding to the blonde. "How old are you?"

Utau giggled before lifting an eyebrow. "Nineteen. I was Midori's first problematic child, though I was only thirteen when I was placed here. She got me through high school and a quick bout of college to get me into the job I'm working now. Just back for a short visit."

Nodding again, Ikuto turned his attention back to the pinkette on his arm. "Amu's fourteen and I'm seventeen. Nice to meet you too."

Tsumugu pulled out his notebook and jotted down some notes as Midori motioned for everyone to sit down at her table. "We're having another discussion. Tsumugu just informed me that he's got another case that has just been assigned to him and he's unsure as to where to place the teen. I volunteered to take them but I want to make sure you're all willing to help. This case is a little sensitive."

Tsumugu nodded before he took over the discussion. "His real name is Nagihiko but he switches personalities a lot and his other personality is known as Nadeshiko. Nagihiko's problem is that he's not always sure whether he's a boy or a girl."

Silence followed that announcement as all the participants stared at the man that was quickly becoming a fixture in their lives.

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Morg: I'm adding characters!

Ikuto: Why? This is an Amuto.

Amu: Yeah! New characters means no alone time for me and Ikuto!

Morg: I think you missed the part where you'll be sharing a room now.

Ikuto: Okay, I like your choice of bringing in more characters.

Amu: I don't!

Morg: Review!