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Over the next few days, Kisa followed Tohru and I around like a little duck. If I was in the bathroom or out, she would go to Tohru and vice versa. She followed me around when I was doing laundry, holding the basket or folding the sheet's I pulled down off the clothes line, or taste testing my baking. I even caught her dipping her finger into the batter I used for little cakes.

It was so cute! I absolutely loved it.

Right now, I was pulling sheets off of the line, folding them and sticking them into my basket. She was struggling to fold her own. Giggling, I took the sheet, folded it, and tweaked her nose. She smiled and picked up her basket to follow me while I went to put them away. On the way back, I stopped abruptly smiling like a loon, making her bump into my back.

"Ohhh! That's it! I can't stand it anymore, you so adorable!" I spun around and pulled her into a hug, "I love you!"

Tohru came out of the house and squealed, "So cute!"

She joined in on the love fest.

"Uh, hey" Kyo's annoyed voice brought us back to reality, "Dinner?"

"Oh dinner, that's right!" Tohru turned to Kisa, "So, what do you think we should have for dinner?"

She'd been trying to get Kisa to talk the entire time she's been here. So had I for that matter. Kisa opened her mouth, trying to answer, but nothing came out. She looked down, ashamed.

"Oh come on, it's not that hard" Kyo growled, "Can't ya even say what you wanna eat?"

"Kyo" I snapped, glaring at the boy. "Leave her alone, she's fine."

I cared about him, really, but he could be so dense sometimes. Shigure plopped himself on Kyo's back, hanging on him.

"Don't you listen to dumb old Kyo" Shigure said laughingly, "It's alright if you'd rather not decide. Que sera sera as they always say!"

"Get offa me!" Kyo snapped

"I'm sorry, am I bothering you?"

"What do you think?!"

"Oh, thinking now are we?"

I smiled down at Kisa, thinking. Kyo was right, in a way. It shouldn't really be that hard to say what you want. I suppose she's still keeping her words locked up tight.

"Ah, I know!" Tohru exclaimed, she ran into the house to grab some paper and a pen. She came back with it. There were ladders drawn, leading into a folded over piece of the paper. "Tada! We'll let fate decide!"

I laughed, "Oh man, it's been forever since we've done this."

"Ah" Shigure nodded, "I know this old game, the old fortune ladders!"

"Uh-huh" Tohru nodded, "Now Kisa, you just point to whichever one you like the best"

I leaned down to whisper in her ear, "If you can't chose, just close your eyes and point"

Smiling slightly, she took my advice and pointed. I smiled and put my hand on her cute little head.

"Alright! So that's where we start!" Tohru said happily, "Now we just climb the ladder. Lalalalalalala!"

"Do ya have to sing while you do it?" Kyo asked grumpily.

"Ah here we are" Tohru ignored the sourpuss, "The choice is . . . for dinner tonight, stewed leaks!"

I burst into laughter at Kyo's expense while he grumbled at Tohru, "Good choice little one, good choice!"

Kisa leaned back into me, beaming away. I hugged her to me and smiled at Kyo, "Looks like you're stuck Kyo, I'll just make you some rice balls and salmon okay?"

"Forget about it" He sighed, "Just make it the best you can"

"Okay" I laughed sheepishly, rubbing the back of my head. "I'll try"

"Having a lovers spat over such a silly little thing are we?" Shigure spouted out.

"WHAT?! WE ARE NOT!"

"I'm sorry, did I say that out loud?"

I laughed, even while I blushed. Kisa giggled along, smiling happily. I looked down at her, you know, even though she can't talk now, I can feel that we'll hear it soon. I bet her voice was just as sweet as her personality.

The next day at school, I had lunch with Kyo in the classroom. Mayu sensei didn't care as long as our messes were cleaned up. Momiji had come and dragged off Yuki and Tohru not long ago, so it was just the two of us. I leaned back against the window and sipped my iced coffee quietly.

What was Kisa going to do? She can't possibly stay at the house forever, and even if she does go back to her mother's, what about her schooling? Will she be able to go back to that classroom of children who bullied her? Kisa and I . . . we handled these types of things very differently. I was angry and violent, she is quiet and shy.

In other words, I was worried for the little girl.

"What's the matter?" Kyo sighed suddenly, putting down his drink.

"Huh?"

"What's the matter?" He repeated impatiently.

I began to play with the tab on the canned coffee, "I was just thinking about, about Kisa."

"Ah" He leaned back in his chair, propping his feet on the desk. "Well? Come on. . ."

I sighed and set the can on my desk, "What's she going to do Kyo? I mean, I think her and her mother will be fine, she called last night and talked to Tohru, but what about her voice? And what about school?" I crossed my arms under my chest and closed my eyes, "I just can't fathom why anybody would bully such a sweet little girl"

Kyo rubbed a hand over his hair, "I can. It happened to all of the Zodiac members with strange colored hair, or eyes. We look different, so we get picked on. Haru used to chase the kids around the playground" He chuckled, "It's better than me, I guess. I used to beat them half to death"

I leaned my head back against the window, "Kisa is . . . different. She's quiet and shy, unlike when I was in middle school, she won't do anything violent, or say anything nasty." I sighed, "She must have tried to stand up for herself, everyone does at first, but they either ignored her, or made fun of her anyway"

Poor Kisa . . .

"Hey. . ." Kyo suddenly looked uneasy, "You're not gonna cry are you?"

I had to laugh, "No dear, I'm not going to cry"

He looked slightly surprised at the endearment, and a slight blush dusted across his cheeks and the tops of his ears. "Well . . . good."

I giggled and began eating my lunch, something about Kyo always made me smile and feel better. From his shyness, to his willingness to listen to my problems. Even though he could be slightly impatient and abrasive sometimes.

"Aright you two" Mayuko sensei suddenly walked into the room, "Stop flirting and eat your lunch, class is almost starting"

"Sensei!" I groaned. She was almost as bad as Shigure . . .

"HEY YOU STUPID TEACHER!"

Mayuko sensei only cackled and pulled out a box of black hair dye to shake at him, "Anytime orangie, anytime!"

~LINE BREAK~

After work that night, I was exhausted. We were unusually swamped for orders of cakes and cupcakes, and in house was full from when I got there to when we closed.

Needless to say, I was quite out of it when I walked outside. I was halfway through pulling my purse over my head when an adorable voice called out;

"Auntie?"

Automatically my head turned, I saw Kisa, Tohru, and Yuki gathered not far from me. I stared at Kisa, not quite believing my ears. Then she ran to me and called out again.

"Auntie!"

I dropped my purse and met her, bending to scoop her up into a spinning hug. "Kisa! You talked! Honey, you talked!"

"Is it . . . is it okay if I call you Auntie?"

I beamed at the sound of her wonderful voice, "Sweetie, you could call me George and I wouldn't care!" I hugged her tight again, "Oh I love you!"

"I love you too Auntie"

I had to squeeze back tears of happiness. She was talking, finally, and her voice was absolutely wonderful.

The next day, everyone decided to walk Kisa half way to her school. She'd made the courageous decision to go back and face everyone.

I knelt and winked conspiratorially, "If they keep picking on you, just tell them Amanda Cho is your Auntie. I have quite the reputation at the middle school, it should deter them a bit. But, if you want to be nice, I suppose you could just be your usual sweet self, honey."

She giggled and hugged me before turning around and walking. I sighed and pouted at Tohru, "It's going to be very weird without her around the house now."

"Yes, it is" Tohru agreed.

"It's too bad Yuki can't be here too" Momiji said.

"Mhm" Haru was calm as ever, "But he said there was something he needed to do"

"Alright!" I lifted my hands in the air, "Onward ho! Off to school we go!"

Everyone laughed at that. Haru even went as far as to wrap his arm around my head and noogie me. I yelped and wiggled.

"HATSUHARU SOHMA!"

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