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Chapter 26

- - - Tsukiko sat up and rubbed her eyes. She was sure she had woken up late. She couldn't find sleep last night as much as she tried. When she did it was around six in the morning after she had taken the pill. There was knock on the door and she groggily gave the approval to come in.

"Toushiro-san would you like to eat now?" asked the maid

She nodded. "Yes…also if Takeshi or Aiko call can you please pass me the calls?"

"Of course Toushiro-san, I will be back with your breakfast" Tsukiko could tell that the maid was shocked that she was going to accept Takeshi's and Aiko's calls. She was sure that the maid would go tell her Otō-sama. Not that she minded but she didn't want it to seem as though she wasn't still grieving. Falling back on her bed, Tsukiko huddled deep in her sheets. Closing her eyes she fell back to asleep.

- - - The door opened and Kai walked in. He walked up to her and stood there watching her. Her hair was a mess but he wanted to know why she was still sleeping at this hour. His hand moved to rest on her forehead but as his finger tips moved her bangs her nose twitched. He did it again and she repeated the action. When he went for it the third time she slapped his hand away. This time he placed his hand on her forehead.

"Why are you sleeping at this hour?"

Tsukiko opened her eyes. "I couldn't sleep last night"

Kai retrieved his hand and went to sit on the same chair he always sat when he was in her room. There was a knock and the maid came in with breakfast. After thanking her, Tsukiko grabbed her jelly covered toast and ate. Kai watched her. He thought this was an improvement to what he had seen her in the past days. "There is something I want to talk to you about"

Tsukiko stopped eating and turned to Kai. She wondered if he was going to take back what he said yesterday and end whatever it was they were doing. When she finished her 'breakfast' she turned to him to give him her full attention.

"Ruri was talking to Hilary and they suggested that you go see a therapist" stated Kai getting to the point

"A therapist…" mumbled Tsukiko. She had been seeing one but stopped going or it was more like there were other things that were more important than seeing a therapist.

"How did you bump into Ruri that day?" asked Kai

"After I got out of the hospital and crossed the street Ruri walked up to me and yelled. She asked me for Akiko but when I told her she had passed away, she stopped yelling. She followed me to the park and sat with me." Tsukiko smiled at the memory.

Before Tsukiko could say anything about Kai's suggestion, a maid came in with the house phone in hands. "Tsukiko-san its Takeshi-san"

Tsukiko took the phone and thanked the maid as she took her tray. "You proposed something to me weeks ago. I accept."

"…"

"Jā ne" Tsukiko hung up and turned back to Kai

"What was that?"

Tsukiko lay back on her bed and faced Kai. "I want to finish high school. Time isn't stopping for me just because I am grieving. I let too much time pass me by already"

Something was definitely up. Not days ago was she depressed trying to take away her life. What was this change all of a sudden? Kai wondered if it had to do with what they had done. He should get deeper into what she is up to. "What about after high school?"

Tsukiko blinked. "I…I don't know. I might…I would like to get away for a while or…"

Kai waited. "Or what?"

"Wait here with Otō-sama for death to come and get us" mumbled Tsukiko

Kai looked at her. She was still depressed but this was different. She would wait instead of taking action. Then he remembered something about last night during dinner. "Why were you staring at Takayoshi?"

Tsukiko sat up. "Otō-sama always sits his children to his right giving us the title of being his right hand people. Okā-san used to sit to his left were the heart resided giving her the title of his most beloved, the person who held his heart"

"Yet yesterday he did the opposite" assumed Kai

Tsukiko nodded. "Why would he change this? Could it be that I've become his most beloved among Nii-san and Nee-san?"

Kai looked at Tsukiko and thought before answering her. There might be something she had there but then again this was Takayoshi they were talking about. The man could not feel warmth if he was burning.

"Takayoshi must think so since his other children have left him and you stayed by his side even after the death of Akiko. Then again it could have been a misunderstanding"

"It might. After all you sat next to me, he would have moved you to your Okā-san's side if it was otherwise. I'm getting ahead of myself." Tsukiko fell back on her bed

"Did you drink the pill?" asked Kai

Tsukiko nodded. Kai stood up and walked up to her. Leaning down, he raised her chin and lightly nipped her neck.

"I will see you later"

Tsukiko looked up at him and dazedly nodded. Kai walked out of the room and out of the large house.

Tsukiko took a shower and changed into jeans and a long sleeve shirt. As she brushed her hair, there was a knock on her door. She walked to it and opened it. She smiled at the person on the other side.

- - - Kai walked up the stairs towards his room. He had spent the day in the Granger Dojo with the team excluding Rei. They bey-battled, watched television and later a movie. He paused by Tsukiko's door. It was slightly opened.

"You're going back to school?" asked Akatsuki

"Nope. Takeshi is going to get me tutors"

"Why do you want to study? Take the semester off and be lazy" said Akahana nudging her

"I don't want to let time pass buy…I don't want to be left behind"

Akahana and Akatsuki looked at her. They were seated around the small dining table. "What do you mean?"

"I took care of Akiko for five years. My teenage years. If I let any more time pass I'll be a grown up full of regrets and a grouchy person. I don't want to be like that" Tsukiko rested her head on top of her arms.

If we could catch the rhythm of time,

We could probably fly so high.

"So you're going to stop doing stupid things?" asked Akahana

"Yes. I promise" she smiled

They stayed like that for a few minutes before the twins stood up. "We need to go"

She waved from the stairs and watched the Kumori twins leave the house. She was glad that she could give her friends some peace. Like Kai, this was their last semester in high school. She knew that both would take different paths because of their careers and she wanted nothing more than to see them happy.

Tsukiko walked back to her room. She paused when she found Kai next to his door. She walked up to him when he motioned for her. When she was close enough Kai pulled her inside his room and locked the door. He sat her down on the bed and handed her a white paper bag. Tsukiko opened it and looked up at him.

"What are these?" She took out a round case with pills inside.

"Birth Control Pills" stated Kai sitting in desk chair

Tsukiko read the booklet inside. Her eyes would go wide like saucers and then her eyebrows would draw in. When she was done she looked up at Kai. He pointed at the bag. She took the other box that was inside the bag. It was the pill she had been taking the past two days. She looked at the receipt and had another girl's name. He must have asked someone to get them for him.

"Do you understand what to do with those?" asked Kai getting up from his chair

She nodded and placed the bag on the nearest furniture. Kai stood in front of her and raised her head with his hands to face him. Tsukiko stayed put not really knowing what to do or why he was starring at her like he was.

"Listen to me because I will not repeat this. What we are doing here is just sex and nothing more than sex. Nothing will grow from this. Do not get your hopes up. I am giving you these pills so you will not get pregnant and ruin our lives."

Tsukiko moved his hands away from her face. "I know. We aren't friends how could anything grow from this. If we were friends you wouldn't be doing this. You're going to college and are going to leave this behind. Why even think of the impossible? Besides I don't see myself worthy of being anything to you."

Kai felt he should have flinched. She was demeaning herself. He wondered if having a sexual relationship with her was a mistake and should end it right now. He looked away from her face to her body and knew he could not or would not. He pulled her shirt up and off from her before pushing her back on the bed. Kai unbuttoned her pants and pulled them off. Tsukiko took off his shirt and helped him with his pants. He did not wait and rammed his manhood inside her. Kai heard her hiss but did not stop. He quickly thrust in and out of her. She held on to him and came. She held on to him until he came.

They lay under the sheets. Kai moved her so she would be giving him her back. His hand was rubbing her breasts. His member rubbing her sex.

"Are you going to go to therapy?"

She tried not to moan. "Yes"

"When?"

"Next Sunday…" she gave a small moan

"Go tomorrow" ordered Kai as he turned her around and got on top of her. He played with her breasts and she got his cock and ran her finger tips on the tip. He froze before buckling into her hand. He lightly cursed when she massaged him harder. Kai took her hands and trapped them above her. He slammed into her and came.

Kai fell to the side. Tsukiko sat up and placed on her undergarments and clothes. She took the white paper bag and quietly closed the door when Kai had fallen asleep.

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