Kiki walked back up the stairs to the big room where she and Edward spent most of their time. She found Edward sitting in his straw-made bed, staring at the paper clippings he put there many years beforehand. Kiki stood before him, tears running down her face. She knew what she wanted to tell him but she couldn't do it. She didn't know why, she just couldn't. She kneeled down in front of him just as someone knocked on the door. She was startled, and quickly wiped her eyes as she got back up and ran down the stairs to open the door. Much to her surprise she found a policeman standing there.

"Excuse me miss, will you step outside? I'd like to ask you a few questions." Kiki froze. She felt her stomach drop.

"Ma'am?" He touched her shoulder and she quickly pulled away. She walked out of the door, shut it and stood in front of it so he wouldn't go in.

"What?" She said. She crossed her arms and looked at him, waiting for him to continue.

"Well, someone from the neighborhood called in and said that you were trespassing on the property."

"Her name Joyce?" Kiki rolled her eyes and uncrossed her arms. She heard a car pull up and someone get out, but she ignored it.

"Yes, but that's just between you and me. I understand your name is Rikki? Is that right?" Kiki rolled her eyes again and opened her mouth to speak, but Kim running up the walkway interrupted her.

"Officer! Officer!" Kim reached him and stopped, panting heavily as she laid a hand on his shoulder.

"Yes, miss?" Kim finally caught her breath and went on.

"She has the right to be here, but you can't tell a single soul and you need to announce something about the neighbors not being able to come here…it's important." The police officer patted her on the back and told her to slow down.

"You want to tell me why I need to do that?" Kim glanced at Kiki and Kiki shook her head. Kim held up two fingers, crossed them and then kissed them. Kiki nodded slightly and then took a step forward. Kim walked over to her, took her arm and pulled up the sleeve of the blue knitted sweater.

"She was taken from her sister and placed in a foster home, and this is what happened. She's happy here, in this home, and she wants to stay."

"Is this true?" The police officer asked, examining Kiki's arm. Kiki flinched a little when he poked it to see how bad it was, and then said in a clear voice, "Yes. I want to stay here."

The police officer looked up at Kiki and then asked, "How old are you?" Kiki swallowed hard.

"I'm fifteen. I will be sixteen in a month." She blinked as the police officer responded to her answer.

"You're too young to live on your own." Kiki looked at Kim, a tear rolling down her eye. Kim looked the man in the eye as she spoke.

"I just turned eighteen, and I come here every night to make sure she's fine. She'll be in my care." The man shook his head.

"No can do. You have to live in the same house, not down the street." He looked at Kiki.

"Pack up your stuff, I'll take you down to the station and we'll find another foster home for you to live in."

"NO!" Kiki screamed as she dropped to her knees and began to cry. "No, no, no, no, no, no." Kiki kept repeating the two-letter word as Kim thought of another idea. She turned to the man and grabbed his arm.

"No. I will move in. I'll live here every other week. Is that fair? She's happy here, just let her stay! I'll be here with her most of the time! She'll be fine. Come on, she lived her whole life unhappy. Just give her this." The policeman looked from Kim to Kiki, who was still repeating the word, crying and swaying from side to side. The man stood there, thinking, staring at Kiki.

"Please?" Kim pleaded. The man nodded his head.

"Ohkay, ohkay, I'll give in, but you got to let me have pictures of both her arms and tell me the names of the foster parents."

"Thank you!" Kim hugged the man and then hugged Kiki. Kiki hugged the man and wiped the tears from her eyes.

"Thank you."

The pictures were taken and the policeman was notified of the Vitch's, and made a stop by the house when he left. The next day he reported back to Kim that there was going to be an investigation held and both Mr. and Mrs. Vitch were going to have background checks done on them. There would possibly be a trial, but they didn't know of that yet. Kiki was so happy that the first time she saw Edward after the policeman left, she hugged him tightly and wouldn't let go. She was going to be able to have the one thing she wanted, and Kim made it possible. She couldn't believe it was happening, but she wasn't sure if Edward loved her back or not. She had mixed emotions, which led her into depression half the time, the other half being in happiness. She was starting to sink, and Kim had no idea why. All Kim could do was watch over her and protect her as best as she could.