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After an hour and thirty minutes, Haru's clothes were running in the washer. She was running around with one of my old shirts on that dragged across the floor when she walked. She was really cute now that I look at her. Big brown eyes. Nice blonde hair. Really cute. Haru had a big grin on her face as we played Go Fish. I never really got this friendly but she was just a little girl. Even though I might snap at her if she annoyed me I didn't see any reason to be mean to a ten year old run away that wanted to live a happy life. Despite how she said her past life was, she was nicer than anyone I knew. I ultimately lost at our game of Go Fish.
"Nice try Yuki-san," Haru said with a giggle. "But I always win at Go Fish!
"Is that so? Well, another game! I'll win this time!" I said with a smirk. Haru yawned. "You tired kid? My bed is nice and comfy if you want to have a nap or something. It is six thiry in the morning. How long were you outside in the cold anyway?"
"Since nine o' clock. I sort of got lost...." she embarrassingly replied.
"Where you come from?"
"Ten miles away in a very small town. It's Tsumar."
"Don't know it," I said. I had a hunch that she was lying to me. "You better not be lying to me kid."
"I'm not. I have no reason to," the girl replied.
I looked at my new hand of cards. I knew that she was lying to me. I could see it in her eyes. Haru's eyes said that she was hiding a deep secret from me that she could never tell anyone. Even if we had just met eachother, I wanted her to trust me, and to trust men. But if she ever met Shuichi she would never like men. I sighed. Why do I always have to make the first move to find the truth?
"I'm giving you one more chance, kid, tell me the truth. I want you to know...that....uhhh...you can trust me. You know that. Right?" I asked, scratching my head. "Haru! I'm talking to you!"
"Oh, sorry. I don't have anything to tell you. Really. I don't."
"Is that so?" I asked. "That's not what your eyes are telling me."
"What are you talking about Yuki-san?" Haru asked.
When our eyes connected, she saw how serious I was about this. I hated it when people lie to me. That's what she saw.
"Yuki-san...." Haru said. "I can't say."
"Why the hell not?!"
"I'm forbidden to. If I do than you could get hurt! I don't want them to kill you. You don't understand the power of my family, they only care about themselves, and all that crap. That's another reason why I left. They didn't care about me. I've been alone my whole life. I was hoping to get out of it but I'm not out of the bushes yet. I know that they're following me, though, I know that I lost them a couple blocks back. That's when I decided to stop at a house. Yours was the only one with lights on so I came to your door."
Seemed like she was serious too. "Sorry to hear that. I know one thing, there is no reason to hit a child. Don't worry kid. You're in safe hands with me."
She hugged me again. "Thank you so much Yuki-san! You're just like Umitai! You're just like her!"
Of course, I asked "Who's Umitai?"
"YUKI! ARE YOU THERE?!" We heard a shout from the outside.
Oh, great, it has to be Shuichi. Could he come at a worse time?
"Who might that be?" Haru asked.
I stood up, ignoring her question, and opened the door. Haru followed right behind me, holding onto my pants,(I had changed into a shirt and pants), and hiding behind my leg. Sure enough, it was Shuichi. Standing there with that cute grin on his face.
"Hi Yuki! How are you doing?" Shuichi asked me.
Then Haru hugged my leg for security when she saw it wasn't a girl. I guess that she still didn't trust guys and that I was the first one that she trusted ever in her life. That was understandable. But once she got to know Shuichi I know that she'll like him. Whether I would ever admit it out loud, Shuichi was a good guy, and a good friend too. But a little stiff when it comes to love making.
Haru quivered behind me and then Shuichi saw her. He just smile at her. I couldn't tell if she lightened up from his smile or not but it was obvious that she would pee herself if someone didn't comfort her. So I picked her up in my arms. She dug her face in my chest and held onto my shirt with shaking hands.
"Hey, who's the kid?" asked Shuichi. "She looks like she's scared."
"No duh," I replied. "Just come in already before you catch a cold or something. I'm not paying the heating bill to heat the outside."
Shuichi shut the door and took off his jacket. "You never answered my question, Yuki, who is the kid?"
"Haru, say hi," I told her.
"He's nice. Right?" Haru asked me with fear in her eyes.
The look in her eyes was pure fear. Could she really be that scared. At that moment I had to know what happened in that house. Just had to ask her later. Even if I had to get it out of her by a trick I will know what happened to this poor girl.
"Yes, Shuichi may be a little bit of a weirdo, but he's fine. Go ahead. Talk to him," I replied.
She glanced over to him, he was looking a tad bit confused at her actions, and to make her feel more comfortable I set her on the floor. Though, Haru held onto my leg still but said "Hi Shuichi-kun. I'm Haru, n-nice to meet you. I'm sorry if I seemed rude before it's just that...well... Nevermind. It's just nice to meet you."
"Same here," Shuichi said with a wave. "Anyway, Yuki, I just wanted to see if you're....doing okay and if that...you could...umm..."
"Not in front of Haru. No. But otherwise I would," I replied. He wanted either a kiss or sex. One or the two.
Shuichi said "She can go upstairs. Can't she?"
"She would hear us! Ever think about that, Mr. Horny. I already gave some to you last night. I guess I'm that good, aren't I?"
"Oh, shutup. I'm not horny, I'm just lonely!"
"I know what you guys are talking about!" Haru announced.
We practically jumped. I asked "Uhhh...you do?"
"If you want to play a the game that I'm not supposed to know about I can go upstairs. It doesn't bother me. My foster parents always told me to stay out of their bedroom while they played the 'Horny Game'. That's what they called it. I still don't know what kind of game it is but it must be fun! Could I play you Yuki? Could I?"
That freaked us both out.
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Yuki and Shuichi decided to not do anything that morning since Haru was there. They couldn't believe that they gave it a name! She was clueless as to what they had been talking about. Or what she thought was right but she didn't know what the proper thing to call it was. Not that they were going to tell her that crap!
The ten year old still wouldn't go near Shuichi no matter what. She just sat on the couch, clinging to Yuki. It wasn't annoying to him. She was just scared. That's all.
Shuichi said "Do you think that I could come over later? School is almost about to start. I should get over there."
"Wow. You want to go to school?" Yuki asked.
"Not really. Mom told me that if I skip another day that I would be grounded. And I have a gig in a week so I have to get ready for that when it comes."
"Should have known."
"Wow! Are you in a band?!" asked Haru excitedly. She suddenly became interested in Shuichi. "I knew that you looked familiar! I know what band you're in. Bad Luck. Isn't it?"
"Yeah," Shuichi said. He was surprised that someone knew his band that wasn't from his school. Than that was cool. He had a fan! "How do you know my band?"
"Me and my foster parents went to many of your concerts. Well, at first we went to see Ask, but than we saw your opening. Since then I've watched your band all the time. I knew the name Shuichi rung a bell, and your band member is Hiroshi-kun! I'm a big fan. So are my friends. My sister too."
"Well, that's really cool!" Shuichi said with a smile. "But I really must go. I'll come by later and we can talk. Okay sweetie?"
Yuki raised an eyebrow. "Sweetie?"
"Okay, Shuichi-kun! Bye-bye!" She said with a big smile on her face. She waved and he waved back as he went out the door.
"Bye Yuki!" Shuichi said as he shut the door. Yuki lit a cigarette and smirked at him.
After a second or two, Yuki could see happiness in Haru's eyes. Finally. She was warming up to everyone around her now. Yuki was glad about that. He was still thinking, though, about handing her over to the police. So seeing Shuichi later could be a problem....
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After an hour and thirty minutes, Haru's clothes were running in the washer. She was running around with one of my old shirts on that dragged across the floor when she walked. She was really cute now that I look at her. Big brown eyes. Nice blonde hair. Really cute. Haru had a big grin on her face as we played Go Fish. I never really got this friendly but she was just a little girl. Even though I might snap at her if she annoyed me I didn't see any reason to be mean to a ten year old run away that wanted to live a happy life. Despite how she said her past life was, she was nicer than anyone I knew. I ultimately lost at our game of Go Fish.
"Nice try Yuki-san," Haru said with a giggle. "But I always win at Go Fish!
"Is that so? Well, another game! I'll win this time!" I said with a smirk. Haru yawned. "You tired kid? My bed is nice and comfy if you want to have a nap or something. It is six thiry in the morning. How long were you outside in the cold anyway?"
"Since nine o' clock. I sort of got lost...." she embarrassingly replied.
"Where you come from?"
"Ten miles away in a very small town. It's Tsumar."
"Don't know it," I said. I had a hunch that she was lying to me. "You better not be lying to me kid."
"I'm not. I have no reason to," the girl replied.
I looked at my new hand of cards. I knew that she was lying to me. I could see it in her eyes. Haru's eyes said that she was hiding a deep secret from me that she could never tell anyone. Even if we had just met eachother, I wanted her to trust me, and to trust men. But if she ever met Shuichi she would never like men. I sighed. Why do I always have to make the first move to find the truth?
"I'm giving you one more chance, kid, tell me the truth. I want you to know...that....uhhh...you can trust me. You know that. Right?" I asked, scratching my head. "Haru! I'm talking to you!"
"Oh, sorry. I don't have anything to tell you. Really. I don't."
"Is that so?" I asked. "That's not what your eyes are telling me."
"What are you talking about Yuki-san?" Haru asked.
When our eyes connected, she saw how serious I was about this. I hated it when people lie to me. That's what she saw.
"Yuki-san...." Haru said. "I can't say."
"Why the hell not?!"
"I'm forbidden to. If I do than you could get hurt! I don't want them to kill you. You don't understand the power of my family, they only care about themselves, and all that crap. That's another reason why I left. They didn't care about me. I've been alone my whole life. I was hoping to get out of it but I'm not out of the bushes yet. I know that they're following me, though, I know that I lost them a couple blocks back. That's when I decided to stop at a house. Yours was the only one with lights on so I came to your door."
Seemed like she was serious too. "Sorry to hear that. I know one thing, there is no reason to hit a child. Don't worry kid. You're in safe hands with me."
She hugged me again. "Thank you so much Yuki-san! You're just like Umitai! You're just like her!"
Of course, I asked "Who's Umitai?"
"YUKI! ARE YOU THERE?!" We heard a shout from the outside.
Oh, great, it has to be Shuichi. Could he come at a worse time?
"Who might that be?" Haru asked.
I stood up, ignoring her question, and opened the door. Haru followed right behind me, holding onto my pants,(I had changed into a shirt and pants), and hiding behind my leg. Sure enough, it was Shuichi. Standing there with that cute grin on his face.
"Hi Yuki! How are you doing?" Shuichi asked me.
Then Haru hugged my leg for security when she saw it wasn't a girl. I guess that she still didn't trust guys and that I was the first one that she trusted ever in her life. That was understandable. But once she got to know Shuichi I know that she'll like him. Whether I would ever admit it out loud, Shuichi was a good guy, and a good friend too. But a little stiff when it comes to love making.
Haru quivered behind me and then Shuichi saw her. He just smile at her. I couldn't tell if she lightened up from his smile or not but it was obvious that she would pee herself if someone didn't comfort her. So I picked her up in my arms. She dug her face in my chest and held onto my shirt with shaking hands.
"Hey, who's the kid?" asked Shuichi. "She looks like she's scared."
"No duh," I replied. "Just come in already before you catch a cold or something. I'm not paying the heating bill to heat the outside."
Shuichi shut the door and took off his jacket. "You never answered my question, Yuki, who is the kid?"
"Haru, say hi," I told her.
"He's nice. Right?" Haru asked me with fear in her eyes.
The look in her eyes was pure fear. Could she really be that scared. At that moment I had to know what happened in that house. Just had to ask her later. Even if I had to get it out of her by a trick I will know what happened to this poor girl.
"Yes, Shuichi may be a little bit of a weirdo, but he's fine. Go ahead. Talk to him," I replied.
She glanced over to him, he was looking a tad bit confused at her actions, and to make her feel more comfortable I set her on the floor. Though, Haru held onto my leg still but said "Hi Shuichi-kun. I'm Haru, n-nice to meet you. I'm sorry if I seemed rude before it's just that...well... Nevermind. It's just nice to meet you."
"Same here," Shuichi said with a wave. "Anyway, Yuki, I just wanted to see if you're....doing okay and if that...you could...umm..."
"Not in front of Haru. No. But otherwise I would," I replied. He wanted either a kiss or sex. One or the two.
Shuichi said "She can go upstairs. Can't she?"
"She would hear us! Ever think about that, Mr. Horny. I already gave some to you last night. I guess I'm that good, aren't I?"
"Oh, shutup. I'm not horny, I'm just lonely!"
"I know what you guys are talking about!" Haru announced.
We practically jumped. I asked "Uhhh...you do?"
"If you want to play a the game that I'm not supposed to know about I can go upstairs. It doesn't bother me. My foster parents always told me to stay out of their bedroom while they played the 'Horny Game'. That's what they called it. I still don't know what kind of game it is but it must be fun! Could I play you Yuki? Could I?"
That freaked us both out.
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Yuki and Shuichi decided to not do anything that morning since Haru was there. They couldn't believe that they gave it a name! She was clueless as to what they had been talking about. Or what she thought was right but she didn't know what the proper thing to call it was. Not that they were going to tell her that crap!
The ten year old still wouldn't go near Shuichi no matter what. She just sat on the couch, clinging to Yuki. It wasn't annoying to him. She was just scared. That's all.
Shuichi said "Do you think that I could come over later? School is almost about to start. I should get over there."
"Wow. You want to go to school?" Yuki asked.
"Not really. Mom told me that if I skip another day that I would be grounded. And I have a gig in a week so I have to get ready for that when it comes."
"Should have known."
"Wow! Are you in a band?!" asked Haru excitedly. She suddenly became interested in Shuichi. "I knew that you looked familiar! I know what band you're in. Bad Luck. Isn't it?"
"Yeah," Shuichi said. He was surprised that someone knew his band that wasn't from his school. Than that was cool. He had a fan! "How do you know my band?"
"Me and my foster parents went to many of your concerts. Well, at first we went to see Ask, but than we saw your opening. Since then I've watched your band all the time. I knew the name Shuichi rung a bell, and your band member is Hiroshi-kun! I'm a big fan. So are my friends. My sister too."
"Well, that's really cool!" Shuichi said with a smile. "But I really must go. I'll come by later and we can talk. Okay sweetie?"
Yuki raised an eyebrow. "Sweetie?"
"Okay, Shuichi-kun! Bye-bye!" She said with a big smile on her face. She waved and he waved back as he went out the door.
"Bye Yuki!" Shuichi said as he shut the door. Yuki lit a cigarette and smirked at him.
After a second or two, Yuki could see happiness in Haru's eyes. Finally. She was warming up to everyone around her now. Yuki was glad about that. He was still thinking, though, about handing her over to the police. So seeing Shuichi later could be a problem....
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