"Great." Zarishu trotted off into the next room to outwait her transformation. The man turned to leave when Shigure stopped him.

"Whoa. Why don't you stay and talk a little?" Shigure moved so he could walk through. The man shook his head and turned to leave again.

"Come on. I'm sure it'll make Zarishu happy." The man reluctantly agreed. There was a loud poof in the room next door. Zarishu emerged buckling her collar. She smiled when she saw the man come in.

"What's your name?" Shigure asked ushering him into his study with Zarishu close behind. The man looked at Shigure but didn't speak. "What's your name?" Shigure repeted. Zarishu could tell that he was becoming nervous around Shi-chan.

Zarishu laughed, "Don't let him bother you," she said to Makaio rolloing her eyes teasingly, "Shigure's harmless."

The boy looked at Zarishu again before finally answering, his voice calm and gentle "Makaio." . Shigure nodded and then cringed when he heard a loud bang up stairs.

"If you'll excuse me." Shigure stood up and left the room. A couple minutes later Zarishu heard someone yelling and Shigure complainig that everyone was out to destroy his house. Zarishu turned back to Makaio and tried to create a discussion.

"That's probably Kyo and Yuki fighting." Zarishu refered to the yelling and banging up stairs. Makaio nodded. The banging stopped when there was the sound of shattering glass and a thump out side the house. Shigure came back down stairs with Yuki following.

"Is Kyo alright?" Tohru asked. Shigure shrugged and Yuki nodded.

"You never know Yuki. After all you did just send him through a glass window." Zarishu spoke through the doorway. She stood up and Makaio followed.

"Shouldn't we go check?" Tohru asked with a look of worry on her face. Sahigure and Yuki shrugged. Zarishu went to join them and tripped. Her knees hit the ground hard and she took in a breath of pain.

"Are you ok?!" Tohru rushed to help her up. Zarishu stood back up with another hiss of pain.

"You're hurt!" Tohru exclaimed when she noticed the blood on Zarishu's leather pants.

"It's nothing." Zarishu tried to reasure Tohru but she ran off to get some bandages. She returned with a small bowl of water, a cloth, and some bandages. Zarishu sighed and left Tohru take care of her injured knee. Zarishu hissed when Tohru washed off the cut. Tohru quickly appologised and continued to wash it off. When Tohru finished cleaning it off she dried it off and applied a bandage. Zarishu hissed again when Tohru pushed down on it.

"There! All done!" Tohru hurried off to put everything away. Suddenly Kyo burst in the room.

"Damn Yuki!" Kyo threw a punch and Yuki doged. Yuki quickly ended it by sending Kyo through the paper door.

"Why must everyone destroy this house?" Shigure put emphasis and the word "this". Tohru had come back into the room do to the noise Kyo was making.

"Why don't you go ahead and start making dinner?" Shigure suggested. Tohru nodded and hurried off again. Makaio started to head towards the front door. This time Zarishu stopped him.

"Why don't you stay for dinner?" Zarishu smiled. He smiled back but weaker. After some coaxing he agreed to stay. About half an hour later Tohru returned announcing that dinner was ready when she ran into Yuki. Yuki who was now a rat scampered off to out wait his transformation. Tohru lead them into the kitchen and motioned for Zarishu to sit next to Shigure and Makaio next to her. Tohru then went off to collect the food. She came back out with a tray of salnom oniigigri, and a pot of beef stew. After the'd served themselves they bagan to eat. Zarishu whispered to Makaio to relax and just eat. Makaio did enjoying the warm felling he got when he ate the food. When Makaio finished he left,heading towards the front door. Zarishu stood up and followed him to say her good-byes. He turned to leave when Kyo stopped him. Zarishu sighed and turned towards Kyo.

"If he wishes to leave then let him." Zarishu spoke to Kyo. Kyo ignored Zarishu and turned his attention towards Makaio.

"Why haven't you spoken to us at all?" Makaio looked at Kyo and then turned to leave again.

"Answer me Dammit!" Kyo threw a punch and it conected with the back of Makaio's shoulder. Makaio stumbled from the sudden blow and then turned to face Kyo. Wanting to leave things how they stood he refused to fight back, there was another punch from Kyo and Makaio hit out scared only to touch Kyo's cheek. This only caused Kyo to kick Makaio in the stomach. He fell to his knees and spat up some blood. Zarishu turned and punched Kyo in the same spot Makaio did knocking him over. She then turned back to Makaio.

"Are you ok?" Zarishu pulled him back up to his feet with help from Shigure. Yuki was currently beating up Kyo and Tohru was helping to take care of Makaio.

"I'm... I'm fine." Makaio said noting the emothion in Zarishu's eyes. Shigure gasped and laughed a little. "So you can speak." he said still laughing. Makaio sat down in a chair and Tohru brought him a glass of water.

"I'm sorry for Kyo's reckless attitude." Yuki was now standing in the door way watching everyone else. Makaio shook his head.

"You should stay here for the night." Tohru looked out the window.

"It's getting dark and there's a storm headed this way." Zarishu looked out the same widow. Makaio's eyes widened and he shook his head.

"You're staying here." Zarishu looked at Makaio.