Yugana Kashi

By Sakura Takanouchi

Disclaimer: …I own nothing! WHY, BOB, WHY MUST YOU TAKE EVERYTHING FROM ME??? DON'T TRY TO HIDE FROM ME, AIR!! I KNOW BETTER! YOU WILL TAKE THE RING TO SAURAN!!! …oh hi!!!

Chapter Five: Some Stories are Made to Last Forever

Her grandfather came in holding a tray with three cups of green tea on it. "Tell us all about it," he said.

Kateri took a long sip of tea before she started. "Well, actually, life's been pretty rotten ever since we left for London," she explained.

"That big fire, how dreadful," Kizuchi said sympathetically. Kateri thought back to that day, when she was three, and had been helping her mother in the kitchen making rice. She had started a fire; a fire that didn't stop until it had destroyed their whole house.

Of course, Ayao blamed Kateri for everything. Especially because the love of her life, Kateri's father, had gone in to rescue her from the fire. The end result was wounds that would eventually take his life. Ayao didn't believe in accidents. She never forgave Kateri.

"Toshi's really gotten older since we left, too. He's in junior high already," Kateri tried to continue their conversation on a warmer note.

"I can barely remember him, but I'm glad he's doing ok," Her grandfather said.

"So, tell me the reason why you have decided to visit us," Kizuchi changed the subject.

"Well, actually, you see… my dad died recently," Kateri said. The sudden remembrance brought tears to her eyes.

"Oh, he passed away? I'm so sorry. Musuko was wonderful to us, and a wonderful father to you," Kizuchi said. Kateri took another big sip of green tea.

"I'm actually here because… after he died, my mom half kicked me out," Kateri said.

"Half?" Her grandfather questioned.

"Only half. Because I half left." Kateri answered, draining her cup of green tea.

"Kateri, do you need a place to stay?" Kizuchi asked in a very grandmotherly way.

"I do, actually. Is it possible for me to stay here?" Kateri asked hopefully.

"We're way to old to properly take care of you," Kizuchi said. "But I have an idea of a place where you can stay."

"Can you tell me where that would be?" Kateri asked, hoping for a relative's name that she knew.

"Your father had a brother who married into another family. We could visit them and ask if they could care for you until you get into college," Her grandfather said.

"The Minaminos, isn't that correct?" Kizuchi said.

"Minamino?" Kateri asked. The image that came to her mind instantly was an elegant, red-haired boy by the last name of Minamino. Surely they wouldn't be--?

"Didn't he marry Shiori Minamino?" Kizuchi asked. "She's a real nice person, and I'm sure they'll let you live with them for several years."

"When are we going to visit them?" Kateri asked.

"Maybe later today, and maybe tomorrow. I'm not sure what their schedules are like," her grandfather told her.

"That's awesome!" Kateri jumped up and hugged her grandfather. "Arigatou, Sofu-san," she said.

"I'll call them right away," Kizuchi said, and walked to the nearest phone, which was in the kitchen, and dialed in their number.

"Moshi Moshi, Atashi wa Miwa Kizuchi. Kyo ohima desu ka?" She spoke into the phone. After that, she listened for several minutes.

"Arigatou Gozaimatsu. Sayonara." Kizuchi hung up the phone and turned to Kateri.

"What did they say?" Kateri asked.

"Shiori answered the phone, and she's free today!" Kizuchi told her. "We're going to visit them in about an hour."

"Sugoi," Kateri said happily.

"We better get ready too visit, then," Her grandfather said.

"Nonsense, it's nothing formal. Although if you have a change of clothes, I advise you to wear them," Kizuchi said to Kateri.

"Good idea," Kateri said, and went to the bathroom to change. 'I wonder what the Minaminos are like,' she thought. 'They probably aren't Kurama's family, anyway. Oba-san didn't mention that Shiori had a son. Although the name Shiori does sound familiar…' She finished changing into the clothes she had brought with her, jeans and a shirt that had a panda on it.

"Are you ready to go?" Kizuchi asked her as Kateri brushed out her raven-colored hair.

"Hai!" She said. "I'm ready."

A/N

Yay! Another chapter Finished. I'm really working hard on this story, so I can finish it sooner. I have a note to make on one of my other stories, The Title. (Check it) Chapter 16 May not be updated in a while, but I am currently writing it. I'm about halfway done, but with so many unfinished works out there, I'm really busy.

Also, It all Started, my Inuyasha fic, shall be temporarily put on hold, due to the fact that it has been supremely ignored by the general populace of Fanfiction.net. But I may continue to work on it anyways. So… yeah.

My HunterXHunter Fanfiction are being updated really slowly, but I'm getting there with them. Chapter 7 of Anime American Idol shall be updated shortly.

Here is the Dictionary of Japanese Terms used in this chapter:

Musuko: My son

Kyo ohima desu ka: Are you free today?

Sugoi: Cool (I think, correct me if I'm wrong)

There has been confusion in my handy Japanese book about the terms for grandfather and grandmother. On one page, It says they are Obasan and Ojisan, and another page says they are sobo and sofu. I have an inkling that one is for 'my' and another is for 'yours', but… I'm not sure. I am making a mockery of the Japanese Language! *cries*

There are some other words in this chapter that are Japanese, but I'm not including them because I put them in last chapter's dictionary.

I'm also going to thank two people, AnimeKoneko and Silverfox9. *Huggles them* I love people that review more than two times on one fanfic of mine. *huggles them again*

I guess that's it for this chapter. I really don't want to make this an OC romance fic, but I'm not sure how this one's gonna turn out. If you have any advice about the genre of this fic, please tell me? I need assistance in matters like this!

Review or… something will happen!

I'm not sure what yet. Let me think.

Sakura Takanouchi