KisaCutie: yes, cliffhanger! sorry!

kyo-odsessedru2: sorry! hehehe, glad you like it so much, i hope it isn't too late! is she still breathing!

BoomKat: once more, sorry! i know ciffhangers are bad, but i had no choice! and haru's protecting kisa, so don't worry

general: ack! i'm so sorry! i meant to update sooner, but yet again i've been restricted mostly to the weekends. doing my best!

Haru ran up the stairs, his heart pounding.

'Oh god...! Not now! Please! Not yet!'

"Kisa! Kisa, get up now!"

He burst through her door to see her slowly sitting up.

"What is it?"

She asked sleepily.

"No time to explain. Now, listen carefully to me. You need to get dressed as quickly as possible. After that, get your backpack and put a change of clothes and your money into it. Put your coat on, too. Hurry!"

She got out of bed and started doing what he said.

Haru left the room quickly and ran to Shigure's door.

"Shigure! Get up!"

He pounded on it furiously.

"What do you want?"

Shigure's voice whined from the other side of the door.

"You have to get up! He's coming!"

A rushed shuffling sound came from the room, and a few seconds later Shigure opened the door.

"Are you sure?"

He asked urgently.(sp?)

Haru nodded quickly.

"Kisa's getting dressed, I'm taking her as soon as we can get ready. I need you to pack some food for us. Come on! We don't have any time!"

Shigure nodded silently and headed towards the kitchen.

Haru ran to his room and started geting ready.

'God...I thought we'd have more time. She needs more time. This can't be happening! Not yet, it can't! She needs more time! Where are we going to go? Away. I don't know, we might be able to amke it to Kazuma's for the night...No, that's too close. But what? Ugh, no time for that right now! We just have to get out!'

He dumped some of his clothed into a bag, grabbed his wallet off the desk, and ran back downstairs to help Shigure.

Kisa's POV

'Oh god...oh god...What's going on? Why is Haru so scared? This is bad. Oh! No! That can't be it...He couldn't be...No! No, it can't!'

She couldn't help shedding a few frightened tears as she packed her bag.

Haru finished the bag of food, then ran upstairs to get Kisa. He came in as the last of her tears slid from her face. Moving quickly(counting? anyone?) but gently, he came and knelt in front of her.

"Kisa, it's going to be ok. Don't be scared. I'm here, and I'm going to make sure you stay safe, alright? You're going to be ok."

"Mmmmhmm."

She nodded, and Haru embraced her.

"OK. Are you ready?"

She nodded again.

Haru took her hand, and they went downstairs.

"You're going?"

Shigure emerged from the kitchen.

"Yeah. We gotta leave now. Tell Shigure goodbye, Kisa."

Kisa ran to Shigure and hugged him, trying not to cry.

"Bye Grampa Shigure."

"Goodbye Kisa. I'll see you again soon. And I'll have lots of mushrooms ready for you."

Kisa smiled a little, and then went back to Haru.

As Shigure stood up, he and Haru locked eyes, and all thefear and concern that had been building up in the house didn't matter anymore. They understood what had to happen, and it was happening.

"Goodbye Haru. Be careful."

"You too."

Kisa and Haru turned to walk to the door, when they heard the sound of a car pulling up. Kisa's eyes widened, and Haru and Shigure stopped breathing.

Ok, another cliffhanger, i'm sorry! tell me! an honest opinion for a good story:

should they run? and wind up having to find somewhere else to stay?

or should akito come inside and they all have some kind of confrontation?

think about this, because it can't go on forever, but i don't really want to come so close to the end, but i want the story to be good. so pick what would be best, not necessarily what would be happiest. is that a word? anyways, let me know, cuz your opinion does kinda count. it'll be my decision in the end, but i want some ideas. seeya!