Do to popular demand (well not popular, more for closure for myself) I decided to continue on with my Elfen Lied story. This is for Katrina-Chan

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The days were becoming longer as summer time approached. Life at Kaede House was everything Calvin hoped it would be. Family, friendship, these were all new things that he never knew of until he came to live with Nana and the others. His life had meaning to it now. No more testing, no more experiments; he was finally free of that terrible place.

"Calvin? Are you awake yet?" a familiar voice asked. Nana poked her head into his room to find it empty. His bed was made and his room was clean. 'I wonder where he is?' she thought to herself. She could hear Wanta barking outside so she went to investigate. As she neared the door she noticed that Calvin's shoes were not there. She slipped on her sandals and stepped outside. She smiled at what she saw. "Calvin are you taking Wanta for a walk?" she asked him. Calvin turned and smiled. He had let his hair grow out a little to were it hung over his left eye. "Yes I am. I came out here and the little guy seemed restless so I decided to take him out. I felt like taking a walk anyways," he replied to her. He unhooked Wanta's chain and latched the leash on him. Calvin looked back and Nana. "Care to join me?" he asked her with a smile. Nana blushed a little then nodded in agreement. 'I'm so happy that Calvin is happy. I remember the days when we lived at that horrible place. His life was so terrible and I felt sorry for him,' she thought as they left Kaede House and walked down the stairs. Calvin looked over at Nana and could tell she was in deep thought. "What are you thinking about so hard?" he asked her. Nana jumped a little then thought of a response. "I was just thinking about Lucy and how well we are living together. In the past we certainly didn't agree on many things, but now it just seems that we are getting along just fine," Nana replied looking up at the birds as they flew over head. Calvin smiled and continued down the sidewalk towards the beach. "Nana can I ask you something?" Calvin asked with a concerned look on his face. "Yes anything Calvin," she replied. "What do you think of me, do you think I'm a bad person?" Nana was shocked at his question but quickly stepped in front of him and placed her hands on his shoulders. He looked up to see Nana staring right into his eyes. "I would never think that you are a bad person Calvin. We all have had our share of experiences, good and bad, but I do remember one thing," Nana responded. Calvin looked away. "What would that be?" he asked. "I remember a long time ago, a kind boy protected me from being injured when I couldn't do it myself. Despite the fact he couldn't protect himself, he still helped me," Nana finished with a heart felt smile. She hugged him tightly and rested her head on his shoulder. Calvin blushed a little then returned the hug. "Thank you," Nana said softly as a tear fell from her cheek and onto Calvin's shoulder.

Yuka walked to Kohta's door and slid it open. "Kohta?" she asked softly. Kohta looked to his door and replied with finger to his mouth. "Nyu is still sleeping," he whispered. He stood and opened the music box and set it down. He tip toed to the door and closed it. "What is it Yuka?" he asked her. "I'm going to go get groceries, did you want anything?" she asked him. Kohta thought a minute. "Oh yeah, Nana told me that she would like more soumen noodles. Oh and Mayu said that she needed some new hair clips when I talked to her the other day," Kohta replied. Yuka smiled. "Always looking out for everyone else but yourself aren't you Kohta," Yuka stated. Kohta smiled and rubbed the back of his head. "Well I'm off, make sure that Calvin helps you fix the roof today," Yuka said as she headed for the door. "I will," Kohta replied. He walked into the kitchen and yawned. 'It's that last day of school for the summer. Mayu should be home soon,' Kohta thought to himself. He opened a cabinet and took out a glass. He filled it with water and took a drink. 'Even though Calvin is new he sure helps out a lot around here,' he thought. Suddenly he could here his music box getting louder. He turned to see Nyu standing there holding it with both hands. She smiled at him and walked over and hugged him. "You're so good to me Kohta even though I'm not deserving of it," she said with her arms wrapped around him. Kohta placed his hands on her cheeks. "Don't say that you're not deserving of anything. No matter what has happened past or present you could never be not deserving of anything. I love you Nyu and that will never change," Kohta said just before his lips met hers. A tear fell from Nyu's cheek as she closed her eyes and fell deeper into the kiss.

"I wonder what Nana is up to right now?" Mayu asked herself as she neared the stairs near Kaede House. She had her school uniform on and carried her bag on her side. "Mayu wait up," Nana yelled from behind as she ran up to her. Mayu smiled and hugged Nana. Calvin caught up to them and Wanta barked with happiness to see Mayu. Mayu bent down and picked him up. "How is my little Wanta today? Were you good for Nana and Calvin?" she asked the dog. Wanta barked and licked her face. The three laughed and continued up the stairs. "So did you learning anything today?" Nana asked her. "Well I did but I don't want to talk about school anymore its summer vacation, which means I get to stay home everyday for a while," Mayu replied. Nana's eyes lit up and she threw her arms in the air. "Yay!" she shouted but one of her prosthetic arms fell off. Mayu and Calvin laughed out loud but Nana didn't think it was funny. She quickly picked it up and reattached it. She stuck out her tongue at both of them. "Come on Nana, it was funny," Calvin said. Nana crossed her arms and looked away. "It's not my fault I have these limbs," she said. Mayu and Calvin both giggled again. Nana made a sad face and let out a whimper. "Don't worry Nana we all love you the same," Mayu replied as they walked through the gate. Calvin took Wanta from Mayu and tied him back to his box. "We're home," shouted Nana as she opened the door, "look who we found!" she finished. Mayu looked around but no one was there. "Hello?" Calvin said. The three could hear someone rustling around in the kitchen area so they went to investigate. As they neared the door Kohta burst though breathing heavily. His shirt was off and his face was red. "Hi guys, welcome home, how was your day Mayu?" he asked her. "It was ok, but what were you doing?" Mayu asked him. "Oh nothing, just cleaning up the kitchen," he replied quickly. Calvin grinned because he knew. "I know what you were doing," Calvin said. Kohta shot him a surprised look. "What do you mean?" Nana asked Calvin. "Why don't you ask Nyu," Calvin replied as Nyu appeared at the door behind Kohta. Kohta turned and blushed. Mayu and Calvin laughed as Nyu gave a big smile to the group. "What? I don't get it," Nana said again. Calvin and Mayu laughed again at Nana. "It's not what you think," Kohta said his face turning redder. Nyu hugged Kohta from behind. Then walked back down the hall to her and Kouta's room. "Really guys, it's not," Kohta said. "Sure it is," Mayu said as she walked upstairs. "What?" Nana asked starting to get angry as she followed Mayu up the stairs. Calvin smiled. "You might want to put a shirt on if we are going to fix the roof. You don't want to get sunburned," Calvin said still grinning from earlier comments. Kohta huffed as he went back into the kitchen and got his shirt.

"I'm home," Yuka said as she walked through the door and took of her sandals. "Welcome home," Nana said as her and Mayu greeted Yuka at the door. "Are you glad that your out of school now Mayu?" Yuma said as they walked to the kitchen. "Very much," Mayu replied. "Me too," Nana added. Yuka smiled as she took the groceries out of the bags. "Where is everyone?" Yuka asked. "Well Nyu is in the bath and Calvin and Kohta are still fixing the roof," Mayu replied as she pointed to the roof. Yuka huffed. "That sounds like Kohta. Waiting till the last minute," Yuka replied. "Are we having soumen noodles?" Nana asked when she saw Yuka lay them on the table. "Yes we are Nana and here are some more hair clips for you Mayu," Yuka said, handing them to her. "Thank you," Mayu replied. "Could you cut these vegetables Nana?" Yuka said, laying them on the table. "Sure," Nana replied. Nana went to a drawer and pulled out the cutting board and a knife. "Stupid thing, work dammit!" Kohta yelled from outside. "You gotta do it like this," Calvin replied. The three girls laugh as they heard pounding on the roof. "I'll be right back," Yuka said with an aggravated look on her face. She marched outside and looked up on the roof. Kohta threw down a hammer and sat down. "You two better not make anymore holes. You're supposed to be fixing it not breaking it," Yuka shouted. Kohta stood up too quickly and lost his balance. As he fell off the roof Yuka screamed. Nyu came running out of the bathroom with a rob on and ran outside. Mayu and Nana quickly followed her. When they got outside they could see Kohta floating slowly to the ground. Calvin stood on the edge of the roof and wiped his forehead. "What happened?" Nyu asked with concern in her voice as she ran over to Kohta. "I don't know. I was falling then I just stopped," Kohta said. Nana looked up at Calvin. "Nice catch," she said to him. Calvin nodded then jumped down to the ground. "You caught me?" Kohta said to him. "Well I couldn't just let you fall," Calvin said with a disappointed look on his face. "I keep forgetting that you guys have those special powers," Yuka said. "I think you should stay away from roofs from now on Kohta I'll finish. Besides you weren't doing it right anyways," Calvin said as he used his vectors to get back on the roof. Kohta's face faulted and everyone else laughed. "Not funny," Kohta said as they all went back inside.

Calvin sat in the bath and washed his hair. He thought about his day then laughed. 'Well this was sure an adventure,' he thought to himself. "Dinners ready!" Nana shouted. He smiled and stood out of the bath and grabbed his towel. He dried his hair when an old memory popped into his head. "Chidori…" he said aloud. 'I'm sorry that your fate was so terrible. One day hopefully I will meet you again,' he thought. "I said dinner is ready!" Nana shouted again. Calvin smiled and dried himself off. He put on his clothes and headed towards the kitchen. He slid open the door and Nana glared at him. "What took so long?" she barked. "I was bathing, I'm sorry," Calvin replied sarcastically as he sat down beside her. Mayu sat on the other side of Nana and Kohta sat in between Yuka and Nyu. "I think we should all say what we are thankful for," Yuka said, "before we start eating. I'll start. I'm thankful for family, and friends." She nudged Kohta. "Oh um I'm thankful for being able to move on and forgive and forget," Kohta said. Nyu smiled. "I'm thankful for second chances," she said as she smiled at Kohta. Mayu thought for a minute. "I'm thankful for the chance to start over and live a happy life," she said. Nana smiled, "I'm thankful that I met you guys and that you took me in and took care of me." Everyone turned their attention to Calvin who looked down. "I'm glad that there are kind people in this world. So many times I just wanted to die. Now I have meaning in life. There are people who care about me and love me. I'm glad that I live with such wonderful people," Calvin said. Everyone smiled and Nana leaned over and hugged him. "One big happy family," Yuka said. They all picked up their chopsticks and started to eat. Calvin took a bite of the soumen noodles. "Wow," he said out loud. "I told you they were good," Nana replied. Calvin thought about everything that had happened to him in his lifetime. He was now in a place that he could call home, and he was happy.