Hey there peopleies! Not a lot of reviews you guys must be sick or something for these reviews used to come in every time I would update… but there hasn't been one in a while. TT And just when I was beginning to think that I was a good writer and you liked this fic. Oh well, here's chapter 7 Enjoy.

Chapter 7- Five Days Without Tohru

Day 1- Monday

Tohru had left early that morning and in her place a little boy stood. "Da?"

"Urgh…" Kyo grunted trying to stir the grogginess away. He blinked his eyes trying to focus on the child that stood before him. "You again? What is it?"

"It's a time for me's ta go ta school."

"School? Oh, right, you're still in school." Kyo sat up in the blankets; he usually wasn't awake for another hour or so. "Hey, get me the phone." Kaze walked across the room and brought the black cordless phone to his father. Kyo pecked at the numbers, "Hello, Momiji?" he said when someone picked up. "Hey, is Kisa there? Damn it, what time do you leave for work? Could you do me a favor? Get Kazuma ready for school and take him? …Thanks." He hit the talk button once more disconnecting the established line. "Hey, go grab your uniform and wait by the door, Momiji's gonna be here to take you to school."

"I'm hungry."

"Momiji will get you something to eat on the way to school, now go."

Day 2- Tuesday

"Are you up yet!" Kyo yelled from the kitchen. "Uh-Huh!" Kaze said walking in.

The child had obviously dressed himself that morning. His bright brown hair was limp and askew, his teeth weren't properly brushed and still had morning breath, his shirt wasn't buttoned, showing his white undershirt, his pants weren't zipped and his shoe laces untied.

"Good grief! Can't you put on cloths! Kisa's on her way, breakfast is on the table, your things are by the door, and I've got to go. Open the door for Kisa when she comes and stay at Momiji and Kisa's again until I come to pick you up. I'll be late so go to sleep if you want. Got that?"

Day 3- Wednesday

That morning happened like the previous two with a few exceptions. This morning Kisa had a doctor's appointment for the baby within her womb and Momiji, being the father, went along. So this morning it was Kyo and Kaze, Father and Son.

"Hey are you done eating?"

"Yesh!" Kaze said wiping his mouth on his hands after dropping his bowl into the sink. "When's Auntie Kisa comin'?"

"She's not. I'm taking you to school," Kyo said opening the door. He looked down at his son, he was better dressed but still a bit grungy looking, his hair a bit messy, the buttons on his shirt were buttoned today but misbuttoned so that it was crooked and his shoe laces were untied. "Who dresses you in the morning?" Kyo asked. "Mommy."

"Thought so," he knelt down bearing his weight onto his left knee. He ran his fingers through his son's hair messing it up further but giving it a new look. As if that was purposely done and making his outward appearance even more adorable. "You got you dressed yesterday and the day before?"

"Unky Momitchi!"

Kyo heaved a sigh and rebuttoned Kaze's shirt and tied his shoe laces, "Come on kid. Let's get you to school."

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Kaze was now dropped off at school, looking more presentable in his uniform, and Kyo was walking through the dojo's doors. "Umm… Mr. Sohma?" asked a small woman in her late 30s early 40s. "Mr. Sohma?" the woman said again. "What is it?" he snapped standing before her. "Sir…a school called."

"What school?"

"K12 All Boys Academy…"

"What'd they want?"

"They said that a Kazuma Sohma needs to get picked up for misbehavior. But I told them that Kazuma was well over grade school. Then I remembered that you had a son and his name could be Kazuma. After I thought for a second I realized that you would want a more original name because what significance would that name hold? Then I knew it had to be a prank call so I hung up."

"Dammit," Kyo murmured. "Close the dojo and take the day off, I've got to go."

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"WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED!" Kyo yelled storming into the principal's office where Kaze sat a sad expression glowering on his face.

"Who are you?" Said the woman behind the desk; the name plate reading Najica Gruyere.

"Kyo Sohma."

"Kazuma!" Mrs. Gruyere scolded. "I told you to give Ms. Itsumo your father's number not your brother's!"

"I am his father," Kyo said agitated.

"Oh," Mrs. Gruyere said. "Well, in that case I would like to talk about Kazuma's behavior."

"What's he do!"

"He was caught fighting with a boy in grade 2."

"What were they fighting over!"

"I'm not sure but here at K12 All Boys Academy we frown upon fighting of any sort. Both boys are being sent home."

"WHAT! Why!"

"Because they were fighting."

"How?"

"Verbally."

"That's IT!"

"Yes."

"He's being sent home for THAT!"

"Mr. Sohma, how old are you?"

"What the hell does that have to do with anything!"

"Please Mr. Sohma, answer the question."

"27."

"Mr. Sohma, you are still very young, I doubt you'll understand until you're older the true effect of any form of violence."

"What did my son do that was so bad!"

"He was FIGHTING. Fighting encourages the youth of today to form and join gangs, leading them to go to jail."

"So you're saying that Kaze will go to jail!"

"No, of course not!"

"Then what ARE you saying?"

"Mr. Sohma, you should set a better example for your son and dye your hair back to its original color---"

"What the hell does that have to do with this!"

"I'm afraid I'm going to have to ask you to calm down and leave."

"Don't bother! Come on Kaze!"

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Kyo grunted as they walked back home. "Sorry Da…" Kaze said his gaze downward, his voice ashamed. "Don't' worry. That lady was crazy. So, Kid, what were you fighting about?"

"You's."

"Me?"

"Yuppersh."

"What about me?"

"Hair?"

"My hair?"

"Colors."

"My hair color?"

"Uh-huh."

Kyo smirked as Kaze's grim expression warmed up. "What'd he say?"

"Dat it wush ugry and dat it wooked funny."

"So what'd you say?"

"I sayed Nuh-uh! My Da's hair ish da coolest! And dat he wush stooped. Den he sayed I was stoopud and I sayed nuh-uh! And he sayed you wush stoopud and I sayed you's ish da bestest best Da in da whole wide world and dat's I wanna be justs like you's when I grow up."

"You said all that?"

"Yuppersh."

Day 4- Thursday

"Kid! Come on! We'll be late! Today Kyo had woken up earlier than he had that entire week and gotten Kaze ready for school. "Da?"

"Yeah, Kid?"

"You's gots ta make me's lunch."

"Huh? What?"

"We's going ta da Fishy Place."

"Where now?"

"Da Fishy Place."

"The Fishy Place?"

"Dey's gots fishies!"

"The Aquarium?"

"Da Fishy Place."

"Okay… A lunch for a field trip to the aquarium." So for the first time since he got married six years ago Kyo made lunch.

Day 5- Friday

"Hey Kaze, you ready?"

"Yuppersh!"

"Great, let's get going. You know your mom comes home today."

"Yuppersh."

"Hey, Kaze."

"Da?"

"Happy Birthday."

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And there you have it, Chapter 7. I hope you liked it. I know it's kind of a sudden bond between them but I thought that it showed how adorable Kaze is. How easy he is to get along with, how much he wants to please and be like father. It might be short but it fits. Well… On to type up the final chapter.

-Moinkey