A/N: We got to Osaka! Meeting the Hondo siblings too. I hope you like this chapter. I only realized when writing this that timeline-wise Eisuke's accident should've happened about a year before... Oh well. It isn't that important, is it? The main thing in canon is that it actually happened. Right?

The second file: Changes in life
Sub-file one: Ei-chan and Hime-chan

The moving itself went smoothly. Within a day Shugo and Yamato were at their new apartment with the old one back to the possession of the landlord. It took a bit longer to settle down then. The abrupt change and the adrenaline with it kept the two running through the night, moving things around, back and forth. They didn't get far. The new place was smaller than the previous one, with only one room that had the kitchen, living room and bedroom combined plus a bathroom and a small area to leave shoes. Two futons were spread on the floor, next to the table, ready to be cleared away every morning.

"How long are we staying here?" Shugo asked one day.

"As long as needed. Probably over summer. Then we move on to Nagano. Have you found a place for us to stay yet? For a longer if possible…" Yamato replied from his cooking. The blonde was a surprisingly good cook. The man had told he'd always enjoyed joining his mother for making the dinner.

"And later I preferred making my own food… For understandable reasons. Jin never enjoyed cooking. I wouldn't be surprised to know that he's an awful cook and thus always eating out…" The man had stated.

"I've been looking. There's one village with a relatively cheap house that's been empty for years now. The village council is owning it now. What do you think? According to the pictures it's quite spacious and not in a terrible condition either. Besides it's quite far away but quite close too if there's ever a need to go back to Tokyo. The village is small so no one really would look in its way…"

"I'll send a letter of enquiry tomorrow. Meanwhile… how's your homework? I know it'd be stupid for you to enroll to school here only to transfer right after summer but you still have to keep up with your studies."

"Please… I'm almost halfway with these textbooks." Shugo muttered and hid behind his laptop so he wouldn't need to see Yamato's happy grin the man gave out whenever he was teasing the boy.

"That's great to hear!"

"...Can we get a piano?"

The question so out of blue that Yamato literally dropped the spoon into the soup he'd been making.

"Excuse me?" The blonde man turned to look at the boy who still didn't look up from the computer screen.

"A piano. Electrical so it won't take that much space… I'd like to play. Hoshi and I have learnt to play the piano since we were in primary school… It would be nice to play once in a while and keep up the skill. It'll also help me to improve my typing speed." Shugo rambled. "It doesn't even need to be very expensive or need to get now, I was merely thinking about the idea…"

"Oi, calm down, Shugo. I didn't say no." Yamato chuckled. "The question did come suddenly but when I think about it… why not?" The man walked up to the table and sat down. "The place in Nagano will be as much your home than mine so I find it only natural that some stuff that you want will be there too. Kami, you need stuff more than your electronics and clothes and the school books you have. So the piano is not too far-fetched idea. Just not yet. I rather have us in Nagano before getting something considerably big. I need a steady source of income too."

"It makes sense… Thank you Yamato-san."

Around the time when the schools were starting again, Shugo and Yamato were walking around Osaka and getting to know the place. They were walking through a park with a clear view to the Tsuuten Tower where many families were spending time prior sending their children back to the school bench.

One pair attracted Shugo's attention quite soon though. It was a boy about his (physical) age and a girl around the age Akemi was… Both of them had smooth, black hair and quite similar eyes. The pair was tossing a ball to each other. Well, trying to. The little boy tripped when trying to catch it and fell on his back. The ball rolled away.

"It's alright, Hidemi-neechan. I'll get it." The boy smiled as he got up before running after the ball that was rolling out of the park and towards the road. Shugo was running after the boy before he even realized what he was doing. But according to the actions of the sister, the same thoughts were going on in her head too. Danger!

The little boy got to the road where no cars were going on. He carefully went to pick up the ball and turned around then.

"Hidemi-neechan, I got it." And he tripped again. Right when the car was coming forward.

The brakes screeched and the boy could only stare at the car coming towards him and towering over him.

Bang!

The car swerved to the side on the last minute. Dangerously but with less momentum than when coming straight towards…

"Ei-chan!" The girl screamed. The boy flew backwards from the impact and when hitting the ground, wasn't moving. Shugo spared one glance to where Yamato was but couldn't see the man there. When looking around, the faux child could spot him behind a tree and pocketing his hand gun. Talk about paranoia… Though in this case it just might've saved the kid's life.

The girl Hidemi was on the edge of panic and well past the verge of tears. After Yamato checked the boy's vitals and concluded the neither his neck nor back were injured, he offered to drive them to the nearest hospital, an offer that was immediately accepted.

The four of them, Yamato driving, Hidemi on the front seat, Shugo on the back with Eisuke lying next to him, made the way to the hospital that was thankfully close to the park. Once there, the injured boy was immediately taken to a surgery. Shugo could briefly hear that the head trauma wasn't life threatening but the internal injuries in the other hand…

Time passed. Shugo was sitting alone and waiting for Eisuke to come back… Hidemi was resting in another room after giving a lot of her blood for her brother. Yamato had gone to check the place of accident and was directing the police there. A nurse was calling to Hondo Ethan and then to Mrs. Okudaira who knew Eisuke and used to know his mother.

The boy fell asleep on the chair and when he woke up, he found himself in a hospital room with the siblings. Eisuke was still asleep from his surgery while Hidemi was dozing off in a chair next to his bed. Shugo in the other hand had been placed on a sofa by the window. Low voices were conversing outside the door. Looking at a clock on the wall, Shugo concluded it must be the next day already.

The door opened and three people came in. First came Hondo Ethan, then Mrs. Okudaira and finally Yamato.

"Yamato-niichan?" Shugo asked drowsily while rubbing his eyes with a closed fist. The blonde smiled and walked to the shrunken teen. He crouched in front of the sofa.

"Heya, Shugo-kun. Did you sleep well?"

"I didn't mean to fall asleep…" The boy muttered.

"It's alright. We are going home now though."

"But… Ei-chan…" Shugo glanced at the sleeping boy on the bed and his sister. Ethan and Mrs. Okudaira were talking with low voices near them.

"He'll be fine. If you want to, we can come to visit him some other day."

"Okay…" The boy climbed off the sofa and hid another yawn behind his hand. Yamato took his other hand and lead him towards the door of the hospital room. On the way Ethan briefly stopped the pair to thank Yamato for his quick actions.

"It's fine. I was just thinking he could've been Shugo-kun. It's something anyone could've done and should've done..." Something in Yamato's eyes told Shugo that at some time it hadn't happened like described.

"Well, thank you anyways. You are welcome to visit Eisuke once he is feeling better."

"Is Hime-neechan going to be alright too? She looks pale…" Shugo asked suddenly, looking worriedly at the sleeping girl.

"Hidemi will be just fine." The somber-looking man smiled down at the boy. "She just gave a lot of her blood for Eisuke."

"Oh…"

"They are important, aren't they?" Yamato asked as the two of them made their way to the car. "Otherwise you wouldn't have dashed immediately after the boy."

"Yes. Hondo Ethan and later Hondo Hidemi work for The Company. Both infiltrating to the Organization."

"... The Americans, huh? I'm glad I got out then. I rather not be the one having to deal with moles." The blonde man gave out a sigh. "You're keeping tabs with Eisuke then."

"He will be important too eventually. I think I'll befriend him now and then keep contact via letters and e-mails. He'll probably need it since any time now, Hidemi will move to the States to study."

"I see. Let's keep close tabs on them then."

A/N: This chapter is also quite short due setting the situation. All in all the chapter lengths will vary a lot depending on what's going on. Besides these chapters are still more about introducing people to Shugo so he'd have the necessary connections in the future... Some are made on purpose, like the Kudou's but while Hondo's were on the list, this one was a complete accident. And right now I can't wait to get Shugo to Nagano... I love the Nagano officers!

Review Replies:

-Kitty Offline:
Thank you. I thought of it for the longest time. I'm glad it makes sense. :)

-Zeladious:
Theoretically indeed. But they work, right?
Welp. ;)