The van pulled into the parking lot of the mall. "All right, everybody get your rotting butts out of this van and into that building!" Kotaro exclaimed.

Sakura snatched Harry from Junko's arms, and carried him lovingly into the large mall. Harry's eyes were full of childish wonder as he looked around the mall. "It's so big..." He said with wide eyes. Sakura giggled and nodded her head.

"The biggest in the country~!" She sang.

"Wow... what's in here?" Harry asked.

"All kinds of stores, plenty of places to get you some new clothes." Sakura answered. Harry smiled softly at that idea, and Sakura carried him towards the closest clothing store she could find. Walking through the isles, Sakura held Harry in one arm at her hip, she began picking up clothes and holding them up to Harry, as if inspecting them. "What do you think of these, Harry?" She asked. Harry looked at the blue footie pajamas and smiled softly.

"They look comfy." Continuing with their shopping, Sakura picked up a number of outfits for Harry, ranging from t-shirts and shorts, to a small sweater similar to hers. She had Harry try on many different outfits, and she thought he looked adorable in all of them.

She bought the clothes and had the boy get changed in one of the washrooms. When he came out, she smiled warmly. "Aww, how handsome." She cooed.

"Thank you Miss Sakura..." Harry blushed, looking down sheepishly, being gently hugged by Sakura once again.

"Not to worry hon." She grinned, kissing his cheek. She picked him up and carried him off, going to find the others. She found them in the food court.

As expected, Lily was the first to react when she saw Harry wearing some of his new clothes. "AWWW! He's so cute!" She squealed, her eyes going comically wide as Harry buried his face into Sakura's shoulder, embarrassed.

Saki snickered. "Man, he is way deep in that shell, isn't he?"

"Yeah, but it's cute how shy he is." Sakura replied with a smile. As the group enjoyed their food, Sakura fed Harry some dragon rolls, the singer couldn't help but smile as she saw some colour returning to the boy's face. He had a bit of a road to go until he was back to normal, but any progress made her happy. She looked at his tiny frame and frowned sadly. She really hoped he got some meat on his bones soon... His malnourished state really worried her.

"This tastes really good Miss Sakura." Harry said, taking another bite of the sushi. "What is this?"

"It's called a dragon roll, there's shrimp, cucumber and something else in here." Sakura replied, picking up another piece with the chopsticks. "Do you want to try the chopsticks?"

Harry looked at the two sticks curiously. "Oh...Um...Okay..." He took the two small sticks and looked at them with a frown. "Um... How do they work?"

"Well, you hold them like this..." Sakura demonstrated, playing Harry's fingers around the two wooden sticks. "...and then you pick up food like this..." Continuing with her demonstration, she gently lifted Harry's hand up. Harry paid close attention as Sakura gently helped him use the chopsticks to grab his food. He stared at them for a moment, making sure he got it, then carefully put it in his mouth. "Yay! There you go!" Sakura playfully cheered. Harry looked up with a smile at Sakura, and tried to pick up a second piece. It took a couple tries, but he eventually got it all on his own. "All right! Go, Harry!" Sakura cheered happily. The others smiled over at the two, Ai leaned over to Saki, quietly asking.

"So has he said it yet?"

"Said what?" Saki replied, a bit confused.

"Y'know... mom."

Saki shrugged. "Heck if I know, ask Sakura." She replied. Sakura was a bit busy being a mom at that point however.

"They look so happy." Junko mused with a smile.

"Indeed, Lady Sakura seems to be the ideal caregiver for Young Harry." Yugiri nodded.

"I hope Harry enjoys the show tonight!" Lily added.

"Oh, you bet your butt he will!" Saki said with a grin. "After all the effort we put into it, who wouldn't love it?"

"Youtube commenters." Lily replied.

"Yeah, but what DO they like?" Saki grumbled, not too happy with some of the... "suggestions" left on their most recent music video on how to "improve" it.

"Cats." Ai shrugged, taking a sip of her drink.

"I like cats too..." Junko said with a small smile. That got Harry's attention, as he looked over with an excited expression.

"Kitties? I like kitties!"

"Oh you do, do you?" The singer asked.

"Yes. Sometimes I got to stay with Miss Figg, and she had some kitties... they were nice."

Junko smiled. "That sounds lovely. Were they soft?"

"Yeah, they were fluffy and liked to pile on me, but they were really nice."

Junko smiled softly. "So cute..." She said. "I used to have a cat... I just hope she was able to find a good home after I passed away..." Harry smiled sadly over at the idol, then reached out to her, as if offering a comforting hug. Junko smiled and took the hug. "Aww...Thank you, Harry...You're such a sweetie..." Harry didn't know what to say, so he simply smiled into the hug.

"I got his some clothes, what else does he need?" Sakura asked, looking to the others for advice.

"Uh...Probably a toothbrush." Saki reasoned. "And a couple toys could be good for the little guy."

"And maybe a blanket." Ai added. "He may need his own bed eventually, or it'd just be good to have something to keep him warm at night." Sakura nodded, thinking over what else they should get.

"I think that should do it." The redhead concluded. "Okay! Let's finish up our food and shop!" Sakura spent the next two hours were spent going store-to-store with Harry held comfortably at her side. She purchased a few small toys, a nice blue blanket, a red toothbrush [his pick], and some children's toothpaste. As they wandered the store, Harry saw a poster...

"Miss Sakura! It's you!" Sakura turned and grinned when she saw a large poster in a store window of her and her other bandmates. Walking over, she held Harry up so he could get a better look at it.

"Yup!" She giggled. "This is what me and the others were practicing for this morning!"

Harry smiled brightly. "Are there gonna be a lot of people there to watch you?" He asked, prompting Sakura to nod her head.

"Oh yeah, totally!"

"I think you'll be really good."

"Aw, thanks Harry!" Sakura looked down at the bags in her hand and smiled warmly. "Well, this should do for now, okay, Harry?"

"You didn't have to buy all this stuff for me..." He said, feeling guilty, but he couldn't explain why.

Sakura nodded. "I know I didn't HAVE to. But I did it anyway. Wanna know why?" Harry tilted his head curiously. "It's because I wanted to!"

"But why did you want to?" Harry asked, still confused.

"Because I care for you. No matter what anyone says, you're a wonderful little boy, and you didn't deserve the abuse you suffered." Sakura replied.

Harry blinked. "I...I... Okay..." He said softly, feeling very unsure about it. Sakura smiled sadly and hugged him closer to her bosom, kissing his cheek. "Thank you Miss Sakura, thank you for being nice to me."

"And thank you sweetie, thank you for bringing is much happiness to my life." Sakura replied. It was at that moment that a huge group of Franchouchou fans noticed Sakura standing with the boy in her arms.

"Number 1 has a child?!" One exclaimed.

"But how!?" Another exclaimed.

"Maybe it's her brother!"

"Awww! He's so cute!"

Sakura tensed up when she saw the fans were now crowding her. "Uh...Hi, guys! Um...What's up?!" She asked, sweating slightly.

"Who's the kid?" Was the first question asked.

"Is he your brother?" Was the second question asked.

Sakura looked at Harry. "Um...Yes, my brother. He's recently adopted." She explained, deciding to bluff a little bit to avoid any troubles.

"He's so cute! What's his name?" A female fan asked, bending down and waving at Harry, who shyly waved back.

"His name is Harry. Don't crowd, guys. He's super shy. He's been through a lot. Just a few steps back, okay?" Slowly but surely, the fans took a few steps back, all still seeming to be practically bursting with questions. "Um...So, uh...Yeah, he's...staying with us for the time being. He was found on the street and me and the girls ended up taking him in and he imprinted on me most."

"That's so kind of you!" One of the female fans squealed.

"Is he going to be going you on tours?" Another asked.

"Where's his family?" A third asked.

"Um... In order, thank you, probably, and he uh...would rather keep his family problems secret." To confirm her point, Harry nodded his head. The fans all mumbled, seeing to understand and agree. As Sakura continued to answer questions, Harry began to feel a little ill at ease with so many people surrounding them. Sakura noticed when the boy let out a small whimper. She looked down at him, seeing the fear in his eyes and knew it was time to go. "Well, it's been great meeting you all, but I need to be on my way. Practice and all." She said chipperly. The fans looked briefly disappointed, but understanding, and Sakura knew they'd be tied over when they noticed Saki checking out the video games.

"Hey! It's number two!" One of the fans exclaimed, and the group seemed to migrate towards Saki, who didn't notice they were there until she was surrounded. Sakura breathed a sigh of relief when they were gone. She walked away with Harry, deciding to go and wait outside with him. She wasn't surprised to find Junko was out there as well.

"Ah, how'd the shopping go?" Junko asked calmly, glancing over at the two approaching the van.

"Good. Until we got swarmed by fans..." Sakura sighed.

Junko winced in sympathy. "Yes, the fans can be somewhat difficult at times..." She agreed, still not over that one time she had been swarmed by fans. She'd cried.

"There was a lot of people... it was kinda scary..." Harry mumbled.

Junko gave the boy a smile and nod. "Yes, my thoughts exactly, Harry." Sakura sighed contently as she sat on a. bench, looking up at the bright blue sky. The clouds were slowly rolling above them, everything seemed so calm. Sakura could get used to this.

Harry looked up too, staring at the sky curiously. "Oh!" He pointed upward with a smile. "I found a cloud that looks like a hippopotamus!" Sakura laughed at his enthusiasm and looked up, finally seeing one that looked like a giraffe.

"And there's a giraffe!" She pointed. Harry's face seemed to light up when he finally saw it.

"I see it!" He exclaimed.

Junko looked up as well, and found a cloud shape that made her smile softly. "Oh, and there's one that looks like a kitten."

"And there's one that looks like Romero!" Harry added, pointing to a puppy-shaped cloud. The trio continued their little cloudspotting game until the other girls stepped out of the store.

"As much as this may be the greatest job ever... the fans can be a litlle... persistent..." Saki grumbled as she left the mall.

Lily giggled. "I liked meeting the fans! I got to sign autographs!" She said excitedly.

"Well, it's nice to know people enjoy our music at least." Ai nodded in agreement. Yugiri smiled and nodded in agreement, and Tae was looking up at the sky, trying to figure out what Harry was looking at.

"It's nice to see them so relaxed." Saki said, motioning to the happy duo.

"Yes, especially after how terrified little Harry was when he arrived, it's good to see him smile." Yugiri replied with a warm tone. The group had to leave shortly afterward, unfortunately, so their cloud gazing was over. Harry sat comfortably on Sakura's lap as the van drove back to their house. One of their songs had come on the radio and Harry seemed to be swaying to the music.

Sakura giggled softly and patted the boy's head. "You like it? This is Saki's song." The redhead cooed softly. Harry smiled.

"Your song rocks, Miss Saki!"

'Why is everything this kid does so adorable?!' Saki mentally asked before replying. "Thanks kid. I know a lot of people like it, but it's special to me that YOU like it." She messed with his hair a little playfully.

Harry giggled at the playful gesture. "Well now, ladies!" Kotaro exclaimed. "I hope you're all ready for tonight, because it's going to be your most important show ever!"

"It's gonna be AWESOME!" Lily cheered. "We're gonna show everyone how it's done!"

"That's the spirit Lily! The others could learn a thing or two from you..." Kotaro remarked smugly.

The other girls either snorted or pouted. Harry, on the other hand, raised a hand in the air and cheered. "Yaaaaaay!" This made everyone present (except Lily, because she already was) beam brightly at the young boy's enthusiasm.

"That's the spirit, kiddo! YAAAAAAAY! EVERYBODY CHEER LIKE ME AND HARRY! LET YOUR ENTHUSIASM BE HEARD, COME ON!" While there were smiles, there wasn't any cheering. There were a few calm, somewhat uninterested 'Yay' but overall everyone seemed fine not screaming like monkeys. "C'mon, really?" Kotaro groaned.

Sakura shrugged. "Have to save our voices for the big show, don't we?" Kotaro blinked and turned to look at her.

"Good call. Not another word until the show!"

"No."

"Fair enough!" Harry laughed slightly at the interactions between everyone, and Sakura took a moment to breathe. It had only been about a day since she had found Harry, yet it felt like weeks. Not that she was complaining, she'd take every second she could get with him. She rested her chin on his head and smiled warmly, facing forward and enjoying the light feeling of the boy's weight on her lap.

"Miss Sakura, how do you come up with the songs you sing?" Harry asked after a few minutes of silence.

Sakura looked thoughtful. "Well, they're kinda based on things that have happened to us. Like, I could probably write a song about meeting you."

"Really?!" Harry said, his eyes sparkling. "You could? Could... could I write one about meeting you?"

Sakura giggled. "Sure, if you really want to, you could totally do that!"

"Okay. I'll try." Harry nodded, then began thinking to himself, he didn't see the massive grin Sakura had on her face. "Um... Miss Sakura is super nice... She...doesn't have any lice... She give me lots of hugs... and um...drinks juice out of...jugs." He decided to quit while he was ahead. The next thing he knew, he was being given a crushing hug by the singer, who pressed her lips against his head repetitively.

"You're just...too...CUTE!" She gushed, nuzzling the top of his head.

"Th..thank you..." Harry replied, giggling somewhat at the kind words.