Ju San stood in the kitchen, washing dishes and staring out the window. She had her eyes set on her and Naki's bench. It was currently occupied by a five year old boy with ragged, teal hair that came down almost all the ways to his shoulders. He sat hunched over, hugging his knees. They sky was gray, and it looked like it would rain soon. Ju San frowned.

Suddenly strong arms wrapped around her waste. Ju San turned her head so that she could scold the man.

"Someone is going to see you doing that," she said.

"Do you want me to stop?" Naki asked.

Ju San sighed. "No."

"You sound sad," Naki observed. "What's wrong?"

"Look outside."

"Looks like it's gonna rain."

"I meant on our bench."

Naki frowned. "He looks sad. I'll go talk to him."

"Wait," Ju San said. "Can I talk to him?"

The blond ghoul blinked. "Why?"

"Well," Ju San said, putting away the last dish. "You talked with Hitomi last night. You understand how she feels about things. Me, I understand how Kaito's feeling."

"I see," Naki said, kissing her. "You can go talk to him now."

Ju San walked out into the courtyard and sat down next to Kaito.

"What do you want?" he said sharply.

"I want to sit next to you," Ju San said.

Kaito did not say anything.

"So you met your parents," Ju San said. "Big thing."

"I have no Mommy and Daddy," Kaito said bitterly.

"Funny you say that," Ju San said, leaning back on her hands. "I remember saying the same thing when I was around your age."

"I don't care."

Ju San's heart ached. What had been done to this five year old child to make him like this?

"I have a twin too," she said gently.

Kaito turned his head to look at the woman. "Really?"

"Yes. A twin brother."

"Kind of like how Hitomi's my twin sister," Kaito said, aggressiveness beginning to fade from his voice.

"Yes, kind of like that."

Kaito was quiet for a few minutes, debating over if he should speak to this woman or not. "Why don't you have a Mommy and Daddy?"

Something sparked inside Ju San. He was willing to talk to her.

"They gave my brother and I up when we were very small," Ju San explained. "To a very bad person. Who would hurt us."

"Like Suzuya and Yoshimura did to me," Kaito said.

"Yes, like that. And I was very angry for a long time. My brother too."

"What's your brother's name?" Kaito asked.

"Ju Yon."

"Why did you stop being angry?"

"Well," Ju San said. "I never knew my parents. I didn't know why they gave me up. But now, I trust that there's a good reason. I think that they didn't want to give me up. And I'm happy now."

"Why are you happy now?" Kaito asked, eyes trained on the ground. "They gave you up."

"Because I met the most amazing person in the world."

"Mister Naki?"

Ju San nodded. "He's my best friend."

Kaito shook his head. "No he's not."

Ju San cocked her head in confusion. "What do you mean?"

"You and Mister Naki are in love."

A blush spread across Ju San's face. "Why on earth would you say that?"

"Cause last night," Kaito said, fiddling with his thumbs. "When you and Mister Naki tucked Hitomi in, I was still awake. I just had my eyes closed and was listening. You talked about how you want to make babies together someday and then told each other 'I love you'."

"Um.. I—I um…. I can explain—," Ju San said, struggling.

"It's okay," Kaito said. "I won't tell anybody."

"Thank you," Ju San said, relieved. "Where was I. Oh yes. And I'm happy because this way I get to meet you. And I want to help you."

"Fine," Kaito said. "Maybe I do have a Mommy and Daddy. But I hate them. Well, I don't really hate my Daddy. He just scares me. I hate my Mommy though."

"What about giving her a second chance?" Ju San asked.

"Why would I give her a second chance?"

"Well," Ju San said. "I know that she loves you very very much. And everyone makes mistakes. And your Mommy made a big mistake. But I don't think she should pay for it forever. Your mommy is a good person. And sometimes good people make bad choices. One bad choice doesn't make someone bad. What your family needs to do is start all over. All of you. Because when you start over it's an opportunity to make things right. The way they are supposed to be. Like it or not, your mother gave you life. The least you can do is give her a second chance."

Kaito was silent for a moment. "Yeah. I guess."

"Will you give her a second chance? For me?" Ju San asked.

"Okay," Kaito said.

Just then, the sky opened up and large drops of water began to fall. Kaito looked up, and a smile flickered at the corners of his mouth for just a second. Drops of rain down the boy's face.

"I think we better go inside," Ju San said.

"Can we watch a movie?" Kaito asked, standing of.

"Of course," Ju San said, leading the boy inside.

The two sat down on the couch in the den, and Ju San turned on the TV and flipped through the movies in the kid's section.

"Miss Ju San?" Kaito asked softly.

"Yes?"

"Where's your brother? Does he work here?"

"He used to," Ju San said. "But he died, let's see, eleven years before you were born."

"I'm sorry," Kaito said squeezing the woman's hand. "You must miss him."

"Yes, I do."

"What happens if I die?" Kaito asked. "And I leave Hitomi all alone?"

"That's not going to happen," Ju San said gently.

"Promise?" Kaito asked, climbing into her lap.

"I promise."