I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I looked at my last chapter when I added it and I found so many mistakes that I missed when going over it. Please don't be mad at me for all the errors, I'm going to try much harder to get them all checked. I hope you can tell what Kori wrote on the board the last chapter and what she was thinking. If you cant ask me about it in a review and I'll answer you.

Anyways please continue to read my story because I really like writing it.

Disclaimer: I do not own crescent moon.

Normal POV

Kori stared out the window. It was still raining hard if not harder 8 hours later. It was now 12:30 am and to her knowledge everyone was in bed. Since she had slept pretty much all day and she wasn't one to sleep much anyway, she sat in the bar looking out the window.

Ever since she was little Kori had always found watching the rain relaxing. Even if she was a fire bird, the rain just seemed to be an image of peace more than a threat. At least it as really the only calming image Kori got to face nowadays.

She rubbed her arms a little from a slight chill. The empty moonshine bar looked slightly eerie with all the lights out. With it being pitch black outside it made the room even more creepy. But it didn't scare Kori, she had to many other things to be scared of.

She stopped rubbing her arms for a moment and looked down at her forearms. They had been wrapped in clean bandages, most likely to cover the small cuts she had collected from the river. Mahiru had also been kind enough to lend her a pair of pajamas (even though they kinda drowned her seeing as Kori was a twig anyway.) Kori glanced over at the table were Mahiru had laid them out for her. That was when she thought she was going to bed when everyone else had too. Of course Kori had thanked her, silently of course, but had neglected to put them on.

Why? Why are they being so kind to me? I know that they are demons too but… aren't they mad? Aren't they mad that I'm so weak I cant even mutter a proper thank you? Don't they realize that I'm nothing but trouble? No one has even taken the time to take a second glance at me because I'm such a pitiful sight, so why these people? They even forced me to eat when no one really cared what I did before…

Flash back to that night:

After Akira had settled down from his game of tag, he scurried into the kitchen for reasons unknown to Kori. Not long after he came bounding back in balancing a huge platter of sandwiches and a few glasses too. He put the platter down and started filling the glasses. Everyone started sitting down like absolutely nothing was out of the normal while Kori just stood there a little confused and worried as they looked at her expectantly.

Th- they want me to sit down… Kori thought in her head alarmed, b-but I cant! If I get close to them then… Kori was interrupted from her thoughts when Nozomu finally spoke up

"Whatcha standin' over there for? Come and eat."

Kori froze in place, she had forgotten all about the food. The thing with Kori was she never ate. She remembered when she had stopped talking that her father had told her if she were to completely disappear from the world everyone would be happy. I'm not sure if the same goes for everyone else but the thought makes you lose your appetite.

Kori looked down shamefully and shook her head no.

Akira's ears popped out and lowered a bit.

"Your not hungry? But you haven't eaten all day."

Suddenly the wall became very interesting as Kori fiddled with her jacket zipper. What could she do?

Mahiru looked thoughtful and handed her the dry erase board once again.

"Just tell us what's wrong, I mean you seriously cant expect us to believe your not hungry after sleeping all day."

She gulped slightly cant helping but feeling a sense of impending doom. It was a bad habit of hers. (hehe I get that felling every time there's a huge test at school…but who doesn't? Anyways…)

I don't really eat much anyway Kori wrote on the board before she pulled it back again.

"but not eating anything is really bad for you!" Akira exclaimed the others nodding in agreement (even Mitsuru OO)

its okay really, thank you though Kori scribbled showing it to them. She set the board down and started walking towards the stairs. When you're the center of attention all you really ant to do is get out of there after all. But Akira and Nozomu had beaten her to the stairs. Both of them grinning they each grabbed an arm and picked Kori up, carrying her like a doll to the table. (if you've ever seen Drake and Josh on Nickelodeon, it was exactly like how they picked up Megan that one time…if you haven't…just try and picture it.)

Kori was a little surprised to say the least….She was being carried like a flippin doll! Misoka shook his head, like he couldn't believe he was friends with these people and Mahiru giggled at Kori's disgruntled expression, kinda like this oO.

Still grinning they plunked her down in a chair in between Mahiru and Misoka, A small plate with a sandwich and a few grapes was placed in front of her. Kori looked up at them with a slightly annoyed look and scooted off the chair. This time she didn't even make it across half the room before the whole process repeated itself.

Once again plopped in the chair Nozomu and Akira looked at her smirking.

"You can keep getting up as many times as you like but it will always have the same outcome." Misoka stated to her before she could try again, "It would be best just to give up and eat."

Kori sighed quietly and almost looked like she was pouting before she picked a grape off the vine and nibbled it.

"Yay!" Akira yelled as him and Nozomu finally sat down.

End of flashback…

But why? Kori thought to herself, completely dumbstruck Why would they even care?

"Kori?"

Kori jumped out of her skin from the sudden voice. She tipped out of her chair and let out an involuntary squeak as she hit the floor.

Mahiru sweat dropped as she turned the lights on.

"What are you doing sitting here in the dark, at this late at night?"

Mahiru gazed at the small girl in front of her. Kori was staring up at her nervously and a little shyly too as though Mahiru would hit her for catching her.

Even if Kori had only been there a day Mahiru couldn't help feeling like a big sister at the moment. She smiled kindly and held out a hand for Kori to grasp as she helped her up.

"Trouble sleepin?" She asked kindly, observing the faint traces of dark circles under the younger girls eyes. As I said before it was hard to tell under Kori's bangs.

Kori blushed with embarrassment and fiddled with her jacket zipper again.

Mahiru smiled at the cute gesture, and patted her on the head like Nozomu usually did to her.

"Don't worry, it's a new place with new people, I'd have a tough time falling asleep myself."

Kori looked a little surprised at the pat on the head and gaped for a moment at the older girl. Only for a moment though as she once again stared at her shoes.

Mahiru looked thoughtful for a moment. "Usually reading a book helps me relax if I cant sleep, would you like to borrow one of mine?"

Kori looked up at the older girl quickly. She had always loved reading, it was one of the only ways she could escape her fathers cruelty, and the rest of the world even for a short moment. She didn't want to trouble Mahiru any more, I mean she had woken her up pretty late even if it was by accident.

Not even waiting for an answer Mahiru had grasped Kori's hand once again and started to pull her along behind her. They climbed up the twisting stairs, turning off the lights as they did so, and made there way quietly down the hall.

Mahiru pulled Kori into her room walked over to her side table. She rummaged through a few books before she found the one she wanted. She turned around to face Kori, who was blushing but peering over Mahiru's shoulder curiously.

'Tada." Mahiru held out The Wizard of Oz to Kori like it was the grand prize.

Kori couldn't help it, she let the smallest, almost microscopic smile creep onto her face. She took the book blushing and bowed to Mahiru gratefully.

Mahiru giggled at Kori's politness and patted her on the head again.

"That's one of my favorites, go ahead and read it and tell me what you think." She told her as she walked Kori back to the spare room.(that's where she's staying)

Pausing before she left Mahiru turned to Kori once more "But please try and get at least a little sleep, after all your still recovering from a cold." She smiled letting herself play the big sister once again.

Kori blushed again and nodded, watching Mahiru sleepily make her way down the hall again.

But the thought still escapes me, Kori thought before closing her door, Why do they care?

Well there's chapter four finally, I hope I described things a little better this time. Did Mahiru seem a little OOC? Ah well I like the idea of Mahiru playing the big sister cause Kori definitely needs one. I will update soon!

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