Here's part 2. This one is a transition between 1 and 3 so it will be long, about my normal chapter length. I'll have Part 3 up soon.

Disclaimer: I only own the characters of Mitsukai, Jade and Jace. Nothing else.

I want to respond to a review left for part one by pink-cherry-005: thnks for reviewing! XD i'm glad you got the mother! i hope you'll review this part also. Sincerly, Pyro Psychotic

I also hope all the rest of you will review, don't be silent.

My deep sleep was disturbed

by the creaking of my door.

I thought it was Jace, climbing in with me because of a nightmare.

But it wasn't.

My mother was my visitor.

I was wondering why until he sat

my sleepy form up and leaned my against his frail chest.

My instinct was that he just wanted to talk.

Boy, was I wrong.

"Kai? Are you awake?" Tentative, not normal.

My mom's usually very strong and outgoing, not this shy and shaking person holding me.

"Mitsukai, if you're awake, listen to me.

I have to go away for awhile, but I don't know what day or if I'll ever be back.

Will you take care of your father for me?

He'll need you for awhile."

I snapped awake at the end. He sounded so...broken.

"Where are you going, Momma?"

I was suddenly alert, but I knew I couldn't make my mom stay.

"I don't know sweetie. I just have to."

And Momma, for the first time since Jace and Jade were born, cried.

I knew he had to leave.

I reached up, as a five year old, to wipe away the tears.

He kissed my forehead, laid me back down and left.

I heard the front door open and slam shut.

As I watched the black cloaked form of

my mom run up the small lane and into town,

I felt sad that he wouldn't be able to see the twins grow up.

The whisper of wind was blowing, lightly tossing leaves as I saw my mom pause on the high hill outside of town and see his lips move with silent words

till they reached me.

"Ai Shiteru, Mistukai."

Then he ran until I could no longer see him.

I turned from my open window to my digital clock that glared "4:30 a.m." in neon red letters.

I knew my father would be up in an hour.

Not wanting to see him when he first got up, I tried to sleep, but no luck.

Rather then trying again, I went to visit the twins in their room.

I opened the door, knowing one of the them was awake

Jace's neon green eyes latched onto me as I approached.

She was holding onto the front gate of her crib,

swaying as she tried to stand.

Golden curls fell onto her shoulders where they ended in red tips.

She knew something was wrong, I could tell.

Picking her up , I walked over to Jade's crib on the other side of the small room.

Jade's red spikes alert me that she's trying to wake up.

Balancing Jace on my right hip, I leaned over and snatched the groggy, blue-eyed 11 month old and fastened her to my left hip.

I swayed side to side, trying to lull them back to sleep, but Jace refused.

I carefully laid out a puffy blanket, sky blue with purple and yellow stars.

I set them down on opposite sides and left the room, cracking the door so I could hear them.

I walk down the hall to the kitchen, quietly grabbing and warming two bottles of formula.

I also snatched a dry bowl of cereal, for later, wanting to avoid my dad as the time drew nearer.

Walking back to the room, I looked down at the blanket to see Jade curled up asleep and Jace nowhere to be seen.

I started to panic, thinking maybe she went to go see Mom.

As I go over a checklist of all the places she could be, a giggle bursts out across the hall.

My room!

Of course she'd scamper in there.

Wrapping Jade in the blanket like the filling of a burrito, I stepped across the hall, carefully balancing Jade, cereal and bottles of formula, into my slightly messy room, spying Jace giggling from the top of her teddy bear ramp onto my bed.

I swear she's part monkey.

Unwrapping Jade, I make a little nest on my bed in front of my now closed window for the two to watch the sunrise as we always do every morning.

As Jace sits in the blanket nest, she points to the far away hill, where our mother said goodbye to me, cocking her head to the side, a puzzling expression adoring her chubby face.

"Momma? Nani?"

I beam, but it soon sinks.

My sister's first words are about my mom instead of to him.

"I don't know where Momma went Jace, but maybe he'll come back sometime soon. Or maybe not at all."

I hated having to tell my sister this, but she probably didn't understand me anyway.

Again, I was wrong.

"I sawry Momma weft."

Her intelligence and understanding amazed me, but she's Mom's daughter, so no real surprise there.

I smiled, wrapped my arm around her and sighed deeply while looking to the rising sun.

The flaming ball of reds, oranges, yellows
and pinks swirled low in the sky, slowly rising to

take it's rightful place as king of the heavens.

This peaceful serenity, however, was quickly shattered by the savage drawn out howl of my now dangerous father.

He must have found the note Momma most likely left.

I hope you liked that. Ai shiteru= I love you. Nani=huh or why or something like that. My friend named Mitsukai. I drew her and it may be up on my deviantart soon. Review and I again really hoped you liked it. XD