Falon flew low over Kaoru. He was staying close enough to watch her, but not so close as to attract Kaoru's attention. She was moving slowly through the trees, stopping constantly to observe whatever may have caught her attention.

"Hello, Falon," Tuan said flying up to the old Chao.

"Hello, Tuan," Falon said as he continued to follow Kaoru.

"Falon," Tuan started, following after him, "I don't know if you've heard, but..."

"Yes, Peaches is causing quite a disturbance, isn't he?" Falon said serenely.

"You've heard about that?" Tuan said, slightly taken aback.

"Yes well, you spend enough time around this garden and you start knowing what to expect from certain chao," Tuan nodded.

"O-oh, I see, well..."

"And I expect that you and Acquila would like to take Kaoru away from the garden, yes?"

"Well, yes..."

"I expect you can't leave now, because Kaoru seems too young to travel long distances, yes?"

"Exactly, you see, if we were to leave now she would..." Tuan stopped talking as Kaoru fell over. She jutted out her lower lip and tears filled her eyes. "Well, she would do an a lot of that."

Tuan and Falon flew down towards Kaoru as she silently pouted to herself. Tuan glanced over at Falon who was petting her head. "Falon," he said, "is it strange that she never cries aloud?"

Falon nodded slightly, "I think it's just her character showing. Our garden is a peaceful place. Maybe she knows that crying would cause a disturbance." Kaoru giggled loudly and the hint of a small smile played on Falon's lips. "And maybe she knows that her giggle is something welcomed around this garden."

Falon and Tuan flew away from Kaoru as she stood up again and continued her trek through the trees. "Not everyone welcomes her giggle, Falon," Tuan said in a serious tone.

"And I expect she knows that, too. Don't worry so much, Tuan. Kaoru may be young, but I think she knows more about what is going on here than most of us. I expect she can sense what everyone is feeling. She'll be a strong one when she's older. You may underestimate her sometimes, Tuan."

Tuan watched as Kaoru found a small bed of Japanese Cherry Blossom petals and began to play in them. "You may be right, Falon, but that doesn't stop the fact that she is too young to travel with us."

"I won't argue with you there, Tuan. It make take some time before Kaoru can walk as long a distance as you are planning, but that doesn't mean there aren't other things you can teach her while you wait."

"What do you mean?"

"Continue to teach her our language. Although some of the chao may not like it, I happen to think it's wonderful that someone else can understand us. I would be great if others were able to understand us, also."

Tuan nodded slightly, thinking this over in his head.

"And, Tuan, I think you should teach Kaoru to fly."

Tuan jumped slighly when Falon said this, and he couldn't seem to comprehend what Falon meant. "Falon, Kaoru doesn't have wings. How could she possibly fly?"

Falon smiled and flew low over Kaoru, who had laid down in the bed of petals and fallen asleep. He petted her head a few times, and looked up to make eye contact with Tuan for the first time since the conversation had started. He smiled widely, "Don't worry, Tuan. You'll figure it out."

He then flew away from Tuan and Kaoru, leaving Tuan slightly perplexed.

Tuan watched Kaoru as she slept, but he didn't seem to see her. He seemed to be staring off at a far away place in the back of his mind. Kaoru giggled in her sleep every now and again, causing Tuan to smile, though he didn't notice it. He was too busy thinking about what Falon had said. Does Kaoru sense more about the chao garden than we do? And what did Falon mean about teaching her to fly. She's not a chao, and she doesn't have wings. Why would Falon say something so ridiculous? And if he knew how to teach Kaoru why wouldn't he do it himself? Or at least tell Tuan how to? Why be so vauge about it?

Tuan sighed and petted Kaoru's head. There was only one thing he knew for sure. All of this thinking was going to give him a headache.


A.N.

Well would you look at that. I updated this story twice in under twenty-four hours. Anywho. I have to go catch a plane, so there won't be anymore updating today.

I hope you've enjoyed this chapter. Also, I'm putting this Chapter up without running it through spell check. So I hope it's okay. Thanks bunches. I'll probably run it through spell check and such when I land. Please don't hate me if there are mistakes.

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