AN: I am sorry I have been so late in all my stories. I have been having terrible FF block and have been very busy. So I am very very sorry. I hope that this, being my first chapter being posted in a long time, is all right. And I am sorry once again. I hope that you enjoy this! And darkemochic please continue to bug me. I really don't mind, in fact the bugging might actually help. XD

I will try my best to update sooner from now on, I truly am sorry, and I am sorry if this is too different from the last chapters, it just kind of popped in to my head and came out on the screen. (hehe) sorry.

Strange Dreams and a New Place

'It's open."

I slid the sliding Japanese style door open and walked in to the room. I stepped inside and was amazed at what I found.

A tree, a huge tree, in the center of an open area, instead of a room. However the most amazing thing of all... was that there were fish! And these fish weren't in water. They were in the air. Seeming to be swimming through it as if it were water.

I continued to look around. Standing there in shock.

"Umm... we did just walk through the FRONT DOOR... right?"

My apparent partner in this voice came from behind me, a bit gruffer and deeper then mine.

"Yeah, and from the outside there's no way it looks like a yard this big should fit here."

"Not again..."

Suddenly the world seemed to spin around me. I turned. The open sliding door seemed miles a way. The figure, my partner, only a shadow.

"HEY!!" I reached out for the door, running towards it, reaching my arm out for it. The figure seemed to reach its arm out too.

The door suddenly got closer. The hand outstretched was huge. The figure still hidden.

'Just a bit farther!' I told myself as I kept running.

Suddenly the door disappeared.

I slowly came to a stop, my arm just as slowly, falling to my side.

I stood there.

Staring at where the open door had just been.

"What the-"

Something picked me up from behind. I turned my head, the door was behind me, slightly above me, and an arm was dangling from the end of it, a huge hand grabbing the back of my shirt. It pulled me up quickly and I found myself standing next to a bridge, in the night air. The moon shining brightly.

"It's cold!" I said, blowing warm air on to my freezing hands.

A water bottle dangling from my wrist.

I held it up to my face. Looking through it.

'Does he want me to fail?' I think to myself as I squint to see anything through it. The moon catches my eye through the other side.

"Look at how big the moon is."

I pull the container from my eyes so I can see the moon better. Its gorgeous.

"The light from the moon is so bright. Its casting shadows ev-"

SLAM

"AGHH!!!"

Kazahaya shot straight up in bed.

Rikuo stood over him, his foot in his step brothers gut.

"SONUVA-"

Rikuo held up a clock, looking a bit annoyed.

"GET YOUR FOOT OFF OF ME!!!"

"You over slept... again." he said shoving the clock in his face. "Get your butt in gear."

He set the clock down beside Kazahaya's bed and walked out of the room. Heading down the stairs.

Kazahaya threw his pillow at him but Rikuo had already shut Kazahaya's bedroom door behind him.

He then slammed himself back on to his bed, pulling the covers over himself. He growled as he looked through the open window of there new house.

It had been three months since his father had bombarded him with the fact that he was dating a guy. In love with a guy. And that this guy had a son his age.

Then, he had left the two alone, for almost two days before showing up with said guy, and claiming that they had organized everything out and that they would be moving in to, once again, said guy's house and becoming a 'family'.

Kazahaya sighed under his covers. His golden eyes lightening as he remembered talking with his dad after the guy and his monster son had left, promising to return of course.

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"What?"

Kazahaya's father had looked at him with a small smile.

"Well," he paused then looked down at his son, who he had sat on their black couch so he could confront him. "Saiga-kun owns a chain of small drug stores, and well, he said that there is a shop that just went out of business near his house and well... I was thinking..." he lent down on one knee and Kazahaya's gaurded golden eyes met with his fathers. "I could buy it and transfer my bakery down there. He has an extra room at his house, that you could set up as your own, and the private boys school that Rikuo-chan goes to sounds like its a really good school. So," his eyes turned a bit pleading. "I was thinking..."

"You want to move in with him?" Kazahaya blurted out, his eyes still guarded. He didn't need to be a great detective to figure that out. He continued to stare in to his fathers golden eyes. His dad was happy, he was in love. All his dad was thinking about was him. This wasn't new to Kazahaya, that seemed to be all his parents thought of. "I guess that means," he stood up slowly and began heading towards the stairs, keeping himself guarded. "we should start packing, eh Kakei-san?"

The older blond, still bent by the couch paused, a frown spreading across his face as his golden eyes went to follow his only blood tied son. He looked him over guarded eyes, empty face. The way he'd called him Kakei-san instead of dad. He didn't know what to think of it whenever he did that. He'd done that a lot since he and his wife had divorced. Calling them by first names, though he could only really speak for his side of the line, he didn't know what went on at his ex-wives.

Kazahaya then turned a way from his father, knowing that he was most likely wondering, Kazahaya felt bad, for he himself didn't know, he just felt moody, and yes, he did do this with his mother, at times.

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Kazahaya sighed as he flipped over on his bed looking around his big room. It was bigger then his crowded upstairs room. There was even a bathroom attached. How huge the guy's house was had surprised him, immensely. He sat up in his bed and stretched. He and his dad had only lived here a month, his dad had told him that school started in another month. This year he wouldn't be going to stay with his mother until Christmas, which he was a bit disappointed about (not being able to get a way from all this sooner) but not completely. He still needed time to adjust to all this.

His arms came down beside him again as he still looked around the room, picturing his old one in comparison as he sighed.

"One month of moving the bakery stuff in to the newly bought building across the street. Another half a month to pack all there own stuff and move it all the way up here. A month living in this little town four hours from where dad's house use to be," he muttered this too himself as he pulled off the covers and set his bare feet on the floor, they tickled a bit as they were set on the small white mat beside his bed. He stretched his arms out over his head. "Another month and then I'll be staying in dorm rooms with that Godzilla thing." he muttered as he stepped off the mat on to the hard wood floor, ignoring the sudden cold chill running up his feet from the floor as he walked across the room, passing a book case beside the opening to the well sized bathroom attached to his.

After he was done in the bathroom he came out and looked around the room. A white door was shut a foot beside the opening to the bathroom, along the same wall, perpendicular to where he stood, another book shelf stood, this one actually having books on it, beside that a small desk with his lap top, a few shelves a good ways above it, so the person sitting there wouldn't hit there head when standing up, and another, smaller, bookshelf. Then beside that, in an open little corner area, was an empty red bean bag chair and beside that a small pile of manga followed by empty wall space, an open walk in closet (straight across from where he stood in the opening to the bathroom) and his bed. On the other side of his bed, however, right beside the mat and to the right side of the window, so the view wasn't obscured, were still some unpacked boxes. He knew he'd have to unpack them eventually.

In the box were still posters and some books and other random stuff he'd shoved in while they'd been rushing around to move quickly, in time to adjust before the school year his father had said.

Kazahaya stepped in to his closet, the white doors folded to either side. He looked only for a moment before deciding on a pair of black jeans and a some what tight red t that had a black chinese character on it for fire, behind it swirls of gold and in front of it some white dots. He pulled the two on quickly, folding his yellow pj shirt and pants and setting them on the shelve above the hangered clothes. He then slipped on a pair of black socks, and American flag colored sweat bands, a gift from his step father in America.

He bent down and grabbed his black converse, holding the laces together and flinging them over his shoulder as he walked through his door and turned down the little hall way of doors to the left of his room's door, glaring at the one that he knew to be Godzilla's, before scampering down the steps.

As he turned left again, to head towards the living room, the downstairs area of this guy's house being almost identical to his own dad's, he slammed in to 'Godzilla' falling back on to the last step of the stairs, his legs sprawled out in front of him as his shoes dropped to the floor and his hand came to his nose, which stung at the moment.

"Ouch." he grumbled. "Watch where you're going!"

Kazahaya's golden eyes narrowed as he looked up at the big monster above him.

'Godzilla' was dressed in a pair of black baggy pants and a white t-shirt, a pair of black socks on his massive feet.

"Good." came one of his one worders as he turned and walked a way.

"WH-" Kazahaya watched his re-treating back, letting the yelling die in his throat as he stood, picked up his shoes and rubbed his back side. "Flippin monster." he muttered as he headed in to the kitchen.

"Good morning Kazahaya."

"Glad to see you're finally up sport."

"Good morning dad," Kazahaya grumbles as he sees his fathers smiling face. "Good morning Saiga-san." he grumbles, knowing this is the man who put 'Godzilla' up to waking him up.

Kazahaya quickly opened the fridge and pulled out a container of cold rice, grabbing a pair of chopsticks in the drawer beside the fridge before heading over to the table.

"Hey dad," he says, managing to some what ignore Saiga but not make it noticeable. "I'm going to go look around some more, is that all right?"

Kakei, Kazahaya's dad, looks to be thinking on it.

"Well-"

"I've got all but a box or so unpacked," Kazahaya cuts in as he swallows a mouth full of rice. "The bakeries almost completely ready to be opened as well, plus me and Rukio-san," in his head he replaced the name with 'Godzilla'. "have split all the chores on a list so that we will get them done while we are here and I have yet to meet a single soul besides Tsukiko-san."

Kazahaya recalled meeting the women the second day they'd moved in. She was Godzilla's daddy's neighbor and, he had found out awkwardly, 'Godzilla's' mommy, Which he still had trouble believing.

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Kazahaya had woken up extraordinarily early, which was saying something since he often woke up early, and had come out to sit on his dad's new home's little porch step, leading from the door to a walk way through the front yard. He had been sitting there, hands crossed over knees and head resting on top.

He had been wearing a green t-shirt with a yellow 'f' stylised on the front and a pair of dark navy blue jeans, black socks and slip on black shoes.

'Am I eighteen yet?' the question was something he'd asked countless times over the last few years, and it never being a 'yes' answer.

A bird some where in the yard had begun to sing and Kazahaya had debated whether to look up or not, finding nothing else to think on. Finally he decided to look up and see if he could find where the annoying little birdy song was coming from, he was not in the mood for pleasantries. As he looked up he saw a women, standing right out side the low built brown gate.

She had long black hair, soft black eyes and was dressed in a nice blue dress with a white sweater buttoned at the first button and opened up down the rest.

Her pale lips turned up in a smile as he noticed her and he couldn't help but flush a bit, she was a very pretty women.

"Umm," he said intelligently. "Hello."

"Hello." she said, her voice very musical, and much more appreciated compared to the birds singing. "Are you new here?"

Kazahaya smiled slightly, standing up.

"Yes." he stepped towards the gate, finding that the women was about the same height as him, so that they could look at each other at eye level. "My name is Kazahaya Kudo," he bowed slightly. "Me and my father have just moved in with..." he paused to think. "My fathers 'friend' and his son."

The women had laughed.

"I am Tsukiko. It is a pleasure to meet you Kazahaya-chan."

Kazahaya had smiled, noting that the women must be older then he.

"Do you live around here Tsukiko-san?"

"Yes."

This made Kazahaya happy, he was hoping that the charming women lived close.

"Infact," she said, her smile brightening. "I live right there."

She pointed, Kazahaya's golden eyes following her hand to the house right beside 'Godzilla's'.

"Neighbor?!"

"Yes." Tsukiko had said with a small smile.

He'd almost jumped with joy.

"This is so nice." he said turning back to the pretty women with a smile a lit on his face. "Do you go for walks at this hour often Tsukiko-san?"

"Hmm, some times." she said with a small smile. "Especially when I have trouble sleeping."

"Ah." Kazahaya hummed, still smiling with his bright gold eyes and bright soft lips. "I do that at times too. I just don't know my way around here... yet."

Tsukiko laughed, lightly.

"If you like I could show you around some time?"

"Really?" Kazahaya felt an immense amount of joy at the thought of making friends with his new neighbor. "I would love that! I mean," he coughed, clearing his throat. "I would really appreciate it Tsukiko-san." he said with another small bow.

She laughed lightly again.

"But of course Kazahaya-chan."

Kazahaya smiled up at her again. He might just be able to manage living here.

The two then began to talk of things, where Kazahaya had come from and where he'd gone to school. He'd found out that the women in front of him was a florist and owned a small shop near one of Saiga-san's shops.

The two had been talking pleasantly, not realizing that other people were beginning to awake and move about, until.

"Hey," a pair of very big, very strong, hands set down on Kazahaya's shoulders, holding him in place. "what are you doing?"

Kazahaya felt shivers go up and down his spine. He slowly looked up, already knowing who it was.

'Godzilla!' he thought to himself, feeling like an ant about to be stepped on. 'Hey wait a minute...' Kazahaya thought as he noticed Rikuo's black eyes were narrowed and looking at Tsukiko, his tall straight form clad in a plain green t and his hair slightly falling over his forehead.

"Oh, just talking." Tsukiko said with a smile. "How are you this morning Rikuo-kun?"

'-kun?' Kazahaya thought, before he felt Rikuo's hands tighten on his shoulders slightly.

"Go home mother." Rikuo seemed to growl at her.

"M-mother?" Kazahaya squeaked as he looked back at Tsukiko.

Tsukiko smiled and nodded.

"Me and Saiga are really close friends." she said, as if that explained everything.

Kazahaya's gold eyes had widened in disbelieve.

"M-mother?" he repeated looking up at Rikuo and then back at Tsukiko, as if hoping for one of them to deny it.

"Yep. Any way, since you are here. Would you mind giving this to Saiga for me Rikuo-kun?" she said, still smiling as she handed him a letter.

Rikuo took the letter from her with out a word, his other hand still digging painfully in to Kazahaya's other shoulder.

"And if you still want me to show you around some time Kazahaya-chan," Tsukiko said turning her black eyes back to him, he having to turn his gold eyes from Rukio, whom he had been staring at the moment she'd spoken. "Just let me know, mkay?"

"Ahi." Kazahaya had said with a small smile as he looked at the lady, noticing just how her eyes looked like Rikuo's and how certain features of her face could be just like Rikuo's, though he did have his dad's hair cut and tannish skin. "Thank you."

He attempted a half bow but Rikuo's hand was digging in to his shoulder to deep.

"All right then." she laughed as she turned a way and waved back to them. "Have a good day you two. 'll be seeing you. Both of you!" she smiled and winked before heading off back to her house.

"Stupid women." Rikuo mummbled as he forcibly turned and began walking Kasahaya to the house's white door.

Kazahaya, still in shock did not resist and instead, once they were both inside and Rikuo was leaning against the door bringing one of his feet up to pull of a dirty black sock.

"Your mother?!" Kazahaya had said, once again, not wanting to believe it. He had looked over Rikuo. 'To this huge,' he said as he looked at the wide shoulders. 'monster,' the huge hands and feet. 'Godzilla,' his chest as he stood up. 'obnoxious,' his thick neck. 'rude,' he looked over Rikuo's full pink lips 'child beast?' His black eyes, that seemed to be smiling at him.

This had sent shivers down Kazahaya's spine.

'That polite women is 'Godzilla's' mother?!?!'

"Yep." Rikuo said in his famous one word answerer's, before turning and heading towards the stairs at the end of the hallway, waving later with the hand still holding the letter for Saiga, Godzilla's daddy.

'No way!!!!'

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"Well," Kakei began again. "I don't know. Why don't you take Ri-"

"Tsukiko-san volunteered to show me around!" Kazahaya stated rather quickly, not wishing to be stuck with 'Godzilla' all afternoon. "Besides, I bet Rikuo-san already has plans." he walked over and set the bowl and chopsticks in the sink, rinsing them out, out of habit.

Saiga almost spit his coffee all over the place.

Kakei had looked up, not all together surprised but at the same time a bit.

"H-hey Kazahaya-chan," Saiga got up and walked over, slinging an arm over Kazahaya's shoulders, earning him a slight glower from the small 'boy'. "I was actually wondering, If you wouldn't mind, if you could help out in the shop today? It is a family buisness," Saiga removed his hand from Kazahaya's shoulders, he was trying to be himself, but also make friends with his lovers son (which he, over the last month, realized was going to be a bit hard... harder then he'd expected at least. -1-) "and I'd think it would help you get to know the people around here, for when you stay here and all."

Kazahaya, his golden eyes still set in a glower, looked up at Godzilla daddy.

"Just for today, okay? I promise you, this weekend we'll all go out and I'll show you the town. How does that sound?"

Kazahaya didn't move, Kakei moved slightly, a little nervouse since he knew Kazahaya to be quiet stuborn at times.

Kazahaya caught a glimps of his fathers nervous movement from around the tall man in front of him. He sighed.

"All right Saiga-san." he began heading towards the door. "I'll wait till this weekend."

Saiga sighed, smiling. Kakei looked really surprised by this but then found himself smiling.

"But I still would like to be shown around by Tsukiko-san. She was really nice to me the last few times we've met."

Which was true, they had met, by chance, a few times in the early mornings and a few times in the afternoon, Kakei voluntering Kazahaya for gardening duty to get rid of some of his extra energy while he, Saiga, and some times Rikuo, finished figuring out some stuff.

Saiga flinched a bit but smiled.

"Of course. She is our neighbor after all."

Kazahaya glanced back at Saiga, noting the small strain in his face as he slipped on his convers.

"All right then." he said standing up. "I'll be off now."

"Can you find the shop on your own?" Kakei asked as he got up, taking up his coffee cup in his hand and tucking his chair in with the other.

"Yeah. We passed it at least a dozen times on the way back and forth." he said, while remembering how many times Saiga had pointed out to them on the many times they'd had to go back and forth with stuff.

"All right then. We'll see you this afternoon then Kaza." his dad said with a big grin.

"Mhm." Kazahaya hummed as he opened the door.

"Work hard!" Saiga called as he ran out the door. "Think he'll ever be able to accept me?" Saiga asked as he put an arm around Kakei's shoulders, staring at the door through his sunglasses.

"One can only hope, and wonder with that boy." Kakei said with a sigh as he lent in to Saiga's shoulder. "Hope and wonder." he glanced at the closed white door where his seventeen year old boy had stood moments ago, remembering him as a small seven year old with a wide opened mouth grin, holding a tooth that was missing from the top of his mouth in his hand.

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Kazahaya walked down the street, glancing at Tsukiko's pretty blue door. Her house was white with blue trimming, matching the doors. A beautiful garden in the front and a nice simple stoned walk way leading from her white fence to her blue door. Not seeing the nice women, and still hard to believe mother of Godzilla. He began to walk a little faster.

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1) He also notices that Kakei got the easier end of the stick, Rikuo instantly taking to him and treating him as he does everyone... well, or treating him more like Saiga.

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AN: ... Yeah... the story took a turn... I'm sorry, if I had attempted to go through everything that happened between right now I wouldn't have been able to get a chapter out... for a while... because this way was easier... I am truly sorry.

And, if any one happens to remember, where did I set this story? I think Kazahaya's mom's in America, but I can't remember where I set Kakei, Kazahaya's dad.

And I wanted to develope how I was going to put in a few characters... yeah... sorry. ^_^ (sweat drop)

Hope you like them.