"Shii-Chan!" Akito launched herself at Shigure wrapping her arms around his neck. He carefully set his tea down smiling at her.
"Ah Akito, what brings you back to Sohma house? As I recall you weren't fond of coming back here for new years." Shigure's smiled a bit, "I hope you aren't sick again…" His voiced trailed off when he put his hand to her forehead.
Akito giggled a bit, "No I not sick again, what can't I just come here to see my Shii-Chan?" She ran her hand down his green house kimono grinning a bit.
"Alright, did Kyo force you to come? Because Ha'ri did say you hadn't come in to see him about your bronchitis." His voice held a little bit of humor, but still a little pity.
"Actually it was Yuki who had me come," Shigure's face fell, "See, father went to some meeting, mom's gone to see some of her friends from high school, and Yuki's daughter is coming home. So Yuki thought I should stay here since I hadn't come to see Ha'ri in a while." She smiled again, trying not to think about Kiada. "What you don't want me here Shigure?"
"No, of course I don't want you here," His voice was heavy with sarcasm, "So how long are you staying here?"
"Mom gets home on Sunday, so about a week…" Her voice drifted, "I was thinking of going to see Hatsuharu, 'cause last time I stayed here, Hatsuharu said that if I didn't want to stay with Kiada I could go stay with him so…"
"Ah, well I'm sure he'd be trilled to see you," Shigure looked out the window thinking about everything Akito had just said. She and Hatsuharu got along almost as well as she and Kyo didn't. And Akito had always said, 'Hatsuharu is better, faster, and stronger than Yuki and my dad combined.' Shigure chuckled a bit thinking about it.
"What are you laughing at" Akito cocked her head to the side, it wasn't everyday that she got to hear Shigure laugh, it was nice.
"Ha, nothing." Shigure smiled at the girl. "If you wanted to I could take you to see Haru."
"Oh," Akito looked down, "I don't want to make you go through all the trouble, I mean I'm sure I could find out where he's at I'm good at-"
"Oh no trouble," Shigure cut her off, "I was just on my way to see Ha'ri anyway, so taking you to see Hatsuharu wouldn't out of my way. Believe me, if it was I wouldn't do it." The last sentence caused Akito to burst into giggles.
"Alright if you're sure." She held out her hand after Shigure stood up. The two made there way out of the house onto a cobblestone path. Akito looked up at Shigure, his hair was receding a bit, but he still looked young; Younger than Hatori.
"Ah, hello," A tall woman stood in their path. Her raven hair was braided and draped over the shoulder of her red kimono. "Shigure…Akito…" The woman trailed off.
"Akito," Shigure seemed to stand up a little taller, "Good afternoon Akito." The smaller Akito looked up at the taller Akito.
"Yes, I suppose it is Shigure." She didn't take her eyes off the little girl, "I need to have an exchange of words with this girl," She held her hand out to little Akito, "If she isn't to afraid to come."
Shigure let go of little Akito's hand pushing her towards older Akito, "If you do anything to Akito, I'll-" Shigure was cut off.
"Oh don't worry, I'm not going to hurt her," The older Akito smiled, "I just wanted to talk to her." Shigure gave her a distrusting look but handed the scared little Akito off to the scary older Akito.
Another Millerific note: Hello dears, I definitely type this up, during gym when I sorta kinda a little bit skipped and came to the liberty and wrote this. And Dun dun dun! It's an older Akito. Your god only knows what she's planning for little Akito. Maybe she does 'just want to talk', or maybe she's got more plans! And oh, I finally got more than three hours of sleep. I did however have to cry myself to sleep, my boyfriend if going to the university of California, leaving me thousands of miles away. So if I don't write that much it'll be because I've made myself sick from anxiety, so, if you have any ideas for future chapters please message me. I love getting reviews and messages from you guy! Love you all 3 Mille Narcissa!