Yuka's POV

Hey, remember me? If not, I'm Yuka Izumi. I have to go to court tomorrow. Why? Because my mom abused me. Dad says that he'll do everything and anything to try to gain my custody again. I hope he does.

"Yuka." I look at the window. I'm in a foster home. For now, at least. My friend, Yuu, is at the window.

"Hey Yuu." I walk over to the window. "How'd you find me?"

"I asked your dad, and he told me where you were for the night," she replies. She's sitting on the windowsill.

"I wish I wasn't here." Yuu hugs me.

"Hey, can I ask you something?"

"Yeah, Yuu?"

"Where's my best friend? I swear I saw her a few seconds ago. She's an optimistic person, not a pessimist." I laugh. She knows how to cheer me up.

"She's right here." The door opens slightly, and it's Haruka, the foster parent.

"Yuka? Who's this?" She stares at Yuu, and Yuu extends a hand as she jumps down from the windowsill into my room.

"I'm Yuu," she said in her polite voice.

"Yuu-?"

"Yuu Kobayashi, Yuka's best friend." I smile at her, and she returns it with her winning smile.

"Ohh, it's nice to meet you." Haruka is a nice woman. She reminds me of Mom before the divorce. I looked out the window, and did a double take. Yuu and Haruka keep talking, but I keep staring out there.

"Yuka, I'm going shopping. So you think you and your friend can take care of- Haruka, I can take care of baby Ashkii," I assure her. She smiles.

"Thank you. Bye!" And she leaves. I look out the window again. I can see a boy out there, in a tree. He keeps staring at me, or glaring. It's hard to tell.

"Yuu, did you bring someone along with you?" I ask, a bit nervous. She shakes her head and stares at me curiously.

"Why?"

"No reason." I glance at her and look back at the tree, but he's gone. Must be my imagination gone wild again. "Hey Yuu?"

"Yeah Yuka?"

"Can you explain to me how Kioshi died? Again?" She stares at me, a little confused and a little frustrated.

"You weren't listening again, weren't you?"

"Nope." I leave the room, Yuu following. "I'm gonna get the baby." She nods and stands in the hallway. I should explain this house. I was placed here yesterday, and I was sad and stubborn to do so.

Haruka wasn't aware that a new kid was coming, so I was a surprise. I thought she'll be mad, but she really is nice. She never got to have kids of her own, to some illness or something, so she adopts. She used to have five kids, but two of them moved out, and the other two got placed in different homes.

"Hurry up, Slowpoke!" Yuu yells at me, a bit annoyed. I pick up Ashkii, the baby girl and the fifth child Haruka adopted, and leave. Ashkii is a beautiful baby. Haruka says she's nine months old. She's so adorable! She has black, short (of course) hair, her eyes are a perfect golden color, and she's always wearing these cute outfits!

"Oh my gosh! This is such a cute baby!" Yuu coos, smiling at Ashkii. We go back into my room and sit on the small bed. I look out the window again, to see if that boy was there, and he was.

"Yuu, who's that?" I ask quietly, pointing to him. She glances over at the tree, and stares at him.

"Hello!" she said, waving. I could hear him scoff. I smack Yuu's hand down and look at the tree.

"Why are you here?" I ask him. I give Ashkii to Yuu and glare at him.

"I can be here if I want to," was his response.

"I can call the police on you if you don't leave."

"Hn." And he was gone. In a flash.

"Do you know him?" Yuu asks me.

"No, and I don't intend to." I close the window and go back to playing with Ashkii. "So, how'd Kioshi... pass?" Yuu sighs sadly.

"He was... He kinda... Uhh..."

"You're making no sense."

"OK, Mr. S said that he was coming home from Space Camp." I know Kioshi loves Space Camp. That's why he was absent at school for two weeks, so he could attend. But what happened?

"And Kioshi's uncle was driving him home from the airport." Uh-huh. BUT WHAT HAPPENED?!

"And then they stopped at a red light, like drivers are supposed to do."

"Yuu, cut to the chase. What happened?"

"They got in an accident."

"What kind?"

"Car accident, obviously. The other car's, from behind them, brakes went out and..." They got hit. "Kioshi wasn't wearing his seatbelt. Only his uncle survived. The other driver didn't make it, either." Ashkii looks at me with her golden, curious eyes. I could feel Yuu's hand rub my cheeks lightly.

"You're crying." I am? I wipe my face, and sure enough, my cheeks were damp. I hold Ashkii and rock her to sleep. Yuu said she was going home, so I bid her farewell. I watched her leave as I reclosed the window and sat on my bed. I hope Haruka comes home soon.

The next day...

I'm wearing my best clothes. A black and silver dress with white flip-flops. My hair is down, like always, and I'm sitting in the backseat. Ashkii is with a babysitter, so Haruka can drive me to court.

"I'll walk you in," Haruka tells me, helping me out of the car. I look around the treetops. I see that boy again. He stares at me, with curious crimson eyes. I can see what he's wearing. He has a black cloak thing, a bandana over his forehead, his arm is bandaged up, and he has weird hair. It's black, gravity-defying, and it has some white and blue. Lucky! I wish I could do something like that to my hair!

"Yuka! Haruka!" I look at the door and Dad's there. Haruka hands me to him and leaves, hugging me.

"You'll always have a place with me," she whispers. I can sense somehow that she's trying to hold back tears.

"Don't cry. Smile for me." She smiles sadly and leaves. Dad stares at me.

"You look ravishing." What the hell does that mean?

"Thank you. And you look handsome." He chuckles and walks me inside. I see my Auntie Ume talking to a man, and Mom with police officers at her side. I gulp as Dad and I walk into the courtroom.

JJ: Seriously, when the hell are you goin' home?

DT: You know damn well my computer is broken!

JJ: THEN FIX IT!!

DT: I don't know how to fix a computer.

JJ: - Because you're lazy.

DT: Ooooh...

JJ: Anyway, I guess that was good. I mean, Hiei was barely in the chapter and he didn't even mention his name, which is awesome! :D

DT: Wait'll the-

JJ: SPOIL IT FOR ME!!

DT: Sorry... OK, did ya'll like?

JJ: They hated it. They're all wondering, 'When the hell is Kurama coming in? I need my kitsune'!

DT: Shuddup! OK, see ya'll next time.

JJ: Hopefully at her house. Bye!