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WARNING: This introduces Takashi's family~ Sadly, I do not know if he has a mother or what her name is so I will be making it up… ^^' Also, this is NOT a song chapter! *Gasp!*
Ch.13 The Morinozuka household!
Takashi's P.O.V~
He branded her… Hot, burning steel forming words like that… On skin.
It makes me sick.
I have this feeling that I can't explain as I sit here and look at the words on her pale skin… 'Forever Lost' that bastard… No wonder she seemed so broken. I feel as if I should protect her now, like Mitsukuni. Even though I know he can handle things himself, I'd never let him get hurt…
I also want to tear each and every limb from that idiot's body. How dare he even touch my Kitsune like that! Wait…
My…? Oh nevermind… We have to do something…
"I don't want you all to stay in that house if he knows where it is…" Haruhi was still lightly caressing Ichi's leg as she talked to her.
"What do you mean?" She replied. I get it… Haruhi wants her to stay with one of us?
"What would you do if he hurt Anna or Cho? I don't want to see that happening so I want you to stay with one of us ok?" I was right…
Before anyone could volunteer Mitsukuni looked at me and nodded so I stood up.
"She can stay with me." I said while looking down at Haruhi. I don't know why Mitsukuni wanted me to volunteer instead of him, but I can't find any reason to argue either…
"That's a great idea Mori-senpai!" How can he be so hyper all the time?
"What do~"
"You mean~"
"Tono?" I'm still upset over what I had said about Kitsune at the restaurant and what Hikaru actually did… I'll make it up to her somehow…
"I mean that because Mori-senpai is obviously bigger than Fusei, that he could easily protect my dear sister!" Tamaki really needs to word things better…
"Yeah! Takashi will keep her safe, ne Haruhi?" Mitsukuni had one of his large smiles on his face and I couldn't help but smile the slightest.
"What do you think Ichi? Mori-senpai can easily help Anna like he did that first time and Cho already loves him… We could even swap houses for each day until you pick which one you like the most…." Haruhi was trying to calm her down and it looked like it was working.
Wait a minute… Ichi will be going to each one of our houses?
"That wouldn't be wise Haruhi… I don't think Tamaki's or my own family would let her stay, and I don't want to risk any trauma if she goes to Hikaru's and Kaoru's house. Plus, your house might be too small to have more people staying in the same apartment." That's sadly true…
"Hey!" The accused twins were now arguing with Kyouya and Tamaki while Mitsukuni, Haruhi, and I all looked over at Ichi. She looked as if she was thinking something over before she blushed and looked over at Mitsukuni. I was glad that some color had returned to her face but her eyes held such sadness…
"Wait… I can't have anyone over because my parents are on a business trip right now… She can still stay with you though, right Takashi?"
I knew that his parents weren't on some business trip, but he must have some important reason for her not to be able to stay at his house.
"Ah." So I agreed.
Normal P.O.V
So it was settled. Ichi would be staying at the Morinozuka's household until further notice….
"I want to speak with Maman first so that I can se if she's alright with it…" Ichi spoke. Kyouya walked over and pressed the button to make the anesthetic drip into her system again and she looked up at him with confusion and drowsiness.
"Don't worry about that. By the time you wake up, everything will be sorted out." He said and she fell back onto the bed, fast asleep.
"Jeez Kyouya-senpai… Was it really necessary to drug her again?" Hikaru asked. He was looking at said boy with a quizzical expression.
"Yes, I needed to tell you all something very important without her hearing it." They all were at immediate attention, "We cannot harm this Fusei person until we have solid evidence or he strikes first, do you understand me?" Haruhi nodded, seeing the basic rules of law through the meaning of the conversation.
"I know it isn't fair, but do you think that a judge would believe a rich man's tale of how he saved a young girl from a mugging, or a poor girl's story of how said man is actually the abuser?" They all looked down. "That's what I thought. Haruhi, go tell Anna what's going to happen but don't tell her that Ichi's been in the hospital again. Hikaru and Kaoru, you go with her and start packing things and loading them into the limos…" The trio headed out of the room quickly to do their tasks.
"Tamaki, I need you to go to Taberu and tell Miss Sheila what's going on. If Fusei is there, go to her house and leave a note under the welcome mat where her house key is. Honey-senpai, would you please go get some food for Ichi so that she can eat when she wakes up?" Tamaki left first while Hani nodded and got off of the bed. Before he left though, he placed Usa-chan in Ichi's arms.
"And Mori… You'll need to go tell your parents what the situation is as well and if they have any questions, have them call me." Mori nodded and left the room as well. Kyouya sighed, snapped his notebook closed, and sat in one of the chairs near the bed.
"How can one girl have such a complicated life?" He asked himself while rubbing his temples.
With Mori;
When Takashi arrived at his house, he was slightly worried. He wasn't sure what his father, Akira, and his mother, Fumi, would think of a young girl with a child and a sick mother coming to live with them.
Plus, with Cho already calling him 'Papa' and the fact that they share a strong resemblance might give his parents the wrong idea. However, he knew that Satoshi would be perfectly fine with everything…
"I'm home." He called as he walked into the house. He suddenly moved to the side as his little brother came flying at him and dodged with ease.
"Hiya Taka-bro! How was your day? Did you make new friends? How's Mitsu-kun? Did you meet a girl? Is she pretty? What's her name? Are you~" He was only stopped by Mori placing a hand over his mouth.
"Good. No. Good. No. Most are. I wouldn't know, and No." He answered in a string of simple answers that made Satoshi sweat-drop. He then licked Mori's hand and he let go in disgust.
"Haha sorry Taka-bro, but you wouldn't let go! Anyway, why are you home so early?" Satoshi asked. He was always so full of questions; Mori once thought that he'd be a great host for some game show one day…
"I need to speak with our parents." He was glad that he could be a little more open at his house than at school because Satoshi was always asking questions, whether they were big or small.
"Ok! They should be in the living room! Can I come to?" He looked so eager with his sparkling Onyx eyes. If he didn't look almost exactly like Takashi, no one would ever guess they were brothers…
"Sure." Mori replied monotonously. They went into the living room and sure enough, Akira and Fumi were sitting at the floor seats by the table in their traditional Kimonos and Yakutas while drinking tea.
"Hello Mom, Dad. I have something important to ask of you…" He wanted to get straight to the point and soon he was telling his parents and younger brother everything. Well, he didn't tell them how bad her injuries were, but he made sure to tell them that Fusei was abusive and dangerous.
"Well son, I'm very proud of you for making this offer and I'm perfectly fine with having her stay until you can deal with that boy. What about you Fumi?" He asked his wife. Mori definitely got his looks from his father, minus the beard, but his eyes were his mother's as well.
That's fine. I'd like to meet her mother and this little, Cho, is it?" She asked. Mori blushed the slightest before answering.
"Ah… She calls me…" He mumbled the last bit and blushed a little more.
"What was that Taka-bro? Cho calls you what?" Satoshi asked. His eyes holding much curiosity.
"She calls me her 'Papa.'" He grumbled and slightly glared at his brother. A deep chuckle, some small giggles and hysterical laughter sounded around the room as Mori sweat-dropped.
"Oooh~ Taka's got a girlfriend! Taka's got a girlfriend~" Satoshi teased while dancing around said senpai.
"Is this true Takashi?" Akira asked. He was trying to contain his laughter once more as he watched his son fidget uncomfortably. Sure Mori could speak openly here, but that didn't mean his family wouldn't still tease him.
"No… Cho just looks like the both of us…" He was pretty embarrassed now by the way that Satoshi was teasing him.
"Does she have any nicknames?" Satoshi asked while standing in front of Mori now.
"Mitsukuni calls her Kit-chan, Tamaki calls her Mon Ami, and the twins call her 'Foxy.' I don't think she likes the last one though." He was more so saying it to himself than he was to the others but of course, they heard it…
"Haha~ Foxy and Taka, sitting in a tree! K-I-S-S-I-N-G! First comes love, next comes marriage, then comes a baby in a baby's carriage! That's not all, that's not all! Here comes the baby drinking al~"
"Ahem… Um… Pardon me for interrupting Morinozuka-sama's, but I'd like to introduce myself formally…" Ichi was in the doorway in a wheelchair with a sleeping Cho on her lap. She had a bright blush on her face, most likely from hearing the song, and the twins were standing behind her grinning mischievously at Takashi.
"I am Ichi Kitsune, this is my adopted daughter Ichi Cho, and my mother will be coming in shortly with Haruhi…. Her name is Ichi Annabelle… I would like to thank you for letting me stay here in your home like this… It truly means a lot…" She tried to smile but it came out a sad look. Fumi stood from where she was kneeling and made her way in-front of Ichi.
"It's a pleasure to meet you Miss Ichi. I'm Morinozuka Fumi, and you can stay here as long as you and your family like." Instead of a friendly handshake, Fumi bent down and hugged both Ichi and Cho.
"A-ah, thank you so very much! Your home is very beautiful, and I love the Japanese history that comes with it… I'm very fascinated by the older Japanese culture…" She said while looking around in awe. The faintest light shining in her amber flecks.
Fumi's, Akira's, Satoshi's, and Mori's eyes widened at what she had said, and now Akira was standing. He chuckled deeply before saying anything though.
"Well I'm glad to see that someone other than this family can appreciate our historic home! It's very nice to meet you Miss Kitsune, I'm Morinozuka Akira." He shook her hand strongly and she blushed shyly.
"It's very nice to meet you as well Mr. Morinozuka-san…" She greeted back.
"Hi! I'm Satoshi! I'm Takashi's younger brother! Isn't Taka amazing? He's so strong, and cool, and handsome! Do you think he's handsome? I bet you do! You're really pretty! Is this Cho? Are you really French? Where's your Dad?" Satoshi finally stopped asking questions to look around and Mori quickly covered his mouth again.
"U-umm… Let's see… I suppose. Most men are. Thank you. Yes. Yes. A-and he's gone…" She fidgeted nervously at the last question and caused Cho to wake up.
"Mama? Where are we?" She rubbed her eyes and looked around tiredly before spotting Mori.
*Gasps* "PAPA!" She launched herself onto Mori's neck and he stumbled back a bit before steadying himself.
"Ah." He replied.
"I missed you sooo much Papa! Mama wouldn't let me come see you because of that bad man! I don't like him Papa!" Cho wailed while clinging to Mori's neck. He just held her there with an emotionless face.
"C-Cho, sweety! It isn't nice to jump on people! Please excuse my little girl's random outbursts Mr. and Mrs. Morinozuka-san!" Ichi tried to apologize, but Akira held out his hand to stop her.
"Nonsense. We know how children are." He said and smiled warmly at her. Soon Anna came in, in her wheelchair and the three adults discussed the matters at hand. Anna was taking everything a lot better than Ichi thought she would and soon all of their stuff was moved into separate rooms.
While the adults talked, the other hosts that didn't live there left. Ichi had left Cho with Mori at the moment and entered the outside hall.
"They said my room was right beside Mori's on the third floor… There's no elevator… Oh well, I should be able to make it…" She said to herself. She wheeled herself over to the stairs and slowly stood on the uninjured ankle.
She kept trying to hop up the steps on one foot, but she'd slip and fall every other step. After about the twelfth fall, she resorted to just pulling herself up by the railing. As she neared the top step of the second floor, she felt a pair of arms lift her up under her own arms. She looked at who had lifted her up and surprisingly, it was Satoshi!
"You shouldn't have to crawl up the steps like a silly cat Kit-chan! You're very light too…" He frowned as he continued to the top of the third floor steps, "If you're that tall, you shouldn't be this light… You should eat more, silly! You don't want to get sick…" He warned, trying to sound playful but he had a serious look in his eyes.
"Y-you don't need to carry me Morinozuka-san! I know and I'm trying, I just haven't been feeling very well… P-please set me down… My stomach hurts…." She showed him her medical bracelet and he immediately put her on his back.
"Nope! I'll try not to hurt you, but you can't walk either so you'll just have to wait! Also, I'm going to watch and make sure that you eat right! As of right now, I am Mini-Taka!"
"M-Morinozuka-san!" Ichi sqeaked while holding tightly to the boy's neck and shoulders, "T-that's not necessary, I promise I'll get better just please let me down!"
"Ok!" *plonk* "See, we're already at your room silly!" It was true… Ichi was just dropped onto her bed as Satoshi giggled at her frazzled hair.
"Please…. Never do that again…" She asked. Her face held a green tint and she was slightly swaying in a dizzy manner.
"Ooops! Sorry…" He sweat-dropped before thinking of something, "Ooh I'll be right back! I know what'll make you feel better!" He raced out of the room and down the stairs.
CRASH!
"I'M OKAY!" He shouted.
'Well… there goes my wheelchair…' Ichi thought before opening the suitcase beside the bed.
"I'm sure Haruhi got all of my clothes, seeing as they're all neatly folded and organized…" Ichi sweat-dropped as well and carefully placed all of her clothes in the right drawers of the dresser beside the bed.
'With Satoshi in the kitchen'
"I have the perfect thing to make her feel better!" Satoshi cheered as he searched through the cabinets.
"Papa, who's that?" A small voice asked from behind him. Satoshi whipped around and smiled brightly at Cho.
"Hi there! I'm Satoshi, and his little brother!" He pointed up at Mori, "That means I'm your uncle!" He cheered. Cho giggled and hugged him at the knees.
"Hi Uncle Sato-kun! Papa and I were looking for Mama! Do you know where she is?" Cho had a hopeful gleam in her eye as she tilted her head and looked up at Satoshi. He ruffled her hair before replying.
"Yep! She was trying to get up the stairs earlier so I picked her up and ran her to her room! She didn't look to good afterwards so I thought that I'd make her some of my special tea!" Mori had restrained himself from smacking his brother upside the head, but at the sound of tea, he wanted to throw up.
"Satoshi, no." Mori said. Satoshi had big crocodile tears pouring from his face.
"But Takaaa~ She might like my tea!" Suddenly Cho pulled on Satoshi's hand.
"Uncle Sato-kun! Mama has a special tea to! She makes it for me every night and she says it's very good for when someone is sick! She has it with her right now though!" Satoshi cheered as Mori sunk his head and watched as his little brother made his own "Special tea…"
Unbeknownst to all of them, Ichi's tea was much better than Satoshi's would ever be…
They all went upstairs with the tea, but not before Mori scolded Satoshi about the wheelchair, and made their way to her door. Before anyone could stop her, Cho opened the door.
"Mama! Uncle Sato-kun has a surprise for you~" She sang out as she jumped into said girls arms. Ichi smiled down at Cho before looking up at Satoshi and Mori.
"Hello Morinozuka-san, and… Mori-senpai…? Um… What is it?" She asked. she was sitting on the edge of her bed holding Cho and trying to organize her things.
Mori moved all of her things off of the bed and pointed to the covers. She huffed before she set Cho down and crawled under them.
"You're lucky that I'm hurt otherwise I would have hit you by now…" She stuck her tongue out at him and his eyes shone with amusement.
"Haha, Kit-chan is silly! Here, I made this just for you! I hope you like it!" He handed her the cup of tea with a red tint to it and she eyed it wearily.
"Um… What's in it?" She asked sheepishly. Mori was about to warn her, but Satoshi interrupted.
"Don't worry! I make it all the time!" He said. She nodded her head slowly and took a sip of it.
'Eugh! What's in this, Tabasco sauce? I think I'm going to be sick!' Ichi thought. Her face looked normal, and Mori was surprised that she hadn't thrown up on the spot.
"Do you like it?" Satoshi asked, his eyes sparkling with hope.
"W-well it has an… interesting flavor to it… Thank you but I don't think I want anymore right now." She wanted to sound as polite as she could but he took it the wrong way.
"Y-you don't like it do you? Waa I knew it!" He had those tears running down his face again, and Ichi was petrified that she caused them.
"N-no! That's not it! Here, I-I'll drink the whole cup!" She said and quickly drank the disgusting tea down. Her mouth was on fire and she wanted nothing more then to just run to the bathroom.
"Yay! She does like it Taka! I told you so!" He left the room with Cho on his back, cheering as Ichi looked up at Mori with tears stinging her eyes. Mori looked away from the door and at Ichi.
When their eyes met, his breath hitched and he hurriedly brought a trash can to her. She threw up as soon as he looked away and soon she was shivering with her arms wrapped around her and her head down to hide the painful tears that leaked from her eyes.
Takashi had quickly given the maid the trash can and was now entering the room again. When he saw Ichi this time, he quickly gave her a box of tissues and she wiped her face before looking back up at him.
"Please, warn me next time…" She groaned. He patted her head in sympathy before handing her a dress-bag.
"Dinner's in twenty minutes." He said before looking down at her foot, "I'll wait outside." He then walked out of the door, closed it, and leaned against the wall across from it.
Inside the room, Ichi was looking at the bag questionably. Was it a formal dinner? She opened up the bag only to gape in amazement as to what was inside.
The prettiest kimono she had ever seen was in the bag and it was in traditional style as well. It was the same amber as her eyes and the colors blended like a multi-colored fox.
There was dark amber outlining the bottom and black swirls and wisps decorated just above it to make the amber look like flames or tails. Going up the kimono, lighter amber designs swirled around the body in jagged or smooth twists, causing the illusion of fur licked with flames, the obi was a smoky amber decorated with a few black sparkles, and the sleeves went from a very light amber, to black at the end of them.
"I can't get this stupid thing tied with these long sleeves.." She whined. "Mori-senpai!" She called. He opened the door quickly, only to stop dead in his tracks.
She really looked like a majestic fox dancing in the flames when she twisted, trying to tie the obi, and the light reflected off of the kimono. She was actually hopping around the room, twisting and turning to try and not slip, but she actually looked like she was running through flames and leaping.
She ended up slipping anyway, but right before she hit the ground, Mori snapped out of it and caught her. She looked up at him, and her eyes shined in happiness like they used to.
"Thanks Mori-senpai! I don't know what I'd do without you sometimes…" She laughed nervously as he blushed lightly and helped her up. "I was wondering if you'd help me tie this?" She asked, pointing to the Obi. She didn't notice him blink in surprise before turning her around and tying the Obi in a neat bow, but when she turned back around, he was blushing a little brighter.
"Mori-senpai, are you alright?" She asked. She leaned up on her good foot and touched his forehead. "You don't have a fever…." She said next. He blushed at the close contact and turned to face the door.
"Ah." He said and walked towards it. Ichi limped behind him at a sort of slow pace but he didn't notice until they reached the stairs. When he was halfway down the first staircase, she coughed nervously and he looked up. She was clutching to the side of the rail at the top of the stairs.
"I-I can't…. I'll fall…" She squeaked out as she held a death grip on the railing and squeezed her eyes shut. She was ok with slipping on the way up stairs, but she was really scared of falling down them. Suddenly, Mori was pulling her away from the railing and carrying her downstairs bridal style.
"A-ah! Thanks Mori-senpai…" She sweat-dropped. She finally noticed his outfit and blushed at seeing the open chest of his Yukata.
He was wearing a forest green Yukata with leaves swirling around it, trailed with what looked like sprinkles of rain. His Obi was a dark onyx like his eyes and he even smelled like the morning rain in a forest. She blushed as she took in the fresh smell and looked away until they reached the bottom step.
"Here." He said and put her down lightly. She stood on one foot and held onto his arm for support until she gained her balance.
"Thanks again Mori-senpai… For everything…" She said the last part quietly and bowed in thanks. His eyes widened in surprise before he actually smiled and ruffled her hair. She looked up at him and blushed before smiling a half-smile. It wasn't totally strained, or anything. Just a trying smile.
Soon everyone was seated and the order went like this, from the head of the table was Akira, then Fumi, Satoshi and Mori on the right. On the left from Akira, it was Anna, Cho, and then Ichi. Dinner was filled with a warm atmosphere, and before they ate, they said grace.
"Itadakimasu!"
After one bite of the food, Ichi's eyes shimmered brightly and a blush came to her face.
"This is traditional styled Natto isn't it?" She asked in astonishment. Anna's face lit up at realization and she smiled warmly at Ichi.
"Yes it is! I made it myself actually… How did you know?" Fumi asked, truly interested. It had also peaked the other Morinozuka's interests and they all looked at Ichi.
"Maman used to make this all the time before she got sick, right Maman?" They looked over at Anna to see her smile a warm but sad smile with small tears forming. She nodded and Ichi squeezed her hand in understanding.
"We used to make it every time Papa had a long day of work…" Ichi smiled a sad smile, "He'd always praise me by telling me how much he loved how Maman and I cooked… especially for him after a long hard day…." Anna squeezed her hand this time, and Ichi wiped her eyes quickly. "But let's talk about other things! What does your family do for a living?" She asked, breaking the tension while happily eating her food.
"Ah, we specialize in Kendo and various other martial arts activities." He said. She nodded before asking any other questions.
"What's Kendo?" This caused all of the Morinozukas to sweat-drop and Cho giggled.
"It's a martial arts style using a bamboo sword." As soon as the word 'Sword' came from his mouth, Ichi froze and stiffened straight up.
"I-Is that so? U-Um well, if you'll e-excuse me…" She hurriedly got up from the table and quickly limped in a random direction. Mori eyed her worriedly as the look in her eyes reminded him of when they first met Fusei.
"I'll be going to." He walked the same way she had, and Satoshi blinked before smiling and slipping away to his own room.
"Is she alright?" Fumi asked Anna. Anna smiled weakly and nodded.
"She'll be ok… She just didn't know you used swords in your field of work…" Anna replied. Akira looked up at this.
"Is she afraid of them?" He inquired. Anna nodded solemnly. "Why?" He asked again. Satoshi certainly got his curiosity from him…
"Because of that boy." Anna said darkly. The older Morinozukas nodded in understanding.
"Well, at least Takashi went to go check on her…" Fumi said while sweat-dropping.
"Yeah! Papa is the best! Mama is the greatest though!" Cho squealed while wiggling in her seat. Fumi awed and Akira chuckled deeply as Anna laughed and hugged the small child.
With the Ichi:
Ichi was trying her best to run through the halls even though her foot was just starting to heal. Her heart was beating fast and the only thing going through her mind were images of that night.
'I never want to see you again you little slut.'
Her scar was searing with pain at the memory, but she had to get somewhere away from anyone's hearing range before she could cry about it. She quickly ran into a room without looking around, and locked the door before turning and sliding down against it. She held her knees close to her chest and gasped at the immense pain from her scar. She sober until she felt two fuzzy objects touch her.
One crawled on her lap and the other atop her head, trying to comfort her. It worked. The pain dulled and she stopped her gasping, but the tears still fell from her eyes as she looked down at the creature on her lap.
"Lrrrr~" It purred and nuzzled her stomach. She released her knees and pulled the animal close to her chest as she got up and went to sit on the floor in the other corner. As she looked carefully, she noticed a collar on the animal.
It read 'Pome.' He was the cutest Tanuki she had ever seen and she just held it close as it nuzzled her neck and she wept. The other creature flew into her open hand, and Ichi read the chick's name tag as well.
"Piyo and Pome…. T-thanks…" She said and held Piyo close as well. She slowly sunk to the floor as Pome curled into her arms and Piyo curled into the nape of her neck. With the warmth of the animals, and the sleepy feeling her tears made, she slowly drifted off with tears still dripping down her face in the moonlight.
A rustle was heard at the door, but no one stirred. Soon the jingle of keys was heard as well and the door creaked open. Piyo and Pome woke from their light sleeping, but the third figure didn't rise.
It was Mori whom had opened the door. He had been looking all over for Ichi, and when he went to check on his animals, he realized the door was locked. It was strange to him because the door was never locked, so he took out his personal key and unlocked it himself.
He certainly didn't expect to find his beloved animals curled up with what looked to be a sleeping fox, but when Piyo moved to greet him, he saw something glistening on the figures front. Piyo moved out of the way entirely this time, and he frowned at his own stupidity.
Obviously it wasn't a fox curled up with his animals, but the young girl named after said creature, whom he had also been searching for, with her facial features glistening and outlined with tears. He sadly smiled just a little bit. He was sad that she had been crying, but he was surprised and glad that she had gotten along with everyone so well.
True, he wasn't exactly sure why this made him happy, but he couldn't find any reason for it not to…
Pome carefully moved out from under her arms and they scampered away to their own beds while Mori bent down to her level. He used his thumb and some of the cloth on his Yukata to wipe away the tears on her face, and he slowly picked her up bridal style.
Ichi didn't wake up, but she did react. She curled into his now standing form, gripped his Yukata, and nuzzled her face in his chest with a pout. He blushed harder then he had all day and tried to rid himself of the heat in his cheeks as he left the room.
"You really are like a small animal…" He whispered. "Easily frightened, but also understanding." He yawned before opening the door to her room next to his and placing her in the covers on her bed. He yawned again this time, and suddenly his eyes got cloudy.
"You're also like a small animal because I never want to see you hurt…" He said while stroking her hair. He carefully laid down next to her and put his arm over her protectively.
"Thank you…. Takashi…" She whispered in a light sleep state. Mori's eyes glazed over even more, and he could hear a faint noise.
'Doki Doki!' (Thump Thump!)
His heart was beating fast but he knew that if he even slightly moved, she would wake up fully.
So he did the kinder thing, and gently whispered in her ear,
"You're welcome…. Kitsune…" Before he fell asleep as well…
Fumi: History *Laughs* Ironic on purpose!
Tanuki: Racoon dog?
FINALLY! I was so busy! I had to baby-sit some cousins and a friend's kid all week, but I think I'm ok! Sorry for the long wait!
I'm so glad that sleepy Mori is ridiculous… ^^' If not this wouldn't be as fun to write...
If anyone has any complaints, you can either actually tell me, or just don't complain in the first place. -.-'
Otouto: Um… Nee-san is looking like that guy with the glasses when the stupid blonde kid wakes him up... O.o
Me: I'm sorry... u.u Maman keeps making me get up early and won't let me stay in the darkness of my room... ^^' I feel like Nekozawa... By the way, Otouto, that's Kyouya and Tamaki... -.-'
Otouto: So? T_T
Me: *Sighs* Goodnight...