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Hifumi woke and was startled that Saigo was gone. He wasn't at the cafe, and Hifumi blinked confused, since Sukekiyo started acting cold to him. Of course even the others noticed since Saigo was always near Hifumi now. They'd gotten used to him by now. Hifumi showed no emotion like usual, but now his cakes were suffering... Customers were complaining the odd day that his cakes weren't sweet enough, Jun of course was the only one who really noticed since Hifumi was normally over-dramatic.

"Minagawa-san...is everything alright?"
"Oh, not really... Things are back to how they should be," Hifumi smiled weakly making Jun frown a little.
"Did Saigo leave then?" He was good at picking up on things...better than the others were. Hifumi stared, and then sighed, he couldn't fool Jun.
"Ah, yes he did..." Hifumi now looked like he was at a loss.

Jun nodded, "Well, you summoned him once right? Why not just do it again?"
"It's different now, he marked me." Hifumi sighed, "I miss him..." Jun frowned further and nodded in understanding.
"Well... you can look for him later... I'll help," he said before heading back to work. Summoning also wouldn't work since Saigo wasn't actually in hell.
"Thanks, I appreciate it," Hifumi had gotten a little better for the end of the day came. Of course search as they might, Saigo did not want to be found. And so he wasn't.

He took less precautions for the child though who had many of Hifumi's unusual gifts...as such she went to a special school that happened to be very close to the café. Despite Jun trying to cheer him up, Hifumi seemed to reach a stable point where his cakes were good and he wasn't about to explode. Of course he would never be quite normal... not for a few years.

Six years passed in fact when a little girl wandered into the store after Saigo had left, following Sukekiyo.
"Kitty?" Sukekiyo knew who she was, and figured it was time the human he loved apologize and set things right, thus he led her here. The store had just opened so there weren't many customers. She trotted into the kitchen after the kitty that had grabbed her attention. Her eyes were the same red as her 'Mothers' were, but everything else was Hifumi's. Hifumi noted Sukekiyo and then...

"Sukekiyo? Who's this?" He got a drolling mewl. She blinked and looked at him then giggled.
"You look like Daddy~!" She said happily. Saigo had shown her illusions of what Hifumi looked like so she knew.
"D-Daddy?" Hifumi blinked, true this little girl looked like him, but when on Earth? She giggled again and petted Sukekiyo happily.

"Kitty! Can I be friends with Kitty?" she asked, but it was directed at the cat. Sukekiyo meowed loudly in response.
"W-Who are you, what's your name?"
"I'm Tsukiko Minagawa~" She said happily, playing with Sukekiyo. Hifumi blinked in shock at this.
"W-What-you couldn-What? Who is your mother?"

"Mommy is mommy~!" She said. Like any little kid she didn't know him by any other name, "Mommy says we can't see Daddy..." she pouted then.
"But you're here… Uhm Tsukiko-chan, do you like sweets?"
"Uh huh~!" She said happily then, "But you're a stranger, Mommy says not to talk to strangers..." Maki walked in just then.

"Whoa, it's a mini-Minagawa," he said.
"Maki, make this quick," Hifumi had never once talked to him like that, causing the other man to blink in shock.
"Uh...it can...wait," he hurried out now though and told the others what he'd seen... and how Hifumi had acted. Taro had to be the next to see, but was floored by the mini Minagawa and the glare he got from the chef.

"Uh, Minagawa, why-why don't you go on break..."
"Thanks," Hifumi said and grabbed a sweet from the counter, "Come this way Tsukiko-chan, you can bring Sukekiyo with you."
"Okay~!" She scooped Sukekiyo up gently. Animals were always attracted to her, especially black cats and crows and ravens.

"Does your mommy tell you why you can't meet your daddy?" He sat down and asked.
"He says Daddy doesn't know 'bout me," she said playing with her new friend. 'Daddy does now...' He thought with a smile.
"Tsukiko-chan, may I meet your mother?"
"Ok, then you wouldn't be a stranger~!" She said happily, hoping to play more with Sukekiyo.
"Yes, and I'd like to give you something for your mother too." Hifumi asked, "You can wait and play with Sukekiyo while I make it, okay?"

"Yay!" She agreed playing happily with the kitty. Hifumi smiled, though he questioned why Saigo hid this from him. It wasn't so much he hid it, more that he knew Hifumi only liked what interested him, and was only interested in things that he enjoyed and Saigo hadn't received enough to know Hifumi liked him. Hifumi had never had anyone to call special before though, so he didn't know how to express it or know that he NEEDED to express it. When he was done, he gave them to Tsukiko.

"Here you go... You can visit any time you want, okay Tsukiko-chan?"
"Yay! Are you gonna meet mommy? He'll come get me soon," She said happily.
"Maybe," Hifumi smiled, and from there his stability sky-rocketed and his cakes dramatically improved. Everyone noticed too and sure enough Saigo was looking for Tsukiko. Finally he came upon the cafe and -praying she didn't go inside- went in. He hoped they didn't recognize him at least. Taro half-recognized him, though he didn't care too much at all and yet was polite to him as a customer.

"Looking for something?"
"Y-yes, um, did a girl of about five or six come in here?" he asked nervously.
"You mean the mini-Minagawa?"
"Th-that would be her yes," Saigo gulped when he heard this.
"She's in the kitchen," Taro simply said and let Saigo go back there to find her. Saigo swallowed hard again, he knew Hifumi would figure it out, but he didn't have a choice and went in the back. Hifumi was happily watching her play with Sukekiyo. She perked up though once Saigo was there.

"Mommy~!" And ran to hug Saigo's leg.
"Tsuki, what have I told you about wandering off?" He scolded trying very hard to pretend Hifumi wasn't there.
"At least she wandered here and not some place dangerous," Hifumi said though. Saigo started and looked at him.
"Y-yes..."
"She wasn't any trouble," Hifumi smiled, likewise pretending not to know Saigo. Saigo frowned though upset by this behaviour.

"G-good, I'm sorry to trouble you," he said, though it was rather stiff.
"It's no trouble, and please accept these," Hifumi handed the box of sweets to Saigo. He coughed like he was trying not to cry then hurried out. Yes he was the one to leave, but he hadn't wiped Hifumi's memory and if it was an act or not, it seemed cold to Saigo.

"I'm sorry Saigo..." Hifumi watched him leave sadly, and after closing up he followed the spell he left on his lover's neck. It would be a long journey, Saigo lived on the other side of the city, but insisted on driving so Tsuki didn't have to take the bus. Hifumi was Hifumi Minagawa though, and that meant the crows helped him...

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