No one ever had seen him act the way he did. No one but one person had ever seen him laugh and smile. No one had never seen ball his eyes out before. This person was Yuki, The man who was cursed by the rat. The rat was his other form that never allowed others to get close, and enter his life; only one time was this allowed. Even that wasn't much for Yuki, who yet still turned into the rat whenever embraced. Here Yuki sat waiting to hear if the bladder tub would be taken out, and latter Kisa would come. He wondered how his little cousin who was possessed by the tiger would react. Would she stay and be silent? Or would she open up and laugh and chat with Yuki, about whatever came to her young mind? Yuki and Kisa always had a good relationship with each other. They would talk once and a while and go to the park. Yuki had only hugged two people in his entire life who never transformed when hugged by him. Kisa andKagura. Yuki felt himself like a big brother, or like a father figure to Kisa. Yuki always felt like he would never be loved, or hugged the way Kisa would hug him. He always felt warm and content, all the world was lifted from his shoulders. Yuki was caught with a small contented smile on his face; staring into space.

"Yuki? Hello Yuki?" Hatori snapped his figures in front of Yuki, who snapped out of his day dream.

"Oh- a- sorry Hatori. What were you saying?" Yuki said making eye contact with his older cosine who was also his doctor; and the one possessed by the dragon. Though he transformed into a seahorse.

"They aren't going to take the tub out today, but when you start to walk, and get more comfortable on your feet, we can take it out and you can be on your way of getting out." Hatori save a small smile of reassurance. And I just wanted to Tell you Kisa will come anytime now. You still feel alright with her coming?" Hatori said walking to the arm chair sitting down taking off his glasses cleaning them.

"I just don't want her to be afraid or uncomfortable here. I was always strong for her- What will she think when she sees me like this?" Yuki looked at Hatori uneasily and looked down at the covers.

"Your really worried about that Yuki? She looks up to you because you love her, and showed her so much love. You two have always been close. You really think she will reject you over all this? And how you look? She isn't like that Yuki; Not at all. She knows about being judged by her looks, and it surprises me how people could judged her by her eyes. She's a beautiful little girl Yuki. Just like you're a strong man." Hatori spoke in a caring voice looking at Yuki, relaxed in the arm chair with his elbow on the arm rest, with his hand on his chin.

"You really believe that? How can you see that when I don't see it in myself?" Yuki said uncertain how Hatori would reply to the question.

"- They say we should love ourselves before other people learn to love us. But it's not as east at it seems. Sometimes. We need to except us and love us first. Then, we should learn to see ourselves though that persons eyes. An learn to love ourselves."

Yuki looked at Hatori with a raised eyebrow. "Where did you here that at?" Yuki asked knowing those words once came from his own mouth.

"Shigure told me. He herd you talk to Kisa when she was going through the not talking phase. She loves you Yuki. She doesn't even know you're here for. She just knows your not feeling so well and that you are in the Hospital. She's a good kid. Trust me Yuki. Hatori was now hunched over with his right elbow on his leg. supporting his hand to rest on his chin, while his left arm laid comfortably on his left leg. "Yuki- Don't throw your whole life away just because it's banged up a little bit ok?"

Yuki's eyes widened. Yuki felt himself lighten up inside when he herd those words. He wanted to stand up and walk away into the sunset and never look back on the past. Never set foot in the family's pain ever again. He would be the first one to run away; and make himself known to the world as a leader that was born naturally strong and who had a mind of his own. Finding himself daydreaming, he shook his head lightly and looked back at Hatori who was smiling as he sat back in the big chair. "Lead us Yuki. Because you were born that way. Strong; and our hope." Yuki felt great amount of joy when he herd his older cousin speak to him with such strong inspiring words. He could tell that Hatori meant everyone of the things he said.

Ayame and Shigure then came unexpectedly in the room without nocking holding each other in a tight side hug walking in not separating. "You know there is a door there you two, and it would be nice if you could nock before you come in; and wait for one of us to say it's ok to come in you know?" Yuki said annoyed of the two hugging friends not seaming to care.

"Yuki, Yuki, Yuki. Were all men here, it's fine." Shigure said flapping his free hand toward Yuki.

"Some more than others." Yuki said flatly giving a slight glare.

"Yuki, we all have the same setup. What is the big deal if we come in during one examination and see it?"

"Well lets see here. I could be getting the tube out, talking about something that you don't need to hear, the works Shigure. Yuki said trying to get through to his older cousin who was still not seeming to think it was a big deal.

"What it the big dea-" Shigure was cut off by a deep glare from Hatori, which sent a shiver go through Shigure's spine.

"Shigure; think about this." Hatori said. "You I don't believe you would want people walking in on a personal moment would you?" Hatori voice held knowing and great knowledge of the past. "How about talking about something of yours that was hard for you, and having carrying that around?"

Shigure sighed loudly and glared back at Hatori for bringing a certain memory up. Hatori only returned a challenging eyebrow raise; standing his ground. Yuki looked at the two glaring cousins, with Ayame scooting away from Shigure, biting his lip. Yuki knew his cousins were having a testing moment, of who was right, and who would back down; and Hatori was winning. "Think of how much Yuki has gone through, and then think of yourself. Yuki at points didn't want us in the room- Would you- Hatori was cut off harshly.

"SHUT UP!" Shigure said loudly causing Ayame to cover his ears. I GET IT OK- I GET I MESTED UP! BUT WHY THE ON EARTH ARE YOU ALL OF A SUDDEN BRINGING THIS UP!? YOU KNOW HOW MUCH IT HURTS ME TO REMEMBER! AND NOW WHAT?! YOUR GOING TO TELL THE WHOLE FAMILY?! IS THAT IT?" Shigure said now standing, his anger starting to greatly over boil.

Hatori then stood up, standing his ground, and not by far wanting to take Shigure's foolishness. "Shigure- I will not take your foolishness this time. You know far well, if something concerned you, I wouldn't tell anyone." Hatori said with a deep glare and annoyed voice.

Shigure then lunged his body at Hatori, causing Hatori's body to crash in the chair, ending up causing the two males weight to tip the chair over, with them falling back; with Shigure overpowering Hatori. Yuki's eyes widened with his jaw dropping slightly at the actions of his over carefree cousin. Ayame rushed to try to separate the two men, but ended up fighting to block the punches and getting caught in hitting of the two men as well. Yuki watched in horror as his family fought. "Stop it! Stop guys enough- stop it!-"

The men looked simultaneously stopping in mid swing to look at Yuki. "What the heck are you guys fighting about!? Whatever it is- it's not worth fighting over- to hurt each other, stop it now." Yuki hoped the three friends would make peace and stop hurting each other over what seamed to Yuki, nothing but a common miscommunication. The men lowered there arms and slowly stood. "Why are you guys doing this? We were getting along so well and you guys just had to break it. Why? Why is it here in this place we keep falling into sorrow and then joy? We had made up, faced more problems- and now this? I don't know what you guys were fighting about, and I know it has greatly nothing to do with me; but from were I stand I can see it was a foolish fight. I have never seen such actions that all three of you have participated in- in such a way." Yuki shook his head and looked at the men unamused.

The men stood there in front of Yuki and then at each other. "Sorry Har'i- I- I was out of line….." Shigure said looking down. The three men said their apologies and then fixed the chairs and sat back down. Yuki on the other hand, feeling as though his part had been played, let the men be in there own thoughts; and took his phone and started txting. The three men sat there and gave a small smile. Yuki had stopped them from fighting- from hurting each other. Yuki was a quiet type yes, but he spoke up when he felt the needed to- and that was indeed what made the men smile of how much Yuki had come out of his shell, and how much more of a leader he became. And of what more he would soon be.

Yes, yes I did feel my heart going into my work. Thank you!