"Well for a rabbit it sure likes to stare. how did you come to have such a responsibility of taking careof it in the first place?" Sumi asked as he sat down and opened one of the tea drinks he had brought and took a sip out of it while watching Misaki help out Taniza in setting up the table and putting the food on plates as the rabbit just stayed on his shoulder.

So answering his senpai he merely repeated what he had told Taniza of what he knew and what had happened over the days events so far. While eating his lunch he gave some parts to the rabbit. Laughing now and agian when the rabbits tongue or whiskers touched against his fingers. "You like Taniza's vegetables don't you? Well they're very good for you." Misaki said smiling up at the rabbit and petting it with his other hand.

Sumi merely rolled his eyes and kept on eating. not knowing and or understanding what was so great about this rabbit that one couldn't find in say another pet rabbit you could find at a pet store of some kind. While Taniza just watched and let the author do as he pleased, seeing as he wans't doing any harm to the boy yet and would remain so if as she watched him. When their lunch came to an end Misaki had to take the rabbit back seeing as he was done with classes for the day.

"Thank you for lunch Taniza-sama, I'll bring something special tomorrow. I haven't gotten any word about Akhiko-sama being found yet. So most likely I'll be taking care of this little guy for a while. Isn't that right Usagi-san?" He asked as the rabbit seemed to twich its whiskers in response and rub its cheek to Misaki's and look at it with deep purple eyes.

"Aww there's no need Takashi-kun. Just a little help now and again besides the days you seem to get in trouble is enough payment for an old lady like me. You jsut watch yourself okay? Your a sweet and handsome young man, you attract quite a bit of attention to you whether you know it or not." She said as she gave Misaki a bag of vegetables to cook up for dinner or with breakfast the next day.

"Alright, well I gotta go Senpai. I'll see you tomorrow in class, gotta see if there's any news on Usaami-sama or not." So with a wave of his hand and minding that the rabbit didn't seem to want to leave his shoulder Misaki took off towards home.

Akihiko saw the scowl on the senpai named Sumi and couldn't help but stand tall before wagging his furry tail at the boy. Yes Akihiko he is one of the many obstacles that Misaki has to face, but he won't be the last of them. Someone else that you know of will lurk from the shadows as well. A voice that he knew belonged to the spirit shephard called to him,

Arriving back at the large "apartment" Misaki saw a note on the kitchen counter.

Misaki-kun,

Sorry but no progress on sensei's where abouts. I bought you some cream puffs that are in the freezer, oh and your brother packed a few small suit cases full of clothes in case you were staying long. I fixed the place up a bit since sensei tends to be a slob considering all he does is smoke and write. Anyway's hope taking care of the rabbit wans't too much to ask of you.

I'll keep you update on his status. You too if you find out anything new that I don't know about. Oh and Isaki had your favorite series all autographed and sent to the place so there should be boxes. Not only that but all of sensei's work just for you are also there so take your time reading them. They should be upstairs in the room so don't rush reading all of them.

Thanks again Misaki-kun!!

Aikawa (kiss mark)

Misaki sighed as he took off his bag and set it on the couch and carried the other bag full of vegetables and put them in the fridge for the time being. Then as he made it to the top of the stairs and opened the door Akihiko left from him and landed on the bed and grabbed the piece of paper to hide it from the boys sight. Lucky for him it was dark so the boy just saw boxes and knew the rabbit had jumped down.

"Wow she wasn't kidding on there being boxes full of books. Well for the time being I'll put them in the hall to get them out of harms way and to make space in this room. I can't believe there's so many toys around here as well." Misaki said outloud as he got to moving the boxes and after a good hour he was done and he was tired and sticky.

"Whew that was more boxes than I expected, I'm going to need a shower. But first Usagi-san best if we get you all cleaned up as well. Wouldn't want the room to smell like grass and dirt now." Misaki said as he got out a blanket and laid it on a part of the bed and then went to running the water in the shower to warm so that he could wash the rabbit.

Setting the rabbit in the shower and grabbing a change of clothing for his own shower he returned with a plastic measuring cup to rinse off the rabbit when he was done shampooing it. "Okay now let's get you all cleaned up so that you can rest. I'm sure you've had a tiring day full of things." Misaki said as he saw a basin and filled the tub and then got to scubbing in the rabbit shampoo which was just as gentle as baby shampoo.

Akihiko stayed still as he felt the boy's hands brush through his fur as the shampoo was added and closed his eyes. I wish I can tell the boy that I am here, somehow make it so that he can understand me. Yet I don't want to tell him yet and be alone again. I guess I'll just have to stay like this as his rabbit for a while longer until things settle more. Akihiko thought as soon he was being carefully rinsed off.

Misaki was careful not to get water in the rabbits ears. Then when he was all done he got a fluffy pink towel and gently lifted the rabbit into his arms and dried off the creature. "There that wasn't so bad now was it? Your all clean and ready for bed." Misaki said as he made for the bedroom and had a rabbit comb all ready and sitting on the edge he fixed Usagi-sans fur down. "Hahaha!! It seems that you have a little hair situation that doesn't want to go down like bangs do on humans. Oh well guess it can't be helped." Misaki giggled as he set the rabbit down and took the towel and went to put it in a pile to do laundry later on. "Okay you stay here, I'll be back after and then I'll see what to make for dinner." Misaki said as he smiled at the rabbit before disappearing into the bathroom to take a shower himself.

That in all honesty took me forever to come up with chapter wise. I know what I want happening next in the story but its such a huuuuuge time leap and I know you all might now get it if I do that so I'm trying to plan up to that point. Soo until then what do we want to see next in this upcoming chapter that I will have to work on?

Tell me what you think because if not I may have to put this story on hold until I can think of a good transition that can replace my huge time leap in the story and really mess it up. Well that's enough updating on my part and I hope I did a fair job. Thanks for the support and as always READ & REVIEW!!!

Oh and Happy Holidays everyone!!!

~Lilblossomcub