And the two orphans start to fit in a little bit.

Chapter 18: Fitting In

Soon afterwards, Hachiko and Mokani helped Samurai and Phoenix decorate the house with traditional Japanese and Chinese holiday knickknacks and decorations to make it more festive and awesomer than ever while Musaki, Arizona and Tsunami decked out every room in the house with lanterns all around and Tsunami said, "This looks good, guys."

"Ain't it?" asked Musaki.

"Very." Tsunami replied.

A few minutes later, everyone gathered around the family room with a few egg rolls and cookies around them as they keep warm and it's like a family type of thing and Hachiko asked, "Is this what you guys do?"

"When the holidays come around. We come together as a family, bundle up together, enjoy ourselves with some food and entertain ourselves." Cody replied.

"Not to mention share stories." Samurai added.

"Oh yeah...those are always the best." Phoenix replied.

Reiko was completely interested in this tradtional and she said, "What kinds of stories?"

"It can be just about anything." Mako replied.

Hachiko went in first and though he seemed reluctant, he wanted to participate in something fun for once and he said, "My story's a little bit of a sad one...it started when I was a kid and I had to deal with the fact that my parents never wanted me. Both my mom and dad never really got along a lot and they'd be in fights and they'd place in the middle...almost as if I have something to do with it. I didn't really know what was going on and I saw them fighting and my father...actually beat my mom up, choked her and slammed her down on the ground multiple times and both of them were killing each other and then...my dad killed my mom and blamed me for being in this world and took his anger directly at me...even trying to harm me while I was asleep. Sometimes I would have nightmares about it and it still haunts me to this day."

Everyone was completely sorrowful for Hachi's rough life and that must've been horrific for him and Mako said, "That is sad."

"What kind of father would do that?" asked Samurai.

"This is what I'm ticked off at the most...guys thought that they'd just make babies and they actually have one and they want nothing to do with it and just end up off the deep end." Zoey stated.

"My story is a lot more sadder than Hachi's. I was born with no family. My parents died when I was a small baby and I have always been alone all my life and I've been through a lot of things that no kid should go through. I've been in 35 different forster homes in my lifetime and it just made me feel like I was miserable and all alone. It's the only thing that I've always known and I was one to be easily teased and picked on. There's only so much I can deal with and it made me feel like I could never amount to anything. All I ever wanted was a family. One that can actually love me and accept me as I am." Mokani finished with a tearful voice.

Mako came close to Mokani and hugged him tightly, causing Mokani to purr softly and Mako said, "And I believe you will have a family. I just know it."

'Maybe sooner than you think.' Musaki thought.

And you've seen the Bushido-Akio holiday tradition. Stick around for more!