Genie's P.O.V
Where the hell is she? I'm going out of my mind 's ten at night and me, Honey and Mori are all out on the streets searching for my stupid, stupid daughter. I better explains this evenings events.
After a long day at work I arrived home at about five. Mamoru was unusually quiet so I went to check on him. Usually, he acts like his father and greets me at the door before asking to be fed. But tonight he lay on his bed with his feet swinging through the air. He had a book on his pillow and was intently reading it. He's only quiet when Kei isn't around. Sometimes I think he gets overwelmed by her and enjoys the time to wind down.
"Mamoru, where's your sister?" I asked while picking up a shirt that had been disguarded on the floor, folding it and putting it back in it's rightful place.
"She went to see Aido and Ichiru."He mumbled only glancing at me for a millisecond. It wouldn't be the first time she'd gone to see them without him. He would often be teased for not being identical to Kei. Only he was teased though. They favoured Kei over him, probably because she was more daring and loud.
By eight I was getting worried. She always returned home for dinner, as she claimed our chef was the best she knew. I decided to call Gemini to see what was going on.
"Hello?" Gemini said, sounding a bit out of breathe.
"Hey it's Genie. Are you ok?" I laughed a bit at my question. She didn't sound that ok.
"Yeah, I had to run halfway across the house to get the phone."
"Sorry! Is Kei ok? She didn't come home for dinner."
"Kei? I haven't seen her since the last time I came round yours."
"But Mamoru said she'd gone to visit Aido and Ichiru..."
"They've been home all night but Kei hasn't been here. Is everything ok?"
"I'd better go try to get the truth out of Mamoru. Bye" Hanging up, I ran up the stairs and burst into his room to find he hadn't moved. He claimed to know nothing and in the end I gave up, grabbed my white coat and left the house. In my mind I ran through all the places she could be. I didn't know where any of her friends lived. Maybe she's staying at someone's house because of our arguement. The girl has enough common sense to stay with someone she knows well. Wait, I could try Honey and Mori's house. They're her favourite uncles and she confides in them.
It took ten minutes to reach their home. Rain was hammering down and hid my tears of worry. Honey must have seen me before I reached the door because he jumped out from a suddenly open door and landed right in front of me as Mori watched from the doorway.
"Is Kei here?" My voice was weak from the cold and panic. Slowly shaking his head, Honey led me inside and sat me on the closest thing possible; the stairs. Obviously I looked how I felt as Honey sat hugging me and Mori knelt in front of me, looking me over to see if I was ok.
"She got Mamoru to lie about where she was so I thought she might have come here but I have no idea where she could be. I'm such a bad mother." I sobbed into Honey's shoulder as he tried to sooth me.
"Don't say that, Gen-chan! You're a good mother, it's just Kei is going through a stage where she feels she needs more freedom than she should have. Don't worry, we'll help you find her. But first, you need some tea and cake to strengthen you." He pulled me towards the kitchen. Half an hour later we left and began our search.
And that's how we got here. We've asked everyone we know if they've seen her. No one has. That's why we've begun checking alley ways and clubs. Anything could have happened to her. It's all my fault. And Kaoru doesn't even know yet.