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Chapter Seven~Just Yuuki, Norman, and Kanon

Thursday

Day Three

6:11 am

Yuuki's House

Norman was the first one up, in Yuuki's house. He was facing the window, until he shifted to his left to find baby Kanon, still asleep, along with her mother, who was facing him. Smiling at them, he decided to touch both of their cheeks, with his finger.

Kanon open her mouth, and thought it was her pacifier or... something else.

Yuuki smiled when she felt, his finger touching her cheek.

He swing his legs, out of the bed, and decided to walk to the bathroom. After when her close the door, Kanon started to wake up, by rubbing her big brown eyes. As she rises up, she noticed that her mother was still asleep and her Dada was gone, until she heard noises going on in the bathroom.

"Dada?" Kanon crawled slowly, and climb out of the bed, with hurting herself, but she hurt her bottom.

"Dada, to ta!" Kanon crawled to the bathroom door, as she decided to get on her feet, and hang on to the door frame. She balled her little fist up, and knock on the door, softly.

Norman was washing his face, until he heard knocking, at first he thought it was Yuuki, waking up, and she knock, bit when he opened the door, Kanon was smiling at him, as he looked down and notice her.

"Hey, pretty girl." Norman greeted with a smile, as he picked her up, and rested her on his hip. As soon as she walked out of the bathroom, Kanon was smiling about something she did, but Norman wasn't going to like the smell.

"Oh! Looks like you need your diaper change." He walked out of Yuuki's bedroom. "Let's leave Mommy alone, for a while. She need some sleep."

The profiler went into Kanon's bedroom to grabbed, a small pink blanket, two diapers, baby powder, and wipes, for her. They went downstairs into the living room, so they can leave Yuuki alone, for a while.

Norman places Kanon on the baby blanket, as she started looking at him and all around. "Ok, how does Mommy do it, Kanon?" He asked the baby, until he started to unbuttoned the bottom of her onesie. Kanon started to fuss, as Norman started to pull of the tapes off.

"What's wrong? Am I doing it right?" Norman asked, Kanon.

He needs to figure out a way to distract her, or Yuuki, will wake up, until he just remember something. Last night, he brought something for Kanon, and it was on the table. He sprinted to the table to find the white bunny, still laying there, waiting to be touch.

"Kanon, look what I bought for you." Norman came back to her, as she looked up at the bunny in Norman's hand. She was smiling and giggling, as the bunny was in her face, touching her cheek and nose, while Norman was making noises to make her laugh. Kanon immediately grabbed it, she really liked her bunny, that her Dada, gave her.

The baby, stayed quiet, holding and drooling on her bunny, as Norman change her diaper, into a fresh one. Kanon was smiling at his reaction to the dirty diaper smell, reaching his nose.

"Ok, now you're fresh and clean." Norman said, picking her up. Kanon smiled and babble as an agreement.

Norman heard footsteps, it seems that Yuuki's up. "Looks like mommy's up."

Yuuki climbed down the stairs to find, Kanon and Norman, playing with each other. "Well, it looks like I miss the fun."

Norman and Kanon looked up at her, as Yuuki kissed Norman's cheek, and Kanon's forehead.

"Mama!" Kanon stretch her arms, out for her and Yuuki picked her up, and Norman stand up.

"She's in a happy mood, today." Yuuki said.

"Yeah, she started to get up, when I got up." Norman stated.

"Baba…" Kanon said.

The trio was in the kitchen, trying to get started on breakfast, since they were all hungry. Kanon was in her pink and white highchair, still chewing on her white bunny, Norman got for her. Yuuki was in front of the stove, cooking breakfast, while Norman was grabbing a carton of eggs, turkey bacon, and also orange juice.

Kanon started to whine, because of her being hungry, and also she wasn't getting attention from Yuuki and Norman. Both of the look at her, as Yuuki went back to her cooking.

"Are you hungry, Kanon?" Norman asked, until she nodded.

"Why don't you feed her, until I finish cooking breakfast?" Yuuki suggested.

"Um..ok, but what does she eat?" Norman asked, as he went into the refrigerator.

"Well, for starters, make her a bottle from the carton of milk, for her to keep her stomach waiting." Yuuki said, flipping the turkey bacon, to the other side.

Norman grabbed the half gallon from out the refrigerator, as he went into the cabinet, to find a small bottle, for her to drink out of.

"Here, you go, Kanon." Norman said, as Kanon dropped her bunny, as it fell on the floor, and her eyes lit up. The baby grabbed her bottle with two hands and drink out of it.

"Breakfast is ready!" Yuuki said in a cheerful mood. She places Norman's plate, in front of him, as he grabbed the black pepper and salt, for his eggs.

Yuuki grabbed a small blue plastic plate from the cabinet, as she places a small piece of bacon, and a small egg on it, she places the place in front of her. Kanon's eyes lit up, as she grabbed her small piece of turkey bacon, and ate it, slowly.

"Mm...this is very good cooking, Yuuki." Norman complemented, while chewing on his bacon.

"Thanks, I'm always the one in my family, who cooks, my brother can only boil spaghetti."

"Oh, there's something we need to talk about." Norman stand up, to make himself a cup of coffee, from Yuuki's coffee machine. "It's about your brother."

He sat back down, as he started to pour some milk into his hot cup. The profiler drank his cup, until he noticed Yuuki looking at him wide-eyed and giggling.

"What's so funny? Why are you acting silly, this morning." Norman looked at his coffee, as he liked the taste of it. "And this coffee is perfect cup, that I've ever tasted."

Yuuki was still giggling at him. "The reason why that coffee's good, because…you're drinking coffee with my breast milk."

Norman immediately spit his out, across the table, as Yuuki and Kanon immediately laughed at him.

After eating their breakfast and also Norman getting himself another cup of coffee, he explained what happened last night, with him and Blake. They went to Ethan's psychiatrist, in hopes of new evidence, that can be recovered.

Yuuki was listening carefully, as he explained how Blake nearly beat the hell of the psychiatrist, and Norman defended him, while Blake thrown his face at him, for stopping him.

Ethan's psychiatrist explained of the type of condition he had, and he also find an origami figure, lying on the floor, claiming it must have fallen out of his pocket.

"My brother haven't done origami in his life, except for me and my mother." Yuuki explained.

"But, when I analyze it, it had your brother's fingerprints." Norman said.

Yuuki stands up, as she picked up, Kanon. The baby had fallen asleep on Norman's lap, after having breakfast. "That doesn't sound like him, Norman and I hate that Blake has to touch or even yell to get what he wants."

Norman walked behind her, and places his hands on her shoulders. "Yuuki," she turned to face him. "Blake won't stop, until your brother is behind bars, in the police station." Yuuki started to cry. "And every cop is looking for him, now."

Yuuki was looking into his concerning eyes, as he was wiping off her tears. "I need to look for him. He has to come to me for help."

8:30 am

Yuuki was left at home with Kanon, as she was looking at TV, while keeping an eye on Kanon, and also watching her phone, to make sure, if Norman calls her back.

She turns on the news.

"Less than an hour ago, we heard from the police, who identify the man thought to be the Origami Killer. Ethan Mars, father of the kidnapped victim, Shaun Mars, and Police Sergeant, Yuuki Chiba-Mars', older brother, is on the run, and should be considered, armed and dangerous. A police manhunt is now under way, and they soon to be announced of the apprehension of a dangerous lunatic…

Yuuki immediately turned off the TV, and thrown the remote of the table.

"I really hate Grace and Blake, now." She muttered to herself.

Yuuki looked at Kanon, as she climbed out of her playpen, and crawled to her mother. "I need to get a bigger playpen." She suggested.

"Mama." Kanon said, until Yuuki picked her up, and places her on her lap. Kanon was looking around the room, as she crawled off of her lap, and onto the floor, without hurting herself.

"What are you doing, silly girl?"

"Dada…" Kanon said, until Yuuki change her facial expression.

"Kanon," the baby turned to face her mother. "Norman's not here, he left."

Kanon looked at her mother, as she looked around, calling out for her Dada, until she started crying, her little brown eyes out. Yuuki immediately pick her up, and started rocking her. "Kanon, sweetie, I didn't mean that. He'll be back for you." Kanon ignored her mother's response, she really wanted to be in Norman's arms, again, like he promised.

Yuuki heard her phone ringing, which kinda calmed Kanon down, a bit, until she answers it.

"Hello?"

"Hey, Yuuki." Norman said, on the other line.

"Norman!"

Kanon heard her Dada on the other line. "Dada?"

"Did you find him?"

"We found him, across the street on Marble Street, and he escaped with a woman on a motorcycle, to the subway station." He explained.

"Oh, dear, if I was there, he would have listen to me."

"No, Blake will get his hands on him, no matter what."

"Dada!" Kanon tried to grabbed the phone out of Yuuki's hand, but she moved it, out of her way.

"Kanon, wants to say hello to you." Yuuki places the phone in front of Kanon, as she grabbed it.

"Hi, Kanon!" Norman said.

"Dada!" Kanon said, happily.

"Do you miss me?" Norman asked.

"Ba!" Kanon said in agreement.

"I'll take that as a yes." Norman said. "Let me talk to mommy. Bye-bye"

"Baba…" Kanon waved at phone, before Yuuki places back on her ear, and let Kanon roam around the living room.

"So, what are you going to do?" Yuuki asked.

"Yuuki, can we meet somewhere?"

"Um..sure, but where."

"At my hotel room. I'm at Empire Hotel, Room #126."

"Sure, Norman. I'll be there, soon. I have to call Sara, so she can babysit, Kanon."

Empire Hotel~Lounge Room

8:45 am

Norman returns back to his hotel, where he will be staying during his Origami Killer investigation trip. He was in the lounge, sitting on the piano, laying his head down on the piano, until he decided to a melancholy tune, until he lays his head, back down.

"Your vodka, sir."

"Thanks."

"Is there anything that is troubling sir?"

"Blake, has convinced that Mars is the Origami Killer."

"But, not you? I thought there was some evidence to that effect…"

"That's true...but it doesn't make any sense. His psychological profile doesn't fit, neither as the geolocalization. I can't see this man, drowning eight other kids, before killing his own son." He paused for a second, until he thought about Yuuki. "Mars is not the Origami Killer. I stake my life on it, and even Yuuki's believing love."

"May I ask who Yuuki is?"

"Mars' younger sister." He told him. "She became a single mother, seven months ago and she's an amazing woman, with such a caring heart." He put his hands, over his head. "But I don't want her to know."

"Don't want her to know about what, sir?"

"I don't want her to know about the triptocaine, the effects on ARI, and I don't want to lose her, not even her smiling face, or her cute daughter, Kanon."

"But, you'll never what her reaction is, unless you tell her."

Norman thought long and hard, before coming up, with an answer. "I suppose you're right. It's best for her to tell her, when she comes to see me, today. I hope she understands, because...I don't want to lose her or Kanon, the most."

Yuuki left Kanon with Sara, since she didn't have nothing to do on a rainy day. She arrives at Empire Hotel, as she parked her black Fusion, in the parking lot, next to Norman's black impala. As she walked inside the hotel, the interior was decorated and furnished with taste, she was amazed at the hotel, the FBI provide for Norman.

She walks to the elevator, and press for the button, for Norman's floor, until it stopped halfway. Someone wanted to get on, but Yuuki pressed the button, once more, and it took her to his floor. The doors opens, she walked out, and noticed Norman, walking back into his room.

She walked slowly to his room door, and knocks on it. "Norman?"

She opened the door to find Norman's head, sticking out of the window. "Norman!"

Norman felt someone grabbing his back, away from the window, he immediately slapped it from behind, which Yuuki landed on the floor.

She immediately stand back up, and grabbed his face. "Norman? Norman, it's me, Yuuki!"

"Yuu...ki?"

"Yes, Norman, what's wrong? Are you on something?" Yuuki asked. Norman walked around, until he landed on his bed, grabbed a pillow and screams into it.

Yuuki watched him, trying to stand back up, until she notice a small tube of a strange blue substance, on the nightstand. "Triptocaine? Is he taking this?" Yuuki turns to him, as he was trying to walk straight.

"Are you on drugs?!" Yuuki yelled at him.

"Get...ri..d...of...it" Norman croaked.

"How?"

Norman immediately walked in front of her, snatch it out of her hand, went into the bathroom, thrown and flushed it down the toilet. Yuuki watched him, walked back to her, until she fell on the bed, with her on the bottom. "He...lp….me….Yu...ki."

The sergeant mother pushed him off of him, as he rolled down to the floor, she picked him, by his leg, into the bathroom, until he held onto the door frame. She immediately dropped his leg, walked to his face and immediately slapped him, to knock some sense into him. Yuuki pulled him, into the shower, turn on the cold water, and places him, under it.

Norman was trying to control himself, but it wasn't working, so Yuuki taken off her jacket, lay down next to him, under the cold water, and grabbed his hand.

"Norman, look at me." He slowed turned his head to her.

"Yuuki," He caressed her cheek, as he noticed her smile. "So beautiful."

"I'm here, for you, Norman."

The profiler touched her lips, with his fingers, before he decided to reached her lips with own. Yuuki closed her eyes, as she felt his soft pink lips, under the cold shower water. Norman moan into the kiss, as Yuuki's tongue, slip into his mouth. As they break apart from each other, for a few moments, Yuuki looked into his pale green eyes as Norman looked into his big brown chocolate eyes.

"Please, forgive me, Yuuki."