"Hatsuharu-kun! What are you doing out in the rain?" I called as I ran over to him. He held a white shirt in his arms. He didn't answer, instead he lifted up a corner of the shirt and revealed a little tiger. I looked up at him and ran after him. Yuki and Tohru were the ones who eventually got him to stop running. I followed him back to Shigure's house.


"Kisa, apologize to Tohru right now." Yuki scolded. Kisa didn't reply. Kisa had bit Tohru. I looked at the small tiger. Kisa didn't look at us nor make a sound.
"She hasn't spoken in a while. Hatori said that it's all in her mind, that she'd locked away all her words." Hatsuharu said. Kisa ran up and bit him. "That hearts you know. What are you annoyed with me for telling them?"
Kisa ran out of the room. I covered my mouth with my hand. I looked back and forth between the door and Hatsuharu. "Shigure, do you want me to go look for Kisa?"
"No, it's all right, you can stay here for a little bit. She'll come back." Shigure whispered to me. I stared at him for a a few seconds and got up. She may come back but I can't help but worry about her. I walked towards the door.
"I'm going to look for Kisa." I said before walking out. It had stopped raining, though the grass was still very wet. "Kisa, Kisa-kun! Please come back!"
I walked further and further away until I saw a small tiger lying in the grass. Tohru, who was also calling for Kisa, walked towards me.
"Kisa-san!" She exclaimed. Kisa bit her again. I knelt down on the ground. I stuck out my hand to pet her, but instead she almost bit me. I looked down at her. There were footsteps behind us.
"Kisa, it's your mother. Do you not understand how worried I was about you? Do you like causing trouble for those around you?" Her mother asked.
"No, I don't think that's it. I think that she was just scared to tell you that something was wrong. She was just afraid of losing someone that she loved." I said quietly. Tohru continued were I left off. I wiped away a tear. Poof!
Kisa turned back into a human. She hugged Tohru and started crying. Tohru took off her cardigan and covered Kisa. I felt so bad for this little girl. I stood up. Kisa looked at me, stood up as well, and hugged me as well. I smiled and hugged her back.
"Thank you." I whispered. It felt so weird to be hugged by someone. It felt nice.


A few days later I sat on the rooftop of the school with Yuki, Tohru, Hatsuharu and Momiji. We all spoke about Kisa.
"I overheard from some of the old women gossip that Kisa had been picked on. About her hair, her eyes and so on." Momiji said. I gasped. "Every time she spoke the kids all laughed at her so she eventually stopped talking all together."
That poor girl. The same thing happened to me. It hurt so badly. I too eventually stopped speaking to people for a while.
"Yuki I'm going over Shigure's house later today. I've got a letter from Kisa teacher. It's probably going to make me sick." Hatsuharu said. He walked away holding up and envelope.
"Yuki is it all right if I come over as well?" I asked. He nodded his head.


I read the letter over Hatsuharu's shoulder. It really did make you want to be sick. A teacher to say such things. I looked at Kisa. I wondered what she was thinking about. How can she find good qualities about herself when people only point out the flaws? She has so many good qualities. Someone just needs to prove it to her.
"Kisa, we all love you." Yuki said. Her eyes widened. She smiled and made a small noise.
"It feels so great to hear your voice again." Hatsuharu said while hugging Kisa.
"Kisa, you know," She looked at me, "You have an adorable voice. I may not know you but, I do love you."
She smiled and laughed. She told us that she would try and go back to school. That made me happy to hear. Being hugged by someone, to be loved by someone once again. It's the greatest feeling in the world.