"I'm not sure I want him-"
"He can stay," Taykoe declared.
Haru looked at her.
"Don't you think-"
"He. Can. Stay," Taykoe said, fixing Haru with a glare.
Kei leaned over.
"I think he's staying," Kei whispered.
Haru glared at him.
"I think I got that thank you very much," Haru snapped.
Kei shrugged before pressing another button on the remote. The screen shut off.
"So what? She brought a mind reader. Whoopee! Anyone else want her to explain her TV debut?" Ana inquired.
Ariha glanced at Keiichi. He smirked back before returning his gaze to Taykoe. He winked at her.
"There are some things I'm not ready to share," Ariha said.
Haru crossed his arms.
"Fair enough. Kei!" he called.
Kei glanced over, failing to catch the remote he'd been tossing in the air. It crashed to the floor. Kei nonchalantly kicked it under the table, acting as if nothing happened.
"Yes?" he asked.
"Take them to the house," Haru instructed, suppressing his annoyance.
This caught everyone's attention.
"House?" Hachi asked.
Kei and Keiichi grinned.
"That's right. House. From now on you six are living with Kei and I."
The house was huge. Close enough to be called a mansion. Both Haru and Kei had their own rooms. Ana had already declared that she would NOT be sharing with anyone. Naturally, the twins said they'd share. Taykoe had looked at both Ariha and Hachi. She'd prefer to share with Ariha if she got stuck sharing a room with one of the two of them. Of course, the second they'd arrived at the house, she'd set off to find a room of her own. Now she stood in front of one room with a closed door.
"I call this room!" she declared, trying the doorknob.
The door was locked.
"Or not," Taykoe mumbled, annoyed.
The door opened and Kei's head popped out.
"This is my room," he announced.
"Oh sorry," Taykoe said, hiding her annoyance.
Kei smiled,stepping aside a bit.
"It's not as great as you think."
He held the door open. It was an open invitation and Taykoe accepted it. Inside the room was smaller than what she expected. All the walls were covered in swords and daggers. The walls themselves were black. There was no bed, just a chest under the window.
"Dark huh?" Kei asked.
Taykoe looked at him. He was leaning in the doorway.
"I don't remember much. My family, my friends, my life three years ago is all a blank. Kei may not even be my real name. I came to Tokyo with only one thing on my mind. Okami."
Kei smirked, running his fingers through his long hair.
"And then you met Haru?" Taykoe guessed.
"And then I met Haru," Kei confirmed.
He pushed off the doorframe.
"Bad news kid. You're sharing a room."
"How do you know?" Taykoe asked.
Kei smirked.
"Footsteps. See, Hachi and Ana got rooms beside each other. The twins took the downstairs room to avoid the stairs and Ariha took the room closest to the upstairs bathroom. You get to share with her."
At least some things weren't so bad. Taykoe went to leave, stopping at the door.
"It won't be like that forever. A blank you know. You'll remember, someday," she said.
Kei smiled at her.
"I know."
They both heard the hurried footsteps on the stairs.
"Mews! We have an emergency!" Haru yelled.
Kei smirked.
"Better get a move on," he said to Taykoe.
She smiled in response.
"Just another day of saving Tokyo."
