Chapter 5

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We were hugging and crying for a long time. Finally, he let go of me. I accidently dropped the bear I was holding. 'Oh I forgot about Bubby.' Erwin bends down and picks up Bubby. He starts dusting him off and makes him dance with his large hands.

"Oh my god, that's embarrassing." I said. I started to laugh and wipe my face with my sleeve. Erwin reaches out and wipes my tears awkwardly.

"Erwin, what's going on?" asks Petra. Erwin looks down at the ground, at a loss of what to say next.

"I have a cousin?" asks Armin.

"I have sister? That's so cool!" said Lucas. His eyes were big and wide. He smiled from ear to ear.

"Yup." answers Erwin. "But, I don't understand. What is going on? Why is Miku here? Where is Nanami? What happened?" Erwin starts to ask a lot of questions.

"Have a seat Mr. Erwin, we need to have a talk." said Pixis. He pulls out a chair for me and I sat in the chair kind of scared of what Pixis is about say.

"Armin and Lucas please go to your rooms." said Petra.

"Aunty please, I want to know what's going on!" shouted Armin.

"Listen to her Armin." said Erwin with a serious tone. Armin became quiet and grabbed the little boy's arm.

"Let's go Lucas. Let's go watch Adventure Time." Armin said kindly to Lucas.

"Okay." said Lucas. The both of them started to walk to the kitchen. After they were gone, Pixis pulls out some paper work out of his trench coat.

"Mickey here is in a little pickle." Pixis said. He starts to flip the pages.

"What's going on?" Erwin asks seriously.

"Mickey's mother, Nanami Stevens has disappeared." explained Pixis as he gently sets the papers down onto the table.

"Disappeared? When did this happen? Why?" questioned Erwin. Erwin started to worry.

"She disappeared three weeks ago, leaving Mickey here all by herself." Pixis answers. "Nobody has seen or heard from her since then. Nobody even knows why she left." Petra and Erwin seemed shocked.

"Maybe it's something for work." said Petra.

"Well she-" I started to say but then Pixis cuts me off.

"Her boss from the paper company said that she did not have any business trips or anything planned." said Pixis. 'What? Why is he saying that? Mom works at a diner. Then gambles it away or buys alcohol.'

"The BPD has decided that Nanami is not a well-fit mother after abandoning her daughter. She has lost the rights for Mickey and now Mickey needs a home. My team started to look for relatives. So, we looked into Nanami's background and saw that she used to be married to you, Mr. Smith."

"Married!?" yelled Petra.

"Yes. He was married to Nanami Touka, a foreign exchange student from Osaka, Japan. They were married for six years." answered Pixis. "According to the reports, Nanami left you and disappeared, taking Mickey with her."

"Yeah that's true." Erwin said grimly. "I loved Nanami, but I didn't understand why she left. I told the police, but they couldn't find her nor Miku. There wasn't even a trace."

"Well now, she's here and needs to live with a relative. Will you take her?" After a long silence, Erwin nods.

"Yes."

"Erwin!?" Petra shouts.

"Alright just sign these papers." Pixis hands him the papers. Erwin takes the papers and pulls out a pen out of his pocket.

"What department are you from Officer Pixis?" asks Petra.

"I just got promoted to homicide." He answers proudly.

"Then why are you dealing with Miku if you are in homicide?" questioned Petra.

"I knew Nanami and Mickey for a while. I felt better if she didn't have to deal with some stranger from child services. So, I persuaded by boss to give me this case." Pixis answers.

"All done." said Erwin.

"I will contact the TPD to finish the rest." Pixis gets up and bows his head. "Thank you. Please take care of Mickey. She's shy and a big airhead, but she's a good kid. She wouldn't hurt a fly." He smiles as he pats my head.

"I'll get your stuff." He said.

"Let me help you." Ireplied. "I'll be right back." I said to Erwin and Petra. Erwin nods and Petra just stands there not knowing what to say. Then Pixis and I left the café.

"Pixis, why did you lie about mom?" I asked him.

"Mrs. Smith probably wouldn't want you even more then." He answers. "If they found out that your mom was an alcoholic and a gambler, they probably didn't want to take care of a child who might be the same. When the time comes, tell them the truth." I stayed quiet for while.

"Okay." I answered. He messes up my hair in reply as we walked back to the hotel.