I was on my way home from school when I ran into Tohru and Yuki. I literally ran into Tohru.
"Oh! I'm so sorry! I wasn't watching where I was going!" she said panicking.
"It's fine, it was my fault anyways, I wasn't watching where I was going" I told her.
"Miss..Kobiyashi?" Yuki asked staring at me.
"Hello Yuki, Tohru" I said smiling at them and bowing.
"Wow..Jade...You've grown up, you're so tall now and you are so pretty!" she told me.
I blushed. "I'm not that pretty Tohru, yes it's me Yuki...you both look well...how is Kyo and Shigure?" I asked.
"Oh...they're fine, Yuki, Kyo and I are seniors this year and you should be in the 7th grade now right?"
I nodded. "That's right, I'm on my way to Eri's house...well my house...as she left it to me before she died..."
"Would you like us to walk with you?" Yuki asked.
"Sure, that would be great thanks..." I told him.
I lead them to what was now my house and took them inside. I took off my shoes and sat on the couch.
"Does the Kobi- I mean your parents know your here?" Yuki asked.
"Yes, I tell them I'm coming here everyday after school, I'm usually here for only an hour but it makes me feel closer to Eri...I go through old pictures and read all her old letters from Ayumu, my grandfather and some of the other boys that courted her before Ayumu...my grandmother was quite beautiful and so was my mother...I think I look like Eri and I know it's going to sound stupid, but I talk to her here, like I'm talking to you and I swear I can hear her talking back to me and giving me advice. I know she's proud of me...although I'm not proud of what I did to Kyo...I really truly am sorry for that, always will be" I told them.
"Don't worry about Kyo, he really wasn't sure what you were doing...but every so often he does ask about you Miss Kobiyashi" the Prince told me.
"I'm a horrible person, I don't even contact you during the two years...why haven't you bothered to contact me?" I asked.
"Oh..I run into Minori at the market weekly and she says you are doing well and making lots of friends and for that we are truly happy" Tohru told me.
Well I guess that makes sense. But I wonder why Minori never told me this.
"Oh, before we leave Hatori would like you to go over to the main house" Yuki told me.
"Why? Am I in trouble?" I asked.
"I'm not sure why, he just said you needed to go over there"
I sighed. "Okay, I'll make my way over there tomorrow, I need to get home now" I told them.
They walked me home and I hugged Tohru and bowed to Yuki. "Thank you both so much, maybe we'll get together again soon"
"That's sounds great Miss Kobiyashi" he said softly.
I watched them walk away after I got inside and sighed and went to find Minori. "Mom...why didn't you tell me you see Tohru once a week? Don't you think I would want to know about that? How could you keep this from me?!" I questioned not very happy about finiding out from Tohru that Minori saw her once a week.
She rolled her eyes at me. "Don't tell me you seriously think they are your friends after the way you freaked out on them a couple of years ago" she commented.
Ouch really? We have to bring up the past? Really? I sighed. Keesa came in.
"What's going on here?" she asked.
"Mama, Mom didn't tell me about Tohru and Yuki...they both seemed really hurt today that they haven't spoken to me in a long time and I had fun hanging out with them...it's not fair" I told her.
Keesa looked at Minori. "Is that true? Have you been keeping secrets from her? You know that was our promise to her, NOT to keep more secrets from her, why would you even do that?" she asked her.
"Because those people are bad news! They are strange and weird!" she said.
I looked at her. "If hadn't been for those 'weird' people I WOULDN'T have found you or Keesa, I wouldn't be here...I would probably be on my way to another foster home. So DO NOT call my friends weird or strange...without them I wouldn't have you...I am very lucky and happy to have them as my friends" I said in just barely a whisper.
Keesa nodded. "It's true, had Tohru not brought her into the store I would've never met her and told you about her, I fell in love with her and knew I wanted her as our daughter...I would've adopted her with or without you" Keesa said holding me.
I walked off to my room and worked on my homework. I cannot believe she did that! I don't like being lied to and that's exactly what Minori did. She lied to me. I grabbed Kuma and laid down with him and cried.
I heard Minori and Keesa fighting and I closed my eyes and curled into Kuma. Before I heard the front door slam and Keesa crying. I took Kuma downstairs with me and hugged her.
"I'm sorry...it's my fault, it's always my fault..." I told her
"No...we've been having problems long before you came, I was hoping this would help but I guess not...she wants us out of the house by the end of the week...do you think you and I can go to Eri's...I mean your house to live?"
I nodded. "Yes, I think so...but who's last name is Kobiyashi?"
"Mine, she took it when we got married...but I really don't think we're going to get back together...but we did agree if we seperated to ask who you would want to live with" she told me.
"You, I want to live with you..I want to Tohru and Yuki to know they can come see me whenever they can, they are my friend, well I considering my older siblings...I felt awful for not talking to them mama..." I told her.
She held me and looked around. "If we are to make this place ours...no offense to your grandparents, but we need to change a lot of decor in this house" commented Keesa.
"Yeah we do...but I want to get permission first, it's rude to just start taking things and throwing them away...I looked at my room upstairs and it's big enough for this couch, I want to keep it, it's pretty comfortable...I've been keeping up with the dusting and everything to keep the house clean" I said.
She nodded. "Including the bedding?" she asked.
"Yes, including the bedding"
She nodded again. "Does this have a pull out couch?"
"Yes, are you going to sleep here? On the couch"
"I am, why don't you go sleep in one of the beds? Maybe Eri's?"
"Okay...I am kinda tired and we'll need to go too market tomorrow"
"Let me worry about that okay? I'll pick some food up before I come home, I'll drop you off at school and go to work, I get off at four and I'll be home hopefully before six" she told me.
I nodded. "May I please call Tohru?" I asked.
She nodded and gave me her phone. I called Tohru and explained what was going on with Minori and Keesa and where we were at. She told me to be safe and that she appriecated the call, she would also let Yuki know where I was. I thanked her and hung up. I felt better and I knew she did too.
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Thank you AceOfSpadesAndHearts for following and liking Jade, I really do appreciate it.