Kaito stood under the rain in complete silence. The cigar in his mouth had turned soggy from the rain as Kaito took it out and tossed the useless cigarette without care. He took out his cigarette pack to get another but found that it was completely empty.

Kaito crushed the box in one hand and used his other to rub his aching head, feeling incredibly exhausted. Kaito never knew in his life, he would feel so...speechless.

How did it all come to this?

The two silently returned home after that.

Neither of them said a single word to each other the whole way back and neither made an attempt to do so. As soon as Kaito pulled up in front of the house, Miku immediately got out of the car and ran inside, without so much as a word or even a glance at Kaito.

Kaito didn't react to this and simply walked back into the house without saying a thing. The rain seemed to have followed after them as the drops of liquid fell heavily from the sky.

Miku refused to speak to Kaito the entire day, only occasionally asking him simply things such as reaching out to something from a high shelf or asking where she had place a certain thing. Kaito didn't say a word about this. He couldn't say a word about it.

It was already close to midnight and sound of rain echoed within the silent house.

Miku tossed and turned in her sleep as she dreamt a sad dream.

She was back at the Columbarium where she was all alone. No one was inside, not even Kaito was there. Miku glanced at the rows of jars before her eyes stopped in at the jar in front of her. She stood there, completely still as she stared at the jar that held the ashes of her mother and instinctively she called out. "Mommy."

Miku's eyes flew open as tears fell from her eyes. Her window rattling loudly as the wind and rain combined fell outside. Miku stared into the darkness of the ceiling as she called out the first name in her head. "Oji-san..."

She sat up from her bed, rubbing her eyes to get rib of the tears in her eyes but they won't stop as the tears continued to fall from her eyes to her bed. Miku was shuddering now from anxiety as she called out into the darkness helpless once more like the child she was. "Oji-san..."

Miku got out of her bed as she wobbled out of her room, this time with a sob in her voice as she continued to call out to Kaito. "Oji-san, Oji-san..."

Kaito laid on his bed, completely awake as he listened to the rain pour outside. He couldn't sleep at all. He couldn't help but replay the words Miku said to him in cemetery over and over again his mind. He only thought of what's good for her. He didn't want to give her false hope of seeing her mother again.

Many would probably criticize the way he handled things but he knew this was for the best. If he waited longer, it would be too late for her to realize that the world isn't kind. That was how things worked.

Suddenly, he hear the door creak open. Kaito sat up and reached for the lamp at his side. He turned to the door and stared at the little girl that stood at the doorway with tear filled eyes. "Oji-san, can you let me sleep here with you tonight?" She asked with a sniff.

Kaito stared at the teal haired girl silently. "What? Did you have a nightmare?" He questioned as he ran a hand through his hair. Miku nodded quietly as she sniffled once more. "I...I was thinking about my mom and...I suddenly got scared."

"But its better to sleep in your own room." Kaito sighed and reached for his cigarette pack. He wasn't trying to mean or anything like that, he just didn't want to spoil the kid too much. Besides, it was only a nightmare so she can handle this. "Its late so hurry up and go back to bed."

Miku didn't say anything. In fact, she didn't argue and slowly nodded her head. "Um, okay...good night." She muttered but she didn't move from her spot for a moment before she added. "But you know Oji-san...why do you keep smoking?"

Kaito blinked at the question as he held a cigar in his hand. "What?"

Miku frowned slightly. "Can't you stop smoking?" She timidly asked. Kaito raised a brow since Miku has never once complained about his smoking habit. "Why?" He answered with a question of his own.

"Its not good for your health." Miku replied and Kaito snorted. "Are you worried about me? You told me earlier that you hated me." He pointed out with a bitter smile. "Using the whip and carrot strategy, are you?" Kaito shook his head and he sighed once more. "Well, thanks anyways. I understand so just go back to bed."

Miku didn't move an inch and Kaito sighed heavily as he stared at her. "Is there anything more you would like to say?" He asked.

Miku leaned against the doorway as she looked at him with a sad look in her eyes. "Well...I was thinking..what would I do if you end up getting inside a small jar just like my mom then...I would be all alone again." She sniffled as tears once again filled her eyes, threatening to fall. "What would happen to me...I fell asleep while thinking about that and I ended up having a nightmare."

Kaito was silence as Miku wiped her tears and looked at him with sad, lonely eyes. "I only have you, Oji-san..." She whimpered. "So please...don't leave me alone." With that said, she reached for the door, not before bidding Kaito good night and closed the door.

Kaito sat there in complete silence for a moment before he removed the covers and looked around for the ash tray. "Where is that ash tray..."

He glanced around but can't help but pause as the words Miku said seem to come flooding in.

"Don't leave me alone..."

Kaito just sat there in silence, leaning forward as he placed a hand on his forehead. He thought of how hesitant and innocent Miku would often look at him as if he would get angry if she asked for anything at all. He remembered the day she played at the garden, holding that little dandelion in her hand as she looked at him and timidly ask.

"Can I...come near you?"

Kaito brought his hand down to his face as his lips tightened. Every facial expression, every word, and every gesture...How can she be so...

Miku paused, halfway down the hall and turned around as she heard footsteps coming towards her. She looked up at Kaito as he bent down and scooped the little girl up into his arms. Miku tightly embraced him, tears filled her eyes as Kaito walked back to his room with her in his arms.

"I won't let you have any more nightmares." Kaito earnestly promised as he quietly closed the door.

-0-0-0-

Kaito held Miku in his arms as they quietly laid on his bed. He ran his fingers through her long teal hair as he softly apologize to her. "I'm sorry I took you to a place like that..."

Miku looked up from his chest with slight confusion. "Why?" She asked. "You took me because I said I wanted to see mom." Kaito shook his head and frowned. "What was inside that urn...I could've told you like it was some sort of story."

Miku continued to stare at him with confusion while Kaito looked down at her remorsefully. It's true he didn't want to give her false hope but...maybe he should've been gentle and more tactical instead of just crashing it into her so suddenly. He just thought if Miku knew about the truth as soon as possible, she'd be able to face the future instead of waiting for her mother, who would never come back...

No. In reality...that wasn't why...

"I wasn't being mature...I'm sorry Miku." Kaito muttered as he embraced her. Miku didn't respond as she buried herself more into his chest.

Kaito knew he was just being impatient, like a child having a tantrum. He wanted her to face the fact his mother was gone...so that she would realize that he could provide so much more to her than her mother ever did. He was being too selfish and childish. He was such an idiot...

"I don't understand what you're talking about..." Miku muttered into his chest. "I'm not going to say that I miss mom again." She paused as she gripped Kaito's shirt. "Since my mom is in a cold urn...but you're warm and next to me."

Kaito said nothing as Miku sighed quietly while the rain softly fell outside the window. "The sound of your heart is like a lullaby."

The next morning, Meiko stopped her car in front of Kaito's house and stepped out of her car. Meiko walked up to the house with the house key at hand.

Kaito gave her a duplicate of his house keys in case she came over and he wasn't there or wasn't awake. Kaito once commented that it would be troublesome to always answer the door for her whenever she came over unexpectedly. It annoyed her at first but when Kaito decided to give her the spare key of his house, she feel satisfied or rather, happy about it.

"Kaito, I'm here!" Meiko called out as she entered the house and removed her shoes. She walked deeper into the house with a sigh. "There was no traffic so I arrived ear-" She trailed off when she realized Kaito wasn't in the living room nor the kitchen. Meiko looked confused.

Did he leave already? It was still too early for work. Maybe he was still asleep. Meiko walked up the stairs towards Kaito's room, quietly opening the door as to not disturb him. "I didn't call because you might be still sleeping." She softly said. "Aren't you up yet?"

Meiko paused as she stared at the residents inside the room. There was a long silence before Meiko softly closed the door once more and walked down the stairs. She strolled back to the entrance, slipping into her shoes. Meiko glanced at the stairs before sheepishly scratching the back of her head with a soft sigh.

She left the house without a word and walked back to the car. She'll just call him later.

-0-0-0-

Miku slowly woke up as she heard the birds chirping outside the window. The rain was gone and the sun was shining bright, flooding the room with light.

Miku blinked a few times. Her mind was still slightly hazy with sleep. As her mind finally registered her surrounding, her first thought was... "Heavy..." She thought out loud.

Miku let out a small grunt of discomfort as she tried moving but found she was unable to move at all. Kaito was still asleep and was tightly hugging Miku, as a result, was leaning against Miku as he softly snored. His arm was draped over Miku's tiny body completely trapping her in place. Miku was laying on his back and her arms were pinned against her chest, restraining her as well as making it hard for her to breath.

Miku let out a squeak as shuffled and struggled around, trying to push some of Kaito's weight off her but she can't. "Oji-san, I can't breath!" She yelped but Kaito didn't move. "Oji-san wake up! You're heavy! Oji-san, Oji-san!" She repeated squeaked until Kaito finaly let out a soft groan and opened his eyes, tiredly.

It took a few minutes before Kaito realized what was happening and finally rolled off Miku, much to her relief. Kaito brought hand up to his face and groaned. Did he oversleep? That was rare.

"This is the first time I've seen you wake up later than I do." Miku pointed out as she rolled towards him. Kaito let out a heavy sigh. "Sorry." He muttered. "I didn't expect something like this..." He grumbled to himself. He then glanced down at Miku as she crawled up into his chest, crossing her arms on top of it and laid her head.

"So what did you dream about last night, kiddo?" He asked . Miku hummed for a second. "I can't really remember." She said but then smiled. "But it wasn't a nightmare."

Kaito smiled back as he reached out and patted her head. Miku giggled childishly as she leaned into his warm hand.

She didn't have a nightmare but...it was more like a happy dream.

A/N: Hey guys! What's up!

Happy New Year! I can't believe we have finally reached the last day of the year. I still can't believe I made it till the last day since I have been dying in school and whatnot. Its really shocking.

Anyways I hope you're enjoying yourselves this holiday because its going to be a new year. What's your new year's resolution I wonder. For me, I promise not to make any promises, that's a promise...sort of.

Anyways I'm still a little sick (Its going to be the start of the year and I'm sick wtf. T_T) but I think I'm well enough to celebrate New year. I'm not going to miss this new year's party. I refuse to miss it! Anyways I hope you enjoyed this short chapter and please review if you have the time, okay?

I have to go now. Again, Happy New Year and Peace out!

-Yugao702