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I'm sorry it took so long. Time seemed to have disappeared.

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6:12am

Kuu stretched his limbs, hitting his fingers lightly on the wall. Cold air hit his toes on one foot, the other was restricted by the blanket, which he had to himself.

He froze and his eyes sprang open.

He was alone in bed. Julie was not in the bedroom. Please don't tell me she is trying to make breakfast. He bolted out of bed, stumbled and fell to the floor. He shook his foot free and left the bedroom with an air of calmness.

Julie was indeed standing in the kitchen area... but not cooking. She was trying to chat up Setsuka who was surprisingly responsive today. Cain on the other hand was getting completely ignored.

He retreated back to change out of his nightclothes. When he returned to the living area, breakfast was prepared... for everyone. Cain had a huge plate of vegetables in front of him, which he just stared at. Julie and Setsuka had vegetables with scrambled egg and a toasted bread somewhere underneath it.

"Wow that looks good." Kuu dug in. It was as good as it looked, rivaling Kyokos cooking skills.

"If that wasn't the case I wouldn't have made anything new anyway." said Setsuka, who was sitting unusual far away from Cain. Wouldn't she normally sit on his lap?

"Well I better get going, see you later." She put her plate in the sink and walked out. Cain looked like he wanted to follow but something held him back. Maybe he would get scolded for not eating or she might get angry at him for following?

He pushed a piece of brokkoli around the plate. He sighed and ate the rest on the plate. Kuu wanted to ask him why he didn't follow her but preferred to keep his head. It was a rather bad day.

Cain disappeared out the door shortly after he finished his meal and left them alone. His plate for them to collect.

"So... what was all this about?" Kuu asked his wife with a raised eyebrow.

"I don't really know. Setsuka was talking with me, like, normally. She swore once in a while but she wasn't rude or anything. All I could gather was that she was angry with her brother, considering how much she cursed him, but she wouldn't tell me what exactly happened. She is a really good cook though. Maybe even better than you!"

"Hey!"

"Sorry, sorry. I'm just wondering... she can be such a nice girl. Her brother seems to be the one who is leading her on. I mean he is way scarier than anything I've ever encountered, it's possible" Julie stared out the window for a few seconds lost in her own mind. "I wish you good luck today."

"You're not really sorry, are you? Wait! What do you mean you wish me good luck?! You're not coming with me? You leave me alone? How could you, Julie."

Julie grinned at his melodrama. "You're worse than me. Don't worry you'll be fine. I will join you, after my modeling gig, for dinner though. Well I have to leave now and so should you. See you later." She kissed him on the cheek and was gone.

Reluctantly he put his things in his backpack and left as well. Hopefully the fight between the siblings is not going to escalate. It's bad enough that I had to look for my things. Why did they put my bag in the trash of all things?

The morning went by surprisingly harmless. There were a lot of NGs for Cain's scenes. He was too frightening for their co-stars. Around lunch the director politely told Cain to go home for the day, in hopes tomorrow was a better day. Cain vanished from set. Kuu didn't even see him leave.

13:26 changing room

Kuu texted Julie, asking her where her last gig was so he could get her.

"Where are we going to eat?" Julie asked.

"It's a surprise! I'll meet you around 6. See you later." Kuu stuffed his phone back into his pocket.

His plan was taking his wife to the Darumaya and surprise Kyoko, then watch her shooting. The rest of the day was more relaxed. He was getting along with his colleagues well and since Cain was now gone they were in a good mood. Filming went smoothly.

17:48 Car

"Thanks for getting me. I can't wait to meet her." Julie wriggled in her seat. After endless nagging and complaining Kuu had finally told her what he was up to.

"Please don't overwhelm her. She is not used to this much show of affection." Said Kuu as he drove onto the street.

The drive didn't take long. Julie used the time to tell him all the things she would like to do with Kyoko. Everything from going shopping and a spa trip. They haltet near the Darumaya as Julie started a guessing game as to what Kyoko might be interested in.

"Yeah you should really ask her that instead of guessing. We're here."

They disguised themselves and went in. It was rather busy. The regulars were sitting in front of a grim looking guy. A smiling woman was serving the guests but no sign of Kyoko. They took a seat in the corner.

Before the Ookami could come to serve them, Kyoko walked out from the kitchen. She greeted some guests and then went up the stairs.

"Hello, how can I... Oh you're back. Should I go up and tell Kyoko she has guests?"

"Yes, please."

"You can wait in the back, away from all the guests."

The couples living room was cozy. They hadn't been waiting long until the door was carefully opened.

Kyoko sneaked in and gasped. "Kuu~" He held out his arms in which she promptly jumped. "What are you doing here? I thought you were busy filming and trying not to anger your flatmates?"

"We had some time to spare and I really wanted to see my daughter."

"We?" She turned around to see Julie, ready for a big hug and a flood of questions. Kyoko clasped her hands and her face turned a wonderful shade of red. Kuu involuntary had to think of a cooked lobster. She went down in a dogeza before he could stop. "I apologize. How rude of me!"

"Whoa, what? Don't worry about it. You two haven't seen each other in a while. Would you please get up?" Julie put on her cute puppy dog eyes.

The moment Kyoko stood straight Julie tackled her in a hug with a wide grin. "I was looking so looking forward to meet you. I have sooo many questions I want to ask you. Oh wait but first" she held her at arms length. "My name is Hizuri Juliana [Everyone writes her name differently, this looks the best to me], you can call me Julie or Mom, whatever feels more comfortable."

Kyoko seemed dazed "Hello Julie-san. My name is Mogami Kyoko. Nice to meet you."

"What a wonderful name. Let's sit down and have a long chat. There are so many things I would like to know." They sat at the table, Kyoko between the Hizuri couple. The longer they talked, the less stif and awkward the conversation got.

By the end of their meal, Kyoko looked exhausted from all the questions she had to answer. "Kyoko, isn't it time that we go to your filming?"

"Oh yes you're right. I guess time flies by when you're having fun. You really want to come and watch me film?" her cheeks coloured slightly. Her head was slightly bowed and she pressed her fingers together.

Kuu put his hand on her shoulder to reassure her. "Of course. We'd love to watch you. I am so excited to see how much your acting skills have grown. Lory told me you learned stage sword fighting. I'd love to see that, my little ninja. I would never ever in my life pass an opportunity to see you act, whether in real life or on the big screen."

The drive to a near forest like park was filled with chattering. They arrived when the crew made some last checks.

It was a clear night. The stars shone bright in the sky. Once in a while a small cloud passed over the moon. Momiji climbed through the trees. Further on in a small opening, Shizuma was sitting next to Chidori, talking. She had seen nothing on her little patrol but she also didn't want to intrude on their conversation so she stayed in the tree. After a couple of minutes she heard a rustling noise. Her body was on attention. Her eyes searched the surroundings, while slowly and silently drawing her sword. The noise came closer. She climbed down the tree and walked backwards towards the talking couple. Both stopped talking and got to their feet as well.

Chidori drew her blade. Together with Momiji, they shielded Shizuma who had drawn his sword.

"What is it, Momiji?" Shizuma whispered.

"I don't know. I only heard something but didn't see anything unusual." Momiji glanced at the trees again. Nothing. The bush before her rustled. A few masked guys jumped out. "Shit where are they coming from?"

She charged at them. Taking two down. She swiftly climbed the tree only to jump onto the remaining two.

She looked around one last time. "We should get going. It's not save here anymore." The packed their things and left.

It was already late when they finished filming the scene. The rest of the outdoor scenes would have to be shot another day. Julie and Kuu drove her back as it was unthinkable for a teenaged girl to walk alone at this hour.

They accompanied her in. Her hands were folded and she seemed hesitant as if she didn't want to part yet. Kuu cocked his head. "Umm Julie-sama, Kuu... There is something I'd like to ask for advise from you."

She paused, waiting for someone to deny her but was only met with eager silence. Nobody would stop her from continuing. Only a reassuring smile on their lips. "I got into a fight with a person I really care about. He knows that I dislike this one person, he said himself that he dislikes him. Why would he agree that we agree to that guy without asking me first? I got really angry at him for that. Now I am afraid to face him again. What should I do?"

"Mhmm that was not very nice of your friend. You should ask him in a calm moment why he didn't consider your feelings. Talking is the only solution to your problem, sweetie. Right, Kuu?"

Kuu nodded "If he really is a friend then he'll want to talk, considering you're avoiding him right now," He kissed her forehead "It'll be fine and if not I'll give him a piece of mind."

"Kuu, no! You will not pick a fight!" Julie put her hand on her hip then pointed at herself "I'll do that." They argued as they said their goodbyes and on their way back to the car.

By the time they had decided that they both would have a word with that person, they were ready for bed. Normally they would have only given her advice and left her taking care of it but today was unusual to say the least

Kuu wondered if it was only the case because the Heel siblings have gotten to their heads or because thinking about Kyoko in Setsukas situation was unsettling. Some part of his mind was wondering what the fight between the siblings was about.

It was close to 12pm when the front door opened and closed loudly. The heavy steps told them that Cain had returned, alone. When Setsuka returned, they had already been deep asleep.

OMG that newest chapter was awesome. I remember reading a fanfic, sadly I can't remember the name, were someone was close to what actually happened. Like the same gesture with the necklace, I think similar promise but a different setting. And I think it was a rather old one... somewhere around 2010 if I'm not mistaken.

But on another sadder note, while all this is happening, a thought that had never found its way into my mind without it. What if without anybody knowing some of the authors on this site have died (of whatever cause). They might have never intended on leaving their work unfinished... their wonderful minds and existence just suddenly vanished... Wow I have a talent to make myself sad and unhappy... I'm sorry if I just dragged you down with me. I just wanted to utter that thought somewhere. Stay safe everyone, don't do anything stupid! I wish all of you reading this health and safety to you and you're family and friends!I'll try to not bring our feelings down next chapter. Which will hopefully be written faster, without me procrastinating on it. Bye.