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A/N; Concrit will be appreciated. Insults will be replied with a polite "fuck you."

1; Beginning

"You."

There was a paramount emphasis placed upon that word. If it had been anyone else it could have been an accusation or a plea but then the man standing in front of her was no ordinary man. He folded his arms before continuing.

"You are the only one who can take him in now, Jun Kazama."

His statement was only met with a reproachful frown.

"Pardon me Raven-san," Jun questioned, "but why me?"

"We have gone as far as we can in our jurisdiction and you are the only one left."

So I am just the last resort?

She felt her fist clench under her open palm.

"He will awaking soon," he warned before turning to leave.

"Do you pity me?" she blurted out.

He stopped midstride, sparing half a glance to consider her.

"I pity you."

Then in a flash of purple he was gone. Jun let a short sigh before gazing at the boy in his cot. Nearly five years had passed since she had seen him this close, since she had seen her little boy and now...? There wasn't a soft line left on his face, just hard edges filled with hatred. The past was dead.

I need to prepare lunch.

She hurried out of the room.

It took her twenty minutes to prepare lunch, laying out the pieces of bread parallel to each other, buttering both with one side of the knife before placing the lettuce; the beef; and the lettuce – in that order – on top of each other and folding the piece of bread onto the top; then cutting it into four triangles.

I've got to get that piece finished.

Jun laid them all out onto the plate, eyeing the clock.

12:17, I've got time.

She always seemed to have time on her hands and now she needed it more than ever before. But then time has never been anything but a bitch to the weary. Jun heard a hoarse whisper.

"Kaa-chan?"

She lowered the knife towards the table and turned to face him. All that followed was five seconds of nothing.