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A huff escaped the boy as he idly kicked at the floor a few times. He wasn't wearing shoes of course, he tended to hate the things. Too stuffy. But his mum insisted on him having something. So wraps. They weren't really all that much better than shoes though, now that he thought about it. Oh well, what could be done, as long as mum was in charge, well he didn't get a choice on this one. She'd beenvery strict about that. So it was listen, or stay inside all of the time. Frankly, the idea of being locked inside bothered him a lot more than dealing with footwear ever would. So... Well that was how it was. Though he didn't see the point in it... He never cut his feet when he didn't wear shoes... So what was the big deal?

The boy's ear twitched, rousing him from the thoughts that had emerged due to a rising boredome. Hearing guided his eyes too... No... No one he knew. Which meant he was still stuck here. A sigh escaped him, and he crossed his arms in annoyance. This wasn't fair. He had to always stop training when his mum needed to take him somewhere, but the adults could be late to come get him? He could have been home by now if they'd just let him go on his own, but if mum found out... Well then he really would have a problem. She'd finally learned how to ground him after he'd tried to climb onto the roof from the balcony in the attic. He'd just wanted a better view... But the point was, he didn't like being grounded. And so he felt it in his best interest to avoid it...

But staying here was so utterly boring.

Glancing off to the side, he eyed the doors to the d.corp building for a moment, before glancing out to the empty outer area. Yea... That was enough of that. Quickly turning on his heel, he pulled open a door, and headed back into the building. He didn't feel like waiting any long; it felt like it had been forever, and there was bound to be somewhere fun he could hang around indoors.

He walked along down the hall, crossing his arms behind his head while thinking. What to do... What to do... Well... He paused, recalling something interesting here. Hadn't he been in that one classroom that was like a jungle a while back? The one with the little balls hidden around it. That might work... It was big, and plenty of things to train on. He just... Needed to find it...

It didn't take too long though. Just wandering around until he found the familiar hall, and the door. He quickly tested the door, seeing if it was locked, and happily found it open. Perfect, now he had somewhere to hang out until one of them showed up.

Pushing the door open, he walked in, and glanced up at the high glass ceiling above. It really did seem more like the outdoors, than the indoors in here. Why couldn't his house be like that? Closing the door behind him, he started walking in, trying to decide just was to do. He hadn't really explored the whole room yet. The last time he was in here he'd spent most of his time under the bushes, hunting for the ball. "Hmm..."

Kale stepped into the room, Emer was right behinde him. His momma stayed by the door as Kale moved father into the lush tropical room. He had wanted to come and play for a bit. Emer sat down with her laptop to contuie her work as Kale got to run about and play. He walked futher into the room, pausing to look at one of the flowered bushes, blucking a large blue one and started to munch on it as he moved. Pausing at the pool and frowing when he relized he couldn't get into the water. He sighed as he sat down, looking around as he nibbled on his little snack.

The boy had wandered in past some bushes, and trees before realizing he had. Well he was out of sight now, so if anyone came in he wouldn't get yelled at immediatly at least. He crouched down, eyeing the bush before him for a moment, before dismissing it as nothing. Maybe there where some exotic type sof plants in here. Not that he'd really know if one was, but he could try to spot one. It would be pratice for... Observing... Rare things! Yes, that was it. He finally smiled, starting to move along into the bushes, while watching each bush, shrub, weed, anything that seemed alive. Nothing looked all that special though, just... Green stuff. Well, obviously Keanu wasn't an expert on this subject.

The boy frowned; his tail lashing out sharply behind him, and hitting a nearby bush. That idea wasn't going to work obviously... He took a moment, musing over what to do with himself, and suddenly froze. He glanced over as the sound of something moving caught his attention, trying to spot whatever it was. But it wasn't near enough to be seen, and well... It didn't seemt o be heading for him .So he was safe?

Well that was good, but... What was in here? The boy knelt down, a smirk crossing his features. He'd have to find out. Sneakily. For when he had to infiltrate the lair of some evil creature, this would do very well for training. He pushed into a bush, shoving the branches out of his way as he moved in the direction the noise had gone, pursuing whatever it was his target was.

He had to move somewhat fast so not to be left behind, which meant he made some snapping noises in the bushes as well. Of course, he assumed he was being nice, and quiet. It was funny how things could be turned backwards in his head like that.

Finally his target seemed to stop ahead, or at least the noise did. He peeked up, out of the bush, eyeing the space ahead. What he was aw... Yellowish? No goldish, and brown. What kind of thing was this? Well certainly it was another kid... But... what kind?

Kale's ears perked up twtiching as the small sounds alrted him to another's presances. His head twisting to look back in the diractions of the sounds, stumbling as he bolted away from the sounds.

The boy tilted his head to one side as the creature before him started to turn to look at him, or tried to. They'd also started to run. Why where they running? He wasn't going to hurt anyone... But then again, maybe stalking after them did make it seem like that... Well, too late for that now. He'd just have to catch them if he wanted to know what the other was, right?

He quickly stood up fully, and pulled his scarf loose of a twig it had gotten caught on. Before darting out of the bushes after the other. This was speed training! Wow, he was getting to do a bunch of different areas of training today. This was a good room.

A grin spread along his face has he pushed himself to move faster, hurrying after the creature before him. He didn't look that much younger than he was. So why was he afraid? The kid was a little shorter, or at least that's what he thought. He'd find out if he ever managed to catch the boy, right? Which meant it was time to run as fast as he could. "WHY ARE YOU RUNNING!?" Well what else would he ask. Though yelling did make one lose their breath when they where trying to sprint. Oh well, maybe it would be worth it, and the other would slow down, or stop...

He tripped and stumbled, rolling along the on the ground, the soft grass easing the fall. He sat up, breathing deeply as he blinked and looked back towareds the voice, seeing the snow lepored and smiled. He breathing slowed as he relized it was a possable friend rather then a faceless monster thing making noise. He waved, "You scare me!" The grass had cushioned most of the fall, but there was a small scrap that started to bleed a little on his knee.

The boy suddenly had to try to stop as the other slipped, and fell, rolling a few paces before coming to a stop on the grass. Though that very grass caused the leopard a good deal of trouble as he attempted to halt himself. When he did manage to stop completely he nearly fell over forward, having to wave his arms to remain balanced. Though as he rocked backwards he failed in his attempt, and ended up on his bum on the grass. So much for grace... Thankfully it didn't hurt him too much, just a bump, grass was a fairly good cushion.

"Scared you?" He asked, tilting his head to one side, and shifting to get back to his feet. Shame wasn't part of Keanu's worries list, and so he wasn't the least bit embarrassed about his fall. "I didn't mean to, I was just wondering what was in this room... I didn't know anyone was here..." He replied, rubbing the back of his head with one hand, and grinning slightly. Well, at least the boy didn't think he was going to eat him. Which he wasn't, that would just be bad.

He eyed the kids odd hairstyle a moment, before turning his attention down to his feet. Those weren't toes. At least not like his... His unconciously curled his own toes as he thought that, before noticing a thin bit of red on the others knee where the cut was. "Eh... Did you do that cause of me running after you?" He asked, leaning forward on both of his hands, to see if it was anything bad. When he got cuts, usually it was something deep, because small things had trouble getting through his thick coat. Thus, his cause for worry. "I'm sorry about that..." He mumbled, ears drooping slightly. He didn't want to be hated because he accidently made someone fall...

Kale blinked and looked down, carefully whiping at the small scrap whith his black tipped fingers. He smiled up at the other boy and shook his head, "It no hurt much.... stopped bleading too." There was a bit of red smeared on the short golden and brown fur, but not much and no new blood had appeared. "Is okay, Momma says gra-it-ey don't like me."

Keanu watched as the other dealt with the scrape rather simply. Well, at least he didn't seem angry about it, infact he was smiling. Which caused Keanu to mimic the behavior as the other spoke. "I'm glad." He replied, leaning back again, his tail waving idly behind him a moment, as if he was thinking. Blinking as the other spoke. "Oh? Gravity..." He laughed. "It doesn't like me much either then." He replied, pushing himself to his feet finally, seeing as how the whole catastrophe was over.

"By the way, I'm Keanu." He said, looking down at the boy. "So... Who, and um... what are you?" He asked, not the least by shy about pointing out that Kale had some rather unique features to him as well. Though most of Keanu's interesting markings where covered by the clothes he wore. He didn't like shoes, but he liked not having to dig things out of his fur at night, so clothes tended to help with that. Kept him that small bit cleaning. He just needed ons that weren't so loose as to get caught on things.

He rocked back and forth, his tail whiping back and forth. "I am Kale, and Momma says I am girr-giraffe." It took him a couple trys to get the word to work right with his mouth.

His ear flicked forward again as the other spoke. A giraffe? What in blazes was that? 'Whatever this kid is!' The boys brain chimed to him happily, and that was enough to sedate the incredulous voice in his head. "Oooh... I've never seen a Giraffe before..." He replied, mentally forcing the boys image together with the idea of a giraffe. For future use. He might need to know what one was.

"It's nice to meet you, Kale." He replied, all to respectfully for his character. It was just a habit to responsd like that, something his mum had been forced to work long, and hard to get stuck in his brain. Eventually it had paid off. "Sorry about scarring you, again." He added, tilting his head to once side. "I just thought maybe you where... Ya know... Something else." He added, shrugging. Innocent mistake, it could be forgiven.

Of course, it was his nature to jump to the conclusion that any noise he couldn't identify could be a new obstacle to overcome, so... Maybe it wasn't so innocent. He had a habit for looking for trouble, and it only found him in the form of Raja's lectures usually. Nothing exciting ever seemed to happen around here...

Kale laughed as he rolled onto his back, looking up at the cloulds threw the glass cleaing above them. "I thought you something else also. Something scary, but you not. I like you you fun." He tilted his head as he watched the fluffy white objects float by. "That one kinda look like you." He pointed to a cloud with shadows dappling it with dark spots.

The boy quirked his head slightly to the side, ears laying against his head as the other suddenly laughed, flopping backwards onto the ground. What was so funny about him mistaking things? It had ended up with both of them falling over. Actually... That was a bit funny now that he thought about it, minus the part where Kale had hurt himself a little... He joined in with a light chuckle after the other's comment, pausing to reply, though the amused grin remaining on his face as he spoke.

"Well I'm happy to hear that, I'd much rather have people think I'm fun, than scary. Unless they're bad people, then I have to fight them so they can't hurt anyone!" He declared confidently. Before looking up at the persons new reference. Clouds... He was like a cloud? Big, and fluffy white, with a few dark splotches... Actually that wasn't too far from the truth. The boy wagged his tail slightly, grinning. "Yeah, you're right. I didn't really know clouds could have spots..." He replied, shrugging. "But... Haruki said that you can learn something new everyday if you pay attention. So I guess that's the new thing for today."

The toddler looked over at Kenue his eyes wide, "You can only learn one new thing a day? I learn lots of new things everyday. Momma took me to a li-bra-ee and there was all these books, she said I could take as many as I wanted, but then said we couldn't take them all....." Kale seemed to say all of that in one breath, pausing to take a breath.

Keanu shook his head, brow furrowing. "No... Well..." He paused thinking a moment. Haruki would never limit it to one thing a day, he liked to read more than anything. "I think... He means you learn at least one new thing a day?" The boy finally stated, grinning, and snapping his tail in one direction, before nodding. "That must be it, Haruki would never ever say you could only learn one thing a day." He added, nodding a few times.

"And lots of books?" He asked, pausing, and closing his eyes a moment. "Sounds like Haruki's room. Lots, and lots of books." The boy mumbled, grinning. "He let's me borrow the ones I want, so it's a good room. So you call rooms with a lot of books a library?" The boy had heard the word before, which explained why he said it properly. He just never knew what itreally meant until now. Though Haruki had sometimes said, when he was angry with someone in the house, that he was going to the library, and that it would be quiet there. Other than that, the red head rarely went out. He didn't like socializing much.

"So you like reading books too?" He asked, grinning, back onto something he enjoyed more. "Which ones? I like the ones about old things that people say aren't real, but I know they are!" He exclaimed, nodding a few times. "And I'll prove they're real too!" Eventually...

Kale grinned big and nodded as he got up, sprinting over to where Emer sat grabbing something before running back. The scrapes on his knee completely forgotton. He flopped back down next to Keanu the binding and cover was in white leather and it had gold writing. Fairy Tales was the name of the book. Carefully almost revently Kale opned the book to show the other child all the colorful paintings of the differnt stories. The picture book was filled with water color paintings, each rich and colorful. "Momma said becuse I like books so much I could keep this one, it's my favorite."

The boy glanced up as the other got up, then darted off without a word. Then the noise of someone coming back, and here was there again, with a book. Faerie Tales... The boy's ears fell, not in a bad way, just simply in an 'Oh', as a sense of nostalgia threatened at the edge of his mind. He'd read a lot of those books when he was younger, now he read ones with more words though. "Ohh, I used to read that sort of stuff lots." He mumbled, before grinning, and looking at the images curiously.

"It's pretty, so many colors. My books like to describe things with words..." He paused, shaking his head. "Well actually Haruki's books... But the ones I read. But those are pretty, the few books with pictures in them usually don't have such colorful things." He mumbled, watching the books book curiously.

"I don't really have a favourite one... I really just like them all." He mumbled, grinning. "Each explains things a bit different, so they're all good." He added, sitting back again, and tilting his head to once side. "You know?"

Kale carefully closed the book and nodded, "I like them all too. But I can't read yet, so I like the ones with pictures best. I can look at them by myself. I like to do stuff myself. When I do that makes me a big boy." He grinned proudly.

"Mum thinks I'm a little kid." The boy replied, frowning with a sigh. "That's why I'm stuck here. She won't let me go home alone..." He mumbled, tapping at the ground with one hand, then grinning. "But I'm not! I'm going to be a hero soon, like in all of the books! That's why I read so much, to learn!" He said eagerly, and leaning back a bit, before forward again. "I do a lot of stuff on my own, like my martial arts classes." He replied, nodding. "I practice a lot on my own. And I read, and sometimes make my meals. Though mum doesn't like that..." He mumbled, shrugging.

"But I want to go on lots of adventures, so I have to be able to take care of myself. Mum just won't see that yet, she thinks I'll hurt myself whenever I do something..." He added, sighing, and shaking his head. "She didn't like that I wanted to take up martial arts much. But she let me." He added, smiling. Obviously Raja was't all bad, just... A bit of an annoyance to him at times. "Still... She won't let me try learning how to use a sword like a real knight... But I'm going to find a way, because that's what a hero would do. They never give up, so neither will I!" He obviously was quite proud of his convictions. Well, diligence was certainly something to be proud of, right? As long as it was for a good thing, and not to hurt people.

Kale's dark eyes where wide as he listned to Keanu's speech, he grinned and nodded. "Wow, your going to be a hero, like in the books? Wow that is so cool." The griffe boy was near to having the fan boy hearts in his eyes, he could see Keanu in shinning white armor and a sword.

The boy nodded. "Yep, like in the books." He replied, crossing his arms. The grin on his face said he had all the confidence in the world that was he said was true, as did his posture. He knew what he wanted, and people said... That if you worked hard enough it would happen. Well he certainly worked hard to make it happen. Right? He worked hard enough certainly. "Mum just can't see it yet." He said again, but shook his head. "But she will. Soon." He added, nodding.

"I'm going to save princesses from danger, fight the bad monsters, and save kingdoms! Just like in the books. Evil, and bad things will fear me, and I'll find them even if they run! I'll make the world a good place for people!" He exclaimed, obviously easily excited when talking about this subject.

He glanced back at the other boy, smiling, managing to recall that not everyone wanted to hear about everything he planned to do. Oh, he was starting to notice that people where more than just future people to save. "Don't you have plans for the future? I know what I'm going to be, so many you do too?"

Kale looked down thinking about it for a minute. "I like to put things together. Momma gives me bits to play with. Once I even put it together soa light urned on the board. But then Momma took away that pieace away and I hven't been able to do it again. I want to play with her com-put-er, but she won't let me look at it."He looked up at him and grined, "Dos that count? Is that a plan?" he asked.

The boy seemed to muse over the answer a moment, before nodding. "So you're gonna be one of the people who puts stuff together. That's neat." He said, seeming to try, and find the name. "And inventor?" He asked, hoping he'd gotten it right. Such things sometimes came up in discussions at the house, wether they be regarding him, or not. Usually not. The conversations tended to be between his mum, and the red head. But sometimes included others. He just... Listened. While practicing his martial arts.

"I've never made a light turn on without the switches on the wall, or a string thingy on a lamp." He replied, shrugging. "Mum says I'd be bad at making stuff, cause I'm usually breaking it. But I don't mean to, it just... Get's in the way of my practice..." He mumbled, glancing off again. Obviously his flaws weren't his favourite thing, but they didn't keep him down.

The boy was back to smiling, and being curious once again. "My mum never let's me near her computer... Well it's a laptop actually. But she says it's for work only. So I guess I have to find some hero work that requires one to be able to use it once. Maybe the same rule applies with your mum's one too?"

Kale put his chin in his hands as he thought about it, "Maybe, but I still want to look inside of it. I want to see how it works. I want to know how everything works."

He blinked, rubbing his head slightly. "Ohh well..." He glanced down. Raja would never let him take apart her computer. Use it maybe, but pull it open? He knew the answer to that without thinking about it. "I see, well I don't think most people would let you pull things apart?" He asked, looking a little confused with the whole idea, before giving up on it. Keanu wasn't the biggest thinker, his determination, and hardworking nature are what earned him more respect.

"But understanding things is good! You'd like Haruki, he knows how lots of things work!" He explclaimed, nodding. "Haruki reads about all of that stuff in books. He says there are ones that explain why people act like they do." He added, happily. Psychology books specifically, which was odd... If they did explain people, why didn't Haruki like being around them more? People seemed nice enough. The red head was always upset when it came to them though.

"I bet he'd explain things to you if you asked him." The boy added, oblivious to the fact that there wasn't a good way for the other child to meet who he spoke of. Haruki lived there, it was a part of life that he showed up out of his room every so often. As simple as that.

"Really? Do you think that he would really tell me how things work? Momma won't let me open her computer up. Every time I start to she catches me and I get in trouble." His lower lips stuck out a little as he pouted some a the thought of never being able to take her computer apart. Those things always fascnated him. He had already taken apart some clock work toys Emer had given him, and her VCR, andDVD player. She seemed more upset ovr those things. Maybe it was a good thing that he hadn't been able to take apart the computer yet.

He nodded. "Absolutely, Haruki loves talking about things that are interesting. Explaining things, and stuff. He taught me a lot about mythical creatures." The boy replied, smiling happily. He knew he had to be right, with the way the room was set up. As well, the older male could always state which page the information was one. That usually baffled Keanu, but if he had a question that Raja couldn't, or wouldn't answer... Well asking Haruki usually got the information. He knew everything. Or seemed to anyway.

"Just gotta ask him, or he won't talk. He doesn't like people much." The boy explained, nodding once. The other was a hermit of sorts, hiding in the room unless he was called upon. Or he was in the kitchen preparing a meal. The boy mentally noted that he was a bit hungry, he hadn't brought much of a snack with him today, and now he was stuck here for a while. "But he's nice if you act nice." He added, recalling the many times he'd managed to snag sweets that Haruki had baked for one reason, or another. He never asked, he just snuck out a cookie here, a brownie there, that sort of thing. "But you gotta learn to read! Cause Haruki's books don't have many pictures."

Kale nodded,there where many books that didn't have pictures. Ones that didn't have any at all. He had seen them.He wondered what kind of screats those one had. "I know my letters!" He told Keanu hoping that that was a start. Emer said it was, and he Miss Katshowed him how to spell his name an Emer helped him practice.

"Hey boys..." A soft voice intrupted thier conversation. "Snack time, here Kale.." She handed the boy a baggy fullof apple slices and carrot stics.Kale's eyes got huge as he took the baggy. She smiled over at Keanu, offering him a similer baggy. "Would you like some too?" She had the hestant deminer of someone that hadn't spent much time around children, but was trying.

The boy nodded. "That's where I started. Learning the alphabet, then I learned to read a bit. Haru's books help a lot for getting better." He replied, giving up on calling the fellow by his full name. Almost everyone shortened it anyway. He'd learned the letters using the sheets given to him by the teacher... Kat was her name. After he'd learned those it got easier. Haruki seemed pleased that he had known how to read. And willing to help improve that. That's why Keanu assumed the red head liked teaching people things.

Ears perked at the new voice, and sky colored eyes turned in the direction it came from. "Eh?" Oh snacks... He didn't really watch until the other spoke again, holding out a similar bag to him. Fruits, and vegetables. Not something he usually ate, but when you wanted a little something to chew on before dinner, you didn't complain. "Thank you ma'am." He said respectfully, accepting the bag happily, with a wag of his tail, and a grin. She acted funny, like... Haruki when he met new people. He didn't really talk to them either, just lurked out of the way. Maybe the man wasn't so odd afterall. Certainly if there where more people like him, then he couldn't be, right?

Emer looked like she was about o say something but closed her mouth and smiled instead. She rose, patting Kale on the head affectonitly as she pulled a lock of her short hair behinde her ear. "Thank you Momma." Kale mummred as he happily munched an apple, his ears twitching so fast they looked like they where vibrating. She grinned at the two of them, "Your both very welcome." She mummred softly as she left the two to go back to her spot. KAle grinned over at Keanu, "That's Momma, she is nice!"

Keanu opened the bag, pulling out a carrot, and nipping off a chunkof it at the woman smiled, and then moved back in the direction of the door. He didn't say anything as he'd been taught not to chew with his mouth open. One of those rules Haruki had about giving out snacks to Keanu. He was a bit of a clean freak, and speaking with food in your mouth tended to well... Make a mess sometimes. As well it wasn't pretty to see. After swallowing he nodded in agreement. "She seemed real nice, my mum's nice when she's not worrying." He replied. "Your mum is more quiet than mine, mine's always yelling." He added, flicking an ear as if an echo of her voice threatened to cry out at the moment.

Haruki gave a sigh as he wandered the halls. 'Irresponsible idiot...' He thought to himself, recalling the excuses Issale had been making. Something about this, and that. He hadn't really listened, it didn't interest him, and the result was the same. He had to go pick up the Uncia Uncia...

He turned the hall, rounding the corner. That class Keanu liked was around here right? He'd assumed the child would go somewhere he enjoyed if he wasn't waiting out front, and well... The boy had been so excited after this one... He figured it was a good place to start. Spotting the door the map had indicated as being the one, the redhead opened the door, eyeing the area to see if the boy was there. Well... No, just a lot of trees, and a person. "Excuse me, have you seen an Uncia Uncia recently?" He asked, not bothering to question if the other would know the creatures scientific name off the top of their head. Everyone knew things like that. Or should anyway.

Emer looked up and blinked at the red head, "Ummm, well. Not sure about that. But there is a snowlaporedboy a little futehr in playing with my son." She pointed towareds the little clearing not to far in. "Could that be who your looking for?"

There was a moment of silence from tall man, then a sigh. "Yes... The uncia uncia." He replied, quickly turning, to go in that direction. Apparently... That one didn't know what he spoke of. Oh well, he'd been right, and found the boy. So it didn't matter, in, and out. Off he'd go, and then it would be done. "Excuse me, and thank you." He replied, glancing of his shoulder, not that the woman could make eye contact, for the side of his face that had turned was covered by locks of red hair. It didn't look like it had fallen either, it was meant to be that way. There wasn't anything wrong with his eye, or face really, he just liked it covered.

He walked into the clearing, spotting the pair, and mumbling the other creatures species under his breath. "Giraffa camelopardalis... They come in a lot of shapes..." He'd met the Agapornis roseicollis briefly, and had assumed as much. But now it was simply more finalized. "Keanu, you shouldn't wander off like that..." He said obviously not the most thrilled with having to hunt the boy down.

Kale's eyes windend as the older boy begain to scoled Keanu. "He was playing with me. I showed him my book!" He held the white leather bound book at the red head, hoping that would explain why Keanu was not where he was and his new friend wouldn't be in trouble.

Both ears perked at the noise, and Keanu glanced over his shoulder to spot Haruki. Oh, so he was here to come get him? The boy opened his mout to reply, but remained silent as Kale spoke instead in his defense.

"That may be so, but what was he doing in here to begin with?" Came the red head's voice as he crossed his arms, looking at Kale. "He should know better than to wander around when others are coming to find him."

"Well you where late, Haruki." Came Keanu's reply. He smiled, glancing at Kale. "This is Haru who I was talking about." He pointed up at the older male.

Haruki gave Keanu a quick glance, before looking at the boy. "Issale was late actually, I came in his place. And why were you talking about me?" Yes, he didn't feel like dealing with kids a lot, why would he want to be brought up in a conversation with one of them?

"Kale wants to know how things works!" Came the reply, which only received a blank stare from the anti-social male.

Haruki didn't mind teaching, but not to little kids who wouldn't even understand what he was talking about. Defiitely not.

Kale's eyes widned in awe as he looked at Haruki, so this is the one that knew stuff? Kale rose, and walking over to him, "Will you teach me? Show me how it all works?"

Kale looked around and frowend, "Momma gives me things to play with, but she didn't bring them here. If I bring them next time I see you can you show me how they work?" The little boy asked hopfully as he looked back up at the red head.

Absolutely not. That's the two words that ran in Haruki's head. At least not now. "When you're older." He replied, crossing his arms and watching the boy. As eager as he was, he was stilla kid. One who likely wouldn't be able to handle most of the things that there were to learn, thus... "Perhaps in time, but for now. No. Keanu needs to head home anyway."

And when Haruki said things that meant it was the end of the discussion. At least concerning Keanu. The leopard DID have a lot of respect for Haru for what he knew, and was already starting to stand up. "So sometime maybe he can come over to hear about the stuff?" He asked, trying to help his newfound friend with the matter.

"As I said, when he's older. He wouldn't understand it right now." Was what came in the reply, and he turned, starting back for the door. "Kale was it? If you really want to learn things, read about them. That's were it all resides. In written documents about the past." That was Haruki's answer to everything, wasn't it? Books.

Kale sat down, his face falling as he looked down into the soft grass. "I can't read, not yet. Do I have to wait?" He mumred softly.

"Yes, you must wait." He wasn't about to bother teaching little kids. He simply didn't like them. And as thus, he used their lack of ability to give the excuse to avoid them. As well, Haruki's teaching methods where to force the child to do it themselves after seeing how it was done. Or reading. "You will need to be able to read before I will explain anything to you." With that said he continued walking. "Say goodbye, Keanu. We're heading home now." This was enough socializing for him today.

Keanu had been letting the other speak for the time, and finally nodded smiling at Kale. "He said he'd teacher you later though, so it's not a no." He called in an attempt to cheer the other up. "So we'll see each other again too. But for now I gotta go home. Bye, bye Kale!" With a wave he turned to jog after the older man in an obediant manner.

Kale smiled, and nodded, "Okay, see you later Keanu." He waved at the snow leapored as he left with his older brother. Detrimned that once he learned how to read he would read everything so Haruki would teach him everything he knows.