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Tsukiko thought for a moment and then shrugged when he wasn't able to think of anything. "I'm not sure..." He replied but then got an idea. "this isn't for me or for the house but will you make me a wheelbarrow?" He asked.

"alright thank you very much. But don't work yourself too hard." Tsukiko smiled. "You can finish it whenever you have the time hunny" The haka was calmer as well, but he still couldn't get that desire out of his thoughts.

"I'm just telling you not to overwork yourself." Tsukiko said, shifting his position a bit. "because if you use all your energy now, there will be none left for our marriage bed" He then added.

The haka blushed but nodded. He wouldn't lie. "Vow #7: lying is the first step on the path to theivery. well, that's what my father told me. But that is what is on my mind. don't tell me it has slipped out of yours?" He replied. He looked out the window and frowned. If he was lucky, he woudl be able to convince Taini into staying over for the night again.

Tsukiko then clinged to the other. "please don't go. I don't like being alone. Before you say that I have my brother to keep me company, he's not home often and he hates me so please stay" He begged the other.

((this will explain why Ren is currently staying in Tsukiko's house))
Tsukiko was humming, placing the final touches on Taini's yukata for their wedding. The chocolate haka was buzzing with excitement and his ears perked up when he heard a knock on the door. He hardly gets any visitors.

Tsukiko put down the yukata and got up, he walked to the door hastily, not wanting to keep whoever it was waiting. He slid the door open and was surprised to see who it was on his doorstep. "Ren? Come in! Come in!" The raven-haired haka dragged in the tanned gehaka.

Ren sat down on the floor, looking up at Tsukiko through his golden eyes. "I'll make us some tea" The haka said and hurried into the kitchen, wanting nothing more than to please his guest.

After Tsukiko returned with the tea he plopped onto the floor next to Ren. "so what brings you here?" He had to ask, curious to know.

Ren truly did looked troubled. He was always a subtly happy gehaka, often deep into thought but today, his purple ears were flattened out against his skull. "I've been having trouble for awhile now and I just can't take it anymore. That haka isn't even my mother and I still have to take crap from him anyway!"

Tsukiko frowned. It was very unlikely that Ren would curse and Ren's frustration was starting to rub off on him. "just relax and tell me the story"

Ren sighed and looked the other way before he started. "The haka is so unfair. He hurts me and puts me under hard labor for nothing. It's not like he cares about me. He never did. I'm not his child, I'm the child of a gehaka who liked to sleep with many haka not just your mother." He then paused.

Tsukiko's eyes widened. What did he mean by that last statement about his mother? He swallowed his questions for later. It was probably not meant towards him. "yes, go on"

"I'm just sick of it all. It's not like I'm even going to marry anyway and I still get a hard time, even from my real family. My cousin Kratos just keeps drifting mroe away and I just don't know how much more I can take before I break down. Please Tsukiko-san, what I am asking is a lot but I would like to stay at your house for a little while. Just until I feel a little bit better. I'm not that good at anything. I can't cook, or clean, or do anything that is useful but I wanted to ask you anyway. I know that you are a good person and that you would consider what I am asking now." Ren's eyes were pleading.

How can Tsukiko say no to that. He smiled faintly. "it's allright. You may stay here for the time being. You are family after all"

Ren smiled, feeling slightly guilty that the chocolate haka was being tricked, for Ren wasn't related to Tsukiko at all. "thank you Tsukiko. You are so kind"

And that is how Ren came to live inside Tsukiko Fujiwara's house.

Tsukiko had just wrapped up the blonde's present. He opened the door of his room and looked out. "Hello hunny" He said in a sing song voice. Though there were butterflies in his stomach, the raven haired haka would not show how nervous he was.

The chocolate haka held out his gift for Taini. "I made this for you for our wedding. I hope you like it" He said, rather shyly. His green eyes were sparkling.

Tsukiko glanced at Mako, his thoughts racing back to the time when Taini and him were walked in on. "you can put that anywhere. I'll decide on a better place for it later" He replied and then opened his gift from the blonde one. "it's beautiful. What more would I enjoy then something carved by you"

Commotion could be heard downstairs and Tuskiko faked a smile as to not worry anyone. "I'm so excited and happy." He said, but all he coudl think of was when the wedding was over and when they would be in the marriage bed.