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Colette was busy bustling about the house, all she remembered is that she played knights dragons with this kid and her other friends, and that she had invited him over to get to know him better.
She'd seen him get mad at Akito afte rher brother got hurt, but she wasn't all too sure where he had come from. It was as if a peice was missing.

Oh well... that happend to her alot, so she didn't think anything of it. And right now she was busy cleaning up like Arafel had told her to.

Yuki sat near the door, waiting to speak with kyou before he ran off and made it so he had to erase Colette's mind again.
Colette was the easy one... Erasing Ash's was still looming over his head. And right now Hatori was out, so it'd have to wait. Kyou was lucky Colette still had a few memories of him...

Kyou, who had been sent for by Yuki walked into the room. Since his last time in the center which he had been screamed at by Akito and thus lost his temper he had grown quite a bit nolonger being the tiny catboy he once was. His hair now stuck out in odd directions with an apperance of someone screaming for a haircut. He walked over to Yuki his fetures relaxed, calm. "So what did you want to talk about?" he asked him smiling.

Yuki shifted uncomfortably as he watched the neko walk into the room. The rat knew how much this hurt... and now he was the one doing it. Hatori had never done it on purpous... AKito had told him.
This made him no better than Akito did it...?
He quickly shook that thought from his head. This was to protect Colette and Ash FROM akito.

It seemed like an eternity before the boy finally spoke (though it was probably a few seconds) "I told.. Hatori." he stated simply, nearly choking on the words as he stared blankly at the boy infront of him. He had been taught not to show emotion.
"Colette doesn't remember... either of your forms. Atleast she still remembers you... Don't show her again." the latter was laced with a mild threat, meaning if he did... then she wouldn't remember anything about him.

Kyou started at Yuki for a second, not being able to speak. Colette was the only person he had ever told on purpous about what he really was and she accepted it. She had known that he was a monster and didn't care. She accepted him. It had made him happy, overjoyed everytime he thought about in but now, now she didn't remember which meant that the agonising fear that she may one day find out washed over him. Once again the paralising fear was almost making him sick. He wasn't used to this fear after living for so long without it so he just stood there. In almost total shock. After a couple of seconds he finally spoke, his voice was filled with bitterness, anger and fear. "How...how could you!" he whispered his voice getting louder by the second. "Why, why did you do that? Why? Don't you know that they're just going to find out again later? We cant hide it. Theres no way we can!"

Yuki stared as the boy went off. Flinching a bit and just letting his eyes close to hide his real emotions. To stay blank... To close the lid.
He waited a second after he finished, eyes opening to stare at him coldly. How could he possibly be so selfish?! He saw what happend! What happend to Ash, what could have happend to Colette....

The thought of Akito setting his sights on those two scared him more than Akito himself.

"We can hide it, and we will. No matter what. Even if we have to be completely alone..."

Kyou stared at him, his eyes full of bitterness and hatred and anger and fear for what the rat boy had done. Kyou hadn't been around for Akito. By that point he had already ran off, regected from the household, to be alone. To come back to find...this was almost unbareable for him. He was going to turn into the monster again, not the catboy with a bit of a problem. He had been so happy when she accepted him and now it was all ruined, because of Yuki. He didn't want to be alone. Not agian. He had been alone all his life but of course Yuki would never understand, he was never shunned from the family. His mother never haed him because of what he was. Yuki wasn't left competely alone before in his life.

"I...I don't want to be alone!" Kyou shouted, stopping angry tears running down his face. "I can't be alone again!"

The boys eyes narrowed. What did he think? Did he think Yuki LIKED being alone? No.. he thought yuki WASN'T alone. His fists clenched as suddenlly rage boiled up inside him. Everything about thisidiot made him want to vomit.

"B...Baka neko..." he muttered coldly, in a swift movement his fist had collided with Kyou's face, knocking him to the ground. The pale haired rat didn't recover from it as fast as he thought it would, giving a light weeze to the sudden action before standing straight, ignoring his now throbbing knuckles. There was much worse.

Kyou had more than he knew... Only a true IDIOT could go on not realizing what he did have and envying others... "You'll allways be alone, You'll never realize when you arn't.. and therefore.. you allways will be." The nezumi spat at him, trembling slightly from the range of emotions mixed with his oncoming attack.

By this time Arafel had heard raised voices and came in just int time to find Yuki punch kyou to the ground. Her jaw nearly hit the floor.. Yuki had never been aggresive... not EVER. "Yuki!!" she shouted out, astonished as she rushed over to the two.

Kyou, knocked to the ground by the punch. He sat there, his cheek turning red and stared up at Yuki. He was completely shocked because, well, Kyou was always the one who started fights. This was the first none provoked ataack by Yuki that he had ever seen. Kyou wasn't sure if he wanted to cry or hit Yuki. He had decided on the latter but his plan was spoiled by Arafel shouting. He wasn't going to him Yuki when him mum was around. That would just be stupid. So he sat on the floor, his face starting to turn a nice shade of purple.

"Well because of you telling Hatori you'll always be alone too!" He shouted nastily.

"You think i don't know that?" His teeth clenched, as his head snapped to Arafel. Looking at her a bit guiltily, but it was mostly masked by his anger.

Arafel blinked, looking from one to the other. She knew the Sohmas had a .. touchy past. But this.. "Kyou..." She looked over his cheek worridly.. but something told her that wasn't what he was upset about.
She carefully put her arm on each boys shoulder, "Yuki.. Go to your room. I'll be up in a moment to talk with you."

Yuki blinked, nodding and slipping away to trod up to his room, guilt settling in the pit of his stomach at what he had done. A new feeling of nausiousness for himself came as the anger faded away.

Arafel watched him go before smiling warmly to the cat. "You okay..?" Yuki would be after... Afterall, he was apparenly in the wrong here.

Kyou stayed sitting on the floor and he dared to rub his cheek. He looked up at Arafel trying to scowl but he couldn't so he gave her a soft smile.

"Yeah I'm okay, I guess.." he muttered quietly. "Why do I have to keep what I am a secret?"

Arafel smile grew when he returned hers, sitting herself down to pull him into her lap. Mindful of the fact any hug-like contact would poof him. And the fact her stomach was ..larger than normal. (preggy belly could poof him. XD)

She gave a thoughtful look to the ceiling, before looking back to him. "Because.. People get scared of those who are different." she let a hand ruffle the oarnge hair "And... Some of those people... Misunderstand things. And take out their hate for the different on those who like the different." She frowned a bit, hoping that had made sense.

"When I was little me and my brother were cast out of our village, because we were different. After we lived on our own for quite awhile... One day, a family came along and said they would adopt my brother into their family. But... Not me. And because of me he never went. Because he refused they hurt him..." she smiled dispite the story. "I still feel bad." She paused a moment, eyes looking a bit sad.

"I think... Yuki doesn't want anyone to get hurt because of your differences." a nod was given to the statement as she thought somethign over. "But... What he doesn't realize, is that my brother was much happier staying with me... even though he was hurt." She looked to the boy, reading over his expression before saying anything more.

Kyou looked down at his feet, thinking. "So...do you think I can show her again, Colette?" he asked trying not to get his hopes up. After all he had been so happy when she knew. She could actually hug him. Now he would be awkward around her, afraid of her hugging him or touching him incase he transformed. "But I really don't want to hurt her, shes my bestest friend in the whole..." he said sadly looking up at Arafel.

She smiled at him... Almost in a proud way. She petted his hair a moment, before shrugging. "Well... What if she was hurt? Do you think you could help her or protect her?" she questioned curiously, her questions moreso tryign to lead him to his own answere.

Kyou thought for a second. Arafel reminded him of Raving, the same kind of motherly figure that he never had before he came here. He stayed looking at his feet. "I wish I could be sure I would be able to" he said softly, almost weakly. "But...I'd try my best. I'd try will all my might but I'd be so...so afraid that I'd fail. That I wouldn't be able to help her." he continued softly, continuing to look down and rubbing his finger on the floor.


She smiled, nodding "Its good to know your limits...Thats the first step to being strong. So... If you want my opinion.. I think you can do anythign you set your mind to." she nodded firmly, carefull moving him off her lap and pushing herself to a stand.


"Ms. Arafel?" Kyou asked quietly. "Why did Yuki hit me do you think?" he asked in the same quiet unsure voice. His cheek was still bright red from where he had been him. "I wish I was better at helping people, maybe then people might stop leaving me"

Arafel frowned a bit.. she wasn't all too sure. It had just seemed so out of character. "I.. well.. my guess is that Yuki is scared of being alone too, but unlike you.. he doesn't beleive he can protect the people around him." she nodded, that must be it. Too bad Yuki was so locked up.. or she'd know more. She worried about him, he was far too mature for his age...

Kyou looked up, thinking. He looked back down at his feet. All his happiness was gone now and he would almost feel sorry for him. But then Kyou remembered that it was Yukis fault that they didn't remember, that it was his fault that Kyou was nolonger going to be happy. "I can't protect the people around me either..." Kyou said softly. "Thats why they keep abandoning me"

She thought a moment "You know.. Theres a difference in people leaving you, and what happend to Colette. She would never have erased you knowingly." THe thought of colettes memories being erased irked her a bit.. but she knew Hatori, and she knew Yuki... so she couldn't be mad at them. She knew they had their reasons.

The woman ran a hand through her hair looking ot the side "People you should protect will never abandon you. even when you can't protect them. You're a smart boy... I'm sure you can figure out what you should do..." She gave him a smile "And.. don't worry. There is no right or wrong answere, its what you do with teeh problems that brings that makes the difference." with that she turned and headed towards the stairs to go speak with yuki. "Colettes in the other room, she's been waiting for you to get here. " she called over her sholder as she dissapered into the hall upstairs.

"Okay then, Thank you very much Ms. Arafel" Kyou said smiling slightly and getting up. He started walking into the next room, his small feet making a soft padding sound as he walked. His ears twitched as his tail did, nervous. He hadn't talked to Colette in a while, not since he had run away. He pondered what Arafel said, desciding not to tell her his secret again for a while anyway. "Hello Colette" he said softly, smiling warmly at the sight of the blond girl.

Colette looked up from her crayons and paper. Eyes shimmering as her huge smile came on once again. It was kinda wierd.. she'd only met him once and for a few breif moments. (atleast in her mind) But she liked seeing him just as much as Spiro, or Avery, or Lloyd.
She quickly moved to a stand, hurrying over to greet him. "Hello!"

"Hiya!" Kyou said smiling. "What are you drawing?" he asked kindly looking over at her drawing. He was glad Colette remembered him but was going to be the old Kyou again, he knew it. The scared cat who was afraid of people ever touching him. He almost winced when she came up close to him. What if she hugged him? What would he do then? How would he explain?

"An adventure." she smiled, holding out the less-than-a masterpeice. "See... Theres spiro and me and Avery. Avery was gonna fight the dragon, but then we saw the dragon just had a owie. And I kissed it and made it all better..." she smiled "Like mom does... Spiro doesn't beleive in it...." she sighed a bit buefore shrugging "But he's still there!"

"Oh wow! Thanks really really good!" he smiled. He did mean it, though he felt a little left out that he wasn't in it. But he had been away for a very long time. He was surpriced that she even remembered him at all in fact. "You're a really good artist. Mind if I join you?" he asked sitting down beside her.

"hehe!" she giggled, covering her mouth before lookign back to her things. "Of course not!" she fell back into a sit, flinchgin a bit as she connected with the tile and giving a tiny 'oof!'
But the momentary pain was forgotten as she passed him paper and crayons, smiling brightly.

Kyou sat down beside her, picking out an orange crayon from the pile. "Um...okay so what will I draw?" he asked her smiling. He wondered if she really did remember everything other then what he could turn into. It seemed to be one of those things that just couldn't be true. I mean how could you erase a part of someones memory but not all of it? It confused him.

"Uhm..." she blinked, giving a thoughtful frown. "Draw a kitty!" she finally piped, giggling happilly. "I'm going ot draw an angel." She nodded, reaching for the blue crayon.

Somewhere, deep down, her memories were still there.. They'd just been shoved aside.

Kyou turned and looked at her for a second. Maybe she did still remember....or it was more likely to just be a coincidence. How could she remember after her memories were erased? It wouldn't make sence...plus it would be too good for Kyou for something like that to happen. Good things rarely did, untill he came to this place. It seemed to he his sanctuary...a place where his soul could heal. So Kyou gave her a half smile, which was still the best smile he could muster and nodded. "A kitty it is then" he said taking the orange crayon and starting to draw.

((I'm not sure if this is done or not but I said I'd quote it))