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Hikaru read the text and then put his phone away after standing up. "I'll be right back." He spoke in a quiet voice and fixed up a plate and a drink for Alice then made his way up to her room. Gently, he knocked on the door and then walked inside. "Here you go, breakfast and something to drink. You sure you'll be okay? My mother will be here if you need anything, so you won't be alone."

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"Takashi, you are a very kind soul. I should know this. After all, I raised you." She said with a grin. "I know you would never want to hurt him, but you cannot put your own happiness to the side. If he is going to give her a chance, then what are you afraid of? Takashi, I was not born yesterday. I can tell you really like her, the blush on your cheeks gives it away. Are you really going to give up on a chance with her? Give yourself a chance Takashi. I want you to be happy. If she makes you happy, don't let go of that."

"I totally understand that. And you're right, you don't have to anymore. You don't have to do anything you don't want to anymore. I just hope that the woman's fiance is okay." Clint said. The drive home was uneventful which was to be expected, but when they got home he parked in the driveway and looked at Maddie. "I'm sorry that woman was bothering you. I'm sorry people have been bothering you and calling you all sorts of things. But..you're not alone now. You have me. And now you even have Nimbus to protect you."

Oh, so he didn't know everything either. Perhaps the only people that did, were no longer around. Kaneko sighed mentally and looked at Zero then at his outstretched hand. Trust him? Did she? Not really, but to protect Allen, she was going to have to. She would trust Zero to get to know more about him and keep him away from Allen. "Alright Zero, I trust you. A friend of Allen's is a friend of mine." She answered, taking his hand.

Kaneko watched him nervously and tucked some hair behind her ear. He had a point, if he wanted to hurt her he would have done so already. "Zero...okay well I still don't know why you've come here. To protect us from the bad people huh?" She asked and frowned. When he told her about the house and the history, she immediately thought of the photograph she had found. "One second." She said and quickly left to go retrieve it from where she had hidden it. Once she had it, she walked back and showed it to Zero. "I found this one day while cleaning. I imagine it's Allen and his parents and I found it shortly after Allen said he was seeing a boy. I don't really understand what it means but I just thought maybe you would know since you know a lot about him. More than I do."

"Probably because they trust you." Clint answered. "Look...I don't the the extent of you abilities or whatever. I don't know anything about what you can or cannot do. All I know is that I feel very bad for not being able to have helped that poor woman. She could have been lying sure, but maybe she was telling the truth." Clint kept his eyes on the road as they drove back home. "I'm not saying you should have helped her though. If you didn't want to, that's your right."

Hikaru picked up his fork and was about to stab his food when his phone buzzed. Frowning, he set his fork down and grabbed his cellphone from his pocket. He read the message and his frowned deepened. Of course you can stay here. Are you okay? Do you need anything? He sent the text and whispered the situation to his brother who only nodded. If Alice wasn't feeling well, then she could stay home today.

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"I'll give you a ride to school." Mia's father informed. He had always been giving her rides so he didn't mind. Besides, he worked better knowing his daughter was safe. The friend at school was still just a stranger in his opinion and he didn't trust him. "Thank you father. I think the ride was just a one time thing. Maybe he did it just to be nice." She answered with a shrug of her shoulders.

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Takashi's mother looked surprised to hear this. "A fight? Why? You two are always so close, I can't imagine why Mitsukuni would get into a fight with you." She said and looked at her son, a warm smile on her face. "Takashi, if you really like this girl then you need to go after her. Chances are she likes you too, you're a good young man. If you don't go after her, someone else just might. Think about it."

Kaneko narrowed her eyes, "How do I know you're not going to just kill me right now?" She asked him. He could easily kill her, especially since the weapon wasn't even loaded. He said he was a friend, but what if that was just a lie to get close to Allen and in turn, get close to her? "I mean, you must understand why I'm suspicious. I have no idea who you really are. Or what, for that matter."

"Any idea where Alice is?" Hikaru asked when they reached the kitchen after getting ready and saw that Alice wasn't there. "She is probably just getting ready. Girls always like to look their best." Kaoru answered. The twins said good morning to their parents and went to sit at the table to eat their breakfast. Everything looked so delicious and it smelled so good too! Already they could feel their mouths water. "Let's dig in!"

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Mia had woken up and was finishing up her bath now. She dried off after stepping out and drained the water then got dressed in something simple. Nothing too attention grabbing. Her mind drifted to Takashi, he really was handsome. He was so tall too and very respectful. Mitsukuni though, didn't look like he wanted to share his cousin with anyone which she could understand. "Is your friend from school giving you a ride to school today?" Her mother asked when Mia walked into the kitchen and greeted her parents with a kiss on the cheek. "I don't think so." She answered, helping her mother serve the breakfast for their small family.

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Takashi's mother smiled and looked to her son. "Takashi, will you be driving your cousin and your girlfriend to school today?" She asked playfully. She knew that the girl wasn't her son's girlfriend but she had a feeling that would change soon enough.

It was hard, hearing what the woman had to say. He had no way of knowing if it were true or false. Clint wanted to believe she was telling the truth but that didn't help him feel better about the situation. Clint looked at Maddie who was already in the car then looked at the woman. "The only advice I can give you is to pray for divine intervention to help. We really need to get going, we hope everything goes well." Clint told the window then walked to his door and got into the car. Closing the door, he buckled up and switched on the ignition then started to pull out of the parking spot. Was this something Maddie had to go through on the regular basis? He could see why she'd was always nervous leaving the house.