Kenny: I nod. "Alright, alright. Whatever." I really want my clothes back. Noa: I nod. "Yeah." I say, putting it back in the box. I glance over the contents of it, a dollar coin, a compass, and a scribbled on note. I close the box, smile, and hold it behind my back. "I'll put this in my room." I pause a minute and give Tatsko a big hug. "I love you."

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Cally: I couldn't contain myself. "Yay!" I screamed. The thought of Kenken-kun and i bonding over anime. . . Thoughtgasm!! Tatsko: I smiled and hugged her back, feeling my cheeks flush. "Love you too," I whisper. ~~Time Leap~~ Cally: Kenken continued to doze off through out it. Half way through I got his clothes, and Sebby was clinging to him like a maniac. I used the soap Janelle does, he smells like her now. Whoops. After that he watched, and I had to explain a few things to him, but he liked it enough to watch the next one. We watched 3 episodes when Karsten came home. "Kaitlin, er no. Cally, you want. They have a new flavor at TCBY!" He exclaimed as he stepped into the living room and jumped on the couch, not noticing the boy. He smiled at me, the way he does. So kind, and genuine. I could see his eyes focus on Kenken. "And this boy?" He asked, raising his finger to a pathetic point. Tatsko: Karen finished her shower, and she wanted to watch Alice in Wonderland. So we all sat together, Noa just got up to make dinner, and we were a third through the movie. Karen sat up, he knees pulled to her chest, and a pillow in between. She really liked this movie.

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Kenny: So this is Cally's adopted dad? He seems kinda cool. I smile and wave a little, not quite sure what to do. "Uh, hi! I'm Kenny." I say as politely as I can. Karen: I smile as we watch the movie. It's one of my absolute favorite movies, I watch it whenever it's on. It's just weird not have Kenny to watch it with. When Noa gets up there's suddenly an empty space between Tatsko and I, which is also weird, but I continue to watch the movie closely, mouthing a couple lines. It reminds me of the time Itsuki, Kenny, Noa, and I all watched it together a couple summers ago. I move my legs to a criss-cross position and slouch a bit, frowning as I remember that Itsuki is dead. That I won't get him to smile again. . . I feel my eyes water and quickly start to rub away the forming tears.

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Cally: I put my arm around him and smile. "This is Kenken-kun! I met him at school, and when I smelled him he smelled just like Janelle! I started hanging out with him then. Can he get frozen yogurt with us?" Wonderful how smart I am to think of the smell dilemma, luckily Kenny didn't object. Tatsko: I glimpse over at Karen, who had a glimmer in her eye. Was she crying? "Hey, you okay?" i ask her, reaching over a bit. 

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Karen: I look at him and nod. "Y-yeah! I'm fine!" I say, probably not very convincingly, "Uh, I just yawned, and when i yawn my eyes get watery!" I smile a bit, then get up off the couch and go to the bookshelf. In it is a photo album that I've looked through a hundred times over. I pull it out of the shelf and sit back down. I open it up to be greeted by a picture of Hideo and Emma when they were younger, smiling at the camera. Emma's red hair is long and goes just past the middle of her back, her belly is big with Lilith as I've been told and Hideo's arm is around her. I smile and flip through the pages quickly, forgetting where the one I want to see is. Kenny: I just smile and hope this guy says alright.

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Karsten: I look down at the child. He looked clean and nice. . . But the name Kenny, it rings a bell. It does. Where have I heard it before? I simply shrug. "Fine by me. Got any cash child?" I ask him. Cally: I let out a small laugh. Ha! Kenny, with money. Funny. . .  Tatsko: I skooch over to see Karen searching through a photo album, the pictures passing by quickly.

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Da, very funny. Kenny: I shake my head. "Uh, no. I don't." I point at Cally. "She, er, dragged me over before I could get any." I say. Get any = steal from Kevin Karen: I slow down a bit. There are pictures of the twins, and there's pictures of Itsuki and Noa when they were really little. I speed it up again and stop on the third to last page. There's a big group picture, right in the kitchen. Itsuki is sitting in front of a cake and Noa is smiling, on her knees right next to him. Her hair was still really short but it must've been from a time Emma cut her hair since it's well done. On the other side is Kenny, and since he's standing, he has an elbow on Itsuki's head and is waving at the camera as well as grinning. Next to Kenny, is Emma and myself. Emma, who treated Kenny and I like her kids, is playing with my hair, it's obvious the picture caught her off guard. Hideo and a couple other of Itsuki's friends are to the other side of Noa. Everyone looks really happy. Before I even know it happens a tear drips down my cheek and onto the page. I look at Tatsko and smile. "See? That was Itsuki's birthday party." I think a minute. "His last birthday party. . . He said there was someone he wanted to invite, I remember it, but he couldn't find the kid." The last part tho is for my sake. It was one of our last conversations, in the hospital. I don't even think he was talking to anyone, but I remember him saying out loud after Kenny had left the room to go to the bathroom. "That kid, I couldn't find him. . . I wanted him to come. . . To my birthday, he would like you guys. . ." His eyes had clouded with worry. "I hope he's okay. . ." He than looked at me, and smiled a bit. "Hey Karen." He said as if he just noticed I was there. "I want you to be strong for Kenny, alright?" I hated that he was talking like that. "If I'm gone, than he won't be able to relay on me, so please, please help him as much as you can."

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Tatsko: I give her a worried smile, and look down at the picture. I noticed most of everyone, Kenny looking ridiculous, and Karen with a bright smile. But I notice something. The kid in the middle, the one that was Itsuki. I knew him. His red hair, eyes, bright smile that showed he wasn't afraid of anything. My eyes widen, and I could feel my eyes water. "Suki?" I ask no one in particular. I utter it out loud enough for both Noa and Karen to hear. Karsten: I laugh. "Alright little boy, get ready for some fantastic stuff." I tell him. Cally: I look at Kenny and smile. "Yay!" I exclaim.

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Noa: Suki? Did Tatsko just say Suki? I set the timer on the oven and go to stand behind the couch. "What are you two doing?" I ask. Karen: I look at Tatsko confused. "How'd you know?" I asked him. "Did you know Itsuki?" I look up at Noa who seems to have gotten the situation after looking at the album. "Tatsko, why did you call him Suki?" She asks him, just as confused as I was. Only a few people called Itsuki, Suki. Kenny: I nod. "Oh, uh alright." I say smiling.

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Cally: I grab his hand and stand him up. "Would you like to join us for dinner?" i ask him, not bothering to get Karten's approval. Tatsko: I shook my head. "Ah. . " I mutter, not sure what to say at the moment. Suki was a boy I met in four when I was ten. He was my only friend really. We talked almost every day, and got close, you could say. Then my parents died. And I took my time to mourn. I saw Suki once after that, and I told him. Then, he dissapeared. Completely, and I never knew why. I missed him very much, but this couldn't be the same boy, could he? "Uhm, I met a boy. That looked just like him. His name was Suki, he told me to call him that. He called me Tatertot all the time. And he made fun of my name."

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