"Aiyah! Kiku! Look at this cute little girl-aru!"
I turned around, completely mortified by the fact I was caught stealing food
"What are you doing?" He then notices the fact I had a plum in my hand and that I was in his kitchen "Are you hungry-aru?"
I nodded, I could understand but I couldn't speak
"You're too cute!" He squeals-a manly squeal of course-and picks me up "Do you have a family-aru?"
I shook my head, gripping at his shirt
"Don't you talk-aru?" I had expected his voice to have been harsh, like the others, but it came out more curious and gentle than anything
I shook my head again, tears starting to pool at the corners of my eyes
I was abandoned by annoyed parents--they came from (Country) to China just to dump me--and I've been passed from house to house, place to place, since then. Nobody seemed to like girls who didn't talk
"It's okay! It's okay!" The man smiled "I'm Wang Yao and the little boy over there is Honda Kiku-aru!"
Looking down, but still gripping at his shirt, I spotted the boy in a purple and white kimono looking up at me. He looked my age and had pretty brown eyes
"Kon'nichiwa..." He mutters, a pink hue covering his cheeks
I smiled to let him know I heard and the pink tint in his cheeks reddened
"Kiku, can you show her the guest room and give her Mei's extra clothes? I don't think she'll mind-aru!"
Setting me down, I turned to the Kiku boy as he nodded "Hai"
Gently gripping my hand, he looked back at me then looked away as I tilted my head in confusion
'I might like this new family...' I thought as I squeezed Kiku's hand, making him flinch but squeezed back anyway
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