8. Chapter 8 (1/2)

aizawa trudged up the stairs and stopped outside of the door. he took a deep

eath before releasing it trying to relax, as he opened the door.

he could hear hizashi talking from the kitchen as he walked in, following his boyfriend's voice he was met with hizashi holding kagome as she stirred whatever was in the pot on the stove.

the two froze and looked to aizawa, before hizashi grinned, "we're having curry! hope you're hungry!"

aizawa looked from hizashi to kagome, but as soon as their eyes met, she turned away the best she could while still being held.

hizashi placed the little girl onto the floor, and took the spoon from her, "how about you show little kaogme where she'll be staying? the food will be done in a bit."

kagome looked nervous but walked over to the tall man anyway. shouta pushed off the wall that he had started to lean against before nodding for her to follow. it was quiet between them as they walked down the hall. he stopped in front of a door and opened it.

"it isn't much, and it's sort of bland, but we can go to the store tomorrow or something and get you some things..." he explained as he walked in placing the bag onto the plain-looking bed. kagome followed in after him, and he was right the room was pretty plain and dull-looking all whites and beige.

kagome walked to the bed and climbed up as best she could be for sitting on the bed still looking around at the sparse room.

it was quiet between them once more as shouta didn't really know what to do...

"so, do you want to take a bath or something?" he was sure she probably already had one today considering what happened and there was no soot on her, but the smell of smoke still clung to her, and he was sure she didn't like it...

her big blue eyes blinking up at him, "i don't have any clothes though..."

he blinked at that, "what's in the bag then?"

kagome looked from the bag then back to him before pulling it to her and opening it. she pulled ut a few things.

one was two books that had a few burns here and there and a stuffed bear.

that was all? what was all that she had left? a frown tugged on his lips as he thought about how sad that was, and made a note to go shopping for sure tomorrow.

"oh, what are the books?" he asked as he kneeled next to the bed, but not crowding her.

she fidgeted with the bear she pulled to herself. "one is a book of old tales that my grandfather used to read to me. the other is a photo album."

"oh, and the bear?"

kagome looked sad, and tears started to fill her eyes, "it was my baby

other's...souta...i don't want to talk about this anymore..."

shouta pushed down the panic he felt, "that's fine!" he said maybe a little too loud, and winced.

he stood again as she looked up at him tears still in her eyes, "you can borrow something of mine or hizashi."

he walked to the door waiting for her to join him.

as he walked to his room he pointed out the bathroom on the way. once he got to his room he flicked the light on and headed to his drawer looking for something that wouldn't completely drown the girl in fa

ic.

as he was looking, kagome looked around the room it was a little odd...a mixture of darks and lights. the curtains were dark black, but the throw pillows next to its white and yellow. the floor dark wood with a push white carpet in the middle. and there on the black covered bed was lots of pillows ranging from white, and light blue.

kagome blink when she saw a fuzzy tail twitch form near the pillows.