C43| Nightingale Asylum

Dear Vampire Oz, my brother has been going through certain treatments, but I fear the treatments are not working. I have reasons to believe his doctor isn't all there... So, I went out of my way to choose a new home for him. Please come take him. Once you meet him, I think he'll be of interest to you. After all... He is a wizard. Below are the coordinates to his current prison.

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"Patient K. Hachirobei," A nurse called out to a room full of people. "The doctor will see you." Out of all the patients in the room of Nightingale Asylum, only one's body trembled from his name being called. It was a young boy. Fourteen- maybe fifteen years of age. He had dark black hair that was knotted up into a messy braid that another patient had put in it and his eyes shown a dark green as they widened from the realization, he was next. He was a frail boy. He was the unhealthiest in the room because he didn't like the cafeteria's meals. He was known for being a troublemaker about it- often being force fed. His records that was being held on a clip board in the nurse's arms stated that he was a case of difficulty. There was a thick file for him under the clip board but the main approached topics on the list of why he was there had the following, schizophrenic, cannibalism, suicidal, memory loss, and a whole trail of other words that weren't worth picturing. "Don't make me call your name again. Right this way," she told him firmly. Nightingale Asylum was known for its medical use in curing its patience. Patient K. Hachirobei was no exception, he got the same treatment as most did in the asylum.... He just got extra attention.

This time, the patient obeyed the word of the nurse... since he knew that they had their ways to get back at him later during the day for being disobedient. As soon as he stepped into the hall, the nurse walked with him, reading over his file. "There's great news. Dr. Philips is a full-time doctor here and he's taking on your case as his first. Isn't it exciting? You will get to see him daily now instead of his weekly visits. He just finished his medical degree and Nightingale hired him," the nurse told the patient- as if it mattered to him. She just wanted to gossip. "This means he's in charge fully of your treatment plans, therapist sessions, and most importantly your life entirely here at Nightingale. He's going to make sure you're comfortable since you are his special- first patient. Your old doctor- Dr. Maggots retired. You won't be seeing him again. Oh, it says here you should be expecting your siblings to pay you a visit later today. You have a lot happening today, don't you? If the doctor decides to treat you today, you might not get to see them. He's already signed off that you're not allowed to have visitors the rest of the day after your treatments." As soon as she was done telling the patient things, she thought he ought to know, she stopped at a door with 'Dr. Philips' in gold and bold colors on the top half of it. She knocked on it politely.

"Come in," Dr. Philips's voice rang out from the other side of the door. She opened the door for the patient. K. Hachirobei walked into the room and sat down on the medical metal table since it was the only thing in the room he was allowed to sit on. The nurse had led him into a treatment room. Dr. Philips was studying another set of K. Hachirobei's medical records. He was in a comfortable seat.

"Anything I can do, Dr. Philips?" The nurse asked politely.

"No, that will be all. I can take it from here. He's a small boy with a broken spirit. I'm not worried," Dr. Philip's voice stung the air like an angry bee. The nurse blushed before rushing out of the room as quick as she could- shutting it behind her. Dr. Philips stood up- and crossed the room quickly. He locked the door and pushed his chair up to it- to jam the handle. No one was getting in the room. His eyes shot back to his patient as a wicked smirk crossed his face. Dr. Philips had dirty thoughts on his mind and that's just what was showing with the bulge in his pants. He probably was drooling over his patient's documents all morning. Waiting on the perfect time to strike. He got off on this, that's why he went into the field. "How are you feeling today?" He asked, a typical question.

"F-fine today sir. Thank you for asking," his patient said in a hurry. He sounded worried for his own wellbeing and the doctor picked up on it quickly.

"You don't sound so sure about that. Are you having trouble again, Kasai?" K. Hachirobei's first name was Kasai. The doctor was being informal now.

"No sir."

"Are you lying to me? Do you know what I do to liars? Compulsive liars? Speak the truth Kasai or you'll never leave this asylum. I don't sign out liars." His patient let out a sigh of defeat.

"I- It's the voice again," he admitted.

"What are they telling you?"

"To kill you and escape. It's just a man. I tell you this repeatedly. He. My father."

"According to your record, your father is dead."

"Yes sir."

"Are there unspoken feelings you have toward him that's brought up this belief he's speaking to you beyond the grave?" Dr. Philips walked over to a set of needles waiting for him and he picked one up calmly- attaching a syringe to it. Inside was medication for Kasai. His patient hung his head- staying quiet. "Tell me the truth."

"He- he was a bad man... and he hurt me... as well as the people I loved..."

"Open up more to me. Hold out your arm, this might pinch a little." Dr. Philips took his patient's arm once it was held out and stuck the needle into the inner elbow- pushing all the meds inside of his system. He took out the needle and set it aside. "Stand up and take off your clothes. While this is taking effect in your body, I'm going to do a fast check up to make sure you're not self-harming again and I think I might do a prostate exam while I'm at it."

"What's that?" His young patient asked innocently.

"You never had one before? This will be exciting for the both of us then. As your only doctor now... I get to know everything- EVERYTHING about you. I must remind you that if you try to get out of this and disobey me... I'll lock you in the ice box for a full hour- an hour for each fuck up you make." No one likes being cold- but Dr. Philips was being very... ice cold. His voice had hit a serious and strict tone. Almost dominating. This made his patient move to it. He stood up and took off his gold and purple stripped pajamas- the asylum's colors and set them aside- folded neatly. He even did so with his underwear- leaving himself exposed. His skin was flawless, bony, bruised here and there, but marvelous. A beautiful icy pale. It hadn't been kissed by the sun in months. The doctor's eyes lingered over his patient's as he done his job- checking for anything out of the ordinary. Sure, there was a few visible scars.... Stitch marking from where he was brought in and stitches had to be force- removed. "I see you've been a good boy lately. I'll give you a peppermint to suck on." He took the red and white stripped candy out of his pocket and wrapper before he rewarded it to his patient. "They say peppermint helps a student learn. Are you ready on your lesson for prostate exam?" His patient nodded as he sucked on the stick of candy. "Lean over the table and expose your rear to me." The doctor walked around him- putting on a pair of gloves then.

"My rear?" His patient asked.

"Yes."

"Why?"

"Just do as you're told, student- patient." His student looked hesitant as his mind ran with a thousand different reasons as to why he was about to do something like this for an exam... but his mind wasn't landing on the correct reason since he was so innocent. He eyed over the table and held his hands out before he placed them on the father side from him- having to lean over the tall table to do it. The shifting of his weight made his body and mind numb as the medication he was on helped it. He held his arms shake from having to hold his body off the table. The doctor eyed him over in joy at the sight of his struggle. He was about to tell him he could place his stomach on the metal- the cold metal of the table but the sight of him struggling was better. He wanted to watch the full collapse when he got his fingers inside his patient. He eyed over the jar of lubricant across the room with a strong debating look on his face. He finally gave in and retrieved the jar before ending up behind his patient again. "Spread your legs for me," his voice rang out with an almost caring tone then as he dipped his gloved fingers into the jar.

"Yes sir," his patient said. He was now fooled into thinking that whatever the doctor was doing behind him would be almost over. He slipped his feet apart and his whole body trembled as he tried to keep himself up. He felt weak which was a good thing since that was the intentions for the medication- to weaken him so he can't fight anything the doctor does to him in the treatment room. Doctor Philips placed one hand on his patient's rear while the other that was lubricated grew closer to his patient's bottom.

In a couple of rooms down there was a nurse reviewing a visitor's form and looking up at a young gentleman and lady. They looked like K. Hachirobei's siblings. That's what they were. Saki and Koto Hachirobei. The nurse gave them a sweet smile.

"You visit often," she noticed as she viewed how they checked in before with their brother in the documents. "That's very good. Your brother is being treated this moment, but he will be open for visitation afterwards- with the doctor's consent."

Back in the room with the doctor and patient K. Hachirobei, the doctor's hands pulled away from his patient's rear as he took off the cloves carefully. "Healthy," he noted. His patient was now collapsed on the metal table and had sweat dripping off his face. His breath was heavy as he trembled. That only made doctor Philip's pleased as he watched him. "Mr. Hachirobei, please move onto the table and lay facing the ceiling." His patient nodded weakly as he crawled onto the table and laid down- placing his head on a cushion- meant for the head and looked up at the ceiling in a confused gaze. The doctor started to strap him to it then as he moved quickly- getting it done. He had the straps tight enough to make K. Hachirobei's skin turn slightly blue under the strap and around it. He moved around the table before coming up to his patient's head and rubbed his temples. "How are you feeling?"

"Dizzy," his patient told him as he blushed.

"That's good. I want you to start thinking back to that night... The night your father died. I want you to tell yourself that he did die and that he's not talking to you anymore. Keep thinking that." Dr. Philips told him as he rubbed Kasai's temples. "So... how did it happen?" His patient watched the ceiling as he tried to think back to that night... the night his father died... He could distantly hear kids laughing...

Kasai Hachirobei's POV:

"Play sailors with me Haru!" I begged as I grabbed his hand. "Let's make the couch our ship!" Haru giggled at me and kissed my cheek.

"I wanna be captain!" He said and then jumped onto the couch and snatched a pillow, starting to steer with it. "Ahoy maties!" He smiled sweetly and then looked at me. "First mate~! Board the ship! We have to raise the mast! Get the sail!" I nodded quickly and jumped up onto the couch.

"THEN THE CRACKEN CAME!" I heard Uta yell as he ran up and threw noodles at us- getting us all over with steaming hot noodles.

"HEY! WHERE'D MY NOODLES GO!" I heard Kori yell and sounded upset. Haru sniffled as he looked at the noodles and dropped the pillows before he started to cry.

"I'm dirty!" He whined and started to pick at the noodles before he pulled his shirt off entirely and tossed it, wrinkling his nose. I whined and looked at the noodles on me. Uta giggled as he watched us before he jumped up and down and licked his lips.

"Dinner time," he said and started for me with a growl as he went for a noodle and slurped it up. Haru widened his eyes and threw a pillow at Uta before he giggled and snatched me, taking off with me from the couch.

"Nooo! Leave us alone!" He said and giggled, making us run into another room. I giggled before I felt my head run into someone and we all fell down. I looked up to see Koto- uh oh... He's going to get me! He's going to be so angry! He narrowed his eyes and growled at me sharply.

"What the hell are you doing, running around the house like that?" He said then smirked before he yanked me up by my shirt and eyed the noodles over. "You look like supper," he said and grinned. "Are they trying to eat you?"

"N-no," I mumbled and gripped my wet shirt and pushed some noodles off.

"THOSE ARE MY NOODLES!" I heard Kori yell as he came in with a paddle. "I knew you stole them from me! You're always the thief!" He yelled and smirked. "Now show me your butt so I can punish you! BAD BROTHER!" He held back the paddle to hit me. Koto held me firmly and smirked before he made me bend over and looked at Kori.

"Get him. He's running around the house like a hooligan," he said and tightened his grip on me. I could feel the bruises already setting in as Haru let out a small cry and went to pull me away.

"Don't hurt him! Stop! Please! He's my twin! No!" He begged and grabbed at my shoulders to try to pry me away from Koto. Kori smacked me on the butt three times- as hard as he could before smirking as he heard me crying.

"Okay~! I guess I'll go make more noodles. Clean up brat before dad comes home. If he sees you like that we'll be having you for dinner for sure." He said and swung the paddle around before smacking Haru's hands with it. "You too! I can smell he shared the noodles with you." Haru yelped and started to cry as he rubbed his hands.

"Uta threw them at us!" He said and sniffled as tears ran down his face. "He threw them!"

"Liar. Uta isn't tall enough to get them off the stove. Plus, you two are troublemakers. Now go clean up before I smack you on the butt too." I whined and squirmed a little. "You know what- maybe you should give them a bath Koto to make sure they get clean all the way and don't waste time playing in the bath. Dad will be home soon."

"They're just little runts that eat up all the food around here anyways," Koto muttered and then shoved me down the hall. "Get going runt. Take your cry baby twin with you." I sniffled and yanked my twin with me before sticking out my tongue a little. Meanie... He snarled and came after me quickly, snatching the paddle away from Kori. "Brat! Get your little scrawny ass back here." Haru yelped and took off running with me quickly. I whimpered and ran with Haru. Ops- he saw that?! I ran into the bathroom with Haru and locked the door since it was the only room with locks. I started a bath of hot water and looked at Haru.

"We've got to take a bath before we get in trouble with daddy," I told him. They were right about that.

"B-but it wasn't our fault," he said and whimpered. "Uta threw noodles at us! He did it! We didn't do anything wrong!" He sniffled and rubbed at one of his eyes. "It wasn't our fault! I don't want daddy to be mad at us! He's scary!"

"He won't find out if we clean up," I promised him and giggled before I took off my clothes and got in the tub. Hehe... Koto can't get us in here... I think. I heard Koto's familiar knocking on the door as he banged on it. Haru yelped and jumped into the tub with me with his pants still on, gripping my arm before he trembled, watching the door. I frowned at Haru.

"Haru, you were supposed to take off your clothes to get in with me." I started up bubbles in the bath then- pouring in the lavender scented soap. He looked at me and blushed before he obeyed and tossed his pants out then shut the curtain on the outside of the tub and shrunk down in the water as he watched the curtain nervously. I giggled and pulled him into my arms- giving him a hug. Bubby!

"He's not going to bother us," I told him. "The door is locked." He looked at me then relaxed before he giggled and kissed my cheek.

"Mkay, Hachi," he said sweetly and wrapped his arms around me. "I love you, Hachi~" I giggled and nodded.

"I love you too!" I told him and rubbed my sore butt. That whooping hurt.... Owe.... He giggled and grabbed a bottle of soap before he dumped some shampoo in my hair and started to play with it, making it soap up as he sang under his breath about ships and sailors and the sea. I giggled and grabbed one of the boats on the side of the tub we played with and placed it in the water and started to swirl it around us. "Phssshhh!" I giggled as I sailed it to his hands. He grabbed it and started to sail it around the tub then giggled as he snuck a hand towards it like a squid and latched onto it.

"Oh nooooo! It's a giant octopus! Ahhhhh!" He said and started to make it sink. I giggled and let him sink it before I gasped.

"Oh no! Where did it go?" I asked and grabbed my face.

"It sunk, Hachi! The octopus ate them all," he said then let go of the boat, watching as it came back to the top. He smiled sweetly then passed me the boat before he tackled me into a hug and kissed my cheek. I giggled and fell into the water with him.

"Maybe it wanted to be a submarine," I told him.

"Maybe it wanted to explore the ocean floor," he said and giggled as he playfully pushed me under the water but let go so, I could come back up. I surfaced quickly and giggled before I grabbed the soap bottles and pulled them into the tub with us before I grabbed more of our boats and put them in the tub with us to play with. I giggled and gave him the blue boat he liked. He looked at it in delight then started to play with it quickly in the water as he moved to the other side of the tub and giggled. I could hear Koto throwing the paddle down in frustration and walking off from the door as he gave up. I heard Uta running up to him then.

"BUBBY! Could you get me a cookie down from the cookie jar?" He asked in a sweet tone. "I want a treat."

"What makes you think you deserve a treat? Just because you're one of daddy's little favorites doesn't mean you deserve a treat," Koto said and chuckled darkly.

"I cleaned my room," he said in a sweet tone. "I put all my toys away like you asked me to earlier."

"Show me," he said firmly. "If it's not clean, I'll spank you."

"Okay~!" I heard him running off then. "IT'S CLEAN IT'S CLEAN! SEE?" He asked as he stopped down the hall.

"What about under the bed... Good boy~ Alright, you may have one cookie, but if you misbehave once before dad comes home, I'll put you in the dark closet and lock you inside it," Koto said and I heard them walking off. Haru whined and sunk into the tub.

"Uta gets a cookie? But he's horrible!" He said and pouted.

"Yeah, that meanie threw hot noodles on us!" I gasped out. "Then I got whooped for something he did- he stole the noodles and made us out to be bad kids." I crossed my arms then. "We'll have to get him back somehow."

"Let's put the cookie jar under his bed and make him look like a pig," Haru said and smirked at the thought.

"I was just going to soak his pillow in pee...." I trailed off.

"Let's do both! Let's make him look like a bed wetter and a cookie stealer!" Haru said and then came back to me. "We'll put cookie crumbs in his bed."

"Let's pee on his bed," I giggled out and crawled out of the tub then and giggled. "Before they find out."

"We should do it in the morning though right after he wakes up so that way Koto thinks he did it in his sleep," Haru told me and shrunk down into the water. I nodded and giggled before I grabbed some towels and dried off. I wrapped one around me and ran up to the door before I flung it open and snatched the paddle. I ran off with it quickly- throwing it in a hall closet as fast as I could and shut it inside. I could hear Haru getting out of the tub, poking his head out of the door. "Hachi," he mumbled and blushed, looking towards me. I giggled and ran back to him before I gave him the other towel I had. "Come on, we've got to go get fresh clothes on," I told him and snatched his hand before I ran down the hall and for our bedroom. He yelped and followed me but suddenly I heard Koto coming back towards the hall.

"Where's that-" Haru's eyes widened and he struggled to hide himself with the towel as we ran into our room. "HEY! GET BACK HERE BRATS!" Uh-oh! I slammed the door shut and let my bubby go as I ran over to my bed and hid under it. He cried out and ran for the closet, getting in it and shutting the door. I heard our door bust open before Koto walked in slowly. I gasped and grabbed my mouth quickly as I watched his feet. He came over towards the bed and yanked the covers back then scoffed and walked towards the window, looking out it before he headed for the closet. N-no! My bubby! I went to get up and hit my head hard.

"Owe," I whined out. I heard his footsteps stop at the closet before he chuckled.

"Oh, Kasai," he hummed out. "How dreadful... I bet Haru is in the closet, isn't he?" He sung out before he yanked the door open. I heard my twin shriek as he was dragged out by his hair. I widened my eyes and crawled out quickly to save him.

"Don't hurt Haru," I whined out and reached for him. He snatched my hand and threw me against the wall, sending me a sharp glare before he looked down at my twin and yanked on his hair, making Haru cry out and grip at his hands that were tangled in his wet hair.

"Pitiful," Koto muttered then looked at me. "Don't make it any worse. You both need a spanking." I sniffled and nodded as I looked at him.

"Don't hurt him," I pleaded. He clenched his jaw as he watched me then backhanded me with his free hand before he yanked Haru towards the bed and sat down on it, yanking Haru over his knee. Haru squirmed and started to cry as he went to get up, but Koto held him down and started to spank him hard. I widened my eyes and ran over- snatching his hand to stop him.

"Run Haru!" I yelled. Haru whimpered and managed to get free and grabbed me, starting to run as he sprinted for the door. Koto snarled and got up.

"I'm going to tell dad on both of you! Get back here and accept your punishment!"

"D-don't tell dad," I begged and stopped mid-run as I looked at him and tensed.

"Oh, I'll tell dad. I'll tell him about the noodles... about the bathroom... about your lies about Uta," he said and smirked. I shook my head quickly and started to cry. Daddy will punish us! "I won't say anything to him if you come back here and accept your punishment." Haru whimpered and tugged on my hand, trying to get me to come with him as he gave Koto a frightened look. I lowered my head then. I don't want dad to get to us... He's worse than Koto... I let Haru go and walked up to Koto slowly and rubbed my arm. He watched me then snatched my hand, yanking me onto his knee before he growled sharply at me. Haru gasped and ran in after me, coming for us but stopped as soon as Koto glared at him. I closed my eyes tightly and tensed up. Least it's not dad punishing me... I felt Koto rub my head before he smacked my butt and put his other arm on my back to keep me from running. He kept spanking me for a few minutes, each one bringing a fresh sting to my body before he shoved me off. "Haru," he said and waved him over. My twin yelped but shakily walked towards him obediently. I whimpered as I felt my butt stinging and rubbed it as I got to my feet and stumbled over to the other bed and crawled onto it- looking back at them on my bed. He grabbed Haru and started to do the same to him for a few minutes, my brother yelping as he gripped Koto's pants and whimpered. He eventually shoved him off and dusted his hands. "There. Now why don't you two try to be like Uta. He's behaved, unlike the two of you brats. If you want everyone's love, you've got a lot of work ahead of you both," he hissed. "Father will punish the two of you if he finds out about today."

"Please don't tell him," I begged and sniffled.

"Give me a good reason," he said and smirked. "You're both horrible little brats and a waste of space. You're the reason mother disappeared."

"We are not! Saki said she went away because of daddy," I told him.

"She went away because of you! Don't you ever wonder why daddy is hard on the two of you?" He asked and laughed. "It's all your fault!"

"He's hard on us all," I mumbled and lowered my head.

"Not Uta," he said and smirked. "Uta is daddy's little angel."

"That's 'cause he's the baby and he doesn't know mommy like we all do so he's only known daddy's rules."

"I'M HOME!" I heard our father's voice yell out. Haru tensed up and crawled under the bed quickly, trembling. Koto's smirk widened.

"Oh father~!" He called out and left the room quickly. I ran after him and grabbed his hand as I shook my head.

"Please," I begged. "I'll do anything if you don't tell him." He watched me then smirked.

"Anything?" He asked and yanked his hand away from me. "FATHER! Welcome home!" He shouted to greet him from where we were. I nodded.

"Anything," I whispered.

"I BROUGHT HOME SUPPER~! Whose home?" He asked.

"ME DAD!" I heard Kori yell form his room. "I'm studying!"

"DADDY!" I heard Uta say- he sounded like he was in the same room as my dad.

"SAKI IS THE ONLY ONE NOT HOME!" Koto shouted then dragged me to the room where father was. He paused right outside the door and looked at me before he took his shirt off and threw it at me. "Cover yourself brat. Father will be angry if he sees you're running around like that." I blushed and nodded before I put on his shirt and rubbed my eyes.

"You promise not to tell him?" I asked softly and grabbed his hand. He yanked his hand back from me and scoffed.

"I'll do what I feel like," he told me then barged into the room where father was. "Dad! You're home! How was it?" He asked as he put his hands in his pocket with a smirk.

"Great~" Our father said as he pulled Koto into a tight hug. "Here~! I want you to take this and put it in a pot of warm water and start boiling it with your magic. I'll be in there to add some more ingredients soon." I eyed over a bloody bag he was carrying. There was blood seeping out of the bottom and it made the room smell- but my mouth watered at the smell. Daddy is cooking supper for us again.... I licked my lips before I blushed as his eyes landed on me.

"Kasai, did you just get out of the bath?"

"Y-yes," I told him and blushed as I grabbed the shirt.

"Go get dried off better and find your brothers. Tell them dinner will be done soon. - and what do you mean Saki isn't home?" He asked Koto.

"She's trying to get a job," Koto grumbled. "She thinks that she needs to help us out and earn some money. I told her what you and I do is enough, but she wouldn't listen. She's trying to get hired at a dress shop. She left a few hours ago. She'll be home soon."

"Well~ I'll have to talk to her. Girls shouldn't have jobs... they have enough to do at home. She should be here looking after her younger brothers." He started for the hall then. "Of course, she's a bad habit," he grumbled.

"Bad habit, dad?" Koto asked and frowned, holding the bleeding bag.

"I think she's starting to be more like her mother, and she might be changing some of the younger ones..." He grumbled. "After all- she's a woman."

"Then perhaps we should allow her to work so she's out of the house and is of use to us. I could watch the younger ones.... I already punish them when you're away."

"Good~! You're the oldest after all. I'll start teaching you soon all about our family. One day you'll be the head of this household," our dad told him.

"Wonderful," Koto said and purred before his expression turned sour. "The twins have been up to mischief today. I already punished them," he said and started for the kitchen. "Blaming poor Uta for their misdeeds~"

"Kasai," I heard my father say as he looked at me and frowned. "You haven't been giving your brother a bad time, have you?" I lowered my head then. He tsked. "We'll deal with this after supper. I don't want my appetite to be ruined."

"Haru is hiding out in their room. I'll go ahead and start supper for you," he promised and walked out of our sight. I heard the door open before Saki came in with a sweet smile on her face, carrying a small bouquet of flowers in her arms.

"I'm home brothers!" She called out and then looked towards me. "Oh, Kasai~ Can you put these in a vase? I thought they'd pretty up the dining table tonight and please father~"

"Daddy's home," Uta said quickly and he smirked and watched her. I could hear my father already in his bedroom- shutting the door. I walked up to her and took the flowers.

"Sure~" I told her and smelled the flowers before I took them into the kitchen and sat them on the counter before I started to look for a vase.

"What are those?" Koto asked as he dumped meat into a pot from the bag. "Did Saki bring these home? Just like a woman.... Go ahead. Put them in this before she gets upset." He got down a vase and sat it down on the counter. "Be careful. Don't break it or I'll tell father everything you did today." I nodded and blushed before I put water in it and then the flowers. I carried it to the dining room and sat it in the center of the table before I hesitated and decided to set the table. I ran back to Koto and rubbed my neck.

"I sat the table..." I told him and trailed off.

"You what?" He asked then glanced towards the table. He eyed it over then looked at me. "Fine, whatever. Get out or be useful. You could wipe the counters down and dispose of this bloody bag." He tossed the blood-soaked bag at me then. I blushed and caught it before I threw it away and then soaked a rag in water before I whipped down the counters. I finished the task and ran out of the kitchen quickly before he could give me something else to do. I ran back to my bedroom and ran over to the closet and got in it before I started to change into something that fits me. Haru ran in behind me and tackled me into a hug, kissing my back before he purred.

"Hachi!" He giggled happily. I giggled and turned to him.

"Daddy is home. Dinner will be ready soon so let's get ready for it," I told him.

"What's for dinner?" He asked as a hungry look entered his eyes. His stomach grumbled then. "I hope it's meat.... I love the meat daddy brings home," he mumbled.

"That's what it is. They're cooking it in a pot, and it smells good," I told him. He widened his eyes then giggled in delight as he readjusted the clothes on him.

"How long? How long?" He asked and started to bounce. "I want dinner~!"

"Soon," I promised and giggled before I finished dressing myself and ran up to the door. He ran with me and grabbed my hand, giving me a cute smile.

"I love you, bubba," he said sweetly and then kissed my cheek. "My sweet Hachi~ My twinie~" I giggled and pulled him with me to the dining room and took my seat quickly- kicking my legs as I looked at the flowers. He sat with me then looked at the flowers in delight. Saki came into the room with her hair down then looked towards the flowers before she smiled happily.

"Well done, Kasai," she said softly then walked up to the table and took her usual seat as she looked around curiously, running her fingers through her wavy hair. Koto eyed her over and rolled his eyes then went back to stirring the pot. Kori walked in and over to Koto before he kissed him on the cheek and eyed over the pot.

"Hey~ Koto... You know what we should do later?" He asked and smirked.

"What?" Koto asked and smirked, looking towards Kori.

"There's a theatre," he whispered. "There's a play happening later tonight, and women will be there.... Let's go to flirt," he urged. "I'm really bored here watching our siblings."

"Oh? Are you trying to get a wife?" He asked then smirked. "Or are you wanting to be a scoundrel and a flirt?"

"What do you think?" He asked and smirked. "Girls are great but I don't want a girl from a whore house."

"Heh... we'll see if we can get one in our beds by to-"

"What was that?" Saki asked sharply then wrinkled her nose in distaste. "You're going to steal their virtue and leave them in the streets as penniless whores.... How horrible of you. You'll make them pregnant."

"No, I won't~ I'll use the other end."

"You're horrible," Saki told Kori then shook her head. "I hope you get exposed by society."

"Never! I am a gentleman who woos the ladies."

"You're not a gentleman. Women should be married first before they do something like that with a man," Saki said and growled lightly towards him. "If you want a bed buddy, get married."

"I'm your brother~ You should shut it before I make you a nun." She tsked at him.

"Father would never allow it. He'd want me to have children to expand the family," she said to him and shook her head.

"You? Have children? No! He wants you to be a nun too~" He said as if he was trying to scare her. "I heard him discussing it with mum before she left."

"Psh, father would have sent me a long time ago if he wanted me to be a nun. I'm the only girl in the family. He knows he could marry me off and get money out of it and then grandchildren to expand the family." She smirked then and gave a playful look. "I'm a lot of potential for him."

"Your babies wouldn't be a big deal- he'd forget you as soon as he married you off!" He scoffed then and sat down at the table. "Koto is way because he's the oldest. His children will be loved."

"Who cares?" She said and leaned back in her seat. "Father loves me."

"That's what you think~" Kori teased her. Uta ran in then and giggled as he unwrapped a golden candy and stuck a caramel in his mouth. Saki frowned as she eyed him over then shook her head.

"Is that a gift from father?" She asked as she started to braid her hair over her shoulder. "Going to spoil your dinner...."

"Yes, daddy gave me this and told me it was because I was a good boy." He ran up to the table and sat down as he then looked at me and smirked. I heard heavy footsteps coming then before daddy walked into the kitchen and over to the pot. He looked inside before he walked up to the vegetables and started to cut a few up before tossing it in the pot. He placed a hand on Koto's shoulder and smirked.

"Good job," he told him. Koto looked at him and smirked before he stirred the vegetables in.

"You should take me with you the next time you get meat," he said and winked like he knew something.

"You want to go?" Dad looked at him and gave a huge smile. "Sure, you can come with me and I'll teach you my best moves."

"Good.... I want to be just like you father," he said and gave him a happy look. "I promise I'll learn quickly." Dad smirked and placed his hand under Koto's neck and touched his chin gently before yanking it up.

"You're such a good boy," he whispered and purred. "I have such a good son..." He smiled and rubbed his chin. "You'll start learning the day after tomorrow." Koto winced a little then looked at his father before he stirred the pot.

"Dad... that's my chin," he grumbled. Saki smirked then.

"Father, the boys plan to go out to find women to flirt with tonight," she said and leaned forward.

"Oh?" He asked as he looked at Saki and let brother's chin go. He smirked. "Well good! Why don't you take your sister with you and introduce her to some fine men while you're at it. Come home before midnight." Her jaw dropped then.

"Father, they'll ruin our name sleeping around like they plan to," she grumbled under her breath.

"Make sure they won't ruin our name then!" He told her and chuckled. "That's why I'm sending you with them." What's in the soup? What meat is it? Beef? They're going to a beef house? Why does brother want to learn about that? I guess so when he has his own family to take care of, he'll know where to go and how to deal with those people and what to get that's best.

"Father... they're going to take their virginities," she muttered then tensed up. "If they're going to do that, do I really have to go with them? I don't want to be a part of their mischief. I can get a husband on my own in more... respectable areas."

"Take your sister somewhere respectful tonight," he told Koto and eyed the pot over. "Go sit down." Koto nodded and put the spoon to the side.

"Yes father," he said and obediently came over to the table and sat down on the other side of me that wasn't taken yet, sending me a look before he eyed down the flowers and rolled his eyes. Saki frowned as she watched him then pouted. After a few minutes father brought over the pot and started to give us our shares in the pot before he sat it down in the middle and sat down at the table. He smiled then as he eyed us over.

"My kids..." He purred out. "Eat up." Haru eyed the food over and started to eat as he happily kicked his legs. Koto smirked and took a bite of it before he gave a small moan and looked towards our dad appreciatively and swallowed it. Saki played with it for a few minutes then finally ate some of it with a hesitant look. Uta dug in quickly and giggled as he scooped it up quick and ate it. I eyed over my bowl and glanced the meat over. What's so important about going meat shopping? Saki spat it out suddenly and held her mouth as she looked down at the bowl then widened her eyes slightly before she got up and left, a sick look on her face. Dad eyed her over and frowned. His jaw tightened then- the same look he had earlier when he told Koto she was a bad influence. He looked at me then. "You haven't touched it Kasai..." He trailed off and gave me a suspicious look.

"Sorry dad, I was just thinking about how spoiled I am to have a good dad like you who brings home supper and makes sure it gets to our plates and in our stomach- thank you." He smiled then.

"You're welcome... but you're still in trouble for giving your brothers a hard time." Haru slowly sunk down in his seat and dragged his bowl closer to him as he began to scarf it down with a nervous look. Saki came back then and picked up her bowl before she took it towards the trash and dug something out of it, putting it in the trash before she came back and sat down.

"S-sorry... there was something wrong with one of the vegetables. It was hard.... I don't think it was quite yet done," she whispered, avoiding eye contact with dad as she started to eat again slowly.

"Sorry sweetie~ I guess I'll have to cook it longer next time to make sure the veggies get done better," he told her. I eyed her over curiously. What's wrong with undercooked vegetables? I eyed over my bowl before I shrugged and started eating- moaning but paused as I caught something odd in my soup and scooped it up a little and frowned as I looked it over.... What's that? That's new.... Whoa.... It's round like an- eyeball... I eyed it over as the soup drained off of it and slowly placed it back down inside when I saw what it was. That.... That's an eye.... Saki looked towards me sharply as she watched me then gave me a nervous smile.

"Undercooked veggies, Kasai?" She asked me. "I can make you a sandwich if the veggies bother you." Haru picked up his bowl and started to slurp it down with a hungry look. I blushed and shook my head no. I don't want to upset dad.... He'll give me the same look he gave her when she got up! I'm not going to diss his pick in supper... I pushed the eye down quickly in my bowl to hide it and went after another chunk of meat in my bowl. I'll just ignore that.... It's probably a mistake... Haru suddenly started to cough and dropped the bowl, grabbing his throat before his coughing subsided and he began to turn blue. Saki's eyes widened and she got up, rushing towards him before she picked him up out of the seat and started to beat on his back with a worried look as panic filled Haru's eyes. He suddenly coughed and a tooth fell out onto the table as he panted and slumped against her, breathing hard as he started to catch his breath. She eyed it over then slowly looked towards our dad. "Father... I think you should have a word with the meat venders about this... and tell them to clean the meat better because you're trying to feed a family," she whispered. He eyed over the tooth before smirking.

"You're right...." He trailed off and then looked at Haru. "Be more careful about eating son~ I'll check the meat I bring home for now on and make sure there's no bones in it when I place it in the pot." He looked at Koto then. "You'll check too."

"Yes father, my mistake. I should have checked," he said and eyed the tooth over. "It must have slipped past me.... There was an eye or two in the pot from the cow. Is there a problem with that? I know some think of eyes as delicacies."

"Oh~ A couple of eyes?" He asked and looked pleased as he checked his bowl for any. "That's my favorite part." I blushed then.

"D-dad, there's one in my bowl," I said softly and went to offer it to him, but he smirked.

"Try it," he told me. I frowned and eyed it over as I scooped it back up. Haru looked at me in horror then and shrunk against Saki.

"Don't! It's slimy," he told me and blushed. Saki put a hand over his mouth and shook her head at him. I looked at the eye then up at my father's judgmental eyes- Oh no... If I don't eat it he'll come over and force it down my mouth anyways for not obeying him. He'll get me to eat it either way... If I do eat it, I earn good boy points... I eyed over the eye before I closed my eyes and opened my mouth. I slowly put it in my mouth and closed it inside as I started to chew it up. I gasped and gripped my pants at the taste. I heard my father laugh a little. I heard Koto give a jealous growl.

"I get dibs on the next set to wind up in the pot," he grumbled. I opened my eyes to see I definitely got my father off my back as he was watching me in admiration. I swallowed it quickly and let out a small gasp as I licked my lips. Wow.... Why was that so amazing?! Haru watched me with wide eyes then gagged before he hid his face against Saki's stomach. She ran her fingers through his hair then slowly took a deep breath. Koto watched me jealously then tsked. I licked my lips and blushed before going back to eating the food in my bowl. Saki slowly sat Haru back down and rubbed his head before she gave him the bowl and handed him his fork for him to continue eating. He took it and started to eat it then kicked his feet as he giggled. My sister looked towards our father then gave him a sweet smile.

"I'll go get ready to go with my brothers to a respectable place where I can find respectable marrying men," she said and eyed over Koto and Kori. She walked towards the door then left with a little song under her breath. Father watched her leave before looking at Koto.

"Remember to take good care of your sister while you're out. If you do you'll attract the right kind of women because they'll see you're caring. A lady likes a man that treats a girl right."

"Are they going to get married?" Haru asked with wide eyes, looking towards them in excitement. "Daddy, is there going to be big weddings?"

"Maybe soon," my dad told him and laughed. Uta finished his bowl and licked his lips clean before he looked at our dad.

"Daddy, can you tuck me in tonight and tell me a story?" He asked sweetly and moved into his arms- crawling into his lap and yawned. My dad smiled and stood up with him in his arms. He started to carry him out the room then- telling him he would. Haru watched then frowned before he got up then looked towards the cookie jar on top of the refrigerator. He snuck over to the counter and got on it then went for the jar with a giggle, making Koto look towards him and tsk.

"FATHER! THE TWINS ARE TRYING TO GET COOKIES!" He shouted then smirked, looking dead at me. Haru tensed then yelped, getting down and quickly ran back to his seat, getting in it and hurriedly shoved another bite of his food into his mouth.

"I wasn't doing it!" I whined out. "Why'd you rope me in with him?" I asked Koto and looked at Haru. "Haru, you're getting us in trouble again."

"HARU! KASAI! You two can't have cookies until you're done with your food!" Haru pouted and shoved another bite in his mouth. Koto smirked at us then purred.

"Because you got that eye," he said and finished off his bowl, getting up and put his bowl in the sink, washing it. I frowned and finished my bowl. He could have just looked for the other eye- if there is one. Jerk... I need to start avoiding him. Kori finished his bowl and started to gather the other bowls before taking them to the sink. Haru gave him his then got up before he crawled into my lap and giggled, wrapping his arms around me.

"Captain, want to go sail to England?" He asked me and smiled sweetly. I shook my head no and giggled.

"I want to sail to bed," I told him and rubbed my tummy. I just ate so it's bedtime! I want to get up earlllly and say by to Saki when she leaves- and daddy. I grabbed his hand and gave it a squeeze as I sat my bowl on the table and eagerly got up with him. He squeezed my hand back then giggled, taking off with me out of the kitchen and back to our room before he pounced on my bed and gave me a playful look as he got under the covers and curled up. I giggled and crawled into bed with him quickly and kissed his cheek. "Goodnight Haru." He giggled and pulled me into his arms before he snuggled against me.

"Goodnight my Hachi," he whispered and put his head against my chest. "I love you, bubba."

"I love you too," I told him and giggled. I wrapped my arms around him as I listened to the house- hearing my father telling Uta a story about a wolf and girl in red.... Then my older siblings were getting ready for their night out.... I heard Koto laughing with Kori about something as they walked out of the house and shut the door. Haru looked at me then bit his bottom lip.

"Hachi... I think that tooth was a human tooth," he whispered as the house got a little quieter. "It wasn't like a cow toothie. It was like the tooth I lost last week... just a little bigger.... Do you think... do you think that...." He frowned then and held onto me a little more tightly.

"What?" I asked and frowned. "Nu-uh...." I shook my head. "Don't tell me that..."

"But... it looked like a toothie- a human tooth," he said and whimpered. "Why would Saki get upset about raw vegetables? What's so special about learning to get meat?" I shook my head quickly. That eye was weird.... I tensed up then and started to whimper. H-human? Meat? Haru watched me then clung to me. "D-do you think dad knows?" He asked and buried his face into my chest. I trembled a little then.

"N-no.... It's not human.... Daddy wouldn't make us eat something like that.... It's beef," I told him.

"B-but..." Haru whimpered then. "M-maybe we should try to get some beef that we know is beef and try it?" He said and gripped the front of my shirt. "Cow teeth don't look like that. I've seen pictures."

"Well... How would we get our own beef that we'd know is cow beef?" I asked.

"We... could ask Saki... or we could see about going to someone's house for the night," he whispered and then whined, looking confused. "W-well... I guess it could be beef. Maybe there was someone there who lost a tooth and it fell into daddy's bag...."

"Yeah, I think that someone lost a tooth and it ended up in daddy's bag... Since bubby did the beginning preparations it wasn't taken out like daddy would have done to make sure- so don't worry bubby..." I nodded to myself then. He nodded then leaned his face against me.

"Okay bubba," he mumbled then looked up at me from my chest. "I love you bubba.... Don't ever leave me...."

"Never," I promised him and closed my eyes... What if.... that was a human eye... what if that is human meat? What if.... that was a human tooth?.... Is it wrong too? What if dad knows.... Does that mean it's not wrong? I shook my head and frowned. "I don't want to go against daddy..." He tightened his grip against me.

"Daddy would be mad," he mumbled. "But... if it was human... then... what's to stop him from cooking us?"

"Us?" I asked and tensed. "We're his kids... He loves us..." I started to cry then. He's not going to eat us! I heard his footsteps coming to our room then. Haru yelped and threw the blankets over our head, clinging to me tightly.

"Daddy's coming. Quick, where's our teddy?" He asked then scrambled to find it then put it between us, holding it in his arms as he kept a grip on me too, sandwiching it between us. I closed my eyes quickly to pretend to be asleep as I heard him open the door to peak in on us. Haru gave a small yawn to fool him and curled up closer to me, holding me a little closer as he snuggled up. I heard him walk over to us then as he pulled the cover down and gave us both a kiss on the top of our heads.

"You two know better than to sleep in the same bed," he said softly to us. "Haru," he warned as he slowly picked him up- trying not to wake him. "You have your own bed. I allowed you to have a room with him but not a bed too," he whispered as I heard him sitting him down in his own bed and covering him up. I heard Haru give a small whimper from his own bed, already upset that he got moved, but he didn't say anything. "Goodnight," I heard my father tell us as I heard him walk out of the room. I heard him mutter he loved us as he shut the door. I could hear him going to his room then. Haru jumped out of his bed and rushed back over to me, climbing back into my arms with a small whine. I giggled and curled up to him quickly. Haru is going to get us in trouble~ Haru started to shower my cheek in kisses, giggling as he got under the covers with me and tossed our teddy out of the way so he could be closer to me.

"I love you bubba," he said sweetly to me. I giggled and nodded before I pushed him onto his back and got on top of him. I gave him a playful growl then. He giggled and growled back at me, pulling me close.

"I love you bubby," I told him then leaned in and kissed right next to his lips. I giggled and hid my face against his before curling up on him and laid my head on the pillow beside him. He kissed the side of my head and wrapped his arms around me, stretching out with a pleased giggle.

"I know," he whispered in my ear. I let out a small sigh and let my mind wonder to the food... thinking hard on it. What.... if.... it.... was.... human? I felt my mind drifting to sleep then at the thought. I felt him relax under me slowly as he passed out a little quicker than me, leaving me alone with the thoughts as I fell asleep.