Kaoruko decided as soon as she met Dr. Frost, when he brought out Sakon to her, that he was an evil man, but she couldn't put her finger on it beyond the fact of, she knew from Sakon's face that the meeting with this new doctor didn't go to well. She could tell that the doctor had upset him, but then he hadn't had Ukon when he was in there. And… what the man had to say to her made her think he was even more evil.

"Hello Ms. Tachibana… I have finished with your nephew. I need to inform you that I have to say that… I had to recommend that…" he nodded his head for Sakon to move out of ear shot, which the boy did, though he had an idea of what the man was going to say to his aunt. "I had to recommend that Sakon be institutionalized."

Kaoruko immediately stood up and slapped the doctor good and hard, which caused Sakon to stare at her in shock. "My nephew may have his few crazy habits, but he is not, I tell you… not insane."

"Ms. Tachibana… considering the situation, be glad I am not filing assault on you for slapping me… which you can levy the severity of what would happen to you if you did," the man said. "And considering my institute works for the government."

"And I also know how many times things have been thrown out because they were, how to put it, one time diagnosis!" the woman said.

"My recommendation stands… your nephew is troubled," the man said.

"My nephew would never harm anyone!" the woman said.

"But would he harm himself? After talking to him, I believe he is schizophrenic with suicidal tendencies," the man said.

Kaoruko bit her lip, knowing that such a diagnosis could be formed at first impression of Sakon, if one didn't word the questions correctly. "I am leaving now."

"You know that they very well might call you to have him institutionalized, and you know you'll have no choice in the matter… correct?" the man said.

Kaoruko let out some loud explicatives that caused Sakon to look at her and turn pale. She then went and grabbed his shoulders and led him out the door. She was continuing to mutter them under her breath until they got to the car. When she got into the car, she slammed the door. When she noticed that Sakon hadn't touched Ukon, whom she had handed back to him, she became worried.

"Sakon… why aren't you making Ukon come to life?" she asked.

"Ukon is a delusion of my imagination. He doesn't exist and never existed," the boy muttered suddenly. Kaoruko saw tears welling in his eyes.

"Sakon… what do you believe to be true?" she asked the boy.

"Ukon isn't a delusion. He's always been real. He's existed a long time. He is the child of Rinsuke and Haruka... destined to be my friend…" Sakon muttered.

"Sakon… what the hell are you talking about? Because seriously, I don't understand what you're getting at,"

"Most people don't," Sakon commented not looking at her. "It's also hard to explain… expesully how I've come across that information… I don't think anyone would believe me."

"Well…" Kaoruko suddenly changed where she was heading with the conversation. "Sakon… the doctor… what did he do to you?"

"He was really good at twisting my words around to mean something else entirely… expesully since I was nervous," Sakon commented. "I don't want to have to go back there."

"Sakon… are you heading into one of your depressions?" she asked.

"I guess so… Kaoruko… if I have to go in there, even for awhile, would you take care of Ukon for me?" Sakon said his voice not very chipper.

"Sakon… it isn't…"

"Don't make promises you can't keep," the boy commented. "You know as well as I that if they want to, they will put me in there… and with the way that man was acting… I think he wants me in there for some reason or another…"

"Sakon…" Kaoruko commented.

"I liked the other doctor… he was nice. A whole lot nicer. I don't want to have to go back to that place, not unless the other doctor is going to take care of me and that one doctor isn't there. He lives up to his last name of Frost. He also has a heart full of greed… I could see it in his eyes."

"I could talk to someone at work…" Kaoruko commented.

"They gave my case to your arch rival… Dr. Frost said so… he's always looking for ways to hurt you Kaoruko…" Sakon said suddenly.

"They… what…" Kaoruko herself now felt like crying, but she couldn't do it in front of Sakon. "Are you scared?"

"Yes… and for once in a long time… I feel like I want to die. I haven't felt that way in a long time, not since I left Elementary school and could make Sakon talk regularly," Sakon commented.

This sudden comment caused Kaoruko to pull over the car and park it. She took Sakon's face in her hands and turned him to face her. "Don't you ever get those thoughts in your head again, do you hear me! And if you ever do, talk to me or someone."

"I've never been able to talk about this with mom… or granddad," Sakon suddenly commented. "Mom would have freaked out and had an argument with him. He…"

"You think he would have been angry at you… disappointed,"

"That I was thinking of doing what dad did… yes," Sakon commented. "And it isn't for the reasons that dad did either… it's just that… I feel like I have this bad feeling in my chest and it won't go away and I want it to go away bad. Ukon makes it better some how."

"Then bring him out," Kaoruko commented.

"It means… I might have to say goodbye to him… permanently," Sakon said.

"Sakon… it's been a long time since you've had these thoughts, right?"

"Since I was about eight or nine, when I was still being bullied… why?" the boy asked.

"Was he bulling you in their?" the woman asked.

"Not like those boys did… if I ever ran into them, I know I wouldn't be able to make Ukon talk around them… not easily," Sakon said. "Are you going to tell granddad and momma?"

"You know I'm going to have to," Kaoruko said, letting out a sniffle. She suddenly lunged herself at Sakon and hugged him tight and began crying into his shoulder. After a few minutes she stopped, and then backed off wiping away the tears. "I'm sorry Sakon… but this is upsetting me and… I need to be strong for your mom… if she doesn't kick me out of the house."

"Why would momma do that Aunt Kaoruko?" Sakon asked, worry in his eyes.

"She's going to need someone to blame child," Kaoruko sniffed. "So is the old man. I'll be the easiest target."

"But if it's anybodies fault, it's mine," Sakon said, as Kaoruko started up the car.

"No… it's that woman's, that doctor's and that stupid rival's of mine!" Kaoruko snapped. "Don't ever blame yourself for this. And don't your ever kill yourself! I love you too much to have you go do something like that and it would break my heart, understand?"

Sakon nodded his head and gave her a fake smile.