Kaoruko took Sakon to the medical place that the police office used for their psych evaluations. Ukon was with them, conscious and looking around. But Ukon wasn't speaking very much as it seemed that Sakon and Ukon were still not speaking with each other. Both looked straight ahead at the medical counter.

Sakon carefully watched as people walked back and forth behind the counter. He caught glimpses of their eyes and saw that they seemed distance. Others had a slightly wild look in their eyes. He reached over with his left hand and tugged on Kaoruko's sleeve. "Kaoruko is this place an asylum."

She listened to her nephew choke out the words. She had called the place a medical place to try to keep Sakon from worrying. She herself was worried, knowing that Sakon could come across differently then what people would consider normal. She grabbed his hand. "They just keep people who need special attention here Sakon. People who need help. You don't need help. This is all a big misunderstanding. Right Ukon?"

This caused Ukon to look at her in shock. "Auntie doesn't think anything of my opinion before, why does she care now?"

"Sakon, I do care about your opinion." Kaoruko spoke up, her voice strained.

"Yes. You care about Sakon's opinion, but never mine. I'm Ukon, not Sakon. I'm a separate person." This statement from Ukon caused Kaoruko to clap a hand over his mouth.

"Shh! That split personality of yours!" Kaoruko hissed.

"But see Aunt Kaoruko. You yourself believe that there is something wrong with me. You always have." Sakon stated, looking away from her.

"I do not." Kaoruko stated, but she couldn't look her nephew in the eyes. Sakon was about to open his mouth, but then the nurse called his name. He gave a weak look at Kaoruko and followed the nurse.

M

Sakon was guided to an office some where in the medical facility. A young doctor was sitting behind a desk, his hands folded in front of him. As Sakon and Ukon looked him over, the young man looked him over. He then motioned for Sakon to sit in the chair.

"You're probably wondering why the police have their psych evaluations done by a medical facility." The young doctor asked suddenly, surprising Sakon. Before he could say anything, the doctor continued. "See, we do it for service to the public and this way the police office has a secondary source for their examinations."

Sakon pursed his lips as the doctor, not wanting to say anything. Ukon was not moving, but his eyes were on the doctor too. The doctor's eyes fell upon Ukon and he decided to start with there. "Do you always carry that puppet around with you?"

Both Sakon and Ukon were quite for awhile. Suddenly Ukon spoke up briskly. "Sakon couldn't do anything with out me. It's been that way for a long time."

"I see. So, is your friend here going to do the speaking for you?" The doctor asked.

Sakon suddenly bowed his head, "My name is Tachibana Sakon."

"Dr. Ikimono Kibousuru. It is nice to meet you Sakon. What is the name of your friend?" The doctor asked.

"My name is Ukon. I was …" The puppet stated, excited that he was being addressed.

"Ukon, he doesn't need to hear your life story." Sakon stated, a small smirk on his face.

"Nahhh, he needs to hear your life story." Ukon stated, folding his hands behind his head.

The Doctor smiled at the two of them. Suddenly he reached into the desk drawer and pulled out something. He suddenly tossed it towards Sakon. Ukon reached out and grabbed it. A smile came onto his face. "A slinky! Cool!"

The doctor watched as Ukon began to play with the slinky, moving it back and forth. The doctor then began to fumble through his desk drawer. "When did you get Ukon."

Sakon at first didn't want to say something. Ukon almost said it for him, but Sakon suddenly found his voice. "He was my father's and when he died Ukon passed into my possession."

"I see." The doctor pushed something towards Sakon across the desk and Sakon picked it up. Sakon saw the plastic colored cube and then began to use only his left hand to manipulate it so that it became a normal cube, though it was a slow process. "When did your father die?"

"He died before I entered elementary school," Sakon said.

Ukon asked up at the man. "You aren't going to ask how he died?"

"Looks like I don't have to, as you asked it for me," the man said, writing down some notes. "Plus… it's in the police file to my surprise… they have you written down as having your father's sister kill your mother's uncle and that she then tried to kill you… but you were able to talk her out of it."

"Not really talk her out of it… but more of get her attention and tell her that father wouldn't want her to die," Sakon stated. "I write to her… I always looked up to her as an older sister… though her attention did get embarrassing when I got older."

"That makes you a typical teenager," the doctor said. "Can you explain why you are here?"

"Yeah… the lady on the bus thought I was a nuisance and a disgrace to puppetry and that Sakon was a public problem," Ukon said. "All we did was go and calm down a little kid."

"I see… now, Sakon… can I ask you something, you don't need to answer if you think it is too personal. Have you ever considered committing suicide,"

"Why are you asking this?" Sakon asked, blinking once.

"Well, there is the fact that your father's side has a history of it. Your father, your father's father, even your aunt, as in your father's sister almost would have committed suicide. Then there is your father's mother…"

"Yes… but I have Ukon, so it goes away quickly. And I have another friend from my childhood… also some new friends. I really thought about it more when I was little, before I got Ukon to talk as much as I have," Sakon commented.

"Do you think yourself to be insane?" the doctor asked.

"No… not at all… different, but that is something else."

"Well… I have to say, you're a bit crazy, but then what teenager isn't. I'll have this written up," the doctor said.

Sakon blinked a couple of times. "That seemed… too easy…", not realizing how right he would be.

Ukon just grinned at him. "Oh come on… your not part of the nut house! Be happy and smile and defiantly don't think too much about this!"