Aha! That makes sense... and I definitely like that idea. (Except for poor Akaro... not that I liked him, but still...) Now, of course, I have lots of questions about how close you're going to stay to canon (OMG WILL YUKIKO ADOPT HIM?!?! *is spastic*), but I don't want to know the answers because it's such a good fic, and I want to find out the answers as I read! So no asking any more questions questions for me. XD

And I'm glad you're not going to kill Yukiko. I really like her... I'd've cried if you killed her, and that would have just been no fun! :(