AN: I'm typing this in school. I'm gonna get into soooo much trouble if I'm caught! God help me. This is my first KHR fanfic so please bear with me.
I seldom see any MukuroxOC stories so I thought I should make my own. This might be a prequel to an upcoming story, but that'll have to wait after Finder's Etiquette, my DGM fanfic.
Basic Summary – A small act of kindness can leave a very lasting impact on a person. Right before Kokuyo Arc.
Disclaimer – I don't own KHR or Winnie the Pooh or Eriol's name.
An Illusionist's Impact
Kokuyo Park was full of children running around laughing and playing games. There were the occasional screams of joy and shrieks of delight. The sun was bright, but it wasn't very hot at all. Mothers sat on benches, gossiping and giggling at the stories they shared. Teens sat beneath shaded trees, listening to loud music or simply chatting. Old couples walked by arm in arm with content looks on their faces. A nice breeze came and went.
It was a beautiful Saturday to go to the park.
A 14 year old girl turned into the park. On her left, holding her hand, was her little English half-brother of 8 years old. Both had jet black hair, but the boy, Eriol Nao, had heterochromatic eyes of green and blue but was covered by a pair of sunglasses. The girl, Rei Nao, had regular brown eyes. They both wore a simple white shirt with blue jeans, both claiming it would be easier to find each other.
Rei let go of her brother's hand. "Eriol-kun, go ahead and play. But make sure you can still see me while you're out there, okay?"
The child gave her a small smile. He ran off into the playground and stood in line to get on the slide.
She sighed and sat down on a bench nearby. It's been a year since her mother divorced her father for cheating on her. Soon after that, she found out she had a half brother already in elementary school. Then her father remarried Eriol's mother and now they're all one big happy family.
Although, Rei isn't exactly happy with her father's other family. She gripped the book in her right hand tightly. After taking in a deep breath, she released the tight grip and opened the book. It was her brother's favorite, The Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. She teased him relentlessly because of it.
Rei read the book quietly, occasionally looking up to see if Eriol was still within her sights. She loved the little boy, always wishing she had a baby brother to look after. 'I just wish that we were related by Mother and Father,' she sighed. 'Not that Sarah-san's a bad mother or anything.'
Sarah wasn't. As a matter of fact, she was perfect. Too perfect for Rei's taste. She could flip pancakes, make fantastic meals, sew clothing, clean the house spotless, and was the perfect hostess. She had silky smooth hair and a smile that could possibly power both towns of Nanimori and Kokuyo – according to her Father.
Perfection scared her. She used to think that perfection came in the form of her parent's faithful marriage. Then her mother took a look into her Father's bank account and saw all the child support checks he made to Sarah. She took a look into his cell phone, found her name and called the other woman up. Both meet and decided one of them had to go. Yuki Nao, or presently known as Yuki Mizu, came to the house one day with divorce papers and Sarah and Eriol in tow.
Yuki and Sarah have tea together every Sunday afternoon.
Both women, however, decided that Eriol and Rei go to the park today instead of sitting and listening to them talk. 'At least I get to Okaa-san every week,' Rei snapped from her thoughts and looked up, expecting Eriol to be climbing the Monkey Bars by now or chatting with new friends.
Nope, our dear little Eriol Nao was gone.
"Eriol-kun?" she yelled weakly. No answer.
"Eriol?" she yelled louder, forgetting her honorifics in her panic. "ERIOL!" Rei ran into the playground, clutching her book. If she lost her brother, she'd have Yuki, Sarah, and her Father breathing down her neck.
Three children ran up to her. "Hey, lady, are you Nao-kun's sister?" They asked in perfect union.
Hoping they have information on her brother's whereabouts, she replied enthusiastically, "Yes! Where is he?"
The middle child presented up to her a pair of broken sunglasses – Eriol's. "Nao-kun got pushed off the swings by a big bully over there. He was there while we saved a spot for him on the swirly slide." She pointed to the swings which were a bit out of Rei's sight range when she was sitting down earlier. "He stepped on Nao-kun's glasses and called him a freak. We don't know why though."
'Because of his eyes he inherited from Sarah-san's great-grandmother.'
"Where is Eriol-kun right now?" she asked slowly, taking the remains of the glasses. For all she knew, the bully was beating up her little brother right now somewhere in the massive park. I mean really, who'd make a park the size of a shopping mall?
They pointed towards the Kokuyo Dog Park. "Nao-kun ran that way."
Rei thanked the three with giving them the candy she saved for Eriol. She ran off to the Dog Park, her sling bag hitting her hip along the way. She began yelling "Eriol! Where are you!" as she ran throughout the 'dog-infested' park. Her head looked left and right, not looking in front of her. She nearly ran into three people on skates walking their dogs, stepped in two different puddles of dog drool, and tripped over a leashed dog.
"ERIOL! ERIOL, WHERE ARE YOU!" Rei was dead, she knew it. She was going to get skinned alive, burned, ran over, and whatnot by her parents. "ERIOL! ERI- ooof!" she ran into someone and fell backwards.
The other person staggered back a bit. His companion's eyes widened as he saw Rei.
"Nee-chan!" Eriol ran over to his sister's side, careful not to drop his ice cream cone. "Nee-chan, are you okay?"
Eriol's companion offered Rei his hand. "Kufufu… You should really watch where you're going Nao-san."
She took his hand and got up, "Right, thanks." Turning to Eriol, glared at the poor boy. "What were you thinking? Running away like that, do you know how worried I was?"
"Nee-chan!" he groaned slightly. "I can take care of myself too you know."
Rei dusted her hands, trying to get the gravel off. "Uh-huh, then explain why… Um, sorry, what's your name?" Her eyes gave the other a quick look over.
He was tall with pineapple shaped purple hair. His left eye was blue but the other right was covered by his bangs. ('Probably blue also.') He wore the Kokuyo Middle School uniform ('So I guess I'll be seeing him tomorrow?'). He looked around her age, probably 14 or 15. He looked nice enough, but something about him was a bit off. The feeling he gave off was like a predator patiently waiting for his prey.
Eriol hurried back to the male's side. "This is Rodoku Mukuro-san!" He smiled proudly. "I found him."
"Kufufu, found me?" Mukuro wore an amused smile. "I do believe you have it backwards, Nao-kun." He turned to Rei, "The boy was crying and lost when I found him. I have some time on my hand so I decided to help him."
('Is he saying that if he didn't have time on his hands, he wouldn't have helped him?')
"Mukuro-san!" Eriol whined, tugging on the teen's hand. "You promised not to tell Nee-chan!"
Rei couldn't help but laugh at Mukuro's reply. "Did I? Kufufu, I don't seem to remember this promise of yours."
Eriol pouted, "Nee-chan is laughing at me! That's it; I'm going to eat the ice cream cone Mukuro-san let me get for you!" He began lick away at the melting cone in his hand.
"He bought you ice cream too?" Rei turning to Mukuro. "How much was it, let me pay you back." She rummaged around in her sling bag for her wallet.
Mukuro waved it off, "Kufufu, its fine."
Before she could argue, Eriol began to jump up and down. "Nee-chan, guess what! Mukuro-san's just like me!" He tugged at the pineapple's sleeve. "Mukuro-san, can you show Nee-chan your right eye?"
He did so. Rei's eyes widened a bit at the blood-red pupil. But she noticed something. 'Is it me or does his lright eye say the character for 'six'?' She blinked and the character was gone. 'Huh, I guess it was just my imagination.' Mukuro let his bangs hide his right eye once more as Eriol began to speak.
"I'm not alone in the world, Nee-chan!" At this, Rei suddenly realized how lonely Eriol was. His eyes scared off every child he tried to befriend. 'Except for those three back in the park. I hope they attend Kokuyo Elementary.'
Eriol wasn't done showing off his new friend. "There's more! There's more!" He jumped up and down faster than before. Mukuro "kufufu"ed at his excitement. "Mukuro-san, Mukuro-san, can we show Nee-chan the magic trick?"
Rei raised an eyebrow. "Magic trick?"
"Uh-huh! Mukuro-san's a great magician, right, Mukuro-san?" The boy was going to be dog tired when they got home from all the excitement.
Mukuro glanced at Rei's disbelieving smile. "Kufufu, why don't we show your sister? Ready?"
The boy nodded enthusiastically, "Yeah!" He stood ram-rod straight.
"Nao-kun, you need to relax or else the trick isn't going to work," Mukuro chastised gently.
He relaxed, his shoulders slumping forward a bit. Mukuro dramatically pulled his sleeves up to his elbows ('Whoa, talk about pale!') and shoved his hand into Eriol's right pant pocket. He slowly began to take his hand out.
"What the-?" Rei was shocked. The guy was pulling out a bouquet of Easter Lilies from her brother's small pocket! Eriol simply smiled.
Mukuro present the flowers to Rei. "For you, Nao-san."
She blushed and stammered, "T-thank you, but how did-?" She was cut off by Mukuro.
"Wait, there's more." The teen snapped his fingers. The bouquet exploded and left behind a single lotus flower. He smirked at the shell-shocked look on Rei's face. "This, of course, was all planned by your little brother here." He pushed Eriol forward a bit.
Eriol shyly gave his sister a hug, "I love you, Nee-chan!" His hug tightened when she returned it.
Rei let go and turned to Mukuro. "Thank you, Mukuro-san, for finding Eriol-kun. I am in your debt." She bowed deeply, holding the lotus stem.
A cold smile appeared on his face and caused Rei to shiver a bit. "Kufufu, I'll keep that in mind then." He turned to Eriol, "Do try not to get lost again, Nao-kun." Mukuro patted the boy's head before walking away.
He was about to leave the park entirely when Rei suddenly yelled, "I'll see you tomorrow in school, Mukuro-san!"
Mukuro simply waved and didn't look back.
The lotus flower gently floated in the half-filled crystal bowl as Rei climbed the stairs in her house. Out of nowhere, Eriol came almost running into her. "GAH! Watch where you're going, Eriol-kun!" The bowl in her hands began to splash water all over the wooden floor. She clutched the bowl, getting her purple house shirt wet. Rei hurried into her room, slamming the door.
"Eh? Why are she so protective of the lotus Mukuro-san and I gave her?" Realization dawn upon the 8 year old's face. "No way…" He gripped his new book, The Basics of Magic Tricks, and bound down the stairs screaming, "Okaa-san, Otou-san! Nee-chan has a crush on Mukuro-san, the friend I made in the park!"
Rei reply was immediate. "LIES! I DO NOT!" All hell broke loose in the Nao Household at this statement.
"Do too! You were red the whole time Mukuro-san was there."
"I got hot!"
"Yeah, you got the hots for Mukuro-san!"
"That made no sense! You're dead, Eriol-kun!" Remember her saying that she loved her little half-brother? Yeah, well, she took it back.
The next day in Kokuyo Middle, Rei looked forward to seeing Mukuro again. 'Can't believe Eriol-kun's making me his messenger to Mukuro-san. He had a question about this one magic trick.'
Rei felt terribly disappointed when she couldn't find Mukuro that day. Or the next. Or the next.
She gave up looking for the pineapple head after a month passed.
AN: To those who are wondering, the impacts Mukuro gave off were this: Eriol – 'magic tricks' (oh God, the irony!) and Rei – a small crush
Did I get Mukuro right? I hope I did. After all, this is Mukuro being all nice for some reason. (Like when he met Tsuna in the forest kind-of-nice) Tell me if you want me to make the offical story! I'll incorporate Rei and Eriol into the KHR plotline somehow.
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