Okumara Triplets

Chapter 1

Rin and I were walking down the street. Or more like Rin was pushing his bike from his delivery job and I ran into him and we decided to walk home together. I said as I shoved my hands into my pockets and slouched. "Yukio should be leaving soon."

Rin nodded and looked at me. "Yeah, are you going to High School?"

I frowned, as I thought about it. "No, I ain't smart enough for that, I'll just get a job like you."

He nodded and then frowned. "How did you know I wasn't gonna go?!"

I smirked at him and said. "Have you seen your grades?"

I grinned at him as he scowled and I ducked my head when he went to smack the back of it. He rolled his eyes. "I think I'm just going to get a job though."

You see, Yukio, I and Rin were Triplets. Yukio was super smart; he was so smart he got into the high school True Cross Academy. Rin on the other hand was not stupid, but he didn't care about his studies much. So people thought he was stupid. I was in the middle, the average point, I did okay, but most of my grades stayed at borderline C and a rare B.

It was quiet as we walked home and then I heard a lot of loud laughing and a screech of pain, like an animal. I looked at Rin and we ran toward whatever the noise was. I scowled when I saw the cause of it. It was Renji Shiratori. He was a bully, picked on people and things like that. He and his two lackeys were there. Shiratori had almost white hair and a crossbow in his hands.

Rin yelled. "What the hell do you think you're doing?!"

Shiratori smirked arrogantly and said."Get out of here!"

I snapped, my eyes narrowed angrily. "Won't you pick on someone your own size, huh? And I mean your body size, not your brain, but I guess then the bird would be bigger than you!"

He glared at me and his lackeys looked at him in shock and then at me and I scoffed. I could take this guy on. Shiratori got back his baring and sneered. "What'd you say, bitch?"

I almost felt the waves of anger coming off of Rin. You don't call me and Yukio that in front of Rin and get away with it. Though he knows I can take care of myself. Rin snapped as he pulled back a fist. "I'll kick your ass!"

He decked him in the face. I grinned as the other two rushed forward and I kicked the first and then punching him in the nose, crunching sound reaching my ears as he hit the fence. I frowned, I have to watch it, and I don't mean to hurt people like that. I know I hit him hard because of the pain in my knuckles.

While I was distracted, the other one actually got me in the stomach with a solid kick and a knee to the face. I and Rin both swung at him at the same time and his back slammed into the fence hard. All three of them were down. The one I punched in the face had blood gushing from it, Shiratori and the other one looked dazed, almost hazy.

They got scared and ran off yelling. "Ah! Get away from us, you Demons!"

"Yeah Demons!"

"What monsters!" I frowned as I felt something drip and whipped my nose of blood. I looked at him to see his face slightly bruised up and his knuckles scratched. I looked at my own and saw them bleeding a little, like his.

I asked with a smile. "How bad am I?"

He picked up his bike and glanced at my face. "Bruised on the cheek and bloody nose."

I smirked at him when I heard the anger in his tone. I said. "Don't worry, Nii-Chan, I'll be back to my good looking self in a couple of days." It worked and he chuckled as we walked the rest of the way home. We lived in a Monastery. Which is kind of weird for me, because I'm the only girl there, it taught me to toughen up. I and Rin get into fights a lot, him more than me, but I still do.

I have a temper, but Rin had a worse one. Mine is bad as people say. I hate when people pick on someone or something innocent and defenseless when they can't fight back. I fight for what I believe in, no matter if I have to use my fists or voice. I do what I have to do and I'm proud of that. I know Rin feels the same way.

Rin said as we were almost home. "We are gonna have to deal with the Old Fart about this, aren't we?"

I sighed and nodded, rolling my eyes. "Yeah, Pops is gonna give us grief, but if we live through the lecture, we shall live to see another day." He grinned and chuckled at what I said. Together we walked inside and Pops wanted to see us. We went to the church part of the place and he was in front of us as we sat in the first pews. He was facing away from us.

He wore long black clothes, his priest clothes, short grey hair and beard. He had round glasses and crosses handing from him. Do let his looks fool you, he is a great…moron. He raises us, but sometimes he acts like a real moron. He started asking us a bunch questions.

"How'd you both wind up with a messed up face?"

Rin shrugged. "We tripped down the stairs."

I smirked slightly. Pops said. "What about your clothes?"

I shrugged to and said. "It was a mother of a fall."

Pops asked. "The nosebleeds?"

Rin sat a little straighter as he said. "Well, when I fell, I ran into this this hot chick-"

Pops face brightened and he looked around saying. "Where, where!?"

My shoulders were shaking from holding in my laughing and Pops found out it was a lie. He yelled out. "Liar, just tell me you we were both in a fight!" He had Rin in some kind of chokehold and I was on my back, laughing loudly at both of them as Rin tried to get loose. Pops finally let him go and I chuckled and looked at him, amused. Rin glared at me and dug his fingers in my side and I let out a yelp/squeaking sound. I was scooting away from him.

Pops looked at me. "You too, you need to stop fighting! It's not going to get you anywhere." I sighed and when he looked away, I stuck my tongue out and silent mimicked what he was saying. For that he smacked me in the head and I glared at him, holding my hurt head. I asked shocked. "How did you even see me?"

He looked at me blankly and said dryly. "There is a mirror right in front of me."

I groaned and lay on the pew I was sitting on. Rin was laughing at me and I was feeling too lazy to deal with him.

I heard. "Hi Dad."

I looked up to see Yukio come in. He had brown hair and blue eyes, while I and Rin looked more alike. I had black hair to my shoulders and blue eyes. Like I said before, since I'm the only girl in the Monastery, I usually dress in jeans and t-shirts. My bangs were on my forehead.

Yukio said. "Well, I have everything packed."

Pops smiled at him. "That's good, I'm proud of you."

Yukio looked at us with a smile and asked. "Did you both get into a fight again?"

I crossed my arms and looked away from him, first Pops and now him, give me a break! He's my little brother, only by a few minutes, but still! The two Clergymen here were talking about how different I and Rin were from Yukio and I glared at then on the window sill. Everyone knows, they don't have to say it! They kept on going on and on and I was getting pissed and Rin felt the same.

"I said SHUT UP!"

I felt anger in my chest and jumped as a lamp in the middle of the church sparked out and Pops ran to it mumbling. I felt better, like my anger was gone and stood up from the pew.

Pops said to Yukio. "Yukio, tend to Rin and Hikari's wounds."

Yukio nodded and said. "Come on, Rin, Hikari."

I nodded and followed him into the house. We were in the kitchen and I heaved myself on the table with Rin next to me and Yukio went into a cabinet to get the First Aid Kit. He fixed me up first since he said I looked worse. I looked at a mirror across the room. I had a bruise on the top of my right cheek and a split lip and my scratched up knuckles.

He put bandages over my bruise and I hissed when he sprayed something on my knuckles. Rin laughed at me and I glared at him.

Yukio finished taping up my fingers and said. "There you go, Hikari, all done."

I looked at Yukio with a grin and said. "Thanks Yukio! You're the best!"

He smiled at me and went to fix up Rin. I snickered as Rin yelled. "Ow! That hurts!" He shoved me and I shoved him back. We did back and forth and I was getting a bit angry. Yukio stopped us and me and Rin both did not want to hurt him, Yukio was somewhat of the weaker triplet. He finished fixing him up with a little more complaint from Rin.

Rin looked around and frowned a little when he saw Yukio's boxes. He said. "So you really leaving, huh?"

Yuki nodded his head. "Yeah, I'll finally be leaving 15 years in this place."

Rin looked down and smiled. "So I guess this will be the last time you'll be treating our injuries."

Yukio answered. "I'll still treat your injuries, for a fee of course". Rin cheered and I smirked, of course he didn't hear the fee part. Rin started complimenting him on being a doctor and I agreed with a nod and smile. Yukio then looked at both of us and asked.

"Are you both going to be okay while I'm gone?"

I snorted with an eye roll. "Defiantly little brother, you worry for nothing, everything will be fine". I didn't want him to worry when he was supposed to having fun and doing what he wants. That's why I called him little brother instead of Yukio. It worked and I gotten a fond smile in return. Rin backed me up on what I said.

Yukio stared talking about the fights and the jobless Rin. He then turned to me. "You have been getting in more fights than you used to. You are not even trying to get a part time job either."

I shrugged. "Yeah. I'm trying to find the perfect job and they started it. I just doing what I believe is right and if I have to use my fist then so be it."

Yukio sighed at my reasoning and Rin said. "She's right, but I also am trying. I know I have to pull it together and fast, but I…" He drifted off and I sighed.

Yukio said. "Rin, I'm sure you are being tested in a way."

Rin asked. "By who?"

Yukio looked at me and asked. "Can you at least promise me you'll try while I'm gone to behave and get a part time job?"

I looked at him and he stared into my eyes. I dipped my head once and said. "Okay fine, Yukio. I Promise."

I pressed the palms of my hands on the table and leaned back. I noticed the Clergy men come in with a flyer in their hand. They said it was hiring for someone in the Southern Cross Grocery store. They stared saying they even made his resume and he even got a suitcase with a suit in it.

Rin was shocked and I grinned. "That I have to see, Rin in a suit."

He glared at me, but rushed into our room to get changed. I hoped from the counter and said. "Hopefully he can get the job."

Yukio smiled and said. "All we can do is wait and then maybe you can find one soon."

I shrugged, knowing Rin would be leaving soon. "Eh, don't push it."

I heard Pops voice and looked to see him talking to a little girl and what looked to be her Mom. I leaned against the door, watching as he talked to them.

Pops looked back and grinned. "Hey Hikari! Come here!"

I shrugged and walked over to them, my hands shoved in my pockets. Pops put a hand on my shoulder. "This is my daughter, Hikari Okumura."

I grinned kindly at the little kid and she grinned back."Hi there."

I said. "Hey."

She frowned and asked. "Your name means light right?"

I shrugged and said. "Never really thought about that."

She nodded shyly and Pops knelt down to her height and put a hand on her head. "You can always trust your Mom and Dad and even if that don't work, you can always come to us Exorcists". I rolled my eyes; it's like a show the man plays. They nodded and thanking him. They walked off and Pops stood up straight.

The little girl turned before they left and called out. "Hikari-san!"

I looked at her as she giggled shyly and said. "I like your name, it's like you!"

My eyes widened as she gave me a toothy smile and ran off after her mother. I felt heat rush to my face and I awkwardly scratched the back of my neck. I heard Pops laugh."No need to be so embarrassed 'Kari!"

I glared, feeling my cheeks and ears heat up more. "Shut up, will you!? I'm not!"

Rin was coming over and I grinned widely and laughed. "Look at Rin the monkey suit!" He glared at me and I watched as walked up looking annoyed. I walked past him to go into the house. I felt a small pain in the back of the head. I whirled around to glare. "What was that for, huh?!"

He said, glaring too. "For laughing at me!" I was about to say something, but Pops asked about his suit and I shrugged him off, going in the house to see the Clergymen around the house and Yukio somewhere around. Shrugging, I sat at the table because I had nothing to do. Then I got bored and decided to go for a walk. Throwing on my black hoodie, I walked out the door to see Pops not out there anymore and Rin gone for that interview.

I walked around and nothing was going on, I was in a better mood, no one was around to get on my nerves and cause me to fight. I heard.

"Hey Okumura!"

I looked around and glared when I saw Shiratori and his two lackeys calling me. Rolling my eyes, I walked ahead, ignoring them. His two lackeys had a couple of bruises here and there, but Shiratori had a bandage under and over his right eye. It make me smirk, who's so tough now? He gave me an what he thought was scary smirk and said. "So, why you walking alone, Okumura? Your brother not hear to protect you?"

I glared at him and his two lackeys grinned like morons. I said. "I have no problem taking you on my own."

He gave a snort and I sighed quietly, really not in the mood. He said.

"You're a freak; you and your brother are demons". I was turning to walk away, but froze when he said that. I really hated when people called us that. Sure I didn't like when I was called that, but to call my brothers that...it was unforgivable. I saw red and he mistaked my stillness for fear or hurt.

"It's the truth, Ok-" Before he could finish and I jumped forward and punched him in the already broken nose. He let out a girly high pitched scream and tumbled to the ground holding his bleeding nose (again).

The two others rushed at me and I slammed my foot into his stomach, above his private area and I was punched in the face and my face snapped to the side as I pulled my fist back and socked him, making him crash to the ground. They looked at me with shock and fear, not expecting me to be this strong.

I was mad; I and Rin may be strong, but we are not demons. We only fight because we care about people. Also, we need to defend ourselves. There were times I used to cry about bullies, but I wanted to be strong, so I toughened up big time and fought back.

The other ran away from and I whipped away the blood from my nose and looked at the sky. It was getting dark; I might as well go home. Hopefully my nose gets better so I don't have to hear anything from Pops and get that disappointed look from Yukio when I get into fights without Rin being the cause. I walked home with my hands in my hoodie pockets, slightly slouched. No one bothered me on the walk back to the Monastery.

I walked in the door and threw my hood on after I whipped my nose again to see it already getting better. My mouth watered when I smelled something in the kitchen. I walked in to see Pops cooking Sukiyaki in the kitchen. Rin's favorite.

I asked. "What's with the food?"

Pops turned and grinned at me. "Rin got the job. We are celebrating! For Yukio too!" I grinned, even if he didn't see it.

He looked at me and raised an eyebrow. "What's up with the hood in here, take it off."

I shrugged and asked. "Where's Yukio?"

He said back, turning to check on the food. "Rin is not here yet, he went to look. Don't change the subject."

I pulled down my hood and he rolled his eyes once he looked at me."Again, 'Kari? That's twice in one day!"

I scowled and crossed my arms over my chest. "What are you talking about?"

He asked. "Why is your nose bloody?"

I sighed angrily, not wanting to do this again. "Fine! I got into a fight, but they started it!" Pops gave up and told me to sit. I did and sighed again when Rin and Yukio were still not back. It was quiet and I was getting annoyed, then getting glared at when I tried to sneak food and then I did it anyway.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door and I followed Pops out, bored out of my mind. I say a man with dark hair and the little girl from before. She smiled shyly at me and I grinned at her, giving a small wave. He was asking for Rin and I stiffened and was just about to ask why when Rin asked what was going on. Yukio was with him.

The older man turned around and asked. "Are you Rin Okumura?"

Rin said. "Yeah, why do you want?"

The Dad said back, looking really grateful. "It's for my daughter, Yue. I can't thank you enough for what you did for her." So he helped her then. Rin asked if she was alright and he said thanks to Rin, she is. I knew if someone was in trouble, Rin would help. He looked happy that she was okay. I agreed with him on that, I was happy she wasn't hurt.

Yue's dad said. "Yue's always beena scatterbrained child. Tripping, falling down stairs, she's never without fresh wounds."

I glared at him, clenching my fists. "Your wrong." I noticed Rin said the same thing as me. I said. "How can you say that? She's your kid, not an idiot!"

Her dad's eyes widened when he looked at us and I felt Pops put his hand on my shoulder. "Hikari, enough."

I shook him off and Rin said. "Yeah, it's not that the kid's scatterbrained, she's being picked on."

My eyes widened and I looked down at her, someone is bullying her? I clenched my fists tighter, bullies, I hate them. Rin eyes were wide as he gestured with his hands. "He's pushing her around and like pulling her hair. And snatching things away from her, ya know?"

I scowled. "Who?"

Rin blinked as Yue's dad went close to his face. I tensed and Rin said. "I don't know, it's like someone I never seen before. He was short, with a face kind of like a monkey."

I blinked at Rin's description as the guy scoffed and stormed off with Yue. I believed Rin, I knew he wouldn't lie about something like that, but what is he talking about?

Pops asked. "Where are you going?"

"Back to the school, I'm going to contact the PTA. Try to figure out whoever is bullying my daughter."

I perked up at Yue's voice. "You don't understand, I'm not being bullied by humans at my school! It's the evil fairies. They come into my bedroom late at night and make all sorts of things happen and now their even doing it outside."

"Yui's a child with a vivid imagination, I believe I heard these fairy tales from her before."

I scowled at that, moving forward a step. "Hey, maybe you should listen to her instead of ignoring you daughter! You might learn something!"

"Hikari!" Pops and Yukio both shouted my name, but I was too angry to care. The light above us blew out. Yue's dad was staring at me shocked. Pops muttered under his breath. "That damn light, they keep on going out." Pops raised his voice. "Hikari, go inside."

For once his voice was a bit stern and I frowned at him and looked to see Yukio give me a pleading look and I sighed, slamming the door open and slumping in my chair. Ignoring Pops apologizing for me and Rin snapping at Yue's dad. They came back in and Pops said. "Like I told Rin for danaging goods at his old job, Hikari you too are grounded."

My eyes widened in shock and I glared. "Wait, what!? I didn't do anything!"

He raised an eyebrow at me. "Getting in two fights counts as not doing anything?"

I crossed my arms over my chest and hung my head. "I didn't mean...fine, whatever." I sighed. Pops ruffed my hair as he passed me. "I'm going to bed."

I trudged off to my room and went to lay down. I shared a room with Rin and Yukio. We had a rolling chair, a desk and on one side of the room, there was a bunk bed. On the other side was my single bed. I chnaged in my sleeping clothes and went under the covers, my hands behind my head.

Rin came in grumbling about Pops. "When'd ya get into another fight."

I shrugged my shoulders, looking out the window, where the sky was pitch black. I looked to see Rin crawling in the bottom bunk. "I ran into Shiratori and his lackey and they pissed me off."

Rin nodded in understanding, they seemed to not get enough of annoying and making us mad. Rin been through the same as me with that guy. Rin was fast asleep and Yukio came in. He went in the bathroom and dressed for bed.

He came out and instead of going to the top bunk (too many accidents with Rin falling off in the morning or middle of the night made them switch), he walked over to me and knelt down. He frowned worriedly and his fingers touched the bruise on my cheek. I winced and moved away from him.

"Hikari, you need to be more careful. Didn't you just promise me you'd be careful."

I sighed amd gave him a guilty look. "C'mon, litt-"

He shook his head. "Don't call me that, you both need to be careful."

I closed my eyes and opened then again. "I'll try, that's the best I can give you."

He nodded. "Goodnight, Hikari."

I smiled at him. "'night Yukio."

He gave me a smile back and went to his bunk. After a while of looking out the window, I fell asleep.

/ / / / /

I groaned as the light hit me. I squinted my eyes to see Rin looking out the window. I yawned, sitting up. Rin's voice was paniced. "What's that?"

I climbed to my feet and went to the window. "What the hell?"

These black balls were floating in the air. I nudged Rin's shoulder. "What the heck?"

He shrugged. "I don't know, never seen them before."

He ran out and I decided to stay inside, I didn't feel like going out and I didn't want to here it from Pops. I went to take a shower and shoved on a blue tank top, red hoodie and jeans.

As I drank from some coffee with sugar, I stiffened and the coffee drop from my hand and shattered at my feet. That feeling...it was strange and felt weird. I gripped my shirt where my chest was. One of the Clergymen came in and saw the mess. "Hikari, what happened?"

"Nothing, it slipped."

He offered to clean it for me and I nodded, shuffling back to my room. I looked out the window, at the strange black balls that were outside. I shook my head and scratched the back of my head. "What the hell is going on and what just happened?"

This was in my collection for a while, so I decided to post it. I just had to put a few finishing touches on it. Hope you enjoy and reveiw and tell me what you think.