Second Chances
Disclaimer: I only own the Yoshitsune family! Everything else is SO totally Tecmo's!
Families
Tachibana – Itsuki, Mutusuki, Chitose
Amakura – Mio, Mayu
Yoshitsune – Nao, Jiro, Masayuki, Sojiro, Kenji, Ken, Ayame
Chapter 1
Mio and Mayu ran through the forest, away from All Gods Village, away from the horrible ritual they nearly were forced to perform… Suddenly, they were in sunlight again, and they heard birds and running water. Mio turned to look back into the woods, thinking of Itsuki, wishing that she could have done something to help the poor spirit of the boy who had killed himself in despair.
"Mio, is that - ?"
Mayu had seen a pale shape coming toward them from out of the woods, waving it's arms. Mio smiled and took a step toward the woods, holding out a hand to the person that ran toward them. The hand that caught hers was warm. Alive.
"Your name is Mio, right?"
"That's right, Itsuki. Who… Who are they?"
Itsuki brushed back his snowy hair with a hand that was made of flesh and blood, and turned to look at the two who had followed him from the forest. One was his twin brother, the other was a little girl dressed in a dark red kimono.
"This is my twin brother Mutsuki and our little sister Chitose."
At the mention of her name, the little girl hid her face in her black haired brother's side. Itsuki smiled as his brother ruffled the girl's hair.
Mayu and Mio looked at each other, then smiled at the three siblings in front of them.
"So, you're all alive? How did that happen?"
Itsuki and Mutsuki shrugged their shoulders, while Chitose peeked from behind them.
"There was a bright light, and then we saw you two running. We followed you… That's all I remember. It's the same with Chitose and Itsuki."
Mio bit her lip and looked at Mayu, trying to think of what to do about the three. They would be having some serious culture shock, and they had no place to stay. The Amakura house was way too small for three more people… Who had a big enough house and was used to a lot of people?
"I know Mio! We can ask Ayame if they can stay with her and her brothers!"
"Good idea. Now, follow us, and don't talk to anybody!"
The three walked obediently with the girls, avoiding the eyes of people on the subway and in the busy streets, until they got to a sprawling house. The yard was littered with children's toys, bicycles, skateboards, rollerblades and hoola-hoops. Mio knocked on the door, grinning when she heard a familiar voice come from the window to thrie right, cutting through the noise of several children.
"Hang on! I'll be right there! Nao, watch Ken for a second."
The door opened, revealing a tall girl with wide green eyes, rectangular black glasses and short russet hair that looked like it hadn't seen a brush in the last two days. She wore a loose green shirt with a tear in the shoulder and worn blue jeans. She smiled at the group and waved them inside.
"Hey Mio. Mayu. Who are you three?"
Istuki and Mutsuki introduced themselves, then turned to their little sister, who looked the red haired girl up and down, then tipped her head to one side, considering.
"My name is Chitose. You're not Japanese, are you?"
The girl snorted and smiled at Chitose, who, to everybody's shock, smiled back and stepped out from behind her brothers.
"No. I'm part American. I'm only three quarters Japanese. My name's Ayame Yoshitsune."