Hey, its Jessa! Well, technically this is my twins account but we're both working on this story. (mostly me because I know more about Xenosaga than she does but she still plays the game). Also, if it doesn't sound as high-tech or like Xenosaga don't flame! I'm doing the best I can! :P And anyway, I would get my own account but what's the point of that if I'm only writing one story? Anyway, I'm the aggressive twin to let you know! I'm not as nice as Saffy. Anyway, enjoy the story!

Rating: T for now

Summary: It was a surprise to the Xenosaga crew when Dmitri went up to them asking them to help save his daughter. What daughter? Jr. and Gaignun don't remember a sister, so who is their father talking about? And why does he seem caring and like a real father all of a sudden?

"Hey, daddy! Guess what?" yelled a dark blonde girl to her father. The girl had dark blonde hair that was cut short, just beneath her chin and bangs reaching above her eyebrows. Her emerald eyes sparkled beautifully, and the wide grin on her face made her father smile also. The girl looked to be about fourteen, and she was still growing. Her orange t shirt had a simple design on it, and she was wearing blue jeans. Her father, who also had dark blonde hair and emerald eyes, smiled at his daughter as she rushed into the kitchen where he was drinking coffee. His daughter held a letter in her hand and she read to him, excitedly.

"Dear Shiri Yuriev,

I am pleased to inform you that you have won our drawing contest. We have seen your piece, 'Mystical Feelings' and have been invited to an art convention in New York, New York to give out prizes to whoever gets first place. We would be very pleased if you come. All cost to the trip have been paid already by us. All you need to do is bring any extra money for gifts, your bags containing the things you need, and a good attitude! We will be hoping to see you there and good luck.

Sincerely,
Jean Withers"

"Well, that's great honey! I'm sure everyone will be pleased to hear that!" at that, the young woman put on a sad face. The man noticed this and asked, concerned, "Honey, what's wrong?"

"Well, I already told Albedo, Rubedo, Citrine, and Nigredo…but…they all said that I should stay here…that I couldn't be trusted to go off all be myself. They still think of me as a baby, daddy, and I'm tired of it! They are all over protective and it gets annoying! Then when I tried to defend myself they all left." Shiri started to cry and her father held out his arms. Shiri ran into them and started to cry. "And not only that, but I'm afraid daddy! If I go then I'll be all alone. The letter said to leave family and friends here, and I'm scared!" the young woman cried and her father patted her back and smiled at his daughter.

"Honey, I'm sure you'll do great! It will only be a few days, and then you'll be back home. Honey, don't let your fears and your siblings get in the way. You've been waiting for this chance all your life. Go for it. We'll all be here, cheering for you, hoping you get that first spot that you've always wanted. This is the chance of a lifetime for you, a chance you might never get again." Shiri sniffed and smiled.

"Thanks, daddy. Is that how you became a doctor?" her father nodded.

"And how I met your mother." He replied ad she smiled before sniffing one more time. She back off and smiled at her dad.

"Thanks daddy, I'm going to the art convention and I'm going to win first place! I'll become an artist, and I'll create works this world will never forget." Dmitri smiled at his daughter as she ran out the house, wanting to tell her friends about her letter. He then frowned.

"All right, you can stop hiding. I'm pretty sure you heard everything and saw everything." Four teens came out and blushed darkly, ashamed at having made their baby sister cry. One was a young girl, who looked the oldest, seventeen, and had light orange hair, reaching to her shoulder but put back into a simple high ponytail. She had sapphire blue eyes, which were her mothers, and tan skin. She looked like both her parents, and was the only one of the five children to manage to do so. The second oldest one, who really didn't look like it, had crimson red hair, which belonged to their mothers, and also had sapphire blue eyes. He had an triangle shaped earring in his left ear, and was wearing clothes like he was in the 'Wild, Wild, West'. He also had two guns at his side. Dmitri was still confused to this day at how he was convinced to allow Rubedo of all people to have not only one, but TWO guns. Next was the third oldest, and also Rubedo's twin, Albedo. The young silver haired man used to have golden blonde hair, but claiming he hated the color, changed it to something more drastic. He also had amethyst colored eyes, which neither their mother nor him could figure out. Maybe he got them from their mothers great-great grandpa, who also had those same colored eyes. Either way, Albedo had a unique appearance. He was also built, as he worked out every day and played in the High School's basketball and soccer team. Next was the second youngest, Nigredo. Having Dmitri's dad's hair, and Dmitri's green eyes and pale skin, and his skinny but still built figure got him chased by girls every day. Not saying Albedo and Rubedo weren't lusted after, but they were feared. After all, the two did have quite a reputation, one Dmitri had to roll his eyes at whenever he heard about it.

"You know, she's very excited about this wonderful opportunity, why can't you be happy for her?" he asked them and Citrine rolled her eyes.

"What happens if she gets on the wrong plane, or someone kidnaps her, pr worse, murders her? She's only fourteen dad! We can't allow anything to harm our baby sister!" she said and her brothers nodded.

"We will accompany her to the airport and make sure she gets on the right plane, and trust me. Shiri was raised with you guys as her siblings, she knows how to take care of herself." Albedo went to protest and Dmitri stopped them. "No, you guys don't understand. Shiri is a wonderful artist and this will give her different paths to take. If she decides to go down the artistic path, she will have many wonderful chances waiting for her. Her singing career, her paintings, her drawings, her stories. You know as well as I that she doesn't deserve to be kept here, trapped." The four siblings looked ashamed and looked down. "Now, I expect you to give a proper apology to you sister. You will have to soon realize, she's growing up. She's fourteen now, she is starting to reach womanhood and Citrine, you should be helping her prepare for it." They all nodded ad muttered;

"Understood." before leaving the house to find their sister. They found her talking to all of their friends and they stared at the happy young girl.

"Seriously, I can't wait, this is going to be so much fun!" she squealed.

"I'm happy for you, we all are!" yelled Sakura, a tomboy with brown hair, as she hugged the blonde. "Did you tell your family?" Shiri nodded.

"What did they think?" asked a young blue haired, red eyed girl, Kosmos. She looked about fifteen, along with her twin, Telos.

"Well, daddy was happy for me, and the others are-"

"Happy for you as well. Sorry about what we said earlier, we were just mad because your our baby sister and we don't want anything to happen to you." Explained Albedo as he hugged his baby sister. Out of the four older siblings, Albedo was the most protective.

"Really? Guys, I'm happy!"

"Well, why don't we have a party before Shiri-chan leaves! It'll be a blast!" cried Telos, who had silver hair and blue eyes, and her sister sighed.

"Do we even have enough time?" she replied, logically. Telos thought a minute before glaring.

"Of course! She leaves in two days, right? Plenty of time to have a rockin' party with hot boys!" she grinned and thought of everyone to invite. Kosmos rolled her eyes.

"Whatever, if we have a party its going to be a party she'll enjoy, not just you." She said, and Telos stuck out her tongue. Shiri giggled and felt arms wrap around her waist.

"Don't worry, I'm sure Shiri will enjoy the party no matter what." said a male voice.

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As Shiri got onto her plane she had a bad feeling as she saw only one other passenger. Remembering not to talk to strangers, and spooked by Rubedo's stories, she walked past him to the very back. From her seat she could she her family and waved to them, smiling a little. They waved back, grinning. (well, in Albedo's case, frowning as he thought of all the bad things that could happen to his baby sister) She took out a book (Wicked Lovely) and started reading. After five minutes, which annoyed her to no end because no one else even got on, the plane started taking off. Once more she turned to her family and frowned, after seeing them gone.

"Guess they had to use the bathroom." She shrugged and turned to her book. She was at the part where Keenan and Aislinn were at the festival and dancing together. She sighed and hoped Seth would be the one Aislinn would pick. Keenan annoyed the hell out her. His stalking, even though he wasn't stalking her, was very annoying. She sighed and looked up. They were in the clouds and it was just hitting sunset. She smiled, it was a very beautiful site. She closed her eyes and then looked around the plane. She frowned when she realized the other passenger was gone.

"Where could he have gone to?" she whispered. The bad feeling got worse and soon she felt she would rather jump out the plane than deal with the knots in her stomach. Her eyes darted around the plane calmly, (Nigredo had always said that when in an uncomfortable situation to analyze the situation and think your way out, Citrine had also agreed to an extent) and saw him walk out of the cockpit. She frowned. She grew nervous when she saw him walking towards her. Now that she could see him fully, she saw he had black hair cut short and spiked up and dark blue eyes. He had a nice tan to him and wore all black clothing. She nodded to him, nervously and went back to her book, hoping the man will realize she was busy.

"Hello, Shiri isn't it?" her eyes widened and she went to scream but his hand went over her mouth. His smirk grew wicked and cruel as he stared at her. Her eyes were huge and wide, his narrowed and dangerous. "We're going to have some fun, and I hope you know that even if you scream no one will hear you." He laughed evilly as he took out a bloodied knife and she started to cry. Why hadn't she turned around when she felt that bad feeling?! "I was so hoping you would come to New York, but too bad that art convention isn't really what I had in mind. I have been studying you, Shiri, and you're a pice of unique human art that is really seen every couple centuries." He chuckled, thinking of something funny and eyed her once again. "I'm never giving you up." Was all he said before Shiri lost consciousness.

Somewhere deep in a cave, a girl of about sixteen years with long white hair screamed and opened her dark emerald eyes.

Like it, love it? I actually like the first chapter if I do say so myself but I do want others opinions because really, who doesn't like what they make? Anyway, reviews PLEASE! If you don't…well, I'll sic Rubedo on ya! :P