The Twins arrive in Tokyo where they will live uneventfully for their probation, at least, they hope it will be uneventful


09/04/2017 - 13:00 - Tokyo - Arisato Minako

Arisato Minako and Arisato Minato were not sure how to feel about their current situation, they were finally not going to be living with a random member of their extended family until they got bored of them and then moved them onto the next member of their family.

Though right now, they were on their way to be taken care of one Sojiro Sakura, though one thing that they could do without is the fact that they were also on probation due to an assault charge. Which they got for a crime that they did not commit, well actually, if you squint and ignore the circumstances then they did but that's beside the point.

Besides the point, just because they took a wrong turn late at night and had to get involved then they ended up with an assault charge on their record and got them expelled from their high school (which they had been attending for a year, a new record for them as the often only stayed for a single term) This also then led to them being moved on from the latest distant relative, one of their many uncles on their dad's side.

The two were fraternal twins, Minako had brown hair done up in a short, high ponytail, complete with a set of hairclips which formed the Roman Numerals for 22, her eyes were a stark red colour that she could not explain as much as she tried.

Her brother, Minato had short blue hair which she would admit, was mostly fringe, he had grey eyes that looked almost lifeless if you looked at them, once again, he couldn't explain it.

While the difference between their looks was like the difference between night and day, the difference in their personalities was similar. Minako was cheerful and upbeat, always ready to hide whatever was wrong with her behind a cheesy grin and a bad joke, she was cheerful because she had to. In social situations, she was quick on her feet and bubbly, but also rather awkward and was rather plain looking.

Minato's demeanour could be described in one word: Listless. He was rather quiet and made efficient use of silence and words, not talking when it was needed. His worldview could be described as Nihilistic, even when the police were taking his photo he remained passive. Despite all this, he had something of a snarky personality and he's protective of his sister. In social situations, he spent more time reacting or just humming in response to something that someone said. He was less awkward than his sister and tended to also appear a bit more charming than her as well.

Though there were a few things that the twins had in common besides dead parents and a criminal record. They both had a rather sharp intellect, a powerful sense of justice and a want to protect people around them.

In terms of their current situation, they were on their way to Shibuya, where they would transfer trains to get to Yongen-Jaya to get to the house of their new legal guardian.

Both of them were dressed in the uniform of the new school they would be attending, Shujin Academy, a rather prestigious school which actually took them in despite their record which was ... surprising to say the least.

They both knew what they had to do in order for their probation to be completed and their criminal record wiped, they had to go through one full year at this school and not commit any crimes.

In terms of what they were doing on the train, it was simple, Minako was reading the manga which she had with her bag (and may have blown a small part of her budget on) while Minato was on his phone listening to music.

09/04/2017 - 14:00 - Yongen-Jaya - Arisato Minako

Eventually, they got their way through the fun that was the Tokyo public transport and made their way to Yongen-Jaya, moving through the backstreets, they realized that they might have looked a bit suspicious, especially considering the lack of high school students around due to the time of day.

Either way, they moved past some cafe and made their way to a rather small two-story house which looked rather respectable despite the fact that it was in a back alley. Though neither of them wanted to be the one to ring the bell, though the fact that owner was out of the house, as was informed by a deliveryman that Sojiro had apparently not taken the day off to meet the people who were going to be staying under his roof for the next year.

So they headed to the Cafe which was owned by their new Guardian, the Cafe known as "Leblanc" and made their way inside.

09/04/2017 - 14:10 - Cafe Leblanc - Arisato Minako

The first thing that hit both of them was the smell of the place, it obviously smelt like coffee, but there was also the lingering scent of curry. The next thing was the decor, the floor and walls were all brown hardwood, clearly polished as well. The booths of the cafe had brown leather seats and off-colour white tables, in the corner of the main room there was an old CRT TV that appeared to be playing the tabloid news. The only other inhabitants of the room were an old couple who were getting up from their seats and a middle-aged man wearing a pink shirt with an apron over it, he appeared to be quite interested in the crossword puzzle that he was trying to solve.

When he looked up to see the next inhabitants of the room, he was surprised to see young people in his cafe "Not that many teenagers come around here." he said, his voice was rather grumpy sounding and it was clear that the years were getting to him, but despite that he was still rather good looking if you ignored his Crow's Feet. He didn't seem to realize that the two teenagers in front of him were his new charges.

"Actually sir." Minako, the more socially eager one began "You're supposed to be our guardian for the year." Her voice sort of trailed off near the end, she wasn't good at talking to adults and it showed.

He looked rather surprised at that, while the blue haired one looked like he might hurt someone the brunette seemed like she couldn't hurt a fly. "You? I would have thought it would be the blue haired guy." Minato responded to the reference to him

"Both of us are your new charges." He said, deciding to speak, his voice was quiet but it was mature

"Oh, yeah, come to think of it, they did tell me it was two kids I would be taking care of." Sojiro trailed off as he remembered the details of the file, two twins, both guilty of assault. "Come with me, I'll show you to your room." He said as he walked up the set of stairs next to the TV. Minato and Minako both followed him up the stairs, taking a slight note of every time the wood of the stairs creaked under their weight. When they arrived in the attic of the Cafe, there were a few things which could be seen at a glance: It was dusty, there was only one bed, it was cluttered, it was spacious.

"It's big..." Minako said despite herself upon seeing it.

"Hope you weren't expecting five-star accommodations, this isn't an all-expenses-paid trip to Tokyo, this is probation," Sojiro responded rather quickly "If you make any mistake, I won't hesitate to kick both of you out. Got it?" He finished, his voice was short and to the point, he was obviously not happy about their presence

"Yes, sir," Minako said, while her brother just nodded.

"Just to understand your situation, you were walking home late at night, when you saw a man trying to force himself onto a woman. You intervened and pushed him to the ground, he got injured and pressed charges against you which stuck, that's what you get-"

"For sticking our noses into a matter between two adults," Minako said, her voice was drained and it was clear that she did not want to be here. She realized what she said and tensed up in fear of a verbal or physical lashing, but instead, Sojiro looked at her slightly impressed at her courage.

"As a result, you got expelled from your old high school and got moved from your last guardian, in other words, they didn't want to deal with your sorry asses." He finished, his voice did have a tinge of sympathy but Minako was sure that she was imagining it, she was something of a bad judge of character. He made to go back downstairs, "Oh, your ... uncle, I think, sent your stuff over, it's in the box." There was indeed a cardboard box there.

Minato crouched down to open it, there were a few changes of clothes for both of them as well as few spare changes of the Shujin Academy uniform, in addition, there were also some school supplies, some notebooks, some pens, including both twin's fountain pens. "We need to change clothes." He said, pulling out a pair of jeans and a white t-shirt, throwing his sister her casual clothes, a black tank top and a pair of jean shorts. They both nodded, occupying different sides of the room, they changed clothes and set about making use of some of the cleaning supplies that Sojiro so carefully supplied, or left there in order to turn the attic from run-down to somewhere that was liveable.

09/04/2017 - 20:10 - Cafe Leblanc - Arisato Minako

As darkness fell and the room looked livable, both twins were tired from cleaning the attic, but there was one important factor, there was a brown leather sofa and a single mattress that looked rather moth-bitten and lumpy.

"Alright brother, in order to see who gets the mattress, how about we flip a coin?" Minako said, pulling out a ten-yen coin from her purse, he nodded, looking a bit confused as to why she had a single ten yen coin on her in advance "Make a call."

"Heads." He said she flipped the coin and it had landed on heads, much to her dismay.

"You win again Minato..." Minako said, her voice dripping with faux anger, she laid down on the sofa, "I need a pillow." She heard the sound of creaking and immediately sat up on the sofa. Seeing Sojiro come in with two pillows and two duvets.

"Forgot to bring these up for you." He handed each twin one of each, "Heard such a racket downstairs, didn't imagine that you were actually cleaning." It was good to have such a vote of confidence from the Old Man.

They both knew that we would probably have to be up early tomorrow, so they both decided to get to sleep before long. The one thought that was on both of their minds before they fell asleep was "I hope this year goes well."