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Chapter 1 – I spy with my little eye
"Mizu, Taori-san says he'll miss seeing you," The young red-haired boy said, looking up to his older sister with bright blue eyes that twinkled with a mixture of sadness and gratitude. That's my little brother, Darren. The girl huffed slightly and shifted awkwardly against the shelf of cat food she was leant against, she nodded making her red hair fall into her hazel eyes slightly. We're complete opposites, the only hint that we're siblings is our obnoxiously bright hair colour.
"Cool," The girl murmured, it's the closest thing she could show to being grateful. The boy didn't take make notice for his sister's lack of attitude and continued to chat with the cat in the metal caging happily. Yes, my brother can talk to animals, ever since he ate the iite-iite no mi several years ago. He'd always been fond of the furry things so the devil fruit worked in his favour.
"Can we go yet?" The girl moaned grudgingly, tilting her head back to gaze at the ceiling in boredom. That's me, Saotome Mizu. I hate everything. The boy turned to look up at her, a small pout tugging at his bottom lip. Okay, maybe not everything. I can stand Darren, my little brother. He's the only person I've ever felt any hint of attachment or love towards, I have to protect him at any cost.
"Fine," The girl sighed, meeting his gaze to witness the joy that flooded his freckled face, it made her smile slightly. I don't have freckles like Darren does, my skin is ghastly white and currently littered with bruises and cuts. Those injuries are the reason why we're here, saying farewell, or rather Darren is. This is the local pet shop, over the mere 8 months we've been staying with the Katoru's Darren had gotten attached to all the animals that were here, waiting to be sold.
Darren had always wanted a pet, always. He gets pretty lonely, his difficulty to making friends no matter where they went left me as the only person to talk to. Let's face it, I'm probably not the best person to have a conversation with... My bad attitude and poor manners made me unbearable to live with, another reason why we had to move. We're practically orphans you see, our parents turned out to be drug addicts and they gave us up. That's the brief overview anyway.
I've let Darren down a lot over the past few years, my temper getting shorter and shorter made the kind people who'd give us a chance at a new home turn sour. Me and my stupid anger is what caused this new turn of events, at our school (or rather our old school now) I picked a fight with a logia. Bad mistake, explains the bruising. Darren's made me promise not to pick any fights at the new school we're going to, unless it's to protect him.
You see, Darren's a bit... Strange. He gets picked on a lot by people for various things, he's just a bit eccentric is all. Although, that's probably biased sisterly judgement shining through my reason. I'm already regretting my promise not to fight anyone, that's all I wanted to do, beat people to a bloody pulp. I've already seen several counsellors, don't you worry.
"C'mon Mizu," the boy said, turning to his sister with a watery facial expression, his bottom lip trembling between his teeth. "W-we best get back and-" He burst into tears. Yeah, he's a bit of a cry baby, or 'emotional' as he likes to put it. One of the reasons why he's an easy target. The girl fidgeted where she stood, the sobbing made her feel uneasy. She reached out her hand and patted him on the head for good measure. I can't stand it when people cry.
I'm not looking forward to our new 'home', where the hell was it anyway? The black tarmac led far into the distance still, the small dirty-white taxi sped along at a leisurely pace. Fields, trees, cars coming the opposite direction... At certain points small towns and cities could be seen from the road they were travelling along, a golden opportunity for playing eye-spy. The older teenager on the back seat wasn't very interested in the game, opting for her younger brother to take the leading role.
"I spy, with my little eye... Something beginning with~" Darren paused, sucking the tip of his index finger as he eyed the vast terrain from the window he was sat nearest. Mizu looked up from her notebook, watching the passing scenery in discontent. "T!" He exclaimed, turning to his sister happily as a tractor steadily made it's way in the opposite direction on the dual-carriageway. Mizu hummed, interestedly, eyeing the window still and pretending not to notice the bright red vehicle.
"MIZU! It's gone now," Darren pouted unhappily. "It was the tractor!" One of the best things about Darren is his loyalty and naïve belief that everything should be fair and equal. Unlike me he had no ambition to do any harm... I wanted to kill, see blood, set the world on fire, the only thing stopping me is Darren. He didn't choose to be a burden, he was so clumsy and mildly pathetic that leaving him alone would be the same as killing him.
My plan is to wait until he turns 17, I had recently come of age myself. Being 4 years younger than me it would be an exhausting wait for Darren to mature. Part of me hopes he won't, that he'll stay my adorable little brother forever, it would either be fatal for him or I'd never leave his side. I didn't want to really, it's just I didn't want my future to ruin his. The only purpose I have in life is to be his big sister, how lame is that?
Holly- Oohhhhhhhh... Gets better in the next chapter, Captain Law-Law makes his appearance! Reviews please :) xxx