After getting on a plane and being to stressed to sleep I entered the tiny Jasper airport building. The tiny building was all the Jasper residents had coming even close to an airport, but I was so glad they had it to begin with. As I entered the front of building I found my only sister sitting quietly on a chair, Ipod in ear and head moving to the rock music I imagined her listening to.
"Miko!" I exclaimed, heading over to her with a smile.
"Mik!" Miko grinned, hopping up and enveloping me in a hug. "I am so glad your here! I've missed you, girl!" Miko said, her ever present laugh twinkling in her eyes. Her almost amber brown eyes were ringed with dark circles, and I worried what she had gotten into.
"Missed you too, sis." I replied easily as I picked my bag up. "What's going on?" I asked immediately. My sister's eyes darkened, and I worried what was going on.
"Not here, not now." Miko finally said, and gestured me outside. A cab pulled up and we got in, Miko ever careful about whatever secret she was hiding. My sister drove us out to the desert, and then made the cab wait while she walked me out into the dark sands. It was still late out, the moon rising high above us. I didn't get my sister, why in the world was I out here?
"Miko-"
"I have a lot I need to tell you, but I can't. I just can't Mik, you have to understand." Miko began desperately.
"It's fine, totally fine." I replied just as quickly. Miko Nakadai had a problem with staying calm, and unless you were careful she could go on and on for months without a break. Miko let out a sigh, a relieved smile on her face. My sister and I were complete opposites, but looking at us wouldn't tell you that. Besides for the pink streak in Miko's hair. We were absolutely identical in appearance, but we were far from the same.
Miko Nakadai was a born and bred rock star addict, she loved anything loud and violent, and she would die if you told her to wear a dress. Miko had a problem with anything classical, she never sat still long enough to learn how to actually learn to play the piano or violin correctly, and even when she did you could tell she hated every minute of it. Miko sought adventure, she couldn't stand school. My sister was a wild child, she loved having fun, she hated it when she had to be prim and proper for our parents friends. In truth, Miko never really fit in with our family.
I was her true opposite. I was born with a never ending patience for obedience and acceptance, I never went against my parents wishes. I had straight A+'s to Miko's struggling D-'s, I wore skirts and cute shirts, I was fashion savy to her, well, not fashion saviness. I was truly classically trained, I could play any classical instrument, even if it was vocal, and I could play or sing it perfectly. I was burdened with the task of learning ancient Japanese traditions from Tea Ceremonies to traditional dances, how to dress properly, and how to use a fan to say whatever I needed to. In short, I was my parents' perfect child.
But, we were closer than siblings, so similar underneath that we never told other people we had sisters or brothers. We were more than that, we didn't really get it though, but we were more than sisters, we were more like two sides of the same coin.
"Mik, I'm going to disappear for a while." Miko finally said, rubbing her tired eyes with a sigh. "I need you to take over for me, pretend to be me."
"What?" I exclaimed in shock.
"You heard me sis." Miko replied.
"Where are you going? What are you doing?" I demanded, shell shocked. Miko smiled a tired smile, and looked off into the darkness of the sands.
"It's better to keep you in the dark on this one, Mik dear." Miko murmured quietly. "Can you do it? Can you play me?" I rolled my eyes at the absurdity of the question. We had been switching back and forth for as long as I could remember. I pretended to be her more than I ever was myself, and the same could be said about her. "Right, what am I thinking? Really." Miko laughed, her eyes lightening up again as she turned back to me. "You could so totally play me, just like when you got me out of trouble with Principal Hijoma."
"You still owe me for that one, it wasn't easy." I replied with a sisterly smile.
"I'll get around to it." Miko replied with a roll of the eyes and a superior smirk. I just didn't get my sister, like at all.
"And you never do." I replied with a sarcastic tone and smile.
"I told you, I'll repay that favor in at least 10 years, cross my heart." Miko grinned, her slippery personality showing itself. I just rolled my eyes and let a puff of air escape my mouth. "There's some things you need to know before I disappear. Tomorrow, a driver less Hummer sort of car will come to pick you up from my host parents' house to take you to and from school. His name's Bulkhead, he can talk, and after school he'll take you to a secret government base where you will spend the rest of the afternoon. Oh, and the Hummer can transform into this totally awesome robot thing called an Autobot so whatever you do don't scream 'cuz he will totally be weirded out, okay? He's really sensitive so don't upset him, got that? I'm like his responsibility or something; he's supposed to protect me but it's easy to slip off when he's not looking. He's also my best friend, so don't mess this up for me, got that Mik?" Miko demanded, hands on her hips, but I just burst out laughing.
"A robotic car? A robotic transforming car? What do you take me for? That's so not possible Miko, and I should know! Remember my science fair last year? I attempted something like that and it just doesn't happen! A car that can feel? Impossible." I scoffed, but Miko just shook her head.
"I swear on my cat Chi Chi's grave, it is real." Miko replied. "I told you over the phone, remember? I've seen things that would make your head spin, Mik, and Bulkhead's one of those things."
"How is it possible?" I demanded, not really believing her.
"I don't know, Miki, all I know is that they're from a whole other world." I scoffed, and Miko looked at me disbelievingly. "You don't believe me, do you?"
"An alien? I thought we were passed all that." I sighed, wanting her to grow up.
"You always said you could tell when I'm lying by looking me in the eyes. Look me in the eye, Mik." She ordered, and sighing I looked into her eyes getting bored. "Like you mean it, Miki Nakadai." Miko demanded, and I really looked her in the eyes with a searching, truth seeking gaze. "It's all real, everything I told you." Miko said slowly, and I watched her eyes for the truth. I gasped as the truth hit me.
"It's real." I whispered.
"Told ya so." Miko smirked.
"How are you going to be able to get away from them? If they're aliens how will you be able to avoid their detection?" I asked, once more in shock.
"With you." Miko said proudly. "I'm not an idiot, Miki, I know some tricks to the game." Miko told me with a suppressed smile. "With you in my place no one will know I'm gone, easy. Now, the cab's still waiting, so I'm gonna have to split here. There's a notebook in my house host on my bed, and when you get there it'll give you all you need to know, alright? The cab has the directions, and Mik?"
"What's up?" I asked hesitantly.
"Thanks." Miko said with a weak smile.
"What are you doing Miko?" I asked gently. "You don't have to do whatever it is you think you have to do."
"I do, Mik. I went down a wrong road, now I have to see it through. I'll have to switch sides for a while, take a walk on the other side of the tracks. I'll...be back. Thanks, Mik, I owe you one." Miko replied with a shaky voice.
"You owe me 10, but I'll let it slide." I replied with a fake cheerful voice. Miko gave a shaky smile, and looked me in the eyes. She looked so tired, so worn out, I didn't know what to do. "Be careful, Miko." I finally whispered, and headed back to the cab.
"Aren't we gonna wait for the other girl?" The cabbie asked surprised when I told him to drive.
"No, she's on her own now." I replied quietly. But against what? I wanted to ask, wanted to know.
"Okay then. Next stop, 1312 Avernus Lane." The cabbie told me with a sudden grin. I nodded, and when I turned back to the desert sands Miko was gone.
"Let her know what she's doing." I prayed quietly, praying anyone above me would hear.
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Well, that's Ch. 2, what do you think? I have to give credit to PinkChik08, and amazing writer, who was smart enough to come up with Miki. She's got all the credit for bringing Miki to life, so thanks so much PinkChik! I never would have come close to thinking up this story without you.
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