A/N: Well here we are. More Cinder and Neo and adoption AU. Hope ya'll enjoy it, Read&Review if you desire. BTW: Yes I know I made Cinder and Neo OOC, but I was going for a more...they're still them just in a different situation.
Cinder and Neo both squirmed awkwardly as they sat in the bed of the black pick up truck that was now rumbling down the road, towards their new home. Neo pressed close to the back window, afraid of getting blown out, while Cinder leaned back against the side, her elbows hanging over the edge. Cinder's raven black hair blew behind her, earning her some cat calls from some guys in another car.
Neo also stared at Cinder with brown and pink eyes, though the older girl didn't notice, she was too busy staring at the two in the cabin...the two adults who had just adopted the two girls. It was weird, but Cinder wasn't going to complain. Neo had a home now.
Cinder let out a silent sigh then felt a hand on her thigh. She jumped slightly, then remembered the girl beside her. "What is it Neo?" she asked as she looked down at the small girl.
Neo carefully leaned over and whispered softly, only hoping to be heard over the motor. "They have kids…"
"I know I know…" Cinder responded. She sighed softly and looked away. That just makes this all stranger. That fact made Cinder a little nervous. She couldn't read these people, like she could others.
Cinder watched carefully, as the truck rumbled down a residential road. It pulled into the driveway of a two story home. She looked up at the eggshell colored house as the truck rumbled to a stop.
"Here we are…" the older girl spoke softly. She watched the adults climb out of the cabin, and the woman named Summer looked back at the two girls. "We'll go get Ruby and Yang ready, you two can come inside and relax in the living room."
Cinder and Neo both hesitated as Taiyang opened the back of the truck. Then the two adults retreated inside.
Cinder sighed softly and slowly climbed out the back of the truck. "Come on...we don't wanna test them…" she muttered to her old friend.
Neo nervously nodded and slowly crawled out, Cinder helping the small girl down out of the truck bed. Then she let out a heavy sigh and, with her hands stuffed in the pockets of her jeans and her body tense, she led Neo into their new 'home', both girls only hoping it would be better than their last.
Cinder carefully and quietly opened the front door, an old habit of hers. She silently entered the house, and found it rather plain. She could see a small kitchen on her left, and a living room to her right. The living room consisted of an almost overly large flat screen, two recliners facing the TV, and a couch at a right angle of the chairs. Across from the door was a set of stairs that led upward.
Cinder took a deep breath and walked over to the couch, silently sitting down. Neo carefully joined her, shifting nervously.
The older girl took a deep breath and looked down at her friend. "We're gonna be okay...in a few weeks, I can...I can leave, and I'll take you with me, okay?"
Neo paused for a moment before opening her mouth and speaking softly. "I understand…"
Cinder smiled softly, then closed her eyes, listening to the sounds up stairs. She couldn't make out any voices, but she could hear heavy footsteps now coming down the stair well.
The seventeen year old girl looked back and expected to find the man, Taiyang, stomping down the stairs, but what she saw was surprising. Coming down the stairs was a girl, a little bigger than Neo but she couldn't be much older. She was wearing a pure red hoodie, black jeans, and combat boots. Though what drew Cinder's attention was the young girl's hair and eyes. Her eyes were like pools of quicksliver and held a playfully innocent light, and her hair was raven black with red tips, it almost looked natural.
The girl put on a playful smile when she saw the two on the couch. "Hey, are you the two girls Mom and Dad adopted?" she asked as she walked in.
Cinder nodded and looked the girl over, once she was able to refocus her mind. "Yeah, that's us."
The girl smiled and held out her hand for Cinder to take. "Well, I'm Ruby, its a pleasure to meet you."
Cinder slowly reached out and took Ruby's hand. "Cinder," she mumbled.
Ruby seemed to sense the awkwardness because after a quick hand shake, she pulled away and plopped down on one of the recliners. She let out a sigh and shook her head. "It was only supposed to be one girl, not two."
"Yeah well...things don't always work out the way people have planned," Cinder mumbled.
Ruby smiled and nodded in agreement. "Yeah, but its for the greater good, so its all cool."
"Yeah... I guess...so how-"
Before Cinder could finish the sentence she heard Neo yelp. She turned her attention to her young friend, but all she saw was this mass of yellow. She quickly stood and found Neo cornered against the edge of the couch by a tank of a person, the blonde haired girl that now sat facing Neo could only be described as such. She wore a yellow tank top and black work out shorts and showed off her muscles quite nicely, though her long, wild golden hair spilled around her, hiding a good portion of it.
Cinder was about to snap at the larger girl, when she noticed something, the look in her lilac eyes. It was akin to someone looking at a small cute animal for the first time. The new girl looked up at Cinder, regarding her with a nod before turning back to Neo. "Who is this small multicolored girl, and why is she so cute~?" the girl practically squealed.
"Her name is Neopolitan...or Neo for short. As for the cute part, I think you answered that yourself," Cinder answered with a chuckle. She relaxed a little and slowly sat back down. Maybe they were gonna be okay.
"Yang relax," Ruby said with a chuckle.
The blonde girl, Yang, relaxed, shifting postitions to lean back on the couch between the two new girls.
Cinder let out a soft sigh and glanced around the large girl to her old friend. Neo hesitated for a moment before smiling a little. Maybe...they were gonna be okay...
AN: There it is. That's it. On a side note: I'd like to request if any of you have a better cover picture for this Adoption AU, I'd appreciate if you would let me use it. If not, I got the one I've been using that isn't that bad...
