Chapter One
Rin sighed as he and his brother waited at the airport for someone to pick them up, the clown didn't say who. But he did tell them that they'll know when they see them. It had been about an hour since they had landed in Boston Massachusetts, they were sent here for a mission. Mephisto again didn't tell them what it was, other then 'you'll know when it happens'. Rin again groaned, he wanted to get out of this place, it was cold and crowed and besides it was 1:00 in the morning be wanted to sleep. Rin opened his mouth to complain, when out of the corner of his eyes he saw a sign with 'YUKIO AND RIN OKUMURA' written in large letters.
The sign was being held by a young girl around their age. Said girl had thick black curly shoulder length hair. Her skin could only be described as golden bronze, her cheeks was sprinkled with freckles from what they could see. Her brown eyes looked as if they were being forced to stay open, and that could be the closet to the truth it was late over here. The girl would most likely be curled up in bed sleeping, around this time of night. She was thicker then the average Japanese girl back home, probably because she was a Westerner. But when they looked around, it seemed that the girl was even thicker than the other Westerners.
"That must be them," Yukio fixed his glasses and picked up his luggage and headed over to the girl.
"About time, it took her long enough" Rin muttered under this breath picking up his luggage and followed his brother. The girl's eyes widen seeing the the two boys heading over to her, putting down the sign. She gave them a big smile, and held out her hand then took it back, and bowed.
"S-sorry over here we shake hands," standing back up she looked over at them, "Yukio and Rin?"
"Yes," the youngest of the twins smiled, bowing to the girl, "I'm Yukio and this" he motioned to Rin "is my older twin brother" the girl's eyes widen in surprise.
"But you're taller than him! Anyways I'm Alanna Sharp" the girl folded the sign into a more manageable size,"my family and I will be your hosts, for the time you're here in Boston."
"It's nice to meet you Ms Sharp" Yukio smiled
"Yea nice to meet you" Rin muttered, Alanna tilted her head, figuring out that Rin much be tired, after all these two from all the way from to Japan to America. "Um...let's get you guys home so you can sleep" she stepped outside of the building, "wait do you have all your things?" she frowned slightly seeing that they both only have a bag each.
"Yes we're only here for a week" the twin with the glasses answered, Alanna licked her lips and yawned.
"Let me carry them for you," grabbing both the bags and quieted the two twins, "you're my guest, its only right that I carry your things." The brown eyed girl wagged her finger in their faces, "besides look at Rin, the poor thing is sleepy" with that the girl headed over to a blue van waiting outside.
Looking down at his phone, Yukio pondered on calling up Mephisto, and asking the demon why exactly did he send; both him and his brother to America. The clock on the nightstand read 7:30 AM in big blinking red lights. He was probably the first one up in the apartment. The man that dropped them home was named Mr Leslie, a friend of the family that owns a transportation company.
Alanna lives in apartment complex calls a 'triple- decker' that's what she told him on the ride to her home. It was unique to say the lest, like three flats piled on top of each other, never had he seen something like that back in Japan. Turned out the girl lives on the second floor, and her mother was the landlord of the complex. Once he and his brother was settle in their temporary room, Alanna gave them a tired wave and headed back to bed. Last night nothing really eventful happened at all, demons should had been rampant, or at least more active after sundown.
Yukio jumped up hearing someone moving in the kitchen, the boy tried to figure out who it was. It could be Alanna, but he doubts that the girl would be up this early in the morning after going to bed so late last night. It was certainly not Rin, it wasn't in the half-demon's character, even now Yukio can hear his brother's soft snoring. Reaching for one of his guns, the boy climbed off the bed and inched closer to the door. Rin's snores seemed to get louder by the second. Looking back over at his brother, hoping the boy would roll off the top of the bunk-bed they shared.
"AL!" the boy heard a older woman's voice called out, "I'm leaving now, bye love you" with that there was the sound of the door closing. It was just Alanna's mother, he was going to attack Alanna's mother. That wouldn't turn out good. There was more shuffling in the kitchen, this must be Alanna. Opening the door, the chocolate haired boy headed to the kitchen. There he spotted the raven haired girl, cutting up a banana.
"Oh, morning Yukio" she grinned putting the chopped banana into the blender, "how did you sleep? Was it okay?"
"It was fine, Ms Sharp" he watched when the milk was added along with a cup of yogurt.
"Please, don't call me 'Ms Sharp' call me Al, Anna, or Alanna," she turned on the blender, bouncing on her toes as the mixture combined in the small tornado. Once it was done she poured the thick mixture into the cup, and took a sip.
"Alanna then" he looked around taking a seat at the rectangular table, the girl leaned against the counter drumming her nails against the cup. The air was so thick, one could cut it with a well sharpened knife.
"So...what do you want for breakfast?"
"What?" Yukio's head shot up, "um you don't have to do that"
"Well of coruse I do, you're the guest here Yukio and I'm sure your brother wouldn't mind waking up to a hot meal either," the girl put down her cup on the counter. "So what would you like...I can't make a traditional Japanese breakfast...mostly because we don't have all the things here" Alanna looked opened the fridge.
"Mi- Alanna you really don't have to do this" the blue eyed boy got up, smiling awkwardly "Rin could just make him and I something when he wakes up," the boy started to sweat nervously.
"Nonsense!" the brown eyed girl declared, "now sit down!" Alanna pointed her finger straight at Yukio. The boy jumped lightly and sat back down in the chair, "hmm~ maybe I should make eggs and bacon...no pancakes and bacon~" smiling widely she grabbed the eggs and bacon out of the fridge and placed the on the counter. Taking another sip of her smoothie, the girl started to make the pancake batter "how do you and your brother like your eggs?," glances over her shoulder at Yukio.
"Um...surprise us?," the boy didn't know how to response to this, yes he had plenty of people make him food before. It just felt off, having Alanna making him and Rin breakfast, maybe it was the way she went about it?
"Hmmm~ sunny side up it is then," laughing cheerfully she went to fetch the frying pans, from the other side of the kitchen. Yukio watched as the girl almost danced around the kitchen, just by looking at her moments the exorcist could tell the dark skinned girl was trained in the art of dance.
"You dance?" he asked placing his elbow on the table, watching the girl move about the room.
"Oh? Yes" she stopped, "my mum sent me to dance school when I was younger. She said I had too much energy as a child; she couldn't handle it." Alanna laughed placing the pans on the stove and turning on the fire, "I don't go to the studio anymore, but that doesn't mean I stopped dancing in all. I still dance, just not seriously I don't see a future in dance for me. That doesn't mean my friends who still dance should stop...it's just...hmmm... it's not my passion," she looked over at Yukio wondering if he understood her.
"Yes, yes I understand pretty well" he nodded in agreement, "but do you think you'll ever want to go back to dancing?"
"Go back to dancing?" she tapped her chin, "I don't think so...long hours in the studio practicing for like...forever." Alanna shook her head, her hair bounced at the moment "besides that, imagine someone like me dancing" in no why Alnna had the ideal dancer body in anyway shape or from.
"You look fine to me" of course the girl was on the heavier side, but that didn't mean she should be a bad dancer. Alanna eyed the native Japanese boy before bursting out in laughter.
"I like you~" she grinned widely causing Yukio to gain a light blush, "but I don't think anyone would hire me to dance on their set." The girl shrugged as she poured some pancake batter in the pot, "So I want to be something more practical … like a lawyer~"
"You're going study to be a lawyer? I'm sure you'll be a great lawyer one day" Yukio mused, the girl beamed with pride.
"Why thank you, Yukio" clicking her tongue against the roof of her mouth, "and whatever you want to be, I bet you'll be the greatest...and your brother we can't forget about him" the girl paused. She bit down on her bottom lip before turn back to the stove, her sudden abrupt stopped shocked Yukio did he say something wrong? The silence continued until she was finished preparing breakfast. Placing the food in front of him. Alanna made another plate and rest it on the stove top, and covers it with another plate.
"I have to get ready," the dark haired girl bowed quickly before fleeing to her room. Yukio looked down at the food, all he could say it was different. He expected Americans to have larger breakfast, with two to three plates full of different dishes. To his surprise it was just pancakes, eggs and bacon she made tea, but it wasn't the same tea he would have back at True Cross. This tea tasted sweeter and fruitier. Half way through his breakfast, the one and only Rin decided to stumble into the kitchen.
"Glad to see that you're finally awake," the younger twin muttered against mug at his lips.
"Back off you four-eyed-mole face," Rin growled, stretching he looking around the room, "where's that girl...um...Al...something"
"Alanna, her name is Alanna" Yukio's eye twitched, "and she's in her room at the moment" he took a bite out of his eggs. "She made you breakfast" the boy pointed over at the stove where Rin's untouched food was.
"She made me food!" Rin's expression turned to one of pure joy, "Sweet!" retrieving the food he said across from Yukio.
"She made US food, not just you" Yukio sighed rolling his eyes, "I don't think you even deserve it really, you can't even remember out hostess's name"
"Chill out I was half a sleep when she told us the first time," Rin glared at his younger brother from across the table.
Yukio opened his mouth to say something when the door bell rang, a panicked Alanna ran out of her room. Struggling to put on her jacket she as she hopped foot to foot. One sneaker was on but the laces wasn't tied, the twin was most likely back in her room. Stepping on her untied shoelace the panicked girl almost fell and end up doing a face plant on the tile floor. Both boys immediately shot out of their chairs to help the girl.
"No, No! I'm fine!" Alanna brushed her clothes off before tying her shoes, "go back to eating, I'm fine." That was the last thing she said before answering the door. The two twins tried to stay focus on the food in front of them, Yukio looking up saw Rin trying to hold back fits of laughter.
"Stop that," the glassing wearing twin hissed at his brother "she's coming back!" the twins stiffen hearing foot steps coming back.
"Oh so these are the one" a high pitch voiced chimed in followed by a 'mhmm~' the boys looked over to see another young girl. The girl was shorter than Alanna by a head, and Alanna wasn't that tall to began with maybe around 5'3? Which makes this girl well in her 4 feet, her hair was tied up in high ponytail. The skin was pale, her petite frame matched her height perfectly.
"Rin, Yukio this is Jenny" Alanna smiled, Jenny waved happily at the two, "Yukio is the one with the glasses." The Okumura twins said their hellos, "Jenny, meet Rin and Yukio" Alanna bounced on her feet.
"Ally! get your shoes on!" her loud voice boomed, scaring the twins a bit. They didn't think such a huge voice could come out such a small body.
"SHI- SHOOT!" Alanna ran back to her room to put on her missing, Jenny turned to the two boys in the kitchen.
"You two should get ready too~"