Author's Note: Aww yeah, getting massive point for originality I need to go redeem them at Call of Duty Center of Excellence, but in all seriousness here is chapter 2, I know that the whole long-lost sister thing might feel a bit cliche, but it'll only get even more off the wall and insane from here.
Chapter 2: The Evening of a Fateful Encounter
There were no words to describe how Histoire felt in that moment, except for flustered, fidgety and shaky. She knew that the sooner she told Nepgear the sooner she could get rid of her anxiety. So it was time for an explanation and what better place to start than at the very beginning.
"Alright then Nepgear I'll start at the very beginning, before you were even born."
Nepgear could only stare as if she was on pins and needles, as if her fate rested on the words her mother was about to speak.
"Well you see, before you were even born your father was actually married to another woman."
Silence
"Nepgear?"
Nepgear face was slowly turning a lovely shade of crimson as her mind began to race, trying to make sense of what she'd just been told. "Y-you mean that h-he cheated on her w-with you?!"
Now it was Histoire's turn to get red in the red in the face as she frantically waved her arms in denial. "N-no! that's not what I meant at all. You see before he and I were ever married he was married to a woman by the name of Arfoire."
"S-so he didn't cheat on anyone?"
"No. now if you don't mind there's still a lot more I haven't told you."
Nepgear sat silently and nodded her head in approval listening intently. Meanwhile Histoire was beginning to think that she should have prepared better before actually approaching her daughter on this subject. But alas it was time to move on and get on with it.
"Alright, like I said he was married to woman named Arfoire, an old friend of mine."
Nepgear's face was still flushed and it seemed as though she was shaking slightly, Histoire could only hope she didn't run out of the room before she was finished with her story.
"You see she and your father were very close and after a year of being together they were married with a child on the way, your sister Neptune. They had never looked so happy before and they rushed out to tell me as soon as they could. Soon enough little Neptune was brought into the world... but everything began to go downhill from there."
Histoire took a moment to collect herself and take a deep breath, Nepgear's blush had faded and was looking very confused and concerned. The memories were rather painful for Histoire and it seemed as though her daughter had picked up on that and was waiting with more anticipation than before. After she had collected her thoughts Histoire began speaking once more.
"A few days after Neptune was born her mother passed away."
If Nepgear had been expecting that her face certainly was not showing it, but she decided not to say anything until her mother was finished with speaking.
"Your father was grief-stricken and he wasn't holding up very well so I decided to check up on him. As I had expected he was a wreck and I tried everything I could to console him. I'm not sure how but one thing led to another and a few months later I found out that I was pregnant with you. I guess I never got over the fact that he was married to another woman... but I'm glad that you were what came out of it."
A beat
"At any rate your father continued looking after Neptune after we were married and I guess she ended up in some sort of situation that prevented her from leaving her hometown. Like I said before, I've never really had the chance to meet her, but... your father did like to talk about her every now and again." Histoire was starting to feel a little better, in fact she began to feel almost exactly like she did before the two had sat down to talk. "I suppose it wasn't such a long story after all, in any case I'd like to know how you feel about it Nepgear."
"Well... I feel so bad for Neptune, she's never had a mom like I do and now she doesn't even have a dad... well WE don't have a dad but... I do wanna meet her."
Histoire always knew she had an amazing daughter and hearing what she had to say to say had served to reinforced that belief. Always putting others before herself, now she just hoped that she and her sister could get along, it killed her to see her daughter in so much pain.
"So, when did you say she was coming to live with us?"
"Oh, it's today."
And in response the news presented before Nepgear proceeded to flip out and scramble all around her room "T-Today! Goodness I don't know if I'm ready for this my room is a mess she cant' sleep here while it's like this!"
"N-Nepgear calm down you have plenty of time, she wont be here until later this afternoon okay?"
"Okay..." It seemed as though as that did the trick and Nepgear was starting to calm down, but there was still one thing on her mind. "What did dad say she was like?"
"Well he told me she was very... unique." Even though Histoire was no longer worried about another major freakout she was still just a bit worried that Nepgear might not like Neptune. And more than that she was unsure of how to describe her based on what she'd been told.
"Unique how?"
"Well I suppose you should just wait and see... and one more thing."
"Yes?"
"I have to get to work later today so you're going to have to meet her on your o-" One look at her daughter's wide-eyed face told Histoire that it was time for an impromptu backup plan. "Ahem, so like I was saying I will... go and call your friends so you can introduce them to your sister when she arrives."
It looked like Nepgear had calmed down immediately 'it looks like that did the trick, I guess she's still too shy to meet new people on her own, hopefully Neptune will be able to help with that. I wonder how Neptune will feel about me though, I hope she doesn't think I'm trying to take her Arfoire's place... No, I can't think like that, I'll just have to wait and find out. Even if she ends up hating me I promised I would take care of her.' Histoire would have to put those thoughts on hold for now since she still had a daughter right in front of her that needed someone to be there for her.
"So, what would you like for lunch I'll make whatever you want today."
"Really? then can I get some curry?"
"Coming right up."
"Boss, if you could hurry up a little that would be fantastic."
"Hey wait up magic."
Currently at the airport Neptune and her self-acclaimed guardian, Magic, were finally arriving in japan. After a long flight it looked like the two were having some fun before heading off.
"You're such a party pooper Magic."
"Need I remind you that you have a sister waiting to meet you."
"I know that... do you really think she'll like me."
"I'm sure it'll be fine, how can anyone not like you?"
"Yeah... you're right, let's go Magi."
"Right behind you."
So there you have it, I wonder if people were at all surprised to learn that Magic was Neptune's bodyguard. I hope you enjoyed this chapter, and from here on out this is going to become more like a slice of life comedy with a bigger focus on development and growth, but that doesn't mean its going to stay that way.
