A/N: Okay,so here comes chapter 2. I apologize, but a-lot of things will be cut short, as they stay the same. This goes for the whole story as well, although I doubt that there will be a-lot of common things with Mira around!
Enjoy!
The days after, Aarch had everyone train, first thing in the morning, every day. Micro-Ice was complaining a-lot, but Mira made sure to shut him up by hitting him on the head. When they were shooting balls, Tia and Mira would use the breath and amaze everyone, like it was the first time they were seeing it.
"We should look closer, maybe they have wings on their backs."D'Jok said with a smile, making both girls blush ever so lightly
"You've got it all wrong D'Jok, they aren't angels, the angel is right there."Micro-Ice said and pointed at Mei, who was posing off while stretching.
"Nah,I think I'll pass."Ahito said with a wave of his hand, turning his gaze back at the two girls who were again using the breath to score. Once training was over for the day, Tia left the room without a word, leaving everyone behind
"Has she said anything to you?"Thran asked the rest of them "Cause she hasn't spoken a word to me since training begun a few days ago."He explained and Mira looked at the ground, sad about her friend
"You know what's up, don't you?"Micro-Ice asked his sister who looked up at him and nodded her head
"You know her better than we do, but that doesn't mean we're not her friends, we want to help her."D'Jok said to the girl, hoping he would pass the word to Tia
"There is next to nothing you can do about her, but I know someone who can."Mira said and left the training room as well, heading to the room she shared with her friend. Once inside she saw Tia had already bathed and changed
"Hey."Mira said as she walked in,sitting down next to her friend
"Hey..."Tia said back, her thoughts traveling far far away
"Look, I know it's hard for you,but you need to cheer up, the others are worried about you."Mira explained to her friend
"I'm sorry I make everyone worry about me."Tia said and looked down and Mira had to stop herself from slapping her palm to her forehead
"Tia, that's not the point! They all wanted me to tell you they want to help,but I explained it wasn't that easy. The point is that you have to talk to your parents!"Mira pointed out and Tia let out a sigh
"You know just how my parents can be,Mira,they won't approve of me being in a football team."Tia said back and Mira got to her feet and walked over to her bed, before calling someone on the holo-phone
"What are you doing?"Tia wondered, but Mira shushed her and waited for the person she had called to answer. Once the screen opened up, in front of the girl was a man with dark colored hair, like Micro-Ice, deep blue eyes and lightly tan skin, a little lighter than Mira's
"Hello dear"The man said with a soft smile on his lips
"Hey dad!"Mira said with a bright smile as she waved at the screen
"How are you doing, is training going well?"The man asked his daughter
"Yeah, it's going great!"Mira said and gave the man a thumbs up "But that's not why I called you"She added
"What is it, Mira?"Her father asked
"You see...Tia is here as well."Mira explained to her father,whose eyes got wide as said girl walked over and stood next to her best friend
"Hello sir"She said,looking down
"Tia! Your parents have been worried sick about you! They had to cancel one of their meetings to look for you."The man told the shorter girl
"I'm sorry, Mister Michelle, but I knew they would never allow me to play, they aren't like you."Tia explained, still not looking up at the man
"I know how your parents can be, Tia, but they still are your parents."Michelle told the girl who nodded her head
"This is what I wanted to talk to you about dad"Mira said "I want you to try and convince Tia's parents to let her play! They appreciate your opinion and respect you as a person! Plus, if they know I am here as well, they probably won't mind as much!"She explained. Michelle crossed his arms and thought it over for a few moments, thinking of many possibilities, before sighing
"Okay,I'll see what I can do."He finally agreed and Mira jumped up
"Yes! Thanks dad,you're the best!"She said with a really big smile
"I really can't thank you enough for this, Mister Michelle"Tia said as she also smiled, before giving a small bow to the man
"It's the least I can do for you Tia, I know how much you've helped Mira since she came to live with me"Michelle said back"But I have to go right now,I'll call you later, when I have more news."He added and both girls nodded before saying their goodbyes and ending the call.
Mira fell back on her bed and smiled,as she looked up at her friend
"See? I told you I would help you work it out."She said and winked at Tia. Suddenly, the white haired girl tackled Mira in a hug and thanked her, making the taller girl laugh
"It's nothing,just smile more from now on,okay?"Mira told her friend who nodded and smiled. There was a knock on the door and Tia got off Mira and sat next to her,before both said a 'come in'
"Hey girls."Micro-Ice said as he walked him
"Hey Mini-Ice."Mira said back
"What brings you here?"Tia asked and the boy looked at her in shock,making the two girls look at him with wonder. Micro-Ice raised his hands in the air and waved them around as he begun running all around the room yelling lightly
"The girl speaks!"He yelled at some point and the two girls looked at each other and Mira face-palmed,before smacking Micro-ice on the head
"You idiot."She said under her breath, while the boy rubbed his head
"Hehehehe,sorry,I couldn't resist."Micro-Ice said with a laugh. The twins suddenly heard chuckling and noticed that Tia was trying to keep her laugh under control and failing
"S-sorry"Tia apologized as she calmed herself down"It's just that the two of you are so alike yet so different!"She explained in between breaths and laughs. At that, the twins exchanged a look and grinned from ear to ear, before they tackled the girl to the bed and begun tickling her. From the door of the room, Aarch smiled as he watched the three, leaning against the door-frame with his arms crossed over his chest. Choosing he could talk to the two girls later, the man turned and left, returning to his office.
A while after, the three stopped and Tia had tears in her eyes and was smiling, but breathing heavily.
"That was fun!"Micro-Ice said with a big smile on his lips
"Much better than crushing on miss Model for sure."Mira threw at her brother, smirking
"Huh? What are you talking about?"Micro-Ice asked,pretending not to understand
"Oh, come on Micro, even I can see you like Mei."Tia said, brushing her wild hair back in place
"And the worst is that she's not even the right type for you."Mira pointed out and the boy glared at her, crossing his arms over his chest
"What do you mean by that? That's she's on a higher level than me?"He asked, a bit angry. The two girls looked at each other and laughed lightly, making the boy wonder if he had said something funny.
"Oh, Mini-Ice..."Mira trailed off, as she begun giggling again
"I'm sure she meant it the other way around."Tia explained, having calmed down
"What are yo-" "Pick it up kids, wee have an interview in a little over an hour."Clamp's voice cut Micro-Ice
"Ah! I totally forgot about that!"The twins said together,making Tia chuckle
"Get going Mini-Ice, we have to get ready."Mira said and playfully pushes the boy out of the room, before closing the door and turning around to see Tia was still laying on her bed.
"Didn't you hear Clamp, Tia?"Mira asked her best friend
"I'm not going"Tia said back
"Umm,I doubt you can do that"Mira explained and Tia shot her head up
"I have to be there?"The white haired girl asked and Mira gave her a nod
"Okay, let's get going..."Tia said and got up, heading to her closet
"I'm sure Mei has been trying what to wear this last hour."Mira commented
"Yeah, she's probably going crazy."Tia agreed and both laughed. They then looked through their closets for what to wear and both in the end agreed on nothing fancy, just some pants and shirts, so they had a bath and then got dressed.
Tia wore a short-sleeved version of her usual shirt and a pair of jeans, while Mira put in a shorter version of her shirt, that reached just to her stomach, leaving her lower back uncovered, with her usual pants and a long version of her jacket. While Mira was putting on her jacket, Tia caught a gleams of something black at her back, but said nothing. Approving each other, the two girls wore their usual shoes and took off.
Once the interview begun, there were many questions to be asked, but they were mainly directed to Aarch, so thankfully, the kids didn't have to say much. The whole thing didn't last for too long, since Aarch said he wanted everyone to start training early in the following morning.
Once everything was done, Mira with Tia and Micro-Ice walked to the room on the two girls, talking about the whole night
"Did she have to wear a dress like that, really?"Mira asked
"I don't really know, I mean, she looked good, but she's on a football team, for Flux's sake!"Tia pointed out
"An un-official football team."Mira corrected
"I really can't see why you'd like her, Micro."Tia said to the boy, who stayed silent for a few moments
"You know what, I think you're most probably right."The boy said and both girls looked at him shocked
"Really, Mini-Ice?"Mira asked her brother, who nodded his head
"Well, that's good, I guess, saves us a-lot of trouble."Tia said and just then,they all entered the room
"What made you have this change of heart?"Mira asked"Cause until today's training you'd almost faint when she was warming up for practice"She added and her twin blushed
"W-well, I thought about what you said..."Micro-Ice said"I thought about the things I'd like to do with a partner and I realized what a fool I was being, when I came up empty. Mei is a great girl, but she's too much of a girl for me."He explained and Mira smiled, before petting the top of the boy's head
"I'm so proud of you Mini-Ice!"She said to him. The boy stayed for a little longer, before he had to go, saying that he'd never hear the end of it from Aarch, if he was tired tomorrow. Once her left the girls decided it was time to change and head to bed
"I can't believe you're still wearing your jacket, I'm burning up!"Tia pointed out and Mira let out a sigh
"I couldn't take it off while Mini-Ice was here."Mira explained
"Huh,why not?"Tia asked, eyeing her friend. Mira sighed again and took off her jacket and turned around, showing the girl her back. Tia's eyes got a little wide at the sight, she had no idea her best friend has gotten a tattoo, but...
"What's the problem with Micro seeing it? It's just the yin half of yin-yang...and it's not that big."Tia said, wondering what the problem was. Mira opened her mouth to answer, but she was stopped when the door opened and her brother walked back in
"I'm sorry girls I forgot my ja-"The boy's words were caught in his throat, as his eyes landed on his sister and more specifically, her back. Mira on the other hand was frozen, not knowing what to do.
"No...way..."He finally said after a few seconds of silence. Walking over, his eyes stayed focused on the girl's marked skin and when he was standing in front of her, he looked up and turned her around, to meet eye-to-eye. The two begun 'talking' silently, in a way only twins could. Tia had heard of this before from her friend, how they could communicate silently, but has never seen it before and it amazed her. After a few more silent moments, Micro-Ice grinned and pumped his fist in the air
"I knew it! I knew it!"He begun yelling lightly, dancing around. Mira got a red blush on her face and the other girl was still looking at them with question, now knowing what was going on. After a little of this going on, Mira had had enough and smacked her brother on the head, the blush on her face slowly fading away
"Shut up, Mini-Ice."She told him sharply, but the boy just smiled at her
"But I knew it!"Micro-Ice told her and Mira sighed
"Yeah yeah, you knew it, congrats,you get a medal."She said sarcastically
"Will someone please tell me what is going on?"Tia asked and the boy turned to her, then back to his sister
"You haven't told her?"He asked and Mira shook her head. Micro-Ice walked over and put an arm around Tia, smiling
"You see Tia, when we were younger, Ahito had dug up a book from somewhere, that had many symbols in it and what they all ment."Micro-Ice explained and Tia nodded her head, still not understanding much "When we were going through the book, we came across the yin-yang symbol that means-"
"Harmony."Tia cut in
"Exactly"The boy said with a nod "But that's not all." He added and the white haired girl gave him a questioning look.
"Ahito and Mira had a thing for that kind of stuff, the traditions and the meanings behind symbols, it's a hobby of theirs and they're pretty darn good at it, they know just about anything related to symbols."Micro-Ice explained
"So what?"Tia asked the boy, wanting him to get on with it
"So last year, Ahito asked his parents, if he could get a tattoo and they allowed it"The boy answered and Tia finally begun to understand "Would you like to guess what his tattoo was?"Micro-Ice asked her with a grin
"The yang half, of the yin-yang?"Tia guessed and the boy nodded his head with a big smile on her lips
"That's so cute!"Tia said and clapped her hands together. Mira face-palmed and went to grab the white jacket that was on the couch, before throwing it at her brother
"Okay, you embarrassed me, now take your jacket and go."She told him and this time, forcefully threw him out of the room, before he could say anything. Mira closed and locked the door, before turning to face her smiling friend
"I can't see why you didn't tell me, I was more than sure you liked Ahito with the way you spoke about him."Tia said to her friend
"What do you mean, they way I spoke about him?"Mira wondered
"Well,it was obviously a-lot different than the way you'd speak about everyone else, it had...more sweetness in it."Tia explained and Mira laid on her bed and sighed
"I'm not sure what you mean, but whatever, I'm worried about Mini-Ice right now."Mira explained
"What are you so worried about? He's your brother, he won't do anything to harm you."Tia pointed out
"Yeah, but he has a big mouth and he might spill it by accident and he's going to tease me forever."Mira said and slowly got back up, since she hadn't changed yet
"Come on, he's going to tease you just like you have been doing with Mei and there is no way he'll tell anyone."Tia tried to reassure her friend who nodded her head, ever so lightly
"I hope so."Mira said and took out her pyjamas
"Anyway,I want to change and go to bed, we'll be up pretty darn early tomorrow, I'm sure."Mira said and Tia agreed. The two changed and after brushing their teeth they said their goodnights and laid under the covers of their beds, falling asleep in a few minutes.
