Hello, minna! It's me again! With the second chapter of 'Family'! Aren't you happy I update today? X3

Like usual, we need to do the disclaimer first before getting on with the story. But really, do we really need the disclaimer? I mean, everyone already knows I don't own Inazuma Eleven, yeah? Level 5 does. But one day, I will take over Level 5, and Inazuma Eleven will be mine! MINE! MHUAHAHAHAHAHA!

Ehem, enough nonsense. I guess you want to see the second chapter now? Okay, here you go ^-^

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Chapter 2: Who?

"Okaeri, Shirou," Sachiko greeted her nephew the moment she saw him walk past the kitchen, just to blink right after that when her eyes caught the sight of another boy following Fubuki. "Oh, who is it? Your friend?"

"Ah well…" Fubuki trailed off. What should he say to his aunt? That this was one of the aliens who were out to take over the world? While Fubuki was still trying to find something to say, Reize already came up with something for their current situation.

"Nice to meet you," the greenette smiled, bowing. "I'm Midorikawa Ryuuji, Fubuki's classmate. It's an honour to finally get to meet his family."

"My, what a nice child," Sachiko beamed. "I'm Yubina Sachiko, Shirou's aunt, just call me Sachiko. I'm glad Shirou finally brings a friend home."

"Uh, yeah," Fubuki laughed awkwardly, taking Reize by the shoulders. "We are going upstairs now, Aunt Sachiko. So, if you would excuse us…"

"Oh, don't let me bother you guys," Sachiko smiled, waving the boys away. "I will bring hot chocolate up later. Do you want cookies as well?"

"Yes please," Fubuki flashed his aunt a bright smile, as he pushed Reize up the stairs. Once they were out of Sachiko's sight, Fubuki looked at the Gemini Storm captain with a raised brow. "Midorikawa Ryuuji, huh?"

"What? Reize is not the kind of name you usually hear around here," Reize defended himself. "Besides, what's wrong with Midorikawa Ryuuji?"

"I never said there was anything wrong with that name," said Fubuki, leading Reize into his room. "In fact, it's a really nice name. How did you come up with it?"

Reize smirked, but didn't say anything to reply. Seeing that he was not going to get anything from the greenette, Fubuki just sighed and sat down, both boys decided to keep silent until Sachiko came up with the drink and snack.

But, it was not Sachiko that entered the room first.

With an amused look on his face, Reize watched as Masami pushed open the window and crawled inside her cousin's room, dusting off the snow on her uniform and hair, before waving at the two boys who were staring.

"Yo!" She grinned. "Whassup?"

"Why can't you ever use doors?" Fubuki sighed. "Why always windows?"

"Because windows are more interesting," Masami stuck her tongue out. "I thought I told you that ages ago?"

"You did." Fubuki said, smiling a little. "But seriously, Masa-chan, one day, you might end up falling while climbing through the window and break your neck, and if that does happen, you do know I'm not going to cry in your funeral."

"Oh, you wounded me, Shi-chan!" Masami cried dramatically, clutching her shirt where her heart was. "And here I thought you loved me!"

"Whoever said I loved you?" Fubuki raised an eyebrow. "It would be seen as incest, and you know it."

Reize sniggered. "You two are amusing," he chuckled.

"Why, thank you!" Masami chirped, bowing like she was in front of the audiences. "Oh, by the way, I'm Yubina Masami! Nice to meet'cha!"

"Nice to meet you too, Yubina-san…" Reize started, only to be cut off by the said girl.

"No, no. None of this 'Yubina-san' nonsense," she shook her head. "There are like, four people with 'Yubina' as part of their name in this house, so just call me Masami."

"Okay, then nice to meet you, Masami-san," Reize said. "I'm Reize, as you already know. But here, I go by the name Midorikawa Ryuuji."

Masami blinked. "…Midorikawa Ryuuji?"

"He used that name to introduce himself to your mother," Fubuki informed his cousin. "After all, Reize is not a common name."

"Midorikawa Ryuuji huh?" Masami mused, tapping her chin with her forefinger, before brightening up. "I like it. I'm going to call you 'Midorikawa-san' from now on!"

Reize chuckled, and opened his mouth to say something. But whatever he was about to say never got a chance to come out, because at the exact moment, Sachiko entered the room. Through door, of course.

"Here are your hot chocolate and cookies," she smiled at the boys, but her smile faltered a little when she saw Masami. "Masami, did you use the window again?"

"Yep!" Masami beamed proudly. Yet, her good mood seemed to disappear when she saw there were only two cups of hot chocolate on the tray her mother was carrying. "Mum! Where's my hot chocolate?"

"I don't know you want some as well," Sachiko shrugged, putting the tray down. "But there are still plenty down stairs, so you can always serve yourself."

With that, she smiled at the two boys again before exiting the room, following by a pouting Masami who kept whining about her hot chocolate and cookies. Picking up one of the cups, Reize chuckled again.

"She is interesting," he commented, and Fubuki laughed.

"Ah yes, yes she is," the ice prince smiled. "She is always like that, for as long as I have known her."

"Is she always a medium?"

The question made Fubuki's smile falter, and his eyes narrowed a little. "Yes, yes she is. Or at least, for as long as I have known her." He replied. "Her mediumship is not powerful enough though, so she can only feel the presence of the dead at the close distance, preferable five feet at most away from her. But, when she was young, she could only feel the dead when making direct skin to skin contact…"

"I see," Reize nodded. "When did she know of the presence in your scarf?"

"A week after Shi-chan came to live with us," the two boys turned to the door to see Masami entered the room, a cup of hot chocolate cupped in her hands. Calmly walked to the bed, she then plopped down next to Reize. "Shi-chan's scarf got dirty after we played outside, and I took it to mum to wash it. The moment I touched the scarf, I could feel Atsuya's spirit in there."

"Atsuya?" Reize raised an eyebrow. "Is that the name of the one who stays in the scarf?"

"Yes," Fubuki nodded. "He's my twin brother. It was really funny, really, that Masa-chan got to know of his presence before I did."

"If I'm not wrong, then during the match with my team, there was a switch between you and your brother, wasn't it?" Reize asked. "When you moved from the defence line to the front line?"

"You could see it?" Fubuki blinked.

"Ah," Reize nodded. "When you switched with your brother, your aura became darker and heavier."

"You could feel it?" Masami exclaimed happily, looking like she was going to pounce on the greenette right there and then. "Are you a medium as well?"

"No, I'm not," Reize shook his head, leaning back to keep the distance with the still beaming girl. "It's just, being with her for so long, I have become sensitive to circumstances that are similar to mine…"

Fubuki blinked. Similar, huh?

We are similar.

"Reize?" Fubuki called, earning the attention of the said greenette.

"What is it?"

"Back in the field, you said something about us being similar," the grey-haired teen started. "Does that mean, you have a spirit of the dead inside you as well?"

Reize smirked. "I thought I told you already? We are similar, but not the same."

"Which means?"

"He indeed has a spirit with him, constantly by his side just like Atsuya always with you," Masami took it upon herself to explain. "But, unlike you, this spirit stays outside of him, not inside him."

"Indeed," Reize nodded. "She and I don't share a body like you and your brother. I have my body for my own, while she continues to exist in her soul form."

"Who is she?" Masami and Fubuki asked at the same time. But, instead of answering, the captain of Gemini Storm just looked at Masami in amusement.

"You are a medium. So why not find out yourself?" He smirked. "She is expecting you to communicate with her, you know? Has been waiting since the moment she saw you in the pitch."

"How?" Fubuki frowned. He had a bad feeling about this.

Reize's smirk became wider, while Masami wore a deep frown on her face. Then, simultaneously, they replied.

"Ouija."

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And that, people, it's chapter 2. Bravo, bravo to me X3.

Hope you like this chapter. Reviews, favourite and follow are very much appreciated, even though the fact you do spend time and read this is already enough to make me happy ^-^

Well, minna, bye bye for now. Please stay tuned for more chapters of 'Family', and see you later!