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Chapter 4
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"Iza-chan, you're crushing me..." I groaned slamming my hand on the alarm clock.
"Five more minutes..." Izaya said burying his face in the back of my head.
"It's morning..."
"Five more minutes..."
"Get off me, Iza-chan..."
"Five more minutes...Psyche..."
I groaned and I lifted my head off the pillow, Izaya's weight still on my back. I've only been here for a year and yet I'm already used to Izaya's clinginess...not to mention I'm way to use to him sleeping in my bed now. I push Izaya off my back to get ready for the day. Izaya grudgingly got out of bed and also got ready before we went downstairs for breakfast. Rather...I was to make breakfast while Izaya got the mail and set the table.
"So, where is Tou-san and Kaa-san this time around?" I asked putting an apron on.
"Australia." Izaya said flipping through the postcards.
"Think they got bitten by one of those freaky huge spiders they got there?" I asked cracking some eggs.
"If they did then it'd do us hell of a lot." Izaya muttered tossing the postcards onto the counter.
"...Izaya."
"What'd I do now?"
"Kaa-san's pregnant."
"Hah?"
"It says it right here. Tou-san wrote it. I don't see why you don't ever read what he writes."
"He's boring."
"..." I looked up toward the ceiling wondering if I did something wrong with him. "I give..."
"Is breakfast ready yet?"
"Yeah. Omelet with green onions and filled with cheese. I bet they'll only return for a year after the birth then ditch the two with us."
"Do we need a babysitter?"
"I'll figure something out. We just have to remember to hire a new housekeeper. You almost killed the last one and she quit."
"Hey, she was snooping. It wasn't my fault."
"We're going to need at least six on back up call...if those two are anything like you..."
"Hey!"
"What do you plan on doing after school today?"
"Vice president stuff as usual. Really, humans are so boring."
"What does that me then, chopped liver?"
"You're my favorite human, you can never be boring, Psyche~!"
"..." I looked at Izaya blankly. "I feel so loved."
"Come on, you know I didn't mean anything bad about it." Izaya leaned towards me, his tail circling around mine. "Besides, you're never around when I want you to be."
"Alright then mister honor student." I rolled my eyes before standing up. "You can get home on your own afterwards then."
"Awww. What are you doing then, going to meet up with your 'mystery' friend?"
"Maybe, maybe not."
Izaya remained silent at my words. He doesn't know what I do while he's stuck at the school due to being part of the student council. I never told him what I do either...not to mention I am always on time to come and get him once he's finished. Izaya suddenly grabbed my tail and I released a small 'kya' out of surprise. I pulled my tail out of his grasp and I shot him a dirty look despite the fact he looked too amused about my little slip.
"Don't do that!" I hissed.
"So cute~! What other sounds can you make?" Izaya asked sticking his hands up my shirt.
"S-Stopp!" He began tickling my sides and I tried not to laugh. "I-Iza-Kyahahaha!" I laughed trying to push him away.
Izaya didn't give up until it was almost time to go and by then all I wanted to do was smack him over the head before not talking to him for the rest of the day. Before we left for school I made sure to do just that, leaving three large bumps on his head while Izaya chased behind me attempting to apologize for what he did...but it's not like he's actually sorry.
"Come on, Psyche! I said I was sorry~!" Izaya said trailing behind me.
"..." I stopped walking, my cat ears perking up when they began to ring. "...Now of all times...?" I questioned silently.
"What's wrong, Psyche?" Izaya asked looking at me.
"..." I glanced behind him and I saw Yuiko smiling and waving at me. "Go ahead first, I got someone to talk to." I said brushing past him.
"Hey! Psyche wh-Who is she?" Izaya asked following me.
"Good morning, Psyche-kun." Yuiko turned her gaze to my twin and she looked a bit confused. "And you are...?"
"Just my twin brother." I flicked Izaya's forehead. "Go on ahead, Iza-chan. If I have to tell you again I'll get angry for real." I said glancing at him.
"Eeehhh, but..."
"Izaya."
"Geh...Fine..."
"Good, I'll join you in a bit." I waited until Izaya was out of sight and hearing range before turning my gaze back to Yuiko. "What are you doing here? You know my rules, my family is to stay out of our world."
"It can't be helped. We have a meeting."
"I told you before, I'll tell you again. I work as an Enforcer for you people, but I'm not part of your group. I do as I please and the only person who can order me about is Akio. If you haven't noticed, he's not exactly in Japan right now."
"Akio-san's Sacrifice is going to be there."
"..."
My ears perked up at that. I have never met her...the boss lady. Akio spoke about her to me a few times, but he never went into detail about her looks or her name. He simply refers to her as his Sacrifice. This is a good chance to see her, but if I do go then they'll take it as me being part of their group. I don't have much interest in these meetings anyways, but I really want to see what she looks like. I thought as the struggle pulled me back and forth. Yuiko waited for me to speak, but I think she was getting tired of my silence.
"Well? Are you going or not?" Yuiko questioned with a small frown.
"...Not. If Akio isn't going to be there then there isn't much point in me going." I looked away, my curiosity subsiding. Akio is the only person I trust in their little organization. "I don't trust your organization, I trust Akio to an extent, but that's merely because he taught me what I wanted to know." I stated turning to leave.
"What about myself?"
"..." I turned my head slightly to look back at her and I gave her a fanged grin. "Someone with the name 'Puppeteer' is someone who is cunning, a master manipulator or someone who is good at being a fake. I won't fall for your 'cutesy and innocent' act."
"Heehh..." Yuiko's smile disappeared and she narrowed her eyes at me. "I guess it takes one to know one. I still haven't forgiven you for causing harm to my Sacrifice. Next time we fight, your head." Yuiko made a slashing motion across her throat. "-will become mine."
"Then let me tell you. Next time, call. Don't approach because I do not want my brother becoming a Sacrifice. I don't want to choose between my brother and my own Sacrifice, ever."
"I'll keep that in mind then."
I left Yuiko alone and I ran to catch up to Izaya. Yuiko really is a cunning girl, but she's not good enough to fool me. She was right about one thing...it takes one to know one.
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"An icy wind bites you down to your core! Feel the pain of losing your limbs one by one!"
"Feel the pain? What a pathetic attack." I gave the Fighter Unit a slight grin, frightening her and her partner. "I can't feel pain. This attack is useless. Instead, it's redirected towards you. The chill is bites at your skin, nipping at your ankles. You're buried beneath the snow, falling into an eternal sleep."
"Then winter changes to summer! The ice is melted and has no effect!"
"A change between winter to summer is impossible! Without spring, the winter's snow cannot melt! Instead of summer, spring appears and the flowers which blossoms sprouts up and becomes vicious monsters that attack you."
I was smiling when I saw the flowers sprout up resembling a certain carnivorous plant with a red base and white spots. They circled the two and they were unable to counter my attack. All three chains appeared at once, indicating that they have lost this battle and that I have won. I reached up, brushing my bangs out of my face as the world returned to normal, but the Fighter Unit was on the ground unable to move due to the extent of my skills.
"It's my win. This area is my territory now. Next time, don't go causing trouble for normal humans and we won't have any problems. If I hear even one word of you abusing your powers, then I'll punish you accordingly." I stated my smile disappearing.
"How...the hell is this kid so strong...?"
"What, do you plan on fighting me again?" I walked towards the two and the Sacrifice was on high alert since her partner is down. "Don't disobey me. I'm not a kind person and I do not like it when people go against their words. You and I made a bet. If I won, you will not cause trouble in my territory and I will gain this area as my own. If you won, I would have become your minion who would forever obey your words."
"We get it...We underestimated you and we have to pay the consequences..."
"Starless, being in my territory means you can't cause trouble...but if someone dares harm you then inform me and I shall deal with it. You don't have to fight if you don't want to. You're under my protection from today on so long as you obey my rules."
"You...would do that...?"
"Do you like fighting?"
"We don't! The only reason why we fight is because...is because if we didn't then the others would pick on us so we have to be strong..."
"I'm the Fighter Unit of Alma, simply refer to me as Alma. You don't have to know my real name. Do you have a cellphone?"
"I do."
"Pull it out, we'll exchange numbers."
I pulled out the phone Akio gave to me. It was set to my True Name Alma and it was used mainly for other pairs and for Akio and the others to contact me without my family finding out. I always kept this close to me or locked up in my drawer when not in use. Izaya doesn't even know about this phone and I fully intend on keeping it that way. I exchanged numbers with the Starless Sacrifice and I took note of her real name for future reference.
"Okay everything is done. Give me a call or text if any other pairs come up threatening you or my territory. If you want to fight, then you can call me up for that as well and I'll give you a time and location." I said shoving my phone into my pocket.
"Alma..."
"What?"
"I can't forgive you for hurting him, but I don't hate you. I...Can you really protect us and can we really stop fighting?"
"You can never stop fighting. There will be other pairs who love to cause pain and misery. They will not stop even when you beg them to stop. You need enough strength to fight and protect yourself, but...you don't always have to fight simply because you were challenged. You can talk to the other pair to see if you can get out of fighting. It's those who insist on fighting are those you should be weary of."
"...We don't have to fight even if we meet another pair?"
"...This is only common sense you know...If you feel that a pair is too dangerous and that they're forcibly asking for a fight, give me a text about your location and I'll get there as fast as possible or I'll send someone your way."
"Why...would you do this...?"
"Why?" I looked at her for a few seconds before turning my gaze to the sky. "...I guess...it's because I'm a Fighter Unit. If my Sacrifice was here, I would want to make his or her life as easy as possible with as little pain as possible. That can't happen if there are other pairs in the area that continuously want a fight or are always causing trouble."
"...I don't get Fighter Units..."
"That's because you're a Sacrifice. You can't understand what we have to go through to ensure our other half is safe. I'll take my leave then. Take care of yourself, Starless."
"Alma, wait!"
I ignored her cries for me to stop. It wouldn't do for me to get too attached to other pairs after all...you never know when they could possibly betray you in the future. Also, since Izaya would become the one I know of...it'll only make the relationships even more difficult. Especially if Izaya were to harm one of them without knowing my relationship with them. Too much of a pain in the ass to deal with too.
"...I want to smoke..." I muttered putting a lollipop into my mouth.
I was a chain smoker in my last life and bad habits are hard to break even now. I was half tempted to start now, but I couldn't! I wanted to smoke so badly though since it was one of my ways of getting rid of my stress in my last life...I started soon as soon as I became 18 and I tended to smoke once every two to three days. It wasn't the worst decision I made, but I absolutely didn't want to start smoking before I hit high school. Another reason why I curse my current life.
"Ah! Psyche!"
"Iza-chan."
Well, it's not all that bad...not with this cute little brother of mine. Izaya isn't the man I know he'll become, but he's still my new little brother. He's my precious baby brother now and I will protect him. And...if possible change his fate.
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Chapter 4 Ends
Psyche is working hard to take control of the area in the world of those with True Names. He wants to ensure the safety of not only his future Sacrifice, but also his little brother. After all, he can't continuously ditch his brother to go fight just because there are other pairs in the area. Psyche may appear young, but he's still an adult spiritually. That's why he's so strong despite how he looks. Not that anyone would realize this little fact. Well, that's it for today so until next time my dears! Bye-bye~!