*** First of all I want to say that I do not own Candy Boy. I wish I did but I don't… No copyright was intended. I just wanted to prolong the experience… nothing more
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Bold – bold phrases are things said loud.
Bold/Italic – bold and italic phrases are whispers.
Italic– italic phrases are thoughts.
Part 4: Trials to Acceptance - Imōto
"What's wrong?"
Kana looks towards Yuki, and soon answers, "Nothing's wrong. We just need to discuss something with all the family.", ending it with a forced smile.
Shi-chan stops, releasing the grip from her sisters' hands. She narrows her eyes and turns facing Kana. With a firm voice, she states explicitly what she had just thought.
"Kana-nee-chan. What did you do?"
Kana feels pierced by those words. She looks towards Yuki after hearing Shizuku's remarks, but Yuki immediately turns her face around, looking towards another direction. Faint giggles can be heard coming from Yuki's direction.
"Why is she laughing?… I didn't do anything… It's always like this…Well… I guess I was expecting it from Shi-chan after all…"… In a way, Kana felt betrayed by Yuki's giggling... but somehow, she was expecting this kind of remarks from her little sister. She looks back towards Shizuku, and with a half-smile, she continues, "Why do I always get the blame?"
Kana places a hand on Shizuku's head and lowers down. "Shi-chan, you should trust your big sister a little more. We just need to discuss something important with you. We need you to be more serious and a little bit more tolerable with me... with us... about this. Ok?"
Shi-chan narrows her eyes more. "You really did do something."
Kana feels pierced once again by those remarks and laughs sarcastically, "Heh.. ehehe...he" … "Especially more tolerable with me…"
Yuki steps into the conversation, looking towards Shizuku. "Shi-chan~, Kana-chan didn't do anything wrong. We just need to talk with everyone about something."
Shi-chan cheerfully smiles, "Sure! Yuki-nee-chan~"
Kana lowers her head in defeat. Seeing this, Yuki goes by her side in attempt to try to comfort her.
Kana is slightly murmuring something, "It's not fair… Why do you get a happy response and I got scolded… We both basically said the same thing... Why is it always my fault?... I'm... It's not fair..."
Yuki pats gently Kana's back, slightly sighing, "Now, now, don't start sulking before we even tell them. It will be a half-battle lost if we go with this mood. I'm by your side.", ending it with a smile.
Shi-chan lowers down, lifting her head up, looking towards this defeated Kana. "Kana-nee-chan~?"
Kana looks towards Shi-chan and realizes that she's starting to worry her little sister… "I shouldn't be acting like this. I'm making everyone worry…"… She places a hand on Shizuku's head and smiles. "Don't worry. I'm ok. It's not something bad. It's just something difficult to discuss."
Yuki is nodding her head, confirming what Kana is saying.
Kana then slowly starts petting Shizuku's head, resulting with the little sister blushing a bit. "We just thought it would be best if we discuss it with you first. Your opinion is important to us."
Shi-chan smiles at first but soon makes a serious face. "It's ok with me... but... first we should go home... I… I can't stand the cold."
Kana makes a half smile, followed by Yuki who makes a cheerful smile.
Shi-chan grabs her sisters' hands and pulls them once again to follow her. This time the twins naturally follow without hesitation.
The girls finally arrive home.
Shizuku opens the door, "Okasan~, Otosan~, we're back."
Yuki follows Shi-chan, entering inside the house, while Kana suddenly stops, hesitating from entering inside, "Aha... ahahaha... It's such a nice weather... I... I think I'm going for a walk... Yeah, that's it… Yuki, let's go for a walk!"
Yuki suddenly shouts, "KANA!"
Kana jumps on the spot, lowering her head, "Ok... Ok...".
Kana slowly enters the house, cautiously moving step by step and looking carefully around, acting like a scared cat… afraid of moving forward.
Shi-chan comes running back towards them, "Mhh… Mom and Dad aren't here. They left a note saying they went to buy some groceries. I think they'll be back in an hour or two."
Hearing those words, Kana releases a big sigh of relief, resulting in Yuki laughing loud.
Shi-chan looks at her sisters awkwardly, "Are you two ok?"
Yuki stops laughing and smiles to her, "Just releasing the tension."
Shi-chan drops down, sitting on the floor. "So, what's this about?"
Kana budges at this sudden, yet so casual question. Soon Yuki grabs Kana's hand and intertwines them, whispering, "I'm by your side."
Kana looks towards Yuki, seeing a pair of eyes filled with trust. She gathers her courage and makes a serious face, surprising Shi-chan.
"Let's go to our room. We'll discuss it there."
Tension can be felt, filling the air… The twins unhurriedly go to their room, followed by Shizuku who leisurely follows them, watching her sister's back. "Kana-nee-chan seems so stiff suddenly… I wonder what's going on… And Yuki-nee-chan seems so restricted… What is she scared about?..."
They enter the room and close the door behind them. Kana looks around, "Everything is still the same… mhh… We should sit down…"… A few seconds of silence and Kana reacts, "Let's sit down."
Shi-chan doesn't think twice and goes to sit on the rotatable chair at the desk. She turns the chair around and sits down with her chin resting on the chair's back.
The twins move slowly, leaded by Kana. They sit down on the bed. Silence falls in the room and Kana is looking down. "How can we say this?… It's not easy… Is our sister old enough to understand this?… What if she starts hating us?… What if she becomes ashamed of us?… Should we really tell her?… How can I explain this…Maybe we shouldn't tell her after all… but she deserves to know... How do I start?…"
Yuki looks at Kana, realizing that Kana was once again lost in thoughts. She grips tighter their hands, slowly caressing Kana's hand with the thumb, encouraging Kana to break that flow of thoughts.
"What should I do? Is Kana-nee-chan going to speak… Or is she waiting for me to say something… What is she thinking?...What's so terrible to say…"… Shi-chan decides to break the silence. "What's going on?"
Kana budges a little, slowly lifting her head, looking towards Yuki. Yuki nods her head and smiles... trying to give courage to Kana.
Kana takes a deep breath, turning her face towards Shi-chan. "Listen Shizuku".
At first Shi-chan opens her eyes wide… "Shizuku... She rarely calls me that." Shi-chan slowly nods her head, signaling that she's listening.
"The thing is... well... It's kind of hard… to say... but… try to understand us..."
Shi-chan nods her head again, "Ok."
"Well... thing is... that… but first... well... that… I can say… it's not something we planned out... or anything... It just happened to be this way..."
Shi-chan looks at her sisters, worried about what's going to happen. "Why is Kana-nee-chan trembling… and why is Yuki-nee-chan so scared."
"I think… well… not think… I'm… I'm sure of it… A lot of people… don't expect it... Mostly… will not understand it... Others… will think badly about it... bad about us... Even take it against us..."
Shi-chan notices that by the end of those words, Yuki was now gripping tightly Kana's hand with both her hands.
"B…but... we want you to understand... that this… this thing is true... It's true to us... We wanted to share this… share this with you... To be accepted by you... We care a lot about you... and we thought you should be the first one to know... The first one we should tell…"
Shi-chan was starting to grow impatient. "Just spill it out…"
"And… and we also want to tell you this... Whatever happens… we will always love you... We will not take it against you… or anything... We care for you… and always will... Feel free to say what you think... We will accept everything… We know it may be disgusting to you… We will understand that…"
After those words, Kana gets interrupted by Shi-chan, who was now showing a worried face. "Kana-nee-chan, just tell me."
Kana gulps and continues, "Thing is... well... what we want to say is... or more... what's happening is... well... Me and Yuki... are together..."
Silence falls in the room and each second that passes seems like an eternity to the twins. Million thoughts pass through their mind, thinking how bad Shi-chan may be taking this. They lift their heads up and see their little sister looking deeply at them.
"Why did she stop?…"… Suddenly Shi-chan speaks. "And?"
Kana look towards Yuki and back to Shizuku, "And?... Um… Me... Yuki... are together... Together… as... As a couple..."
Shi-chan makes a gesture with her hand, sort of rotating her hand from the wrist, signaling to continue. "Yes. And?"
Kana starts stuttering, "U… u… um... a… a… and... t… t… that's it… t."
"Oh~ ok."
Kana opens her eyes wide, "Ok? Just Ok?"
"Yeah". Shi-chan nods her head once, signaling confirmation.
Kana abruptly stands up in disbelief, "Do you realize what we just said?"
Yuki blinks a couple of time her eyes, not sure what just happened.
Kana starts gesturing with her hands, trying to explain what she's saying. "Me... Yuki... together…"
Shi-chan rotates around with the chair, "I understood that. What's your problem?"
Kana shakes her head, "My problem? Don't you have something to ask? You just accept it... Like that? No questions? No comments? No judgement? Just an ~ok~?"
Shi-chan turns again around with the chair, "Yeah~"
"This is a dream…"… Kana suddenly turns at Yuki and walks towards her, pinching Yuki's cheek.
"Ow, owowow, Kana, ~ ow, ow, Ka~Na, you're hurting me."
Kana tilts her head, "Hmm… So it's not a dream."
Yuki holds her cheek, looking angry at Kana, "…You shouldn't be pinching my cheek to see if it's a dream…"…, then turning it to Shizuku. "Shi-chan, you sure it's ok? It's ok to say you're not."
"Yeah, it's ok. Why shouldn't I be? I think there's nothing wrong with it."
Yuki leans down in front of Shi-chan, "What do you mean?"
Shi-chan smiles at Yuki, "I think there's nothing wrong with it. As long as two people are in love with each other, there's nothing wrong since they accept each other. What other people think shouldn't be a problem. At least that's what I think… and… You've always been together…"
Yuki turns facing Kana, smiling, "Kana-chan... Our sister has an open mind."
Kana nods her head in disbelief.
Shi-chan looks up, "But,"
Kana budges a little, "But?"
"To be honest, I thought you were already a couple."
Kana blinks her eyes, "What?"
"I thought that you were already couple from long ago. It's more of a surprise to me that you have just become a couple now."
Kana makes a half laugh, "What? You serious? I have only realized that Yuki loves me like that… just few weeks ago..."
Shi-chan narrows her eyes, "Ba~ka~"
Kana backs a little by that statement, followed by Shi-chan swiftly standing up.
"Are you an idiot or something? How didn't you realize that Yuki-nee-chan liked you?... I realized it a couple of years ago, when she didn't want to leave you… She cried so much at first, when you said you wanted to go to Tokyo… And she was angry with you, for trying to leave her behind… In a way, she almost took it on personal level… I tried to find a reason… Then I found out she decided to go with you… So I kinda thought was why she took it so personally, thinking that's why she acted that way."
Yuki blushes hearing Shizuku's reasoning. It seems the younger sister made a direct hit about why Yuki acted that way that time.
Kana budges, being scolded by her sister. "I... I... just… wasn't... expecting it..."
"Are you blind or something? Poor Yuki-nee-chan~… You left her waiting for you so long. You really are bling for not seeing it…"
"I... I... um... I...", Kana backs more and looks at Yuki for help.
Yuki smiles, "Shi-chan, I just realized that Kana liked me that way, a few weeks ago too."
Shi-chan gently smiles, "Don't worry. Don't worry Yuki-nee-chan. It's not your fault. It's only Kana-nee-chan's fault."
Yuki giggles and looks towards Kana, shifting her shoulders up, later laughing. "It's your fault."
Kana lowers her head in defeat, sitting on the bed, murmuring in a low voice, "Weren't you… supposed to be… by my side?"
Yuki happily jumps on Kana, stating firmly, "I am by you side." She slowly leans down and gives Kana a peck on the lips.
Shi-chan suddenly becomes red and swiftly turns around.
"What are you doing Yuki… Not now…"… Kana lifts her head, looking towards Shizuku, and starts laughing seeing her reaction. "Yu~ki~, you should restrain yourself in front of Shi-chan. Look at her. She's burning up now. You scared her."
Yuki blushes and all panicky stands up, turning to Shi-chan, "I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I was just happy that it went well. I'm sorry."
Shi-chan is still red, but whispers back, "It's ok... It's just, I wasn't expecting it."
Kana approaches Shi-chan and leans down in front of her. "It's ok to be shy. It's the least after all of this." She places her hand on Shizuku's head, "Thank you... for accepting us."
Yuki leans down near Kana, smiling, "Yes. Thanks Shi-chan. It really means a lot to us."
Shi-chan smiles, nodding her head… happy that once again, she is able to support her beloved sisters.
End of Part 4: Imōto
Writer's notes: So… I pretty much think [and hope] that no one was expecting this reaction. To some it may seem unreal, but to be honest, I think something like this would have happened in the anime… and may happen in real life too… As time passes, I think the generations are becoming a lot more tolerable about these things. Maybe not that much explicit about twincest but I've noticed it when it comes to Yuri and Yaoi, people are slowly accepting it more… So I think it's quite reasonable from Shi-chan's side…
At first I thought of making Shi-chan jealous but in many ways, while watching the anime and reading the manga, I got the feeling that she knew her sisters loved each other in a different way.
Anyway, next chapters will be a little more tense since it's the parents' turn to find out.
I hope you enjoyed reading the story so far. Please, feel free to comment or review. All input will be appreciated regardless being positive or negative. Let me know what you think so far. Thanks again for taking your time to read it.
Regards =]
nioki-nainai