Been sick and out of commission for the past few days = w =

I've been dying to write more in my pass time...

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Chapter 8 - Snacks thief~

A week has passed since the visit to Kaijō high in Tokyo. The twin's high school life went on normally in Yosen by a sense. Given, if Aki didn't went through with her random 'interesting' ideas which Akito prevented. Aki's creativity and imagination had the tendency to be random, extraordinary and some times mischievous. It helps when she uses them in Art class, one of the few classes she's good at. Apparently she takes after their mother. Being a baker and a house wife, her creativity and wide range of ideas could also baffled their father and Akito during the weekends or the holidays when she suggested a means of family past times and field trips.

According to the current period, it was lunch time and it's one of those days when their mother had a client thus was unable to make them lunch. It's easily solved by taking a trip to the extravagant cafeteria. A normal occurrence with Aki being more excited. The younger twin ate much lesser than Aki. They'll normally went back to class unless Aki had one of her 'Jab-of-Inspirations'.

Only the day's lunch time didn't go normally for the twins.

An accident occurred before the fourth period started with Aki accidentally spilled her chocolate milk carton that she brought from their house onto Akito's homework. She literally squeezed the carton too tight and it's contents burst out of the straw. All because of a random idea she had in mind. Due to her strength; what ever she was holding at the time would be clutched tightly out of her sheer excitement. What ever she had in mind goes unannounced and Akito was forced to clean the mess before the Teacher enters in a panic.

Because how atrocious on what the chocolate milk had done to the white sheet of his book (and the ink of his pen), he ended up being lectured by the Teacher for not passing his work which had earned him a lot of looks and glances. Aki kept whispering apologies but Akito made an attempt to ignore her, thoroughly upset about the mess of his hard work from earlier. It not like he wasn't used to her accidents as a result of her abnormal strength. The fact that it had happened to his schoolwork sends a new low.

Akito doesn't relent when it comes to his school progress and records even if his twin insisted on playing games during the weekends when they should be studying. The shock radiated him to try another different way to let his twin sees the error of her doings; by ignoring her only until after lunch. Hoping she will learn her lesson by then.

But because her 'Brother complex', the fact that Akito started to ignore her stunned the orangenette to such a degree that she felt unmotivated to be as hyper as she was like any other day and unable to come up with any one of her ideas to at least try and loosen up the tension. As the hours rolled by, she falls more into her (childishly and comically performed) depression.

Akito does intend to reconcile with her but figured the matter would help his sister to toughen herself. Though she may not look like it, her emotions are fragile once a problem or matter was laid out to her. Sometimes, Akito was grateful that Aki's oblivious to what a majority of other students thought of her due to her energetic but ignorant and naive nature.

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Instead of bringing Akito along, Aki went to the cafeteria by herself. Akito noticed but didn't look back at her; keeping up with his initial reason to ignore his twin. Which only upsets Aki more as she plodded along the hall way with puffy cheeks and comical tears streaming down her face. She reviewed back her memories whether Akito have ever ignored her before; its a fact that he didn't and that only adds to her bottle of shocked developments of the day.

The tall orangenette wondered how much would it take to get her little twin back. Would she have to do his homework she wondered but that would be troublesome and difficult. She barely understood hers but she did passed her work. ' That's so much better! Akito-chan didn't even get to pass his! No wonder he's upset with me~ ', is what she thought.

Her 'guilt bottle' that's right next to her 'depression bottle' tips up a little as she realizes that she had walked into a different area of the School. Somewhere near the School's sports field and far away from the cafeteria for her comfort. Eating always cheered her up and since she had no idea where she is, another inch increased in her 'depression bottle'.

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Ichiei and Itaru were talking about the incident that had happened in their class earlier while Hiromori quietly had her lunch. Though she felt bad for Akito, she felt that Aki's nature was inevitable and that she was being true to herself although it gotten her into trouble. Horimori didn't share the same dislikes her friends had towards the taller orangenette. Half the reason is for Aki to have a good view of her enough to recommend her to be Aki's girl friend but the other half is because of their contrast in personality.

Being bright and expressive had always been what Horimori was lacking and she looks up to her for it. The usual interaction between the twins sometimes made her warm inside though she always wondered why, aside that she could gaze at Akito. She sometimes conclude its maybe because she had no siblings of her own.

Just as she sips her warm tea, someone bumped into Ichiei's outstretched arm that caused her to snap back at the perpetrator. A skinny yet taller looking girl wearing...the boy's uniform apologizes to Ichiei who scowled at 'her'. " Hey, aren't you a girl? Why're you wearing the boy's uniform? ", Itaru said bluntly which the 'girl' in question blinked at. " Isn't it obvious Itaru? ", came Ichiei, now crossing her arms, " She doesn't appreciate being in a cute uniform and instead wore the boy's stuffy ones. "

Horimori sweat dropped as Itaru 'Ohh'ed and the fact that the 'girl' is now fuming angrily but tried to keep 'her' composure. " I'll have you know that I'm not a girl despite what everyone's claims. ", 'she' then calmly crosses 'her' arms.

" Oh, then you don't mind being in a guy's uniform then? Are you gay? , came Ichiei's blunt response.

" The only reason why is because I AM A GUY! ", he snapped but his his voice even. Dusty green eyes flared, annoyed by their attitude. Generally shy when it comes to girls, which he so far wanted to interact with other than Aki but he finds it compelling to have been treated like that even by girls. Ichiei and Itaru notably had their eyes widen to that revelation when a loud voice came up to them, " Hey Ikuo! So that's where you are! "

A much taller guy walks up to them with a duffle bag. He takes the scene in before glancing down at the blackette with wide, bright eyes. " Ikuo!~ You're talking with girls~ I'm really proud of you man!~ ", he crosses his arms while chuckling heart-fully.

" Hiroto-kun...are you...an idiot? ", came the annoyed reply of the shorter guy while pushing up his glasses.

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Akito heads to the cafeteria after reading his novel for the first half hour. He'd hope that even if the duration of Aki's 'lesson' was less that three hours, at the least; she could have an ounce of maturity in the sensitivity of her emotions. It's for her own good but the younger twin finds the creeping sense of loneliness as he walks by himself. It reminded him when they were in different classes back in Middle School but Aki always finds him during lunch.

He casts his gaze downwards and was subconsciously breaking into a light jog when his head collides with someone's back, sending himself backwards and scrambling to keep his feet on the ground. The orangenette regain his bearings a moment later and the guy who he bumped into turns around with concern.

" Ah, Are you alright? I'm sorry. "

When Akito lowered his left hand from brushing the light graze on his forehead he found the guy in front of him oddly familiar. Akito saw that he's with two female students. " Uhh Yeah, actually I should apologize. ", said Akito slowly and rather sheepishly. The dark haired guy made a slight surprised expression which Akito noticed even for a moment before he returned to his straight poker face.

" Aren't you...? " The girls decide that they would leave the two alone though rather hesitantly. Seemed that they hadn't finished their conversation earlier before Akito interrupted.

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" You're the guy at the last day of the orientation right? ", said the dark haired whom introduced himself as Himuro Tatsuya, a second year. Akito slightly chuckled as they walked, stating that he also bumped into him back then. The coincidence of the accidental bumps were almost hard to believe. He had his head down on both occasions before bumping into Himuro. Plus Aki wasn't with him on both. Akito heard the slightly taller second year mumbled in thought. A moment later, he side glanced the grangenette, " I also recall a duo with similar hair color as yours running down the hall way of the first years classes a few weeks ago." Akito blinked. " I can assume one of them is you and the other...? "

' Running down the hall way? ', Akito thought, ' If it happened a few weeks ago then that's during the time when Aki-chan's making a run for the Cafeteria... ', he remembered the haste he felt in trying to apprehend his twin with a slight feeling of loneliness. As far as Akito knows he and Aki were the only ones with bright orange colored hair in Yosen and he wondered if Aki was the person Himuro was talking about. " Umm...Himuro-san. Is the person a female student with a long left sided ponytail? ", he asked. The nod Himuro gave him is enough to confirm that he was there when both twins were running down the hall way.

" Is she your sister? ", Himuro asked, trying to piece together the puzzle. Akito signs, " Yeah, twin sister actually. " Himuro lightly 'Ohh'ed before continuing, " That explains the similar hair color. " Akito lightly grins. They rounded the corner before Himuro speaks up again; expressing that he saw him left the Basketball club's table back then, wondering if he had joined the said club. Akito replied that he did as a second stringer.

Akito asked the same question and Himuro answered he's a first stringer. Akito realized then and there that Himuro had been in the same string as the member of the generation of miracles. His sense of curiosity bubbled up and Akito figured that either Aki had influenced him or that it was originally there; reflecting that they were twins after all.

" Himuro-san, do you know the member of the generation of miracles? Being in the first string that is. "

The second year chuckled lightly, " Actually I was out looking for him. He wasn't in his class earlier."

" I see. ", said Akito a bit surprised. He'd thought that Himuro at least did knew the member but having the dark haired to reveal that he's fetching the prodigy at this very moment sends Akito's curiosity to increase. " If it isn't a bother, can I come along Himuro-san? "

" Oh sure, but do you have anything to do? "

Akito shakes his head gently, " Not really. I thought I should meet the member before lunch ends. "

" Hmm, well then. "

The shorter orangenette thought that finding the identity of the member would cheer Aki up when they reconcile later. Though it was just passing along information, at least it could lighten her up.

" But first, would you mind helping me search for him? "

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The tall orangenette wondered around the hall ways, thoroughly hungry. With both her bottles of guilt and depression being above half full while her food tank was running low. Though she still had the strength to move around, the constant rumble of her stomach caused a strain in her movements and her mind.

She went out to the School's courtyard after going through the same path twice. Aki swayed pass the flower gardens and found a seemingly open bench half of which obscured by a tall statue of flowers. Her two 'ahoge' in the middle of her forehead straightens; she found a place for her to rest after her straining walk around the school. Its definitely her fault for not memorizing most of the School's. Akito did and Aki blames herself for her earlier faults.

Once she reached the bench in an unusually slow pace, Aki plopped onto the bench with a loud sign, " Ahhh~ I'm soo exhausted!~ " Half an hour left before lunch ends and she still hasn't eaten her fill yet. ' If only there's food lying around here... ' As much as she wished for that to happen, she knew its impossible. Yosen high had a strict policy for cleanliness especially with the student council's authority.

Aki cowers into herself before slacking her arms and hands on the bench. Her closed eyes perked open when she heard and felt a rustle of a plastic bag being squished by none other than her right hand. She blinked, various amounts of snacks which she recognizes as maiubos poured out of the plastic bag's contents. The orangenette gasps with a bright expression, emitting a light squeal as she grabbed one of the said snack and started opening the wrap.

She ate the snack happily and hungrily, thinking how lucky she was in having to find a bag of snacks out of nowhere. ' Maybe a snack fairy had granted my wish! These are delicious~ ', muttered Aki in thought after finishing.

When she's about to take another bite of the second, she heard a light snore from her right side. She blinked, ' It couldn't be the snack fairy right? ', she thought nervously but excitedly; slowly turning her self to the direction of the sound.

What she finds instead is a purple haired student that had his head tilted to Aki's direction; his shoulder length hair covering half his face. His posture a bit slumped and he had a chocolate bar in his right hand while his left slumped by his side. It appeared as though he had fallen asleep while eating. Aki squealed in shock that she didn't notice another student was on the same bench. The orange haired signs, trying to calm herself. Maybe her hunger had her senses dulled greater than she'd expected.

He lightly stirred and Aki carefully walked over to the napping purple haired while still having a hold of her second maiubo. Aki lowers herself to his level then intently examines the bundle and strands of purple hair. ' He has a nice shade of purple hair~ ', she thought admiringly. It's long and looks soft and silky enough to prompt the orangenette to brush lightly but instead, due to her mischief nature, she poked his cheek while smiling her signature kitty smile.

When she poked him the third time he shifted; his hair covering more of his face. He subconsciously pouted which Aki finds adorable so she continued poking him. As a result, he pouted even more, cringing a little.

' Kyah~ So Kawaii~ ', Aki giggled to herself.

All of the sudden the purplette wakes up with a start; his head hitting Aki's forehead in the process, sending the orangenette back in surprise. The purplette rubs his head with his free hand before glancing upwards to Aki whose clutching her forehead from the sudden impact, " That hurts~ ",

The purplette lazily blinked, hand still on his head. He realizes that he must have hit his head to the girl's forehead. Why she was close as to have collided with him, he had no idea nor does he want to know. His calm broke he saw his maiubo in Aki's other hand, sending an alarm within his usual relaxed demeanor.

" Hey ", came the purplette's voice, catching the orange haired's attention.

" Huh? "

" That's mine. "

" Eh? What? "

" That maiubo. Its mine~ "

Aki blinked, glancing to the said snack in her right hand then to the guy then back to the snack. The delicious looking maiubo stared back at her; she had only one earlier to replenished her hunger and it still looked delicious. Since she had no idea where the cafeteria is, she had wondered all around the School and thus decreases her precious time with a meal but she found a snack just lying around and luckily at that. She was about to give up but now that she finally found a food source, she's isn't willing to give it up yet.

" Eh? but I found it first so~ ", she pouted then turns around, facing her back towards the purplette, " Finders keepers!~ ", she ended with English then takes a bite off the maiubo oblivious that it'll provoke the guy.

Which in this case of food being stolen from him, it did.

" I don't know what you said but I want my maiubo back~", he said childishly, standing to his full height glaring down at the orangenette.

" Mouu~ I found the plastic of maiubo first, so I get to keep it!~ ", she pouted at him, cheeks puffy with irritation.

" It was mine in the first place, I bought them~ ", he argued.

The two glared at each other.

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Meanwhile, Himuro and Akito were going through the places that the black haired thought the member of the generation of miracles would be. After searching the second years classrooms, thinking that he might be searching for him but he wasn't there so they head back towards the hall way the second years mostly took to get to the cafeteria. They searched the place earlier but he's nowhere to be found. Therefore, without having any other ideas where he could've gone to, they tried the place again.

The orangenette also noticed that Aki wasn't in the cafeteria. Usually she would linger around or eat another desert before heading back to class. Its safe to say that she went somewhere else instead but Akito had no idea where. His twin's unpredictable and she could be anywhere...probably being depressed. Guilt tugged him in prolonging her 'lesson' after he finds she wasn't around. He even asked Hiroto and Ikuo whom he met there but they told him what he already knew.

Just as they rounded the hall way near the School's courtyard, both Himuro and Akito heard two voices in an argument. The two individually recognizes one of each of the voices. Consequently they break into a light jog heading nearer to the source of the squabbles to the other end of the courtyard. They stop when the view of an orange haired girl was tugging at a plastic bag filled with snacks on one end while a taller purplette tugging at the other. They were clearly absorbed in their argument that they didn't notice the contents of the bag spilling out as a result and slowly ripping edges.

Both shorter guys are stunned by the scene. It's clearly a petty fight over the snack filled bag. Both Himuro and Akito knew as much, with regards as to how well they know the arguing duo.

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" Like. I. Said. Its mine so let go~ ", the purple haired pulled.

" Mouu~ I found it lying around now so it's mine~ ", the orange haired pulled back.

" Ehh?~ That's stupid~ It's mine in the first place and even if you're a girl like Sat-chin, I'll crush you for stealing my snacks~ ", he glared at Aki which in return she smirked dubiously, " I like to see you try~ "

The purplette growled before another voice interrupted them.

" What are you doing? ", came Himuro's calm voice.

Both orange and purple haired students glanced side ways towards the shorter second year along with another orange haired who looked speechless.

" Akito-chan!~ "

" Muro-chin~ "

Both gasps at the same time, subconsciously dropping the bag on the ground between them. Aki jerked, remembering what she had done to Akito earlier. The shorter orangenette noticed. " Muro-chin, this girl wanted my snacks. You know its mine right?~ ", he confided childishly towards Himuro. Akito then, notices how tall the purplette is. He's even taller than Aki and even their father. Its apparent that he never seen someone taller than their said parent. Could he be the member of the generation of miracles? Most likely.

" B-but, I found it first you know~ ", Aki defended herself with a pout, turning her attention towards the purplette again.

" Idiot~ Its mine in the first place~ ", he pouted back at her and the two continued glaring at each other like kids fighting over a toy.

" Now, now. ", said Himuro though the two were still glaring daggers at each other. He turns to face Akito to the right, " Apparently as you can see, this is Murasakibara Atsushi, the member of the generation of miracles. " Akito nodded awkwardly, " I-I see... s-somehow... "

Himuro grins lightly, " Surprised? ", Akito gave another nod before Himuro continued, " Yeah, many of the guys in the first strings had the same reaction as you had earlier, Akito. "

' Yeah. I could see that. Somehow, he gives off the impression of another Aki-chan ', Akito sweat dropped. Aki's actions regarding the snacks implied to the younger twin that she must have gotten lost when sinking into her depression. Akito knew she's not the type to remember layouts over a short period of time though they've been in Yosen for over a few months now. He went towards his twin and tapped her shoulder to get her attention, " That's enough Aki-chan. You're hungry 'cause you're lost aren't you? Let's go to the Cafeteria then."

Slowly, Aki's agitated face morphed into a brighter happier state. Just the mention of an easy way out for food made her forget about the argument. " Really?~ ", she squeaked, excitedly. With a nod from Akito, Aki immediately held her fist up high, " Awwright!~~ "

Himuro chuckled lightly and silently thanking Akito for stopping the petty fight while Murasakibara finally grasp his fallen snacks and securely place them back into the 'stretched' plastic bag. Knowing that the orange haired won't face her attention to them anymore.

Aki turns around towards the taller purplette, her ponytail fluttering beside her. " U-umm...! "

" Hmm? ", Murasakibara blinked at the former rival, calmed down but still slightly on guard. Aki dipped forward into a slight bow, " I'm really sorry!~ I was just hungry dessu~ " The taller purplette replied with a grunt, " As long as I have my maiubo. "

When she glance upwards to him with a bright expression, he noticed her bon-bon hair tie that seemed quite familiar.

" I'm glad~ umm... ", with all the arguing, obviously, she never get his name. " Murasakibara Atsushi. He's the former member of the generation of miracles, Aki-chan. ", gave Akito from her side.

" Ehh~ "

' Wait...WHAT?! '

" EEEHHHH!?~ ", Aki screamed, pony tail comically fluttered upwards. Akito had the foresight to close his ears before Aki screamed. The other two weren't so lucky. Their surprised expressions says so.

She quickly went towards him with bright eyes, her hand held in fists under her chin, " Are you one of the generation of miracles?! Really? Really?!~ "

Murasakibara held his snacks tighter before simply replying with a mumble thus making Aki squeal happily, " I FINALLY FOUND HIM!~ Wait 'till Yuki-chan and Ki-chan hears about this!~ ", she told herself before making her way to the purplette's side then smacks his back with such force that chocked his air intake momentarily in shock, " CONGRATULATIONS!~", she exclaimed.

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After reprimanding Aki from asking the purplette questions, Akito reminded her that they should grab a bite before lunch ends in a quarter of half an hour and the two went off. Aki waving hastily at both Murasakibara and Himuro who was introduced after she smacked Murasakibara's back.

" See you later Mura-chan, Himu-chan!~~ "

Once they disappeared into the hall way, the two team mates were left standing with the purplette caressing his back. " Ouch~ "

Himuro chuckled, " She's got character huh? "

Murasakibara didn't answer but opens a maiubo instead, " More ever, isn't she that tall girl? "

" So you've noticed huh? "

"..and she got a shorter clone with her... "

" They're twins Atsushi and I got the feeling that we'll be seeing them more often from now.. "

The taller purple haired pouted, " That'll be troublesome~ "

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While en route to the cafeteria that Aki now realize was closer than she first thought with only a few hallways to the right (while she went in circles of the hallways surrounding the courtyard area), she apologizes again to Akito and although lunch haven't ended yet, he relented and said that he missed his twin's company and she did the same. As they reconcile Aki grabbed Akito's hand and they both break into a run towards the cafeteria.

On the way, Aki thought of another 'random' idea.

Whoa...this is the longest chapter so far OwO

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