A/N: 'Sup, yo! So today has been a terrible day for me, but I hope that this chapter can give you a smile:}
EDIT 5/9/14: I totally messed up on Serenity's surname. In Hispanic culture, the first name of the surname is the father's name while the last name is the mother's father's name. It's confusing, but to me, authenticity is important. Its also important to note that Serenity's mother is the Ishibashi, and not her father. I apologize for any confusion this might have caused. Alright thank you and continue reading.
Disclaimer: I do not own. Do you think I'd be doing this for free if I was?
Serenity yawned, fighting against her jet lag. She snuck another glance at her watch, noting that it was 5a back home. Not that she wasn't used to staying up till 5a, it was just that it was 8p in Japan. She sighed heavily and peeked back into the third music room. She watched as Honey talked to the two young men who were dressed in the school's uniform, Mori standing by the door, guarding it.
Serenity eyed the two cousins and sighed one more time. They had been at the airport when she had stepped off of the plane and they had quickly pulled her into their limo, where they had their introductions. Serenity was glad to finally have meet the heirs of the Morinozuka and Haninozuka clans, having heard about them all of her life, but she was confused. They weren't related to her and her Tío wouldn't have trusted anyone who wasn't related to him in some way. What do the Morinozuka's and Haninozuka's have to do with the Ishibashi's? She thought as she watched Honey skip across the room.
She shifted so that she could see what he was doing, and was surprised to see her cousin, Hana, fast asleep on one of the couches in the huge room. I didn't know that she had moved back from France. She watched as Honey started gently shaking her. Suddenly Hana shot up, but it seemed as if Mori was anticipating this, and he grabbed her in the middle of the room as she tried to run out.
[Tier one powers.] Serenity heard the voice of her Intuition whisper into her ear as she felt a bright blue static slam into her and her eyebrows shot up.
"I didn't know that the Morinozuka's had that strong of blood." She whispered back, watching as Mori and Hana struggled against each other.
"Hana, stop and listen." Serenity watched Honey intently as she felt a golden static mix with the bright blue that was still dancing across her skin.
[Tier three taming and tier two powers.] Intuition whispered to Serenity, and she almost whistled out loud.
"Damn, these people in Japan know how to keep bloodlines straight." She said quietly as Honey took Hana's face in his hands and told her to calm down. She watched as Hana shivered and slumped down in Mori's arms. Honey nodded and Hana seemed to sigh before she stood up out of Mori's arms. Serenity could almost see the mental walls that her cousin was wrapping herself up in, giving out a icy, hard exterior. "That can't be good for her emotional health." She muttered under her breath.
[I'm sorry?] Serenity silently shook her head at Intuition's question, watching as Honey started walking towards the door with a bag slung over his shoulder.
"C'mon, we need to find your sister." He said in a cute voice, and Serenity was torn between squealing from cuteness and worrying why her cousin was missing. This is the first time that I heard anything about Chihiro. I hope Hana hasn't been stupid and tried to fix everything on her own. At least I'm here now.
"Are we going to leave those two like this." Hana asked Honey, pulling her arm out of Mori's grip. Serenity was confused at who she meant until she shifted around to see from Hana's point of view.
"Shit, I completely forgot about those two." She cursed softly as she looked at the two boys who stood at the far side of the room, both in a slightly shocked state.
One was small and petite with a girlish face. The other was the definition of tall, dark and handsome, with a pair of thin framed glasses resting in front of his face. [Tier two taming.] Intuition whispered to Serenity, who caught herself staring at the second one.
"Which one? I doubt it's glasses." She said as she mentally berated her self and shook her head.
[No, it's the other one.] Intuition drawled. [You know you really shouldn't just give people nicknames like that.] Serenity just waved her hand.
"I wouldn't actually call him that to his face, that'd just be cruel." She said as she shifted again to see Hana, Honey and Mori. Honey was pulling Hana's hand like a little kid who wanted to go on a merry-go-round.
"... we have someone you need to meet, she'll help us find Chihiro." Serenity watched as Hana glanced at the two boys with an apologetic glance before she started moving towards the door.
[Stop them.] Serenity heard a second voice whisper, and she quickly picked up the suitcase that had been sitting by the door and swung into the room. Impulse rarely told her to do anything, but when she did, Serenity listened.
"Honey, Mori, could you help me carry this bag?" Serenity said loudly as she threw open the door. She suddenly felt all eyes in the room on her, and for the first time since she set foot in the country, it didn't feel critical. You don't see a lot of Hispanic people in Japan, so her sun darkened skin and curly black hair stood out far more than it should have. It almost felt like she was back home, but there she stood out because of her slanted Japanese eyes and slim build that she inherited from her mother. But she was used to gawking and had gotten over her insecurities weeks ago (A/N: *cough no she hasn't cough*).
"Hotaru? What are you doing here?!" Serenity smiled as her cousins false exterior shattered in one swift motion. She left the bag by the door and grabbed Hana in a hug, using all two extra inches of her height to pick her up and swing her around.
"Ah, mi Primavera, it's been so long since I've seen you!" Serenity gently put her cousin down and smiled at the glare that she was giving off.
"We visited two years ago." Serenity stepped back, put her hands on her hips and pouted.
"But you were only there for three days." She mumbled as Hana stared at her blankly.
"That was long enough for me." Serenity almost laughed as she remembered the tricks that she played on both Hana and Chihiro. Chi always laughed along, but Hana was a bit of a wet blanket about the whole thing.
"Ren-chan!" Honey suddenly grabbed her arm and pulled it. Serenity looked down at his adorable face and had to remind herself that this kid was a deadly karate master. "I thought we told you to stay in the car!" Omg, why is he so adorable? It's almost like he's doing this on purpose. But then why would the Haninozuka heir want to be adorable?
"You did?" Serenity looked down at Honey, her head cocked to the side. "I'm sorry I didn't remember that." Which was the biggest lie in the history of lies. Serenity had a perfect memory, an unfortunate side affect of an accident that she had been involved in when she was a child.
[Liar.] Serenity almost rolled her eyes at the two voices that only she could hear. Intuition and Impulse doubled as her conscience whenever she needed it and they were the other side affect of that same accident.
"Who are you?" Serenity spun around and locked eyes with Mr. Tall, Dark and Handsome on the other end of the room. She smiled simply and bowed with a flourish.
"My name is Maria-Sophia Hotaru Gabriela Jimena Solis-Ishibashi, at your service. But everyone calls me Serenity." She recited quickly as she stood up. "And you would be...?" She waved toward both boys with a smile.
"Kyoya Ootori," Mr. Tall, Dark and Handsome replied as he pushed up his glasses, and Serenity decided his voice sounded like silk. Or chocolate. Serenity blinked, stopping herself from following that train of thought. "And this is my associate, Haruhi Fujioka." The way he said 'associate' sounded more like 'slave', Serenity thought while she looked at the girlish boy, who was stiffly bowing.
"It's a pleasure to meet you." He mumbled quietly, his voice even more feminine than his looks. Is he biologically a girl? Serenity wondered before she felt a cold hand grab her wrist.
"Hotaru," Serenity adjusted her balance as Hana spun her around. "What are you doing here." Hana repeated with a glare. Serenity broke her arm out of Hana's grip and slung it around her shoulders.
"Oh, c'mon cuz," Serenity pouted down to the death glare she was receiving. "I haven't seen you in forever and then I come all the way out here just to see you, and this is the thanks I get?" She laughed at Hana's narrowed eyes, but it quickly turned into a gasp as she felt the bright blue static again, because she could now pinpoint the origin to her younger cousin.
[That's a surprise.] Intuition stated calmly, echoing her thoughts. [I was almost positive that that energy signature was from Morinozuka.]
"Me too." Serenity mumbled in Spanish. Hana looked up to her with concern in her eyes. Omg, she does feel emotion.
"Who are you talking to?" Hana asked back in Spanish, and Serenity felt her eyebrows curl with curiosity. And when did she learn Spanish, that's what I want to know. Before she could ask, she was interrupted by Mr. Tall, Dark and Handsome again.
"So you are the Ishibashis' cousin?" He was staring at Serenity over the little black book that she had seen him holding earlier. Serenity looked down with a deadpan expression to her cousin.
"Is he always like this?" She asked in Spanish.
"Unfortunately." Hana sighed as her eyes contained a long suffering look. Serenity raised an eyebrow. So there's some type of history between the two, she thought as she looked back to the kid. I'm going to have to do a bit of snooping on this.
"Does this mean that Ren-chan is also our cousin?" Honey said as he bounced next to the two girls. Serenity just looked at him, her eyes going wide.
"He's adorable." She whispered in Spanish, and out of the corner of her eye she saw Hana crack a small smile.
"Yes, Hotaru is my cousin." Hana replied in Japanese as Honey's words suddenly caught up to Serenity.
"Wait, how are you related to Honey?" Serenity asked in Spanish before she slightly pulled away from her cousin. "And how the hell do you know Spanish?"
"My mother was a Morinozuka and your grandmother doesn't speak anything else." Hana said, a hardness creeping into her tone during the last part of her statement. Serenity snickered slightly, knowing that Hana was referring to the time that she had left her cousin alone with her Abuela. When an abuelita gets a hold of you, you can't escape.
"Interesting," Mr. Tall, Dark and Handsome said quickly as he scribbled in his black book before snapping it shut and glared at the girls. "Now, will you please explain what the hell is going on." Serenity cocked her head to the side, trying to figure out what he was asking about.
"We're demons, Kyoya." Hana said quietly, but firmly. Serenity had quietly 'oh'ed under her breath at the confusion and disbelief on Mr. Tall Dark and Handsome's face.
I completely forgot that not everyones lives revolve around demons.
A/N: Confession corner: I rewrote this chapter five times before I got to this, and I have to say, I'm damn proud of my work. So if you liked it, please let me know, I thrive off of your love.
'Till next week~