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" Saga of the rebels~part 1 "
by:Whyt~wing & Digi~kid


The little blonde~haired girl walked slowly towards her mother's
bedroom.Her tiny footsteps were barely heard as she trotted
through the lush and shiny marble floor.Her mother had finally
returned home with her father after a seemingly long 2 years of
travelling all throughout the city of Venice in Italy.Finally, they
returned to their home in England and she could not wait to see
her again.Her mother, a light~chestnut haired woman
with chocolate brown eyes and a charming smile was married to
her father for 7 years to date, the same age as she was.They had
lived in her father's mansion eversince she was born.In the plush
palace filled with treasures of precious stones and expensive
Chinese pottery that she had come to love.She often spent her
time in their garden, tending all the plants and playing with the
small animals that kept her company whenever she felt lonely. She
heard servants running around the house, fussing about something
she did not know about.

" Let us make the New Madam comfartable! "

" Oh yes! Definently! She seems kind~hearted! Just like the late
Madam Giselle! "

The little girl wondered what they meant with " New Madam ". And
why did they say her mother's name with the word ' late '.As
curious as she was, she wandered over to one of the maids and
tugged at the rim of her black skirt.The maid looked down and
smiled warmly at her.

" Yes, young mistress? "

" Why are you all talking about my mother like that? Why is she
late? And what's a New Madam? "

The middle~aged maid visibly hesitated before answering. " Young
mistress, hasn't your father told you yet? "

She frowned in confusion. " Told me what? "

The maid knelt down and placed her hand on her mistress'
forehead. " Your mother died because of a plague that swept
through Venice a year ago.At exactly the same week that she
died, your father met a beautiful young woman going by the name
of Isabella Duet Maxwell.After 5 months of courtship, they were
married.I'm guessing that your father was so happy with his
previous marriage that he forgot to tell you ..."

At every word, hot tears were welling in her eyes and down her
cheeks like a silent waterfall.She whimpered helplessly and finally
broke down onto loud, uncontrallable sobs.

The maid hugged her mistress tightly around her neck. " Oh, I am
so sorry, young mistress.It's alright ... please don't cry."The
whimpers paused and she only heard a faint sniff in return.Her
mistress pushed her away slowly and she could tell that her
sudden smile was fake.

" Thank you Maria. If you'll excuse me, I will go to my father's
room and see this " New Madam---" she was cringing as she said
those 2 words ... "---for myself.Thank you again for telling me the
truth."

The maid heaved a sigh. " Would you like to be escorted young
mis---"

" You may call me by my name."

She widened her eyes at this." But--- "

" I said you may call me by name.Please do not make me repeat
myself in front of a servant."

She again heaved a defeated sigh and nodded curtly.

" The priviledge is all mine, Mistress Mimi."

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Mimi knocked on the huge wooden door before her, known as her
father's bedroom.A soft alto answered " Come in " in return. She
straightened up her posture and formed an almost believable smile
as she opened the creaky door and gathered up the courage to
face her ' new ' mother.

What she saw almost fazed her.

Her father ... in bed ... with her ' new ' mother ... naked.

Her father was surprised to see her at first but quickly regained his
composure.He smiled widely and held out his arms for his daughter
whom he'd never seen for 2 years.

Mimi almost considered the thought of running away in tears and
heading straight either to the garden or her room.But as brave as
she also was she dismissed the tempting plan as quickly as she
thought of it.She put on a fraud smile and practically jumped in
fake happiness as she ran towards her father, spreading out her
tiny, thin arms and embracing him as tight as she could when she
reached him.

" Oh, my little Mimi! You're not so little anymore! Look at you! As
tall as a pony! "

Mimi felt a surging warmth go through her whole body at just 1
hug.Maybe what she was feeling now was genuine happiness.After
all, she missed her father as much as she missed her mother.She
giggled in response and replied back in a mock angry voice.

" Father! I'm not that tall! And you know that I'm not that big
either! "

He chuckled and poked Mimi's nose. " Of couse you aren't,
sweetheart.By the way, have you met your new Mommy? "

Mimi tried her best not to frown as she realized they had an
audience of one who was just beside her father.She turned to
face a brunette who was now decently dressed.The woman had
dark chestnut brown hair, shining violet eyes and pale skin.She
smiled cheerfully at the dumb~stricken Mimi.

" Hello.I'm assuming you're Mimi Tachikawa.My name is Isabella
Duet Maxwell.And I'm going to be your new Mommy." She offered a
pale , long~fingered hand to Mimi, who slowly took the hand in her
own.

" Hello ... Ms. Maxwell."

" Oh, no need to be so formal, Mimi.You can call me by any of my
2 names. "

" Isabella is a pretty name ..."

" Then Isabella it is."

Mimi's eyes lightened up as her Father and her Stepmother both
laughed.The sound was music to her ears.She had never heard a
happier sound eversince her Father and Mother went away.Soon,
she too was laughing along with them, the sound filling the whole
room.

" Mommy ... what's happenin' in here ? ..."

Another voice of a child obviously younger than Mimi was heard.
The three stopped laughing to look into the drowsy eyes of a
young boy approximately 6 years old.He rubbed his violet eyes and
yawned.He walked towards Isabella and climbed onto her
lap.Nobody said a word when he sucked his thumb and fell into a
deep slumber, curled up on his mother's lap.Isabella wiped away
the deep chestnut bangs as the little boy snorted in his sleep.

" Isabella ... who is he? " Mimi asked, questioning brown eyes
boring deep into Isabella's violet ones.Isabella smiled slowly at Mimi
and stroked the boy's hair, smoothing it as she answered.

" Mimi, this is Duo Maxwell.My son and your stepbrother. "

In what almost seemed like a flash of lightning, Mimi bolted out of
the door on the verge of tears.

" MIMI~~~~~~!!!!! "

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The sound of a swing, rustling leaves and tears filled the silent yet
blooming garden of the Tachikawa Mansion where a young girl
swung while she cried her eyes out.She didn't understand this.She
had always requested her parents that she would be their only
child.They would only pay attention to her and she would be the
only one whom they would ravish with all their gifts.She didn't like
the idea of sharing her inheritance with some other child that was
not even her brother in blood. " I do not care even if I sat here 3
hours crying because of that ... that boy who would steal
everything away from me! "

" OUCH! "

Mimi cocked her head to her side as she heard a faint cry of pain.
" Who's there? Show yourself! I order you! NOW! "

With Mimi's teary~eyed state she could make out a distorted
figure of a small boy with the dark chestnut brown hair ... " I--It's
you ..."

The boy nodded shyly and Mimi rubbed her eyes with the back of
her hand. " W--well, what are you doing here? Shouldn't you be
back with Isabella? Your mother? "
She tried harder to keep the evidence that she'd been crying
away from her voice.Instead of backing away like she expected,
the boy came even closer to the swings.

" Please don't try to hide from me oneesan. I only want to be
friends. " He raised his head and grinned cheekily at Mimi. " Hi! My
name's Duo! I run,I hide but I never lie! "
He said in a high~pitched tone.Mimi stared at Duo with wide,
unblinking eyes." Oooohhh ... you sure have a pretty garden Mimi
oneesan! " He laughed playfully and began to spin around and
around that even anyone who was watching could get dizzy.

He fell to the ground in a loud ' THUD ' and laughed even harder
when he saw Mimi's astonished face. " Don't worry oneesan, I
heard you and I won't take anything away from you.You can have
everything as long as I have you for a sister! "

" Why do you keep calling me oneesan? "

" Because I always wanted to have an older sister as pretty and
smart as you! "

Mimi smiled at that comment. " You know, you're pretty and smart
too, I guess ..."

Duo's eyes brightened as he stood up and thrust his face forward
towards Mimi. " Honto ni? "

Mimi giggled." Hai. "

" Yay! I finally have a sister! " Duo did a small victory dance as he
chanted his success in gaining an elder sister. In his happiness did
Mimi find her own too.She stood up from the swings and joined on
whom she considered now as her little brother in dancing.

Duo, although a little shocked, held both of Mimi's hands in his own
and they danced and jumped around in circles, filling the once
silent and eerie garden with happy laughter and dancing.

" Let's play oneesan! You're it! " Duo tapped Mimi's shoulder and
he escaped from her grip as he ran through the garden in a fit of
giggles.Mimi joined in with Duo's giggles and yelled " I'm coming for
you! " and she ran along to the direction he ran into earlier.

Maybe having a little brother wasn't so bad after all.

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" Oh Duo~~~ ... little brother ... where are you?~~~" Mimi asked
in a sing~song voice as she looked from every bush, plant and
tree that she knew her brother would normally hide.She sighed
loudly and put her hands on her hips as she heard faint snickering
noises." Look Duo, We've played this game for 9 years and I know
that when I find you, you are going to regret the day you were
born. " She jumped as she heard another sound only to find out
that she had stepped on another twig.This was getting
exhausting.

She hadn't realized that she had spoken up her last thought out
loud when suddenly ...

" AaAaAaAaAaAaAahhhhhh!!!!! "

Mimi screamed for life as Duo pounced on her, knocking them both
to the ground.They rolled on the soft green grass that Mimi and
Duo had worked so hard to keep through the years.Mimi was
quickly turning into a young lady with her light chestnut brown hair
that reached her hips and chocolate brown eyes emphasized her
beauty immensely.She was tall and sexy and many had wanted to
court her eversince she was 12 years old.She was now at sweet
16 and she was always brave when facing problems but still
maintained her polite and soft~spoken attitude.

Duo on the other hand, had grown his more darker chestnut
brown hair long eversince he was 11 years old and it now reached
his ankles, braided and all its glory exposed to everyone.But that
was not all, he still had his luminous, always shining violet eyes
and pale, smooth skin to make all his assets complete.He had this
never~ending cheerfulness that it influenced everyone who was
near him.He was a gorgeous 15~ year old bundle of beauty and
energy.

They had both considered each other as a real brother and sister
and spent time most often together than anyone else.Mimi and
Duo's mother, Isabella, had died recently in a car accident when
Mimi was 13 and Duo was 12.On the fear of being lonely, their
father quickly re~married a woman named Lila Wellington.She
always put up this angelic facade whenever their father was
around but when she was left alone with Mimi and Duo, she would
become a demon and treat them like servants.Both hated her but
couldn't do anything since they knew that their Father also loved
this 3rd wife of his.

When their father died from a heart attack, the servants started
resigning to their jobs and going away.The only one left was
Maria, the maid who was intensely loyal to Mimi and Duo.Suddenly
...

" Mimi! Duo! Where are you 2! Come here now! "

Lila called for the 2 brats that always annoyed her eversince the
first time she saw them.She huffed out smoke from her Marlboro
as she smiled darkly at the 2 approaching youngsters.Her smile
quickly faded as she saw that they were laughing. " We'll see
about their foolish laughter ..."

" You called for us, mother? " Duo sarcastically emphasised the
last word as he crossed his arms over his chest and narrowed his
eyes at Lila.Now Lila was very displeased with this stepson of hers
and she had always wanted to slap him.Or better yet, punch
him.She unconsciously smiled at that thought, not noticing that
her stepchildren were staring at her like she came from Mars.

" Hmph ...What.A.Weirdo."

Lila shot out of her trance and turned to glare at her stepson."
What did you say? "

Duo just smiled at her.

That was the last straw.Lila slapped Duo's left cheek with
force hard enough for him to almost fall to the ground if Mimi
hadn't caught him halfway through his fall.Duo touched his bruised
cheek and looked up at Lila then at Mimi." She hit me ..."

Mimi murmured something in his ear before standing to face Lila."
Lila obaasan, What did you call us in the first place anyway? "Lila
chuckled softly and blew smoke on Mimi's face as she coughed
loudly and tried to fan it away." As you both know, all but 1 of our
servants has retired from their jobs.Maria cannot handle
everything so your brother must become ...my servant. "

Mimi stared angrily at Lila." Duo and I are heirs to the whole
Tachikawa fortune.You have no right to make him your servant!
"Lila only held her chin tightly and looked her in the eye. " Sweet,
naive Mimi Tachikawa ... In your hopeless childlike vision, you see
that rat you call as your brother as your sibling in blood, even
though ... he's not."

Mimi pulled her face away from Lila." If you will make him a servant
then make me a servant too! I believe that even though we aren't
siblings in blood, we're siblings in heart and soul and that is all that
matters! "Lila turned away from Mimi and headed for the stairs,
silently cursing her stepdaughter."Fine.I'll both make you suffer ...
insolent little brats ..."

Mimi knelt down and held Duo close.She felt her brother curl up
against her chest and start to cry.She rocked him and smoothed
his hair." What's wrong, Duo? "Duo replied in his tear~filled voice."
I'm sorry for ... gettin' you into this trouble, Mimi.Please forgive
me."Mimi just laughed softly." Don't be sorry, little brother.We go
through this together.I promise. "

Duo smiled and curled closer. " I love you, oneesan. "

Mimi kissed his forehead." I love you too, otouto "

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Notes:
oneesan~big sister
obaasan~aunt
honto ni~really
otouto~little brother
And if some are wondering who ' Maria the loyal maid ' is, read the
part where Mimi cries because she'd just found out that her
mother, Giselle Tachikawa, has died.

Ne, minna.That's it for now.Ja!