~Our Dearest Sister~
By: Mika
Summery: AU. Kai and Tala are twin brothers that have a younger sister that is even more antisocial and cold towards people. They move in with their aunt and go into a new school. There they meet some new friends. One has an eye for the twin's sister and would do try anything to get her to open up.
Mika: Just to let you know, the pairings are Rei/Mao, Emily/Max, & Tyson/Hiromi. There will be more to come soon! Slight warning, everyone will act OCC!!!!
Raine: And for your information, my Aibou here doesn't own this Anime or any other.
Mika: T-T you're making me feel worse than before!
Raine: -__-;
[Chapter One]
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Kai
Have you ever done something crazy in your life? How about something extreme that you did? Like skydiving or bungee jumping? Have you ever done something dangerous that might cost you your life? Like play with knives unconsciously or walk over the edge of a cliff or rails where there is something on the other side that won't save you?
Let me tell you of this story about my dearest sister. Why you may ask? Because it's just something I want to do. Let me tell you about our family. We use to live in this small and quiet town in a corner. There was my mother and father. We were a happy family with my twin brother Tala, and our little sister Mao.
We've got these nicknames among ourselves that we grew up with. Tala and I like to call Mao, Kitten. Back then she was kitten-crazy. She looked like one and almost acted as one too. Mao would call us Phoenix and Wolf. I was called Phoenix for some reason that I can't remember, and Tala was Wolf because he would snore like one, as Mao would say.
Tala and I are now 15 and are freshmen in High School. My sister is 14 and a freshman as well. Kitten is very smart and spends most of her time reading, that explains her being advance in knowledge. What Tala and I think is that Kitten can exceed into maybe sophomore or junior, but we guess that she didn't want us to feel stupid towards her. But really, my brother and I don't really find it offensive that our younger sister is as smart as we are. We can't be anymore proud for her.
Well, Mao use to be a great and happy kid. I mean, we were all happy together. We would laugh and play everyday when we where young. Until one day, six years ago…
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Tears streaked her face, and she couldn't take it anymore. It was bad enough that they forgot her birthday, but it was worse when they didn't even come to her concert. They never showed. They knew how important it was for her for them to be there. Mao's parents knew that the girl practiced so hard on her song and dance. It was a once in a lifetime experience where she was the star of the show, and she wanted them to be there. She got to be under the spotlight, but they weren't there. She was really excited for them to see her, and they promised that they would come. They promised and they broke it. And she hated them for that. Only her brothers came to cheer her own. But they abandoned her after the show to hang out with their friends. They did ask her if she wanted to join, but she lied saying that she was going straight home
"Hey, I bet they wanted to come, but probably they were too busy." Tala said, trying to lighten things up for the girl.
Mao just kept silent and stared at the ground. Many congratulated her on her great performance. They thought hers was the best and she did a spectacular job. But her parents weren't there to see her. When all the other children left with their parents, and the outside of the auditorium was empty, Mao broke down into tears. She was alone. She really didn't want to be, but she felt it was better for her to be. She ran away from the place, lied to her brothers for not returning home. The girl was cold and it was very dark out. She found herself in the park. After deciding to not go home until later, she sat down on her favorite swing.
"I hate you Mommy." She whispered to the air. "I hate you Daddy." She kicked the sand up and watched a little cloud float around. She still was wearing her costume that she and her mother sew with a heavy jacket that Tala let her borrow. Tears started to trail down her face. "You forgot my birthday and my concert." Her little hands gripped hard on the metal chains of the swing. She started to sob harder. "I wish that you would all just…" She couldn't control herself. She was wheezing and the tears wouldn't stop falling. "I wish something… bad would happen to both of you… for forgetting about… me…" She fell off her swing and started to cry hard on the sand. She cradled herself with her own arms and let herself weep all that's left of her.
Tala stopped running and gave himself a break from all the searching. It was half past ten, and their parents weren't home yet. If they found out that their little sister wasn't home yet, he and Kai would be in big trouble. The red haired boy panted and let him self fall on the sidewalk in front of their house. Kai came running towards him. He stopped too, trying to catch his breath. "Any sign of her?" The blue haired boy asked. Tala shook his head. Kai sighed and fell to the ground beside his brother. "Where could she be? Mom and Dad will kill us both." Sighed Kai.
His twin shrugged. "Maybe she'll come back." Tala said.
Kai snorted then his expression softened. "Mao looked really sad back there." He bowed his head.
"We should have walked her home before we went with our friends." Tala growled at himself.
"Look, we weren't thinking." Kai stood up and helped his brother up. "Let's go and find her again. Something must have happened to her." He said worriedly.
They were about to split their ways, until they saw a little girl with pink hair come walking up from the middle of the street. Their face lifted with joy, but they were a bit mad at her for not coming home like she said she was suppose to do.
"Mao!" The two called in unison. They ran up to her and Tala was the first to embrace her. "Kitten! Don't you ever do that! Why didn't you come straight home after the concert?" He literally almost yelled at her. Kai embraced the girl now. They both were looking upon the small girl. She may be eight, but she was very small. She could have been mistaken as a five year old. The twin's faces softened when they saw her red face.
"What's wrong, Kitten?" Kai asked worriedly.
Mao sniffed and turned her head away. Tala sighed lightly and took her hand. "Let's go inside. It's very late." The siblings walked inside their home. When they entered they heard a continuous ringing of the phone. Kai ran to pick it up. Tala took Mao into the living room. They were sitting on the sofa. The girl stared blankly at nowhere at all. The red haired boy sighed. "Want to talk about it?" He asked. But there was no response.
"WHAT!?" The two heard the yell echo, followed by the drop of something hard that fell on to the ground. Tala and Mao quickly got up and ran into the kitchen where Kai was. When they entered the kitchen, they found the boy on the ground sobbing. He had his back against the cabinet, with his knees drawn close to his chest. He had his arms wrapped around his knees. Tala and Mao knelt down beside the boy. Mao leaned a cheek on his arm.
"What's wrong, Kai?" His brother asked. The blue haired boy didn't answer and Tala picked up the phone. He answered it to hear that who ever was on the other line was still there. "Hello? Yes. I'm his brother. Yes I'm sitting down." He lied. Mao started to rub the boy's back. She has never saw any of her brothers cry before. Their tears were bringing some into her eyes by just listening to him. "What…" Tala's face paled and his voice cracked. His hand that was on the phone was shaking hard and he let the phone fall to the ground. He couldn't breath and his eyes were turning red. Mao went up to her other brother and held him so he would still look at her.
"Wolf, what happened?" Mao asked him, she asked in a small, quiet tone.
Tala lost his color and was really pale. His eyes were blinded with tears. "They're…They're…" He stuttered. He couldn't speak.
Mao hugged her brother as he started to cry too. She was afraid of answering that phone. She was afraid of what she'll find out. She perused into asking again. "Tala…" Her voice trailed off.
"They're gone." A voice whispered. Mao turned her head and looked at Kai. She gave a confused look towards him. Kai's head was still covered by his arms. "Mom and Dad, Kitten, they're… gone." He said to her.
Mao's golden eyes grew wide in shock. Her heart stopped beating and she no longer could hear the soft cry of her brothers. "It can't be… I… I didn't really mean it when I wished for something bad…" Her words were in a soft whisper. Tears were starting to spill from her golden eyes. Kai and Tala looked up at their sister and stared at her blankly. Her eyes grew dull and she felt numb all over. "I… I didn't want them to… die…" Her voice became inaudible. "It's all my fault…"
Tala shook his head. "No it isn't, Kitten." He answered shakily. He embraced her and rubbed her back. "You were just… mad and upset… you thought… they missed your concert on purpose." Mao started to hiccup under her sobs. Kai started to pat her back. They were trying to calm the girl down.
"Hush now, Kitten." Kai cooed. Mao shook her head. She didn't want to hear their words of comfort. It was all her fault and she knew it. She was so caught up in her concert that she didn't stop to worry over her missing parents. Now they are dead, and it's all because of her selfish reasons.
Mao choked a bit and started to cough. "They didn't forget my concert…" She started to choke again. Tala was trying hard to calm her down. Kai got up and got water for their young sister. She drunk a bit. "They must have… rushed to get to my… concert…" She hugged tightly on to Tala. The two brothers sorely stared at Mao.
It was raining hard. The atmosphere cried in grief over the two coffins that were slowly entering the depths of the earth. Many people were all dressed in black and held up their umbrellas. They all surrounded the area, watching the coffins go down. Many relatives were there, and they felt very sorry for the orphaned children that stood there under the rain. They didn't want to be covered by the umbrellas that they offered. They wanted to be soaked by the tears of the grieving angels in heaven. Mao was the first to throw a white rose to each of her parents. Then her twin brothers threw in the flowers. They stood at the foot of the grave, waiting for the men to permanently bury their parent's graves.
Mao bent her head down. She noticed that neither one of the twins nor her ever shed a tear. They've already cried their tears on the day of their deaths. That was the day they really were gone. But now, they have to say goodbye. But they couldn't. "It's all my fault." She whispered through the hymn of "Amazing Grace."
Kai slowly opened his eyes and started at the covered graves. "No it isn't, Kitten." He whispered back.
"It's no ones fault but the drunk drivers who did it. You know that Kitten. These things… occur for a reason." Tala whispered. Their conversation was among them selves, not wanting to let their relatives listen.
She shook her head. "It's because… I did it." She clenched her fist. "And don't make me think any differ." She said lowly.
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Tala
That was the last time she ever cried. That's the last time I can remember since she spoke to people. Kitten does speak to Kai and I, but it would only be short conversations, not like before. At school, I would see the kid by her self all the time. She wouldn't even make friends or socialize with other people. Kai and I try to get her into our circle of friends, but she prefers to be alone. I get worried of her constantly. Every time I see her walk around the halls of school, she looks like an empty person, with no life within her. Once, in our second home, Kai found Kitten in our room fainted. What scared us out of our minds was that she was lying in her own pool of blood. She almost died that day. We found out that she was cutting her wrist, and she's been doing so for some time. Our relative got very scared and didn't know what to do. So we moved to our third house after Kitten recovered.
Kai and I are doing are best to help our sister out. But we know she still is hurting her self secretively. We know our parents would want her to live than rather end her life. They'd want us to be there for her, and we are trying. I know Kitten is still holding guilt over their deaths. But really, it isn't. What is there for us to do? How can we save her? We love her dearly, and we know she loves us back as well.
So this is how it's going to be. This is our story of our dearest sister…
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Mika: Kind of corny? Tell me what you think, please, but no flames.
Raine: Yeah, or else I would hunt you down. *Smiles evilly*
Mika: Whoa! Calm down Yami. Don't do such a thing!
Raine: *Pouts*
Mika: ^.^ Well, anyways. Tell me if I should continue this fic, or the other. Make your votes! The winning fic is what I'll continue. The other will wait til I get in summer vacation. So toddles!
Raine: :O R&R!!!!
Mika: ^-^;;;
