A/N: I'm sooooooo sorry for the long update! The diskette were I had my
fanfics stored was DESTROYED! No!!!!!!!!!!!! Anyways, here is the long
awaited next chapter!
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"I'm off to school!" Chidori ran off putting on her shoes.
Yuuhi held Aya close to him. "They're getting older so quickly."
"Aren't we?" Aki popped from behind the couple.
Surprised, Yuuhi let go of Aya and turned around to see his stepson. "Don't you have to be at school-er college? Don't you have classes today?"
"I didn't feel like going today."
Aya laughed. "That's how we were when we were in our teen years, isn't it, Aki?"
"Yes, we were, Mother dearest."
"Aya! You're not even going to scold him?!" Yuuhi hollered.
The two, sadly, weren't listening to Yuuhi. Instead, they were walking down the hall laughing merrily. Yuuhi sighed.
***at dinner***
That night, while everybody was dipping the tempura that Yuuhi prepared in his special sauce, the family was talking about how their day went, about how Chidori did on her test, how Aki met this girl at the station, how Yuuhi was experimenting in the kitchen, and how Aya was looking through old family albums.
Then Yuuhi tapped his glass softly using his fork. "Chidori, you're going to have a visitor tomorrow. Do you know who it is?"
Chidori thought hard. "Nope. Who? Tell me! Tell me! Is it someone I know or knew?"
Yuuhi grinned. "Shota is coming over tomorrow afternoon."
Chidori gasped in excitement and clasped her hands over her mouth. "Are you serious? Omigosh! I haven't seen him in ages!"
Chidori's parents smiled at seeing their daughter so joyous. "I wonder if Shota will recognize her as his sister?"
***
Ding Dong! "Hello?" called out a grown man's voice.
"I'll get it!" Chidori jumped with joy, rushing to the door. When she opened it, she found a tall man around the age of 30 in front of her. He was a handsome man in a pilot uniform with hair combed neatly and wearing shiny shoes.
"Oh... my... gawd..." The man hugged Chidori immediately.
Chidori's eyes were bulged. "Eeek! Pedophile!"
"Chidori?" Suzumi came out from behind the man. She saw the man hugging the young girl. "Chidori?"
Chidori saw an older, longer haired, slightly thinner, but still beautiful, Suzumi. "Suzumiiiii! Tell this man to let go of me!"
"Chidori. This is Shota. He can walk now and he's gotten older."
"Shota?" Chidori looked up and she could see her 'younger' brother's gentle eyes looking at her filled with tears. Soon, her eyes too began to fill with tears. "Ohmigawd! You can walk now!" she hugged him back.
***
Chidori was fixing sandwiches in the kitchen while Shota began to talk with Aya and Yuuhi. Chidori was about to walk out with snacks in hand when she started to eavesdrop on their conversation.
"It seems like you're taking Tooya's death pretty well," Shota started.
"Well, I have a family to take care of. Besides, how could I raise children if I keep crying over the death of my first husband?"
'First husband?' Chidori thought.
Shota leaned back. "I wish he was alive. I would like to tell him that I fulfilled my dream of becoming a pilot."
"We can visit his grave later," Yuuhi replied.
"That's a good idea," Suzumi agreed.
"Here are some snacks!" Chidori proclaimed as she walked in casually on the old time friends.
'I guess Aki and I don't share the same father...'
***after visiting Tooya's grave***
"It was good seeing you again, Chidori!" Shota exclaimed before he stepped out the door, heading towards his plane out in the field.
"It was great seeing you too," she replied waving back. Chidori watched as her grown brother walked away. It has been years since they've last seen each other.
"Don't they grow up quickly?" Aya asked as she laid her hands on Chidori's shoulder.
"Yeah. But I feel sad that I didn't get to grow up with him," she said quietly.
"Well, life is not usually fair. Both of us never got to grow older with our brothers," Aya answered.
"..."
"Hmmm?" Aya turned Chidori around.
"Mom, Aki and I don't share the same father, do we?"
Aya, surprised at the question, just smiled. "No, you didn't. Aki's biological father is Tooya. You remember him, don't you?"
"I think I do..."
"Hey, Mom!" Aki grabbed his mom by the shoulders. "Watcha guys talking about?"
"We're discussing your biological father," Aya answered.
"You mean, Yuuhi is not my biological father?" Aki raised an eyebrow.
"No, he isn't. He's my biological father," Chidori replied.
"Tooya is your real father. But, he died when you were still a baby," Aya explained.
"Tooya... the guy with the red hair? He died? Aw... I bet he'd make a real great dad."
"You don't like Yuuhi?" asked Aya.
"It's not that. It's just that-"
"Hey! It's dinner time!" called Yuuhi from inside the house.
Aya smiled. "Let's go inside and eat."
***after dinner and washing up***
Chidori knocked on her brother's door.
"Who's there?" asked Aki.
"It's Chidori."
"It's Chidori who?"
"It's your sister, stupid!" Chidori opened the door while Aki was laughing on his bed.
"'Sup sis?"
"Wanna talk about our parents?"
"Sure," Aki shrugged.
"What memories do you have of Tooya?"
Aki rubbed his head in thought. "I remember him taking me to the Aogiris. I remember him helping me out a lot, but it seems like there is something missing."
"Me too."
***
'Uh-oh. Reborn people shouldn't think like that.' thought the Angel. He walked to the memory room to where the memories of Aki and Chidori lay. "I think I should rearrange the dust a little." The bags which contained Aki and Chidori's memories were on a high shelf. Jumping up and down, the angel tried to grab it. "C'mon! Why did the Almighty One place you guys on the high shelf?" Jumping up one more time, he tried grabbing both bags at once, only to let them both spill to the floor.
***
Aki and Chidori felt a shiver up their spine.
"Chidori?" Aki looked at his sister as she grasped her head.
"It hurts... my head hurts..."
"Mine does too..." Aki began to hold his head.
((To be continued...))
A/N: I'm so sorry that it's so short! At least I updated right? I'll update the next chapter ASAP!
***
"I'm off to school!" Chidori ran off putting on her shoes.
Yuuhi held Aya close to him. "They're getting older so quickly."
"Aren't we?" Aki popped from behind the couple.
Surprised, Yuuhi let go of Aya and turned around to see his stepson. "Don't you have to be at school-er college? Don't you have classes today?"
"I didn't feel like going today."
Aya laughed. "That's how we were when we were in our teen years, isn't it, Aki?"
"Yes, we were, Mother dearest."
"Aya! You're not even going to scold him?!" Yuuhi hollered.
The two, sadly, weren't listening to Yuuhi. Instead, they were walking down the hall laughing merrily. Yuuhi sighed.
***at dinner***
That night, while everybody was dipping the tempura that Yuuhi prepared in his special sauce, the family was talking about how their day went, about how Chidori did on her test, how Aki met this girl at the station, how Yuuhi was experimenting in the kitchen, and how Aya was looking through old family albums.
Then Yuuhi tapped his glass softly using his fork. "Chidori, you're going to have a visitor tomorrow. Do you know who it is?"
Chidori thought hard. "Nope. Who? Tell me! Tell me! Is it someone I know or knew?"
Yuuhi grinned. "Shota is coming over tomorrow afternoon."
Chidori gasped in excitement and clasped her hands over her mouth. "Are you serious? Omigosh! I haven't seen him in ages!"
Chidori's parents smiled at seeing their daughter so joyous. "I wonder if Shota will recognize her as his sister?"
***
Ding Dong! "Hello?" called out a grown man's voice.
"I'll get it!" Chidori jumped with joy, rushing to the door. When she opened it, she found a tall man around the age of 30 in front of her. He was a handsome man in a pilot uniform with hair combed neatly and wearing shiny shoes.
"Oh... my... gawd..." The man hugged Chidori immediately.
Chidori's eyes were bulged. "Eeek! Pedophile!"
"Chidori?" Suzumi came out from behind the man. She saw the man hugging the young girl. "Chidori?"
Chidori saw an older, longer haired, slightly thinner, but still beautiful, Suzumi. "Suzumiiiii! Tell this man to let go of me!"
"Chidori. This is Shota. He can walk now and he's gotten older."
"Shota?" Chidori looked up and she could see her 'younger' brother's gentle eyes looking at her filled with tears. Soon, her eyes too began to fill with tears. "Ohmigawd! You can walk now!" she hugged him back.
***
Chidori was fixing sandwiches in the kitchen while Shota began to talk with Aya and Yuuhi. Chidori was about to walk out with snacks in hand when she started to eavesdrop on their conversation.
"It seems like you're taking Tooya's death pretty well," Shota started.
"Well, I have a family to take care of. Besides, how could I raise children if I keep crying over the death of my first husband?"
'First husband?' Chidori thought.
Shota leaned back. "I wish he was alive. I would like to tell him that I fulfilled my dream of becoming a pilot."
"We can visit his grave later," Yuuhi replied.
"That's a good idea," Suzumi agreed.
"Here are some snacks!" Chidori proclaimed as she walked in casually on the old time friends.
'I guess Aki and I don't share the same father...'
***after visiting Tooya's grave***
"It was good seeing you again, Chidori!" Shota exclaimed before he stepped out the door, heading towards his plane out in the field.
"It was great seeing you too," she replied waving back. Chidori watched as her grown brother walked away. It has been years since they've last seen each other.
"Don't they grow up quickly?" Aya asked as she laid her hands on Chidori's shoulder.
"Yeah. But I feel sad that I didn't get to grow up with him," she said quietly.
"Well, life is not usually fair. Both of us never got to grow older with our brothers," Aya answered.
"..."
"Hmmm?" Aya turned Chidori around.
"Mom, Aki and I don't share the same father, do we?"
Aya, surprised at the question, just smiled. "No, you didn't. Aki's biological father is Tooya. You remember him, don't you?"
"I think I do..."
"Hey, Mom!" Aki grabbed his mom by the shoulders. "Watcha guys talking about?"
"We're discussing your biological father," Aya answered.
"You mean, Yuuhi is not my biological father?" Aki raised an eyebrow.
"No, he isn't. He's my biological father," Chidori replied.
"Tooya is your real father. But, he died when you were still a baby," Aya explained.
"Tooya... the guy with the red hair? He died? Aw... I bet he'd make a real great dad."
"You don't like Yuuhi?" asked Aya.
"It's not that. It's just that-"
"Hey! It's dinner time!" called Yuuhi from inside the house.
Aya smiled. "Let's go inside and eat."
***after dinner and washing up***
Chidori knocked on her brother's door.
"Who's there?" asked Aki.
"It's Chidori."
"It's Chidori who?"
"It's your sister, stupid!" Chidori opened the door while Aki was laughing on his bed.
"'Sup sis?"
"Wanna talk about our parents?"
"Sure," Aki shrugged.
"What memories do you have of Tooya?"
Aki rubbed his head in thought. "I remember him taking me to the Aogiris. I remember him helping me out a lot, but it seems like there is something missing."
"Me too."
***
'Uh-oh. Reborn people shouldn't think like that.' thought the Angel. He walked to the memory room to where the memories of Aki and Chidori lay. "I think I should rearrange the dust a little." The bags which contained Aki and Chidori's memories were on a high shelf. Jumping up and down, the angel tried to grab it. "C'mon! Why did the Almighty One place you guys on the high shelf?" Jumping up one more time, he tried grabbing both bags at once, only to let them both spill to the floor.
***
Aki and Chidori felt a shiver up their spine.
"Chidori?" Aki looked at his sister as she grasped her head.
"It hurts... my head hurts..."
"Mine does too..." Aki began to hold his head.
((To be continued...))
A/N: I'm so sorry that it's so short! At least I updated right? I'll update the next chapter ASAP!