Chapter 9: Surprise Visitors
"DON'T YOU GUYS MAKE THE PERFECT FAMILY!" An overly-cheerful voice chirped.
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Duet whirled around, Chibi Chibi giggled at her mother and Duet proceeded to glare at her blonde-haired cousin standing in the door-way!
"Minako," she seethed, "I should kill you for that stunt for just pulled!"
Hiiro had his gun trained on Minako; eyes narrowed in a glare.
"AUTY!" came Chibi Chibi's cry for her aunt.
"Hi Chibi-chan! Come to Auntie Mina!" Minako said, grinning cheekily at the little three-year-old. She squatted on the floor like her younger cousin had several moments ago; holding her arms wide open for the little girl.
Chibi Chibi hugged Minako with her chubby arms around Minako's neck. Minako stood up and swung her niece around in a playful manner. "A happy face! I don't know how you live with your upset and depressed mommy!"
Duet rolled her eyes at Minako's childishness, crossed her arms over her chest, blowing Minako a raspberry, "You can put the gun away, Hiiro."
Hiiro eyed Duet then tucked his gun away.
"Give me my daughter back, Minako! You're a bad influence as it is on her!" Duet cried and grabbed her daughter before Minako do anything else.
Minako and Chibi Chibi pouted in unison at Duet, who just glared at Minako. Chibi Chibi was returned to her mother safely and Minako began to bounce around in the room, "Guess who I brought with me, Shi, guess!"
Duet's silver eyes narrowed, thinking of all the possible people her cousin would bring with her to her house. Once she picked out Minako's boyfriend, Duet became extremely mad, "If you dare bring that dumb guy you're dating, I'll shoot 'im, then Hiiro can and you know I will!"
"Nah," Minako told her frustrated and overly angry cousin, "I got rid of him! Besides," Minako skipped to where Hiiro was and wrapped both of her arms around his right upper arm while ignoring his glare at her, "he's HOT STUFF!"
A clearing of a throat caught everybody's attention, "Minako…"
In the door way, a five-foot-three blue-haired lady stood, "How do you know Duet is not dating the poor guy you are strangling to death?"
Minako's blue eyes widened to the size of saucers and she immediately let go of Hiiro.
The lady then turned her attention to Duet, "Good Morning Duet. Hello Chibi. Good morning sir, forgive Mina for her behavior. She had coffee this morning."
Her voice was saddened, yet she managed to get all of it out.
Duet hugged the blue haired lady standing in her door way. She looked dreadfully tried; probably due to lack of sleep and with bags under her navy eyes, also rimmed by an outline of red, as if she cried up a storm.
"Are you alright Ames?"
Ames nodded, not having the strength to voice her response.
"Come and sit down…"
She sat down on a leather recliner.
Duet whipped around on the edge of her heal to face her cousin, Minako. A glare ever present on her face, "You had COFFEE FOR BREAKFAST MINA?"
Minako hid behind Hiiro with a shrilling, "EEP!"
Duet was glaring daggers at Minako. She then gently set Chibi Chibi on the floor.
"GET THE HELL AWAY FROM HIM!"
Minako bolted down the hallway, Duet hot on her heals.
Chibi Chibi giggled and tugged on Hiiro's jeans. She stared up at him as he stared back down at her. She raised her arms up. He raised an eyebrow before squatting and picking the little girl up.
"Auty trouble!" she giggled.
Minako sprinted back into the room, panting. Duet followed her in, a scowl marring her now flushed face.
Duet pulled up a seat. Following her example, Minako and Hiiro did as well.
After catching her breath, Duet told her family, "Ami, Mina, this is Yui Hiiro. Duo's best friend."
She then gestured to Ami and Mina.
"Hiiro, this is Mizu-Maxwell, Ami. My sister-in-law and the right hand computer whiz and leader of the Mizu Clan of Sorceresses. The blonde is my cousin, Aino Minkao, leader of the Ai Clan of Sirens."
Ami shook hands with Hiiro, patted her niece on the head, then turned her attention to her sister-in-law, "Did you receive any news, Duet-chan?"
"I'm sorry Ames, they didn't find anything," Duet gloomily told Ami, hanging her head in disappointment. "They're on their way to Sank Kingdom for more information. So they'll be back on the full moon."
Ami sorrowfully nodded.
"Fine, don't bother to say good morning, Hecate," a tiger clad in black and white stripes growled and sat at Duet's feet, putting her head on top of her paws.
"G'd Mornin' Luna," Duet yawned, barely containing it with a hand in front of her mouth. "Where's Arty and Di?"
"Still in bed," Luna purred as Duet pet her. Chibi Chibi climbed out of Hiiro's arms and pet the tiger, who, in response, licked her face. Chibi Chibi giggled and hugged Luna around the tiger's neck.
"Hiiro, this is my royal adviser, Luna," she turned her attention to her daughter. "Watch her claws Chibi."
She then resumed her introductions, "Luna, this is Yui Hiiro. Duo's best friend."
Luna was on all four legs in the blink-of-an-eye. She stretched and sniffed Hiiro, before growling, "You're a werewolf, aren't you?"
Hiiro nodded, unsure of how the tiger in front of him was able to tell that he was a werewolf; without seeing the earring or seeing his transformation under the full moon.
Luna went back to laying on the floor before her mistress. While her mistress' daughter, Chibi Chibi, wrapped her arms around her furry coat of hair around her neck. Luna closed her eyes, seemingly at peace.
"Can I talk with you in private, Duet-chan?" came the soft voice of Ami.
Duet nodded, stood up and told the others, "Help yourself to the food in the kitchen. Mina, if you make a mess, you are going to be cleaning it up. You hear me?"
Mina gulped and nodded at her already-unhappy-with-her cousin.
Duet escorted Ami down the hallway to Duet's bedroom.
SHOUT OUTS:
Flame Ivy Moon:
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