Precious
Act 1
'If I was there to protect you, things would've been different ...'
And with these last thoughts, Kasumi finally began to awake from her slumber, gradually opened her eyes, but was soon startled by a frivolous and excited girl yelling directly in her ear. "Good morning, Kasumi! GUTEN MORGEN!"
Kasumi was now fully awake and immediately broke into a brief apology. "Oh... sorry, Hitomi-chan," Hitomi smiled, but it soon turned into a frown.
"Oneesan," She began. "You have a tear against your eye. Did you have a sad dream?"
Startled by this, Kasumi felt wetness against her finger as she put it next to her eye. Immediately, she remembered the dream she had, just recently. 'That's right..' she reminded herself. 'I dreamt of you, Niisan..' Hitomi, once again, obnoxiously interrupted her thoughts and brief state of sadness. "Kasssuummiii! Stop daydreaming! We're here already!" "Ha ha, I'm sorry.." Kasumi nearly forgot that they were on a bus that was transporting them here, Germany, where Hitomi resides. After defeating Raidou, she was forbidden to return to the Mugen-Tenshin village, leaving her no other place to go. Fortunately, Hitomi was on a trip in Japan and met Kasumi , and immediately became friends. Realizing Kasumi had no place to live, Hitomi persisted her to stay with her in Germany. 'And what do you know...? Here I am...' Kasumi thought smiling to herself. 'I really do owe Hitomi..'
Hitomi was the first to exit the bus, and was shortly followed by Kasumi who was in trademark putting her hair up with her favorite ribbon. "Kasumi, come over here!" Hitomi called. "Coming coming!" Kasumi broke into a fairly-paced jog, in which she needed because her legs were still asleep from sitting through the tedious bus trip. The red-headed girl finally reached Hitomi and--
"Wilkommen to Germany!" Hitomi said out-loud with her arms up high, trying to give the city background a grand presentation. Though, it didn't take much, Kasumi was left in awe considering she had never been outside of Japan before. 'S-sugoi! Germany is so much different than Japan!' She looked around at the tall buildings towering above her, the distant cobblestone streets rolling up and down the hills as automobiles rode them, and she watched the locals in interest as they went about their daily lives. "Our dojo isn't far so we'll walk from here!" Hitomi informed. Kasumi nodded absent-mindedly as she was still in awe of her current yet new surroundings. "Uh... huh.."
The walking commenced and as they journeyed to their destination, the girls stopped by at various Souvenir shops and stores. Kasumi also got her favorite dessert, Strawberry Millefeuille, which she personally thought tasted better then the ones they make back in Japan. Hitomi's tongue was in as much pleasure as Kasumi's since Hitomi got a Sachertorte, which was her favorite dessert as well.
After enjoying themselves in the town, and lifting their spirits up again. The girls continued venturing towards their destination and several minutes later they found themselves walking through the forest. They chatted a little just for time to fly by, and soon enough, the walking had ceased. Hitomi turned around to her companion and grinned proudly. "Well, here we are!" Kasumi stepped up next to Hitomi, gazing upon her family dojo, and it had exceeded her expectations! She stood there, agape. "Wow, such large estate!" The young German girl chuckled a bit. "It's probably big like this because of all the guest rooms we have. A lot of family visit during the holidays."
The two girls stood there a few minutes longer, admiring the view. So beautiful, peaceful, and quiet. Hitomi paused to think. 'Wait... quiet?' She frowned.
"What's wrong?"
"My dad should be training his students now.. but I don't hear anyone..." She replied.
"Huh... That's strange..." A pause. "Your dad teaches karate, right?"
"Oh yes! He's been teaching me, too! I think I'm getting better!"
"Really? That's great to hear!" Kasumi smiled warmly.
The girls remained silent once more until Kasumi had felt a presence behind them. Before Kasumi could react, there was a--
"WILKOMMEN!"
The loud and deep voice from out of no where lead the girls to a high-pitched scream. Immediately they had turned around in fighting stance to fight who was coming their way. But to their relief it was none other than--
"DADDY?"
Hitomi's father laughed a loud joyous laugh from his lungs. He was but a massively strong-looking man, probably 6 foot 3. He had a large mustache and spiky hair and his blonde hair that had looked dull due to the becoming of aging. It would have been normal for one to be intimidated by such a figure, however, his constant smile has reduced the levels of such thoughts.
Her father continued laughing. "Ho ho ho! You should've seen the looks on your faces!"
Kasumi escaped a sigh, but Hitomi was obviously in an outrage; who wouldn't blame her? A few several demanding questions and a strained voice later, Hitomi's father simply answered calmly, "I cancelled classes today because I wanted to see you come home with you and your friend. Ah yes, your friend, this young lady here, I don't think we've introduced!" Introductions were made and identities were clear. Hitomi's father welcomed Kasumi with open arms and Kasumi felt more than fortunate.
"Oh, right... before you gals get settled... How 'bout you go in the back and meet Ein?" The father suggested. "He's been practicing karate all day.. I think you should give him an excuse to take a break.."
"Oh, that's right! Ein!"" Hitomi exclaimed. "I almost forgot about him! Come on, Oneesan, let me introduce you to him!" She grabbed Kasumi by the wrist and quickly lead her to the back of the dojo, with Kasumi stumbling behind. Under Kasumi's request, they finally slowed down and began walking. As they got closer to the back, they heard distant grunting. 'That must be Ein...' Kasumi thought to herself. "Don't worry. You'll like Ein. He really isn't the talkative type but he's very nice," Hitomi said reassuringly.
Finally they reached they had reached the back. "Hey, Ein! I'm home! And look, I brought a newcomer!" Hitomi waved and yelled towards him catching his attention. Kasumi walked out from behind Hitomi and froze; heart skipping. 'Is it him? Is.. is it really him?'
Ein began walking towards the two girls. The closer he approached, the more Kasumi recognized his features; light brown hair that reached down to his neck, and extraordinarily beautiful hazel eyes. Kasumi lost her breath and streams of tears voluntarily went down her cheeks. 'My god.. It really is him!'
Oblivious to Kasumi's expression, Hitomi moved on to introductions. "Ein, this is Kasumi. She'll be--" "Hayate!" Kasumi was bursting in tears and ran towards Ein, hugging, clinging to him and burrowing her sobbing face into his sweaty karate uniform. Ein stood still, stiffly, clearly uncomfortable with such form body contact. Also, he, along with Hitomi, were very confused about what exactly was going on.
"Oh, Hayate, brother, I'm so glad you're alright--!"
"Huh?"
"I'm so sorry I wasn't there to protect you--"
"Huh?"
"And ever since I defeated Raidou, I wasn't able to return to the village!"
Hitomi and Ein were even more confused than the last few seconds ago. "...Um.." Ein raised a brow. "Who... are you?" Kasumi looked up at Ein with her face all wet from all the crying and snot running down from her nose. "You don't remember me, brother? I'm your--" She looked deep into his eyes and realized that he really didn't know who she was. Kasumi knew Ein was her brother. She was sure of it. 'Did he forget..? Did he forget everything...? Could it be that Raidou...' She shook out of her thoughts, not wanting to think of it anymore.
"... Ummm..." She finally snapped out of her thoughts and found herself staring directly at the uncomfortable Ein. "Hey.. uh... do you want a tissue?"
Kasumi realized that her nose was drippy from all the crying. She flushed in embarressment and nodded. Ein turned around and walked stiffly towards the house to fetch some tissue napkins, and was left completely bewildered.
Hitomi couldn't help but laugh at Kasumi's little 'performance.' "Niiiice! You sure left an expression on Ein!" She rested her hand on Kasumi's shoulder.
"That was so embarrassing.." Kasumi mumbled, cupping her hands over her lower face to hide her snot. This made Hitomi laugh even harder.
But who would've thought Kasumi would reunite with her brother so soon? Germany never ceases to amaze her.
AN: Oh my.. I'm finished with chapter 1... this is great... It's been a long time since I've written a fic.. hahaha... I feel so proud and special... I deserve a trophy or something... whatever... Oh yes.. please review:) Id be greatly appreciated...
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