The Travel of Strangers

"Shut up! You're so mean Quinn!"

Brooke threw the pillow at her identical twin and laughed.

"I know. " Quinn stuck nose up in the air like a rich girl. "I am great, aren't I?"

Brooke laughed and threw another pillow at her sister. She smiled, looking at her sister was like looking into a talking, thinking, walking, and annoying mirror. Both girls had long, straight blonde hair, that fell to the bottom of their waists. Each had steel gray eyes, and a size 2 figure.

"But you DO remind me of Yahiko. You don't like to be called small-"

"I'm only one fourth of an inch shorter than you.…."

"SHUT UP YOU TWO!"

Joseph, their younger brother came storming into the room. "I'm TRYING to watch Kenshin!"

Quinn winked at her sister. "You mean….squinty eyes, egg-head, smiley boy, broom head, bird head…who else?

"Ummm….hyper-active weasel, ugly raccoon, evil vixen, living mummy…oh! Don't forget blue lips!" Brooke laughed. "AKA: Saito, Sengaku, Sojiro, Cho, Sano, Misao, Kaoru, Megumi, Shishio, and Yumi."

Quinn grabbed her sister's shoulder. "Don't forget the carrot-topped, scar faced, law breaking, red dressed, GIRLY MAN!"

The twins smiled at each other. "KENSHIN!" they screamed in unison.

"Ya ya, ya, can you guys just keep it down?" asked Joseph impatiently. Joseph looked like his sisters, but his clean cut platinum blonde hair made him look sweet and innocent, when, in reality, he was quite the opposite.

"It's not like it's gunna kill you for us to be loud!" shouted Quinn as he stomped out. Quinn stuck her tongue out at her brother.

Quinn, Brooke and Joseph lived in Tokyo, Japan on the Air Force Base. Their house was large for a condo, with 6 bedrooms and 2 offices it was rather boring for them. They were alone in the house most of the day, their father was a general in the air force, so he was rarely around, and their mother, who was a cop, was shot while trying to stop a gang. Brooke flopped down on her bed. "Quinn, do you ever wish you were in an anime series?"

Quinn looked at her sister. "Yeah…why?"

"Well, life is perfect in anime, well, not perfect, but it all works out. If this was anime, mom wouldn't be dead…"

"Not true." Quinn laid down next to her sister. "Kenshin's family died." She smiled, then looked confused. "That didn't help….."

"GIRLS! GET IN YOUR KIMONOS!" Their father called from the kitchen. Brooke sighed. "I don't wanna change." She grabbed two backpacks out of her closet. "Put your clothes in here." Quinn pulled a mini skirt, suspenders, and tank top out and shoved them into her white backpack. Brooke copied her sister, but her her white overalls, and pink, white, and black striped tank top in to match. They quickly pulled on their kimonos, Brooke's teal with black-and-white flowers, Quinn's pale pink with beige leaves. "Ready." They said in unison.

They were five minutes late to the dinner party, and their father gave them a warning glare. After dinner, they snuck out to behind the restaurant and changed into their normal clothes. Quinn was still changing when Brooke noticed their surroundings. She tugged on her sister arm. "Quinn….were at the boundary forest."