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Disclaimer: If I made Skip Beat, I'd probably stop getting allowance because I have a job. So obviously, I don't own skip beat. Nor do I have the genius or skill to create such a work of art.
Switch Beat!
Chapter 2 - Watashi wa Onee-chan desu
Tomoko had just climbed into bed right before she heard the gloomy doorbell chimes ring. She sighed and rolled her gray eyes, thinking it was some late-night reporter looking to interview her extremely rich father again. When Tomoko opened the door, she let out a scream that jerked her father up, as well as the neighbors. When Oishi Ginka ran downstairs to see what was up, his eyes snapped fully open when he saw the source of his daughter's screams. There was a soaking wet, exhausted, and depressed Kyoko standing at their doorstep. Her eyes were closed, and her face told that she was going to faint any minute. Oishi picked Kyoko up and placed her in the room that had always belonged to her, but never got to step a foot in. He kissed her forehead for the first time and closed the door. Tears stained his cheeks, and when he turned around, he saw Tomoko in the same state he was. Kyoko was home at last.
When Kyoko woke up, she got out of bed and reached for the light switch that was always near her bed at Darumaya. After 15 minutes of dragging her hand across a wall, Kyoko feeled around for a door knob. When she found one, it wasn't the one she was looking for. it was to a huge wardrobe that Kyoko knew for sure she didn't own. Kyoko wasn't sure if she should scream, or go back to bed, because this can just be one of her usual twisted nightmares. Luckily for her, she didn't have to choose, because her instincts naturally took over. When Tomoko opened the door, Kyoko started to scream for her life.
"Kyoko! S-stop screaming! I-it's okay! it's Tomoko!" Tomoko said, grabbing Kyoko's shoulders. Kyoko stared at her new sister. She had long bouncy brunette hair, gray eyes. Also, besides her hair and eyes, she looked exactly like Kyoko. Oishi came in and smiled at the sight of his two daughters.
"Y-you look like me!! Wait a minute! I thought you said you are my little sister?" Kyoko yelled, pointing at Tomoko like she was red handed for a crime.
"I am your little sister! I came out last."
"So your my...I'm a..."
"Twin? Yes. Nice to talk to you for the first time...O-onee-chan." Tomoko said, flushing at the last word. She wasn't used to this! Oishi came up to Kyoko and hugged her. Kyoko was surprised that a man she didn't know was hugging her, but it felt comfortable. Like she was meant to be there.
"I'm Oishi Ginka. Your father. It's nice to say something to you for the first time. Sorry you were surprised this morning. You probably never knew you reached your destination last night, judging by your condition." He said, smiling at her. He was pretty young-looking, with black hair that came to the middle of his neck and hazel eyes. Just like Kyoko. Naturally.
"Otou-san." Kyoko whispered. She smiled, and a tear of joy streaked down her face. "Hi. I'm Kyoko Mogami...or 'Ginka', and I was wishing for a family who loved me as much as you do."
Tomoko and Oishi smiled. Oishi told them breakfast was ready, so they left the room. Kyoko almost could have sucked up a refrigerator with the gasp she gave looking around the house. Excuse me, I meant mansion. It was just like a princess's house! The house was filled with expensive art no one understands, golden trinkets, and snack and soda machines. The house was huge and so was the 20 acre backyard. Kyoko went downstairs for breakfast, and found they ate on china plates normally! They even have china bento boxes, which Kyoko saw Tomoko fill up and wrap with a "Luis Vutton" scarf to take to school.
"Is there something wrong?" Tomoko asked when she saw Kyoko staring at her.
"You guys are really rich! What does Otou-san work as?"
"He's a famous record producer. In America, London, Japan, and Canada. And we really aren't that rich. My friends would come over and say this place was a bit average looking." Tomoko said, taking a seat next to her twin. Kyoko was a bit sad because she knew so little about her new family, and it showed up on her face. Tomoko wanted to instantly hug her, but stayed put.
"It's okay O-Onee-chan! (2 second blush pause) They don't mean any harm when they say that!" Tomoko said. Kyoko shook her head and sighed.
"I'm not sad because of that. I'm sad because I know nothing about you two! and I have to leave soon. I have jobs." Kyoko said, getting even more depressed hearing her own words. Tomoko wished Kyoko could stay with them forever, even if she hardly knew her. She dug deep down in her brain for an idea. When the light bulb finally lit up, Tomoko stood up and smiled so brightly, you would have thought she was getting married today.
"Kyoko! We can switch places! You can spend time with dad, and see how my life goes! And I'm quite curious on how your life goes also!! It's perfect! But we can't tell dad. or anybody unless we absolutely have to." Tomoko said reaching out her hand towards Kyoko. Kyoko stared at her hand, and sadly smiled.
"That's not going to work Tomoko." Kyoko said.
"I PROMISE it will! Just try it Kyoko! Don't worry! I'm the drama club's star! I can act, so I can do your jobs for you! PLEASE?!" Tomoko begged. She put on one of her most irresistible puppy dog faces. Kyoko was totally convinced now. She wondered if she could do it too... With them having the same face and all. Kyoko nodded an 'ok' and Tomoko dragged Kyoko to her room. Tomoko put a shower cap on her head, took out her gray contacts and looked at her and Kyoko's face in the mirror. Goodness, do they look like clones! Tomoko then took off her uniform and handed it to Kyoko. Kyoko put it on and gave Tomoko her clothes. Once they were done, Tomoko yelled a good bye to her father and they both hopped in the car to go to a wig shop. The clerk custom made the wigs to look exactly like their hair. Kyoko and Tomoko threw the wigs on, and started to really look like each other. Tomoko had 1hr, until school starts, so she hurried to get Kyoko some gray contacts. Once they transformed, Tomoko stopped by her school.
"All you have to do is talk to the people who come talk to you. If they ask you something you don't know, just change the subject to something about fashion. I'll go home and wait for you to get home. If your day goes successful, and no one suspects us, we'll actually go for it, okay?" Tomoko said, a bit concerned. Kyoko nervously nodded and walked into the school. As soon as she walked through the door, everyone smiled and waved at her. She waved back, wondering what type of sister she has. As she was thinking about what class she belonged to, a girl stepped in front of her and smiled. She was blonde, had dark lavender eyes, and a bit tall.
"You don't know how to say hi Tomoko? Rimy's sad!" The girl said, frowning for emphasis. Kyoko waved, but the girl wasn't satisfied with that. She pulled Kyoko in a hug and kissed her on her cheek. Kyoko now REALLY wondered what life her sister had.
"Rimy's happy now!!" The girl, who is now obviously named Rimy, said. Alot of girls looked at them weird, and Kyoko was confused. That was, until a red headed girl pulled Kyoko and yelled at her for having any contact with Rimeka Hyusuke, the girl who called herself 'Rimy'. The bell rang, and the girl pulled her into a biology class. Kyoko's head was spinning with confusion. While Kyoko writing definitions off the board, she felt something paper-like hit her cheek. She looked down and found a swan shaped note on the floor, so she picked it up. It read:
What's going on Tomoko? You seem spaced out today! You even let Rimeka hug you!
Kyoko looked up from the note and saw the red-headed girl stare at her. Kyoko guessed that she was the sender. She replied:
Umm...I don't know. So did you read the latest fashion mag yet?
That trick seemed to work, because the girl smiled and they exchanged notes about the same shoes Okami-san gave her, and "Odette" the whole class. When it was over, Kyoko looked at the schedule she found in Tomoko's book bag and found she had math next, then lunch, P.E. then Art. Kyoko sighed as he entered the hallway. She had almost made it to her class, when a boy came up to her and kissed her on her forehead. He smiled at her, and then walked away yelling "BYE BABE." Kyoko was kissed twice today, both by people she had never met before. The red-headed girl giggled at the sight. Kyoko rolled her eyes and walked in the class. Must be Tomoko's boyfriend. Kyoko thought.
As Kyoko entered the lunch room, everyone waved for her to sit next to them. She couldn't choose, so she just followed the red-headed girl. They were all talking about fashion and Kyoko grew bored listening to all of their "OMG"'s and "totally"'s, so she played around with the spaghetti that actually looked quite delicious.
"Right, Tomoko?" A girl asked, waiting for Kyoko's reply. Kyoko, at this point, didn't even care about what the girl said and replied with a "Totally." Everyone nodded in agreement. Kyoko was happy to get out the cafeteria when the bell rang. She felt she could do this for a month, getting to know her sister by being in her shoes. But she promised herself she would sit with more interesting next time she had lunch. The school's gym was huge. it had so much stuff to do! Kyoko's class today was supposed to climb the rock wall. A ROCK WALL in a gym! How normal is that? Of course Kyoko got to the top, but she was the only one who did. All the rest of the snooty rich people just complained about their nails and precious skin. Kyoko hoped her princess of a sister did not act like this. Suddenly, she realized the boy who kissed her earlier was walking towards her.
"Hey babe. Doing your best as always, eh?" He said, scratching his black messy hair and staring at her with his emerald eyes that were waiting for a reply.
"I guess? Umm...Did you read the new fashion mag?" She asked, Doubting the trick would work on him. Obviously it didn't, because he scrunched his face up in confusion. Luckily for her, the bell rang, and she ran for her life. Art was probably the best class for her. She got an easy A for sculpting a perfect sculpture of her geeky art partner. When class was over, she saw a limo with Oishi and Tomoko outside. She ran towards the limo like she was losing oxygen and the limo was an oxygen tank.
"So how was your day, Kyoko?" Oishi asked. Tomoko looked a Kyoko with an apologetic stare.
"I'm sorry, he found out. But it's okay! He totally digs what we are doing!" Tomoko said. She looked at her dad, who was smiling. "So really, how was your day?" Tomoko asked. Kyoko spilled everything out. Tomoko's eyes widened.
"YOU LET MY LEZBIAN STALKER KISS ME?!" Tomoko exclaimed, looking horrified. "AND I DON'T HAVE A BOYFRIEND...WHO THE FUDGE WAS THAT?" Tomoko asked grabbing Kyoko's shoulders.
"He had black crazy hair, and emerald green eyes. He was pretty handsome." Kyoko answered.
Tomoko searched the phonebook in her head. She couldn't find him.
"Forget it. you think you can handle my life for a month?" Tomoko asked, with a hint of challenge in her voice.
Kyoko smiled. She flashbacked her day, which wasn't bad, just weird. She treated this as a test of strength. This is the only way she could know her family well without missing work.
"Only if you could handle mine." Kyoko cleverly replied.
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This was a long chapter!! Trust me, it gets more interesting next chapter, so don't give up yet!! Please! Tomoko takes a shot a Kyoko's life next chap!! If I don't write next chap tomorrow, you might want to check my profile for the reason why. I post daily notes about myself, so there will be my excuse!! lol.
