... Meh.
Recapping the previous event:
With due respect, we hear the surprising exclamations of the shocked actors (and the President).
"What do you mean, she's Kyoko?", questioned Kuu, widening his eyes as large as saucers. Either he needed his ears checked or his son had twisted his hearing.
"It's what I said, she's Kyoko," Ren exclaimed, calm as he could be. Seriously, any more calmer and someone would have to make him angry on purpose for the fun of it.
Tsuki, who was rolling his eye, sighed, shook his head, and threw it back to laugh. He chortled, "Isn't that the first thing you think of when you see Keiko? She looks like Kyoko because she is her. Just... younger."
"No way!" gushed Julie. She touched her blushing cheeks lightly as she smiled tenderly. "This cutie is Kyoko? It is really nice to meet you, honey!"
Kyoko could only blush at this. Her cheeks flamed as she wondered who Ren's mother could be. To have the heart of an angel and the voice of a harmonious mermaid... what did she look like? She must be...
"Uwah... Ren!" she cried out. She touched his sleeve and gave it a tug.
"Yes?" he said, glancing down at his own angel- even though she would think of herself as a shinigami only.
"Is this the fairy queen that you told me? You know, the one who has eternal youth and is the most beautiful queen in all of Fairyland?"
Pause.
"Pfft!"
Tsuki trembled as his laughter bubbled inside of him. Really, did she still believe in fairies? Biting his tongue, he endeavour himself to not laugh, chortle, or even let out a sound.
Meanwhile, Julie was squealing in delight at the girl's cute description of her. "Really, Kuon? You told her that I was a fairy?" she wanted to know. She was smiling with glee. "Aw... what did he say about Kuu, honey?"
"Mom, I don't think-"
"He told me that he was so big, that he could lift his whole kingdom using only his hand!"
Right at the corner, Lory was grinning as he saw the lady talking to the screen, making cute hand gestures to tell how their son thought of them. On the screen, you could see the couple laughing at the praise their own son thought of them when he was ten. You could see their son blushing like a school girl, wanting his loved one to stop telling them how much he was a doting son, loving his family to bits.
One shinigami—the one that looked like Kuon—was wrestling Kuon, trying to prevent him from shutting the girl up. As she went on, the light in the room became brighter. No, not because of the light bulbs that were illuminating in the room. It was because day had woken up from its slumber and let night quit its shift.
Soon, the two shinigamis lost their ears and tails, making them look like ordinary humans. Kyoko lost her golden irises and were replaced with grey ones. She soon took on the appearance of Keiko, Ren's sister.
Julie would still coo over their transformation and surprisingly, Tsuki didn't mind coming down to Earth when he was suppose to work.
"Laugh all you want but I won't care, Kaji," exclaimed Tsuki as he began to type out the names of soon-to-be victims. His eyes were red—again, no surprise—and his lips were chapped from not eating. Imagine not eating your daily fifty course meals a day! What a disaster! Even Vidka wouldn't ring up that fact to the Big Boss. Was he trying to starve him to death?
"Oh, you don't? I just think it is ironic how you and Keiko are acting now. Keiko was once a pacifist and hated taking souls yet now she is only taking souls from one victim. She even has her fangs now!" he chuckled. "And you, the "bloodhound", is giving his soul rather than taking. Since when do you give a part of your soul to your victim? You are known as the top shinigami in-"
"Yeah, yeah. So what? I take a soul, I give a soul... big deal!" Tsuki clenched his fists, smacking them down on the keyboard. Impressively, he typed out the correct names of the victims. How creepy yet cool of him.
"No... I think it's funny that you are a Giver and Keiko's a Taker."
"A what and what?"
Kaji clucked his tongue. "I guess you don't really know... It's really rare to find two shinigami that like their victim so much that they are given permission to take their soul and give a part of their soul so they could live longer."
"And the Big Boss called them a Giver and Taker? Man, he should come up with more creative names."
"But," Kaji continued, ignoring Tsuki's little comment on God, "that doesn't mean their victim can live longer than the year they are given. The living longer part only is for the soul they are receiving. The less soul you have, the less energy. The more soul, the better."
"Yeah, I don't care..." Tsuki muttered, typing more names. His eyes wandered the screen, hating the glowing box. Well, at least he wasn't in a pink room. What was worse? He was typing on a magenta laptop. Even though it was a colour with the blend of red and pink, he still thought of it as only pink. "He's really getting on my nerves."
Subtle, Vidka decided to enter. "Coffee, anyone?"
"Oo! Can I have the one with hazelnuts?" Kaji exclaimed. He reached out and bent to see what type he got. "A cappuccino?"
"Sorry, I only give hazels to Tsuki. It is, after all, his favourite wake-up-and-stay-up drink," smiled Vidka. She dropped the cup lightly on the desk and tapped onto Tsuki. "You can have a break now."
"Oh, finally!" He scooped the cup and chugged slowly on the burning drink. He learned to sip freshly brewed coffee without burning himself years ago. "I finally am getting the hang of typing and using... this thing." Tsuki patted the laptop.
"Laptop... it's called a laptop," explained Vidka. "Anyway, how are things with Keiko?"
Tsuki groaned. He laid his head on the table. "Don't remind me. It's still nerve wracking every day seeing those two get closer."
"I thought you didn't mind that?"
"I don't but... there are times when I feel like I should."
"You still love her, don't you?"
"But I know I don't have a chance against... him!"
"There you go again, taking out your jealously onto your brother."
"Oh? And I can't when I lost my love to him?"
Vidka shrugged. "Does it matter?"
"Yes! It does because..." Tsuki tightened his jaw and rolled the balls of his heels. Quietly, he swirled back to sip his coffee. He let some drizzle down his neck, each drop missing the keyboard but bouncing back on the screen.
"Tsuki!" The protective "mother" ran her fingers on his muscular chest. "I can't believe you! Just..." Her eyes softened as she looked at the deep pools of silver that were reflecting from her emerald ones. Since when did... she feel so warm around her own son?
*Flashback*
"Vidka? Can you come here for a second?" The attendant asked as she bowed in respect for her senior.
Vidka was known for her love for everyone. This made her an unlikely target for death.
God, the creator of the world, made shinigamis die from returning memories and love. If you love someone, you would give up your own life for them, right? With that, Vidka made herself to love more than one person, lowering the risk of death. If you love everyone, you don't have the desire of lust, or specific love where you want these people all to yourself. You only receive this emotion the moment you actually fall in love, not spreading kindness to everyone.
"Yes? What is it?" Vidka straighten her hair as she let it flow past her shoulder. Her dark irises contrasted with her flaming vermillion hair. Her ears twitched, revealing ears of a sly fox, and her tail was orange with the tip in pale white.
She preened her wings, licking her hands clean, and smoothed her wrinkled skirt.
Beaming, the attendant giggled nervously. "Do you remember Crésho?"
Vidka's glowing demeanour vanished at the name of her ex. "Yes, how could I not?" she hissed sickly.
She crossed her arms and muttered. The only person she couldn't stand was him. They were so in love until she realized he was a jerk that only loved girls for their appearances and status. The very moment he saw Shira, he abandoned her.
All because she had everything she didn't had: big breasts, long, smooth legs, wide hips, plump lips... She could go on and on, degrading herself bit by bit. If only she was more prettier...
Noticing she was lost in her thoughts, the attendant sighed. "Well, it turns out that God assigned him a job, but he refuses to take it."
"Oh? Well, good for him. So, I guess he wants me to take it, now? Why can't he give it to Shira? Oh, that's right... SINCE HE JUST WANTS HER FOR HIS PRIVATE PLEASURES, AND NOTHING ELSE!" she huffed.
The reddened attendant was gaping at Vidka. Wow... I heard that Shira made those two break up badly, but I didn't think this bad!
She bit her lips and felt apprehensive. "Well, the assignment was just to take care of a baby till he was old enough to get the basics of being a shinigami-"
"Whoa, whoa, wait!" she waved her hands in front of the attendant. "A baby is going to turn into a shingami? Can that even happen?"
She shrugged. "Shinigamis can't age. That's why God made us be in the age around the 20's. Could be 15-25, but never lower or higher."
"But shinigamis are humans that committed suicide. A baby can't do that and-"
"It doesn't matter. What God insists, we do. I suspect that this child died the moment he was born. This must have made our Lord feel sorry for him so he made him into a shinigami. Or at least, begin his life now as one rather than a human." She hardened her eyes. "Are you prepare to teach this boy everything you know?"
Nodding furiously, Vidka accepted. "I mean, how hard can he be?"
"Tsuki! You come back here!"
"NEVER!"
"Never?" Her eyes twitched. "Oh, is that so? Well..."
She had no problems grabbing the boy over her shoulder and swinging him around. "You don't have your wings yet, so I will fly as high as I can—then drop you."
"What? No, I am sorry!"
Her lips quivered before she giggled at the sight of Tsuki struggling to get down. "Don't worry. Just tell me why you keep going off now. Before, you always stuck to me like glue."
This caught her attention when he stiffened stiffly. "Uh... I met new friends?"
Tapping her elbows, she folded her arms. "Really? Then can I meet them?"
"NO!" he shouted.
Vidka stood back, shocked, but held it in. She beamed and patted Tsuki's shoulders. She sighed. "Don't stay out too late. We leave tomorrow."
"Uh... 'kay!"
And for the first time, he smiled with all his might. So much, that his cheeks were tinted red.
Vidka chuckled at the boy. Who were the people he was hanging out with that made him so happy?
"Vidka! Viiiidddkkaa!"
With all that racket, Vidka moaned as she bit into her toast. Hmm... needs some peanut butter on it... Spreading some all over it, she immediately gulped it down, not bothering herself to chew, and chugged a glass of milk to go with it. Hey, if you're going to eat something with peanut butter, drinking milk helps you swallow it.
Slowly, she looked at Tsuki, noticing his hair all messed up. He was all packed up with his backpack.
"Tsuki..." she threatened.
And he knew what she was so angry about. Frustrated, he slammed the door as he began to straighten his hair. While he was doing so, Vidka looked at the mirror that was in front of her. Those drawers... Why put a mirror on the top of a drawer yet you don't make it body length? Maybe only closets could do that...
He came back, a little wet on his head, but looked ready to start the conversation back on.
"Now, what was it that you were about to ask?" she asked, decided to begin to get it over with. Besides, since when do you get Tsuki to start something? This was really rare.
"You know how I kept asking for you to let us stay in Kyoto for a few more days?" he inquired, looking determined.
She nodded.
"Well," he gulped nervously, "it is because there is this guy that caught my attention..."
She sharply gasped out loud. "Oh my go-"
He sternly stared at her. "Don't say that."
She eye-rolled Tsuki, adoring his respect to God, and crossed her arms, annoyed at the switch of respect. "Oh my... goodness. You are in love with a-"
"NO! Not that kind of attention. I mean- oh, never mind!" He slapped his forehead, grunting as he paced around the room. Vidka giggled at his annoyance, almost feeling giddy at the sight of her getting the wrong idea. OF COURSE, he didn't meant THAT attention, but... who had caught Tsuki's interest? There was barely anyone that did.
"Then, wwhhaatt?" Vidka questioned, trying to talk like a teen to piss him off. She knew he disliked the fact that she always tried to act young, but it was only to...
Huh? What was she trying to do?
She paused, but shook her head.
"I-" he paused, "promise you won't say anything!" he shouted.
After that, she nodded cautiously. "I... promise." She held up hand in reply.
There was a long pause before, "I don't know why but I keep looking up this guy's file over and over again," he said, showing her the file as he took it out of his backpack.
As he handed the file over, she chuckled. Really? Since when did a human interest you before? She knew it was a human based on the colour of the file. Humans had files the colour of spilled coffee while shinigamis had black, the same colour as their wings.
As she flipped through the file, the first thing that caught her eye was the picture. This is...!
"Ah... I understand why you would feel so curious because of the similarities in looks," she noted, rubbing her chin. Try to act normal! "And same birthday too..."
"Why do I feel like you are acting like you never saw this before?"
This caught her by surprise. "What ever do you mean?" she said tightly.
"You know. The way your tone is sounds pre-tty high pitch... When females try to lie, they usually laugh, smile, or say things high pitch, thinking that no one will suspect."
"That is such a stereotype; that is so not true."
"Then tell me, why are you sweating?"
"What?" she panicked. I'm sweating? Did I give myself away already? But when she touched her neck, it was rather dry.
"Ah ha! So you are lying or you wouldn't do that and-"
"Okay, okay! Sheesh! Why are ten-year olds the hardest partners to deal with?" she sighed heavily. "Fine, I will tell you but you might have to stay in Heaven for a couple of days because of headaches."
"Why would I?" he asked cautiously.
"I will say one sentence, and you will have a rush of memories filling up your head, making your head sting for days."
"No, wait! I don't think- I don't think I want to know anymore!"
"Too late!"
She went closer to her, feeling depressed suddenly that she kept the secret from him for a very long time. He was going to find out soon anyway, but she didn't want it to be like this. So... would she lose him if she did this?
"He is your younger twin brother..." she quietly whispered.
She let go of him, waiting for his reaction. All she saw was him shaking as he gripped his head. He started to bawl, something that was also rare to see.
"Tsuki?"
She reached out for him, but flinched.
If you died the moment you were born, did you even had memories?
"I will say one sentence, and you will have a rush of memories filling up your head, making your head sting for days."
But did he even have any memories? Finally, she embraced him, muffling his tears. "There, there... You'll see him again, I guarantee it. It was fate that made you see him at the age of ten. Ten is a good number!" she exclaimed, trying to cheer him up.
She gulped, but smiled sadly. " At least... you have family."
*End of Flashback*
"Vidka? HEY, VIDKA!"
"Wha- What?" Her head shot up abruptly, almost giving her a migraine. Argh... I hate it when I do it too fast. Her vision was pitch black, giving her brain to feel fuzzy.
Seeing her getting another migraine, Tsuki waited obediently. "Hey... you were out of it for a while. While I was talking to you, you suddenly looked sad again. And my shirt is still wet..."
"Oh! I'm terribly sorry!" she bowed. As she suddenly could see more clearly than the colour black, she saw his white shirt was still unbuttoned and wiped it with a towel that Kaji brought over.
"I probably have to go now..." Kaji exclaimed, leaving without a reason to go.
Later, Tsuki patted Vidka. "Were you thinking about Crésho again?"
"Yes, I di- WHAT? H-how did you know?"
"You always show this sad face when you think about him..." he answered, using the towel to wipe the screen. In frustration, he pointed at the screen for the magic to happen. Clean and done.
Vidka bit her lip. "...n't for long."
"What?" Tsuki turned and saw Vidka... crying? Her face was buried in her hands as moist tears slipped through the gaps of her fingers.
"I... wasn't thinking about him... for long. I was thinking about you!" She gasped, covering her mouth, but continued to cry. "I worry about you and..."
"Hey, I'm now older than you. Shouldn't it be my turn to worry about you?"
Scared, she shook her head. "Just because you age and I don't doesn't mean..." she started to bawl again. Her whole body shook as she fell to the floor. Her hair was all over the place, covering her and...
Tsuki kissed on top of her head.
"Ne, I'm sorry if I gave you trouble."
"You never do! It's just... I lo-" She pursed her lips together, quivering as she looked away from him. "It's... nothing."
"Hey... is it because we're apart?"
"Huh?" She looked at him as she saw him rubbing his neck. "We were once partners, if that's what you want to call it, and now that Keiko is my partner, we barely see each other. It was kind of lucky that I was told to do paper work since then I got to see you. Hey," he looked at Vidka, "why are you doing paper work now? Before, you loved sucking human souls and-"
"It's nothing! And it will always be, OKAY?" she stood up, letting more tears flow out. "I... you will never understand how much I go through when you... you... UGH!" She stormed out of the room.
"VIDKA! HEY, WHERE ARE YOU GOING?"
She stomped aimlessly, not knowing where she was going until she bumped into her ex. She dodged around him, not caring her anger from him anymore, and ran into her room.
"Hey! Vidk-"
"Just shut up, will you? Isn't she crying because of you?"
Tsuki looked at Crésho, grinding his teeth as he pulled on his collar. "Funny, weren't you the one that made her cry? I still remember it, even though I was just a baby. You were assigned to take care of me, but you didn't want to so you gave it to Vidka. Everything that you didn't want to do, you gave it to her. And the Big Boss actually allowed it every time! What was he thinking?.!"
"Oh? Look, I admire your memory, but why would I make her cry? I just told her that I loved someone else and-" He leaned forward and whispered something.
Tsuki's eyes widened. "What?"
"Tsuki..."
The two men both turned as they saw Vidka's tear-streaked face. "Please don't talk about me in front of my room. Your shouting gives me migraines..."
"Oh, sorry," apologized Tsuki.
"Yeah, so-"
"I don't need an apology from you, MISTER!" she snapped. She moaned as she squeezed her eyes shut, pressing hard on her forehead. "Tsuki, it's okay."
"But you-"
"I don't want to talk about my past with him. It's all water under the bridge. Don't worry."
Tsuki sighed as he glared at Crésho to leave. He did, not liking the fact that he retreated, but he left without a word.
Soon, Tsuki pushed Vidka slightly, and locked the door.
"Tsuki?"
"You still have some of my clothes here, right?"
Surprised, Vidka nodded. There were times when Tsuki would sleep in her bed after a long day. Since her room was near the entrance, he chose to sleep with her. He always would, for some weird reason, bring food in her room. He never knew where to eat since he hated eating at the cafeteria. Too much squealing girls. With all that food, he always managed to spill them on his shirt or pants.
He closed the closet behind him, ruffling through his clothes. He soon came out with a fresh, blue undershirt. "Do you need me to sleep with you tonight?"
She blushed, turning away. "Don't you like sleeping with Keiko better? You once told me that!" She hugged herself, letting him see her back. If she turned, he would have seen her crying even more.
"But Kyoko sleeps with Ren now."
Kyoko? Even after knowing who she was, he would still call her Keiko!
"Oh? So you are just going to sleep with me since she doesn't want to be with you anymore? That's just swell! I'm just a replacement! And I always will be. I'm not irreplaceable. I'm just replaceable."
"Are you- Are you still thinking about that?.! How many times do I have to tell you? He isn't even worth two cents and he was just a big jerk! Stop thinking that just because he threw you away from his life that everyone will too!" he sighed. "You're just like Kyoko and Sho."
"Oh? Now you are comparing me with her again. That's just great!" She ran under her covers and gripped her pillow, crying into into it. "LEAVE ME ALONE!"
"But you still have migraines..."
"Yeah? Well, you being here isn't going to help me!"
Did I say too much? she thought as she couldn't hear his voice. Soon, his arms were around her waist. She squeaked, surprised that he went under her sheets and into her bed without her knowing.
"Vidka... Is it true that your hair wasn't always dark brown; that you had orange hair like embers flitting from a fire?" he nuzzled into her hair. "I always wondered why out of all the shinigamis, you didn't had any animal features and looked only like an angel with black wings. I heard your eyes weren't chartreuse, but black, and the animal you looked like was a fox..."
"Wha... why are you saying all of this?"
"That was what you looked like before you met me. You changed the moment you knew I was going to have dog ears and a tail. Why did you do that?"
"Be-because dogs hate foxes, right?"
"Vidka..."
"I wanted to get rid of what I looked like before, okay? I just... I just didn't want to look like the girl I was back then in front of you and-"
"You love me," Tsuki huskily finished.
"EHH? Who told you-"
"It was Crésho."
"That stupid baka. I want to-"
"Well, is it true?"
Vidka turned around and gave a teary kiss. Her mouth molded with his as she tightly grabbed onto his hair. She let go, wanting to breathe. She was breathing heavily. "Yes! Yes, it's true. When I found out that you were going to be partners with Keik- Kyoko, I was jealous since we would be apart. You fell in love with Kyoko when you were a shinigami and now you're partners, it's not fair!"
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"Since you still love her!"
"Really? Since when?"
"Since when- you told me hours ago!"
"But I would never let my younger brother be sad if I snatched her away from him."
"What the- try to make more sense the first time!"
"I will," he chuckled.
"Do you love me then?"
He kissed her cheeks, licking away her salty tears. "Even if I'm confused with my feelings, I don't love Kyoko anymore. I don't love her like before, but... I do feel warmth when I'm with you."
"You-"
"I love you too."
She smiled as she hid under the covers. Curious, he went down and saw her green eyes faded to black. Her hair was much lighter and her human-like ears turned into fox ears.
"This is what I really look like... Do I look bad?" She blushed.
Tsuki saw this, even when the room was dark and gave a cold chill. He hugged her, loving how she radiated the perfect amount of heat. "Oh my god," he said, forgetting how he hated to say that, "how could Crésho give up such an angel?"
*Flashback*
"I just told her that I loved someone else and-" He leaned forward and whispered something. "*I already knew I wasn't worthy for her love. I already knew that one day, she would fall in love with someone like you.*"
*End of Flashback*
I'M SO SOOOOOOOORRRRRRYY! I was doing school work, and was practising for a Winter Concert, and then I felt really weird. I was thinking, "Am I forgetting something?", and then BOOM! I forgot to finish this chapter. I was three quarters done until suddenly, I broke my leg. NOOOOOOOOOO! I blame this cursed mouse ring I bought. I wore it for three days and its right eye fell out. Then it began to rust. Then on the same day I took it off, my right leg broke. I couldn't walk for 2 weeks! All that limping and leg crutches... I was in an even bad case where I had to use a wheel chair during the last week. I'm sorry!
So again, I'm sorry for not typing up a chappie. Though, I still think no one cares since I have a small amount of reviews. And with the number of chapters so far, that is REALLY little.
Note: this chapter focuses a LOT on Vidka and Tsuki. Next one will be more KyokoxRen.
Another note: If you guys (actually, I think there are more girls out there) didn't notice, Vidka is a made up name. It isn't Japanese, or Chinese, or Russian. If it actually is a name in some culture, then WOW! The same goes to Crésho. If you don't know how to pronounce it, it's "cray-show".