The Reunion
"Mom…?" I said. Why was she here? In this world?
"Kurai!" she said as she waved at us. Ed nudged me.
"You going to be okay?" he asked. I nodded and showed a fake smile.
"I'm fine!" I said a little too loud in my opinion.
"Well, I'm glad to see that you are safe and sound," my mother replied as she held me in her arms. I hesitantly wrapped my arms around her. As she finally released me, she reached for my blond strand.
"It still hasn't faded?" she asked. I jerk my head back making the strand fall out of her hand.
"No, and I like it this way," I replied harshly.
"Dad!" Hikari shouted as she ran towards her father and jumped into his arms.
"Hikari! How have you been?" he asked her.
"I'm fine!" she replied suddenly forgetting about the large hole I've created in her head. Her father suddenly glanced at me. I froze as shivers were sent down my spine.
"Who did this to you?" he asked as he looked at the wound in her head.
"Kurai, but its okay! It doesn't hurt or anything!" she replied, keeping that same idiotic smile on her face.
"Kurai! How could you?" my mom scowled at me. I sighed as I rolled my eyes.
"She was an enemy at the moment and I attacked her! That's all! No hard feelings," I replied as I walked pass her. Ed quickly followed.
"Still as cold as ever huh?" he asked teasingly.
"I don't have a heart for people like her and Hikari," I replied as cold as ever. Ed laughed.
"Right now isn't the time for games Ed," I warned him. Something was going on and I needed to know what.
"Oh! I guess I forgot! How rude of me! Kurai! This is your father, Yamato Kuroshi," my mother said. I froze. My eyes widen and my heartbeat accelerated. Father? Those words disgusted me for some unknown reason.
"And Hikari, this is your mother, Gabrielle Kuroshi," Yamato, or my "Father" said. Hikari had the same reaction as me.
"So those two are…" Lavi began.
"SISTERS?" Hikari and I shouted. A weird silence suddenly filled the space. Thoughts were rushing thought my head. We were sisters? Not to mention twins! My mother never told me I had a father, so I presumed that he was dead. Guess not! I had a sister on top of that! Who looked nothing like me!
"Shall we discuss this matter inside?" Lavi suddenly broke the silence. I snapped out of my thoughts and took a deep breath.
"Fine," I replied.
"Very well then," Yamato replied as he headed towards the Church.
"Wait… That's the order?" Ed asked.
"Yeah, why asking?" Lavi replied. Ed looked at the building once again.
"We'll be surrounded with Clergymen. Big deal Ed! Get over it," I replied as I followed Yamato. Ed and I weren't the most religious persons in the world but in order to obtain the info we need, we'll have to put that aside.
"Not everyone believes in God in there ya know?" Lavi replied as he and Ed followed us.
"No?" Ed replied uncertainly. I laughed.
"It's simply because we possess certain powers that the Order needs. That's why we're in there," he explained.
"Just like the state alchemists…" I whispered.
As we entered the order, people started whispering and muttering things. The building was a beautiful place. The people in it… Can't say much about them.
"Please ignore what they say," Allen whispered into my ear. That act suddenly made me scarlet red. I pulled my hood over my head and looked away. For some reason, Allen made me uncomfortable. Being around him always made me nervous. Allen was a nice guy and all but… I had to keep my guard around him.
"You okay Kurai?" Ed asked.
"I'm fine," I replied as I stuffed my hands into my pockets.
We finally entered a room that was calm and quiet. No one was here thought…
"Where are we?" I asked.
"In the lounge. No one comes here especially around this time, so we can have a bit of privacy," Lavi explained. Great… alone with them…
"We came here for information, not chatting," I pointed out.
"Right after we solve this little case," Mother replied. She sat down as the others did the same. I hesitantly sat down and pulled my hood off. I played around with my bracelet. I always did that whenever I was nervous. Ed seemed to noticed and placed his right hand on mine. His hand was cold; normal, he had an automail arm, but that reassured me and I loosened up a bit.
"For starters, let myself and Yamato apologize," Mother said to me and Hikari.
"We're sorry for lying to you," she continued. Hell yeah she should be apologizing.
"And for not telling me that I had a twin…"I muttered to myself.
"What did I tell you about the muttering?" mother said. I rolled my eyes.
"Never mind that… You never told me why you were here," I replied in order to avoid a huge speech from my mom.
"Yeah! Why are you here Dad?" Hikari asked as Yamato tried to clean up the dried blood on her forehead. That was clearly impossible since Hikari couldn't stop moving around.
"Would you please stop moving Hikari? You're making this task almost impossible…" Yamato said after a long sigh.
"Sorry…" she replied as she finally sat still. A sudden silence filled the room. I started playing with my blonde strand and I glanced at Ed who seemed nervous suddenly.
"You still haven't answered her question, Gabrielle," Yamato suddenly said as he placed the bandage over Hikari's wound.
"Ah true… The reason why we are here is because we have some important matters to discuss with you two," she said, seeming as if her mind was elsewhere.
"Since the two of you now know that you are sisters, I think it's time we told you this," Yamato added.
"What now? That I have another sister?" I said out of pure sarcasm. My mother glared at me.
"Not quite Kurai," she replied, warning me not to make those kinds of sarcastic jokes again.
"This concerns your identity," Yamato said. I felt a sudden chill going down my back. Why was I afraid?
"We're Hikari and Kurai right? Perfectly normal 15 year old girls right?" Hikari asked sounding very worried.
"Not exactly…" Yamato replied in a small voice.
"Then what are we? Some kind of monsters?" I asked. This isn't normal. If we're not humans, what else can we be?
"Something similar to that," My mother replied. Why are my parents replying in vague answers?
"Can you guys just get to the point instead of replying with vague answers?" I shouted, getting very tired of this game that we playing. If the matter was that important, why are they acting so strangely? My mother and Yamato exchanged a worried look.
"Very well. We'll get to the point just like you said. The two of you are angels and devils," Yamato finally said. My eyes widen as I sudden froze. The world seem to have suddenly stop turning. A hand was suddenly place on top of mine. I looked to my right and saw that Ed was trying to comfort me. I smiled back and whispered a faint "Thank you."
"Everything will be fine," he whispered back. I just hope so. I looked at Hikari who seemed just as shocked as I was. Our eyes suddenly met as I smiled at her.
"Wait… do you mean a devil as in…?" Allen's sentence was suddenly cut by Yamato.
"Not an Akuma, nor a Noah," he explained. Allen suddenly seemed to loosen up.
"A devil as in born in the underworld, living only to serve Satan," my mother added. She somewhat made the matter seem even more serious than it already was.
"And an angel, to assist God in his duties," Yamato said.
"So God really does exist huh?" Ed muttered to himself.
"What proof do you have then? You guys suddenly appear after I don't know how many years, without a single notice, and you suddenly tell us that we're not human?" I shouted, letting my anger explode.
"Calm down Kurai…" Allen said.
"I will not calm down! How can I trust them? They who didn't even care for us as children!" I shouted once more. Yamato slammed his fist onto the table.
"I've heard enough Kurai!" he replied.
"I won't taking orders from you!" I shouted back. My vision suddenly became blurry. Please don't let the tears flow out… Not now anyways…
"I'm your father!" he yelled.
"You may be Hikari's father, but not mine!" I replied as I stormed off.
"Kurai!" I heard my mother shouting in the distance. I didn't even turn back. How could they even be considered as my family? Do I even have one? At last, I couldn't hope them back anymore. As I walked in the silent hallway, a tear rolled down my cheek.