Chap 6 New Life

-3 MONTHS LATER-

Within 3 months, Yumi had learnt everything about the changing of human world in the past 500 years. Beside learning about history, art, technology, Yuuki wanted her to learn many different languages since it was a need for family business. From her brother, Yumi knew that Bradford owned several corporations which specialized in education, health management, and private force. Their family empire had spread all over the world. However, she was shocked when it was said that their empire hasn't reached to Japan yet. They used Bradford as a legal registered name in the marketplace. Hence it was hard to enter Japan. Moreover, after their mom, Miki Fukuzawa, disappeared at the same time of her sleeping, their influence in Japan was faded insignificantly. Only some old prestige families in Japan knew about their family. Thus Yuuki had become business partner with these family in the last few years to gain their trust and join this society again. Both of them thought that it was time to come back Japan and rebuilt their family name and also found what she had lost.

Anyway, they had to meet Landegre first to get the letter from their parents. Hence after preparing almost updated knowledge they left the castle to London. They have another house in the city. As Yuuki said it was just an apartment with all modern products. He thought that it was inappropriate if he install new technology in the castle which was belonged to ancient Noblesse. Thus Yumi did not have chance to practice using those thing during her learning process. This was the time to do so. Tanaka left first in other to prepare everything in the city.

Yumi looked at the castle the last time before both of them casted the hidden spells on the castle to protect it from strangers. "I'll be back soon", she me murmured when she got on the car for her new adventure after 500 years.

"Yuuki, you're too old" Yumi said in amusing tone when she saw her brother change into the late 30's man. She knew that he had changed his appearance many times during these years in order to live in the human society. He told her that every few decades he faked his death and returned as Bradford's heir.

"Well, this is my current undercover identity in human world. I think it charming. Many ladies would faint because of my appearance." He said with a big grin and gave Yumi a wink. "Neh, Yumi, I wanna see your adult form too." He put a finger under his chin, faking a thinking pose and made an evil smirk.

"Ehhhhh" She noticed that look and could quickly pick up the last image that popped up from his mind. She blushed furiously and screamed at his face, "How dare you?" She wanted to strangle this man who happened to be her little brother. "Oy, Yumi. Don't you think it'll be pretty on you?" He winked at her but he only got a smack on his shoulder. "Next time, make sure you're not the driver so I can kill you properly Yuuki." She tried to fake her anger toward him but it did not work since her face had betrayed it all. Both of them broke into laughter.

After composing himself, Yuuki said seriously, "Seriously Yumi. We have to throw a party to welcome you to the society both human and our kind. Thus you must have one of those...well...formal clothes."

"Whattttt. You call that...that little piece of fabric is formal. I would rather choose traditional Noblesse suite." Yumi said in unbelievable tone, she was totally shocked about the idea that her brother wanted her to be in the long black silky dress with no sleeve. Moreover there was nothing cover on the back of the dress. She crossed her arms over her chest and pouted. She tried to ignored him by enjoying the sight. All of sudden, she blushed at the thought of that beautiful girl in a fabulous black dress that hugged her curves perfectly. It would be perfect on her. She rested her head on the window and murmured sadly, "I miss you."

"So you like that dress huh?" Yuuki noticed her sadness so he tried to cheer her up. He squeezed her hands to draw Yumi out of her own world. Yumi gave him a faint smile, "How can I do without you, Yuuki."

"Then do me a favor. I wanna see you in that dress." He grinned.

"No is no." She almost cursed herself for nearly fall into her brother's trick. She knew that Yuuki cared for her deeply but somehow he always found his way to make her accept his idea. But this time, she couldn't accept it. She cleared her throat and made a clear statement, "I won't wear that dress but you could help me buy one. Of course I'll decide what type of dress. OK?"

"Done. And welcome to London. We'll be home in 15 minutes."

They traveled in silence until they arrived at the high rise building. Their new house was on the top of this building. Yuuki parked the car in the basement and he got one question that nearly made him laugh to death.

"Yuuki, how can you climb up their everyday?" Yumi asked confusingly and pointed to the exit staircase at the end of the basement. It took several seconds for him to understand what she meant. He burst into laugh.

-FLASHBACK-

"Oy, Yuuki. How can they put many horses in this small car to make it run." Yumi asked right after she saw the car in front of the main door.

-END FLASHBACK-

It took him quite long to explain about that question so this time he would show her instead of using word to explain. However, he had to compose himself first. It was hilarious every time he got a naive question from Yumi. Her facial expression was priceless. He told himself to carry a camera with him from now on. "Come on Yumi, we won't walk up there. God, you have a lot to learn." He offered his hand and led her to big metal box that was called an elevator and it could help people go up and down at these kind of building. After knowing about this, Yumi blushed furiously about her silly questions of the day.

-5 MONTHS LATER-

As expected from Bradford bloodline, Yumi has finished both standard and advanced study program within 3 months. This was not a surprise to any professors that Yuuki had hired to mentor Yumi. They all knew about the history of this family. All of them got their first degree at the age of 14 or 16 and they were well-known for their successful in business and also elegant manner. Both Yuuki and Yumi thought how amused if those people knew that Yuuki was the one who led this family business in those years. He told her about the school life, it was fantastic and full of adventure. Thus Yumi wanted to attain school too. After long discussion, they both agreed that after getting the letter from Landegre, Yumi could attain high school in Japan so it would be easier to find the Heart of Ocean and Yumi's pretty crow.

Another surprise was Yumi's musical talent. She gain her interested in playing piano when they threw a party to introduce Yumi to Bradford's partners. Thus he added a baby grand piano in the department and asked one of the best pianist in the city to teach her. There was nothing he could not do for his sister. He introduced her as the next heir of Bradford's empire. They have argued about the title for Yumi in the family for weeks when they've just arrived here. Finally, she accepted to be his niece since it was the most reasonable explanation for her existence. To Yuuki, this was a good chance for him to take a break but he still had to convinced his sister to take his place for awhile so he could work on his personal plan.

Their lives went smoothly until Yuuki got a black envelope that had a Landegre's seal on the back. He has hidden the letter for 3 days and still had no intention to tell Yumi about it. He wanted to spend more time with her. But his conscience told him this was a wrong decision even Tanaka told him so. He just ignored them all. They were very happy with this normal life why he would let those past time bother them. Yup, Yuuki had made up many reasons for keeping this news from his sister so he would not feel guilty. However, he felt more guilt when he came back home from the sudden meeting at the company this morning. It turned out that was just an overreaction from one of his CEO that he hired to control the company when he was not there. It seemed Yumi had asked Tanaka to help her to arrange the meeting so he had to leave the house for entire day. Thus she would have time to prepare birthday party for him. He has not felt this kind of happiness for years. Especially when Yumi gave him an antique ring which had his name graved inside.

-FLASHBACK-

"Yuuki, please please I wanna go to this shop. Please take me there." Yumi made the most gorgeous puppy dog eyes to him while her hands clapped like praying sign so he had to raised his hands up as a sign of surrender.

"OK. Let's me change into something proper. God, it's only 8. What do you want so badly? Ask Tanaka buy for you." He sound annoyed since he did not fully awake. Yumi just gave a gigantic grin and left the room so he could change. He shook his head and subconsciously he smiled. Yeah they were here for 5 days and his sister seemed to catch up with all these things really quick. Just like they said practice make perfect. She gained her interest in surfing internet and how it was so easy to get everything with just one click. Fortunately, they had a lot of money for her to spend on whatever she wanted. He sighed when he remembered that their house was full of game machine, books, and fluffy dolls.

"Yuukiiii. Hurry up." Yumi yelled out from living room. She seemed so excited about this trip.

"Hai hai" He walked to the room as quick as he could. And he saw how cute his sister was when she pouted. He had to hold himself from laughing. "Where do you wanna go, your highness?" He bowed down before her and earned a small smile. Then he stood straight up and offered his arm. They headed to the parking lot.

After half an hour they were in front of the old jewelry store which was located in the most quiet area in the city. He has never been here so he had no idea how Yumi could know this place. He wanted to ask but if it seemed like she would not tell him anyway so the best choice was just following her direction. Yumi told him to wait outside in the car while she went into the story even though he voiced out his scare for her safety. But she said with stern face, "Stay here." and walked away leave him in irritated state.

"30 minutes." Yuuki murmured while he was tapping his finger impatiently on the wheel. His eyes almost glued on the door of the shop. "Wait, did she have cash with her?" Suddenly, he asked himself since unconsciously he touched his pocket. "Damn" he ran out of the car and tended to get into the store.

"Haizz, it was only half an hour. You're so impatient, Yuuki." Yumi was out of the store right at the time he reached the door. It seemed she already got what she wanted. He changed from worried look to neutral look immediately and scratched his head and grinned naively. "Got what you want?"

"Yup" She said excitely.

"What did you buy?" He asked curiously.

"Secret" She put one finger on her lip.

"Wait. How can you pay them?" He remembered the reason he was out of the car.

"Mou, Yuuki. Tanaka gave me some. Don't you think I'll go there without money."

"Yeah, yeah who dare to say you were out of this world for 500 years. hahahaha. You're expect now. Especially when using my money." He tucked out his tongue and his hands were up. Yumi giggled.

"Come on. I'm starving. Let's spend your money on some delicious breakfast then"

-END FLASHBACK-

So this was what she got for him that day. Tear fell freely on his cheek. He has not had a real birthday for years. He did not hope Yumi would remember his birthday after those incidents. This was overwhelming and at the same time he was ashamed of action. He could feel she wiped his tear and caressed his cheek gently. He felt like being shot right into his mind. He grabbed Yumi's hand and ordered Tanaka, "Get the car, Tanaka. We'll have a trip to Landegre's mansion now."

"Yuuki, they said that they will inform us when the Head of their family come back. Why we have to get there now?" She asked confusingly but she still follow him. They grab their coat on the way to the door. The mood inside the car was so heavily. Yuuki broke the silence first, "Yumi, I'm sorry. I have something to tell you. And please...please..forgive me." He said desperately. He felt as if there were tons of stone in his heart now. No matter what happen, he had to release all the truth right now even his sister would hate him.

Yumi still kept silence because she wanted to know what Yuuki were going to say before she judge the situation. Thus she looked straight into his eyes and waited for the story from him.

"Okay...I got the letter from Landegre 3 days ago. I had hidden it and forced Tanaka kept silence too. I'm sorry Yumi. I was so selfish. I want we live like this for awhile. I miss it. I miss the feeling of having family. I miss all the family meal. I miss you and mom and dad." He could not keep the clear voice anymore. For the first time in 500 years, he broke down in tears. He would never hope for her forgiveness.

"Silly, Yuuki" Yumi whispered and hugged him tightly. "I'm here now and I don't intend to leave you so soon. No matter what happened, you're still my little brother. We're family, Yuuki. None can break our bond." She soothed him.

The car had stopped but Tanaka did not want to interrupt the moment of his young masters.

"We're here, Yumi. Let's get in and find out what we should do next." Yuuki took a few deep breath to calm himself down. He composed himself and tried to form a smile on his lip.

Yumi looked at him and said honestly, "I forgive you. So let's go little brother." Both of them smiled. They did not any words to understand that everything was OK then.

Yuuki opened the door and offered his hand to Yumi. They walked toward the main door hand in hand. As soon as they went into the house, both of them changed into the suite of Noblesse. Both of them were in the adult form of Noblesse. They looked so alike that what they got from all servant in the house. Hence both of them smirked at those thought.

"I'm waiting for you." The head butler of Landegre bowed at them and without any direction, he led them to his master's room.

While both of them were inside the mansion, Tanaka took out his mobile phone and dialed the number that he had memorized by heart.

-FAR FROM LONDON-

The phone rang few times until the young lady answer it. She was alone in the room which looked like a study room. She looked at the call's ID before answered the phone.

"Ara, Tanaka, what's up?" A calmed gentle voice of the woman replied the phone call.

"They're at Landegre's mansion now. I think they come to you soon. Bye" That was all he said on the phone and then the ending sound.

"Haizz, that old man." She sighed and turned to the direction in front of her desk. There was someone who sat on the couch in front of it.

"You're back, sweetheart." She said.

"I think you can guess the rest huh." That was the girl who was at the castle the day Yumi awaked. She moved slowly to her love.

"Well, I'd love to hear from you, my Nastuki." She said playfully.

Yup, that woman who just talked on the with Tanaka was Fujino Shizuru. She was Yumi's knight and also secret protector for Miki and Yuichiro. Tanaka and her kept in touch secretly so they could protect their masters efficiently.

Nastuki said excitedly, "Just like Miki sama predicted, she awoke exactly 17 years after that girl reincarnated. You must be there to see her aura. It was so strong. Even that man could inherit the power of his family, he could not defeat her. He won't stand a chance."

"Well, well, I already saw her power 500 years ago. And I would not predict anything about the fight between my master and that man. He still has a chance though." Shizuru had a mischievous smile when she said that.

"Ne, that's the future. And now. Don't you miss me!" Shizuru winked at her lover and pouted cutely. Then she pulled the girl into her tight hug. "Of course, I miss you, my Shizuru." They were in each other embrace for how long only god knew.

Next morning, both of them were lying on the king size bed and they had a little conversation and their plan to welcome Shizuru's master and also a closed friend.

-LONDON-

"Are you sure, you can't come with me, Yuuki." Yumi asked him hopefully so he could change his mind.

"Nah, you go their first. I'll have something to take care of before I can join you there." His voice sounded disappointed a bit because he could not got with his sister. Damn those sudden business trips.

After the visit to Landegre, both of them knew everything about Yumi's past and also the information about the Heart of Ocean and that girl. Thus Yumi had to come to Japan to find her knight to retrieve the gem stone and get more information from her. It turned out Miki had asked Shizuru take care of the girl and the stone. Moreover, there was a family secret book too. Their mom said that book would help them a lot in the future. Furthermore, they were very happy because their parents were still alive and they would meet them soon. However, both of them knew their parents wanted to enjoy their lovey-dovey life. Yup, that was their parent. As long as they knew their children were fine, they did not need to be right next to them.

However, in order to cover her identity, Tanaka suggested she would become high school student since she looked like one of them. That was actually a very great idea because that what they had planned before. The difficult question was which school she should apply for. Luckily, one of Yuuki's partner was Japanese who was working in London at this time recommended one all girl school in Tokyo which was kind of popular among prestige families in Japan. Thus, they applied for the school right away even though school year started 2 months ago. Fortunately, Yumi passed all the necessary tests to get into the school. Hence she had to be there as soon as possible.

"Alright, have you packed everything, Yumi?" Yuuki asked the last time before they left to go to the airport. He was so worried for his sister. "Yes yes Yuuki. You've asked the same question for...more than 10 times." Yumi sounded annoyed but she knew what her brother thought.

"Ok. One last time. I sent all your stuff to the new house in Tokyo so you just have to carry these 2 bags. There will be someone who will take care of you during the flight. Ah...Shoot... I almost forgot. Here" He talked none stop all the way to the door, and to the parking lot and then he realized he forgot to give her some sleeping pills. "Take these. If you can't handle the flight. Drink them then you'll sleep all the way" He grinned.

"Hai. Hai. Yuuki, I got it. It'll be OK. Stop being a worrywart. OK. Everything is perfect. I have all the phone numbers and house addresses here so I won't be lost." Yumi pointed at her small bag and Yumi tried to calm him down. It seemed like he was the one who worried the most.

When they were at the airport, Yuuki became more and more worried for his sister. This was her first light anyway. He even tended to take her there and then came back London right after the arrival but Yumi had to comfort him for half an hour so he could get that idea out of his mind. She sighed in relief right after her brother could calm down.

"I'll call you when I got there. OK"

They said their goodbye before she entered the departure door. When she was behind the door, Yuuki left the airport and cried silently in the back of the car.

"Master, she'll be alright. She'll be in good care. Finish your work first." Tanaka comfort his young master.

"Yeah, right. Tanaka, take me to the company." Yuuki wiped his tear quickly.

Yay, I finished another chapter.

I wonder what will happen next?

At this time I run out of idea for the next chapter.

Welcome all ideas, suggestions, feedback. Anything. Give me some inspiration. :D

Anyway, enjoy the story.