Chapter 1- The Move:

Kato:

A week later, I was still glaring at Moriko even as she fawned over the Japanese fashion. We currently at the mall- looking as human as we could in our human forms. That still didn't stop the weird stares at Moriko- who had to squeal when she saw the kimonos. I smiled faintly as weird as Moriko was, she was still like a sister to me. Her and Reve were all the family I had- granted, I have known Moriko longer, but that didn't matter. With our unique situations, it didn't take long for all of us to grow close.

Still, we were sisters, despite our varied personalities. Moriko, I think, was the most extreme out of us- being so cheery, loud, and yet…would do anything to protect us. I still felt bad, remembering those times she had taken a blow for me and protected me. Admit, I guess I was weaker than her- still stronger than Reve, I admit proudly. Though, I would never say that it to her face. Reve…she was something different that was for sure. She was cold, but I knew she cared underneath her little 'cool' act.

She doesn't know that I know it's an act. I mean, she does act cold. She is always thinking and rarely will do things that doesn't have some sort of gain to it. Yet, I was observant and from all the surviving I've had to do, I know a cold heartless person when I saw them…and Reve wasn't one. She cared, she just didn't show it and I knew she would never admit that she thought of me and Moriko as sisters too.

Frankly, I was looking at things in the mall too. It was the first time being in somewhere like this- crowded, yet no one was attacking us. Not only that, but it was the first time to be in a mall. I was just better at fawning in secret.

Besides, we had to choose clothes that fit us- not fit us as in fit our bodies, but we had to find clothes that didn't show anything like Moriko and Reve's tattoos. I mean, I didn't have any marks that needed to hide. However, Reve had her 'birthmark' on her side that needed to be covered. According to her, it was a birthmark- even if it looked like a tattoo. Because Dream Weavers were born with that mark somewhere on their bodies and where it was located was supposed to be a sign about how powerful that dream weaver would be when they grew up.

Moriko had her marks to cover up too. Her marks, unlike Reve's, went across her whole body. It was vines with roses on them that covered parts on her thigh, her arm, her chest, her stomach, her feet, and her shin. Geesh. It looked like a person just went to town tattooing her whole body. However, like Reve, she was born with those marks. Sort of. They get more marks as they grow, as they become more part of nature, however they stop 'growing' when they turn eighteen. How many marks you had is a sign of how much you love nature, well that wasn't a fact but a superstition. She said that it actually didn't matter how many marks you had, but it did matter what flower you had. Apparently what type of flower it was a sign about how your powers would work. For example, her mother had a daisy and therefore she required more sunlight. Moriko has to drink more water since she had a rose. Personally, it was all confusing to me, but it just proved how plant-like and nature-orientated her species was.

"Kato, look!"

I turned to see Moriko holding up a black dress and honestly, I thought it was pretty cute.
"Go put try it on!"

I chuckled and Reve crossed arms,
"Just hurry up," she said in English, "We're wasting time."

Moriko and I sort-of ignored her. Though, Reve did have a point- we needed to hurry. We planned on stealing the clothes of our choice- after all, we didn't have money and we stuck out like sore thumbs in the clothes that Reve snatched from a few people in New York before we snuck onto a plane here. I hated planes, but it was better than a boat. I really hated water.

After an hour at the shops, and stealing a few things secretly, we left. I ended up 'buying' a cute black dress that was long-sleeved and went mid-thigh. Moriko, of course, 'bought' the hunter green outfit she was eyeing in the shop- jeans with a hunter green hoodie that would be sure to cover her arms and chest. Reve actually picked something out too- black jeans, and a white blouse.

We had Reve's hacking skills and other skills to thank for getting us an apartment in a complex. She also managed to knab us a laptop as Moriko and I went to the market and knab some food.
"If we plan on living here," I pointed out, "We can't just steal food for ourselves the whole time."
"-Which is why I am creating fake identities," Reve said as she typed away, "be thankful I was friends with Iopov."
"You had friends before us," Moriko said jokingly. Reve mildly glared.

I briefly remembered Reve mentioning Iopov (a name that meant Hacker) before, but I only met a few times, as did Moriko. He was a hacker- really good with computers. I was glad he could though and apparently taught Reve how to as well.

"So, what's the story then," I asked curiously.
"We're all cousins," Reve replied smoothly, "Reve Effroi, Moriko Tenshi, and Kato Skrapi."

I smiled- realizing the joke between the names (Moriko Tenshi- Japanese for Forest Angel, Reve Effroi- French for Dream Terror and Kato Skrapi- Esperanto for Cat Scratch). Our first names, while they were are real names, had meaning as did our last names.

The names were also a part of our past. I was raised in Ireland. My mother was Irish, but my father was from a clan in Mexico. Mother had to learn Esperanto just to speak with him. So, I was raised speaking Esperanto, but because not many people outside of the clans that were in Mexico knew Esperanto, my mother taught me English as well. We moved to America when we separated from our clan. It wasn't without reason though- after all, we Katojns viewed our clans (clans were all families branched off from a past family) very close. It was difficult and painful to leave the clan. I winced remembering my family. I wondered what happened to them. Maybe it was for the best though. Mother and I didn't exactly leave on good terms. I didn't even know if they were still alive. Yet, I viewed Moriko and Reve as my fratinoj, sisters, now and they were my new family- a new clan.

Reve was from France (Moriko and I met her when she was transferred to the place they kept us captive in America), hence her name Reve that meant Dream in French. I didn't know that much about her though. I knew that her parents and her didn't get along and her species was a bit rare. It was rare since they weren't known for their fighting skills, brains over brawn. My people would have easily defeated Reve's clan (well, she calls family her Tribu), because her species were a bit malfortajn- weak. As far as I knew though, there were at least three of her species left besides Reve. I didn't understand her species. Her species were the SonĝoEntrudulo, Dream Intruders-though most people called them Dream Weavers, but my language doesn't have a word for Weaver. I did know that most of her kind were cold and didn't show much emotion. Reve never mentioned her family though, so I always wondered what happened.

Moriko was raised in China for a while, and for a while in Japan as well, so her name meant Forest in Japanese. She was what my people called an Arbaro Locutor, Forest Speaker. Though, most people called them a Forested Angel. I winced remembering her screams- she used to have angel wings that retracted in her human form- hence the species Forested Angel. But the government had clipped them. They had yet to grow back. I met her in America when our gentoj, family, had crossed paths. Apparently, our gentoj were there for the same reasons. Her mother and father left Japan to protect the wildlife and because of some bad family relations. It was odd to see our two species getting along so well, but it worked out. Moriko and I formed a strong bond- in a way, I imprinted on her as my sister- and soon after we were best friends for a few years, we were captured.

All our names also had to do with our abilities and species. Despite everything, we all only shared two languages in common- English and Japanese.

"Also, I have taken the liberty of enrolling us in Ouran High School Academy- after all, we are intelligent enough for it."
I hissed and Moriko pouted. Reve rolled her eyes,

"If we plan to live here- for who knows how long- we must blend in. Blending in does require to go to school."

Reve brought up the page for the school to show us. I raised an eyebrow- it looked like a school for the rich kids. Leave it to Reve to only settle for the best.

"I have also taken the liberty of setting up a bank account- hacking the computers was easy and I transferred quite the bit of money."

"So no stealing," I asked.
"No stealing- stealing might get us caught."
I scoffed,
"Us getting caught would end up with quite a few people dead," I smiled.

"Exactly- if we plan to lay low, we mustn't draw attention to ourselves."

I nodded.

A few hours later (after we had stuff in the apartment and went to do more shopping), I was bored out of mind so I kept bugging Reve. I poked her and she scowled as it drew blood,
"Put those claws away."

I smiled sheepishly,
"Opps."

Moriko:

I felt a bit of pity for Reve. I knew how much Kato's claws could hurt sometimes. I was just glad we were immune to the poison that her claws had. She retracted her nails so they weren't like sharp claws anymore and more human. I grinned as I remembered the few toys I got for Kato. She was more in touch with her instincts than Reve and I were…I tossed the ball of string into Reve's lap.

Reve's eyes widened and Kato purred as she jumped straight into Reve's lap. Reve scowled and glared at me as I laughed seeing Kato gleefully play with the string, oblivious to Reve's anger.

"Kato," Reve growled, "Please gain some self-control- Moriko, do not encourage her."

Kato looked at Reve with her sad eyes- something no one could resist. Reve bit her lip and tossed the string into the empty part of the apartment. Kato was after it in a second. She really was a kitty-cat sometimes. I'm just glad I didn't have any catnip- that thing is like weed for cats and when Kato has it, it's like someone flipped a switch. Then again, Kato was a bit more in touch with her sexier side than Reve and I were. That's part of how we got out- she would seduce guards, without actually doing anything, to make a distraction as we got away.

Reve shut her laptop,
"It's best we get some rest for tomorrow- we will have school."

Kato and I nodded and headed towards our beds. Our beds weren't that much, but was nice for us. After all, it was the most comfortable for our individual species- which was why the apartment was three bedroom. Honestly, to me it was still like a dream- we had food, we had beds, we were…normal. We actually had a working bathroom.

My bedroom reflected me, my personality, and my species. I had many plants in different pots everywhere- bamboo in the corner, vines, lilies, and orchids. My bed was a traditional mat that had flowers on it that laid on the floor. I loved nature, but in the corner I had a bag of gifts- gifts for Kato and Reve for Christmas (which was sort of soon).

Kato's bedroom was…different for my tastes. She had a pet cat (a stray she took in) named Moonshine since it was white. Moonshine lived in Kato's room, since Reve didn't like cats. Hence why Kato had a litter box, cat toys, scratching post, water, cat bed and cat food in the room- that didn't stop the jokes though. Kato also had her things- her bed with a lot of pillows and blankets, dresser, and a few other odd things.

Reve, I think, had the most normal bedroom- plain white bed, desk, and a few other things like a dresser. Then again, if anyone could pass off like a normal person it would be Reve. Still, I don't think she, or any of us, could survive school.