"Hey, that one is coming to," Hachi announced.
Kei glanced at Misha, watching her roll over until she fell out. Even then, she didn't wake up. Kei returned his attention to Ahsim who was stirring.
"Welcome back to the world of the conscious," he said as Ahsim's eyes opened.
Ahsim blinked, then squinted, tilting his head to the side a bit.
"Are you an angel?" he asked.
Kei blinked, a little stunned.
"Only if angels walk around the house naked and leave their swords in the oddest of places," Haru mumbled.
Ahsim sat up, rubbing his eyes. He looked at Kei again.
"HOLY SHIT YOU'RE A GUY!" he cried.
Ana and Haru burst into laughter while Kei continued to remain confused. Ariha patted him on the shoulder.
"Best not to know," she said.
Then her gaze went to Ahsim.
"Wake up your other half and we'll have your angel explain, m'kay?"
"It sure is taking them a long time," Hachi remarked, staring at the closed door.
Just barely, the voices of Haru and Kei could be heard as well as Ahsim's voice. Ariha leaned against the wall beside the door.
"Sooooooo," Hachi began.
"Shush," Ariha commanded.
The door opened, surprising them all. Kei's head popped out and he looked at Ariha.
"I'd like to praise you for your efforts. The wall has benefited from all the time you've spent propping it up."
Ariha smiled wickedly.
"Well, most people say I simply work too hard."
Ana sighed.
"I have a feeling those two are going to make me vomit one of these days," she declared.
Ariha and Kei glanced at her. Ana just shrugged in response.
"So, are Thing One and Two caught up?" she asked.
Kei nodded.
"So what are we waiting for?" Hachi asked. "Let's get out there and save the world."
Now everyone turned to look at her.
"I wanna hit her," Ariha announced.
"Allow me," Ana offered, smacking Hachi upside the head.
Haru sighed from the doorway.
"Yep, this team is hopeless."
"I can't believe he said that!" Hachi ranted the next morning on the way to school.
Ana and Taykoe sighed, exasperated.
"We're not hopeless!" Hachi insisted.
Ana sighed and fitted her headphones in her ears.
"Nudge me when she shuts up," she instructed, her music blasting out of the headphones already.
"Lucky," Taykoe mumbled.
She glanced at Hachi who was still mumbling about something.
"So much for the pursuit of anime," she mumbled.
None of them noticed Kei perched on the lamppost above them. He tilted his head to the side a bit.
"So much for a team."
With that in mind, he leapt into the air, vanishing entirely. His destination? The twins house.
"I can't believe for even a brief moment, YOU fell in love with a guy."
"Shut up!" Ahsim growled.
Misha grinned evilly.
"I mean, Ahsim. You're practically the poster boy for straight." she teased.
Ahsim chucked a book at her. Misha bent down to tie her shoe, dodging the book entirely. Instead the book landed in the sink filled with water. It was then Ahsim realized he'd thrown his math textbook.
"FUUU!" he yelled.
"Ariha! Get in here now!"
Ariha sighed, annoyed but stood anyway. She hurried into the regal office of her father.
"Yes, fa-," she stopped and cleared her throat. "Yes ?"
Her tone had taken on a business tone, void of any emotion. Her father looked at her.
"Really Ariha. Must you wear your hair over your eye?" he asked.
Ariha repressed an eye roll.
"Forgive me, sir. Now how may I help you?" she asked.
Her father held out a folder.
"Take these downstairs to Dr. Hasegawa," he ordered.
Ariha took the folders.
"Anything else sir?" she asked.
Her father sighed.
"Nothing now. I'll call you if I need you."
"Yes sir," Ariha said, turning to go.
