YA-HA! So valentines is nearing and I'm "bittering" (was that even a word?) every second. Wahahaha. I'll dedicate this chapter to my new friend, xXAonoNYmouSPXx, thank you for leaving a review in every chapter of this story of mine, I really appreciate it. Hehehe! I've got to talk to you and you were interested with this guy so much, so here's Chapter 3 for you! :D
Chapter 3: Azrael Xien
The night was silent, and the wind was playing with her long hair in a slow manner. She was on the school's dormitory, on her room's veranda to be exact. Mamori stared blankly at the empty football field of Xien University. She was lost deep in her thoughts when she felt someone's presence in her back.
"You know they would really think we are dating if anyone spots you here in my room." She said without even glancing back.
He chuckled, she heard light footsteps nearing her.
"You know were far better than that…" he raised his hand and patted her head playfully. "Twin."
She chuckled, slapping his hand half-heartedly.
"Then should I start calling you Nii?" Mamori turned to her brother and gave him a smile that he is only allowed to see. She was the so-called Ice Queen after all.
He snorted, grabbing her hand and lead her inside her room while saying, "Won't allow that. We're of the same age after all."
"You're 31 seconds older, Nii." She teased.
"Tch. Who cares about that?" Azrael said annoyed as they had both settled on the couch. Mamori can't help to pinch his cheek, he really does look cute to her when he's annoyed.
"Stop that." He said in his warning tone that made her laugh. In her sixteen years of existence she wasn't known to the fact that she has a brother, a twin brother to be exact. And she was still on the stage of enjoying the privilege of having one. She pouted.
"Aw, won't you let your little sister have her fun Nii?"
Azrael glared at her but sighed in defeat, "Fine. Whatever."
[Flashback]
Mamori stumbled on her way home, her eyes blurred, her heart ached and her mind was blank. Hiruma Youichi, he's heartless. Everything he had told her after they did that was just a lie. He just used her. And here she is, totally inlove with the devil incarnate.
He just asked her to be out of his life. Does he don't have use for her anymore? She won't mind being used by him if that meant to stay by his side.
"And now you see, my Fucking Girlfriend's back, and I don't need you anymore. So get out of my fucking life."
Those words rang in her mind over and over again, she clutched their front gate. She didn't even know how she had managed to get home. All that she wants now is bury her face in her pillow and cry her heart out. She didn't even noticed the black limousine parked in front of their house.
She planned to sneak into her room without showing her face to either of her parents but her plan was futile when both of them were in the living room, they had a visitor about her age, a boy dressed casually and was that a butler? She thought as her Mom called her to join them. She had managed to compose herself to straighten up herself and joined them on the sofa. She was wondering what this is all about when her mom spoke up.
"Mamori…" she croaked, Mamori was confused, she looks like she was about to cry. She gestured at their visitor and, "This is Azrael. He is your b-brother."
"Huh?" her mind went blank. This guy with the red hair, a much darker hue of hers. With the same blue eyes, but wasn't big as hers, his' was slanted and small. He was her brother?
"He is your twin Mamori…" her dad croaked too. She was confused, but she smiled, knowing that she has a brother.
"Really I have a twin? Why didn't you tell me Mom, Dad? We could have been a much happier family-"
"Because they didn't know." Her so-called brother said as he looked at her in the eye. She felt her blood pumped faster. There was this seriousness in his eyes that makes her scared. He looked torn on saying what he is about to say or just shut up. He closed his eyes and sighed, "You're adopted." Was the words that left his mouth.
"Adopted?" Mamori whispered, trying to process what was really happening. She can already hear her Mom trying to muffle her sobs and her Dad trying to calm her.
"I'm adopted?" she repeated, then laughed sarcastically. Tears started to flow down from her eyes, "Great… Just great… Someone up there must've really hated me today." She said before bolting up and ran to her room upstairs.
She threw her bag on the side and buried her face on the pillow immediately. First, Hiruma-kun, now this. What did she do wrong to deserve something like this?
She continued to sob quietly she felt a sudden weight on her bed. She didn't moved an inch, not wanting to let anyone see her in that state when someone suddenly spoke up.
"Was it that bad? Knowing that you have a twin?" he asked softly, Mamori peeked at him a little, covering her lower face with a pillow. She didn't answered him, she doesn't know what to say, he's just looking at her.
"You're brokenhearted." He whispered, her eyes widened in shock. He smiled softly at her as he reached to brush some of her tears with his forefinger.
"You don't have to tell me anything, I can feel it." He moved his hand to her hair and patted her head, he smiled once again. "Just go cry, I'll just be here."
She didn't say anything after that, she just cried hard, while he continued patting her head to let her know that he's there for her.
He was a stranger, yes. But it does not feel like that. She hadn't meet her in her sixteen years of existence, but it felt like he knows here better than anyone.
That night wasn't as bad as she expected because he was there.
[End of Flashback]
Mamori continued to pinch Azrael's cheek when he turned to look at her, straight in the eye, examining her. Which caused her to stop pinching him, whenever her twin looks at her like that, something is up. She furrowed her brows in confusion.
"What is it L?"
"The blonde guy earlier…" he trailed off. Catching any change in her expression, which he succeed for her brows twitched. "What's between you two?"
"W-what are you talking about?" she looked away.
"You can go on fool the others with your amazing acting skills Twin," he patted her head again and chuckled, "but not me."
Mamori sighed but did not say anything, so Azrael chose to speak his mind up.
"Do you still love him?"
Mamori turned to him harshly, "How did you-"
"He's the twin's father, I could tell that much." Azrael interjected, "Yuu was like his chibi version, minus the blonde hair and piercings of course." He added a matter-of-factly.
Mamori sighed and leaned back on the couch, she stared at the ceiling and muttered, "There's no point in hiding something to you is it?"
He snorted, "I wouldn't be your twin for nothing. Though I had to restrain myself earlier cuz I want to punch him so bad. I had my anger blamed on Ryota's gang instead."
"You almost killed them."
"Nah. They deserve it, I wouldn't let anyone mess up with our school. Mom and Dad was the one who built this." He said as he too leaned in the couch and stared at the ceiling. He held her hand to let her know that he was there.
Mamori smiled, after she had knew that she was adopted nothing had changed much, except that she hadn't gone to school for almost a week because she didn't want to face Hiruma. She still lived with the Anezaki's, she discovered that her real parents had already died in a plane crash, which caused her to be separated from Azrael. Tateo Anezaki being a pilot had got her back then, and she was a half-american and not just a quarter. Azrael was visiting her everyday back then. But that is until she discovered that she was pregnant.
She was so devastated that time that even abortion had crossed her mind. But Azrael had stop her and told her that the life she was carrying does not deserve to be dead, instead he brought her to their house in America. She left school without saying a word and leaving a trace, Azrael made everything in secret. She had studied there online so no one would no know that she was pregnant. She gave birth to a boy and a girl, Yuu and Mari.
She trailed off her thoughts when Azrael squeezed her hand and spoke again.
"You haven't answered me yet, do you still love him?"
"I…" she contemplated to herself, after seeing him again that close. Sure she had seen him that time during the Reaper's and Devilbat's game, she was the one who countered all of his plays, but that was just on a monitor. But seeing him in flesh, what does she feel now?
"I don't know."
He chuckled, "I was kind of expecting that."
Mamori smiled, Azrael was always understanding when it comes to her.
"But Mamori," his voice turned serious making her stare at him, "he has the right to know about Yuu and Mari."
Mamori sighed, "I know. Knowing him, he'll know everything he wants to dig about me if he wants to."
"Nah, I've got that covered, he wouldn't know anything unless you're the one who'll tell him. He maybe the Demon of the Deimon High but I'm Azrael Xien." Azrael said coolly, making Mamori chuckle.
Truth to be told, the Xien's were one of the wealthiest family all over Japan, and not just Japan, they even have several companies in America enough to make the lower-class bow to them. And Azrael is smart enough to use that to his advantage everytime. He does not care whatever it takes if it means to protect the ones he cares the most.
"Yeah right, you're a Xien, and I am too. So I'm still wondering why you still haven't bothered to change my last name yet." Mamori said laughing a little.
"Nah, it's not the right time to use that card yet," he said thoughtfully, "And besides, you're benefiting from it, you had built your reputation as the Ice Queen of this school." He laughed.
She pouted, "Well that's because they thought you like me, they were afraid of you."
"Well, if a man wants you that bad he should be man enough to steal you away from me. I won't give your hand to someone who pisses on their pants everytime I shot them a glare." Azrael laughed heartily as he remembered a guy who tried to approach her who ended up on wetting in his pants because he glared at him.
"And besides, I'm still enjoying my freedom from my fangirls, everytime they try to pester me you would just stare at them icily and they would already run for their lives. Two birds with one stone!" he grinned at her and she just smiled.
He glanced up at the clock and it was already past 10 in the evening, he got up and stretched a little. "You should probably go to sleep now, I've had our private jet ready for tomorrow, I can't wait to see the munchkins. For sure those two are enjoying with our grandparents in America."
"Mou… You're still calling my kids munchkins." Mamori whined, he just chuckled again, bent down and gave her a kiss on the forehead. "Goodnight Twin."
Mamori just smiled as he headed out of her room muttering a, "Good night."
xxXxx
The smell of gasoline was overpowering as a shadow stood into the grounds of Deimon Highschool, it held a lighter in one hand, threw it into the ground, and in an instant, the fires went blazing through the school buildings.
Three hours later, on a random house, a drunk was sleeping in front of his TV as a flash news was showing.
"The Deimon Highschool in Deimon Street, on Tokyo, is reported to be on fire. Fire departments, including Tokyo Fire Department, have been dispatched. Our on-scene reporter has counted 8 firetrucks at the location as of right now. The battle goes back and forth as the firefighters appear to get an edge on the fire, only to see new flames emerge in a different place. At this point, the building appears to be a total loss, though that has not been confirmed. The Deimon Street itself is covered with smoke according to eyewitness reports…"
To be continued, Next Chapter: The Merge
The meaning of the names:
Azrael – Fallen Angel
Yuu – Gentleness, Superiority
Mari – Obstinacy, Rebelliousness
And oh, Mamori has twins, it runs in the blood. Hahaha. XD
Now you, yes you, do me a favor and tell me what you think! :)