Giving with the Twinkling:
Nobody was happy that Uncle Amir had been secretly staying in the basement the whole time. Since Kai was the one that reported about his brash handling. Angel was punched in the shoulder by Cipher for befriending Makoi. Derek was too busy being entertained by a wagging tail belonging to Vir.
"At least," Dann stated, "He collected the spirit before it possessed someone."
"Yea," Cipher stared at Angel, "We all can't save a girl."
Angel ended up gripping the fabric of his jeans to fight the urge to punch Cipher's face. Knowing he risked almost revealing himself to the daughter of his newest employer. Over protecting her from being harmed by possessed human.
"Child from House of Amare and Inferno," Vir addressed Cipher, "Leave alone the child from Thundra."
"Saved by the animal guardian." Cipher got up from his seat.
Dann called him hopeless over the issue of Angel not showing enough spine to him. Ended when Cipher made his way out of the living room everyone was in. To more back areas of the house where his step mother was currently with Mina. Sounds of a sewing machine and j- pop music played from the one room. He stopped to see Mina's design for a waitress uniform coming together. Came in the form of one with ¾ sleeve with a short flutter at the end. In an orange coloring upon dressmakers dummy for a few to see.
"Hello," Mina waved at Cipher, "Love what you see?"
"I prefer red," He honestly stated, "Cap shirt sleeve."
"You sound a lot like my friend Reika." Mina thought of her.
"How many female friends do you have?" He asked amused about the girls she knew, "Amiko and Makoi are great distractions for Kai and Angel."
"Reika isn't your typical girl," Mina warned him, "She may be the daughter of a Miko and Knight of patience and harmony. Doesn't mean she inherited her mother's dislike for men and her father's arrogant attitude."
"Meaning?" He asked, unable to understand.
"She may be your type of girl." His stepmother answered.
Blonde hair on the verge of looking like sunlight pinned into a victory curls crossed with a bun. Milky white eyes as she wore traditional clothing with a crescent brooch pinned to the collar. Sitting beside a table that held a restored mechanical sewing machine. Sat back in her seat she was piecing together the apron's ruffled border on her machine.
"How would you know my type of girl?" He asked, trying to not sound annoyed.
"One that could put up with you." She rolled her eyes while shrugging.
Away from them he would excuse himself unable to take the subject of a girl any longer with them. Which had Mina about to chase after him when a horned chest didn't stop her. Down she went to get a closer look at silver scrolling found through the red panels. What she got was green gemstone eyes taking on an eerie glow when she neared. Grew brighter when she reached out with one of her hands to find the opening latch.
"Careful," Mina was warned, "That's a family heirloom you're messing with …"
"Kind of creepy for a family heirloom," Mina backed away from the chest.
When she looked away the eyes stopped glowing just enough to pass as not being seen across the room.
8*8
Kai had to clear his head by taking Vir out for a walk to get his rude relative out of his head for the time being. He just didn't pay attention to how far he walked or where he went.
"Kai?" Amiko's voice stopped him, "What are you doing here?"
She was exiting the cram she attended after class gave out for the evening rather surprised to find him. He blinked in a form of shock over how he ended up this far away from home. Had him adjusting his hold of Vir's color as he searched for what words to use.
"Getting away from my uncle," He started trying to calm down, "That nameless man we saw yesterday … "
"Oh." She understood.
They would have gotten into the more serious parts of the conversation when she asked about his platinum tie clip. Loud roar followed by a few screams had heads turn, Into the air they found a chunk of a building Bout to fall down on their heads. Kai took the risk in letting go of Vir's leash to prevent Amkio from being crushed. He reached out to tap the gemstone in the center of his tie clip as he moved. Triggering his transformation to Knight Froze before the eyes of a quiet Amiko.
"Ice Sheath." His gloves fingers traced the links of the chain connected to the spine of his book. That opened up after the pages flipped open to a single page with glowing runes. Hollow chunks slowly formed by pulling moisture from the air above them. Grew larger and larger until big enough to catch the chuck about to land on them.
Saved the pair from being flatten as the book in which Knight Frozen used returned to hanging from the chain. Which had Amiko tightening her grip on her school bag after watching. Unable to put her words to use over this discovery before her.
"Young lady," She swore she heard the wolf dog speak, "Follow me too safety."
She nodded her head and ended up following him down a path that Kai had taken until they reached a house. One where they entered through the front gate and went around the side. To find a door open to the gated area with the guy from the bookstore incident.
"Welcome to our humble home," He nods his head to Amiko, "One Blessed By The Planet."
"Your friend is inside already," Vir told Amiko, "The answers you seek are inside."
She nodded her head at both of them without saying a word as she followed Vir inside. Noticing the house had gone through restoration work while removing her shoes. Along with an odd crystal decoration in the center of the chabudai. Nine Individual colored gemstones and symbols that surrounded a large crystal. Were dark in color and lacked any kind of natural light for natural shine.
"I forgot what Dann called that," Mina's voice startled her, "Has this cool function."
Mina hopped over to the chabudai and sat down to tap the orange heart symbol once. Brought the center crystal to life to show what was happening nearby. A weathered figure with dark spools of twine for limbs moved about. Way she trashed the surrounding cross work out of blind anger hadn't.
"Cool, right?" Mina asked Amiko.
" … " Amiko was dumb founded.
"Ok," Mina needed to approach from a different point of view, "What do you want to know?"
Hurried footsteps traveling past the room consisted of Cipher and Angel without Dann in tow. Got Amiko a wink and smirk from one as the other just quietly waved at the two girls. All Amiko could do was look at them wide eyed as her thoughts rushed through her head. All the news stories she saw about hooded rouges and shadow people. Disappearing and leaving behind a trashed crime scene in which a battle took place. Had her taking a breath to focus, calm down and put together her line of questions.
"This is going to be a long night," Amir whipped out his phone and tossed it toward Amiko, "Call who you need."
Which she caught and placed on the table as she corrected the way she was currently sitting. Pulling her hand away from the offered phone not wanting to alert her brother.
"Are any of you guys ill intent toward us?" She asked flat out just staring at the phone.
"We are just here to correct a problem," Vir settled near Amir, "Trying to stop what ended our world from happening here."
"What do you know about wish granting spells?" Amir asked her.
"Not much," Amiko rolled her eyes, "Since my parents think I should study more particular topics."
"At least yours want you to have academic freedom," Mina added her two senses, "Bring up wanting to be a Idol or a clothes designer and my dad … "
Amiko reached out to place a hand on Mina's shoulder when reminded of how harsh Kunzite was. She always watched him lectured his children from beside Zoisite. Crease down the center of his eyebrows as he stared down his daughter. Coldness within his voice with not an ounce of emotion was chilling.
"Nothing wrong with starting now," Amir advised her, "Since I like where you're starting."
Mina ended up asking Amiko about wanting to see her first ever clothing creation. Along with asking her if she wanted to start a part- time job at a cafe.
"Is this the place you told Makoi and Reika about?" Amiko asked.
8*8
Inside the horned chest was where the capture spirits were placed by these magical knights when sealed, or in a corked bottle. Number they had so far was worrisome when lid was shut after last one was added.
"Three down and ten to go," She counted, "The Bound Women got away."
She looked to the how the eyes lit up only for a second that worried her when she pulled her hand away. Disliking how this magical artifact was a part of a dark magic spell that ended their world. Over a single wish that was never made by a selfish soul she once called friend.
"Why are you doing this?" She asked out loud.
Answer never came when she watched the light in the eyes faded away with her crossing her arms. Hope that her sons can catch the person stirring up the trouble for people of this world. Wouldn't inconvenient the girls that they came across and started to form attachments with.
"Mom?" Dann's voice shifted her train of thought, "Every thing ok?"
"Just wondering," She needed a minute, "Do we need to trust these girls?"
"I trust them," Dann didn't see the harm, "Amiko put down some good terms in keeping our secret."
"True and Mina did have that odd request for you." She reminded him.