Chapter 27

Twins Under the Umbrella Once Again

Kanade looks out the window and sees dark clouds in the sky. She knows for sure that it's going to rain soon, but since she found out that Sakuya had taken her umbrella and it's broken on top of that. She sighs heavily as the final bell rings. Everyone gets up to go home for the day. Kanade does the same and meets her sister by the gate. It's already pouring outside and she feels a bit cold. Yukino opens up the umbrella and as soon as Kanade takes it, she links arms with her and the two take small steps down the stairs.

"Say, Yuki-chan?" Kanade says.

"Hm?"

"Do you think it's about time for me to get a new umbrella?"

"Hmmm…well, I guess so. But you know Saku-chan. She'll get her hands on anything."

"Mostly because of you, right?" Kanade frowns.

"That's not true!" Yukino wiggles a finger while shaking her head. "You offer her your stuff, too!"

"That's only because I wanted to use some of it as bait just so she can just go away!"

The older twin sighs. "Saku-chan really likes you, Kana-chan."

"I know. But I love you, Yuki-chan." The younger twin kisses her on the cheek. "Remember our promise? We promised we'd stay together for as long as we lived."

"Hehe~! Of course I remember! Why wouldn't I~?" Yukino links closer towards her lover with a happy smile on her face.

Kanade smiles back. "I'm so glad."

The two continue to walk together in the rain until they come by the park with a playground. The two stay close together to keep each other under the umbrella and smile.

"Ne, ne, Kana-chan!" Yukino says. "Remember we used to play on the playground a lot when we were kids?"

"Un~! I remember it very well," Kanade replies.

"We used to play on the swings and you were the one who pushed me, right?"

"That's right. We would always have fun together."

"Kana-chan! Kana-chan!"

"Yes?"

"Once it stops raining…let's go on the swings together~!"

Kanade gasps. "A-aren't we too old for that?"

"There are other ways to swing on the swings, you know~?" Yukino winks at her.

Kanade thinks about it for a moment. She knows that standing on the swings is another option, but depending on their weight, she's afraid one of the swings might break.

"I…don't know…" the younger twin says, quietly.

"Come on~! How about when no one's around? Will that do?"

"Mmmm…."

Yukino kisses her on the cheek. "Ka-na-chan~!"

The emphasis on chan hit Kanade. She can never resist the cute face her sister and lover makes. "Alright," she finally says. "We can go on the swing set tomorrow."

"Hooray!" Yukino cheers as she hugs her lover tightly. "I love you, Kana-chan~!"

Kanade returns the hug. Maybe it's not so bad after all, she thinks as she and Yukino continue to walk. As long as I'm with Yuki-chan, everything's fine. She looks over at her lover and Yukino smiles. Besides, it's good to have fun once in a while, no matter how old we are.


A/N: Sorry this is so short, but it's a one-shot collection, so it doesn't really matter. Hehe~!