SECOND CHANCES
Chapter 3: Road Trip Part 1
Disclaimer I don't own Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei
Yotsuba Genzou is the strongest magician in the Yotsuba. He is the undisputed magician and trump card of the Yotsuba Family.
Ask anyone in the Yotsuba on who the second strongest magician in the family is; two particular names will always be mention.
The names of Yotsuba Eisaku and Yotsuba Motosuke would be mention after Genzou's.
Both of them were elite magicians and combatants, with vast experiences in battles and wars.
They were the top two and three of the Yotsuba, just behind of Genzou.
Eisaku is the right hand and the primary adviser of Genzou.
Motosuke is, more or less, Genzou's personal enforcer.
Eisaku and Motosuke were the younger brothers of Yotsuba Genzou. Both of them were extremely loyal to their brother and family, to the point that they would obey every order that their elder brother would give them in a snap of a finger.
They relished in the roles that were given to them in the family, and they have no complains with their elder brother's rule.
In addition, the three brothers are very close with each other, with both Eisaku and Motosuke admiring their elder brother very much.
Therefore, it was only natural for Genzou to summon his brothers first in times of distress.
And even though their summons were past midnight, Eisaku and Motosuke did not fail to arrive at the study of their elder brother, garbed in combat attire, ready for battle.
Motosuke specially was licking his chops for a fight.
There would only be one reason for their esteem brother to call them this late hour, and Motosuke was very eager to split heads.
Genzou greeted his siblings at the door of his study.
In terms of appearance, the Yotsuba brothers resembled each other rather peculiarly; all three of them having black hair and red eyes, but their built were very different.
Eisaku is the tallest of the brothers. He was tall as well as thin, but not to the extent that people would call him unhealthy. His face was kept very neatly, with a clean shave and his hair was fashioned to that of a military cut.
Motosuke had a different build compare to Eisaku. Motosuke was short and stocky, and he had muscled arms and legs. His face was weather beaten from working outdoors, with a scar running across the left side of his face. He wore his hair long and it was tied in a ponytail.
Both Eisaku and Motosuke looked at their elder brother with both concern and urgency.
They were both praying that their brother did not suffer a tragedy that no father should ever suffer.
No father should ever bury their children.
"I apologize for disturbing both of you in this late hour." Genzou gave his apologies to his brothers.
Both of them waved it off.
"You are our leader and our elder brother. You call, we will come." Eisaku replied dutifully.
"I don't need that much sleep anyways, dulls the senses." Motosuke said dismissively. "Have we found her?" Motosuke had always been informal and direct when it comes to conversations.
"Yes." Genzou answered with relief in his voice.
A wave of relief washed over his siblings at that news.
Motosuke moved forward and placed a hand over his elder brother's shoulders, gripping it softly. "Tell me where Maya-chan is, Nii-san, and I will personally retrieved her for you. You have my word that I will get her back to the family safely with haste, and I will kill the sons of bitches that dare take her from us." Motosuke, being the youngest of the brothers, have always been protective of his clan and family, and is very willing to fight and kill for the sake and in the name of clan and family.
Motosuke also wanted to show those who dare to harm his family the fate that they would suffer.
"I offer my assistance as well." Eisaku was more compose compare to his younger brother, but the fire in his eyes speaks volumes of his resolve and his protectiveness for his family.
There was pride in Genzou's eyes at the support that his siblings were giving him. His brothers were truly his best comrades and his dearest friends.
Removing the hand of Motosuke off his shoulders, Genzou spoke. "Maya is in the Country of Dahan, and from her testimony, they were the ones who kidnapped her." Genzou informed his brothers.
Motosuke growled savagely at that news. His anger was now aimed at a physical and actual target. The youngest of the brother's looked ready to invade and burn a country of Dahan to the ground.
Eisaku, on the other hand, picked up something peculiar from the information that his brother provided them.
"So Maya-chan was able to escape her captors and established communication with you?" Eisaku asked curiously. Eisaku knew that her niece was a talented magician and her combat skills were above average, but as a field agent, Maya had zero experience.
"She had some assistance in her escape. According to her, a Strategic-type Magician and his sister assisted her from escaping the facility that she was taken to." Genzou answered Eisaku's inquiry.
That answer caught the complete attention of his two siblings.
"Strategic-type magicians?" Eisaku repeated rather disbelievingly. "Those magicians, if memory serves me right, are held closely to the point of captivity by their respective countries. It is highly impossible that a Strategic-type magician would just appear and extend assistance to Maya-chan."
"Is this just a ploy from those scums?" Motosuke asked suspiciously.
"That is something I would like to find out myself." Genzou stated calmly. "We are going to contact Maya-chan once again. I would like to ask both of your honest opinion regarding this Strategic-type magician that Maya-chan seems to trust with her life."
Motosuke raised a brow from that statement. Maya was like him, she does not trust anyone outside the family. Too much risk, and the family should never be place in any sort of predicament.
Still, both Eisaku and Motosuke entered the study of their brother and were greeted by the sight of the matriarch of the house and Miya, sitting anxiously on one of the plush sofa in the luxurious study.
Abe Yasuyo, the wife of their brother for 15 years, greeted them with a cordial smile and nod.
The brothers were relieve that their sister-in-law looked less stress when compare to her state earlier when Maya's kidnapping was announce to the family. Both of them like Yasuyo, she was good for their brother and clan.
The two, ever so faithful, kneel before the woman that all but tamed their elder brother. They kissed the ring that signified her status in the family as a sign of respect.
With the greeting finish, both Eisaku and Motosuke ruffled the hair of Miya, earning them a glare and a pout from the young girl.
Miya was adorable in her own right.
Making themselves comfortable in the room, they waited for further instructions from their brother.
Genzou took a seat beside his wife, and Yasuyo immediately rested her head on his shoulders.
15 years of marriage did not diminish their affection for each other.
Miya handed a communication terminal to his father.
Both Eisaku and Motosuke curiously gazed at their brother as he dialed a number on the terminal while simultaneously preparing to invoke magic.
The phone rang and at its first ring, Genzou unleash his magic.
A millisecond following the invocation of their brother's magic, a rift in space, half the size of the room, suddenly appeared, startling both Eisaku and Motosuke to the point that they were at the verge of invoking defensive magic for protection.
But they stayed their hands as shock suddenly struck them like lightning and overwhelm them.
In the middle of what appeared to be a lobby stood a boy that bore their faces, with the difference being the hair and eye color.
The boy's hair was dark brown, in the verge of being black, and his eyes were cerulean, in the same shade as their sister-in-law.
In a close perspective, the boy resembled their eldest brother perfectly, and his eyes were that of his wife.
Both Eisaku and Motosuke turned their attention to their brother.
"I'd rather not bring this memory up, but I thought Yasuyo-san had a miscarriage in her first pregnancy." Eisaku immediately struck Motosuke across the head at that statement.
Eisaku glared at Motosuke, as if conveying how insensitive he was.
Motosuke, for his part, looked ashamed and apologetic.
"That child is not mine." Yasuyo stated with regret in her voiced.
"And he is certainly not mine." Genzou stated with conviction.
Genzou was too faithful to Yasuyo to even consider cheating on her. Also, Yasuyo is above most women when it comes to beauty. There brother would not search another woman for warmth.
Eisaku and Motosuke just nodded, not even voicing their suspicions, knowing it was impossible for their brother to bed another woman aside from Yasuyo.
Still…
"Sex life with wife went downhill?" Motosuke asked Eisaku, mostly humorous than serious.
"My sex life with my wife is none of your business." Eisaku answered back, no humor in his voice whatsoever.
"I am just saying… Your wife is stiff and crude and I will not blame or even fault you for having a mistress on the side." Motosuke and Eisaku's wife never did get along.
"My wife is not crude!" Eisaku said defensively. "What about you?"
"My wife would kill me if I take another woman in my bed." Motosuke stated firmly. "Also, my wife is a supermodel with a hot ass that I can pound anytime I want. Why the hell would I ruin such a nice arrangement?"
Eisaku furrowed his nose at the crude language of his brother. He wished that his younger brother would use words that are more refined.
"Are they your brothers, Yotsuba-dono?" The two brothers turned their attention to the boy as he spoke.
It disturbed them at how empty the boy's eyes are and how toneless his voice is.
"They are, Tatsuya-san." Genzou answered cordially. "This is my two brothers, Yotsuba Eisaku and Yotsuba Motosuke." Genzou introduced his brothers to Tatsuya.
From the other side of the rift, Tatsuya bore his eyes on the two men, with his gazed staying a millisecond longer on Eisaku. This was picked up and noted by the adults, and they mentally praise the boy for being so subtle in his act. They barely noticed that peculiar act. "Good evening." Tatsuya greeted casually, as if he was not speaking to three magicians that were held in high regards in Japan.
"Evening." Motosuke greeted back normally while Eisaku kept silence.
Tatsuya removed his gaze from the two and refocused his attention on Genzou. "Maya-san is currently raiding the clothing department for a change of attire. She is with my sister. If you want, I can open another rift so that you can communicate with her." Tatsuya offered, his voice formal and polite, or as polite as his voice could be considering how toneless it was.
"It will be easier to converse with my daughter if she is finished with her shopping." Maya is not the best conventionalist when she is in the middle of clothes shopping, Genzou know this better than anyone. "What is your general location?" Genzou asked with a business like tone.
Tatsuya took out a paper map and showed it to those on the other side of the rift.
Tatsuya was showing the map of Dahan to those gathered on the other side.
"Currently, we are in the Fujian Province of Dahan. Fortunately, from what little knowledge I have of this country, the military do not have a strong presence in this region, so we are, at the moment, safe in a relative point of view." Tatsuya reported rather militaristically, another behavior that everyone noted. "It is to my understanding that Japan has an embassy here in Dahan, in the province Guangxi, Wuzhou Prefecture. It is a three to four days drive from where we are. I can safely escort Maya-san from here to the embassy, but I don't practically trust the embassy to guarantee her safety, considering the circumstances."
As Tatsuya finished his report, Eisaku and Motosuke looked at each other carefully, one thought prevalent in their mind.
'The boy was speaking like Nii-san.'
It was disturbing, to a great degree, on how perfectly the boy was mimicking the speaking patterns of their brother.
Miya was thinking along the same lines as her uncles, although she was still distracted at the familiarity that she was feeling towards Tatsuya. It was, as if, Miya was looking at the person that she could only see in her most private of dreams.
For her part, Yasuyo was struggling to hide a wishful expression while facing Tatsuya. As she looked at the boy that wore her husband's face and her eyes, she wondered if her first born would have looked similarly like Tatsuya if she had been successful bearing him to the world.
Genzou was all business as he weighs in all options. There would be a time and place to sate his curiosity regarding the boy. Maya is his priority.
"Get her to the embassy. I will personally arrange a transport to get all of you out of that country." Genzou instructed.
"Understood." Tatsuya nodded calmly at the instruction given to him. "We will be in the Wuzhou Prefecture in three days; give or take another half a day if we come across some resistance."
"That is acceptable." Genzou nodded at the estimate timetable that was given to him by Tatsuya. "And Tatsuya-san…"
"I will keep your daughter safe." Tatsuya immediately cut off the patriarch of the Yotsuba. "It is in the best interest of my sister that we securely and safely return Maya-san to you."
Tatsuya and Genzou stared at each other rather tensely for a brief moment.
"I have no interest antagonizing you." Tatsuya added after a tense second. "I am vaguely aware what you would do to me and my sister, and I'd rather not face you in battle."
"Then we are in an agreement." Genzou replied warmly, voice shifting to a friendlier tone. "Securely escort my daughter back to me, I will have you rewarded handsomely and you will have the Yotsuba's eternal gratitude."
"Just guarantee mine and my sister's safe passage to Japan, and we can consider it a debt repaid." Tatsuya stated with an even tone.
Genzou was oblivious to the awkwardness that his brothers and daughter were feeling at the moment.
Tatsuya's speaking pattern was too identical to Genzou to the point that it was like seeing the Patriarch of the family speaking to either his younger self or his son.
Fortunately, the awkward tension was broken by the sound of a familiar voice.
"Tatsuya-san!"
Maya's voice echoed loudly on Tatsuya's side of the rift.
Eisaku and Motosuke tensed at the sound of their niece's voice. Tension was lifted off their shoulders at seeing the image of the vivacious young girl that they both love appearing before them.
They would recognize Maya from a mile.
She was safe, and that was enough for now.
"Maya-san." It was bizarre for both the younger brothers of Genzou on how calmly and composed Tatsuya greeted Maya.
Both of them have witnessed how boys would react within the presence of Maya.
Boys are never composed or calm before the beauty of Yotsuba Maya. Boys are normally turns into brainless insects when face before the beauty of Yotsuba Maya.
Especially with the outfit, that Maya was dawning at the moment.
"Are you finish with your shopping?" Tatsuya inquired with indifference. It was as if the beauty of the girl in front of him has not effect on him.
If this cause Maya discomfort, she did not show.
"How do I look, Tatsuya-san?" Maya merely smirked sensually while twirling her body around, showing off her attire to Tatsuya.
Maya's attire was revealing to say the least.
Maya was currently wearing a dark-red, off-the-shoulders, V-neck minidress with yellow designs similar to Japanese pattern. There is a blue feather-like accessory on her right hip, at the top of an open portion of her dress. The dress ends in an upside-down triangular tail in the back, ending just above the knees.
There is a baseball diamond-shaped keyhole on the dress' upper back at the same height as her chest. The sleeves end in a triangle shape, which are wrapped or tied around her middle finger, with the gold designs of the sleeve taking over at the wrists.
She was wearing black shorts underneath her dress, as well as a black choker on her neck. She wears a gold loop earring with a black gem dangling from it on her right ear. She has dark, glass, high-heeled shoes and a jeweled anklet on her right leg.
Maya's current attire was showing a healthy amount of skin, specifically her legs, thighs, and chess area.
Ordinary boys would have stared at Maya, eyes bulging as they drink in the tempting and sinful image before them.
Ordinary boys would have struggle removing their eyes on the sheer beauty and sex appeal that Maya was exuding with her outfit of choice.
Tatsuya is not an ordinary boy.
With just one look, one uninterested look over Maya, Tatsuya spoke. "Are you sure that you would be comfortable with that attire, Maya-san? You may get a cold with that outfit. It would also be awkward for you to move with those clothes due to them being two sizes too small for your body."
Maya was instantly deflated by how quickly and how easily Tatsuya dismissed her attire and appearance.
Miya, for her part, did not even bother stifling her giggle. She enjoyed watching a boy not get flustered by her twin's beauty, as well as the expression that her sister had right now. It was pleasing for a boy not getting flustered by her sister for a change.
"Kid is made out of steel." Motosuke commented with a laughed, finding the disappointed and disgruntled expression on Maya's face rather funny.
"I like this kid." Genzou whispered, finally feeling relieve on finding a boy that would not ogle her daughter. A boy who is not affected by her daughters' beauty and charm was something Genzou welcomes.
"Hush, Anata." Yasuyo scolded her husband lightheartedly.
Before a round of laughter could erupt on Maya's expense, another figure appeared on the other side of the rift, and this girl made both Eisaku and Motosuke to gasp in shock outwardly.
A girl, the same age as Maya, appeared on the other side of the rift. Said girl resembled Yasuyo and the Yotsuba twins to a tee…
No, in fact, the girl that appeared was even more beautiful than Yasuyo and her two daughters, but the resemblance was still there and it was glaringly obvious.
The girl wore the face of their sister-in-law and their nieces' better.
"Hello, Onii-sama." Miyuki approached Tatsuya bashfully, feeling a bit insecure about wearing the clothes that she had retrieve from the store that she and Maya raided. The fashion of this era was too tacky for Miyuki's taste and she feared that her brother would not like her appearance. "Is this acceptable?" Miyuki inquired meekly as she showed herself to her brother.
Miyuki was wearing an attire that consists of a white, double breasted jacket with black piping, cuffs and buttons over a white, pleated full skirt with black lace trim. She also wore a pair of white, thigh high boots with black heels and lace-topped black stockings that covered what the skirt could not.
Compare to Maya's attire, Miyuki's attire showed less skin and was less stylish, but Tatsuya looked over his sister up and down multiple times, the admiration in his eyes was evident.
"You look exquisite." Tatsuya complimented, his voice exuding warmth that he did not bother using when speaking with Genzou or Maya.
Miyuki blushed at that compliment that Tatsuya gave her, feeling a bit more confident with the outdated attire that she would normally never consider in her wardrobe.
Tatsuya, being much more sensitive concerning his sister's emotions, approached Miyuki with the intent of giving her what she needed.
Tatsuya gingerly place a hand on Miyuki's cheek.
The sudden touch from her brother froze Miyuki's entire body.
Tatsuya offered a smile to Miyuki while expressing an honest opinion concerning the peerless beauty of his beloved sister.
"It doesn't matter what you wear, you will always be the most beautiful girl in my eyes." Tatsuya leaned forward and innocently, for him, pressed his lips on Miyuki's forehead. When he pulled back, Tatsuya felt very amused at how red Miyuki's face is. "You are so beautiful that I often consider imprisoning you to a glass case so that only I would be able to gaze upon your loveliness."
Truth be told, that was an honest statement from Tatsuya. His sister was growing even more beautiful by the day, and he often times consider not allowing her to step out of their residence so that her purity will not be sullied
Miyuki is pure. She is the purest being in his eyes and she wanted to preserve that as long as he could.
Miyuki's paled face was noticeable red from the sincere compliment that her dear Onii-sama gave her. "Onii-sama, you are being weird again." Miyuki replied bashfully while careful taking the hand of her cheek before guiding said hand to her waist.
Tatsuya, knowing what she wanted, gently wrapped one of his strong arms around the waist of Miyuki and held her in a single arm embrace. Using the other hand, Tatsuya then pushed Miyuki's head gently to his chest.
Miyuki immediately melted in his embraced. Her brother's heartbeat is like a lullaby to her.
Through this sweet exchange between the siblings, Maya was watching with an expression that was borderline frustrated and offended.
"Miyuki-san gets the 'you're so pretty, I want to lock you up' and I get the 'you are going to get a cold' and the 'your clothes are too small for you'. Favoritism! That is highway favoritism! That is very unfair!" Maya grumbled, eye twitching at the lack of reaction that Tatsuya was giving her. Not having a boy wrapped around her finger is not something Maya is used to.
"In his defense, Imouto, that attire is going to give you a fever." Miya pointed out.
"Hush, you." Maya said while turning her irate attention to the rift that showed her family. She immediately noticed the two additional family members that were presents. She joyfully addressed them. "Moto-jii, Eisaku-jiisan, hello!"
"Yo, Maya-chan." Motosuke replied with a happy wave.
"It is a relief to see you safe, Maya-san." Eisaku replied with an even tone. "Are you unharmed?" Eisaku asked, wanting to know the full situation from Maya herself.
"I am pretty much fine. There are no damages whatsoever." Maya assured her family with a bright smile, happy to see her favorite uncles. "Tatsuya-san and Miyuki-chan were able to appear before they could lay their dirty hands on me."
A dark and fearful looks appeared on the faces of Maya's family. With Maya's magic, genes, and beauty, they can all guess what her captors would do to her if she were not rescued in time. The mental images were enough to make them vomit.
"So those two were with you during the exchange program? Were they also kidnapped with you?" Motosuke asked, all business, humor now absent from his tone.
"The only two magicians that represented Japan were Kouichi-kun and I." Maya answered carefully, knowing this song and dance very well. "Believe me; I would remember seeing magicians like them, especially Tatsuya-san." Maya emphasized Tatsuya, basically telling their family that he was special.
Before the conversation could continue, Tatsuya walked behind Maya and, once again, put a coat over her, covering her body. "Miyuki and I would go and collect some resources for our trip to the Japanese Embassy here in Dahan. Do you have any request? It is a three day trip after all."
Maya tilted her head and smiled at Tatsuya. "Chocolate and Ice cream! Oh, and potato chips. Make sure everything is Japanese!"
Tatsuya nodded at Maya's request. "We will be back in a moment." Tatsuya told her before motioning to the rift that he created. "That will still stand even without me nearby. My sister and I will make ourselves scarce. If there is any conversation that is private between your family and you, rest assure, we are not going to eavesdrop." Tatsuya said before turning around and walking towards Miyuki.
Collecting his sister in his arms, the two went further to the mall with the intent of collecting the resources that they would need.
Before making any considerable distance though, Tatsuya had one more thing to add. "By the way, Maya-san, a portion of my eyes is currently on you. If there is any danger that would come near you, I guarantee you, you will be protected."
With that piece, Tatsuya and Miyuki left Maya alone with her family.
Maya smiled at the retreating form of her friends, gripping the coat on her body while waving them goodbye.
On her family's side, Motosuke was giving his brother a look. "Are you sure that brat isn't yours?" Motosuke asked indecorously. "He speaks like. He seems to have the same manners as you. He has the same pickup lines and moves as you." Motosuke said, listing down the similarities that the boy displayed that are glaringly similar to his eldest brother.
"I would never cheat on my Yasuyo." Genzou did not even hide how offended he was with the inquiry of his brother.
"I wouldn't mind if he does." Yasuyo whispered to Miya. "I always wanted a son, and the other girl looked so much like me that she can be passed as my daughter."
Miya was quite perturbed at the longing and wistfulness in her mother's voice.
And for some reason, Miya felt a bit of anger at how much her mother desired to have that Tatsuya-person as her son.
"So, onwards with the conversation…" Eisaku called for the family to continue after the recusal of the two strangers. "First and foremost, who are those two?"
"Tatsuya-san and Miyuki-chan." Maya answered immediately. "They did not give me their last name, and anytime I hinted on wanting to know their last name to Miyuki-chan, she looks uncomfortable and immediately stirred away from the conversation. Either they want to keep their family names hidden from a Yotsuba or they are orphans without a family name." Maya reported to her family, with a look that plainly told her family that she would dislike a conversation that would put her new friends to a bad light.
"How did they came to your rescue?" Motosuke asked, wanting to know how those two children were able to save his niece.
"You guys will not believe me if I tell you, so let's do this…" Maya turned her attention to her mother while putting a finger on her head. "Okaa-sama, use [Recall]." Maya requested her mother.
Yasuyo did not look comfortable with her daughter's request.
"Are you sure, Maya-chan? You know the aftereffects of [Recall]." Yasuyo warned her daughter.
"I am a big girl, Okaa-sama. I can take it." A mischievous looked appeared on Maya's face. "Also, if I can't, I have a stud that would carry me for the next hour or so."
Miya rolled her eyes at her sister's comments. "Not with that outfit, you're not."
"Don't be so stiff, Nee-chan." Maya rolled her eyes at how conservative her sister thinks when it comes to fashion. It is not like she was showing too much, or wearing anything scandalous. "I'll change my clothes later. It is not like I would wear this in public. I was just trying to get a reaction out of Tatsuya-san. I tell you; he is either gay or a sis-con. I mean, I kinda look like his sister and I am not his sister, so he should be drooling all over me right now because unlike his little sister, he can court me."
"He is Japanese and last I check, your engagement was a major news in the magical community. He probably knows you're taken, and he looks to be the gentleman type. It is not nice to go after the fiancée of another man." Miya did her best, although begrudgingly, to nurse her younger sister's wounded pride.
Maya was so used of having boys chase after her, Miya concluded that her sister was still trying to wrap her mind that boy wasn't all that interested on her.
"Still…" Maya glanced at her sister with some (fake) tears in her eyes. "We are still pretty, right Nee-chan?"
Miya rolled her eyes. "Yes, we still are." Miya made sure to sound as vain as she possibly could, for the sake of her sister. "Otou-sama is still beating boys up with a stick, and he still wants to beat up Kouichi-san. We are still very attractive. Don't let a boy who seems to only have his eyes on his little sister get you down. Sister Complex is a very serious case."
"Just like you and your father complex when you were eight?" Maya inquired airily all of the sudden.
Miya glared at her sister rather viciously, a look of embarrassment gracing her face as she turned red in embarrassment. "WE AGREED TO NEVER SPEAK OF THAT EVER AGAIN! THAT WAS JUST A PHASE!"
"But you were so cute back then, clinging on Otou-sama and telling everyone who would listen that you would marry him one day, and be Mrs. Yotsuba." Maya whined with a giggle.
Miya screamed at her younger twin, threatening her with language that she would never use if strangers were present, all the while telling her to shut her mouth.
The adults around them all laugh at the antics of the two sisters, although there was a bit of despair in Genzou's mirth.
"I miss those days." Genzou grumbled to his wife. "When I am the only man in my daughters' lives."
"I don't." Yasuyo responded to her husband. "Miya-chan didn't talk to me for three months after I explained to her that she cannot marry her own father. Do you have any idea how badly that made me feel?"
"Joking aside." When Maya's mirth and Miya's embarrassment final subsided, Maya once again refocus her attention to her mother. "Okaa-sama, [Recall]."
Yasuyo sighed a bit as she rose from her seat, CAD at hand. "Brace yourself, my dear; this is going to be very uncomfortable." Yasuyo said apologetically as she inputted the necessary commands for her signature magic, [Recall], to her CAD.
Maya took a deep breath and physically braced herself. "I'm ready!" Maya stated rather stubbornly.
Yasuyo could only sighed; dejected that she will be causing her daughter pain.
Regardless, it was what Maya wished for and it would give them the entire picture of her situation, allowing them to prepare better.
With a heavy heart, Yasuyo invoke [Recall], with Maya's as the magic's target.
[Recall] is an Outer-Systematic, Mental Interference Magic that allows the caster to extract memories from a specific, single target. The memory that can be extracted is unlimited. The caster can extract memories ranging from a few minutes to all the way to conception (birth) of the target. It is not a requisite or necessary that the target remembers the memory that is being extracted. Even if the target does not remember or forgets the memory, [Recall] can still extract the memory from the target's mind and subconscious. The memories that have been extracted can then be uploaded to the mind of the user and to those whom the user chooses to share the memory with.
[Recall] have several drawbacks though. Firstly, the target of the spell can only be objects that have consciousness. Second, the target must be capable of storing memories. Third, even though the user and those receiving the memories will not have any side effects, the target where the memories will be extracted would feel inconvenience to the point of pain. Targets that are hit by [Recall] would suffer anything between vertigo to severe headaches for a considerable long period ranging from an hour to half a day. [Recall], when continuously use to a single target repeatedly can put said target into a coma.
[Recall] hit Maya like a truck, and even though the memories were extracted from her mind within a second, it felt like days had pass for her.
When the Magic finally subsided, Maya dropped to her knees, heaving and appearing to look to be on the verge of vomiting.
"MAYA!" Miya shouted loudly, jumping to her feet and was about to jump head first to the rift to comfort her twin.
Genzou stopped her by pulling her down back to her seat and reminding Miya what would happen to her if she had done what she was considering.
Throwing a pen to the rift, the pen was disintegrated on contact, with the smell of burnt plastic spreading in the room.
As the adults digest the memory that was taken from Maya and uploaded in their mind, all the color of their faces disappeared.
They paled at the abilities that Tatsuya displayed.
"Apparently…" Motosuke was the first to speak. "Strategic-type Magicians do appear out of thin air."
"That boy is a Superpower and a Born Specialist Magician." Eisaku voiced out his opinion. "He also seems to be very smart if he can use his singular ability in a variety of ways."
"He is very skilled in combat. He seems to be the ruthless type." Motosuke added, remembering the quick skirmish that the boy had with the forces that apparently were task to retrieve them. Motosuke also recalled how the boy calmly killed everyone in the town, showing no guilt during the act or remorse after it. "That boy has good combat training. His efficiency certainly shows experience in live combat."
It was also worth noting the lack of reaction the boy's sister showed during the entire ordeal.
"His ability is probably Disintegration or along those line." Eisaku guessed, remembering the magic that the boy used to protect Maya. "Although Disintegration is not a rare magic, utilizing such magic to that degree, to the point of bending Space itself, is frightening."
Miya glared at her uncles. Did they not notice her twin suffering from the aftereffects of [Recall]?
Apparently, Miya wasn't the only one annoyed.
"Eisaku, Motosuke, shut up." Genzou ordered with a booming voice.
The two younger Yotsubas immediately silenced themselves.
Yasuyo cast another magic, this one being a magic that would lighten Maya's headache.
When Maya finally composed herself enough to stand on her feet and take even breaths, she gave her family a smug grin that was more to the comfort of her family than to her own.
Maya's head was still throbbing.
"I told you Tatsuya-san is a Strategic-Type Magician." Maya said with an 'I-told-you-so' voice.
"That he is." Genzou nodded at his daughter.
"You know, if that kid is able to teleport in an infinite distance, something that he had hinted on, the family has several properties here in Japan that we can afford to level and demolish." Eisaku recommend, his mind now focus on getting her niece back home safe. "1.1 Acres of property plus 300 meters beyond that being turned into a crater is something that we can easily sacrifice." Eisaku said, making a mental calculation of the property damage the boy would cause with his teleportation magic.
"I'd rather stick with the three day road trip to the embassy." Maya rebuked her uncle's offer politely, although she was happy that the most stringent member of the family was willing to make a sacrificed for her. "I need some time to recruit those two in the family."
Her family looked at Maya in surprised.
Maya could only smirk. "A Strategic-type Magician affiliated with the Family would be Godsend." That would increase the fighting force of the Yotsuba by a degree of 10. "Also, I think I found Miya-neechan a nice boyfriend, and considering Nee-chan's taste, this one comes with a sister that doubles as a mistress. I need to sell Nee-chan very hard to both Tatsuya-san and Miyuki-chan."
"MAYA!"
"You can thank me later when you are enjoying both Tatsuya-san and Miyuki-chan as an adult, Nee-chan! Just name your first child after me!"
(Scene Change)
An hour after the contacting Maya, the most important core members of the Yotsuba clan sat together in solidarity, discussing Maya's situation and her new acquaintance.
The rift that Tatsuya created was now gone as it was time for Maya and her friends to start heading to the Japanese embassy.
Although Maya was voicing to her companions that she wanted to get some entertainment for the long trip, saying something along the lines of horror movie and adventure games.
Genzou made a mental note to sign a big check for the siblings once Maya is safe. His youngest daughter is very difficult to deal with most of the time.
"Do we know the consul who is assigned in the Japanese Embassy in Dahan?" Genzou asked, but the question was more of an order.
"I can get you a name and a background." Eisaku said, a communication terminal already out as he started punching in the number of one of his contacts.
"That would be ideal, also, can you also get me a background on those two that Maya is with?"
Eisaku paused for a second to look at his brother. "That would be difficult. I only have their first names to work on."
"You have their faces." Motosuke pointed out to his older brother.
"Facial recognition would be useless." Eisaku countered, his gaze turning at Genzou and Yasuyo. "Those two looked exactly like Nii-san and Yasuyo-chan, with that boy only needing a darker dye on his hair and red eyes to look like Nii-san. The boy can be mistaken as our Nii-san at age thirteen."
Eisaku looked at his brother questioningly. "Are you sure you did not have an affair with another woman? Or a drunken night?"
"I am pretty sure." Genzou answered, with his tone clearly displaying his displeasure of having his fidelity to his beloved wife questioned.
"You think they're clones?" Motosuke threw out a possibility that wasn't so absurd in their day and age.
"Genzou-kun and I would be aware if we are being cloned." Yasuyo answered, dismissing Motosuke's notion.
"Artificially created then?" Motosuke threw another possibility.
"Last I check, we do not just give away specimen of our genes to strangers, little brother." Genzou said, with a looked that tells the youngest Yotsuba brother to keep his theories to himself.
"Regardless of where those two came from, they are both interesting." Eisaku commented, the memory that his sister-in-law implanted into them leaving quite an impression.
"A Strategic-type Magician capable of removing heat from a large area, creating a wide field with a temperature of absolute zero, and the ability to teleport. That is beyond interesting." Genzou's thoughts shifted to the girl that wore her wife and daughters' face. "His sister wasn't too shabby herself. She seems to have a very swift draw with her magic."
"Their CADs were also very advance." Miya joined the conversation, knowing that she was welcome to add her two cents. "I don't know the brand of their CADs, but the CADs that they have are of high-end. If Miyuki-san is to believe, then we can assume that Tatsuya-san is also a capable engineer."
"They'll be an excellent addition to the family." Yasuyo thought's was filled with Tatsuya. The idea if the boy being adopted to the family was appealing to her. For some reason, she felt a connection with the boy.
Yasuyo was projecting the son that she failed to give birth to towards the boy that save her youngest daughter, and it made the Matriarch quite happy inside.
"Having a Strategic-type Magician would be nice and all, but I'd rather have those two be vetted before we consider adding them to the family." Motosuke was very cautious when it comes to family security. He does not give his trust very easily, especially to those not affiliated with and to the Yotsuba.
"Can you beat that boy in a fight?" Eisaku inquired his little brother. Eisaku would admit that among the three of them, Motosuke was the best in combat.
Genzou is the strongest magician and Eisaku is the smartest, but Motosuke is the best fighter among them.
"Quite frankly, I can take that Tatsuya-kid down with me, and even that would be a tossup." Motosuke commented with a rather wild grin on his face. "The kid is well trained and conditioned. From Maya-chan's memories, from what little that I have seen, the kid fought with the poise and experience of a seasoned fighter. For a Superpower and a BS Magician, he seems to be self-aware of his abilities and is smart enough with said abilities to be both flexible and versatile with them. And not to mention, the kid has power in spades. His Psion count is probably higher than mine, and with the kid's age, that is a terrifying taught."
Motsuke is best fighter of the Yotsuba. For him to rave on the combat skills of another is high praise and should be considered heavily and taken seriously.
"Fortunately, that fight will not happen." Genzou stated with conviction. "Tatsuya-san is strong, but he knows our reputation and he knows what we are capable of. He knows the wrath that he will be facing if he harms Maya."
"He also has one glaring weakness." Eisaku added, and everyone in the room knew what or who that weakness was. "That guy loves his sister, and it appears to be vise-versa. He is probably more afraid of what we will do to her than what we would do to him."
"I am just going to say that I do not like assassinating young girls." Motosuke commented offhandedly, although all of them knew that he would kill anyone, regardless of age or gender, if it were ask of him.
"Get me a profile of those two, as soon as possible." Genzou ordered Eisaku.
"Give me three hours." Eisaku nodded while rising to his feet. Bowing at his elder brother and sister-in-law, he vacated the room to fulfill the task that was asked of him.
Genzou then turned his attention on his youngest brother. "Get me an aerial transport. Make sure that it can take a hit and is capable of travelling fast."
"On it, Nii-san." Getting on his feet, Motosuke inclined his head respectfully at his brother and his wife before leaving the room as well.
This left the main family alone.
"Miya…"
"Yes, Otou-sama…" Miya looked at her father expectantly.
"What do you think of Tatsuya-san?"
Miya raised a questioning brow at the inquiry of her father.
"Otou-sama, please don't tell me that you are buying into the thought of marrying me to that boy." For some reason though, Miya did not mind all that much if that idea came to pass.
The boy is handsome, though not overwhelmingly so, and he seems to be of strong will against seduction.
'His sister is also adorable.' Miya thought randomly.
"No father would be open to the idea of his daughters marrying." Yasuyo shook her head at how protective her husband is towards his daughters. "I just want your initial opinion of that boy. Maya seems to be taken with him and his sister. Maya is not the trusting type."
Miya nodded at that true statement before answering the inquiry. "He seems to be dependable. He also looks to be a complete gentleman with excellent self-control. If it was another boy who Maya showed herself with that attire, they would be drooling all over her with their tongues out."
Tatsuya earned Miya's respect for the simple reason that he was able to resist Maya's teasing and charm without any considerable effort. He was thinking with his head and not with his genitals, and that is a plus for Miya.
Genzou nodded at his daughter before his attention turned to his wife. "If they are orphans, do you have any complains of us taking them in?"
"I don't?" Yasuyo answered, her eyes shining, as if she was getting the best gift in the world. "I always wanted a son and that boy can pass as our son."
A chance to recover the pride that she lost when she had miscarriage her first child, Yasuyo would grasped it without hesitation or fail.
Closing his eyes, Genzou nodded stiffly. "Very well then."
(Scene Change)
Maya thought that things would be going downhill for her when she was kidnapped.
After all, in a foreign land, when a girl is kidnap, one can only think of and expect the worst.
Maya did not want to think of the tortures that she would suffer at the hands of her captors. Just the idea terrified her, and she cannot afford to feel such emotion.
Her new friends have probably save her pride and life as a woman and magician, and Maya was very grateful of them for the kindness that they showed her.
Her two friends were also the reason why her short vacation was salvage.
Sure, it was not in a five-star hotel with a spa and a beach, but a cross-country road trip was also appealing for her.
Especially considering the vehicle that they were commandeering for their trip to the embassy.
Maya looked at the interior of the vehicle with a joyful and excited smile.
She always wanted to own a motor home.
Especially a motor home this grand and accommodating.
Praise the Mall and all of its convenience.
The motor home that they were commandeering was high-end, built for leisure and long travel. The total length of the RV was 38 feet and nine inches, with the exterior height being 12 feet and eight inches and the exterior width being eight feet and seven inches, giving everyone a lot of elbow and moving room.
Maya choose the RV due to the lounge. The RV features an Extendable Sectional Sofa that faces the full-featured entertainment center with an electric fireplace, and a moveable hoop-base lounge chair for additional seating flexibility. The entertainment center would allow Maya to play the video games and watched the movies that she had generously liberated from their 'prison' case and experience them to their fullest.
Maya was looking forward in watching the horrors movies that she had selected with Miyuki. Miyuki's reactions to some of the scenes and the tightness of which she will cling on her would tell Maya on how open the young girl would be in a same-sex relationship.
Maya knew that Miyuki was in love with her elder brother. It was so obvious. Miyuki's love for her elder brother is even more obvious than the sun in a Summer afternoon.
Now, Maya wanted to know if Miyuki would be open in sharing her brother with another girl, and if she is willing to be in a relation with said girl at the same time with her brother.
Maya is the kind of little sister that would go to great lengths for the happiness of her beloved elder sister.
Having a husband with a willing mistress to the side would be great for the next Matriarch of the Clan, Yotsuba Miya, and Maya already have premium candidates for her sister's partners.
In addition, in Maya's mind at least, she was helping Miyuki get together with Tatsuya. Miyuki cannot be the wife of her brother, for obvious reasons, but she can be the mistress of both her brother and his wife, which would be Miya if Maya had her say.
And Yotsuba Maya always have her say in regards to her elder twin.
What convinced Miyuki of the RV, and what made Maya even more determine to gauge Miyuki's willingness to be in a relationship with another girl, was the kitchen. Miyuki apparently knows how to cook, and she immediately fell for the kitchen of the RV. The kitchen of the RV features a Corian solid-surface, high-gloss countertops, a decorative backsplash, and a host of appliances that can be found in a high middle-class home. This includes a microwave/convection oven that cooks and browns like a traditional oven and a gorgeous residential French door refrigerator/freezer. The full-wall slide outs provide plenty of workspace and incorporate an impressive amount of storage.
Miyuki looked very determine to give her elder brother the best culinary experience on the road, something that Maya can get aboard on.
Maya did not like the thought of eating can goods for three days.
The bed and bathroom was also a nice touch. The RV had bedroom with a large slideout, making way for a massive wardrobe and a king bed with an adjustable mattress and a power incline frame. A bedroom Ultra High Definition Plasma TV and ceiling fan was also quite nice. The RV also comes with a private master bathroom featuring the exclusive big shower for additional relaxation and comfort.
It took some effort to convince Tatsuya to hijack the particular RV that she wanted, but after speaking and convincing Miyuki, Tatsuya folded rather easily.
'Yeah for sis-cons everywhere.' Maya thought humorously before she shifted her attention to Miyuki, who sat some distance away from her on the sofa.
Looking closely at her, she looks exhausted.
Maya, being the kind and gentle girl that she is, grabbed Miyuki by the head and gently guided her to her lap.
Miyuki was visibly surprise by this but she did not resist and merely rested her head on Maya's lap.
Maya smiled at this. Positive progress and it only took her 10 hours to ease Miyuki to her presence. It was an improvement.
"You are very strong." Miyuki complimented, and Maya could only smile boastfully.
"Well, I am one-half of the first daughters of the Yotsuba." Maya was proud of her lineage, name, and family.
"That is not what I meant." Miyuki deflated Maya but the look of sheer admiration in Miyuki's eyes was rather encouraging. "You were force into a terrifying and distressing situation, with only strangers to depend on, and you were still able to show a strong front to your family. You were able to help ease their tension and you even comforted them, even though it was you who is in immediate danger. I was quite move with your strength."
Maya's face lit up at how sincere the compliment that Miyuki gave her before giving the said girl her signature smirk. "Panicking won't do anyone any good." Her father taught her that keeping calm is key in overcoming odds.
Also…
"I don't want my family to worry, especially about me." When she was taken away, Maya's only thought was her family being distraught due her weakness and the fact that she had cause her beloved clan distress. That feeling was worse than the bitter defeat that she tasted when she was kidnapped.
"You have very good relationship with your family." There was envy in Miyuki's voice, and Maya detected that emotion even though Miyuki did an excellent effort in hiding it.
Maya took this as a positive. This was a hint that Tatsuya and Miyuki's family life was not ideal. They might be more incline in joining the Yotsuba than Maya initially thought.
"My family is often times misunderstood by the public. The Yotsuba is not the most open of the 28 Families." Maya frowned, her dislike of how her family was viewed evident.
"If I recall, the Yotsuba are the black ops ace of Japan." That was true, and Maya was somewhat a little trouble that Miyuki has an inkling of her family's bread and butter. "Your family should be praised…" Maya immediately perked up at those five words. "…someone has to do the dirty work of the country, even if the task is not glorious. The fact that the Yotsuba shoulders such responsibility should earn them gratitude and compliments from the entire populace of Japan." That was an honest opinion from Miyuki.
And Maya knew this, and it made her happy beyond words.
Maya was so happy that she stood up, while gently laying Miyuki's head on a sofa cushion, before extending the sofa to allow another person to lay down. Maya all but jumped into the sofa-turned-bed and embraced Miyuki rather excitedly.
Miyuki let out a loud yelp when she felt Maya's hand grabbing her derriere and thigh.
Maya giggled at Miyuki's cute reaction of being touch.
"That's the sweetest thing anyone said about my family. Thank you!" Maya was happy that someone viewed her family in a positive light, and the fact that it was a cute girl was a plus.
'I wonder if Nee-chan and Miyuki-chan is open in experimenting with me after I successfully set them up. Tatsuya-san would probably have an interesting expression seeing the doppelgangers of his sister and his sister going at it.' The thought of her, her sister, and Miyuki being in a single bed, with less clothing and being touchy with each other is appealing for Maya. The additional thought of having Tatsuya watched the entire ordeal made Maya feel even hotter.
"Your welcome." There was unease in Miyuki's voice that made her cuter in Maya's eyes. "Maya-san, your hands please."
Maya knew what Miyuki was asking her to do.
She decided to ignore her.
It was a risk, but she really wanted to gauge how open-minded Miyuki is when it comes to same-sex relationship.
For the sake of her elder sister, of course. Maya was only doing this to make Miya's future happiness a quality one, filled with joy and pleasure, in two different worlds.
Also, Miyuki was so adorable and her body was very soft and comforting to the touch.
Again, Maya wanted to make sure that her elder sister, who she loves and adores, will have best of both worlds.
Everything for Onee-chan!
"What about my hands, Miyuki-chan?" Maya asked innocently, voice booming with mischief and eyes shinning with evil intent. "Would you like my hands to be here instead?" Maya teasingly run her hands across Miyuki's legs, feeling every inch of her soft and snow-white hair.
Miyuki bit her lip in order not to show any reaction. Miyuki felt that showing a reaction, whether it be pleasant or otherwise, from the touch of another is a betrayal towards her Onii-sama, even if the touches were from another girl.
On Maya's part, she could not believe how nice Miyuki's skin felt.
It was almost additive to touch Miyuki.
She could not resist but push further.
Without even thinking or sparing a thought, Maya ran her hand all over Miyuki's flesh. From the expose skin of her legs and stomach to the clothed parts of her shoulders and thighs, Maya's hands wondered curiously all over Miyuki's young body.
As Maya explored the young girl beside her, her mind was in overdrive due to the pleasant sensation that she was feeling. She never knew that touching another girl could feel so good.
Miyuki's body was soft and creamy that Maya lost herself from touching her fellow 12 year old.
On Miyuki's part, she felt good while being touch by Maya, and there lies her dilemma. Although the pleasant sensation that she was feeling was far inferior from the feeling that she gets when she is embraced by her beloved brother, it is still a fact that another being was making her feel good with their touch, and that was unacceptable for Miyuki.
Miyuki snapped back to reality when Maya's hands went a bit too close to her breasts. She wanted her Onii-sama to touch her mounds first!
Miyuki all but pushed Maya of off her.
Unfortunately, Miyuki's hands accidentally grasped Maya's rather generous mounds, and an elicit half-gasp and half-moan escape from one-half of the Yotsuba twin's lips.
The two froze at their current position as an awkward tension suddenly dawn upon them.
If Tatsuya walked in on them, he would see his sister groping Maya's breasts and Maya about to touch Miyuki's chest, with both of them blushing like tomatoes.
Slowly, they retracted their hands to their respective side, as they both looked equally uncomfortable, with pink tints on their respective cheeks.
Regardless of the awkwardness, the two girls still laid together in the sofa
"Sorry." Maya apologized after a short moment to recover her composure.
"I am sorry as well." Miyuki imitated Maya, all the while looking very apologetic.
Maya shook her head. "I was the one who went too far." Maya's blush darkened as the sensation of Miyuki's body all over her hands was still fresh.
"That didn't give me the excuse to touch yours…" Miyuki did not finish her statement when her eyes went down on Maya's sizeable bust.
It was somewhat unfair that a 12 year old would have a bust that was the wet dreams of teenage girls several years her elder.
Maya could only giggle uneasily. "I don't mind that bit of payback. I was touching you all over after all." Maya gazed at Miyuki quite intensely. "You have very nice skin and amazing proportions." Maya complimented, looking every bit embarrass and somewhat envious.
Miyuki blushed at that compliment before giving her own to Maya. "You have a more mature figure though."
Maya's giggle became a bit louder after hearing that. She heard that comment before, but it sounded better coming from Miyuki. "You need to meet my Nee-chan in person. Though she isn't as big as me in the chest area, she has this sexy willowy frame and a pair of great legs that you would enjoy looking at."
Maya reminded herself that she already had a fiancé and that Miyuki was supposed to be her sister's mistress, a package deal that also comes with a husband, whose name is Tatsuya.
A flash of sadness, discomfort, and bitter sweetness appeared in Miyuki's eyes. Maya barely caught as Miyuki swiftly gave her a heart-stopping smile.
"It would be an honor meeting you Onee-chan in person." Miyuki said, conveying her curiosity and other emotions that Maya could not identify.
Maya knew, there and then, that it was time to end the conversation.
She did not want to delve deeper into the psyche of Miyuki, at least not now.
When Maya was on the verge of sitting up, she suddenly felt herself being pushed onto Miyuki's body before she felt herself being lifted.
Maya let out a startled squeal as she was now laying on top of Miyuki, her chest pushing onto hers.
Miyuki, on her part, blushed deep red as her eyes fell on her Onii-sama, who appeared out of nowhere to forcefully put the two girls in an awkward position before whisking them away in said position.
On Tatsuya's part, he merely looked amused as he carried the two girls towards the bed of the RV. He found his sister cute while she is flustered.
Also, their young aunt, who is less insane and not so psychopathic was a welcome sight.
"I'll be driving us out of this town right now. It would be preferable for both of you to rest for the first few hours of the trip." Gently laying Miyuki down on the bed, Tatsuya removed Maya off his sister and laid the future Queen of Night beside his precious little sister.
Covering them with a blanket, Tatsuya placed a kiss on Miyuki's forehead, much to her delight, before making his way to the Cab of the RV.
Maya shouted a complain towards Tatsuya.
"What about me? I deserve a special tuck in and good night too." Maya whined. "I have my needs!"
Tatsuya rolled his eyes, but he did turned around and gently ruffled Maya's long hair, his fingers gently combing her hair to the side.
"Thank you!"
(Scene Change)
Tatsuya was driving the RV that would act as their haven in Dahan for four hours now. The town that he had turned to a wasteland was several kilometers behind them already.
Frankly speaking, Tatsuya did not care all that much on the damage that he had cause so far, and the repercussions that it may bring in the future.
Miyuki was safe, and that is all that matters. Let God or whatever higher power above sort everything out.
Still, Tatsuya's thoughts were elsewhere.
It was hard to believe.
It was hard to believe because it was supposed to be impossible.
Even with the use of magic, there are still concepts and feats that should be impossible to achieve.
For example, time-travel.
Time-travel should be impossible. There is no magic in existence that could alter or affect time. The calculation required for time manipulation would require, at its bare minimum, several hundred super computers.
Yet, in a freak accident, he had achieve an impossibility.
Tatsuya was able to decompose time itself and travel back in time.
In a time before the Queen of Night, the Devil Empress of the Far East was conceive.
Tatsuya had destroyed the linchpin that was the catalyst of his creation and his sister's birth.
Tatsuya could not find it in himself to care all that much.
As he said to the man that was his biological grandfather, the alternative would have been worse for everyone involve.
The Tyrant Empress of the Far East is an abomination that even he was terrified of, and not because Tatsuya could not take her.
Yotsuba Maya of his timeline was dangerous because she was very much willing, delightfully so, to take everything to such extremes that going against her would result to an entire bloodline being erase.
It would be better for everyone if the Devil Empress is never born.
Tatsuya would see to it that his aunt would not be broken and haphazardly put together.
For everyone's sakes.
Especially Miyuki's.
Sensing a familiar presence on his back, Tatsuya shelve all plans to the back of his mind. Using the rearview mirror, he gazed at his sister.
"You should still be resting." Tatsuya told his precious treasure.
Miyuki could only smile weakly as she made her way to her brother.
Pushing the pass the passenger seat, Miyuki knelt down before resting her head on her brother's knee.
Tatsuya took one hand off the wheel and place it on top of his sister's head.
Miyuki did not show any restraints and purred at the gesture of her brother.
"Obaa-sama is different." Miyuki whispered, still trying to come to terms that the younger version of their infamous aunt wasn't so Devilish and amoral.
"She has yet to suffer a fate that no woman should ever suffer." Tatsuya commented, and in his mind, that made all the difference in the world. "She has yet to also lost anyone of importance."
"That's for the best." Miyuki would prefer an Obaa-sama model to the current Maya.
A look of pure dissonance marred Miyuki's face. "I don't know how I would react when I see Okaa-sama in person." Before they travel through time, Shiba Miya just died and was cremated. Miyuki personally, although painfully, overlook the entire process.
Her mother was dead, and Miyuki did not know what her reaction would be if she sees her mother alive before her once again.
"Our mother…" Tatsuya purposely use the word 'our' for Miyuki's sake than anything else. Tatsuya did not feel anything for Shiba Miya, and he would not start feeling for her right now. "…is alive in this time, healthy and unburden, free from the curse that she had cast upon herself. We should be happy for her."
Miyuki nodded her head in agreement, smiling at the wisdom of her brother.
Still, Miyuki dreaded that eventual face-to-face meeting with the woman that bore them to the world.
Tatsuya was a different story. He was already looking at their situation in a different angle.
Regardless, for Miyuki's sake, Tatsuya will not voice out his conclusion until he is sure that his sister was truly in grips of their current situation.
"You look like our Grandfather, Onii-sama." Miyuki commented, remembering the meeting between them and the man who was heralded as the family's greatest leader.
"And you look like our Grandmother, Miyuki." Tatsuya stated before moving his hand off his sister's crown. Grabbing Miyuki by the arm, Tatsuya gently nudge her to her feet before pulling her entire frame to his lap.
Miyuki was petrified as her brother sat her on his lap, her back resting on one of her brother's strong arms.
Tatsuya firmly grabbed the wheel of the RV, all the while holding Miyuki in place on his lap, his arms wrapped around her with all the emotions that he will never allow himself to fully recover.
"There are many theories about time-travel and paradoxes. There is even a theory that involves either one or both of us disappearing from this plain of existence." Both of them were quite afraid of that theory being anywhere near true. "I don't care what we are going to face in this time or how unpredictable this timeline is due to our actions; everything could all burn for all I care, but just stay by my side. Stay by my side and this world, any world is bearable and livable"
Tatsuya tightly embraced Miyuki with a single arm, his body shaking with uncertainty. "I need you." Those three words were Tatsuya's personal 'I love you' to Miyuki.
Miyuki knew this.
Tearfully, Miyuki raised her shaking arms and wrapped them around her brother's neck.
She too was uncertain of what would become of them in the situation that they are in, but one thing is for certain, as long as she has her Onii-sama, everything would be just fine.
As long as she is with her beloved brother, it doesn't matter where and/or when, she is in heaven.
Her brother is her heaven.
"I will always stay by your side." Miyuki swore to her brother with as much passion as she could muster.
Leaning forward, Miyuki pressed her lips on Tatsuya's neck, biting it lightly to leave a mark.
It was a mark that he existed before her.
Miyuki inclined her head, bearing her neck to her brother, inviting him to partake on her flesh. She did not expect the favor to be return, but she did hope.
And her hope was rewarded.
She felt her brother shift, and before she knew it, her brother pressed his lips to her bare neck. He firmly placed a kiss on her slender neck before taking the offer given to him.
Miyuki felt a jolt of utter pleasure course through her body. She felt as if lightning struck her body as her beloved brother bit her neck, essentially leaving a territorial mark on her person. Numbing pleasure and glee, both physically and emotionally, washed over Miyuki as she held onto her Tatsuya as if he was her lifeline.
At that moment, Miyuki felt that she was truly owned, mind, body, heart, spirit, and soul by her Onii-sama, and she could not be happier.
Closing her eyes, Miyuki drifted to slumber.
And even though it was an inconvenience, Tatsuya did not remove her from his person and allowed her to sleep in his arms.
It gave him a peace of mind that he needed.
I am continuing this due to popular demand.
Although expect the next update to be by July. I have to also work on the Prince of the Yotsuba and Empress, and I have some one-shots that I want to write.
Also, Omega vs Okada 2, it is a must watched for Wrestling fans.
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