RANMA 1/2 THE NEXT GENERATION HENTAI RPG - 13: thread 4 > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RtNGHrpg2/ Compilation by St Fan [GAME START] Next Morning. Kimiko and Hiro. T.H. Tiger Kimiko blinked her eyes and stared upward at the bottom of the bed above her. The familiar sight caused no real reaction, but the sudden flood of memory did. "Hiro is home," she cried out, sitting up in bed. Was he? She peeked over the side of her bed, to where a large bundle of what looked like dirty laundry lay on the floor. "Yes!" Kimiko cried in relief and victory. "He's still here." She lay down on her belly and savored the sight of her brother sleeping on her bedroom floor. Mind you it would have been nicer if he'd been in her bed, but he had rejected her casual suggestion in that regards the night before. After a few minutes of watching. Kimiko began to get a bit restless. There was only so long you could stare at what looked like a pile of clothes, without getting bored. Kimiko casually stretched out an arm, literally. Her right limb extended to almost four feet in length as she gently started to unfold cloth from over what she thought was Hiro face. Re: Next Morning. Kimiko and Hiro. Austin_S_Dakota Opening his eyes, Hiro knew instantly something was wrong. Something was bothering him, playing with his feet. Sitting up in a rapid movement, Hiro's body tensed ready to protect him... herself. "Wha..." she said, close to jumping up and seeing it was only Kimiko pulling at the covers. "Sorry," she said apologetically, realizing she had assumed the worse. Seeing the shocked look on his twin sister's face, Hiro mistook it for something else. "Oh yeah, I'm a girl, huh?" Placing a hand to the back of her head (in a habit Hiro had gotten from their mother) she tried not to show her embarrassment. "Well, I didn't want you to get scared about having a boy in your room, so I changed last night." Though his explanation left out the part about forgetting which side of the mat he was supposed to be sleeping on. Re: Next Morning. Kimiko and Hiro. T.H. Tiger Kimiko had almost had a heart attack when what she thought was her mother sat up. Of course, she wasn't sure she had a heart anymore, but something had certainly jumped in her chest. Only after remembering that she hadn't done anything the night before, as opposed to the day, to warrant any guilt, did she realize that the girl in front of her was too young, and too not pregnant, to be her mother. "Hiro, it's just you. What a relief." Kimiko said with a sigh. "I'm so glad you're home. And you didn't have to go and change to a girl for me. I'd never be scared of you." Re: Next Morning. Kimiko and Hiro. Austin_S_Dakota "Well, girls shouldn't have a boy sleeping with them." Hiro said firmly. It was a statement that at once both showed his respect for his sister and an archaic view on women. Shifting her legs, Hiro sat up using her arms for support and moved into a cross-legged sitting position. Sitting up, it was obvious that Hiro had slept in her clothing all night long. Her hide jerkin and sash were still on as was her wool undershirt and silk trousers. "So, what do you do in the mornings?" Hiro asked Kimiko. Reaching to her bag, the young Akane doppelganger pulled out her daily planner. "Lets see... I need to do my morning workout for the next three hours, gosh darn it... I'm running late." Pulling out a pencil Hiro stared to make notes. "Hummm, if you wanted, I can delay my workout and we can do yours right now?" she said absently to her sister. Re: Next Morning. Kimiko and Hiro. T.H. Tiger "I can do my workout anywhere." Kimiko replied. "But I do need a partner to really 'stretch' myself." Kimiko got a thoughtful look. "But... I'm not sure how safe it would be right now to do it with someone. I sort of don't seem to have as much control as before. I might hurt you if I trained with you." Re: Next Morning. Kimiko and Hiro. Austin_S_Dakota Brushing a hand through 'her' hair, Hiro smiled at his sister. "Let me change, I can't really feel anything in my real body." Standing up, the young 'Akane' moved with a grace that told of power. Every one of Hiro's movements spoke of the strength that she was used to having. Though currently a girl, Hiro's lifetime of training was impossible to forget. Turning, he went to his bag and quickly removed a bottled thermos. Even Hiro's walk had none of the seductive sway of a woman's gait. "I'll be outside so you can change." she said to Kimiko. Smiling sweetly, showing a mouth full of teeth, Hiro went towards the door to give his sister privacy. Re: Next Morning. Kimiko and Hiro. T.H. Tiger Kimiko's heart warmed from Hiro's smile. Now this was how a big brother was supposed to act. At the clinic he'd been acting more like a little 'shudder' brother. Kimiko slipped out of bed and gave herself an inspection to make sure everything was in the right place. She'd slept on her left arm and it was twisted backward so she gave it a shake to get some life back into it and snapped it back to where it should be. She snagged a bathrobe from the back of the door and opened it as she slipped it on. Tying it, she said to Hiro "I have to use the bathroom and then wash up. Let's go together." Kimiko was determined to not lose sight of her big brother, even if she currently looked like her dad. Re: Next Morning. Kimiko and Hiro. Austin_S_Dakota Hiro turned and smiled at his sister. Rolling her neck, the young Akane clone took a step back, giving Kimiko the right away. "Lead on." she said, motioning with her hand to precede her. "I'm right behind you." At moment, what should have been the happiest in the young warriors life Hiro was unable to relax. Only the nearness of his sister kept the cursed boy from fleeing. As scary as it was, the Tendô Dôjô no longer felt like Hiro's home. Only Kimiko gave this place that feeling. Weary and untrusting, Hiro allowed his twin to lead, believing in Kimiko like little else in his life. Re: Next Morning. Kimiko and Hiro. T.H. Tiger Keeping a careful watch on her brother, temporarily her sister, Kimiko lead the way to the furo. Without any real thought behind her actions she started shedding her clothes as she walked through the laundry room on the way to the bathing area. By the time she reached the sliding door she was as naked as the day she'd been born. She hummed happily to herself, her chest bursting with joy that her big brother was home, and that she had him all to herself for at least as long as the bath lasted. Re: Next Morning. Kimiko and Hiro. St Fan, Kami of Writer's Block When she opened the sliding door to the furo room, Kimiko was greeted by the sight of her little brother Yuh and her little sister Ai, both as naked as she was, washing up. More exactly, Ai was kneeling behind Yuh and generously soaping and lathering his back. A layer of foam and bubbles was partly covering the blushing boy. "HEY! Kimiko-oneechan, didn't you see the occupied sign?" grumbled the redheaded girl. "Damn, what it's taking to get a bath in peace in this house?" Re: Next Morning. Kimiko and Hiro. Austin_S_Dakota "Oh, sor...sorry!" Hiro stammered in surprise. Holding up a hand in front of her face to block the view, Hiro quickly reached around her sister to close the door. The young Akane doppelganger did a marvelous job of completely imitating Kimiko's father's face and actions when embarrassed. "Wow, no wonder I like being alone. It's kind of nerve- raking to be around other naked!" As Hiro began to calm, two things started to clarify in his mind. In order to close the door, Hiro had to embrace his sister in a semi-hug. This act while done in an effort to protect his sister's dignity caused Hiro to press her breasts against Kimiko's naked back. Naked Kimiko was the second issue. "Kimiko!?" Hiro said more in confusion then any other emotion. Turning her back, the 'Young Akane' turned a remarkable shade of red. "I'm sorry! They're new, and I don't know how to adjust for them!" Hiro cryptically apologized for her breasts. "Why are you naked, out here?" Her voice almost cracked with near hysteria as the two topics became one long assault of words. Without thinking of anything else other then her sister, Hiro quickly ripped off her own shirt and held it behind her in offering. Of course, this left Hiro completely naked from the waist up... Re: Next Morning. Kimiko and Hiro. T.H. Tiger Now, unlike her Big Sister, Kimiko usually had endless patience with her younger siblings. She delighted in playing with them, and making them laugh with bizarre body contortions. She didn't even mind when they brought their friends over from school to be entertained by their freakish rubber sister. The operative word was usually. When she'd found Yuh and Ai occupying the room she had hoped to have to herself and her big brother, she suddenly was in perfect sympathy with Shitagi. Younger siblings should be stuck in cages till they became adults and could leave home. Before she could vent in a very uncharacteristic manner, however, she was enveloped in a hug by Hiro at the same time he slammed shut the door between the bathroom and the laundry room. She felt warm breasts pressing against her back, separated from her bare skin only by Hiro's shirt. A few days before this would have gotten next to no reaction from her, but since her time with Mascara and Shitagi her horizons had broadened considerably. She felt a warm glow in her belly and her thoughts toward Ai and Yuh became much more charitable. Not even Hiro's resemblance to her dad stilled her sudden awareness of Hiro as a person other than her big brother. Hiro was much younger than Hiro's cursed form, and while the years had been kind to her, numerous children had left her much better developed than her teenage self. Her aura of parenthood also gave her a certain something that was absent from Hiro's self-conscious behavior. Kimiko was wondering if she dared snuggle back against Hiro when the cursed girl suddenly pulled away from her and pulled off her shirt. Her babbling was pretty much incoherent but her intent was obvious. "Oh, you silly," Kimiko laughed, pushing aside the offered shirt. "You don't have to worry about that. You're my brother, silly. I take baths with the other's all the time. She ignored the fact that her other brothers were still in the rugrat category. She took hold of Hiro's forearm with one hand while sliding open the door to the bathroom. "Come on, the tweebs will be done soon and we'll have the room to ourselves." "Hey, Yuh, Ai," she called out cheerfully, "want to scrub our backs before you leave?" She put special emphasis on the word "leave". Re: Next Morning. Kimiko and Hiro. St Fan, Kami of Writer's Block Yuh didn't answer, but his blush was reaching nuclear proportions. He put his hands before his eyes and kept them here. Although the boy had yet to fully reach puberty, he was still old enough to be acutely embarrassed by naked girls older than Ai, sisters or not. Ai, on the other hand, had a stronger character, but despite her somewhat bad temper (something lots of Akane's daughters had in common), she was fundamentally a nice girl. So, when Kimiko charged, she just sighed and slumped her shoulders. "Yeah, yeah, Kimiko-oneechan. You can come in. If it's only us girls, that's no problem." "How can you say that?" Yuh croaked, still blind by choice. Ai ignored her brother, and bowed before Kimiko. "I'm sorry I yelled at you, oneechan. I got a bit upset because Yoiko and Daiji already played tricks on us earlier. They tried to drag in their own brother Shiro while I was undressing, can you believe that? And they have that new pet, did you see it? All clingy and slimy and *hugh*. It even tried to eat my braids and to smother Yuh-chan, that was disgusting...." she concluded, making a face. The small redhead blinked when she took a good look at Hiro-chan. "Hey, who's your friend? That's funny... she looks a bit like mommy Akane on the old family pictures...." Re: Next Morning. Kimiko and Hiro. Austin_S_Dakota "Don't!" Hiro admonished his sister, ignoring the voices from inside the room. Once again he directly stopped her from opening and going into the washroom. "They clearly marked to door 'in use', going in on them would be rude." Using a little bit of leverage Hiro was able to pull Kimiko away, though he was left with the unsettling sensation of his fingers digging into her malleable skin. Quickly he let go of her, looking his sister in the eyes, some thing was a bit easier to do since in his "Akane" form they were more or less the same height. "Besides, men and women can't bath together, it would disrespectful of you." The look that settled into Hiro's eyes was the one that would make any parent feel a sense of dread. Not only did he inherit his mother's love of the art, its simple yet elegant nature of wonder; Hiro also got more then a healthy dose of her willfulness. Combined with her father's unrelenting stubbornness, Hiro's opinion could be set in stone. Digging into his belief it was clear that his mind wasn't going to change any time soon. "If you want, I'll wait out here until you're done, besides I need to train soon. It would be a waste to take a second bath this morning." Smiling a big toothy heart felt grin, (one that looked out of place on the young "Akane", but right at home on Hibiki Ryôga) Hiro placed his hand on Kimiko's shoulder, reassuringly rubbing her arm. "I finally just got home to 'you', I don't plan on leaving any time soon." It was like a light went off in the back of the young warrior's head. It was a strange feeling, but Hiro felt that was the center of his sister's reluctance. Re: Next Morning. Kimiko and Hiro. T.H. Tiger A warm feeling filled Kimiko's chest and she felt like melting at her brother's words. In her case this was not always a figurative statement. Her legs did get a bit wobbly. Her handsome big brother had promised that he wasn't going to leave, more specifically, he wasn't going to leave her. "You're right, big brother. I was being silly. Of course we'll want to wash up after training. Let's go train. I want to show you all the stuff I've learned since you went away." Re: Next Morning. Kimiko and Hiro. St Fan, Kami of Writer's Block Yuh let out a long sigh of relief when the two older girls (well, one girl and a half) decided to delay their bath. At least he wouldn't end up surrounded by naked females and die of embarrassment. Ai just shrugged and looked Kimiko and Hiro-chan exit the bathroom. "Have a nice spar, Oneechan." Re: Next Morning. Kimiko and Hiro. T.H. Tiger Kimiko was more than happy to do whatever her brother wanted, so long as he wanted to do it with her. "Sure, Dad keeps a kettle on the stove all the time so anyone with a curse can change back. And so hot water is handy if Mascara gets splashed with cold water. "What do you want to do once you change? We could spar, or go for a walk. I can show you the changes around town since you left... well, there really aren't that many changes. This place never really changes. But we could still walk around." Kimiko paused to take a much-needed breath. Hiro and Kimiko Austin_S_Dakota "Well, I guess I kind of want to get out of here..." Hiro said, slowly rubbing her hands together. It wasn't easy for the boy turned mother- in-law (for lack of a better term) girl to be around the home. "If you don't mind, I really want to go some place else. I don't want mom to see me." she said hanging her head low. Re: Hiro and Kimiko T.H. Tiger Kimiko did her usual mental gymnastics when someone said "Mom". That title was not a given in their family. Realizing Hiro meant Akane, her dad, she nodded. "Yeah, I can see that. Dad always gets real grumpy when he's pregnant. He'll be much better tonight after Mom rubs his feet and tummy and he has a chance to drink some of Aunt Kasumi's special tea." Kimiko paused in thought. Where to go? "Well, we could go and get something to eat? Or we could just walk around. There are some cart vendors in the park if we get hungry." Kimiko took after her Mom. Food was never far from her mind. Re: Hiro and Kimiko Austin_S_Dakota Hiro looked at Kimiko for a moment, trying to understand what she was talking about. "Mom's not pregnant again, is she?" Almost as soon as Hiro said the words out loud, the cursed boy remembered that he and his sister had always had this argument. Laughing he said, "No, I meant Mom, the Redhead." Reaching over, Hiro playfully tussled his twin's hair. "I'm not in the mood too deal with her yet." Grinning as they walked through the home, Hiro visibly relaxed as he once again returned to his normal body. "Hey I'm the stranger here, you pick the place." Hiro said after listened to the dinning choices Kimiko named. "It's all good to me. Heck, in Manila I had 1,000-years-old eggs, so I can pretty much eat anything." Re: Hiro and Kimiko T.H. Tiger "Let's go to the park." Kimiko said happily. She snagged Hiro's arm with her own and used it to steer him in the direction she wanted to go. "There are lots of vendors. You can get anything." she said enthusiastically. As she walked and talked, she focused on her body, hoping her newfound control had not deserted her. She almost yelled for joy when her legs obeyed her commands, if slowly, and started to lengthen. With each step she took she got a fraction of an inch taller. She giggled despite herself, anticipating Hiro's reaction when he finally noticed. She wanted to show him everything she could do. She wanted him to think she was clever and wonderful. Re: Hiro and Kimiko Austin_S_Dakota It wasn't that Hiro was trying to ignore his sister's sudden change in stature. With everything that was passing by the easily distracted boy simply was unable to concentrate on anyone thing for long. Arm in arm with Kimiko, the wanderer locked his fingers tightly with his twin's in unconscious attempt to make sure she would not leave him. "Wow, I don't remember any of this being here." he said, almost dumbfounded at the changes. It was statements like that, that were the general sensuous of his conversation. Most of the time he was good in waiting for response, but more then once he managed to change the subject before the redhead could ever even answer. Re: Hiro and Kimiko T.H. Tiger Kimiko was a bit miffed that Hiro hadn't noticed her altered state. She so wanted to show off for him. But on the other hand, he was here with her, all by himself with none of their other sibling butting in on their private time. So she forgot her pique and instead concentrated on him and what he was saying. "Really, is it that different?" she asked. She looked around her trying to see it through her brother's eyes. To her it was the same old boring neighborhood it had always been. "I bet you've seen lots of more interesting things on your travels." Re: Hiro and Kimiko Austin_S_Dakota "Yeah, it's pretty strange out there." Hiro said softly. With his constant absentmindedness, Kimiko's brother forget she had even asked him other questions. "While I was in India I accidentally..." Speaking as they walked, Hiro told his twin of some of his funnier misadventures. The only problem was that if she didn't keep him focused on a story, his mind would wonder off and start another one halfway though the first. Kimiko didn't know how strange it was for Hiro to speak of himself. Having learned long ago to distrust anyone else, it was only his unspoken love for his sister that allowed him to freely speak to her. Re: Hiro and Kimiko Austin_S_Dakota Speaking wasn't something Hiro did all that often. For all of the training he had done in his young love, never once had he performed any exercise to strength his voice box. Almost as if he as detached from his body, the boy continued to speak to his sister. Retelling any story she wished, and answering every question he could. In the mornings stroll, Hiro had managed to do more socializing then he had for the past 7 years combined. "You know what?" he said at last coming to a stop. Turning he faced Kimiko, meeting her in the eyes. "I've been rude haven't I? All I've done is speak about myself. How have you been? What have you been up too? Do you have a boyfriend? How have you been?" What should have been one question soon spread into various and sometimes the same question asked once and again. From his mouth a sudden and almost unending stream of inquiries came in an effort to learn more of his twin. Re: Hiro and Kimiko T.H. Tiger "No, I don't have a boyfriend!" Kimiko replied quickly, crossing her fingers behind her back. After all, Mascara hardly counted as a boyfriend. She blushed a bit at the amount of empathize she'd but on her single status and hurried on to some of Hiro's other questions. "I've been OK. School is boring, but I have friends there so that's OK. The brats make living in the house a pain, and Shitagi is a big bully, but I'll show her. As soon as I master my new techniques, I'll beat her down." Kimiko vowed with fire in her eyes. That reminded her of her desire to show off for Hiro. She held up a hand and willed her fingers to grow longer. They did, but only an inch or so, not the six inches she'd been trying for. She kept her expression blank, not giving any sign she hadn't done what she wanted to do. "Look at this. I'm a lot better at controlling my Gum Gum power. I can stretch a lot farther without anyone pushing or pulling me. "I'm going to be awesome once I master it. I'll be the king of fighters!" she cried out, and then blushed when she realized she's struck a pose. "Sorry," she apologized, rubbing the back of her head with one hand. Re: Hiro and Kimiko Austin_S_Dakota Hiro looked at Kimiko intently, his face an expressionless mask. "You want to be the 'King of Fighters'?" Suddenly his face flashed a very murderous grin, his eyes turning a hard shade of brown. "To do that, you'll have to KILL me first." To emphasize his point Hiro Jabbed his thumb into his chest, and shot his twin a crazed smile. This look lasted all of two minutes before Hiro broke down laughing with tears in his eyes. Reaching over he tussled his sister's hear, laughing. "You should have seen the look on your face." Using the back of his hand the dapped at his eyes in a futile attempt to dry them. "I'm sorry, I don't normally joke like that. That's a wonderful dream to have. If there's anything I can do to help, I'll be beside you the entire way." It wasn't an offer that was made lightly. In his travels Hiro had learned to styles that he would never pass on. So of them had involved a promise of a fight in the future others had cost the boy more then he ever dreamed it would have taken. "If that's your dream," he said, knowing he could help, "I'd like to help." Re: Hiro and Kimiko St Fan, Kami of Writer's Block While Kimiko was busy reacting to Hiro's teasing, but before she could utter a word, a shrill voice called her name and derailed her thoughts. "Heeeeyyy!! Kimiko-chan, ohayô!" Surprised, both twins turned around to see a trio of girls around Kimiko's age heading toward them. Hiro didn't know it yet, but they were friends of his sister from her class at Fûrinkan. The one who had called, and was waving at them frantically, was a short, cute, energetic girl with a dark tan, and black hair tied up as two bunches, and wearing a simple light sundress. Her name was Chika, and she was running more than walking toward the couple. "Nice meeting you here, Kimiko-chan! We were worried about you since you missed school yesterday. So, how are you? You weren't ill, I hope?" The second girl, Natsuki, was a rather tomboyish redhead with short hair, wearing shorts and tank top. She grinned cockishly when she reached her friends. "Yeah, what she said... nice seeing you, Kimiko. Hu... say... did you hit a growth spurt?" she asked, noticing that the Saotome girl was taller than usual. The last girl, Chizuru, had long aqua-green and was wearing a demure dress. She looked a lot shier and less rambunctious than her two friends. "Good morning, Kimiko-san. Oh my... is that your boyfriend?" she asked, looking at Hiro and blushing. "I'm sorry... if we're bothering you, we can leave now...." Re: Hiro and Kimiko T.H. Tiger Kimiko had grown up in a martial arts family, even so, Hiro's deadpan reaction to her declaration took her a little aback, but she recovered quickly when his face broke into a smile. "Oh, you," she said with a pouty face. > Surprised, both twins turned around to see a trio of girls around > Kimiko's age heading toward them. Hiro didn't know it yet, but they > were friends of his sister from her class at Fûrinkan. Kimiko's face started to twist into a scowl, but never really made it all the way. She had hoped to have Hiro to herself, but these were her best friends. And the only "normals" she knew who accepted her unreservedly. That was a very precious gift. Besides, she'd get to show off her handsome brother, and bask in the reflected awe they were sure to feel for him. > The one who had called, and was waving at them frantically, was a > short, cute, energetic girl with a dark tan, and black hair tied up as > two bunches, and wearing a simple light sundress. Her name was Chika, > and she was running more than walking toward the couple. > > "Nice meeting you here, Kimiko-chan! We were worried about you since > you missed school yesterday. So, how are you? You weren't ill, I > hope?" A light flush colored Kimiko's nose and cheeks. "Not exactly," she answered. "It was a family matter." They might be her best friends, but no way was she going to share her day with Mascara with them. They were already pretty nervous around the cat-girl after she'd gone feral a few weeks ago, and had tried to dry-hump Natsuki. Fortunately hot water had been close enough to prevent anything worse. And she had high hopes that the girls hadn't really understood what Mascara had been trying to do. > The second girl, Natsuki, was a rather tomboyish redhead with short > hair, wearing shorts and tank top. She grinned cockishly when she > reached her friends. > > "Yeah, what she said... nice seeing you, Kimiko. Hu... say... did you > hit a growth spurt?" she asked, noticing that the Saotome girl was > taller than usual. Kimiko grinned, and lifted a leg to show the extra length sticking out from under her skirt. "You could say that." she said with a smirk. She set her foot back down and let her legs collapse back to their normal length. "Pretty cool, eh?" > The last girl, Chizuru, had long aqua-green and was wearing a demure > dress. She looked a lot shier and less rambunctious than her two > friends. > > "Good morning, Kimiko-san. Oh my... is that your boyfriend?" she > asked, looking at Hiro and blushing. "I'm sorry... if we're bothering > you, we can leave now...." "Don't be silly," Kimiko said quickly, even though part of her sort of would like them to go away. She reached out, and grew her arm an extra foot so she could catch the back-pedaling Chizuru before she could turn to leave. "Come and meet my big brother, Hiro, everyone?" she said in a boastful tone, pulling Chizuru around in front of her and presenting her to Hiro. "Big Brother, I'd like you to meet my friends." Re: Hiro and Kimiko Austin_S_Dakota It was as if a switch had been flicked inside of Hiro. Everything on his face that had been joyful just moments before died as an unreadable looked passed though him. It wasn't that he became treating to the new comers, he simply shut off his emotions. Not even his mother could have read what was going on in the boys mind at that moment. Long ago in his only home away from Kimiko, his masters had taught the hyperactive boy a simple technique that involved completely severing his "Chakra". No one on the planet had the ability to read or discern what he was feeling as he used his "Severed Soul Perch". The form had two valuable uses. The first was that without any emotions or feelings at all he completely became non-threatening as well as almost nothing more the furniture in the room, unreadable. The second was that by subduing his nature Hiro was able to better concentrate on what he was doing, like remembering the names and faces... Chika Natsuki Chizuru Chika Natsuki Chizuru Chika Natsuki Chizuru Chika Natsuki Chizuru Chika Natsuki Chizuru Chika Natsuki Chizuru Chika Natsuki Chizuru Hiro's mind raced over and over behind his passive face as he desperately tried to remember the names and faces. Re: Hiro and Kimiko St Fan, Kami of Writer's Block The girls looked at Hiro in puzzlement, though not so much because of his blank expression. As Kimiko's friends, they were priding themselves of having a relatively good notion of her close relatives -- more than the average Fûrinkan students, at least, who probably considered quantum physics to be a lot easier to understand than the Saotome-Tendô family tree. "Your big brother?" Natsuki pondered. "You have a big brother? Well, I mean, of course you have, but how come we never met this one before? Did you even talked us about him?" "Hiro? Wait, wait, Hibiki Hiro, that's your cousin in the senior class, right? But that's not him... is he another Hiro? How many are there in your family?" Chika pondered. "No, no, you're mistaken, Chika-chan." Chizuru corrected. "That's Hibiki _Shiro_. And he's not Kimiko's cousin, he's her... hu... stepbrother, right?" "Is he another natural child from one of your parents' former affaires that was hidden all these years from your family and you only just discovered recently when he went seeking out his origins in order to unveil the truth?" Natsuki asked, astonishingly in one breath. Re: Hiro and Kimiko T.H. Tiger For the most part Kimiko ignored the by-play between her friends. "No, he's my natural brother." Kimiko said in a distracted way. Most of her attention was on her brother, who had gone very still and quiet, and even more disturbing to someone with Kimiko's family tree, his Chakra had winked out like someone had turned off a switch. If she hadn't been able to see him, and see him breathing, she would have died of fright, or panicked uncontrollably over the sudden death of her brother. As it was, she accepted to a certain extent that it was a combination of her lack of talent, and Hiro masking his aura somehow. Others in her family could do that, if not to the degree he was. But why was he doing it? "Big brother, are you OK?" she asked, poking him in the side. Re: Hiro and Kimiko Austin_S_Dakota Hiro moved like a striking viper. Without warning his hand came up and snatched Kimiko's before she was able to touch him. With his motion his life force came rushing back like water from a broken damn. Anyone trying to read his aura at that moment would have been temporarily overwhelmed with the sudden change. "Sorry," he said sheepishly to his sister, "I'm bad with names and wanted to remember... them." Blushing as he spoke, the boy turned his eyes down unable to meet any of the girl's in the eye. Re: Hiro and Kimiko St Fan, Kami of Writer's Block Kimiko's friends, not being martial artists, had largely missed what was unusual in the going-ons between Hiro and Kimiko. They just put this on sibling antics. "Okay... so you have another brother, Kimiko. We got it. Nothing out of the ordinary, here...." Natsuki droned, until Chika pressed an elbow in her side. "That's great meeting you, Shi... ahem... *Hiro*-kun. I hope we'll be listening to your story soon." Chika inquired, curious. "By the way, Kimiko-san... since you missed yesterday, there are some school assignments you should know about." Re: Hiro and Kimiko T.H. Tiger Kimiko was still a bit shocked at how quickly Hiro had moved, and a bit miffed. Darn it, would she ever be really fast? So she took a second or two to register Chika's statement. "Homework..." she groaned. "Can't it wait? I don't want to be thinking of 'school' when I'm with Hiro." Re: Hiro and Kimiko Austin_S_Dakota "It's good that you have friends that care enough about you to go out of their way to aid you." Hiro spoke with a somewhat somber voice. "Besides, you really should be focusing on your school, this moments is fleeting, stupid is forever." Looking at his sister the traveler gave her his best roguish smirk. Standing up he moved from the table, and pointed towards his empty seat. "Please, there's more then enough room for all. Join us." Smiling at Kimiko's friends Hiro tried to do his best to remember what was polite. Re: Hiro and Kimiko St Fan, Kami of Writer's Block Kimiko's friends nodded at Hiro's invitation. They sat at one of the tables that people used to picnic in the park. Chika shrugged in response to Kimiko's dismissal. "Well, sure, we can tell you later, though as your brother said, school is still important." Natsuki leaned forward and grinned at Kimiko. "Why where you missing, by the way? Were you ill? Or did you get caught in another fight? [END]