ImaginaryMuse
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July 25th
Namimori, Japan
14:28 PM GMT +9
It took two years but finally ... it seemed everything was back to a more 'normal' way of life. And for the now sixteen-year-old Tsukiko Sawada? This was perfectly fine with her. In fact, 'fine' was too generous of a word to use. It was a blessing, and she wasn't the only one who agreed on that view. Her twin brother, Tsunayoshi - often called simply Tsuna - concurred with that thought also, as did both of her parents. Her mother had been finally filled in and had everything revealed to after the last conflict, with the Vendice getting as close to harming her as they did. Iemitsu had no choice by then and had to reveal what was going on with Tsuna and, to the smallest of extents, Tsukiko.
Granted, Tsukiko had been kept away from all of the fights and ongoings precisely to avoid being dragged into any of these events. But unlike her mother, she'd known from the very first day that Reborn appeared what his true intentions were. She hadn't liked any of it, least of learning that her brother had to take over a mafia family. In fact, she had wanted to help out. And Reborn would have gladly let her ... except for one huge problem, particularly when the Ring Conflict rolled around. She had Sky Flames and, unfortunately, only one person per Flame was needed.
This further strengthened the idea to keep her hidden and in the background. It was, of course, much easier said than done ... particularly with Tsukiko having her own close calls as well as her mother, namely with the incidents involving not only the Vendice but even Byakuran. By what could only be described as a miracle ... she had managed to stay safe and, just as importantly, sane throughout everything that had happened over the two years.
"Tsukiko! Tsuna! Lunch is ready!"
... Is it really that time already? Tsukiko mused, lifting her head up and glancing at her clock. Indeed it was. She'd started on some her summer homework the moment she'd woken up and, out of habit more than much else, that had been since eight in the morning. Her arms stretched over her head before she paused her music, closed her textbook along with her notebook, and slipped out from her chair. "Coming!" she called back, still stretching while descending down the stairs.
"It is summer, you know? You have tons of time to finish all of that work up."
Tsukiko nodded, shrugging casually as she gave her mom a hug then a coy smile that just barely avoided a smirk. "True, but unlike a certain twin sibling of mine, I prefer avoiding waiting until the last second to get to work on that sorta thing."
The two shared a soft chuckle as Tsukiko grabbed some of the plates, barely managing to surpress a sigh as she counted three. The only thing that really could have made this summer perfect ... is if dad were back. Why shouldn't be here? As far as Tsukiko was concerned, Iemitsu was very overdue to use some vacation time. All truly was well enough ... or so it seemed that way as Tsukiko helped Nana set the table.
"I actually figured something for you two to do this summer."
That certainly grabbed Tsukiko's attention as she quirked an eyebrow. Nana playfully wagged a finger, already seeing she was about to ask what it was. "You'll find out when both your brother comes down. I wanted to tell you both simultaneously."
" ... Alrighty then."
This was certainly new. It wasn't yet their birthday, so that was an easy possibility to eliminate. Iemitsu's had been last month and Nana's in May, so ... it couldn't be linked to that. So ... what else was there? Sadly, it did seem the only thing she could do was wait. And so ... to help speed that up should Tsuna not be able to smell the food, Tsukiko licked her lips and let out a loud whistle.
While waiting for Tsuna to come down, both Nana and Tsukiko took their seats, the food upon the table waiting in addition to the women.
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