Terminated

[Raika]

Shinichi(Left) & Kouji(Right) Kirihara
Male (19)
Both are in their final year of highschool due to the accident with Kouji refusing to go to school, and Shinichi in rehabilitation.
Kouji and Aya are in the same class, while Shinichi is in the class next door... though he seldom turns up for class.

Shinichi let out a loud yawn as he walked out of the bathroom, his ice blue eyes still half asleep as he swayed up the stairs towards his younger sisters room. They’re parents had passed away 9 years ago when Shinichi had only been ten years of age, leaving the three siblings with a fair amount of cash and a home to call their own. Initially there’d been talk of splitting the three up and distributing them around a few of their relatives but any sense of family their relatives had towards them had been quickly shattered when one of the uncles had tried to snatch Aya away from under the brothers noses. An event which had concluded with said uncle been hospitalized with a fractured jaw, their relatives had been quick to distance themselves after that, pointing fingers and whispering behind their backs.

Passing by his brothers room, Shin continued to walk down the hallway, his eyes briefly focusing on the far door which had belonged to their deceased parents, it had been nine long years since that accident but even now their parents room remained largely unchanged. Every now and then one of the brothers would help Aya clean the dust out of the room and keep the room looking clean, but the sense of warmth and family that had once intoxicated the room had long faded, leaving behind an empty husk of a shell that was testament to days long gone.

The far room however wasn’t Shin’s destination as he stopped a few steps short, his body turning and staring briefly at the a wooden plate that dangled infront of his eyes reading “Aya’s Room.” Another little trinket their crafty mother had left behind, it was a rather childish thing to have, but even Shin’s door downstairs was decorated with a similar wooden plate, carved in the shape of a rocket, he’d tried removing it several times but had always ended up putting it back, unable to sleep without knowing that the stupid plaque hanged safely on his door. A desperate attempt to keep things the same way they had been when their parents had been alive.

Knocking three quick raps on the door, Shin didn’t even wait before opening the door, slipping inside and making his way over to the sleeping figure tucked safely away in her bed. They still had an hour or two before they had to leave for school but Shin couldn’t even work a toaster without his sisters help, rather ironic since his arm was made with state of the art technology. “Hey Sleeping Beauty breakfast time” he smirked, poking the girl’s soft cheek with his human hand. “Come on Aya, Prince Charming needs his breakfast, or am I going to have to eat someone else?” he chuckled, leaning his face down close to hers, his lips dangerously close to her as his warm breath trickled over her cheeks.

 

[Ursa-hime]

RE: Missing Pieces (Ookami & Ursa-Hime)

Aya Kirihara
Female (17)

Aya was away in dream land, currently thinking that her hugging pillow was a giant marshmallow and she was chewing away at it rather lovingly. Dreams came far and few in between, as she usually passed out from the intensive classes during the day and working part time during the evening. She had even taken on a shadier, more dubious part time job, taking rather erotic photos for a gravure magazine. It was something that she had fallen into, having been accosted on her way home by 'scouts' and the promise of a lot more money was more than enough to lure the young girl in.

She had wanted nothing more than to put her older brothers through college - even though both of them hardly attended classes anymore (Aya had also taken it upon herself to take extra notes for them so they wouldn't fall behind). She knew that if one day her brothers had decided that they wanted to do something better in their lives, then they would be adequately funded to do so.

Whimpering in her sleep, Aya felt a familiar voice disturbing her peaceful sleep before her warm blue eyes fluttered open, looking at her brother Shin with a cute smile. "Silly Shinichi~ how are you going to ever move out and get a girlfriend that way?" She asked teasingly before sitting up in bed and nuzzling against him affectionately. Placing a chaste kiss on his cheek, she stretched cutely like a purring kitten before looking at Shin again. "Kouji not up yet?" She asked shyly, adjusting her pajamas as she rolled out of bed.

 

[Raika]

RE: Missing Pieces (Ookami & Ursa-Hime)

Holding his breath as he waited for his little sister to wake up, he almost felt jealous of the pillow, wondering what it’d feel like to have those luscious looking lips pressed against his own. To suck on them roughly as the young girl before him moaned his name….

He’d been throwing flirty comments at Aya for years now, but no matter what he said anymore she’d just take it with a pinch of salt and throw it politely back at him. Clearly not taking him seriously in the slightest, he supposed he was partially to blame for that, though there were times when he did get a bit annoyed at her fickle head. Such thoughts were shoved out of his mind as she nuzzled up against him. His entire body warming up to the feeling of her soft skin against his as he inhaled deeply, her distinct fragrance tickling his senses. “Find me a girl that’s cuter than you and I’ll be out of here in a flash” he joked, reaching out with his mechanical arm before flinching, looking a bit uneasy, he quickly withdrew his arm, using his good hand to run his finger through her hair, threading out a few tangles. “Only chance of that happening is if you’ll bare my child princess” he winked, trailing his hand down to her shoulder, coiling a lock of hair around his fingers before frowning a bit at Aya’s question.

“Kouji…. Said he had something to take care of, left awhile ago” he lied. Their brother had indeed left with a piece of toast in hand, but as always the younger twin hadn’t uttered a single word, slinking out the front door and striding down the street, almost as if he wanted to get as far away as possible before Aya woke up.

 

[Ursa-hime]

RE: Missing Pieces (Ookami & Ursa-Hime)

"A girl prettier than me? But surely there are plenty of them!" Aya laughed before noticing as he flinched with his mechanical arm. Blinking cutely at him, she took hold of his arm and pressed it against her face, manipulating his fingers to make it that she was cupping her cheek affectionately. "Shin-kun~ you shouldn't feel ashamed of this you know~ it makes you who you are~" she said lovingly even as he twirled a bit of her hair in his human fingers. She smiled encouragingly at him, not wanting him to feel ashamed of any part of him. Aya had long ago accepted that this was just another part of her brother that she had to love. And love him she did. Although, it probably wasn't on the same level that Shin loved her - something that she was completely unaware of. She had grown used to his teasings, taking it in her stride and answering where she could - even with his comment about her baring his children.

Laughing slightly at his comment, she shook her head. "You'd probably break me before you impregnated me~" Aya giggled before looking down at his comment. She wasn't exactly sure what Kouji's problem was with her - it had been this way for a very long time now, ever since she could remember. At first, she had attributed it to him needing his own space, but as his bitterness seemed to grow over time, Aya felt him disconnect more and more from her, which had made her sad.

She loved both her brothers dearly, and so to lose one on top of losing her parents was particularly hard for her. Shaking her head out of her reverie, she smiled cutely at her older brother. "Right! Breakfast!" Aya said, clapping her hands as she got to her feet and put her slippers on.

 

[Raika]

RE: Missing Pieces (Ookami & Ursa-Hime)

Shin frowned a bit at her comment, not really agreeing that there were girls that could compare, nevermind surpass the cuteness of his younger sister. There might have been some brotherly bias mixed in with his opinion but the way she accepted his hand and pressed it against her face made him flinch a bit. While he could move his arm just like anyone else, there wasn’t any feeling in his arm and he knew how the metal was cold and rough to touch. He wasn’t really ashamed of his body seeing as how his arm had won him more than a few fights, it wouldn’t be an overstatement to say it’d saved his life more than a few times. He could still remember the bewildered look on the man’s face last night when the knife he’d been brandishing had been snapped in half right before his very eyes. The memory brought with it a few gory scenes he’d experienced last night, and despite having clean his mechanical arm several times, he was all of a sudden self-conscious, worried that he’d missed a spot.

Pulling his hand away as carefully as he could, in hopes that Aya wouldn’t notice. He decided to play along with her. “Want to bet? We can get started right now if you’re willing” he teased, watching her expression for any signs of embarrassment, unfortunately he could find any, and what made things worse was the hint of sadness that briefly flickered behind her beautiful clear blue eyes. Shin only hesitated for a moment, just long enough for Aya to slip out of bed before his hand darted out, hooking around her waist and pulling her towards him, her backside landing on his lap with a soft ‘thump.’

He wasn’t sure if it was the way he pulled his arm away, or if the matter regarding Kouji was really that big a deal to Aya, but either way he wasn’t going to let Aya walk off this early to brood on something so dreary. Even her cute little smile which was usually infectious seemed a bit forced. “Changed my mind, breakfast can wait a bit longer” he mumbled, tightening his grip on her and pulling her small back into his firm chest.

Burying his face in her hair, he parted his lips slightly and took a few strands in his mouth, nibbling playfully on them with his lips. “Found something tastier” he added, squeezing on her body gently to indicate he had no intentions of letting her go. They still had plenty of time left, and there was no real hurry. If worst came to worst Shin would just go off and buy himself breakfast at the local convenience store or something during first period.

 

[Ursa-hime]

RE: Missing Pieces (Ookami & Ursa-Hime)

Aya was about to ask Shin what he wanted for breakfast before his hand suddenly looped around her waist and pulled her back to bed. Or at least, she thought it was before nuzzling against it slightly, feeling not a warm bed but a warm body instead. The feeling made her blush, she was used to intimacy from Shinichi but today it felt different somehow - no longer teasing but soothing for some strange reason or another. Giggling as she felt him take some of her light brown strands of her hair into his mouth, Aya squirmed around and faced Shin, smiling cutely - this time more relaxed and natural, as if her constant brightness had returned.

"Something tastier? But I'm not food Shin!" She laughed, playfully biting on his nose. It was moments like this she had missed, not just with Shin but with Kou as well. Indeed, they had been this close when they were younger, but after the accident, it was as if something in all of them had been switched off, causing them to disconnect somewhat from each other. Kouji was the most apparent, shutting himself in his room, while she herself threw everything she had into studying and taking care of the family finances, carefully rationing everything so that they would never run out of money. Shinichi though on the other hand seemed different - she was not aware of his delinquent streak and had decided that he was the only one that hadn't changed, which was comforting to Aya.

After all, it felt nice to cling to something that had once been so beautiful. Looking at Shin with her bright blue eyes, Aya pouted cutely. "N-no buying something from the convenience store later~ that stuff's not good for your body~" She said adorably, wagging her finger.

 

[Raika]

RE: Missing Pieces (Ookami & Ursa-Hime)

Shin bit his lip and averted her gaze as she smiled at him. God how he hated that smile. Everytime he’d considered making a move on his sister she’d send him that same adorable smile which would sap away at his twisted intentions and turn them into something fuzzy and kind. Nothing reminded him more that Aya was his own sister than that innocent smile which seemed to trust him completely. Having grown up without parents, it was only inevitable that they’d all develop some sort of stronger attachment to eachother, but as far as Shin knew, he was the only one who’d lost the ability to see Aya as just a sister.

Shuddering as her lips playfully nipped at his nose, he was so tempted to just shove her back onto the bed and take her forcefully, but he couldn’t do that to his own sister. Not only was it wrong socially, but Aya would probably end up hating him for it. Society could be damned for all he cared, but Aya, just imagining Aya looking at him with those cold hard beady eyes sent cold shivers down his spine. The thought scaring him more than he cared to admit, he pressed his cheek against the back of Aya’s neck. Trying to convince himself that what he wanted wasn’t worth the cost. It took him a few moments of solemn convincing, but when he lifted his head he had his usual smirk on.

“You’ve got me all figured out huh?” he mocked, startled but not surprised that Aya had figured him out, they’d known eachother since birth and she’d caught him binging there on more than a few occasions. He considered making up some smart comeback, but when she wagged her finger in his face he grinned mischievously taking her hand with his own and guiding the wagging finger closer to his mouth before closing his lips around the digit. His eyes narrowing to slits as he sucked gently on the finger, he’d never gone this far before, but the way she’d told him off had just been too alluring to resist. He could feel his thick length getting hard beneath the fabric of his uniform trousers, trousers which just conveniently happened to be underneath Aya’s rear.

 

[Ursa-hime]

RE: Missing Pieces (Ookami & Ursa-Hime)

Continuing her cute and infectious smile, Aya nodded her head. "Of course I do~ Who else would know you better~? Asides from Kouji, which is kinda like cheating because you guys share everything, right?" She said cutely, her lips contorting into some cute pout before giggling again. She was still wagging her finger at him - right until he took her said small, delicate finger into his mouth and started to suck on it.

The feeling and action brought a bright blush to the younger sister's face, but she found herself unable to pull her finger away. His tongue around her finger was almost intoxicating and very embarrassing at the same time, and Aya was almost ashamed to admit that her heart had skipped a beat when he first did it. Trying to keep her cool, Aya smiled lopsidedly at her brother before bright blue eyes went wide at the feeling of something poking her butt.

Snaking a hand around to feel for it, Aya looked at Shin cutely. "What is that? Your cellphone?" She asked cutely, her hand searching for it rather blindly and even brushing it against it a few times.

 

[Raika]

RE: Missing Pieces (Ookami & Ursa-Hime)

Shin let out a slight gasp as her small hands felt around his lap for the mysterious hardness, the innocent gentle brushes of her hand stimulating his more than he thought possible. If she were to actually find it and grab a hold of it Shin was convinced that neither of them would be going to school today. Not that he intended to stick around and take any of his classes, but seeing as how Aya was so serious about her education and future, he didn’t want to ruin her life as well. He knew he shouldn’t have, but for just a brief moment, lust took over his body, and before he knew it he’d shoved Aya roughly back onto the bed. His own larger body immediately following suit and hovering less than an inch above her, he could feel her bouncy breasts pressed up against his chest, the warmth emanating of her body, her sweet breath flowing out of those delicious lips.

“Aya….” He whispered affectionately, his ice blue eyes shimmering with desire. He knew he had to stop. Aya was his own little sister, and doing anything sexual to her wasn’t only taboo, but a complete betrayal of trust. But he’d given her enough warning right? It wasn’t like he was going to take her virginity…. She was still a virgin right? What if she already had a boyfriend he didn’t know about? His lips fell closer towards her, actually brushing against her succulent red lips briefly before a look of guilt overcame his expression. His head jerking away suddenly as if it had been struck by lightning. “Your breakfast or your lips, which one do you want me to taste first?” he teased, trying to pass off his sudden burst of misjudgment as an extensive prank.

 

[Ursa-hime]

RE: Missing Pieces (Ookami & Ursa-Hime)

Surprised by Shin's rather rough treatment of her, Aya whimpered cutely as she was pressed to the bed, her bra-less breasts pressed against his sturdy chest, the feeling and slight stimulation making her whimper and moan adorably before looking at Shin, his voice warm and affectionate and his eyes showing something that Aya had never seen before. Feeling his lips against hers only increased the blush before he suddenly pulled away, the action in itself surprising her and making her gasp.

"U-uuu...?" Aya asked adorably, tilting her head to the side before smiling, understanding that it was all just a joke to him. Patting him on the head, she nuzzled against his neck slightly. "We can have some breakfast first and then you might be able to taste my lips~" She said with a slight giggle, pinching his cheek affectionately before hugging her brother tightly and sitting up with him. Aya knew better than to be surprised - really, if anything she should've seen it coming. Shinichi had always been that way, and he apparently was never going to change.

 

[Raika]

RE: Missing Pieces (Ookami & Ursa-Hime)

Shin really wished she’d stop making those adorable sounds. Unknown to Aya he’d actually been avoiding his little sister a bit himself lately, not enough for her to notice seeing as he was always drawn back to her side at every possible opportunity, but enough for him to be self-conscious of how his affection was at its breaking limit. Perhaps Aya was right and he just needed a girlfriend of sorts to keep him occupied? Not that anyone would want him with the chunk of metal attached to his shoulder. It made him look cool, sure. But looking cool and actually being physically attractive were two separate attractions.

“Are you seriou-“ he gasped looking at her with surprise written over his face at her comment, his mind so far gone that he didn’t even recognize her response as one of their typical joking exchanges. If it hadn’t been for the playful pinching of his cheek he might not have realized she was just mocking him back. A slight blush marking his own cheeks, follow by a smirk in an attempt to hide his slipup, he wrapped his own arms around Aya, returning the hug as carefully as he could, he somehow managed to settle for a gentle caress of her back instead of groping for something inappropriate. “I’ll be downstairs” he mumbled, unable to hide the feeling of disappointment inside him, he was referring to how Aya probably wanted some time to get changed seeing as she was still in her pajama’s. But at the same time Shin didn’t trust himself to be around her much longer, especially not on her bed.

 

[Ursa-hime]

RE: Missing Pieces (Ookami & Ursa-Hime)

Aya giggled adorably and watched Shin, blinking slightly as she was unsure why he seemed rather down. She always had a knack for knowing her brothers' moods and his disappointment was quite obvious to her. Tilting her head to the side, she stretched cutely before fixing her bed, replacing all her pillows on her bed before getting changed into her school uniform. The clothing only served t accentuate her curves and her breasts, as well as her wonderful legs - the very things that had attracted the scouts to her.

She had actually been approached to do more than just photos on more than one occasion, with a lot of the men wanting her to do full on pornography, but she had to politely decline - out of the fear that one of her brothers would discover her - after all, they were men and she knew exactly what men tended to do when they had pornography. Sighing cutely to herself, she bounced cutely down the stairs, ready to make breakfast for her beloved brother.

 

[Raika]

RE: Missing Pieces (Ookami & Ursa-Hime)

Having made his way down the stairs and back into the kitchen, Shin had tried to at least set the table for his sister, but failed abysmally. Opening the cupboard he’d taken out the plates with good hand. This was good. And then he’d taken out the glasses. This too was good. The problem had arisen when he’d tried to take both these objects to the table at once, the glasses in his metallic hand shattering the moment he picked them up, the glass flying with enough force to shoot up and slice his cheek lightly. A thin red line appearing moments later before a single bead trailed down his cheek and dripped onto his snow white uniform, the crimson fluid going a dull red in an instant, soaking into the fabric.

“Shit!” he swore, forgetting that he wasn’t alone in the house, it had nearly been ten long years since he had his arm attached, but even now he wasn’t able to adjust the amount of strength he placed in his hand. The only thing he’d been able to work out was that he’d often put ‘too much’ strength into his movements when he was surprised or emotionally unstable. Which meant….

An image of his sister looking up at him innocently with a light blush flashed through his mind, his body immediately warming up to the recollection. Forgetting about his injury and the mess he’d just made he caught himself wondering if Aya really would let him ‘taste her lips’ after breakfast. She’d been kissing him on the cheek for as long as he could remember, so maybe he could somehow concoct a lie and pretend that he meant nothing too serious by his kiss either?

 

[Ursa-hime]

RE: Missing Pieces (Ookami & Ursa-Hime)

Aya was at the foot of the stairs when she heard glass shattering, causing her to gasp adorably before heading into the kitchen where she saw the thin line of blood on Shin's cheek. Her eyes widened and she immediately rushed over to him, pressing a nearby tissue to his face. "Shin! You're bleeding!" She whimpered adorably. She was probably a lot more worried than she should've been - after all, in the first year of Shinichi getting the said arm, they had had worse mishaps.

After she had applied pressure to his wound, the younger sister pulled out a bandaid from a nearby drawer and applying it to his face before nuzzling against him affectionately. She was glad that the injury was only a minor one. "I'm glad you're okay Shin~" she said cutely, patting him on the head before moving to grab the nearby broom and dustpan, bending over and giving her brother quite the eyeful as she swept the broken glass into said dustpan before moving to throw it away.

Stretching her body, she turned to look at Shin once more. "Ah! Shin! We might not have enough time to eat breakfast!" She whimpered cutely, checking the time.

 

[Raika]

RE: Missing Pieces (Ookami & Ursa-Hime)

Having been lost in his own little world, he hadn’t even noticed Aya running over to him until she felt him pressing a tissue to his face. A confused look on his face as he slowly lowered his eyes to Aya’s level, not really sure what she was doing, or why she was making such a big fuss, he’d suffered plenty of wounds worse than this on a weekly basis, and most of the time he’d just ignore the wound and hope it wouldn’t get too much attention. His body tended to heal quite a bit faster than normal people anyway, something about a serum and a necessary modification to make the arm function, he still had to take a small pill daily to keep the arm working, but it wasn’t a big deal, you sort of get used to things like that after doing it for years.

His expression finally came alive only when Aya bent over, the school skirt had been shortened a bit last year due to popular demand by the female students, and even from where he was standing he could get a view of her supple thighs, and her cute little undergarments, a dirty thought making his shift his eyes away for only a moment before they returned, savoring the sight for what it was worth.

Hearing her exclaim about the time he glanced over the clock not believing his eyes, he was sure he’d gone to wake her up with ample time left for breakfast, but apparently he’d spent more time in Aya’s bedroom than he’d thought. His puzzled expression looking rather strange as he tipped his head to the side, wondering if the clock was playing tricks on him. “Sure, I’ll just buy… err I’ll hold out until lunch” he corrected himself, remembering what Aya had said about the convenience store.

 

[Ursa-hime]

RE: Missing Pieces (Ookami & Ursa-Hime)

Pouting cutely at Shin as he started his sentence, her bright blue eyes narrowing before he amended the sentence, nodding her head cutely. "Good! You know I only want the best for you, Shin~ and I'm sure all that junk food can't be good for your arm~" she said warningly, wagging her finger at him playfully again. It was quite amusing for her, to be telling her brother off in such a playful way.

Grabbing their school bags, she reached for her wallet and gave Shinichi a set amount of money with a little extra, earned from her photoshoots although he was never to know that. "Here Shin~ money for lunch later and a little extra for sweets or whatever~" she said affectionately, as if she were a mother talking to her young child.

 

[Raika]

RE: Missing Pieces (Ookami & Ursa-Hime)

For a brief second Shin actually did mistake the cute sister before him to be their mother, he’d never realized it until now but there was an uncanny resemblance between the woman in his memories and the girl before him now. They were mother and daughter after all so it shouldn’t have been that surprising, but the realization did make him wonder how similar to his father he was himself. Though with that in mind, their father had always been a quiet man, a bit like Kouji, so maybe he was just the odd child of the family.

Seeing Aya reach for their bags and pull out her purse, Shin shook his head slightly, taking both the bags and slinging one over each shoulder, making no motion to take the cash held out towards him, it was clear he had no intention of accepting it. “I’ve still got a fair bit of money left from last week” he lied. Truth was he’d snatched the wallet of one of the guys that he’d had a brawl with, but Aya didn’t need to know that. Plus, he was sort of worried how generous Aya was being lately. A few years ago they were surviving on bare necessities, due to Aya rambling about college and how they had to save up as much as they could, there’d been no excess money for sweets, and on the odd occasions there was, it was usually some sort of special occasion.

“I’m 19 Aya, I don’t need pocket money for sweets” he chuckled, trying to imagine himself going into a sweets shop, or even worse, one of those girly café’s. “I am curious though, Kouji told me you were coming home later than you used to, not working part time behind our backs are you?” he asked, not really expecting that to be the truth, he didn’t imagine for even a second that she’d be posing her body for others either.

 

[Ursa-hime]

RE: Missing Pieces (Ookami & Ursa-Hime)

Pouting cutely, Aya tilted her head to the side. She was completely unaware of her beloved brother's rather delinquent streak, actually assuming that Shin didn't have a single bad bone in his body (with the possible exception of the one that had greeted her earlier this morning, much to her blissful ignorance). Frowning slightly, Aya continued to hold the money out to him. "E-even so Shin~ it's nice to have a bit of extra to be a bit more free with, right?" She asked softly before pressing the money into his pants pocket, her small fingers deftly maneuvering around and inside the pants pocket before withdrawing her hands. She had already set aside the money she needed to provide them both with college tuitions, Aya herself not having far to go but she was more content to be able to work part time somewhere while her brothers went forth and achieved their dreams.

Blinking at his words, Aya smiled apologetically at him. "Well sorry for assuming that you might want to treat yourself from time to time~" She giggled before his second question stopped her dead in her tracks. She quickly recovered though, hiding her shock over a coughing fit. When she was done, she patted her chest and shook head, looking at Shin with a worried smile. "W-whaaa! N-no way! I just study in the library when class is done... and wait, K-Kouji told you?" She blinked, curious to hear that Kouji had even taken notice of such an event that seemed trivial in her eyes.

 

[Raika]

RE: Missing Pieces (Ookami & Ursa-Hime)

Leaving their home behind, the two made their way onto the street, the start of the not so long trek to the school they attended, Shin could still imagine the feeling of her hands in his pocket, her long slender fingers way too close to a certain bone in his body for comfort, he would have refused to take the money had she tried to give it to him any other way, but with his mind appreciating the touch more than the cash, he couldn’t quite bring himself to think of something as unimportant as the pocket money he’d been given.

He would have remained in his happy little mood had it not been for the response he’d gotten regarding Aya’s after school activities. He indeed had no idea what she was doing, but the reaction he’d gotten certainly wasn’t the reaction of a girl who had nothing to hide. Her excuse of studying at the library was a possibility, but the thought of Aya sitting alone in the library studying wasn’t much of a comfort either. Biting his lip he stopped snatching Aya’s hand with his own and squeezing it gently, they were far too old to be holding hands innocently, but it was something Shin insisted on whenever they walked together, a small bit of happiness that he carried over from their childhood. “Never mind Kouji, you’re not lying to me or anything are you?” he asked peering into her face, trying to look for any signs of her lying. If she really was working part time he’d bring a stop to that immediately, Aya already did enough around the house, the last thing Shin wanted was to see Aya fill the role of their mother and father by herself, especially since he was the older brother that was supposed to be looking after her. Not the other way around.

 

[Ursa-hime]

RE: Missing Pieces (Ookami & Ursa-Hime)

Following her brother, Aya smiled cutely, more than happy to trail behind or beside Shin - it reminded her of times when they were younger and she used to walk with both Shin and Kouji, happy to hold their hands innocently - before it had been stripped off them, rather cruelly in fact. She had no idea how suspicious she had seemed to her brother, continuing to walk along rather innocently before blinking as Shin stopped and grabbed her hand, the feeling making her giggle. "Is everything okay, Shin?" She asked affectionately before blinking as he peered closely to her face, biting her lip adorably.

"N-no, not at all Shin~ W-why would I lie to you?" She laughed, feeling a little more forced to do so than anything. Aya didn't want Shin to find out about her part-time job at all, as she was already so close to being financially secure and since they had no other source of income, she couldn't let Shin take it away from her. As much as she loved her brother, she needed to protect him from the rather questionable things she did.

 

[Raika]

RE: Missing Pieces (Ookami & Ursa-Hime)

Shin stared into her eyes for a few more seconds before finally pulling away, his expression a mixture between relief and suspicion, it was quite clear that he wasn’t convinced, but he seemed to have taken her word for it. “I’m sure you wouldn’t lie to me Aya, that’s why I had to ask” he responded, pulling her body closer to his so that her shoulder rubbed against him each time they moved, wanting to feel the familiar feeling of closeness to his sister in hopes that he was simply overthinking things, he didn’t want to nag Aya about the choices she made, but the girl was just too self-sacrificing for her own good, and Shin could easily imagine Aya wearing herself out at some typical café to scrape together enough money for them to enjoy an extra dish on the dinner table each night…. Not that Kouji ever joined them. Shin had been pretty annoyed at his brother initially, but as time passed he’d gotten used to it, unlike Aya, it wasn’t like his brother was avoiding him, and they still talked…. Sometimes. And having one on one time with Aya wasn’t something he could complain about.

Noticing the school up ahead Shin let out a depressed sigh, the one on one time he’d just thought of was swiftly coming to an end, it wasn’t fair that he’d been placed in a different class to Aya and Kouji. He was glad that Aya hadn’t been placed in a class by herself and all, but why’d Kouji have to be the lucky one?

 

[Ursa-hime]

RE: Missing Pieces (Ookami & Ursa-Hime)

Letting him pull her closer, Aya nuzzled against him again before laughing weakly at his words. "O-of course not Shin~ y-you're my beloved Shin after all~!" she said cutely, sticking her tongue out at him before noticing that Shin was deep in thought. Looking ahead of her, she realized it didn't sit very well with her that she was lying to her brother - in fact, she handed it and it made her feel uncomfortable, but she tried to reason it out by telling herself that it was for her brothers, whom she loved dearly. Even though Kouji was extremely distant from her and there were times that Shin was distant himself from her, which she couldn't explain.

Maybe, they were just preparing for their inevitable departure from Aya - that unstoppable time when they would leave her and go forth into the world and live their own lives. She wasn't ready for such a time, but she would be, if it ever came to that. After all, it was what she had worked hard for. Toiled and taken rather questionable photos. Scrimped on finances. All for that moment. After they left, she would be the only one in the house, to take care of what her parents had left them.

Spotting their school, she was jolted out of her reverie and smiled cutely at Shin. "I'll see you at lunch time then?" She asked cutely, detaching herself from Shin's side and stopping at the school gates.

 

[Raika]

RE: Missing Pieces (Ookami & Ursa-Hime)

Shin stiffened at hearing her calling him ‘her beloved.’ While he was fully aware that she meant the words as a sister-brother relationship, he couldn’t help but feel a bit flustered, though his expression and body language didn’t give it away, the silent gulp of air, and slight increase in heart rate was all he needed to know that his body was savoring her words. His excitement so large that he didn’t even notice the brief flash of guilt that flashed over Aya’s face.

Obviously Shin had no idea why Aya would be working behind their backs, as far as he knew there should have still been a large chunk of money left from their parents, and even if there’d been a few secret expenses, surely there’d be enough to support the three of them until the end of the year? Not that it mattered since Shin had no intentions of going to college, in all honesty his grades weren’t good enough, and even the possibility of him graduating was in question due to his low attendance. He’d made his mind up a long time ago that he’d take up work the moment he left school. One, because he just couldn’t stand sitting still infront of a table for hours on end, but also because he wanted to see his sister do what she wanted to do. Being siblings it seemed they both thought along similar lines.

His attention snapping back to reality, he paused a bit at her comment, looking unsure of himself a bit before nodding his head slowly. “If I last that long….” He murmured, fully intending to ditch school before classes even started, though he couldn’t quite tell Aya that. “Might get detention again” he laughed, using the usual excuse he used when he wasn’t on school grounds.

Though since Aya had asked, he figured it wouldn’t hurt to sneak back at lunch time just to spend the half hour of lunch time with her, it wasn’t like he had anyone else to eat with, and even if he did, there was no way he’d prioritize them over his sister.

 

[Ursa-hime]

RE: Missing Pieces (Ookami & Ursa-Hime)

Aya pouted cutely as Shin laughed, shaking her head adorably. To be honest, she wasn't entirely sure why Shin skipped classes all the time - for her there was no particular attraction to going outside during school hours, there was hardly anything to do if you're doing it without one's friends right? Chopping her brother on the head rather gently, she crossed her arms over her large chest and looked sternly at her brother.

"Don't skip! How will you graduate high school if you keep skipping all the time!? How will you find a nice girl and settle down??" She questioned, although the last question didn't necessarily have a connection to the first question. Aya was convinced that if Shin either went back into martial arts again or if he at least finished high school, then she wouldn't need to worry about him so much. "Shin-ichi Ki-ri-ha-ra! Attend your classes or you get no hugs from me!" She pouted, before feeling her cellphone in her pocket vibrate.

Aya had friends, but she hardly had enough time to hang out with them which usually meant they hardly texted her, so there was only one other person that would text her. Her photographer - he usually texted her when there was a job to be done, although in the past she had gotten them after school, so to get a job now was exciting. The younger sister had already set up ground rules that there was no contacting unless it was a very important job, which meant more money. Biting her lip cutely as she held her phone in her pocket, she looked thoughtful.

"S-Shin! J-just go to class! And we can have lunch together, I promise! If y-you manage to make it through to lunch without detention, I-I'll even sit in your lap!" She said playfully, hiding her nervousness.

 

[Raika]

RE: Missing Pieces (Ookami & Ursa-Hime)

To be honest Shin didn’t know why he skipped classes either. It was sort of an accumulated habit, it had all started with him taking a detour to school and arriving infront of the school late, when he weighed up arriving late and getting yelled at, against loitering around the city and doing whatever he pleased, the choice was obvious. He’d never liked sitting at a table even when he was young, and the work he was given each day at school only seemed to get more and more complex for no good reason. Honestly, he couldn’t agree more with students who constantly questioned the value of what they were learning. It was basic maths, but in all honesty he couldn’t think of a situation where he’d need to work out the area of a triangle. And working out the length of triangles using sine, cosine and tangent made absolutely no sense to him. Hadn’t mathematicians ever heard of a tape measure?

He was tempted to tell Aya that he had no intentions of graduating, and his eyes flared when she mentioned settling down with a nice girl. The blue flame flickering dangerously at her as if she’d just said something unspeakable. ‘If I settle down with a girl I won’t need your hugs” he said coldly staring at her with intense sapphire colored eyes. He wasn’t angry at her directly, but it was clear something had pissed him off.

His frustration however was shut down by Aya suddenly pulling out her mobile. At first he thought she was trying to defuse the situation by pretending she’d gotten a message, but the look on her face and the way her eyes scanned the screen of her phone indicated that she did indeed have some sort of message.

“Fine, I’ll go to class” he grunted reluctantly. His mood slightly improved by the promise of eating together coupled with the extra treat that no self respecting sister would do for her brother at this age. It’d been awhile since he’d attended school for an entire day but the way Aya had reacted upon seeing her mobile, and Kouji’s words reverberated in his head. He didn’t want to think Aya would be lying to him after he’d asked her so thoroughly but he just couldn’t shake the feeling that there was something Aya wasn’t telling him.