Folie à Deux I:The Shiny Stone[/center
The bright sun blinded me as I ran as fast as I could.
"Wait for me!" I screamed, pushing myself forward with each small stride i take.
"I'll come back! I PROMISE!" was her last words, her face stained with tears that gave me a little hope until now..that she'll come back.
7 years later....
"Aika! Aika!" a voice was calling me, i tried ignoring it as i stared at the sky.
"Aika-chan~!" something sharp poked my arm, i flinch but didn't waver from my staring.
"Mou~ Aika-chan~!!!" the voice shouted, piercing and high.
Before i knew it, i was in detention with Koharu.
"Why did you have to be so noisy?" I frowned as i see the sunset from the my seat beside the window.
"Cause you won't listen to mee~!" Koharu, my annoying seatmate, who got us in trouble pouted.
"Cause, i know what you're gonna say is useless.." I sighed, looking at the slow ticking of the clock.
"Why are you so mean?" She poked my cheeks, with that small little frown in her lips.
I didn't answer her question, but continued to look at the second hand of clock, anticipating for it to tick one last time.
"Ne, you do know tha-" Yes, finally!
Away from Koharu and this boring classroom!!
"See you tomorrow Koha-chan~!" i grabbed my bags and ran to my bike.
As i rode my bike, i saw kids at the river playing,
"Oi! don't go there! you might slip!"the older one called out to the smaller kid.
"Onee-san! i want that shiny rock!" The younger stepped into the water pointing at the rock.
"Ok, ok. just stay there ok? Your Onee-san will get it." the older patted her younger sisters hair, slowly walking towards the shiny stone her sister wants.
I closed my eyes, as blurry images started appearing in my mind.
It was all a blur and fast, it was too bright.
"ah!" a sudden shriek broke me from my trance, i looked over at the siblings.
The younger slipped, luckily her onee-san was near enough to catch her from her fall.
"Didn't i tell you?! To stay there?! i did right?! why did you go after me!!?" she scolded her younger sister.
"But..I..." the younger could no longer continue for tears started flowing down her pink tinted cheeks.
"No,,no,, don't cry. Onee-san isnt mad at you..i was just worried.." she hushed her sister, kissing her forehead.
At an instant the younger stopped crying. And her tear stained face was replaced by a bright and happy one as she recieved her shiny stone.
It was cute, i started peddaling my bike once again, bringing me closer to home.
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"Tadaima~" Instead of the usual voices of my family, i heard a foreign one that was talking about me.
I got curious so, i hurriedly took off my shoes and dashed to the living room.
"Aika-chan~" I was greeted by the owner of foreign voice hugging me tightly.
I was caught off guard, I looked nervously at my family members, all they did was smile sweetly at me.
As soon as the foreign person let go, i saw her.
Two dark, beautiful eyes met mine.
Wonky eyes, I thought. One of them was pretty off center, but even so they penetrated me into me very soul.
She was pretty short next to me, had shining, brown dyed hair that fell in neat curls over her bare shoulders.
She wore a blue and white dress with embroided flowers. Spring had come to her, I thought.
She Confidently smiled at me.
There was something very impressive about it that moved something deep within me.
Just as I came to realize how much I wanted to know this person, how much I wanted to know her name.
Before i could even say a thing, she kissed my cheeks, making me blush.
"Didn't you miss me Aika-chan?" she gave me a silly grin spreading her arms, ready for my hug.
I just stood there, thining hard, earching thru my archives. I just couldn't remember her.
"Uhm, i don't wanna sound impolite, but may i know who you are?"i asked shyly, glacing at my dad who had a surprised look on his face.
"ARA? You don't remember me anymore my little sister?" she patted my head, giving me a worried look.
No matter how deep i think about it, i still can't remember her.
AUGH, i hate this.
Everyone was looking at me, I couldn't take it anymore.
It felt as if i was between to walls, squashing me till I cant breathe.
"Oh, Aika...you still remember Reina right? You both inseperable." My Dad said.
"Oh yea...I Remember. Reina.." I smiled, did I just lie? Whatever, "Uhm, sorry im tired.. I'll just be in my room if you need me." I gave her a small bow and headed for my room.
Leaving my family and Reina speechless.
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Taking a long bath before going to bed was a good idea.
It helped me re-arrange my jumbled thoughts from that sudden greeting from..Reina.
I sighed, failing to remember her.
Rolling on my bed in frustration, I heard a soft knock on my door.
"It's open.." I grumbled.
"Aika-chan?" It was Reina.
I didn't say anything, instead I sat up and looked at her.
"We're you about to sleep?" she stood there, looking worried.
"Not really." was my short response.
"OH." Reina looked shy, and it didn't fit her. Maybe she still hasn't recovered from our encounter a while ago?
"You can come in you know..." I turned on the my lamp as i gestured her to sit beside me. She seems kind anyway.
"Thanks." she smiled,placing her bag to the floor and again i met her eyes.
They were trying to tell me something.
~brrrr.brrrr.~
"I think someones calling you.." she pointed at the table beside my bed.
I picked it up, "Aika, here..." a moment of silence, then Koharu's voiced boomed from my speakers.
"Shhh, keep it down..i have a visitor.." i hushed Koha. She was saying something about...
"Reina! Here's your futon.." my mom entered the room turning on the lights.
I felt my phone slip from my hand, "She's sleeping here?" I know it sounded different from what i had in mind, as i saw Reina's smile disappear.
"Aika! Don't be so rude!" my mom fixed Reina's futon.
"Oka-san, it's ok.." Reina smiled.
"Uhm, goodnight." I pulled the cover to my face to hide. I can't talk to Reina right now, i mean I just pretended to remember her but I really don't! I'm end up, getting more embarrassed if she knew i was lying.
I heared my mom exit and felt the bed shift. Maybe Reina went out with my mom.
I peeked a little, and instead of a room wirhtout Reina and mom, i got a room with a half nude Reina.
I instantly hid and mentally cursed myself.
"I know, you still don't remember me...but I'll let you, I promised." She combed her hair, "Remember?" she giggled to herself and laid down on her futon.
"Goodnight.." and my room went silent in the darkness.
Folie à Deux I: Aika's Tranquil Morning
"Aika-chan! Wake up! Breakfast is ready!" Aika's mom called out, as Reina was helping her with the table.
"I'll go and wake her up..." Reina smiled as she went up along with her dog named Robii.
"Aika? Hey, wake up. Breaksfast is ready..." Reina sat on the bed, tryng to wake Aika up.
"nnnNnnn...5 more minutes.." she groaned, slowly reaching for Reina.
Reina who was still trying to wake Aika up didn't notice, the arms that suddenly wrapped around her waist, pulling her into Aika's hug.
"Mmmmm.." the younger snuggled up to Reina. Who in return stroked her hair.
Reina who was still pretty tired from her trip, was slowly drawn into the world of dreams.
"Aika! wake up already..." Mom opened the door, revealing two young girls sleeping in one bed. Reina having her arms wrapped around Aika protectively and Aika holding unto Reina like a koala bear.
"Anata!" Mom called for Dad.Dad came and saw the girls.
"Haha, it's been a long time since i saw these two sleep..." Dad sighed, as he closed the door, Mom and him leaving Reina and Aika alone.
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"Ohayoooo~!" A high pitched voice greeted the Mitsui household.
"Oh,Koha-chan, you gonna hang out with Aika?" Aika's dad asked as he finished his breakfast.
Koha stood there waiting for someone to tell her where Aika is, instead what she got was....
"Oh, Darling u do spoil me with your lovely food." Aika's dad kissed his wife on her cheek as he put his bowl down in the sink.
"Oh I just do my best.. for my dear Danna-sama"
"Yea~ I guess we're just gonna watch some movies.." Koha not wanting to see Aika's parent smooching, ran to Aika's room.
"Aika-chaaaaaaaaannn!!" a loud thud was heared after scream.
"Shit! What is with all the screaming?!" Reina who fell off the bed complained.
"HAAAAA?!" Koharu shocked at the image infront of her.
Reina one arm around Aika's waist and the other covering her eyes from the bright sun. Aika on the other hand clung unto her, Slowly opening her eye.
"A-Aika! What are you doing with a stranger!!!??" Koharu pulled Aika away from Reina.
"Koha~ Even in my dreams?" Aika who was still half sleeping, fell unto Koharu's arms.
"Augh, who the hell are you?" Reina grumpily rubbing her head, gave Koha a yankii glare.
"Aika!Wake up! This pervert that came to your room is scaring meeee.." Koha whispered to Aika.
"Oi! Who you calling pervert?!" Reina cracked her knuckles.
"AH..ehh..AIKA!" Koharu screamed for her life.
"WHAT!?!!" Aika now fully awake from all Koharu's shouting.
"She..that girl!" Koha pointed at Reina as she hid behind Aika's back.
"What? Girl?" Aika turned around to see Reina on her bed, with a smile.
"She's a perv!!!!She was sleeping beside you!" Koha accused Reina as she pushed Aika towards Reina.
"I'm not a perv, whats so wrong with sleeping beside my little sister?"
Reina grinned as she hugged Aika, kicking Koha away.
"NO! Aikaaaaa!!" Koharu reached out for Aika, failing with Reina's foot on her face.
"What is going on here?!" Aika's mom busted in, but as soon as she saw the scene...
Reina hugging Aika who was trying to push her away and Koharu with Reina's foot on her face, trying to get Aika off her.
"Get away from Aika!" Reina still pushing Koharu away with her foot.
"Oh youth..." Aika's mom lol'd, "Hey! If you kids get hungry just go down, i'll go out for a while.." aIka's mom closed the door, leaving these girls to their business.
"NO! You get away from AIka you perv!" Koharu screamed with a firm grip on Aika's ankle.
"You twooo, stopp~" Aika was trying to push Reina away.
"Not until this friend of yours let go of your ankle." Reina giving her best effort to hold unto AIka while kicking off Koharu.
"NOT UNTIL SHE LETS GO OF YOU MY AIKA-CHAANN~!!" Koharu tugging on AIka's ankle.
~GROOWWWWLLL!!~
Everyone stopped, the screaming, the pushing, the tugging....
"Ahehe..." Aika blushed as both of the girls looked at her.
"O O O"
"I'm hungry OK?!!" Aika finally pushed Reina off her and stomped her way down.
"It's your fault..." Reina kicked Koharu off her.
"No, it's your fault you perv. sleeping with her.." KOharu stood and ran after Aika.
"Oh no you won't!" Reina grabbed Koharu before she even opened the door.
"WAH! That's unfair! Let go of me!" Koharu struggled, as Reina opened the door running down the stairs.
"You can't get away you chibi perv!!" Koharu ran after Reina.
On the other hand, AIka felt like their house was about to wreck as heavy quick footsteps emerged from the stairs.
"NO! me first!" KOharu screamed.
"No! get off you flagpole!" Reina shouted back.
"NO! You-..
"WAAAAAAAAAA!!!" their voice synced as they fell down to the bottom of the stairs.
"YOUUUU!!!" Reina pinned KOharu down to the floor.
"NOO! you perv! Aika! help me!!!" Koharu screamed for her dear life.
"You two! Can we just eat breakfast?!!!" AIka pulled them away from each other.
"Koharu! Go watch tv!" AIka pushed her to the sofa. Reina watched the scene snickering.
"You! I don't know why you're here but go and eat breakfast!" Aika pulled
Reina to the table and sat her down a chair.
"Gawd, i feel like a mom! you two are a handful!" Aika sighed sitting down on her chair.
"What are you looking at?" Aika frowned at Reina who was smiling at her.
"Nothing..." Reina happily ate her breakfast, ignoring the glare that Koharu was giving her.
She can live with it, as long as she's with Aika that is.
And What's a better way to start a day?
Eating breakfast with Aika!
Reina held out her bowl to Aika, "Another serving pleaseeee~"
"NOO! I'll do it!" KOharu grabbed Reina's bowl and filled it with lots and lots of rice.
"You little..." Reina mentally cursed Koharu.
"Here you go Reinyaa~" KOharu said with a singsong voice.
"Haaaa.." AIka sighed, "Here we go again.." she resigned from being their personal refree.
Leaving those two alone, she took her and Reina's dog for a walk.
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"Well, isn't this peaceful?" She said
as the dogs started circling her.
"Ah! Aika-chan! Ohayo!" A hand giving her butt a quick squeeze.
Aika flinched at the sudden touch, knowing who it was she turned and tried her best to smile.
"Miki-senpai..." Aika was ready to make her dogs attack.
But seems like Miki noticed this, "Oh, don't worry, i'm not here to terrorize your good morning?" Miki looked at Aika from head to toe.
"Semme like you've been alot early this morning..." Miki smirked, but still backed off.
"Un, two crazy people at home.." Aika sighed, "I'm not telling you this anyway..what do you want?"
"Hmmm, just asking if you're still friends with that tall sugar high girl?" Miki sat and stroked the chocolate labradoodle.
"Un, she's actually at home..." Aika gave herself a mental slap.
"Is that so?, Why don't we go to your house together, then?" Miki stood the labradoodle in her arms, "SHall we?"
Aika didn't know what to do but follow.
-------- here's chapter 2 :D
Folie à Deux I: The Great Alliance
"Waaa~I'm too full!" Reina rubbed her stummy as she laid back on the sofa.
"I won!" Koharu sat beside Reina, who was currently busy with her phone.
"OHH,OHH! Who are you texting?" Koharu tried to peek but Reina immidiately shoved her off.
"Mind your own business, just because you won doesn't mean i'll go easy on you now.." Reina stuck her tongue out to Koharu.
"And who says I'll go easy on you too?!" Koharu grab the cellphone.
~Your parents are worried--come back-~
"Give that back to me!" Reina retrieved her phone, pocketing it.
"Reina...what are you,really?" Koharu asked, looking confused.
"It's none of your business, really." Reina turned on the tv and wrapped herself around het blanket.
"But, but...you said you were Aika's sister...and then.." Koharu was cut off by Aika's voice.
"Tadaima~" Aika entered the house, behind her Miki followed.
"KOharu-chaaaaann!" Miki's voice ranged throughout the house.
"Ohno! It's Miki! Hide me Reinaaaa." Koharu ran around, panicking.
"You don't need to shout, i think she's in the living room.." Aika sighed, as she expects another fight between Reina and Koharu.
Miki ran to the living room, "No wait, where are you going?" she said as the dog jumped off her arms and into the sofa.
"You can sit on the sofa, while i get something to drink.." Aika motioned her to the sofa.
"I want soda.." Miki smiled and sat on the sofa, looking for the dog, not able to hear Aika's grumbling.
"Ouch.." a tiny voice squeeked, making Miki flinch. She knew this voice.
"Wow, hitting two birds with one stone, huh?" Miki smirked as she saw the dog sleeping on the sofa with a pile of hair sticking out on the other end, and Koha who was squirming under the blanket in panic.
"Ko-Ha-RUUUU!!!" Miki tickled KOharu, "You think you could escape from me....after what you you did!!" she pulled off the blanket from Koharu.
Revealing a Koharu and a sleeping human cat???
"Here's your soda Miki sen-" Aika stopped on her tracks, "as a pillow hit her face.
"Reinaaa~ help me! Miki is trying to kill meeee!" Koharu hid behind Reina's petite figure.
"What the hell?" Reina grumbled as she woke from her sleep, pushing Koha away and towards Miki's arms.
"Just what I'm talking about.." Miki's eyes sparkled with malice, as she pinned Koharu down the empty sofa.
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"What is wrong with that sugar high friend of yours...?" Reina rubbed the back of her neck as she slowly made her way to the refrigeeta.
"She's just really like that..." Aika sat on the kitchen counter.
"Don't you have any coke zero here?" Reina stuck her head into the fridge, bending over in the process, her shorts riding up UP UP UP.
"I....don't think we ha-have...that." Aike stumbled on her words as she turned to Reina, she felt her cheeks grow warmer.
"Oh, then i'll settle with milk...unless it's expired?" Reina took out the carton of milk.
"I think mom, just bought that..." Aika shook her head and avoided eye contact.
"Speaking of mom.." Reina drank from the carton, milk that escaped her lips trickled down her chin.
"Ah! You got.." Aika wiping it off with her thumb and unconciously putting it in her mouth.
"Oishii ne?" Reina smiled, licking her lips.
"Un...." Aika felt another surge of warmth to her cheeks.
"Reminds me! There was a time we were drinking soda..." Reina sat beside Aika, putting down her milk, "Well ofcourse you don't remember that.."
Aika nodded as she saw the sadness in Reina's eyes, "Please tell me.." and even if at first she thought it was some kind of sick joke on her, she somehow decided to take part on this remember the past game.
"Well, You were younger back then ofcourse..." Reina tapped Aika's nose lightly, "I was drinking soda through a straw, you cutely approached me asking me to let you have a sip." Reina laughed as she started to remember how Aika pouted.
"Did i really do that??" Aika was surprised as Reina nodded.
"Hey, cool im not yet done..." Reina patted Aika's head, "So, i did. But you didn't know how to drink through a straw..."
"And then?" Aika somehow interested about how stupidly she acted before.
"Well, i tried to teach you to drink through the straw...but you ended up with soda coming out of your nose!" Reina started to laugh so hard that she fell.....along with Aika falling into Reina's arms.
Silence.....
"uhm..that really happened?" Aika blushed as she meet eyes with Reina.
"Yea, you were so adorable..." Reina carressed Aika's cheeks.
"AIKA-CHAAAAN~!" Koharu stepped into the kitchen not expecting to see Reina having her arms around Aika..AGAIN!
"NOOO! You perv!" Koharu pulled Aika up from Reina's arms.
"Koharuuuu~!" Miki's voice echoed as she entered the kitchen.
"Uwah! She found meeee!" Koharu ran to the corner.
"Koharuuuu...." Miki cracked her knuckles as she approached Koharu in the corner, her eyes twinkling with evilness.
"Mi-Miki..I...I'm sorryy~" Koharu trembled in fear.
"Hey you two, i don't want bloodshed in my mom's kitchen." Reina once again poked her head inside the refrigeeta looking for some cookies to go with her milk.
"Fine..." Miki retsrained herself from killing Koharu on the spot.
"Reina~~~" Koharu ran to Reina and hugged her, "Thanks for saving meee~"
"Hey! Don't leave the refrigeeta open! Save the Mother Earth!!" Aika closed the refrigeeta, as she followed the rest of the gang to the living room.
"Anyway, why were you looking for Koharu?" Reina now back to the sofa, eating an apple.
"Oh, this little pest?" Miki lounge along with Reina and Koharu.
"Oh, i wanna know too, since you both crashed my house.." Aika sat beside Miki.
"This morning, i was sleeping happily in my airbed. Then suddenly this pest came and woke me up. Telling me, that i should sleep on my bed and stuff. I didn't wanna hear her voice so early in the morning so i went to the bathroom, she kept talking and talking but after 5 mins, there was total silence...." Miki glared at Koha who was still holding unto Reina.
"But you have such a nice bed! With fliffy pillows and-" Koharu dreamily talking about Miki's bed was cut-off by Reina's hand covering her mouth.
"Shut your big mouth...or else..." Reina threatened Koharu.
"I like you..."Miki grinned, but continued as Reina raised an eyebrow at her.
"Anyway,I went outside the bathroom....but what i saw next was horrifying!!!!" Miki stood from her seat.
"Koharu, you should really think about how your senpai feels.." Aika scolded Koharu.
"Feelings? Yea right, like she has those?!" Koharu retorted, but was silenced by Reina's yankii glare.
Miki's hands were trembling, "I saw my Airbed deflated! and has a big slash on it! And a nail file beside it!!!" Miki was about to strangle Koharu, but Reina stopped her.
"Whose side are you in?!" Miki glared at Reina, "Get out of the way and let me kill herrr!" Miki was now held back by her Kouhai.
"Miki-senpai, get a hold of yourself!" Aika held unto her, as Miki struggled to get Koharu in her hands.
"Relax you might collapse, I think we can do this in a better way? Come." Reina lead her to the corner of the living room, whispering something to her.
"I like what you're saying...." Miki's angry face, was replaced by a smiling one, evil smile.
"Haha, I told you there's a better way..." Reina patted Miki's back.
"What is?" Koharu along with Aika looked at them in confusion.
"Our Alliance..." Miki spoke, "To give Koharu what she deserves.." Reina continued her voice deeper than usual.
"HAAA?!!" Aika, stared at the two who just formed an Alliance against Koha.
"WHAA! I'm gonna die! Aika-chan~" Koharu ran to Aika and hid behind her.
Aika, her eyes about to buldge out of her sockets realized something...That she was gonna have to endure with this gang the whole summer.
Her summer plans of being lazy are ruined! NOOOOOO!
-------- here's chapter 3