I... forgot that I have this book... unfinished...

OMG! I feels so bad about it:(
If not for me rummaged my folders in 'My Stories' section I may not remember about this book, hhnnggg. As exchange of this and for my own punishment I tried my best to finished this chapter following what i believe what i have in mind for this book.

I wish it turn out to be okay or maybe better than what I had before :")

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Nara is not at home right now because he have a vacation with his friends. He won't participate at first but because it's a school vacation and him as a student council president, he have to come. They're will be gone for a week and it's just been day three but he called Riku almost every times he got a chance.

It’s just her and Mana at home. Their father have business trip and their mom tag along. They said it can be their second honeymoon which make Nara got furious and said it was their some thousand honeymoon. Their parent really lovey dovey even they already aged.

Riku currently in her room while Mana doesn't know where. She feels thirsty and decide to take some. Somehow she feels that it’s not just her in this house. This thought make her shudder.

But she convinced herself that this place is the safest place. Riku walked past living room and didn't acknowledge some people sit there who's watching her. She poured a water in the glass and when she turn around to go back, she scream.

She drop the glass and whatever the cause of her scream grab the glass in time. It was turn out to be someone she didn't know. Riku move away from him as fast as she can. She's trembling and hugging herself at the corner, “w-who are you?” Asked her

The commoner look at her annoyed and look angry. It make Riku more scared. He is a short boy which look like a girl.

Seeing her trembling body, the boy seemed guilty and want to approach her but a fast footsteps halt him. He turn around and found his friend stood there with an interest face, “what happened? What happened? We heard a scream before”

He look at the corner and found an afraid girl. He lost his interest immediately and suspect that his friend scared her, like he always do with every girl they meet.

“You shouldn't scared a girl every times” a voice said and he found a copy of him stood beside him with his masked friend.

“Shut up! I didn't scared her. I just want to take some water and she just scream when she see me” snap him rudely.

“Oi” a heavy voice make them look at their stoic friend -beside Mana- “she’s hyperventilating” they look at her so fast that make them sure their neck will hurt later. No one talking before the chaos break.

“Oi, oi, what should we do?”

“Don't asked me. Why don't you do something, Hide?”

“Why me? You're the one who made her like that, Akemi”

“Hey! It was uncalled, okay? Eiji, do something”

“What?! I didn't know what should I do”

They start to throw the responsibility while the masked boy approaching the girl. He crunch down and take his hand to touch her but she swat it away, “d-don't touch me. W-who are you? Why-why you’d here?” Asked her shuttering and her breathing is getting more irregular

He touch her and Riku struggling, “no!” yelled her, “don't touch me! Let me go!” she start to crying right now. “Hey, calm down. I'm not gonna hurt you!” Said him calmly while trying to make her stop struggling.

The other stop their banter and look at them, “oi, oi, what are you doing, Sora? You make it worst”

“Shut up and help me calm her down. I think she have a breathing problem. If it's continue, it’s dangerous for her”

“Yeah, but I don't think we can help. Don't you see how scared she is right now?”

She keep struggling and he have to use some force to keep her, “let me go! Let me go! Please, please” beg her crying. Seeing this, the other feels bad even the angry, girl looking boy.

They heard the front door opened, “Tadaima” the other turn, “Mana-” the girl almost run but the masked boy able to hold her, “stay here, we didn't mean any harm”

“No! Let me-” she coughs and her body weakening. If he can't calm her, her life really will in danger.

“Guys, where are you?” Mana’ voice being heard. The girl looking boy shout, “we're in the kitchen. Come here, we need a big help. Now!”

Mana walk calmly there suspect that they just make a mess, “what are you do-” he stop mid-step when he heard a familiar cry. He look at his masked friend who holding a struggling Riku. His eyes widen and immediately run there. He yank the masked boy make the other surprised and fall backward.

Even he’s smaller, Mana have enough strength to take someone bigger than him down. Being their leader not just his title. He carefully crunch down and bring the girl in hug. She struggling tried to slip away, “no, let *hiks* let me go *hiks*” beg her.

Mana tried to make their position comfortable, “can someone search her inhaler? It is in her room, the room between mine and Nara” said him and one of them run upstairs. He hug her tightly and shushed her, “it’s okay. It’s me, it’s just me” like always, he stroking her nape and muffling something.

The girl start to calm down but her breathing still heavy. Mana take the inhaler his friend bring and help her use it. She look tired and Mana pick her up bridal style and take her to her room. After make sure that everything will be fine, Mana come downstairs to meet and talk with his friends.

It was his fault for not telling them about his sister and didn't tell her about his friend arrival. He approached them and sit on a single sofa, “so, care to explain?” One of the twin asked.

Mana sigh, “first, Sora, i’m sorry for yanked you back then. I just so worried about her and I can't think clearly” said him flatly but they can heard a guilt in there

Sora, the masked boy nodded his head, “it’s okay. It was understandable because her condition worsen and honestly i’m worried too before”

“Thank you”

“Who is she? We never seen her here before” asked one of the twin with green eyes, Hide. “She’s my sister” answered Mana lightly. They look at him disbelief and shocked, “SISTER?!!” shout the pink eyes twin, Eiji and girl looking boy, Akemi.

“Since when you have a sister?!”

“Why we never seen her before?!”

“Are you hide her from us?”

“Are you sure she’s your sister?”

“You guys so different”

The two of them bombarded Mana much to make the other annoyed. He want to scold them but Hide cutted him, “why she look terrified when seeing us?” Asked him

It make the two stop and look at Mana, “yeah, he’s right. Why she look really scared when we approached her?”

“We just tried to help her though”

“Well…” Mana tell them everything about Riku. What she have been experience, how her condition after, when she become his sister and about her trauma. They just listen to him and didn't utter a single word.

“Wow, she’s too young to experienced all of that thing” comment Hide concerned. The other just nodded. They come to play but they got an unexpected information.

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Riku opened her eyes slowly. She found herself in her own room. She confused at first but she remember what had happened, she feels a little panic but tried to calm herself down. ‘It’s okay, Anii-sama’s here. He will not let something bad happen to me. It’s okay, calm down, calm down’

She start to calm and want to go downstairs. Her body still weak from the attack before but she force it to stand up. Riku walk slowly to downstairs and heard her brother voice following with another voice. She slightly remember that it was a voice of someone from before.

Her body start to tremble a little but she confidence herself. Look like her footstep being heard by them because when she reached the last stairs, all of them look at her. Mana immediately approach her, “you shouldn't come downstairs, your body still weak and you can just call me”

She come closer and clutch his shirt, “i’m fine. I need water, my throat dry” she look down and didn't look at him. Mana aware that Riku tried to avoid his friends, “I’ll take it for you. You can wait there”

“No” answered her fast and a little loud, “s-sorry, I can take it by myself” Mana look at her for a moment before sigh, “okay, but can you come to me after that? You never meet my friends before, right? Meet them and we talk, okay?”

Riku didn't want to but if she’s not get used by them it'll just troubling Mana. And she can imagine how awkward it’ll be if she didn't know them at all. Different with Nara’ friends who's there since the beginning, Mana’ friends have a bad first impression and experience with her. But she can give it a try, they may not a bad people.

“O-okay” answered her before walk slowly to the kitchen. Mana look at her before walk back to his friends. “why you want her to meet us? I won't add her trauma” said Akemi unfriendly.

“You're my friends and she’s my sister, soon or later you guys have to face each other and I won't she’s afraid with you and you act awkwardly toward her” explain Mana

“Wow! Isn't it a first time you care and talk so much” teased Eiji. “you really care for her” comment Hide while smiling. Mana just smile a little at his sentence. Not long, Riku come and stand beside Mana while holding his shirt. She have her head down all the time.

Mana stand and mention Riku to sit. She obediently do what he said. Mana sit on the sofa edge and put his head on her head. He can tell that his sister really tense, “it’s okay, they're not a bad person”

Riku just nod and lean herself to him still holding his shirt. Mana’ friends sit there awkwardly, “uh, okay. I think we should introduce ourselves to each other” said Hide, “hello, my name is Hideaki Fudo” he embraced his twin, “and he’s Eiji, my twin brother”

“Yo” greeted Eiji with a wide smile. “H-hello” greeted Riku back with a small voice. Akemi rolled his eyes, “hey, you have to look at their eyes when you talk with other and what's with the greeting” said him grumpy.

It make Riku flinch while Mana look at his friend sharply. The one who being look just shrug his shoulder and avert his gaze. “u-ugh, s-sorry. I just…it’ just…i…sorry” said Riku shuttered. Seeing this, somehow Akemi feel bad.

He stood and walk to her, he stood in front of her and Mana watch him warily. Not because he’s not trust him but more worried if Riku get an attack. Akemi take out his head and patted her head awkwardly make Riku tense and clutching Mana' shirt tightly, “s-sorry. I shouldn't said that”

Even he do it awkwardly, Riku can feel that it's not half hearted so she tried to relax, “i-it’s okay, umm…” “Akemi Daiki” “it’s okay, Daiki-san”

Akemi back to his seat, “just call me Akemi” his friends look at him weirdly, “what?” asked him angrily.

“Weird” comment Sora. “What's that mean?!” He ignore Akemi and look at Riku, “hey, i’m Sora Takayuki” said him monotone.

“H-hello, I…my name is Riku. I-it’s nice to meet you and I…i’m sorry for before” said her. “It’s okay, we’re sorry too for not being able to help you” said Sora. Riku nodded and lift her head to look at them properly and smile a little sweetly. Their movement seemed stop.

“Hey” called Sora to her. Riku look at him, “can you call me Sora-nii?” Asked him straightly. Riku feel confused by the sudden request and glance at Mana who look at his friend flatly, “no, i’m the one who she can call Nii-san beside Nara” said him.

“Aren't that selfish” comment Eiji before he look at Riku too, “me too, me too. Call me Ei-nii” said him with an interest look and smile. “Then me too, call me Hide-nii please. I always want to being called like that” said Hide

“Why everyone suddenly want to being called Nii by her?!” Asked Akemi didn't understand his friends. Eiji rolled his eyes, “don't act like you won't being called like that” Akemi slightly blush, “i’m not” shout him. They start to banter and Riku can't hold herself not to giggle. She stop when all of them look her and she hide herself to Mana.

“So?” Asked them except Akemi together. Riku look at Mana, “call them what you please, Kitten” said him while petting her head. “Kitten?” Asked Hideaki. Mana covering her ears, “she’s fine with any nickname as long not being called Riku-chan” after said that, he take his hand back.

Riku look at him confused but he just ruffling her hair. She look at the other and say, “j-jaa, S-soranii, E-einii, H-hidenii a-and A-akeminii”

They smile at that while Akemi blink, “hmph, call me what you want” said him as if didn't care but you can see a blush creep on his cheeks.

Since then they often come by to meet Riku. Nara eyeing them like a hawk after he heard what had happened. Just like his friends, they slowly more close with her, make her trust them enough to be depend.