How Many Can You Save? [I]

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"I know, sis. It's hard, but we'll get through it."

Katsumi turned her gaze away from her brother, letting it lay upon the frosted pavement to her left. Her arms were wrapped tightly around her chest, her hands occasionally rubbing at her arms whenever they once again felt too cold. Katsumi looked sombre that day, the damp infecting her mood and washing her spirits away. It was this kind of mortal reminder that other people with their houses were so above. Even though it was approaching mid-morning - the twins resolving to move about to keep up their body temperature - few were out on the streets.

Except them. There was scarcely a moment when they were not.

Kaede cast a sad look at his sister. His baggy coat was likely keeping him a lot warmer than her outfit was, but underneath Kaede wore only a black tank top - hardly a safe amount of clothing in the current weather. The cold was beginning to melt away in the welcome sun, but it would still be a while before temperatures peaked. Still, the well being of his sister had always taken precedence in over Kaede's own in his mind, and he shrugged off the coat, wrapping it around his sister's shoulders. If it was too big for him, it entirely dwarfed her. She accepted it without thought, clutching it tightly to herself; its size meant it had more use as a blanket anyway.

Kaede was instantly freezing, and the chill, thankfully devoid of wind, bit at his newly exposed arms. It took Katsumi a moment to even realize her brother's sacrifice.

"You're cold." She both looked and sounded curious. Kaede smiled his discomfort away. "A little, yeah." He admitted, the shiver kept out of his voice for the most part. Katsumi frowned. "You help people too much, brother." She complained, but did not make a move to return the garment, merely clutching it closer to herself. Kaede was satisfied simply by this display of gratitude. "I don't know if you can do it too much, sis."

"Yeah, you can."

"If you say so."

And for a time after that, they progressed down the road in silence, passing few. Would anyone else of familiarity or note grace the cold streets that day? [/ul][/justify][/size]

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Both twins:

Embodied Separation
Rank: "D", "C

[/u]", "B", "A", "S", "S + C"
Type: NinJutsu
Effect: This is the start of all techniques for the techniques within the Futakongo Bloodlimit. Since all children born within the Futakongo bloodlimit are born somewhat like Siamese twins, this enables the two twins the capability to be separate, to be apart and attack as two. The larger the rank the user gets into this technique the longer the brothers/sisters can be separated before dire consequences are made.
Special: ---
Drawback: Depending on which rank, if the brothers/sisters stay separated longer then it is stated, the brothers/sisters will never be capable of joining together ever again. When separated the two bodies only have half chakra each instead of one large amount of chakra as if they were whole.
Description: This technique with all brothers/sisters when together are born as if they were back and forth, this means that there are two heads but one body. This technique allows the users to separate their chakra, to push forth using their ability of their body molecules to where the users gain the ability of separating apart. When first learned, the D Rank, it enables the brothers/sisers the capability of being separated for up to 4 hours. C Rank enables them to be separated for 8 hours. B Rank enables them to be separated for 12 Hours. A Rank enables them to be separated for 16 Hours. S Rank enables them to be separated for 20 Hours. "S + C" worth of training enables them to be separated for 24 Hours.
Limit: Must be part of the Futakongo bloodlimit.[/quote][/spoiler]

[Yuki.]

Ooc: Wrong acc... yeah...

[Kumiko | Yuki]

Kumi clutched her ragged cloak - the only source of warmth that she had at the moment, as it seemed that the deserted roads offered little to no comfort. She meekly breathed into her hands with as a means to stop them shaking. It was obvious that she hopelessly lost in a sea of streets, and with no one to turn to all she could was continue on her malevolent journey.

After a while, the tired Kumiko gave up and slumped against a tall building. It seemed the interior of the place lay empty anyway. The silence, although slightly creepy gave Kumi a sense of piece and even a hint of tranquility. If it wasn't so cold as it was then maybe she could've enjoyed the peace just that bit more. She wasn't in any hurry to be anywhere and the atmosphere made her feel quite content.

It was then that two shadowy figures pierced Kumi's view. At they seemed like utter strangers to her, yet the closer they got the more familiar they became. Eventually Kumiko's brain sparked a fuse and she jumped back with shock and horror as she realized who they were. Her memory was still quite foggy about the couple though, as she was sure she'd only met them once but the experience had been so terrifying for her that it seemed to be engraved into her memory.

Being the mousey girl she was, her first thought was to get as far away as she could from them before being completely humiliated once again. She hoped they hadn't seen/recognized her as she slipped into a convenient alleyway around the corner. She didn't leap away from the situation; after all she was so cold that her face seemed to be turning into a living icicle. Instead she simply slid against a brick wall and curled up into a little ball, thinking that in some way this would make her perfectly invisible. Sadly the cold was beginning to get to her, so much so that her hands started shaking uncontrollably but all she could do was clutch her cloak tighter in fear of what might happen next. Eventually the cold got to her and poor little Kumiko yet out a cute little sneeze, giving away her position to a relaxed little pigeon thar was passing by. She hoped that the others hadn't noticed it either even though the sound of it gave an extravagant echo throughout the alleyway. All she could do was clutch her cloak, shiver and repeat.

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"Yeah, brother?"

Kaede stopped, and since Katsumi currently had no destination in mind, so did she. The brother had been deliberating in silence for a while, trying to figure out how it was he could pose an idea - one relevant to the topic - to his sister. He looked rather hesitant. He bit his lip momentarily, earning a confused tilt of the head from his sister.

"Do you remember all those times at the orphanage, when we were little, and you got into all those fights?" He asked. Katsumi frowned.

"Yeah. I beat up a lot of those kids." She confirmed, without a trace of sympathy for her victims, her scattered mind half-suspecting where this was going.

"You know I had to help you out a lot of those times." He said, his dark brown eyes suddenly piercing her. Katsumi cast down her eyes. She clutched the wrapping of his coat closer to her, only serving to confirm a broader point. An alleyway broke off a few meters from where they both stood, zero attention paid to it. It took Katsumi a moment to compose her words. When she looked back up at him, she was not angry, even somewhat resigned. Her views were being sharply turned and as much as she tried to resist the change, Kaede was a main advocate of it.

And even if he was a pacifist, and pathetic for it, he had never lied to her.

"I know. We're parts of each other, brother. We've always helped one another." The acknowledgement may have sounded insubstantial, but it was more equality than had ever come out of the girl's mouth beforehand. Kaede smiled and placed a hand on where her shoulder was beneath his vast coat.

"Exactly. I cannot help you enough. I can't help anyone enough; nobody can. But I try."

Katsumi's eyes grew faraway as she took in that sentence. "Right." She said, nodding, half-understanding and half-agreeing.

For a moment they stayed like that, the brother containing his joy within a gentle smile, and her contemplating him and his crazy ideals with furrowed brows. Then, abruptly, a small noise sounded in the alley nearby. The peace was instantly dispelled, and both of their heads turned to view the back-street's mouth, suddenly alert. Katsumi did not have her sword holster - it had been hidden in one of the many areas the twins knew nobody would find while they went out walking - but that did not cause her to lose any confidence whatsoever.

While she merely eyed the alleyway with steel, he would move to see who it was that was feeling chilly - besides himself.

"Hell-"

The boy's greeting was cut off by an exclamation of surprise as he recognized the girl huddled there in the alleyway. "Kumiko!" He remarked, immensely surprised. Katsumi could not see the girl, but the very word caused her jaw to clamp down upon itself and her brown eyes to smoulder. Much to Katsumi's resentment, Kaede's attention immediately and predictably locked upon the other girl - for the moment he had all but abandoned Katsumi, in her eyes.

The boy crouched down to the girl's level, slumped as she was. "You don't look warm enough." He commented sympathetically, the irony thick, considering his current condition.[/ul][/justify][/size]

SPOILER: Click to show

Both twins:

Embodied Separation
Rank: "D", "C

[/u]", "B", "A", "S", "S + C"
Type: NinJutsu
Effect: This is the start of all techniques for the techniques within the Futakongo Bloodlimit. Since all children born within the Futakongo bloodlimit are born somewhat like Siamese twins, this enables the two twins the capability to be separate, to be apart and attack as two. The larger the rank the user gets into this technique the longer the brothers/sisters can be separated before dire consequences are made.
Special: ---
Drawback: Depending on which rank, if the brothers/sisters stay separated longer then it is stated, the brothers/sisters will never be capable of joining together ever again. When separated the two bodies only have half chakra each instead of one large amount of chakra as if they were whole.
Description: This technique with all brothers/sisters when together are born as if they were back and forth, this means that there are two heads but one body. This technique allows the users to separate their chakra, to push forth using their ability of their body molecules to where the users gain the ability of separating apart. When first learned, the D Rank, it enables the brothers/sisers the capability of being separated for up to 4 hours. C Rank enables them to be separated for 8 hours. B Rank enables them to be separated for 12 Hours. A Rank enables them to be separated for 16 Hours. S Rank enables them to be separated for 20 Hours. "S + C" worth of training enables them to be separated for 24 Hours.
Limit: Must be part of the Futakongo bloodlimit.[/quote][/spoiler]

[Kumiko | Yuki]

Kumiko could hear the voices getting closer, right up until their footsteps could be heard pattering along the pavement. Kumi tried to move herself to a dimension using only her mind, but to no avail. She cussed at her fatal failure at making such a mistake as sneezing. The noise was obviously heard from miles around, and what timing for the couple seemed have been passing by at just that moment. All she could do was stand completely still in the hopes that her invisible nature would cloak her existence. But alas; the footsteps finally came to halt stopping right in front of the poor Kumiko.

Darting her eyes from one to another, trying as she could not to make eye contact between the two eagle-like gazes she saw the lovely Katsumi's rancorous glare being shot right at her. Luckily the tender Keade was there to meet her with a tender smile.

"Hell-" He started until a trigger erupted in his mind to recognize the little mouse that stood before them. Kumi just smiled meakly trying her best to appear as comfortable as she could muster which, sadly, wasn't much. "Kumiko!" Kumiko managed to catch a small flare as his eyes lit up at the nostalgic memories of her. All Kumiko could notice was the demon leaning beside him, stalking his every move.

It was then that she managed the amount of clothes he seemed to lack, and the skin that was visible too. She squeezed her arm and while blushing, turned away to look at the lovely view of the wall. Walls always seemed to interest Kumiko in situations such as these. She could feel his form growing closer as he crouched down beside her. She could imagine his sympathetic eyes at least, but the irony in his words were too humorous to revert her mind to something else.

"You don't look warm enough." He spoke using his gentle and trustworthy tone as usual, making Kumiko feel slightly better. All that was left now was the tension as they waited for a reply. This was one of the reasons Kumi hated social contact; to her everything seemed so complicated and everything had to be thought about as if it were some rubix cube. Eventually a miracle sparked in her brain and at volume one, she mouthed a simple

"Nor do you," Like a gate without a lock, all her worries multiplied by a hundred as she curled up into even more of a ball, if that were possible. All that was left now was the escape plan, because she had absolutely no idea how she would get out of this mess.

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Kaede laughed an easy laugh and placed a hand behind his head. "No, I don't suppose I do." He said, when he was done. Katsumi ground her teeth together at the free way with which her brother associated with such... insignificance, indignant and annoyed to the extreme - but vague, profound recollections were swimming freely about her head, and so she kept silent. Her stare, however, was not quite so tempered; she looked as though she were attempting to incinerate the poor girl with her very gaze.

Sensing this, Kaede stood up and extended a lazy hand to drape down in front of his sister's eyes, his own expression unfaltering in its kindness. With nothing but the back of her brother's hand to view, Katsumi turned her enraged stare on Kaede. He caught it over his shoulder.

'I won't have her around, brother. I'll hurt her.'

Kaede's smile died. For the first time in his entire existence, Kaede felt a flare of antagonism spark from his soul in the direction of his sister, and for a fraction of a second all he wanted to do was flick his hand back and slap her in the face. But then the feeling was gone, along with the fire that had suddenly burned within his brown eyes, usually so welcoming and pleasant.

Katsumi caught it, and for the same duration she felt like the smallest thing that ever was, in a pit so deep it was a wonder that the sun still vaguely filled the space about her. She was able to reflect, a little later, that maybe that was how she made Kumiko feel.

It was not right.

Far from this divide expanding, it only contracted instantaneously as though the whole affair was some sort of elastic - Kaede looked horrified, while Katsumi looked like she was going to cry. The girl huddled before them was entirely forgotten as Katsumi reached for her brother, and Kaede wrapped the same arm around her and drew her close. "I'm sorry, sis." He muttered into her hair. She merely nodded and made a tiny little noise - momentarily, she was a reflection of Kumiko.

"...I'm warmer this way, too." Kaede took the liberty of making light of the situation, now that the awful moment had passed. As his eyes rested back on Kumiko, he could not keep the detached observer out of his gaze for just a moment.

'You are more dangerous than I had imagined, Kumiko.'[/color] He thought to himself, but then again his eyes had always been fairly expressive when he was not attempting to veil his emotions - perhaps the girl would hear this thought like he had said it - he could not quite judge for himself just how intelligent she was, but he had a feeling the answer was exceedingly.

Katsumi's eyes also managed to reach her from her position huddled against Kaede. They were not infuriated any longer - but what they were was fiercely possessive, and she squeezed the boy tighter after a moment. A deep root of her especial disliking of Kumiko stemmed from Kaede's especial liking of her. He was a generous person, she knew. But she was also entirely confident in the fact that he had never cared for anyone but her - never ever - and that was just fine as it was, as far as she was concerned.

...Katsumi frowned, and her eyes grew distant; she wondered if the girl had anyone like that for her.

"So, Kumiko." Said the male twin, smile returning, his tone only half-acknowledging anything strange or private had just occurred, while still holding his sister with his arm, though it was more an affair of her gripping him tightly, now. "Why are you out here, exactly? I don't imagine it's for the niceness of the weather or the comfort of an alleyway." His joke was a light one, but he made a point of keeping his voice especially non-offensive for Kumiko's case - never, he thought, had he met anyone quite so sensitive as she was.

Then Katsumi's head shifted slightly against his cheek, and mentally he corrected himself.[/ul][/justify][/size]

SPOILER: Click to show

Both twins:

Embodied Separation
Rank: "D", "C

[/u]", "B", "A", "S", "S + C"
Type: NinJutsu
Effect: This is the start of all techniques for the techniques within the Futakongo Bloodlimit. Since all children born within the Futakongo bloodlimit are born somewhat like Siamese twins, this enables the two twins the capability to be separate, to be apart and attack as two. The larger the rank the user gets into this technique the longer the brothers/sisters can be separated before dire consequences are made.
Special: ---
Drawback: Depending on which rank, if the brothers/sisters stay separated longer then it is stated, the brothers/sisters will never be capable of joining together ever again. When separated the two bodies only have half chakra each instead of one large amount of chakra as if they were whole.
Description: This technique with all brothers/sisters when together are born as if they were back and forth, this means that there are two heads but one body. This technique allows the users to separate their chakra, to push forth using their ability of their body molecules to where the users gain the ability of separating apart. When first learned, the D Rank, it enables the brothers/sisers the capability of being separated for up to 4 hours. C Rank enables them to be separated for 8 hours. B Rank enables them to be separated for 12 Hours. A Rank enables them to be separated for 16 Hours. S Rank enables them to be separated for 20 Hours. "S + C" worth of training enables them to be separated for 24 Hours.
Limit: Must be part of the Futakongo bloodlimit.[/quote][/spoiler]

[Kumiko | Yuki]

Kumi drew a breath of relief at his reply, glad to see someone in such a carefree mood. She almost didn't notice the beast grinding her teeth to shreds beside her although as always; all good things come to an end. The girl's contemptuous gaze was so powerful that it seemed to shatter all of Kumi's attempts at mental defences which left in a dwindling ball of fright. At least... More so than usual. She tried to banish all negative energy outburstsing from the ferocious Katsumi as the two siblings shared a conversation that seemed to be conveyed mostly through eye contact and subtle words. Kumi passed the time by twiddling her thumbs; an activity that had proved quite useful over the years.

Although the time that passed what short, it did not fly by quickly enough for Kumiko and eventually her body grew agitated by the tense atmosphere strangling her every thought. She daren't have looked up though, not even for a second for those beady eyes that shone through her memory like a piece of gold to a beggar. She hated the moments of which time left her a free slit to ponder the situation, making her overanalyse every aspect of the situation until any natural reaction was completely eradicated from her subconcious. As a shiver crawled up her back, Kaede broke the silence with but a few simple words.

"You are more dangerous than I imagined, Kumiko" The fragile girl could not hide her unwanted frown from the boy yet, knowing he meant well she tried her best to hide it and gradually but bravely, transformed into an artificial smile. She sighed and decided to take a glance at the scene, but to her surprise her eyes met an unusual sparkle glistening on the boys eyes, and a distant but meager gaze in the lady's. At least it was a change to the eye of a cold blooded killer although a hint of that still some through.

"So, Kumiko," As he spoke Kumiko noticed how close he and her were, and not just physically but yet... The boy seemed to lay his eyes directly poor little her, which she simply classified as a suspicious oddity hoping it didn't mean too much. "Why are you out here, exactly? I don't imagine it's for the niceness of the weather or the comfort of an alleyway." Well, she didn't really have an answer to that; after all she was simply wandering around as the homeless damsel she was. Nothing special seemed to highlight that and she didn't feel it was worth mentioning, even after he had phrased the question.

After a sorting her strings of thought and darting her eyes back and forth, she finally decided to conclude with a simple shrug but regretted the decision immediately, thinking the choice too insensitive to answer. Sadly it was all she could produce at the time so with further ado, the fragile old thing leaned against the wall huddled up in her signature ball, tired as ever.

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[OOC: Lol, italicized speech like 'This' is thought - plus I said it was thought, haha.]

[/color] Katsumi thought, huddled in towards her brother. It was not, strangely, with the same viciousness as she usually directed at the girl; now it was a woeful plea in her mind, full of a haplessness that Kaede - for all his sensitivity and perception - especially when it came to his sister - could not detect the full extent of at that moment. The boy's gaze was curious, intrigued; when Kumiko gave him nothing but a shrug in answer to his genuine question, he looked even more so.

He contemplated the fact that whenever he had come across her, she had always been in an alleyway, seemingly to her discomfort and displeasure. It was not an impossibility that she, like them, did not have a home to return to, especially with this defensive and non-committal answer - though that was nothing unusual from Kumiko. Another possible explanation was that her family was not a desirable one to return to - an odd thought, but one that Kaede had been told was in fact a very real situation. How one could have a home and family but not be infinitely grateful for them was a mystery to him - and that worked both ways. Even his volatile and antipathetic sister loved him - he knew she did, and he was grateful for her. She never let him be around anyone else, but he loved her just as much.

A kind of Stockholm syndrome, perhaps, but it was the truth.

He did not know how deep a pain he was causing his sister in these circumstances. If he did, he might never have associated with the shy girl at all.

"Where do you live, Kumiko?" He inquired, deciding he wanted to know. Still he clutched his sister, but this was not entirely satisfying to his twin. Katsumi hissed at the mention of such a thing, and it gave her instant fuel (of assumption) that gave her further cause to hate the girl.

How privileged she was - she had both a home, and Kaede's attention! "Brother..." She mumbled miserably, and he half-turned his head to acknowledge her. "Sis?" He gave, a little confused. Katsumi opened her mouth to speak, before realizing she did not know what she was going to say. Her effort died, was cremated with a sad silence and a shake of her head, and she laid her head back down on his shoulder.

'What the fuck do I say?'[/i] Katsumi wondered, bemused and scared at the same time.

'Why is she so upset?' Kaede wondered, for the moment returning his gaze to Kumiko to receive and perhaps consider her answer, if he was lucky enough to receive one.[/ul][/justify][/size]

SPOILER: Click to show

Both twins:

Embodied Separation
Rank: "D", "C

[/u]", "B", "A", "S", "S + C"
Type: NinJutsu
Effect: This is the start of all techniques for the techniques within the Futakongo Bloodlimit. Since all children born within the Futakongo bloodlimit are born somewhat like Siamese twins, this enables the two twins the capability to be separate, to be apart and attack as two. The larger the rank the user gets into this technique the longer the brothers/sisters can be separated before dire consequences are made.
Special: ---
Drawback: Depending on which rank, if the brothers/sisters stay separated longer then it is stated, the brothers/sisters will never be capable of joining together ever again. When separated the two bodies only have half chakra each instead of one large amount of chakra as if they were whole.
Description: This technique with all brothers/sisters when together are born as if they were back and forth, this means that there are two heads but one body. This technique allows the users to separate their chakra, to push forth using their ability of their body molecules to where the users gain the ability of separating apart. When first learned, the D Rank, it enables the brothers/sisers the capability of being separated for up to 4 hours. C Rank enables them to be separated for 8 hours. B Rank enables them to be separated for 12 Hours. A Rank enables them to be separated for 16 Hours. S Rank enables them to be separated for 20 Hours. "S + C" worth of training enables them to be separated for 24 Hours.
Limit: Must be part of the Futakongo bloodlimit.[/quote][/spoiler]

[Kumiko | Yuki]

A cold air seemed to whisk it's way up Kumiko's spine sending a chill of utter terror along with it. Somehow it seemed as though Kumiko was no longer the anxious, as she began to realize the subtle symptoms of stress passing between the twins. Kaede's magnetic gaze forced Kumi to tilt her head in his direction while he pondered about her reply. This made her own trail of thought go into a fixed filter of extensive worrying yet again, taking his reaction as evidence of a fatal mistake. She didn't realize the change in the other twin's body language; as if she was veiling herself with a sliver of Kumi's personality she began to look more and more worried with each second that passed by. Kumi had yet to notice though which was odd seeing as the girl's fiery eyes of hate always managed to put Kumiko on a repetitive edge.

"Where do you live, Kumiko?" The question startled her so much that she gave a little jump, expressing her fright. Her hostile nature could not confront such a question, yet her passive personality lacked the bravery to against anyone's wishes either. The fact that Katsumi had already begun to making hissing sounds at Kumiko - just any creature would do - just added to her new found terror. Her only option she thought was to plead with her eyes at the boy; she even went as far as to gesture to the streets, showing how badly she wanted to leave. Unfortunately it was then that she had second thoughts about her option, seeing as the boy eagerly awaited her answer so badly. A wave of guilt crushed her soul as a curse line slipped out from her icy lips, half-frozen from the cold.

"Ummm, I don't know," she blinked at her own response, surprised by how loud her voice could actually sound but also traumatized by the fact that she said anything at all. It was so unlike her to do anything even remotely similar to that and the joke ordeal just embarrassed her greatly. Her hands started quivering with fright but she quickly tucked them under her knees before the couple could see. She didn't want to show how vulnerable she truly was; that even the slightest comment could trigger he to freak out like a mental case. She hated being the way she was, and she couldn't understand how she could was these people's time like this. All she could really do was... Sit there, and wait.

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[/color] This statement puzzled the boy - everyone knew where they lived, surely? The timid girl might seem scattered out of fright, but she did not seem an idiot. Why would she not tell him? The boy grimaced in discontent, and as he did so, he released his grasp on his sister.

This turned out to be a bad move.

For Katsumi had a rather more averse reaction to the girl's apparent stupidity, which was not an uncommon thing. She ground her teeth at the inane reply - more inane even than the pathetic, powerless girl usually gave - and was retrained only then from physically lashing out by the closeness of her brother - it would be far too much of a bother to stray from his reassuring presence to exact her revenge. Then, suddenly, just as her eyes were closing in an attempt to center herself, his arms dropped, and her dark eyes flew open with more bright fire than ever.

A beast let off its leash, Katsumi took only a second to glare at the pitiful little runt before she shot forward, taking the few steps needed to cross the gap before Kaede could grasp at the flying ends of his coat that she wore to stop her. Kumiko was slower than Katsumi - the latter of the two being decidedly more athletic, physically reactive and a million times more headstrong - and so she would likely be unable to save herself from the speed of Katsumi, who whipped around her, dragged her out from the wall and slid a wiry, powerful arm under her throat, heaving her up to a standing position but giving her absolutely no freedom whatsoever.

Kaede was horrified. "Sis!" He cried, but when he tried to move closer the girl would tighten the vice she held the girl in and snarl viciously at her twin. The threat was clear. Kaede retracted his step and waited tensely for his sister to speak - he knew she would. Katsumi understood that her brother understood, and would take a moment to revel in the freedom of her dominance - a clear thing from the very start!

"Comfortable, bitch?" She hissed with insidious sardonicism, sneering from behind Kumiko's vision. [/ul][/justify][/size]

SPOILER: Click to show

Both twins:

Embodied Separation
Rank: "D", "C

[/u]", "B", "A", "S", "S + C"
Type: NinJutsu
Effect: This is the start of all techniques for the techniques within the Futakongo Bloodlimit. Since all children born within the Futakongo bloodlimit are born somewhat like Siamese twins, this enables the two twins the capability to be separate, to be apart and attack as two. The larger the rank the user gets into this technique the longer the brothers/sisters can be separated before dire consequences are made.
Special: ---
Drawback: Depending on which rank, if the brothers/sisters stay separated longer then it is stated, the brothers/sisters will never be capable of joining together ever again. When separated the two bodies only have half chakra each instead of one large amount of chakra as if they were whole.
Description: This technique with all brothers/sisters when together are born as if they were back and forth, this means that there are two heads but one body. This technique allows the users to separate their chakra, to push forth using their ability of their body molecules to where the users gain the ability of separating apart. When first learned, the D Rank, it enables the brothers/sisers the capability of being separated for up to 4 hours. C Rank enables them to be separated for 8 hours. B Rank enables them to be separated for 12 Hours. A Rank enables them to be separated for 16 Hours. S Rank enables them to be separated for 20 Hours. "S + C" worth of training enables them to be separated for 24 Hours.
Limit: Must be part of the Futakongo bloodlimit.[/quote][/spoiler]

[Kumiko | Yuki]

Kumiko was paying too much attention to her depressing thoughts to notice the quarry of violence that was about to enthrall her. In fact, she didn't realize any real danger until her predator had swiftly lodged her throat in between its grip. Kumiko could only manage to produce painstakingly irritant shrills followed by a many amount of splutters. There was nothing she could do really, other than grip her captor's hands and puncture them with her sharp nails; an attack that would prove to have no effect of course.

"Sis!" At his voice Kumi mustered a small sense of hope, but this was soon shattered by a snarl implanted in her ear, as well as a tightened grip upon her vulnerable neck. She raced through her thoughts, trying to think of a possibility at which she could survive this turn of events but alas; none drew worthy. She couldn't understand why Kaede wasn't helping either, unless he was scared of his twin also. Or maybe her words had really poked hole in his sensitive nature.

"Comfortable, bitch?" At this Kumiko froze, only to react out of instinct, in the worst way possible.

"Kaede!" Kumiko froze, even in her current situtation. She couldn't bring herself to predict what kind of effect this would have on his sister! She could only stand there; her life only a mere seconds from ending, and she hadn't even made her will yet. Her memory drifted by, showing very little interest to her even now. It was sad that she'd have to go; to never be remembered apart from as this vicious woman's prey. She bit her lip, and began to except her demise knowing that is wouldn't be as quick and painless as she'd hoped.

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The requisitioned felt an ice cold spike drive straight through his heart.

"Sis! Please, please don't hurt her!" He cried desperately, unable to make a move - he was too afraid that, if he tried to wrench the poor girl away from his tyrannical sister that she would simply snap Kumiko's neck then and there, so he was unwillingly cemented to the spot.

Katsumi was enraged, so that the merely acrimonious, bubbly outer layer had dissolved away completely, revealing the monster within - a terrible, antipathetic fire blazed in her eyes, blocking any path to her soul. Ironically, however, within this state she almost became more focused, higher and more cohesive thought processes being manufactured with greater efficiency in her superheated mind.

"BUT I CAN!" She screeched, taking a moment to furiously pin the girl's nagging hands down at her waist with her other arm. The thing she clutched was just an animal - just a thing to the sociopath. All her words were for her sibling. "I can hurt her, brother! She can't stop me. So why do you want to? What is she WORTH?"

Kaede did not know how to defuse her - he never had, not really. All he could do was look hopeless and pleading. The anger dropped somewhat from Katsumi's face, her fuel momentarily expended. Now she, too, was sad - even terrified - the scared little girl that lay at the heart of the monstrous beast, revealed.

"Why do you need to help her? Why can't you just help me?" She begged in a whisper, just loud enough to cross the space. Kaede was stunned for a moment - a moment in which Katsumi's emotions swelled up, and she sniffed back a sob. Katsumi spoke when her brother did not. "I help you." She murmured, a wound that had been picked and shredded away at for years finally revealed in the dead, impossibly sad eyes of the female twin. She hardly even seemed to see the boy before her; instead, she spoke into an abyss. The only life in her body was the iron way with which she clutched her hostage to her. "I hate everyone else. I always hated everyone else; just wanted them to go away. But I never wanted you to go away. I don't need anyone else."

Kaede was unable to move, unable to speak. Throughout his entire life, he had known that his kindness to strangers, his cordiality and acceptance - it had always irked and bothered the girl. But he did not know just how deeply he had apparently pained, no, agonized her. The body he usually inhabited, the one that was chilled with the lack of the coat his twin was now draped in, seemed very far away, the scene observable from impossible viewpoints.

"...Why, brother..."

Too far away. Too confused. She was going to break.

"WHY DO YOU NEED ANYONE ELSE?!"

Her scream finished in a desperate, deranged wail that was accentuated, finally, by motion; if Kumiko had not managed to escape the female twin's grasp by this point, she would find herself violently twisted and shunted into the solid wall of the alley, one palm upon the back of her head - with all of the swordswoman's considerable strength backing the action. Unhindered, Kumiko would be slammed face-first into the hard surface with enough force to crack the skull and obliterate the consciousness. Then, retracting from her outburst, Katsumi caved in on herself and began to cry, squatting to the ground and wrapping her arms around her head, miserable sobs echoing down the alley.

To anyone with cursory knowledge of the twins, even apparent familiarity - there were few, in fact only one that immediately sprang to mind - a fairly simple summary would likely be made, or something close to hit. Katsumi was the darkness, and the sword, while Kaede was the light, and the shield. The twisted and evil, and the pure and good.

It was incorrect. The only question was if Kumiko was injured enough for the world to be granted observation of this.[/ul][/justify][/size]

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Both twins:

Embodied Separation
Rank: "D", "C

[/u]", "B", "A", "S", "S + C"
Type: NinJutsu
Effect: This is the start of all techniques for the techniques within the Futakongo Bloodlimit. Since all children born within the Futakongo bloodlimit are born somewhat like Siamese twins, this enables the two twins the capability to be separate, to be apart and attack as two. The larger the rank the user gets into this technique the longer the brothers/sisters can be separated before dire consequences are made.
Special: ---
Drawback: Depending on which rank, if the brothers/sisters stay separated longer then it is stated, the brothers/sisters will never be capable of joining together ever again. When separated the two bodies only have half chakra each instead of one large amount of chakra as if they were whole.
Description: This technique with all brothers/sisters when together are born as if they were back and forth, this means that there are two heads but one body. This technique allows the users to separate their chakra, to push forth using their ability of their body molecules to where the users gain the ability of separating apart. When first learned, the D Rank, it enables the brothers/sisers the capability of being separated for up to 4 hours. C Rank enables them to be separated for 8 hours. B Rank enables them to be separated for 12 Hours. A Rank enables them to be separated for 16 Hours. S Rank enables them to be separated for 20 Hours. "S + C" worth of training enables them to be separated for 24 Hours.
Limit: Must be part of the Futakongo bloodlimit.[/quote][/spoiler]

[Kumiko | Yuki]

"BUT I CAN!"

It was then that every ounce of danger set firmly into Kumiko's mind, and he finally realised the will of this girl's hate. Not just towards her; no, it was so much more evil than that. She didn't know if she could even call this woman human even more, and yet... All she felt was pity for this monster. As she ranted on, Kumiko listened intently to her words, or at least as she could hear over her own screams. She felt like crying however not for herself; for the demon who clung onto her neck, simultaneously clinging to her love for her brother.

Kumi had never even imagined that she could have this great an effect on someone, anyone and much less to this extent! That didn't matter now though; what had happened had happened and there was nothing she could do about it now. She decided to focus on her nearing death instead, realising that this girl needed to take out her hatred once and for all, and if it would all be plundered into poor little Kumiko, so be it.

"I help you." Even Kumiko winced as the devil morphed into a withering little imp, almost as pitiful as Kumiko. She took note of the fact that there wasn't much limiting this girl from killing her so with long gulp, she prepared herself for the worst. "I hate everyone else. I always hated everyone else; just wanted them to go away. But I never wanted you to go away. I don't need anyone else." She wasn't sure of how warped this girl was, although she began to realize how much her love for her brother was. How... Much of it - especially for such a hateful person - there seemed to be. She would've hated to deal with the pressure that Kaede obviously had forced upon him; she wasn't even sure if their love was even that mutual.

"...Why, brother..." Kumi even shed her own tear at the moment, but it seemed as if both of the twins stood strong. She would've liked to think that she cried for two of them, even though she knew that it was all because of her pitiful and weak nature.

It turned out, that the worst was a wall. A very hard wall to be exact. She was sent flying into another dimension, as an atomic bomb of pain exploded within her body. The sheer velocity of which she'd been thrown probably broke quite a few bones and Kumiko let out a cruel and tortured scream to express the savage young girl's success. She felt herself fading fast, as a deep sleep overwhelmed her. Her body's intentions may’ve been pure but they were redundant at that moment in time. Luckily Kumi had managed to reduce a minority if the force ushered through her skull with her free hand; the other being trapped I an awkward position behind her, probably broken in some places.

She gathered all her energy in her weakened state, and moved her hands just enough to form a seal. The process prolonged more than she'd hoped, and it was mere seconds before her body gave way but once in her life she stood strong. She ached all over, and every inch was a mile filled with agony in her mind. She couldn't bare the pain any longer, but she couldn't give up either. Her goal was so far away, yet so close. Eventually she was able to pinpoint her hands in the direction of Katsumi, holding shaky hand seals at the ready. She wasn't even sure if this would work, and if it did well, she hasn't really gotten to that part yet; she would just have to improvise, if she didn't die before then.

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Shintenshin no Jutsu (Art of the Valentine)
Rank: C-Rank
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: The Yamanaka sends his or her mind into his or her opponent’s mind. Once in the opponent’s body they may manipulate it as much as they want.
Special: The Oval Hand seal directed at the opponent.
Drawback: The mind is only projected in a straight line, making it easy to dodge. If the mind transfer is dodged, the user’s body will be left comatose for at least three of the user’s posts. Any damage dealt to the possessed body will be suffered by the user’s body also.
Description: Directing the oval hand seal to their opponent, the Yamanaka is able to propel their mind into their opponent’s body. If the technique is successful the user can they manipulate the victim’s body. If the user has the same Class as the person possessed they may stay within the body for five posts. If the victim is higher Classed than the Yamanaka, then for every additional Class substract one post. If the victim is lower classed than the user, subtract for every additional Class one post. (Distance of 20 meters maximum)

Ex : C-Class Yamanaka possessing a B-Class : 4 Posts
Ex : C-Class Yamanaka possessing a D-Class : 6 Posts
Ex : C-Class Yamanaka possessing an A-Class : 3 Posts
Ex : B-Class Yamanaka possessing a D-Class : 7 posts

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So he did not run to the timid creature that he had taken pity on, had hoped to embolden, perhaps, with his friendship - that was no longer an option. All thoughts of her suffering and misfortune simply faded away; the only thing his dark brown eyes could see was his sister, shrouded in a cloud of sorrow. He crouched over her, wreathing her in his arms, hoping desperately to dissolve all of her sadness away.

"Sis, don't cry, I'm here, it's okay..." He attempted to placate her with the gentlest of gentle voices, placing his head down upon hers. It took a moment for her to raise her head up, and when she did, the two were very close. But this, of course, was not unusual for them; they were, in reality, two halves of a whole; one body split in two. Some human beings feared death; the twins feared being apart.

She just looked into his eyes, and Kaede knew what to say. He even knew it was the truth.

"I don't care, sis. About anyone else. I have only ever cared about you, and I will only ever care about you."

At these words, Katsumi showed a little, tentative smile, but one that was infinitely grateful. She had hoped, but had not been quite sure. Now, even though the tears continued to run down her face, she was certain once again. She sniffed back her sadness, now that it was only residual, and for a moment there was silence, the same kind of silence in which the twins were able to effortlessly convey their thoughts without words, till some believed they were psychic. But now that Katsumi was smiling, so was Kaede. If she was happy, so was he.

The moment dragged on just a little longer than usual, till there was no further words to be spoken between their eyes, but somehow it did not seem to matter. Perhaps there had been a slight divide between the two, as the world had dug a gap between them and tried to wrench them apart, but again, it had failed.

Then Kaede saw the movement.

It was dreary, and slow, but out of the corner of his eye, the male twin saw the lifting of Kumiko's arms, the formation of some likely ninjutsu-orientated seal. Perhaps the shy girl had finally managed to muster up some vengeance from the depths of her soul? Kaede did not even have to think. With a gasp, he swung around the body of his sister, flinging himself in front of the casting...

And ending up with Kumiko's soul inside his body, instead of his sister's.[/ul][/justify][/size]

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Both twins:

Embodied Separation
Rank: "D", "C

[/u]", "B", "A", "S", "S + C"
Type: NinJutsu
Effect: This is the start of all techniques for the techniques within the Futakongo Bloodlimit. Since all children born within the Futakongo bloodlimit are born somewhat like Siamese twins, this enables the two twins the capability to be separate, to be apart and attack as two. The larger the rank the user gets into this technique the longer the brothers/sisters can be separated before dire consequences are made.
Special: ---
Drawback: Depending on which rank, if the brothers/sisters stay separated longer then it is stated, the brothers/sisters will never be capable of joining together ever again. When separated the two bodies only have half chakra each instead of one large amount of chakra as if they were whole.
Description: This technique with all brothers/sisters when together are born as if they were back and forth, this means that there are two heads but one body. This technique allows the users to separate their chakra, to push forth using their ability of their body molecules to where the users gain the ability of separating apart. When first learned, the D Rank, it enables the brothers/sisers the capability of being separated for up to 4 hours. C Rank enables them to be separated for 8 hours. B Rank enables them to be separated for 12 Hours. A Rank enables them to be separated for 16 Hours. S Rank enables them to be separated for 20 Hours. "S + C" worth of training enables them to be separated for 24 Hours.
Limit: Must be part of the Futakongo bloodlimit.[/quote][/spoiler]

[Kumiko | Yuki]

For once in her poor, miserable life; Kumiko felt unable to care for all her unnecessary fears. A dwindling fire of anxiety flickered once more, before burning into an ashy mess sealed in the crevasses of her mind. She knew that this was the end, so what the fuck did it matter anymore? She could explain to this horrific beast of how she only meant good, knowing that the peanut subsisting for her brain could never process anymore information in her raging state. Nonetheless, she still felt pity for the creature but more so envied the relationship that she had with her twin.

She herself couldn't process the amount of paranoia this girl was burdened with, or maybe it was just an obscene amount of jealousy with a side dish of selfishness. If her mouth wasn't zipped shut with fear then maybe she could've screamed out of fright again. She looked stared at her shaky hands, realizing how alien she really felt in this... shell. It was more like she had possessed the poor boy than simply using a technique that had backfired. It was also the case of if Katsumi had realised what happened, or was too busy bawling to realise.

"So much for crying for them" she thought while simultaneously biting her lip in angst. There were so many options... so many possibilities that boggled her brain but she couldn't cling onto even one logical answer. To be honest, the only thing she wanted to do was go home and cry. If only she could've been quieter! This all seemed the cause of that incessant sneeze, now; the trigger of the whole ordeal, caused by her and only her. Gripping her hands, she took a deep breath and whispered the words to the wolf in sheep's clothing.

"Kat...Katsumi?" Inside his body, Kumiko could only hope that this poor girl wouldn't endanger her own brother for Kumiko's actions as she wasn't sure what was stronger in this girl's mind; her love for her brother, or her hate for Kumiko.

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[/color] She stammered, unsure; but he moved to face her. His mannerisms were odd though, she thought; he bit his lip, and his hands shook with uncertainty. A great many things pathetic Kaede may be, but uncertain was not one of them. Katsumi's brows furrowed, and she moved to him, afraid he was hurt, but she could not figure out how; the girl Kumiko, now utterly lifeless, had simply dropped from Katsumi's plane of recognition. The girl did not bother to prop her sibling up, but merely clutched at his trembling hands, quelling the weakness in him. She tried to meet his eyes, but he would not look at her.

Why would he not look at her?

She had never not given him attention before.

She moved closer, trying to find his eyes, the eyes that had always been so full of happiness when they saw her - the only ones that ever had. Leaning in too far, she had to drop his hands to the ground, to support herself. She was very close now, so close that he could feel his breath.

Not unusual. No entities in the world had ever been physically closer than the twins. They were the same body, split in two. For Katsumi, 'too close' had never been a concept.

Still he bit his lip. The girl frowned. That was a weak thing to do. She could not have that. She thought she had probably never felt as happy as when her brother had spoken moments ago - she trusted him just that little bit more. But he wasn't about to ruin it now by being pathetic. Still, this closeness reminded her of something. It was more muscle memory than anything - and all it had ever taken for Katsumi to move was the tiniest nudge.

What better way to prevent him from being weak at the mouth than to meet it with her own, anyway?

She didn't even care for the word that almost slipped out of Kaede's mouth before she kissed him; a little powerfully, it had to be admitted, but that was the point. A little something tingled inside the girl at the touch of his lips. A little tremor went through her body, and it was most definitely not from the cold. When she moved back from him, just enough so she could see all of his features - his possession still unknown to her - all she could do was smile a little smile.

'That felt... right.' She thought.

"It's okay, brother." She whispered, attempting to conciliate his odd uncertainty.

There was but a little bit of altruism in the girl's soul, and it was reserved entirely for him.[/ul][/justify][/size]

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Both twins:

Embodied Separation
Rank: "D", "C

[/u]", "B", "A", "S", "S + C"
Type: NinJutsu
Effect: This is the start of all techniques for the techniques within the Futakongo Bloodlimit. Since all children born within the Futakongo bloodlimit are born somewhat like Siamese twins, this enables the two twins the capability to be separate, to be apart and attack as two. The larger the rank the user gets into this technique the longer the brothers/sisters can be separated before dire consequences are made.
Special: ---
Drawback: Depending on which rank, if the brothers/sisters stay separated longer then it is stated, the brothers/sisters will never be capable of joining together ever again. When separated the two bodies only have half chakra each instead of one large amount of chakra as if they were whole.
Description: This technique with all brothers/sisters when together are born as if they were back and forth, this means that there are two heads but one body. This technique allows the users to separate their chakra, to push forth using their ability of their body molecules to where the users gain the ability of separating apart. When first learned, the D Rank, it enables the brothers/sisers the capability of being separated for up to 4 hours. C Rank enables them to be separated for 8 hours. B Rank enables them to be separated for 12 Hours. A Rank enables them to be separated for 16 Hours. S Rank enables them to be separated for 20 Hours. "S + C" worth of training enables them to be separated for 24 Hours.
Limit: Must be part of the Futakongo bloodlimit.[/quote][/spoiler]

[Kumiko | Yuki]

As Katsumi's lips pulled away from his, Kumiko felt a tingling sensation thought out her hands. She had never been kissed before by... Anyone really, and she had no idea it would be so gratifying as it was. She shook the thought from her head, while trying her hardest to dismiss eye contact with the girl. She knew that no one could possibly imitate Kaede's sunny smile which she dearly missed at that moment; she had only known the boy for so long yet somehow she felt safer with him around. The irony was torture to her as she gripped his legs with his hands.

Then a painful thought struck her: it wasn't she who had kissed Katsumi, but Kaede himself. She felt slightly heart broken, looking back to the things he had said beforehand, of how Katsumi was the only one for him. Those words seemed to have somehow engraved themselves into her brain, even as she desperately tried to to herself of them. Now, she still had to deal with the girl.

"It's okay, brother." she whispered into her ears, just as a cold shiver passed down her newfound spine.

shit shit shit SHIT! as of now she could only distract herself from the obscene situation, simulataneously making sure she wouldn't do anything fatal to her life either. There were very few options that she could squeeze through this situation, and the girl's love for her brother didn't really help Kumiko either. Still; it was kind of nice for her eyes to show content instead of repent for her, and she couldn't help bit indulge in the feeling.

She racked her brain to think of something that could get her out this mess but her thoughts came up with null. She did however, jerk at the realisation of her anxiety displaying throughout his body language. She tried her best to raise her head up high, expressing a strong soul. Even Kumiko wasn't exactly sure that her acting skills were too notch, so she decided to do something even stupider; run away.

"Katsumi, I need you to go on ahead for a mi-" but just as she did so her jagged movement caused her to come tumbling down like a skyscraper. Right. On top. Of Katsumi. In a hurry Kumiko scrambled around and eventually decided that it was best to just return back home and flee in amongst the commotion. It was obvious that Katsuko would be too busy dealing with her brother to realise her escape, and Kaede would probably be slightly shaken up what with Kumiko inhabiting his body and all. Either way, Kumiko made her escape, leaving Kaede stranded in what would be a sea of questions. At least, she would've left if she hasn't of remained unconscious due to the fact that she had just recently been smashed into a wall. As always, Kumiko had obviously thought her plan through. Thoroughly.

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[/i], damn it, to show that she was grateful, to know his reaction. Where was he?

"...Brother, are you okay?"

She sounded as though she could not decide if she was concerned or peeved.

Finally, reaction; but it was still so not-Kaede that it frustrated Katsumi. Or, well, it would have. If he had not fallen down on top of her, pressed her to the ground. It reminded her of an occasion previous, with someone else - no, surely Kaede was not going to - not like that time! She had only meant to show Kaede a bit of affection for all that he showed her, he did not mean for him to -

"...Sis?"

She blinked, and Kaede propped himself up on the hands that now lay either side of his sister's head. His head was spinning, his eyes unable to focus for a moment. He would have pushed himself up further, but he momentarily could not. Katsumi frowned at him, Kaede's coat lining the floor underneath her but not entirely blocking out the chill that seeped into her back. "Brother? What's wrong?"

Slowly she came into view, lying just beneath him, and Kaede blinked a couple of times before moving himself backward to a sitting position. She followed him up, confused; what was happening to him? "You're acting fucking strange, brother." The girl commented. Kaede took little notice, trying to shake the grogginess out of his head. It was all but gone when he looked up at her.

He placed a finger to his lips. There was an odd taste there. Just what had Kumiko done to him?

"Yeah, I'm sorry sis. I think Kumiko knocked me unconscious." He apologized, before realizing that had been a bad thing to say. His eyes flared with worry as Katsumi shifted back to the girl who lay in a barely-living slump, cold upon the frosty ground. Kaede was relieved when Katsumi did not make a move to tear the shy girl's head off her shoulders in vengeance. She merely looked confused, still, and Kaede immediately wondered what it was that was not adding up in her mind.

She tilted her head at him. "But you were conscious."

"Yeah, but she knocked me out just then."

Suddenly, she looked hurt and small. Kaede wondered what he had done wrong. "You mean, you don't remember...?"

Kaede got up and dusted him off a little bit, before extending a hand to his sister. She picked up the coat, and sullenly took his hand, shrugging the garment over herself after she was up. The brother tried to search her eyes, but it was her turn not to meet them. When he could not find the answer this way, he asked.

"Remember what?"

She looked up at him. "Remember that I kissed you."

Even though Kaede was the brains of the duo, it took him a frozen moment to comprehend what he had just heard. He was almost tempted to think he had misheard her, but he was rational enough to accept that he had not. So, his eyes widened in alarm.

"You... what?" He did not sound angry, for he did not feel it; only genuinely astounded. "Kissed you." She replied bluntly, a little wounded that he did not seem happy.

"What... sis... you can't j-"

"I can."

Even though Katsumi cutting across him was not entirely unusual, Kaede was still taken aback at the certainty in her voice. "I love you." She explained, in that same matter-of-fact tone. Kaede did not know what to say. He had not expected this - not in a million years. He was her brother, her adviser and her guardian. He would gladly give his life if it meant she was safe, was happy; but this? This was what she wanted? She stood there, the total obsession of his world. Kaede thought that somewhere along the way his soul had given up the ability to romantically love, for every part of him had been swallowed by his affection for her. But... now...

Everything. No less than before.

More, even.

His eyes softened. "I'm sorry, sis. I made you worry." He said, gently, understanding something a little better now. Intensely relieved, Katsumi lashed out and slapped him hard across the face. The blow was mighty, and the chill of the air added sting to the blow; Kaede grunted with the force of it, but he did not even have time to turn his head back before she had hugged him tightly around the neck and brought herself in as close as she possibly could, till the odd cells that could bind them tingled at the pressure.

"You did make me worry, damn it." She mumbled, and Kaede just laughed, the pain in his cheek utterly meaningless; he returned the embrace. For a moment the two were content to just hold one another, the rest of the world seeming comparatively unworthy of attention. In the cold or the warm, in the dark or the light, all they needed was one another, and they could live another day either happy, or at least assured.

Katsumi did not even look at Kumiko as the pathetic and impudent little insect buzzed back into her mind. "I'm going to kill her." She decided, not letting go of her brother. Kaede looked forlorn. "Don't." He pleaded, and now Katsumi pulled back to see him, though she would not release him utterly. Her eyes were hard. "Why?" She demanded again, but this time she was asking genuinely. A long moment passed of the brother simply staring at his sister, before finally he looked down at the girl at his feet.

He had thought, once, that she could be his friend. Maybe he had even known something romantic, or could have; he understood that. But there was nothing selfish in the boy, no sense of entitlement that was near strong enough to break the surface of the outer world. And if his closeness to Kumiko hurt Katsumi? Why, then it was gone. Utterly banished. Perhaps he could love Katsumi that way, anyway. That was a thought he had never thought to think, but it was there.

"She's not worth it." He declared, and for once his brown eyes were not warm, were not happy and welcoming; they were not even vaguely soft. They were hard, and dark, and cold. Katsumi's smile was small, but infinitely pleased. The boy never saw it. By the time she had pulled his head back around she was kissing him again, happy; just so happy. Happy not even as swords could make her; not even as the blood they shed could.

And Kaede did not mind. If she was happy, then he was happy. It was a very simple thing. When she pulled away from him, her arms not leaving his neck for a while, he returned her little smile, and found that it was sincere.

A further thought for Kumiko was not spared by Katsumi. She took her brother in hand, and together they left her bleeding. Only Kaede had a thought for the broken, poor little girl, and it was a short one; regretful, perhaps, but it did not manifest beyond that, and probably never would.

'I'm sorry, Kumiko.'

And they were gone, remaining undivided.[/ul]

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SPOILER: Click to show

Both twins:

Embodied Separation
Rank: "D", "C

[/u]", "B", "A", "S", "S + C"
Type: NinJutsu
Effect: This is the start of all techniques for the techniques within the Futakongo Bloodlimit. Since all children born within the Futakongo bloodlimit are born somewhat like Siamese twins, this enables the two twins the capability to be separate, to be apart and attack as two. The larger the rank the user gets into this technique the longer the brothers/sisters can be separated before dire consequences are made.
Special: ---
Drawback: Depending on which rank, if the brothers/sisters stay separated longer then it is stated, the brothers/sisters will never be capable of joining together ever again. When separated the two bodies only have half chakra each instead of one large amount of chakra as if they were whole.
Description: This technique with all brothers/sisters when together are born as if they were back and forth, this means that there are two heads but one body. This technique allows the users to separate their chakra, to push forth using their ability of their body molecules to where the users gain the ability of separating apart. When first learned, the D Rank, it enables the brothers/sisers the capability of being separated for up to 4 hours. C Rank enables them to be separated for 8 hours. B Rank enables them to be separated for 12 Hours. A Rank enables them to be separated for 16 Hours. S Rank enables them to be separated for 20 Hours. "S + C" worth of training enables them to be separated for 24 Hours.
Limit: Must be part of the Futakongo bloodlimit.[/quote][/spoiler]

[Kumiko | Yuki]

The whole time, all he could was simply lay there, listening to their conversation half asleep as every word pierced her heart and burnt it to flames. After all, the whole time she had simply wanted to help. She never had any intention if harming Katsumi in any way possible, much less Kaede. Yet it seemed her intrusion had caused more than just another riot; it had also risked her friendship with Kaede, if there was anything to begin with at first anyway. She wanted to cry in her cursed, paralysed body but all she manage was a singular tear. That test expressed her regret for all her mistakes she'd made, how much she'd insensitively dismissed them so quickly simply out of fear and how she couldn't even muster enough courage to do anything about it.

She did, however grow a sense of hope when Kaede dismissed Katsumi's wishes of ceasing we existence, however his words that followed - even though her concussion would probably cause her to forget it anyway - grew so heavy upon her poor winky little soul, she would've been fine to slip away right then and there.

"She's not worth it." His words felt so cold pressed against her ears, maybe even colder than Katsumi's. she could see now that he wasn't burdened with the temperamental girl. No, it was much more than that; he was her life force, the soul for the heartless body. She closed her mind in her last moments, as the couple drifted away, possibly forever. She wasn't sure if she cared anymore. Or maybe it was because very little oxygen was getting to her brain at that moment. She shrugged it and off, and slept a deep sleep, hoping that a new day would bring a new girl.

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