"He's my brother" I say while taking a sip of water.
"YOUR BROTHER!!" the 3 of them shout.
"Yes my brother" I nod my head.
"How? You look nothing alike" Aito asks.
"I'm 'adopted'" I answer.
"Wow!" Quasar gasps in disbelieve.
"So are you two really not dating?" Aito asks.
"No Kiki already has a girlfriend" I answer.
"I'm not dating" Killian looks at me.
"Don't think I don't hear you talking to At late at night"
"But we're purely just friends" Killian defends.
"But soon to be more than friends" I say like a commentator.
"Best friends?" Killian asks.
"You buffoon" I hit his head.
"But it's more than friends" Killian says sounding wise.
"Yeah and so is dating"
"So which school do you go to?" Quasar asks.
"A high school" Killian snaps.
"Oh" Quasar says not knowing how to comeback.
"He goes to a art school" I say eating.
"Which department?"
"He's in the movie department. He wants to be a director" I answer for Killian.
"Oh" Everyone goes quiet not knowing what to say.
We finish the food and walk out of the shop. Killian and Daniel does a handshake (they spent weeks making when they were younger).
"You two know each other?" Aito asks watching the handshake.
"Yes" Daniel answers.
"The 3 of us have known each other since we were in diapers" I tell them.
"So you were adopted from a young age?" Aito nods his head in understanding.
"No. My parents died before I was 3. My grandmother raised me for half a year before I moved into my friends house" I answer.
"Was Killian that friend?" Quasar asks.
"Um... well. The house had 5 friends living in it with their familes" I explain.
"Oh"
Ding!
I look at my phone to see a message from Kaena;
Nana: Can you get sanitary pads?
I text back;
Adira: Sure. Do you want ice-cream too?
Nana: yes please!
I put my phone back into my pocket an look up at Killian.
"Nana needs ice-cream and you-know" I say to him.
"Okay. Let's go" Killian says while linking arms. "This was fun. We should do it again sometime. Bye."
"Bye" I wave before getting dragged off by Killian. Ren follows since we're going the same way.
"Are you sure that they're just friends?" Quasar asks Daniel.
"Yes. Although they might not look like friends since they're like siblings" Daniel says looking at our figures disappearing in the distance.
"Wow if only Quan and I were that close" Quasar says swinging an arm around his brothers shoulders.
"Mm" Quantum responds with.
"I have to go bye" Aito runs off into the night after getting a text.
"Now that we're alone. What's up with Chikara-chan?" Quatum asks looking at Daniel.
"What do you mean, Quan?" Quasar asks.
"I get this weird aura from her" Quantum repsonds.
"I know it's like something is following her" Quasar shivers to be more dramatic.
"Then there was that teenage ghost at school who had his eyes on Chikara-chan the whole time and only looked away when it felt us staring" Quantum says remembering.
*
When I was doing the 800 meters.
3 boys sit on the bench.
"Look there's a ghost" Quasar says pointing at the roof of the senior high building.
"It's looking at the race" Quantum gasps. He looks over at the 800 meter race where there is a huge gap between I and the other competitors.
"It's looking at Chikara-chan" Quasar says.
They both stare at the teenage ghost. His hair is swept to the side wearing a modern collared blue shirt with a few buttons undone. His lips are curved into a slight smile.
The male ghost face turns cold and looks at the twins. It sizes them up before disappearing. It soon appears in front of the twins freaking them out.
"Ah!" they fall off the bench.
"What's wrong?" Daniel asks.
End of recap.
*
"It's not surprising that Junior was watching Adira" Daniel says out of the blue.
"Huh? Junior?" The twins ask.
"The ghost you saw. Did it have swept hair and collared shirt?" Daniel asks.
"How did you know it has swept hair and collared shirt?" Quasar asks.
"Well the ghost you saw is Junior. He is over 500 years old and is a high ranking gost in the underworld. Adira can see ghosts and spirits too" Daniel explains.
"Eh!?" Quantum and Quasar gasps. "Wow!"
"To be honest, it's amazing that you can sense her aura after a few months. It took me years and even longer for my siblings" Daniel says looking over at me.
"So are we the quickest to notice her aura?" Quasar asks.
"No"
"Then who is?" Quantum asks with curiousity.
"Her sister was the fastest since they shared an unbreakable bond (until death separated them). Second was her older brother and third was her mother. Her mother noticed it a week after being born" Daniel answers.
"So how fast was the sister's time?"
"Her sister noticed Adira's aura when she was still in the womb. Her brother noticed an hour after them being born" Daniel says looking at me coming. "Don't mention any of this to Adira."
"Okay" they both respond before getting into a black car.
Daniel looks at the car for a few minutes before turning around with lights shining on him. A few stray tears stream down his face. He looks at the sky with regret.
"If only I was there to save them" He whispers before walking in the direction of his house. He sees that there are only a few lights turned on in the Carter Villa. "Looks like I'll be alone again tonight" he says before opening the door.
"Danny you're finally home!" Diana shouts.
"Are you trying to cook again?" Daniel asks her.
"Mhm. No one was home and the cook has already left so I tried to cook something simple" Diana pouts.
"Wait in the living room. I'll cook something" Daniel puts his bag on the staircase. He walks into the big kitchen to find one wall has caught on fire. He puts the fire out and cooks a simple western dish. "There" he places one of the dishes in front of Diana.
"You're still the best big bro. Thanks for the food" Diana says before eating.
"Mhm" Daniel replies with before digging in himself. "By the way how's the kidnapping case going?"
"He hasn't tried anything for a few months but knowing criminals he's trying to take us off his lead" Diana answers.
"If Adira goes to find the criminal make sure to call me" Daniel says before going to his room. He sits on his bed and looks at the massive picture of several kids.
Daniel along with Orion, Atasi, Aria, Killian, Lance, Diana, his older sister Darcy, Ekon, Braxton and Mika are in the photo smiling happily. I am hugging my sister from behind with a huge smile on my face. Orion has his hand on my shoulder.
"I wonder if Mika-chan was still alive we'd still be happy" Daniel whispers touching Mika in the photo. Tears start flowing down his face remembering what we used to be like.