Wednesday, June 14, 2049, 1:30 pm
Japan, Hamada Household
A woman's voice sounded as she yelled at something. "How dare you talk back to me, you little rat!" Her expression was full of disgust. Below her was a female child who was holding her small stomach as she silently cries, blood dripping out of her mouth. "I-I-I'm... S-s-s-sorry..." The child kept muttering as she coughs up more blood after speaking. She pants heavily as she gripped the floor before a hand grabbed ahold of her hair. She was surprised before she was tumbling downstairs and into the mud. She groans as she sat up.
The child crawled to a little heap of blankets, blood still dripping as she managed to get on the little bed. She closed her eyes as she was about to fall asleep before pain entered her body once again. She pants heavily before tearing up again. 'Why does mommy hate me? Was it because I suddenly came out as a male? Mommy doesn't even love us and only uses Papa..." She thought as she looked upset.
The child had extremely dirty shrivelled hair, sickly pale skin, barely any meat in her body. Scars all over her body, she looked about 7 years old.
Upstairs, 4:20 pm
Hamada Household
A man, with dark brown hair, hazelnut brown eyes, fairly Tan skin, came walking up with a 15-year-old girl, who has light brown hair, hazel green eyes and fair skin. "Daddy, do you think sister is ok? I don't want her to be in pain anymore..." She asked as they got to the house. "Your sense in smell is heightened, Aiko. If you smell blood, then you know." He responded with a calm and relaxing voice as he pats his child's head gently. He too was worried but he doesn't want his dear daughter to be even more worried about her twin sister.
As their father opened the door, Aiko smelt blood as they walked in. It was still fresh, around 3-4 hours ago, even if the house was clean. Aiko gripped her father's jacket, immediately knowing her dear twin sister had been beaten this early afternoon. 'I would be calling her the proper pronouns but... With mom in the way... I can't...' she thought as her eyes had darkened.
"We're home!" The father called out as they took off their shoes. A woman walked out as she smiled happily, having tied up dirty blonde hair, green eyes, pale yet fair skin. "Welcome home!" She greeted happily as she held a wooden spoon. "I'm just making dinner for tonight." She mentioned before going back into the kitchen. Aiko sighs as she walked upstairs, to her room. She stares before remembering something that will be happening shortly, a VR MMORPG game that will be out in a few short months.
Aio, her younger twin sister, had been watching TV about a game called Anatolia Ascending. "I want it when it comes out! It's just showing some basics and floors of the game, but it's so intriguing!" Her young voice sounded happy, despite her age appearance, she's mentally a 15 year old like her older sister, Aiko. "Anatolia is based inside a giant tower, almost 500 floors worth of height! Just advancing to a floor is harder than advancing your level. There are also 7 races you can choose from, but I'm not sure since they're hiding the character sheet for players." She sighs before continuing. "But they are being considerate for the LGBTQ+ community, you can choose from being Female, Male, Non-binary and Genderfluid. Picking male for myself tho!" She smiles happily as Aiko just smiles sadly.
Aiko smiles from remembering as she dropped her stuff in her room and changed clothes. She went downstairs and went up to her mother. "Mom.. can you get me and Aio Anatolia Ascending? I've been wanting to play it since it came out in beta testing, and it'll officially come out in a few short months." Aiko explained before continuing. "Aio can go in and collect information about it more and it'll help me and my friends a lot more before we'd embarrassed ourselves." She acted like a brat since that's what her mother raised her to be. The mother was surprised before nodding. "Of course darling!" She easily agreed as the father immediately knew the opposite of what she meant as he mentally smiled.
The next day, Aio was locked in the basement as everyone went to work. Aiko had come back and freed her twin and placed bandages on her before leaving for school.
Aiko sat in her chair as she gave a soft sigh, although she shows these emotions, she's very popular amongst the girls in the 3rd year of middle school. "Girls, get Anatolia Ascending." She bluntly said as her group of friends crowded her. "You're talking about the one Aio mentions and watches, right?" Arakawa Kimiko causally said as she sat down. "Yeah, the newest VR MMORPG game. I managed to make our mother get it by saying Aio will be the one to check it out for us." Aiko looked at her friend.
Kimiko had black hair and grey eyes, fair skin and a model body. The one next to her is Tomita Chika, having brown hair and eyes, Tan skin and a model body as well. Next to Aiko on the other side is Tengan Aika, with her dyed hair red, blue eyes and fairly Tan skin with a more chubby body.
"I think my parents will be able to." Aika had a softer voice as she spoke to the group. "Isn't it around 10,000Â¥ with the addition of 23,000Â¥ for the headset and console?" She asked.
"Yeah. It's cheap yet very limited. There are only 10 thousand copies so you gotta get it before anyone else." Aiko explained.
"Hah ... I'll ask and see. My parents are limiting things I get lately." Kimiko sighed deeply.
"I know my parents will be able to." Chika happily said.
The other girls looked at her. 'Rich ass girl' they all thought.
"By the way, which schools are you gals going to?" Chika asked suddenly.
"I'm going to Asterion Private High School. I'm going for the scholarship there and I'll be able to get better jobs." Aiko smiles.
"Ehhh? That super-rich school?" Aika and Kimiko were surprised.
"Hey, I'll be going there as well!" Chika smiled happily. "My parents have been begging me to go and get connected with other higher class families just to increase ours." Chika sighs.
Aiko laughs softly. "Papa said he'll get Aio into the school if he can. Aio had been going through school in secret from our mother." She mentioned.
"I get to see Aio at the school!?" Chika was even happier.
"Lucky! We only see her if we go to Aiko's house.." the other two sigh as if they died. Aiko and Chika laugh at the actions.
At the end of the day, the girls headed home. As Aiko walked, she bumped into something as she fell on her bum.
"I'm sorry!" She quickly apologized before looking up.
Two handsome men were staring at her, to be exact, twins. She was surprised as she blinks before noticing their uniform.
'First years in Asterion Private High..' she thought.
The twins looked cold before they ignored her and walked off. Aiko stood up and dusted herself off then headed home.
'Next year... They'll be my senpai's if I managed to get that scholarship...' she thought.