Archive of Our Own ^beta

Chapter Text

A boy and a girl are seen running away inside a narrow and dark alleyway with a group of men chasing them—specifically the mafia.

"When you said you found a way to get more money, did you mean this!?" The girl shouted while frantically running and dodging bullets,

"Would you kill me if I said yes!?" The boy carrying a suitcase shouted back, as a bullet was shot and fortunately enough only a scratch on his cheek was formed "I WOULD IF I COULD BUT COMING OUT HERE ALIVE SHOULD BE TOP PRIORITY" The girl had dodged another bullet “Waaa! A cute girl like me shouldn't be doing things like this!” She whined “Quit complaining and run faster!” the boy said in disarray.

The two people who were being chased are now sprawled on the ground panting and disheveled “I thought you were the brains of the both of us” the girl said now fixing her light brown hair but still out of breath “Shut up Miko, at least we got the money” the boy breathed out, closing his eyes to block out the sunlight. 

“How did you even find them?” She looked around the place in worry they might still be here, “I’m not sure myself..the memory is hazy but I’m sure I heard a group of people talking about some huge cash they had” he sat up and looked around “I followed them and found the rest of the group, the rest is history haha..” The boy weakly laughed, it had no humor in it. 

“..How cliché.” The girl stated before bouncing up and wiping the dust off her clothes “Well nothing we can do about it now. Let's just hurry and go back before the storm comes, I heard it would be a pretty big one” She said looking up to see cumulonimbus clouds in the distance 

“For once you’re saying something smart. Now I wonder where that brute of a girl went” the boy started, standing up and wiping his forehead from sweat “Shut up Mako!” She retorted back “Just grab that suitcase already so we can go back!” “Alright alright!”

The walk back was normal, they had gone through this route so many times already that they could do it with their eyes closed! 

..

But something was wrong, so very wrong. It was to the point where they were seriously thinking of going back and camp out for the night but they couldn’t..no..they weren’t allowed to. This money was their saving grace, the hope they needed to get what they wanted. To have their family be whole again. 

They both craved their attention, their warmth, their approval, and their affection. 

How they wished they could be held in their parent's arms, smothered with love and safety. 

They didn’t like how the other adults touched them, it felt invasive and wrong..but affection is still affection, right..? Even if they didn’t like it, at least they were appreciated and loved…At least they were useful

Mikota shook her head to get rid of those thoughts. But that lingering feeling of something being wrong was still there. She wasn’t sure if her twin was feeling the same, he was the smarter one of them so it doesn’t hurt to ask. “Hey, Mako..” she started “Yeah?” “Don’t you think something is wrong today,” she paused “Like a feeling something is out of place..” Mako stopped and so did she, she faced her brother, his face was calm but his shoulders were tense. “...” no reply “Mako?” She was full-on worried now, but before she could take another word out black mist engulfed both of them, and after, her vision faded to black knocking her and Mako out. 

“What cute kids~” A mysterious voice rang out

‘Eh..?’ Makoto was the first to wake and in front of him is a tall lady (the tallest he has ever seen) with ears and a tail, and her hair was a bright blonde colour tied to a braid “Oh good morning darling!” She exclaimed happily

 ‘Huh-who’s this strange lady in front of me? I’ve never seen someone so weird’ He dreaded “Uhm–if I may ask, what’s your name miss?” He asked cautiously, I mean-! He was suddenly taken away by something and now his held captive!? How else would he react? 

“Ah, yes, of course! My name is Clair Chesma, and you’re in the netherworld” She-Miss Chesma grinned 

‘Ah, I see...Wait…“NETHERWORLD!?” He screamed in surprise

Well it looks like his sister woke up from that

“Mmm, what's with the ruckus this early?” She groaned, rubbing her eyes to remove the sleep “We don’t have any work to do today right?” She stated, looking around her like they were in a different place (They are) “..Huh..?” As she finally registered what happened and realized that they were in fact in a different place, she screamed. 

“W-what! Where are we?! Did we die!??” She cried out, her pupils darting around frantically 

“Your sister is awake! How wonderful.” Miss Chesma said walking towards Mikota

It looks as though Makoto still hadn’t processed that they were in the netherworld..the netherworld, full of man-eating demons…He silently prayed

When he finished contemplating his life choices, he saw that Mikota had calmed down, now only a face of regret on her. 

“Uhm, miss Chesma?” He called out to the cat(?) demon 

“Hm? Yes, darling?” She answered with a smile

 “What did you summon us for?” 

“Summon you?”

“Yes, I assumed so since I don’t recall me or my sister having done any demon rituals,” He said with uncertainty in his voice. Well his sure that he hasn’t done any rituals, but not so sure about his sister…

“Well, to ease your worries, none of you have summoned me!” Miss Chesma smile, her eyes softening for a bit

‘Ahh, that's good maybe we can convince her to bring us back-’ Makoto’s train of thought broke as miss Chesma continued

“It was your parents instead! They sold you guys to me, in exchange for them to become famous and rich!” She said in a playful tone

.

.

.

.

“Eh?” Was all Makoto could muster out before passing out in shock, his soul leaving his body

“Oh? It looks like your sister passed out..” Miss Chesma said looking at Makoto’s limp body in curiosity 

“It seems so..” Mikota looked at her brother before sighing ‘He was always so weak when it came to something other than books and reading, especially when it came to mother and father…’ 

…

‘Huh? Sister..? I don’t have a sister..unless she's talking about…’ She glanced back at Miss Chesma and her brother before promptly letting out a (half) covered laugh

“Hm? Is there something wrong Mikota-san?” Miss Chesma looked her way with a confused face

“It’s *pfft* n-nothing *wheeze*” Mikota tried  (really she did!) to cover her laugh, already hunched back over her seat with a hand covering her mouth as she tried her best to conceal it

“Well if you say so…I will be sending both of you to your room, I am not sure how humans work but I do believe you both need a good rest. Do not hesitate to call me when both of you are ready to talk about the conditions”

“Conditions? What do you-” 

Ms. Chesma had teleported them to a massive room with a big bed right in the middle

“Mean…” Mikoto lowered her head and sighed ‘Well it’s not like I can be the only one to know about the conditions anyway…’ 

She looked around the room just to realize how big it was “Wow…” she breathed out amazed, there were shelves stacked with books, desks on the far left side, and another door leading to a different room, she assumed it was the bathroom, and finally…The bed, oh lord was it big, not ‘big big’ but definitely enough to fit 4 or more people. It had a long clear dark pink curtain draped on it, the sheets were silky smooth and there were fairy(?) lights on it. It was just gorgeous. It made her wonder what the other rooms inside this mansion were like, were they as big as this? Maybe even bigger?

But she had to ease her curiosity though, as the figure-her brother (Sister pfft-) was squirming around a clear sign he was beginning to wake up

He sat up from the sleeping position he was in, clear confusion on his face as he took note of his surroundings. 

“Where? What..?” He questioned looking at his sister for help

“We're inside our own room! Isn’t that wonderful!?” She announced happily

“Well, yes-but what about that lady demon-Miss Chesma, what about her?” He asked confused

“That's the thing she wants to talk about!” 

“Eh?” Makoto said even more confused than ever but remaining calmer than the last time

Suddenly clouds formed around them, and they were once again teleported into another place

‘We keep getting teleported everywhere, I’m honestly getting used to it now..’ The twins both thought

“Hello, again darlings! I know I said to call me when you're ready but, I’m in a rush right now!”  Ms. Chesma was rushing toward them with paper in her hands

The twins blinked in surprise, seeing their captor so panicked and tired, it made them think that she wasn’t as scary as they thought…

“Here,” Ms. Chesma pushed the paper towards them “This is the contract! To shorten it up, you both get to live here, go to school, eat whatever you want and I’ll even spoil you!” She said on her knees and pleading

“All you have to do is sign this paper!” She finished looking up at them with desperate eyes  “So will you please, be my children?”

.

.

.

.

“Huh?” “EH!?”

Makoto's eyes were in disbelief while Mikota’s were full of happiness

“UHM- MS CHESMA ARE YOU SURE!?” Mikota leaned forward, hope in her eyes

“Yes! Of course, I am! You two are very good kids and it would make me super happy if you signed this!” She exclaimed happily, eyes pleading at them (there was a hint of mischievousness but Mikota didn’t think much of it)

‘We get to live here!? In this beautiful house?’ She thought, her eyes sparkling just by thinking of it

“H-Hold on!!” Makoto interfered panicky “H..how about me and Miko think about this first..” He turned to look at his sister, still in that dream-like thought

“Yes! Of course! Just don’t take too long..” Ms Chesma said, taking a few steps back to give the twins some privacy

He thanked her and promptly tugged Miko’s arm to get her back to reality 

“Miko!” He said in a whispered haste “Hm..?” She replied still out of it

“Don’t you think this offer is too good to be true?” He looked back at Ms. Chesma and she did a small wave in response

“Ehhh, but there's nowhere else we can go y'knoow” She said drawing out the ‘o’

He was stunned for a bit, painfully remembering the memory ‘Right, our parent’s sold us..’ his soul flew out of his body the second time

He shook his head to regain consciousness “You’re right but it’s still suspicious!” He retorted (quietly) 

-Sigh- “Fine then my dear brother, what do you suggest we do after we reject the offer?” Mikota looked annoyed at the fact her twin was being wayy too cautious about the heavenly offer they were given

“...We can…” He started. Looking back at Ms. Chesma, she was now waving the contract with a pen beside it 

.

.

.

.

“ARGH-! FINE!” He finished, gripping his hair out of frustration 

“Yay~ It looks like the pressure finally got to you huh? Mikota said with a sly smirk but instead of the angry reply that usually came, she was met with silence

“Eh? Mako are you-” She reached out to grab his hand but before she could go any closer, Mako had called for the lady demon. “We are ready for the contract” 

“That`s good~” She walked towards them with a (mischievous) smile. When she got closer, she handed the pen and the contract to him. Quickly writing his signature down, once done he gave the paper to Mikota. She stared at the paper for a bit before grabbing it and writing her name (albeit messily). Suppressing a sigh she conjures up the best smile she could and gave it back to the demon lady.

“Here you go Ms Chesma” 

“Thank you, darling! But one thing…” Her face had a solemn look.

The twins stared at her in confusion, ‘Did we do something wrong?’ they looked at each other–both having a worried face

“I’m your mom now, so you both have to call me as such!” She pouted at first but quickly had a bright smile 

“Ehhhhh!?” They both said in unison, they were stunned. “But is it appropriate to call you that?” Mako was the first to break out of it “Yeah yeah! It’s better if we call you Ms. Chesma!” Miko hastily said next

At that, Ms Chesma formed a frown on her face and the twins immediately felt a sense of regret wash over them. They panicked and frantically tried cheering her up 

“UHM- BUT WE CAN CALL YOU AUNTIE-” 

“-YEAH YEAH!”

But that seemed to upset her more, tears slightly pricking at her eyes. Then the twins panicked even more, realizing that they had one option and one option only. They both looked at each other, nodding their heads in agreement, taking a quick breath and– 

"MAMA" 

"MOTHER" 

 Their faces quickly turned red in embarrassment, Mako fidgeting a bit on his seat, looking down, while Miko covered her face. When they were met with silence they took a peek at her only to be met with tears going down her face. They were once again internally panicking but before any of them could get a word out, they were suddenly taken from their seats and pulled into a hug. 

“You kids are so precious!!” Chesma cried out, she was full-on sobbing at this point.

The twins’ faces quickly grew even redder but nonetheless, they returned the hug 

‘How long has it been since someone hugged us with so much love and no ill intent?’ Mako thought sadly, small tears also pricking at his eyes. He refused to let them fall. 

Meanwhile, Miko was laughing, tears also falling down her eyes. She couldn’t care less and just hugged even tighter.

The demon and twins just met and yet they already feel like family.

Maybe being sold to a demon isn’t bad after all.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

Oh, how wrong they were.

Chapter Text

Chesma has now attended to her important business, leaving the twins alone in their room. Miko is sprawled on the bed starfish style and Mako was sitting on a desk trying to read a book he had found on the bookshelves

Keyword: tried

Even though they understand their new mother's language, it looks like they can still not read demons' writing. Makoto's eyes twitched in frustration as he pulled the book closer and closer...and closer....to his face. Finally, it stopped when it hit his face.

He cried out in annoyance as he slammed the book down back onto the table and gripped his hair so hard it looked like it's gonna rip right off.

"I can't understand anything the book says! How are we supposed to study like this!?"

He screamed, closing his eyes. Leaning so far into the chair, it fell taking his body with it, a loud thump was heard followed by an annoyed groan

The sound of footsteps is heard going closer to the boy, "Maybe you should wait for mom and ask her why"

Mako opened his eyes again to be greeted by his dear sister looking down on him, her tone was flat but her expression clearly said to 'shut up and relish the feeling of living in a good home while it lasts' or in simpler words 'you're being annoying'. He stared back at her blankly before saying "And what should I do while waiting?"

She replied with a mischievous grin.

A horrible sensation went down his spine.

Miko walked away, while Mako got up and hastily fixed the chair to the right position. "Look, I don't know what you're thinking. But, it can't be good." He said, turning to look at Miko "That hurts my feelings y'know" She replied with fake sadness.

Miko stopped right beside the door. Turning back to look at her brother with newfound determination, he stared back with wary eyes. She took a deep breath and very loudly exclaimed "WE SHOULD EXPLORE THE HOUSE!". Her smile was wide and her eyes were sparkling with excitement, Mako stared dumbfounded at his sister's request—no, statement. 'We have just gotten here dammit! can't she be at least a little worried about our situation?!' He thought irritatingly. Even though they were hugged with loving arms by the demon, he can't help but still feel cautious about her. Like she's hiding a secret.

He sighed as he let his body relax from the pent-up stress "Do you fully trust her Miko?" Mako watched as his sister was in a thinking position, almost like she doesn't know how to answer. Even though they both knew the answer to that question.

She opened her mouth to speak but nothing came out. Instead, she closed her mouth, a small smile on her face, and her eyes closed as she slowly nodded.

She left the room without explaining.

Mako just watched, he let out another sigh. A frown formed on his face.

A minute passed before he too went out of the room, following his sister.

A single thought was on his mind during the last minute

"Miko lied"

The twins walked around the house, the sister taking the lead as she dragged her brother everywhere she went. There was room after room, a library followed by a ballroom. The dining room had way too many chairs for a person who had lived alone, and the living room was big with a tv close to the wall and some couches surrounding it. It looked like Chesma was royalty! With such a massive place, what else could she be?

But before Miko could continue her search by checking every room in the house, Mako requested for them to take a break from exploring and to rest.

And that's where we are now. Inside the kitchen that was near the dining room, drinking some water. There were other drinks and even some snacks but they weren't sure if taking them was allowed, so they opted to just drink the water.

Mako was slumped against the table, dying from exhaustion from walking around so much, while Miko just could not contain her excitement. She was running around the kitchen, doing cartwheels, things that no ordinary human could do. 'Is she secretly a demon too?' Mako thought as he looked at his sister.

"Mako! Mako!" Miko stopped her weird gymnastics(?) and rushed towards him, 

"Hm?"

"Are you done resting? You take so long that I'm getting bored already." She told him

"Huh?! It hasn't even been 5 minutes yet Miko! Why are you in a rush!?" Mako screamed back irritated "Miss Ches-Mom! Isn't going to be here for a while because of her meeting!"

Miko stared at him blankly before plopping onto the seat in front of him with a way too obvious groan

"You're always so energetic, It's like you eat sugar for a living," Mako stated

"And you're always tired. You run for 5 minutes and start breathing like you ran a whole marathon." She retorted back

"Fair enough"

.

.

---Silence---

.

.

"ALRIGHT" Miko suddenly stood up, disrupting the peace they had, in return it made Mako jump back from his seat.

"What's the deal this time!?" Mako shouted startled by the sudden outburst

"Nothing, I just wanna go back to the bedroom now since I'm tired," Miko said walking towards the kitchen exit. Her face was plain and devoid of emotion, a total contrast to the one she had earlier. 

"Huh? Since when?? You were so energetic earlier and even told me to hurry up. What's with the sudden change of mood." Mako went towards his sibling confused, but he was silently glad they didn't have to walk around the big house anymore.

"I got sleepy waiting for you, we'll explore more of the house next time" She simply stated, continuing on walking towards their room. Mako just stared at her in disbelief, before sighing and continued walking with her. No more words were exchanged in the walk.

As they entered the room, Mako took note of the time on the wall clock. '7:20 pm already?' When he looked back Miko was already looking at the pajamas on the bed.

"Did you put that there before we left?" Mako asked, walking towards her, "No...I think mom placed it here before she left." Miko answered looking shocked but it slowly turned into a soft look with a smile. 

"I'm guessing with her magic then. Presumably, while we were exploring the house" Mako looked at his sister's pajamas before looking toward his own, his looked...oddly girlish...the colour was blue and from how it's folded, it looked like it had a polka dot pattern. He walked towards it, picked it up, and unfolded it. It was short-sleeved with ribbons on the sides, and the bottom were shorts...He looked back at his sister's pajamas and saw it was relatively the same but hers were pink and had ribbons on the edge of the shorts rather than on the side of the sleeves. 

She looked thrilled to have a nice pair of pajamas and while he was also glad, he kinda wishes it looked a little more boyish. But who was he to complain? He should just suck it up and wear it.

He started unbuttoning the shirt of the pajama and removed his own to wear it. Slipping his arm inside the holes and buttoning it back up 'A perfect fit...' Removing the shorts he wore and the way too damaged tights under them (He wonders how they even held up for weeks), and putting on the shorts that were provided. He immediately realised they were quite short...Way shorter than he expected, it stopped at his upper thigh when he had hoped it would have been above the knee. 

A small blush formed on his face. 

Looking at his sister he saw that she had already worn hers, and now she was admiring the outfit. He called for her quietly as if someone might hear him.

She looked back at him and had to stifle a laugh. “We- hold on–”

He deadpanned at her "*Sigh* I wonder why she gave me these when I'm a boy..." He complained defeated.

After that laugh attack, Miko composed herself "Maybe it was a mistake-" She suddenly remembered the events that happened earlier. 

It was her fault, she quickly concluded. "Okay- So- Uh, don't be mad," Miko said looking everywhere but her twin 

"Mad about what? If you're talking about the clothes then I'll just deal with it" Mako said confused

"Uhm- well, the situation you are in right now...Might just be because of me...haha" 

No reply. 

She was sweating bullets at that. She fidgeted worriedly, her eyes still darting everywhere until she couldn't stand the silence anymore, and looked back toward Mako. He was sitting at the edge of the bed with his hands clasped together on his lap. His eyes were closed and he had a small smile on his face, accompanied by a terrifying aura. Miko flinched terrified.

"So, hair or face?" He asked with the same look 

"Huh?" Miko said dumbfounded

"Hair or face." He repeated louder this time

"Uh, hair..?" She replied, her body shaking in fear

"Alright" Mako stood up and started walking toward her with that same goddamn look.

It was only when he pulled out some scissors from god knows where, that it had finally dawned on her on what he planned to do. Even more terror filled her face when she saw the scissors approach closer to her. Until she finally screamed and started running away from Mako.

"GET BACK HERE MIKO!" He shouted, running to try and catch her

"NO! YOU WILL NOT DESTROY MY BEAUTIFUL HAIR!" She replied terrified 

It was a good 5 minutes until Mako grew tired from running around in circles, he collapsed on the floor and Miko stopped running. She turned to look at him and saw that he was panting quite heavily, approaching cautiously she quickly took away the scissors that lay beside him and placed them on the desk. A few seconds passed of Miko staring at him before she decided that he was no longer a threat, she sat beside him and looked at his face.

"So, I'm kinda sorry about the gender thing." She started 

"Kinda?" He looked at her with a complex face

"Well, in my defence it was kinda funny" She finished laughing a bit 

"Go off yourself" He snarked back 

"Yeah yeah whatever" 

Silence fell upon them again, and Miko looked at the clock. Although it was hard for her to understand how the clock worked, she at least knew that they needed to sleep soon. Looking back at Mako, it seems as though he fell asleep...Soft snores were heard when he breathed.

"Ah...I guess I should sleep too." She picked Mako up and placed him on one side of the bed, pulling the blankets on him, after, she went to the other side of the bed, pulling the blankets up on her body.

"Goodnight Mako..." She said, the sleep already getting to her.

Not a moment later she had already fallen asleep. A door was heard opening and a head with fox ears peeked inside "Oh, they're already asleep..." A soft smile appeared on her face "I guess the news can wait until tomorrow. Goodnight my lovelies." She whispered, flicking down the light switch. She closed the door and started walking back to her office.

The first to awoke was Mako. He rubbed his eyes and got in a sitting position, he looked around the room, his eyes landing on the clock. '7am. We should start getting ready now' He looked where Miko was sleeping and decided he should shower first so that she can sleep more.

Removing the sheets on his body and stepping out of the bed, he suddenly remembered the embarrassing sleepwear he wore. Sighing in discontent, he walked towards where his closet is. It was on the right side of where the bathroom door was, and Miko's closet is on the left side. He hadn't opened it at all yesterday, so the abundance of clothes shocked him. They mostly had a muted colour pallet but there were some bright and dark colours on some others.

It mainly consisted of shorts, a different variety of pants, long-sleeved shirts, and short-sleeved ones. There were jackets, skirts, and even dresses inside. Though he doubts he's ever gonna wear a dress again, a skirt wouldn't be too bad but he would have to wear some tights and shorts underneath.

After getting a good look at the options he has, he decided to wear dark blue shorts that he's certain reaches the knee and a long-sleeved white shirt with a black striped  pattern. Simple but still slightly fashionable. He then looked for underwear, it was on one of the bottom drawers and they were all women's underwear. He had no problem with it though as he was fairly used to wearing them since the mens were quite uncomfortable. Grabbing a pair, he closed the drawer first then the closet door.

Walking inside the bathroom, he sees there were already towels waiting inside for them. Closing and locking the door, he sees two options there for him. A shower and a bathtub. Now, he had already showered, albeit it was a quick one since Miko wanted to explore immediately. Leaving him with no room to try the bathtub. But now that it's the next day and Miko was still sleeping...He decides to use the bathtub.

Closing the drain with a plug, he turns the water on and puts it on hot mode. Turning around to get some necessary toiletries, he strips down his clothes and tosses them into the basket nearby. He goes back to the bathtub to close the tap as it was at a good level. Stepping inside the bath and submerging his full body in the water felt like heaven. He grabs the bubble bath soap that he got earlier and puts a good amount in, before setting it aside and mixing the liquid together. The bubbles formed fairly quickly and the room instantly smelled like bubble gum. Before he completely lets himself relax, he grabs the rubber duck he found inside one of the drawers and places it down in the middle of the bath. Now he is content and happy.

His old parents had a bathtub in their apartment but they never allowed him or Miko to use it, so being able to relax and actually, experience using one made him super delighted. Closing his eyes, he could feel his surroundings melt, he's at peace right now and he does not want to get out.

But he knows he has to, as his sister still needs to get ready too. Sighing sadly he spent a few more seconds in the tub before standing up to finish bathing, he unclogged the drain, watching the water drain for a bit before carrying on. The shower wasn't far from the tub, so he got out and walked slowly towards it so as to not fall. Opening the shower door and closing it again, he stares at the inside.

It had a platform, assumingly a sitting spot at the corner of the wall and he promised to try it out one day too, but right now he has to finish. He grabbed the shampoo but before he could squeeze any out, he grimaced as he suddenly remembered that he still wore his ponytail. Slowly taking out the tie and putting it on the shelf

His hair was fairly short, only reaching the shoulders. It hadn't been cut in a while since the last time he let Miko do it, it ended up as a mess...Grabbing the shampoo and squeezing a fair amount, he continued, lathering his hair with it. When he had deemed it was good enough, he washed it off. Then grabbing the conditioner, he placed a small amount and treated his ends with it, being careful to remove the knots and ties his hair had got. He had heard a group of girls talking about how you should only put conditioner in the ends of your hair back at one of the workplaces he went to. Not sure why only the ends, he decided to just trust what they said. Once done, he grabbed the soap and scrubbed his body with it, being careful, since his skin is a lot more sensitive than Miko's.

He waited a few more minutes before rinsing it all off. Closing the showerhead and stepping out, he grabbed the towel close to him and dried off his body. Grabbing his clothes he puts them on one by one, it was scary how they all fit him nicely but he tries to not think about it too much.

He walks to the body mirror near the exit and stares for a bit. The shorts were above the knee but it was fine. Honestly, he looks like a tomboy with this outfit...It was a bit weird. Shaking that thought away, he decided to brush his hair instead.

Grabbing the brush and combing his hair, he realises it’s super soft and silky, which surprised him as he had never felt it like this before. Thinking for a minute he decides that he will take care of his hair every day from now on. Grabbing a spare tie, he chooses to do a low ponytail for today. Fixing his bangs, he looks back at the mirror

His light brown hair being tied to a low ponytail made him look slightly more masculine but the bangs definitely gave him the feminine look. He looks androgynous even. Taking a last look, he goes out of the bathroom.

He looks at the wall clock and sees it's 7:30 now, 'I took that long..? Jeez' Sighing, Mako goes and wakes up his sister.

"Mikooo, Mikoo" Shaking her slightly.

Only a groan was returned followed by more snoring

Impatient to wake her up, Mako grabs one of the free pillows and chokes her face with it.

"MHMM--GUKKGKWIS!?!???"

The pillow was quickly thrown away.

"JESUS CHRIST MAKO?? SINCE WHEN DID YOU DECIDE TO BECOME A MURDERER?" She sat up quickly, her face a mix of shock and confusion.

"Be quiet, we both know you could easily overpower me." Mako crossed his arms. Lazily looking at his sister

"You should go and shower now, we have to talk to Ms Ches–mom, to clarify some things–” He walked towards the desks and sat on the chairs “--and I’m talking about the gender thing” He let himself fully relax.

Miko looked at her twin in confusion but decided to ask about it later. 

“You’ve been acting weird for a while now y’know,” She stood up. 

Mako raised a brow but didn't reply

"Are you, sad Mako?" Miko glanced at him, he looked away.

"I could ask you the same thing." He replied

Miko stood there for a bit before going to her closet and grabbing a set of clothes. She walked inside the bathroom and closed the door. 

Mako stared at where his sister stood just a minute ago.

He sighed.