Building the Twins a home
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Harry Leferts
A pout on their faces, Ume and Sakura glanced at a nearby group of ruins. Kicking a stone, Ume turned towards Akatsuki who had a slight smile on her face. "Why won't you tell us what Harry-San is up to?"
Softly giggling, the purple haired Destroyer scratched her cheek. "Um, well, because it wouldn't be Lady-like to spoil the surprise that Harry-Chan is up to! But you'll really like it, I know!"
Despite her assurances, the two spirits huffed a bit and then crossed their arms. They had been happy when they saw Harry visiting with the Akatsuki sisters accompanying them, but had become confused as the black haired boy had said he had a surprised that needed some time to set up. "We still don't like it or how Harry-San asked us to keep away from the spot he's at. It makes no sense... though we don't mind speaking to you."
Only humming, Akatsuki slowly shrugged with a smile on her face. "That's part of the surprise!" Coming to a stop close to where the wrecked ships were, her smile disappeared a bit. "Um, how are they by the way?"
Glancing at her, the two spirits turned to the flooded drydocks and stood there for a few moments silently. Then they nodded. "They are doing well, though it may be a short time longer before they're free from the darkness and can come into this world as you did. But the rest of the spirits here should be leaving and moving on soon."
With a look around at the spiritual mist, Akatsuki nodded. "I see." Moments later, she waved at the ships. "I can't wait to meet you all!"
Unseen by her, that caused the two spirits to smile. They didn't mention that the spirits of the ships were waving back at Akatsuki though. A half hour later, three after they arrived, Akatsuki suddenly stiffened and they looked over at her in curiosity. "Is something wrong, Akatsuki-San?"
Now grinning, Akatsuki grabbed them both by the hand and began to lead them back to where Harry and the others were. "They're done with the surprise! Come on, they're waiting for us to get there!" Ume and Sakura blinked as they were easily pulled along, giving each other confused glances. When they reached a corner of a ruined building close to where Harry was though, they found said black haired boy there. "Harry-Chan!"
Smiling back at her, Harry waved back at them. "Akatsuki-Chan! Ume-San! Sakura-San! Are you ready for the surprise?"
Very slowly, the two spirits nodded some as they spoke at the same time. "Hai, we're ready for the surprise, Harry-San. Though we don't understand what sort of surprise it may be... Or why you asked for us not to observe you in any way..."
In reply, Harry grinned a bit and put his hands behind his back. "You'll see~" He then looked around the corner and took a deep breath. "Um, this might seem a bit silly, but... do you trust me?" That got him a look from the twins, but they nodded with Harry's grin widening. Walking over, Harry stood between them and looked from one to the other. "I kind of need you both to cover your eyes. But I can lead you over."
Amused, the twins shared a look between them before Ume nodded with a slight bow. "Of course" Placing a hand over her eyes at the same time her sister did the same, she placed the other hand on Harry's shoulder. Much to the boy's surprise, it didn't go through his shoulder and he could just feel a hint of pressure. "Please be careful with us."
On Harry's other side, Sakura also nodded. "We're placing our trust in you, Harry-San."
Moments later, Harry reached up with both hands and placed them on the hands of the twins. They felt cool, but not clammy as he had expected. "Sure. Now... let's walk a bit."
Unknown to Harry, the twins were still communicating with each other as they walked along, though they kept their eyes shut and hand over them. 'What do you think Harry-San has for us, Sakura-Chan?'
The connection between them was practically vibrating as Sakura held back giggles as it would not be proper. 'I don't know, Ume-Chan. But I am so excited! It's been so long since someone made a surprise just for us! In fact... since we were little girls!'
Sakura could feel the same excitement she had building in her twin as they allowed Harry to guide them along. Neither mentioned though that they liked the warmth they felt from both Harry's shoulder and from his hands on theirs though. It was... nice. Finally though, Harry came to a stop and took their hands off his shoulders. They could hear him moving in front of them and waited until he spoke up. "Okay, you can look now!" When they did so, Harry threw his hands up into the air. "Panpakapan!"
For several seconds, the two spirits were quiet as they looked at the painted wooden box in front of them that sort of looked like a large shipping crate. They were about to ask what it was when they noticed it sat on cinder blocks and there was a door and window. Eyes widening, they turned towards Harry who grinned back having been joined by Inazuma, Ikazuchi, and Hibiki. "T-this is... What is this?"
Not insulted in the slightest, Harry walked over and took both their hands in his again as he lead them over. "It's a surprise for both of you." Upon reaching the door, he opened it and stepped inside. "Come on and have a look!"
Curious, they followed him in and their eyes widened with a gasp escaping their lips as they saw what was there. While the former shipping crate was not much larger then a large shed, they had modified the inside. From where they stood, they could see a magical lantern hung from the ceiling. Even though they had been on the island for decades, things had not changed so much that Sakura and Ume did not recognize that the lantern would use the ambient magic to light the small building when it got too dark. And it would do so automatically. But that was not all that was done.
On the small shelf by the window, there was an odd device that had a wire to a black square in front of the window. Also, along one wall there was a bookshelf filled with books. Standing in front of it, Harry gestured at it. "I didn't know what sort of books you might like, so I asked Kongou-Oba and she made some suggestions. There's also some other ones that I thought that you might like to read, like Ruroni Kenshin. Oh!" He then pointed at the device as Sakura and Ume silently stared at him. "That's a radio I bought, had to order it online. It can run off either solar power, like the panel there. Or you can crank the arm there and it'll power it up for several hours at night. So that you can listen to the radio. They became popular with the war."
While he continued explaining about how it could also play CDs and they had gotten the twins some music that they could recognize from the 1920s and 1930s, Harry failed to notice that they had become silent. 'He... He went and did this? For us?'
Finally nodding at some cushions on the floor, Harry smiled and turned. "And those should give you a great spot to sit, though I hope that it won't get too cold in here with the small magic heater." Then his smile fell at seeing the twins hanging their heads, their faces hidden by their hair. "Um... Sakura-San? Ume-San?" Not getting a response, he moved forward a bit and noticed that they were shaking. "D-don't you like it? I thought that you would since I am heading back to school in a few days and can't visit, you'd like something like this..."
To his confusion, Sakura spoke in a very odd tone. "H-how long have you been planning this for, H-Harry-San?"
Unsure, Harry glanced at the door where DesDiv6 were looking in before he cleared his throat. "Um, actually I've been sort of planning it all summer now." Biting his lip, he shuffled a bit. "I-if you don't like it..."
Everything seemed to still for several seconds before the twins raised their heads and revealed their faces. To Harry's shock, both of them had tears streaming from their eyes as both happiness and disbelief warred on their faces, though the tears vanished midair before they touched the floor. "You did this... for us? Spent money and time and effort just so that we... We could have some joy? To not be isolated and alone?"
Completely lost, Harry slowly nodded. "Well... yes? I mean, I can't imagine how things are for you here and I thought that you would like a bit of comfort..."
If anything though, that increased the tears from their eyes and they turned to each other. Silent communication passed between them before next thing Harry knew, they were hugging him tightly. "T-Thank you, Harry-San. Thank you so very much... This... This is the nicest thing that anyone has done for us since we took this burden." Harry could feel them squeezing him as they sobbed. "A-all this and for us..."
Bringing up his arms, Harry hugged them both back. "You're welcome and, well? Why wouldn't I do this? You're friends after all."
When that only made them both sob harder, Harry shot a slightly panicked look at DesDiv6. He only became confused though as they gave him slightly teary smiles back. Eventually though, Hibiki walked in and gently nudged them towards the cushions. "Have a seat, we have some treats to share as a welcome party. And they are very Khorosho."
Only nodding, the twins did so, though they didn't let go of the confused Harry. Less then a minute later, Inazuma set down some plates in front of Sakura and Ume with slices of cake on them as Akatsuki poured some tea into plastic cups. Taking a sip from theirs, the twins gave watery smiles before Sakura spoke up. "I-it's no wonder that it took you so long to do this."
Glancing up at them, Ikazuchi gave a chuckle. "Yeah, it took a bit to set up the anchors." At their confusion, she shook her head. "We dug holes at each corner, places some normal boat anchors with the tops poking out of the ground. The chains are inside the cinderblocks and inside cement with the whole place anchored to them. No storm is going to move this place!"
Quickly nodding, Inazuma smiled at them. "It wasn't no trouble because like Harry-Chan said, you're friends. And stuff like this is what friends do, Nanodesu!"
With a sniffle, Ume and Sakura nodded some as they wiped at their eyes with handkerchiefs given to them by Akatsuki. "It's... nice, having friends."
All they got was smiles and nods from Harry and the others. That night, when they left, after the twins seeing them off, Ume and Sakura entered their home and placed the deadbolt to shut the door and keep it in place. Not that it was needed to keep out the other spirits as none of them would dare do anything to the gift that Sakura and Ume were given, nor would they be able to as the twins would not allow them. Then, following the instructions, they cranked the radio and turned it on as they settled down with a book for the first time in decades.
Happy smiles on their faces and tears prickling at the corners of their eyes as they did so.
A pout on their faces, Ume and Sakura glanced at a nearby group of ruins. Kicking a stone, Ume turned towards Akatsuki who had a slight smile on her face. "Why won't you tell us what Harry-San is up to?"
Softly giggling, the purple haired Destroyer scratched her cheek. "Um, well, because it wouldn't be Lady-like to spoil the surprise that Harry-Chan is up to! But you'll really like it, I know!"
Despite her assurances, the two spirits huffed a bit and then crossed their arms. They had been happy when they saw Harry visiting with the Akatsuki sisters accompanying them, but had become confused as the black haired boy had said he had a surprised that needed some time to set up. "We still don't like it or how Harry-San asked us to keep away from the spot he's at. It makes no sense... though we don't mind speaking to you."
Only humming, Akatsuki slowly shrugged with a smile on her face. "That's part of the surprise!" Coming to a stop close to where the wrecked ships were, her smile disappeared a bit. "Um, how are they by the way?"
Glancing at her, the two spirits turned to the flooded drydocks and stood there for a few moments silently. Then they nodded. "They are doing well, though it may be a short time longer before they're free from the darkness and can come into this world as you did. But the rest of the spirits here should be leaving and moving on soon."
With a look around at the spiritual mist, Akatsuki nodded. "I see." Moments later, she waved at the ships. "I can't wait to meet you all!"
Unseen by her, that caused the two spirits to smile. They didn't mention that the spirits of the ships were waving back at Akatsuki though. A half hour later, three after they arrived, Akatsuki suddenly stiffened and they looked over at her in curiosity. "Is something wrong, Akatsuki-San?"
Now grinning, Akatsuki grabbed them both by the hand and began to lead them back to where Harry and the others were. "They're done with the surprise! Come on, they're waiting for us to get there!" Ume and Sakura blinked as they were easily pulled along, giving each other confused glances. When they reached a corner of a ruined building close to where Harry was though, they found said black haired boy there. "Harry-Chan!"
Smiling back at her, Harry waved back at them. "Akatsuki-Chan! Ume-San! Sakura-San! Are you ready for the surprise?"
Very slowly, the two spirits nodded some as they spoke at the same time. "Hai, we're ready for the surprise, Harry-San. Though we don't understand what sort of surprise it may be... Or why you asked for us not to observe you in any way..."
In reply, Harry grinned a bit and put his hands behind his back. "You'll see~" He then looked around the corner and took a deep breath. "Um, this might seem a bit silly, but... do you trust me?" That got him a look from the twins, but they nodded with Harry's grin widening. Walking over, Harry stood between them and looked from one to the other. "I kind of need you both to cover your eyes. But I can lead you over."
Amused, the twins shared a look between them before Ume nodded with a slight bow. "Of course" Placing a hand over her eyes at the same time her sister did the same, she placed the other hand on Harry's shoulder. Much to the boy's surprise, it didn't go through his shoulder and he could just feel a hint of pressure. "Please be careful with us."
On Harry's other side, Sakura also nodded. "We're placing our trust in you, Harry-San."
Moments later, Harry reached up with both hands and placed them on the hands of the twins. They felt cool, but not clammy as he had expected. "Sure. Now... let's walk a bit."
Unknown to Harry, the twins were still communicating with each other as they walked along, though they kept their eyes shut and hand over them. 'What do you think Harry-San has for us, Sakura-Chan?'
The connection between them was practically vibrating as Sakura held back giggles as it would not be proper. 'I don't know, Ume-Chan. But I am so excited! It's been so long since someone made a surprise just for us! In fact... since we were little girls!'
Sakura could feel the same excitement she had building in her twin as they allowed Harry to guide them along. Neither mentioned though that they liked the warmth they felt from both Harry's shoulder and from his hands on theirs though. It was... nice. Finally though, Harry came to a stop and took their hands off his shoulders. They could hear him moving in front of them and waited until he spoke up. "Okay, you can look now!" When they did so, Harry threw his hands up into the air. "Panpakapan!"
For several seconds, the two spirits were quiet as they looked at the painted wooden box in front of them that sort of looked like a large shipping crate. They were about to ask what it was when they noticed it sat on cinder blocks and there was a door and window. Eyes widening, they turned towards Harry who grinned back having been joined by Inazuma, Ikazuchi, and Hibiki. "T-this is... What is this?"
Not insulted in the slightest, Harry walked over and took both their hands in his again as he lead them over. "It's a surprise for both of you." Upon reaching the door, he opened it and stepped inside. "Come on and have a look!"
Curious, they followed him in and their eyes widened with a gasp escaping their lips as they saw what was there. While the former shipping crate was not much larger then a large shed, they had modified the inside. From where they stood, they could see a magical lantern hung from the ceiling. Even though they had been on the island for decades, things had not changed so much that Sakura and Ume did not recognize that the lantern would use the ambient magic to light the small building when it got too dark. And it would do so automatically. But that was not all that was done.
On the small shelf by the window, there was an odd device that had a wire to a black square in front of the window. Also, along one wall there was a bookshelf filled with books. Standing in front of it, Harry gestured at it. "I didn't know what sort of books you might like, so I asked Kongou-Oba and she made some suggestions. There's also some other ones that I thought that you might like to read, like Ruroni Kenshin. Oh!" He then pointed at the device as Sakura and Ume silently stared at him. "That's a radio I bought, had to order it online. It can run off either solar power, like the panel there. Or you can crank the arm there and it'll power it up for several hours at night. So that you can listen to the radio. They became popular with the war."
While he continued explaining about how it could also play CDs and they had gotten the twins some music that they could recognize from the 1920s and 1930s, Harry failed to notice that they had become silent. 'He... He went and did this? For us?'
Finally nodding at some cushions on the floor, Harry smiled and turned. "And those should give you a great spot to sit, though I hope that it won't get too cold in here with the small magic heater." Then his smile fell at seeing the twins hanging their heads, their faces hidden by their hair. "Um... Sakura-San? Ume-San?" Not getting a response, he moved forward a bit and noticed that they were shaking. "D-don't you like it? I thought that you would since I am heading back to school in a few days and can't visit, you'd like something like this..."
To his confusion, Sakura spoke in a very odd tone. "H-how long have you been planning this for, H-Harry-San?"
Unsure, Harry glanced at the door where DesDiv6 were looking in before he cleared his throat. "Um, actually I've been sort of planning it all summer now." Biting his lip, he shuffled a bit. "I-if you don't like it..."
Everything seemed to still for several seconds before the twins raised their heads and revealed their faces. To Harry's shock, both of them had tears streaming from their eyes as both happiness and disbelief warred on their faces, though the tears vanished midair before they touched the floor. "You did this... for us? Spent money and time and effort just so that we... We could have some joy? To not be isolated and alone?"
Completely lost, Harry slowly nodded. "Well... yes? I mean, I can't imagine how things are for you here and I thought that you would like a bit of comfort..."
If anything though, that increased the tears from their eyes and they turned to each other. Silent communication passed between them before next thing Harry knew, they were hugging him tightly. "T-Thank you, Harry-San. Thank you so very much... This... This is the nicest thing that anyone has done for us since we took this burden." Harry could feel them squeezing him as they sobbed. "A-all this and for us..."
Bringing up his arms, Harry hugged them both back. "You're welcome and, well? Why wouldn't I do this? You're friends after all."
When that only made them both sob harder, Harry shot a slightly panicked look at DesDiv6. He only became confused though as they gave him slightly teary smiles back. Eventually though, Hibiki walked in and gently nudged them towards the cushions. "Have a seat, we have some treats to share as a welcome party. And they are very Khorosho."
Only nodding, the twins did so, though they didn't let go of the confused Harry. Less then a minute later, Inazuma set down some plates in front of Sakura and Ume with slices of cake on them as Akatsuki poured some tea into plastic cups. Taking a sip from theirs, the twins gave watery smiles before Sakura spoke up. "I-it's no wonder that it took you so long to do this."
Glancing up at them, Ikazuchi gave a chuckle. "Yeah, it took a bit to set up the anchors." At their confusion, she shook her head. "We dug holes at each corner, places some normal boat anchors with the tops poking out of the ground. The chains are inside the cinderblocks and inside cement with the whole place anchored to them. No storm is going to move this place!"
Quickly nodding, Inazuma smiled at them. "It wasn't no trouble because like Harry-Chan said, you're friends. And stuff like this is what friends do, Nanodesu!"
With a sniffle, Ume and Sakura nodded some as they wiped at their eyes with handkerchiefs given to them by Akatsuki. "It's... nice, having friends."
All they got was smiles and nods from Harry and the others. That night, when they left, after the twins seeing them off, Ume and Sakura entered their home and placed the deadbolt to shut the door and keep it in place. Not that it was needed to keep out the other spirits as none of them would dare do anything to the gift that Sakura and Ume were given, nor would they be able to as the twins would not allow them. Then, following the instructions, they cranked the radio and turned it on as they settled down with a book for the first time in decades.
Happy smiles on their faces and tears prickling at the corners of their eyes as they did so.