❁ [ first kickoff ]

[notsoquiet]

Characters: Haruna and you!
Setting: Mid-afternoon, fourth floor. Before the dinner is served.
Format: Whichever you fancy.
Summary: Haruna arrives in the Tower, in this weird dress no less. After wondering around the first six floors, she decides to take a break in the lounge.
Warnings: Scared 13 thirteen year old girl. But that's nothing new.



She couldn't help but sigh at the situation she was in.

It was still hazy, but she knew she fainted before coming here. There were those two players, one with white wings on his back and one in black tights. The latter had grabbed her wrist and said something about being chosen. Then ... nothing. She tried and tried to remember, but it was no use. This odd dress she was in was probably his handy work as well.

Then there was this place. The collar and the letter and floor numbers just swarmed around her head. The letter told her clearly that her world was destroyed, but she can't - she can't just accept that! She didn't want to. If it had, then what about the team and her senpais? Her school? Her home? Her foster family? ... Her brother? After reading the letter, she was so desperate to find them all safe and sound that she didn't even check what she had on and rushed out of her room.

But despite all that, she couldn't find them.

"Aaaah! I hate this!"

Her frustrated shout echoed in the large space, followed by rather loud stomach growl.

... And why she is hungry now of all times? She sighed yet again.

Comments

[notsoquiet]

Mmhm!

[ But her tears are little different from Kidou's. They are of relief, from knowing that she's not alone and knowing that he's safe. She might not know the dangers of the Tower yet, but it can wait. ]

It's okay now ...

[pengeen]

[He gives her one more tight squeeze and lets go, gently pushing her back so he can wipe the tears off her face.]

I'll keep you safe as long as we're both here, I promise.

[There's no way he'll let anything bad happen to Haruna, he'd give up his own life if it meant keeping her from experiencing what he had already experienced himself.]

And now that you're here, we should get you changed into something more comfortable. [Because ew that dress]

[notsoquiet]

Uh-huh. Thank you Onii-chan.

[ A grateful nod. She's still bit disoriented from the crying, but the mention of her dress snaps her out of it. ]

-I did have a trunk at the end of my bed. [ a pause. ] But I don't know if I have any clothes in there.

[pengeen]

My trunk had quite a few outfits in it, yours might, too.

[He takes her hand]

Do you know which room you're staying in?

[notsoquiet]

[ now that she thinks about it ... ]

I remember it was on the second floor. But I can't remember the room number.

[ doh Haruna how could you miss that. ]

Sorry!

[pengeen]

[He smiles a little bit]

That's alright, I can lend you some of my clothes for now.

[He gently tugs on her hand and leads her out of the room, picking his soccer ball back up as they pass it. Soon enough, they reach his room on the second floor and he leads her to his bed. He lets go of her hand and opens his trunk, taking out the 7 outfits he wasn't currently wearing and setting them on the bed. (He was already wearing his Inazuma Japan soccer uniform, including the red cape.)]

Pick whichever one you want to wear. I'll wait outside while you change.

[He closes the lid of the trunk and leaves the room, closing the door behind him and leaning against the wall across the hallway.]

[notsoquiet]

[ Haruna peers at them. Initially taken back by the tuxedo. (Would there is a fancy part here of all places?) But she supposed the Kidou family's 'you have to be ready for anything' motto is true in this case. She picks the Raimon soccer uniform, partially because it's very familiar. ]

Thanks Onii-chan. I wouldn't know what to do without you!

[ Well she has the uniform, but ... she eyes the blue cape. ]

... Can I try on this too?

[ a sheepish smile. ]

[pengeen]

[He can't help but laugh a little. Little sister why are you so cute?]

Go ahead.

[notsoquiet]

[ Heheh! She wouldn't be his sister if she wasn't. ]

Thanks Onii-chan!

[ A now a moment as she just stares at him expectantly. ... Could you get out of the room please. ]

[pengeen]

[It takes him a second but he realizes that she wanted privacy and he quickly turns around on his heels and walks out of the room, closing the door behind him.]

[notsoquiet]

[ Yeah, no peeking on her. :U

Soon enough the door opens, and Haruna walks out in Raimon uniform and blue cape, the yucky dress folded underneath her arm. She looks quite pleased. ]

[pengeen]

[He smiles]

We should do something about that dress.

[Like burn it]

[notsoquiet]

I was thinking the same thing.

[ Where can we burn it... I mean. She thinks for a minute here though. ]

I want to trash it - but something tells me I can't just throw it in the garbage can.

[pengeen]

[He crosses his arms and thinks for a moment.]

Hmm... we have a few options. We could find some meat, wrap it in the dress, and throw it to the sharks on the aquarium floor or we could always go to one of the open floors and toss it over the side of the Tower.

[notsoquiet]

Wouldn't it be harder to find a meat that big ... ?

I think tossing it over the side is a good idea! The higher the better I say. [ oopse what malice. there is no malice here. ]

[pengeen]

It would be difficult to find meat at the moment, anyway.

[He uncrosses his arms and places a hand on his hip]

There is also the option of throwing it into the walk-in oven in the kitchen.

[notsoquiet]

It's too bad there isn't an incinerator around here.

[ But the kitchen - oopse. Another stomach growl. ]

I am hungry ... maybe we can kill two birds with one stone then.

[pengeen]

That sounds like a good idea, then.

[Right they kind of left before she could eat anything...oops.] Let's go.

[And he's going to grab her hand because there is no way he'll let her out of his sight in this Tower]

[notsoquiet]

[ And she'll happily follow hand-in-hand. It's a nice feeling. When they arrive in the kitchen, Haruna looks around curiously. ]

It sure is big ...

[ He said something about a big oven ... Oh! Is that it? ]

Let's take care of this [ she holds up the dress ] first onii-chan and get it out of the way.

[pengeen]

Right.

[He lets go of her hand and opens the door to the oven, motioning for her to throw the dress in.]

[notsoquiet]

Here it goes!

[ And she throws it in. The dress slowly burns in the oven, the fire crackling here and there. She watches it for a second in satisfaction. ]

[pengeen]

[Kidou watches it as well, feeling a bit relieved. The time he had been split away from his sister, he had been distracted with the events of the Tower, and he hadn't had much time to think about his sister being left alone in danger. He definitely kept her on his mind, yeah, but seeing her again, seeing that dress again, had him on edge, it reminded him just how close he was to losing her. As the dress burned, it was like that danger itself had gone with it.

He still knew, though, that being in this Tower was very dangerous. But it was a bit safer then what was happening back home, he just needed to make sure to not let her get mixed up in any of the experiments.]

[Now, Haruna was Kidou's responsibility. She had no one else to look after her here, so he had to keep an extra eye on her. And he was not going to let anything happen to her as long as he was there.]

[He shakes his head and takes her hand once more.]

Let's get something to eat now, you're probably starving.

[notsoquiet]

[ Holding his hand like this in an unfamiliar place - it reminds her of the time they were sent to an orphanage. They were scared at the time but managed to step forward thanks to each other.

She looks up at her brother and nods with a smile.

Would it be like that here too? ]

Yeah! I feel like I can eat anything right now.

[pengeen]

[He chuckles a little bit]

The only thing you are allowed to eat at the moment is the oatmeal that's served here. But once you've eaten a serving of it, you can eat anything else that is currently on the menu.

[notsoquiet]

Oatmeal? That's a weird choice for a first meal.

Is there something special about it? [ Ever the curious one. ]