I do not own anything! NOTHING! Not even elements that appear later, like new Shen gong wu, they belong to The-Clockwork-Crow on DA!
Kimiko sighed as she removed her wig and ran her fingers through her hair. "We lost another shen gong wu…" she huffed, stuffing the wig into her over-the-shoulder-bag.
"To Jack Spicer of ALL people…" Raimundo groaned.
"He has really sky rocketed his playing," Omi sighed.
"'Upped his game' little fella," Clay corrected.
"That too," Omi sighed.
"Kimiko, you have some visitors," Fung announced, leading them towards the tea room. They saw two men sitting at the table, both of them holding presents. On was wearing Chinese clothes, and had his hair in a ponytail. The other wore a dark blue kimono.
"Ah, Kimiko-chan, you are finally here," the one wearing the kimono smiled.
"About time, aru! We were getting impatient," the ponytailed man smiled.
"Kiku! Yao!" Kimiko smiled, rushing over to them. She happily wrapped her arms around the ponytailed man's neck and sat in his lap. "What did you bring me?" she asked happily.
"Kimiko, who are these people?" Raimundo questioned.
"My big brothers!" Kimiko answered.
"I am Wang Yao, pleasure to meet you, aru," the one wearing the Chinese outfit smiled.
"And I am Kiku Honda," the one in the kimono bowed his head.
"Kimi-chan! Please open my present first, aru," Yao begged.
"Sure," Kimiko nodded taking the red covered box. She gasped and took out the tiny kitten. "She's so cute!" The animal was a light gray with black stripes.
"Isn't she?" Yao laughed.
"How are we going to take care of a cat here?" Clay asked, sitting at the tea table.
"Don't care, Yao-nii-chan bought her for me!" Kimiko smiled, cuddling the gray kitten.
"Ivan helped me pick her out for you, aru," Yao smiled.
"Oh, is that so?" Kimiko smiled slyly.
"You've said too much," Kiku sighed.
"Don't give me that look!" Yao blushed.
"I'm not giving you a look," Kimiko smirked, turning her attention to the kitten, "I just find it strange that you asked Ivan for help on picking out a cute present for me."
"Aiya! I didn't! That Russian wouldn't stop pestering me so I accepted his help so he would leave me alone!" Yao shouted at her. He took the kitten out of her hand and pushed her out of his lap.
"Hey-!" Kimiko protested.
"No! You don't get the kitty unless you take it back, aru," Yao threatened.
"Aren't you being a little harsh on her?" Kiku asked.
"Nope! She can have the kitty back when she takes it back," Yao declared adamantly
"Ah! No fair!" Kimiko pouted before sighing. "Fine, I take back any implications!"
"Implications of what?" Yao asked, glaring at her.
"Any implications that you and Ivan are in a romantic or sexual relationship," Kimiko huffed.
"You were thinking of sexual things?" Yao shouted in shock.
"Kimiko, you know you shouldn't say such things in front of Omi," Fung scolded her.
"Sorry," she apologized before turning back to Yao. "Is it really that much of a shock?" Kimiko shouted, standing up, "I'm related to Kiku, am I not?" she asked, pointing at him.
"Please don't drag me into this," Kiku sighed. "And what do I have to do with your perverseness?"
"You have porn in your library, which you allowed me to read, and not to mention, you raised me," Kimiko answered. "I like everything that you like! Remember what we used to do with Ms. Eliziveta every Saturday?"
"She does have a point, aru," Yao nodded. Kimiko took the opportunity to take the kitten back and giggle. "Hey!" Yao protested.
"What is going on?" Omi asked.
"Nothing," Kiku sighed "Just open my present and stop this conversation about whether or not Yao is gay for Ivan,"
"Which I'm not," Yao insisted.
"You so are," Kimiko smirked, sitting next to Kiku. Yao huffed and sat down angrily, glaring away from them. Kimiko smiled and handed the kitten to Kiku and took the white wrapped present.
"I'm still confused as to what's going on," Clay sighed.
"You're not alone," Raimundo sighed.
"Oh yay!" Kimiko smiled, jumping up and smiling.
"What is it?" Omi asked.
"Some hair dye, nail polish, make up and accessories!" Kimiko smiled.
"Crazy colors," Raimundo commented "But, you wear wigs."
"True, but she can add color to them by dying them a different color," Yao smiled, holding a stuffed Hello Kitty doll.
"Where'd you get that?" Raimundo asked.
"He's had it this whole time," Kiku and Kimiko answered. Kiku smiled and gently stroked the cat's head before giving her back to Kimiko.
"So, what are you going to name her?" Omi asked eagerly, staring at the kitten.
"Hmmm…." Kimiko thought before gasping "Hime! Doesn't it sound cute?"
"It does, aru," Yao clapped.
"Unfortunately I must get going," Kiku sighed, standing up.
"What? No!" Kimiko protested. "You can't leave now! You just got here!"
"I have to. I have training with Feliciano and Ludwig," Kiku sighed. "I'll see you some other time." He kissed her forehead before heading out.
"I have to get going as well, aru," Yao sighed, standing up.
"No way! I just saw you guys for the first time in years! You can't leave now!" Kimiko protested.
"I'm sorry, but that damn Arthur scheduled a meeting, aru. I'm surprised that I got him to push it back to now. But in order to make it on time I have to leave now, aru," Yao sighed.
"But Yao," Kimiko gasped, handing Hime to Omi, who happily accepted the kitten. "You've told them before, that your cultural arrogance makes you neither sorry nor regretful! You told that idiot Alfred that when you were, quote 'way late'! Why do you have to go?"
"I'm sorry, but I have to put work above everything else. I promise to make it up to you," Yao sighed, kissing the top of her head. Kimiko protested quietly as he walked out of the tea room.
"Are you going to be alright?" Raimundo asked.
"Yeah…Sometimes I just wish they had normal jobs…" Kimiko sighed, taking her present from Kiku and leaving.
"The little lady sure seems down in the dumps," Clay commented.
"What I am wondering, is how did we never know she had any brothers?" Omi pondered, "She seems to love them very much, yet she has never talked about them at all."
"Maybe she just didn't want to talk about them because it would make her sad," Raimundo suggested. "I mean, I haven't heard from my family in a while, so talking about them would make me feel a little sad."
"I feel the same way," Clay nodded.
"But then why has she not mentioned them before?" Omi asked.
"Maybe she didn't want to talk about them," Raimundo shrugged.
"We should leave her be until she feels better," Fung suggested.
"Alright," the three monks nodded.