KHR: The Inheritance Project - Prelude

The Beginning of Hell Project

After school finally ended I met up with Masamune at the front gates, my leg neatly bandaged up. Somehow everyone's bags remains untouched during my fight with Hibari Kai. I ignored the lady at the front gates who said something to us as we passed, though Masamune said something to her which made her smile and wave us off.

Auntie had deemed us old enough, and therefore responsible enough, to be able to walk home by ourselves. Apparently she had and important meeting with her fancy book club today. Or was it her cooking club? Oh whatever, I don't care. She goes to a different club everyday…

Even though I kept walking into things, and tripping over the air, and avoiding the random dogs that seemed to hate me, Masamune still lagged behind seemingly lost in thought. Which was incredibly weird because one; Masamune never thinks so deeply, and two; he never really thinks at all to be honest. How he manages to still get good grades is beyond me…

As we reach the front gate of our house I stop abruptly causing him to nearly slam straight into me. "Hey, fratello, everything okay?" he seemed rather put off at my question.

"W-what? Of course everything fine. Just thinking that's all…" He shoves past me and heads inside. I stare after him for a bit before shrugging and following him in. Our house is rather large for just three people, but I still had to share a room with my twin for some reason. Probably because said twin can't sleep alone. Although I don't think my presence helps much…

It was a two story house with a kitchen, dining room, living room, guest room, play room and bathroom and toilet on the first floor. The second floor had a study, another bathroom and toilet, Auntie's room, Padre's room, Padre's office, our room (the biggest bedroom), two spare rooms and an attic doubled as a storeroom. It had a mix of western and Japanese rooms so we had to take our shoes off in the hallway.

The backyard was huge as well; it was full of all kinds of flowers that auntie paid someone to look after. We had a small trampoline, a big clothes line (which was fun to swing on), a really big tree for climbing and a plastic play house complete with a slide. Though, it was still smaller than our house back in Italy. But then again, we had lived in a mansion.

After I put my bag away I went down to the kitchen and took out the sandwiches auntie left for us from the fridge and placed them on the table. Since I was too busy trying to make friends and running from that teacher I didn't get to eat most of my lunch so I was starving. After I settled myself down to eat Masamune came down to join me.

"…"

He keeps twitching and glancing at me. It's really starting to annoy me now… "Um… Fratello?" he begins nervously. "Why don't you speak Japanese?"

I stare at him dubiously for a while, unable to fathom why he was asking such a stupid question. "I think the real question should be; why are you able to speak Japanese when we've only been in this country for three days?"

He looked rather taken aback, as if the thought had never occurred to him before. Probably hadn't. "T-then why don't you just learn it?"

"I will. But it's not like I can learn an entire language overnight genius."

"Oh…" We sat and ate in awkward silence for a while. "Um… Fratello?" Argh, what now.

"Yes?"

"You're umm... you don't ummm…."

Again I give him a hard stare, "I don't what?" I snap angrily. He's really getting on my nerves now.

"N-non! I-I just… what I mean to say is… you haven't umm… attacked…with…that…" he mumbled the last part.

Oh I get it. I flip out one time and then he's all 'Ah, he's a rabid beast!' Merda, get over it already. "Seriously? You're gonna start that again? For the last time! It was a one-time thing, as in not ever happening again! And besides, you were there when I made my promise to Padre! Honestly now, what's got you all jumpy?"