Electric days (Shinsou x Kaminari)

Children

Denki
We'd brought the girls back to our house and explained to them that they'd be staying with us for a little while.
They were a little apprehensive at first but after opening the door and letting them explore for themselves, they seemed to relax a little.

We hadn't expected to be taking in the girls and so didn't have a room for them, so we told them that they could use ours till we had a room ready for them.
That night we tucked them in and wished them a good nights rest, later I'd heard whispering and faint thuds coming from their room.

Worried I went to check on them only to find the bed empty. My heart squeezed at the thought of the League having possibly found them again, panic was quickly settling in but a reassuring hand landed in my shoulder.

I looked up at Hitoshi who pointed to underneath the bed where the girls had dragged some pillows and a blanket. I guess they weren't used to the comfort of a soft bed.
Relaxing I closed the door quietly and returned to the sofa, then I slept like a log the rest of the night.

In the morning I awoke to the smell of bacon and eggs. In the kitchen was the love of my life working effortlessly around the chaos, the girls were running round chasing one another with raw bits of bacon dangling from their fingers.

I thought that it would've taken a little more time for them to be able to relax and act like normal children after what they'd been through, but right now it was as if nothing had ever happened.
A stray piece of bacon somehow found its way into my hair and the look of horror and fear in the girls eyes as I stood up, pulling it off my head made my chest hurt.

There was still a lot of healing to do but we were well on our way.
"Don't worry it was an accident, why don't we sit down and eat." I smiled at them, confusion ran though their faces at first before they too smiled and ran to the kitchen table to sit.

I looked at the two that were still dressed in their dirty white dresses, we should go clothes shopping with them later and probably get them a little hair cut. As now I look at them their hair was almost reading the floor.

"So do you two have names?" I asked after our plates had been set down on the table. They looked at each other with matching confused expressions,
"Um. The thing that people call you to get your attention?" I rephrased.

"Oh back at the warehouse they called us Mutts." One of them beamed, that smile disappeared as they looked at mine and Hitoshi's unpleasant expressions.
"Why don't we give you new names?" I questioned hopefully, the two considered it for a moment before nodding in unison.

"Tell you what why don't you two decide on your names, you don't have to decide straight away. Give it a little thought for now."
Later we took them shopping and they stuck to our sides like glue, I guess they're not used to being around this many people either.

Though they did enjoy picking out clothes for themselves. When buying all the items I had a suspicion about one of the pups but waited till we got to the hairdressers to confirm it.
"You can have whatever hairstyle you like just tell the nice ladies and they'll do it for you." Hitoshi assured them as they clung to his jeans.

"Any hair style?" They gasped staring up at the two ladies who patiently smiled down at them.
"Yes anything you'd like" they replied. And that was all they needed before they sped off to whisper what they wanted to the ladies.

Half hour later they were all done. The two were excitedly messing round with each other's new hair styles. One went for long hair that now bounced in slight curls round the mid section of her back, the other had gone the complete opposite. Short stylish white hair curled slightly over their forehead, that and the boys clothes I'd bought earlier confirmed my suspicions.

"Hey girls come here" I called as they both walked over. "You know that even if you may a girl, sometimes you can actually be a boy but god just didn't know that at first."
The two nodded in acknowledgement, taking in the new information,
"Ok now go show off your awesome haircuts to Hitoshi." They beamed up at me before running over to Hitoshi explaining to him with large arm gestures what happened to their hair.
He smiled knowingly at me before turning his attention back to the pair, they may not understand it yet but one day they will. For now we just need to support and protect them.

"Blue!" The short haired child called out as we got into the car.
"What was that?" I asked "Blue." They repeated with certainty "and my sister could be Amber, get it. Because of our eye colours." Now both the children were wearing matching grins, I guess they've found their names then.

"If you're both ok with it then that's what we'll call you from now on." The two eagerly nodded before talking to each other and putting in their new found names as much as possible.
Their energy was contagious as I soon found myself smiling too as we continued on our way home.