Blazblue: Return

Brother?

The second the news of Ragna's sighting aired, not only was the main cast headed there but also several others. Including news reporters, vigilantes, new kinds of fans, and people who were just curious. Kagutsuchi was flooded. Those were the same thoughts going through Noel Vermillion's and Jin Kisaragi's heads. They exchanged looks, both worried and annoyed. Jin sighed. "It'd be much easier if there weren't so many people. But, I guess it isn't too surprising."

"Right. It might be better if we split up," suggested Noel. 

"Ragna! Ragna! Ranga! I wanna see Ragna again!" yelled Nu.

"Calm down, Nu. We still don't know if these rumors are true or not," said Lambda, failing to calm down her companion. 

"Anyway . . . " sighed Tsubaki. "I agree with Noel. It'll be much easier to look for him if we split up."

Makoto continued, "Alright! Lambda will go with Nu, Tsubaki'll search with me, and Noellers will team up with Jin."

Jin tried to protest. "Why should I have to paired up wi-"

"Don't sweat it Jinny. After all, you two are brothers. You'll survive," yelled Makoto as she grabbed Tsubaki's hand and ran off. Lambda and Nu were also nowhere to be found.

"And now they're gone. Ugh," he sighed. "Let's go, Noel. Let's start looking. Try not to fall behind, trash."

"O-okay," she replied shyly.

Thankfully, it wasn't that unbearable for Jin. In that one year without Ragna, he had come to terms with the fact that his sister was such a lowly being compared to him. As such he has been treating her less like a pile of garbage and more like that annoying little sibling you hate but still love because family. Because of this, he has a habit of always making it clear that no one can bully her but him. He tries to hide it but usually fails when it comes to people who've known him for a long time. 

Noel and Jin walked around for some time now. It was taking a very long time. Both were starting to lose hope until they heard the voice of a certain feline vigilante. "Oh, oh! It's the Blondie and the Blue Sword Guy!"

The turned around and were met with Taokaka's red eyes and sharp tooth smile. Noel smiled at her. "Hi, Tao. It's nice to see you again."

"Tao is happy to see you too, Blondie," replied Tao. "What are you guys up, too? I hope its food! Tao is just so soooo hungry!"

Jin sighs at the cat's usual childlike ignorance. "No, Tao, we're looking for our brother: Ragna. You remember him right."

Tao stops and looks at him for a moment, ears slightly perking up as she continues smiling. "Nyan? Oh! You mean Good Guy! I asked him to babysit the kittens while I went out to get food."

 The siblings' eyes widened at this news. "Um, Tao could you tell us where he's babysitting them?" asked Noel.

"He's back at the village. C'mon I'll show you," replied Tao cheerfully.

As she lead them back to the village, Jin began to feel his brother's presence nearby. His throat felt dry. The bloodlust he felt for his brother had returned with his memories. But, he still had to be thankful for Ragna. For he had destroyed the terrible order that was ruling this world, allowing Jin to replace it with a new one that was MUCH better. As for Noel, she just wanted her brother which had saved her back with them again. She wanted them to be a family and live happily like they did when they were children.

"Hey! Cut that out would'ya!"

At the sound of their brother's voice, they both broke into a sprint. By now they had already reached the village and were greeted with the sight of their older brother being smothered by the kittens. By the time he managed to get all of them off, Noel and Jin had tackled him into a hug.

Ragna looked at them surprised. "Noel! Jin! What are you-"

"Dummy! Dummy! Dummy! Why do have to do such reckless things!" yelled Noel.

"She's right! We said we'd stop it together, didn't we? And then you had to go and leave us!" added Jin, much more quietly compared to his sister.

Ragna just sighed and let his tears fall along with that of his brothers. He placed his hands on their heads and held them close. "I missed you, too."

If any of them paid attention, they would've noticed Kagura, Bang, and Tager watching from a distance. Bang was the first to speak. "Now then, shall we inform Ragna of his meeting with the Imperator?"

"Not yet," objected Kagura. "Let them have this moment to themselves. Don't you agree, Red Devil?"

Tager kept his usual stoic expression. "I don't really care. All I had to do was confirm that he's back."

Back in her lab, Kokonoes couldn't help but smile at the emotional scene going on between the 3 siblings.