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"Do we really need to go outside? I'd rather stay here draw..." Kanade said with a soft sigh as she watched her sister push the box with 'secret' yaoi manga under her bed as far as it would go, soon followed by a box filled with stuffed animals in order to obscure it. Up until now, their parents hadn't managed to discover them. However, Kanade had a feeling one day they would, and she wasn't looking forward to the drama that would most likely occur between their parents and her twin once they did. Kandade herself wasn't too much into yaoi, or yuri either, for that matter. If there was a really good story behind it, well, then she might read it. But if there was too much explicit material she just didn't see the appeal. Then again, most of the manga's Yui ind weren't that bad and okay to read. There were just some... Kanade shuddered at the thought.

Kanade and Yui were twins and had moved to Appaloosa Plains about a week ago. Up until then, the two of together with their parents lived happily in Tokyo, Japan. However, as their father was offered a job in America, Appaloosa Plains (and his hometown) he didn't wish to turn it down. Although he said it was for the job they were moving, both the twins and Riko thought it had rather to do with that Sebastian missed America. There was also one more reason as to why he wanted to move here. His father had recently been diagnosed with cancer and it was uncertain for how long he would live, so Sebastian wanted to be close to his parents in order to be able to help them in case something happened. Although Riko had been reluctant to agree at first, after a while she saw reason in his request and it was decided. They were moving to Appaloosa Plains- all the way from Japan.

"Yes, we do!" Yui said cheerfully as she kicked a few more things under her bed in order to make sure it was hidden. The two were sharing a room, though since they had just moved in everything was messy. So far, there was only one bed standing in their shared room. Kanade had volunteer to sleep on a madness on the floor until they would buy another bed. That would be soon, their parents had decided. "It will be good for you, going out there and meeting new people, you know! I'm sure everyone here will be nice. Besides, I wanna see if it's true that everything is super large in America!" she picked up her IPod and earphones from her bed, stuffing them in her pocket before she grasped hold of Kanade's wrist and pulled her out of their room.

"Dad, we're going out!" she called loudly. He was standing in the kitchen, cooking dinner while their mother was sitting in her home office, working.

"Yeah, just make sure to be back in time for dinner!" Sebastian called back as Yui pulled her twin through the hallway.

"Will do!" Yui called back, throwng the door of their apartment open, still pulling her sister with her. Kanade managed just to shut the door hastily before her sister started pulling her down the stairs, almost making her trip.

"Yui!" she exclaimed, pulling herself free from her sisters grip, "calm down. I can walk on my own.. it's alright. We'll go outside. Just don't make me talk to scary people..." she mumbled.

Yui smiled and hugged her gently. "Don't worry. I won't let creeps hurt you. I'll punch and kick them, if I have to! No one breaks through the yuinator!" she giggled and then walked down the stairs to the door.

Together they exited the apartment building, starting to make their way through the town, glancing around at everything curiously. Yui took out her IPod and plugged in one of her earphones, though she kept the other ear free so she still could hear what her sister was saying. Then she pushed the play button, a smile spreading across her face as music started playing.

"So, sis? Where should we go?" Yui asked, tilting her head.

Kanade looked thoughtful. "Hmm... I don't know, Chipmunk... what about the park? I haven't seen it yet but I'm sure it's beautiful..." Though not as beautiful as home, Kanade thought sadly. She would miss the sound of cicadas in the summer or the blooming of the sakura trees in the spring. It was obvious that it would take Kanade much more time to adapt than her sister, who already seemed to be at home. Or she was just pretending to... sometimes Kanade wasn't quite sure what Yui really felt. She was always so happy and upbeat... she was always wonderful.

"Okay," Yui said with a grin, starting towards the Appaloosa Plains park.

Kanade followed suit, smiling shyly.