A Stroll Around the School~ (243 views)

She could hear something- not words, but some sort of sound that made music flow in the air, at least subtly. Kana wasn't sure what it was, but she could tell just by looking to her side that it wasn't her sister. Linear was too busy fidgeting her hands in her pockets to be the cause- that, and it wasn't likely any sound could actually leave her lips anyhow. Though Kana did have hope for it to happen, it wouldn't be so sudden. "Lin, hold on a sec. You hear it too, don't you?"

Linear stopped straight in her tracks, seeming like a train that was just barely caught in time from a crash. Tuning her finer ears towards the very mild sounds, she found her eyes moving towards a guy- a stranger, with skin slightly darker than hers, but clearly still ready for the sun. Her slim fingers slid from a pocket in her skirt to point towards the boy. Kana, as if on cue, followed that same movement with her eyes- seeing the one where the slight sound came. Grabbing the bony limb of her sister before it could dig deep back into the abyss of her pockets, she pulled the long haired girl along to meet the interesting fellow.

"'Scuse me. Can you tell us the song you've been sounding? It sounds really nice." Not that she could play it. Kana had no talent, not with music or anything else- or so she often said. Supposedly, her writing was fairly good- but she was still questioning that logic. "It's really pretty. I could tell my sister liked it too, even if she's too shy to admit it."

Kana smiled happily, nodding. Her sister hid slightly behind her, but it wasn't that easy with the long hair that clearly didn't match Kana's own. Linear was easy to spot because she kept the long hair in the pair- the long hair, and the heavy dresses that always peeked out a bit no matter where she hid. But, she was mostly hidden- at least, in her mind. "I'm Kana, and this is- er...And behind me is Linear. Please forgive her shyness." She didn't want to embarrass her too quickly with the whole shpeal about the muteness. Just her timid nature would be enough to make Linear feel awkward. "It's nice to meet you, Chase."

The two turned to look at each other with care- Linear, stepping back from her sister's shadow to give more room, smiled slightly at the sound of Kana trying to hum the tune they'd heard. Kana's humming was cracky, but not horrible compared to how it seemed in her own ears- and Linear seemed to like it. Linear dug for her ocarina and nudged the ceramic against her sister's skin, causing the girl to jump. "Ah...You want to try to play it do you? I think that's not up to me. But if you do, I can write words for you later. Even if you won't sing them, I know you like to read them. At least I can get you to read something today."

Linear nodded in reply to the question. She couldn't get the words out, but as she clutched her ocarina, she could at least nod an answer of some sort. Kana sighed, knowing she meant well by her attempt, and pat the girl's head lightly.

"Linear is in the music program. She got all the musical talent in the family." Giggling, she added. "I'm in the writing section myself. I was trying to think of words to go with the tune you were making, so I tried to memorize it by humming. So far...Not doing well. Can you hum it again for me one of these days? It really made me want to write."

Linear tugged at her sleeve, particularly anxious from the boy leaning closer to her, even if it was to get a better idea of what she looked like. Kana turned to her carefully, patting her with care before asking what was wrong- getting awkward gestures in response. "We should really get you a proper sign language coach, Lin. But...Thanks. Play it when we get home okay?" She turned back to Chase again, finally trying to focus on someone other than her twin. "Linear's good with sounds. She seems to think she's memorized your tune already. I bet it'd sound neat if you played it together one day. I can show you the words I write at some point too, since they were inspired by you. It'd be nice to get an outside opinion. Linear's always biased about my writing."

Kana clapped rather suddenly upon his words. He liked to hear the writings of others, just like she did. And he also thought it might help get his creative juices flowing- much like how she often found other's work to influence her. Her cheerful smile was almost too bright for Linear to understand, until she began to speak in an excited tone. "Maybe one day we can write something together! I like writing things to play with Linear, but it's also fun to write with other people! At least...I think it is. I may just be talking out of my back right now though." As she thought of it, the most she'd ever written with someone else simultaneously was a letter going out in the mail. Did she even know how to coordinate a piece of writing? As she thought it over, she answered her own question with a negative.

Linear, though, seemed rather curious anyway. She knew her sister's misgivings about her own talent, and was honestly praying internally that this boy would indeed read something Kana wrote- and like it enough to tell her, something that Linear regretted being unable to do. She smiled, seemingly calmed by the two talking about such a topic, and came out from hiding a little more, hugging her sister ever so slightly and gazing still upon the stranger's face. As she did so, she smiled cautiously, managing not to catch her sister's attention towards her sudden curiosity.

"Linear is good at writing music, but she's even better at playing it. It's sorta neat that we both like to work with our siblings, isn't it?" She smiled happily. Meeting someone who got along as well with his brother as she did with Linear was a nice change. "Maybe all four of us can do something super amazing then! We can write, and they can play, and somehow everything will turn really magical. What do you think, Linear?" She saw her sister fidgeting but calm, and giggled happily. "You'd like to make some new friends too after all. Hanging around with just me must be boring."

The awkward girl shook her head and hugged her sister tightly. Kana laughed slightly, rubbing some hair out of her sister's eyes in response. "I didn't mean it in a bad way silly. I love getting to be with you all the time, but you should try to spread your wings a little. They're really pretty after all." Of course the strange wording may have confused more than just who they were intended to empower- but she meant well by it. Smiling, she turned to Chase again. "Say, is your brother older or younger? I'm sort of curious since you've mentioned him again."

Linear and Kana seemed to stare at each other for a good while when he said he was a twin. A faint giggle escaped Kana's lips, but Linear seemed to be smiling in the least as well. Was she entertained the same as her sister? "Maybe it's fate that we're meeting then. It's always neat to meet other siblings...But meeting other twins is even more interesting, don't you think?" Another giggle led to an awkward peace sign of sorts. She was excited by the newfound alliance in the land of twins, or so she'd probably have stated- if she wanted to admit just how bizarre her thoughts could be.

Kana soon spun around for a moment upon a shiver in her spine- something had tickled her, but her sister soon found the culprit on her back- a leaf that had gotten caught in her shirt was poking her slightly. "Thanks, Lin." She smiled with relief, before turning to Chase, back still facing him from her spin a moment ago- mostly because she was dizzy. "We're actually identical ourselves- I'm only older by two minutes or so. It's hard isn't it? If you're identical, you get mixed up a lot. I've always kept my hair on the shorter side than Linear just so it won't happen, but sometimes people think one of us got a new hairdo and still mix us up."

Kana beamed as she turned back to face him. The itch being gone was as relieving as the smile she could see on his face. "It's the first time I've met other twins I think, at least here. Siblings aren't uncommon, but other twins are more unusual to meet out of the blue. Don't you think so?"

It wasn't just Kana that was amused. Linear giggled, hugging her sister again and watching Chase eagerly. Apparently, the idea of another twin was rather exciting for the otherwise timid child! "One day we'll have to meet your brother and play games of 'guess who's who' together. Though maybe I'll have to grow my hair out first for that." She chimed the words happily, holding a hand out to Chase. "Let's get along well and play again sometime okay? Linear and I will be looking forward to it!"

Kana giggled upon a new realization. "Even your names are similar. Our parents just chose our names in alphabetical order like theirs were. Even our middle names are alphabetical." It was an interesting fact to her the way her parents had chosen their names, but either way, it did make them more noticeable since their names were so different. "Chase and Chance are neat names though. Actually, it's sort of poetic!" His toothy smile was a nice change, and the braces didn't seem to faze either girl. In fact, it was hard to say if they noticed much besides teeth being shown. The two just smiled in return.

"I guess it is. And Linear's name does sort of fit her," Kana mused. "But... Even if you have sayings for your names, don't you think they're nice names anyway? Chasing a dream and grabbing a Chance, sort of?" She looked at her sister as if hoping for an agreement- receiving a nod made her more at ease. When she thought of her own name, though, she realized she wasn't even sure what it meant. "But...I think you should make nicer sayings to separate yourselves. Brace face and bad skinned are sorta self demeaning."