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Klaus was outside of the mansion watching one of his brothers kick around a soccerball. For the last few weeks he'd been avoiding asking Yasushi if he could join him, soccer being just about the only sport Klaus enjoyed.

But right now he'd been put in charge of caring after the two most annoying members of the Shiroko household, Cyrus and Casper.

It wasn't that they were... bad or anything, they were just painfully annoying, and they seemed to come up with new ways to be such every day. The two had wandered off a few moments ago, and Klaus was waiting patiently in the hopes they would return on their own and he would not have to go and look for them.

Unforunately, his hopes were in vain, and when they had not returned five minutes later, he pulled himself away from the wall and walked around to the front of the mansion, looking around. They couldn't have gotten into TOO much trouble, after all.

Of course, he didn't spot the tiny twins, but he did notice a group of strangers coming up to the manson, and he decided that greeting them was more worth his time than looking for his cousins, "May I help you...?"

"Hi!" Tex grinned brightly at Klaus, waving as his tail snapped eagerly behind him. He'd been cooped up in the house for quite a while, and though his brothers were awesome, in truth he'd started to become rather bored without new people to play with. His red hair gleamed in the sun as he skidded to a stop in front of the other boy. "I'm Tex. This is my sister Raven and my little sister Yvette, and my Aunt Fayth. We're here to see new people. Who're you?"

Raven sighed and rolled her eyes, rather used to this particular babble by now. Yvette, on the other hand, was peering behind them intently. There were people coming - one was green, but the other one looked like the pretty picture Chloe had showed her all the time. "Jani!" The infant clapped. That had to be Chloe's Jani!

"Indeed, Klaus, it has."

Showing how much he'd truely missed the other Kinder's company, he held out a black hand for a handshake. It would be the first physical contact the two had ever had. Would Klaus accept?

Jani blinked rapidly at the eager welcome, and frowned, brown eyes curious as they focused on the little blonde girl. She'd never forgotten a face in her life, and she was certain she didn't know who...

"'Vette?"

Not 'Evie,' but Yvette? Wasn't that Chloe's little sister? She'd mention the blonde...

Klaus paused for a moment and blinked at Ellic's outreached hand. A... handshake? Odd, however it wasn't completely unwelcome. Extending his own hand, Klaus shook that of his friend. "Many would say too long." He let go, "I am amazed actually. Last time we met, did you not imply that you disliked physical contact?"

Cyrus and Casper had a new friend! Well, for a given value of 'friend', one meaning 'someone that seemed easily trickable'. The two exchanged a glance, then returned to staring at the at the red haired boy, grins on both their faces.

"Our family have four and a half pair of twins!" said the one calling himself Casper.

"Momma and Unca, Klausy and Wes, us, Haim and Loki, and Luc!" Cyrus added.

"Don't forget Albedo, Rubedo, and Nigredo!" said Casper, looking at his twin, "They triplets!"

Tex frowned, nose wrinkling lightly. "How can you have four and a half twins?" He asked, rather reasonably in his point of view. "Hey, was that a soccer ball? Do you guys play soccer?"

Raven nodded solemnly to Ellic, then turned her attention back to Yvette as her wriggling armload nearly fell to the ground. The blond Sin clapped and squealed, drawing herself up importantly. "Evie Janni too!" She proclaimed firmly, holding out both arms to hug Jani tightly. "Co-ee Jani, Evie Jani. Bestest Jani."

Ellic nodded, straightening his tie before moving toward the mansion with the slightest of smiles.

"Yes, that would be more suitable for our pursuits."

Soccer? Ellic? Naw. The closest he ever got was surfing with Iasc.

Jani took Yvette, snuggling her tightly and beaming. At least SOMEONE liked her. Trying to ignore the boys talking about soccer, since she really wanted to play, but couldn't abandon the baby, she instead kissed the blonde on the forehead.

"Yah, yoor Jani too."

Klaus glanced at the soccer balls as they passed them, though quickly rid himself of his longing to play the game. There would be other times, probably many. And besides, Ellic didn't seem in the slightest bit interested. "We should head to the library. It has been soundproofed and I doubt that my cousin, Solo, will be there at this time. He's taken to his room recently, to write." He pulled the door to the mansion open, and entered the foyer.

Cyrus and Casper looked at the balls and grinned. They were gonna learn something new! All thoughts of playing tricks on Tex evaporated from their minds and they ran towards the balls, each picking one up. "Whatta we do?"