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Yuu walked up behind Rakey. She laughed when she saw the face her arrancar friend was making. She then turned her head over, higher towards her big brother. "Hey Onii-san!" she cried out. "Can we go play in the puddles before we go get something to eat?" asked Yuu, as cutesy as ever. "Rakey-chan, you want to jump in the puddles with me?"

When Rakey-chan ran up to him, after he had finished going to the hospital parking lot, and puffed up her cheeks, pouting at him, Xeion couldn't help but smile. "Haha, that face suits you better, Rakey-chan. You look like a blowfish," said Xeion, intending that comment as a joke, sticking out his tongue at the Arrancar to further imply that he was just kidding about that comment before he proceeded to answer her question. "I just came to see if things were all right here. This place is very important to me, you see, so I apologize for making you wait."

From behind Rakey-chan, Xeion's little sister, Yuu-chan, showed herself, looking as cute as ever, making Xeion smile. He smiled even more when she made a simple, childish request from him, hoping that he would agree to it. "Playing in the puddles...?" repeated Xeion once again and saw Yuu-chan's pure desire to play reflect in her seemingly lifeless blue eyes. As a big brother, Xeion knew exactly how to make Yuu-chan smile. If she wanted to play in the puddle, so be it. He would just simply clean her up right after, as such was a brother's duty to his younger siblings.

Patting her on the head, he nodded in agreement. "Sure, sweetie. If playing in the puddles makes you happy, feel free to do so. There's some puddles on the way to Pizza Hut, so you could probably play in any puddle we come across on our way there. Just don't get too dirty though -- it's hard cleaning up after you all the time, but I enjoy it every, single time."

Turning his head back to Rakey, he gestured for her to come along, giving her a warm smile. "I hope you're up for some pizza, Rakey-chan; it's a good change from the usual stuff you and your brothers and sisters eat in Las Noches, ne?" Xeion said. While holding out his hand toward her, he waited for her to reply. "Of course, I'd have to ask you to go into your Arrancar gigai, if that's okay with you. It would be weird if I say to the guys at Pizza Hut that I would be dining with a spirit, don't you think?"

Xeion's eyes widened at the sheer force of his little sister's jump as well as the rain-like after-effects that her little puddle-jump made. "How much does Yuu-chan weigh!?" asked Xeion in his mind out of sheer sock, and what's more, how did a little puddle have that much water to cause a rain-like effect when Yuu-chan had jumped in it? It was a mystery, but this was his little sister. Who cares if some questions remain unanswered? As long as she's happy. That's what mattered to Xeion the most.

"No, the sky isn't crying, Yuu-chan. It's just that you jumped into the puddle a little too hard -- that's all," explained Xeion with a smile on his face. Of course, he was a little wet with the water from the puddle, but he was already wet from the rain to start with, so he can't really get any wetter than he already is.

Xeion shook his head. "No, I'm okay, Yuu-chan; please, don't mind me. Enjoy yourself, like a little kid should," said Xeion, simply content at the look of happiness his little sister had on her face. It was a big difference compared to the first time he met her back in Karakura when she was still alone with nobody to take care of her, nobody to make her smile, and nobody to love her. Looking back at it now, Xeion saw that Yuu-chan began to change little by little and was finally opening up. She was even able to interact with Rakey-chan properly, something she couldn't do before as was her shy and reserved personality, caused by the years she spent being alone.

He smiled sweetly as he watched her play. Yes, Yuu-chan was a different person now, yet she stayed exactly the same at the same time. Her closed heart slowly began to unlock and she was already starting to become 'like a kid', but she still maintained an aura of lovable cuteness around her. That was the way he wanted it for Xeion only wanted the best for his sister's happiness and personal development. He didn't want her to experience life alone again -- he promised her that. He wanted her to be happy and live a long, fulfilled life.

Xeion knelt down to her little sister's level with a smile on his face. Raising up his hands in front of her, Xeion began to describe what a pizza is to his innocent little sister. This must be the first time she encountered something like a pizza, and as such, Xeion, being her big brother, was happy to enlighten her. "Well, Yuu-chan, a pizza is like a big, circular piece of bread, cooked with tomato sauce, cheese, and other things, which can be separated into several triangle-shaped...," Xeion began to explain, making it as amusing to his little sister so he can get a smile out of her. Nearing the end of his explanation, Xeion began to describe to Yuu-chan how yummy it was compared to the ice cream and parfait she had tasted before. "You can also add toppings on it, like cheese, ham, anchovies, onions, or anything you might like that can be put onto a pizza."

((BRB, Usagi-hime.))

"Whoa, whoa! Take it easy, Yuu-chan!" exclaimed Xeion as his little sister scampered up his body as quickly as possible before she positioned herself on top of his shoulders. For a 10-year old who can make a big splash from a simple puddle, she was surprisingly light -- about 30 kilos to 35 kilos -- so Xeion didn't have much of a problem carrying her on his shoulders. He knew she was really excited as this was the first time she ever ate pizza in her life. Xeion couldn't wait to see his sister's smiling face as well.

When he saw Yuu-chan put her poncho on, he knew that she was beginning to get cold, and to be honest, he was starting to get cold too. "Well, I guess we should dry ourselves up huh, Yuu-chan?"

Cosmic energy began to flow out from under Xeion and soon began to wrap themselves around his body like a light, but ominous-colored aura. Soon, the cosmic energy began to envelop Yuu-chan as well, but it was having some difficulties as Yuu-chan's cosmic energy signature, being different, was rejecting Xeion's own cosmic energy as the two cosmic energies still didn't have an affinity with each other as of yet, regardless of Yuu-chan's and Xeion's close relationship with each other.

"Yuu-chan, you should release some of your energy to dry yourself off too. It seems it's rejecting mine," said Xeion. This wasn't like before where he cleaned Yuu-chan's poncho off with his cosmic energy. That was easy. This time, he would clean Yuu-chan's as a whole, clothes, body, and all.

Several seconds passed by, almost a minute, even, until both Xeion and Yuu-chan were completely dried off, thanks to their shared cosmic energy. "Ah, it feels good being dry, don't you think so, Yuu-chan?" asked Xeion, looking up to his little sister who sat on his shoulders with a big, brotherly smile. He saw that his sister tried her best to draw out her cosmic energy, and he was happy that she did as well as thank her for her effort. "You did great, Yuu-chan. You were awesome," praised Xeion, waiting for his sister's reply.

Xeion shook his head for a bit while he looked into his sister's eyes. The hair on his face kept tickling his nose though, almost making him sneeze, but still, he kept his eyes on his sister. "Yes, but we should wait for Rakey-chan first before we do. We can't leave her behind now, can we?" Xeion said, slightly laughing at the sound of Yuu-chan's tummy.

Putting his hand into his right pocket, he took out a Butterfinger bar and handed it over to Yuu-chan. "Here, have this, if you're hungry. I was supposed to eat it later, but I think you should have it, Yuu-chan. It seems like you need it more than me, haha," he giggled. Luckily, he was able to buy a Butterfinger bar from the outdoor vending machine near the hospital entrance, so he was prepared for snack emergencies.

Naturally, Xeion himself felt hungry too as his own stomach grumbled, but not as loud as Yuu-chan's. Even so, he still thought that Yuu-chan should have the Butterfinger instead of himself seeing that she needed it the most. She was still a kid, after all, and his beloved sister to boot. Xeion would rather die of starvation first before he would allow Yuu-chan to go hungry.