Siblings

Yuki and her older brother Haruki were having lunch during Haruki's break from work. They sat across from each other and Yuki began to question her brother about the things at hand.

"So, why did you need to meet with me so badly Yuki?" Haruki wondered.

"First, I need you to not be mad at me or the group." She answered.

"Mad?" Entreated, Haruki continued. "What happened that I would be mad about?"

"We know something is happening with the statues." Yuki said, trying to keep their conversation private. "Shingo was working when they needed people to fix the train."

The waiter, sat their order down on the table and left them to eat their meals. Haruki, upset at the conversation he was about to have, reached his hand up and pinched the bridge of his nose.

"How do you know about all of this?" Haruki pressed.

Yuki, taken aback at the change of tone in her brother's voice, "You know us. We try to keep track of what's happening to any other survivors or statues."

"No, seriously Yuki. I need to know how you found out about this." Haruki said in a gravely serious tone.

"Well, the police didn't let any of the workers have their phones." Yuki answered sheepishly. "But they didn't take Shingo's smart watch which has a built in camera. Once Asuka found out, it was easy enough to track down everything that happened up to a point."

"Yuki, you have to understand, only about four officers know as much as you do. I had to make sure none of them were sharing information." Haruki sighed with relief.

"Why didn't you tell me about the statue?" Yuki pleaded.

"I only found out about it an hour ago when I was briefed in a meeting." Haruki muttered. "The police still don't officially recognize the situation you or the others have been through, let alone what may or may not be happening to the black eyed people. For now, they're not even sure if any of it is connected."

"We're just wondering what happened to the statue." Yuki asked with a shy tone.

"There's not much I can talk about, but what I can tell you, in confidence" Haruki paused and stared at his sister.

"I won't tell anyone except maybe the group, but they won't say anything." Yuki smiled at Haruki.

"Okay. I can tell you that all five people are still missing." Haruki admitted.

"Missing?" She questioned.

"We don't know what happened on the train and we're still investigating, but what we do know is that there were five people on the train and they just vanished. Also, we have no idea how the train was damaged."

"I'm sure the police have looked into the personal lives of each of the people." Yuki voiced her conclusion.

"We have, but what are you thinking?" Haruki questioned.

"Nobody is sure why any of us are taken to another world." Yuki explained. "If there's a child or old man or boy or girl, they all seem to have the same chance of being taken to another world."

"I'm not sure what you're getting at." Haruki implored for more.

"What I mean is, if this was a terrorist attack like it's being treated as, there's nothing to say it wasn't planned earlier. A criminal has the same likelihood of being taken to another world and you or me. So there's a possibility that looking into their past could dig something up." Yuki clarified.

"You might be right little sister. I don't really believe in coincidence but I don't see how there could be any other links connecting it all." The seasoned police inspector responded. "I think the most important thing I can do for your sake is to stifle any connection to the black eyed person and the train."

"Why do you say that BIG BROTHER." Yuki asked, jokingly mimicking her brother's tone.

"There's already enough prejudice against red and black eyes. When I first met Ichiro he was being attacked by some random drunk in the street and further by the police officers that responded." Haruki sighed, bringing the mood of the conversation back toward a more serious tone. "I feel like there's just a few threads left holding together the peace and stopping random citizens from attacking you all in the streets."

"Oh" Yuki lamented.

"And with the current social perspectives on it all, I don't know if even I'd be able to protect you, let alone everyone in the group." Haruki speculated. "Even the politicians and people in emergency services are starting to get prejudices against you all. I see it every day. I hear people talking about it. It bothers me, but there's not much I can do right now."

Yuki paused and thought for a moment before responding with "If anyone tries anything against us we'll fight back and defend ourselves." Yuki exclaimed. "We've all fought monsters and demons and worse. A few normal people wouldn't be able to hurt us."

"Don't be silly." Haruki chided his sister. "You've told me about your world. You were a hero, not a villain who would think of assaulting normal, albeit misled, citizens. Also, you're not dumb little sister, you know that would only make other peoples' ideas of you worse and without your powers then those few normal people would very well be able to hurt you."

"I know, I just feel so helpless." Yuki grieved at her circumstances. "I WAS a hero. We all were. We saved so many people. We each had wonderful powers: magic, strength beyond reckoning, unfathomable speed. Now, because of our eye color, most restaurants won't even let us eat inside. We're called liars and thieves and untouchables."

"It's okay Yuki." Haruki tried to calm his sister. "You have each other in the support group and, of course, you always have me. That's what a big brother is for, looking out for his little sister."

Yuki moved over to sit next to him and hugged him tight.

Haruki held her for a moment before teasing her "You know, I can see why a lot of people don't consider you Japanese."

"Yea, Yea" Yuki chided back. "I know it's probably strange for you to suddenly have to deal with me and the rest of the group like this."

"Don't worry about it little sister." Haruki said calmly. "In my job, I get to see a lot of people acting rather strange compared to the populace."

"Thanks again" Yuki moved back to her seat and went back to eating.