The Hourglass 61 The Guardians

"Aria…give me a good girly name or at least Melinda gave me a normal name although Michael could think of it I felt more confronted of you are the one that named me, although I know that I actually insulting myself too I know myself." The split said pleadingly.

"Alright…alright…stop that how about Hibiki." Michael said after seeing how his split personality react.

Suddenly the three of them looked in disbelieve at Michael with their eyes wide open.

"What!" Michael spoke first breaking the silence since the clones is just standing there in silence.

"No, it's just that unexpected." Aria said.

"Yeah do you remember the time we played the game where we think of names of our child if we have one you manage to think all the horrible names for our child!" Melinda said while inspecting Michael.

"I remember that although I know that we at that time purposely make it more terrible cause it's just a game our naming sense is still terrible and I am aware of it how did you think of that name… oh wait, I know now." The split personality…, no she is now Hibiki.

"Yeah just like what you think… Anime!" Michael winked at Hibiki.

"Yeah anime…"Aria said while nodding as if she realizing something.

"I forgot he often watches anime and liked it" Melinda said while nodding to.

"And now your guys will be 'The Guardians'" Michael said with his hands akimbo like asking for a hug.

"Alright I am just your split personality and they are just a clone that imitate your thinking and obeyed your order mindlessly" Hibiki shrugged.

"It's your ability so be it" Aria said.

"Up to you" Imitating the other two decision she said that.

"Alright let's meet grandpa and HIbiki you are the captain, I already gave you the authority" Michael opened the door and Hibiki ordered the other 8 clones to follow her while Aria and Melinda followed too.

On the short way toward the grandpa's private working room the nine little boys and girls was seen by his mom and brother and of course by the look on their face Michael know what they are thinking but obviously their imagination is too much and he would be only at 6 or 7 years old according to the clones's appearance ages.

Of course Michael include the same function as the clone he made at the airport where they could retract their 'clothes' so the current clothes they had is an organic one from them directly so it's durability is very high.

Knocking on the door, Michael waited before hearing the voice of his grandfather. "Come in."

At first when Michael, Aria, and Melinda entered he is still calm but when the nine child like figure entered he took a sudden deep breath with shock on his eye before he calmed down, indeed although his family is full if over imaginative people his grandpa of course could still deicide what's the truth and not.

So before his grandpa started any weird question Michael explained what these 'kids' are and what they are supposed to do and said that they could almost do anything ordered even being a stress reliefer while winking at his grandpa making him frown "But…as long as they are alive that's the only condition." Michael said seriously before suddenly stepping aside and presenting the nine clones with a sudden light from his palm before saying with a cheerful voice "And… they are name 'The Guardians…of Lolicon'!"

Suddenly Aria and Melinda burst out laughing while Hibiki just sigh there with a depressed expression because she know what's happening while his grandfather suddenly got a coughing fit.

After waiting for a while Michael continued with a very wide smile on his face "But of course it's just a joke their name is just 'The Guardian' and the one leading them is my Split Personality, Hibiki-chan! ,yeah."

Strictly speaking it should be a serious matter but Michael just made it into a joke as if it was the purpose of the whole 'Guardian' thing. It was also amazing that Michael could changes his emotions overnight or minutes from serious, melancholic one into a guy who like to joke around or into something else.

Knowing how his grandson is, Grandpa Li just sigh before drank his tea to calm himself. After that they talked a little more serious just a little and all of this took more or less the majority of lunch time, now it's 2 p.m.

With that grandpa a.s.sign the nine of them to Shadow but not before leaving the confused grandpa because the leader of the guardian called him grandpa while the other's didn't spoke at all, he finally remembered that Michael did mention that the girl is his split personality while the other eight is 'only' his parallel minds.

Thankfully for the Aria and Michael, before they went to train at the Gravity Stairs they have planed the date or else they would have embarra.s.sed themselves tomorrow when it was the time for the double date since Michael have promised to 'leave everything to him' so with a similar default as the first date they had they put on all the things that's needed on their car before having Melinda playing the driver tomorrow.

They ended up skipping the lunch completely while Grandpa Li ate his lunch at 2 p.m but to a bunch of peak of Qi Gathering Realm cultivator like them it was nothing considering the can easily skip eating for a month and felt no hunger or thirst if they didn't fought any battle.

That night, Today, they didn't have any s.e.x, any s.e.xual hara.s.sment toward each other they just enjoy the day while now after dinner they went to enjoy the starlight and the moon at 4th floor where they are in the morning too, except Michael moved his bed there so the three of them just laid there looking at the stars along with the cool breeze that sometime come by.

Well of course just like last night Michael have to blow away the clouds of gas and smokes that block the star from being seen making a rare two night in the rows where the night sky is so clear and the star is bright in this busy city.

Gradually the three of them slept while talking, joking even getting angry at each other but they always have a little smile on their face even after the three of them fell asleep, just right before he closed his eyes to sleep Michael kissed Aria and Melinda on their forehead.