TGIF

Today is a special day.

Today is the day I move in with my new brothers.

All thirteen of them.

Oh boy.

Walking down the street, basking in the morning sun, I found myself on a mission. As soon as I met Ms. Miwa in person I knew she was perfect for dad; that they were prefect for one another. That perfectness brought me here, from the States to Japan, and from a Hinata to an Asahina. How strange for him to take her name.

Turning a corner a moving van rumbled by me following the narrow street down to the light. The neighborhood my brothers lived in, as I had been here several times before, was quiet and well kept. It had lots of trees and bushes and very few visible power lines which left the sky open and grand. Looking ahead through the glare of the sun I spotted two familiar faces standing post outside the gate.

"Masaomi! Wataru!" I called as I hurried towards them.

Wataru lit up as soon as he saw me and came charging towards me with Masaomi on his heels. I braced myself for impact.

"Sis!" Wataru chanted as he tackled me nearly knocking me over.

"Ooof!" I bowed over hugging the littlest of the Asahina brothers, "Hey Wataru."

"Wataru-"Masaomi interjected softly, "that's enough."

I couldn't help but laugh a little when Wataru pulled away and started to pout. Ever the spoiled younger brother.

"Masaomi-"I hummed stepping up and giving him a hug, "nice to see you again."

"Nice to see you as well."

We pulled away from one another.

"No one's home for now so would you like to rest?" he offered, "You must be tired."

I definitely could feel a major case of jet-lag setting in so I quickly agreed and followed the two back to the condo.

What little rest I managed to get I figured would be enough to keep me going until nightfall. Sitting in my bed, feeling the wood floor beneath my bare feet, I marveled at the room that was all mine. It was nothing grand, certainly smaller than my old one in the States, but cozier. The walls were barren and eggshell white. I had a new bed, a balcony, a desk that folded into the wall and a closet. It was more than enough room to function in but the bathroom seemed to be out of order.

I smiled. This was my new home and while I was excited I was equal parts nervous. The last time I'd seen the brothers had been three years ago, when I was almost fifteen, and they'd been nothing but nice to me then. In fact we raised all kinds of Hell and mischief. Now, on the verge of my seventeenth birthday, it left me wondering if they'd changed.

I know I had.

Standing up I headed downstairs to find Masaomi and Kaname sitting on the couch talking. Wataru had gone MIA though. Maybe he's in his room playing video games. Reaching the bottom of the stairs Kaname looked up from his brother, whose back was to me, and smiled warmly.

"Hey Kaname!"

As he stood up, his priestly robes falling straight, his honey-hazel eyes gained a sparkle as I got closer. Quickly I gave him a hug, smelling the temple incense on him, before he held me out at arm's length.

"My you've grown!" Kaname marveled.

It was true. Puberty had hit late but it'd hit like a friggin freight train. My boobs had come in big, round, my metabolism had kicked into overdrive flattening my stomach which pulled my sides in and my hips had rounded. The sudden change had garnered much, unwanted, attention in the years to follow and no matter how modest I dressed it didn't lessen the impact. In Kaname's eyes I saw that womanizing spark that I'd seen so many times as a kid when he watched women walk by.

"Yea. Dad kept feeding me." I smiled.

Masaomi chuckled.

"Oh! Hey, Azusa, Lex is here!"

We all looked up to the landing to see who'd come home.

"Hey Tsubaki! Azusa!"

After Tsubaki and Azusa showed Ukyo, Wataru, Subaru, Yusuke and Iori showed up. Futo was gone on tour, Natsume was working, Louis was at the salon and Hikaru was flying in so our gathering wasn't quite complete but full nonetheless. Sitting on the couch, surrounded by my brothers, I was all jitters. Was it from the plane ride? Or maybe from thinking too much about the change? Wataru had turned on the TV playing Futo's latest concert and we quietly watched. I swear he worships Futo.

"How was your flight?" Ukyo asked breaking the silence.

"It was good."

He smiled, "Good."

Nervously I pulled on the sleeves of my shirt.

"Is it too cold for you?"

I looked over at Masaomi, "Oh no I'm fine. Just bad habits."

Concern filled his face, "Are you nervous?"

"No." I shook my head and regretted it as my mind began to spin, "Just excited."

"Oh?" Kaname chimed in on my right pulling my attention, "Why is that now?" he winked at me.

I scrunched up my nose at him and said, "Because now I don't have to be alone anymore."

Kaname's sly face suddenly washed flat. Beyond him Subaru gave me a hurt look.

"Rintaro does travel a lot, doesn't he?" Azusa asked.

"Uh-huh."

Abruptly the world spun and went unfocused. All the strength left my body and I tipped foreword catching myself on the coffee table. The tea cups clattered with the impact.

Masaomi took hold of my arm steadying me, "Lex?"

Everyone seemed to go still, like I'd blow up or something, and filled the air with tension. Shaking my head and blinking my eyes I managed to focus. Masaomi felt my forehead and his touch burned.

"You're burning up!"

"I'm fine." I replied pushing his hand away and sitting up, "Really."

Without warning Kaname scooped me up into his arms and carried me upstairs. So much for my first day.