Unknown Loves Chapter 1: Unknown Beginnings
Vocabulary: Names
彩花- Ayaka (Color, Flower) (Origin Japanese)
Keket- (Mythical Goddess of Darkness) (Origin Egyptian)
花- Hana (Flower)(Origin Japanese)
Absi- (Stern)(Origin Egyptian)
Jean-(gracious) (Origin French)
満夕- Mayu (Full, Evening) (Origin Japanese)
Location: Japan-Present day
"What do you mean coming to live with us?!" asked Ayaka. She had just come home after a hard day of boring school. Not to mention she just most likely failed her Chemistry test. It was only the beginning of the year but that was a bad way to start off the class.
"It's just what I said your cousin Keket is coming to live with us since her father and mother have passed on," explained Ayaka's mother Hana.
"Why can't she live with any relatives in Egypt?"
"Because she has no one over there, we are her only surviving family. Now she's coming to live with us and that is the end of the discussion." Hana turned to continue the cooking. Ayaka would normally keep arguing but when her mother took the "It's finished" tone she knew better.
She hadn't even seen or heard anything really from her cousin for about 11 years and when they did the rare visit they never talked much. They even went to Egypt once but she thought it was too hot in her opinion.
When they were together many people commented on how much they looked alike. I don't see it though. I mean sure we have the same black hair, but beyond that I never could see the similarities. I have bright jade green eyes while hers are dark brown almost black sometimes. My skin is traditionally pale like the rest of the Japanese side of the family. Hers is a lighter tan color. My height is 5'7" while she is around 5'3" small yet formidable. I'm not much of a talker but she never seemed to be one either.
Only time would tell if we would get along. I wasn't sure of it though. Oh, well I would try to get along for my mother's sake.
"Itadakimasu (said before eating a meal in Japan)!" I ate my food in silence contemplating the upcoming days.
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Location: Cairo, Egypt- Present day
Keket's P.O.V
I finished packing the last bag before my flight. I wasn't sure if this was going to work out. I didn't really even know my aunt and cousin. We've met a few times but that was it. Beyond that no other form of contact except for mother sending letters and phone calls. They were all I had left though. With the death of om(mother in Egyptian) and abi (father in Egyptian) the lawyers said I had to have some kind of care taker. My Japanese family was the first option. I had to agree I had no surviving family left here. I would miss it terribly though. All my memories are here. Everything was here for me. Now there is nothing.
I stop by my parent's old bedroom. No longer would my mother sit in front of her vanity and brush her hair with careful strokes. No longer would abi read in his chair or read to me. I walked away quickly the memories were too fresh. I kept walking till I was no longer in the house. No longer my house at all, no longer a home.
I got in the lawyers car and watched out the window as my life turned for better or worse. Who knows?
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Location: Tokyo, Japan-Present Day
Ayaka's P.O.V
Today would end my life forever. No more just me and mom at home alone. No more TV to myself. No more of everything. Today she would be coming. We had to get up at 6 o'clock on a Saturday morning to pick her up from the airport. The plane wouldn't arrive till seven but mom wanted to make sure we looked nice.
I wanted to sleep but mom said, "We are going to pick her up so get ready!" Today was a day to end all days. I dragged myself of bed unwillingly. I put on a nice pair of black slacks and a light blue blouse. I quickly brushed out my straight hair. The last thing I did before we left the house was say a quick prayer to a picture of father.
The airport was busy when we got there. I was jostled a few times before we found a good place to stand. I didn't pay attention as my mother held up a sight and shouted, "Keket!" It was sooooooooooooooooooo boring! My life couldn't suck any much more than this.
"Mère (Mother in French) why don't we just go home. It doesn't look as if she's coming." I wanted to go back to sleep it was too early.
"We are going to wait…..oh, there she is!" she pointed toward a girl walking toward us. She looked nothing like the picture we had of her.
"Are you Keket?" asked Mom.
"Yes, you are aunt Hana I presume." she responded in a bored tone.
"Yes, I am. How are you?"
"Bored."
"Well let's get you back to the house we'll talk more there." Keket picked up her bag from the baggage carousel and we left for home. I was going to die!
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Keket's P.O.V
I sat my bags down on the bedroom floor. The room was smaller than the one in Egypt. I would make due though. I don't have a lot of stuff, just some clothes and personal items. The room was nice though. There was a semi-large window on the far side with a moderately sized bed. The curtains were white to match the walls. There was a desk which I assumed I would be doing school work on. The closet was big enough to hold all of my clothes.
"Keket I have breakfast ready!" I heard my aunt call. I walked down the hallway looking at the pictures as I went. There were some of my mom and dad along with Ayaka's parents. Passing through the living room I noticed a shrine. I remember hearing about them from my mom. That was how they honor the dead in Japan. A picture of a man with blonde hair and blue eyes was sitting on the shrine, Ayaka's father. I felt a little closer to her even though I wouldn't admit it.
"I made a traditional Japanese breakfast. I don't know any Egyptian dishes but I will go pick up a few books."
"You don't have to this is fine. Om made Japanese dishes sometimes," I didn't want her to go through the trouble. After all I have to live here. I would make Egyptian dishes, I'm an okay cook.
"You might as well let her. She's persistent," Ayaka said to me as she began eating. I wasn't sure how to respond. My mother had been much different. Even though they were twins their personalities were opposites. My mother was a calm and collected lady. Aunt Hana seemed somewhat scatter brained. I shouldn't be comparing them though. I should be thankful she took me in.
"Itadakimasu.(said before a meal in Japan)" I would have to get along no matter how much I wanted to go home.
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Ayaka's P.O.V
I wasn't sure about all of this. After eating Keket went back to her room to unpack. I sat on the couch wondering how this was going to work. I mean we would have to share a bathroom! If you're not sure our apartment is kind of big. My mom's room is downstairs and has its own bathroom. My room is in the small upstairs along with Keket's. We have one bathroom connected to both rooms. I enjoyed taking my long showers. Now I was going to have to share. Not cool.
I stopped next to the alter of Otou-san(father in Japanese). "Why did you have to leave?" But like so many times before me that I had asked the question I got no reply. Oh, well tomorrow was going to be interesting. I was going to have to take Keket to school and get her registered. Yippee.
End Chapter 1
TsukiyomiMoon: Hello everyone! This is a rewrite of the original Unknown Loves. I hadn't planned on rewriting it but after some consideration I decided to. I hope you will bear with me as I try to rewrite the other chapters. I think you will like this version more. Also whose school should the girls go to? Should it be Kurama's or Yusuke's? I wasn't sure. Please let me know. Thank you all who read this.
