I just want to be normal, I really really do. Sadly wishes don't always come true. Luckily for me, I don't stick out anymore than I need to. I know I know, so why am I not normal? well. It's a secret, I can't tell you.
My name is Izumi Soshai and I'm sixteen years old, going to soon turn seventeen in a couple of months, but that's not important. My family and I are all moving to a new place here in Japan. It's a town called Kaibara. Personally I have never heard of this place, but I guess it exists. We used to live down near Nagasaki, but for some reason Sora desired to relocate. Sora is the head of our family. People are always confused on whether or not Sora is capable of being the head of our family, because he doesn't act like it, especially with the fact he is a major cross-dresser. He looks like a female, and he makes a pretty girl, but he was born a male, trust me. Why else wouldn't he be very good as the head of our family? Well, maybe it'll become clear later.
I don't really mind leaving Nagasaki, not like I had many friends there anyway, it was just, how we decided to travel. We have a relatively large family, including people working for us and we couldn't just take seperate cars. Oh no no, that's blasphemy! We all had to cram into one, large bus. I mean LARGE, bus. It was as big as two school buses placed together. It was an obnoxious way to travel, we basically hogged the whole rode. People honked, stared, flipped us off. It's so embarrassing.
The whole time I was crouched down into my seat, hiding my face from the window in order to not be seen. I didn't want to end up being recognized as the girl who belongs in the family with too freaking big of a bus. It was a boring and long ride, and I couldn't even nap. everyone was so tightly fit, the heat became unbearable, and the noises outide just gave me headache, along with the screaming kids on the inside. It was impossible, and we didn't have the gas to turn on the air conditioner or anything, so we had to sit in there and suffer. I hate the heat, unless of course I'm playing sports, then that's just inevitable, but not when I have no choice but to sit still.
Not only that, but I was also forced to sit by Nana, a cousin of mine who is around the age of seven, and Sora. Nana is adorable, I love her greatly. She has black curls that wave around her face, with brilliant green eyes. her face is pale, thin, and has wonderful complexion for someone her age. her smile is a bit goofy, but she's losing her teeth and growing new onws, even though, they're still a wonderful white. Her height goes to about above my kneecap, almost to my hip. as adorable as she was, she was loud and a chatterbox, never knowing when enough was enough. It made my head pound, as said previously. Sora was no help either. He on the other hand, had long, brown hair that went down to his legs, but right now had some of it rolled up into a bun with chopsticks through them. It was wavy and thick, shining in the light, making it almost appear red. he was thin, and had a girly frame, his face was also thin and feminine. His eyes were a sea-foam blue, and pointed up slightly, like a girl's would. His skin was clear, like Nana's, but he was more tan than pale. What he wore was a rather large red kimono with golden cherry blossoms on it, petals looking as if they were blowing in the wind. The sleeves were long and covered his hands, not to mention draped down pretty far, and the bottom of it dragging on the floor. He wasn't loud, but he did talk a lot, and repeatedly told me how I needed to care for my complexion and act more like a girl than a guy. I was seconds away from punching him.
Finally the bus pulled up into our new home, and I was one of the last ones to step down the stairs. I looked at th building. It was a large estate with a heavy-looking gate to conceal the houses inside. It looked rather traditional, but rather plain. The wood, tiles, shingles, everything was just white, black, gray and brown. Still, if I do say so myself it was a rather nice place, and much larger than our old home. Maybe for once I'd get my own little home inside, or at least get paired with someone reasonable. Like Sachiko, she and I got along. If not, then I'd be stubbron and move out of the estate to get an apartment around this place and live on my own.
"This is our new home guys! What do you think of it? I got the best of the best for the Soshai family! Second biggest estate in Kaibara!" Sora cheerd as he struggled to open the doors, getting Isamu and Daisuke to help him. Both of them were older males, Daisuke being twenty-five while Isamu was twenty-one. Daisuke has white hair that flips around, a rather shaggy kind of look that the girls loved. With it he has ice-pale blue eyes with glasses, but he looked better with them on if anyone asked me. He was rather tall, and he has nearly snow-white skin. It looksd like he'd shrivel if he would step in the sun, or been kept in a dark room for nearly all his life. Isamu was taller than Daisuke with finely cut blonde hair and fray eyes that will stare hard into your soul. He was a very serious guy that can stare at people for hours, and easily intimidate them. he was more muscular than the rest of the boys, and he was just a regularly pale man. He rarely smiled.
"I love it, there's so much room to play hide and seek!" Nana chirped in her honey-sweet voice with her heart-warming, innocent smile.
"More like cause trouble if you ask me.. Yet I agree, now I can practice my martial arts and other stuff without worrying bout breaking things!" Toshiko spoke confidently with a swift kick in the air. Toshiko was another cousin of mine. She was nineteen years old with a dull orange hair color with burning golden eyes. being taller than I, she was just as fit and it was obvious she had muscle to her, but she looked fragile still. I suppose it's just a trait that is passed onto the Soshai family. her hair was down between her shoulder blades, often found up in a high ponytail though.
"Please Toshiko, you must watch where you're kicking!" Whimpered a smaller voice. It was Chou. He was my nephew, and he was ten years old. Standing waist-high, he was obviously much more fragile than even the girls. He had dark blue eyes with chestnut hair, almost as pale as Dasiuke. "It's so big.. I liked the other home better, I'll probably get lost.."
"It's alright Chou, we'll help you! In just a few weeks this place will be just as good as home! I like it already!" the happy one that spoke now is Hana. She's a little more odd than the rest, she has wavy blue hair that trails down to her lower back with emerald eyes. Hana is fifteen years old, and she isn't really my blood, probably the one the least related to me. she's tall and thin, even for her age with a rather good bust, both in the front and back, which makes her popular amongst the men, always having them chase after her heels. She seemed like an ocean princess, and even I envied her beauty, though the blue hair was odd, but it matched her well.
"The house doesn't matter as much as the doctors do.." A cough came pounding into my ears. I turned to the bus as another one of my relatives was helped off the bus. It was Amaya, and she was a deathly ill girl, but still had hopes of getting better if she had proper care. She was only eighteen, and had a short haircut, which was a bright blonde with genlte violet eyes.
"Very nice.. This place flourishes with plant like, equaling out the amount of pollution in this area.. Balance..." My head swivled to the side to see Sayuri. She had dark eyes, nearly black with dark brown hair, straight, cut like a boy would have. It looked good on her though, she pulled it off. Yet unlike Hana, she was rather, flat in the front yard and back yard. She never seemed to be interested in making friends though anyway, I guess it didn't bother her. she did though like to sit around people, said it may not be her friends, but she liked to just, be by them. She was an odd case indeed though, and I kept my distance from her.
"Sweet, hamock naps here I come!" Called another voice. I knew this one, she was my younger sister, whom I well stayed away from. Yuka, she was fourteen years old with childish pigtails on the side of her head, as yellow as the sun. She had gray-blue eyes that sparkled with a childish grin. Yet somehow she managed to have just as many boys after her as Hana did, some mystery I will never find out.
"Sheesh Yuka could you be any noisier, or lazier..?" Growled someone else. Ah, yes, my friend, or family member I got along with probably the most. Sachiko finally made her appreance/ She had gorgeous red hair with red-brown eyes that seemed to bite. She was my age, maybe a month or two older than I was. "I can agree with everyone though, it has a lot of space.. Wonder if the ground is fertile.." She pondered. Gardening was something we had in common, but we kept ours seperate. She grew flowers, I grew vegetables and other foods.
Sora only blinked. then he smiled. "Well it seems like everyone likes it! Though, Izumi you haven't said anything since we left. I thought you of all people would like it since it's so spacious, yet not a peep. What's your opinion?" Sora asked me as he looked over to me. I froze slightly, and looked to the side.
"It's fine, I guess, doesn't matter much to me." I spoke to him, noticing the other members also looking at me as our employees unpacked our items.
"As long as you get your space, right?" Sora seemed to snide at me. I glared a him slightly.
"Yeah, as long as I have my very own, space." I quickly replied with some chill to my tone.
"I'll make sure you live near me, just for funsies. I can't wait, neighbor." He joked with a wink, and wandered off. I gritted my teeth together. It was obvious we didn't get along, \and for reasons I very well didn't like to talk about, yet ever since it did happen he has been an ass to me since, not that I have been much better to him. A bitter sigh escaped from my lips as everyone wandered on inside, and I was stranded outside the estate, alone.
"Funsies... Right..." I mumbled to myself as I slid a bag onto my shoulder, and entered the gate doors to my new home.
{{Author's note: aahh, the beginning is always boring! Well, I think it turned out alright, I hope you guys enjoy it, and remember this is only the beginning! R&R please and thank you, the second chapter will be up as soon as possible!~}}
