Hello one and all, I'd just like to put up some notes. Since many Asian countries don't have names, I had to search (and ask) for some.
Thailand: Aphideth, meaning Power in Thai. Courtesy of my mom, when I couldn't think of one and gave up. (I THOUGHT UP WAEN [Meaning eyeglasses -lolfail-] INSTEAD.) It's a very pretty name. Pronounced: A-pi-det- (Hint of h at the end.) I will use Waen as a nickname sometimes though.
Taiwan: Meiying. Meaning beautiful flower in Chinese. Since the Taiwanese seem fond of American names (TOP 100 TAIWANESE NAMES, YOU SHOULD SEE THEM.) I stuck with Chinese names. Since it's sorta the same. This can be used for a boy also, by the way.
Vietnam: Bian, meaning Secretive. Fitted her personality.
Hong Kong: Wei, meaning Mighty in Chinese.
Will have some basic Mandarin, Japanese, and Thai here and there.
So uh...Yeah, enjoy.
China sat back in a small couch in his living room, sighing. His long term breath caused a strand of hair to fly up, landing on his face after it's little flight. He stared at it, then brushed it away with his fingers.
"Stupid World Meetings." He hung his head. Every time he had the marvelous joy of leaving from one, he had a headache. But no matter, it would soon go away. Thing is, when exactly will 'soon' come?
"Aiyaa...." Yao got up to get some green tea. That always seemed to calm his nerves. But he stopped in his tracks.
"Wha..." He bent over to look at the corner of his couch. A book, it looked like, of some sort was sticking out. Last time he remembered, he never put books behind his couch. Slipping it from it's hiding spot, he plopped down in the couch looking at the front. A red flower glued to it, lace and beads sticking out from the behind the flower. Some of the petals were creased, from being behind the couch for so long. It was dusty, layers of it getting in Yao's chocolate eyes. He blinked, then opened it. Dust poofed out, clouding over his face. Just how old was this...? Yao coughed, and waved his hand to blow away the dust, his eyes squinted. Looking into the book when the dust cloud was gone, he felt his face soften, and a faint smile.
His family's scrapbook.
It has been many years since he's looked through this. Many, many years indeed. He remembered the first time he had talked to Greece about this idea both he, and Greece shared. The camera. Although it hadn't been developed in many years, when he was finally able to get his hands on one (Ironic, because he had the basic idea and yet he couldn't even acclaim one.) he took it home immediately, to his fellow baby brothers and sisters. The two that seemed most interested were Kiku and Aphideth. Although Kiku inspected it to see how it worked, Aphideth was the one who really used it. He would go around, snapping pictures of random things in the garden, house, and even Yao himself. It was adorable, and Yao let Aphideth do what he want.
Yao looked at the first picture he saw, and that was a picture of himself, Yong Soo, and Kiku eating at the table. In the corners, he could see Meiying's qipao ruffles, and Bian's hand, chopsticks picking up some rice. Yao had his cheeks stuffed, while Yong Soo had his mouth open, most likely ranting about something at the time. Kiku had his regular, emotionless face, staring into the camera. Yao puffed up his cheeks at the way he looked, brows furrowing. He really wished Aphideth would have picked a better time to have taken that picture.
He looked to the next one.
"Aiiya! You kids are going to break my back when I grow older, aru!" Yao oofed through his steam bun when he felt more weight plomp onto his back, frowning.
"Who was that this time, aru?" He asked muffled, looking behind his back to see who it was. He couldn't reach over his shoulder enough, so he gave up and waited for a response.
"Me, baba~ (Dad)" He heard a high, girly voice. Meiying.
"Oi, don't call me that Mei Mei (Little sister)" He scolded. He took the steam bun in his hand, taking a bite out of it and continuing to watch the moon. He usually got dog piled by his siblings, so he got used to it. But waking up with a hurting back every morning must not be a good sign. He sighed, his chest lifting from the breath, instead of his stomach, since he was lying on it. He saw two little feet stand in front of him.
"Yong Soo, get out of the way, aru." Yao took another bite of his steam bun. Of course he didn't expect this kid to listen to him, but it was worth a try.
"Aniki! I want some too~!" Yong Soo had plopped down in front of Yao, lying on his stomach, arms on top of his. Yao frowned. He didn't even know why he did try anymore.
"You could've got some in the kitchen, aru." Yao took another bite, chewing on the beef inside while he watched as Yong Soo pouted.
"But I want some from you, Aniki!" Yao tapped Yong Soo on the side of the head. He wasn't one to hit his kids.
"Do not talk like that, aru." Of course, Yao truly knew the intention behind that sentence. He felt more weight plopped down on him, specifically, his lower back, not as sudden as before.
"Ana~, Phi yai (Big brother), you make good steam buns." Aphideth chomped on his, hearing an 'mm' from his phi yai. He smiled, and took out his camera once again. Only three things are missing here. Bian, Kiku, and Wei. He decided to wait. Yao felt two more of his siblings lay upon him, each sitting next to Meiying.
"Eeeehhh! Didi! Don't get crumbs on my qipao!" Meiying yelled at Wei, wiping at her qipao. Hong Kong didn't respond, his face staying in it's apathetic state. He nibbled on his bun, his eyes shifting to Meiying for a moment. He rolled them, and continued to look into the moon
"No picking on your little brother, aru." Yao told Meiying, going to look over his shoulder, ignoring Yong Soo's attempts at attention. Bian was ignored, but she liked it that way.
"Where is Kiku?" She asked out of nowhere, looking back into the house, squinting into the dark.
"That emo is probably weeping in his room."
"Phi yai Yong Soo, I don't think it's right saying that about phi yai Kiku."
"Listen to your little brother for once, aru."
"I heard that, Onii-san. (this should be obvious)" Kiku took a bite out his bun. He was resting upon Yao's lower legs, hidden behind the pile of kids. Of course he wouldn't be noticed. He sighed, loving the taste of the bun.
"OMG, TEENAGE NINJA EMO." Yong Soo yelled, making Kiku wince.
"Go listen to that Big Bang crap."
"YOU DON'T MAKE FUN OF BIG BANG." Yao rubbed his ear.
"Quiet down, aru!" He yelled back at Yong Soo, giving him a ear ache similar to Yao's.
"Why don't we all listen to S.H.E.!" Meiying yelled, smiling as she leaned both of her hands on Yao's mid-section.
"I like those girls. What about Bird Tong Chai?"
"Who are those people?!" Yong Soo questioned, Bian, Kiku and he genuinely confused.
After rolling his eyes, Apideth felt it was the right time, so he got up, put his camera in front of the huge pile.
"Say khaeng! (cheese)" Aphideth ran back to his spot. Everyone shot there heads to the camera, some with steam buns hanging from their mouths, bored expressions on their faces, others with obnoxious smiles on their faces. The only one that said khaeng was Aphideth. The camera flashed, leaving a white dots on each pair of eyes. Yao blinked and rubbed his eyes, feeling them become droopy at the same time.
"Are you done, Waen? That flash hurts mah eyes..." Yong Soo rubbed his eye's in front of Yao, feeling his get droopy as well.
"You kids gettin' tired, aru?" He asked, leaning his head one of his arms, nose also nuzzled in one of Yong Soo's sleeves.
"No!" They all shouted in unison. Yao sighed.
"You kids."
"We know, but you love us anyway." Aphideth said, nuzzling his head into Yao's lower back. Yao laughed, and ruffled Yong Soo's head.
"Wo ai ni~ (I love you~) You bunch a' kids." Yong Soo leaned into the touch. Soon all the kids gained up on Yao.
"We want to cuddle with Big Brother too!"
This was going to be a long night for Yao.
Yao marveled at the picture of him, his kids piled up on him. He laughed. Nights like those were always the best. He sighed, smile still content in it's place. Just when he was about to turn the page, he jumped when he heard the door bell. Gathering up the scrapbook, he hid it behind the couch again, rushing to the door.
Rather long A/N: THIS ISN'T OVER YET. THAT WAS JUST ONE PICTURE, MY FRIEND. ONE! ONE. WE STILL HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH TO GO. Lol, no. I might cover two pictures in one chapter or something like that.
Reason why Hong Kong, Vietnam, and Thailand are in here. Well....It didn't feel right getting rid of these guys. You actually might be confused about Thailand. Thailand is young, but still older than Hong Kong (Everyone is older than Hong Kong ._.) The early Tai people were originally from China. So....Yeah. Don't even expect this to be historically correct in anyway. Actually, the time line in this might be very, VERY, VERY, loose. So yeah.
The modern terms in this.....I couldn't resist. Please don't lecture me on that, I know. Kthnx.
S.H.E. Is a Taiwanese girl band. They are very good, you should see them. Bird Tong Chai is a famous singer in Thailand. I LOVE HIM, HE CAN SING IN 7 LANGUAGES~ Anyway. Big Bang is a boy band of Korea, but I don't listen to K-pop sooo....(I listen to Taiwanese, Thai, Chinese, and Japanese music and I can't bring it upon myself to listen to Korean?! I'm ashamed of myself.) Steam buns are what Thai and lao people (At least the ones I know) call pork buns. It's a habit I can't get rid of.
I hope you enjoyed this, n_n. Just like how I enjoyed writing Yong Soo and his fight with Kiku.