Chapter One: The Mansion
"Are we there yet?" a nineteen-year-old boy moaned with his dismal purple hair leaning against the transparent window of the vehicle. His flat strands of hair reached below his ears, were lengthy but in style, and sometimes blocked his violet eyes. His arms were anxiously folded as the car went over another bump. He couldn't stand the sight of what seemed to be endless trees on both sides of the road, and massive houses that were a few dozen acres apart.
"No Toshio," his mother, Mrs. Reli, muttered from the front seat. Toshio squirmed a little before shifting his head into a resting position. His black jeans were tight but made the teenager appear to be thinner than he really was. His white and black sneakers were crossed against the jet beetle flooring of the car. Toshio had on a gray short-sleeved shirt with thick black sleeves around his arms and a dark ruff that encircled his neck.
"You just asked that like a minute ago," the girl beside him snorted. Since she was his younger sister, Toshio rolled his eyes in response to her comment without a care. He ignored her girlish attire of midnight blue jeans with the same sneakers, a black jacket with cherry red around the wrists, and a dark tang top beneath it.
'Shut up, Miku,' Toshio thought to himself. Miku was a year younger than he was, and her long hair was a shade of lavender. Her hair reached her shoulders, but it was up like usual. A grand cinnamon clip made the back of her head seem spiky. Her bangs were short and rounded along the sides of her face. Miku's eyes were scarlet and glanced back at the window with a fuss.
"We're almost at the house," Mr. Reli commented behind the wheel. Both of the parents had silver hair with a mix of purple. Toshio had repeatedly heard from his relatives that he had his grandfather's violet eyes, but the rest of the family contained the red irises. The mother was wearing an azure blue dress with a white jacket that had sleeves up to her elbows. Mr. Reli had on a brown business suit since he was planning on heading to work right after the end of the trip.
"Do you two have to argue about everything?" Mrs. Reli inquired. Miku and Toshio remained silent and kept their eyes on the partly cloudy outside neighborhood surroundings. The entire interior of the vehicle was black, except for the silver stereo system and other electronic features. The inside smelled like a brand new car, which caused Miku to sniff every few minutes or so.
The car then came to a halt as Toshio and Mrs. Reli stared at the gigantic house to the right. The entire structure was made of brick with cobalt doors, rooftops, and windowsills. There were three various entrances to the house, each with a tiny balcony over the doorway. A nouveau style jet-black fence went around the entire piece of land.
"This is where we're moving to?" Miku gasped. She could only see half of the house from her side of the vehicle, but it was a mansion compared to the previous place of living. It was like a dream to her with the fountains and circle of road up to the main door of the house and back to the main street. The father drove the car a bit further so the back of the car was beside the door, and could hear the truck pulling along behind them. The entire family exited the car and stared at the mansion for a while on the front lawn.
"There's furniture inside, right?" Toshio wondered. "I mean there's no way our stuff will fill it all." His hands were in his pants pockets as he bent his right leg forward. He was about five feet six inches tall, or an inch higher than Miku. Their parents were both five feet seven inches tall.
"Yes Son," Mr. Reli uttered. "The previous family left most of their belongings behind." Miku was in between her parents, and Toshio was to the right of his mother. She then contemplated and pictured a room set up for her already. The father led the family to the now opened door as the movers were sauntering in and out of the house with various pieces of furniture or boxes.
"Excuse me," one man mumbled as Miku and him went through the door at the same moment. The awkward experience was quickly turned to awe, as the interior of the house was even more intriguing. There were two spiral staircases that combined into one walkway on the upper floor. On the sides of the steps were two different rooms; on the right was the living room with fancy emerald couches and wooden tables. To the left was a miniature office with bookshelves along the walls. In the middle of the room was a desk with a pink cushioned wooden chair.
"Dang…" Toshio gawked. "Where's the entertainment?" He was obviously talking about the items that fit his interest, and not the adult-like features of the main hall. A miniature fountain was several feet away from them and atop the wooden floor. Miku was beaming with delight.
"I think it's beautiful," she pleasurably sighed. In between the staircases was a path to more rooms, but it was too far to tell what was ahead.
"Okay Dears. Go unpack your rooms. You don't want to start school tomorrow without being organized," Mrs. Reli ordered. The siblings groaned at the word "School," but dragged themselves upstairs anyway. Miku heeded her stuff being put into a room down the right hallway. Toshio followed and noticed that the entire hallway was lit up.
The flooring of the whole house was wooden, except for the bedrooms. The hallways had windows on one side, and doors on the other. The walls were a maroon tint of color with cinnamon doors. It was like a giant loop as Toshio tried going the opposite way, but still ended up where Miku was. She was obverse of a lavender room, and Toshio's blue room was to the left of it.
"Oh wow!" Miku chortled with her hands clasped against her chest. Toshio rolled his eyes and kept his hands in his pockets.
"It's just your old room, except bigger," he noted. The interior designers had come that morning to set up the new rooms, or organize the Reli's family's items with the old furniture.
"I know, but I like it…" she retorted with a daze. Her room was entirely lavender, including the walls that had tiny white spots. The bed was purple and the front was along the right wall. To the opposite of that were a wooden desk, a white dresser, and a pale closet door.
The window was on the other side of the room across from the main door. Toshio looked into his room, which seemed the same, except everything was blue, and the furniture was in the opposite arrangement. Both desks contained a black laptop computer that was currently shut to save power, and a white lamp with a pale shade.
"How dull," he thought aloud. 'Where's the big screen television with surround sound? Dad said I could have it.' His hands were released from his pockets as he disappointingly folded his arms. He watched as the movers stopped putting boxes into his new room and decided to head into it. Miku was already on her bed spitting out phrases of delight. 'Why do we have to start school tomorrow?'
Toshio then noticed the outfit on his bed, which was of black pants and a jacket with tiny flaxen buttons. Beneath the top was a white collared shirt with long sleeves. 'A uniform!' He slammed his right hand onto his forehead and shook his head in dismay. He was ready to move back to where they lived before and forget about being affluent.
Miku fidgeted as she attempted to fix her pale skirt, which was part of her uniform. All the girls wore the same thing: a dismal jacket with long sleeves that covered a short-sleeved blouse, a miniskirt, and leggings of their choice with brown shoes. Even the males had on the same attire.
'This uniform is itchy…' she thought. Beside her were Toshio and a few other students that were following a teacher around the school for a tour. The professor was wearing a scarlet dress with black stockings. Her black hair went to her shoulders to make her seem youthful.
"To the right is the pool where you can take swim classes," she explained. The entire room smelled like chlorine, but the tour group was behind a glass wall that looked down across the swimming area. The walls were also tiled with aqua blue colors and matching white floors.
'At least there's more to do at this school,' Toshio admitted. He had seen a cafeteria with different fast food choices, classrooms that seemed brand new, and various sport fields or gyms. The group moved forward towards the science department, which neither of the siblings was interested in.
'This is going to be a long week,' Miku exhaled. Not only did they just move in, but also they were already starting school on a Monday, which meant that there wouldn't be time to relax until the weekend. 'I guess I'll explore the house later.' The tour continued as she felt the urge to sit down from her aching feet, which wouldn't happen for another hour or so.
End of Chapter One