Hey everybody! This is my first story for Air Gear and I hope you enjoy it. Please review and I take good and bad comments. I know that Chiwa isn't like the dog I described but lets just use a bit of imagination! Anyways, once again, I hope you like it!

Disclaimers: I do not own Air Gear. If I did, you'd know for sure!

Air Gear

Home Sweet Home

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Some people think a home is a place of dwelling, a permanent place one lives, like as a member of a family or household. There are many types of homes, like an apartment, a house, a mansion and even, a shed. But there's more then one meaning. It can also mean a place where something flourishes, is most typically found, or where it originates. Like the Chedder Pink Dianthus, originally found in Eth's Cliffs of Chedder Gorge in Britain. But, a home can also be a place where someone belongs. Whether it's a house, a street, a park or even a dark ally (although I don't suggest you make a dark ally your home). It's a place you feel secure and know you can go back to whenever you need help. It has people who want to and always will help you in it, who are like your family. For some people, a home is hard to find while others are born into home. But a home is something you are willing to fight for, just because it's your home.

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A big sliver truck pulled up onto the driveway of a large house. It was a creamy white on the outside, ivy crawling up it's walls. There was a small ledge hovering over the door that someone could climb up to if need be. Off to the right of the building was a balcony with metal bars surrounding. The windows were slightly dirty. There was a stone path going around to the back.

The doors of the car carefully opened as a young boy with light blond hair and crystal blue eyes stepped out. The drivers seat also opened as a young women stepped out. She was tall with short blond hair and brown eyes.

"I know it's now what you expected, or wanted, but you'll get use to it." She said.

"Whatever." The small blond boy grabbed a duffle bag from inside the car and hung it off his shoulder before grabbing the collar of a fury mess and dragging it out. Gracefully, a big black dog with half his face white came out. It's pointy ears were up and alert while he looked around with one silver eye and one brown. One front paw was white while the other was black and his two back paws were a dark chocolate brown. His tail was curled with the tip brown. The dog immediately started to follow his master even after he released the dogs blue collar.

"The dogs not coming in the house." The girl stated.

"He has a name! Chiwa! C-H-I-W-A! Get it right... and he's not staying outside." He mumbled as an afterthought.

"Kazu! I know you're angry having to live with me but please! Try not to make this more difficult then necessary. I don't want to have to clean up after Chiwa anyways! He stays outside."

"Hino! He'll get cold!"

"He's young! What, only a year old or something. He. Stays. Outside." Hino yelled.

"You can't do that to him! He's my friend!" Kazu yelled in response. Hino sighed, giving in only because she didn't want to start a fight.

"Fine, but you clean any mess he makes!"

"Yeah, yeah." They proceeded to the front door in silence. Hino had to dig through her purse for the key and after about a minute, produced a silver ring with many little keys hanging off it. She quickly shoved it in the door, hoping it would get rid of the awkward silence. The door opened with a loud creak. Kazu stepped inside and dropped his small bag on the wooden floor.

Once you walked in, to the right was a staircase. Under it was a little door that you'd have to bend over to go through. The hall was big and had little nic-nacs making it homely. To the right was a big living room with a couch leaning against a window and facing the opposite wall. A green and brown rug was spread across the floor with a small, wooden coffee table on top. In the corner was a large fireplace and some pictures.

Kazu continued down the hall to a bend and in the corner was a glass door leading to a dining room. A silver chandelier hung from the roof with small crystals dangling down over a long wooden table. In the right corner was a small desk with an old looking computer. Next to it was a pile of Cd and game packages. In the top left corner was a treadmill.

He turned right and walked down the hall to another door that led to the first living room. He ignored that door and walked through another one that ended the hall, although it turned right to a small bathroom and instead of another wall ending that hall, there was a closed door.

He ended up in the kitchen. To his left was a large fridge and freezer. Then a long line of wooden cabinets that went in to a corner and turned. There was an over and cooker next with one last press with a slightly broken door. In the right corner was a small table for four. Instead of another door, there was a huge gap that led to the Tv room.

He walked into there to find a Tv at the front of the room in a wall. There were cabinets next to it containing DvD's. A ways across the room was a long couch and to the right of that was another, smaller one facing the wall. Across from that one was an armchair that looked a little worse for wear. On the floor was a big green rug. There were two glass doors that led to the big back garden. There was a door that opened up into the hallways too. All in all, the house was big and pretty nice.

"Well, what do you think?" His sister questioned. He only realized then that she had followed him with his dog through the house.

"Ehh... It's okay." He responded uncaringly.

"You'll grow to like it. Now, why don't you check out your room. I know it's not much right now but if you save up you can start adding things to it."

"Heh, it's not like I even care about it." With that, the boy turned and walked back the the front door, he grabbed his bag before heading up the stairs. His dog in front of him and sister following behind. Once they reached the top they were in a large hall. If you looked up you could look through a little window in the roof to see a slightly cloudy sky. The hall was like a giant room but nothing there. The floor was wooden. On the right was a door and across from him, near the first door was another. Then, next to that was a bathroom and closet. As you kept going along there was a creamy door and the a black one. Last but not least, there was one door behind him, the washing room with a dryer and washing machine inside.

"Okay, this is my room," Hino said as she pointed to the first door and opened it. The floor was a grey rug but clean although her dressers filled with make-up and other girly thing was a mess. She had a few posters and a double bed with a pull out drawer under it. There was a desk and chair with papers covering it and a small laptop on top. Also, a sliding glass door that led to the balcony. The one he had seen from the front of the house.

"This is the spare room." The next door opened to reveal a giant bed and closet with a small arm chair. They continued on, skipping the bathroom.

"This is Aunty's old room, but I'm planning on changing it into... maybe a library or something. You can put something you like to do in here." She opened a door to a small hallway and as he walked in he was led to a HUGE bedroom. It was more then twice the size of the past two rooms. There was a bed at the end and to the left of the bed was a bathroom and closet. There was no balcony but big windows going all down the room.

They walked out of it and into the last, black door. "This will be your room." It was pretty empty with dark blue walls and a single bed. On the bed were a bunch of different blankets thrown over to resemble one big colorful blanket. In the corner was a dusty black desk and white chair with a pencil on top. He had a open mirror wardrobe that was built into the wall. There was a glass door that led to a balcony but the metal bars were rusty. The room was covered in a blanket of dust. Next to the doorway was another door that led to a white and blue bathroom.

"No one has used this room in a while. I opened the windows to air it out. It needs a bit of a clean up too. I'll leave you to it. I'll make lunch in an hour and if you need anything just come down and ask." With that, she left him and Chiwa alone.

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(Kazu's Pov)

I saw the perfect corner for Chiwa's bed and I pulled the thickest blanket -which wasn't very thick- off the bed ands made it into a ball-ish shape. I put it in the corner across from my bed and before the doors to the balcony. Chiwa immediately walked over to it, spun around two times before plopping down. He was tired after the long plane ride -which took forever to get him ready for with all the shots he seemed to need- and the drive here. Normally, he'd be jumping around and excited as he was only seven months old, he was a giant for his age and I'm scared he won't stop growing. Already he's up to my hip and while I'm not that tall, I'm fourteen so thats big. If he were to stand on his hind legs he'd be as tall as me. His head was propped on his crossed paws and he watched me, as if saying 'well, what now?'

"I have to clean... I don't think you'll be willing to pitch in, will you?" While it's weird to talk to a dog, when Chiwa wasn't totally hyper he was pretty smart. He can open the fridge, get me a drink from said fridge and... pretty much do anything else I ask. But when he wakes up, sees the leash in my hand or just gets excited, he practically ignores me until I give him what he wants.

In response, he just stared at me with blank, bored eyes and from that I knew my answer... 'No way in hell.' With a sigh, I walked to the sliding door and opened it. It took a little jiggling but the door opened. I walked outside and looked around. This was the back garden.

To the right was a little playground consisting of a long, metal slide with wooden stand's, and a swing set with two swings and a little tyre swing. Behind the playground were a few rose bush's. Next to it was a deck with a white circular table and chairs. A tree came through a built in hole in the deck and at the end of it was a barbecue. Near the table was a wooden flower pot that was long. Many flowers were in it, planted by none other then my dead aunty. After the deck was a garage with a basketball hoop and finally, behind that was a large field that went on for miles until it disappeared into a wooded forest. Not too far into the field was large barn. It was a beautiful view.

A sigh escaped my lips. I moved from America, where my parents lived to here, the Japanese countryside in a town called Drageo. It was pretty secluded, with no paved streets really and the nearest school was at least four miles away. My AT's may as well be useless here, there are so many potholes and lumps in the ground.

I walked back into my room, Chiwa was still awake and looking at me sleepily. I walked to my bag and dumped the contents onto the floor. All that was there were a few T-shirts, some jeans and a few hoodies. Can't forget my ATs. I stuffed my clothes into a few drawers, not that I had that many. I could clean my room... but I really wasn't bothered.

I crawled into my bed. It's eleven p.m. in America but here, it's 2 p.m. the next day. So I'm fifteen hours ahead of what I should be and I didn't sleep on the flight that was eleven hours and twenty minutes plus the four hours drive to here. So, I'm exhausted.

I easily fell asleep, but before darkness took me over, I felt the weight of my dog jumping up onto my bed. He did his nightly ritual of spinning around two times before curling up next to me, his head resting on my back. I felt lighter with my dog loyally by me.

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Hino quickly made lunch. It wasn't anything hard or time consuming to make. It was a simple ham sandwich and tomato soup. She made herself some too but decided to bring Kazu's up to him, after all he must be exhausted.

She pushed open his door but stopped dead in her tracks at what she saw. Kazu was curled up on his side, his beanie still on his head, and Chiwa was next to him. Lying half on him, as if protecting his master from anything that might hurt him.

Slowly, she walked over to her slumbering little brother. Little was right, too. In her opinion he was way too skinny, he needed to eat more and he looked so fragile. She knew he was pretty shy and didn't like being the center of attention.

She knew that their relationship wasn't the best, after all, she left when he was only four years old. She never came to visit so he never got to know her. He looked up to her, wanted to be like her when he was young and she adored him but she couldn't stand their parents. She had to leave. And she knew just how heartbroken he was when he watched her walk to the security check in the airport. She promised to visit but she never did. At the start, she was his everything but as time grew, he stopped caring because suddenly it didn't matter anymore.

She wished she could have been there, been stronger but she wasn't. To be honest with herself, she didn't know this boy sitting before her. She expected the little boy she left to be appearing before her but instead, it was someone she didn't know. They weren't siblings anymore, they were two strangers living in one house. She wanted to fix that.

She set the bowl and plate on the little bedside table and sat down gently on the side of her brothers bed. She ran her fingers through his honey locks, taking his hat off in the process. She set it on the table as well and continued her ministrations. Then, she leaned down and pressed a loving kiss on his forehead.

They may be strangers, but he was still her little brother, and she still loved him.

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Well, thats all for now! I hope you enjoyed this chapter and more will be coming soon! Thanks for reading! Biiiiiiii

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