Storyness Prologue
I'm lying under the stars. The cool breeze of summer ruffles my hair. I breath in the sweet scents of the forest. Ahhh my much needed peace and quiet alone time. Suddenly the ground is shaking and I blink and there's a face right above mine. "Misha!! Get up don't waste the day sleeping away!" calls a voice from what seems far away. Ugh go away... The world's shaking again. "Okaisan! I'm up I'm up quit shaking me already!" She lets the top half of me she was so rudely shaking drop on to the bed. My head snaps back. "Annoying..." I mumble. "Misha are you up?!"screeches the annoying voice. "Yea yea i'm up I'm up!" I swear my maternal operating machine also known as M.O.M is evil. I sit up in my bed. Man that was a nice dream...only to be sent crashing away by mom's need for me to be up. And what for?! Nothing! I crawl out of bed and head out my bedroom door to the bathroom. My sister and father aren't even up yet! "Hey why am I the only one with a violent awakening?" I call. "Because,your father was out late last night and your sister has been working hard in school and deserves a good rest. You however..." she pauses. "Are older then your sister and don't need as much rest. And your younger then your father therefore you don't need as much rest as him. Now get your butt in here and help me make some breakfast". I stretch and look at myself in the mirror. Wow my hairs a mess...oh well I don't care. I slowly walk to the kitchen where I find my mother already dressed. "What's for breakfast okaisan?" "French toast" she answers. "Oh...cool" I don't sound very happy. In all truths I love French toast...but if she wants me to help make it that is a lost cause. I can't cook to save my life. Sure I can make a bowl of cereal but dealing with the whole cooking thing...just not me. She senses my sarcasm in my last remark. "Misha-chan...when are you ever going to learn the ways of the woman huh? All women know how to cook. Your younger sister already knows how to eggs and bacon and more. And what can you make huh? Toast!" I sigh..." Okaisan...I'm not the...most girly type woman you know. I mean sure I have my girlyness but...I'm just not your run of them mill typical girl. I hate staying locked up in the house. Cooking,cleaning...it's just not me." We've had this conversation a million times. Why won't she listen to me? Well no parents ever listen to their kids right? Typical parenting I swear whenever I have kids I'm soo going to listen to them. "Oh Misha-chan whatever am I going to do with you?" She has an amused look in her eyes. "Misha-chan I love you, I just worry about your future. I mean your 16 years old. Soon you'll be out in the world" "I know Okaisan I know. And I appreciate it. Really I do...it's just..."I trail off not knowing what to say. She knows already and holds a hand up before I can find the words I need. She strolls over to me and pulls me into a hug.It's kinda an awkward hug because my mom's getting big with the soon to be new member of our family. I can't wait! I look over her head because I'm taller then her,and see that the sun has risen. I can't help feeling a little better since mom and I made up. Once I'm awake I'm a pretty much a morning person so the rest of the morning I'm happy. My sister,Heather,is the next to rise. She's only 10 but don't let that stop you. She's just like mom,for the most part sweet and innocent but...once she's angered or moody. Everyone dive for cover. "Hey Heath-chan" I tease. She hates to be called that. She turns to me with a face that almost killed me with laughter "My name is HeathER. There are two count them TWO more letters in my name E and R." I smile "So...shall I call you Heath-chan or Er-chan?" She snorts and climbs into a kitchen chair. "Hey ER-chan how'd ya sleep? I swear I could hear you snoring all the way in my room" "Oh please my snoring is NOTHING compared to yours." I roll my eyes. "Oh shut it already. I was tired that day okay, and it was one big snore." "Yea it was so loud it woke YOU up as well as got mine and mom's attention." I turn my head giving her a look of pure disgust. Mom comes into the kitchen "I swear you two bicker back and forth enough to anger the sweetest little kitten." She's kidding of course. She knows that in all truths me and my sister share a special bond. Both Heather and I know it. It's just in the morning...we're not to thrilled to show it. I glance at the clock. "Grr...I gotta start getting ready" I jump out of my seat and stroll to the bathroom to get ready for the day. By the time I'm out and dressed in my clothes and my hair is fixed up,my father's rising from the dead. "Hey Misha-chan" he grumbles as he heads for the bathroom. "Moshi moshi dad" I say as I tie my head band loosely around my neck. My own special style. I stroll down the hall to say good bye to my family. "Bye okaisan, bye sis" I say as I hurry to give them hugs. I walk out the door and on to school.