Hey guys! This is my new fanfict, A Garden Of Flowers! *wildly cheers while waving poms poms* Anyways, I'll shut up now and let you guys read it to find out whether you like it. ^^ Enjoy!

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Sunflower

Karin's POV

" It's so hot," I annoyingly grumbled. I took off my chocolate brown hat which had a bright yellow ribbon tied around it and fanned it in front of my face. Didn't Dad know that the one thing that I hated the most was either my big brothers or the heat? Being brought up in a country that has less than a month of summer didn't really help either, I dryly thought.

I suddenly felt something heavy place itself on my head and inwardly groaned when I heard the familiar sound of bickering coming closer, " Oh come on, don't be like that. You perfectly know that arguing like a married old couple is their way of expressing their love for one another," a calm voice teased. I rolled my eyes and looked up to make eye contact with a pair of silver orbs.

I gave the speaker a rueful smile," Hey Dad. I know I know, that because their twins they'll always be at loggerheads. But why couldn't they have been fraternal twins? It would make our lives so much peaceful." My father, Shiraishi Terence, gave a low chuckle at this comment. He was a middle-aged man with brown bleached hair that had natural blonde highlights in it. He had donned on a light green shirt and a pair of blue pants. He also wore a pair of brown loafers and a pair of black shades was currently perched on top of his messy bed-hair.

Dad good-naturally ruffled my hair which earned him a good annoyed pout from me. " Come on, Kuranosuke and your older brother are already waiting for us at the arrival terminal. We don't want to keep them waiting right?" Dad walked off without looking back at me, expecting me to follow his lead. I mentally shrugged my shoulders and shifted my duffle bag to the left while trying to keep up with my Dad.

Ding dong dang

'Narita kuukou wa irashaimase. We hope you enjoy your stay here.' oh the irony. Well, at least I'll be going to school with everyone. That's a first. I gave a nostalgic smile as I remembered the conversation I had with my childhood friend over the phone when I was still in Norway.

Flashback

" So you're coming back to Tokyo next week?" a surprised voice asked through the speaker.

" Yup! Dad arranged it such that we'll at least have the weekend to settle down. I can't wait to see you again! It's been so long since I last saw you! I bet you've grown a lot!"

A hearty chuckle was released and I good-naturally pouted," Even if we're two continents apart, I still can tell that you're pouting," I blushed at the that remark and quickly tried to rebut it but was unfortunately, too slow.

" But, it has been what, seven years since I've last seen you? I bet you're the one who's all grown up and good-looking. Found any boyfriends up there?" I mentally face-palmed and decided not to reply at all since he knows that a no reply is usually a face-palm. He cleared his throat again.

" Anyway, exactly what time would you be coming back? Morning? Or are you guys taking the afternoon flight since the twins aren't really morning people."

" The morning flight," I immediately replied," Like I give a damn about the twins. Because when it's morning here, it's night time there. So by the time we reach there it'll be...late morning? And I'm not really certain my Dad would allow me to go and find you in Osaka 'cause, I'm going to be living in Tokyo. He's got the house and everything all ready planned out. He says the company transferred him to Tokyo even though he specified that he requested to be placed in the Osaka department. So, instead of going to school with you guys at Unity Academy, we'll be going to the sister school in Tokyo."

" Wouldn't that be Trinity Academy?" a surprised voice asked.

I scrunched my eyebrows together," Yeah, how did you know?"

" Weeelll," he drawled," You just said it was our sister school right? Anyway, remember who Kenya is? That stupid senior of mine whom I introduced you to? Well, seems like he has a cousin who transferred to our sister school in Tokyo as well. Uh, Oshitari Yuushi if I remember correctly. And don't bother looking for someone who looks exactly like Kenya-senpai 'cause I've seen Yuushi-San before and they totally don't look alike. At all, full stop, end of story. Trinity Academy has some nice people. You can try looking for a friend of mine there, Kirihara Akaya. He's in the Rikkai house."

" Rikkai House?" I echoed.

" Yeah, remember I told you, that the academy is split up into three houses and each house has its own 'royal family'? Well, Akaya's Rikkai's house prince. He's also a really close friend of mine when we were back in middle school. Make sure you look up for him if you need any help. Also, I think it's best if you try not to mix up with the 'royal families'. Once you get involved with them, your life would become a living hell."

" Like yours?" I added with a slight smirk," The way that your senpais matched you up with Kenya-San, is that what you're trying to say?" and like what he said, even though we were two continents apart, I could tell he was blushing. Really really hard because the subject of him and Kenya-San being an item still makes him uneasy.

" Well, I have to go now, I've got morning practice and school tomorrow morning so my mum's asking me to go and sleep early," he reluctantly said, I snorted at this comment. Says the person who is dubbed as the genius of Naniwa.

" You'll sleep soon right? Don't stay up too late. Good night Rin-chan."

I laughed at the latter statement," Ah, good night Karu-chan."

End of flashback

That was last Thursday when we were still back in Norway, because of the ridiculous time difference, it was difficult to talk as both of us still needed to go to school. I walked out of the door which said exit one and soon spotted two familiar faces. I excitingly waved my hands.

" Oni-chan! Kuran-chan!" when suddenly, a fury of red latched itself onto me causing me to fall backwards and nearly hitting the ground. Luckily, a pair of strong arms grabbed the both of us before we made contact with the floor.

" Careful Rin-chan," a cheeky voice said," If it weren't my pinnacle of Great Wisdom, you and Kin-chan would have smashed into the floor." I slowly opened my tightly squeezed eyes and glanced at the speaker.

" Hey Sen-chan, thanks. And no, I don't give a dam about you giving predictions about my downfall."

Chitose Senri, my cousin's childhood friend, placed his hand over his heart and pretended as if he was in pain," My my Rin-chan, haven't you grown, all grown-up and mature now aren't you. Our little kitten has grown claws now as well." I rolled my eyes at this comment. Once Sen-chan starts to do his 'dramatic' monologue, no one can stop him. So, I decided to pay attention to the little redhead who's currently trying to give me a proper bear-hug. And fortunately, I was looking forward to one as well. I dumped my bag on the floor and both of us hugged at the same time.

" Kin-chan!"

" Rin-chan!"

" Long time no see!" we both chroused. Kentarou Kinya, another important person during my childhood days, he's the same age as me but he has the mindset of a little kid. Not that I'm complaining or anything, I just find it so cute! Him hopping around with his red wildfire hair and spreading his enthusiasm. He's just too adorable for words! But there are times when his bear hugs are a tad too long, like now. I detached myself from a protesting Kin-chan and tried to find my older brother.

" Looking for me?" a quiet voice asked into my ear. I gave a tiny yelp and jumped onto a surprised Kin-chan. My oldest brother, Shiraishi Takahisa, laughed at my actions.

" I see you're still sensitive in that area, Rin-chan." I pouted at that comment and decided whether I should pound his head or give him a good bear-hug. In the end, I gave the latter.

" Oni-chan!" I cheerfully exclaimed while jumping into his waiting open arms. Oni-chan's strong arms wrapped themselves around my waist and he pulled me closer and higher until I was able to make a even level of eye-contact with him.

" How's my little angel? Is the heat getting to her?" he asked in a teasing voice. I ignored him and decided to place my face in the crook of his neck where it was comfortable and cooling.

" What about me? Don't I get a hello too?" a warm voice teased. I looked up in surprise and saw my favorite older cousin, Shiraishi Kuranosuke. His tinged light gray hair was still as messy as ever, was the first thought when I saw my him. He was wearing a black short sleeved shirt and a pair of blue pants with white sport shoes. His face had the smile which he only reserved for me and his sparkling gray orbs were twinkling with amusement. I let go of Oni-chan's neck to give Kuran-chan a hug, but only found out that Oni-chan's hands were still wrapped around my waist in an iron-like grip. It took me a moment to realize what the problem was.

" Oni-chan, may I please hug Kuran-chan?" I asked with a little laugh, " You're gonna see me everyday at home while he'll only see me during the weekends!" I could feel my Oni-chan's eyes shooting knives at Kuran-chan before he reluctantly go of my waist. I wasted no time in glomping my favorite cousin.

" Kuran-chan!" I happily exclaimed while ignoring the dark aura and arrows that my Oni-chan was shooting at him. Yeesh, sometimes I find that Oni-chan has a bit too much of a sister complex. Am I glad that Dad doesn't have the same problem with me. I mentally sweat-dropped when I saw the glaring competition between Kuran-chan and Oni-chan begin. Where's Dad when you need him? I thought with a twinge of annoyance.

Narita kuukou wa irashaimase- Welcome to Narita airport

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Ja-ne! ~