Sunlight filtered through the treetops, dappling the forest floor below, the soft, comforting scent of warm air laden with the smells of summer flowers, and dirt. I was sitting by a creek, watching little minnows swim, and the crawfish scuttle along the bottom.
Slowly, I slid my feet into the cool water, Feeling the soft, silky feeling of the silt at the bottom. Pushing a strand of my short brown hair behind my ear, and jumped as a bee zipped past my ear. Letting out a small 'eep' as it did, and then laughing. I had always feared bugs of any kind, and dogs. But I love cats, and snakes, and anything fuzzy, unless it's a dog, I only like them as puppies.
"Calandra!~" I turned, but not fast enough, and was tackle hugged to the ground by may crazy, hyper friend, Chey. Now don't get me wrong, she is an awesome friend, and we sre a lot alike, like the fact that we are both very, hyper, and happy all the time, and we love sugar, and turtles,
Wrapping my arms around my crazy friends, and hugging so hard, I swear that I felt her bones cracking "CHEY! HOW ARE YOU!"
"Cal…Can't… breathe!"
"But my dear friend, if you can talk, you can breathe." I stated that fact with a straight face before laughing, and letting go of my friend. She shook her head of dyed blonde hair, which needed to be done again, I could see the dark brown roots. I wished that she didn't dye her hair, her dark brown hair made her grey eyes stand out more, like my own made my green eyes stand out.
"Hey mutt, let's go and get something to eat!" I grinned as she snorted and followed after me. I loved to call her mutt, because 1) she loved dogs, and had lots of them and 2) it's a Yu-Gi- Oh reference!
Skipping up to the house, I pulled open the screen door, and walked into the overly hot house. The reason it was hot was because my grandmother was at the stove, cooking dinner. Grinning like a madman I skipped over to the cabinet and pulled out two tall glasses, and handed one over to the mutt, and pulled out the pitcher of sweet tea, pouring me and Chey a big glass. Reaching out I snagged a couple of peanut butter cookies, and we ran to my room, and plopped down on the bed munching on one of the stolen cookies.
"-ndra" my head shot up, gulping my tea to clear my mouth of the cookie, "Yeah?"
Chey paused, and taking a breath she began " When you go back to Richlands," I winced at the tone at which she spat out the word, like it was…well evil. I opened my mouth to say something, but she cut me off "I'll be left all alone, once again, not that im telling you to give it all up and come back here, but I wish that you didn't have to go." A pout had found its way onto her face, and tears into her eyes, looking like a kicked puppy.
I managed a shaky smile, and looked at the floor in 'my' room; it was only mine when I visited now. I clenched my fists, I missed this place. The place that I spent most of my life, made friends, and I left I all behind me wanting a change. Not much had changed actually, I was still me, and I was still treated in the same way. I was ignored by all but my friends. Yeah, the life of a 15 year old High school girl. I reached up and touched the pendent at the end of my necklace. It was in the shape of a cat, and was made out of jade. I always wore it, it gave me comfort when I had it, it might sound strange, but it does.
I sighed, and stood, "Chey, I know that you will miss me, but it won't matter, because I will have to go back no matter what. School starts back in a few days, and I'll have to start studying for the SOL testing, and all that good shit." I turned to look at my friend, that I considered a sister, and smiled, and did the whole 'I just captured a pokemon' pose, that got her to laugh, and I giggled too.
A crash from the kitchen startled me and Chey, and caused me to shriek in fight. We looked at each other after hearing cussing in several different languages. After a moment's hesitation we ran into the kitchen, saw several men lying on the floor, and Granny holding a frying pan and a ladle, in a fighting pose, swinging it around wildly, and cussing wildly. I just stood there, dumb struck.
"CHIGI! DAMNIT POTATO BASTERD, YOUR SQUISHING ME!"
"Ve~ don't be like that Romano~"
The two men tat weren't fighting turned to look at my grandmother who was shaking like a leaf.
"My apologies ma'am, we did not mean to frighten you."
"Hai, we did not mean to frighten you"
My mind went blank, and then I stumbled over to Granny, and gently took the pan away from her, along with the ladle, and set them on the stove, while Chey took her arm and led her over to the living room. I took a deep breath, then turned to look at the four men standing (and lying) behind me.
The two that were standing looked well behaved ad disciplined. A tall blonde with pale skin, and piercing ice blue eyes along with a stern air around him, scared me slightly. The other had short straight black hair, dark brown eyes, and seemed slightly less intimidating.
The other two were defiantly brothers; they both had brown hair, although one had slightly darker hair, golden brown eyes, a strange curl on the sides of their heads. Their personalities set them apart, the one with darker hair was cursing up a storm, the other was trying to calm him down, a smile wormed its way onto my face at their accents. Living in southwest Virginia, I had never heard a person talk with an Italian accent, and I will not lie, it's funny as hell.
A giggle escaped my mouth that turned into all out laughter. And the dark haired Italian glared at me.
"Canga! What are you laughing at?" Managing to stifle my laughter, I looked at the boy, er man, er teenager. Gasping for breath, I looked at him.
"Well, it's your accent! I have never heard an Italian accent before!" I could not hold it in anymore, and doubled over laughing. The other Italian looked at me, a smile plastered on his face, and giggling escaped his mouth.
"I guess we do sound funny! ~ Oh! I'm Feliciano~" his grin made me chuckle more and I held out my hand "I'm Calandra." Feliciano's smile widened, and he took my hand, and shook it.
"Calandra, huh?" the blonde spoke up with a German accent he too stuck out his hand "I am Ludwig, a pleasure to meet you." I dropped Feliciano's hand and took up Ludwig's. "The pleasure is all mine!" the black hared man bowed "I am Honda Kiku." He said that with such respect, then rembering Japanese customs, I bowed back "A pleasure Honda-san." He straightened up, and gave me a smile.
"This is my other brother! Lovino! ~ He was raised by our other brother Antonio! So he is kind of a dick! ~" I just looked at Lovino, the dark brown hair, and golden brown eyes, tan skin. I felt a blush creep up my cheeks, and looked away, before grinning "Well, sense you are all here, and there is nothing we can do about it the I guess you can stay for dinner!" Feliciano whooped and Ludwig and Honda-san smiled, while Lovino just crossed his arms and glared at the floor.
'this is gonna be a looooooong night' I thought with a wince
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