MBS 1
One morning, Louis sat down on a brown ebony chair nearby his desk with one leg over the other. He was sitting quietly in his room with the window was open. On his desk, a warm mug of jasmine tea. Louis grabbed the mug by its handle, so he would avoid burning himself from the heat radiating from the mug. He raised the cup up to his thin lips and sipped the beverage. He smiled. The after effect took a toll on him and it gave a warm feeling, "Tastes good." Louis took another sip of the tea and after he took a breath of fresh air. He took another whiff and Louis turned his head. The wind began to blow, "She's coming soon," Louis spoke softly as he faced the window.
Louis senses movement from his thighs. It was none other than Juli in a long sleep of the dream world. He beamed. With his cup of tea in one hand, delicately he rubbed the squirrel's head with affection, "Isn't that right?" Louis said
"Miss Eileen, can you please check over these designs," a frantic worker requested.
A blond-haired girl seized the papers from the work's grasp. She scanned each page while her eyes were moving at a constant pace. Once she finished, she grinned at the employee, "It needs a bit of polishing. Next time, you should run this by the Designer unit leader. It will be much more efficient. I, myself, am busy too," her voice spoke with smooth tones.
"Thank you for your time," the worker bowed and Eileen watched them exit the room. Moreover, after there were no signs of anyone around, Eileen released a tremendous sigh, "I need to get all this work done before my big trip. Ugh! Being an adult is too stressing."
The intercom's receptions went fuzzy. When the transmission had its volume turned down, a woman cleared her throat, "Eh hem, Eileen? You have to check the new storyline. I have sent it to your laptop. Eileen pressed the red button underneath the intercom, "Thank you, Morgan." Eileen ambled over to her desk. She checked her desktop as she stood. Her body arched over her desk as she clicked the mouse that activated the cursor. Eileen stared at the screen for a moment, she deleted some parts, typed in edits.
An hour passed…
Besides having tired eyes, Eileen kept on diligently checking the project in front of her. She pushed the intercom button once more, "Morgan, I'm leaving."
"Hey, Eileen."
"Yes."
"Are you really going to stay in Japan for a year?"
"What do you mean?"
"What if something happens with you know, your family."
"No need to worry. Besides I didn't finish all that work for no reason. Anyways, you're the vice president, I'm leaving you in charge. Are you up for the challenge?"
"I'll manage. I hope to hear from you soon."
"Same from me," Eileen released the pressure she laid on the button. Subsequently, Eileen locked up her office, the most important building of A.E V.G co Where your ideas become your future. With a slide of a card, she signed out of the building and she gave one last glance to her masterpiece, "It will be a long time before I see this building again."
Eileen pushed the keys into her car and turned it clockwise. She climbed inside. Now she was on her way to her apartment. Her apartment was a modern condo. The stairs led up to her black condo, but surrounding the condo itself was a glass fence. The front door was a nice dark brown. Tired, Eileen opened it. Once she got inside, she kicked off her shoes and peeled off her jacket. Sluggishly, Eileen had gone to the kitchen to fill up a glass of water for herself. She sat on a couch in front of her TV. That was where Eileen's suitcase was laid open.
Ever since Eileen left Japan, she started taping video diaries to capture her precious moments, "Oh, I should record this."
She took out her phone and pressed the record button, "Hi, Louis. It's me, Eileen. I am going to Japan soon. I can't wait to meet all fourteen of you. Since I am going to stay in Japan for about a year, I need to pack a lot, I mean, a lot of clothes. I hope you guys have enough room for me. My first suitcase has clothes. Portions are from sponsors. I-I need to- Ah-choo!" Eileen gave out a sneeze, "That felt nice."
She continued to speak. "Sorry. My second suitcase has all of my shoes. I really like all of my shoes," Eileen opened up her second suitcase. Inside were several converse, heels, flats, and flip-flops, "As you can see, I have a lot of shoes. Hey, there's still space left. I think I can pack more!"
While running to her shoe rack, the camera violently shook, "Do they all fit?" Eileen was trying to stuff all of her shoes in her second suitcase, "It all fits!"
The girl stood while applauding herself, "Now for my hats and my devices. This is my phone's charger and this is the portable charger. This is the portable charger's charger. Next, my laptop and its charger. Confusing, right? As for my hats, I have several baseball caps, bucket hats, and some beanies. Many of them just have logos on them. I don't necessarily care too much. See, this hat has a fish pattern. Isn't it pretty? Well, I have to wrap up this video. It's eleven at night here in the U.S, so I am going to wash up. Bye Louis, see you later. I am so excited!" Eileen pressed the record button to stop the recording.
The next day…
Without further ado, the next day, Eileen woke up at 5 am sharp and was ready to go to the airport. Morgan insisted generously about dropping her off and Eileen took her offer. The flight lasted for 20 hours with a delay with stops along the way. At one in the morning (U.S time), the plane arrived. Even though Eileen flew in one of the nicer classes, she felt exhausted and jet lagged. Eileen got off the plane. Soon after she found her luggage and was about to enter the airport.
She walked down the hallway with her one bag and two suitcases; sunglasses on her face. From Louis's texts, apparently, he was not going to personally pick Eileen up from work. Another brother of his was on the same flight back to Japan with her, so he was to be picked up as well. Eileen entered the airport, a patch of auburn and a blond hair caught her attention. One was holding a sign reading, Eileen, and Futo Asahina, while the other crossed his hands. As Eileen made her way to the people with the sign, she realized that a blond-haired boy was going in the same direction. He is Futo, right?
The auburn-haired spoke up, "Hey, Futo. Welcome back," the auburn-haired switched from Japanese to English, "Are you Eileen by any chance?"
Eileen smiled and slid her glasses up, which acted as a headband to keep her hair out of her face. She responded back in English "Yes, I am."
"I am, Hikaru," the auburn-haired introduced himself. Eileen's face widens in surprise. She didn't know she would be facing a reunion just as she arrived in Japan, "Hikaru?! You're…You! I have not seen you in such a long time." Though Eileen was not ready, nevertheless, she wrapped her arms around her older brother and he did the same.
"What about me?" The blond-haired man joined in the hug, now forming a group hug, "Who's this?"
"It's Kaname."
"Oh, it's so nice to see both of you again."
Hikaru crooked out his left arm, "May I?"
"Of course!" Eileen grabbed her brother's arm.
"Who is she? Your girlfriend?" The boy with the sunglasses joked.
"No, she's not. She's far from that."
At the house…
When the four arrived home, Eileen became a bit anxious. Her heart begins to beat due to her state of nervousness. There were many new faces Eileen will acquainted with. On top of that, she never thought in a million years that she would run into her old siblings. It was beyond unimaginable. Eileen simply wanted to run away and avoid the consequences.
Inside the house, the rather large Asahina family, except Natsume were eating a nice and for once, a peaceful dinner. Regardless of schedule, Louis believed Natsume should have made it for the family dinner, though at the time, the triplet decided to take on a big project. On the other hand, Louis had managed to gather the family for dinner a few days earlier. It was tough enough to gather the lot due to the family's various jobs, but when it came to making the dinner plans, it was a complete fiasco. Ukyo insisted that the dinner needed a week's worth of planning. He was a mess, however, Louis had assured the older brother he would perfectly fine.
Hikaru suggested the Eileen go ahead first, so the three would be able to speak in private. Eileen followed his orders. Take a deep breath. A man's voice was heard as soon as Eileen rang the doorbell, "Wataru, it is Futo and the rest."
Then a younger voice as well, "Yay, it's Futo!" Both voices sounded excited and filled with joy.
From the two voices, more erupted. Judging from the negative comments, not every single person in the house was fond of Futo. A man with brown hair and a white doctor's coat opened the front door, "Welcome back, Futo-," he did a double-take, "E-Eileen?" The man was lost for words.
"Hi, Masaomi," Eileen gave a timid smile while she gave him a tight hug. Masaomi got over the aftershock and returned her embrace, "I missed you so much."
"Me, too."
Masaomi and Eileen's moment lasted longer than Eileen intended. Perhaps Masaomi's missing presence triggered off an alarm? The same voice erupted from what Eileen assumed was the dining room. The voices began to rise up in volume for they were coming closer. Soft steps were heard. A man with red hair came into Eileen's horrible line of sight, "Guys, I told you. Masaomi is still here." As if a magic spell was cast, more people showed up to the front door leaving Eileen and Masaomi no choice, but to let go of each other. It must have been Eileen's "lucky" day because Hikaru, Kaname, and Futo joined the rest of the crew. Eileen knew there going to be a full house, though the real view took her by surprise, "H-Hello," Eileen said in English.
The boys looked at her in shock, while Ema stayed composed.
"Is this your girlfriend, Masaomi?" a boy yelled. He specifically emphasized on the "your". It made Louis frown for he did not enjoy when people referred to Eileen in this way. Since the two were both adopted, Eileen, as well as Louis shared no resemblance to the other siblings. People had always mistaken Eileen a girlfriend when she walked home with any of her brothers. He rested his hand gently on the boy's shoulder, he shook his head, "Yusuke, that is not a proper way to greet someone. That is no way treat a human being."
Yusuke mumbled out an apology with his face red as his hair. Louis made his way through his family to meet his beloved little sister. With open arms, he grinned warmly, "Eileen."
"Louis," Eileen hugged her twin back. Once the two separated, she kissed him on the cheek and he did the same. The atmosphere was left in a stir. Eileen saw all unknown people whisper into each other's ears. Now, there are many new faces to learn. Louis gestured toward his twin and said, "Everyone, I introduce to you, my twin sister, Eileen."
The siblings who spent their childhood with Eileen were in complete shock. They never thought she would come back because Eileen had been gone for the longest time. Taken into consideration, Eileen did move to the U.S and she lost all contact with them as well. Or it was more like she did not want to keep in contact with them. Anyways, the older group of the Asahinas' gathered around the girl and stared in awe of Eileen's new appearance, she was no longer a little girl anymore. She grew up nicely. The crowding made Eileen more anxious than before. She put the dreading feeling aside and laughed.
"I think you might have to re-introduce yourselves again. You all look different, except for Masaomi. I swear you guys were not this tall. I don't see any short midgets."
"Why did you not tell us you were coming to visit?" Tsubaki said and Azusa agreed, "Yeah, why?"
Louis brought the attention to him, so he would be able to explain Eileen's stay, "I wanted Eileen's arrival as a surprise!" Tsubaki and Azusa grinned, "For all we know, we I am shocked."
"That's right. Next, we have. Ahh, Ukyo," Eileen's voice held hesitation. Ukyo did not come for a hug, but for a handshake. Indifferent, he felt uncomfortable around her too, but a least he tried to act civilized. Eileen and Ukyo's relationship is complicated and so is their story. Compared to now, he was a harsh, unjust and unfair, though this story is for later.
Following Ukyo was Kaname. He went to greet himself formally to Eileen. He knew that she definitely grew up into a pretty, young woman, "Give me another hug. You have grown so beautifully, Eileen."
"Thank you," Eileen said, yet, she knows she is simple and an average girl. She knows she is not an outrageously charming or gorgeous woman. She doubts herself, so she decides to change the subject, "I guess you went through with your wish of becoming a monk."
"I'm not exactly a monk in the way you are thinking, but are you not proud of me?" Kaname spoke like an obedient puppy, it made Eileen laugh, "You smell like incense. What happened to your ocean scent before? It was my favorite shampoo and you know that." Eileen said slyly. Kaname tried to make the hug last longer. He released Eileen from his embrace and she met face to face with Hikaru.
As if Hikaru was a girl as well, the two air kissed. Force of habit. Of course, Hikaru received influence from foreign countries. For the fun of it, Eileen always played along. By now, Eileen reunified with the other set of twins in the family. The three joined each other in a group hug. It felt nice to see them again. Besides Louis, Eileen had a close relationship with the triplets. Speaking of triplets, where was Natsume? That topic stayed at the back of Eileen's head. She didn't want to ruin the moment. Then on, the "meeting" went to Subaru. Eileen punched his bicep. He was third in line for the closest sibling. It must have been because of their extremely small age. The two were only a year apart.
After the reuniting, it was time for the new introductions. Eileen decided that she should start, "Hello, I am Asahina, Eileen, Louis' twin sister. It's nice to meet you. I hope I become as close to you as I am with my other siblings."
First, was the boy who Louis had put his hand his shoulder. The boy kept a cool façade, "Hey, I am Yusuke." In contrast, the next person was a girl. She was shorter than Eileen and wore a sweet smile on her pale toned face. Ema graciously shook Eileen's hand, "Ema, it's nice to meet you."
"It is nice to meet you too," Eileen returned with a grin. Then came a familiar face. It was Futo. Similar to Kaname, he never formally introduced himself. He gave Eileen an eye blinding smile, "You should be able to tell me who I am."
"Honestly, I don't know what you mean by that," Eileen's declaration left Futo hanging, "On the other hand, you are so cute. You look so little and angry as if you are a cartoon."
Eileen wrapped her arms around him and squeezed him until he couldn't breathe, "Adorable!"
"Stop it!" Futo expressed his discontent loud and clear.
With Wataru as the youngest, the introductions ended with him, Wataru pouted, "I thought I was the cutest." The little boy even crossed his arms for effect. Eileen had the little boy in her embrace as she kneeled on the floor, "I'm sorry," Eileen said face to face, "I'll make note of that, but what's your name?"
"Oh, my name is Wataru and I am the youngest!" The boy shouted for the world to hear. Eileen chuckled and then turned to her twin, "Louis, I want to unpack my things, but they are in the car. I brought one of my suitcases. Can you get the other, while I head up to my room floor?"
Yusuke couldn't help, but be nosy. He was extremely curious and suspicious of this new person entering the family picture, "What room?"
"What room? I used to live here. I have a room on the second floor with the triplets and Louis," Eileen said as Hikaru brought in her other suitcase.
"The room on the second floor? I did not know that room belonged to you."
"Really? That is odd."
The clock in Eileen's room beeped, which signaled that was twelve. By then, Eileen had settled in with the help from Louis. He didn't mind since he lived next door. Eileen took one good look of the room and nostalgia hit her. Nothing, not a single aspect of the room changed. On the left side of the wall when looking from the door, were the same two shelves. Both filled to the brim with the same novels and stories. Across the room, laid a simple twin bed with white and blue striped sheets. Eileen remembered she had gotten those sheets for Christmas. There were the same desk and chair in the room. Even the same pencils were not tampered with. It was as if she never left.
Eileen admired her old room for it was kept in its clean state, she noticed a crumpled a piece of paper in the trash can beside the desk. It stood out as if it was a sore thumb. With interest filling her to the edge, Eileen reached her hand into the can, she grabbed hold of the crushed paper and immediately remembered its purpose. Eileen thought she was a tough girl. Boy, she was wrong. She tried to hold back the tears. A bad feeling clutched at Eileen's throat making it hard to breathe. It was a lump. A lump of guilt filled Eileen's stomach. She throws the paper ball back into the trash, to the place where it should have stayed. Eileen threw herself to her bed, "Stupid hormones."
A/N: Um, thanks for reading! Sorry that I decided to re-edit the current chapters. I hope it was better.
