i gripped the hem of my grey hollister hoodie as i sat in the airport lobby. i was bored. really bored. i wasn't too happy about being where i was either. not that i have anything against Tokyo or anything like that. its just the circumstances of my family moving here.

my mom was a rebel, so to speak. people say i got my attitude from her. anyway, she eloped with a bunch of guys, being a single mother with four kids. eventually she fell in love and before you knew it she was engaged to some rich Japanese guy that apparently was a big shot in the movie industry. no famous name or anything, but he said that he worked on a lot of the Pixar movies like Rango and Up. What bothered me was the separation and change in scenery more than anything. Kyoya was an awesome guy.

i liked Up. it was cute, and the old guy was funny. was the little kid asian? heh, go figure.

music by Slipknot blared out of the headphones of my i Pod touch. i absently stroked my finger over the screen, looking at pictures i took with the camera. there were a few of me and my best friend Amanda taking turns posing in the school hallways instead of taking real pictures for photography class.

i smiled when i saw the one of me throwing my hair around playing a guitar that wasn't actually there. then one of me and Amanda making kissy faces at the camera. then one of Amanda in a neon green feathered boa that we took from the drama department. some more of us and our other friends in the cafeteria. my eyes stung with barely there tears as i looked at the people i had left behind in Arizona.

I couldnt help but laugh at the last few pictures of me and my best guy friend Sean. one of us posing like supermodels, sitting on the hood of his muscle car. another of me jumping from the top of the car and onto him, catching him completely off guard. and then there were some of Sean racing, and of me racing.

yeah, Ive raced. big whoop a girl races cars. sue me, but you have to beat me in a race first ;)

"Viv!" someone called. i always used my music as an excuse to ignore the rest of the world. in this case, i shot up, yanking my earbuds out and standing up abruptly.

"Sean!" i squealed. the very Sean in my iPod, my best guy friend from Arizona! he was the only good- scratch that GREAT- thing about moving to Toyko.

i practically tripped as i scrambled over all of our carry on bags, and stepped on my older brother Adam, causing him to shout in annoyance, towards Sean. i laughed at his goofy grin as he picked me up and swung me around a few times, making both of us dizzy.

"Sup bro!" i beamed up at him. he was way taller then i was. i felt like a shrimp next to every guy in my school, and Sean was one of the tallest.

"Not much, Viv. i cant believe you're actually here! this is so great. i've got to show you around as soon as you're settled in. where's your mom? was the flight alright?" Sean ranted.

"Why, Sean." i chuckled. "If i didn't know any better id say you missed me WAY more then i missed you."

"Pfft. you wish kiddo." Sean smirked, ruffling my straight brown hair.

"Hey!" i grumbled, smoothing my bangs down with both hands. "I actually liked the way i looked this morning... for a change."

"Is that so?" Sean jeered jokingly.

i poked him in the ribs harder then necessary and stuck out my tongue at him. "Don't make me give you a whoopin, Sean."

Sean smiled and swooped me into another hug. "Same old Vivian. I missed you, bud."

"Missed you too." i muffled into his t shirt, which smelled like gasoline and sweat. same old Sean. you couldn't get him away from cars if anybody's life depended on it. period.

i stepped back when i heard the god-awful cries coming from among the bags and suitcases.

"Ugh!" Adam whined, not wanting to put down his magazine, which had a picture of a pretty, busty asian girl on the front. go figure. he did manage to pry his eyes away from it for a second and give me the biggest set of puppy dog eyes ever.

"Fine." i breathed, walking past him and thwacking him over the head as i passed. he smacked my knee in return and went back to reading. Sean followed me and stopped to say long-time-no-see and what not to Adam. i stepped over a large black suitcase and picked up the tiny creature.

"Oh my word." Sean huffed when he stood next to me. i held up Emily, my baby half sister. she was truely a gorgeous baby. they kind you can see as growing up to be a model in the future. she had pale rosey cheeks and bright blue eyes. her japanese features were clear on her face, but her hair was a light shade of blond. her and Adam got the blond from mom, whereas i got my mousey brown thin locks from my dad.

i rocked Emily back and forth until she resorted to soft cooing baby noises. i could tell by the look on Sean's face that he was dying to hold her. i handed her over, making sure he was supporting her head. he smiled, but looked terrified at the same time, as if she was going to break. i sighed, which turned into a very big yawn.

"Tired?" Sean smirked.

"BIG time jet lag. you have no freakin idea." i mumbled.

"How about we go get somethin to eat at one of the airport restaurants around here?"

"YES! im starving." i groaned dramatically. mom and Kyoya would be a while with the arrangements with getting our ride ready and the rest of our luggage rounded up and whatnot. plus, i was really craving a burger. i took Emily back and set her back into her baby carrier. "Watch Em, Adam." i ordered as i skipped off ahead of Sean.

Adam shouted protests at me, but i ignored him. i smiled and walked away with Sean. Judging from how things have been going so far, japan wasnt going to be so bad after all.