HELLLLOOOOO READERS!

FINALLY! I'M BACK! :

I'm so sorry. I haven't finished my other Fic for La'Corda yet!

It's because it's so looong! :))

This story is prolly shorter, so, Imma do this first. So I can finally finish a Fic.

I guess I should've started with a shorter Fic for my first story. =\

Anyway, hope you like this! :-bd

This is a MiakaxTamahome Fic, even though I'm a Tasuki fan. So, whatevuuuurhhh! Let's start on a new story! B-)

ENJOY! :-D

MAY 2, 2010; Sunday.

MIAKA'S POV:

It was like any other, ordinary vacation day.

Hi!

My name's Miaka. And when the school year comes, I'll be a freshman in High School. FINALLY. Nothing special, just ordinary.

It was so early in the morning, if I might guess, I think it's around 5 am.

My sweat kept of rolling down from my forehead, almost like Niagra falls.

Someone must've closed the aircon, WHAT THE HELL?

I sighed, for it only meant one thing.

For as long as I can remember, days like this one happens around twice or thrice in my whole summer vacation.

I can distinguish, label, or name this day as,

"The day when I go to my mother's hometown…"

I never "LOVED" that place; I suppose you can say I only "LIKE" it.

Considering the fact that when I was there 2 years ago, my ex-boyfriend practically broke up with me. WOW.

We'd probably stay there for a week or two, and gave a second sigh while thinking to myself,

"This is going to be a boring day, I can tell…"

I sat straight up, & squinted my eyes as light come from my slowly opening door.

My mom's older sister barged in without knocking, as usual.

"Rise and shine, Miaka dear! Are you ready to leave?"

She blurted out; unaware that Yui was beside me almost half-awake.

I, myself got startled by Auntie's shouting, and without having to think twice, gave out a loud "SHHHHHH!"

Quickly, she turned to see what all the Shhh-ing was all about, & I grumpily pointed at my bestfriend.

I smiled to her, and gave her a small giggle.

She tiptoed out of the room, and mouthed the words, "Sorry…" as she quietly closed the door.

I stared at Yui for a moment, and she seemed to feel someone was staring at her; she slowly opened her eyes.

"Morning, sleepyhead." I whispered.

"Auntie's already here, we better get ready."

Upon hearing this, her eyes popped and she jumped out of bed, as if she hadn't just woken up at all.

Yui, being with me in that "place" was the only thing I looked forward to. Besides seeing grandpa, of course.

Oh how I wished I was as enthusiastic as Yui.

"Yay! Finally! I get to see a place besides this dirty city! Ahhhhh. A break from the city life, let's say."

Yui jumped.

I scratched my head & sighed.

"You know, Yui. It's not that great. The main reason why I took you with me is because we're both volleyball players. We're going to be playing volleyball in the league there. I just thought it might be good exercise for us. We're getting fatter, you know." I explained properly, and giggled at the fatter part.

Yui quickly ran to the mirror and yelled,

"Omg, I'm getting fatter?

I laughed and rolled around the messy bed, only making it messier than before.

She laughed along with me, and there was awkward silence.

Yui then became serious.

"Can you atleast, show me some interest or appreciation for your mother's hometown? You WERE born there, and even stayed there until you were 4 years old. I can't help giving much thought and having so much on confusion on why you hate that place so much. I mean, not "love" it that much."

I looked at Yui and sadness filled my face.

I faced her, & gave her a big, big hug.

"I'm sorry, Yui. I promise, I'll try my hardest to make this a fun trip with you."

She hugged me back and whispered thanks. I love my best friend so much, I know I'll be able to get through his.

Then again, I missed grandpa. I imagined him in out front yard, sitting on his favorite seat, & taking in the fresh air.

Grandpa was actually something that I am going to look forward to, in this trip.

I sighed, and said to myself,

"I hope this turns out to be a wonderful day…"

Same day;

TAMAHOME'S POV:

*RING!*

There it goes, my alarm clock.

Without any hesitation, I quickly got up and approached the mirror.

I looked at my reflection, and run my fingers through my hair.

"Okay, Tamahome. Today's the day. The day of the first game of the Finals. I better do well. And coach's coming today, too." I thought to myself.

Just as I was about jump back to bed, realizing I woke up a little too early, I hear a sudden yelling.

"Tamahome! Tamahomeeeeeeeee!" I knew it was my father, and came down rushing.

There I saw Chuei with Shunkei preparing some pancakes and my father sitting down at the end of the table with his daily newspaper, looking finer than I expected.

"What's wrong, dad?" I asked, completely puzzled.

"Well. Nothing, really. I just wanted you to have breakfast with us. Lately we haven't been eating as a family, so I called you down early. You've been too busy training for your basketball finals, Yuiren's missing you so bad."

I felt bad, and sighed. I can sense it, I looked sad.

"Big brother?"

I saw Yuiren, still in her PJ's dragging the bear I bought her last Christmas.

My sister looked as cute as ever!

"Are you going to leave now?" she asked, with the most pitiful face.

I went to her and hugged her as tight as I can without of course, crushing her.

I whispered in her ears I know the words she's always loved hearing,

"No, Yuiren. Big brother's not leaving yet. I'm staying here for a while. But you gotta understand I gotta go later, okay?"

I gave her a cordial smile.

She seemed to understand, and she nodded.

I carried her, and let her sit down on her chair ready to eat breakfast.

Gyokuran followed in after her, and I told her the same thing.

And there, father's wish came true. We were all eating our meals together.

As we quietly sat, I started a conversation.

"How are you feeling, dad?

Dad put down his newspaper on the floor, and smiled at me.

"I feel completely fine, Tamahome. There's nothing to worry about. Thanks to your friend, I'm feeling well now."

"That's great. I hope you heal completely sooner."

And we smiled at each other.

Since my mother died, Dad fell greatly ill. Thanks to my teammate, Mistukake, who's currently studying medicine in college, dad's feeling better and better everyday.

Then, Chuei suddenly choked on his pancake.

I quickly gave him water and laughed.

"Chew, kiddo. Chew your food before you swallow…"

And we all laughed.

"But… I did, Big brother! I don't know how, but yeah. Anyway, today's the big day, right big brother? Your first game for Finals?"

"Yes. I'm glad you remembered."

Yuiren put down his fork and turned to dad.

"You will let us see big brother's game tonight, right dad?"

She gave dad her puppy-dog eyes look, which he knew he could never say no to.

"Ooooooh! Of course you can, dear! We're going to cheer on your brother later!"

Yuiren felt satisfied, then.

After breakfast, I volunteered to wash the dishes, since Chuei and Shunkei did all the cooking. I looked at the window while I scrubbed the remaining bits and pieces of the pancakes on the pan that Chuei used.

Then I heard someone shouting from our front door.

"A visitor?... this early? Wonder who that could be."

I shouted wait, as I rinsed the last dish, and dried my hands on the hand towel.

I ran to the door, hearing a lot of knocking.

As I opened the door, there, I saw my tall, carrot-orange-haired team captain, Tasuki.

"Hey Tama! You ready for today's big day!" he greeted with again, that silly grin on his face.

I sighed, and slapped my head.

"Geez, Tasuki. It's too early. Can you atleast gimme a break?"

I gave him a confident look, telling him not to worry, 'cause we'll surely do well.

His face turned dead serious.

"Don't act like we've never lost to team Seiryu before, Tamahome. They're quites strong, and we both know that."

Ah, SEIRYU. It's been the same for the past 4 years, my team and 'their' team battling at the championship.

They won on the first and second year, and we won on the third and fourth.

And this year, we're looking forward to a THREEpeat.

A back-to-back-to-back champion title.

I understood what captain meant, and got my things and clothes for our team's daily morning jog and training.

I sighed, and said to myself,

"I hope this turns out to be a wonderful day…"

Okay, dudes!

That's it for now!

Tune in for the next chapter!

I'm sorry; nothing much happened in this chapter, I promise I'll be making more awesome scenes on the next chapter!

Thanks for reading! Hope I can keep ya entertained till I finish this Fic.

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