Okay, everyone. I've kinda... taken a "break" fomr my other FanFics, because I've been spending more time on this one. It's based around my sister's FanFic, where Mickey and Lizzy, twins, come to the Tipton, and blah blah blah. Mickey is currently dating Zack, since she's got a lot in common with him. Same with Lizzy and Cody. And now their cousin comes! Heheh... she made me write it, but I did most of it at will, and came up with the plot. I'd like to get 3+ reviews, then I'll update. Thank you and... goodnight!

If you want to see the original (my sister's fanfic), just E-mail me at that's about it! Enjoy!

Chapter One

Reiko Asagawa had come to the Tipton to visit her cousins, Lizzy and Mickey. She hadn't seen them for about a year, but her parents were in Spain, so she was forced to come to Boston until they returned. She looked around the lobby, her indigo eyes darting back and forth. She was looking for Lizzy or Mickey, but she couldn't spot either of them anywhere. She decided to ask the front desk.

"Excuse me," She said, in a calm, quiet voice, "do you know the room the Brians are staying in?"

The man at the front desk looked at something on the computer before replying, "Room 4276,"

Reiko nodded. "Thank you..." She told him before getting on the elevator.

Reiko knocked on the door. "H-hello?"

Mickey opened the door, looking over the raven-haired girl for a few moments before shouting "REI!"

Rei smiled and blushed a bit, adding a bit of color to her pale face. "Yup, it's me..."

Rei was wearing a black shirt saying 'Watch More Anime' on it in blue, and black jeans with white trim. Her long, black hair had a single blue highlight in the front, hanging loosely in front of a braid going down to her mid-back. She smiled, revealing white teeth underneath silver and purple braces. She hadn't grown since the last time Mickey saw her, for she was still 4'11", now at age thirteen.

"Come in," Mickey invited her. Rei nodded and walked in slowly, taking time to look at the guests her cousins had over.

"Guys, this is Rei," Mickey told the two guests.

"Hi Rei," Lizzy said, hugging her (Rei, not Mickey, cuz that would be weird).

The two boys waved. They appeared to be twins. Both with shaggy blond hair and hazel-green eyes, although they seemed to have a different taste in style. One was wearing a black shirt with red dragons on it and blue jeans, and the other was wearing a white shirt with blue stripes and white-tan pants.

"I'm Zack and this is Cody," The one in the dragon shirt said, pointing to his brother.

"...Hey," Rei said in that quiet voice she always uses.

"So what brings you to Boston?" Lizzy asked her.

"Um... well, my parents went to Spain on 'business' and droped me here. I don't think they wanted me to come since the 'salsa incidednt' last time we went..." Rei said, looking at the ground, then at Lizzy, then Cody.

"So I see you're Chinese," Zack commented.

"Japanese," Rei corrected him. "A lot of people confuse the two cultures, since more people know about the Chinese more. But it's okay. A lot of people think so, even though they're different." She smiled, but not showing her teeth.

She sighed and sat down on the couch, and the two sets of twins started their movie, which Rei had a bit of trouble uderstanding, but she kept her questions to herself.

In the middle of the movie, there was a tune (that Mickey had never heard before, suprisingly) coming from Rei's pocket. "Sorry," Rei muttered, "Keep watching, I'll be right back." She headed for the twins' room, taking out a black and blue cellphone, speaking a language that nobody in the room had ever heard before.

"Must be Japanese," Lizzy whispered to Cody.

Everybody turned their attention from the movie to Mickey and Lizzy's room, where Rei was talking in Japanese, a bit quieter than usual. She sounded bored, then suprised, sad, then angry. She hung up and shook her head, closing the cellphone and shoving it into her pocket, a hint of anger still left in her eyes.

She came back into the living room, still smiling a bit. "Looks like I'm stuck here for a while," She said, but then quickly added, "Not that it's a bad thing. I just need to get some more clothes if I'm going to be here for over a year..."

"A year?" Mickey asked.

"Why?" Zack added. "Do your parents, like, hate you?"

Rei sighed. "In a way, yes. I mean, they don't hate me, they're just real busy with work and stuff, they're always traveling. They used to bring me with them, but they stopped and now they buy me off with money. Or at least they try to. But it's okay. I'm used to it!"

Cody arched an eyebrow. "Okay then..."

"But what about school?" Lizzy asked.

"...Is there any room at yours?" Rei asked them.

"We could try," Mickey told her.

"Cool," Rei replied. "And you guys get two days off here, right?"

"Yup!" Zack said. "Saturday and Sunday! Thank god for weekends!"

"Wow," Rei said. "Back home, we only get one day off. And about two free hours a week..."

"Wow, sucks for you!" Zack said. "I'm never moving to Chin- I mean Japan!"

"It's better than it sounds..." Rei told him. "Japan, not China."

Well, Rei's first day of "American School" arrived. She came dressed in a black shirt with the Japanese symbol for "Unique" on it in purple, black fishnet sleeves, baggy, black pants, red and white checkered shoes (size four), her black hair (with the blue highlight still in it) in a low ponytail with a blue hair tie, and fingernails painted black, making her pale skin stand out even more. She looked like an outcast compared to all of the other kids.

She walked in with Lizzy, Mickey, Zack and Cody, walking farther behind them, whispering things to herself, but not really moving her mouth. She looked at the halls of the school that they walked through on their way to homeroom.

Once in the classroom, Rei sat down, behind Lizzy, and next to some red-haired boy and Zack. She took out a notebook and a pencil and began drawing an anime-style girl holding a scythe. She had it half finished when a couple of other kids sat down next to them. One had frizzy reddish-blond hair and black-rimmed glasses, and the other had long brown hair and chocolate brown eyes.

"Who's she?" The brown-haired one asked, pointing at Rei.

"This is-"

"I'm Rei. I just, uh... moved here from Nagoya."

"Oh, hey. I'm Max."

"And I'm Agnes," The redhead told her.

Rei nodded and smiled a bit. The teacher, Mr. Yermom walked in. He looked at Rei.

"Ah, are you the new girl? Rei (he pronounced it "Ree"), is it?"

"Rei,"

"Ah, yes, Rei," He added, "And you're visiting from... China?"

Rei shook her head. "Japan. Nagoya, Japan. Don't worry about it, it's a common mistake. And no, I'm not visiting. I'm not sure when I'll be going back home, but for now I'm staying with my cousins, Michi and Lizzi." She spoke calmly, and in a somewhat creepy way. Most of the kids stared at her. She sighed, shook her head, and went back to drawing.

First period was math. Rei didn't like math, it was difficult in Nagoya, but in America it was easier. She buzzed through the homework and finished before anyone else was done. Mrs. Watts (the math teacher) had thought she had cheated, so she had her do a more diffucult math problem, from the back of the book. It took Rei a bit longer to finish this one, but she did get it done faster than anyone in the ninth grade class had.

She buzzed through the morning classes. In Study Hall she had considered taking out her laptop, but decided against it. She might get yelled at like she did for drawing in Social Studies. She just sketched the faces of Zack, Mickey, and Tapeworm (another kid she had met) to pass the time. The rest of the kids were taking Latin, but Rei wasn't fond of the language, or any other language besides English and Japanese (even though her parents made her learn Italian, French and Spanish).

And then lunch finally came. Most of the kids got the cafeteria food, but Rei didn't eat meat (or fried food). She had brought sushi, raddishes, green onions, and strawberry soda.

She sat at a table with Mickey, Lizzy, Zack, Cody, Max, Tapeworm, Agnes, Bob, and some French girl named Jolie.

"Why are you eating rolled up fish?" Zack asked.

"It's sushi," Rei replied. "Most of the people in Japan eat it. It's healthier than a lot of the fried foods, grease, and meat that a lot of people here eat. It's fish, rice, and seaweed."

"Seaweed... isn't that that wiggly green stuff?" Mickey asked.

"I think it's algae, but the kind I eat is dried up and salted."

"Can I have some?" Max asked.

"Sure," Rei handed a roll of sushi to Max, who tried it, and asked for seconds.

"Anybody else want some?" Rei asked. Everyone grabbed a roll of sushi, and a few asked for more. Agnes just took the seaweed off, stuffed her face with it, and handed the rest to Lizzy.

Rei had a green onion and a bit of a raddish, then took a sip of her soda. She shoved the rest back into her white paper bag before throwing it away.

"You sure don't eat much!" Cody said.

"She never eats! That's why she's so small!" Mickey exclaimed.

Rei nodded and headed off for her locker. But on the way there, some girls got in her way...

Well? Good? Bad? Too out of character? Give me your opinion!

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