Rewritten to my liking! This is soooooo much better than the original way I wrote it. And it's longer too XDD Sorry theres like NO kuro characters in this chapter (except for Grell XDD) but, I'll get to them in the next chap. WHEN I REWRITE IT :PP Enjoy.
Update- Fixed spelling mistakes
Most people would be excited about moving to a new place, especially one they've never dreamt of going, but now they wish they have. But, the bad thing about moving, is the fact of leaving everything you've loved about your old home. But, London, England was an exception.
It's not like he wanted to leave his home, but Vex was stuck in a rut. Not to mention the terrible neighborhood he lived in when he was back in America. Vexious Michiko, more commonly called Vex, was a simple American boy moving from Chicago to the suburbs of London.
He pictured London as a city full of snobs and rich people who only liked to brag about how much dough they had. Well, that was his anticipation of it. He had never met an English person, but he knew he would eventually.
Of course there are reasons for his departure to London. One, his apartment complex in Illinois was constantly robbed and contained nonstop shootings. Two, his father was offered a job in a huge company in London. Having to leave his original friends was tough, but he managed to pull through anyways. But, he wasn't expecting what was to happen this upcoming month at all.
.:XOXOXOXOX:.
Vex plopped himself into the terribly uncomfortable plastic chair as he waited with his family for his plane to be called for departure. He sighed and stared out the window and counted each individual plane. The airport they were at had two sections. A section for country travel, which took you only around the country, and then a smaller section for world travel. The world travel planes were much larger than country traveling planes.
He turned back around and noticed his mother get up from her seat.
"Mom? Where are you going?"
"Oh, I'm just going to get a cup of coffee."
Vex checked his cellphone and noticed it was 3:00 in the morning. He sighed and watched his phone's screen go black. He could faintly see his reflection. Vex thought he had some pretty unique hair. It was a normal jet black color, but the way it was styled was different. He had long bangs that covered his lime green eyes, also the length of his hair was about down to his lower neck. The interesting part, it was spiky and represented flames. It wasn't small spikes, but large ones. He always liked his hair and how wild it seemed.
"Hey bro, what time does our flight leave?" Asked his sister, Rehyana. Rehyana was just a little older than her thirteen year old brother. She had spice-berry colored hair that was usually accompanied by a sunburst yellow head band. Her skin was somewhat tan and she had a couple of cute freckles running across her cheeks.
"Our flight? I think at 3:45? Not sure exactly. Hey dad?"
"Yes son?"
"What time do we leave?"
"3:35."
Vex nodded and turned his attention back to the planes outside. He could faintly see the orange sun rising in the distance, covered slightly in black clouds. He sighed and eyed a couple of magazines on a nearby table. He didn't feel like reading. Vex took out his small iPod and shuffled in his bag for his ear-buds. He pulled them out and stuck them in his ears. He proceeded to play dubstep for the next five minutes.
His mother came back with her coffee in her hand and a folded piece of paper tucked underneath her arm.
"What's that honey?" Her husband asked,
"Oh, it's a little something, something with information on London."
He nodded and looked away. She opened it and began reading, easily fascinated by the information.
"Hey Vex! Come here!"
Vex turned to see Rehyana clumsily leaning against a window, interested by something. He stood up and walked to the window tiredly.
"What is it?"
"That's our plane." She pointed to an orange and white plane with red wings that had 'Funtom Airlines' written in black on it's side.
"How do you know?"
"Because, I saw Yuki boarding the cargo hold. Poor thing is probably terrified."
"She'll be fine. We gave her her pill so she's probably already asleep by now."
Rehyana had her doubts. Yuki was a black Labrador that had been with the family for three years. She was a stray about to be euthanized until the family adopted her. Rehyana giggled.
"I cannot believe we are moving to England!"
Vex plastered a sad look on his face and sighed once again. Rehyana hated seeing her brother so sad. She remembered how mad he was once he found out. He literally flipped out. But, she understood. He had so many good friends he didn't want to leave. She laughed slightly and put her hand on his shoulder.
"Don't worry Vexy, we can make new memories in London and start over. It'll be like... a reset button."
Vex chuckled at his sister's metaphors and hugged her.
"Thanks. I haven't been feeling well about this at all."
She nodded and pushed him gently off her. She jogged back to her seat and flipped open her phone and began to text her friends.
Flight 14-B now boarding. Passengers with ticket numbers 1-25 may now make their way to the exit.
"Oh. That's us!" Mrs. Michiko squealed. "C'mon kids, let's do this!" Rehyana face-palmed at her mother's ways to embarrass her. Vex just giggled and ran to the exit. They stood in line at their correct positions.
"I call window seat!" Vex shouted.
"H-Hey! No fair! I want the window seat!" Rehyana retorted and pushed her brother.
"No way! You got window seat on our way to and back from Florida! It's my turn!"
"Rehy, let Vex have the window seat this time okay?" Her father insisted.
"Yes!"
"Oh okaaaay..."
.:XOXOXOXOX:.
The plane wasn't crowded so it was easy to find practical seats. The two siblings sat in the back of the plane and still continued to fight for the seat next to the window. Their parents took seats up front and loaded thier bags into the little cargo holds in the top of the plane.
Rehyana pushed passed her brother and looked outside at they sky. The clouds were getting darker as they rolled in.
"Man. Are they sure they shouldn't cancel this flight? It looks like it's about to storm."
"Forecast said hail." Vex replied to the now worried girl.
"Damnit."
They observed a flight attendant that was now taking out a speaker to talk into.
"Alrriiigght passengers, hello and welcome! Now I realize some of you are worried about weather. But, we have checked with officials and we should be departing before anything bad comes in. Also, about two hours into the flight we should hit sunny morning weather. We will also prepare orders for drinks and snacks for you and also we have some wifi connectivity for your cell phones and laptops. Hopefully Funtom Airlines will make this a fun trip for you. Oh and don't forget, if we have any issues during the flight, your safety cartridges will drop down and you must carefully wrap the strap around your head and breath. So we hope you enjoy! Thank you for flying with us this morning!"
The woman hung up the speaker and returned to the front of the plane. Vex could hear the jets of the plane roar into action.
Okay everybody, please secure your seat-belts and turn off any and all electrical devices and restrain from putting down your trays until we reach 40,000 feet. We expect to reach London in an estimated time of six hours and forty five minutes. If any delays occur, then we expect eight hours. Expect some turbulence in take off and landing. Thank you for flying with us today.
"Turbulence! Oh Jesus! Vex I'm scared!"
"Calm down. It's just a little bit of wind."
"Yeah, a little bit of wind that could kill us!"
Vex rolled his eyes and stared out the window. He thought about what London would be like. He thought of big buildings that consisted of a 1800's getup or something like that. He remembered big attractions like The Big Ben and Buckingham Palace. He read about them several times and thought they were pretty interesting, but now he would be seeing them in person. Something he never thought would happen. And what about the school he would go to? He knew he would have to wear uniforms and try and fit in with rich, snobby kids, but he wasn't rich. He had money, just not enough to call him rich.
His thoughts were interrupted by the clanking of gears and ear popping engine noises. He cringed at the terrible noises and observed the ground as the plane began to leave it's parked spot.
The plane turned and twisted until it reached the runway. It paused for a moment before continuing to drive. The plane picked up speed little by little until you could hear it's wheels skidding on the ground. It was soon going at a crazy speed. Faster. Faster. Faster!
Rehyana clutched Vex's shirt, eyes bulging out of her head. The plane's front picked up off the ground and then the back, launching itself into the black sky. The wheels of the plane loaded themselves back inside their proper shafts.
Rehyana relaxed a bit until she felt the plane tilt to it's side extremely fast. She reconnected herself with Vex's shirt and burried her face into his hair. The plane continued to tilt even further.
Vex sighed and yawned completely relaxed.
A terrifying loud boom came from outside, causing the plane to shake uncontrollably. The lights inside the plane began to flicker on and off. Screams were erupting from the passengers. Vex yelped at the shakiness and clutched onto his sister's shirt.
"Everyone please calm down! It's just a little turbulence!" The flight attendant began to calm down some infant children and reassured everyone that everything was okay. The turbulence finally stopped, but thunder was still heard from outside every so often.
The plane reached 40,000 feet and was above the clouds, nothing but blue skies was to be seen. Everyone was releaved they didn't die from extreme turbulence.
Flight attendants began to ask people what they wanted to drink, and they passed out snacks for everyone.
"I'll take a diet coke please." Vex plainly remarked as he handed the man his small menu. Vex was getting quite bored so her decided to pull out his laptop. He retrieved it from the bag and placed it on the tray. He turned it on and clicked the internet icon. A page came up that said, 'Hello and welcome to Funtom Airlines Wifi Access! Of you wish to use the web, please pay this fee of five dollars to surf the web your entire flight!'
"Ugh! You gotta pay for it?"
"What do ya think the attendants pay checks are paid from?" Rehyana smirked.
Vex sat up and noticed his parents were a few seats away. He took his hand to the side of his mouth.
"Mom! Can I pay the five dollars for the internet please!"
Some people were beginning to direct their attention towards Vex.
"Sure honey! Now sit down!"
Vex sat down and clicked the button. It brought up a screen that said, 'Please insert credit card number here...'
"Hey Rehy? You remember mom's CC number?"
"I think." She typed the number into the bar and pressed enter.
'Thank you for purchasing FA Wifi, have fun and enjoy the flight!'
The convenient thing about airline wifi, was that it told you how much more time you had until your flight was finished. Vex went onto his Facebook and saw he had at least thirteen new messages. He saw most of them were 'Goodbye's' or 'I'll miss you!' or 'Finally I'll never have to see you again!'. He answered most of them with 'Thanks' or 'I'll miss you too'.
An attendant came back with Vex's drink and he said thank you politely and sipped it. Rehyana was still texting like it was the last day on Earth.
"Jesus Christ sis, if you keep texting like that, your thumbs will get muscles to were they could lift a semi truck. Slow down!"
Rehy rolled her eyes and continued texting.
'so rehy? wut do you think london'll be like?'
'Idk. I hope i fit in well!'
'Well remember me and trixy both miss you!'
'Oh don't worry i know :)'
'Good. Dont you forget about us you here?'
'Haha I know'
Vex erupted a scream and then laughed hysterically. Rehyana stopped and turned to Vex to see what he was doing on his laptop. She looked at the screen to see Vex was playing another stupid horror computer game.
"I thought mom said you weren't allowed to play 'Amnesia'."
"She did. I am playing it anyway."
"Tch. That's so like you. You're gonna get nightmares like last time. Remember."
"Remember what?"
"Oh my gawd! 's gonna eat me! Aaaaah!" Rehyana giggled at her impression of Vex.
He sighed and returned to his game. He explored the house in his game, looking for keys and other objects that were usefull, also screaming occasionally once a scary creature appeared and began to attack him.
.:XOXOXOXOX:.
Time passed quicker then they thought. They had two hours left of flight, and Vex pretty much passed out in mid game. Rehyana was sleeping, occasionally flicking her thumbs like she was pushing buttons on a phone. Vex twitched to the sound of gears turning. He opened his eyes and looked out the window. The sun was visible but setting. They were getting closer to the ground. He unbuckled his seat-belt and shook his sister.
"Rehy, Rehy wake up. We're landing."
"Hm... Oh, we're here already? Damn."
The plane's wheels screeched against the ground as they came to a slower speed. The plane began to head for the specific place it needed to stop. Vex observed the airport. It was enormous! Bigger than any airport he's ever been to. The plane stopped and the attendant grabbed her speaker and spoke.
"Alright everyone! Welcome to London, England! Please remove all carry on bags from their cargo holds, and make your way to the exit. All larger suit cases can be picked up on floor three. Thank you for choosing Funtom Airlines and we hope you fly with us again! Have a nice afternoon."
Vex packed up his computer and stood, stretching his tired limbs. Rehyana grabbed their bags from the holds and walked into the isle, along with her brother. They met their parents in the doorway and walked through the ramp into the airport. Once they were inside they saw so many people. The man at the desk was greeting everyone, his English accent clearly noticed.
Vex's mom went up to him.
"Oh, good day ma'am. What can I do for you?"
"I need to know where to pick up my bags?"
"Oh, go to the subway downstairs and take it to gate B-13, then go up to floor three. It's the quickest way. Say? You wouldn't happen to be Mrs. Michiko from America, would you?"
"Uhm, that's me." She gave him a warm smile. "Why ask?"
"Because, the movers are parked in parking lot three. They will be driving you to your new house."
"Oh! How convenient! Thank you sir."
"No problem at all! I hope London is a pleasant home for you and your family!"
"Thank you. C'mon everyone, this way!"
The family made their way down the stairs through the crowd of busy English people. Once they reached downstairs, they boarded the subway train. It wasn't crowded, thank God. They exited at gate B-13, and walked up three flights of stairs. They were about halfway to the luggage pickup when they stopped.
"Vex. Could you go get our bags? I'm gonna take Rehy and your father to get some food. They won't stop complaining."
"Sure mom."
She rushed of with Rehyana and her husband, leaving Vex to go get the bags.
The airport was amazing. While it contained 21st century technology, the decor looked like it dated back to the 1600's. It was amazing! Vex couldn't take his gaze away from it. Maybe, living in London wouldn't be so bad after all.
Vex looked at the TV's hanging up above the moving platforms that the bags came onto. He searched for Chicago on the TV until he noticed it. He headed for the specific section to get his bags. He stood and waited. He turned and noticed a bright blue suite case coming in. That was clearly Rehyana's. He grabbed it and yanked it off the moving escale.
He felt a slight tap on his shoulder and he turned and cringed. There was a man before him. A strange one at that. He was wearing red glasses with skulls that hung down from the sides. His hair was the color of bright, summer cherries and he had teeth that were as sharp as a sharks. The most interesting quality was his yellow, feline-like eyes.
"Hello little boy!~ I believe this filthy mut belongs to you!"
Vex noticed the man was holding Yuki. "Yuki! Thanks, Mr..." He squinted at the man's name tag, "Sut...cliffe?"
"Oh no problem!" He handed Vex Yuki's leash and pranced off like a little girl who just got a lollipop.
Vex turned his attention back to the luggage. He eyed an olive green bag that had orange stripes on it. That was his. He swiped it from the escale. He just needed two more bags. His mom's and his dad's.
After retrieving the bags, he scooted them to the dining area. He saw his family getting up from their table, leaving towards him.
"Ah! You got the correct luggage this time. Good job son." His father praised him. Last time Vex got the luggage, he mixed it up with some hooker's luggage on her way to Vegas. He sighed and nodded.
"Yuki!" Rehyana hugged the dog. "So how busy was it?"
"Not to busy. There was this creepy employee who was like a shark, cat, human hybrid. Not kidding."
"Ha! Nice one."
"I'm not kidding!"
"Whatever~."
.:XOXOXOXOX:.
As the family made their way to lot 3, they observed the beautiful city's buildings. It was amazing! The victorian style city was to much for eyes to resist. The large palaces and stores were so magnificent.
They reached the moving van and saw several movers heading towards them.
"Good evening. You're Mrs. Michiko I presume?"
"This is correct."
"Alright, I'll take your bags. We have a car prepared for you over there." The man pointed to a simple silver BMW. It was a rental, so it would have to do for now.
Vex examined the car and opened the door to see inside. It was a nice German automobile, they could've gotten better though.
"I'll drive." Vex's dad got into the front seat of the car and placed his hands on an invisible steering wheel.
"Remember honey. We're in England." His wife said from the other side of the car, clutching the real steering wheel.
"Ha! Dad, mom so got you!" Rehyana laughed.
"Tch."
They proceeded to follow the moving trucks out of the airport parking lot. They had bought a house in a suburb area, near a middle school that Vex and Rehy would go to. Heratin Middle School is what it was called. The house they owned was a plain white house that had a basement and attic, two bedrooms, three bathrooms, two living rooms, and a kitchen. They agreed the basement would be Vex's room, and Rehyana and their parents would get the bedrooms.
Vex sighed and watched the sun disappear behind the horizon line. In a week he would be at school, not knowing what other English students would think of his cheap, American ass. But, whatever was going to happen, was going to happen. Weather he liked it or not.
A/N: Yep, I've deffinatly improved. At least I think I have. Damn this is like, the longest thing I've ever written. I'm proud of it though. Anyways, Vex and Ciel will meet in the next chapter. I promise :) Review please!
