Hello eveyone, the name is "Million Voices", as you can see I'm new here, but I've been reading fanfics for years. Anyways I don't want to bore any of you with my talking, so just go ahead and read.

And if you can. Can you please RxR after you finish reading this chapter to let me know what you all think of my story so far. I accept all types of reviews because in my opinion, reviews from people help others improve their writing skills.

Anyways enjoy the story.

"Culture Shock"

Chapter 1: Morning Routine

"Morning honey" Ulen greeted his lovely wife, Via, when he walked into the kitchen. After giving her a quick peck on the cheek, he strutted over to the coffee pot to pour himself a cup of coffee.

"Hey" she said in a 'not-caring' voice.

Ulen stopped what he was doing, and turned around to look at his wife. He could see that she was focusing on whatever she was doing. So he walked behind her to get a closer look at what she was doing. Via was writing in her notebook, with a lot of textbooks around her. She was caught up in all of her work that she didn't even notice Ulen hovering over her.

So instead of him waiting for her to notice him, he just went ahead and asked " Honey, are you okay?"

For a second, she was unsure whether she should tell her husband what was bothering her. But then reality struck her…he was her husband, she could tell him anything, so she told him.

"I don't know honey, maybe I'm just a bit stressed out." She said. "Yah know, with me watching taking care of the kids, cooking, cleaning, and me going back to school…. I don't know whether I could do it all." Via said. Then she solemnly sighed, "So I was thinking, that maybe I should just quit-"

She didn't get to finish what she was saying because Ulen cut her off "No Via!" he said in a commanding voice. "You will not drop out of school. Listen, me and the kids already agreed, that while you are going to school, we will be taking care of the house and doing all of the cooking. So you don't have to worry." Ulen assured his wife.

"I guess your right, but with all the work that I get from all of my professors I'll still be stressed out." Said Via.

Just then Ulen, who was still standing behind his wife, lifted his hands up to his wife's shoulder, and began moving them in a circular motion. He was hoping that by giving his wife this massage, will help Via to relax a bit. Via just let Ulen continue with what he was doing, because it really was helping her feel much better.

"Yah know what Via," Ulen said, "whenever you are feeling stressed, like you are right now. It helps to close your eyes and imagine that you are in a peaceful place…like a meadow, or something." He said in his soft masculine voice. It was nice and quiet in the kitchen, where the happily married couple was…until…

"All the parents in the house say heeey, hooooo, say hey-hey, ho-ho. Now sock-it-to-me, sock-it-sock-it-to-me, what? Now sock-it-to-me, ah-ah-ah-haaaaa, hehehe!!!"

Their 18 year old daughter Cagalli, walked into the kitchen singing and dancing, wearing lime green tink-top, black capris, her black baseball cap and a pair of combat boots.

When she finally finished what she was doing, she walked over to her parents, and gave them each a peck on their cheeks and saying 'good morning' to them. She then walked over to the cabinet to get her a box of cereal, a bowl and spoon, to make her some breakfast.

But before she could start pouring her cereal into the bowl, Via said, "Cagalli! Do you mind keeping your voice down, I'm trying to relax a bit."

"Oh I'm sorry, I promise you will not hear a word come out of my mouth for the rest of the morning." Cagalli said. She then poured herself a bowl of cereal, and started eating.

"Um, Cagalli… where is Kira?" her father asked.

"I don't know, I think he's still upstairs sleeping" she replied, not really caring..

"Sleeping?!" her father said a bit surprised.

"Yeah, he's still sleeping," she said, then she chuckled when she said "I bet he's busy dreaming about his beloved Lacus. You should have heard him sleep talking, he was-"

"Um Cagalli… do you remember that, since your mother is going back to school, we all will be more responsible?" Ulen said cutting her off.

"Absolutely"

"So, what was your responsibility for the morning?"

Cagalli then said proudly, "Wake up Kira, and bring him down for breakfast!"

But then reality finally hit. She forgot to wake up Kira.

"…Oh snap!!!" She then ran up the stairs to go wake Kira up for school.

"Maybe me going back to school was a mistake. Obviously you are going to need me at home, just to help keep the kids under control." Via said

Ulen was not about to let his kids ruin his wife's chance of receiving her masters degree. "No Via, I can take care of the kids…I mean they can't be that hard to take care of, right?" Ulen said

Via stared at her husband and shook her head in a disappointing manner. "Ulen…obviously you don't know your kids very well."

After she finished talking, they heard some loud banging and a lot of screaming and shouting.

BANG, BANG, BANG

"KIRA?!" Cagalli banged on Kira's bedroom door. "KIRA!!"

Via and Ulen then heard Cagalli open Kira's door.

Cagalli then shouted "YOU BETTER WAKE UP, YOU JERK"

Silence?…yeah right, nothing is ever silent in the Hibiki household.

"GET OFF MEEEE… AH-AH-AAAAAHHH…MAMAAAAAAA!!!"

"QUIET!!!! MAMA'S TRYING TO RELAX!!!"

After all of the shouting and screaming, Cagalli came back downstairs, but with her brother dressed in a navy blue hoodie that said "BITE ME" in big bold yellow letters, and baggy white shorts. All Ulen and Via could do was stare at their twins in disbelief.

"Well mom and dad I guess where leaving" Cagalli said. She started walking towards the door, until Kira stopped her by grabbing her right wrist with his hand.

"Wait a minute Cagalli, I didn't get to eat any breakfast yet?" he said

"Well the, you can eat at school, you know they serve breakfast" Cagalli said

"But, you know I hate the school's food" Kira complained to his twin.

"Oh well your just going to have to deal with it, because right now, we are lat for school."

"I hate you" Kira mumbled. But Cagalli still heard him. "That's okay, Ilove you too Kira." And with that they left for school.

Back in the house…

"So tell me Ulen… do you still think that you can handle them?"

"…."

"Aha, didn't thnk so."