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Serena just stared at the White building in front of her. She was internally struggling because the realization that she would no longer be going home to see her family each night had struck her as she'd stepped out of the cab. Fourteen months ago her family had moved back to America after four years in Japan. Serena and her sister, Mina, had spent a miserable 11 months in school in the US when they decided they really wanted to finish out high school with their best friends. So after making a suggestion to their parents four weeks ago and following up with a lot of ass-kissing, they had officially transfered back to Juban high and left America for Tokyo.

Yet, while most teen girls would love to be able to be on their own and have the freedom that she felt in that moment, Serena was terrified as she stood there and absorbed the view of the building in front of her. She tilted her head to one side to see if maybe it would change colors. Her mind was running so wild that she half expected it to follow through and turn blue.

This building, The Duplex Tower, in Azabu-Juban Japan was her new home. Somehow she simply couldn't comprehend this, but the comments from passer-bye's forced her to. So, finally, she sighed and made her way across the sidewalk trying to dodge onlookers and not lose her suitcases in the process.

Thank goodness mom had insisted I get new luggage.

She had two massive suitcases, a smaller carry on that she could attach to the larger one (if not she'd have needed three arms she mentally joked, not that she wasn't causing enough stares as is - hello, a leggy blonde chic amidst a sea of opaque locks) and a duffle bag in the form of her yellow dooney and burke. Her brown Todds purse fell off her shoulder as she struggled to get her bags through the door, the door man looking at her as if she were a helpless alien.

Technically I guess I am, however I went through the excruciating paper work that should void me from such looks. she thought cocking an eyebrow at him before continuing...

She walked up to what she assumed to be the bell hop are or reception desk and peered over it to find a petite woman. "Hello, I'm supposed to be meeting Ms Sapori to get the key to my apartment?"

Stare.

What, am I speaking another language? Oh wait...

Serena repeated her former request in japanese and was greeted with a nod and a smile. Apparently, she was speaking another language. The receptionist got up from her desk and stuck her head around the corner. Immediately a woman in a beautiful purple aline dress rounded the corner. The embroidery around the scoop neck was more fitting for a night to the opera than a meeting with a teenage girl to grant her access to her new apartment.

"Ms. Tuskino, glad to see you've made it safely to Japan. I trust you didn't have any problems with your luggage at the airport?" Ms. Sapori looked down at the amount of luggage with a slight hint of shock on her face.

"Yes, um, everything went smoothly." Serena nodded.

She looked around Serena as if perhaps someone might be hiding behind the luggage.

"Isn't there supposed to be another young woman?" She asked nonchalantly.

Serena looked at her confused, "Oh! My sister, she'll be arriving later this week."

Mina hadn't gotten her paper work done in time, so she'd had to change her flight. She was always a little flaky like that. Not that Serena couldn't be flaky, She just chose to save her flakiness for math homework rather than continental relocations.

The woman nodded in understanding and started off towards the elevator. A man standing to her right quickly came up to help with some of Serena's luggage and followed behind her. Once they were in the elevator (as well as the mountain of luggage), Ms. Sapori hit 9.

"I spoke to your mother during your flight. She has been in contact with the company you ordered your decor from and she said they should be here this afternoon around 3."

She smiled and Serena sent her another nod, surprised at how fluent her english was.

"The apartment has been cleaned, we'll make sure it meets your needs and I'll get your final signature on it."

"Yes, my mom said you sent her a copy, she read it and is in agreement with everything." Serena said as she followed Ms. Sapori out of the elevator, yanking her luggage along. The hallway was so clean and the ceilings were high. She had expected it to be small, because everything in Japan seemed to be more compact. Serena found herself in awe over the spacious hallway, and prayed the apartment was equally as spacious.

When Ms. Sapori opened the door the floor sparkled. She held the door for Serena to enter with her bags. Which she disposed of at the end of the small hallway. The living/dining area was perfect. She was thankful her mom had gotten only one couch, otherwise it would have been too crowed with a dining room table (Which, "was necessary for school work since she and Mina didn't have a desk"). The kitchen actually had granite counter tops and there was a spacious balcony, which she and Mina would debate on furniture for that later.

Serena found she couldn't speak. She simply looked back over her shoulder at the two beings and then went into the larger bedroom to the left side of the apartment.

score!

It was perfect and since she was the first to arrive she mentally called dibs. She could imagine exactly where everything would go. Her bed and side tables against one wall, vanity on the opposite beside the windows. The tall dresser beside the exit to the second balcony and armoire facing it beside the bedroom entrance. To the left was two doors, one to a "closet" (thank goodness for the armoire), the other lead to a powder room, bathroom and toilet closet. When Serena came back into the living room Ms Sapori had the paperwork on the kitchen counter.

"So what do you think?" She said with a smile, already having guessed Serena's answer.

"It's perfect" she said raising both eyebrows.

After Serena signed the paperwork for Ms Sapori to fax to her parents for an additional signature, she got the keys to the mail box, the apartment, the entrance code to the building and a list of amenities. Before long Ms Sapori and her right hand man left and Serena twiddled her thumbs in the quiet apartment. She couldn't unpack until the hangers got here and the girls were still in school.

She put away some of her toiletries and decided that she could at least take a shower and freshen up. She grabbed the towel out of her bag while secretly thanking her mother. However, after the shower she mentally kicked myself because that just made her even more tired. Jet lag was setting in.

She looked in the mirror, "What in the world are you doing?"

Her blue-green eyes stared back, almost ignoring her question. She dried her hair and put on lotion, mentally noting she needed to pick up a few new shishedo products.

After she was done getting ready, she spent time on the balcony looking at the streets below people watching. She'd missed Japan and the underlying happiness of being back was finally starting to bubble up. She could do this, she could live on her own and not fail high school in the process... she hoped.

When the knock on the door finally came it startled her. Serena looked at her watch, 2:45.

The movers were early. She let them in and tried to stay out of their way. They didn't take much time at all and were gracious enough to put together the table and hers and Mina's beds. Though they left all the smaller items their mother had bought for her to deal with. Torture.

She could have at least come to help with all THIS sort of crap.

Serena spent two hours putting away odds and ends, before deciding Mina could help with the rest. It was dinner time anyhow, which she was enlightened to by her stomach finally giving in to numerous growls. Trading her juicy sweat suit for lightly Faded skinny jeans, a white t-shirt, brown gladiator sandals and her matching brown todds bag, she put her blonde hair messily in a hair tie at the nap of her neck and locked the front door on her way out.

She knew the area was good for eating and shopping, her family hadn't lived far from the area so she'd spent a lot of time there.

Maybe I should go to the Crown? Maybe the girls will be there? Ugh, mom would kill me if I spent my entire weeks allowance in one night.

Her mom had sent a care package out a few days before Serena left that was set to arrive the following day. Serena also decided she was too tired to entertain the girls so soon, they will want to spend at least 2 to 3 hours catching up. So she headed towards the super market to pick up the necessary perishables such as bread, veggies and fruits.

As she rounded the corner she was met by something short of a brick wall, crashing into it at such a force that it sent her flying backwards onto her butt.

"I'm so sorry, Miss," Came a husky and handsome voice as a hand extended in front of her.

Serena's head snapped up, she knew that voice, "Andrew?"

"Serena?" A smile spread across Andrew's face, his dimples peaking out on either side. He helped Serena to stand and she brushed herself off, "I should have guessed. Only you could crash into people as if you were imitating a head on collision." He cocked an eyebrow.

Serena rolled her eyes and laughed, "Very funny."

"Oh, come here!" Andrew said pulling her into a big bear hug. Serena smiled and hugged him back.

"When did you get in?" he said pulling away and putting a hand in his pocket. He noted the circles under Serena's eyes.

"Today," she replied.

"Whoa, I guess I should be saying hello Jet lag." Andrew joked. He thought back to when the girls had gone on a vacation to South America a few years ago. They'd barely slept the whole time and when they first got home, they kept forgetting things.

"Ha. ha. I promise I'll remember this tomorrow. I'm not as bad as Mina, you know."

"Speaking of, where is she?" Andrew looked around.

"She didn't get her paper work in on time so she'll be a few days late." Serena shook her head and sighed.

Andrew laughed, "Sounds like her." He looked Serena over, She'd lost weight and grown at least two inches. She was beautiful, her hair shiny and her smile radiant despite her obvious exhaustion. She wasn't the same 14 year old he met four years ago, she was growing into a woman.

"So where are you off to?" He asked after a moment.

"I was just heading over to the market to get dinner." Serena said nodding her head in the direction of the grocer.

"Andrew, Lets go!" called a voice across the street. Serena and Andrew both turned, but Serena's eyes were too blurry to see that far. She rubbed them trying to make them better.

"right..." Andrew waved and turned back to Serena. "Have to get going, we should all get together when Mina gets in? Do dinner with the girls?"

"That sounds great." Serena smiled, excited to get back to something relatively "normal".

"Okay then, have a good night Serena, get some rest!" Andrew said as he started off across the street trying to beat the little back lit running man before he disappeared.

Serena smiled off after him before heading off towards the market again. She was starting to feel relaxed about being back in Japan, even if she were on her own. Seeing a familiar face had helped and she realized everything was going to be okay.

She yawned just then. She could not wait to crawl into her bed and finally get some sleep. The 16 hour flight was beginning to seem feel like she hadn't slept for months.


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