Shana Tova. Happy Rosh Hashanah.

I'm sure you have better things to do than read this but Happy New Year if you are.

To Guest: Kenji's about 17-18, maybe on the young side. His sisters are about 14-15. They're about three years apart. But this story takes place later than Gen Next so it's possible that Kenji's 16 in that series. Glad you like it.

Animated-Geek-Lonely-Nerd: Glad you like it. I think I might be adding to the other series as well since an idea came to me. I just need to find time to write it since I'm trying to start some other stories as well.

ThisPerson1: Thank you for your comments. How did you find this story?

Don't own Gen Rex. Don't even really own Kenji who was created by Lina Trinch or Jade and Jasmine which was created by Doc Tinsley. Check out their fics.

Kenji looked at the wooden structure his mother called a house in front of him.

"We're staying here for a month?" Kenji looked at his mother incredulously.

"Isn't it quaint?" His mother smiled moving past him to open the door. Kenji thought dilapidated was a better adjective. "I have a friend who owns this cottage. She's away in Europe right now and said we can use her place. It has 5 bedrooms and two baths. But best of all it's right on the beach."

Kenji quickly did the math. "That's not enough room for all of us."

"Sure there is. You'll share a room with Rafael."

"What?" Kenji almost yelled.

"Yeah! I get to room with Kenji!" Rafael danced around the foyer singing at the top of his lungs. "I'm rooming with Kenji! I'm rooming with Kenji!"

"No you're not. I'd rather sleep on the livingroom floor." Kenji snapped.

"Kenji, you're not sleeping on the floor when there's a perfectly good bed." His mother used that tone that allowed for no argument. And one look from his father stopped anymore protests.

"Does this mean that I'm sharing a room with Jade and Jasmine?" Violeta asked.

"Yes, sweetie." Holiday smiled.

Violeta frowned, "Are they okay with that?"

"Sure, squirt. It'll be fun." Jasmine smiled. Jade nodded in agreement.

"See Kenji, your sisters are willing to share a room with Violeta. You only have Rafael in your room." Holiday said as she put the keys on the kitchen counter. "Now let's go check out our rooms." She made her way to the stairs followed by dad with the luggage.

Kenji didn't bother saying anything. Mom wouldn't understand. The last time he shared a room with Rafael, he was kept up all night by his snoring. He also did this disgusting slurping noise with his fingers. Then in some ungodly hour in the morning Rafael had somehow made his way into Kenji's bed and woke him up by kicking him in his spleen.

"Kenji, Rafael, come look at your room." His mom called. Rafael bounded up the stairs followed by his father.

Kenji sighed and was about to go as well when Aunt Circe grabbed his arm.

"Kenji, I just want you to know that sometimes Rafael has… accidents at night." She said in low tones.

"What do you mean?" Kenji wasn't getting it.

"You know… he sometimes… doesn't wake up in time to use the potty." She explained.

Kenji's eyes widened.

"Your mom says it's perfectly normal and not to embarrass him about it. He'll figure it out eventually. So I'd appreciate it if it happens not to make a big deal about it." She told him.

"Does he have pull-ups?" Kenji's voice squeaked.

"No, he has a wet alarm but sometimes he sleeps through it." Aunt Circe looked chagrined.

"Mommy! Come look at my room!" Rafael called from the top of the stairs.

"Coming baby." Aunt Circe smiled as she walked up the stairs.

Kenji stood rooted to the spot. He was still processing what Aunt Circe told him.

"Hey, Kenji it's a bunk bed. I call the top bunk." Rafael yelled down.

Jade laughed at Kenji as she went up the stairs. Jasmine gave him a sympathetic look; then followed her sister up the stairs. Violeta also looked at Kenji but said nothing before she too went up the stairs. Kenji groaned. Can this day get any worse?

The door flung open as Caesar overladen with suitcases came stumbling into the house. He tripped over the rug in the foyer and the luggage went flying all over the place. One of the bags flew into Kenji who didn't quite have his dad's reflexes yet. It smacked him in the head. He was knocked out cold.

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"Kenji? Kenji?" the voice sounded far off and echoey. Then something cold and wet hit him. He jack-knifed up sputtering and coughing.

"Oh, good you're up." Caesar said. He was sitting on his haunches holding a cup of water in his hand.

"Is he alright?" Aunt Beverly hovered over him holding the Michelin baby.

"He's fine." Caesar told her.

Kenji was not feeling fine. He tried to wipe the water from his eyes. Pain shot through his face. He sprung up and ran to the hallway mirror. It was then he realized that…

"I have a black eye!"

"Well, that happens when you get hit by the diaper bag." Caesar shrugged. "It should go away in a week or two."

"Kenji? Is everything… oh my gosh, what happened." His mom rushed over to look at his eye.

"Uncle Caesar hit me with a diaper bag." Kenji said annoyed.

"I'm sure it was an accident." His mother told him. "Come on let's put some ice on it. It doesn't look too bad. Go upstairs and lie down while I find you some ice."

Kenji trudged up to the room, then stood gawking at it.

It hardly qualified to be a room. It was more like a glorified closet. It had enough room for a bunk bed and a dresser.

"What happen to your eye?" Rafael peered over at him from the top bunk.

"Don't want to talk about it." Kenji muttered as he gingerly laid down on the bottom bunk. The bed sagged considerably. Kenji felt like he was in a cocoon.

"Here's your ice." Jade walked in and unceremoniously dropped it on his stomach.

"Oofff, hey, I'm injured here! Be nice." Kenji glared at his sister.

"It's just a black eye. You should have ducked." She scoffed.

"Oh, so it's my fault that Uncle Caesar gave me a black eye?" Kenji snapped.

"Yeah, you need more training from dad." Jade sniffed as she walked toward the door. Kenji threw a pillow at her. Jade plucked it neatly out of the air. She threw it back at him. Since he was ready, he managed to catch it. He bolted out of bed to throw it back when Rafael yelled, "Pillow fight!"

He leapt out of the top bunk with his pillow and landed on top of Kenji.

"Oww, my back." Kenji said face down with Rafael on his back. Rafael was whacking him in the head with his pillow. Jade laughed hysterically as she walked out.

He was sure his family was trying to kill him. And with him being stuck with them for a month, they could very well succeed.