Author's Note:

Chapter 2! Yey me! Applauds for me Thank you, thank you! You're too kind. Haha. Just imagine, I haven't written any stories before, and now, I have a freaking chapter two! I'm so happy for myself! Yey me! Again! Hihihi.

Anyway, I now present to you Chapter two. Again, it's not that good, but please tell me what you think.

Cheers!

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Chapter two:

Friend and Noodles

'Ding dong.' It alarmed announcing to everyone in the house that a visitor just arrived. "Coming!" A panicky voice from the house said as she heard the doorbell. Not a minute later a pink haired girl came out still wearing an apron and trying to remove the other yellow glove with her free hand. She did remove and just in time when she reached the front gate.

"Hello." The visitor said the pink haired girl as she bowed down. "My name's Hana, and I'm wondering if Ana Kyoyama lives here."

"Hello to you too." She replied, "I'm Tamara, but just call me Tama. Anyway, Ms. Ana is out running some errands, but she told me to take good care of you if ever you arrived when she's still out." She added immediately when she saw that Hana was about to leave. "Well, let's come on in."

Tama led Hana inside the big, antique house. The garden outside on the other hand looked as if it was taken good care of, it has flowers blowing everywhere, and no wild grass can be found. Amazing, Hana wasn't really expecting the house to be in tiptop shape, but that's what faced her when she entered the antique house. The floors were gleaming clean, every furniture seems shining with cleanliness, heck even the trash can seems clean.

"Here, let me help you with your bag." Tama said as she took one of Hana's bags. Hana first hesitated, but Tama insisted and Hana couldn't find a way to say no in a polite way. So in the end Tama ended carrying all her bags to the guest room Hana's suppose to stay in.

"So," Tama started as she placed Hana's bags next to the closet when they entered the room. "May I ask how you are related to Ms. Ana?"

"Uhmm…Ana's my cousin." Hana explained "But to tell you the truth I haven't met Ana for 12 years now. We last met when we were just 4 or 5, I think."

"That long?"

"Yeah, that's why I'm glad to be back here in Japan and finally see Ana again."

They both smiled and after that Tama helped Hana unpacked and put her clothes in the closet. When they finished Tama went down to prepare dinner, and left Hana in her own room to also relax.

Hana lay down her new bed; she looked at the clock, 5:37 pm, and after a couple of seconds soon fell asleep. Hana felt as if she wasn't even asleep for a minute when her eyes jerked open. She didn't stand up immediately but just lay there on her bed for a couple more minutes. Finally she stood up; it was already 11:45 pm. She fixed her hair as she felt her stomach growled. Soon after she went down to look for something to eat.

The hallway was already dark when Hana came out; she wasn't even bothered by the darkness. Hana went down and went to the kitchen to find some food. She turned on some of the lights and saw that there was a note on the door of the refrigerator.

'Food inside, just heat it.'

Hana opened the ref and found varieties of food, Tama must have prepared a feast to welcome her, and too bad she wasn't awake to celebrate with them. She didn't find anything she like, but saw some noodles in the cupboard. That will do for her, she love instant noodles, but her mother wouldn't allow her to eat some.

When the kettle started to whistle a little, Hana hurriedly went to it and poured a hot water to her noodles. She stopped dead when she suddenly turned; a man was standing on the doorway.

"Uhm, hi…" Was the first thing out of Hana's mouth. It was stupid, she knows, but she doesn't know the guy at all.

"Who the hell are you?" The guy asked demandingly.

"Uhm, I'm Hana…Ana's cousin." She added when she saw the boy's face contort a little.

"Oh, ok." The guy replied lazily as he walked pass Hana and took some water from the fridge. Hana on the other hand placed the noodles on the counter, afraid that she might spill its contents. It was a good thing because the guy spoke so suddenly that Hana jumped a little.

"So, you're Ana's cousin eh. You don't look like her at all." He said as he stared at her face. They were different, Ana's blonde, while Hana has black hair, their eyes were also different, Ana has black eyes like and endless vast oblivion, while Hana has blue eyes as deep and as clear as the ocean. Different.

Hana on the other hand can't find any appropriate reply to his comment so she just smiled at him.

"I'm Ren, by the way" He said as he sat down the high stool

"It's nice to meet you, Ren." She said as she bowed slightly. She wasn't sure if the customs here in Japan were still the same, but she bowed none the less.

Ren smirked and commented "You really are not like Ana. You're too kind."

Hana laughed a little and said "Our relatives used to tell us the same thing. That we really are as opposite as can be."

"I can see that…" After that there was silence once again, but this time Hana was the one who spoke first.

"Hey, Ren, would like some noodles?" Hana offeres.

"Sure, why not."

And with that, they shared seafood noodles and talked. Talked abut things that matter and don't. And with that, I guess Hana made her new friend in this old, haunted house.

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Done! R&R, ok? It still suck, but whatever.