7:00pm Day 1
Chapter two: Akira
Right now, my family and I are eating dinner. Everybody is here and eating, but the atmosphere doesn't feel right … maybe mom and dad has something on their mind?
"So…Akira."
I looked at one of my sisters. Oh, right. I didn't introduce them yet. I have an older brother who is a genius, and two older sisters…they're identical twins… they look exactly the same. One of them is named Mizuki and the other one is Izumi. Izumi is the flute prodigy and Mizuki is the violin prodigy. Nobody can tell them apart except for family. Sometime their friends would even get them mixed up. I don't think they mind though…I feel like they like it…
"Akira." Izumi called my name, like she was trying to break the awkward silence.
"Huh? Yeah? What is it, Ne-san?"
"Do you like your dinner?"
"Um yeah." I kind of lied…I guess.
I kept poking at the jiggle tofu…
"But…"
"yeah?" My sister Izumi stared at me with a questionable look.
"Sorry to be a picky eater, but I'm not big on tofu."
She just smiled at me and apologized…
"Oh, you don't have to apologize. You did nothing wrong."
"Still."
Still what? She did nothing wrong. My sisters are so confusing sometimes.
"Akira, do you want more water?"
This time, it was Mizuki who asked me.
"Um, no thanks." I just smiled.
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. Thanks."
"Wow, my baby is going to be in middle school soon. Time goes by so fast." That was my mother, she looked at me and smiled. Did I ever mention how I am the "baby" of the family? Well, yup, I am. I am the youngest son in my family. Sometimes I wonder if that's the reason why my family always spoils me…even my sisters…who are only two years older than I am…
"Yeah, and Mizuki ne-san and Izumi ne-san are in their last year in middle school. Don't forget they're graduating next year."
The only way to get the attention away from me is to mention something else important.
"That's right! Both of you are graduating this year from middle school! I'm so proud of all of my babies."
Oh great…she's starting to tear up…*Sigh*
"It's okay mom, it's not like we're going to another country."
In case you didn't know, that was Izumi, she's the older twin, more outgoing, fool-around type, gets what she wants by ignoring the other person.
"Yeah, we're not full grown adults yet." That one was Mizuki. She's the younger twin. She's a bit more responsible than Izumi ne-san. She's outgoing and fools around too, but not as much as Izumi. She gets what she wants with her sad puppy look... I guess she's a bit more calm…
While my mom was talking with my sisters about growing up, I noticed that dad was giving a stern look to my older brother, Hayato Nii-san. The way he stared at him, it made it look like he was just thinking. Did Nii-san do something wrong? My brother noticed me giving him a worried look and he just smiled and shrugged his shoulders for a second…I don't think this is anything to be smiling about...something weird is going on…