"Lizzy, breakfast it ready!"
"Coming!" I replied as I pulled on my last sock and quickly ran down stairs. After recently losing my parents to a car accident, I moved in with my aunt and uncle in Tokyo, Japan just yesterday and had met one of their friends, Naoki Jun, who is also the nurse at the school I will be attending to tomorrow. Tonight, Jun and I will be going to watch some street tennis that she had invited me to.
I soon entered the kitchen where my aunt Jenny was. My uncle James was drinking some coffee and reading the newspaper while he sat at the table.
"Good morning." I spoke giving them both a soft smile at I seated myself at the table.
"Good morning, Elizabeth." My uncle nodded as he sat down the newspaper and smiled at me.
"Did you sleep okay?" Aunt Jenny asked.
"Yes, very. I love the room. Thank you." I replied.
"No need to thank us, Elizabeth." My uncle said.
I smiled as Aunt Jenny sat a plate of food in front of me. I said my thanks to her and started to eat the scrambled eggs she had cooked up. I was really grateful that they had asked me to come live with them when they heard the news of my parent's death. They were in fact my only relatives left.
"Well, I better head to work." Uncle James suddenly spoke as he stood up and straightened his tie.
"I'll see you out." Aunt Jenny said as she stood up.
"See you at dinner time, Elizabeth." My uncle James said as he gave me a kiss on the forehead and slung an around his wife's waist as they both left the kitchen.
"Have a good day at work." I mumbled although he couldn't hear me.
After I finished off the food on my plate I picked up the glasses and other plates and started to wash them. My aunt soon came back in with a small smile on her face.
"Oh, Lizzy, you don't have to do that." She said as she walked over to me.
"It's okay. I don't mind and plus I just want to be helpful." I replied as I sat the last dish in the cupboard.
"That's so sweet of you." Aunt Jenny smiled.
"Well, it's the least I can do since you and Uncle James took me in." I nodded.
"Yes, well now you have twelve hours until Jun arrives, so how about we go shopping." Aunt Jenny suggested as she wrapped her arms around my waist.
"That sounds…fun." I agreed.
"And maybe I can teach you a little Japanese. Well, just the basics first and then the harder stuff,"
"That would come in handy." I laughed a little.
"Then it's settled. I'll go get my purse. Meet me out in the car!" Aunt Jenny exclaimed as she hurried out of the kitchen and upstairs.
"She kind of reminds me of a teenage girl." I thought as I walked into the hallway grabbing my shoes and slipping them on. On my way out I grabbed a light jacket, just in case it might be chilly out and slipped it on. After that I opened the front door and walked towards my aunt's Mustang.
"You can get it. I unlocked it from upstairs." Aunt Jenny said as she walked out of the house and locked the front door.
"Okay." I replied as I opened the door and slipped in.
A moment later my aunt slipped into the driver's seat next to me and started to car. Soon we were heading down the street.
"So, Lizzy, tell me about yourself." Aunt Jenny suddenly spoke up after a moment of silence.
"Well…what do you want to know?" I questioned.
"Hm, well, your likes, dislikes, hobbies, and stuff like that." She replied.
"Okay. I like the color purple, school work, and I like animals. I dislike rap but every other kind of music is okay. I also dislike leeks. My hobbies are basketball and photography." I said slightly dully.
"I never seen someone who likes school work." My aunt giggled. I turned and slightly gave her a small playful glare before turning back towards the window.
"I guess I just find it…fun." I shrugged.
"Does that mean you get good grades?" she asked.
"Not really. I sometimes get F's. Mostly in world history though. I'm pretty good in everything else."
"I was never good in Math, if that makes you happy." She grinned.
"Hmm…"
"What?" she questioned as she turned into a parking lot.
"Nothing. Just thinking," I replied once she stopped the car. After she unlocked the doors I stepped out and looked around. It looked like a mall.
"This mall has a lot of cute shops in it." Aunt Jenny squealed as she grabbed my hand and started to drag me off into the hell pit as I dubbed it.
It's not like I hate shopping. I actually think shopping is quite fun, but its malls I can't stand. I can't stand all the people, I hate being crowded.
"Cute!" my aunt squealed as she dragged me into a store.
(11 hours later…)
"We…we have been shopping for ten hours! Can we please go home now?" I asked as I walked out the store carrying about fifteen bags. During our shopping time, I had learned a few basic Japanese words, but not many since I got a bit confused half of the time.
"Actually, we've been shopping for eleven hours." Aunt Jenny corrected me.
"Jun is going to come to pick me up in an hour. So, can we please go home now?" I asked once again as I gave my aunt the puppy dog eyes.
"Alright, alright. I was getting a tiny bit tired anyways." She finally agreed.
"A…a tiny bit?" I thought as we continued our way towards the exit.
"Kyaa! Isn't that boy cute, Lizzy?" I heard my aunt ask as she pointed her finger past my face. I blinked and looked over to where she was pointing. He had red hair and a band aid on his cheek. He was smiling happily with a couple of friends.
"Cute in a kid-ish way," I bluntly replied stepping out of the sliding doors.
My aunt slightly sulked and ran to catch up to me. For a moment there I was kind of hoping she would fall face first on the ground since she was running in high heels, but I really don't want that to happen to her. But I also don't want her to whine to me about boys.
"Lizzy, don't you like boys? You are a teenager." She said as she stuck out her bottom lip.
I sighed and grabbed the keys from her hands, knowing she wasn't going to open the car doors anytime soon. I clicked the trunk open and sat all the shopping bags in it.
"Yes, I like boys." I nodded as I climbed into the passenger's seat. My aunt Jenny soon climbed in the driver's seat and I handed her the keys so she could start the car.
"It didn't seem like you were interested…" she mumbled.
"I'm not always going to be interested in every boy I see." I said.
"I guess that is true." And so the conversation soon switched to a different topic, once that I liked, school. We talked about school all the way home. It was a way better topic then boys right now.
Once we got home my aunt Jenny and I grabbed the bags and headed in. After she struggled to unlock the door I walked inside and upstairs to my room, dropping off my bag and digging out a plain purple tank top and some black jeans. When I got to the bathroom I grabbed my hair brush and started to brush my auburn colored hair. I was thinking about going to get it cut again; it was already past my mid-back. After brushing my hair I changed my outfits and walked down stairs.
"Jun is going to be here any minute. Are you finished getting ready?" Aunt Jenny asked me as she looked me over.
"Yes, I'm ready. And we're just going to go watch street tennis." I said as grabbed my jacket from the couch, slipping it on.
"I know, but you never know if there is going to be a cute boy around." My aunt giggled. I rolled my eyes playfully and chuckled. She really did remind me of a teenage girl.
"Oh, I think I heard a car door slam. It must be Jun!" Aunt Jenny exclaimed as she hurried to the door. I followed her behind slowly as I checked my pants pocket for my cell phone.
"Konnichiwa, Jenny-chan," Jun spoke with a soft smile.
"Konnichiwa, Jun-chan," Aunt Jenny giggled as Jun slid inside.
"Lizzy! Are you ready to go?" Jun asked as she looked over my way.
"Yes." I replied.
"Alright, I'll have her back in an hour or so." Jun said as aunt Jenny nodded.
"Alright, Lizzy when you get home your dinner will be in the fridge. Your uncle might be still up but I'm going to bed early tonight." Aunt Jenny told me as she gave me a kiss on the forehead.
"Okay. I'll make sure to be quite when I pass your room." I nodded. Aunt Jenny smiled at me and then Jun.
"Have fun you two." She told us as she left the house.
"We will!" Jun happily replied before turning down a block.
"So how far is the tennis…place?" I asked.
"Well, since we are walking it's about four minutes away." I nodded as we continued to walk side by side down the street.
"So, are you excited to start your first day of school tomorrow?" Jun questioned me.
I nodded my head slightly as I looked up to the sky, "Yeah, I actually am. As you heard I've never been to public school before, so it should be interesting."
"Well, if you have any questions you can come and ask me anytime you want." Jun said as she ruffled my hair slightly.
"Thanks." I smiled brightly at her.
"Since school starts at eight, I'll come pick you up at seven thirty tomorrow morning, is that alright?"
"That's fine."
"Alright, we're almost there." Jun announced as she started up some steps. I slowly followed after her, while looking at the people who passed by.
"Oh, this looks like an interesting match." I heard Jun say. I looked over to the court as people started to surround it.
"And it's a doubles match!" Jun exclaimed.
I really didn't know much about tennis, so I just stayed quite and watched. The two on the left side of the court looked shocked.
"Hm, they're not very synchronized and they keep fighting over hits." Jun said a bit disappointed.
Soon the match ended and the two who lost walked over and grabbed their jackets, or more like school uniforms. The taller one had spiky hair and the other wore a cap, but took it off once he changed though.
"Looks like we missed most of the match," Jun pointed out.
"Yeah," I nodded. From far away you could hear the two who lost fighting with each other.
"I wonder if it was there first time playing doubles…" Jun said trailing off.
"Either that or they really suck." I replied.
Suddenly I was whacked upside the head.
"What the hell?" I mumbled as I rubbed my sore spot.
"Oops, I forgot why I whacked you…" Jun spoke.
"So I pretty much got whacked for nothing?" I questioned.
"Yeah, pretty much." She nodded.
"Fun,"
We stayed at the tennis place for about two hours before heading back home. Once I got home, Jun hopped into her car and drove off. I stepped into the warm house and slipped off my jacket hanging it back up on the coat hanger. I made my way towards the kitchen to grab something to eat since I was hungry. On my way there I could hear the TV from the living room. So I took a quick peek in there.
"Elizabeth? Is that you?" Uncle James asked as he looked over in my direction.
"Yes." I replied.
"Welcome back. Did you have fun?" he asked.
"Yeah I did." I smiled.
"That's great. Well I bet you're tired, so I'd head to bed soon if I were you. You have school tomorrow."
"I know. I'm just going to grab something to eat real quickly and then head off to bed." I replied.
"Alright, good night, I love you."
"I love you too." I then left the living room and headed back towards the kitchen.
Once I grabbed some food from the fridge and happily ate it, I headed upstairs to my room. When I got there, there was a box on my bed, with a piece of paper on top. I grabbed the paper and started to read it.
Lizzy,
Inside this box are your school uniforms and schedule. Isn't that great? You also have all your books you need in there. I bet you'll look so adorable!
Love,
Aunt Jenny.
I blinked and started to open up the box. There were two school uniforms in there, both were green color and the bow was pink. Not that I didn't mind though. I was kind of guessing the second one was in case something happened to my first one or something like that. I shrugged my shoulders and folded up the second uniform, setting it aside. I then grabbed all my books and sat them in my backpack. I grabbed the schedule and sat it in my backpack as well, not wanting to forget it.
I sat the box next to the door and walked over to my closet, pulling out some pajamas. Once I was changed into my warm pajama's I slid into my bed and softly sighed. I was really tired. A lot happened today and I was hoping maybe my days here in Tokyo would be like this everyday. I want to have all sorts of fun while I'm here, and that is one of my goals for now on.
Another short chapter…damn it, but oh well.
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