Here is chapter 2! Enjoy 😊

Reveya didn't sleep very well, considering the time change and the amount of stress she was under. Waking up with a groan, she looked at the clock and saw that it was 8am; groaning even more at how she missed her usual running time, but she didn't know her way around anyways. That last thing she needed was to get lost while on a run, getting out of bed and grabbing some clothes to take a shower. The bathroom seemed very confusing, but luckily, she could figure out how to turn on the shower before she had to go and ask for help.

Mrs. Irie was making a pretty feastful breakfast, a lot of eggs, toast, fruit mixes and breakfast sausages. Naoki and Mr. Irie were sitting at the table while she was cooking "Naoki, make sure you look out for her at school so she doesn't get lost and manages her school work accordingly" Mrs. Irie said, speaking in their native language. Naoki sighed heavily, picking up his drink "Why do I have to be a babysitter? I have more important things to be doing, I do have my own schedule mom" he said, taking a drink and picking up the paper. Mrs. Irie grew irritated, shaking her head "Naoki, she's basically your sister, you have to watch out for her" she said, putting everything on the plates. "She's not my sister, she's a foreigner who took Yuki's place and now you're telling me I have to babysit her. Sorry, not my thing" he said, not caring how cruel he was sounding.

Reveya heard everything, holding the towel around her neck as she dried her hair, standing on the stairs out of view. Her blood boiled a bit, but at the same time, she felt like a complete burden. She looked comfortable, wearing a pair of black sweats and her red soccer shirt as she walked down the rest of the stairs, into the dining room. "Oh Reveya! Good morning, how are you feeling?" Mrs. Irie asked as she set the plates on the table, Reveya taking a seat next to Naoki. "Good morning, I'm still feeling a little sick but I'm ok" she said as she took a drink of her juice, looking over at Naoki with hard eyes. She was a little mad, its one thing to not offer to help but to be a complete jackass about it was another.

Once they were about half way through breakfast, Mrs. Irie started to shower her with questions. "So what do you do at home when you're not in school?" she asked. Reveya was still eating but didn't mind answering a couple of questions "I was on the soccer team and I do some dancing on the side" she was very basic when she answered, almost having no emotion. "Do you mind if I ask you what your school status is? Naoki is in Class A with highest IQ in his class" Mrs. Irie bragged, making Reveya raise an eyebrow. "I don't want to brag but I was supposed to graduate with my class as a Valedictorian; so you could say I am up there with my grades also" she said, taking a bite of her food.

"Oh that's great, I think you will do well here." Mrs. Irie said before dropping a bomb on Reveya "So do you have a boyfriend?" she asked, making Reveya stop eating and look over at her "ummm…I don't have time for that kind of thing. I am too busy with school work and sports to be mixed up in a love fest" she answered, looking over at Naoki momentarily before she continued eating. Mrs. Irie nodded, smiling at her son "Naoki is busy with his studies also, but don't worry, he will help you if you need it. I personally believe he should get a social life" Mrs. Irie stated, receiving a small glare from Naoki. "I already said, I'm no babysitter" he said to his mom in Japanese.

Reveya smirked, shaking her head "Its ok, I'm not child and I don't need any help anyways" she said in perfect Japanese, shocking everyone at the table, especially Naoki, who was getting glared down by her before she grabbed her plate and brought it over to the sink for washing, leaving everyone at the table speechless. Naoki felt a small chill go up his spine, like he was caught with his hand in the cookie jar; he didn't want to offend her, especially on her first day but he should've made sure she couldn't speak Japanese.

looked over at Naoki, smirking at the priceless look on his face. "Naoki, you should go apologize to her, she heard everything you said" she said, looking in Reveya's direction to see if she would respond but she was too busy washing her plate. Sighing heavily, Naoki finished his breakfast and excused himself from the table, walking up to his room and shutting the door. He didn't want to, but he now had to think of a way to show Reveya that she wasn't a burden, or to at least get on the same page with her.

When she was done washing everyone's dishes, much to Mrs. Irie's surprise, Reveya went up to her room and shut the door, opening her laptop and logging into her skype. She saw that she had several missed calls from her mom, but she wasn't ready to talk to her face to face, so she just sent her a vague message saying "I'm ok, just got done eating breakfast, will talk later". Running a hand through her hair, she sighed heavily and leaned back in her chair. Now she had to think about how she was going to go about working out, she had to maintain her lung strength for her own life.

Just then, there was a knock at the door, she stood up and walked to the door, opening it to see Naoki standing there. "What?" she asked, crossing her arms.

Naoki didn't seem too thrilled about talking to her either, just the awkwardness of it made it even worse. "Look, I need to show you where the school is so do you want to go on a walk?" he said almost soullessly, but he had to find a reason to talk to her. In response, Reveya grabbed her sweater and walked past him, going down the stairs and putting on her shoes. Naoki followed, as watched them leave the house with a smirk on her face.

The air was crisp, a chill in the winds that blew around but the sun was strong. This was something Reveya wasn't used to, but it was still a nice day. The two got around the block before Naoki started to talk "Look, I'm sorry for what I said. I guess Im not too thrilled about my brother going to America "he said, looking down at the girl walking beside him. "You and I both. My parents just sprung this on me and I had one month to get used to the idea" she answered back, putting her hands in her pockets. She did appreciate the apology, but she was still a bit angry "My mom didn't even ask me if I wanted to do this, so being forced to go to another country for your senior year of High school wasn't exactly my cup of tea" she said with some anger in her face, rolling her eyes as she spoke.

Naoki could clearly see that they were already on the same page, but not in a particularly good way; rounding the corner as they got to the street that led to their school "It may not be our cup of tea, but we must drink it right?" he asked, receiving a shrug in response. The two walked silently before they got to the entrance of the school; the walk seemed really easy, but Reveya definitely thought she would get lost if she went on her own. "Here is our school, I wouldn't recommend going by yourself until you learn to read Japanese; speaking it is a challenge by itself so it shouldn't be hard for you to learn how to write in Japanese "he paused, looking down at her "Don't worry, I'd be happy to teach you if you like" he asked, her eyes narrowing at his offer, not sure if this was sympathetic or sincere. She decided to answer the way she could, smirking "That's nice of you, but don't let me be your burden. Thanks anyways, though" she said with a soft smile before she looked at the entrance of the school, letting her mind wander about how her first day is going to go. To break her thoughts, she heard Naoki ask her something very personal "How severe is your asthma?" he asked, looking down at her with a hint of concern on his face.

Slowly looking up at him, she was thinking of whether to answer him or not, though it could mean the difference between life and death if she doesn't find a way to manage it regularly like she did at home. She hated telling people about it "It-its manageable. Back at home, I had sports to help strengthen my lungs but here, I must find a way to do that. Otherwise, I'm going to go through my supply quickly and then I'll have to find a way to get refills here" she answered, waiting for him to start laughing or make fun of her somehow. When that didn't come, she felt a rush of uncertainty come over her; only for it to wash away when he gave her a nod "I see, I was just curious. We take that kind of stuff around here seriously so; if you feel the need to say something about it, don't be afraid to" his words felt somewhat comforting, gave her a sense of security. She took in a clear breath, looking around the school yard to see tennis courts, soccer fields, a track and the entrance to a gym. "Speaking of which, is it safe around here for some afternoon runs? For me to go alone of course" she asked, crossing her arms as the wind blew, her hair dancing behind her as a chill ran up her spine.

"Of course, just use the track after school if you like. You could try out for the soccer club too" he said, remembering what she said about her choice of sports "Or even the dance club" he added in, making her smile a bit. She remembered the last time she danced, it was in a fun competition for her school and she came in second place. Shrugging, she looked down at the ground and dug her hands deeper into her pockets "I'll have to see how school treats me before I go doing extra stuff, I can't stress myself out too much" she said as she tried to imagine what the first of school was going to be like.

Naoki broke the silence after a few seconds, nudging her with his elbow as he placed his hands in his pockets "Come on, lets head back home" he said, starting to walk in other direction with Reveya trailing behind him.

The day seemed to go by pretty fast, even though Reveya spent the day rearranging her room and trying to make it more like 'her'. She was the type of girl that favored the color blue, obviously despising pink. She changed the bed sheets from the pink color to some extra sheets of Naoki's, took the canape off the bed as well, putting everything she took down nicely in the closet. Just as she was about to lay down and relax a bit before dinner, her laptop started to ring.

Groaning at the sight of her mom's name on the screen, she reluctantly hit the accept button.

Revi: Hi Mom
Mom: Hi honey! How is everything?

Revi: Its Japan mom, what do you want me to say?

Mom: I guess I was hoping you would like it there

Revi: There isn't much to like about it so far mom, I got to see my school today and the air is cold so that's a win right?

Mom: -sigh- Are you going to be like this the whole time?

Revi: The fact that you still didn't apologize to me for making me do this, is why I'm acting like this mom.

Mom: Rev, I didn't make you do this. Your dad did.

Revi: He's not my dad mom, he never was and he never will be.

Mom: You're just angry-

Revi: No mom! He's not my dad! He never liked me anyways because I didn't fit into his way of life, that's why he sent me here. I just feel bad for Naoki's brother..

Mom: Naoki is the older son?

Revi: Yeah, he's nice.

Mom: That's good, at least you made a friend.

Revi: Only because I live in the same house, who knows if we would be friends outside this house.

Mrs. Irie then called from downstairs for dinner.

Revi: I have to go mom, dinner time.

Mom: Ok honey, I love you.

Revi: I know, love you too.

With that, she closed her laptop and headed downstairs for dinner. Naoki just then came out of his room, walking into the hallway the same time as she did; looking at her as if he knew she was going to come out of her room. With that, she knew he heard her…

"I'm sorry if you heard that" she said quietly, starting to walk past him but he grabbed her arm to stop her "What did you mean by 'I just feel bad for Naoki's brother'?" he asked in a serious tone, his eyes burying themselves into hers. Reveya looked up at him for a moment, confused before looking at his hand gripping her arm.

"Don't worry about it Naoki, let's go to dinner" she said as she jerked her arm out of his grip, trotting herself down the stairs. He followed hesitantly, but he wasn't done talking to her about what he heard, now he was even more worried about his little brother.

Mrs. Irie had made some lasagna, knowing it was one of Reveya's favorites according to her mother. Placing it on the table, she smiled sweetly when she saw Reveya come into the dining room "Ahh Reveya, look I made your favorite! Your mother said you may feel more at home with this dish" she said excitedly, expecting Reveya to be just as happy as she was. Reveya was happy, but the last time she had this dish was with her biological father, when her parents were still married; which was a little over a year ago. "That's great, it looked delicious" she said calmly before taking her seat, Naoki following and taking the seat next to her.

Dinner was almost quiet, mainly because the food was so good and there wasn't a whole lot to talk about. Naoki however, was talking away in his mind; looking over at Reveya as if he was talking to her and it was like she knew what he was saying because she would look right back at him. She also knew he would try to talk to her about what he heard so she had to think of something that wouldn't be too personal. When dinner was done, she helped Mrs. Irie with the dishes and putting the food away, going up to her room to get ready for a shower.

She thought she had shut her door, but the door never shut; Naoki had stepped in front of it and then shut it behind him; scaring the hell out of Reveya. "Naoki! What the hell?" she started to yell, Naoki put his hands up to shut her up. "I'm sorry, I just have to know. Is my brother in any danger?" he asked, confusing Reveya. "What? No of course not, what would make you think such a thing?" she asked, picking out her clothes for the bathroom after her shower. "The fact that you said you felt bad for my brother gets me worried, now do I have something to worry about?" he asked again, crossing his arms as he leaned against the door, as if blocking her way out.

Sighing heavily, Reveya put her clothes down and crossed her arms as well "If I give you some reassurance, will you stop blocking me in here?" she asked, raising an eyebrow at his actions as she watched him fix his position to just sitting in her computer chair. When he was sitting down, she sat down on the bed "My step dad isn't the easiest person to get close to, he's nice and all if you fit into his 'lifestyle'" she said the last part in quotations. "He and I don't get along, which is why I said what I said. So your brother will be OK, don't worry about it" she finished, waiting for a reaction from Naoki.

After staring at her for a what seemed like eternity, Naoki finally sighed and nodded "Ok, thanks for enlightening me" he said somberly, leaving her room with a heavy shut of the door. Reveya sighed heavily, running her hands through her hair before she went to take a shower. She wished she had something better to tell him, but Reveya was never one to lie about anything. Her mother raised her to always tell the truth, even if it killed her.

I know it wasn't much, but its getting more exciting right? Keep watch for chapter 3!

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