Chapter 3: Meet my aunt

"Hey Ayase….Ayase" Erin whispered.

"Jeez Erin just hold his nose" Tess suggested with a little force.

"Sorry to break it to you Tess but I'm not like you" Erin replied. "I don't like to suffocate people in their sleep especially in public".

"Oh look at me I'm Erin I'm a goody two shoes also I like watching sex in the city every Wednesday night" The red headed girl said in a deep mocking voice.

"Tess we both know that not true" Erin protested.

"Fine every Tuesday night" she said.

The brown hair boy rolled his bright brown eyes and sighed.

"Come on Ayase wake up before I strangle her."

"Let me do it" Tess insisted as she ripped of the long thin white feather on her necklace. "I've been waiting to us this."

"Wait what are you are doing" Erin asked.

"Hey just watch" she noted as she moved Ayase hair from over his ear.

She brushes the feather across his ear. Ayase murmur as his shoulder shoot up to meet his left ear. Tess giggled and repeated the action to his right ear than again to the left. Ayase eyes open slightly as Tess was about to abuse his right ear once again.

"What are you doing" he muttered.

Tess looked at the blond in surprised.

"Erin told me to" she quickly replied as she shoot up from crouching and sat next to him.

Ayase rubbed his ears after he yawned.

"We are getting off in five minutes. Ok" Erin stated.

Both Ayase and Tess nodded.

Ayase spent his five minutes staring out the window while Tess texted her mom and dad about how the train ride to Kyoto was.

"Kyoto, Japan" The conductor said over the speaker.

"Please retrieve your belongings and exit to the right of the train"

"Let's head to you aunt's house first ok" Erin suggested.

Ayase agreed. As he led the way Tess ask all kind of question about her.

"So how many kids does she have?"

"Tess can't you just ask her when we get there instead of asking Ayase?" Erin asked. "You know he's not her keeper right?"

"Erin I'm talking to Ayase right now." Tess said "some time you're so rude."

The brown haired boy couldn't help but look at Tess with a bewilder look. He fought off the urge to say something back.

"Tess her house is right there so you can ask her if you what." The blond stated.

"Ok Blondie but just for you" Tess said as they walk up the concrete stairs.

Ayase pushed the button that rang the bell. The white door swing open half way and a woman who look like she was in her 40's with deep brown hair and eyes point her head out. She looked at all three then swung open the door.

"Ayase!" she said as she lifted her arm to hug the blond.

Ayase embraced his aunt with a giant smile.

"You guys are so early." she stated in surprises.

"Ya but I wanted to see you." Ayase responded. "It been forever since I've seen your." He said in a sad childlike manner.

"I miss you too" Rikako admitted as she rushed her hand over the boy's head to expose his forehead.

She kissed it in a motherly manner than released her hand so his bangs could meet his forehead again.

"Come in you guys." She said waving them in. "You guys are lucky it only windy out. It's been rain cat and dog all week. We had to close the restaurant because of all the water that would form in the dining area."

"Well that sucks." Tess commented.

"Ya but we wouldn't want a lawsuit because someone broke their leg in our restaurant." Noted a deep voice.

Everybody snapped their head up to the stairs to the second floor.

"Uncle Tetsuya!" The blond bellowed.

I black haired man looked down at Ayase and smiled.

"How's my favorite nephew?" he commented as he walk down the stairs.

"Uncle I'm you only nephew." The teen corrected with a tilted of his head.

"Oh well I guess I can't butter you up with that line anymore" the older man said.

Ayase shook his head.

"Well all I get to say it that you and Tetsuo grow up to fast. I remember when I could get you to do almost anything with that line" he noted with a sigh.

Ayase give his uncle a pitiful smile.

"Where is Tetsuo anyway?" he asked.

"There days we hardly get to see him." Tetsuya said. "His always comes home but it either late at night or early in the morning. Your Aunt and I are getting too old to wait around for him."

"He's most likely with those hoodlum and that tramp doing something troublesome." Rikako added in a bitter way.

Ayase looked down at the ground as the tense silent spread.

"Well let get you guys to you room ok." Tetsuya said.

Everyone agreed. Tetsuya lead them to the second to last door on third floor.

"This is the only big room with 2 beds in the house. There a couch over and the closet is empty." The older man said as all three teens walked in.

"Young lady are you sure that you're ok with sleeping in here with the boys?" he asked.

Tess nodded with a reassuring smile.

"Ok." Tetsuya replied as he lifted.

"Now we get to make a sleeping arrangement." Erin stated.

"I guess I'll sleep on the couch." Ayase noted.

"No, Erin and I will just sleep in one bed and you sleep in the other." Tess said.

The brown haired boy's eyes widen at comment.

"What!"

"Don't pretend that you don't hear me." The red head announced.

"B-but You can't do that." Erin responded in a high voice.

"Why Can't I." Tess questioned. "I did it before."

"I didn't know you were there!" he snapped.

"Oh you known I was there."

Both Erin and Ayase turned bright red.

"Stop joking around Tess."

"Ok ok. But my decision has not changed." She replied.

"But Tess I said." Ayase started.

"Ayase no." She yelled butting in to his sentence. "This is basically your house I'm not gonna put you on the couch because there only two beds."

"Well why don't you sleep on the couch?" Erin asked.

Tess gasped in shock.

"Erin! I'm a lady and ladies don't sleep on couches. Be lucky I'm not putting you on the couch." She pointed out as she throw her things on the green bed and walked out the door.

"TESS!" Erin yelled but the red head pretended not to hear him.

He groaned as he turned to face Ayase.

"Erin like I said before I sleep on the couch." The blond informed.

"No its fine. She usually calms down around 9:00." Erin disclosed. "She so quiet at night. It when she wakes up thats the problem. It just too early for a musical some times. Too early."

"I'm going down stairs. Are you gonna stay up here?" He asked.

Ayase nodded.

"Ok" The brown eyed boy said as he walked out and shutting the door.

Ayase plopped on to the blue bed after setting his things to the side. He stared at the ceiling. He thought about the letter, his aunt and uncle, even his troublesome cousin that he hadn't seen in years. Before he knew it he was out like a light.