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Chapter Four: Memories of a Childish Girl
Yaya was sitting on her bed, Tsubasa leaning back on the pillows listening to Yaya's story . . .
Five Years Earlier . . .
Yaya was pouting in the back seat of the car. Her mother was playing Peak-A-Boo with Tsubasa and her father was driving the car to the air port. They had sent their luggage and furniture and most of there clothes out to England a few days before so they were there before they were.
"Yaya dear, please stop pouting. I'm sure you'll love it in England." her mother told her in a baby-talking voice.
Yaya shook her head, "No! I don't wanna go!" she told her. Her mother rolled her eyes and got back to playing with Tsubasa.
Yaya scrunched up her face and stared out the window. Pepe was sitting on Yaya's lap, also pouting.
The car parked and they all finally were able to get out.
"Hmm, it seems like we got here a bit too early." Yaya's father said, checking his watch. Her father pulled out a few bags from the trunk and handed them to Yaya. She pouted even more that she had to carry the bags when her mother only had to carry Tsubasa.
They walked into the airport and handed in there tickets.
"How long until the plane leaves, dear?" her mother asked her father. "We got here an hour early. We'll have to wait for now." he explained.
Yaya flopped in her seat a few rows away from her family. She had decided that she would not commutate with them the whole trip to England.
"We can't be moving away, Pepe! We can't leave the Guardians! It's down right wrong!" Yaya whined. Pepe nodded her head in agreement.
Yaya leaned back in her chair and Pepe lay down on Yaya's lap.
After a few minutes someone took a seat next to Yaya, but Yaya didn't look at him. He sat there, not really doing anything, which was the only thing Yaya noticed about him. After a few minutes, the man sitting next to her reached his hand up and pulled on one of Yaya's pigtails.
"Ow! Hey, mister, that isn't nice-" Yaya stopped and looked at the culprit. He had a bright smile on his face, a real smile, and he was in blue jeans and a white t-shirt. A little turquoise haired Guardian Character was floating next to him, wearing a sweat band around his head with a star on it, a yellow t-shirt and white shorts, with the same bright smile on his face.
"K-Kukai! Daichi! What are you-" Kukai covered Yaya's mouth before she could finish her sentence. He held a finger over his mouth as a sign so Yaya would remain quiet and then he pointed to her Parents sitting at the other side of the room.
Yaya nodded and Kukai took her hand and quickly lead her away from that area without her parents seeing.
After running past crowds of people, Kukai pulled her into a small playroom-type place in the airport.
"Ha-ha that was such a rush, Kukai! Good job getting Yaya away-" Daichi started but stopped once he saw Yaya's stare. Her face was in a glare and her fists were clenched.
"Aren't you happy to see us, Yaya, Pepe?" Daichi asked. Kukai nodded, "Yeah. I had to promise my mom I'd keep my room extra clean for three months just to get a ride here. I thought you'd be happy we came to see you off." he explained.
Yaya glared at them, and then she started to cry.
"Ga! Yaya! Come on, calm down! Come on girl! Please stop crying!" Kukai said quickly, walking up to Yaya.
Yaya kept wiping her eyes on her sleeves and Kukai blushed, "here." he said, handing her a small tissue, "Blow your nose." he mumbled.
Yaya nodded and took the tissue out of his hands. "Why are you crying Yaya?" Daichi asked.
Yaya hiccupped, "I didn't want you to come!" she said. "Why?" Kukai asked, slightly stunned.
"B-B-Because I'm moving to England! I won't be here and you know what people say about friends moving far away! They don't ever stay friends! And we're best friends, Kukai! I-I-I don't want our friendship to be over! That's why I'm so mad about moving to England and I didn't want you or Amu or anyone to come see me off because I didn't want to have to say good-bye! It's so final! Like, we'll either never see each other again or if we do see each other again, it won't be the same! It's not fair!" Yaya choked out.
Kukai smiled at Yaya and then hugged her.
"Don't worry Yaya. We'll always be friends. Best friends." he assured her.
"H-H-How do you k-know that?!" Yaya asked him, her voice slightly cracked.
He smiled and let out a small sigh. He gently pulled Yaya away from him and looked her sternly in the eyes, "You know I keep my promises, right?" he asked her.
Yaya nodded. "Well, how about this. I promise no matter what happens, we'll be best friends forever. And, I promise, that the moment you get back to Japan and we meet again, I'll take you out for ice-cream and we'll start our friendship up again. Just like old times, okay?" he asked.
Yaya sniffed, "Promise?"
He smiled, "Promise! And you know I always keep my promises! You know that, Yaya! And so do you, Pepe." Kukai said, turning to look at Pepe for the last line.
Yaya and Pepe both shared a glace, then Yaya smiled brightly, "Okay! It's a promise then!" she paused for a moment, "What if I don't come back until I'm twenty and your twenty-two?" she asked.
He shrugged, "It doesn't matter. I always keep my promises and even in ten years or twenty or thirty years, I'll remember it! If you come back when you're fifty, I'll still remember it and still take you out for ice-cream!"
Yaya smiled, "Good! I'll hold you to that!"
"Good. Now," Kukai looked out of the play area doors and saw Yaya's father looking around frantic.
"It looks like your dad is looking for you." Kukai finally said, gripping Yaya's shoulders and turning Yaya around to see.
"Oh yeah. I forgot I was here with them." she mumbled. "Okay, well, talk to you later Yaya. You too Pepe." Kukai told them. Daichi and Pepe gave each other a quick hug and Daichi high fived Yaya.
Yaya walked over to the doors to walk up to her father when she stopped in her tracks. She turned around and Kukai was walking in the opposite direction to the other doors.
"KUKAI!" Yaya shouted. He didn't even have time to turn around when Yaya ran up from behind and hugged him tightly. She cried into his back and gripped the front of his shirt tightly.
Kukai looked behind his back and saw it was Yaya. He quickly wiped his eyes and took Yaya's hands, "Yaya . . ." he began.
Yaya let go and took a step back. Kukai turned around, his face flushed and he looked like he was about to say something.
"Save it!" Yaya told him. He stared at her, "Huh?"
"You look like your gonna tell me something. Save it. Save it until we go out for ice cream." she giggled. Kukai stared at her in amazement then chuckled, "Alright."
Yaya nodded her head and turned back around and started running to the door. Before she walked out and up to her father, she turned around to see Kukai still watching her and she smiled a toothy smile and waved her hand rapidly in the air, "See you later Kukai! Daichi! And don't forget about the promise!"
And, with that, Yaya and Pepe ran out the door and up to her father.
End Flashback, Present Day . . .
". . . And that's the story!" Yaya finished. Tsubasa stared at his sister, "You really want him to keep his promise that much?" he asked.
Yaya nodded, "Yes! He always keeps him promises and I don't want him to forget! That's why I gotta make sure he keeps it!"
"And there is one other person we need to talk to who can make sure he keeps his promise too!" Pepe chimed in.
Yaya nodded, "That's right! And, tomorrow after school, Pepe and I are going to take a visit to this person and get him to help!"
"Who, sister?" Tsubasa asked. Yaya rolled her eyes like he should have known the answer, "The only other person who knows Kukai the best!"
"Daichi!" Pepe shouted happily.
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Soma House . . .
Kukai placed his bowl in the sink and started to walk to the stairs that led to his room.
"Where you going, little bro?" his older brother, Rento said, wrapping his arm around Kukai's neck, holding him back.
Kukai gripped his brothers arm, "Let go, you big ape!" he shouted.
"Oh, what was that, shrimp? Do you want me to call Kaidou, Shuusui and Unkai over here? Or would you rather deal with just me?" Rento asked his younger brother smugly.
Kukai pouted and dropped his arms to the side in surrender.
"Thought so. Now, let's take a stroll down memory lane, shall we?" Rento asked his brother, leading him over to the pictures that hung on the wall. Rento released Kukai but grabbed onto the back collar of his shirt and made him stare at an old picture of him and the Guardians back in elementary school.
"Now, would you look at that? I remember that kid, don't you, Shrimp?" Rento asked him. Kukai grumbled under his breath, but Rento ignored it.
"And do you see that little girl in front of him? The one in pigtails?" Rento asked Kukai. Kukai didn't grumble this time. Instead, he sent a glare in his brother's direction.
"That little girl came over all the time. She was so peppy and happy. Sometimes she could be a real baby but the boy knew how to keep her under control. But," Rento pulled his brother in then pushed him off, causing Kukai to fly forward and stumble on his feet.
"The boy was stupid and the moment she moved away he, first, went into a complete depression, then, he started to ignore all his other friends in the picture and then got mixed up with the wrong type of people at school. Now, the boy is an arrogant, smart-mouth, little brat who would rather make-out with his lame, bratty, only-wants-him-for-his-money girlfriend then becoming friends again with that girl who just moved back from England." Rento finished.
"She doesn't want me for my money!" Kukai shot back.
"He's not talking about Emi, you freak! Stop focusing on her and focus on the main girl in the story!" His other older brother, Kaidou, shouted at him from the kitchen.
"Then who?" Kukai asked smugly.
"YAYA, YOU IGNORAMUS!" All four of his brothers shouted. "What does she have to do with anything? She's not my friend anymore! Case closed! Besides, how did you know she was back?" Kukai asked.
"I saw Yaya walking home with Rima today. You remember Rima, right? She was the new Queen chair in elementary. Once Yaya left I went up to her and Rima told me that was Yaya and how you ignored her this morning on the soccer field." Rento explained.
Kukai stared at the floor and made a fist with this hands, "It doesn't matter! I don't want to be her friend anymore!"
"Kukai, listen to yourself! You are nothing like you use to be! And it all started when Yaya left for England! Why don't you just stop pretending to be this way so you can fit in with people you don't even like and start being yourself with the people you do like?!" Rento asked him.
Kukai glared and quickly walked past Rento and up the stairs, "Forget it, Rento! It's none of your business anyways!" he called once he reached his room.
He slammed the door and locked it so none of his brothers could get in.
He glanced around the room and made eye contact with his bed. He needed a nap.
He quickly jumped on it and buried his face in the pillow. Before his eyes closed he glanced at the shelf on the other side of the room. A blue egg with an orange circle and yellow star in the middle sat on the shelf. It was closed and it looked like it hadn't been opened for a while.
He shook his head and pulled the comforter over his head and drifted to sleep.
To be continued . . .
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Did u like??? Ok, good! ALSO!!! OMGOMGOMG i got so freaked out when i was writing this chapter! i'll tell u why right now! okay, i was almost done writing this (as in, i was at the part when ur reading about Kukai n his house) when i got a new review. well, i clicked on the message n saw it was from Sakurauchiha0inonara and she said (sorry, but im just guessing that ur a girl. if ur a boy, im sorry) i should do part of the story in Kukai's POV. i was like "OMFG!!! I WAS THINKING THAT BEFORE!! THATS WHY HALF THE CHAPTER IS LIKE THAT! XD" lol. yeah, it freaked me out. Like, physic or something!!! MIND READER!!!! XD lol jkjk. anyway, thank u so much 4 reading so far! stay tooned!!! remember, R&R!!! plz n thank u!
~~~Taylor