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Meeting the Ogasawaras PART I

Yumi woke up in a great mood that morning, it was still early but she already had that silly grin on her face. She knocked on the door of her brother's room to know if Yuuki wanted to take a jog with her but when the younger Fukuzawa did not respond, Yumi opened the door and found her dear little brother sleeping peacefully on his bed 'I wonder if I can be cute like that when sleeping' it was silly of her to think the other way considering that Yuuki is a perfect replica of herself, only that her brother is a HE and Yumi is a SHE but still, she thought Yuuki is a lot charming than her. Yumi can't make up her mind whether to wake her brother up or not. It's been a routine to the two siblings to jog every morning together but today seems like Yumi will do it alone. Yuuki was always the one to woke up first between the two siblings so Yumi thought that maybe Yuuki was too tired to get up early. Choosing not to wake her brother up, Yumi silently went back to her room to change into a comfortable clothes, when she's all set she made a note to her brother and left the house.

Yumi welcomed the new day with a smile, the air is a little chilly but she didn't mind. Some of her neighbors greeted and waved at her which was rewarded by a bright smile from Yumi as she jogged past their houses, it didn't took long before she made it to the park. There are only few people can be seen at the place and most of them are runners like herself that she recognized. Most of the regular runners there were became their acquaintance since they always see each other every morning for the jog. Yumi just gave them a wave then continue her pace. When she got tired, she sat on the bench facing the lake. A smile suddenly made its way to her face as she relived yesterday's event. Without realizing it, her hand moved to reach the rosary that hung to her chest. Her smile if possible grew wider when she felt the rosary touched her hand 'I am not dreaming' Yumi thought happily. She was snapped out from her thoughts by a voice of an old man spoke to her.

"It's a nice view isn't it?" The old man said looking at the lake in front of them. Yumi glanced at the man who spoke to her. She knew speaking to a stranger is a 'no no' especially this man is quite intimidating but when she looked to his eyes, it reminds her of Sachiko when they first met. 'Their eyes are the same' Yumi thought to herself.

"It's beautiful but you'll appreciate its beauty more if you have someone you care watching it with you." answered Yumi remembering the time she and Sachiko watched the sunset together at their first friendly date.

"Do you have someone you care?" asked the old man. Yumi gave him her natural smile. A smile that can make anyone melt.

"I have so many people I care about. My family, friends and... Sachiko-sama my Onee-sama." Yumi answered with much love in her voice. The man beside her smiled at the mention of Sachiko and how the tone of the younger girl changed into more affectionate as she mentioned Sachiko's name.

"Then if you have many people you care about why are you watching this beautiful view alone?" he asked

"You are here with me so I am not alone" Yumi said, her smile never leaving her face "my brother was supposed to be here with me but I hesitated waking him up after I saw him sleeping soundly so I went out for a jog alone." Yumi explained

"what about your Onee-sama?" Yumi laugh at the mention of Sachiko, the man beside her raised an eyebrow as if saying 'what?'

"Sorry, sorry it just that Sachiko-sama isn't a morning person. Who knows what kind of a monster she will become if someone interrupts her sleep." Yumi explained giggling as she imagine a grumpy Sachiko. She only heard about it from her best-friend Yoshino which was confirmed by their other friends from Yamayurikai and Sachiko herself. Yumi heard the old man beside her laugh heartily which Yumi thought he can't capable of doing because of the seriousness and stoic feature of the man. 'that is so Sachiko' thought the old man.

"Do you have someone you care, Ojiisan?" Yumi asked curiously when their laughter had calmed down. The old man beside her smiled but it was a sad smile. She immediately wanted to smack herself for ruining the mood.

"Yes, just like you I care so much for my family but I did something unforgivable to them... to HER." answered the old man trying to hide the sadness in his voice. "Tell me young lady, can you forgive the one you love who did something horrible to you?"

"Yumi, call me Yumi. As for your question... If you are the one I love, I can definitely forgive you." Yumi answered, she saw the old man smiled at her and told her to go on "I can see how much you are hurting, you maybe have a stone features outside but your eyes can't hide your real emotions inside. I'm sure the girl who loves you, saw it too and she is definitely hurting to see the one she love most is suffering from sadness and regrets." Yumi explained. The old man stared at her for a mere seconds but he only saw the sincerity on the younger girl's features. He felt his lips formed a curved upward and a genuine smile became visible in his face that made the old man looked more handsome even in his age.

"Thank you, Yumi-chan. Whoever you end up falling in love with, he will be the luckiest man in the world." said the old man. Yumi blushed at the remark and looked away to hide her red face.

"I did nothing, I just answered your question Ojiisan. I must be the one thanking you for watching this wonderful view with me." she said looking at the lake, the sun was already up but it was still a great sight to see.

"It's a pleasure to sat here and converse with such a cute angel." the old man answered as he stood up "I need to go Yumi-chan but I am sure we will meet again soon."

"Gokigenyou Ojiisan" Yumi said as she stood up too and bowed.

'My granddaughter Sachiko chose the best petite soeur she will ever have' the old man thought as he getting in of his car. He made a stop at one of the flower shop on the way and bought a bouquet of white and pink tulip for his lovely wife Saiko. By the time he made it to his Mansion, his wife is already awake sipping her tea in the garden. The head of Ogasawaras approached her and gave her the flower. He asked for his wife's forgiveness for cheating on her back then, he also admitted to her that the only woman he loved was only his wife and will always be her. Saiko can't stop the tears that threatened to fall from her eyes, she hugged her husband tightly, telling him that she already forgave him.

"Where did you go this morning?" asked Saiko after she regained her composure.

"I went to the park where we first met to watch the sun rise. By coincidence I met our Sa-chan's petite soeur there." answered his husband smiling lovingly to her "I am sure you will like her, she's like an angel."

"I will ask Sa-chan to invite her here then." said Saiko as she took another sip of her tea.

"I'm home!" announced Yumi as soon as she made it to their house.

"Welcome back, Yumi. You are just on time, breakfast is ready." Yuuki sleepily respond.

"You'd been going home tired lately from school, Yuuki." said Yumi concerned, taking a seat next to her brother. "You shouldn't push yourself too hard."

"You're the one to talk, Onee-chan" Yuuki replied, recalling these past few days that his sister went home worn out from rehearsing with her band for the school festival and studying for her upcoming exams at the same time. Yumi transferred late so she has a lot of studies to catch up.

"Yuuki! I am older than you. I have a lot more stamina compared to you!" Yumi said defending her actions recently.

"Yumi, you're just few months older than me, I'm even much taller than you are, not to mention I am a man. Between the two of us I have a lot more stamina not you." Yuuki said chuckling.

"Who said you are a man? You are still a little boy Yuuki." teased Yumi sticking her tongue out playfully.

"Oh how lady-like of you Yumi" Yuuki teased back to his sister grinning widely "by the way, Yumi... How was the cultural festival yesterday?" Yumi's pouted lips turned to smile at the mention of cultural festival.

"It was fun! The best part was Sachiko-sama and I became soeur last night." answered Yumi happily. The two siblings continue their breakfast conversing about yesterday's event as Yumi enthusiastically talking and Yuuki listening to all her babbling. After breakfast Yuuki went out with his friends from Hanadera while Yumi decided to study and just stay at home for the day. Not long after Yuuki had gone the phone rang at the Fukuzawa household, Yumi immediately ran to the phone to answer whoever the caller was.

"Good Morning, Fukuzawa residence." greeted Yumi sweetly on the phone. Sachiko easily recognized Yumi's voice. She smiled at how beautiful Yumi's voice even at the phone.

"Good Morning, Yumi. I ca-"

"ehH?! S-sachiko-sama! Why did you called? Is there something wrong? Are you in trou-" Yumi stopped talking when she heard a melodious giggle from the other line. It's a good thing that Sachiko is on the phone not in front of her or she will die in embarrassment as the full blush spread all over her body.

"Yumi relax, I am not in any trouble. I am perfectly fine." said Sachiko still giggling a little. "I called because I want to know if you are free today, are you?"

"I don't have any plans for today so yeah I am free. Why?" Yumi asked curiously.

"Would you like to come here at the Ogasawara mansion? My family wants to meet you but if you're not comfortable yet, it's okay I can introduce you to them some other time" Sachiko realized she's now babbling 'why am I getting nervous over this?' she thought but her thoughts can't go any farther as she heard Yumi spoke.

"Hmm, I guess I will take a break from studying, Yuuki said I'd been pushing myself too hard lately maybe a little relaxing won't hurt." Yumi doesn't realize that she's saying out loud what she has been thinking.

"Yumi, get ready I'm going to pick you up at your house in a few hours. I'm not gonna let you study for today." Sachiko commanded after hearing that her petite soeur was over working herself at her studies.

"eh? Did I said that out loud? B-but y-you don't need to pick me up I c-can go there on my own." Yumi said not wanting to trouble Sachiko.

"Yumi?"

"Yes Sachiko-sama?"

"Why aren't you calling me Onee-sama?"

"b-but..."

"from now on you'll be addressing me as Onee-sama." Sachiko cut in "I'll see you soon, Yumi" and with that, Sachiko hung up the phone. Yumi stood there staring at the phone then suddenly when everything that had said dawned to her, a loud "EEEEEHHHHHHHHHHH!" can be heard at the whole neighborhood.

TO BE CONTINUE...