A/N:Okay, I accidentally lied, but now it's for real. This is the last chapter before I start High School... wrote like crazy yesterday, so here's "Mornings" part 1. A look into the usual morning with Una, Hana and the few people who work in their house. Personally, I already love their chef, who suddenly came along as I wrote.
Una is dancing in this chapter. I hope you're able to picture her movements, I tried to describe them the best as I could.
I own nothing but plot and OC's. The music Una dance to belongs to Nintendo.
Mornings: the Yamagawa sisters
Una:
She was sleeping peacefully. There was no other way to put it. In that single moment, where she had absolutely nothing else to do and worry about, Una Yamagawa was at peace with herself and the world around her. Sadly, that was about to change.
"Okay girl, up you go! It's Monday, March 10th, and the weather is going to be fantastic This is your 6:00 AM wake up call, and you have a nice long day of school ahead o' you. Enjoy! Have a nice day! I'm going back to sleep…" an annoyingly cheery voice yelled directly into Una's ear. Said person sat up the second the yelling reached her ears.
"Damn it, you stupid spawn of a… why do you insist on doing that?! I have an alarm clock you know!" Una hissed, rubbing the ear that had been exposed to the yelling.
The person laughed. "Because your expression is funny, and you're able to turn an alarm off," she said, grinning evilly.
Una sighed and got out of bed. "Mother of God, why can't I just have a normal morning for once?" she said, looking up at her ceiling, folding her hands.
"Hey, no need to go all religious, Un. We had enough of that with Phil," the person teased, laughing.
Una didn't answer; she just walked out of her door and went to a big room on the 4th floor, covered in mirrors and bars, hoping the person wouldn't follow her.
"Hey, Un! Where are you going? Are you mad at me? Was it something I did… wait, don't answer that… hey!" the person said, quickly following the girl to the dancing studio.
"Go away, you've already ruined my mood enough," Una groaned, as she put on her ballet outfit, consisting of a pair of thin, white pantyhose, a black leotard with long sleeves and a pair of black satin ballet shoes.
"Aw, come on, Un. I'm only teasing, you know that," the person said, almost whining.
Again Una didn't answer, clearly ignoring the person, but put on some music*, and began her morning training, starting out by stretching her legs and arms to a simple piano song.
Shortly after, though, a cheery melody** played, and suddenly, Una was dancing around on her tippy toes, jumping, twirling, and making big movements with her arms, as if she was conducting. But it didn't last for long.
The happy music lowered, and suddenly the song changed into something slower and soothing, making Una stop the wild dance, and begin a much simpler one.
At first her feet were on the ground, and her hands held above her head, arms bent a little. Then she turned in a pirouette twice, and lifted her left leg out behind her while she at the same time lowered her arms. The left arm reached out in front of her, the right one behind.
She took a few steps forward on the very tip of her toes before she once again made two pirouettes, this time with the tip of her right foot on the left knee, and her arms gently held over her heart the first twirl, and moving up to be in the same "L" like shape as before, before she ended it with holding them in the start position. She repeated this, until the song changed once more.
This time the music was more waltz-like, and somehow held the feeling of a lullaby in it.
To this melody, she just gently danced around in a circle, her arms moving around in gentle waves. Nothing of it was planned out and practiced. She was just following a gentle rhythm, and dancing around herself to the steady beat. 1 2 3, 1 2 3, over and over again, a look of peace and happiness. As if she was dancing with a loved one.
And just before the music stopped, she took the standard position for a waltz, and did a few steps on her own, actually pretending she was dancing with an unknown gentleman, and curtsied to her invisible partner, when the music stopped.
There was the light sound of clapping throughout the room. Una looked up and noticed the person was standing in the doorway, smiling. "Who was the lucky one to be your dance partner this time?" said person asked, a bit teasingly.
Una, who had apparently let her previous anger go in the midst of her dancing, smiled and answered: "Howl***".
The person smiled happily. "Ah yes, he's a real charmer, isn't he? But are you sure you didn't think of a certain Yu…"
"Shut up!" Una cut the person off, blushing madly. "I only kissed his cheek as an apology… nothing more…" she said quickly.
The person smirked. "As an apology… sure, I'll play along with that," the person said, before she turned around to leave the room. "I'll go check if the kid is up," the person added.
"10 bucks says she's not!" Una yelled.
This time it was Una's turn not to get an answer, but a good natured laugh sounded from the person. The bet wasn't even necessary. Both of them knew Hanabi would be either asleep or just woken up.
Una looked at the clock on her wall. It read 6:30. She smiled. "That's it for the morning training. Now for a shower, breakfast, and then school," she said out loud to herself, mentally crossing out that part of her morning routine.
Still smiling, Una left the mirrored room. "I wonder what Yugi will say, when I ask hi… I mean his friends and him, to the revealing this Saturday. I hope they'll say yes, I really want to make new friends…" she thought as she walked back to the 5th floor to shower and get ready for school.
Meanwhile.
Hana:
Just like Una, Hanabi was sleeping peacefully, unaware of the person trying to wake her up, as she was having a good, but strange, dream.
"Hmm… what is that… a shining… tain…"
"…Na…"
"It's beautiful… daddy… love you…"
"…Ana… wake up…"
"I want to… take me with… my sis…"
"HANABI! WAKE. THE HELL. UP!"
"Uwaah!" Hana yelped, as she fell out of her bed and onto the wooden floor.
"Owie… what on Earth was that for?" she asked the person standing over her.
"You wouldn't wake up," the person stated simply.
"Couldn't you have done it more gently?" Hana asked, getting up and stretching her arms, while a yawn escaped her lips.
"I tried. For 15 minutes. But of course you have to be woken the hard way… not that I wake up Una gently, but I at least try with you," the person stated matter of factly.
Hana froze. "Don't tell me that…" she whispered, suddenly very pale.
"You've overslept again? Oh, yes, yes, you have. It is 7:00 in the morning, and school starts in an hour and a half. You need to…" the person said, but was cut off, when Hana stormed out of her room, swearing like there was no tomorrow.
"Language, young lady!" The person yelled after her.
"I DON'T F****** CARE! I NEED TO SHOWER AND DO MY HAIR BEFORE I CAN EVEN LEAVE THIS ROOM! DO YOU KNOW HOW FREAKING LONG THAT TAKES FOR ME TO DO?!" Hana screamed to the person behind her, turning on the water for her shower, and pretty much jumping in the second the water hit the marble floor.
"I am so, so, soooo screwed!" she whined, as the hot water splashed down over her.
Una:
Una sat by a little dining table in the big kitchen, sipping a cup of tea and reading the morning paper. She was already in her school uniform, the pendant hanging around her neck, shining like ever.
"So what's new in the world today, Miss Una?" sounded the voice of a young man.
Una flipped through the pages for a little while. "Let's see… the world economy is going the wrong way… some celebrity is getting a divorce… a notice about the reveal we're holding this Saturday… so basically, nothing new, Nichol… the world is as bland as ever," she said, sighing tiredly, looking up at him.
Nichol, a young man from Greece, studying to become a chef, and one of the Yamagawa family's private chefs, stood by the stove and was stirring something in a pot. He laughed at Una's comment.
"Well, at least we know it is still the same as yesterday. And who knows… maybe something interesting happens today," he said cheerfully.
Una faked a bored sigh, and said, "And maybe Hanabi will someday learn to get up on time on a work day, and stop being the early bird when it's the weekend and we're supposed to be sleeping in."
The two of them looked at each other for a moment, then they burst out laughing.
"Speaking of the younger miss, she should be here in about 3…" Nichol said.
"2…" Una continued with a playful glint in her eyes.
"1…" They finished together, the second Hana ran into the kitchen.
"Sorry, I'm late! I overslept! How long until we're heading off for school? Am I able to get a piece of toast before we leave?" she said quickly, looking around frantically.
Una laughed again. "Lad mig gætte: hun sagde klokken var 7:00, gjorde hun ikke?" (Let me guess: she told you it was 7:00 PM, didn't she?)
Hana was leaning on the table, desperately trying to catch her breath. "I'm… I'm not late?" She gasped, sucking in large gulps of air.
"Only to hear how boring the world still is… oh, and you missed saying good bye to Hoshi… though, in all honesty, I did, too. But what's new in that?" Una said, smiling at the beginning of the sentence, but frowning at the end. Then she smiled at Hana. "It's 7:00 now, pumpkin. You were probably woken up at 6:30," she said, taking another sip of her tea.
Hanabi sat in a vacant chair muttering something under her breath, her face red with anger, until Nichol disturbed her.
"Cheer up, Little Miss. How about you feel happy about getting to enjoy my homemade oatmeal**** while it's still warm?" he said, smiling brotherly, and placing a bowl filled with a steaming light brown/grayish substance.
Hana looked up and smiled at him. "Yes, thanks Nic," she said, before she turned her attention towards her oatmeal. Una, who had been given a bowl, too, did the same.
For a little while the two sisters just sat in front of each other, barely saying a word. Only when Hanabi would occasionally ask for the honey to sweeten her meal, and Una would ask for her to give it back, did they talk. Still, it wasn't an awkward silence, but a comfy and homey silence that was only broken by the sound of the spoons hitting the bowls, and Hanabi's happy sounds of content as she enjoyed the warm oatmeal. In between, Una would do the same.
When the bowls were emptied and Una had gotten a refill on her morning tea, the door to the kitchen opened, and a woman stepped in.
Her hair was the same color as Una's, and she was just as light in her skin tone. It was cut to mid-neck, and had big curls in it. A few strands of hair stuck straight into the air like antennas, and two very prominent curls stuck out from either side of her bangs. Her eyes were bluish-grey, and she was only a little taller than Hana. Una smiled at her, and Hana practically beamed with joy.
"Good morning, Mom." "'Morning, Mama!" said the two girls as the woman joined them by the table.
She smiled lovingly at them. "Good morning, my little darlings. 'Morning, Nichol. How are you all this fine day?" she said, kissing both of her daughters' cheeks.
Hana giggled. "Just fine, but I thought I was late again. Turns out I wasn't," she said, before turning to Nichol and asked him if he could cut her a few slices of bread.
"I'm fine as well. A little tired, but that's normal," Una said, smiling at her mother, Marie.
Marie frowned. "When did you last go to the hospital, my dear? Do you need to get your…"
"I am perfectly fine, mom. I went last week," Una said, cutting her off.
"She's been sneaking out of taking her additional vitamins and minerals lately," Hana tattled, looking at Una with a disapproving look. Marie had about the same expression, only it looked more disappointed.
"Una…" she sighed. "Do we really have to go through this again?"
Una looked at the table. "I don't like swallowing pills," she mumbled quietly, sneaking an angry look at Hanabi, as if saying: traitor. Hana ignored it, spreading a layer of apricot jam on her bread.
"Still, it's the doctor's orders. And you'll feel much stronger if you take them. It's been proved," Marie said in a worried tone.
Una didn't answer. Instead she sighed and went to a little drawer which contained several glasses filled with different pills. She picked up a few of them and poured out one of each. She took them in her hand, went back to the table and stared at the 6 different pills, as if they were evil.
"Come on, Nee-chan. Down they go," Hana said impatiently.
Una sighed once more, before she swallowed all of them with a glass of milk Nichol had given her.
"It just pointless. I'm fine without them," she mumbled.
"No, you're not," came in unison from the others in the room, making Una blush.
"Whatever. Well, Cupcake, are you ready to go?" she said, changing the subject.
Quickly Hana ate the last bites of her bread and drank a glass of pineapple juice. "Just a sec," she said, and hurried out of the kitchen to go get her bag and brush her teeth.
Una laughed at the little girl's speed, before she followed suit and went to add the few details before she walked off to school.
Shortly after, both girls stood by the front door doing last minute checks to see if they had forgotten anything.
"Have a nice day, girls!" Marie called after them, earning her a wave from each girl.
"Can I trust you to walk the last part to the Academy alone?" Una asked, when they were close to Hana's school.
The little girl nodded. "I'll prove to you, I'm not lazy!" Hana said determined. Una laughed.
"Then off you go. I have something I need to do before school," she said, giving the little girl a slight push in the back.
Hana looked up at her. "You mean walking to school with Yugi-sama*****?" she said mischievously.
Una's face turned red at the question, but before she could react, Hana had run off towards her school.
"That little…!" Una mumbled, smiling, but she couldn't say the little girl was wrong. She looked down the street, and smiled when she noticed a familiar person walking towards her. Said person stopped in his tracks when he noticed her.
She smiled in a friendly way. "Good morning, Yugi," she said.
*This: just your regular barre practise music.
**This: Type in Super Mario Galaxy Music: The End in youtube. ( won't post all of the link.)
If you're interested in knowing, she's dancing to the music played in the end cutscene, a piano version of the theme of Gusty Garden Galaxy, and the theme of the Comet Observatory, also in a piano version. From the Wii game "Super Mario Galaxy".
***Howl's Moving Castle.
****Fact from the real life: yours truly enjoys a nice bowl of oatmeal with cinnamon-sugar every morning!
*****A way of addressing someone who is above you in status, and whom you respect very much.
A/N:Since I haven't gotten that many reviews since yesterday, I skip the special thanks today. Instead I would like to thank all of you for reading The Crystal Items: Pendulum, and when you review to tell me how happy a new update makes you. Every time I see a new message I sqeal with joy. I know this is a very slow progressing story. 22 chapters in, if you count the seperate parts of my multi-parted chapters as one, and only a week has passed in story time... but I will get on with the main plot soon, and lots of things will be revealed later on. And then there's the sequel I have in store for you. Thank you all so much!
See you all next time!
-Nordic Twin