Fen: Hey everyone! Fen and Fang here and it's Day 2 of our GX Golden Week series!

TWF: So yeah, we noticed you guys just went F-Bomb on Sayaka's 'weapons of mass destruction' kind of stuff. O.o

Fen: That's your fault. -_-

TWF: Hey, they can't help, but admire those melons of hers. That's why they wrote such a comment. XDD

Fen: Well for this one, this is without Sayaka.

TWF: I wonder what they're going to complain about next?

Fen: Let's just go…

Disclaimer: Same thing.


GX 3: Golden Week, Day 2

It was night on the first day of Golden Week at the Kururugi residence and as of now, the family and Alexis were having dinner at the table.

"Here~ comes the airplane." Yukina cooed as she moved the spoon to put baby food in Suzaku's mouth.

"Your mom's having a lot of fun spending time with your siblings, son!" Kyoshiro perked up.

"Of course she is, Dad. She wasn't able to when I was a baby, so… this makes up for it, I guess." Kurogasa shrugged.

"But… what will we do for tomorrow?" Alexis pondered. "If another disaster happened like today, it'll be impossible for us to spend the rest of Golden Week. Your cousin really is something, Kurogasa."

"Don't remind me. Sayaka can be a real ditz." Kurogasa sweat dropped.

"A ditz? Or you couldn't help to admire her, Kurogasa-kun?" Urataros appeared. "Especially those large-sized-"

*POP!*

"Joan… make him repent." Kurogasa said.

"By thy bidding, Master." Joan said strictly, making Urataros cringe. The way she wielded her battleflag was more than enough to scare the crap out of him.

*RIIIIIING! RIIIIIING!*

"Ara?" Yukina blinked, hearing the phone ring. "I'll go get it." She then got up from the table and went over to the house phone to pick it up. "Moushimoushi. This is the Kururugi Residence." She said. After a few moments of silence. "Oh, Otou-sama, Okaa-sama."

"Huh? Grandpa and Grandma?" Kurogasa blinked.

"Hai. Hai, of course he'll come." Yukina smiled. "Oh, he'll bring her along as well."

"Seems like your mom already planned out something for you two." Kyoshiro noticed.

"I wonder what's up though." Kurogasa said before Yukina hung up the phone. "Was that Grandpa and Grandma?"

"Hai. They were asking if their favorite grandson and Lexy-chan could visit." Yukina added.

"What about Sayaka?" Kurogasa asked the million dollar question.

"Unfortunately, your Aunt Saeko had already caught wind of what her daughter did, so she ended up having her daugther work for the rest of Golden Week." Yukina sweat dropped.

"Yikes. My sis sure is strict as ever." Kyoshiro sweat dropped too.

"She had it coming…" Kurogasa muttered. "Then again, it wasn't exactly intentional for that to happen."

"But knowing your cousin, she's… a walking time bomb…" Alexis said, as the young siblings looked at the family with their bright, confused eyes.

"Dear, I suggest you spend the rest of your Golden Week with your grandparents." Yukina suggested. "Your grandfather told me there's a lot of activities to do over there. It should bring peace of mind for both of you."

"Are you sure?" Kurogasa asked a bit worried. "I mean, you won't have any trouble taking care of Suzaku and Sakura?"

"Mnn." Yukina shook her head lightly, keeping her smile. "Don't worry. I'm not doing this alone."

"Yeah, cause your mom got me, son!" he perked up. "Besides, your mom is still in probation period, meaning she still needs lots of rest. So go out there and have a great time with your grandparents!"

"Well, if you're sure, then…"

"Come on, Kurogasa. They'll be fine." Alexis smiled a bit, holding his hand. "Besides, we need time to ourselves too. After all, we have a lot to catch up on after last year."

Kurogasa thought about it for a while before smiling back gently. "Yeah, you're right… we do a lot to catch up on."


And so the teens packed their things for the trip in the mountains, bringing everything they would need, including extra clothes, some sunscreen, and even insect repellent. They were going to be there for the rest of Golden Week, so it doesn't hurt to be extra prepared. After packing for the night, they slept until the next day had come by. They got up real early and after having breakfast, the teens bid the family farewell before heading towards the train station for their destination and then taking a boat and then on another train.

It would be several hours before they arrived.

"Hokkaido." Alexis got out, as soon as both of them are standing in front of the train station and noticed the scenery before them. It was calm and quiet town, with only little influence of the modern buildings. The flowers are beautifully bloomed in the garden, and the sight of the mountain can be seen from afar. "I can't believe your grandparents actually live far away from Domino City."

"They can't stand the racket in the city sometimes." Kurogasa said. "They pretty much prefer quiet places like here."

"And most of the people living here are elderly and young children." Alexis noticed, as a few elderly shared laughter together and a bunch of children were running around with their kites in hand and candies in their mouth. "By the way, do you know where your grandparents live?"

"It's been awhile since I've been here…" Kurogasa said, as he looked around. After a moment, he remembered where to go. "Ah, this way."


After a few minutes of walking around, the couple eventually came to a stop, where there was a simple traditional Japanese home, located just at the foot of the mountain. The elderly were tending to their small orchard, harvesting a few watermelons and also few yellow watermelons. "Grandpa Kenji! Grandma Matsuri!"

"Oh?" both grandparents looked up and noticed their grandson.

"Ku-chan!" Matsuri smiled elderly.

"Ku-chan?" Alexis blinked, looking at him.

"Long story." Kurogasa sweat dropped.

"There's my ravishing grandson!" Kenji smiled, hugging his grandson rather affectionately. "My, how big and strong you are now, Ku-chan!"

"O-Oi, grandpa." Kurogasa stuttered.

"Your mother told us that you'll be staying with us for the rest of the Golden Week." Kenji smiled. "Both of you are going to enjoy staying here. We have so many things to catch up on and a lot of activities to do."

"Come, let's go inside and have some tea. It's no good to leave your wife out here on this hot day, is it not?" Matsuri added, which made her grandson blush madly.

"G-G-G-Grandma, w-w-we're n-not like that!" Kurogasa stammered.

"We're still in our teens, Miss Matsuri." Alexis added.

"Ohohoho! I thought you two young'uns have already married!" she teased.

"Ah, youth. It sure brings back memories right, Matsuri?"

"Oh course, darling!" Matsuri smiled.

"I guess… it runs in the family?" Alexis noticed, seeing how much similar the grandparents were to Kurogasa's parents.

"At least on Dad's side." Kurogasa sweat dropped.


Throughout the day, Kurogasa and Alexis decided it was best to spend their day talking with the grandparents, to relieve the fatigue they had to get to the grandparents' house. As both grandparents recall what their grandson's did when he was a child, Alexis couldn't help but giggle, making Kurogasa blush at each memory.

"Your grandparents sure have a lot to talk about." Alexis giggled more, as they were sitting on the porch, with a few slices of watermelons on a plate.

"They… tend to ramble a lot." Kurogasa said.

"Well, I still think they're having a lot of fun, and so am I." Alexis assured him. "This place is so peaceful. The sound of cicadas are rare to hear in Domino City, and this calm wind… it really takes away the fatigue. I can see why your grandparents really love this place, Kurogasa."

"Yeah, they do." Kurogasa said.

"It feels like… I can sleep peacefully here and have all my doubts fade away." she added, as she laid down on her back, looking at the sky with her calm, sleepy eyes. The sound of the glass chime ringing, also made the place even more peaceful. "Don't you think so… Ku-chan…?"

"Uh… Lex?" Kurogasa blinked with a slight blush.

"…" she didn't say anything, as she already closed her eyes and… fell asleep?

"Huh… just like that." Kurogasa said, before smiling a bit. "At least I get to see this side of her."


TWF: Aaaaaand, that's it for this chapter!

Fen: Huh… that was fairly short.

TWF: C'mon, it makes sense. Why would they already decide to travel after lots of traveling and stuff? O.o;

Fen: I know, I know, I'm just commenting.

TWF: And I wanna see what the commentators have to say, since Sayaka's out of the equation for this one.

Fen: Well as soon as this gets posted, then we'll see. So see ya next chapter for Day 3 of our GX Golden Week series!