Chapter 2:
Here I was again, at school, bored out of my mind. I was always at the top of the class, with Anya right behind me, but something about school was just ... boring. I was in my last class thinking, 'come on...ring already!' when my prayers were answered right as the teacher was going to ask me to answer the question that I hadn't been listening to.
I walked to my locker, my black bag banging against my side. I quickly spun the combination and put the books I didn't need away and grabbed the one that I did. I shut my locker with a bang and leaned my back against it to wait for Anya like I always did. I waved to a few of my friends and sighed realizing that she was later then she should be. I rolled my eyes and stepped away from my locker to go find her, not even noticing the person walking quickly around the corner until we collided.
"Ow..." I said, rubbing the back of my head that I had hit almost to hard on the floor. I sat up slowly and glared at the other person, "you should watch were you're going." I rolled my eyes, "god, I'm turning into my mothers klutzy self..." I muttered.
"ME!?" I heard the deep voice bellow. "YOU are the one that should watch where she is going!"
I raised an eyebrow as I looked down at the boy on the floor. "Are you okay?" I asked with a lopsided smile.
He smiled back, "yeah, I guess my head is used to it."
I laughed and extended my hand down to help him up, he grabbed it and I pulled hard, making up fly upwards faster then he thought he would.
"Jeez, you're stronger then you look." He said.
"Thanks?" I said, not knowing if it was a compliment or insult.
"Oh! My name is Kataio Yuki. Aren't you in my Lit class?" He asked, peering at me.
"Uh, no... I---Oh! You're talking about my twin sister." I said to him.
"Okay...what's your name?" He asked.
"Yui Hikari." I replied.
"Hey, you're the girl that beats all the guys at football, aren't you?" He said, with a hit of awe in his voice.
I blushed slightly, "hai." I turned my head when I heard my sisters voice coming from the music room. Confused I walked towards it, "now what in to world is she---oh, my god..." I said when I saw what my twin was doing. I stifled a laugh and waved my hand to Yuki for him to come over and look. There, in the music room, was my sister...dancing like she was in the ballet or something and singing kind of off key to the song that we had picked to sing for our family.
"Is that your sister? What the heck is she doing?" He asked me.
I shrugged, "I don't know what the heck she is doing, but I do know that she's singing a song...err... sort of." I slid the door to the side and walked quietly into the room and waited for a good part to come in on the song. When she came to the course I joined in... "I am Rosemary's grand daughter
The spitting image of my father
And when the day is done
My mamma's still my biggest fan
Sometimes I'm clueless and I'm clumsy..." I got that far before having to sit down a laugh.
"HIKARI!" She screeched. I slammed my hands over my ears, then looked at her.
"Yes?" I said innocently.
She glared, "why did you do that?"
"You were off key." I said with a grin. I shifted my eyes to the left to signal to her that there was someone else in the room and she straitened up and looked over there.
"Hello..." she said. I did all I could to hold in some more laughter.
"Hey." Yuki replied.
"Yuki, meet my sister, Anya. Anya, this is Yuki. We just collided in the hallway when I was going to look for you." I said 'you' accusingly and gave her a sideways look.
"Gomen, I thought you would've seen the note in your locker saying to meet me here so we could practice." She replied.
"Oh, I didn't even notice it." I said. I put my bag on the chair and looked at Yuki and got an idea. "Hey, Yuki-kun, can you play the guitar?" I asked.
"Yeah, why?" He answered.
I grabbed him arm and sat him down in front of a stand and put a piece of sheet music on it. I handed him an acoustic guitar and said, "could you play this song for us while we sing it?" He looked doubtful until Anya added...
"Please, Yuki-kun." In her sugary sweet voice that I hated. I stifled a laugh when I saw him start to relent.
"Okay." Anya and I both cheered and I handed her a paper.
"I changed it around a little so that we would each have a part to sing. Okay?" I asked.
"Yeah, I like it this way. You're so smart." She said.
"Duh." I said in a sarcastic voice. She thwaped me on the head and said, "hit is Yuki-kun." He started to play the first few cords and we hit it on cue and in tune with each other.
(Anya)
If I live to be a hundred
and never see the seven wonders
That'll be all right
(Hikari)
If I don't make it to the big leagues
If I never win a Grammy
I'm gonna be just fine
Cause I know exactly who I am
(Both)
I am Rosemary's grand daughter
(Hikari)
The spitting image of my father
And when the day is done
(Anya)
My mamma's still my biggest fan
Sometimes I'm clueless and I'm clumsy
(Both)
But I've got friends
They love me
And they know just where I stand
It's all a part of me
And that's who I am
(Hikari)
So when I make a big mistake
When I fall flat on my face
I know I'll be all right
(Anya)
Should my tender heart be broken
I will cry those teardrops knowin
I will be just fine
Cause nothin changes who I am
(Both)
I am Rosemary's grand daughter
(Hikari)
The spitting image of my father
And when the day is done
(Anya)
My mamma's still my biggest fan
Sometimes I'm clueless and I'm clumsy
(Both)
But I've got friends
They love me
And they know just where I stand
It's all a part of me
And that's who I am
(Anya)
I'm a saint and I'm a sinner
(Hikari)
I'm a looser I'm a winner
(Anya)
I am steady and unstable
(Hikari)
I'm young but I am able
(Anya)
I am Rosemary's grand daughter
The spitting image of my father
And when the day is done
My mamma's still my biggest fan
Sometimes I'm clueless and I'm clumsy
But I've got friends
They love me
And they know just where I stand
It's all a part of me
And that's who I am
(Hikari)
I am Rosemary's grand daughter
The spitting image of my father
And when the day is done
My mamma's still my biggest fan
Sometimes I'm clueless and I'm clumsy
But I've got friends
They love me
And they know just where I stand
It's all a part of me
And that's who I am
(Both)
That's who I am
When we finished we were both grinning from ear to ear.
"Wow. You guys are really good." Yuki said.
"Arigatoo." Both of us replied.
"Arigatoo for playing the guitar for us, Yuki-kun." I said with a grateful smile.
"No problem at all." He replied. "What is the song for, may I ask?"
"Well, in two weeks and a day it'll be our parents 15th anniversary and our Obaa's birthday. So we thought this would be a nice present." Anya said as we sat down on some stools.
"I think they'll like it. So does that mean that you two are, what, 15?" Yuki asked.
"Iie. We turn 16 tomorrow. Our parents were married a year after we were born." I replied. I always had to correct people when they mixed that up, it was a habit.
"Oh, okay." He said.
I looked at my watch, "Anya, we better get home before Okaa starts to worry." She nodded and we grabbed up our bags, "see you, Yuki-kun."
"Oh! Yuki-kun, if you want to come to our little "party" or whatever anyone wants to call it, here's our address," Anya said, scribbling down the address on a piece of paper and handing it to him, "just remember to bring a towel and swimsuit, we're going to beach."
"Sure, thanks." He said with a smile. We waved and walked out of the school. When we were out of earshot Anya finally cracked.
"You collided!?" She asked.
"Hai. I was walking around the corner to find you and he ran into me. He thought I was you for a second." I replied calmly.
"Oh, my poor little sister. You're so deprived of the signs of a guy liking you." She said in a babyish voice.
I rolled my eyes, here it comes. "Anya, for the last time. I don't want a boyfriend. Jeesh!" I put my arms behind my head with my bag banging against my back.
"Whatever. So, what bathing suit are you going to wear tomorrow?" She asked.
"The same one I wear all the time." I replied. Anya hated that suit, I knew that. it was my favorite though. It wasn't a bikini, no I hated those, and it was a regular one that was navy blue but looked black that fitted my form just perfectly.
"I hate that one though!" Anya protested.
"And that's exactly why I'm going to be wearing it, not you." I stated matter of factly.
She stuck her tongue out at me, but didn't say anything.
"Do you really think we were as good as Yuki-kun said?" I asked, unsure of my own singing abilities.
"Yeah. You sounded good, and I know I did too." I laughed, my sister was quite proud of her singing ability.
Here I was again, at school, bored out of my mind. I was always at the top of the class, with Anya right behind me, but something about school was just ... boring. I was in my last class thinking, 'come on...ring already!' when my prayers were answered right as the teacher was going to ask me to answer the question that I hadn't been listening to.
I walked to my locker, my black bag banging against my side. I quickly spun the combination and put the books I didn't need away and grabbed the one that I did. I shut my locker with a bang and leaned my back against it to wait for Anya like I always did. I waved to a few of my friends and sighed realizing that she was later then she should be. I rolled my eyes and stepped away from my locker to go find her, not even noticing the person walking quickly around the corner until we collided.
"Ow..." I said, rubbing the back of my head that I had hit almost to hard on the floor. I sat up slowly and glared at the other person, "you should watch were you're going." I rolled my eyes, "god, I'm turning into my mothers klutzy self..." I muttered.
"ME!?" I heard the deep voice bellow. "YOU are the one that should watch where she is going!"
I raised an eyebrow as I looked down at the boy on the floor. "Are you okay?" I asked with a lopsided smile.
He smiled back, "yeah, I guess my head is used to it."
I laughed and extended my hand down to help him up, he grabbed it and I pulled hard, making up fly upwards faster then he thought he would.
"Jeez, you're stronger then you look." He said.
"Thanks?" I said, not knowing if it was a compliment or insult.
"Oh! My name is Kataio Yuki. Aren't you in my Lit class?" He asked, peering at me.
"Uh, no... I---Oh! You're talking about my twin sister." I said to him.
"Okay...what's your name?" He asked.
"Yui Hikari." I replied.
"Hey, you're the girl that beats all the guys at football, aren't you?" He said, with a hit of awe in his voice.
I blushed slightly, "hai." I turned my head when I heard my sisters voice coming from the music room. Confused I walked towards it, "now what in to world is she---oh, my god..." I said when I saw what my twin was doing. I stifled a laugh and waved my hand to Yuki for him to come over and look. There, in the music room, was my sister...dancing like she was in the ballet or something and singing kind of off key to the song that we had picked to sing for our family.
"Is that your sister? What the heck is she doing?" He asked me.
I shrugged, "I don't know what the heck she is doing, but I do know that she's singing a song...err... sort of." I slid the door to the side and walked quietly into the room and waited for a good part to come in on the song. When she came to the course I joined in... "I am Rosemary's grand daughter
The spitting image of my father
And when the day is done
My mamma's still my biggest fan
Sometimes I'm clueless and I'm clumsy..." I got that far before having to sit down a laugh.
"HIKARI!" She screeched. I slammed my hands over my ears, then looked at her.
"Yes?" I said innocently.
She glared, "why did you do that?"
"You were off key." I said with a grin. I shifted my eyes to the left to signal to her that there was someone else in the room and she straitened up and looked over there.
"Hello..." she said. I did all I could to hold in some more laughter.
"Hey." Yuki replied.
"Yuki, meet my sister, Anya. Anya, this is Yuki. We just collided in the hallway when I was going to look for you." I said 'you' accusingly and gave her a sideways look.
"Gomen, I thought you would've seen the note in your locker saying to meet me here so we could practice." She replied.
"Oh, I didn't even notice it." I said. I put my bag on the chair and looked at Yuki and got an idea. "Hey, Yuki-kun, can you play the guitar?" I asked.
"Yeah, why?" He answered.
I grabbed him arm and sat him down in front of a stand and put a piece of sheet music on it. I handed him an acoustic guitar and said, "could you play this song for us while we sing it?" He looked doubtful until Anya added...
"Please, Yuki-kun." In her sugary sweet voice that I hated. I stifled a laugh when I saw him start to relent.
"Okay." Anya and I both cheered and I handed her a paper.
"I changed it around a little so that we would each have a part to sing. Okay?" I asked.
"Yeah, I like it this way. You're so smart." She said.
"Duh." I said in a sarcastic voice. She thwaped me on the head and said, "hit is Yuki-kun." He started to play the first few cords and we hit it on cue and in tune with each other.
(Anya)
If I live to be a hundred
and never see the seven wonders
That'll be all right
(Hikari)
If I don't make it to the big leagues
If I never win a Grammy
I'm gonna be just fine
Cause I know exactly who I am
(Both)
I am Rosemary's grand daughter
(Hikari)
The spitting image of my father
And when the day is done
(Anya)
My mamma's still my biggest fan
Sometimes I'm clueless and I'm clumsy
(Both)
But I've got friends
They love me
And they know just where I stand
It's all a part of me
And that's who I am
(Hikari)
So when I make a big mistake
When I fall flat on my face
I know I'll be all right
(Anya)
Should my tender heart be broken
I will cry those teardrops knowin
I will be just fine
Cause nothin changes who I am
(Both)
I am Rosemary's grand daughter
(Hikari)
The spitting image of my father
And when the day is done
(Anya)
My mamma's still my biggest fan
Sometimes I'm clueless and I'm clumsy
(Both)
But I've got friends
They love me
And they know just where I stand
It's all a part of me
And that's who I am
(Anya)
I'm a saint and I'm a sinner
(Hikari)
I'm a looser I'm a winner
(Anya)
I am steady and unstable
(Hikari)
I'm young but I am able
(Anya)
I am Rosemary's grand daughter
The spitting image of my father
And when the day is done
My mamma's still my biggest fan
Sometimes I'm clueless and I'm clumsy
But I've got friends
They love me
And they know just where I stand
It's all a part of me
And that's who I am
(Hikari)
I am Rosemary's grand daughter
The spitting image of my father
And when the day is done
My mamma's still my biggest fan
Sometimes I'm clueless and I'm clumsy
But I've got friends
They love me
And they know just where I stand
It's all a part of me
And that's who I am
(Both)
That's who I am
When we finished we were both grinning from ear to ear.
"Wow. You guys are really good." Yuki said.
"Arigatoo." Both of us replied.
"Arigatoo for playing the guitar for us, Yuki-kun." I said with a grateful smile.
"No problem at all." He replied. "What is the song for, may I ask?"
"Well, in two weeks and a day it'll be our parents 15th anniversary and our Obaa's birthday. So we thought this would be a nice present." Anya said as we sat down on some stools.
"I think they'll like it. So does that mean that you two are, what, 15?" Yuki asked.
"Iie. We turn 16 tomorrow. Our parents were married a year after we were born." I replied. I always had to correct people when they mixed that up, it was a habit.
"Oh, okay." He said.
I looked at my watch, "Anya, we better get home before Okaa starts to worry." She nodded and we grabbed up our bags, "see you, Yuki-kun."
"Oh! Yuki-kun, if you want to come to our little "party" or whatever anyone wants to call it, here's our address," Anya said, scribbling down the address on a piece of paper and handing it to him, "just remember to bring a towel and swimsuit, we're going to beach."
"Sure, thanks." He said with a smile. We waved and walked out of the school. When we were out of earshot Anya finally cracked.
"You collided!?" She asked.
"Hai. I was walking around the corner to find you and he ran into me. He thought I was you for a second." I replied calmly.
"Oh, my poor little sister. You're so deprived of the signs of a guy liking you." She said in a babyish voice.
I rolled my eyes, here it comes. "Anya, for the last time. I don't want a boyfriend. Jeesh!" I put my arms behind my head with my bag banging against my back.
"Whatever. So, what bathing suit are you going to wear tomorrow?" She asked.
"The same one I wear all the time." I replied. Anya hated that suit, I knew that. it was my favorite though. It wasn't a bikini, no I hated those, and it was a regular one that was navy blue but looked black that fitted my form just perfectly.
"I hate that one though!" Anya protested.
"And that's exactly why I'm going to be wearing it, not you." I stated matter of factly.
She stuck her tongue out at me, but didn't say anything.
"Do you really think we were as good as Yuki-kun said?" I asked, unsure of my own singing abilities.
"Yeah. You sounded good, and I know I did too." I laughed, my sister was quite proud of her singing ability.