Chapter 4:
"Did you guys have fun?" Okaa asked Anya and I when we walked in the front door at about 10.
"Yep." We replied.
"Tired?" She asked when she saw us yawn. We both nodded and she kissed our cheeks good night and we flopped down in our beds, not bothering to change. We were both thankful that tomorrow was Sunday.
(AN: ^_^ Hello, lets just fast-forward to Hiiro-kuns and Usagi-chans' Anniversary and Ikuko-sans' birthday.)
"Ready?" Usagi called out to us.
"Hai. Here we come." We both replied. We had decided to go out to dinner for the occasion so Anya and I had raided each others closet to find something to wear. Anya had decided on wearing her full length dark blue dress with spaghetti straps with her sandals that made about two inches taller. I was in a similar black one, except I had thicker straps. Anya had me help her put her hair up in curls, which was a long task since our hair was down to our lower back. Mine, on the other hand, was just up in a messy, but nice looking bun. We ran down the stairs and smiled at our mom.
"You two look so grown up." She said, wiping away an imaginary tear. I laughed and thanked her.
"You look good too, Mom." I replied. She was wearing a pretty purple dress that extended to her knees and had a V-neck in the front. Her really long blonde hair was curled and put up into a bun, much like my own.
We headed out the door to the car where our Otoo-chan was already at, waiting to open the doors for us. We all smiled as he did so and climbed into the car. I saw my parents exchanging a kiss, and smiled. Leaning over I whispered to Anya, "we're doing it at dinner, right?"
"Hai." She said, confirming when our "performance" was to go on.
We had already told our parents that we had a surprise for them when we would get to the restaurant, but we refused to tell them what. Anya didn't even break her gaze when our Otoo meet our gazes with his scary looking one that we had fondly nicknamed the "Hiiro Yui Death Glare." I was quite proud of her for that.
Upon reaching the famous restaurant we meet up with our Obaa-chan, who was looking stunning even at her age, and we all went in to our reserved table. The manager came up to Anya and I, whispering in our ears that we were to sing in a half hour. We nodded and smiled in thanks to the kind man.
"What was that all about," Otoo questioned when we got to the table.
"He was just informing us of when we were give out your surprise." I replied with a smile as Anya and I sat down. They gave a wary glances, but didn't ask about it. All in all, it was a great time. Sooner then we thought, the manger yet again came up to us.
Smiling at our parents and Obaa-chan, we got up and walked into the back room to grab two microphones.
"Doomo arigatoo gozaimasu, Tasuke-san." I said, bowing traditionally.
He bowed back, "the pleasure is all mine. Now go have fun." He smiled and we were out the door. He walked out with the CD in hand and grabbed a microphone. "Ladies and gentlemen. We have a special treat tonight. It just happens that these two lovely young ladies are here with their parents and Obaa-san for the celebration of their wedding anniversary and birthday. This is their present to them." He turned on the CD and the spot light was turned on us.
(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"
We both walked over to our parents and Obaa-chan.
(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"
We smiled at our family, Okaa-chan and Obaa-chan had tears in their eyes and Otoo-chan was fighting his. Everyone else was applauding and giving my twin and I a standing ovation. Anya instantly blushed, as did I, and we handed the microphones back to the manager, who in turn gave us our CD back.
"Arigatoo, both of you. That was the sweetest thing I have ever gotten for my birthday." Obaa-chan said as she hugged us.
"You're welcome, Obaa-chan." We replied. Our parents hugged us next, thanking us from the bottom of their hearts.
"Did you like the surprise?" Anya asked with a giddy smile on her face.
"Hai." Okaa-chan said, nodding while dabbing her eyes with her napkin.
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~Hikari, age 18~
Now I bet your wondering why I can remember these things so vividly. Well, truth be told, they were some of the happiest moments of my teenage years. Now, here I am, standing at the podium of my high schools senior class giving the commencement speech along with my twin sister, Anya Yui. We were tied for valedictorian, something that we had always hoped and known to happen. I looked up at my fellow seniors with one last thing to say.
"Each passing day choices are made and paths are taken. Planed or not we live each day not knowing what will happen right around the corner. If each day is planed are we merely puppets or are we puppets without strings? One may never know, but does one want to know?"
I looked at my sister with a smile and together we said, "now, here we stand to announce the graduation of Jyuuban High's Senior Class of 2001!" Everyone switched the tails on their hats and threw them up in the air with a loud uproar of cheers. I hugged my sister and we started off the stage towards our parents and 2 year old little brother, Duo Yui; in honor of our fathers long time best friend, Duo Maxwell.
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The End. I hope you liked this little side story, or whatever you want to call it. Ja mata! Please review!
"Did you guys have fun?" Okaa asked Anya and I when we walked in the front door at about 10.
"Yep." We replied.
"Tired?" She asked when she saw us yawn. We both nodded and she kissed our cheeks good night and we flopped down in our beds, not bothering to change. We were both thankful that tomorrow was Sunday.
(AN: ^_^ Hello, lets just fast-forward to Hiiro-kuns and Usagi-chans' Anniversary and Ikuko-sans' birthday.)
"Ready?" Usagi called out to us.
"Hai. Here we come." We both replied. We had decided to go out to dinner for the occasion so Anya and I had raided each others closet to find something to wear. Anya had decided on wearing her full length dark blue dress with spaghetti straps with her sandals that made about two inches taller. I was in a similar black one, except I had thicker straps. Anya had me help her put her hair up in curls, which was a long task since our hair was down to our lower back. Mine, on the other hand, was just up in a messy, but nice looking bun. We ran down the stairs and smiled at our mom.
"You two look so grown up." She said, wiping away an imaginary tear. I laughed and thanked her.
"You look good too, Mom." I replied. She was wearing a pretty purple dress that extended to her knees and had a V-neck in the front. Her really long blonde hair was curled and put up into a bun, much like my own.
We headed out the door to the car where our Otoo-chan was already at, waiting to open the doors for us. We all smiled as he did so and climbed into the car. I saw my parents exchanging a kiss, and smiled. Leaning over I whispered to Anya, "we're doing it at dinner, right?"
"Hai." She said, confirming when our "performance" was to go on.
We had already told our parents that we had a surprise for them when we would get to the restaurant, but we refused to tell them what. Anya didn't even break her gaze when our Otoo meet our gazes with his scary looking one that we had fondly nicknamed the "Hiiro Yui Death Glare." I was quite proud of her for that.
Upon reaching the famous restaurant we meet up with our Obaa-chan, who was looking stunning even at her age, and we all went in to our reserved table. The manager came up to Anya and I, whispering in our ears that we were to sing in a half hour. We nodded and smiled in thanks to the kind man.
"What was that all about," Otoo questioned when we got to the table.
"He was just informing us of when we were give out your surprise." I replied with a smile as Anya and I sat down. They gave a wary glances, but didn't ask about it. All in all, it was a great time. Sooner then we thought, the manger yet again came up to us.
Smiling at our parents and Obaa-chan, we got up and walked into the back room to grab two microphones.
"Doomo arigatoo gozaimasu, Tasuke-san." I said, bowing traditionally.
He bowed back, "the pleasure is all mine. Now go have fun." He smiled and we were out the door. He walked out with the CD in hand and grabbed a microphone. "Ladies and gentlemen. We have a special treat tonight. It just happens that these two lovely young ladies are here with their parents and Obaa-san for the celebration of their wedding anniversary and birthday. This is their present to them." He turned on the CD and the spot light was turned on us.
(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"
We both walked over to our parents and Obaa-chan.
(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"
We smiled at our family, Okaa-chan and Obaa-chan had tears in their eyes and Otoo-chan was fighting his. Everyone else was applauding and giving my twin and I a standing ovation. Anya instantly blushed, as did I, and we handed the microphones back to the manager, who in turn gave us our CD back.
"Arigatoo, both of you. That was the sweetest thing I have ever gotten for my birthday." Obaa-chan said as she hugged us.
"You're welcome, Obaa-chan." We replied. Our parents hugged us next, thanking us from the bottom of their hearts.
"Did you like the surprise?" Anya asked with a giddy smile on her face.
"Hai." Okaa-chan said, nodding while dabbing her eyes with her napkin.
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~Hikari, age 18~
Now I bet your wondering why I can remember these things so vividly. Well, truth be told, they were some of the happiest moments of my teenage years. Now, here I am, standing at the podium of my high schools senior class giving the commencement speech along with my twin sister, Anya Yui. We were tied for valedictorian, something that we had always hoped and known to happen. I looked up at my fellow seniors with one last thing to say.
"Each passing day choices are made and paths are taken. Planed or not we live each day not knowing what will happen right around the corner. If each day is planed are we merely puppets or are we puppets without strings? One may never know, but does one want to know?"
I looked at my sister with a smile and together we said, "now, here we stand to announce the graduation of Jyuuban High's Senior Class of 2001!" Everyone switched the tails on their hats and threw them up in the air with a loud uproar of cheers. I hugged my sister and we started off the stage towards our parents and 2 year old little brother, Duo Yui; in honor of our fathers long time best friend, Duo Maxwell.
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The End. I hope you liked this little side story, or whatever you want to call it. Ja mata! Please review!