Ackack! Finally here's chapter two! I'm sorry to all of you who had to wait so long. I didn't mean to neglect it, honest! Reality just got soooo busy that I couldn't work on it. No worries though, I now have a little more free time^^.
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The Miami International Airport bustled with a newfound energy hardly seen most other times of the year. Tourists were entering the city to sightsee around Miami Beach and swim in the salty waters of the blue-green Atlantic Ocean while locals seemed to be yearning to escape the insanity brought on by the vacationers. The lines at the check-in counters were practically a mile long. A bored looking middle-aged woman behind one of the counters took her sweet time asking the required questions and took the baggage from their owners to be put in the appropriate plane. Mischievous children ran around playing all the while dodging very frazzled mothers who were anxious to get them and their kids where they needed to be in one piece and on time. This setting was heaven for thieves who loved to pick pocket and steal unattended luggage in hopes to find money or jewelry inside.
Yuuhi and Miranda stood at Gate 28 with a gloomy Lindsey, where their plane, a 747 jet, was sitting, waiting on all the passengers to board it.
"This is so unfair!" Lindsey wailed. She had driven the two to the airport so Yuuhi wouldn't have to drive his precious Suburban to the airport and leave it during the whole trip. Car thieves would have a hay day with that, "You two are going to Japan! Home of the Three Lights! I want to go!"
"This isn't a pleasure trip, you know." Yuuhi reminded her.
Lindsey sniffled, "Yeah, yeah...I know. But still..."
Miranda patted Lindsey on the shoulder, "You know how rock stars are Lindsey. I doubt we'll see them at all."
"But if you do..." Lindsey's voice trailed off.
Yuuhi sighed, "If we do we'll get their autographs for you."
The blonde's eyes lit up. "You'd do that for me!?"
"Of course." Yuuhi answered, after prying her off him when she captured him in a tight bear hug.
Miranda hugged Lindsey next, "Take care of Mr. Snookums okay?"
Lindsey smiled, "I'll spoil him like crazy."
"That's what I want to hear." Miranda said smiling, "Take care Lindsey. We'll see ya in a few weeks."
Just then a voice came over the intercom nearby, "We will now be boarding seats C through G on flight number 305. Passengers please make your way to the plane now."
"Well," Yuuhi announced, "That's us."
"Yeah." Miranda acknowledged, picking up her small carry-on bag, "We'd better get going." The two made their way to the plane after saying their last good-byes to Lindsey.
The inside of the plane was very roomy. Yuuhi took his and Miranda's carry-on bags and placed them in the storage compartment above their seats before they sat down, Miranda took the seat closest to the window while Yuuhi sat down next to her. There was an empty aisle seat next to Yuuhi and he hoped it would stay that way.
So much for hoping; A burly, if not a tad overweight, business man sat down in the once vacate seat minutes later, never missing a beat of the conversation he was holding with someone by way of a tiny black cell phone.
Miranda bounced in her seat several times happily, "This is my first ever time on a plane."
"I just hope you haven't watched 'Final Destination' yet." Yuuhi joked.
Miranda swatted at him playfully, "Don't try to scare me Yuuhi. Besides, that was only a movie. Not like it can happen in real life."
Yuuhi raised an eyebrow, "You'd be surprised."
"Oh hush." Miranda replied good-naturedly, "It's not too late for me to get off this plane and make you go to Japan by yourself."
"Really?" Yuuhi teased, "I think it would be hard to try to get off the plane now."
"Wha?" Miranda looked out the window next to her; sure enough they were on the runway, taking off, "No way! I didn't even feel the plane moving!"
Yuuhi smiled at her, "So how was it?"
"How was what?" Miranda asked confused, "Oooh! The taking of part? Pretty cool. I know my father would have a heart attack if he knew I was on a plane going out of the country."
"How come?" Yuuhi asked.
"He is very protective of me. Me being his only daughter and all."
"Are you an only child?" Yuuhi asked.
Miranda shook her head, "I have four older brothers. Pains they are. But I love them to death."
"The only girl amidst a house full of boys huh?"
Miranda laughed, "Yeah, they always gave my dates a hard time. I guess that explains why guys never stuck around me long, my brothers scared them off."
"You for certain about that?" Yuuhi joked, "Or was it really you that scared them all off?" Miranda elbowed him in the side hard for that comment.
Yuuhi laughed, "I was joking Randa Panda. Anyway, I bet they just had your best interest at heart. They didn't want their baby sister dating some loser."
Miranda crossed her arms over her chest and muttered, "Best interest my ass. They just loved to aggravate me."
"I can see why," Yuuhi chuckled, "Because you are so fun to aggravate. Seriously though, I kind of know how you feel."
"You have older siblings?" Miranda asked, "You never told me about them."
Yuuhi nodded, "Two older half brothers. The second oldest was always a pain. But the eldest...he was always so nice."
"Was?"
"He...died. A while back." Yuuhi replied.
Miranda placed a comforting hand on his shoulder, "I'm so sorry."
"Eh," Yuuhi shrugged, "It's alright."
Conversation ceased between them soon and the two settled down for the long flight to Tokyo, Japan. Miranda occupied herself by watching the goings on the other side of the window, making a silent game out of what the clouds shapes resembled. Every now and then she'd spot a bird and would watch it in avid enthusiasm as it flew in meandering patterns across the horizon. Yuuhi flipped through a magazine he brought for himself to read during the long flight. It didn't prove to be that entertaining and he soon drifted off into a hazy dreamland.
Hours later he was shaken awake by Miranda. After stretching and rubbing his eyes he looked at her grumpily, "Why'd ya hafta wake me up?"
"Because, Sleeping Beauty, we're about to land."
Now fully awake, Yuuhi's eyes widened, "Already? How long did I sleep?"
"Only the whole flight!" Miranda exclaimed, "I had to entertain myself counting clouds the entire time."
"Awww," Yuuhi teased, "You poor deprived thing you."
Miranda threw a piece of crumbled up paper at Yuuhi only for it to hit the businessman instead when Yuuhi ducked. Miranda winced as the man looked very crossly at her.
"Oh! I'm so sorry! I meant to hit him instead." Miranda apologized, pointing to Yuuhi, "It won't happen again! I'm extremely sorry." The man just merely grunted and continued typing in his laptop.
Yuuhi cracked up, "You're aim's way off."
"Thanks for stating the obvious." Miranda remarked and threw another piece of crumpled up paper at Yuuhi, this time not missing, "Ha! Gotcha that time."
"Delta flight number 305 will be preparing to land shortly. Please take your seats and buckle up. We will land at the Tokyo International Airport soon," They heard a flight attendant up front say over the plane's intercom.
Yuuhi nervously fidgeted with his seatbelt. Well, this was it - his day of reckoning. The minute the plane lands, he'll be back on his home turf. The place he ran from like a coward who couldn't accept the truth of rejection. Rejection by his own parents, rejection by the only girl he had ever loved...he had buried all the bad memories of this place deep inside himself, or at least he had tried. No matter how much he fought them off...the memories of his life there always managed to resurface. He didn't know how he was going to survive this trip.
Suddenly he felt a hand take his own and squeeze reassuringly. He looked over at Miranda who smiled at him sweetly as if to say 'Everything will be okay'.
The plane landed safely onto a runway and taxied over to the terminal where Yuuhi, Miranda, and the other passengers were to be dropped off. Yuuhi took a deep breath. Well, this was it. He grabbed his and Miranda's carry-on bags from the above compartment and they walked out of the plane and into the airport.
Yuuhi looked around trying to spot Suzumi. She was supposed to pick them up and take them to the house where they were to stay. Tooya's funeral would be the next day on the island where he and Aya had resided.
"Isn't that your sister-in-law?" Miranda asked, pointing to a female with shoulder length black hair and dressed in a traditional Japanese kimono. "She looks like the girl in the pictures."
Yuuhi nodded, making eye contact with Suzumi, "Yeah, that's her. Come on, let's go over to her." Yuuhi took Miranda by the hand maneuvering the two of them around the busy and crowded terminal.
Suzumi met them halfway and embraced Yuuhi with a tight hug. Yuuhi's hand slipped from Miranda's as he returned the hug.
Suzumi ended the hug minutes later as she pulled away from him. "Yuuhi...it's been a long time."
"Yeah," Yuuhi agreed, "It has. Too bad we had to meet again under such circumstances. If only it could have been different you know?"
"I'm really worried about Aya. She's really torn up." Suzumi replied, "Having to bury another loved one...and her poor daughter. She'll never know Tooya. Aya will be very touched to know that you've come."
"I guess so."
Suzumi sighed at Yuuhi's sudden aloofness, "I'm serious. You know it really pained her that you had left so suddenly and without telling any of us."
"I just needed a change in my lifestyle," Yuuhi shrugged, "That's all."
Suzumi looked him straight into the eye. "Don't lie."
Yuuhi could feel daggers burning into the back of his head and he knew Miranda was thinking the exact same thing and he sighed. Okay, so he was only fooling himself and he needed to stop the charade. He took Miranda's hand again and ushered her to stand beside him so he could introduce her. "Suzumi, I want you to meet my friend Miranda. And, Miranda, this is my sister-in-law Suzumi."
Miranda smiled and extended her hand to Suzumi who took it graciously with her own, "It's nice to finally meet you Suzumi. Yuuhi has told me a lot about you."
Suzumi laughed, "All good stuff I hope. So, is this your first time in Japan?"
Miranda nodded, "Yes, it is. My first time on a plane as well."
Suzumi smiled, "I hope you had a nice flight. We'll have to get on a smaller plane to get to Aya's place tomorrow afternoon."
"It was nice. It would have been better if I had had company though." Miranda joked about Yuuhi's sleeping the whole flight.
Yuuhi chuckled and put a hand behind his head nervously, "Could you really blame me? After going to Lindsey's party last night and then lying awake the rest of the night early on into the morning watching the television because I was fretting over this I couldn't help but fall asleep on the way here."
Miranda gave Yuuhi a side half-hug, "I was only kidding."
He returned the hug, "God bless you Randa."
"I know you would do the same for me if I ever needed a shoulder Yuuhi."
Suzumi was a bit confused over their conversation but didn't ask about it, it sounded to her like Yuuhi had been going through something she didn't know about so she made a mental note to ask him later, "Shall we head to the baggage claim area to pick up your luggage?"
Yuuhi nodded. "Let's do. I'm getting a bit claustrophobic here," he commented on the crowded airport. "Geez...and I thought Miami was bad..."
The walk to the baggage claim was a long one and having to weave through the crowds made it seem like an even longer stroll. They had to dodge people rushing to get to their flights on time, baby strollers with crying babies in them, people talking on their cell phones and not paying attention to where they were walking, and drug dogs.
"It's sad." Suzumi commented about the drug dogs, "We used to not have the problem of illegal drugs. Now suddenly they're swarming the country."
"Eh, we're used to it." Yuuhi replied referring to Miranda and him, "Drug busts are normal in America."
"Perhaps we're picking up on America's bad habits, ne?" Suzumi asked.
Yuuhi shrugged, "Perhaps."
By this time they had reached the baggage claim and were waiting for their luggage to be sliding in their direction by way of the large round conveyor belt. Yuuhi's suitcase was an easy grab and he easily lifted it up and onto the floor. Miranda's, on the other hand, was extremely heavy. It took Yuuhi two tries before he could manage to even lift it. But both attempts proved futile because it drained him of his strength and all he could do was drop it back on the belt and wait for it to circle around again.
Suzumi was laughing at her brother-in-law, "You're such a weakling! Some things never change."
Yuuhi muttered a few curses, at both Suzumi's comments and Miranda's heavy bag, "Just what all did you pack in this thing?"
"Only a girl's bare necessities. Like make-up, a hair dryer, a curling iron, lots of different types of clothes in case any sort of occasion came up, etcetera." Miranda answered, barely able to hold back giggles, "Need any help?"
Yuuhi shook his head stubbornly, "I'll get it." Miranda moved to help him anyway, grabbing a handle of the suitcase. Together they managed to pull it off, but it caused the two to fall over backwards with the suitcase on top of them. Several people halted what they were doing and stared at them while Suzumi pretended she didn't know them.
"Suzumi..." Yuuhi said in a whispery voice, the air apparently knocked out of him, "Help us."
Miranda was so shocked over the fall that she couldn't keep herself from laughing so hard that her sides began to hurt, "That was fun. Let's do it again."
Yuuhi turned his head to look at her sympathetically, "Poor girl. She must have hit her head too hard."
"No, it really was fun." Miranda stated.
Yuuhi looked up at Suzumi and, talking about Miranda, he asked, "Say, are there any insane asylums nearby?"
"Nope," Suzumi joked, "Or else I would have sent you to one years ago." She helped them lift up the suitcase so they could stand and thankfully they were on their way once more. Yuuhi had been curious how Miranda was able to carry it around when he notice its wheels and sweatdropped. It was one of the kind you could pull around. Shoot, why didn't he think of buying one of those?
"How are we getting to the house?" Yuuhi asked Suzumi, referring to the place he had called home before moving to Miami.
"Mrs. Q of course." Suzumi answered as if Yuuhi had lost quite a few brain cells.
Yuuhi's mouth gaped open in shock and he blurted out, "She's still around?"
"A thought I'm sure she'll love to hear." Suzumi teased, "Of course she's still alive dummy."
Yuuhi sweatdropped, "Please for the love of God don't tell her I said that."
"I don't know." Suzumi thought aloud, 'I'm sure she'd get a kick out of beating you senseless. But anyway, she's waiting out front for us in the car. We'd better hurry before she decides to leave us." Suzumi chuckled.
And so the three hastily made their way out to where Mrs. Q was waiting for them...
Continued in chapter three...
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The Miami International Airport bustled with a newfound energy hardly seen most other times of the year. Tourists were entering the city to sightsee around Miami Beach and swim in the salty waters of the blue-green Atlantic Ocean while locals seemed to be yearning to escape the insanity brought on by the vacationers. The lines at the check-in counters were practically a mile long. A bored looking middle-aged woman behind one of the counters took her sweet time asking the required questions and took the baggage from their owners to be put in the appropriate plane. Mischievous children ran around playing all the while dodging very frazzled mothers who were anxious to get them and their kids where they needed to be in one piece and on time. This setting was heaven for thieves who loved to pick pocket and steal unattended luggage in hopes to find money or jewelry inside.
Yuuhi and Miranda stood at Gate 28 with a gloomy Lindsey, where their plane, a 747 jet, was sitting, waiting on all the passengers to board it.
"This is so unfair!" Lindsey wailed. She had driven the two to the airport so Yuuhi wouldn't have to drive his precious Suburban to the airport and leave it during the whole trip. Car thieves would have a hay day with that, "You two are going to Japan! Home of the Three Lights! I want to go!"
"This isn't a pleasure trip, you know." Yuuhi reminded her.
Lindsey sniffled, "Yeah, yeah...I know. But still..."
Miranda patted Lindsey on the shoulder, "You know how rock stars are Lindsey. I doubt we'll see them at all."
"But if you do..." Lindsey's voice trailed off.
Yuuhi sighed, "If we do we'll get their autographs for you."
The blonde's eyes lit up. "You'd do that for me!?"
"Of course." Yuuhi answered, after prying her off him when she captured him in a tight bear hug.
Miranda hugged Lindsey next, "Take care of Mr. Snookums okay?"
Lindsey smiled, "I'll spoil him like crazy."
"That's what I want to hear." Miranda said smiling, "Take care Lindsey. We'll see ya in a few weeks."
Just then a voice came over the intercom nearby, "We will now be boarding seats C through G on flight number 305. Passengers please make your way to the plane now."
"Well," Yuuhi announced, "That's us."
"Yeah." Miranda acknowledged, picking up her small carry-on bag, "We'd better get going." The two made their way to the plane after saying their last good-byes to Lindsey.
The inside of the plane was very roomy. Yuuhi took his and Miranda's carry-on bags and placed them in the storage compartment above their seats before they sat down, Miranda took the seat closest to the window while Yuuhi sat down next to her. There was an empty aisle seat next to Yuuhi and he hoped it would stay that way.
So much for hoping; A burly, if not a tad overweight, business man sat down in the once vacate seat minutes later, never missing a beat of the conversation he was holding with someone by way of a tiny black cell phone.
Miranda bounced in her seat several times happily, "This is my first ever time on a plane."
"I just hope you haven't watched 'Final Destination' yet." Yuuhi joked.
Miranda swatted at him playfully, "Don't try to scare me Yuuhi. Besides, that was only a movie. Not like it can happen in real life."
Yuuhi raised an eyebrow, "You'd be surprised."
"Oh hush." Miranda replied good-naturedly, "It's not too late for me to get off this plane and make you go to Japan by yourself."
"Really?" Yuuhi teased, "I think it would be hard to try to get off the plane now."
"Wha?" Miranda looked out the window next to her; sure enough they were on the runway, taking off, "No way! I didn't even feel the plane moving!"
Yuuhi smiled at her, "So how was it?"
"How was what?" Miranda asked confused, "Oooh! The taking of part? Pretty cool. I know my father would have a heart attack if he knew I was on a plane going out of the country."
"How come?" Yuuhi asked.
"He is very protective of me. Me being his only daughter and all."
"Are you an only child?" Yuuhi asked.
Miranda shook her head, "I have four older brothers. Pains they are. But I love them to death."
"The only girl amidst a house full of boys huh?"
Miranda laughed, "Yeah, they always gave my dates a hard time. I guess that explains why guys never stuck around me long, my brothers scared them off."
"You for certain about that?" Yuuhi joked, "Or was it really you that scared them all off?" Miranda elbowed him in the side hard for that comment.
Yuuhi laughed, "I was joking Randa Panda. Anyway, I bet they just had your best interest at heart. They didn't want their baby sister dating some loser."
Miranda crossed her arms over her chest and muttered, "Best interest my ass. They just loved to aggravate me."
"I can see why," Yuuhi chuckled, "Because you are so fun to aggravate. Seriously though, I kind of know how you feel."
"You have older siblings?" Miranda asked, "You never told me about them."
Yuuhi nodded, "Two older half brothers. The second oldest was always a pain. But the eldest...he was always so nice."
"Was?"
"He...died. A while back." Yuuhi replied.
Miranda placed a comforting hand on his shoulder, "I'm so sorry."
"Eh," Yuuhi shrugged, "It's alright."
Conversation ceased between them soon and the two settled down for the long flight to Tokyo, Japan. Miranda occupied herself by watching the goings on the other side of the window, making a silent game out of what the clouds shapes resembled. Every now and then she'd spot a bird and would watch it in avid enthusiasm as it flew in meandering patterns across the horizon. Yuuhi flipped through a magazine he brought for himself to read during the long flight. It didn't prove to be that entertaining and he soon drifted off into a hazy dreamland.
Hours later he was shaken awake by Miranda. After stretching and rubbing his eyes he looked at her grumpily, "Why'd ya hafta wake me up?"
"Because, Sleeping Beauty, we're about to land."
Now fully awake, Yuuhi's eyes widened, "Already? How long did I sleep?"
"Only the whole flight!" Miranda exclaimed, "I had to entertain myself counting clouds the entire time."
"Awww," Yuuhi teased, "You poor deprived thing you."
Miranda threw a piece of crumbled up paper at Yuuhi only for it to hit the businessman instead when Yuuhi ducked. Miranda winced as the man looked very crossly at her.
"Oh! I'm so sorry! I meant to hit him instead." Miranda apologized, pointing to Yuuhi, "It won't happen again! I'm extremely sorry." The man just merely grunted and continued typing in his laptop.
Yuuhi cracked up, "You're aim's way off."
"Thanks for stating the obvious." Miranda remarked and threw another piece of crumpled up paper at Yuuhi, this time not missing, "Ha! Gotcha that time."
"Delta flight number 305 will be preparing to land shortly. Please take your seats and buckle up. We will land at the Tokyo International Airport soon," They heard a flight attendant up front say over the plane's intercom.
Yuuhi nervously fidgeted with his seatbelt. Well, this was it - his day of reckoning. The minute the plane lands, he'll be back on his home turf. The place he ran from like a coward who couldn't accept the truth of rejection. Rejection by his own parents, rejection by the only girl he had ever loved...he had buried all the bad memories of this place deep inside himself, or at least he had tried. No matter how much he fought them off...the memories of his life there always managed to resurface. He didn't know how he was going to survive this trip.
Suddenly he felt a hand take his own and squeeze reassuringly. He looked over at Miranda who smiled at him sweetly as if to say 'Everything will be okay'.
The plane landed safely onto a runway and taxied over to the terminal where Yuuhi, Miranda, and the other passengers were to be dropped off. Yuuhi took a deep breath. Well, this was it. He grabbed his and Miranda's carry-on bags from the above compartment and they walked out of the plane and into the airport.
Yuuhi looked around trying to spot Suzumi. She was supposed to pick them up and take them to the house where they were to stay. Tooya's funeral would be the next day on the island where he and Aya had resided.
"Isn't that your sister-in-law?" Miranda asked, pointing to a female with shoulder length black hair and dressed in a traditional Japanese kimono. "She looks like the girl in the pictures."
Yuuhi nodded, making eye contact with Suzumi, "Yeah, that's her. Come on, let's go over to her." Yuuhi took Miranda by the hand maneuvering the two of them around the busy and crowded terminal.
Suzumi met them halfway and embraced Yuuhi with a tight hug. Yuuhi's hand slipped from Miranda's as he returned the hug.
Suzumi ended the hug minutes later as she pulled away from him. "Yuuhi...it's been a long time."
"Yeah," Yuuhi agreed, "It has. Too bad we had to meet again under such circumstances. If only it could have been different you know?"
"I'm really worried about Aya. She's really torn up." Suzumi replied, "Having to bury another loved one...and her poor daughter. She'll never know Tooya. Aya will be very touched to know that you've come."
"I guess so."
Suzumi sighed at Yuuhi's sudden aloofness, "I'm serious. You know it really pained her that you had left so suddenly and without telling any of us."
"I just needed a change in my lifestyle," Yuuhi shrugged, "That's all."
Suzumi looked him straight into the eye. "Don't lie."
Yuuhi could feel daggers burning into the back of his head and he knew Miranda was thinking the exact same thing and he sighed. Okay, so he was only fooling himself and he needed to stop the charade. He took Miranda's hand again and ushered her to stand beside him so he could introduce her. "Suzumi, I want you to meet my friend Miranda. And, Miranda, this is my sister-in-law Suzumi."
Miranda smiled and extended her hand to Suzumi who took it graciously with her own, "It's nice to finally meet you Suzumi. Yuuhi has told me a lot about you."
Suzumi laughed, "All good stuff I hope. So, is this your first time in Japan?"
Miranda nodded, "Yes, it is. My first time on a plane as well."
Suzumi smiled, "I hope you had a nice flight. We'll have to get on a smaller plane to get to Aya's place tomorrow afternoon."
"It was nice. It would have been better if I had had company though." Miranda joked about Yuuhi's sleeping the whole flight.
Yuuhi chuckled and put a hand behind his head nervously, "Could you really blame me? After going to Lindsey's party last night and then lying awake the rest of the night early on into the morning watching the television because I was fretting over this I couldn't help but fall asleep on the way here."
Miranda gave Yuuhi a side half-hug, "I was only kidding."
He returned the hug, "God bless you Randa."
"I know you would do the same for me if I ever needed a shoulder Yuuhi."
Suzumi was a bit confused over their conversation but didn't ask about it, it sounded to her like Yuuhi had been going through something she didn't know about so she made a mental note to ask him later, "Shall we head to the baggage claim area to pick up your luggage?"
Yuuhi nodded. "Let's do. I'm getting a bit claustrophobic here," he commented on the crowded airport. "Geez...and I thought Miami was bad..."
The walk to the baggage claim was a long one and having to weave through the crowds made it seem like an even longer stroll. They had to dodge people rushing to get to their flights on time, baby strollers with crying babies in them, people talking on their cell phones and not paying attention to where they were walking, and drug dogs.
"It's sad." Suzumi commented about the drug dogs, "We used to not have the problem of illegal drugs. Now suddenly they're swarming the country."
"Eh, we're used to it." Yuuhi replied referring to Miranda and him, "Drug busts are normal in America."
"Perhaps we're picking up on America's bad habits, ne?" Suzumi asked.
Yuuhi shrugged, "Perhaps."
By this time they had reached the baggage claim and were waiting for their luggage to be sliding in their direction by way of the large round conveyor belt. Yuuhi's suitcase was an easy grab and he easily lifted it up and onto the floor. Miranda's, on the other hand, was extremely heavy. It took Yuuhi two tries before he could manage to even lift it. But both attempts proved futile because it drained him of his strength and all he could do was drop it back on the belt and wait for it to circle around again.
Suzumi was laughing at her brother-in-law, "You're such a weakling! Some things never change."
Yuuhi muttered a few curses, at both Suzumi's comments and Miranda's heavy bag, "Just what all did you pack in this thing?"
"Only a girl's bare necessities. Like make-up, a hair dryer, a curling iron, lots of different types of clothes in case any sort of occasion came up, etcetera." Miranda answered, barely able to hold back giggles, "Need any help?"
Yuuhi shook his head stubbornly, "I'll get it." Miranda moved to help him anyway, grabbing a handle of the suitcase. Together they managed to pull it off, but it caused the two to fall over backwards with the suitcase on top of them. Several people halted what they were doing and stared at them while Suzumi pretended she didn't know them.
"Suzumi..." Yuuhi said in a whispery voice, the air apparently knocked out of him, "Help us."
Miranda was so shocked over the fall that she couldn't keep herself from laughing so hard that her sides began to hurt, "That was fun. Let's do it again."
Yuuhi turned his head to look at her sympathetically, "Poor girl. She must have hit her head too hard."
"No, it really was fun." Miranda stated.
Yuuhi looked up at Suzumi and, talking about Miranda, he asked, "Say, are there any insane asylums nearby?"
"Nope," Suzumi joked, "Or else I would have sent you to one years ago." She helped them lift up the suitcase so they could stand and thankfully they were on their way once more. Yuuhi had been curious how Miranda was able to carry it around when he notice its wheels and sweatdropped. It was one of the kind you could pull around. Shoot, why didn't he think of buying one of those?
"How are we getting to the house?" Yuuhi asked Suzumi, referring to the place he had called home before moving to Miami.
"Mrs. Q of course." Suzumi answered as if Yuuhi had lost quite a few brain cells.
Yuuhi's mouth gaped open in shock and he blurted out, "She's still around?"
"A thought I'm sure she'll love to hear." Suzumi teased, "Of course she's still alive dummy."
Yuuhi sweatdropped, "Please for the love of God don't tell her I said that."
"I don't know." Suzumi thought aloud, 'I'm sure she'd get a kick out of beating you senseless. But anyway, she's waiting out front for us in the car. We'd better hurry before she decides to leave us." Suzumi chuckled.
And so the three hastily made their way out to where Mrs. Q was waiting for them...
Continued in chapter three...
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