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The young boy fidgeted in his chair, nearly toppling over. His father righted the chair and frowned thoughtfully at his son, amusement sparkling in his eyes. "Quiet." He told the boy and patted his head. The boy looked up, a goofy smile on his face. "What is her name, father?" He asked eagerly. His father laughed, a deep throaty sound. "Annabell. Annabell Kyouyama." The boy frowned. "Her name is Annabell?" he asked incredulously. "But I thought..." He screwed up his face. "What kind of name is Annabell? She must be a sissy." He blurted out and immediately covered his mouth with his hands, looking sheepish. His brother, from behind him chuckled. "That's not too bad... I mean, look at Rose." he offered. "She's as far from being a sissy as anyone can get and even she thinks that Annabell is..." Recieving a menacing look from Mikihisa, Hao stopped mid-sentence. "You'll see." He finished. Grinning, he tousled his brother's hair. The 6 year old opened his mouth to say something when his father sharply told him to stand up. Confused, the little boy did so and looked around him. Next to him, Hao stood up too, towering over his younger sibling.
Atop the staircase they stood before, the two wooden door swung open. Craning his neck, the young boy was able to make out 2 figures, one tall, the other a bit shorter than him. He instantly recognized the taller as Rose, Hao's fiancee. They were to be married soon- Hao would be turning 18; Rose, 16. He then frowned, looking at the smaller figure. She did not look familiar... Who was she? Could she be Annabell? She walked down the stairs in a brisk manner, golden hair tied up. Her chocolate brown eyes were cold... very much unlike Rose's warm ones. He hesitated in thinking that she could be of any relation to Rose but, they did look alike. The boy grinned. He would find out sooner or later.
When the two young ladies reached the bottom of the stairs, Yoh was pushed towards the little girl as Hao walked up to Rose. Awkwardly, Yoh smiled and held out a hand. The girl only gave him a cold, disapproving look. "Um... Would you be Annabell?" Yoh asked, regarding the girl with curiosity. The girl immedately stiffened and crossed her arms. "Yes." She said icily. Yoh broke out into a big grin. "Hi! I'm Yoh." He said cheerfully. Annabell did not reply, but instead picked at her nails. "So, Annabell..." "It's Anna." The girl corrected. The boy looked confused for a second then looked immensely pleased. She's not a sissy afterall. Yoh thought, and smiled. A sharp "What?" brought him back to his senses. "Huh...?" Anna rolled her eyes. "Why do you smile so much?" Yoh shrugged, still smiling. "It's a good thing to smile," he explained. "It shows that you're happy, not an old grump." Anna looked the teeniest bit amused. "I don't like to smile... Does that make me an old grump?" Yoh shrugged. "Nope. I think you're cute." Startled, Anna did the only thing that came to her mind, which was to slap him. The impact of the blow sent the young boy staggering back and Anna stomped out of the room. Rubbing his bright red cheek, he looked into the eyes of his father, both shining with worry and humor.
"I like her." Yoh declared.
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