Authoress note : well.. thanks for the reviews!! This is chapter 10..

diclaimer : as usual.. what else?

Chapter 10

Family and family…

Tezuka's resident… 'Tezuka' looks at the door knob then a shrug.. 'well.. here goes nothing.' Then opens the door. "TADA… ehem… tadaima…" silent, 'are…? So silent?' as 'Tezuka' steps forward, he can hear something or someone is moving fast from the inside. 'nyah!! Tezuka's no Oujisan!' then the old man rust into him with a shinai (kendo sword) on his hand

"HA!!!!!!" a swing from the shinai makes Kikumaru moves backward instictly.. then after that..

"Oujisan!! Nan ta kore wa nyah!" a pause from the old man

"Kunimitsu… actually it's a good moves to avoid the shinai but.. your behaviour suddenly change. It's unpolite to yell like that." As he puts his shinai aside

'ups…' a bow "gomennasai oujisan."

"hem..sa.. come here, Mitsu." Said the old man again as he walks inside, Kikumaru just follows him closely. Finally the old man slides the door. The room was japanese style, tatami as the floor and so many pillow (for sit) and er… igo table..? the oujisan then sits in one pillow, in front of him is an igo's table. "Mitsu, sit here, we play a match."

"ha!! eh all right oujisan..." Inside Kikumaru's mind 'nyah!! IGO!!! Um… I can't play igo!! … ah forget bout it maybe I places it randomly.' Then he sits on the pillow in front of his 'oujisan'

"why does your face so pale?"

"nothing.." another paused, suddenly the door opens, it's Tezuka's no okasan..

"ara father? Mitsu just got home. He hasn't eat or change his cloth and you ask him to play igo with you?"

"bah.. that's all right! Beside Mitsu has to improve his igo skill. He always loses." As the old man said that, the mother lets out a giggle, while Kikumaru makes a note inside his mind 'Tezuka always loses' then he smirk.

"oh well, I'll leave you two then, dinner will be ready half hour later." The mother makes her leave. Kikumaru looks at her then back to the Oujisan in front of him. 'okay.. what now nyah!'

"so we begin."

"…hai…"

In front of Kikumaru's resident…

"okay Tezuka, ja na." Said Fuji as he drops 'Kikumaru' at his home then takes his leave but before that "Tezuka? Don't use his toothpaste too much or he will kill you tomorrow."

"…" a sigh then after takes a long breath… 'Kikumaru' opens the door "tadaima.." then closes the door. From the inside, a yell of 'okaeri' could be heard from the kicthen. Silently Tezuka goes to the living room, where he spots one of Kikumaru sister.

"Ara? Ochibi!! You are home!!" said the sister as she approaches and giving Tezuka a hug.

"..!!!" a blush..

"ara?" feels that his brother didn't return the hug, she pulls her body and then looks at 'Kikumaru' intently. The stare just make Tezuka blushes even harder. "ochibi?? Are you ok?? Your face looks red and oh, let's me check your temperature." As she puts her hand on 'her brother's forehead' "strange,it's normal?"

"a.. nyah!! No no nothing ane-.. nee-chan. Just em.. I have to go to my room first."

"oh okay.. but ochibi?"

"yes?"

"a hug first." A wink, which makes Tezuka to blushes again. Silently he give 'his sister' a quick hug then goes as quickly as hecan to 'his room'. Inside the room, Tezuka takes another long breath. Then he puts 'his bag' on the floor and scanning the room. 'like usual… too many thing'. How did he know? Well since the four of them are a close friends, they already visited each other room, weither to play or make a homework together.

Kikumaru's room was not messy but that is absolutely too many thing inside. Let's see. A table with a fancy sitting lamp and table clock..beside the lamp.. several books, hem.. math, history, chemical, japan, english and a laptop with a small sound system. A small board hangging on the wall, there're several photo, bout his family and friends. Several photo make Tezuka remember their moment together, a lot of Fuji, Oishi and himself with Kikumaru's photo being stick at it and there're several new photo.. all regulars photo when they hiking at the mountain, their celebration and a photo when they win the national. Then beside the table, a small book-case, there's music's book, tennis's magazine, cooking book???, manga, drawing book, then there's a lot music CD and games CD, and a radio-CD on top of the book-case. A wardrobe places in front of the bed, quite big, and a guitar laying in the corner, leaning on the wall. A small trophy-case which full of gymnastics's medals and trophy (Kikumaru was a gymnastics athlete) oh and some from athletic since Kikumaru also a sprinter when he was on elementary school, and some medals from tennis also being places on it and some charters. The bed quite tidy with a giant teddy bear beside the pillow. Some poster also being stick on the pink wall, his favorite actress, anime, tennis and… a new one is a big photo of them when they're winning national. The room just makes Tezuka dizzy when he visited Kikumaru for the first times, but after that he already being used to it..

"Ochibi!! Dinner ready!!" a yell from outside caught Tezuka attention as he realize that he is hungry, so he goes outside to eat his dinner… but Tezuka really don't know what's wait for him…in the dining room.

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Back to the igo match between 'Tezuka' and 'his oujisan'… at Tezuka resident…

"how did you do that!!" said Tezuka no oujisan again "why?" a paused "Did you play Igo somewhere???" asks him again. Kikumaru just stares at it, he himself still couldn't believe that he actually wins against the old man, he just places the go randomly and that's it.. he win! He as confused as the oujisan… then he just gives the old man a shrug. The old man finally calm himself then suddenly laugh "hahahaha you are quite a good learner at igo na, Mitsu?? Hahahaha" as his hands places the igo on its place…then silent. "so.." said the old man again, "how your school?"

'oh no! what should I say to him??' silent… 'what what what nyah!!' another silent 'I shouldn't say that I'm Eiji and Tezuka in my house, should I?' paused 'no no no… what bout em we go to the movie… nah!! No!!' just as Kikumaru begins to say "em.."

"so as usual, you didn't talk to much. Ok come on let's eat." As Tezuka's Oujisan gets up and moves outside. Kikumaru just fell with a sweatdrop on his forehead… "Mitsu?" said the old man again as he looks at his grandson confused

"ha.. hai oujisan…"

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Back to 'Kikumarus'!!!

Tezuka walks to the dining room and finds 'his family'… 'his father' sits on the left side, in front of him is the mother then beside the father, beside the father is 'his brothers' and then in front of them is 'his sister' (wow what a big family…). 'his grandparents' sit between 'his parents'.

"…"

"why did you look like that, Ochibi? Come on sit here.." said his second sister.

"hai.."

"heh? Oi ochibi? Daijoubu ka??" asks his first brother in concern.

"a.. hoi!! Daijoubu!" a grin then he moves to his empty sits. A sigh

"ok. Itadakimasu!" said the other almost unison. 'Kikumaru' just stares on his dinned… my gosh!! Sweet again!!?? Rice, sweet salad, unagidon, and sweet omellet?!!!

"…" another sigh as he slowly picks the chopstick and then eats it 'gek! Too sweet!!' 'his first brother' seem to notice the difference and asks him weither he's all right or not "nyah!! Daijoubu!! Ka-san it's delicious!"

"haha of course! That's your favorite food" so.. on the dinner times, Tezuka sightly suffered since 'his family' are chatting different topic on the same times!! Tezuka didn't know how to reply back, because one topic being ask one after another… that just makes him dizzy, he couldn't follow the conversation. 'His brother' talks bout music, 'his sister' asks bout tennis, 'his father' asks bout school, 'his mother' hem talks bout fashion even 'his grandfather' asking him bout 'bonzai'!! that's just makes him more and more dizzy and plus… the meal!! Too sweet!!!

So after an hour, Tezuka collapses in 'his room' with a dizzy head, feels really really tired. But there's no times to rest since 'one of his brother' suddenly knocks the door, walks in and says that it's times to lecture!! 'oh my homework!!' the brother actually helps him enough to understand the lesson (which Tezuka didn't need it). Finally after the lesson end.. his other brother drags him to plays games!! (which Tezuka loses one after another battle!!) then after that's a bath.. 'finally some peace' said Tezuka in his mind but NO!!! he's wrong!!! Very wrong!! In the bath room 'his father' and 'his grandfather' already wait for him, so he has to rubs 'his father back' with sponge and soap… no times to rest.

After 'the war' Tezuka finally collapses in 'his room' and surprisingly hugs the big teddy bear on 'his bed' "… finally!" but poor him, he hasn't close his eyes for a bit, 'his handphone' suddenly rings 'curse the handphone'

Meanwhile…. Tezuka's resident… the dining room…

Kikumaru who followed 'his grandfather' finally reaches the dining room, 'his parents' already wait for him. After 'Tezuka' sits on the chair, he stares at the food.. hem… rice, japanese originil salad, miso soup, fried fish with lemon.. and GEK!!LEMON TEA!!! 'nyah!! Lemon?!! That's em sour!'. Sighing 'Tezuka' finally dig in, as he stares at them, he wants to talk bout afraid to start since he knows Tezuka never ever be a first one to start talking except there's something important… so he eats the dinner in silent, presses his urge to talk..

"so how's your work?"

"just fine." Said the father. A paused….

Several minutes later…

"dear.. your food is delicious.."

"thank you dear." Another paused…. Minutes later…

"so Mitsu? How your tennis?" ask the mother

"em.. fine.." Kikumaru tries to said as little as he could and makes his face remain stoid.. another paused… then Kikumaru takes the glass and drinks the tea 'nyah!!! Sour!!!!!!' Kikumaru tries not to show his sour face and luckily he can. So after the dinner finish… Kikumaru just bowes and then go up to 'his room'.… he opens the door and finally goes inside it. "nyah.. like usual, no thing sigh…"

Well, let's us looks how Tezuka Kunimitsu's room, shall we? Tezuka's room being paint white. A white desk on the corner beside the silver bed. On the desk, table clock and a lot of book :math, biology, english, japanese, geography, dictionary…and night lamp, oh there's a big book case's contain many dictionary, tennis magazine, novel, hem eh a fishing book?? Oh, on other corner there are ransel for climbing and some other stuff for climbing. Oh a fishing rod!… forget it. Then there's a average size wardrobe, and a trophy case contain tennis medals and trophy, also many charters. On the corner of the case, some fishing trophy too. Hem beside the trophy case, there's a small cupboard, full of music CD and movie CD, almost all of it are classical music and the movie hem adventure. On top of that cupboard is radio-CD-DVD with a flat TV which is being stick on the wall.

"nyah.. I guess I have to work on his homework as well…" a sigh then he sits on the chair and starts to open the homework book. One hour later.. "nyah.. there's several number, I didn't know what the answer!! Sigh.. oh well." Picks the handphone then dials Fuji's number. "moshi-moshi!! Fuji!!"

"ara? Tez- eh Eiji? What's wrong?"

"could you give me the answer of our… I mean Tezuka's homework? I mean I couldn't answer several of it"

"oh.. okay wait the minute. Hem okay.. which number?"

"oh, biology pages 76 number 5"

"biology?? Wait the minutes, you should ask Oishi instead of me.."

"nyah but Fuji???"

"ok, ok hem wait the minutes… answer giraffa camelopardalis."

"What's that???"

"… um giraffe…"

"oh…"

so… several minutes later, finally 'Tezuka' hangs up the phone, ah and finally he starts to go out to brushes his teeth but before he could… the handphone is ringging.

To be continues..

well that's it.. review please!!