EEK, I'm sorry I took so long to update... You can kill me now. But, here's the next chapter... I'm sorry its so short but I really need to get caught up in homework.
Hana walked out of the bathroom, fully dressed and drying his damp hair with a towel. He glanced at the clock and saw that it was near 7 p.m. Perfect, he thought. The sun should be setting about now. Leaving his towel slung on his shoulder, he tied back his long hair and walked out the door. Just as he stepped out into the cool night, a dark blue car slowed down on the driveway in front of him and stopped. Just moments after the car had stopped, one of the doors opened and a streak of azure blue came flying towards him. "Hana!" a girl's voice cried. Stopping in front of him, the girl smiled, flashing her white teeth. "We drove a long, long way to get here." the girl told him and smiled again. Looking down, Hana stared into the bright golden orbs that were Rini's eyes and grinned. "Hey there. I hope you had a safe trip." Rini nodded her head rapidly and added, "Riku onii-chan is getting his cello from the trunk. May I go inside?" Hana nodded and Rini ran past him, into the house. Turning to face the car again, he saw Riku walking towards him, his cello and case strapped to his back. "Hey, Rue." Hana greeted. The said person looked up, cast his emotionless azure blue eyes on his friend and nodded. "Hana." he acknowledged. Hana grinned. "I'm going for a walk, want to come?" Riku shrugged. "Not now." he said flatly and looked behind him irritably, wondering what was taking his parents so long.
Hana fought to hide another grin. After being cooped up in the car for hours, he knew that his friend would not be the friendliest person to be around at the moment. His instincts took over and he began to walk away, towards the beach. "See you later, Rue." Hana called, and departed with a slight wave.
Lyra followed Keiko down the hallways to the family room. "I think everyone's in there." she said confidentaly. Lyra smiled and nodded, taking a peek. Sure enough, everyone was sitting and talking while drinking tea. Keiko pushed her in and Lyra most ungracefully stumbled in. "Um... Hello everyone." Lyra greeted sheepishly. Anna smiled and stood up to give her a hug. "How wonderful it is to see you, Lyra. You've grown so tall." Lyra smiled weakly. "Thank you. It's very nice to see you, too." Looking around, she saw that Hao, Jun, Faust, and Eliza were there and smiling. "Where are your parents?" Hao asked loudly, earning a glare from Anna. Lyra blinked. "They're coming... I think-" "We're here." A soft voice announced. Lyserg stood at the doorway, looking a bit flustered. "And so are we." someone stated from behind Lyserg.