DISCLAMER: I do not own "Yu Yu Hakusho," the movie called "The Parent Trap" or anything else I may mention in this fic. I do however, own a couple original characters. These original characters are NOT reincarnated versions of me, and they are also NOT Mary-Sue fangirls who chase Kurama and Hiei around. Have I made myself clear? Good.

A/N: I can finally update now that the Olympics are over. I had a small case of writer's block, but I'm trying to get over it. Another reason why I didn't update a little sooner was I've been in a huge depression soon after the Olympics were done because I've been having problems at home, but things are better now. This chapter is pretty much a 'filler' chapter. It may not be as good as the others, but remember, I'm trying to get over writer's block!

ICY TEARS: Thanks again for reviewing! I'll keep the songfic in mind, but I've never written one of those so I'm afraid of how it would turn out. I saw your review to my story "Forbidden." Sorry I haven't updated that one in awhile...the story hasn't exactly been going the way I planned before I wrote it. It's so much easier to think of all my ideas in my head, but when I write them down, they don't turn out right. As for Marie, she's not gonna be around too much longer--her relationship with Kurama is going downhill. Many people are jumping to conclusions about her and calling her a Mary-Sue, but they're making their judgments before they even know what I have in store for her. Actually, she'll still be around, but she'll be a supporting character. (I meant for her to be a supporting character in the first place.) I'm sorry if I made it sound like she was dominating the story, I never meant to make it sound like that. But, like I said, things sometimes don't turn out that great once I write them down. Forgive me? Another thing: Marie is NOT a self-insertion of me! A lot of people have told me that they think she is, but she's not. She's a lot smarter and prettier than me! Again, thank you for your reviews! And I've started the next chapter to "Forbidden." :)

A big Thank You to inknamida for helping me edit my story! I really appreciate it:)

"Are We Related?"

Chapter 3: School's Out For Summer!

It was Monday morning and Ayame got out of bed and did her usual morning routine. She couldn't stop thinking about the end of school and more importantly, the trip. After she had showered, dressed and groomed herself, she went downstairs to eat. She wasn't too hungry so she told the maid/cook that she just wanted a pop-tart. She sat down at the table next to Sakyo with a pop-tart in hand.

"After today I only have four days left of school! My teacher is gonna have our essays graded today too. I can't wait to see what I got!"

Sakyo looked at her and said, "I'm sure you did just fine."

"Oh, I didn't tell you this, Dad, but I changed my mind about my career path. I wanna go to college and study dance. I think that would work out better for me, and I have plenty of experience."

"Whatever works best for you. I'm glad you chose something."

Suddenly, Ayame looked up at the clock. "Oh shit, I gotta get to school. I'll see you this afternoon. Bye!" and she was out the door.

Ayame was happy that there was only one week left of school. Next year was going to be her senior year. She had turned in her essay about what career she may want later on in life. In the middle of her essay, she changed her mind. She had thought about being a teacher, but then she decided that would be her second choice if her first one didn't work out. Lately, she had thought about studying dance when she went to college. The experience she has with dancing is she had taken lessons when she was young, and she was part of her school's dance team before she became a cheerleader. She was thinking that if none of this worked out for her, then she could go back to school and study to be a teacher.

The last week of school was finals week and Ayame was going to be busy studying. She had even put a sign on her bedroom door that said "Keep Out" when she was busy. She's had straight A's and she didn't want to end that streak. 'I'm gonna be so relieved after this week is over. I feel like my brain is going to fry.'

"I'm so excited! School's almost over! I'm gonna finally be a senior next year!" Shina exclaimed.

"You have one week left. I hope you studied, so you can keep your grades up. Remember what I told you yesterday?"

"Yes mother, you told me if I get below a C on my report card that you wouldn't let me go on the trip. I'm actually trying to get A's and B's. No C's this time...I promise!"

"Good." Shizuru was happy that Shina had set a goal for herself. She wanted Shina to do her best, but she knew her daughter could do better than C's. Shina had quit cutting classes awhile ago.

"I gotta go. See you later Mom."

"Bye." With that, Shina was gone.

Shina was excited that next year would be her senior year. She didn't know what she was going to do after high school. She thought about just going to the local community college or taking a year off from school and getting a job. She wasn't sure.

A FEW DAYS LATER

Ayame was on her way home from school and the music in her car was playing as loud as the volume would allow. School was finally over and she was happy. As soon as she walked in the door to her home, she yelled "IT'S FINALLY OVER! ONE MORE YEAR LEFT!" She made sure everyone could hear her no matter where they were in the house.

Sakyo suddenly came out of nowhere. "You sound happy."

"Of course I am, school's out! My report card comes in the mail either Monday or Tuesday." Ayame ran up to her room and turned on her TV. 'Yay... school's over and my trip is three weeks away.' Ayame pulled out the papers that had information about her trip. She had turned in the forms she had to fill out, and she was given the information that was now in her hands. She decided she better go show her father.

She got off her bed, walked into her father's office and sat down. She was the only one who was allowed to enter his office without knocking. "Hey, Dad. The school just gave me these papers about the trip; I'll be going in three weeks. Here, you can look at them." She handed him the papers and continued. "I'll be staying in America in the State of California. The city I'll be in is San Francisco. The family I'm staying with has a 10-year-old boy, and I'll be paired up with another girl my age. They didn't tell me who she was or where she was from, but I'll find out when I meet the family I'll be with."

Shina felt so relieved. She took her last test of the year and now she had a couple months all to herself. She spent the rest of the day at the mall with her friends, then went home in time for Shizuru to get home from work.

"Hey mom, how was your day?"

"Good. How did your biology test go?"

"It went okay, the teacher graded on a curve." While Shina and her mother were having their mother-daughter conversation, Shina pulled out the papers for her trip and handed them to Shizuru. "Hey mom, here's the papers I got from the school regarding the exchange student trip. It has all the information about who I'll be staying with and everything else."

"Let's look at them after dinner. I don't feel like cooking today, so does pizza sound good?"

"Of course!

"Okay Shina, let's look over these papers now."

"Well Mom, it says I'll be staying in San Francisco, California in America. I'll be with another girl who's about my age, but I'll meet her when I meet the family I'll be staying with. The family I'm gonna be with has a 10-year-old boy." Shizuru was reading along while Shina was talking.

Shizuru smiled at her daughter. "Well I just hope you have fun."

"I just hope these next three weeks go by fast. I can't wait for this trip!"

A/N: DUN DUN DUN! Oh boy...I'll bet you can only guess what's gonna happen after this chapter! Please R&R:)