A/N I hope everyone is having a wonderful day. And the girl on the cover of this story, is Kiyomi. Just imagine her with more brown goldish eyes, and curlier hair.
"C'mon, young lady. It's time for you to leave. Wake up, Kiyomi," said Gramma Evaline. Seeing that her granddaughter wasn't going to wake up anytime soon, she left out of the room. A minute later Evaline returned back to the bedroom, but this time with two skillets. Knowingly, that her granddaughter wasn't going to enjoy this surprise; however, she would. She smiled at the thought of how her granddaughter would react.
"Oh, she look like a precious angel." Evaline smiled again, and taking another look at Kiyomi. She sighed and took another look at her granddaughter precious sleeping form. She then raised the two skillets together and start banging them together, while shouting, "Get up. Come on Kiyomi." While doing this, she noticed across the street two house turned on their lights. They even tried to peek a look, hoping they weren't noticed, but they were.
"Boy, I really don't like noisy neighbors," gramma Evaline thought.
Groaning, Kiyomi knew it was her gramma waking her up. "Alright, gramma, I'm up. You can stop now," shouted Kiyomi, while holding two of her pillows against her ears. She looked over to her nightstand and realized it was 4:55 in the morning. After her gramma stopped with all the banging, she confronted her on why was she waking her up so early.
"Well young lady, you know how long you take to get ready. I think you should take your bath or shower then come down for an early breakfast. Because your flight leaves at 7:30. And once 5:30 hits the clock, you'll have 15 minutes for breakfast. Then me, you, and grandpa we'll be leaving-"
"Wait did you just say 15 minutes? Gramma I won't have enough time for to eat, gramma," exclaimed the young girl.
"Before you interrupted me, young lady. I was going to say that at 5:45, we'll be leaving. Seeing that it'll be an hour trip to the airport, and your flight leaves at 7:30," gramma explained to her granddaughter. "Did you charge up your phone? Packed your laptop? Or is you taking the desktop? And you can eat, while we on the way to the airport."
"Okay, and yes, and I'm taking the laptop. You can keep the desktop here," getting up she picked up the outfit that she pick wearing for her trip to Tokyo. "Is it cold there?"
"No. Its the going to be rainy, for 3 weeks or a month. Then very hot."
"Oh good God," exclaimed the teen while falling on the bed and putting her arm in an odd angle on top of her head.
"I know Kiy. But, uh Kiyomi?," she said while scanning her room to see if anything wasn't packed.
"Yes, gramma?"
"I thought you said you packed. I don't see none of your personal items packed. They all in the bathroom, or on your dresser."
Lifting up she went towards her closet to get her purse, "Yeah, that's because I went and got extra's. Since I was going to be back and forth, I didn't really see no reasoning for to be packing it," she looked to her grandmother, and Evaline nodded her head as appreciation for her answer. Just when she was about to ask another question, both heard the doorbell ring. "Who could that be? Early as it is?," said an upset Evaline. "Joe, can you get that?"
Both women could hear the irritation in Grandpa Joe voice, as to why someone would be hear this early and he got to get up. "Ooouu, gramma I think that's Stacey."
"Stacey, why would she be over here this early?"
Kiyomi, looked at her gramma in disbelief, "Gramma, you forgot."
"Oh, yeah. Sorry Kiyomi." She left out the room and shouted downstairs, "Joe, its Stacey. I forgot she's riding with us to the airport."
"Well, that's not going to help, me. Now is it? Because I'm the one who has to get up," grandpa Joe shouted. Kiyomi couldn't help but to chuckle at her grandparents. Both realizing the time, Gramma Evaline urged Kiyomi to take an shower and get dressed. Kiyomi turned on the shower and hopped in. "Let's see, its 5:05," she said more so to herself. "I'll shower for 15 and finish up." She heard Stacey voice, who was greeting her grandparents and apologies for coming at this time. "Oh its alright honey, after all we did tell you what time to come over," she heard her grandmother say.
"Stacey, can you come here?," shouted the girl.
"Girl, don't shout like that no more," shouted back Gramma Evaline
"Sorry."
"Yeah, uh-huh."
Hearing Stacey footstep coming up the steps, she practically ran to her best friend. "I'm going to miss you so much. Think you going to do well-"
"Uh, Stacey can you pack some things up? I need to get in the shower." She ran back towards her room and shouted, "Everything's in the closet. Sorry, gramma."
Rushing back into the bathroom, she quickly jumped into the shower. "Ooouu, too hot, too hot." C-c-cold."
"Girl hurry up it's almost 5:10, Kiyomi," said Gramma Evaline who was just walking back into the room.
"Uh, k gramma."
Stacey and Gramma Evaline both chuckle at Kiyomi's behavior. "I don't know what I'm going to do without her. She keeps me entertained, crazy self."
"I'm saying, Gramma Evaline," said Stacey agreeing with lady.
"Uh, Stacey, do you need any help?"
"Sure."
"This girl, told me she packed, but got she stuff sitting out ever-"
"I was sleepy gramma. I packed as much as I could. Not that much is left anyways, gramma," said Kiyomi who was turning off the water.
"Well, hurry up young lady, it's already 5:25."
"See, gramma. I'm on time. I'm about to brush my teeth. Can one y'all bring me my clothes?"
"Stacey, can you be a dear and get those clothes?"
"Uh, yeah sure."
Stacey got up and got the clothes from the bed. Opening the door, she handed Kiyomi her clothes. Kiyomi nodded as appreciation for Stacey handling her clothes. Once she finished brushing her teeth and washing her teeth, she slipped on her panties and bra. After doing that, she put on her on white spaghetti tank top, then her yellow crop top. She then pulled on her olive green leggings, and slipped on her white shoes. Stepping out the of the bathroom, she rubbed her favorite oil and lotion on. Once, finished she applied her one of her favorite perfumes, which was Hello Beautiful.
She smiled and sighed at the scent. She has always loved that scent, which made her smell like sweets, but not overly sweet. She grabbed that same oil and drop two droplets on her face, which caused her already brown skin tone to glow even more. She glanced in the mirror and look at her form. Her curves were very protruding. Smiling at her figure, she applied her lip gloss to make her full lips shine.
Kiyomi has always had a curvy form, especially her age. However, when she was younger she did get picked on for it. Reminiscing at the memories, of what the kids called her. She shudder at the thought. Once she hit age ten, she began loving herself and figure even more. Plus, the same boys who talked, wanted her. And the same girls, wanted to be friends, or still hated her. She didn't care if they did or didn't. Though they picked on her one too many times, she still was nice to them. She also, love her short height. She was only 5'3, but she still loved, even though people always called her short.
Still looking at her appearance, she didn't hear Evaline nor Stacey calling, until Stacey threw an object at her. "Oh, sorry. What were you saying?," she blushed from embarrassment. She heard her grandmother scoff, "These girls get their curves, and forget the whole entire world. I know how they love looing at their selves," Evaline expressed as she was rolling her , she looked at her grandmother, and told her she witnessed her do it before.
"I don't know what you are talking about, but what are you going to do to that hair of yours?"
She looked at her hair, thinking what she do. She also, looked at the clock, and noticed it was 5:30. "Yet, you are on time, though," said her gramma mockingly.
Pouting her lip, she was about to think of something, so that she could eat. Getting ready to open it, she closed it a second later, as her grandmother mouthed, and did an expression of 'close it'. Nodding, her head as in full understanding. "While you looking, you need to be looking at that blue magic and comb, to fix your hair. You still have fifteen minutes left."
"Oh, you wearing what I got on," said Stacey, who was coming out of the closet holding a bunch of letters. She held up the letters, and Kiyomi nodded her head telling her to put it in her purse. She looked at Stacey's hair and knew what she was going to do to it. "Hey, gramma, do you have two big scrunches?"
"They're on your dresser."
"Can you hold one of the ponytails, while I do this one." Getting up, she held one of the ponytails, and questioned her granddaughter what will she be doing to her hair.
"Fun buns," Kiyomi said with an smiled on her face.
"Child, look at this hair," said Gramma Evaline who was admiring her granddaughter curls. They were so tightly pressed together, and beautiful.
"Okay, you can let the other one go now. Thank you." Gramma Evaline let go and walked downstairs to get the dogs ready.
"You know, they have been awfully quiet, gramma. surprised that haven't ran up here."
"Oh, yeah, Joe got them in their cages now."
"Okay."
Coming from the bathroom, she looked at her best friend outfit and looking at her doing her hair, "Big booty Judy, I see you are so mocking me, huh?," said Stacey, who was admiring her best friend outfit and hair. "But you did get it from the best, though. So, I do see where you got it from." Kiyomi turn around, smiled, and lifted up one of her eyebrows. "So," she shrugged one of her shoulders and turned back around.
"Uh, did you put the letters in my purse?" She looked at her best friend, and the girl did a soldier form, and said "Yes, sir."
Chuckling at the red headed girl behavior, and noticed her outfit. "Oh, I didn't notice you were wearing that." Stacey were wearing the same crop, but in black. With some olive green jeans, and was wearing some black shoes. "Well like I said, so. Anyways can you bring me my gel and edge brush?"
"Sure."
Stacey stepped out the bathroom and brought the items Kiyomi wanted. She watched as Kiyomi slicked the hairs in the front of her head.
"All done?," asked Stacey.
"Yup, just need to put this in my bag, with my hair products."
"So, how do you feel about this?"
Looking up to her friends, she thought about the answer. "Well I'm feeling tons of emotions. Scared, nervous, yet excited. I can't really stomach it though. Stoked to see Kagome again, though." She looked to her best friend since second grade, to see she had a sadden look in her eyes. "Oh, Stacey Im going to be missing you too. Don't even think that I won't be." She got up and gave her best friend a tight hug.
"I know, Kiyomi. I'm just going to be missing you so much," tears about to form in the red headed girl ivy green eyes.
"Please don't cry, Stacey. You about to make me cry too. I love you so much, best friend."
Stacey lowered her head and chuckle, "I love you too, Kiyomi." Picking up her best friend head, she then spoken the magic words to the girl. "We aren't sisters by birth, but we are sisters by LOVE." Drying her tears, Stacey almost picked up Kiyomi and hugged her to death.
"Stacey. Kiyomi. Come on, we're leaving now. Brax, and the others are in my truck. You'll be riding with gramma," shouted Grandpa Joe.
The girls quickly pulled apart and rushed to get some things that weren't still in the truck. Stacey seeing two big book bags items and an empty one, asked were she carrying them. "Uh, yeah those are my books. You please, get it for me." Already out of the room she shouted again, "And the empty one too." Stacey grabbed the bags, and walked out room. Almost to the door, she saw Kiyomi, pulling some stuff out of the cabinet. "Its, the dogs treats," replied back Kiyomi, as she were feeling someone looking. "Okay."
"Well, I'm taking these to the truck."
"Okay, thanks. And I need to get my phone and laptop right quick. Tell 'em, that I'm coming." Stacey already out the door, she nodded her head. Kiyomi rushed upstairs to retrieve the items. After getting the items, she took another look at her room, and glancing at the pictures that she did leave behind. She sighed, and closed the door behind her. The she rushed back down stairs, while getting the dogs' items, and closed the door behind her.
"Do you have everything, granddaughter?," asked her grandfather.
"Yes, papa."
"Now, put everything in the back seat. So I can put everything in this bag." Kiyomi handed her items, except her phone and laptop and their chargers to him.
"Joe, what's the hold up? It's almost 5:50. Come one, Kiyomi. We'll handle all that once we make it to the airport. You know traffic will be getting heavy, once 6 pm hits."
"Evaline, dear, the girl is coming. Five minutes isn't nothing." Kiyomi jumped in the backseat with Stacey and to see the girl was already eating her breakfast.
"Kiyomi, your breakfast is right there. Make sure to use the towel, and Joe we will be finishing this conversation on the way there."
"Yeah, yeah," said Grandpa Joe, who was absently minding Gramma Evaline.
Once Kiyomi got in and made sure to cover her lap and place the food on top, Evaline didn't even wait to ask was she settled. She just drove off. Kiyomi looked behind her to see Grandpa Joe now following them. Evaline then rang.
"Hello." Kiyomi could hear her pa-pa in background.
"Honey, did you have to drive off so fast?"
"Well, Kiyomi do have to be on time for her airport," she said while passing Kiyomi the book bag that carried her snacks, blanket, pillow, and changing clothes in. Plus, it also carried a holder for her laptop and chargers. She was so grateful for her grandparents. She loved them to the moon and back. Kiyomi tapped Stacey's shoulder. "Hm?"
"Wanna, play Uno?"
"Sure." Kiyomi knew the Stacey was still sad over the fact her best friend will be going somewhere else. If it was another street, or house, yeah she was comfortable with that. However, it's another country. Somewhere very far away from San Diego. "So, how's long the trip?," asked Stacey.
"Almost twelve hours."
"Wow, think you'll be able to handle that. Plus, you're afraid of heights."
"Yeahhh, but that's alright because I'm going to be sleep for most of the ride."
"Ok- Hey is you cheating, Kiy? We both had 25 cards, and you only have eighteen now."
Giggling, the girl held up her hands to show her innocence. She turned around and looked at the name of her street again. In her mind she said her good- bye to Baker street, while also promising to return. She looked behind her shoulder and noticed that Stacey was trying to get a draw four. "But I'm the one, who's cheating though. Caught you red handed," said Kiyomi and she laughed at the red handed girl, who surrender to being caught cheating. Both girls started laughing. As they rode on the highway, Kiyomi look at all her surroundings, and in her mind she said her good- byes to them, until she returned.
Stacey and Kiyomi played Uno, trash can, and Mancala. After both girls, got tired from playing games, sleep took over both. As, Evaline turn around, she smiled as seeing both girls sleeping with their head on each other. She loved Stacey as her own. It reminded her of her daughters and their friends, and of her too. Well when she was their age.
After, forty minutes of riding to the airport, they finally arrived. "Wake up Stacey. Wake up Kiyomi. We're here. Come on," seeing that neither one was going to wake up, she pinched both. Both girls yelp from the pinch. "Gramma," said Kiyomi, while hold her arm.
"Get up, we're here."
Kiyomi unbuckled her seatbelt and looked at the sign on top of the building. "San Diego International Airport," said Kiyomi, but more so to herself. "Stacey?"
"Yeah?"
"We're here," she said in a whisper.
"Kiyomi?"
"Yeah."
"You forgot to do your eyebrows."
"Yeah, I know-"
"Come one girls. Its 6:50 now. Come help with the luggage," said Gramma Evaline while calling to the baggage porters that was nearby.
Getting out the car, the girls noticed how good looking the porter was. "Stacey, look at my baggage porter. Parker, hmm," both girls started giggling.
"He's cute." The baggage porter, who name was Parker, looked up and smiled at the girls.
"His smile is so nice," exclaimed Stacey. Looking up, both girls noticed that Grandpa Joe finally arrived at the airport. Once he parked, the dogs started barking at the sight of their owner. Seeing that they never been away from her without some sight from her. "Alright, alright. You here now. So, please keep calm," said Grandpa Joe who was looing up to the sky, while asking why. Both girl started giggling. "Alright all the bags are on the cart, just need the ones from the truck now. But Joe, finish the rest and handle the dogs. We going to try to snag some bins." said Evaline.
"Just leave me to do everything, eh."
"Come on girls, we need some bins for Kiyomi's luggage." Just ask they were walking in they heard, the speaker announcer, announce it was thirty minutes before her flight leaves. They walked into the airport, and asked a guard where they are suppose to go for flight to Tokyo. After getting the directions, Joe walked in with the dogs, along with the baggage porter. Evaline shouted the directions, and practically ran with both girls hands. After making it to their hallway, the guards checked Kiyomi's bags. Though Gramma Evaline, Stacey, and Grandpa Joe couldn't go with her no more. She hugged them and kissed them one last time and left.
"I'm going to miss her so much," expressed Stacey with watery eyes.
"We all are, honey," said Gramma Evaline who gave Stacey a crushing hug. Grandpa Joe just wrapped his arms around them and walked towards the door. Kiyomi looked back at her grandparents and best friend. She was overridden with so many emotions. She was leaving one family to be with another. It was so complicated to her. She looked at her surroundings, couldn't believe she was moving. "Flight to Tokyo leaves in fifteen minutes," said the announcer.
She gain conscious, and continued to speed walk. After five minutes of speed walking, she was finally at gate D7. She sat down for a few minutes, to catch her breath, known she'll just have to get back up. Once she caught her breath, she asked a guard to see how long she'll will have to wait. "It'll be seven minutes, ma'am." Nodding her to show her appreciation for the answer. She asked that same guard could he watch her luggage, because she had to go to the bathroom. She went and used the restroom, and exited the bathroom. Coming from the bathroom, she thanked the guard, and sat back down. "Now boarding flight to Tokyo," said the same announcer. Kiyomi got up and bradded her purse and book bag.
Once again, she was grateful for her grandparents. She still couldn't believe they saved up to two thousand dollars, just so she could ride in business class. She loved them to the moon and back. The flight attendant checked her pass, allowed wished her a safe flight. Before Kiyomi entered, she asked whether her dogs was boarded or not. The lady called the ramp to make sure did the girl dogs get on the plane. She turn around and nodded her head to reassure Kiyomi, that her dogs were on the plane. Kiyomi thanked the lady and boarded the plane.
As getting on the plane, she could tell it was no more than twenty people in business; however, Premium and Economy classes were full. Which, caused a lady with a newborn had to move to business class. They lady had the same peachy skin tone as Stacey had. Her eyes were a gorgeous brown. She wore a plain light blue jean jacket with matching fitted jeans. Along with it she was wearing a white tank top and tan bobs. Her hair was wavy/curly like. The lady remind Kiyomi of Leona Lewis.
Feeling that someone was looking at her, the lady and seen one of the most gorgeous girl ever. She had those deep set of brown eyes, which seem like it had specks of gold in it. The girl smiled at her and sat down in her seat. The lady held her baby careful and look at the other passengers. They either ignored her or glanced at her and turn around. Seeing, that they weren't that nice she decided to sit across the young girl with the brown eyes.
When the lady lifted her baby up to burp her, the baby looked just like her momma. On her blanket, it said Emily Rose. She smiled at the name and thought to herself on a beautiful name. The lady look up and smiled back Kiyomi. Kiyomi smiled back and noticed that they were still on ground.
A/N: I just want to inform everybody that once July gets here, I probably want get to update that often, like now. Also seeing that I was accepted into a three week college program. Maybe I will, I really don't know, unless I can find my laptop. I'm on my desktop right now. Anyways, bye loves. xoxo