Disclaimer in the first chapter.
"Ed...Edward wake up..."
Ed slowly opens his eyes. The bright light of the sun was hitting his face. He squints in pain and shields his eyes.
"Huh...?" he moans.
"Wake up Edward. Its morning." a soft feminine voices tells him. Ed quickly recognizes the voice. Blinking in surprise, Ed says, "Mom..."
"Mom? No its me Tamaki."
Snapped into reality, Edward rubs his eyes and looks at his surroundings. He was still in the plane. Why was he in a plane? Oh yeah thats right. He and Alphonse are staying with their 'father' and 'older brother'. Ed really wished it had been a dream, that leaving Resembool was all but a figment of his imagination, unfortunately, it wasn't.
"Wheres Al?" Ed asks Tamaki noticing Alphonse wasn't in his seat. Actually, almost half of the passengers were gone.
"Alphonse is with dad." Tamaki tells him. "They're outside waiting for us."
Ed glares at Tamaki. He stands on top of his seat and opens the cabinet to grab his suitcase. Once he grabs it, Ed gets off his seat and walks past Tamaki. "You didn't have to wait for me." He says before getting off the plane and leaving Tamaki alone. Tamaki sighs while he shakes his head. Afterwards he walks out of the plane as well.
On the drive home, Edward and Alphonse look out of the window from the black car.
Once Ed and Tamaki got off the plane, Ed was surprised to see a nice black car fit for five people parked just outside the plane. When he asked about it, Al told him their father had one call up for when they arrived. A bit to much don't you think? Ed thought. People were staring at them when they got in. Jeez, they were coming from a plane ride not a premiere or something.
Anyways, Ed and Al were looking out the windows watching the city pass by them as they drove through traffic. "Where the hell are we?" Ed asks.
"We're in Tokyo." Mr. Suoh tells him. Both of the boys look at him with wide eyes. "Why are we in Tokyo?" Alphonse asks him.
"Tamaki and I live here." Mr. Suoh explains to them. "And its where you will be living for now on."
Great! Ed screamed in his head. Now they're even further away from Resembool! How were he and Al suppose to get back now?! Wait, if Tamaki and Mr. Suoh live in Tokyo, how can they speak perfect English? "If you guys are Japanese, then why are you guys speaking English so well?" Ed asks, actually curious.
"I work in business and most of my work centers around meeting new partners from around the world. Because of this, I travel a lot and I have to speak in different languages like French, Spanish, and English." he explains to them with a smile.
'That explains the slight accent.' Ed thought.
"Wow, thats cool!" Al says in amazement. Mr. Suoh smile deepens hearing the awe in his young sons face. He nods in agreement. "Indeed it is. Maybe I could give you boys a couple of lessons." he suggests.
"Really? I would like that. What about you Ed?" Al and everyone else looks at him.
Ed crosses his arms and he looks out the room. "Yea." he admits truthfully.
The drive was long but eventually they made it home just around the afternoon. When the boys caught a glimpse of their new house, their jaws dropped to the ground and they stopped breathing.
Tamaki gets out of the car afterwards and he stands next to Edward and Alphonse. He looks down at them and laughs a bit at their shocked expressions. "Everything alright?" he asks them.
Ed points at the house. Well, if you could even call it that. It was more like a mansion you would see in magazines or on TV. This was just big! It had enough rooms for the people of Resembool to stay in.
"This is your house?!" Ed asks still in shock.
Tamaki nods. "Yep. Home sweet home."
"This isn't a house! Its to big to be a house!" Ed shouted. "You guys have to be stinking rich to live in a house like this!"
Tamaki laughs a bit and he rubs the back of his neck. "Thats the thing. We are rich." it was awkward telling someone you were filthy rich. There were two reactions how people will take it. They'll be shocked or they will give you a look of hatred and jealousy.
Tamaki wasn't ashamed to be rich. He liked the life he was given, but since Edward and Alphonse never knew that he was rich until now made him feel nervous. Would they think he's a spoiled rich kid who always depends on daddy's money? Would they think less of him?
Was it possible for someone to look very shocked? Like, what would it look like? Tamaki was getting nervous by their reactions.
"By rich you mean you have tons of money?" Ed asks.
Tamaki slowly nods.
Ed looks at the ground. "Unbelievable."
"Its a bit of a shock isn't it?" Tamaki asks. Neither responded.
Suddenly, a few maids and some butlers walked out of the mansion and head to the car. They welcomed Tamaki and Mr. Suoh all while glancing at the two new young guests. They started taking the suitcases and bringing them inside. When one of the maids grabbed Alphonse's suitcase, he grabs it from her hands, startling her. "What are they doing with our things? Where are they taking them?" He asks.
"To your rooms." Tamaki tells him.
"Mr. Suoh and sir Tamaki." the boys look at a elderly women. She was wearing a lime green and pink kimono with brown sandals. She had her hair tied back in a low bun and had a look that you do not want to mess with.
"Ah, Yuki." Mr. Suoh spoke, pleased. "Its so great to see you again."
The women Yuki bows. "Hello Mr. Suoh. I hope the trip was well."
"More or less." he answers.
While they talked, Alphonse tugs on Tamakis sleeve. Tamaki looks down. "Who is she?" he asks him.
"Thats Yuki. She's the head maid here." Tamaki tells him.
"Why does she look so angry?" Ed asks.
"T-thats how she always looks." Tamaki replies nervously.
"Edward and Alphonse." the boys turned their attention to Mr. Suoh. He was standing next to Yuki with a smile. "This is Yuki. She runs things around here while I am gone. She also looks after Tamaki. If you boys need anything or have any questions and cannot find me or Tamaki, you are more then welcome to go to Yuki."
Ed and Al look at Yuki. She simply bows. "It is a pressure to meet you boys." although she was supposed to sound genuine and kind, she sounded displeased and harsh. Jeez, where did they find this women?
"Uh thanks?"
"Thank you."
"Since we are all now formally introduced, how about we go inside and rest for a bit, hm?" Mr. Suoh suggests. No one declined, everyone was equality tired from the plane ride.
Everyone walks to the front door. Edward and Alphonse stared in awe at how big the door was. Was everything in this house going to be big?
Yes actually it was.
Ed and Al couldn't believe their eyes when they saw the inside of the house. The walls were painted a light pink while the ceiling was a light color of peach. There was a huge chandelier hanging above them with diamonds decorating it and making it gleam brightly by the light. Maids and butlers ran around doing their jobs all while welcoming Tamaki and Mr. Suoh back and/or welcoming Edward and Alphonse. In a distance, Ed could have sworn he hears piano music playing.
"Welcome home boys. How do you like it?" Mr. Suoh asks them.
"Its incredible!" Alphonse says in awe. Ed agreeably nods. Mr. Suoh and Tamaki smile, pleased.
But the moment was cut short when a bitter old tone was heard in the main hall. "Fuzuru." everyone looks up. Standing on top of the stairs was a old women. She was wearing a pink and white kimono. Her hair was tied back in a tight bun held together in a hair pin. Her eyes were hard and serious.
Upon seeing her, Edward and Alphonse knew to not mess with this women.
"Hello mother." Mr. Suoh speaks. "I was not expecting to see you."
She motions for him to come to her. Mr. Suoh nods and looks at his sons. "Tamaki, please show the boys their new rooms while I deal with this."
Tamaki nods. "Yes sir."
He looks at Ed and Al and tells them, "I will see you boys at dinner." they nodded and with final farewells, Mr. Suoh walks upstairs to his mother.
"Jeez, whose the scary witch of the west?" Ed asks in a whisper.
"Thats headmaster of the Suoh family." Tamaki answers. Ed and Al look at him. "Headmaster?" Al asks.
Tamaki nods. "Yes. She basically runs the family." he watches his father bow down to her. She bows back and they walk to the other side of the hallway.
"She also happens to be our grandmother."