Chapter Two, up and ready to read now. Hope you enjoy it.
-- Saki
Chapter Two: A New Place To Call Home
"Hey… Wake up… Wake up!" A voice told the silver-haired teen. He groaned and flipped over to his side. "Wake up!" The voice said again. "But I don't want to..." The boy mumbled. "Soren Kurosawa! Get up this minute!" The 18-year-old shouted, pulling the blankets off of the teen. "Alright, Sari. I'll get up in a minute." Soren sighed, slowly opening his emerald green eyes. "I swear you're as lazy as your cousin!" Sari stomped out of the room, not pleased.
Soren's PoV
'It's been three weeks since the death of my little sister, Taiya, and three weeks after the death of my parents. Now, I'm living with my cousin Yumi, who was kicked out by her parents, Sari, Yumi's friend and the person who owns the place, and Kalina, Sari's sister and… my girlfriend. It was weird… Kalina was the one who found me in the park the day after I ran away. Even though I was a complete stranger to her, Kalina was talking to me like she had known me for years. She's kind like that. Anyway, it was raining the day my parents went looking for me. Another car had hydroplaned and hit my parents' car with full force, or so they told me. I thank the idiot who did that because they did something that I, myself, would have done. Anyhow, Kalina had told Sari and Yumi to take me in and that's how I wound up here. Now, back to reality.' I got out of the bed and stretched, and then I walked to my closet. I pulled out a long sleeved black tee and a pair of black jeans. I placed them on the bed and headed for the bathroom for a shower.
Normal PoV
After Soren had gotten out of the shower and got dressed, he headed downstairs. "Good morning, Soren!" Kalina smiled, hugging the teen. "Morning, Kalina." Soren returned her hug. "You need to go to sleep a bit earlier than you normally do! Poor Sari told me she had a hard time getting you up." She said, frowning. "Erm… I forgot to set my clock last night…?" He said, scratching his head. Kalina laughed quietly, "You idiot. But that's one reason why I love you." "What are the other reasons?" Soren asked, a little curious. "You're just so adorable. Like a stuffed teddy bear that I can huggle anytime I want to." Kalina hugged him once again, nuzzling her head into his chest. "Really? I thought it would be something else." He said with a smirk. "Oh?" Kalina looked up at him, blinking. He gave Kalina a small kiss on the cheek and pulled himself from her. Then, he headed for the kitchen.
"Awake, finally?" His blunette cousin, Yumi, said to the teen. "Shove off." Soren sighed. "Will when I want to, So-chan." She stuck her tongue out at him. "Don't call me that." He said with an annoyed tone. Yumi kept repeating the nickname in a singing sort of way. "Yu-yu, stop it!" He ordered, glaring at her. "Oh Soren, you know I'll always be a kid at heart." Yumi said, frowning. "Yumi, leave Soren alone. He's a bit grumpy this morning." Kalina said, hugging the silver-haired teen from behind. "Oh, I am, huh?" Soren smirked, turning around to face her. "Oh, get a room, you two." Yumi growled, walking leaving the room. "When you get a boyfriend!" Soren said back, Yumi flipped him off when he did. "Love you too!" He joked. "Soren, don't toy with your cousin like that. It isn't too nice." Kalina said with a frown. "Aww… But Kalina, I like messing around with my cousin." Soren said, pouting like a child would. "Oh, don't give me that look. You're making yourself look stupid." Kalina told him, smirking. "Your expression says otherwise." He whispered into her ear, making her blush lightly. "Soren!" She whined, "Not now… Wait 'til my sister and Yumi are gone, okay?" "Fine, have it your way." He gave a sigh and let go of the redhead. "OH, Soren. What am I going to do with you?" Kalina sighed, smiling slightly. "I can name a few things." He said with a smirk.
Time flew. Soren was now on his way out the door for a job interview, which he'll probably lose the job after a week's time. "Bye, Soren." Kalina pecked his cheek. "Bye Kalina." He said with a smile. Then he left.