Willow, here, once again! Here's the next chapter, so enjoy!
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The days until my eleventh birthday drew nearer. It was December. My birthday only two days away, when my Aunt's family arrived. Aunt Utau. My dad said that she used to have a sort of 'brother complex'. But a year or so after my dad got married, she met some guy, and they eventually got together. They had a daughter, too. But I hadn't seen her in years. Her name was Aniela Soma, as Aunt Utau had married Kukai Soma. Aniela is a polish name. Aniela had bronze hair, and violet eyes. I didn't know how she had turned out, though, as I hadn't seen her since I was four.
A black car drove into our driveway. An elegant, blond haired woman exited on the passenger's side, while a bronze haired man got out on the opposite. A girl my age followed the woman. Aniela. I ran to greet her, as she ran towards me. "Aniela! Long time no see!" I shouted. Aniela smiled. "Same to you!" she yelled. They lived all the way in Poland, so they didn't come down much. Do not ask me why they live in Poland, they just do. I think Uncle Kukai likes colder weather, or something along those lines. "Happy birthday, Sayuri." smiled my Aunt, leaning down to hug me tightly. "Where are Ikuto and Airon? I haven't seen them in such a long time!" she exclaimed. "Oh, they're coming. Dad should be here in about-" "Hey, Utau!" "-zero seconds." I finished, smiling up at my Aunt.
Utau dashed to embrace dad, while mum came out in an apron, white collard shirt and black pants. "Utau, Kukai! Hello!" she exclaimed. I thought it was rather strange. I knew that my uncle used to be with the guardians, so it made me curious to know how he and my Aunt had gotten together. Also, if the time came, who would he choose? Family, or old friends? If losing my Aunt was at stake, probably family.
"Ah, Kukai?" my Aunt asked, looking up from conversing animatedly with mum. "Yes, dear?" "Could you please get Sayuri's presents out of the trunk?" she asked sweetly. Kukai abandoned his talk with dad, and wondered off to the trunk. They had missed my last few birthdays, so there was no doubting- yup. There they were. A whole four years worth of presents. Dang.
Dad rubbed the back of his head sheepishly, as mum covered her mouth. "Oh, my." she whispered. What were they gawking at? They got me the same amount of presents every year. What difference was there? "Wow, Utau. You sure went overboard." said dad. My Aunt smiled. "We've missed Sayuri's passed four birthdays! I can't let that by! I needed to make up!" she exclaimed excitedly. She always was a strange character. Sometimes, she could be devilish and proud. Other times, angelic and cute. It made me curious as to whether or not she had charas.
As they stepped into the house with their luggage, the newly-introduced, cat-of-the-house ran between our feet. Her name was Yuko, which always reminded me of Yoko, which made me depressed. Aniela and I went to my room for a few minutes, to get her settled in the trundle under my bed, then we walked downstairs. I heard concerned voices coming from the kitchen. My Aunt, Uncle, mum, and dad were conversing worriedly over something.
"Have they tracked you all down yet?" I heard my dad say. "Yes, unfortunately. Since they fired me after you, Ikuto, my contract wasn't completed, either. We moved to Poland to try to hide, and because Kukai prefers cold weather, but..." "Yep. They found us. They employed our little Aniela, and so," he stopped. Probably for dramatic affect. My Uncle sure was stupid, sometimes. "We're going to be your new neighbors!" he exclaimed. There was dead silence as Aniela and I looked from one to the other. "No, seriously, Kukai, what's the plan?" my dad asked. "We moved here. That's the plan!" my Uncle said, exsaperated. "Well, I suppose that'll be good for Sayuri." my mum put in. "Ever since her childhood friend Yoko joined the guardians, the only 'kid' she's been in contact with is Yukio. And that bothers me sometimes." she said. I scoffed. "Oh, mum, when will you learn?" I murmured. Aniela giggled softly.
"Well, dinner's ready, so go get the girls." my mum said. Before we new it, my Aunt was coming out of the doorway. She turned on her heel, only to see our immensely guilty faces looking back. "Aniela!" she exclaimed. "Crap." she muttered. "Sayuri, you too!" "What, I do this every day." I said matter-of-fact-ly. My Aunt sighed. "Hm, I suppose I would have done the same at your age." she sighed. "Strange times, strange times..." she muttered. I raised an eyebrow. "Isn't the term, 'good times'?" "Don't correct me!" she smirked. "Utau, I can hear your whole conversation!" yelled my mum. "Aw, mum, don't be like that!" I yelled back. "No, no. I'm just agreeing with Utau." mum chided. "Oh..." I said, surprised.
Aniela and I ate dinner quickly, and dashed up the stairs. We began chatting away. "So, do you have eggs?" I asked, excitedly. "Yeah! Here, take a look!" she exclaimed, picking up a small pouch. She took out two eggs, one a funny shade of green with a leaf on it, the other a off-white color with a flame on it. "Er... what do they stand for?" I asked. "That's simple!" she smiled. She pointed to the first one. "Love for nature..." she pointed to the next. "Destruction..." she said. "Oh!" I said. Destruction? "So... part of you loves to destroy things? That's cool." "I guess so..." she replied. "How come you have two? I only have one." I said, pointing to my desk where Chie sat, reading a book. "Some people have more than one, and you can get more at any time." she explained.
"Oh... um, when we were listening in... so, you're in Easter?" I asked awkwardly. "Oh... yeah. I completed the Star Pair. You?" "Ah, the Rose Pair. I got Yukio." "Oh, yeah, I've heard of him. My partner's name is Hiroki. He's cool." she said, smiling slightly. We went to sleep late, having chatted the whole night. As I went to sleep, I heard a faint whisper in my head...
"Sayuri... pray for me... your would-be self..."