So, I decided to shift to a japanese holiday this time. again, its about a month out. The week the April/May week, and childrens day is actually on my B'day!

Hope you like it. Reviews are really appreciated.

Chapter 4: Golden Girls (and Boys)

(Gakupo POV)

"It's our turn!"

"Yeah, we deserve a shot at our culture!"

"But…but…you can't…"

"We can't what? Celebrate while you live with us, of course we can! You can't boss us around!"

Shouts from both ends of the living room continued as a group of Japanese singers and a group of English singers clashed on cultural holidays. Gakupo knew it was a stupid topic, but he also knew the Engloids were abusing their rights. It was his turn for some traditional Japanese holidays. Besides, golden week was upon them, they couldn't be expected to work!

The Japanese group consisted of him, Mizki, Iroha, Piko and even Rion, who he never expected to be into this sort of thing. Maybe she was just in it for the holiday. However, he was in it for the traditional processions.

The English group was made up of Al (who was expected to be in there), Tonio ( who somehow agreed with Al) and Leon. Gakupo's team had the advantage.

"And can you think of any holidays in the western world right now?" argued Mizki.

""Well, no, I guess…okay, we'll join your festivities," conceded Tonio, who was the most rational of the three. Gakupo wondered why there was still prejudice toward eastern cultures, even in the 21st century.

'Good God!' he thought, 'I thought we were over those kinds of things! I guess some people never learn…'

Eventually Leon agreed and the two groups departed from the living room, leaving Al standing there, fuming.

(Lola POV)

And so, the following week came to be one big celebration and also one big blur for Lola. She already had trouble with all the new Japanese singers arriving, and now she had to socialize and pretend that she knew everyone. She turned to face her friends in her dormitory, and was sure she saw some girl she had never seen before standing at the door.

"Lo, you okay? You see a ghost or somethin'?" asked Sonika.

"Oh, yeah, I'm fine. Thought there was some weird girl at the door for a second."

"You may not want to say that…" Sonika whispered.

"Why?"

"Cause there is a girl at the door."

"Oh."

In fact, it seemed there were two weird girls standing at the door, smiling.

"Uh, are you two lost?" Lola asked cautiously.

"No. We're just looking around," said the girl with a rainbow fringe.

"Okay…I haven't seen you here before, are you new here?"

"Yes, I am. Hi, I'm Galaco. And you are…"

"Lola. And this is Sonika. Who's your friend?" Lola stated. 'What a weird name…' she thought.

The girl wearing the long white boots and red hair spoke up.

"Oh, I thought you would have known who I am. I have been here for at least a month."

"WHAAAATTTT?" Lola screamed. "I made sure I knew everyone and their names!"

"Oh, don't freak out, we don't actually live here. I'm Akikoroid. Please, call me Akiko-chan. We're under a joint contract so we're provided accommodation. Though I would love to stay here, it seems so nice and peaceful," Akiko explained.

Lola and Sonika looked at each other and burst out laughing.

"What's wrong? Did I say something?" Akiko asked, confused.

"Yes! Don't even think of moving here! It's hell!" Lola shrieked.

"But-" Galaco started.

As if on cue, screaming from upstairs could be heard.

"Oh my god, GUMI GET BACK HERE YOU ARE SO DEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAD!" squealed Miku at a frequency that would've made the windows break if they weren't all reinforced.

"And that is why. Come, let's learn more about the wonders of this house," Lola calmly explained and both her and Sonika led the other two girls through the house, discovering the horrors that awaited.

(Meiko POV)

Meiko was stuck on a float. Pretending to be the Empress of Japan. Could her short life get any more tackier?

Gakupo had organised a parade on the street to honour one of the holidays they were celebrating. Normally She would've gone to something like that, but now that she was actually a part of it, someone was going to die. Namely, Gakupo.

He was on the sidewalk with everyone else from the house, and everyone from the street, watching. He seemed to be in a state of complete ignorance. His eyes were lit up while the rest of the crowd just stared in disbelief or contempt. And they were all staring at her. She hated being the centre of attention, unless it was for a concert or something. Luckily, she didn't have to suffer alone.

"How's it goin' sweetie?" she asked deviously into Kaito's ear. Gakupo had wanted someone else to go with her, so she had gladly volunteered Kaito for the job. If she was going down, she'd drag him with her.

"J-j-just smile and wave, baby. Oh yeah, I'm h-h-having a ball…" he lied. Meiko smiled, at least her beautiful boyfriend was feeling even worse than her.

Meiko turned back to face the audience and pulled off a wave that would've made Queen Elizabeth II proud. She'd gotten the hang of it after watching some English TV.

'Let's put on a smile and pretend you're enjoying this.'

(Oliver POV)

It was difficult for Oliver in the house. Being one of the youngest, it meant he had less knowledge and experience. And being in a house predominately full of native Japanese speakers, it meant he had the least knowledge about their customs. He barely knew what was going on in the house and now especially since the week was focused on the traditional Japanese holidays. He'd never heard of them before!

Oliver walked back in to the building just before the procession ended. He liked being alone. By himself. Without having to answer those annoying questions about his bandages. He was just a clumsy boy, what was with everyone thinking he was a monster or something?

'It was Anne and Al's fault' he thought.

He had to admit, the whole house looked stunning this week. The afternoon light made the gold, oriental decorations in the living room sparkle and glow just like Her Majesty's crown.

Oliver was a very nationalistic boy. His parents were all for the monarchy, and were always criticising countries that tried to break away from the commonwealth. He loved everything about Britain.

Which made it all the more difficult to accept other cultures. He wasn't a xenophobe, just conservative and inward looking, not paying attention to anything but the UK. When other cultures made an appearance, he just became a little awkward, unsure what to do.

'It's going to be a long week' he thought, and sat down on the couch, when suddenly, Gakupo ran in screaming, "Okay everyone, time to prepare for greenery day! No more gold! Just GREEEEEEN!"

Oliver was now officially the last member of the house to hate Gakupo's guts.

(Sweet Ann POV)

A few days passed and it was finally time to carry out the last holiday of the week: Children's Day.

Naturally the kids were excited. Not that there were many kids; Rin and Len were being restrained by Kaito and Meiko as they had celebrated their final one last year and they were out to sabotage the adults' plans for tomorrow.

The only real kids that were celebrating were Yuki, Ryuto and Oliver. The adults had gathered in the kitchen to discuss the day's festivities. This meant Kaito could not attend and was stuck with two very angry little teenagers.

Ann was very curious to how the whole thing worked. She was interested in international affairs and cultures. Her own Australia was a very boring place once you had seen all of the famous spots. Uluru, Sydney, and the Great Barrier Reef were only fun once. She'd been to every single capital and every coast and she wanted to get out of the country. She made a resolution to contribute today, as the motherly figure in her took over.

"So, how are we going to surprise them?" she began.

"Give them some new-fangled gadgets, then take 'em to a fancy restaurant. That should shut 'em up for few hours," Al joked. Almost everyone laughed. Almost.

"GUYS! SHUT UP!" Luka yelled. "We need to be serious. Just because we're famous and full of money doesn't mean we can spoil them with whatever they want! We have responsibility over them for another six months, we need to be good role models to them. Now, does anyone have any 'proper' suggestions?"

The group looked at each other nervously.

"We could give them a big banquet here at home, instead of at a fancy restaurant," Meiko piped up.

"Yeah and they could get first pick!" added Kiyoteru.

"How about a ride down the river on that boat Al and Bruno were working on! They've always said they wanted to be the first to use it," Ann said. She had been very proud of herself for that contribution. Her childhood had been terrible and she didn't want the kids to grow up the way she did; a spoiled child who was never happy with her life and parents that didn't care about her, only their movie careers.

"Oh yes, what a wonderful idea Ann! And the two could drive them around," Clara said enthusiastically.

Tonio and Bruno looked at each other nervously.

"So it's settled," Mew said. Tonio, Al and Bruno will take the kids down the river. Gakupo, Kaito, Kiyoteru and I can keep them entertained in the afternoon with that treasure hunt around the house we planned earlier, and Meiko, Luka, Miriam, Prima, Clara and Ann can all work on the banquet throughout the day. If you need more help, don't hesitate to ask."

"Oh don't worry Mew, that's more than enough people," Miriam said gratefully.

"Okay guys, see you tomorrow! Let's get to bed," Prima stated. All the adults retired to their rooms to get a good night's sleep for the next day.

'Tomorrow is going to be fantastic, I just know it,' thought Ann. And she was right.

The holiday was a success. The three kids loved the river cruise and the Al even helped by catching a few fish for the women to cook. The cruise took most of the morning and by the time they arrived home, it was lunchtime. But the housewives had other ideas.

"No lunch for ANYONE today!" shouted Meiko throughout the house, and got quite a few replies back from the teenagers who weren't involved. Some of them quite inappropriate. Of course, rudeness was Meiko's drink buddy, and she knew how to handle it when it got out of control. She just walked into the offenders' rooms and gave rudeness some of its own medicine.

By the time the treasure hunt was over, the kids had run all over the house and were quite tired, so Mew, Kaito , Kiyoteru and Gakupo sat down with them talked played a quite amusing game of 'Truth or Dare', which included a kiss between Mew and Kaito that Meiko picked up from a mile away. Kaito spent the rest of the day in the kitchen under the watchful eye of Meiko, Supreme Ruler of Kaito.

The day ended with the kids having full access to the large array of food on the table cooked by the real housewives of this house, and for the first time, Yuki and Ryuto got to sit at the adults' table. The two were estatic and that night was probably the cosiest night of the year that they all had experienced. The strange mix of Japanese, Spanish and English food all combined to provide one delicious feast.

But perhaps the best part was when everyone sat at the same end of the living room that night and squished up next to each other to watch 'Ponyo'. Everyone felt warm and happy inside, especially the three kids treated to all this.

And when the kids were happy, Ann was happy.

Tada! Done! I dont know when the next holiday will be but there will be more chaos and humour than this chapter.

Note-Sweet Ann's home is Australia because her voice actor is Australian.

See you next chapter,

Prince Eduard von Bock (Kidding, that's Estonia, I'm Edward Riveria)