Sorry for the late update my lovely readers~! I had a bit of trouble with this one but finally resolved it after a few changes in this chapter. I actually forgot that Yumi and Ryoma were first years lol..ahaha...but anyhoo, i fixed it and now here it is~! This is the second installment for the Summer Holidays series of Tezuka-buchou no Imouto. Summer is one of my favorite parts of the year because it is usually the only time of the year that my family is together. , (Ysah-chan is starting to get dramatic...haha..) Anyhoo... please follow me on twitter. I use the name Ysahaya there. And be sure to visit and follow my tumblr account http : / / ayaheartsyousomuch (dot) tumblr (dot) com..(just remove the spaces and replace the word 'dot' with actual dots)
Oh and just because I am currently dancing with utmost glee, I celebrated my 20th birthday last Saturday, March 6, and I got a lot of what I wanted to get for my special day. My new contact lenses that I will be using for my cosplaying ( I hope this is soon *keeps fingers crossed*) arrived at the exact day of my birthday. Two days later I got to buy a romance novel by Jennifer Lewis. I've been craving for a good read away from the computer for quite a while now and it made me so happy. And lastly, I got to watch Alice in Wonderland! I tell you, if you haven't watched it yet, it's a must see! Tim Burton is absolutely amazing! I might watch it again with friends, but anyhoo, that's it for my birthday update.
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Chapter 11-b
Summer Holiday Part 2
"Have fun at the festival kids," said Ayana as she gave Tezuka the sibling's pocket money.
"Arigatou, kaa-sama. We'll be home later," said Tezuka.
"Take as much time as you want, but don't forget to take care about your sister," said Kuniharu.
"Yes, don't have too much fun that you'll forget all about your sister's well being," said Kunikazu.
"Oh, don't worry too much about it. Kunimitsu is the most responsible young adult I've ever met and I'm sure he won't neglect Yumi. Besides, Oishi-kun and Fuji-kun are there to assist him," said Ayana.
"Mou, Ayana-san, you forgot about us, nya" said Kikumaru as he pointed to himself and Momo.
"Ah, but you might get too happy with the games that you'd forget about Yumi. Please keep an eye out for Yumi and Ryoma-kun though," said Ayana.
"We'll be off now," said Tezuka.
"Ittekimasu!" said Yumi as they began walking out of the summer house.
The festival was full of people everywhere and there were lots of booths around the shrine as well. They didn't waste any more time just staring at the crowd. Kikumaru and Momoshiro were the ones to lead the group to look around the festival; they tried out some of the festival games there as well.
"Oh look, there's a horror booth!" Fuji pointed after they got their prizes from the shooting game.
"Let's check it out," said Ryoma.
"We still want to go and play some more games. Why don't you go and try it out?" said Momoshiro.
"Take Yumi-chan with you, Echizen," said Oishi.
"How about you, Fuji-senpai? Are you coming with us?" asked Yumi.
"No, I wanna go and check out that wasabi flavored ice cream I saw earlier," said Fuji.
Everybody cringed at what they heard. Of all the things a perfect looking guy like Fuji would have, it just had to be a weird attraction to anything that tasted horrible. His taste in food in so different that he's the only person in the tennis club that could stand any of Inui's horrid concoctions.
"All right, let's go then," said Ryoma.
"We'll be back in a bit, onii-chan," said Yumi.
The two walked ahead and went to the general direction of the horror booth. They didn't notice that there were two familiar individuals walking in the same direction they were going to. They only saw who the two were when they met at the ticket booth of the horror booth. Of course, Yumi and Ryoma were both surprised to see them there, but the weird thing was, the two seemed pretty calm about it. They didn't even seem like they didn't expect to see the two there.
"Oh, Ryoma-sama! This is so unexpected! We never thought we'd see you here; you too Yumi-chan," said Osakada.
"Same here, we didn't expect to see you here as well, Osakada-san, Ryuuzaki-san," said Yumi.
"We just decided to take a short trip here. We didn't know you were here. We should totally hang out while we're here," said Ryuuzaki.
"Are you two going in as well?" asked Osakada.
"Ahm, yeah, we were just checking it out, ne Ryoma-kun?" said Yumi.
"Hn. Let's go," said Ryoma as he walked towards the ticket booth.
The two girls bought their tickets as well; they walked next to Yumi and Ryoma as they entered the dark colored tent of the horror booth. Sakuno insisted on walking closely next to Ryoma, who had Yumi walking beside him to his left (Okay, that confused me XD oh well, I hope you get the point). The red head took every chance she had every time a scary creature came out to scare them off. She'd scream and then cling tightly to Ryoma's right arm.
"This is so scary!" said Osakada as she walked beside Sakuno.
"If you were scared of stuff like this then you shouldn't have come in here," said Ryoma.
"Mou, Ryoma-kun, it's the first time we spend time like this. Don't be so mean," said Sakuno.\
"I'm not being mean to you; just telling the truth," Ryoma muttered.
"But it's so nice to be spending some time with Ryoma-kun during the summer vacation. We should meet up tomorrow so we can spend even more time," said Sakuno.
"We have plans set out for tomorrow," said Ryoma.
"How about another day then?" asked Osakada.
"We pretty much, have the whole vacation planned out. My parents and my older brother planned it ahead of time,. They like getting things straightened out to avoid any trouble along the way," Yumi explained as they walked through another flap in the tent.
"That's a bummer. It's like you and your family are hogging Ryoma-kun all to yourselves," said Sakuno as she followed the two who walked ahead.
"Not really. It says we have to climb up here," said Yumi as she pointed out to a fence-like thing in the path; all the while ignoring what Sakuno just said..
"Come here," said Ryoma as he offered his hand before he let Yumi pass the fence.
Thinking that the young teen would do the same for her, Sakuno waited for Ryoma to offer his hand to her so she could cross the fence. The offer didn't come though. After he and Yumi passed the fence, they continued walking ahead, leaving behind Osakada and Sakuno who had trouble crossing the fence because of what they were wearing. They had to remind themselves never to wear short dresses whenever going to festivals, walking around was definitely hard, but crossing the fence was even harder.
"Why didn't you help them?" Yumi muttered as they walked ahead.
"Nah, they'll live without me," said Ryoma as they looked at the random scary stuff in the horror booth..
"Ryuuzaki-san seems so happy just clinging to you earlier," said Yumi.
"You're jealous aren't you?" Ryoma teased.
"I am not. Why would I be? I'm not even your girl friend, although, Ryuuzaki-san seems a bit pissed though,," said Yumi.
"Oh, so if you were my girl friend you would be jealous?" asked Ryoma, causing the girl to blush. If it weren't for the dim lighting the booth, he would've noticed how red her face looked.
"Stop putting words into my mouth," said Yumi as they walked further.
Ryoma smirked at this and continued walking beside her. Their quiet time was disrupted however, by a high pitched scream. It alarmed Ryoma when he heard it and when he checked, Yumi was frozen on the spot, covering her face with her hands.
"Yumi! Are you okay?" said Ryoma.
"No, make it go away," said Yumi as she inched away from what she saw and closer to Ryoma.
"Relax. It's not real," said Ryoma as she pulled her closer and pulled her hands down.
Yumi cringed when she saw the face of the werewolf statue again and automatically hid her face at the crook of Ryoma's neck. It was her impulse to do so. It was her immediate reaction to the situation they were into.
"It's fine. It's not real Yumi," said Ryoma as he soothed the back of her head with his hand.
"Let's go," said Yumi as she moved for a bit, but still turned her head away from the statue's general direction.
Yumi looked up to see Ryoma looking at the werewolf statue. His criticizing gaze slowly moved until he looked at her eye-to-eye. They were almost of the same height, if not for the few inches Ryoma grew out because of Inui's milk diet program. But that wasn't what they had in mind during that moment that they stared at each other. If there were thought bubbles to pop out of their heads, one would say s'His eyes are beautiful' while the other would say 'She's the most beautiful creature I've ever met.' But the lines were too cheesy and eventually, they grew conscious of their sudden solitude and awkwardly turned away. Ryoma stirred Yumi away from the direction of the werewolf statue and headed to the nearest exit he saw. The thought of the two other companions they had earlier slipped their minds as they walked back to their lively group near the water balloon hooking game.
"Oh, you're back! How was the booth nya?" asked Kikumaru.
"It was great but I got too scared when I saw the werewolf statue," said Yumi.
"Yeah, we had to find the nearest exit afterwards," said Ryoma.
"That's too bad. Anyway, let's play some of this. Do you want to get one Yumi-chan?" asked Momoshiro.
"I want to try and get the red one," said Yumi as the all kneeled down the covered floor near the mini pool where the water balloons soaked in water.
After paying for the fee, Yumi tried to get the balloon she wanted. But the hook was much too hard to manipulate and her two trials were wasted. In the end she still couldn't get the red water balloon she wanted.
"Why don't you try and get it for Yumi-chan, Eiji." Oishi suggested kindly.
"Mou, I'm bad at this game. It's like that catch the gold fish game with the paper scooper that always got holes whenever you try to catch the cute fishies," said Kikumaru.
"I'm not so good with this one too. It'll take me an hour to get one and that'll cost too much," said Momo.
"How about you Fuji?" asked Oishi.
"I'm not so good with this one too. I prefer the shooting games," said Fuji.
"I'll try it out," said Ryoma.
"Oji-san, here's for another try on this game. My friend will try this time," said Tezuka as he handed the payment.
"Here's your hooks then" said the old man as he handed Ryoma three hooks.
Ryoma aimed for the red water balloon and although the first two trials failed, the last one served to be the luckiest because he got the water balloon that Yumi wanted. He took the balloon, wiped it with the wash cloth the old man handed him and then gave it to his smiling friend. Yumi was all too happy to accept the balloon, although a bit shy since she recalled what happened in the horror booth.
"Thank you," said Yumi with an endearing smile.
"Usu," said Ryoma as they all walked towards another booth.
"Oh, there's some takoyaki over there. Let's go buy some, Oishi!" said Kikumaru.
"Do you want to go and buy some, Yumi?" asked Tezuka.
"No, I'm fine, nii-chan. But I'd surely love to have something to drink. Do you think they have some lemonade?" asked Yumi.
"I'll go and buy some for you , Yumi-chan," said Oishi.
"Arigatou, senpai," said Yumi.
"How about you, Ochibi? Do you want anything?" asked Kikumaru.
"Ponta," said Ryoma.
"If you don't tone down your Ponta intake you'll put your own health at risk, Echizen," said Oishi.
"This is the first time I'm drinking again after days of being here, senpai," said Ryoma.
"That's good then," said Fuji.
"We'll buy the food and drinks. You guys wait there at the bench," said Oishi as he pointed at the bench Momo was resting on.
They walked back to where Momo sat and rested. It was almost ten in the evening and they've already got so many prizes and they've already visited so many booths. The last thing they were waiting for of course was the fireworks display. The shrine attendants announced that they'd set off some fireworks at exactly ten in the evening. They've been waiting for that show the whole night.
"Oh, by the way, I think I saw some of our tennis rivals around earlier," said Momo as they rested.
"Really? Who did you see?" asked Fuji.
"I saw Sanada-san and Yukimura-san from Rikkaidai taking a look around," said Momo.
"We'll probably bump into them later," said Fuji.
"Who are they?" asked Ryoma.
"Those two are from another Junior High,"said Momo.
"We'll probably meet them in the tournaments this year. Your brother knows them quite well because of the games they played in the past," Fuji explained.
After buying their food and drinks, they all went to find a perfect spot to watch the fireworks. They chose a spot near the shrine's garden and sat down on the grass. Yumi and Fuji took some pictures of the fireworks and of their companions; they also took turns taking photos of each other with them. After the fireworks, they decided to play one last shooting game before heading back to the summer house.
"Aww, that bunny plushie looks so cute!" Yumi exclaimed as Momo and Ryoma got ready to shoot.
"Do you want that one, Yumi-chan?" asked Momo.
"Will you get it for me, Momo-senpai?" said Yumi excitedly.
"Of course, Mom-niichan will get it for you," said Momo as he aimed and shot the bunny down.
"Here's your prize sir," said the stall owner.
"Here you go, Yumi-chan," said Momo.
"Thank you, senpai!" said Yumi as she hugged her new plushie.
"You're good at aiming, ne bouya," said the stall owner.
"Bouya?" Ryoma muttered as he got his third prize, a mini teddy bear, and handed it to Yumi who accepted it right away with a grin.
"He has good eyes," said Fuji as he took photos of Momo and Ryoma.
"I could say so. He's already getting his fourth prize," said a familiar voice.
When they turned to look, they found Sanada and Yukimura of Rikkaidai standing behind them. The two were wearing their traditional yukatas. The Seigaku students all smiled and welcomed the two who joined their group.
"I've heard about the new freshman regular before but not this cute one. So, who's this young lady?" asked Yukimura as he bent to get into Yumi's level.
"This is Yumi-chan, Tezuka-buchou's younger sister. Yumi-chan this is Yukimura Seiichi-san and Sanada Genichirou-san of Rikkaidai," said Eiji.
"Yoroshikuu onegaishimasu," said Yumi as she bowed.
"How cute, hello there, Yumi-chan," said Yukimura.
"They're the captain and vice-captain of the Rikkaidai tennis club," said Fuji.
"Yumi-chan is our team manager," said Momo.
"Then we'll probably see you in the future tournaments. Genichirou, give Yumi some of those sweets we won in the game earlier," said Yukimura.
"Here, we won it after playing the throwing game," said Sanada as he handed a small plastic bag of sweets.
"Thank you very much. Would you like to join us tomorrow? We're going to the recreation center our aunt owns to play some tennis," Yumi smiled.
"We'd love to have you there with us. Yumi wants to learn a bit more about tennis to help with her duties," said Tezuka.
"Sure," said Sanada.
"I look forward to it," said Yukimura.
"All right then, Yukimura-san, Sanada-san, we'll meet near the train station, it's near recreation center," said Oishi.
"We'll see you then," said Yukimura as they waved goodbye.
The following morning, they all set out to go to the recreation center. The meeting time with Yukimura and Sanada was set at around ten in the morning and since Tezuka was always prompt, they all left the summer house thirty minutes earlier than expected. They had enough time to eat the delicious English breakfast Ayana made though. Yumi took the liberty of eating some of the wonderful scones and the apple pie her mother prepared.
"Yumi-chan likes English breakfast a lot nya," said Kikumaru as they were all waiting in the limousine.
"Eriol-niisan always cooked the breakfast during three-day visit last month and I loved it," Yumi grinned.
"Jackson's earl gray tea became her favorite too," said Tezuka.
"Yumi-chan loves all sorts of tea though. Have you studied the tea ceremony before, Yumi-chan?" asked Fuji.
"Yes, I have," said Yumi.
"By the way, your mother said to invite Yukimura-san and Sanada-san over later for afternoon tea. There seems to be a program later at your house," said Oishi.
"Our grandfather wants usually sets a date during summer for when our cousins and other relatives come over to spend time together," said Tezuka.
"We'll be playing instruments later," said Yumi.
"Eh, hontou? Have you practiced enough then, Yumi-chan?" asked Momo.
"You don't hear me practice don't you? I have an upright piano in the room I'm staying in. Onii-chan also practices there," said Yumi.
"Well I look forward to your playing then. Will you be playing the piano later?" said Fuji.
"I'm playing the piano and the violin later. Eriol-niisan's coming later so he'll be accompanying me while I play the violin," said Yumi.
Playing tennis with the best tennis players in Junior High proved to be one of the best experiences for Yumi. The feeling of excitement remained after that simple match she had with Oishi after getting her first tennis lessons from all of her, now dubbed, onii-san tachi. Even Sanada was very open to share pointers to her since it's her first time. Of course, of all the people who helped her, his onii-chan was the one who gave his full support and full attention to this new experience of hers.
They were now watching Fuji and Kikumaru play a match against each other. Momoshiro was doing the umpiring while the rest watched them happily at the benches. Fuji was leading but Kikumaru didn't seem fazed by it at all. Yumi enjoyed looking at her cat-like senpai who did fantastic flips to reach a particularly hard return Fuji sent him.
"You did well for your first match, Yumi-chan," said Yukimura as she handed the younger teen a bottle of water.
"Arigatou. I never knew it was this much fun. If I had known earlier I would've asked onii-chan to teach me right away," said Yumi.
"Being Tezuka-kun's youngest sister, I thought you also played tennis. I guess it's a common misconception for people in the Junior high tennis circle," said Yukimura.
"Ah, but Fuji-kun's brother plays tennis quite well too. He goes to St. Rudolph Academy, if I recall correctly," said Sanada.
"Yes, Yuuta-kun stays in a dormitory near the school. But he often visits Fuji and their family from time to time," said Oishi.
"Eh, Momo-niichan said Fuji-niichan's younger brother stays in the dorms because of Fuji-niichan's mollycoddling," said Yumi, wondering whether Momo was telling the truth or not.
"That's part of the reason. Fuji-senpai's pretty attached to his younger brother," said Ryoma.
"Much like you and your brother, although, Tezuka seems to be the one spoiling you more. Good thing Yumi-chan is a good girl," said Oishi.
"You don't know the half of it," said Tezuka.
"Eh? Really? Why do you say so, Tezuka?" asked Oishi.
"You don't really see the mischievous and jealous side of Yumi yet," said Tezuka.
"Ah, that's true. She always gets a wee bit pissed whenever fan girls come over during practice and gives me stuff," said Ryoma.
"Yeah right, don't tell me you don't enjoy having Ryuuzaki-chan's bentou though. You look really pleased with all those rice balls she kept stuffing you," said Yumi.
"And you tell you don't get jealous over her," Ryoma chided.
"This is the first time I've actually seen Echizen-kun enjoying an argument," said Yukimura.
"They're very close friends but they tend to fight like a cat and dog sometimes," said Oishi.
"Yeah and I always win because she has a dog phobia," said Ryoma as he faked an evil laugh.
"Mou, you're unfair. I won't share my bentou with you tomorrow," said Yumi as she stuck her tongue out.
"Yumi," said Tezuka to call her attention.
"Hai," said Yumi as she leaned on the bench.
After the match, they all decided to get changed in the locker rooms and head back to the summer house. Tezuka called his mother to call the limousine back, when she heard that the two other tennis players were renting a twin room at a nearby vacation house, Ayana kindly offered to have them over as well. They were going to tour around Karuizawa anyway, why not add two more to their very active group. Sanada and Yukimura were reluctant at first, but said yes upon Yumi and Tezuka's insistence. When the limousine came by, they went to the vacation house to fetch their belongings.
"Thank you for inviting us over," Sanada said politely.
"It's no problem at all. All of Kunimitsu's friends are welcome to stay with us," said Kuniharu as they went to the garden.
"How was your lunch? Did you all eat well?" Ayana asked all of them, so as to cover the fact that she was checking on Yumi.
"We ate at your Italian restaurant, Ayana-san! It was great! The pasta was so tasty, nya!" said Kikumaru.
"We never knew you also ventured into Italian restaurants, Kuniharu-san," said Fuji.
"Ah, one of the projects I've been working on. I particularly like European food, of course Japanese cooking is still the best, but one can't avoid loving the flavors from Europe," Kuniharu explained.
"The food was wonderful," said Yukimura.
"That's very good to hear then. How about you, little girl? Did you eat lunch well?" said Kuniharu as he took his daughter's hand in his.
"Yes, otou-san. The food was great and the waiters were very accommodating," said Yumi.
"That's good then," said Kuniharu.
"Where's Ojii-san?" asked Yumi.
"He's resting. A few of his former colleagues in the Police department came by and they played Shogi," said Ayana.
After the afternoon tea, Yukimura and Sanada settled in twin room that they were given. The room had two beds and two separate cabinets, just like the other rooms. They unpacked and rested for a bit before heading to the others' rooms for a chat. The gathering would start at 7 in the evening and since it was only 4 in the afternoon, they decided to relax for a bit to let their tennis honed bodies rest before the night's festivities.
"Eto, Yumi-chan's not here, nya. Is she still in her room?" asked Kikumaru.
"She's probably practicing before she comes over," said Fuji.
"Or she could still be pissed with Echizen-kun," said Yukimura, who sat comfortably on Tezuka's bed.
They were all gathering in Oishi and Tezuka's room. The cool breeze from the air-conditioner helped a lot since they all wanted to rest. Though, they all didn't want to sleep either.
"Mou, Ochibi, you always make fun of Yumi-chan that's why she gets angry with you," said Kikumaru.
"I didn't mean to make her angry," said Ryoma.
"You should go and call her, Echizen. She's probably still in her room," said Momoshiro.
"Should I go and call her, buchou?" asked Ryoma.
"Hn," said Tezuka.
Of course the slight hint of hesitance was just a fake because Ryoma actually wanted to know if his friend was angry with him. During the past few months they've been together as classmates and as best friends, he gradually felt at ease with her and he knew that if there's anyone who could understand him better, Yumi would be that person. Of course, his senpai-tachi were another story, but for their age group, Yumi was the closest to him. Even the Ichinen trio wasn't so close to him before, maybe the fact that they had a blabber mouth (a.k.a. Horio Satoshi) in their group was that factor that made him want to avoid getting too close to them.
*knock, knock, knock*
"Yumi, are you angry?" he asked through the door.
He knocked again.
"Hey, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you or anything. You know I won't do anything to hurt you right?" said Ryoma.
"Hn," he heard a small answer.
"Okay, I'll make it up to you," said Ryoma.
"How?" she asked, through the door.
"I'll buy your favorite strawberry and banana parfait later if you want," said Ryoma.
"Won't you get bankrupted?" asked Yumi.
"Not unless you plan to tell me you want me to buy some for Momo-senpai as well," said Ryoma.
"Nah, I won't," said Yumi as she opened the door.
"Do I get a smile now?" asked Ryoma as she stepped out of the room.
"Yep," she smiled brightly as they walked towards Tezuka and Oishi's room.
The rest were already chatting about something that happened during a particular tournament when the two came in. They sat down beside Kikumaru and Momoshiro who were sitting on the soft carpeted floor of the room while munching on some chips that Kikumaru brought for the trip. Ryoma and Momo instantly fought over a piece of chip that was a bit bigger than the rest.
"Momo-senpai should give way to the younger," said Ryoma as he tried to keep the chip away from Momo.
"No way would I do that if the younger person is you!" said Momo as he struggled to get a hold of the chip.
"Stop it you two!" said Oishi as he scolded them.
"Anyway, Tezuka, are you going to play tonight as well?" asked Fuji.
"Yes, especially since its ojii-sama's request. He rarely asks us for anything so we try to give our best for him whenever we can," said Tezuka.
"What piece are you playing Yumi-chan?" asked Oishi.
"Frederick Chopin's Fantasie Impromptu for piano then I'll play Canon with Eriol-niisan," said Yumi.
"Those are good pieces. I look forward to it," said Sanada.
"Thank you, although I'm getting nervous now," said Yumi.
"Don't worry about it. I know you'll do well," said Fuji, who always seem to be encouraging Yumi with everything she tries.
They played games while they continued to chat as well. The other were playing with cards while the others were playing board games. Of course, Kikumaru and Momoshiro went on with eating the chips they brought. Yumi and Ryoma played a board game called Snake and Ladder with the two who were eating. Kikumaru was failing miserably in the game because the snake keeps on eating his piece.
"Mou, I'm no good with this game," said Kikumaru as they finally finished the game.
"What other games do you have here, buchou?" asked Momoshiro.
"There are some card games and a few more board games over here," said Tezuka.
"Ah, I brought my PSP with me, senpai," said Ryoma.
"PSP? That new one your cousin bought you last month because we won in the district tournament?" said Momo.
"Eh? Hontou desu ka? Your cousin really bought one for you. She's so sweet, nya," said Kikumaru.
"Okaa-san bought the games though," said Ryoma.
"Have you tried playing with it before?" asked Momo.
"Yeah, I already brought it to school a few times. Yumi even played with it," said Ryoma.
"Mou, Ochibi, I wanna try too," Kikumaru begged.
"I'll go get it from our room," said Ryoma as he motioned to stand up.
"Get the Final Fantasy thirteen. Momo-senpai said he hasn't tried it yet," said Yumi.
"I'll bring the whole pack," said Ryoma.
At around six in the evening they started to prepare for the night's gathering. Ayana mentioned that it would only be a casual gathering so they followed what attire they all needed to wear. Of course it was different in Yumi's case. Her mother always got her ready for things like this, may it be simple or extravagant, Yumi always had her mother there who willingly helps her.
The gathering is like a simple family reunion for the whole Tezuka clan. They come over to the summer house to enjoy music, food and each others' presence. Kunikazu usually set things up like this for special occasions but summer was always something everyone loved in their family, ergo the summer family gathering. One thing they also love during summer is listening to music. Although Kunikazu is not highly gifted with any musical talent he still enjoys music and takes pride that most of his grandchildren are amazing musicians.
"Are you guys ready?" asked Yumi as she popped her head inside her brother's room.
"Yup, we were just waiting for you," said Fuji, who was sitting on Oishi's bed.
"Is that the dress otou-san bought for you last time?" asked Tezuka as he looked at his sister.
"Yup, Okaa-san said I should wear it today," said Yumi.
"Well it certainly looks cute on you, Yumi-chan," said Oishi.
"Thank you, Oishi-niichan," said Yumi.
"Shall we get going? They're probably waiting downstairs by now," said Tezuka.
The garden was set up for the gathering. There were lights to illuminate the whole place and tables and chairs for them to sit on. The magnificent looking grand piano from the main living room was placed atop a stage-like platform at the middle of the garden. A buffet table was also arranged strategically to the side close to the tables.
When they got downstairs, they saw all of the clan members who were already catching up on each other. Others were still on the foyer with Ayana as she welcomed them in. One particular person Yumi was looking forward to seeing that night was her Eriol-niisan who came in with his mother and father.
"Eriol-niisan!" said Yumi as she hurriedly climbed down the stairs to meet her cousin.
"Ah, the little princess is here," said Eriol as he welcomed the hug she gave him.
"Obaa-sama and ojii-sama, okaerinasai," said Yumi as she bowed to her aunt and uncle.
"It's nice to see you again, Yumi-chan," said James, Eriol's father.
"You too, Uncle James," said Yumi as she tried calling him in English.
"Of course, I'm glad to see my favorite niece again. I brought you something from Britain. I hope you like it," said Kuniko, Eriol's mother.
"Me too, Kuniko-baasama. You should come and visit again soon," said Yumi.
"We'll try to, my dear, but you know how busy we can all get during certain times of the year," said Kuniko.
"Yes, but we've already decided though, that this Christmas, we'll be spending it with you and your family," said James, in fluent Japanese. With his authentic British looks, you'd never think he spoke fluent Japanese.
"That's wonderful, James-niisan. Oh, by the way, these are Yumi and Kunimitsu's friends from school. We've invited them over since it is summer vacation," said Ayana.
"Konbanwa," the group said in chorus.
"You're all tennis players, right?" asked Eriol.
"Hai, we're from Seigaku and these two are from Rikkaidai," said Oishi.
"Let me introduce them to you. This is, Oishi Shuichiro, Fuji Syuusuke, Echizen Ryoma, Kikumaru Eiji, Momoshiro Takeshi, Sanada Genichirou and Yukimura Seiichi," said Tezuka.
"You have a set of very good looking friends, Kunimitsu," said Kuniko.
"Very true, the helper's daughter seem to get a bit clumsy whenever she sees these beautiful boys," said Ayana.
"Shall we head outside now, okaa-sama?" asked Tezuka.
"Yes, let's go," said Ayana.
Done! For this chapter at least. hehe ^_^ Please look forward to reading the next installment of the Summer Holidays series of my beloved story, Tezuka-buchou no Imouto. Updates about the story status will be posted on my twitter account as well as my facebook account. If you haven't followed/added me yet, you might want to visit my profile page for all the links for all my accounts. Oh and I hope you like Eriol's mom's name. I wanted to make it close to the Tezuka family's tradition of naming their children. They have another sister, who'll likely be coming up in the next chapter. Send me suggestions, comments and reviews please~! I need more ideas to make the next chapter even more exciting hehehe...
Ysah-chan's mini emoticon lessons~!!! (dun dun dun~!!!!)
|-OO-| two skateboarding boys collide ~ I lolled at this haha
(OwO) ~ freaky Kelvin face (Kelvin is my best guy friend who always makes funny faces whenever he reacts to something)
(^pq^) ~ giggling while covering mouth
8 - sad face without nose hahaha
(n) ~ upset witjoo face
okiies that's all for Ysah-chan's mini emoticon lessons~!! Hope you enjoyed it~!!
I'm running out of emoticons , I'll think of a new thing to do here haha 8D