Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters nor do I own anything recognizable in this story. I only own the plot and me OCs.
"Japan sure is a lot brighter than I remember it being." Well, here goes nothing. "How the Hell am I supposed to get to Sunrise Residence?" Is muttered in a low voice while the owner of siad voice stares down at her luggage in aggravation.
"Are you a foreigner?" A curious and somewhat feminine voice asks her while Kimiko was contemplating how to strangle herself with her luggage.
"Sort of." Kimiko looks up to see a slim and pretty female, slightly taller than Kimiko.
"How is it sort of?" Kimiko could hear the slight amusement hidden underneath her words as the woman blinked her green eyes at Kimiko while combing through her long red hair. Suddenly Kimiko felt slightly self conscious with her plain brown eyes and thick, brown hair before mentally smacking herself for thinking that way.
"Well I'm Japanese but I've lived in America for practically my entire life."
"I see. Well, is there anything I can help you with?"
"Uh, yes. Um, do you know where I can hail a cab or something?"
"Of course. Just go outside the airport and there should be a section of taxis and cabs. If not then I think there are places where you can rents cars."
"Thank you!" I should be upset that Ema didn't send me a ride but it's understandable. After all, this is supposed to be a surprise for her. I wonder what my new siblings will be like.
Arriving at the entrance of Sunrise Residence, Kimiko finally allowed herself to feel the slightest bit of anxiety at what her new family might think of her. After all, she wasn't exceptionally pleasing to eye nor was she the most interesting of people. Besides, this is thirteen new people that she has to make sure won't hate her. Knowing herself, she knew that at least one of them would find her rude or annoying. Oh well, too late to back out now.
*Knock, Knock*
Hinata Kimiko could hear the sound of footsteps approaching the other side of the door.
"Hello. How may I help- Kimiko?!" Hinata Ema's face showed a mix of expressions ranging from confusion to surprise to finally, happiness.
"Kimiko! Oh, my god, you're here, you're actually here!" Ema quickly tackled the sixteen year-old after realizing who she was. "You've gotten so tall!"
"Thanks Oneechan," Kimiko says, smiling at her older sister despite the fact that she was shorter than Kimiko, making it so that Kimiko had to step back a little to meet her eye-to-eye.
"Come in! Oh my God, if I had known you were coming I would've set up a proper welcome. I'm the only one home right now but the others should be back soon. I can't wait for you to meet them!" To be honest, Ema was feeling slightly nervous about letting them meet Kimiko, after all Ema doesn't want Kimiko to go through what she's going through.
"Yeah, I'm… excited about meeting them." She flashes a quick yet strained smile to Ema to make her statement seem more realistic.
"Don't worry, everyone is pretty nice." Well, excluding some people. "Besides, knowing you, they should be the ones that are feeling nervous."
"Do they even know that I'm here?" Kimiko asks while Ema leads her inside and tells her to sit while pointing to the huge couch. Ema then heads over to the kitchen to make them some tea, knowing that Kimiko would be parched after a long flight.
"Uh, I don't think so, but don't worry, you're family." Ah, there was that smile that Ema had been waiting for. It had been a while since she had seen it, but time hasn't made it any less like the equivalent of pure happiness.
"Thanks. Should I wait until the others get back before putting my stuff in my room?"
"Yeah, we should find a room that would work. We don't know who might be home tonight." Ema says while walking towards her sister, holding out the glass that held ice cubes and iced tea.
"You remembered." Kimiko could see the reflection of her smiling face on the surface of her drink.
"Yeah, you've refused to drink warm tea since you were a kid." You could practically feel the familial affection pouring over her words. "The only thing that's really changed is your height and the fact that you have a slight accent in your Japanese."
"Yeah, spending so much time in America will do that. By the way, how's your English going?"
"Pretty good, I'm able to handle okay conversations but the class at my school isn't really the best. Oh! That reminds me, I have to go finish up my English homework. I'm really sorry that I have to leave you on your own."
"It's okay, and you know that if you have any questions, you can ask me. By the way, where's Juli?"
"He's with Louis-nii. And thanks. For the offer."
"No problem, we're family." Kimiko says, standing up before bending backwards and hearing her back pop. "Man, it feels good to stretch. I'm going to go look around in the kitchen."
"Okay!" Ema says already heading up to her room, "Help yourself to anything you want." I sure hope that Kimiko fits in. After all, we are family.