Subaru

Squeak, Bounce, swish. The sounds of practice surrounded Subaru as his team ran up and down the court. Living in Kobe was slightly different then living with his siblings back in Tokyo. One he didn't have Kyo's homemade food, or Ema's cooking to enjoy. He had to learn how to cook for himself, thankfully his roommate/team mate knew how to cook. The team shared a dorm, two to a dorm. Or at least the unmarried members of the team did. Subaru was exhausted from the night before, where a teammate threw a party at their private home for his wife and invited the team. When one of the ladies brought up that her niece was learning how to Ice skate he may have mention he knew Keiko Tadashi, just to make conversation with one of his teammates wives.

Then the questions came, how do you know a gold medalist skater? What is she like? Is she his girlfriend? Would she take on a young skater? He never knew that one small statement would create a cascade of questions from everyone around him. Even some of his mates caught that he knew the Skater. Which then began the teasing.

"Why so tired Subaru? Stayed up to late to talk to your girl?" Yu asked as they took a break to get some water.

"What girl?" Subaru asked.

"Well the Skater?" He asked smirking as Subaru spit the water back out in shock.

"Why would I have talked to Keiko last night? We where at the same party till late last night." Subaru wiped his face glairing at his roommate.

"Well its not like we share a wall in the dorms or anything. I've heard you talking to someone late at night since you came back from your family Christmas." Yu winked at Subaru.

"I've technically have 4 siblings over seas. So I could be talking to any of them." Subaru took a swig of water.

"True but I have seen the photos that the soon to be sister-in-law sent you."

"Those where family pictures."

"How is the popular skater of the sport a member of the family?"

"She's one of my sister's best friends." Subaru explained.

"Still doesn't prove that she isn't your girl friend." Yu said as they headed back to the court to finish practice.

"Leave it." Subaru said sternly.

Later that afternoon once Subaru was out of the showers and at his locker. He pulled out his phone to see who had messaged him.

Natsume: Hey Kiddo, hope everything is alright. Coming for Louis's 25th?

Kaname: Kyo needs to know if your coming home. Call Masa or Kyo.

Kyo: Renovations are finished, and are you going to be home for the party?

Subaru rolled his eyes, he had about 10 more messages asking the same question about if he planned to come home for the weekend. Which was his plan, the brothers don't throw birthday parties unless it's a mile stone one, so Louis's 25th fell under that. Sending off a response to all the messages he had from brothers. He had a few from the girls asking if he wanted a souvenir from where they where at the moment. Just as he placed his cell down he received a message from who he was looking forward to getting a message from.

The first message was of a rabbit that was laying down with the description of, This is a bunny butt; Just a bunny butt. Keiko sends memes when she was bored. Sure after the disaster of him walking in on her at Christmas, they actually got on really well. After one day of trying to snowboard under him teaching her, she decided to as she put it; "I'll stick to the ice thank you." When asked how it went by Hikaru that evening. Miwa took all the girls shopping after the Holiday. But since the two of them worked so hard to practice their sport all the time, they had an understanding how the other worked.

Keiko:

Hope the bunny pic made you laugh :). Your brother is going to drive me crazy with his need to do something after two hours of studying. Ema just indulges him at those times. I'm ready to take all his white shirts and through one of my bright pink tops in and make him wear pink till we get back to Japan.

Subaru:

The pic was funnish, Yusuke can drive even the most down to earth person crazy. What do you mean by she indulges him? Do I even want to know? Making him wear pink would be funny. So isn't it about two weeks till you all come back?

Not realizing that he was smiling as he responded to her message, or that Yu was standing next to him.

"I see now, you are in denial." Yu commented when Subaru looked up at him.

"What now?"

"Nothing."

Niami

As she began to pick up the living area of Sunrise, Niami noticed that Subaru was sitting on the sofa stairing at his phone. It wasn't the first time she has noticed this occurrence since they returned from Christmas. He has been answering messages lately when he got them and when asked who it was he would respond "No one special". Even when he had a smirk on his face, it's the same smirk that all the Asahina brothers shared. He had just arrived home for the weekend from his dorm that he shared with a team mate in Kobe, Japan, which was because it was Louis's 25th birthday, Feb.22nd. So everyone except the three in London would be here, or at least that's what the others think. Niami, Cessa and Raina found out from them that they got permission to return from their 6 months abroad a week early if they got their Professors to agree to allow them to take their exams early.

Which had happened and Cessa and Raina planned to arrive late to dinner for that reason. So she was getting updates for their flight so the other two would know when they need to be at the airport. The brother's and the girls after Christmas agreed that Keiko was an adopted member of the family (even if Hikaru's scheme of setting Subaru and Keiko up didn't work out.). Which many of the family was apart of said scheme.

"How was your trip home today Subaru?" She asked as she picked up the remnants of the dishevel of the condo. Miwa bought out the bottom floor of the condo and paid the families that lived below her children well for their home. Enough to buy a new house or condo. Then began renovations of all the floors. The renovations to the condo was complete, so now all the siblings and partners had around 560' square feet in their rooms/living spaces, along with a small kitchen. Enough room to give every couple or sibling(if single; Subaru, Louis, Fuuto, and of course Wataru.) to have their own space away from everyone. The common kitchen and area would remain the same which the brothers wanted.

"Trip was fine, just a shame my team is so far away now." He said not looking up from his cell.

"I see, I know Wataru misses you, Yusuke, Ema, Hikaru, Iori, Natsume and even Keiko. Speaking of Keiko how is she?" Niami asked, slipping in the question about Keiko in to her statement.

"Keiko is fine, Yusuke is getting on her nerves." He spoke before realizing what he said. Upon realizing what was asked and his answer he tried to back track.

"I'm not going to say anything." Niami smiled at him as she sat down.

"Your not?" He asked.

"I'm not your brothers."

"They don't know anything. "Subaru shrugged.

Niami watched as the slight blush appeared on the tip of his ears. She knew the twins could tease along with Kaname when they found out something that was being kept from them. Hikaru always knew what was going on and to this day she had no clue how Sophie got anything past him. Natsume and Kyo would speak in almost like they where lecturing someone voice while Masa just smiled at someone.

"Then who has already given you a hard time?" She asked.

"My teammates and my roommate Yu have." He sighed.

Niami listened to him as he explained that it started with his roommate noting that he spent a lot of time on his phone. Then about what happened at the party. She couldn't help but feel that she has done this for all the other brothers, listening to one of them talk about someone that they are already crazy about. Tsubaki was one of the others that she listened to when it came to Airi, because he didn't know what it was. She teased as good as he had and he was unsure if she was serious about it. But having one of the brothers that was private about their lives outside the family talking about what was going on meant that he was confused about everything.

"So what do you think?" He asked after explaining everything.

"That your a lot like Masa." She chuckled.

"Who's a lot like me?" The man she compared Subaru to asked as he walked down the stairs with a cake in his hands.

"Oh nothing, just chatting." She got up and kissed his cheek.

"Ok, hopefully everyone likes the cake, its not comparable to Ema's but since she wont be here for another two weeks. This will have to do." He smiled at her while they walked into the kitchen. Soon everyone else arrived except Cessa and Raina. A few of the brothers questioned where they where. Kyo said that Raina had a few more things to do before she left the office. Cessa was in a meeting for another hour before she could head over. Niami was giddy on the inside since she knew the real reason behind there lateness.

Cessa:

Heading your way! They got here safe and sound!

Niami and Masa discussed Ema's idea of having Keiko live at the condo with Miwa and Rintaro. They where fine if the girls wanted to share one of the spaces that was remolded. Which made this a little bit more exciting because Keiko wouldn't have to live at the dorms of campus or find a new apartment either. Soon she saw out of the corner of her eye as Cessa and Raina walked down the stairs and joined in on the festivities.

Then all of a sudden a pair of arms snuck around Subaru's neck as Keiko jumped on his back and Ema appeared behind Louis hugging the Birthday man. Yusuke just watched as his brother's jaws dropped to the ground. The three women that where in on the big surprise started to laugh at the shocked faces.

"Happy Birthday and SURPRISE!" Ema and Keiko laughed.

Niami, Cessa and Raina knew that the surprise was a success by how the brothers showed their expressions on their faces. It wasn't often that anyone could pull something like this over on them. But it makes the whole secret worth it.