• Miaka's thoughts...

    I was right! Two whole months wasn't enough for summer break. I can't believe I lost the debate for having an extension for summer vacation. . . I was practically more reasonable than the opposing team! This is torture, this is tragedy! This is, this is... *cellphone beeps* Ooh, a text message!

    Miaka Watanabe just received a message from her bestfriend, Yukie Sato. Wanna go malling? Then she immediately replied, Thank goodness you asked me! You're always a lifesaver yukie!!! Meet me there at 3! Miaka let a devious giggle: she'll finally be able to escape Nikko's tae kwon do lessons with an acceptable excuse. What's with the ''you're a lifesaver yukie"? , Yukie texted back. Oh, don't fret. I'll explain everything to you later...
    Miaka put down her phone and took a bath and got ready. After getting dressed, she did her hair and turned on the radio at MAX volume. She then started singing loudly like the neighbors trying to get attention at midnight. "lala la la la la la LAAAAA!!!!" Then her older brother, Nikko, popped out of his room. "Okay, what the hell is going on?!?", he asked, startled. Just then, Miaka's younger brother, Minoru, checked out the situation. "I didn't do anything! I'm blaming Miaka!", he said. Nikko made a face at Minoru like he did something suspiciously wrong.
    "Hey bros... what's with the commotion?", Miaka told them. The both of them just stared at each other. Even both didn't know what exactly is happening at the moment. Miaka just rolled her eyes and slammed her door shut. She finally sprayed on her perfume as she waited for her brothers to go back in their rooms. She peeked and found Nikko going in his room, while Minoru is in the living room, watching tv. Being the couch potato again, as Miaka describes. She went downstairs and tiptoed for the door. Just when she was about to twist the knob open... "MIAKA!!" Too late. NIkko caught her just before she could get out of the house. dang it! , she thought. "Hey, Nikko! I didn't know you were here...", she said, winging it. "Really? Cause I showed up just 5 minutes ago, Captain Obvious!" he added, "Are you forgetting about your tae kwon do class?!" "NIkko..." Miaka added, "I'm 16, you're 17. We're both mature enough to decide for ourselves, right? So why don't you try to do the right thing? LIke canceling tae kwon do classes!" Nikko stared at her. "Come on, let's go to the gym. The class is about to start." "Sorry I have an appointment to go to!", Miaka said and ran for the door. "Hey come back here!" he said as he tried to chase after her. But Miaka's speed was too fast for him. Dad, I salute you for being brave to have a second child... ,he thought.

    END OF CHAPTER ONE