Chapter Thirteen
After they finished hugging, bells rang so loud.
"What does it means?" Aya said as she listened to the bells.
Just then, they hear some carols around the district.
"I know!" Min said as she looked at the falling snow, "It's a sign of Christmas! Onesan must be home now!"
"But Min," Tomochi said as he checked his watch, "It's only 4 o' clock."
"Oh.." Min made a bewildered face as her joy faded.
"Actually, your sister comes home around 5 or 6." Tomochi explained.
"What if her teacher made go home so early because of Christmas?" Min pondered.
"Maybe," Tomochi said, "Let's go to her school."
They all went to Shimo Sumiya Academy.
Just right in time, Shimo appeared in the main entrance of the school.
"Onesan!" Min shouted as she ran to her sister.
"Hello Min!" Shimo greeted her.
"It's Christmas tomorrow!" Min shouted happily.
"I know. So that's why the teachers made me leave this afternoon." Shimo said as she giggled.
While Shimo and Min were talking, Tomochi noticed that Aya was gone.
Hours later, while Shimo prepared the early Christmas dinner, someone knocked on the door of the Kagura family.
Tomochi opened the door, expecting Aya would come, but instead some girl was in the door.
"Hello," The girl greeted Tomochi, "Have you seen a boy named Tomochi Akaruku?"
"That's me." Tomochi said.
"Oh," The girl said, "By the way, I am your older sister."
"Onesan?" Tomochi asked.
"Yes, that's me." The girl said.
"How's my house? I haven't gone for days, there." Tomochi said.
"Well, our house is just fine. I was only here to bring all your things here." Onesan said as she showed all the luggage to Tomochi.
"Okay." Tomochi said as he took the heavy loads.
"I'm going to eat Christmas dinner here also." Onesan said as she entered the house and closed the door.
After everyone is seated in the dining table, Min noticed that there are two unoccupied chairs.
"Can you seat beside me, Tomochi-san?" Min said as she patted the cushion of the chair.
"Sure, then." Tomochi said as he sat down.
"UUUUUU~~~KUUUUUUU!!!!!" A faint scream can be heard.
Min recognized the voice and stood up to open the door.
Before Min can open the door, a loud crash was heard.
"Aya!" Min cried as she opened the door and saw Aya sitting at the entrance.
"I crashed for the fourth time!" Aya angrily blamed herself as she slapped her own face.
"Did you hurt your nose?" Min asked as she rubbed her nose.
"Mmmhmmm." Aya nodded as she burst into tears.
"Come here, let's eat dinner." Min said as she lead Aya to the dining table.
Aya's eyes grew wide when she saw many meals served in the table.
"Yuu~ko! Wow!" Aya was delighted as she sat down cheerfully.
After they ate dinner, Onesan and Aya left and Shimo cleaned the table.
"I'm tired." Min sleepily said as she yawned.
Tomochi washed the dishes while the two girls brushed their teeth.
After everybody cleaned themselves, Shimo went to bed leaving Min and Tomochi in Min's bedroom.
"Can you tell me a Christmas story?" Min sleepily asked Tomochi as her eyes heavily blinked.
Tomochi told a story about a girl who doesn't enjoy winter. Tomochi kept telling her the story until Min has fallen asleep in her bed.
Tomochi slowly stood up and closed the door.
He went to bed and slept.
"What does it means?" Aya said as she listened to the bells.
Just then, they hear some carols around the district.
"I know!" Min said as she looked at the falling snow, "It's a sign of Christmas! Onesan must be home now!"
"But Min," Tomochi said as he checked his watch, "It's only 4 o' clock."
"Oh.." Min made a bewildered face as her joy faded.
"Actually, your sister comes home around 5 or 6." Tomochi explained.
"What if her teacher made go home so early because of Christmas?" Min pondered.
"Maybe," Tomochi said, "Let's go to her school."
They all went to Shimo Sumiya Academy.
Just right in time, Shimo appeared in the main entrance of the school.
"Onesan!" Min shouted as she ran to her sister.
"Hello Min!" Shimo greeted her.
"It's Christmas tomorrow!" Min shouted happily.
"I know. So that's why the teachers made me leave this afternoon." Shimo said as she giggled.
While Shimo and Min were talking, Tomochi noticed that Aya was gone.
Hours later, while Shimo prepared the early Christmas dinner, someone knocked on the door of the Kagura family.
Tomochi opened the door, expecting Aya would come, but instead some girl was in the door.
"Hello," The girl greeted Tomochi, "Have you seen a boy named Tomochi Akaruku?"
"That's me." Tomochi said.
"Oh," The girl said, "By the way, I am your older sister."
"Onesan?" Tomochi asked.
"Yes, that's me." The girl said.
"How's my house? I haven't gone for days, there." Tomochi said.
"Well, our house is just fine. I was only here to bring all your things here." Onesan said as she showed all the luggage to Tomochi.
"Okay." Tomochi said as he took the heavy loads.
"I'm going to eat Christmas dinner here also." Onesan said as she entered the house and closed the door.
After everyone is seated in the dining table, Min noticed that there are two unoccupied chairs.
"Can you seat beside me, Tomochi-san?" Min said as she patted the cushion of the chair.
"Sure, then." Tomochi said as he sat down.
"UUUUUU~~~KUUUUUUU!!!!!" A faint scream can be heard.
Min recognized the voice and stood up to open the door.
Before Min can open the door, a loud crash was heard.
"Aya!" Min cried as she opened the door and saw Aya sitting at the entrance.
"I crashed for the fourth time!" Aya angrily blamed herself as she slapped her own face.
"Did you hurt your nose?" Min asked as she rubbed her nose.
"Mmmhmmm." Aya nodded as she burst into tears.
"Come here, let's eat dinner." Min said as she lead Aya to the dining table.
Aya's eyes grew wide when she saw many meals served in the table.
"Yuu~ko! Wow!" Aya was delighted as she sat down cheerfully.
After they ate dinner, Onesan and Aya left and Shimo cleaned the table.
"I'm tired." Min sleepily said as she yawned.
Tomochi washed the dishes while the two girls brushed their teeth.
After everybody cleaned themselves, Shimo went to bed leaving Min and Tomochi in Min's bedroom.
"Can you tell me a Christmas story?" Min sleepily asked Tomochi as her eyes heavily blinked.
Tomochi told a story about a girl who doesn't enjoy winter. Tomochi kept telling her the story until Min has fallen asleep in her bed.
Tomochi slowly stood up and closed the door.
He went to bed and slept.