The Other Side

The Yuzu Family

AW MAN! NOW MY HANDS ARE SWEATY! Why did I had to think that of all times!?! Well we are here, with the ocean spraying in the distance, the seagulls being annoying, my dumb butt thinking that the Yuzu Family won't like us... I'M SUCH A BIG DUMMY! Of course they like us! Who will deal with my brother?? I'll be dealing with him for the rest of my life, so that spot is taken. Just pull it together Ming!!! Anywas, I guess I'm not the only one in a ball of nerves. Sakura is finally get to see her biological family for the first time, and I'm over here thinking about myself! RUDE OF ME! I felt a nudge from Teto, and he tilt his head towards the gate. "Well... let's not just stand here, they are waiting." I looked around, and there where three maids at the gate. Sakura gripping my arm like it's about to be ripped off, but I understand her. She is nervous, and so am I. "Well, Teto said we can go!" As my brother just marched up to the gate, Teto followed behind him. Sakura and I try to keep up, as I look back and said to Teto. "What about our..... HUH!?" Sakura and I are stunned to see people carrying our bags, and they are part of the Yuzu Family. "Ah! Don't take that bag yet! I have..." too late, Sakura's bag and mine which have gifts inside been swift away like the last doughnut at a coffee shop. Brutal stuff when the cops comes in to take the last doughnut, just like Discovery Channel.

As we walked threw the gates of where Teto is standing, he bowed to everyone and we just copy him. "OI! IETASAMASAN EIKADIE!" and we hear an echo of people replying "EIKADIE!" All three of us stunned in the response, and all my brother can reply... "That's so cool!!! Can we do it again!?" Teto laughed about it, and roughed his hair up. "It's just a family greeting, I'll teach you guys how to do it properly later. Now let's go in, we let everyone know we are home. And it might be a little bit busy... so watch your step!" As my brother runs threw like an dummy, I went ahead of Sakura and Teto. "What do you mean watch your... WWWHHHOOOAAA!!" I bumped in to one of the workers and fell right in to paint, cover head to toe in bright red. "Oh no... I'm sorry!" Trying not to get any in my mouth nor eyes, I hear someone else saying "Well at least now we don't need to paint the Red Demon, it magically appeared!" "I SWEAR BROTHER, IF THATS YOU I'M BEATING YOUR BUTT!" As I reach for a towel, I felt hands to get me up and felt a towel. "THIS IS NOT FUNNY! I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING..." I wipe my face and saw a boy that's not my brother, older then me! "Do you normally greet someone new like this?" I shake my head, flinging red paint everywhere. "NO, NO, NO..." blushing I hold out my hand, forgetting that I'm covered in paint. "Hhhi! I'm Ming!" The boy smiled and giggled, grabbing on my hand shaking it. "I'm Isuza, nice to meet you Ming." Teto came behind Isuza and placed a hand on his shoulder, "He is one of our top students in martial arts, and also a very good student in theater. You two will work great together, cause we don't just do normal schooling here." As I try to wipe off as much as I can, I looked at Teto confused. "What do you mean not normal!?" They laughed and Isuza looked at me saying "You'll find out soon, nothing negative. Just not normal teachings then regular schools, you'll have a blast here at Yuzu Family's House all summer long where you don't know what happened to it!"

We got to the door and one of the workers took me to the back, and use the hose on me. "THIS PAINT IS NOT COMING OFF!" the worker twirled his finger in a circle, and hold over some soap on my head. As I try to scrub off as much as I can, Isuza came back and placed a weird outfit down. "You have to throw away the outfit you have, sorry the paint doesn't come out of clothes. It's an old traditional paint recipe, it stains anything that color. Not the skin thou, which it would be cute if you where red thou..." Teto came behind Isuza without knowing and smacked him in the head, "IET..... Sorry Uncle Teto..." as Teto sighed he looked at me and hold open a garbage bag. "We can try to get it out, but it won't be easy. Is this outfit very important to you?" As I looked at my outfit after raising off, I nodded. "It was the last outfit I got from my grandpa before he passed." Teto and Isuza nodded, as I placed my outfit in the garbage bag. Teto covered Isuza's eyes, and the worker sprayed me with the water. "OH THAT IS COLD! WHY WASN'T COLD BEFORE!?!" As I wash off the rest of the soap, Teto laughed as Isuza trying to see.

After the big fuss of me freezing, and Teto helped me with the outfit. Teto explained what it is, and Isuza blindfolded while Teto was dressing me. "Why can't I look Uncle Teto!?" "She is a girl and you are a boy, besides she is only thirteen and you are fourteen. It's very rude and disturbing for a fourteen watching a thirteen get dressed!" "It's just like you and your sister getting... OOF!" I watched Teto threw one of my wet shoes at his stomach, and Teto continued to finish dressing me and combing my hair. "That's different, she was my sister... Ming is our guest, and she is learning our culture. As much as her brother Quin-Lun and Sakura, they all came from the USA. I'm just happy that they are here to understand Japan's Culture, now you can undo the blindfold Isuza." Isuza uncovered his eyes and in stunned beauty, he started at me. "What?" He shacked his head and replied "NOTHING!" All of a sudden another one of my wet shoes came flying towards Isuza, and this time he blocked it. "Nothing my..." "TETO! THE LADY NEEDS YOU, BRING THE CHILDREN!!!" As Teto got up after making sure none of the dirt and such got on me, he placed his hands inside of his Yukata. Stops next to Isuza, and leans over "You are lucky Sakura's family called... I suggest you fix yourself."