Family Ties

Big Family

After breakfast, the Yuus went to explore the farm. Three of their cousins joined them, wanting to spend time with them and show them around. They introduced themselves as Ari, Kyo, and Megumi, and they were Auntie Asuka's triplets.

"Hang on," Yuya said slowly when the triplets introduced themselves. "So you guys are triplets, and then Auntie Ren, I think it was? has twins, and Mean Old Uncle is Mom's twin..."

"Yeah, there's a lot of twins and triplets in our family," Megumi replied. "Uncle Ichiro, Uncle Toshiro, and Auntie Fumiko are triplets, Mom and Auntie Kaede are twins, Uncle Haru and Auntie Yoko are twins, Uncle Hiroshi, Auntie Sakura, and Kagura are triplets, but Kagura's not really welcome in the family anymore after what she did. Then there's Cousin Miki and Cousin Niko, the oldest cousins, they're 32-year-old twins. Next is Cousins Hiroto, Mei, and Len, they're 31-year-old triplets. Then comes 30-year-old Hina, she's one of the few cousins that isn't a twin or triplet, then 29-year-old twins Akiko and Akito, then 29-year-old triplets Seiichi, Tadashi, and Mio, then 29-year-old triplets Emi, Saki, and Yuki, then 28-year-old triplets Kenji, Nobuo, and Hiro, then 27-year-old twins Ayame and Ayano, then Ari, Kyo, and me, we're also 26, then 26-year-old twins Daichi and Ryuichi, then 24-year-old twins Kasumi and Mitsu, then 24-year-old Yuno, then 23-year-old twins Kotone and Kai, then 21-year-old triplets Takumi, Kazuo, and Isamu, then 21-year-old twins Miwa and Misaki, then 21-year-old triplets Haruko, Rei and Asuna, then 20-year-old Yumiko, and finally 19-year-old Mayumi."

Yuya frowned. "Mom is only 34, right? Doesn't that mean that Cousins Miki and Niko were born two years after she was?"

"Yep, Uncle Haru and Auntie Yoko were surprise babies," said Ari. "All of their siblings were between 18 and 21 when Grandma found out she was pregnant with them."

Yuri hummed, intrigued. "So, which of our cousins belong to which parents?" he asked

"Miki and Niko are Auntie Ren and Uncle Hiroshi's kids," Kyo replied. "Hiroto, Mei, and Len are Auntie Kaede and Uncle Akira's kids. Akiko, Akito, Yuno, Miwa, and Misaki are Uncle Jun and Kagura's. Emi, Saki, Yuki, Kotone, Kai, Haruko, Rei, and Asuna are Auntie Fumiko and Uncle Ryou's. Hina, Seiichi, Tadashi, Mio, Kenji, Nobuo, and Hiro are Uncle Toshiro and Auntie Amaya's. Ayame, Ayano, Daichi, Ryuichi, Kasumi, Mitsu, Takumi, Kazuo, and Isamu are Uncle Ichiro and Auntie Sakura's. And the three of us and Mayumi are your Auntie Asuka and Uncle Takeshi's kids."

Yugo was quiet for a moment, then slowly looked at Yuya. "How many cousins do we have on Dad's side, Yuya?" he asked with trepidation. Yuya replied, "Only four."

To which Yugo let out a sigh of relief. "Oh thank god, it's going to be hard enough keeping track of all the cousins on Mom's side."

Ari, Kyo, and Megumi all laughed. "Don't worry, little cousin!" Kyo reassured him. "We all lose track all the time. If you forget a cousin or a name or call someone by the wrong name, nobody will be offended."