11 Chapter 10-An Unexpected Arrival

4 days passed by and it was finally homecoming night,a night she planned to make the best time of her and Aiyana's life.Well,any night she spent with Aiyana would be an amazing night but this was going to be extraordinary for them.Fumiko was already wearing her white,floor-length gown,which she felt absolutely beautiful in as made her look classy and elegant.

She also had put the moon aesthetic,silver barrette with pearls attached to it in her hair,complimenting her moon goddess aesthetic.Lastly,she was wearing the long,white gloves she got from the mall,which ended up pulling the aesthetic together better than Fumiko could have imagined.

Fumiko was looking at her face in the bathroom as she was applying white,glittery eyeshadow to her eyelids.Even though the eyeshadow would just be sparkly and the color was practically invisible,something about adding white eyeshadow to part of her homecoming look made Fumiko feel more complete.Like the eyeshadow was the finishing touch for her moon aesthetic despite being invisible.

Once Fumiko finished applying the eyeshadow to her eyes,she took out a tube of mascara and starting to apply a thin layer to her eyelashes.She repeated the process with her other eye and she put the wand back into the tube.Fumiko batted her eyelashes as looked them in the mirror until she deemed her eyelashes acceptable.

Next,Fumiko took out a tube of glittery blue and white lip gloss to put on her lips.She smoothed the lip gloss out onto both of her lips with the lip gloss wand and she rubbed her lips together,giving her lips a blue overtones.Fumiko wasn't sure if she liked the tint of lip gloss she chose to put on,but she kept it on and decided to just throw tube of pink shimmer lip gloss into her mini purse to apply later.

Looking at herself one final time in the mirror,Fumiko headed out of the bathroom and into her bedroom until Aiyana arrived at her mansion.

Aiyana decided she would just meet Fumiko at her mansion once she finished getting ready.She was still keeping some aspects of her homecoming look a secret like Fumiko wanted,which only fueled Fumiko's imagination for Aiyana decided to add to her aesthetic.

Whenever Aiyana chose to do with her sun aesthetic,Fumiko knew it would be beautiful.She always thought Aiyana was naturally beautiful on her own,but she would probably look like a princess with a bit of makeup and some accessories.Fumiko was getting excited just thinking about it because she knew the end result would be much better than her fantasy.

She walked around her room and grabbed a mini bottle of fragrance spray.Fumiko took off the cap and sprayed a spritz of the fragrance,smelling the cloud of the prefume.She put the cap back on and read the bottle to see what scent the fragrance was.Snowflakes & Cashmere is what the bottle read and Fumiko put the mini bottle into her mini purse.

Fumiko's purse contained a pack of mints,a pack of gum,a compact mirror,a tube of pink shimmer lip gloss,a tube of the blue and white lip gloss she was already wearing,and the mini bottle of fragrance spray.She decided to go and get her phone from her nightstand off the charger to carry with her since her phone was too big for her purse.After she did that,Fumiko finally had everything she needed for the dance in her possession.

She took a seat on her bed to wait until Aiyana arrived,not having any else she needed to do just yet.Fumiko turned on her phone to check the time because she was curious as to when everyone should be arriving.Yes,everyone as in not just Aiyana because Christopher and Naozumi were inviting some of their friends to ride to the homecoming dance in the limousine with them.

Christopher had mostly invited other boys,all of whom she very briefly met at Christopher's birthday sleepover a week ago.She didn't remember what they all looked like or what their names were due to how brief her interactions were with them.But,she did remember one of the boys because he stood out from the rest of them.Not only in appearance,but how close he seemed to be with Christopher on an emotional and platonic level.

The boy had long,black twisted dreadlocks that reached his shoulders and his hair looked very soft,so Fumiko assumed the dreadlocks were made from his own hair.He also had gold hair cuffs around some of his front dreadlocks,which visually stood out about him more so than the other boys.He wore a thick,bright red hoodie that looked a bit loose around his body and baggy,blue jeans that hid his lower body frame.His eyes were Maroon,but his eye color seemed to switch between Dark Brown and Maroon.

Fumiko only took note of so many things about him because she was a bit jealous of him if she was being honest.He always got to be around Christopher because Aristocrat Academy was a national boarding school where the students were required to live in the dormitories at school unless they lived in state.Christopher was only home for the week because of his birthday and the homecoming dance that was tonight.So,she rarely saw Christopher that much anymore unless he decided to spend the weekends at home.

That made her feel lonely and resentful because she felt like his friends were taking her older brother away from her.She didn't like harboring such strong feelings of resentment towards him or any of Christopher's other friends,but it did really hurt to see how much fun he was having that night at his sleepover with him when she didn't get to spend any time with him at all.It also really hurt knowing that even when he was at home,he seemed to have more fun with them in one night than he's ever really had with her.

Fumiko's feelings of resentment & anger towards the boy and Christopher's other friends were only fueled even more that night.She already felt resentful towards being lonely without her older brother being not being around much,but her rage became present once she noticed how she didn't even exist when his friends were around.That made feel her angry,resentful,unnoticed,and unheard.Even though Christopher was the one who practically ignored throughout his birthday,she blamed his friends for what seemed to be the destruction of their relationship.

Fumiko heard the front doorbell ring and she teleported to the main entrance,not wanting to spare a second of her time seeing if it was Aiyana at the door.She was about to open the door and she felt the excitement bubbling up inside her,hoping to see a beautiful golden yellow dress with Aiyana wearing it outside the door.Fumiko opened the door with all of her excitement overflowing,only to be very disappointed upon an unexpected arrival.

It was Amarion Adams,one of Christopher's friends and one of the biggest threats to Fumiko's relationship with her brother.Fumiko stared at him,eyes the size of saucers and no words coming out of her mouth.It's like no matter what she was thinking,she couldn't put her thoughts into words whatsoever and she couldn't even be embarrassed for herself.

"Is something wrong?"Amarion asked,not sure why Fumiko looked to be in a such a state of shock.Fumiko blinked and tried to speak,wondering for herself if her words would actually come out.She attempted to speak,saying the only think she think to say."No,nothing is wrong...everything's fine."Fumiko spat in a stoic tone,lying through her teeth about everything being fine.None of this was fine by her at all,but that didn't matter right now.

"Is Christopher home? Me,my brother,and my sister were told to meet him here for a ride to the homecoming dance."Amarion explained,knowing that Fumiko was probably a bit confused."Yes,he is home...I'll go get him."Fumiko stated,before realizing she forgot to do something important.It was actually quite embarrassing and awkward on her part for not realizing sooner.

"Where are my manners? Please come in,all of you."Fumiko said,a bit of an awkward laugh escaping her mouth.Amarion,Aaron,and Alexandria came in through the door,standing at the main entrance of the mansion as they looked how huge the room alone was."Please wait here,I'll go get Christopher now."Fumiko informed them,teleporting from the main entrance to the second story of the mansion.

Fumiko sighed a breath of relief as she went to Christopher's bedroom door,somewhat pleased that she was away from such as awkward situation.She was a pretty socially awkward person when talking to people didn't know that well.Fumiko never means to come off as awkward or socially distant around unfamiliar people,so she always made up for it being as graceful and polite as she possibly could in order to stay in their good graces.If she couldn't be the charismatic girl who made everyone beam with joy when she was around,she would try to be the graceful and polite girl with exceptional manners & a mysterious charm.

Fumiko knocked on Christopher's bedroom door loudly,hoping he would come immediately.He opened the door with his light blue tuxedo on,waiting for his sister's delivery message.Christopher was hoping she was only there to tell him that Amarion,Aaron,and Alexandria were already downstairs,waiting for him while he was getting ready.

"Your friends are waiting for you downstairs,you should go see them."Fumiko explained,in a matter-of-fact tone."Okay,I'll be downstairs in a second."Christopher replied,wanting to ask Fumiko a question before she left.

"Hold on,is anyone else downstairs waiting with them?"Christopher asked,reaching out at Fumiko from his slightly opened door."No,it was only the three of them at time I opened the door for them."Fumiko responded,knowing how many people she saw.However,she wasn't aware more people who were friends with Christopher were coming over.

"Just great,more people I have to meet."Fumiko said to herself,internally groaning at thought.Again,she wasn't the most socially talented person and she would be dealing with teenagers.In her experience,most teenagers were rude and overly judgmental to anything they deemed weird.

She didn't want to deal with that before Aiyana got here for many reasons.One of the reasons being she already feels weird around other people without Aiyana there to help her introduce her to other people.Fumiko admired Aiyana's extroverted and charismatic personality because she could never emulate that,even if she truly wanted to.However,Fumiko wasn't socially unaware or inept by any means...just not that great with socializing with other people on a personal level.

Fumiko and Christopher heard another ring from the front doorbell,so they both raced each other down the stairs.Fumiko hoped it was going to be Aiyana before anyone else since a few of Christopher's friends were already here.Christopher hoped it was Elijah,Priyanka,and Imizakiah because they needed to get here on time.They both reached the end of the stairs at the same time,but Christopher got to the door first.

He opened the door and Aiyana was one standing outside of it.Fumiko waltzed to the door as fast as she could without ruining her homecoming dress.She regained her excitement as she practically guided Aiyana's arms into the mansion,tugging gently at her to get her in the front entrance faster.Fumiko looked at Aiyana from head to toe to see what she looked like on this fateful night.

Aiyana's thick,long curly black hair was done up in a huge,messy bun with a visible pink scrunchie.Her hair looked incredibly soft and beautiful,her curls were extra defined throughout her hair.She was wearing two gold butterfly hair clips placed on the right side of her head,the clips positioned one above the other one to bring more attention to it.Aiyana's eyelids were covered in sparkly,gold eyeshadow that looked breathtakingly beautiful against her deep,caramel brown complexion.

Her dress was a light golden yellow gown with bright gold sequin patterns at the bottom and the top of her dress.Aiyana's arms were covered with long,bright golden yellow gloves,making her look like a princess.Aiyana's lips were covered in shimmery pink lip gloss,which looked amazing since it stood out so well on her plump lips.Overall,Aiyana looked drop dead gorgeous and words couldn't describe how beautiful Fumiko thought she looked.

All Fumiko could do was stare in absolute awe at how Aiyana just glowed like a ray of sunshine on a cloudy day.She loved Aiyana's homecoming aesthetic and she even thought it was better than her own.Aiyana smiled at Fumiko,which made Fumiko's heart beat with anticipation.

"How do I look? I was hoping you that you like it!"Aiyana exclaimed with a nervous smile,glancing the floor to distract herself from the blood rushing in her cheeks.Fumiko chuckled softly at Aiyana's question.She's somewhat flattered that her emotions can't be read that easily or Aiyana isn't picking up on them so easily.

"How could I not like it? I'm in absolute awe at your beauty!"Fumiko responded,smiling with a pair of softened eyes at Aiyana.

"What about you? You look like a model or a princess!"Aiyana announced,gesturing at Fumiko with her arms.

"I'm not the whose going to get the most compliments on my dress or my looks tonight."Fumiko said,trying to genuinely flatter Aiyana.

"Yes,you are! I think you know that,but you're too humble to admit it."Aiyana replied,smiling as she smirked at her comment about Fumiko being humble.

The doorbell rang suddenly and Christopher went to answer it.Finally,they all showed up in their respective tuxedos or homecoming dresses.It was Elijah,Priyanka,and Imizakiah,teenagers Fumiko assumed to be friends of Christopher or his friends of his friends.Christopher,Amarion,Aaron,and Alexandria went to the door to greet their friends,starting their own conversation near the door.

Fumiko heard groups of footsteps coming from the second story,which wasn't weird by any means considering she lived in a mansion with 11 siblings.She could only assume it was her older brothers and sister rushing downstairs to come take their pictures.Naozumi could be coming downstairs with them since if it was her older siblings wanting to take pictures,they would want everyone present for the pictures.

Fumiko listened carefully for any dialogue that she could possibly hear,so she walked near the staircase and up a couple of stairs to get a better hear.

"Come on,Naozumi! We want to take pictures of everybody before you guys leave!"Charlotte exclaimed,knocking at her younger brother's door.

"Yeah,we're trying to capture memories and guess who's dating who based on the pictures!"Casper interjected,not joking about playing pseudo matchmaker with the pictures he plans on taking.

"This probably going to be the most fun thing we do tonight,don't ruin this for us!"Caesar shouted,a mix of desperation and slight anger in his voice.

Naozumi sighed and finished getting ready,taking note of the fact that he took the most to prepare himself for the homecoming dance.Well,he used most of his time to stay in his room and listen to music.Listening to music was one of Naozumi's favorite hobbies along with playing the few instruments he knew how to play proficiently.He knew that there was a possible chance none of his favorite songs would be played at the dance.

Naozumi was fine with that since he liked music from all genres,but he wanted to listen to his specific pick of songs.He walked out of his bedroom door and headed to the main entrance,ignoring his older siblings rushing behind him out of excitement to take pictures of everybody.Their excitement to take the pictures...it was a bit strange to Naozumi but everyone likes different things for different reasons.So,he just shrugged it off since in some weird way their overbearing excitement was normal.

Naozumi joined Fumiko and Aiyana in their little group of preteens,which was far away from the teenagers near the door.He also thought it was strange that the teens and the preteens were together in completely different groups,but Naozumi chalked that up to him being able to vibe with anyone regardless of age."Maybe it's a common practice to only associate with people your own age?"Naozumi thought,still not fully empathizing with that particular sentiment.

"Weren't Fredericka and some of your other friends were meeting you here?"Fumiko asked her twin brother,confused by the absences of his friends and their mutual friend.

"They all agreed to just meet me at the dance,it's no big deal."Naozumi explained,not really bothered being the only person in the room whose not with their friends at the moment.

In a few seconds flat,Naozumi and Fumiko's older siblings decided to make their presence known.

"Can I have everyone's attention?"Charlotte asked,rather loudly.

The teenagers and the preteens turned to face Charlotte,wanting to know what she was about to say.

"We all wanted to take your pictures,so can you all get into a big group for this picture?"Charlotte asked,gesturing at brothers who were also holding their phones to symbolize pictures.

The teenagers and the preteens all spoke in agreement,a number of "yeahs" and "okays" being heard.

Charlotte beamed happily and approached the kids,her brothers following her lead with their phones.

"Naozumi,Fumiko,and Aiyana...the three of you get in the front since you're the shortest ones here."Charlotte said,gesturing towards them to move to the front.

Once they obliged with Charlotte's request,she asked everyone to do one more thing.

"Everyone say Happy Homecoming!"Charlotte exclaimed,pointing her phone camera at the big group of preteens and teens.

Caesar and Casper moved closer to Charlotte to get a good quality picture,not wanting to miss a single beat.

"HAPPY HOMECOMING!"The teens and preteens shouted in unison,smiling at the cameras being pointed at them.

Charlotte,Casper,Caesar took multiple photos and three flashes went off,a signal to the photo participants went to start and stop smiling.

"Can we get a picture of just the teenagers this time?"Casper asked,directing his question at Charlotte and the teenagers.

"YEAH!"The teenagers exclaimed,some out of excitement and some out of annoyance.

"Naozumi,Fumiko,Aiyana...move out of the way."Casper said,gesturing them to get out of the picture.

"Wow! That was rude!"Aiyana exclaimed,her voice mixed with sarcasm and actual annoyance.

"I didn't mean it like that,you guys are my favorite little homies...but I need to take my pictures!"Casper explained,letting them know it's nothing personal.

"You did us dirty! You can't call us little homies and do us dirty!"Aiyana shouted playfully,crossing her arms.

Casper took the multiple pictures of the teenagers,along with his brother and sister.

They took about 5 different pictures,asking the teenagers to do different poses and the works.

"Fine,I'll make it up you guys by taking your pictures now!"

"C'mon guys,let's go wait outside!"Christopher said,looking at his friends.

All of the teenagers followed Christopher outside,probably tired of having to take so many pictures between his siblings and their own parents.

Naozumi,Fumiko,and Aiyana replaced the teenagers' place at the door as they stood next to each other for their pictures.

"Alright you guys,huddle in close together!"Charlotte ordered,gesturing towards them to scoot closer together.

Casper and Caesar chuckled uncontrollably at Charlotte's statement,knocking they were both thinking the same thing.

"Fumiko and Aiyana couldn't possibly be huddle together any closer,they're already not making room for Jesus!"Casper and Caesar thought,knowing the joke was immature to laughing at uncontrollably at 19 years old...but they couldn't help themselves.

"Say Happy Homecoming!"Charlotte exclaimed,getting ready to take the pictures.

Casper and Caesar regained control over themselves,realizing they needed to be serious to take the pictures.

"HAPPY HOMECOMING!"The trio exclaimed,the multiple flashes of light being the last thing they saw before eventually walking outside of the mansion.

Naozumi,Fumiko,and Aiyana stayed behind a little longer to give Charlotte,Casper,and Caesar the pictures they want,which was fine by them as long as they got what they wanted by the end of the night.

A night full of fun and memories they wouldn't trade for the world.