When they were queueing to enter the bus. Cacha stood next to Keinichi "Onichan, can I sit next to you but get the window seat ? I always fight with my sisters to get window seat"
He nodded. He got on first and found two empty seat at the back. He sat down on the first and left the window seat vacan for her. Once she came, he shifted his position so she could get in. Normally, Cacha did not really like to seat at the back, but thay day, she was fine with it.
Keinichi closed his eyes pretended to sleep once the bus moved. In side the bus, it was very lifely, everyone took turn to tease others
"Oniichan, do you want some potato chips ?" She asked. He took one and ate it
"Do you want more ? water ?" Cacha asked.
"No Thanks" then he closed his eyes. He just closed his eye for few minutes when the bus stopped and he heard his grandmother asked every one to got off.
"there is no way, we are there. They must take us somewhere first" He said in his mind.
He and Cacha were the last to get out. His suspicious was right, the elder brough them to the kimono store. He just watched the Feng family entered the store then sat on the bench outside waiting.
Grandma Yamaguchi patted his shoulder "Keinichi, choose your kimono. It's new year, wear one. I haven't seen you in kimono for ages. The last time was before your father took you away. You were very cute" The old lady smiled as she recalled how adorable Keinichi was when he was a little boy.
"Do I have too ?" He asked.
"Yes" Grandpa Yamaguchi anwered firmly. "Go have one" Grandma Yamaguchi carressed his hair and stared at him with her soft eyes
Keinichi unwillingly stood up and went inside the store to get one for him.
"Grandpa, don't be so harsh to him. If he did not take the Cacha back, I am sure he would spend his new year alone again. Don't you feel sorry for him at all, our poor boy"
Grandpa Yamaguchi inhaled a deep breath "I remembered that he loved to ride on my back when he was a toddler. Now, He distances him self from us and I really don't know how to reach his heart again"
Keinichi just chose a black Kimono he saw. The rest of men of the Feng family, aldo chose black colour with The shop keeper were helping them. Keinichi glanced at his Kimono, he wondered if he still remembred how to wear it. Nonetheless, he went to changing room and gave a try. He was stunned that he was still able to wear it without difficulty. When he came out from the changing room, he bumped to Cacha in her bright pink kimono. His jaw was dropped when he saw how cute she was.
They went back to the bus and continued their journey. Every one was statisfied with the previous seating position, therefore they maintained the same one. "Onichan, Do I look weird ?"
"No. Why ?"
"You are laughing at me" Cacha pouted
"I don't. I just amazed that you are stunning in that kimono"
"Really ? Onichan, lets take a picture"
Cacha took a selfie with her phone. She checked it but was not satisfied since he did not smile at all
"Oniichan, can you give a little smile ?Lets take another one"
He put alot of effort to stretch cheek and lips muscle and let She took another one.
Cacha checked it and wrinkled her lips.
He peepes on the picture "What's wrong ?"
"Onichan is handsome when you smile, but I prefer your usual face. Look cool" She grinned foolishly and put her phone back. It was his first time to feel good with some one compliment, maybe because he knew that she did not have ulterior motif or maybe because she was the girl that he set his mind on.
Keinichi closed his eyes and pretended to sleep again as he tried to shorting out his feeling. however, It did not work as he expwcted. As soon as he closes his eyes, he could see her face, her twinkle a
eyes, her free and sweet smile with two deep dimple. He opened his eyes and observed at her. The more he stared at her, his mind was getting funny so he closed his eyes again and inhaled a deep breath.
"Oniichan, do my siblings annoy you ?" She asked. She knew he loved quiet place but her siblings were very talkactive, they talked and teased each other non stop.
"No"
"Really ?"
"Mm, they are fun".
"Fun?! but not when you are they target" She pouted.
Keinichi let a small giggled. He closed his eyes again but he actually listened to their joke the whole time, it was pretty entertaining for him. There was a time when they teased Cacha, he really want to speak up for her. He opened his eyes to see how her face was red but she was able to tease them back. He was really pleased with her, childlish, spoil but able to defense her self. It was the most fun trip he had.
Finally, they arrived at their destination. It was an unnamed temple for tourist but pack with local. They went to the main building and prayed there. He saw her pray there and he urged to pray as well, he prayed for her, he wished her to have a blissful life.
"Oniichan, what are they doing there ?" Cacha asked when she saw people gatheing near incense burner.
"smoke your self to get a good luck"
"lets go" She dragged him there.
After that, keinichinpointed at some direction. "you want to see your furtune prediction ?" He asked her.
"No. Mum said we decide our own future. Working hard, do good merits and have true friends are the keys"
then, She saw a souvenir shops and dragged him there. Keinichi had donr a lot of thing for her, Cacha really wanted to buy some for him to show him her gratitude and token of their friendship.
"What are you looking for ? charm for you and your boy friend" The old lady who was on the shop asked her in Japanese.
Cacha smiled and pulled Keinichi hand "Onichan, what is that aunty say ?"
He did not hear clearly as well as he was observing her "Sorry, she is not Japanese" he told her.
"oh.." The lady stared at Cacha in an awe.
The lady tapped Cacha hand and pointed at Keinichi "you boy". The lady meant to ask if she was looking for something for Keinichi as she assumed they were a lover.
Cacha nodded, she was looking for something to him.