[color=7ea7d8]"AAAIIKKOOO!"[/color] 

Kazuo's frustrated voice boomed throughout the house. He was in his room looking at his bag which had 'I <3 Aiko' written on it with marker. Rubbing it with his finger did nothing. He groaned and facepalmed himself as Aiko poked her head into the room. [color=a2d39c]"...yeesss?"[/color]

Glaring at her, Kazuo removed his hand from his face. [color=7ea7d8]"I can't believe you did this."[/color] He was visibly frustrated. Most would be intimidated, but Aiko just kept her dorky grin plastered across her face.

[color=a2d39c]"Don't worry, it will wash right out,"[/color] Aiko chirped, stepping so her whole body was in view. She held a purple duffel bag stuffed with her belongings, both necessary and miscellaneous. When it came to 'packing lightly', Aiko was prone to.. well, not 'packing lightly'. Her body slightly leaned to one side because of the weight of the thing. 

Kazuo noticed this and raised an eyebrow, picking up his own bag which was much smaller and lighter than hers. It was amusing to see her struggle to hold her bag. [color=7ea7d8]"Need me to carry that for you?"[/color] He inquired. 

Aiko eyes widened and she rapidly shook her head. [color=a2d39c]"No! I got this. Come on, we're going to be late."[/color] By the time she spoke the last word, she had already turned and started marching down the hallway. Kazuo followed her.

[color=7ea7d8]"We already are late, genius,"[/color] he muttered, kicking aside a small stuffed animal Etsu must have accidentally misplaced.

Pretending she didn't hear that, Aiko skipped to the front door and strolled out to where Kai and Mai were standing. Suddenly, she halted. She narrowed her eyes at Kai and slowly walked over in front of him, going up on her tip toes so they were eye to eye. She silently lingered like that before speaking, [color=a2d39c]"...Kaiga."[/color] 

Aiko had never been a big fan of him, and everybody knew it. Once when some of the zodiacs visited a festival, she 'accidentally' spilt her shaved ice on his shirt. That wasn't even a prank; that was just straight up mean. But that was a year ago. Since then, she has been able to mostly avoid him. Kazuo walked past the three of them, heading down the trail. [color=7ea7d8]"Stop acting so childish, Aiko. Now c'mon guys, we have a freaking [i]house[/i] waiting for us,"[/color] he stated.

Rolling her eyes and smirking, Aiko finally got off her tip toes. She decided to direct her attention to someone else. 

[color=a2d39c]"Hi, Mai!"[/color] She exclaimed happily, turning to the youngest of the group and giving her a wave and a smile. Unlike her older brother, Mai had Aiko's affection. She had [i]bought[/i] the sweet girl some shaved ice at the festival. Aiko wasn't entirely sure how the girl felt about her since she wasn't fond of her brother, but it didn't bother her much. Currently, Aiko was making a conscious effort to remain upright despite the overbearing weight of the bag.