AN: Greetings, my dear readers! Before we get into this fic itself, a few things I have to say.

Firstly, this story heavily includes themes that some people may not agree with, or even find outright disgusting. I am obviously talking about incest between siblings. But, if you do find the thought revolting, why are you reading a fic based on this specific Anime anyway? In any case, if that is something you cannot live with, this isn't the story for you, my friend.

Secondly, this story will be based around the Anime, specifically, the 4th (and best) arc of the anime, which encompasses the last three episodes (10-12). However, some elements will be taken from the Manga version of the story, such as the country that the twins travel to ("A small Scandinavian country"), and the fact that they do plan on eventually returning to Japan. I'm not sure if I'll write it that far, but we will see. I have not looked into the visual novel version of the story, so elements from there will not be featured, unless I do so on accident without even knowing.

And finally, remember that this is all a work of fiction. In no way does this fic represent my ideals when it comes to anything, though I am open-minded when it comes to relationships between people — something which I believe is entirely up to the individuals themselves. To quote Yorihime Nao from the last episode of the Anime: "Because you can't stop someone from falling in love."

Without further ado, I hope you enjoy this fic!

Chapter 1 – A New Life

Sora slowly opened her eyes, the sunlight coming from between the blinds stirring her awake. She sat up and rubbed her eyes, the jet-lag still strong, despite already having spent almost a week here. After a nice stretch and a loud yawn, she glanced down to her left and smiled. Haru was still fast asleep next to her, his face looking so peaceful. Sora couldn't resist the urge to lean down and kiss him on the cheek, while rubbing his silver-coloured hair with her hand. His beautiful hair had the same hue as hers, a testament from their mother. Sora closed her eyes and snuggled against Haru's warm, sleeping form. She was more than happy to spend the rest of her days like this, with her twin brother.

With the man she loved.

I was brought out of my dreams by a loud beeping coming from the table next to the bed. I reached out to silence the annoying alarm clock, only to find my hand missing its target repeatedly. As I opened my groggy eyes and looked at the table, I realized that it wasn't the alarm clock making the sound. Heck, there wasn't even an alarm clock to begin with. I reached for my phone and opened it to see a familiar name flashing on the screen. I glanced at the time on the phone to realize why the person was calling me.

"Shit." Was all that I could muster to say.

I took a deep breath and answered the phone.

"Hello?" I said, trying my best to stop the incoming yawn – and failing horribly.

"Haruka-kun? Jeez, do you know what time it is?" A male voice called out to me.

"Yes, yes I do. Sorry, the jet-lag is still very much affecting both of us." I said and looked down at my sister, soundly sleeping next to me. A smile formed on my face.

I could hear a barely audible sigh from my phone.

"Well, I'll be coming over there in an hour, ok? Make sure you're both up and about by then."

"Don't worry, we'll be ready. See you then!"

After exchanging farewells, the call ended and I placed my phone back on the table.

"An hour, huh? I better start getting ready then..." I muttered to myself.

Suddenly I could feel something gripping my right arm. I looked down and saw Sora hugging it, my arm nestled between her modest breasts. She opened her eyes ever so slightly to meet mine.

"Haru… Who was that..." Sora asked me, obviously still extremely sleepy.

"Minaduki." I replied to her. "We've got an hour to get ready before he comes here."

Minaduki Hideki was an acquaintance of ours, who had worked with our parents before their accident. He was a craftsman by trade, and had been living in Finland for a few years now. After the events that had transpired only a couple weeks ago, I had contacted him in hopes that he could help us in our predicament. Our aunt and uncle were willing to take us in, but at the cost of us getting separated. After Sora and I had decided to pursue a future together, we couldn't imagine ever being separated again, so we refused their offer. Luckily, Minaduki was more than willing to help us, as his little business was making a steady profit. Together, we arranged for the two of us to get some plane tickets to Helsinki, from where we would take a bus ride to Minaduki's home city. Or rather, the closest city that buses went to, as Minaduki didn't live anywhere near any metropolitan areas. We had ordered a taxi to take us to where Minaduki lived, but the driver had ditched us halfway through when I had told Sora that we might not be able to afford the whole way. Who knew he would be so fluent in Japanese? Anyway, it took us quite some time to find our way there, and we couldn't even call him because our phones didn't have a signal so far out in the countryside. For the past couple of days we had stayed over at his place, doing our best to ease the jet-lag.

"Hmmmm? An hour, you say..." Sora cut me out of my thoughts as her hand trailed down my body.

"Sora, wait. We can't be doing that now." I said and grabbed her hand before she could do something irreversible.

"Haruuuuuu… I know you want to, you pervert." Sora said and flashed a wicked smirk at me. "Or are you saying that an hour is not enough time for you?"

"No, I… Sora, look, we've only just got here. We can't risk Minaduki finding out about our relationship yet."

"I thought you said you didn't care what other people thought of us any more." Sora said with a frown on her face. "Besides, you haven't screwed me at all since we got here. I'm missing the feeling of you inside of me..." She continued and licked her lips.

Whatever she was trying to do, it was definitely working. I just hoped she wouldn't notice it. I took a deep breath and sighed to calm myself down before responding.

"You are absolutely correct, Sora, but you must understand that if Minaduki finds out and doesn't accept it, we have no-one else to turn to. Just… be patient, okay?" I looked into her grey eyes and held her hand with my own, intertwining our fingers.

"We'll be fine if it's just the two of us, right? Isn't that what this is all about?" She muttered to me and averted her gaze.

"It pains me as well, you know that, but all I'm asking from you is to be patient. I'll… make it up to you as soon as we can, okay?" I gave her hand a small squeeze and smiled reassuringly at her.

Sora looked into my eyes for a few moments, clearly thinking about the situation, until a grin made its way onto her face.

"You better make it up to me good then."

I swallowed at her response but returned the smile.

"I promise. Now, let's get ready before Minaduki gets here, shall we?" I said as I rose up from the bed and stretched.

Sora and I proceeded to do everything one would normally do when waking up, despite the time being way past midday already. We had been in Finland for almost a week now, but the jet-lag was still affecting us. We hadn't travelled much in the past, so going this far away from Japan was a new thing for both of us. It was a welcome change, though. After what happened back home, and what we had discovered about our feelings, we needed some time away. In solitude, but not alone, for we had each other. That was more than enough for both of us, and we knew it. But I also knew that society might not think that way. Sora knew it too, but she didn't want to dwell on it.

We were currently staying over at Minaduki's place, but we probably wouldn't be staying here for too long. After that, we could be as open with each other as we wanted to. And we both wanted that very much. To my surprise though, Sora didn't try to do anything with me during the time we got ready. Perhaps she was finally developing some patience? In the end, it didn't take that much time for us to get ready, although Sora spent an awful lot of time in the shower. I could still hear the water running by the time Minaduki's car pulled over at the front yard.

"Tadaima!" I heard from the entrance while I was setting out a change of clothes for Sora.

Guess old habits die hard even after you've lived in a foreign country for a while, eh? I thought to myself before replying.

"Welcome back, Minaduki-san!"

"Ah, Haruka-kun! Didn't I tell you that you don't have to act so formal with me, we're living together, at least for the time being, right? Call me Hideki-kun, or just Hideki is fine too." He said to me as he walked over and placed a hand on my shoulder.

"Ah, right, sorry." I replied and bowed my head a little.

"Baka, didn't I just say you don't need to be so formal." Hideki said and laughed at me.

"I guess you did, hah!" I laughed with him as I rubbed the back of my neck.

"So, how are you liking it here in Finland?"

"Hm? Well, we haven't gotten to see much yet, what with the jet-lag and all, but it does seem like a nice country. I don't know about Sora, but I'm definitely looking forward to seeing more of it."

"I see. That raises a question, where is your sister right now?" Hideki asked and looked around for any signs of her.

"She's… taking a shower right now. Best not to disturb her yet."

"Then we won't be doing that. Have you eaten already? I could whip something up real quick."

"Ah, yes, we did eat already. I hope you don't mind that I used some ingredients from the fridge-"

"Don't worry about it." Hideki cut me off and pointed towards the kitchen. "I'll make some tea, then. Is that okay with you?"

"Go ahead."

Hideki smiled at me and made his way to the kitchen. While he was preparing the tea, I thought that I should inform Sora that he had returned, in case she didn't hear it over the running water. I made my way to where I had left the clothes for her and could still hear the shower running. I glanced briefly at the glass door and saw Sora's figure sitting in the bath. I found myself staring at her through the door, unable to look away. I mentally slapped myself to remind myself that I was the one who suggested patience. I took a deep breath and let out a sigh. I looked back at Sora and brought my hand to the door so I could knock on it to inform Sora of my presence. Before I could make contact with the door, however, I heard something through the running water.

Ah!

The sound was unmistakeable coming from Sora. And the instant I heard it, I knew why she was taking so long in the shower.

She couldn't hold herself back completely then. I thought to myself. Suddenly, an interesting idea made its way into my head. I grinned at myself and looked back at Sora. She was focusing completely on pleasing herself, she wouldn't notice me. I walked back and closed the door leading to the room, then crept back to the door to the shower. I slowly brought my hand to the door and opened it as silently as I could. I now saw Sora clearly. She was sitting down in the bathtub, the shower running next to her. Her eyes were closed and she had a couple fingers from her right hand in her mouth, while her left hand was working its magic between her legs. I slowly crept up to her and closed the shower, then leaned over her. It took her a few seconds to realize that the only sound muffling her moans was now gone, but when she did, her eyes opened in an instant and met mine directly.

"Gyaah! Haru?" Sora visibly jumped as she saw that I was leaning over her. I noticed that she didn't try to cover herself at all.

"You were taking your time here in the shower, so I thought I'd just tell you that Hideki-kun is back." I said to her innocently and smiled.

Sora turned her head away from away from me and muttered "Baka..." under her breath. I let out a little laugh and she turned back to me, pouting.

"First you say we can't do it here because Minaduki is coming back and then you interrupt me, baka Haru..." She said to me and looked angry, though I got the feeling that she might've been faking it.

"I told you I'd make it up to you, didn't I? Well, I'll be going back to Hideki-kun now. Make sure you're finished here soon." I said to her and winked.

Before she could respond to me, I pulled her face closer to mine and captured her lips in a passionate kiss. We stayed connected for a few seconds before I broke the kiss. I could tell Sora wanted more, and honestly so did I, but I knew we couldn't do anything more, especially now that Hideki was home. I walked out of the shower and turned back to close the glass door.

"Haruka-kun?" I froze in my tracks immediately as I heard Hideki's voice from behind me.

"Y-yes?" I said and turned around, but only saw a partially open door and the clothes I had laid out for Sora on the bench next to the washing machine.

"Ah, there you are. Is she finished yet? I don't hear the shower any more." Hideki asked as he opened the door fully and entered the small room.

"Uhhh, I think so. She should be joining us soon. I was just here to inform her that you had come back." I said and rubbed the back of my neck.

"Hmmm?" Hideki raised an eyebrow at me and had a thoughtful look on his face. "Well, that's good to hear. The tea should be ready, do you want to wait for her?" He continued after a few moments.

"I don't think Sora would want us to wait for her." I responded and walked towards him.

"All right. I brought out some snacks for us to eat as well." Hideki said and smiled at me, before turning to leave.

I released the breath I didn't realize I was holding. I don't think he knows, what a relief. I need to be more careful when he's around from now on. I thought to myself as I walked back to the dining area.

True to his words, Hideki had brought out some biscuits and what seemed to be some sort of chocolate onto the table. He had laid out three cups for all of us, two of them next to each other and the third one across the table. I walked over and sat down on while Hideki was getting the tea ready.

"You said to me on the first day here that you planned on returning to Japan at some point. How long do you two plan on staying here?" Hideki suddenly asked without even looking away from the kettle.

"Oh, yeah. Umm… about that..." I tried to think of a way to tell him we wanted some alone time, just the two of us.

"Is there something on your mind, Haruka-kun?" Hideki asked, now turning to look at me.

"Well, how should I say this… We… don't want to take advantage of your hospitality too much, and were thinking that we should see about moving to a hotel, or something."

Hideki just looked at me with a baffled expression on his face. The silence between us was broken by the tea kettle informing us that our tea was ready.

"Taking advantage of my hospitality? That's quite a negative way of thinking about it, isn't it?" Hideki finally responded and proceeded to take the kettle and pour himself a bit of tea. "I would never think of you two staying here as 'taking advantage'. Your parents were great friends of mine, and I miss them dearly. The least I can do for them is take care of you two, something which your actual family didn't want to do, or so I hear." He finished his sentence by taking a little sip of his tea, as if to confirm that the taste was fine.

"Right, yeah, sorry I said it that way. It's just… after everything that happened that caused us to take this trip… Sora and I… we just… want to be alone together for a while, you know?" I decided that trying to avoid the truth would be the worst thing to do, but I didn't want Hideki to know the full truth either.

"Oh? Is that so?" Hideki said and a wry smile appeared on his face.

"Well, yes. We've… been through a lot, and decided that taking this trip together was something that we… both wanted. Of course, I don't mean that I don't appreciate your hospitality. You were the only person I felt we could turn to, and you've been very helpful to-"

"I get it, Haruka-kun." Hideki cut me off again and poured tea into my cup. "You want to spend some time with your dear sister, the only family you have left that you can rely on. I… admire that. The bond you two have is something I wish I could've had when I was young. Alas, I never had any siblings, so I can only do my best to help you two out." He continued and smiled at me. If only he knew what kind of bond the two of us shared.

"Thank you for understanding, Hideki-kun." I replied and sipped my tea. It was a bit hot, but very tasty. "So, do you like, know any good hotels nearby?"

"Oh, I've got something better for you than a hotel. If you're willing to take my offer, that is."

"I'm listening."

"Well, you see, this place is obviously where I live, and I like it here. But a year ago I actually purchased another property not too far away from here. Well, not too far away by Finland's standards. It's about a two-hour drive. I guess you could say that the 'Finnish spirit' invaded me around that time, and I felt the need to get a summer cottage, where I could go and lay low for a while, to enjoy the simpler things in life."

"Wait, Hideki-kun, you're not saying that we..." I interjected into his little speech.

"I am saying it. If you two want some alone time together, you are free to stay over at my summer cottage. It's a bit out of the way, kinda like this place, but there's a small town nearby where you can buy some things, should the need arise. Of course, I'd be coming over every now and then to check up on you two, if you don't mind that."

"That is… very generous of you, Hideki-kun. I'd be delighted to accept your offer, but I'll need to talk with Sora about it first..." I replied and bowed my head a little.

"Talk about what with me first?" I heard the familiar voice of my sister.

I turned around to see that Sora had finally come out of the shower. She was wearing the clothes I had set out for her. Her hair was cascading down freely, and I could see it was still slightly wet. She was dragging along her plushie, as usual.

"Ah, Sora-chan. We were just discussing your plans on getting some time alone without me bothering you two!" Hideki said with a big smile on his face. Sora looked at me and raised an eyebrow, then sat down next to me.

"Well, that's one way of putting it, I guess. Hideki-kun was willing to let us use his summer cottage, since I told him we were wanting to spend some time together on this vacation of ours." I told her as Hideki poured tea into Sora's cup.

Sora just looked at me again with a questioning look on her face. Then picked up the cup and took a sip from it, all while keeping eye contact with me.

"You know what you two are making it sound like, right?" Sora said after an uncomfortable amount of silence between us.

I went a little pale and almost choked on the tea I was drinking, while Hideki just let out a hearty laugh.

"Oh, Sora-chan. I assure you, I didn't mean it like that. It's not like I'm talking to a young couple in love." Hideki gave us both a look I couldn't quite discern the meaning of before continuing. "Haruka-kun here told me that this trip was meant for the both of you to enjoy together, as a family, and I'm all for supporting the two of you. As I already said to Haruka-kun, the least I can do for your late parents is doing my best to take care of you two. I owe them a lot, you know."

Sora reached out for a biscuit and took a small bite out of it, crumbs getting all over the table. She looked as if she was deep in thought. Her second bite of the biscuit was larger, and after two more bites the whole thing had disappeared into her mouth.

"What do you say, Sora? We wouldn't have to try to find a hotel." I asked my sister

"Minaduki." Sora said after swallowing her treat.

"Just call me Hideki. We're not in Japan right now, you know." Hideki replied with a smile.

"Right. Does it have electricity?"

"The summer cottage? Oh, yes it does. But other than that, it's a bit out of the way. There's a town nearby if you felt like you needed to get something, and I've got a bike there you can use to your heart's content. All I ask of you in return is to not wreck the place, but I'll be visiting every now and then anyway."

Sora thought for a few moments before turning back to me.

"Sounds good. When can we leave?" She said, more to me than Hideki.

"I have some things I still need to do today, but I can give you a ride there tomorrow. Hopefully your jet-lag will be gone by then." Hideki said and took a piece of chocolate into his mouth.

"Great! We'll spend today here then and get ready tomorrow." I replied and also took some chocolate. It was dark chocolate with a slight coffee flavour to it.

I looked over to Sora and smiled at her as I munched on the chocolate. She returned the smile and took my left hand with her right under the table, intertwining our fingers.

"Heh, maybe I am looking at a young couple in love..." Hideki muttered to himself, barely audible.

"Sorry? I didn't quite get that." I asked him after swallowing my chocolate.

"Oh, it was nothing. I was just thinking out loud. I'll need to check some things tomorrow when I drop you off at my summer cottage." Hideki brushed my question off and then put his fist onto his palm, as if remembering something. "Oh, I'll also need to show you a route to the nearby town, should you need it."

I looked at Sora again and raised an eyebrow in question, but she just shook her head ever so slightly. Looks like she didn't hear what Hideki had said either. I didn't dwell on it though.

The rest of the day went by rather quickly. Hideki left shortly after we had finished our tea, and the two of us spent the day relaxing, getting used to the time difference in hopes of finally being free of the jet-lag tomorrow. I for one was very excited for the following day, and I felt that Sora was as well, in her own way.

Symbolically, tomorrow would mark the first day of our new life, together.

AN: And there's the first chapter done! I'll be trying my best to update this story regularly, though I'll have to put in some more work into the following chapters, especially considering the specific location for the story. I sense quite a bit of research ahead!