AN: So, in the previous chapter I said it had been eight years when I think it's been nearly nine years, but I don't feel like changing it 😊 I really hope people are enjoying this story and thank you so much for the reviews.

Chapter Two – Siblings

Kyoko had sat very still in the hotel room as Kuon sat on the edge of the bed trying to figure things through. Kyoko knew that he probably had a lot of questions on his mind that he needed to know the answers to. Kyoko felt that the only way for him to find those answers was to return to the Hizuri property and demand an explanation. That wasn't something that he was ready to do yet.

"Is this my fault?" Kuon asked his fiancée, "Maybe I should have been looking up articles about my Mom and Dad, but they always made me feel homesick. If I had then…"

"You would have heard about it somewhere," Kyoko commented as she came and sat next to the man she loved. "I mean, maybe gossiping fans aren't that reliable, but I'm sure the president would know…" she paused, maybe the president had known and he had just been lying to Kuon as well.

"I can't believe that I have a sister that my parents didn't even tell me about," he said weakly. "I mean, I would have wanted to see her. Screw Ren Tsuruga, I would have wanted to be around my new family, at least to meet her."

Kyoko looked down, "Maybe they thought that since you were doing so well as Ren Tsuruga that they didn't want to mess up your chances. Ren's always been a very popular celebrity, if you were just to ditch him though."

"That's…" Kuon stared in front of him, "I have a sister, it's not like my parents moved houses or my mother retired from acting. This is a human being that is my sibling and I had no idea existed. There isn't an excuse to this," he said as he looked at his hand. Why would his parents do this to him unless they really didn't want him to be part of their family.

Kyoko sighed and reached for Kuon's hand, "I know that this is frustrating beyond belief," she said and looked down. "I mean, I'm even angry for you, but…Kuon, we can't change the truth and the truth is that you have a little sister. I know it's hard to deal with but you have two choices and I'll support you whatever you choose," she saw him looking at her and took a deep breath in.

"First of all, you can run and we can go back to Japan. If that's what you need to do then that's what we'll do. Second, you can go back there and try to give her a better first impression." Kyoko bowed her head. "I know it's not really your fault, but that girl knows that you talked to her and then ran from her. I'm sure that it'll be explained that you're family and it'll just show that you are afraid of your family and are rejecting her. I mean, I can remember when I was her age…"

"And you were infatuated with Fuwa?" Kuon rolled his eyes and Kyoko shook her head.

"I was really sad but I was afraid to show my sadness. It was when I was six years old that I met someone who would let me cry, someone who would try to comfort me and more importantly listen to me. I ran into the woods and I came across my fairy prince. If it wasn't for you and the gifts you gave me, I might not have made it through." Kyoko placed a hand on Kuon's cheek, "I fell in love with Ren, but I love you even more despite the fact that you sometimes need an outlet for the violence. I'm just saying that you could give that little girl the same thing that Corn gave me."

Kuon closed his eyes, "I can't face my parents just yet," he said and Kyoko nodded.

"Well, tomorrow is Saturday, we can try to figure something out," Kyoko said already formulating ideas.

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….

As Kuu came home, he was curious to see his daughter sitting on the stairs in the hallway staring at a photograph. He wasn't sure why she was just looking at that instead of a computer screen or a book. It wasn't unusual for Katarina to want to sit somewhere high, but she hadn't held a photograph like that since Julie had shown her the wedding photos.

"Hello, angel" Kuu said as he came to sit beside his daughter and his eyes quickly widened as he saw the photograph that she was looking at. This was a picture of Kuon trying to fake happiness. He was wearing black and this was just before Rick's death and his personal defeat. Kuu didn't know when Kuon had lost his happiness. Kuu felt a tug at his heart as he held to the side of the picture.

Katarina looked at her father, "Daddy, is this really my brother?" she asked as Kuu paused. He felt numb inside for a moment, how did she know this? It had been Julie's idea to keep the siblings from each other despite how much he had wanted them both to know.

"How did you…" Kuu asked weakly, the color draining from his face.

"He came to see us," Katarina said as Kuu sat there even more in shock. "He brought a princess," she told him as Kuu quickly managed to translate that into Kyoko coming as well. Why hadn't they called? If they had told him they were coming, he would have tried to break the news rather than it being a complete shock.

"Is he here?" Kuu asked as he looked around, "Did he stay?"

"He was really scared so he ran away. I wish he didn't run, Daddy" the little girl said as her father took her into his arms knowing that it wasn't her fault and he wouldn't expect anything more from Kuon. It might have even looked to his son as if he had been replaced and wasn't even important enough to tell. That was why Kuu had immediately picked up the phone when Julie had told him she was pregnant.

Even if he hadn't come home, at least Kuon would have known.

Katarina interrupted her father from his thoughts as she showed him the picture again. "He looks really sad here," she said, "why does he look so sad?"

"It's because…" Kuu said before hearing Julie's excuse.

"He had some mental problems," Julie said thinking that was the best excuse as Kuu's jaw dropped and he stared at his wife. He had thought that they both loved Kuon, to try to explain it like that didn't seem like love to him. "That's why he had to go to Japan."

"You make it sound like he went insane," Kuu muttered as Julie looked away.

"He did, I mean maybe not insane but he did go berserk, remember how we tried to get him help here and he just played mind games with the therapists," Julie said as Kuu stiffened. He really didn't want those to be the first impressions that Katarina had of her brother. It was true that he had had problems with Kuon at that age, but he wouldn't have explained the violence to someone who had just learned who he was.

"Was he scary?" Katarina asked as Kuu shot Julie a glare.

"No, he was just misunderstood," Kuu bowed his head. "When he was your age, Mommy and Daddy often left him by himself because we thought he could take care of himself. We were so focused on work, but he never told us about how lonely he felt, he's a really good person now. He's a perfect big brother," he said as Katarina nodded.

"I want to meet him," she said as Kuu looked at her with a soft smile.

"I really want to see him again as well," Kuu looked down. Why had Julie said those things? It was very uncharacteristic of her.

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….

After the two had talked for a little longer, Kyoko had asked Kuon if he would want to spend some time with her and the little girl, Katarina. If the two of them just asked to spend a couple of hours with her then maybe they would get to know one another and they could start a conversation. It would at least give Kuon a chance to make a better first impression.

With the international plan on her cell phone, Kyoko put it on speaker and called the number that Kuon had given her for the Hizuri household. She kissed Kuon's cheek and took his hand as the phone rang. Hopefully this wouldn't cause him any further pain.

As the phone was picked up, Kyoko smiled for a moment as she heard Julie's voice. "Hello, you've reached the Hizuri residence, this is Julienna speaking."

Kyoko looked to Kuon but found that he was looking at the floor and didn't want to say anything yet. She knew she would do the speaking at first until Kuon was confident enough to join in. "Hello Hizuri-chan," Kyoko said in English, "This is Kyoko. We met briefly today."

"Kyoko, I am so sorry for what happened. Is Kuon okay?" she asked and Kyoko looked over to her fiancé, he still wasn't saying anything.

"I think he'll be alright," Kyoko reached out to hold Kuon's hand. "It's a lot to take in. I was actually hoping that we could arrange for Kuon and I to spend a couple of hours looking after Katarina tomorrow. I think Kuon can't face you and Kuu, but I think it's best for the two of them to get to know each other."

Julie took a pained inhale, "Kyoko, I don't think that that would be the right thing to do. We could get together as a family."

Kyoko looked to Kuon and saw him shake his head, "Hizuri-san, I know that Kuon isn't ready to face you or Kuu and I'm sorry about that. He feels as if you lied to him and deceived him and I can't argue against that, but are you really going to keep them apart when they have both just learned about one another."

"Kyoko," Julie commented, "I don't want to put Katarina in danger."

Kyoko blinked in shock, this was completely unexpected. "Why would…she be in danger?" she asked as Kuon looked heartbroken. "Are you scared of me? I know that you don't know me th-"

"I'm scared that Kuon would be a bad influence on her," Julie admitted. "I know it's wrong but I don't know if Kuon is capab-"

Both women were caught off guard by a dark laughing that came from the other person on the call. Kyoko looked to her fiancé and grabbed his hand in an attempt to steady him, but she knew he was breaking inside. "Sorry," Kyoko quickly apologized, "I'll call you back. You've been on speaker phone by the way," she admitted before hanging up and looked over to the blond. "Kuon?" she asked.

"It's useless, all my time as Ren Tsuruga and my parents don't even trust that," he looked down and his body shook which really worried Kyoko. She didn't know how to fix this or make this better for him. She didn't know how Julie could have that impression of him. Sure, she had seen him as Cain Heel and BJ herself and so she knew how violent he could actually get, but she also knew how sweet and kind and understanding he was the majority of the time.

"Let's just enjoy LA," she said as she wrapped her arms around him. She pulled back to see the numb and depressed expression on his face. They were not going to get away with treating their own son this way. She'd have to confront them directly.