Sorry it's been so long. I have news. I have a facebook page for storyreader900. The link: | /#!/storyreader900 | . I am in college now...and a junior in high school. I'm taking seven HS classes, none of which are a study hall, and three college classes. Sorry if the next chapter will be far from now. I'll be done by Christmas time and may post almost all the rest of the chapters then. If not...I'll keep trying.

Ch8: What Now

"So, how is everyone?" Kessi asked Kassi as she walked into their apartment during Christmas break.
"Good. I think that some people miss you." Kassi smiled.
"Like who?" Kessi closed the door then hugged her sister.
"Um, Tamaki, Kyoya, Huni, Haruhi, Kaoru, and I'm pretty sure Hikaru does too." Kassi pulled out of the hug and the two of them went into the living room. "You're a missed girl."
Kessi shrugged. "I doubt Hikaru misses me."
"Why do you say that?" Kassi asked, perplexed.

~Kassi POV~

"So, did she go to bed?" I asked Hikaru.
Hikaru nodded.
"That's good." I sighed in relief.
"I finally got to talk to her." Hikaru smiled.
This sparked my intrest. "And how did it go?"
He grimced slightly. "Not well at first." A sigh. "I tried to talk to her on the way to your appartment. She escaped from the limo-"
"What!?" I got slightly alarmed.

"I got her back into the limo." He said quickly. "Then when we did make it to the appartment, we talked."
"And?"
"It went well."
I smiled. "That's great!"
The bell rang, finally signaling the end of lunch.
"You cut it close." I told him.
Hikaru just nodded.

"Hikaru! Kassi!" Kaoru called from ahead of us.
I smiled and hurried over to him. "Hey. How was that retest?"
Kaoru put his arm around my shoulders. "Just as bad as the first. But I think I did better."
"Did you study?" Hikaru asked from Kaorus other side.
"Yeah." Kaoru nodded.
"That's why you most likely did better."

"Yeah yeah." Kaoru said, sounding bored.
I smiled. "Don't sound so enthused Kaoru. You might hurt yourself."
Kaoru smiled and kissed my cheek. "Alright."
I laughed.
"So, Hikaru. How is Kessi?" He looked at his brother.
"She's fine-" Hikaru answered and I cut him off from finishing his sentance.
"For only so long. Just watch, she'll come to school tomorrow. Sick or not." I said, irritated.

"Why would she do that?" The boys chorused.

"She's an idiot." I shrugged then sighed. "She pushes herslf. The problem is, the disease our mom had and died from, Kessi inherited. Kessi knows this but pushes herself. She makes herself more susceptible to it by pushing herself." I shook my head. "She's such an idiot and expects me not to worry about her."

With this new knowlage, both boys settled into a silence.
"And she could die from it?" Hikaru asked.
I nodded. "Don't let Kes know that I told you two. She'll kill me."
"Right." They said as me walked into the classroom.

~Kessi POV~

Oh! Well in fact/ Well I'll look at it this way/I mean technically our marriage is saved/ Well this calls for a toast, so pour the champagne/ Pour the champagne/ I chime in with a/ "Haven't you people ever heard of closing a goddamn door?!"/ No, it's much better to face these kinds of things/ With a sense of poise and rationality

My phone rang and I answered it to get it to shut up.
"Hello?" I asked groggily.
"Kessi?" Cedrics voice came from the reciever.
"Yeah?"
"Are you okay?" He sounded worried.
"Yeah. Just at home, sick with what I think is the flu. I threw up in school."
"What? You better gets lots of rest, lots of fluid, and don't push yourself. Especially the last one." Cedric said quickly.
"Yes mom." I yawned. "Can I go bak to sleep?"
"Yeah. I love you."
"I..." The words got stuck in my throat and I thought of Hikaru and our earlier conversation. "I love you too." I managed to choke it out.

Cedric hung up.
I just let my arm flop against my bed, causing me to drop my phone on impact with the bed.
What am I supposed to do about Cedric? I don't really want to hurt him. I don't think he deserves that.
I sighed and cover my face with my hands.
This won't be easy. I sighed.

"I can't just lay here." I got up and changed into something warm, ignoring the pounding in my head, the world spinning, and the queasiness of my stomach.
I left the house, locking the door behind me, leaving my phone and key behind.
Kassi will probably worry. Even though she doesn't need to. Well, in my opinion, she doesn't need to worry.
I walked away, not caring where I was going. It was cold outside for a fall day. I'll be fine.
I hope.

~Kassi POV~

"So, why did you two follow me home?" I asked, unlocking the door.
"I want to be with my girlfriend. Is that a crime?" Kaoru asked, mocking innocence. I rolled my eyes.
"I want to see how Kessi's doing." Hikaru shrugged.
I could see it in his eyes, he was worried about Kessi.
"Alright," I said, opening the door. "But be good. Or I'll kick both of your asses."
"Alright." They said.

We all walked inside. The twins went into the livingroom, I went to Kessi's room and knocked on the door.
"Kessi. I'm home." I announced then opened the door.
The sight that greeted me made me freak out. Kessis room was empty and her phone, which she always, always carried, was on the floor.
"Guys!" I called, my voice sounded strained.
Hikaru and Kaoru appeared in the hall and looked at me, slightly alarmed.
"What is it?" Kaoru asked.
"Kessis gone." I said, my voice sounded small.
"What!?" Hikarus voice was like a whip and he looked into Kessis room.

I moved towards Kessis phone and picked it up. Quickly I went to her calls list.
"Cedric called her. Two hours before school got out." I tossed her phone onto her bed. "He just had to be sick too, didn't he?" I was not happy.
"What are we gonna do?" Kaoru asked.
"I don't know." I sighed.
"We should go out and find her!" Hikaru exclaimed.
"Hikaru, she went to think. We won't find her anytime soon." I looked out the window.

The phone in the hallway rang. I went into the hall and picked up the phone.
"Hello?"
"Hey sis." Came Kessi's cheery voice.
"Kessi! Where are you!?" I felt both boys around me, Hikaru was trying to listen in and Kaoru was looking at the number.
"Out." Was her simple answer.
"Are you with Cedric?"
"No." Kessi and Kaoru both answered.

I gave Kaoru a weird look.
"Then tell me where you are," I ordered.
"I have to go. Later sis!" The line went dead.
"FUCK!" I slamed the phone down.
"I know where she is." Kaoru said, frowning.
"Where!?" I grabbed ahold of his uniform, which made him try to back away from me.
That didn't work, so he went for a different tactic. He gently grabbed my wrists. "Let go, and I will tell you."
I let go, but he held onto my wrists.
"She is at our moms studio."
"What? Why would she go there? She hates your mom."

"She's not there for our mom. She's there for your father," Hikaru said.
My head snapped towards Hikaru. "What!?" My voice was like a whip.
"A few days ago I found her there. And she was in the office of Sosuke Ishii. He said he was her father."
"Kessi always said she found dad. And I didn't believe her." I sighed. "Take me there. Now."

Hikaru and Kaoru we taking me to where my dads office was, and where Kessi was most likely at. We were passing through the photography department.
"How much farther?" I asked.
"Not far." Kaoru said.
How can they not get lost?

"I'm surprised your sister isn't as photogenic as you," I heard Mrs. Hitachiin say.
"She's never been photogenic. And if you're trying to compliment me, you can shut it."
I froze. That was Kessi. I looked at the door we had just passed and moved towards it, looking through a crack in the door.
I saw Kessi posing in front of a camera, wearing actual fashion.
I opened the door and heard Hikaru tell me to stop. I ignored him and went in.
"Kessi!" I glared at my younger twin.
"Hey! Speak of the she-devil and she shall appear." Kessi smirked.

"What the fuck are you doing!?" I advanced on her, she just rolled her eyes. "You are sick! You're in no condition to be out!"
"Sorry mother. Didn't know I had to clear everything with you!" She glared at me.
"Don't you even try patronizing me! You and I both know you have limits that you keep pushing!"
"I'm fine Kassi! You don't always have to worry about me! I'm more capable than you think!"
"Why are you being so damn difficult!?"
"I wouldn't be me if I wasn't! Are you saying you want me to change!?"
"No! I just want to keep my sister as long as possible and you are fucking yourself over on that!"

"Girls, please stop-" Kaoru tried to stop our fight.
"SHUT THE FUCK UP DAMN IT!" Kessi and I screetched at him. He shrunk against the wall.

"I'm not gonna die from a little virus!" Kessi resumed our fight.
"You could! You saw what it did to mom! You have it and yet you insist on pushing yourself!"
"I said that I'm fine!" Kessi coughed, disproving her point.
"Oh yeah!? Then why are you coughing!?"
"Because this is killing my throat!"
I scoffed. "Oh please! Spare me! You're sick! You need to rest!"
Kessi coughing got worse.
"Why do you insist on telling me what to do?" She still persisted.
"Because you're my sister." She was getting worse, it was a mistake to fight with her.

"Kessi," I lowered my voice as I stepped closer to her. "You either go home with me now or I will have to take you to the hospital."
A look of fear flashed through Kessis eyes. She was afraid of hospitals.
"Fine. I'll go home," her voice was low.
I nodded. "Good."
"But, Kassi, with all due respect, you're a bitch."
I glared at her.
This fight seemed to be far from over. But, it most likely was either way.