Hey guys since I haven't updated in a super long time I thought I'd give you guys another chapter as a way to make up for the super long over-due lack of updates hope you guys like this chapter.

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Chapter 11: Humble Beginnings

Once upon a time there lived four very wealthy families. The Prestigious Kaioh, Tenoh, Kino, and Tsukino. Families of esteemed prestige said to have each descended from Royalty. Each child born of those families was destined for greatness.

The Kaioh known for their trademark line of Luxury Boats and Sea Food imports worldwide. With only one sole heir, Ryuunosuke Kaioh had many duties to uphold. Born a daughter, she was brought up to be the ideal man by her father. Having lost her mother at the tender age of 3. Ryuunosuke did not know what it was like to have a maternal figure and only learned what it was like to have a paternal one. Longing to become like a girl, she pleaded to her father to allow her the privilege to do so but to no such avail. Her father, upon not having been able to produce a male heir and upon the death of his beloved wife, vowed to never marry again and raise Ryuunosuke up as the ideal male hair to the vast Kaioh fortune. The passion to be a girl was soon stomped on by her father's strictness to become entirely like a male. Buried deep within it was eventually forgotten by Ryuunosuke, until a destined encounter with a young lady by the name of Nagisa Shiowatari Kanahara. Nagisa a young man brought up to become the perfect wife to the sole heir of the Kaioh Family, long did he dream of meeting the strong and noble Ryuunosuke his father had long since told him about. Till at last the day finally arrived for them to meet,on their 15th birthday. Their fathers long-time friends had promised their child to the other's since before both were born. Upon meeting Nagisa, Ryuunosuke immediately refused. Yet that did not stop Nagisa. Mornings turned to Nights, Days turned to weeks, weeks turned to Months and yet for all of the efforts Nagisa went through, Ryuunosuke would not relent on her decision. Months soon turned to 3 years and it was finally time for Ryuunosuke and Nagisa to graduate from High School.

"Ryuu! Wait up!," A young lady with bluish hair exclaimed as she ran after a young man walking in the direction of a luxurious black car.

"Hmm, what is it now Nagisa?" the young man asked, turning around a bored expression on his handsome face.

"I was wondering, if you would like to go to the White Day festival with me?" the young woman asked expectantly.

Contemplating it for a while, the 'young man' finally gave in; the young girl's whimpering helping him make his decision.

"Fine, I'll go," the young man replied, a bored expression on his face.

"Wonderful!" the young lady excitedly exclaimed making her way over towards an equally luxurious white car.

"Alright Kaioh! Way to go! Asking out one of the hottest girls in school," a young man with dark green hair exclaimed patting Ryuu on the back, in encouragement.

"Kai, I'd wish you'd stop that," Ryuu replied shoving the young man away. "And no I did not ask her out, I'm simply escorting her this evening," Ryuu explained.

"Haha, riiiiiight," the young man exclaimed rolling his eyes. "Sure you are, you'll be 'escorting' her all the way to bed tonight," Kai joked, taking an item out of his coat pocket and shoving it into Ryuu's hand.

"Now I'm your best friend, and I want you to be safe, so make sure to use them," the young man explained with a wink.

"Kai," Ryuu began a blush appearing on his face.

"Yeah," the young man happily replied.

"Exactly what am I supposed to do with a condom!" Ryuu exasperatedly asked.

"Well you know, it's so a baby won't be the result when you and Nagisa "get it on." The young man replied making a some-what-of a humping motion with his hips.

"Kai, you're such a pervert, and besides I'm a girl remember, what am I supposed to do with a condom," Ryuu angrily whispered into her best friend's ear, her red blush deepening.

"Silly, it's not for you, it's for Nagisa of course," Kai replied with a wink.

"Kai, I'm going to kill you!," Ryuu exclaimed chasing after her chuckling best friend.

It would be on that day that Ryuunosuke would become aware of her love for Nagisa. They would go on to get married, in compliance with their arranged marriage, a few years afterwards and have their first child a few years after that.

"She's beautiful Ryuu," Kai quietly said holding an aqua-marine bundle in his arms.

"She is isn't she," Nagisa replied taking his wife's hand.

"So does this mean you're going to be dressing up like a young lady from now on," Kai teased.

"Don't bet your life on it, I'm the new head of Kaioh Corporation after all, I've an image to maintain," Ryuu replied proudly from her hospital bed.

"Setsuna, come here, don't you want to see the baby," Kai asked his young daughter sitting on her mother's lap.

"Can I really, papa? "the young 4 year old girl excitedly asked.

"Of course you can," Nagisa replied a warm smile on his face.

"Have you decided what you're going to name her?" Kai's wife, Serenity asked as watched her husband hand the small bundle to their daughter.

"Michiru," Ryuu proudly replied.

"It took us a while to decide on the perfect name for our little girl, in the end we decided to name her after Ryuu-chan's late mother," Nagisa exclaimed.

"Well now little Michiru, maybe you'll be able to cure your crazy grandfather's obsession with male heirs," Kai joked as he cooed at the small baby.

"Kaishouku, what have I told you about speaking ill of Ryuu-kun's father," Serenity warned.

Sighing in defeat the young man replied, "keep it to myself,"

"whipped," Ryuu snickered.

"Oi!,"

They would go on to have two more children, a girl they would name Ami who would inherit her mother's(Nagisa) blue hair and her father's(Ryuunosuke) blue eyes, and a boy they would name Yaten who would inherit his great-great grandfather's white hair and his mother's green eyes.

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The Tenoh family, known for their car lines and designs as well as their sporting good equipment. A family of esteemed prestige. A family known for being proud and mighty, the very definition of its heir, Shuutaro Tenoh. The oldest son of 4 children, Shuutaro was brought up to become a strong and reliable head of Tenoh Industries. Having 3 younger sister's to look after, Shuutaro grew up very protective of all 3, often getting in trouble for various problems they would get into. Excelling in sports and academics Shuutaro was adored by all that heard of him. He would meet a young man by the name of Nagisa Shiowatari Kanahara, believing him to be a beautiful young woman. He would become infatuated with him. Much to his sister's delight, each knowing of Nagisa's betrothal to the Kaioh heir.

"Shuu up here!" an excited 8 year old shouted from atop a tree, her booming voice could be heard all the way from in front of their large estate.

"How'd you get all the way up there?" a little boy about the age of 9 questioned looking up at his younger sister.

"By climbing up silly, Keiko and Megumi are up here too," the little 8 year old responded. Two little heads popping out of the tree as she said so.

"Fujiko, you're going to get in trouble, you know mother and father don't want Megumi doing any hard movements," the young boy shouted angrily.

"Don't worry onii-chan!" young Keiko shouted throwing her brother an apple. Waiting a moment to debate whether to climb up and join his sisters. The young boy finally gave in and joined his younger sisters.

Eight years later the young boy would meet the future Mrs. Kaioh and fall in love at first sight.

"I'm going to marry Nagisa-chan someday, mark my words," a seventeen year old Shuu exclaimed happily as he walked about his bedroom chambers.

"Of the Wataru family?" A sixteen year old Fujiko asked.

"No of the Kanahara family," Shuutaro corrected.

"Isn't she engaged to Ryuunosuke Kaioh," Fujiko stated.

"So, what's that got to do with anything, true love conquers all in the end, I've seen the way he treats her, he has a beautiful fiancé and all he does is reject her whenever she wants to do anything with him," Shuu ranted.

"My, you've been very observant, of them haven't you," Fujiko commented in a bored tone.

"Sounds kind of, what's the word for it," the voice of Keiko Tenoh could be heard as she entered her older brother's room.

"Stalker-ish," finished the voice of her twin sister Megumi.

"Took the words right out of my mouth," Fujiko said as she sat on her brother's couch.

"You three just don't understand, this is Love! Nagisa-chan is my destiny!" exclaimed the young Tenoh heir.

"Whatever helps you sleep at night," Fujiko commented getting up from her seated position and pushing her younger sisters out the door.

"I will just say this, don't obsess over this girl, she's already got a fiancé and from the looks of it she seems very in love with him, try to focus on other things like your own fiancé instead of somebody else's," Fujiko sternly advised closing her older brother's door behind her.

"Don't you worry about me dear sister, I'll find my happiness with Nagisa you just wait and see, Ryuunosuke Kaioh be afraid, I'll take your fiancé away from you mark my words!," Shuutaro Tenoh exclaimed as he picked up a book and began to read.

The youth's love for young Nagisa would be for not, for his father was adamant on the fiancé his wife and him had chosen for their son. A young lady by the name of Elisa Tamao Velarose, the chosen of Shuutaro's parents for their son. A young lady of prestige and wealth. Her parents were very prominently wealthy throughout the European countries. An obedient young lady, never saying anything her parent's demands. Upon first meeting with Shuutaro, she felt that this young man did not love her. Yet she made the best of it and married the young man upon their 24th birthday, hoping that he they would in time fall in love and raise a happy family together. The young man in question, had ulterior motives. Never once forgetting the young lady that he felt he was robbed of. In turn forgetting to see the wonderful wife that he had and the bright and happy children that she had provided him with. He vowed to make Ryuunosuke Kaioh pay for stealing Nagisa away from him.

So focused on his family's company once he became the new head and his plots of revenge against the Kaioh Family head. He neglected his young son Mamoru, only bothering to pay attention to him when he did not perform a task perfectly. Upon the birth of his first daughter, he realized the key to his revenge was finally in his hands.

"What should we name her?" Elisa asked her husband as he watched him hold their new born daughter.

"Yes what will you name her Shuu," the voice of a young man could be heard as he walked into the hospital room with his wife and young son.

"Taishiro my good friend I didn't think you'd be able to make it," Shuu replied gently handing his infant daughter back into the arms of her mother.

"It was cutting it kinda close but our plane arrived an hour earlier than expected," Taishiro stated pulling a nearby seat close, so his wife could sit down.

"Thank you for taking the time out of both of your busy schedules do come to our child's birth," Elisa replied cradling her small daughter close to her bosom.

"We wouldn't have missed it for the world, our little Taiki here has been jumpy with excitement since he heard his best friend Mamoru would be getting a younger sibling," Taishiro replied.

"Kind of makes us both feel like having another child of our own," Rin Kino announced as she ran her hands through her young son's head.

"Really mommy! I can have a younger sister?" a young 4 year old Taiki excitedly asked.

"Or brother, who knows what you may get," Shuutaro said picking up his young 4 year old son and placing him on his mother's hospital bed so that he could get a good look at his baby sister.

"She's so small," Mamoru said as he looked at his younger.

"You know you were the same size when you were born Mamo-chan," Elisa said as she watched her young son gently poke his baby sister's cheek.

"No way! I was never that small, I'm a big boy!" Mamoru exclaimed in defense.

"Your mommy's right you know, everybody is that small when they are born," Rin explained.

"Really?" Mamoru replied not really believing his best friend's mother.

"You know what mommy, she's got daddy's hair," Mamoru stated.

"Yes she does, but she's has my eyes," Elisa replied.

"Yeah she does, just like I have your hair but daddy's eyes!" Mamoru happily exclaimed as he watched his baby sister bite on his finger.

"So what's it going to be Shuu, what name did your wife and yourself decide on for the little one?" Taishiro asked.

"Haruka, after my younger sister's middle name" Shuutaro finally replied. Gently taking his young baby daughter into his arms once more.

"This is a nice tribute to your younger sister, I'm sure she'd be happy that you named your first daughter after her," Taishiro commented.

"How is little Shizuma by the way, if you don't mind me asking?" Taishiro asked.

"Shizuma is doing fine, she's as beautiful as her mother but she unfortunately inherited her father's hair and eyes," Shuutaro bitterly replied.

"Still haven't forgiven her father yet, have you," Taishiro asked with a sigh already knowing the answer to his question.

"No, and I never will forgive that man for taking my sister away from me," Shuutaro angrily replied, causing his small daughter to cry at his outburst.

"Here let me hold her," Taishiro said as he was handed little Haruka in an attempt from her father to calm down her cries.

"You know it wasn't his fault, how was he to know that Megumi-chan wouldn't be able to survive after giving birth to their first and only child," Taishiro explained.

"He should have been more attentive to her then!," Shuutaro angrily replied as he walked to the door that lead out of his wife's hospital room.

"Excuse me for a few minutes, this is supposed to be a joyous occasion, I'll be back after I've cooled off," Shuutaro explained as he walked out the door.

"That Shuu, don't worry Elisa-chan, he's just being an over protective big brother, just like he's always been with his younger sisters, hopefully he'll forgive Shinichi in the future," Taishiro explained as he handed Haruka back to her mother's waiting arms.

"Is the rest of your family going to be coming to visit little Haruka?" Rin asked in an attempt to lighten the mood.

"Yes, my parent's as well as Shuu's parent's and both his sisters are on their way as we speak," Elisa replied as she watched her young son make funny faces at her baby daughter, in an attempt to make her laugh.

"What about Shinichi? Has he been informed of his niece's birth?" Taishiro asked picking up his young son so that he could get a good look at Haruka.

"Yes he has, Keiko said that she would inform him when it was time for Haruka to come into this world," Elisa replied.

"And Shuutaro doesn't know about this correct?" Taishiro asked once more.

"Correct," Elisa replied with a sigh.

"Don't worry I'm sure Shuutaro will forgive him someday," Taishiro said as he put his squirming son down.

Their Union would bring forth two more children. Seiya a boy with his mother's black hair and green eyes and Minako a girl with her father's blond hair and blue eyes.

His younger sisters would each go on to marry a man of their own choosing. Fujiko Tenoh would go on to meet a charming young man by the name of Kenji Suzushiro, who's family was well known for their advances in computers. He would later become a devoted husband and father for their daughter, whom she would name after her late younger sister as well.

Keiko Tenoh would meet a young man by the name of Takashima Fujino, a man who's family was well known world-wide for his family's tea export franchise. He would become a loving husband and good father for their only child Shizuru.

Megumi Tenoh, a pretty young lady who unfortunately was born with a sickly body would fall in love with a young man by the name of Shinichi Hanazono. His family was well known for their business dealings with architectural construction. Megumi would unfortunately not survive the birth of her daughter. Leaving her young daughter Shizuma without a mother and her loving husband without a wife. Her older brother would not forgive her husband for her death, and her young daughter would grow up without the love of her mother.

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The Tsukino Family, a family known around the world for their Airlines and fashion line. With only one sole heir, Kaishouku Tsukino grew up a happy child. Adored by both his parents he grew up to be a very bright and cheerful young man. Making girls swoon over him, he grew up accustomed to receiving attention wherever he went. Upon his transfer to a high school in Japan on his 15th birthday he meet a "boy" that rivaled his looks and the attention he would get from those who came into contact with him. Deciding to have him as a friend rather than an enemy Kaishouku quickly befriended the young man by the name of Ryuunosuke Kaioh.

"Hi," a young 15 year old Kaishouku exclaimed as he stood in front of a young 15 year old Ryuunosuke Kaioh.

"Hello," an irritated Ryuunosuke replied.

"My name's Kaishouku and I just transferred here, I would like to be your friend," Kaishouku replied with a grin.

"Friend? With me? Why?" asked the young boy.

"Because, together we'd be an unstoppable team to get the attention and adoration people worldwide" Kaishouku explained excitedly.

"No way, your annoying and I can't stand annoying people," Ryuunosuke replied as the voice of a young lady shouting his name was heard throughout the hall he and Kaishouku were standing in.

"RYUU-CHAN! LET'S HAVE LUNCH TOGETHER," the voice of Nagisa Shiowatari Kanahara could be heard from the far end of the hall.

"Shit, not her again!" Ryuunosuke said as he was quickly dragged around the corner, into a near by classroom and into a conveniently placed broom closet by Kaishouku.

"What are you- " Ryuunosuke began

"Shhhh, we don't want her to hear us," Kaishouku quietly said as they waited until the coast was clear, to get out of the broom closet.

"Okay," Ryuunosuke said.

"Hmm?" Kaishouku said with a confused look on his face.

"I'll give being friends with you a shot, for now, but no funny business!" Ryuunosuke explained as he and Kaishouku walked to the cafeteria to get some lunch.

"Alright! You won't regret this Ryuu our friendship will be the best one ever!" Kaishouku happily exclaimed as he slung an arm around Ryuunosuke and dragged him the rest of the way to the lunch area.

The young man would go on to wed the daughter of a family in poverty. Meeting her in coincidence during one of his outings to the city. The girl being harassed by a man with ill intentions towards her, Kaishouku quickly lept into action upon seeing this. Giving the man a quick kick in the crotch and jabs to the stomach, he ushered the young lady to come with him. Their meeting that day, would be one of great fortune and happiness for both of their family's.

"Run that by me again, you met her in the city while she was being harassed by a depraved man?" a 19 year old Ryuunosuke asked from his seated position on a chair in an ice-cream parlor both he and Kaishouku frequently visited.

"Yup, that sums it up nicely," Kaishouku replied licking his ice-cream cone.

"And now you're thinking about marrying this girl?" Ryuunosuke uncertaintly asked.

"Exactly," Kaishouku happily replied.

"And just how much about this girl do you know, to want to marry her?" Ryuunosuke asked his friend.

"I've known her for 7 months, and during that time I've learned that she's a sweet, charming girl with much more to her than just a beautiful face," Kaishouku explained.

"You're sure this girl's the one?" Ryuunosuke asked again.

"As sure as you are about your love for Nagisa," Kaishouku replied.

"Then I wish you luck," Ryuunosuke said as he patted his friend on the back as they both got up to leave the parlor.

"Thanks, I plan to do it during Nagisa's birthday-ball your father is throwing for her," Kaishouku said as they walked towards Ryuunosuke's black car.

"Well then I'm glad we'll have another happy event to celebrate, but you are planning on getting married in a few years instead of right away right?" Ryuunosuke asked.

"Haha, but of course, we've both still got college to finish after all," Kaishouku replied as they got in Ryuunosuke's car, buckled up and drove away.

Kaishouku's marriage a few years later would be a joyous occasion. Both for his parents, happy to see their only child happily married to the person of his dreams. As well as for Serenity's parents happy that their daughter would be well provided for and happy with a strong and able man. Their union would bring forth two daughters, their oldest Setsuna inheriting her father's dark green hair as well as his eyes, and Usagi their youngest a mini of her mother inheriting her blond hair and blue eyes.

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The Kino Family, a family well known throughout the world for their delicious food as well as their restaurants worldwide. With two sons, they did not need to worry about a male successor to their family's restaurant chain empire. Focusing more on their oldest son, who would someday take over the family business, they neglected their younger son Taishiro. A boy starved of both his parent's love he promised himself to give his own children the love he never received from his. On the eve of his brother's 17th birthday, tragedy would befall the Kino family. Their oldest son Taiki would meet a tragic car accident on his way to school. He did not survive, overcome with grief over the son they lost, both parent's then turned their attention to their younger son Taishiro only 12 at the time. The young boy would grow up with both his parent's "love" from that point on. They would spend excessive amounts of time with him, and give him all the attention they had reserved only for their oldest son. Taishiro blessed with the gift of cooking would learn to cook the most delicious dishes his father and mother had tasted other than their oldest son Taiki's. Taishiro's skills as a chef would come second only to his dead older brother's. As hard as he tried he could never get his dishes to taste like that of his older brother's.

On his 21st birthday he would meet a young lady by the name of Rin Hino. A Shinto priestess, he would meet her during one of his usual walks throughout the city, deciding on taking a different route than usual he would stumble upon a Shinto Temple and see the beautiful young lady sweeping at the Temple's entrance.

He would go on to muster the courage up to talk to the young lady and ask her out 2 months later. A few years later he would muster up his courage once again to propose to her. Much to his parent's dismay. They had hoped that their son would have married a young woman of equal wealth, preferably one of his best friend's, Shuutaro Tenoh's, younger sisters.

"I forbid it! I will not have you marry some commoner!" Tenzou Kino angrily shouted at his son as his wife paced around the room worriedly.

"Then disown me I don't care! I love Rin and I am going to marry her!" Taishiro shouted back as he took one step forward towards his father.

"She has no wealth, her father has no job, she doesn't have the same pedigree as you do, why would you even think of mixing our blood with hers, our blood that has descended from royalty! It's bad enough that one of the four family's son's has decided to marry a common street rat, now you too!" Tenzou angrily finished as his son punched him square in the jaw in his anger.

"How dare you! Don't you ever insult Rin again do you hear me! She has done nothing to you, she has only ever been kind and courteous to you both and yet you insult her! I congratulate Kaishouku Tsukino on his upcoming marriage to Miss Serenity, and I wish I would have been blessed with parents like his. Parents who are happy for their son's choice in a wife, instead of parents like you both who do nothing but spit on an occasion meant to be joyful," Taishiro angrily exclaimed.

"Dear, we're only looking out for your best interests, Miss Fujiko Tenoh is single I hear, an excellent young lady to court," Misami Kino said in an attempt to change her son's mind.

"I have no interest in marring a daughter of the Tenoh family, I will marry Rin and that is my final word," Taishiro replied as he made his way for the door to exit his father's study.

"If you marry that girl, I nor your mother will be present at your wedding do you hear me boy! You have brought disgrace upon our family!" Tenzou shouted at the retreating form of his son.

"Then so be it!" Taishiro replied just as angrily as he slammed the door behind him.

The couple would go on to marry much to Taishiro's parent's dismay. True to his father's word they were not present at their son's wedding. Considering it a blessing that his parents were not present at his wedding, for he did not want them both disrupting a day meant to be one of the best in his life, he and his bride celebrated their wedding day with friends and family members from both sides that were happy for the young couple.

The couple would go on to have three children. Their first born, a son they would name after Taishiro's late brother Taiki, who had been one of the only people to show him love when he was younger. The young lad would look like his late uncle. Much to his parent's delight. His grandmother would eventually come around and acknowledge her son's marriage to Rin and be happy for her son, and delight in her grandchildren. His father Tenzou would not yield and would continue to think that his son had brought disgrace to the Kino family. He would be forced to give up his position as head of the Kino family on his son's 26th birthday upon having a heart attack and the declining of his health.

The young happy couple would go on to have two more children. Makoto a girl who would inherit her father's brown hair and her mother's green eyes, and Rei a girl who would inherit her mother's beautiful black hair and her father's purple eyes.

Each child born would have great responsibility thrusted upon their shoulders. Each not knowing what the future would hold for each one of them. Each facing problems of their own. Some for the better and some for the worse.

Each one of them with intertwined destinies.

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Hey guys what's up I know it's been a while but what with holidays and the such I finally got some time to finish up this chapter. I don't know if maybe some of you may have thought that I had finished this story last chapter. I suppose that was my fault for not saying that last chapter was not the last one. My bad, but anywho let me assure you my faithful readers that it was not nor will the following ones be the last. I still have big plans for this story and I will finish it, I can assure you guys of that. I'm not sure when the first lemon in this story will take place but it will take place I can assure you guys of that, sometime soon maybe I'm still trying to figure out how to place everything in the correct order. What with all the ideas that I have for this story. I'm really excited to be writing it again. And I encourage you guys who are reading my story to go check out Ramanda87's story of The Reunion. I can assure you guys that if you like mine you'll most definitely love her's. Till next time, this has been Gambet signing out!

-Gambet