Hey everybody, Honoka here! Ayaka FINALLY managed to come over so a new chapter for you all is here at last!...This isn't a Christmas-themed chapter, sorry; but we may write a Bonus Chapter that is, if we feel like it and I'll upload it on Christmas if we do so don't be shocked if one is uploaded then or if one isn't. Hope you all enjoy, read and review because it keeps me going until I can see Ayaka again!

"Gina?" Kotone asked as an old grey-blonde woman stood at her door with eyes similar to her adopted daughter.

"Honoka and her sister are here, aren't they?" Gina questioned, pausing for a moment. "...Kuro is in jail now; I think it's time they found out the truth." She added.

"Honoka repressed it, are you sure it's a good idea?" The red-head pointed out.

"They'll find out eventually, it's best that we tell them sooner rather than later." The blue-green eyed woman explained, the blue eyed one giving a sigh.

"Yes...I suppose you're right." She agreed, leading the woman to the sisters.


"Nama?" Honoka questioned upon seeing the older woman, who nodded.

"Who is this?" Aya questioned, looking at her sister for an explanation.

"This is Pa...Kuro's mother, our grandmother. I haven't seen her since a month or two before you were born." The red-headed girl explained. "What are you doing here Nama?" She asked, very surprised to see her.

"With Kuro locked away she came to...explain something." Kotone explained. "Please sit down." She requested, not wanting the girls hurt should their legs give out with the truth that was about to be told to them. The blue eyed girl nodded, sitting on the couch and waiting for her sister to do the same.

"I'm staying standing." The brown haired girl disagreed defiantly...with the truth she'd been told at her almost wedding and most of the times in the past with being asked to sit down before hearing bad news she was much more guarded at home around those who weren't her sister and to a certain degree her step mother.

"...If you insist." Gina agreed, moving to the chair across from the couch her older granddaughter sat on and sitting herself with her first daughter-in-law standing at her side. "Tell me something first Honoka...what do you remember of your father before your sister was born?"

"Honestly...I don't remember anything. I remember you and Mama but that's about it." The older Satou sister admitted, their grandma nodding in understanding.

"Kuro's not your father, that's why you don't remember anything about your father before she was born." The blue-green eyed woman explained. "He isn't the father of your sister either."

"Then who the hell is my father?!" The blue-green eyed girl demanded.

"His name was Shiro Satou...he was Kuro's older brother, they looked very similar." The blue eyed woman said, not looking at her daughter. "Kuro was enraged that he wouldn't be inheriting the Satou company but he didn't do anything about it until shortly before dear Ayaka was born...he killed his brother as he would later do to another and took Honoka Dear away, Akemi ran with you but you were taken by him as well once she was found."

"He wasn't..." They all turned to the one sitting on the couch, trembling and looking horrified...she didn't want to believe what she'd been told but she knew her 'father' had killed someone to get what he wanted and that her mother at least wouldn't lie to her.

"He took the company by force after Shiro was killed and kept Gina away from you to keep her from telling you, myself as well which is why you suddenly weren't allowed to see me anymore...by the time you met your precious sister you had blocked any memory of your actual father." The red-headed woman clarified.

"So I'm an orphan?" Aya requested with narrow eyes.

"In a way...I suppose." Kotone admitted kindly, knowing that the girl was already emotional before finding all this out. This caused the younger Satou sister to storm off, the older ignoring her own emotions as she usually did to help her sister and stood.

"I'll go after her." The elderly woman insisted, her oldest granddaughter staring at her for a moment before nodding and sitting down again. The grey-blonde left the room, going after the girl she'd just met.


"Ayaka..." Gina said when she found the girl, which hadn't been too difficult since Kotone's home was much smaller than her son's.

"Don't call me that!" Aya snapped immediately, glaring up at her.

"...What would you prefer I call you then?" The blue-green eyed woman asked softly, not wanting to upset the girl any more than she already had.

"Just Aya." The girl stated, her grandmother nodding.

"Aya then." She agreed. "...Are you alright?" The question was a bit pointless as she clearly wasn't, but it was asked anyway.

"Yeah, I'm just peachy." The brown haired girl growled sarcastically.

"I understand that you're rather upset right now, and you have the right to be...but there are people who are more than willing to care for you, you don't honestly think that Honoka and her mother would just leave you do you?"

"That's not what I'm upset about." The younger female admitted.

"Ah, it's because they're both gone...I'm very sorry, though I can understand your feelings to an extent since it was my son taken from us. It...it doesn't get any easier really, but you do learn to live with the pain." The older female explained. "...Do you mind if I sit beside you?" Was added, though if the answer was no it wouldn't be pushed.

"I suppose." The one who had asked smiled ever so slightly, sitting down...she would sit here and merely give comfort to the other, even if they'd only just met.


"Why didn't you tell me?" Honoka questioned as she tried to wipe away the tears that were rolling down her cheeks.

"You had repressed it...until Gina showed up I had thought it better not to tell you, you seemed happier not knowing. She convinced me otherwise, that you'd eventually find out and it was better to tell you sooner rather than later." Kotone explained...she wanted to hug her daughter, wanted to comfort her, but she wasn't sure if the girl wanted the comfort after keeping something so important from her. "...You're still dear Ayaka's sister." Was added, hoping to make the young one feel better.

"I...can you hold me?" The red-headed girl questioned, her mother nodding and sitting beside her on the couch before pulling her close and holding her. "...Tell me about Papa." She requested, the red-head woman nodding again and speaking softly of the man she'd loved.

Well...I'm going to be honest, when we first introduced Kuro we had no intention of making him the way he is now; he was originally a little negligent and cared more for Honoka because she was the heiress than Ayaka but...it just sorta happened, he may turn out to be even worse in later chapters. I also adore Honoka's childish titles for her family, if only because some of them I do. Anyway, hope you all enjoyed and see you next week or Christmas.