A/N: Waah! Gomennasai for the delayed updating! I had a slight writer's block here... probably why the text might look a bit tangled. In the beginning I put up some flashbacks, since I realized I hadn't told the sisters' earlier past yet. You realised they don't have a mother? Well, here's the explanation. Just to tie up some loose ends. (And I apologize for the weird/clichey name of Hino-chan's twin. I had to make up something.) And I had to make up new line breaks. Every time you see X/X it means a change of POV, place or time. FF has now finally screwed up with my text, and doesn't let me add line breaks or anything in my text. Blame the corrupted system, not me.

Bluesakuramon - Yeah, her twin. About the ending.. you'll see.

kanamey - Thankies, for nice words.

sofia815 - No, Hino-chan doesn't like Yuki. In that way. He just happened to be there at the wrong time.

azn anime addict47 - Yeah, the name thing is quite important in here. Thaks for the review.

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Vocabylary:

okaasan - mother

otosan - father

yoru - night

hito - person ('no' is a genitive in Japanese)

Gambatte kudasai! - Do your best!

X/X

They were 8 years old. Their aunt, who they were living with, was shoving pictures to them from a family album.

"That's Anora, when she was 17", she said, pointing at a picture of a young girl with long golden hair. Jelora leaned closer to the picture.

"Is that.. okaasan?" she said in a soft voice. Their aunt smiled.

"Yes, she is your okaasan.. Sad she died so young.." She flipped a page around. There was a picture of their mother, standing next to a tall man. Their aunt let out a quiet gasp.

"Oh, there they both are! Here's your otosan.. what was his name.. Takano? Somehing like that, I never knew him that well.." She made a soft clicking sound by her tongue.

"Really, some pig he was. He left your mom right after when he heard she was pregnant... She didn't deserve that kind of treatment. And then she died.. Hardly had pushed little Jirohino out when she collapsed on her bed! No one could ever tell what killed her... "

Jirohino was sitting next to Arameda, her fire-haired sister gently holding her younger sister. Jirohino had already discovered her own curse. Her other sister. The one who killed their okaasan to her hospital bed.

X/X

They were 10 years old. After school, Marande, Arameda and Jelora went to the nearby park to play with other children. Once Jirohino came with them. But she didn't feel like she could be with others. She was an outsider. A weirdo. A freak. Some boy throwed sand on her.

The rest of the day Jirohino sat aside from others. Watching her sisters play with the others. When they happened to look at her direction she quickly turned her face away.

That was the last time she went to the park.

X/X

They were 14 years old. They were standing on their aunt's doorstep, hugging her and saying goodbyes. Their aunt had tears in her eyes.

"Well, I hope you will find a good place to live! Take care of yourselves!" she wished to them when they closed the yard's gate behind them. Marande waved the last goodbye and ran to her sisters. It was time for them to start their own life. A future full of chances.

X/X

"Please, be careful. As bizarre it might sound.." Arameda said, her youngest sister drowsing on her futon.

Jirohino was trying to get sleep. Arameda was next to her, making sure she wouldn't get hurt. After all, meeting Jirohino's sister was never safe.

X/X

The place had changed. I can hear voices. Whispers, and humming.

"Ohayoo, sister-dear. What do I owe for this visit?"

"Cut the nice talk. There's things you've been hiding too long."

"Such as?"

Jirohino, to her own surprise, stepped closer to the shadows.

"Who are you? Tell me your name!"

She didn't get an answer.

"I asked your name!"

Then it happened. The shadow swirled around and Jirohino felt burning pain on her cheek. Her strike hurt more than a strike from a ghosting spirit should.

"I hope I'm hearing wrong. You are trying to threaten me?!"

A strangling feeling around her neck. I can't breathe! Jirohino let out a slight gasp, and regretted it when she felt the pressure inside her chest growing. Shadows all around her...

"Yes, as you can see, I'm stronger. Much stronger from the time we met last time. And soon you, my dear sister, will die. And I'll take over you. And everything will finally be as it should have been.. from the beginning.."

The shadow leaned closer, her voice whispering into Jirohino's ear.

"Soon, it'll be over soon... And you'll be gone and I'll come alive... Then I, yoru no hito, can finally take the power that belongs to me.."

Yoru no... hito..? Jirohino thought dimly. Her head seemed to be full of fog, everything was getting blurred and obscure.. She tried to get a grip on the thought..

Yoru no hito... There's something important in that.. But I can't...

"Yoru.." She whispered faintly. The shadow looked surprised at her. Jirohino's eyes fluttered open.

"...no.. hito..yoru...hito.." Her eyes opened up more. She stared right back in her sister's eyes.

"Yoruhito", she whispered and she felt the strangling aroud her neck loosen up.

"Jirohino-san!"

Arameda was calling her. Jirohino sprang up on her futon and breathed heavily.

"I know her name", she whispered.

X/X

"As when we have come to this", Arameda said. They were in Shigure's house. They and Tohru, Yuki, Kyou and Shigure, were sitting in the living room. Arameda continued:

"We are about ready.. to the final event. We are finally ready to destroy Yoruhito."

There was a silence. Arameda's words were pressed into everyone's minds and they were heavy words.

"Yoruhito..", Kyou tried the name, "..so that's her? Why couldn't you do it before this, anyhow?"

Arameda turned her head slowly at Kyou and said:

"There are power in names. You couldn't believe what all we could do to you only knowing your name."

Kyou paled a bit, hoping they didn't really intend to do anything.

"The first sort of a problem is... the place", Jelora said, "Of course, in theory we can do it anywhere possible, but if we find a place where we have been, but she hasn't. That would be the best. She has less power then. And.. if things don't go so smoothly as they're planned to, we'd probably end up blowing up our house."

Yet again, a silence. Then Tohru tried to speak:

"Ano.. this may sound really stupid, but.. what about.. the Souma estate? I mean, Ara-san, Jelora-san, Marande-san and Hino-san have all been in there. They know the place." Tohru looked around the persons in the room and then lowered her eyes. Marande smiled to her.

"That's really kind of you, Tohru-san, but what do the Soumas think about it?"

"Actually..", Shigure said, scrathing his head, ".. It isn't that bad idea. The Estate is strong made, and even if you break a room, or two or three, they're easily fixed."

He looked at Yuki and Kyou.

"Well, what do you think? Should I call Haa-san?"

The two boys shrugged their shoulders and Kyou said:

"If Hatori really let's you in there, it's your lucky day."

"Okay, I'll call him!" Shigure said, grinning and skipped out from the room.

X/X

An hour later Hatori arrived in front of Shigure's house. Jelora was clutching a bag of books in her hand. Jirohino seemed rather nervous and pale, Arameda and Marande were having a quiet conversation. Hatori stepped out and looked at Shigure who was hurrying to greet him.

"Is there any point of asking what's going on?" he asked. The sisters hurried to the car.

"No, there's not. We are in a sort of haste." Hatori opened the door and the all four packed in the backseat. Then he looked at Shigure and the others.

"Well? Are you coming, too?"

After some bustling around they managed to fit in the car (although they had to fit 7 persons in the backseat which was quite of a contract) and Hatori took off. The journey was silent. Then Hatori tried to speak once more.

"Honestly, I'd like to know what kind of a mess I'm getting myself in. So what's going on?"

"Too long story", Arameda said, "It's better to explain you later." Hatori sighed and concentrated again to the driving. And the silence continued.

X/X

Jirohino was holding her stomach. My god, it hurts..

So, where are you going?

None of your bussiness!

The atmosphere is kinda pressuring.. You wouldn't be plotting anything against me, would you?

I'm not saying anything.

Oh you aren't? Well, I have my ways of making you.

Jirohino felt herself chilly. Coldness crept inside her, froze her blood into ice. She gasped, and everyone's eyes in the car were focused on her. Arameda leaned closer to her.

"Hino-chan, are you okay?" she asked, then her expression froze. There were dark shadows in her sister's eyes. White and black, day and night were alternating. Arameda grabbed her sister by her shoulders.

"Jirohino! Don't! Hold on, just for a little while!"

Jirohino started coughing. She couldn't stop, every fit seemed to tear her insides apart. She gasped and spat bright red blood onto her palm. Arameda stared at her horrified. Then everything went black.

X/X

"Hino-chan!" Arameda cried out when her sister fell into her arms. Everyone in the car were fussing aroung, and Hatori had a hard time trying to keep the car on the road.

"Calm down, everyone! Or else we'll crash into someone! What's going on back there?"

"Hatori-san, just drive! As fast as you can!"

There's a girl dying in my backseat, what the hell am I supposed to do? Hatori gritted his teeth and increased the speed.

"Ten minutes to go."

X/X

When they arrived to the Souma estate, the situation had gone much further. Arameda troublesomely carried unconcious Jirohino out from the car. Marande and Jelora running after her, faces pale, fists clenched. The Soumas and Tohru came after them, Hatori and Shigure contemplating where the girls could go to complete their mission.

"It won't be easy.. I guess.. Akito-san doesn't know about this, does he?" Shigure asked quietly. Hatori shook his head and frowned at Shigure.

"Speaking of which, what is 'this' thing all about? You guys seemingly didn't have the time to explain to me." Shigure sighed.

"Don't worry, I'll tell you later. Now we have more important matters.." His voice trailed off and the girls walking before him stopped. He frowned and realized the person standing in the hallway, holding a small white bird on his finger.

"Speak of the devil.." Shigure said, as Akito turned his head at their direction.

X/X

Arameda hold Jirohino in her arms and stared at the thin man as he walked closer to her. He smiled, but the smile didn't reach his eyes.

"Well... what an unexpected visit. I wonder why", he glared over the girls at Hatori, "I wasn't informed about this."

"We didn't have time", Arameda said. Akito looked down at her again.

"Time?" he asked, "People are always being too hasty. It'll take your life someday."

"Well, today it'll take Jirohino's life if we don't hurry", Arameda snapped. Akito took a closer look at the unconcious girl. He raised his hand to touch her cheek and Arameda pulled away and held her sister closer.

"We must hurry", she said. Akito didn't answer, he just looked at Arameda with his black eyes. Arameda almost shivered by how those eyes looked so much as someone else's..

"I've heard mean things about you, Akito-san. That you make people feel morbid and unhappy. That you scare them.. and want only bad for them.. but.." Arameda raised her eyes and looked straightly at the man's own. Akito waited her to continue.

"But...Jirohino said you aren't really like that. You really aren't. And I think she really meant what she said.. Do you want to lose a person like that?"

Akito stared at her. Then he looked at Jirohino, then at Arameda again. He sighed slightly, closed his eyes - and moved aside.

Arameda hurried forwards and her sisters followed her. The Soumas went after them, Hatori slightly slowing down when passing Akito, then walking away. Akito leaned against the wall, head hanging low.

"She really said that?"

X/X

"Are you really going to be okay?" Hatori asked from the door. Jelora turned to him.

"Hai, we are. Let's hope we'll be after this all, too", she said, a sad smile on her face. She turned again to the centre of the room, where Jirohino lay on the floor. Marande and Arameda were standing a few metres away from her, a concentrated look on their faces. The Soumas and Tohru slowly backed away from the door. Finally Tohru closed it, and mouthed the words 'Gambatte kudasai' to the girls. They tried to smile assuringly to her. The door closed and silence fell into the room.

"Maa.. then.. should we get ready?" Marande said quietly. Arameda nodded and arranged the three candles before her. Black, red and white. She quietly lighted them up and stood up again. Jirohino made a soft sound. Everyone of them tensed up and shot worried glances at each other. Jelora swallowed hard.

"So... this is how it begins.."

"... or ends.."

X/X

"Seriously, is anyone going to explain me what's going on?" Hatori asked. They were waiting in a room which was some way away from the room the girls were in. Tohru poured some tea for them, though no one actually wanted it. She cleared her throat.

"Yes.. what is going on.. Ano... well, how did they explain it us.."

"She said.." Tohru slightly startled by the sudden voice. She looked at Kyou, who had started talking.

"..something about a second personality.. and a dead twin.." He looked at Tohru. He tried to smile.

"Eh, yeah, what did she actually say, Tohru-kun?" Tohru blushed slightly and lowered her head. She stammered a bit.

"Jirohino-san... she... had a twin.. but she died. Before they were born. She was evil, and they thought she completely died... but she didn't. She's half possessing Jirohino's body. That's... that's probably why Kyou-kun and Yuki-san didn't transform when hugging her. And so... they said.. The sisters, I mean, said Jirohino's twin was getting stronger, and more dangerous. So I guess... this is it. They're finally going to erase her completely." Tohru quietened up. They heard a quiet wind from the outside, shaking the outer doors.

"She attacked Shigure... and Yuki..", Kyou said quietly. Hatori flinched.

"Attacked? What do you mean attack-?"

"As I said... she's dangerous. She has a power.. to control electricity. Yuki-san.. was quite badly hurt..."

"It's okay, Honda-san", Yuki said. She turned at him. Yuki smiled to her.

"I'm not going to leave you like that. Never."

X/X

Jirohino opened her eyes. Marande took a sharp breath. The white-haired girl on the floor quickly glanced around the room. She recognized her sisters. A grinding pain inside her. She let out a quiet yelp. Her sister immediately tensed up. Jirohino opened her eyes, now glistening from upcoming tears.

"Arameda.." she said, looking at her sister. She stared back at her.

"..Arameda... it hurts.." She grimaced and sobbed quietly. Fists glenched tight. Jelora gasped as she saw few drops of blood dripping from her sister's hands.

And then, suddenly, Jirohino screamed.

She arched her back away from the floor. And just when it looked it was going to snap into two, she slammed back onto the floor, whimpering quietly. Her breathing was hard, she coughed a bit, fighting for breath.

"Jirohino, hold on!" Arameda shouted as her sister screamed again. She shook violently and tossed around on the floor. Then she curled up into a ball and her sisters could hear her crying.

"Please.. make it stop... it hurts... make it stop.." She took a final sharp breath, and fell limp.

After some time she began moving again. She opened her eyes and nimbly stood up. A cruel smile danced on her lips, making her black eyes glisten. She slowly turned around looking every sister in the eye.

"Well... not as warm welcoming I had expected", she said. As nobody answered to her, she smirked and turned at Jelora.

"Maa, oneesan. Aren't you going to say anything?"

Jelora's green eyes stared coldly into her sister's black ones. Yoruhito chuckled and turned away.

"Well... if you're not going to say anything, I'd suggest we'd get straight to the bussiness." She turned quickly around and sent a burst of electric towards Arameda.

"Arameda!" Jelora shouted. Her sister quickly repelled the attack, burst of fire flaming around her. Yoruhito's eyes stared at Arameda, full of anger.

"Okay, then try to take this!" she shouted and stepped backwards, raising her hands in the air. They heard a loud crack and suddenly electricity shot out from her body and hands. She created a thunder storm around her. As the same moment, Arameda, Jelora and Marande all gathered their powers as well.

Marande opened her eyes, holding a water shield around her. Jelora opened her eyes. The wooden floor beneath them had started to grow small sprouts. Arameda opened her eyes, having a burst of fire twirling around her, making her hair sway.

"So, shall we start?" she asked.

X/X

In the other room everyone had suddenly fell completely silent. Tohru gulped.

"Souma-kun.. the floor's shaking.."

"What the heck was that noise?" Kyou asked, "Are they going to destroy the whole place?" Hatori looked at Shigure.

"Are you sure they'll be okay?" he asked. Shigure shrugged his shoulders.

"How could I know. I wish they are, since I'd rather not die this young.."

X/X

Thump! Yoruhito's body hit the floor. She stayed there, breathing heavily. The other girls around her were exhausted as well. Jelora had a small wound on her right temple. Yoruhito slowly got up and glared at Arameda.

"It's no use.. Your sweet Jirohino will be gone soon, and then you can do nothing against me." Arameda gnashed her teeth.

"You will not do anything to her. Marande!" she suddenly shouted. Her sister shot an energy attack at Yoruhito. She repelled it easily with an electric shield.

"As I said, it's no use. Her powers are fading already.."

X/X

Don't you... dare to... kill.. them..

Why shouldn't I? They're just harm for me. And you.

They're my sisters!

So am I! Have you forgotten that?

.. No.. I haven't.. It's kinda hard to forget..

Are you completely daft? Look what they've done to you!

What do you mean?

They drove you into this condition.. we could have become friends..

That's only, and only your own fault!

Listen to me.. I care you twice as much as them..

Yeah, you've shown it really well.

Shut up. I do. You haven't noticed how they act when you don't see?

.. What? Do they..

You're just a burden to them. They don't love you.

They do!

They don't. Believe me..

... They... don't..?...

X/X

"What are you doing to her?!" Marande shouted. Yoruhito smiled.

"Nothing too big... just convincing her you don't care the shit if she dies.." Marande's expression froze.

"You're doing what?"

"Ever heard the term 'psychological war'? As soon as she's convinced, she's no trouble at all anymore. She'll gladly... let herself die."

"NO!"

X/X

And you know what? Do you really think he loved you?

.. You're saying..?

Your sisters. They set him up with you. He only "dated" you for pity.

No..

It makes sense, doesn't it? Since the beginning you've been the obstacle for them to be happy.

But... but he said he loved me!

People say that all the time nowadays. You shouldn't take them too seriously. Jirohino.. don't harm yourself any longer. It's no use.

X/X

Yoruhito smiled widely.

"Ah... she's starting to give up.." Arameda stared at her.

"You're lying", she said. Yoruhito looked at her:

"Oh really? Then, I must give you a proof." She closed her eyes and as she opened them, it was Jirohino again, staring out of them. Marande gasped.

"Hino-chan! Are you-?"

"Is it true?" Jirohino asked. Tears started to fall from her eyes.

"So you..never.. all this time.. you just... you lied?"

"No!" Jelora shouted, "We'd never lie to you, Jirohino! Don't listen to Yoruhito!"

Silver turned back to black. Yoruhito smiled to Jelora.

"So there. She's dying."

X/X

I can't believe.. they really did.. never..

You're just hurting yourself.

I.. I..

And then she fell.

X/X

"Jirohino!! Don't!" Jelora shouted. Yoruhito raised her face at the roof. Her eyes gleamed and a maniacal smile spread across her face. She laughed.

"She's gone. She's finally gone." She looked down again, and saw the terrified looks on the sisters' faces.

"Say goodbyes to your sweet Jirohino."