Moo's Note- Miss Sakuryo would like to clear up the numerous changes that she has made to the canon in the writing of this story. She has also given explanations behind her choices, and has listed the songs she has used.

Relationships

1-Kagura, Hiro, and Isuzu are siblings. Their surname is 'Sumeragi'

2-Hatsuharu has an elder brother named Hatori. Their surname is 'Sohma'

3-Ritsu takes care of Kisa for her mother.

4-Akito is a girl, and her surname is 'Magami'

Reasonings

1- Seeing as how close Isuzu is to Hiro and Kagura in the manga, it seemed natural to Miss Sakuryo to have the three of them be siblings.

2- The two of them have similar personalities, also, Miss Sakuryo likes the thought of them as siblings.

3- Miss Sakuryo finds Ritsu and Kisa to have similar personalities. She also believes that Ritsu would be good with children, and that the two of them could help the other gain more self confidence.

4- As Akito is in fact a girl, it makes sense for her to remain one. It will also play a role in the plot.

As she has stated in the past, the majority of the characters are not related, unless she specifically says so. Thus, the reason for the different surnames. Miss Sakuryo has yet to come up with surnames for Kisa and Ritsu, and she accepts suggestions that you may have.

Music

Through out the story, songs will play a large role. None of the songs used are her own, and are listed as follows. By reading the lyrics, you are taking a risk of spoiling the chapters. Use your own discretion, and do not complain to Miss Sakuryo or to me. We will be forced to call in our friend Carne Asada, the bull.

Chapter One-

'Breathing' from Lifehouse's first album, entitled No Name Face.

Chapter Two

'Stigmatized' from the Callings first album, entitled Camino Palmero

Chapter Three

'Kanon D-Dur' composed by Pachebel

As Isuzu and Hatsuharu sat under the tree, they were unaware of someone watching them. Magami Akito had been in love with Hatsuharu since seventh grade. She saw Isuzu as a threat, and in her mind, all threats must be removed.

Little did Isuzu know, that Akito wasn't the only one out to get her. There was another, who cared for Akito. And if something made her unhappy, that person would do anything to fix it. Anything...

In Isuzu's family, she is the middle child. Her elder sister is named Kagura, who attends a design school. They have a younger brother in sixth grade, who's name is Hiro. It was just Isuzu and Hatsuharu's luck, to run into them, as they were shopping for that nights meal.

"Rin! Wait for us!"

Now, Kagura had been aware of her sisters crush on Hatsuharu, and was perfectly fine with it. Hiro was another story. He knew alright. But Hiro had a bit of a complex towards his big sisters. He didn't want for some stranger to take either of his sisters away.

The whole time the four of them walked, Hatsuharu could feel Hiro glaring at him. He had the suspicion that if looks could kill, he would have died in all of his future incarnations.

Aside from that, the four of them made it home safely.

"Ne, Hatsuharu-kun? Would you and Hatori-san like to have dinner with us tonight? There is more than enough for the five of us. Our parents are going to eat out with some friends, and told us to go ahead and eat."

"Sounds good. I'll go ask Niisan."

At the same time, both Hiro and Isuzu said, "Kagura-nee! What are you doing?"

Kagura smiled at her little brother and sister. "Isuzu-chan, you wanted to ask him that yourself, huh? I'm sorry, but by the time you asked him, dinner would have been over. Hiro-kun...Behave yourself. Come help me with dinner."

Isuzu knew that her sister and little brother meant well. They just had funny ways of showing it. While waiting for Hatsuharu, Isuzu heard the sounds of a violin and a piano playing. 'It must be Kisa-chan. Sounds like she's playing "Kanon" today.' The girl that lived next door practiced the violin every day, at six o'clock. Some of the people in the neighborhood chose to eat at this time, so that they could have music with dinner.

As she listened to the song, she began to hum along. Her voice was lovely, and it was rare for Isuzu to sing. She did not care for the attention.

"Isuzu-san, perhaps you and Kisa-san should perform together more often." Isuzu looked up, to see Hatsuharu and his elder brother smiling at her. "Oh! I wasn't aware that the two of you were here! Thank you for your compliment, Hatori-san. Please, come in."

Dinner was a slow, peaceful event. Hiro wisely kept his mouth shut about Hatsuharu and Isuzu. Not that it really mattered. Hatsuharu had told his brother on many an occasion about how he felt about Isuzu. For all Hatori cared, Hatsuharu could one day marry a brick, so long as it made him happy.

Cleaning went quickly, with five people to split the work between. Before leaving, Hatsuharu gave Isuzu a kiss, promising to see her tomorrow.

As she went to sleep that night, the days events began to sink in. As she fell asleep, Isuzu could be heard mumbling, "Haru..."