DISCLAMER: I do not own "Yu Yu Hakusho" the movie called "The Parent Trap" or anything else I may mention in this fic. I do however, own a couple original characters. These original characters are NOT reincarnated versions of me, and they are also NOT Mary-Sue fangirls who chase Kurama and Hiei around. Have I made myself clear? Good.

A/N: Finally, another chapter. I finally found some time to write. You may have to wait at least a couple more weeks for a new chapter…I only have two more weeks of this quarter at school, then I have a two week break! Yay! Enjoy!

NOTE: I don't know how to convert American money to Japanese money, so every time an amount of money is mentioned, it will be in American money.

"Are We Related?"

Chapter 18: Close Call

The rest of the car ride home was silent between Ayame and Shizuru. Ayame knew this would be the day she would finally tell her mother who she really was. She already knew her father had most likely found out since the only credit card she took on this trip with her was canceled and Sakyo was the only one who could have called the credit card company, but Shina never called her. She felt like her brain was going to self-destruct due to all the crap that was going on in her head.

'I have no choice but to tell her…I just hope she doesn't get upset.'

About five minuets later, Shizuru and Ayame had arrived back home. Still, not a word was exchanged between the two. Ayame still wanted to think about how she was going to tell her mother, so she tried to avoid the subject but she knew Shizuru wanted to know what was bothering her. As soon as they got inside, Ayame set her purse down on the kitchen counter and ran upstairs.

"Shina, where are you going? Didn't you want to tell me something?"

"I'm going to the bathroom!" Ayame yelled from the top of the stairs. What Ayame did not realize was that putting her purse on the kitchen counter was a mistake.

Shizuru sat down at the table and started looking through a magazine she had gotten in the mail that day. 'She's hiding something from me….I can sense it.' Then a thought struck Shizuru. She knew something was different about Shina, but what?

'Ever since she got back…something seemed a little off about her.' Then she thought about him…the man she had not seen in seventeen years…the one who was the father of Shina…and Ayame. Then it hit her. 'No! It couldn't be! She doesn't know about Ayame or her father! This girl in my house couldn't be Ayame? Could it?'

Out of curiosity, Shizuru walked up to the counter and looked through her daughter's purse. 'I feel bad looking through her things, but…' She found her wallet and looked at Shina's driver's license. But it was not Shina's, it was Ayame's. 'I knew it! How did this happen?—'

Her thoughts were interrupted when the phone rang. She hurried and put Ayame's wallet back in her purse and picked up the phone.

"Hello?"

"Shizuru? It's Keiko."

"Oh, hey Keiko! What's up?" Without realizing it, Shizuru was talking a little fast.

"Is something wrong Shizuru?"

"No, why do you say that?"

"Nevermind. I was just wondering if Shina might want to baby-sit Yumi."

Just then, Ayame was coming back downstairs.

"Hold on, I'll ask her."

"Is the phone for me, mom?" Ayame asked.

"Oh, um, it's just Keiko. She was wondering if you wanted to baby-sit Yumi."

"Sure…no problem." 'Good! Maybe baby-sitting tonight can buy me some more time!'

"She said 'yes' Keiko."

"Okay. Thanks so much! Is it okay if I bring Yumi over right away? I know this is really short notice, but Yususke decided at the last minute to take me out and he wants to go now."

"Go ahead and bring her over. Shina will be home the rest of the day."

In a short time, Yusuke and Keiko arrived with Yumi. Yumi adored Shina and loved it when she would baby-sit her. Ayame answered the door and saw little Yumi with Keiko. Yusuke was waiting in the car. As soon as Yumi saw 'Shina', she jumped into her arms.

Keiko just smiled. "She seems happy to see you!"

"Well I'm happy to see her. You look really nice, Keiko!" Keiko was wearing a red spaghetti strapped dress.

"Thanks. Yusuke decided to take me to this one really nice restaurant that I have been wanting to go to for awhile—"

"Keiko! C'mon…we're gonna be late for our reservation if you keep talking!" Yusuke yelled from the car, interrupting Keiko as she was talking.

The two girls chuckled. "Oops…I forgot he made reservations! I'll see you in a few hours!"

"Bye mommy! Bye Daddy!" Yumi yelled as she waved to her parents.

"Bye guys!" Ayame yelled, and waved while she held Yumi in her other arm.

After Keiko and Yusuke had left, Ayame walked back inside and put Yumi down and closed the door.

"Well, Yumi, what do you want to do?" Ayame asked with a smile on her face. 'She's so adorable!'

"Where is Auntie Shizuru?"

Ayame chuckled at Yumi's nickname for Shizuru. "She's out getting us some pizza for dinner. She'll be back soon."

Yumi's eyes lit up when she heard they were having pizza for dinner.

Shina was ready to dye her hair back to black since her true identity was found out. She already got rid of the brown contact lenses, but she wanted her hair back to its natural color since she can finally be herself again.

"Hey daddy, I'll be right back…there's a few things I need at the store."

"Alright." That was all Sakyo said as he lit a cigarette.

"See ya later!" Shina said as she headed out.

She started driving and tried to find a beauty supply store that she found earlier that day in the phone book.

She found it with ease a few minutes later and walked in and tried to find where the hair products were located. She found many different brands of hair dye, including the same brand both her and Ayame used a week or so back. She decided it would be better to use that same brand since she knew it was a good one. She picked up a box of black hair dye and paid for it at the counter.

As soon as she got home, she ran to her sister's private bathroom and proceeded to dye her hair back to black. She was excited to look like her original self again.

When she was done, she washed her hair and dried it and combed it out pretty. "Perfect!" she said as she looked at her self in the mirror. She changed her clothes into one of her own outfits she had in her suitcase so she could show her father her real self, and not as Ayame. She put on some jeans, a red cap-sleeve shirt, and her black flip flops, and a little make-up. "Okay, here goes nothing." She said to herself as she went to go find Sakyo.

She found him in his office, but he was on the phone. 'Probably talking to one of those assholes.' She stood in the door way and he looked up at her. He interrupted the person he was talking to when she saw Shina. "Excuse me, but I am going to have to call you back later."

"But Sakyo, we need to discuss this black market issue tonight—"

"I will call you back later." And he hung up.

Shina started walking in. "Well, what do you think? This is the real me!"

Sakyo got up from his seat and walked up to his daughter. Shina could not help herself from putting her arms around her father in a tight embrace. "Mom has told me before that I looked like you. I had never seen a picture of you until Ayame showed me. Mom was right."

"Shina, can we watch TV?" Yumi asked in her cute childish tone.

"Sure, let's go see what's on!"

They sat on the couch and Ayame grabbed the remote and started channel surfing. When she was on one particular channel, Yumi stopped her.

"Yay! 'The Parent Trap' is on! I love this movie!"

"NO! We are not watching that!" Ayame exclaimed.

"You don't like this movie?"

"Oh, Yumi, I like it, I just don't feel like watching it right now." And that was the truth. 'The Parent Trap' was the last movie Ayame wanted to watch at this time.

Shizuru could hear them from the other room, and walked in to see what this was all about. "Shina, just let her watch it. Is there a reason why you don't want to watch this movie?"

"No, well, I would just rather watch something else right now. That's all."

"I thought you liked this movie."

"I do, mom. I just don't wanna watch it right now, okay?"

"Yumi is going to go home soon. When Keiko and Yusuke come, you can change the channel."

"Okay, fine. Whatever." And that was the end of it.

After Shizuru's discovery of 'Shina's' true identity only a couple hours earlier, it was obvious to her why Ayame did not want to watch this particular movie.

Shizuru went back to the other room and went about her business while Ayame and Yumi sat and watched their movie.

"I know the truth, Ayame. I'm just waiting for you to come out and say it." Shizuru muttered quietly to herself.

A/N: You thought Ayame was going tell Shizuru in this chapter, didn't you! Well Shizuru made a little discovery for herself…all Ayame has to do is confess! You know what to do: READ and REVIEW!

Also: I recommend you read this one story called "Twist of Fate" by Herz. It's a Shizuru X Sakyo fic, and it's really good! Please read it…you won't be disappointed!