When We Collide

by Elcall

Tengenji Kakeru and Yamamoto Kaito both made it to the same star team at Ayanagi Academy. They've never met before and their journey is just beginning. Or so they thought. What if their pasts were more intertwined than they knew? Brotherly Kaito and Kakeru. A three part story. Rated T for slight cursing later.

2. Part 2

Here's part 2! Just a note, Kaito and Kakeru are addressed by their first names because I don't want it to get it confused with the change in Kaito's last name.

~0~

Tsukigami Haruto sighed as he leaned back into his blankets. It was late at night, and he finally made it home. It was the start of another rough week. Now, especially, since it was that time of year again.

His phone vibrated on the nightstand beside him. From the comfort of his bed, he slowly turned his head to the device, before lazily throwing his arm out and grabbing it. He stared at the name of the caller then finally pressed the green button, bringing it up to his ear.

"Haru," Uozumi spoke through the line.

"Uozumi," Haruto sighed. "How are you?"

"Forget me, you idiot," Uozumi said. "What are you up to?"

Haruto sighed again, rolling to his side. His mind whirled.

"Haruto," Uozumi called out after a moment.

"Yeah, I'm here," Haruto replied.

"It's that time of year again…" Uozumi trailed off.

Haruto let out a huff of laughter, "You remember it every year."

Uozumi gasped, "It's not like I worry about you! You just keep working without taking a break!"

"Thank you, Uozumi," Haruto said, "You're a good friend."

Uozumi was quiet. "So? How are you really?"

Haruto mulled it over. "Not too well," he admit. "It's been… fifteen years now." Haruto gasped suddenly, the verbal admission shocking him. He shot forward to sit up.

"Haru. Calm down. Talk to me."

"Fifteen years, Uozumi," Haruto repeated breathlessly. His heart rate picked up. "I haven't- I haven't seen them in-"

"Haruto breathe," Uozumi spoke again. He was silent as Haruto calmed his breathing. "Tell me about them. What do you remember?"

Haruto paused, thinking about the answer to the question. "My parents… they were so in love with each other. They loved me too. I remember one time, they took me to the zoo," he recalled softly, sharing the story with the patient Uozumi. He sighed. "And then Kakeru and Kaito. They never had these memories."

"Haruto…"

"My father said that Kakeru's red hair came from his side of the family. Kaito got my mother's hair just as I did, you know," Haruto went on.

"Yeah, you have shared their photos with me," Uozumi said. "You know… your brothers are still out there..."

Haruto stopped. "Yes?" He did know that.

"You're an adult now," he went on, "why don't you find them?"

"Find them?" Haruto carefully repeated.

"You can trace them through the paperwork," Uozumi informed. "But… there's also Ootori's team. The two boys-"

"No," Haruto cut off sharply. "That's just… a coincidence. I won't target them for a small thing like that. I'll start from the source," he finished with determination.

Uozumi calmly spoke, "Okay. If anyone can find them, it'll be you."

Haruto let out a breath. "Thank you, Uozumi. Honestly, you're a great help to me."

Uozumi scoffed, "Of course I am." He added, "Tell me if you need something done."

"I will," Haruto nodded, despite not being seen.

"Goodnight."

Haruto ended the call, and dropped his phone into his lap. He mulled over the conversation.

He should be searching for his family. He had waited long enough. And now that the rush of work things had calmed down for him, he had the energy to go after it.

With a new resolve, Haruto laid back into his blankets for a night of rest.

~0~

"Nii-san! Say Nii-san, Kaito!"

"You know they can't talk yet."

"I'm trying to teach them to say it early! Come on, Kaito! … is being stubborn and won't say it either! Don't be shy, okay? I'm your Nii-san!"

A shocked gasp ripped from Kaito's throat as he shot up in bed. "Nii-san?" he whispered through his panting.

It was still dark, yet he could see the form of Kuga's jacket on his chair, indicating that he was asleep above him.

Kaito loosened his fists that he had unconsciously tightened around his sheets. It was that kind of dream again. The one where he heard people calling him and talking around him without seeing any faces. They were simply entities carrying sound. It felt like a memory, yet he didn't remember it. When he thought about it, it had to be because he had no other recollection of ever hearing the strange voices. They were simply that: voices in his head of people talking to him.

Whatever it was, it shook him. To not know who was talking to him. To not know what they looked like. To not know what they were talking about.

Growing up, all he was allowed to do in his caretakers home was to stay in his designated room unless he was given permission to do otherwise. As a shy kid, that was no problem, and he was pushed down whenever he was in the home. It was at school where he was able to mature and get over his shyness.

All this time he had countless thoughts and questions about his family, his real family. The people who could have cared about him. About the things that caused him to be orphaned… who his parents were… did he have siblings.

None of which he got answers to from those who were in charge of him.

But if he dreamed that someone was telling him to call them Nii-san, then… did he have a brother?

Kaito sighed and laid back down, his eyes staring at the underneath of the bunk above him. He wanted answers; but he didn't know how to get them.

For now… he closed his eyes, trying to let sleep come over him again as the clock ticked to 3:18.

~0~

Kaito walked into the kitchen of the dorm, intending on grabbing a water bottle.

"Oh," Nayuki looked up from the table, "Yamamoto-kun, are you going somewhere?"

Kaito glanced over, where Nayuki, Hoshitani, and Kakeru were sitting at the table. "Just for a run," he answered. He took the bottle in his hand.

"Oh," Hoshitani leaned forward, "want us to come along?"

Kaito shook his head, "It's fine, I won't be long." He waved a hand back at them as he stepped out, "See you."

The trio stared as the blue haired teen's figure disappeared.

Hoshitani hummed.

"Hey," Kakeru spoke up softly, "does Yamamoto seem… a bit off to you two? Like, lately?"

Hoshitani and Nayuki looked to Kakeru.

Hoshitani shook his head, "Nah, not really. He seems okay."

"To me, too," Nayuki said. He frowned, "Why?"

Kakeru leaned back, crossing his arms. To be honest, he felt some kind of bad energy coming from Kaito. He seemed distracted; his mind occupied by other things. Usually he was just aloof, but his expression just now seemed pensive, almost sad and anxious. It made Kakeru feel agitated himself.

Kakeru shook his head, "Nevermind. I guess it was just me."

Hoshitani and Nayuki shared a look.

"Well, okay," Nayuki said.

Hoshitani shrugged, "If you say so."

The two continued talking about their plans for the day.

Kakeru stared at his hands, still musing over Kaito and his odd behavior. How could no one else see it? Kaito was clearly feeling off; he could feel it himself.

Wait, he could feel it himself? How did that make sense? He could-

"What do you think, Tengenji?" Hoshitani suddenly asked.

Kakeru lifted his head, "Ah, yeah. Sounds good." He let out a shaky smile, which Hoshitani and Nayuki accepted. Kakeru shook his head lightly, letting the topic of Kaito leave his mind as he paid attention.

~0~

Haruto stepped outside, taking a deep breath in of the fresh air. Back in Japan, finally.

He reached into his pocket and flipped out his cell phone. He pressed a contact and dialed.

"What are you calling for?"

Haruto grinned as he replied, "Guess where I am."

Haruto listened as Uozumi took a deep breath, then groan, "Haru, you ass. You're back, aren't you?"

Haruto laughed, enjoying the reaction, "I sure am. I landed about an hour ago."

"Oh?" Uozumi spoke, "And the first thing you did was call me? I'm honored." He said sarcastically.

"I know," Haruto replied, starting to walk. "I'm heading home actually."

"Great. I actually don't stalk you, you know. That's more Saotome's deal," Uozumi deadpanned.

Haruto scoffed, "Yeah, yeah. I was going to say that since I'm back and I have a break until my next work, that I'm going to start searching. For Kaito and Kakeru."

Uozumi was silent for a moment. "...Are you serious?"

"Yeah," Haruto responded firmly.

Uozumi huffed, "And you're going to do it yourself? Why not hire a private investigator?"

"You have a point," Haruto stated, "but I think I would enjoy the break from work."

"Fair," Uozumi said. "So? Where are you going to start?"

"At home," Haruto said firmly. "There has to be papers about everything that happened in the office."

"Sounds good," Uozumi replied. "Ah, I gotta go now. Let me know if you need anything, or find anything."

"Yeah, thanks," Haruto answered, then hung up the call. He stretched his arms out in front of, staring up into the sky as the sun shined over him.

He hoped that he would succeed.

~0~

The office was one room in the house that Haruto did not frequent often. It was a small room in the fair room, holding a few bookshelves on film history and cabinets of papers that belonged to his father.

Haruto flicked on the light and took in the setting.

With a sigh, he stepped to the nearest cabinet and pulled open the top drawer to begin his search.

It took him about two and a half hours and two cabinets later to find some leads. Haruto had mostly gotten distracted by reading through his father's files, but the top drawer of the last cabinet brought up some important papers about child custody and adoptions.

The papers revealed the court orders that he was allowed to stay home with a caretaker, while the twins were sent to an orphanage for their young age.

Under the piles of official wording, was finally a name of an orphanage.

Haruto quickly wrote down the name. This was where he was going to go to find his brothers.

It took him days to get to the orphanage. He had initially gone to the orphanage immediately after in a rush, but they had rejected him without an appointment. Thus, Haruto was forced back home from the one and a half hour drive to continue searching with what he had at home.

Which wasn't much else other than things about himself and the name of the orphanage.

When he returned to the orphanage, it ended up as a bust. The elder in charge did not know about the twins, as he had joined the establishment a year after they were taken there. The only papers revealed that the two were transferred from the orphanage, to another one, of which he got another name and address.

This time, Haruto did make an appointment. This was where he was given some more vital information. Kakeru and Kaito were split up. Kakeru was soon adopted by the prestigious Tengenji family. Kaito was put under the care of another family.

It took a while for Haruto to accept the news. Even the twins had been separated. They were so young, too, did they even know about each other? Of course they wouldn't.

Haruto was angry and upset but… it was time for him to be strong. He was going to reunite his family.

~0~

Kakeru knocked carefully on the panel door in front of him.

"Enter."

He slid the door open and entered calmly. "You wanted to see me, Otou-san?"

His father watched him from his desk, then motioned his forward, "Yes. Sit."

Kakeru obeyed.

"Kakeru. You have been doing very well these past few weeks, with your performance on the Shadow and Lights and with your Kabuki shows. I am proud of you," he said.

Kakeru straightened in surprise, then smiled down at his hands shyly, "Thank you, Otou-san."

"You have done well in your fifteen years," his father continued.

Kakeru paused at his words, looking up with a slight frown, "I'm sixt-"

His father held up his hand to stop Kakeru from finishing. "These past years have truly been a blessing for me. I have been able to raise you and you have grown in ways I would not have imagined. And so," Kakeru's face shifted to slight confusion. "I must tell you the truth."

A beat passed between the two of them, before his father spoke again.

"Kakeru, my son. You are adopted."

Kakeru's world stopped. "W-What?" he whispered. His heart dropped to his stomach. "O-Otou-san…"

His father nodded at him.

Kakeru's eyes widened, "No… I… I look like you!"

He hummed, "It's true that we share similarities. However it is no lie that you are adopted."

Kakeru slumped back, his body shaking. His mind went blank. He didn't know what to think. He needed to get out of there.

He stood up in a rush, crying out a speedy excuse me and ran out of the room. He ran down the hallway, out the door, and into the streets, where he briskly walked down the road.

He was adopted. Him, the noble son of the theatrical world, Tengenji Kakeru, wasn't even a real Tengenji. His eyes burned at the thought. All the hard work he did, all the attention he got; it was all for something fake, not even true about him.

What would he do? What would happen to him? Why did his father keep it from him? Should he keep calling him… his father?

Kakeru walked. He kept walking; these thoughts and many others coming and going through his head. He finally found the small park near school, where he had unconsciously walked to. He sighed and went to the bench. He needed to sit down.

He sat; the lamp in the center of the area illuminating the small space. It had gotten dark already and no one was in the park.

Kakeru cradled his head as he leaned his elbows on his knees. His face scrunched in a flurry of various emotions. There was anger, that he was raised in a lie. There was sadness, that his father wasn't his real father. There was confusion, why wasn't he told before.

He squeezed his eyes shut, tear welling up from them.

A voice spoke, "Tengenji?"

Kakeru snapped his head up. In front of him basking under the light was Kaito.

Kakeru quickly straightened up, wiping his face with his palms. "O-Oh, Yamamoto. I didn't see you there!" he laughed awkwardly, turning his head away.

Kaito watched him silently.

"What are you doing here?" Kakeru said into the silence.

Kaito pointed to the ground beside the bench to a plastic bottle, "I left my water bottle here from training this morning."

"Just take it and go," Kakeru huffed, waiting for him to leave so he could wallow by himself. Kakeru watched as he picked up the bottle from the end of the bench then sat down. He blinked as Kaito quietly stared ahead of him. "What are you doing?"

Kaito didn't turn to him, "Sitting. It's late. You shouldn't be out alone."

Kakeru clicked his tongue and crossed his arms. "You train alone every day," he muttered. Alone. The word repeated in his head. He was adopted. He was alone. Kakeru turned his head and covered his face with a hand as the corner of his eyes burned. The tears carefully streamed out of his eyes when he couldn't hold them back anymore. An uncomfortable sob came out quietly, as Kakeru covered his face to try to keep it down.

Kaito didn't move a muscle as Kakeru cried, his quiet sobs loud in the silence of the park.

Kakeru scolded himself internally for being so weak and being unable to control his cries in front of Kaito. His hiccuping died down, tears still pooled in his eyes.

He suddenly heard footsteps from beside him, and looked up to see Kaito walking away.

Kakeru's stomach crumbled. Of course. He was so pathetic that he couldn't even keep company. No one wanted him around. He covered his face, hunching over his lap in distress.

He heard footsteps return. "Here. Drink up."

Kakeru looked up through fresh tears at an orange can that pushed itself into his hand. He stared up at Kaito.

Kaito simply twisted around and sat down again with his own can in hand. He took a sip of the orange juice.

Kakeru stared at the can. Then he looked up at Kaito. To the can. Kaito.

Kaito noticed. "What?" he asked. "Drink it. I didn't do anything to it, if that's what you're wondering."

Kakeru wasn't wondering that at all. He turned to the can and played with the snap at the top for a moment, before cracking it open. He didn't sip it, instead opting to stare at the bubbles that fizzed at the surface.

The silence that settled between them unnerved Kakeru. His thoughts got too loud. He was adopted, he wasn't wanted. He was going to be laughed at, his status was gone. He was being laughed at by his company.

He snapped his head over to the one present thing that was causing him more rising stress.

"What?" Kaito asked again, noticing the action.

Kakeru growled angrily, "What do you want? Have you stayed here to laugh at me? To see the strong Tengenji Kakeru, fallen like this because of something?"

Kaito scoffed and turned away, taking a sip of his juice before responding calmly, "Not really. I don't care."

Kakeru's blood boiled.

"It doesn't matter to me what happened to you," Kaito continued without pause, "Just… that you're okay."

Kakeru deflated suddenly. His anger and energy drained away. Kaito's words gave him a strange feeling in his chest. His strong stare on Kaito fell to the dirt in front of him. He let out a long sigh. "...I'll tell you what happened."

Kaito looked over sharply. "Don't-"

"I want to," Kakeru said, interrupting the words that he knew were going to be said. "My father… he spoke with me today and told me… told me that…" he gulped and took a deep breath, "I'm a-adopted."

Kaito's eyes widened, "Y-You?"

Kakeru scowled and his fingers curled tightly around the can still in his hands, "Yes. Me."

"Sorry," Kaito apologized about his tone. "That… well, that shouldn't change you."

Kakeru wiped his eyes with the back of his hand, and looked to the right through the corner of his eye, "Oh yeah?"

Kaito nodded, "Yeah. You've been raised under the Tengenji's as their own." Kaito remarked, "Think about it before you overreact. Was he disowning you?"

Kakeru stopped. His father's words before telling him he was adopted. I am proud of you. A warmth flooded through his body. His eyes widened and he gasped.

Kaito raised an eyebrow at him, before letting out a small, yet relieved, smirk, "There's your audacious attitude, like usual."

Kakeru gasped, the light tone lifting his own spirit, "D-Don't talk like you know me! I'm Tengenji Kakeru, if you didn't know!"

Kaito laughed, "You're right." He stood up from the bench, "Now let's go, Tengenji Kakeru, the others were waiting for me before eating dinner." He deadpanned, "Though, I bet Hoshitani's already ate our servings."

Kakeru stared at Kaito. He quickly lifted the can of orange juice to his mouth and gulped it down.

Kaito gave him an exasperated look.

Kakeru finished it and stood, following Kaito to the trash on their way out of the park. "Thank you, Yamamoto," he said quietly, but not without earnesty.

Kaito waved him off, "Forget about it."

Kakeru glanced at the bushes that framed the sidewalk, "Sorry for bringing up… with you…" He left the word family unsaid, but Kaito understood anyways.

Kaito silently turned his head to Kakeru, "...I don't mind if it's for a teammate."

Kakeru blinked, then snickered lowly, "You do care for us, huh, Kaito-chan."

Kaito scoffed, "Shut up."

Kakeru suddenly wrapped his arm around Kaito's shoulder tightly, "I appreciate it."

A warm feeling passed between the two. They both felt it, but neither said anything about it.

Kaito pushed away from Kakeru, "Yeah, whatever. Hurry up already."

Kakeru grinned, "Don't tell me what to do, you boor."

~0~

Kaito and Kakeru walked into the common room at the same time, gathering Nayuki, Hoshitani, and Kuga's attention.

"Ah! Yamamoto, you're back! Tengenji, too!" Hoshitani waved.

Nayuki gasped, "Sorry, we started eating without you!"

Kaito waved his hand, going to the sink to wash his hands, "It's fine."

"Did you find your bottle?" Hoshitani asked, continuing with his meal.

"Yeah," Kaito replied, joining them at the table.

Kakeru washed his hands and joined them a moment later.

"Did something happen?" Kuga spoke after Kakeru settled into eating. "You two don't usually come in together like this."

Kaito's eyes flickered down to his hand.

Kakeru took a deep breath and closed his eyes. He looked up at the three of them, "Do you mind if we get through dinner first? I'll tell you all afterwards."

The three of them stopped at Kakeru's polite request, while Kaito continued to chew on his rice.

"O-Oh," Nayuki started, "yes, of course."

Kakeru nodded silently, picking up his next piece of chicken.

The next conversation was mostly Hoshitani and Nayuki speaking, with comments from Kaito and Kuga occasionally.

After their meals were complete, they cleaned up their dishes and settled at the table once more. They all stared seriously at Kakeru.

Kakeru took a deep breath in and out before he spoke. "I spoke with my… father earlier and he gave me some news."

He gulped. Kaito cast him a glance.

Kakeru sniffed tightly, then cried out suddenly, "He told me that I was adopted!"

The three boys jumped in surprise.

Hoshitani reared back, "Adopted?"

"Tengenji-kun?" Nayuki added.

"How…" Kuga muttered.

Kakeru coughed. "He said I was adopted. Then I… left."

Hoshitani softened, "Tengenji…"

Nayuki paused before asking, "Are you okay?"

Kakeru glanced away, "Yeah… I will be."

Hoshitani tapped the table, "Thanks for telling us."

"We'll support you," Kuga added.

Kaito lifted his hand and rested it on Kakeru's shoulder, "You can count on us."

Kakeru glanced down, then nodded, "You guys..." He sighed through his nose, "Don't tell anyone about it, okay? I don't want it to get out until I talk to him again."

Hoshitani nodded, "Of course! We won't let you down."

Kakeru let out a breath of relief, "Thank you."

~0~

The door to the office slid open, "Tengenji-san, your guest is here."

Asahi Tengenji put his papers down, "Oh yes, let him in."

"Yes sir."

The door opened wider, letting in a tall young man.

Asahi stood up, "Tsukigami Haruto-san. It's nice to see you."

Haruto smiled, reaching out to shake his hand over the desk, "Always a pleasure, Tengenji-san."

"Please have a seat," Asahi waved to the seats and the two sat down. "I must say that I was surprised when you wanted to meet with me."

Haruto grinned, "I suppose it was a shock. However, I had something of importance to discuss with you."

Asahi folded his hands together, "Is this about Kakeru?"

Haruto stopped, his eyes widening. He ducked his head, "So you know?"

Asahi hummed, "I am aware of it."

Haruto clenched his fist over his pants, "Then, why… why did you never contact me?"

"I apologize, Haruto-san," Asahi said, "but you are still a child in this world. Even if I had told you, what would you have done? You are but a few years older than Kakeru himself." Asahi stared down the shocked Haruto. "Not many people know this, but I will tell you. My wife was deemed infertile a few months prior to us adopting Kakeru. I needed an heir to the Tengenji family. Kakeru was the child that blessed us with that."

Haruto's heart beat loudly in his chest. "I understand," he whispered. He lifted his head to look at Asahi through his bangs, "But tell me, did you know that Kakeru has a twin brother?"

This time, Asahi's eyes widened. "What?" he gasped.

Haruto slumped down, "Yes. Tsukigami Kakeru and Tsukigami Kaito, were their names." He sighed, "As you said, I'm still a child in the world. That's why it has, regrettably, taken me this long to seek them out after I lost them."

Asahi let out a long breath. "I'm truly sorry, Haruto-san."

Haruto sighed. After a moment he lifted his gaze, "Did you know my parents?"

Asahi hummed, "I was acquainted with them, yes. But it was mostly for social events. While we were both in the same general arts of performing, it was distinct enough for us to not be too personally connected."

Haruto nodded silently. After a moment he spoke again, "Does Kakeru know… about being adopted?"

Asahi hesitated, "In fact, he does. I spoke with him earlier this week about it." He lowered his gaze, "Unfortunately, he ran back to school and has not returned to speak with me. I fear that he is upset with me."

Haruto pressed his lips together in contemplation.

"What are you going to do?" Asahi asked.

"I'll…" Haruto trailed off. "I still need to find Kaito. Then I… I'll bring them together and tell them." He ran a hand through his hair, "After that… I don't know."

"Haruto-san, if there's anything I can do to help, let me know," said Asahi. "I would like to see your family together once again."

Haruto took a deep breath in. "Thank you very much." He added, "Please do not tell Kakeru about me. I would like to think about it a bit more. Find a way to reveal it to him, myself."

Asahi nodded, "Of course. You have met Kakeru before, haven't you?"

Haruto gave a small laugh and nodded, "I have. He worked with his team on my set a while back. I think that makes this more awkward, don't you think?"

"Perhaps," Asahi commented.

"No matter," Haruto shook his head. He stood up, brushing his pants straight. "Thank you for taking care of Kakeru, Tengenji-san. He's in good care with you."

Asahi bowed his head, "I wish you success, Haruto-san."

Haruto nodded, "Me too."

~0~

Haruto pulled up to the address that the GPS led him to. Taking a deep breath, Haruto exit his car and went to the door of the town home.

An elder woman greeted him at the door. "Hello, were you the one who called about Kaito?"

Haruto nodded, "Yes, that is me."

An elderly man came from behind the woman, "Come in, please."

Haruto was welcomed into their pristine home, kept neatly like a puzzle. The woman, Nana, brought tea and cookies before joining the man, Rio, at a couch opposite of Haruto.

"Thank you for your time," Haruto spoke after taking a sip of the tea.

Nana shook her head and grinned, "It's no problem. I'm sure that you are the busy one out of us all."

Haruto laughed.

Rio spoke, "So you wanted to talk about Kaito with us?"

There was something about his tone that made Haruto waver. He trained his next words carefully as he nodded seriously, "Yes. I just… knew his family before they passed and decided that I would try to find him, and see how he is."

"Oh my," Nana softened.

"Well, Kaito isn't living here right now." Rio said, making Haruto raise an eyebrow in confusion. "He got into Ayanagi Academy. That boy, in the musical department, off training and such."

Haruto's heart stopped.

So it was that.

Tengenji Kakeru and Yamamoto Kaito. His brothers.

Oh, what a fool he was.

"Are you alright?" Nana spoke up, noticing Haruto's frozen gaze.

Haruto snapped straight, "A-Ah, yeah… J-Just, what can you tell me about his childhood?" He smiled uneasily.

Rio and Nana shared a look.

"Well," Nana started, "Kaito was a very quiet child. He always did as we said. Stayed wherever he was allowed to with no fuss at all."

Haruto's brows furrowed at her words.

Rio nodded, "He is very shy and silent now, too."

"O-Oh?" Haruto stuttered, thinking about how he saw Kaito with his team on occasion. "And what about his academics? How is he there?"

"He does well," Nana answered again, "always studious where we kept him. His grades now are just as well now, I'm sure."

Haruto frowned, "Do you… not know?"

Nana waved her hand, "Kaito comes back here once in a while, but stays locked up in his room unless it is meal time."

Rio nodded, "That boy is good at following the rules."

"Rules?" Haruto repeated, dread leaking into his chest.

Nana smiled, "Yes. We keep a rule that he's not allowed anywhere in the house except for his room and the restroom unless he has permission."

Haruto's world stopped.

These kind looking elders were hiding a terrible behavior. Kaito had to deal with this. He was locked up in a place where he should have been comfortable.

Haruto clenched his fists tightly. "Then… how long have you had Kaito? What made you want him?"

Rio hummed, "Maybe six years now?"

"My, has it been that long?" Nana smiled. She looked at Haruto, "We never had our own children, so one of our friends suggested that we foster a child. We agreed, and got Kaito."

"I see," Haruto said tightly. "So you got Kaito and you held him in a single room for years?" he clarified.

"Well, we gave him enough in his room. A bed, desk, many toys," Nana spoke. "You're still young so you don't understand, but children are troublesome creatures. We don't want our home to be too chaotic, now."

Haruto grit his teeth, the sweet yet poisonous words stinging him. "Right." He stood up calmly. "I apologize, but it seems that I forgot that I have an appointment that I am running late for."

Both Nana and Rio stared at him in surprise.

"What about Kaito?" Rio asked.

"I'll… go see him at school, if I can," Haruto choked out, "Yamamoto Kaito at Ayanagi Academy, isn't it?"

"Yes…" Rio confirmed.

Haruto nodded, "Thank you. I'll see myself out." He scooted out of the room and without another word, rushed out, got in his car, and drove off. He made it out of the neighborhood and onto the streets, before he had too pull over. He couldn't keep driving after everything he just learned.

Haruto tightly held the steering wheel, resting his head on the bar. His heart beat loudly in his ears and his face tightened, tears slowly streaming out. "I'm sorry, Kaito," he sobbed.

As the tears came down, Haruto wondered if he should call the child welfare system and report the couple. He didn't, only because he wanted to see what Kaito had to say first.

This was it. He had to see his brothers now.

Haruto sighed once more, sliding his phone out. He had to talk this out.

"What is it?" Uozumi's voice came through after the second ring.

Haruto sighed, "You were right. Tengenji Kakeru and Yamamoto Kaito are my brothers."

"Kaito, too, huh?" Uozumi replied calmly. Haruto had already told him about the meeting he had with Tengenji Asahi about Kakeru. "Why do you sound so down, then? You've found them."

Haruto let out a shaky breath, "I just met with the people in charge of Kaito for the past six years. They're terrible."

Uozumi inhaled sharply, "How so?"

"They… they made him stay in a single room. He wasn't allowed in rooms other than his own and maybe the dining space because the couple thought children were troublesome," Haruto spoke slowly.

Uozumi was quiet while he processed the words. "What the hell. What the hell?" he repeated in shock then anger. "Who lets a child stay with these kind of people? Haru, I swear, if you aren't reporting them right now, I will."

Haruto managed a soft chuckle, "You really have a soft spot for Kaito, huh, Uozumi?"

"Haru…" Uozumi deadpanned.

"Sorry," Haruto said, "I thought about it. But, just in case, I would like to talk to Kaito about it first. I don't want it to get worse without knowing his side."

Uozumi groaned, "There's your righteousness. Fine! Have at it!"

Haruto sighed nervously.

"So what's your plan now?" Uozumi asked.

Haruto leaned back in his seat. "I don't know. I… need a few days to process. I'll think of something in the meantime."

Uozumi hummed, "Okay. Tell me when you come up with something."

"Yeah," Haruto answered and ended the call.

He took a final deep breath. He really needed to sort out his thoughts and figure something out.

~0~

Kakeru took a deep breath and knocked on the door.

"Enter," came a moment later.

He pushed the door open, "Otou-san? May I have a moment?"

His father looked at him, "Of course."

Kakeru slipped inside and sat in front of the man. He shifted uneasily in the silence, before speaking. "I apologize for my behavior the other day," he said. He bowed his head, "Thank you… for everything."

"Kakeru, of course," Asahi said.

Kakeru straightened up, his expression still solemn.

Asahi took one look, "I suppose you want to ask about your family."

Kakeru stiffened, then slumped, "Yes sir…"

Asahi smiled slightly, "Your real parents passed when you were about one and a half. You were adopted soon after, by us."

Kakeru nodded, absorbing the words. "Is that… all? What were their names?"

Asahi paused, thinking about his meeting with Haruto. He nodded, "Yes. There are more things that will be revealed to you as time comes."

Kakeru blinked, "Huh?"

Asahi ducked his head, "As I said, when time comes."

Kakeru grew shocked, anger also rising, "Otou-san!"

"I'm sorry, Kakeru," Asahi spoke, "but you must understand." He paused, "You are dismissed."

Kakeru bit his lip, and angrily stood up, existing the room.

Asahi sighed as the door slammed shut. He managed to anger him once again.

~0~

"Huh?" Hoshitani blinked, staring at the envelope in his hands.

It had come under his name from the school mail, which was strange because most students never got anything through the school.

He read the envelope, which only had his name and no return label. As he turned to leave, he almost ran into a figure.

"Oh!" Hoshitani gasped, "Excuse me!"

"It's okay," Tatsumi smiled.

"Tatsumi!" Hoshitani grinned, "What are you doing here?"

Tatsumi nodded to the desk behind him, "I was told that I had a letter."

"Oh," Hoshitani awed, "me too!" He flapped his envelope at the teen.

"Well that's strange," Tatsumi commented about the coincidence as he fetched his own letter. He looked at it oddly, "Huh, I don't have a return address."

Hoshitani gasped, holding his envelope up against Tatsumi's. They shared a look. "It's the same handwriting!" Hoshitani cried.

In a moment the two simultaneously opened the letters, pulling out a neatly written invitation card.

"You and your team," Hoshitani read.

"Have been invited to an afternoon with," Tatsumi continued.

"Tsukigami Haruto!" Hoshitani gasped.

The two boys exchanged gazes.

Tatsumi blinked, "Wow. I can't believe Tsukigami Haruto invited us."

Hoshitani's eyes sparkled, "I know right? Isn't this amazing? The others are going to be so excited!"

Tatsumi nodded, "I wonder what he invited us for."

"Yeah!" Hoshitani agreed.

The two team leaders went back to the dorms together, finding their teammates in the common room.

"Everyone!" Hoshitani cried as he entered, Tatsumi close behind. "Great news!"

"Hoshitani-kun?" Nayuki gasped, "What happened?"

Hoshitani flapped the letter in the air.

"Hey, hold it still," Kaito scoffed.

Tatsumi lifted his own paper, "I got one, too."

"Huh? What's it about?" Ugawa asked impatiently.

Kuga stood and took the paper from Hoshitani, beginning to read it.

They stared at him, expecting him to read it out loud, but he simply passed the paper back to Hoshitani after reading it himself.

They deadpanned.

"Anyways," Tatsumi turned away, "both of our teams have been invited to an outing by Tsukigami Haruto."

"No way," Toraishi gawked.

"We were invited?" Sawatari repeated.

"That's what it says!" Hoshitani confirmed, as Tatsumi passed his letter to his teammate.

The room filled with chatter between the teams in excitement.

Hoshitani spared a glance to Kakeru. The redhead was in an off mood once again for the past few days, and no one on the team could figure out why or how to make him feel better because nothing worked. Now, however, he seemed to be engaging with Nayuki about something. Hoshitani let out a slight sigh.

"Tengenji?" came a voice closer than Hoshitani was prepared for.

He yelped, jumping back.

Kuga blinked, "Sorry."

Hoshitani laughed nervously, "You're fine, just surprised me." He looked down at the letter, "But yeah. I hope he'll feel better with this."

Kuga nodded, "We all do."

They were interrupted when Hoshitani was asked about the details of the event. He answered, full of hope for the chance encounter.

~0~

A group of ten boys entered the ice cream shop.

Kakeru looked around, "You sure this was the place?"

Hoshitani nodded, "Yeah, this is the address."

"It is," Tatsumi added.

Inumine was already singing about ice cream and twirling around the shop.

A hard to notice figure at the counter turned at the commotion. He lifted a hand, "Yo, everyone."

"Tsukigami-san!"

Haruto waved his hand down, his fedora and tinted glasses bobbing with him, "Hello. Keep it down, though." He waved to the counter where all the ice cream was displayed, "Why don't you all get something? My treat."

Nayuki fumbled, "No way! We couldn't do that!"

Inumine and Ugawa were at the counter in a moment.

"Birthday cake and rainbow ice cream, please!"

"Vanilla and cookie dough here," Ugawa said.

Nayuki gawked, "What- Ugawa-kun?"

Ugawa shrugged, "He said he'll cover us, so why not?"

Haruto waved his hand to the worker, "Put it all together, please."

"Okay," the worker called back, already scooping Inumine's choices.

Haruto nodded to the boys, "The rest of you get your choices, too."

The others glanced at each other, before giving in and standing in line.

Haruto got up after Hoshitani was the last to get his treat, and glanced over the choices of the others, specifically at two of them.

Coffee and vanilla, and strawberry and vanilla.

Haruto pursed his lips together, holding back a laugh as he asked, "Two scoops of coffee and strawberry, please."

Hoshitani looked over, "That's a weird choice."

Haruto smiled, "I've never had it together before, but I feel like trying it today."

Team Ootori surrounded him as Haruto was given his bowl. He picked some of both of the flavors and scooped it into his mouth in one fell swoop.

"H-How is it?" Nayuki asked.

Haruto tasted the bitter and sweet flavors swirling in his mouth. "They're complete opposites but it feels like they were made to be together."

Hoshitani blinked, "Huh? Really? I kinda want to try it now!"

"Shh, Hoshitani-kun!" Nayuki whispered sharply, bobbing his head towards Haruto, reminding Hoshitani about who was paying for their treats.

Hoshitani stiffened as he remembered, "N-No! I'm not serious! Next time! When I pay for myself! I will!"

Haruto laughed, "I won't mind if you want it."

"No sir! Thank you very much!"

"Alright," Haruto conceded, he waved them away. "Go sit down while I settle this."

"Yes sir," Hoshitani bowed quickly, leading his team to a back table where team Hiiragi was already gathered around.

After Haruto joined them at the tables that were combined in order to accommodate them all, Tatsumi glanced at their host.

"Thank you for inviting us and all," he said, "but was there a reason for it?"

Haruto smiled, "Not really. I thought some time with the students of my students would be fitting. Also, you all did a great show during Shadow and Lights."

"Oh." Tatsumi hummed.

"Thank you!" Hoshitani grinned, "But you won't believe what happened!" He continued to tell the tale of his injury.

The teams continued chatting about various topics for a while, until Sawatari looked at the time.

"Everyone," he said, "we have practice soon."

"Oh right," Ugawa hummed, leaning his face into his hand.

Toraishi stretched his back out, "I forgot about that."

"Me too!" Inumine shouted.

Tatsumi stood up, "We'll take our leave. Thank you, again, for having us. We enjoyed it."

"Don't worry about it," Haruto answered. "Thank you for coming."

The two teams bid farewell and separated.

"We should go too, shouldn't we?" Kuga pondered out loud.

"Probably…" Nayuki hummed shyly.

Hoshitani nodded, "Yeah. Thank you for inviting us, too, Haruto-san!"

"Like I said, it's no problem," Haruto smiled.

The boys started gathering themselves up, thanking Haruto for his treatment again.

"Just a moment," Haruto suddenly stopped, getting their attention again. He shifted slightly, his posture shaking under the pressure of what his intentions were. He kept it hidden under his usual facade of confidence, one that none of the boys noticed. "Tengenji, Yamamoto, do you have a few more minutes to spare?"

The boys looked in surprise. Kakeru and Kaito glanced between each other, then at the rest of the team.

Hoshitani shrugged at the two, leaving it up to the two to decide.

"...Sure," Kakeru answered, looking back at Haruto.

Kaito nodded once in agreement.

Haruto let out a breath and smiled, "Great. Thank you."

The boys shared confused gazes once again.

Hoshitani started stepping away, "Okay then. The rest of us will be off. See you guys later."

Nayuki and Kuga waved as they left Kakeru and Kaito with Haruto.

Haruto picked up his trash and his shoulder bag, heading to the bin to toss the paper out. He glanced back at the two who were still standing around the shop in confusion. "Come on, let's get out of here."

Haruto led them out to the streets, where he took the lead as Kakeru and Kaito were trailing behind.

"Are you two hungry?" Haruto asked, looking over at a food stand on the side of the street, "Do you want to get some food?"

"Ah… no thanks," Kaito said, awkwardly glancing around. "The ice cream was enough."

Kakeru nodded with Kaito, then pursed his lips, "No offense, but, could you just tell us what you wanted to say? It's obvious that there's something."

"Yeah," Kaito agreed, "or else you wouldn't have set this whole thing up just to talk to us."

Haruto stopped walking. He turned slowly to face the two, giving a soft smile, "Ah, you two are really sharp."

Kakeru let out a puff of air as he crossed his arms, "Geez. I can't believe you actually admit to it."

Haruto sighed, "Let's find somewhere to sit down."

Kakeru and Kaito glanced at each other uneasily, but followed.

Haruto found an empty table at a quiet place near a small park and sat down, Kakeru and Kaito sitting across him.

Haruto folded his hands together and rested them on the table.

"What is this really about, Tsukigami-san?" Kakeru asked impatiently.

Haruto pulled up his bag, taking out three file folders and placing them in front of him. He then pulled off both his glasses and hat. "To be honest with you both, I have some news to tell you."

"News?" Kaito repeated, frowning.

"What kind of news?" Kakeru pressed.

"Excuse me for being blunt," Haruto said first, his face dropping the smile it was carrying earlier, "but Yamamoto, you are an orphan, aren't you?"

Kaito stiffened, taking a sharp breath.

Kakeru gawked at Haruto's sudden words, looking at Kaito for his reaction. He was going to say something about the audacious question, but was interrupted.

"And Kakeru," Haruto turned to look at him, his face emotionless now, "you were adopted at a young age, correct?"

Kakeru froze.

Kaito's gaze snapped to him this time.

"How…" Kakeru started softly, growing angry, "how do you know that?" he growled. "The only ones who know are my teammates and none of them have any contact with you!"

Haruto nodded, unfazed by the shouting, "You're right. It wasn't through your team that I learned, but rather, by your father."

Kakeru reeled back, his anger quelling, "My father?"

Haruto nodded again.

"What does it matter?" Kaito interrupted sharply.

Haruto pressed his fingers together to delay his answer. "How much do you know about me?"

"About you?" Kakeru snapped back harshly. "You're the number one youngest musical star out there right now."

Haruto said, "Yes, that's true. But do you know anything about… well, my family? My past?"

Kaito scowled, thinking about it. He suddenly lifted his gaze to Haruto, "You… you're an orphan too."

Kakeru's eyes widened in realization as well.

Haruto dipped his head, "Yes. Good, you know." He shuffled the files slightly. "My parents died in a car crash when I was six years."

"Sorry," Kakeru stated simply, still on edge.

"It's okay," Haruto shook his head. "I was left alone as a single orphan." He paused, lifting a finger as he added, "At least, that's how the media knows it."

Both Kaito and Kakeru paused at his words and tone.

"What… do you mean?" Kakeru asked quietly, growing more and more confused along with Kaito.

Haruto folded his hands together, "Very few people know, but I had two very young siblings before my parents passed. Unfortunately, we were split up because we were deemed too young to stay together." He let out a deep breath, peeling open one of his files, "My brothers, they were twins." Haruto slipped out an image and flipped it over to the two. The image revealed two small babies, one with blue hair and the other with red, and a blue haired child in the center. "Their names were Tsukigami Kakeru and Tsukigami Kaito."

Both boys reared back, their gazes wide with shock.

"What?" Kaito gasped.

"What are you saying?" Kakeru gawked, his brows furring.

Haruto gulped. This was the moment for him. He inhaled deeply through his nose. He pressed his shaking hands down into the tabletop as he said, "...You two are Tsukigami Kakeru and Tsukigami Kaito."

A silence came over them as they stared at Haruto incredulously.

"How can you say that?" Kakeru growled suddenly, slamming his palms down on the table.

"I'm not basing this on assumptions," Haruto said calmly against his outrage, "I searched to find you two. I had to make sure that I wouldn't judge you simply based on your names." He slid one of the folders forward, "This is everything that proves what I'm saying." He slid another one in front of Kakeru and the other to Kaito, "These are each of your cases. Birth certificate, adoption papers, everything."

"Why?" Kakeru exhaled.

Haruto took a breath, "I would like… for us to get along with each other. As... a family. We've been apart for too long."

Silence found them again, none of them speaking, only hearing Haruto's words echo in the air around them.

Kakeru suddenly stood, the table shaking at his force and getting Haruto's and Kaito's eyes on him. "I need to think about this," he said gruffly, not bothering to take the files laid out in front of him.

Haruto swiped his hand out and grabbed Kakeru's wrist before the teen could step away. He looked up pleadingly, "Just take a look at it, please. I put my contact information in, if you want to talk to me about anything."

Kakeru glared at Haruto, staring into his desolate eyes. He finally snatched up the two files with his free hand, "Fine."

Haruto relaxed and carefully released his grasp.

Kakeru yanked his arm back and stomped away before he could be stopped again.

Kaito quietly stood up himself as soon as Kakeru disappeared. He didn't say a word as he picked up his own file and walked away without a glance at Haruto.

Haruto held his breath as he watched the two walk away on separate paths, not even acknowledging each other.

His eyes shut and he cradled his head in his lap, the stress of the situation getting to him. What did he expect, anyways? He knew about the two's existence since the beginning, so seeing them was of no shock. Of course it wasn't the same for them.

It was very possible that it was Kaito's first time even hearing about his real family. Haruto couldn't read the boy's emotions as he was much more silent in his reactions than Kakeru was.

With Kakeru, on the other hand, he was much more loud and angry. He grew up knowing that he was a Tengenji, until very recently when it was shaken.

Haruto had to burst into their worlds and shake it again; just so he could be with them. Oh, he was so selfish.

~0~

Hoshitani was returning to the common room, when he saw a figure coming down the hallway.

After returning from their outing with Haruto, they had enjoyed their evening without Kakeru and Kaito and had dinner without them as well.

Kakeru was heading down the hall to get to his room with some folder in his hand.

"Oh Tengenji," Hoshitani smiled and waved, "you're back."

Tengenji didn't bother to look up, simply passing the leader. "Yeah," he muttered, disappearing around the corner.

Hoshitani blinked in shock. The was very unusual behavior for Kakeru. The wonder of what could have happened creeped in on his mind, before he remembered about Kaito, and where he could have been.

Carefully, Hoshitani entered the common room, where Nayuki was watching something on his phone.

"I just saw Tengenji in the hallway," Hoshitani jerked a thumb backwards.

Nayuki looked up, "He's back? Is he hungry?"

Hoshitani hummed, "I don't know. But he… looked troubled."

Nayuki halted, "A-Again?"

Hoshitani plopped down on the bench and gave a long sigh, "Tengenji must be going through some crazy things if he's been upset for so long… and here I thought this little trip with Tsukigami-san would cheer him up, too."

Nayuki nodded in solemn agreement. He paused then added, "Where's Yamamoto-kun?"

A voice came from the doorway, "He just made it back to our room."

"Kuga-kun!" Nayuki gasped.

"He looked unsettled," Kuga added, coming over to the table.

"Yamamoto too?" Hoshitani gaped. "Tengenji looked kinda mad in the hallway when I just saw him."

The three mulled over it.

Nayuki gasped suddenly, "You don't think-"

Hoshitani's brows furred, linking the thought with his own, "Tsukigami-san-"

"-Did something?" Kuga completed, plainly, but his face dipped into a frown.

"W-What could have happened?" Nayuki pondered.

"We can't…" Hoshitani trailed off. "We don't know if it was that. We should just ask them! Yeah!"

"Hoshitani-kun," Nayuki interrupted, "Tengenji-kun and Yamamoto-kun aren't really the types to just tell us, are they?"

"We can try," Kuga concurred with Hoshitani.

With that said, Hoshitani promptly marched the three of them to Kakeru's room first, where he pounded on the door.

There wasn't a single sound in response.

Hoshitani slammed his fist on the door again, "Tengenji, I know you're in there!"

"What do you want, you boor?" Kakeru's angry voice leaked through rapidly.

The three exchanged glances at the form of communication.

"We just want to know how you're feeling," Nayuki said nervously.

Kakeru was quiet for a moment. "I'm fine! Leave me alone!"

Hoshitani's question came out gently, "Was it Tsukigami-san?"

"We can take care of it," Kuga stated, holding his fists up.

"There's nothing to take care of, you boors!" Kakeru cried through quickly. "Leave me!"

Hoshitani sent Nayuki and Kuga a helpless look. Neither had a response to help him. Hoshitani sighed, slumping his shoulders, "Alright, Tengenji. We hope you get better soon…"

He led them away from Kakeru's room, until they reached Kuga and Kaito's shared room, where Kuga entered without concern.

Kaito was sitting at his desk with earbuds in his ears that were blasting music loud enough for them to hear from the door.

Kuga sighed and stomped forward, plucking the buds out by the wire hanging in front of him.

Kaito snapped his head up from the closed file that sat in front of him to Kuga. His face morphed into a scowl.

"Listening to loud music can damage your ears," Kuga remarked.

Kaito snatched the buds from him. "Thanks for the advice," he said, heavy with sarcasm.

Nayuki and Hoshitani glanced nervously at each other.

When Kuga didn't step away, Kaito deliberately lowered the volume. He then glanced back at Hoshitani and Nayuki with the same scowl. "What do you guys want?" he said as he turned back at his phone.

"We want to know what happened," Hoshitani stated firmly, his fists forming in front of him with determination.

Nayuki nodded at the blue haired teen's back, "You and Tengenji-kun are acting weird… Was it something with Tsukigami-san?"

Kaito visibly stiffened in front of them after Nayuki addressed both males' names.

"No," Kaito quipped, "It was nothing. Don't concern yourselves."

Hoshitani let out an annoyed whine, "We just want to help you guys!"

"Well you're not!" Kaito shouted back, whirling around to face them. "You don't know anything about us!"

The room went silent.

"...Us?" Hoshitani repeated.

Kaito's eyes shot wide. He clenched his jaw shut and snapped his face away.

Kuga eyed his posture then spoke into the silence that blanketed them, "We won't bother you two anymore. Sorry."

Hoshitani gasped at the teen's decision, "Wait-"

Kuga shoved his hand over Hoshitani's mouth and pushed him out of the room.

Nayuki waved his arms in a flustered manner. "S-Sorry!" he apologized, rushing out of the room and slamming the door shut behind them, leaving Kaito alone in the bedroom.

Hoshitani frowned at Kuga in the common room, where they reconvened, "What was that for, Kuga?"

Kuga looked at his hands, "Let's not bother them."

Nayuki's face fell.

Hoshitani clenched his teeth in frustration, "I hate seeing them like this."

"Me too…" Nayuki added.

"All we can do now," Kuga spoke over the silence that lapsed over them, "is give them time and hope things get better."

~0~

Time didn't help them at all. If anything, things in team Ootori felt worse than ever before.

Kaito and Kakeru constantly refused to speak, look at, or even acknowledge each other no matter what the circumstance was. Even in private, neither would speak the others name.

Every night, Hoshitani, Nayuki, and Kuga gathered in the common room or Hoshitani and Nayuki's room to speak about it. But they had no idea about what to do. Both boys refused to speak to anyone about whatever was the matter.

"Maybe they need to talk to each other?" Nayuki had suggested.

But that was an impossible task, considering the two in question refused to glance at each other. If they were in the same room, they were on opposite ends.

The other teams and students had clearly noticed. Tatsumi and Sawatari had talked to Hoshitani about it, and admit that they couldn't figure anything out from their middle school friend either.

Presently, Nayuki's words repeated in Hoshitani's head as he chewed on some carrot sticks while distractedly scrolling though some practice advice blog on his phone in the common room alone.

Kakeru suddenly walked in, a folder in his hand. "Oh, Hoshitani," he greeted, getting Hoshitani to glance up. He held the cream colored folder out to Hoshitani, "Do you mind giving this to… Yamamoto for me? He'll know what it is."

Hoshitani blinked. Anger rose in him suddenly. The two wouldn't talk to each other, and now they wanted to use him as a delivery boy? Hoshitani raised his hand to knock the folder back against Kakeru. "No way! Do it yourself!" he shouted, slamming his hand down on the table.

Kakeru stepped back awkwardly, "...Okay, geez." He twisted away giving Hoshitani a strange look as he went, "No need to get all mad, you boor."

Hoshitani panted for his breath as Kakeru disappeared. He blinked, confused about the encounter. "What."

Kakeru turned the corner and found himself in front of a door. There was no way that he could knock on it or enter, not with how things were between them right now. It wasn't that he couldn't face Kaito; it was that he didn't know how to. The tension that grew exponentially between them was impacting their team performance, and he was aware of it. In honesty, it hurt that one of the members of his team that he enjoyed spending time with was the one that he was too anxious to deal with.

The file he held in his hand alone proved that so much between them was different now, or rather, the same. The same parents, the same blood, the same brother.

They were twins.

Yet Kakeru couldn't face him. He was a coward.

Kakeru lifted one end of the folder, glancing at the contents a final time from the countless times he looked at it over the last few days.

The information proved that they were twins, Kakeru himself being the older one by a few minutes.

He sighed softly. Kaito deserved to see this information too. Getting down to his knees, Kakeru pushed the folder to slide it through the crack of the door.

But it suddenly pulled back, opening.

Kakeru snapped his head up.

Kaito froze as he spotted Kakeru on the ground.

The two blinked at each other.

Kakeru jumped back, landing on his bottom, "S-Sorry! I was just-" he turned his head away, holding the folder up, "I was getting this to you. It's the other folder of papers that Tsukigami-san gave us."

"Oh," Kaito said, carefully taking the file from him, "thanks… I guess."

Kakeru bit his lip, nodding as he stood. "Yeah…"

Kaito backed up, letting Kakeru dust himself off as he stood again. Kaito was face to face with Kakeru. The two stood in silence, avoiding eye contact.

Finally, Kakeru sighed. If literally bumping into each other was what made them face each other, then so be it. "Listen… we need to talk."

Kaito hummed.

Kakeru shoved his hands into his pockets to play off his nerves. "Do you have time now?"

"Yeah," Kaito admitted. "Let's go to the roof."

That set, the two climbed the stairs, ending up on the concrete covered roof of the dorm building that had a slight view of the city far away.

Kakeru went to the guard rails and leaned against it, while Kaito stood away, flipping through the file that Kakeru had just passed to him.

Silence overcame the both of them again, the sounds of the wind and students chatting from the ground washing over them a few times.

"So…" Kakeru mumbled, "we're related."

"Twins," Kaito supplied from his reading.

Kakeru gulped, "Yeah."

"Our parents were Tsukigami Daichi and Minami. Our brother is Tsukigami Haruto," Kaito spelled out from behind Kakeru, "Which makes us Tsukigami Kakeru and-" he choked on his words, "Tsukigami Kaito."

Kakeru closed his eyes. "Yeah." He gulped before saying, "Things just got really weird. We should decide what to do about it... together." Kakeru let out a frustrated groan and pushed a hand through his bangs, "I don't know what to say. I don't know how to move forward with this information." He dropped the hand, letting it hang off the railing, "I guess… what do you want to do? I suppose we could continue like… normal-" his throat tightened as he continued, "f-forget this was brought up by Tsukigami-san at all. Or we could… I don't know, try to be b-brothers."

Kakeru squeezed his eyes shut again, "All of us, with Hoshitani and the others, we've gotten pretty close. So, I suppose that if I had to admit it, it wouldn't be too wild for me to imagine you as my brother… th-that is if you want to." Kakeru stopped, letting his words ring through the air before he realized that he hadn't heard a sound from Kaito. He turned around to face the other boy.

Kaito stood still, his arm with the file hanging limply between his fingers and his face downcast.

Kakeru's eyes widened, "Wh-What's wrong?"

"My entire life," Kaito began softly, "family was a hard topic for me. I couldn't talk about it to anyone. That is, until I joined team Ootori. Hoshitani and everyone, made it easier for me to handle. But now," his body tensed, his free hand forming a fist, "my real family has been revealed to me and… and…" Kaito trailed off, his body shaking as he lifted his arm over half of his face. He looked up at Kakeru, fat tears blooming in his eyes, "I don't want to be alone anymore."

Kakeru's breath hitched in his throat and his own eyes burned. He didn't know what to say as the tears streamed silently down Kaito's face. Kakeru wiped his own eyes free from the welling tears and stood up straight to step in front of Kaito. "We won't be."

Kaito stared at Kakeru with wide eyes, then nodded once, letting his head duck down again while he wiped his face a final time. He sighed, lifting himself up again, "Let's not be awkward about it."

"We'll do it our way," Kakeru nodded with resolve. He spread his arms out wide in the open air. "We're stardust, you know! When we collide, nothing can stop us!"

Kaito held onto the words for a moment, then nodded firmly. He settled contently, then glanced at the door, "What should we do about the others? They're getting too nosy."

Kakeru sighed exaggeratedly, "What could we have expected from them, to be honest?"

"So, how should we break it to them?" Kaito questioned.

The two shared a look. A spark passed between them.

"A trick?" Kakeru suggested with a smirk.

"Agreed," Kaito grinned.

~0~

Nayuki hummed lightly as he stepped down the hallway. As he neared the corner, he saw the door to Kakeru's room was open and heard his voice leaking out into the hall.

"-Be back in a little bit, after I finish this job."

Nayuki carefully stepped to the doorway and peeked inside, finding Kakeru dressed with a helmet and wrapping bandages around his hands. He blinked, "Tengenji-kun? What are you doing?"

Kakeru looked away from Tavian to address Nayuki. "Oh, Nayuki. I'm going to see Yamamoto."

Nayuki's eyes lit up, "Really? Are you two talking?"

Kakeru nodded, stepping past Nayuki into the hall, "More or less. We're going to meet in the practice room and fight."

Nayuki froze, "F-F-Fight?"

"Yes," Kakeru confirmed. "Sorry, but I have to be off."

Nayuki watched with wide eyes as Kakeru strutted away.

How had this situation escalated to such? He could imagine the two butting heads suddenly from running into each other around a corner, which spiraled up into a shouting match and a declaration of a fight. Now the two were going to face each other in a fist fight! This was bad!

Nayuki took off in a run down the hall. He flew into the common room, where he luckily found Hoshitani sitting with Kuga. "Big trouble!"

Hoshitani jumped, startled, "What's wrong?"

"I just saw Tengenji-kun and he said he was going to fight Yamamoto-kun right now!"

"A fight?" Kuga repeated.

"His hands were wrapped for fighting!" Nayuki said, holding his own fists up in demonstration.

Hoshitani's eyes went wide, "We can't let that happen! Where are they going?"

Nayuki provided, "He said in the practice hall!"

Hoshitani scrambled out of his seat, "We need to go! Kuga!"

Kuga followed suit, "Yeah."

Together the three rushed out of the dorms and found themselves in their usual practice hall.

Kuga slammed the double doors open, expecting to find a face off between the two stubborn members of their team.

Instead, they were met with a dark room. The room was as vacant and spotless as when they had left it last time.

"W-What?" Nayuki gasped.

"Nayuki… are you sure Tengenji said they were going to be in here?" Hoshitani asked with worry.

Nayuki nodded quickly.

Kuga trailed the room, looking around.

Suddenly, a sliding sound was heard and a light flooded into the room from the right side. The window revealed two figures standing outside.

"I told you it wouldn't take them long," Kakeru stated.

Kaito crossed his arms, "Of course."

The three in the hall stared, baffled.

"Wait," Hoshitani gaped, "wait, what? We thought you were fighting!"

"That's what you get for assuming things, you boors!" Kakeru called as he jumped inside through the window.

Nayuki's jaw dropped, "But- you two- you tricked us?"

Kaito climbed into the hall behind Kakeru, closing the window up as Kuga turned the lights on. "Yes."

"Why?" Hoshitani wailed. "Was it all a trick? You two are cruel!"

Kakeru snickered, "Actually it was real. Tricking Nayuki was the only fake thing."

"But, we have to tell you all some things," Kaito said, stepping forward. "You might need to sit down."

The three warily settled on the raised stage and listened as Kakeru and Kaito explained their full story.

By the end, the three were shocked, to say the least.

Hoshitani's gaze was wide as he stared between Kaito and Kakeru. "You two, twins?"

"Amazing," Kuga commented.

"It sounds like a fairy tale," Nayuki gawked.

Kuga nodded, "Yeah, but you two have had a strange connection at times."

Hoshitani agreed quickly, "It's true. It's surprising, but it's good news, isn't it?"

Kakeru and Kaito nodded.

"So what are you going to do now?" Nayuki asked.

Kakeru and Kaito glanced at each other.

Kakeru pressed his lips together, "Well, I guess we should tell, uh… Tsukigami-san, about what happened."

Kaito nodded, "In the meantime, let's keep this on the down-low."

Hoshitani lifted a hand into a salute, "Got it, twins!"

"Twins?" Kakeru deadpanned, "What kind of a salute is that?"

Hoshitani deflated and let out a nervous laugh, "Well, I don't actually know what to call you two as twins. I mean, shouldn't your last name be Tsukigami?"

Kakeru and Kaito shared a concerned look.

"We… we'll figure it out," Kaito stated firmly.

"Until then," Kakeru said, pointing to their leader, "make sure you keep your lips shut, Hoshitani!"

"Yes sir! I won't let you down!" Hoshitani cried.

Nayuki laughed, "We're glad to have you two back!"

~0~

Kakeru leaned forward in his seat, his phone on in his hand. "Are you ready?"

Kaito had his legs pulled up under him as he relaxed against the wall on Kakeru's bed, carefully petting Tavian. "Yeah."

Kakeru nodded and pressed the large green circle on the center of the screen under the name "Tsukigami Haruto."

It rang twice, before a voice greeted, "Hello?"

Kakeru cleared his throat, "Yes, uh, Tsukigami-san?"

"Oh, Tengenji!" Haruto recognized, "How are you? Have you any news for me?"

"Yeah…" Kakeru said, "Yamamoto is here too."

"Hello," Kaito piped in.

"Ah! Hello!" Haruto said cheerfully. "I'm glad to hear from you two together," he admit.

Kakeru nodded despite not being seen, "We came up with a decision."

"Yes?" Haruto urged.

Kaito and Kakeru shared a glance.

"We would," Kaito began, "like to get along... as a family."

They could hear Haruto inhale deeply, "...You don't know how happy that makes me." He let out a breathy laugh, "Let's spend some time together. This weekend, if you want to meet up with me, we can talk."

"That works," Kakeru conceded.

"Perfect," Haruto replied, "Tengenji, I'm guessing this is your cell phone number? I can send the address to you."

"Oh, yeah, that's fine," Kakeru answered.

"Good," Haruto said, "I'm glad. We'll see each other later, but in the meantime, try to get along."

"Uh…" Kaito hummed, "okay."

"Ah, and you send me a text, too, Yamamoto. I want to make sure I have your number, too," Haruto added. "Then, I'll see you two later."

"Bye," Kakeru called, ending the phone call. A moment later, an address popped up in his messages. He glanced at it, "I guess this is where he wants to meet."

"What is it?" Kaito asked, sending his text to Haruto as he said to.

Kakeru searched the address and blinked at the result, "It's a house."

Kaito looked up at him, "His house, perhaps?"

"What else?" Kakeru retorted, standing up from his chair. "Well, I'm going to get ready for bed."

Kaito nodded, climbing off the bed, "Yeah, I'll go then. Thanks for letting me in."

Kakeru scoffed, lightly punching the other teen on the shoulder, "Where else would we have gone?"

A spark flit between them.

They stopped.

Kaito slowly spoke, "Do you… feel that, too?"

Kakeru paused, "That sort of weird energy?" Kaito nodded. "Yes, I do," Kakeru answered.

Kaito sighed, "Oh. I only get it with you, I've noticed."

Kakeru nodded, then shrugged, "I guess it's some special power we have."

"It's pretty useless, then," Kaito commented, heading to the door.

"What?" Kakeru gawked, "No it's not!"

"What am I going to do by feeling you?" Kaito retorted. "Like I said, useless."

"Excuse me, you boor?" Kakeru cried, "I'm a great person to feel!"

Kaito burst out into laughter as he opened the door. He waved a hand back at Kakeru, "Okay, goodnight."

Kakeru shared the laugh, "Night."

After a hectic and emotional day, the two newly reformed family members needed their best rest.

~0~

"Is this it?" Kaito asked, looking up at the modest sized home.

Kakeru nodded, "Should be."

The two stepped up to the doorway, where it swung open before they even reached it.

Haruto grinned wide, "Welcome! Come on in!"

The surprised two slowly entered, slipping their shoes off at the entrance.

"What is this place, by the way?" Kakeru asked, "Your house?"

"Yeah," Haruto nodded, "it's our home!"

"Our?" Kaito repeated.

"This is where you two spent the first year of life," Haruto stated.

Both boys froze, staring into the depths of the home.

Haruto smiled, "Let me show you around. Let's go upstairs first." He silently climbed the stairs, leading the twins upstairs. He stopped at the first door on the right. "This was our room," he said before opening the door.

The room revealed light blue colored walls and two cribs next to each other at the center of the room. A changing table, dresser, and toy bins were framed around the walls.

"The three of us shared it for the time that… we were together. Eventually I moved out. All of your baby things are still in here, though," Haruto spoke as he let them wander inside.

Kakeru stepped over to the cribs, gazing at the neatly kept sheets. Kaito wandered to the side, where there was a bookshelf full of books and toys. A blue toy car and a pair of red toy trains sat on the top. Above the shelf, photos were neatly hanging on the wall. He stared at each of them.

Haruto watched them. "You two don't remember anything, do you?"

The two looked up and stared at him silently.

Kakeru joined Kaito to look at the frames on the wall. "I don't recall anything."

"Me neither," Kaito added.

Haruto sighed but nodded, "I figured." Instead, he pointed to an image on the wall, where there were two babies in matching green onesies and a child Haruto in a matching style sweater, with presents around them and a tree behind them. "This was our second Christmas together." Haruto smiled, pointing at the toys on the top of the bookshelf, "Those were the toys that you two got, actually. You both loved them so much that neither of you could go a minute without them." He proceeded to go into the tale of the photo.

Kakeru picked up a frame that sat on top of the dresser. It was the blue haired baby who looked around 9 months old, sitting on a high chair with tears in his eyes and red cheeks. He snickered at the expression, "And what's going on here? Yama-" Kakeru stopped suddenly.

Haruto stepped up from behind, checking the image, "Oh, this one?" He grinned, "Actually, Tou-san was playing with him here. He was hungry for his milk, but we kept tricking him with the empty bottle instead of the full one." A laugh escaped him, "Kaito was such a sensitive baby."

Kaito stepped up beside him and frowned at the story. "That's not a funny thing to do to a baby," he commented with a huff.

Haruto only laughed more.

"Kaito."

Kaito blinked, lifting his with surprise at Kakeru's serious tone.

"Your name…" Kakeru continued, not looking up from the photo that he held. "We should… go by our first names. Calling each other by last name would be weird now, wouldn't it?" he spoke softly.

Haruto hummed, "That's true."

Kaito was silent, until he nodded, "Okay, Kakeru."

Kakeru finally looked up at Kaito, and the two shared a smile.

Haruto took a deep breath in. He put his arms around the two teens, pushing himself in the middle with a wide grin, "Kaito! Kakeru! Just call me Nii-san!"

Kakeru clicked his tongue, turning his head to hide his burning cheeks, "When have you been so comfortable?"

"Actually, I've always referred to you two by first name," Haruto admit with a soft smile. "It's only up until now that I called you by your last names, so that you wouldn't be uncomfortable."

"Makes sense, I guess," Kaito commented. He sniffed suddenly, a rich and dark scent wafting around them, "What's that smell?"

Haruto stepped away, "Oh that! I'm cooking a special lunch for us!"

"Is it burning?" Kakeru frowned.

Haruto waved his hand in the air, "It's fine. It'll ring when it's done. Come on, let me show you the rest of the house."

The eldest led the younger two throughout the home, stories coming out from him one after another.

"And finally, we have the kitchen!" Haruto proclaimed as he entered the spacious area. He went to the stove, checking a medium sized pot which had steam coming out from the gaps of the lid. At that moment, the timer rang. Haruto grinned as he turned it off and grabbed his gloves, "Perfect timing!" He picked up the dish, taking it out of the kitchen, "Let's enjoy! Everything is set up!"

In the dining space, sure enough, were three plates set out neatly in front of three of the four seats. The three arranged themselves at each seat, and Haruto began to serve the dish. Rice with the fresh curry on the side.

Kakeru blinked as he took his first bite. "It's delicious."

Haruto beamed, "Isn't it?"

"I didn't think you could cook," Kaito commented, going for his next bite.

Haruto laughed, "Well, this is a special case. It's one of our Kaa-san's own recipes!"

Kakeru and Kaito froze.

"Okaa-san's…" Kaito muttered.

Haruto nodded, looking down at the dish, "Yes. Although… it never tastes as good as I remember hers being. I'm sorry that you two never got to try it."

Kakeru gulped, turning his stare to Haruto, "Tell us about her!"

Haruto blinked in surprise, but smiled softly. "Of course. You know, she went kind of crazy for our first Christmas together," he spoke, telling more tales as the trio ate together.

After they cleaned up their meals and filled up their stomachs, Haruto folded his hands. "We need to talk about what we do from here."

Kakeru nodded.

"Before I approached you two," Haruto said, "I found your families."

Kakeru straightened while Kaito stiffened.

"You spoke to my father?" Kakeru asked.

Haruto smiled and nodded, "I did. Tengenji-san is a kind and powerful person. You've been doing really well in Kabuki under him."

Kakeru said, "Yes. I would… I do like being a Tengenji."

Haruto nodded in approval, "We can talk with him about it, and figure out the details of what to do."

Kakeru agreed, "Yes. Thank you."

Haruto reached across the table and patted Kakeru on the head affectionately. He pulled back and looked to Kaito, his expression shifting into seriousness. "I spoke to your family as well."

Kakeru snapped his head to Kaito in confusion.

"Is that so?" Kaito muttered softly, stiffly holding his hands in his lap after seeing Haruto's face.

"Yes," Haruto said, his face contouring into a frown at his reaction.

"Oh…" Kaito twisted his hands. "So, you know," he stated.

"Yes," Haruto repeated firmly.

Kakeru glanced between the two similar looking siblings. He raised an eyebrow, "Am I missing something? Ya- Kaito, I thought you said you didn't have a family."

Kaito bit his lip and turned his head away from Kakeru's view.

"Then, he lied," Haruto declared, not breaking his gaze on Kaito. "There is a family in charge of Kaito."

Kakeru gasped, "Huh? What's going on?"

Kaito's shoulders shook as he leaned further in on himself, "I don't want to talk about it."

Haruto frowned, "We should. I don't want you to be in a bad situation." He sighed when Kaito didn't move. "Do you want to talk privately?"

Kaito grit his teeth.

Kakeru's eyes bounced between the two as he tried to make sense of the situation. "...Kaito?"

Kaito stood suddenly, "I said I don't want to talk about it!" He shoved the chair back and ran out of the room.

Haruto and Kakeru gasped.

"Kaito!" Haruto called out. He stopped short on his chase, not following the boy. He deflated into his seat.

Kakeru gasped at the situation at hand. "What- What is going on?"

Haruto sighed and rubbed his face. "He didn't tell you, I guess."

"He told us that he was an orphan, way before I knew I was," Kakeru said. "That's about it. He never went into any other details."

Haruto nodded, "I see. The thing is, that Kaito was given to a family. It was an older couple. However, the way they treated him… was basically such as a pet."

Kakeru's eyes widened.

Haruto continued, "He wasn't allowed to go anywhere without permission, including within the home he was in." He sighed, "The couple was kind, yet… wrong. It's not okay. I can't believe Kaito had to go through that by himself for so many years."

"That's disgusting," Kakeru spoke, his tone angry.

"I didn't… do anything because I wanted to speak with Kaito about it first," Haruto admit.

"Isn't there something you can do?" Kakeru cried out.

Haruto pressed his lips together, "I want to try to get Kaito under my custody. But again, I wanted to go over it with him first."

Kakeru sat back with a pensive look on his face, "You'll have to push him about it." At Haruto's confused glance he added, "Kaito's yelled at Hoshitani and us about budding into his family business countless times. Hoshitani only got through because he's so persistent."

Haruto's eyes widened, "I see." He stood up swiftly, "I'll go find him."

Kakeru nodded in response.

Haruto stepped out of the dining room and went to the front of the house. Kaito's shoes were still there. Good. Haruto climbed the stairs; he had a feeling he knew where the youngest twin was hiding.

Haruto opened the door, and sure enough, found Kaito crouched with his head in his lap beside the bed. Their parent's bed.

Kaito barely glanced up at the noise.

Haruto shuffled quietly as he took a seat beside Kaito and said nothing.

"...Tell me another story about them." It muffled in his sleeves.

Haruto hummed, a light smile playing on his lips as he thought of one. "Hear this. Kaa-san had a great sense in fashion. One morning I was helping dress you and Kakeru. Since you were twins, you often wore the same exact clothing and it was easy to tell you apart by your hair. So, this morning Kaa-san accidently left your shirt in the dryer and Kakeru was already dressed, so she left you in a different shirt with me while she fetched it. For some reason, when you saw Kakeru in his blue shirt versus your orange one, you freaked out and started crying. Kaa-san had to rush back to change your shirt to calm you down. It made her say that you got her sense of style."

Haruto laughed at the end of his story.

Kaito barely lifted his head, his eyes glanced at Haruto. "Another one," he requested.

Haruto nodded, "A little after your first birthday, Tou-san took all three of us to the park." He recounted the tale of their trip to the teen.

After he finished it, Haruto sighed, "I wish you could have met them."

"It's not fair," Kaito mumbled.

Haruto couldn't respond. He gulped thickly before saying, "I'm sorry you had to go through all of that."

Kaito bit his lip and slowly shifted to sit up straighter. "No. I'm sorry for getting mad so quickly."

"You have a right to," Haruto said. "After the way you had to grow up… and I did nothing."

Kaito turned his head to Haruto as the older male clenched his fists tightly. "It's not your fault," he said. Haruto stared at his hands, his face hard. Kaito carefully reached his hand out and placed it on top of the stiff pair.

Haruto snapped his gaze up.

Kaito swallowed, but nodded.

Haruto wrapped his arm around Kaito's shoulders and pulled him close. "Let's move forward."

"Yes."

"You can live here with me," Haruto said, "Kakeru can get a room too, if he wants it."

Kaito nodded against him.

"We'll figure it out," He said. Haruto held the teen tightly. They spent countless minutes against each other in their embrace.

Kaito broke the silence, "Where's Ten- Kakeru?"

Haruto smiled at the slip up but answered, "He should still be downstairs." He released Kaito and stood, the two of them making their way down and finding Kakeru in the living room watching television.

"Oh, took you two long enough," he said with a grin.

Haruto stepped around the couch, plopping down on the cushion right beside the red head. "What are you watching?" he asked as he waved Kaito over to his other side.

"Just the news," Kakeru answered easily, passing the remote over.

Haruto pressed some buttons on the controls guiding the screen, "I know a movie we'll enjoy."

"Dusk…" Kaito read as Haruto selected it on the screen, "by Tsukigami Daichi."

Haruto grinned as he pressed play, "Yup. Tou-san directed this film." He put the remote down, then leaned over to grab Kaito, who decided to sit against the end of the sofa, by the arm and drag him closer. Haruto put his arm around him and used his other arm to wrap around Kakeru.

"Hey!" Kakeru and Kaito yelped together.

"Shh," Haruto hushed as he cuddled them close, "get comfy. We won't be going anywhere." His words rang true, past the idea of the movie.

~0~

Thanks for making it to the end! I hope it didn't take too long ^^"

Part 3 is the last part and much shorter than these firs two parts, it's mostly fluff and wrapping things up~

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