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Author's Note: I have absolutely no excuse for this very late update. This story was supposed to be updated on my birthday, as my gift to all of you. I nearly cried when I read all the reviews. I hadn't realized how much time passed as I continued to neglect this story. I'm sorry.

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Nagisa stood quietly beside Acchan. She had already met all of the other AKB members and walked through the ship with Mariko. In front of them was a massive screen that projected how it looked outside the ship. Space was like nothing Nagisa had seen before. It was unending and spacious, pun intended. Nothing could possibly make Space turn into anyone's possession.

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The occupants of the Flying Get were more boisterous with their new addition. Motomiya Nagisa was an interesting girl with the most outrageous ideas. At first, the youngest member was shy and quiet, but with Yuuko and Acchan's help, she opened up to the group. However, they only learned a handful of information about Nagisa. She continued to shock the group with her natural adept to machinery and her instinctive comprehension about strategy. What surprised everyone most was her knowledge with DES' secret and private files.

When they asked her about it, she muttered something along the lines of, "Not that hard…firewall was strong…no problem."

In the span of a week, she had showed the group that she was an able strategist. She also proved that she could fight with the proper amount of training. It may sound harsh to let an eight year old girl fight, but it was necessary if she wanted to join the group. Once, she asked if there was a squad that focused entirely on fighting and acting behind the scenes. Mariko considered that as a possibility for a new team.

Nagisa was enjoying herself. This was the most fun she had in a long time. She found happiness in singing, like most of the people in AKB. The dances were difficult to learn, since she only started three days ago. She enjoyed staying in the west wing, otherwise known as the control room. She was able to get new information about the other planets that had the entertainment ban. It saddened her to know that there were hundreds more planets which had no amusement and entertainment in their lives. Nagisa remembered a few of them, promising that when she finally became a real AKB member, she would literally drop in and let the people experience the fun they have been missing.

When they finally arrived at Akibastar, it was already winter on the star planet. Soft, fluffy and pure white snow covered nearly all of the ground and reached a few inches below the knee. This was the first time Nagisa had ever touched the frozen water.

Her eyes sparkled in excitement when someone threw a snowball directly at Yuuko. A massive snowball fight ensued and it lasted a few hours, with the Nagisa-Acchan pair as the last one standing.

At the end of the day, they returned to their penthouse. Acchan and Mariko led Nagisa to her new room; it was made by Mariko's orders a week earlier. The walls were a cream color and the floor was covered with a soft blue carpet. The wooden furniture was simple and neat. A single medium sized bed was situated in the middle of the room, with a small table beside it.

Nagisa was overjoyed; her new room almost looked like her old room back at Lancastar, almost. It was cozy and warm, even if it was freezing outside. Still, it wasn't her room. She always had a human sized stuffed-bear by her bed, and it was not the same without it. Nagisa didn't complain though, at least she was away from the place she used to call home.

She escaped Lancastar, her home that brought little happiness and plenty sadness. Remembering the dark streets and humid air made her feel guilty. Nagisa worried for her mother, but hadn't cared much for her father.

Her father, a strict man, wasn't a huge part in her life. The last time Nagisa saw him face to face and eye to eye was close to a month ago. He always came home late and left at an ungodly hour. Nagisa's mother was usually left alone during day and night. Because of this, Nagisa began to resent her father –and herself.

Nagisa didn't want to dwell on her father and her problems, since she would get a new family. However, she had been close to forgetting her mother, who was probably crying over her lost daughter. All the events that occurred in a short amount of time stopped her from remembering all things important.

Before it was too late, Nagisa swore, she would call her mom and assure her that she was safe, and hopefully her mom was safe too.

Now that she was in Akibastar, Nagisa decided to do just that. Acchan was still in the room when Nagisa's usual happy expression changed into worry.

"My mom must be worrying herself," Nagisa mumbled. "I should call her, probably incognito in case my father had decided to stay home to answer the phone." The pink-haired girl spat out the word 'father' like she ate something disgusting.

Acchan walked to her and put a comforting hand on Nagisa's shoulder.

"Of course she would worry, Nagisa." Acchan knelt down in front of Nagisa so they could see eye to eye. "But that is no problem. I already told her."

Nagisa sent a questioning, albeit a little bit incredulous, glance.

An uncharacteristic sigh escaped Acchan's lips. "If you haven't noticed, we look somewhat alike. Did you care to wonder why?" Nagisa shook her head.

Acchan smiled widely and said joyfully, "It's been a while, imouto-chan!"

Nagisa blinked and then promptly fainted.

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When Nagisa came to, Acchan was nowhere to be seen. Covering the girl's body was a soft and furry blanket which she gratefully snuggled in to. The weather in Akibastar was completely different to the one in Lancastar. Nagisa idly wondered if she would be able to get used to the change. Maybe she would ask Acchan later.

'Acchan!' Nagisa yelped, sitting up suddenly. It proved to be a bad idea, since her head began to hurt. She groaned and fell back into the pillows. Her eyes squeezed shut, attempting to somehow erase the pain behind them.

A cool hand rested atop her forehead –which she realized was covered with a towel until now. Nagisa opened her eyes and spotted Yuuko hovering anxiously above her.

"Are you alright Nagi-chan? That's not a very smart question. Of course you're not alright, I mean, your head connected with the edge of a table. I'm an idiot." Yuuko said hurriedly. "Is your head throbbing? It probably is. Can you see how many fingers I'm holding up?"

Nagisa began to laugh, but coughed midway instead. She was shifted into a sitting position and a glass of heavenly water (well, to her anyway) was immediately placed to her lips. She drank greedily, taking several deep gulps until the glass was empty.

A content sigh escaped her throat. Nagisa nodded thanks Yuuko and said with a cheeky grin, "You were rambling. And I'm merely confined to a bed, not blind."

"Brat," Yuuko began, "I was worried; all of us were. When Acchan said you were in the infirmary, nearly everyone was squished into the tiny doorway. We had to physically pull everyone out of the room."

The mental image made Nagisa giggle, before she began to outright laugh. It must've been loud since Acchan was suddenly in the room. The eight year old girl stopped. Her eyes were on the Center Nova.

Nagisa's voice was strained when she asked, "So, what brings both of you here?" It was actually directed to Acchan.

"My sister is in the infirmary, why wouldn't I be here?" Acchan smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.

Nagisa jerked in surprise at the name, but her chest swelled with warmth and happiness.

Yuuko tilted her head in confusion.

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It was night, and the stars had begun to dot the dark blue sky. Yuuko had left a few hours ago and other AKB members had come and gone to check on the small girl.

Finally, only Nagisa and Acchan were in the room. It was so silent that you were able to hear the voices of 15 or more girls singing in harmony. Nagisa was sorely tempted to say something to her sister by blood, but she was afraid she would say something wrong.

Acchan spared her the trouble when she said, "Does it bother you?"

"What does?" Nagisa knew what Acchan was talking about, but she wanted to hear the full question from Acchan herself.

The girl in question cleared her throat. "Does it bother you that I'm your sister?"

Nagisa didn't say anything, she merely shrugged her shoulders.

"Does it bother you that you've had a sister you didn't know of? A sister who knew you didn't like it in a world with no life, no entertainment?"

Again, she didn't reply. Truthfully, Nagisa was hurt. She had –has a sister who cared for her. But not enough to bring you away from Lancastar, she thought with a sneer.

"I'm sorry, really. I know you're mad at me. I mean, I would be too."

"Congratulations, you just earned an award for giving the biggest understatement of the year," said Nagisa. Her eyes were focused to the window, staring determinedly outside, refusing to look anywhere else.

"I have my reasons…"Acchan sifted in her chair and refused to say anything else, as if mumbling was explanation enough.

"That doesn't sound very fair," Nagisa said. "But I have no say in it."

They both went to sleep without another word.

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The weather outside did not match Nagisa's mood. While it was bright and sunny outside, it was dark and cloudy inside. She knew that it was childish for her to act the way she did to her 'sister', but it was her right as a child.

Nagisa stood quietly, leaving her room. No one walked the halls, since everyone went to eat lunch.

Her head hung down morosely. There was no one to talk to, but then an idea sprung to her head. Hurrying back to her room, she searched for a coat, a scarf and a winter cap before running back outside. The wooden doors were flung out unceremoniously and Nagisa slid down the ramp which was frozen with ice.

Nagisa scooped a handful of snow, rolling it into a ball. Without further ado, she dropped to the ground and began rolling her snowball to make it bigger. When it reached twice the size of her head, she made another snowball and did the same twice more except smaller than the first. After a few minutes, she had a decent looking snowman.

She found rocks and twigs, and placed them on her snowman.

"Your name will be Satsuki." Nagisa patted it. A breeze blew passed, and her small body shivered in the cold. "Satsuki was the former name of Acchan, wasn't it?" She said to no one.

Mariko walked out from behind a tree. "It is."

"Did you know she was my sister?"

Mariko shook her head. "I only found out a yesterday after we met you."

"Liar."

They didn't speak for a while. It grew colder.

Nagisa pulled her coat around her tighter. "How much do you know about me?"

"I was curious about you, so I did a bit of research. It wasn't easy finding information about you."

"How so?"

"The data about you was almost nonexistent. I had to go through a lot to find it."

The pink haired girl turned to look at Mariko. "It's not like I'm known. Of course there is little information about me."

"I know that." Mariko looked down at the eight year old. "But something tells me that's not the whole reason. You don't act your age, so I'm right to assume that you're not entirely normal."

Nagisa looked at her seriously. "I agree I'm not entirely normal, but the way you said it makes me assume that that isn't what you mean."

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This chapter is unbelievably boring. Yeah, I know, I'm an idiot. I finally update after how many months and end the chapter there. I'll probably get hates for this. Thanks for all your support. Oh and thank my friend, she was the one who persuaded (coughblackmailedcough) me to update.

namelessjoker, signing out.

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