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"Right this way sweetie" said a chocolate haired middle aged man, as he held the door open for his jet black hair, pale daughter of 16 years.

"Don't worry about the luggage. Your brother and I will come back and grab them. Your mom has given me strict orders to bring you home as soon as possible." The father said smiling as he and his daughter entered the elevator.

The daughter smiled back. " Oh! You'll be sharing a room with Kari for now. Soon mom and I will start looking for a bigger place to move in to. You'll like sharing with Kari. She's a lot cleaner than your brother Tai. "The man rambled on as they got off the 10 floor and walked to wards the apartment door

They stopped at the door that read "Kammiya" .

The Girl took a deep breath. She was happy that only her father came to pick her up from the academy instead of bringing the whole family. Sure she'd been with her mom and her siblings before, but never had she been with them all at one. Usually her parents would come and stay with her for a day or two. Or her mom would bring one of her siblings for a day visit. Throughout the car ride home, her father did most of the talking, and the girl listened and took in her surroundings. That was the way she liked it. She wasn't much for talking, but she liked to observe those around her. It was the best way to learn about something her professor had told her.

The man opened the door, and led her inside. "Welcome Home Hotaru! "screamed her family, as they pulled her into an embraced. Her sandy haired mother held her on to her even after her siblings had let go. "Oh sweetie, I missed you so much" she said as she kissed her forehead.

" Honey, let Hotaru wash up. She had a long ride home. So did I. How about you make us some tea?" her father said.

" Great, come Hotaru". Said her crazy haired brother, as he grabbed her arm, and guided her towards a room door. Her younger sister fallowed close behind.

"This is our room" said her sister, who was the miniature version of her mother. "I cleaned out half a closet, and we bought a new cupboard. If you need more space just let me know. I'm sure we can move things around" her sister said smiling. Hotaru smiled back. Her sister was a genuinely sweet person hotaru concluded. So was her brother. " I wanted to share a room with you Hotaru, but Kari said I was too stinky and messy that you'd probably suffocate" laughed her brother, as he gave Kari a playful shove.

"The room is wonderful. I really appreciate it. " said Hotaru. It was the first time she'd spoken since she'd arrived home.

Afterward a shower, her sister gave her a tour of the house as her brother and father fetched her luggage from the car. The whole family then started to help her unpack. Which made Hotaru start to feel suffocated and faint. Thankfully Kari noticed and convinced everyone to let Hotaru and Kari unpack alone. Kari then caught Hotaru up to date with her life, and her long time crush, Takeru. They were soon interrupted by tai , who felt left out. Hotaru listened as her siblings gossiped, and teased each other. After dinner (which they ended up ordering pizza because her mother burnt the food), they all went to bed early because it was the first day back at school after summer vacation

Hotaru lied awake in her new bed, wondering how she'd fit into her new school. She was glad that since Tai and her were twins, they'd be in the same year at school. At least she'd have her brother for company at school.

Right as she felt some relief as that thought, her Ipad vibrated with a message

" DO NOT forget to take your medications Hotaru! It is essential to regularly take them if you wish to live a normal life with your family. – Prof. T".

Hotaru woke at the crack of dawn the next day. Back at the academy, the girls all had to wake up at 6 in the morning to do their chores before the start of school. Hotaru climbed down the bunk bed that she shared with her sister, and made it to the bathroom. While running a hot shower, Hotaru thought about how her first day would be. Since she was what they called "gifted" it was decided that she would be placed in advanced classes at school. She wasn't too thrilled about this. She was really hoping to blend in at this new school, and being placed in a gifted class meant she was off to bad start at her goal. It also meant that Tai wouldn't be in the same class.

Hotaru got dressed in her new uniform, and tried to pep talk herself looking into the mirror. However, she couldn't help but think that she looked nothing like the rest of her family. While all of them had brown hair, she had midnight black hair, and was pale as a ghost. She could already imagine all the questions from the other kids when Tai or Kari introduced her as their sister. It was the same questions she would get from the girls back at the academy when her family visited. "Why do you look so different Horatu? " or " Are you adopted?". Hotaru often asked herself these questions, but never had the heart to ask her parents about it.

Once Hotaru had gotten dressed and decided to start make breakfast, the rest of her family woke up. Her father stated that her cooking smelled and tasted wonderful. Her mother stated that Hotaru must have inherited her cooking skills ( this to which Tai snorted milk out of his nose). Tai and Kari fought over the washroom. As Hotaru watched her family, she didn't care she didn't look like the rest of them, because she knew that her family loved her.

The high school wasn't far away from their apartment; it was a decent walking distance. As they walked, Kari talked about joining the year book, and Tai rambled on about soccer, which Hotaru never have liked sports understood nothing about. The siblings were then joined by some of their friends TK , Yolie, and Cody. After being introduced, TK walked hand in hand with Kari ( to which Tai gave the evil eye), and Yolie talked a mile a minute about all the cute guys in school, and her boyfriend Ken. Hotaru was surprised that Yolie and Kari were best friends, considering that their personalities were so opposite. However, Hotaru liked Cody the best. He was quiet, but a thinker just like Hotaru. It was too bad that he didn't attend the same high school , since he was younger.

Tai lead the group to large cherry blossom tree, to where three more people were standing. After being introduced, Hotaru learned that the blond boy was TK's older brother , Matt. Their physical resemblance was striking, but while TK was like the sun, full of hope and joy, Matt was more reserved, like the moon. The girl, Hotaru learnt, was the legendary Sora, who Tai never could stop talking about. She was just as Tai had described her ; kind, athletic, and caring. The red haired boy, was Izzy, and it turned out that he was the same advanced classes as Hotaru.

"Wow Taichi! You sure do have very pretty sisters." Matt said smirking as he shook Hotaru's hand. Hotaru couldn't help but blush.

Tai on the other hand got furious. " Oh no you don't Matt! I already got one Ishida brother with my sister. I can't handle you both!" He said as he stepped in front from of Hotaru. Everybody laughed

"Oh come on tai. You know he's just messing with you" said Sora

"Maybe, but you can never be too careful with these boys!" Tai said, still protectively standing in front of Hotaru

"Izzy , I leave my little sister in your care. You better keep her safe from Matt, and other boys like Matt."

Hotaru thought this was funny because, technically, she was other than Tai by 3 minutes. A fact he never seemed to acknowledge.

"Don't worry about it Tai. Com'on Hotaru, let's go to class. The bell is going ring anyways." Izzy said laughingly

While showing the way to class, Izzy talked about the advanced class teachers, and the areas they had already covered. It turned out that Hotaru had already covered that material and much more. Which didn't surprise Hotaru much because, the academy was popular for their advanced studies.

"So Hotaru, what was the name of your old school? How was it like?" Izzy asked?

Hotaru was surprised at the question. Since leaving her apartment, Hotaru mostly listened, and hadn't talked. Now she was being asked a direct question, and to make it worse, it was by a boy. She had never talked to any male, other than Tai, her father, and the professors at the academy. All she wanted to do was run and hide in the girls washroom

Pull it together Hotaru! You can get through it. Said the voice in her

"uuuummmmm it was an all girl school. The school buildings were old Victorian in structure" she said.

" Wow an all girl school. It must be a new experience for you here then. What was the name? "

" ummmm Professor Tomoe's Academy for gifted girls"

"NO WAY! That's the best school in all of Asia. They start university level calculus and physics in the 11 grade don't they? "

Hotaru nodded her head, she wasn't aware that her academy was that popular

"Oh no wonder, Tai said you could never visit for vacations. Your school is really strict and doesn't give breaks doesn't it. Well this school year is going to be a breeze. You'll properly get offers from universities before you even apply. I hope you don't mind if ask you for help. "

Izzy happily rambled on. Hotaru concluded that for a boy, Izzy was quite pleasant. She liked how he was nice, and made her feel comfortable

As they walked into their class room, Izzy accidently bumped into a tall pale black haired boy.

"Oh I'm so sorry. I was too distracted talking, I didn't see you." Apologized Izzy

" It's ok. I was looking at my chain that I dropped , I didn't notice you either." The boy said as he held up the chain.

" Hi I'm Damien. I just moved to Japan from the US." The boy introduced himself.

However Hotaru wasn't paying attention. She was distracted by the pendant on the boy's chain. It was a half moon, overlapping a sun, with half a star next to it. It was the exact same simple as the birthmark on her ankle which the shapes were so précised, that it could be mistaken as a tattoo.