Whoop, Update finally! Sorry I haven't been able to upload anything lately, even though I've been on break, my teacher decided that I need to slave over extra credit and was spending a week doing slope-intercept and point-slope form for math… BOOOORRING! So here we go, an update for Pride and Prejudice, and the story of a new story (due to the constant nagging of a good friend) will be uploaded soon. Enjoy!

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After a long talk with her sister about the plans Manami had made, Sora had made her resolve clear to their parents, they were to promptly join the Kaleido Stage without anymore naysay or hassle. Tsuyoshi, who although loved to see his daughters perform, still feared for their safety (like any normal father would do). Midori, on the other hand, merely feared for her reputation.

"What kind of mother would I look like, let my children run off to the circus?"

"A good one?"

Sora smirked. Layla sighed and nudged her sister in the side, stopping her from making anymore foolish remarks. Midori huffed and sat down in a chair beside her husband.

"And what about Yume? As her older sisters, you two have to be here to watch her and teach her about the basics! Soon enough, she'll be wanting to go on stage too!" (AN: Yes, I decided to include Yume in the story. After a long inner-mind discussion, I finally agreed that Yume would be a minor character, at the mere age of 5 in the story.)

"Well then let her, I mean, what's the problem wit--"

"Sora, shut up. Mother, I'll personally make sure that Yume won't get influenced by anything that we are doing. And besides, she can do anything of her own free will when she's older, correct? And just as we are older, we can surely do as we please?"

"… Well, I suppose you are right…"

Layla looked at her sister with a grin on her face. Layla did know how to handle her mother better than Sora. After another long discussion, the parents had regretfully agreed. The sister were thrilled at the thought of being up on the stage yet again. Layla, who was the better of the two, had taken leads there many times and was overjoyed to hear that she would make a comeback with her younger sister. Sora, who was slightly beneath her sister's skill, couldn't wait to perform again. Just the thrill of being up on stage, the crowd cheering, your heat pounding, she could just feel the excitement boiling over inside her. They thanked their parents and ran to get their bags ("They had already packed? They would've left, even if we said no!" Tsuyoshi muttered to himself.) Tsuyoshi had stopped Sora though.

"Before you go any further, Sora I need you to do me a favor. Please go down to the post office for me and drop this off. Seeing as you'll be leaving, you should have no problem heading out and doing this for me."

Sora snatched the letter, bowed, and scurried out of the room. Tsuyoshi smiled. Nothing would every change with that girl.

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"Alright the post office then the stage!"

Sora looked around quietly before drooping slightly.

"But wait… where's the post office again?"

This wasn't the first time that she had forgotten where she was. Even in her own hometown, Sora just happened to find herself in some "unknown" territory. Sora sighed and walked down the street.

"Might as well start looking for-- OH! Ice cream!"

And yet again, we drift off subject.

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Now, it wasn't as if she wasn't allowed to go outside. It was merely the fact that she was indeed, too sick to leave the "comfortable" premises called her home. But today would be different. Yes indeed, Sophie Oswald had never felt more alive. She took a taxi (that she had called on short notice) to Cape Mary, and once she stepped foot there she took off like lightning and "bolted" around the city, catching the sights she had so sorrowfully missed. Her father had unhappily agreed to her joining the stage, so it wasn't as if she had no reason to be back in Cape Mary. Well there was no reason, her excuse of "getting her locality back" was just that, an excuse. She remembered how she was once a local in this place, but now it seemed so foreign. She smiled though, at the memory of her better childhood, her brother had taken her out to Cape Mary for some ice cream in a special spot of theirs. Then she frowned.

"Where's that spot again?"

She frowned and mentally smacked herself. How could she have forgotten such a place! That spot was so special to her and her brother. She looked around frantically, searching for another place that could trigger a memory. Sophie sighed dejectedly and looked in a park. She smiled as children ran past her with playful smiles and so full of life. She silently wished her childhood had stayed like that. But of course, she was plagued with that illness and was left confined to a bed for years, so her youth ended shortly. She staggered for a moment, her breath becoming uneasy and vision becoming blurry. She walked unsteadily over to a bench and plopped herself into the seat. She hunched over and breathed hard, trying to regain her composure in public.

"Is something wrong?"

Sophia's head snapped up to see a young woman around her age with pink hair.

"N-No… everything's alright. I just felt dizzy all of a sudden."

"Oh. Well wait here!"

Sophie watched the girl trot over to an ice cream stand and order something. She noticed that the girl already had a cone in her hand. Was she buying a second for--

"Here you go! Vanilla ice cream with cherry dip!"

The lively young woman stuck the waffle cone in her face, urging her to eat it. Sophie smiled awkwardly.

"Oh no thank you, you didn't have to--"

"Nonsense! You'll feel better after you eat it, go ahead! Try it!"

Sophie smiled. 'I supposed I shouldn't refuse it…' She grabbed the cone and licked it.

"It's good!"

"Yup! For some reason, that ice cream stand's ice cream taste so much better than any other I've tasted! I think it's because it's homemade ice cream. The guy there says he and his wife make it themselves and have been making a lot of money there for years! I mean, that's just a cool profession don't you think! Hey, are you listening?"

"O-Oh, sorry."

The girl giggled.

"It's okay, people get bored when I talk. I think it's because I tend to talk too much. I start talking and I can never stop, it's like a never ending sentence when you're talking to me! I really try not to talk to much but I just can't help it, I mean--"

"You're doing it again…"

The girl stopped suddenly and blushed. Sophie laughed. The girl was nice, it was refreshing to hear a person speak like she did.

"S-Sorry! Man, I must be such a bother."

"No, you aren't. It's actually nice to talk to you. I like holding conversations with interesting people, and you are definitely one of them."

The pink-headed teenager blushed brighter and grinned.

"Well, thanks! Oh, how's the ice cream?"
"Oh, it's good thanks."

They drifted off subject and talked like two teenaged friends.

"So you have how many sisters?!"

"Six, the youngest being 5."

"No brothers?"

"None, whatsoever."

"That's amazing, and how old is your mother?"

"She's 49!"

"Even more amazing! Wow, 6 daughters? And at the age of 49? Why the woman must have more liveliness than that of a rabbit! I don't even think I could push out 2!"

They both broke out into laughter. Sophia then stopped abruptly and stood up. The pink-haired woman stood up along with her.

"Something the matter?"

"Follow me. I want to show you something!"

Sophia grabbed the stranger's hand and pulled her down the pathway. She had finally remembered what she had came here for.

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"Sora's been gone for a long time, Tsuyoshi… you don't think--"

"I don't even want to think of it…" Tsuyoshi muttered under his breath. But he was thinking of it. Yes indeed, his precious daughter had gotten lost yet again. He sighed and picked up a book off the shelf, trying to busy himself but just couldn't get it off his mind. Midori looked at him and sweatdropped.

'Guess I'll make some tea for him and send the girls looking for her.'

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"She couldn't have simply disappeared!"

Sonia nodded silently and opened the bedroom door, gesturing for him to follow. To Lucien and Leon's surprise, the woman was right. There was a bed with nobody in it. The window was open and the jacket that had been lying on the chair beside a desk was missing, along with a pair of white flats and a matching dress that had been recently purchased and place in the closet. Leon looked around in disbelief.

"Not again… where could she have run off to now?"

And then, a little light bulb went off somewhere in his head.

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The two girls, huffing and puffing from a loss of breath, had finally made it to their destination. A mountainous area overlooking the sea. You couldn't reach by merely walking, oh no, you had to scale the side of the rocky area beside them to get there. Sora looked at her soiled hands and sighed. What was that girl thinking? This wasn't a rock climbing class with safety cords, and Sora wasn't hoping to fall of the cliff to her death. Once she looked to her surroundings though, Sora dropped all thoughts and let her mouth hang open in awe. It was a beautiful field, and Sora was surprised she hadn't seen this place sooner. The field was full of white flowers behind them. Sophie smiled and walked up beside her.

"Beautiful isn't it? It's too bad we couldn't of had the ice cream up here."

Sora nodded. It was a pity that they had eaten the ice cream beforehand, but climbing a mountain with ice cream in your hands isn't exactly safe so they were better off without it. Sophie twirled around in her white dress and fell backwards into the flowers. Sora flushed.

She hadn't noticed how pretty, no gorgeous, the girl really was. She suddenly felt insecure, wearing a plain white t-shirt, denim overalls, and sneakers. Sophie noticed that Sora hadn't joined her and sat up.

"Why don't you join me? This is fun!" She picked a few flowers and ran over to her, shoving them in her face.

"This is for the ice cream."

Sora smiled and accepted the gift. Sophie flashed her a beautiful smile and spun around, jumping back into the sea of flowers. They were irises, magnificent irises that moved slowly with the sea breeze. Sora laughed when Sophie popped up out of nowhere with a petal on her nose and decided to finally join her. They romped in the field for a bit, minding that the sun was going down.

"Well, I guess we should head back now--"

"Yeah, I-- guess you-- humph-- should!"

The two girls huddled close to each other and looked in the direction of which the voice came from. A hand shot up from the part of the cliff that they had climbed from. Sora stood up and grabbed a large branch of a tree, readying it like a weapon, then inched over to the person climbing up. Sophie, worried, sat up and watched Sora with intensity. The top of the person's head finally came up and Sora screamed.

"PERVERT! STALKER!"

She brought the wood down upon his head and screamed at the man. Sophia's eyes widened and she jumped up.

"S-Stop it! No, he's not a bad guy! Stop it!"

Sophie grabbed the wood from Sora's hand and chucked it to the side then kneeled down and grabbed the man's hand, pulling him up.

"God damn-- what the hell was that for?"

Sora gasped sharply upon seeing the face of the man.

"Big brother! What are you--"

"I should be asking you that, dearest sister."

He said the endearment sarcastically. Sophie's eyebrow twitched.

"I was worried sick, you idiot! I thought something happened to you, something COULD of happened to you. And walking around with strangers Sophia? Not very smart."

He spoke to her sternly, scolding her in a brotherly-tone. Sophie sighed.

"Sorry. Sorry… for god's sake, sorry Leon!"

Leon finished and stoop up, brushing off his clothes. Sora looked him over. He looked a lot different from when she last saw him. He wasn't above wearing his shirts open, dressed in a white-collared dress shirt and black pants. He had abandoned his shoes, probably so he wouldn't end up slipping on the cliff. Leon noticed her eyes gazing at him and he immediately stood up straighter and fixed himself up.

"Miss Naegino, is it? Thank you for taking such good care of my sister."

Sora blushed. "N-No problem." 'He actually remembered me!'

Sophie looked at both of them and smiled.

"You two know each other?"

Leon nodded a grabbed her by the hand.

"Lets take the safer route back."

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After they had safely gotten back to the comfort of the city, the two girls had shared some more laughter before they made their goodbyes.

"It was nice meeting you, uh--"

"Sora, Sora Naegino. And you?"

"Sophia. Sophia Oswald. You call me Sophie though."

"Right, I'll remember that when we see each other again."

"Again? When will we?"

Sora smiled softly.

"At the stage, Sophie. At the stage."

In the distance, the Naegino sisters had spotted their beloved sister and ran to greet her.

"Sora! Sora, over here! There you are!"

Sora turned around and waved to them, then turned back to Sophie and Leon and flashed a bright smile.
"I'll see you guys soon. Goodbye Sophie, goodbye Mr. Oswald."

Leon's eyebrow twitched suddenly. He never did like being referred to as "Mr. Oswald," it reminded him of Lucien and how similar they were. As Sora ran off to meet her sister, Sophie turned to look at her brother with a suspicious look.

"Alright, spit it out. You know her! From where? And hey, she mentioned the stage! Is SHE one of the performers Kalos was--"

She blinked as her brother began taking out his cell phone and calling for his driver.

"Hey! Listen to me mister! Your dearest sister is talking to you!"

"Hn."

"Ah, ah, ah! Don't you dare ignore me! She's your girlfriend isn't she?"

Leon flinched.

"Don't even imply that I she is my consort."

"Fine then. Tell me the truth!"

"… She's just an acquaintance of mine and the sister to Yuri's love interest. There, you happy?"

"Fairly. Oh, now lets go home!"

Leon shook his head in disbelief. She would never change, and that's the way he liked it.

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"Sora, how could you get lost in you're own hometown? We've lived here for how long?"

Sora chuckled sheepishly and rubbed the back of her head.

"Sorry!"

"Yeah whatever, let's get home."

"W-Wait!"

The Naegino sisters turned to look at Sora, who was sweating profoundly.

"I just remembered..."

Sora found that she wanted to go back and fall to her death on that cliff.

"Remembered what, sister?"

Rosetta looked at her, confused by her sister's expression.

"I just remembered that I got lost trying to find the post office. Father wanted me to drop off that letter... the thing is... now I lost the letter..."

"... SORA!"

People in the streets watched in awe as a group of girls chased another, the one running from them crying and screaming apologetic words.

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Well this chapter sways away from the "Amazing Oswald Family" chapter. Hope you liked it!