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"HITOMI-CHAN!!!!! I'm not trying to get a new boyfriend," exclaimed Kaho.

Kaho was seated in a swivel chair in front of Hitomi's dresser. Hitomi had dressed Kaho up in a short black dress, and was currently working on Kaho's eyeliner and make up.

The thirteen year old grinned.

"Don't worry Kaho-san. You won't need to try at all," Hitomi smirked.

She leaned towards the door.

"Amou-san, you can come in now," called Hitomi.

Kaho's ears perked up at the sound of Amou's name.

Kaho turned to Hitomi and asked, "Did you just say Amou? As in Amou Nami?"

Hitomi grinned, "Yup. Onii-sama invited her here as well, because Kaji-kun suggested it."

Amou burst in through Hitomi's door carrying a suitcase.

"Hitomi-chaaaaaaan! I'm HEEEEEEEEEERRRREEEE! As requested, here's all of my make-up, and all the colors I thought would look good on Kaho-chan," exclaimed Amou.

Hitomi waltzed over to Amou and opened up the suitcase to find a large variety of make-up. There were eyeshadows, blush, foundation, lip gloss, lip stick, mascara, mascara brushes, and eyeliner pencils galore.

"SUGOI," exclaimed Hitomi.

She picked up a couple cakes of eye shadow, some pencils of eyeliner, some lip gloss and lipstick, and a couple mascara brushes, and approached Kaho.

"Hold still now Kaho-san," said Hitomi, grinning evilly.

'Crap,' thought Kaho, 'I don't know how the heck I got myself into this one, but CRAP.'

*************

Half an hour later..........

"KAHO-CHAN!!!!! KAWAII!!!!!!" exclaimed Amou, hugging Hitomi as tightly as humanly possible.

"You're... Choking... Me... Amou.... Sama," Hitomi said in a strangled voice.

"Ah!!! Gomen, gomen Hitomi-chan. But isn't Kaho-chan GORGEOUS," exclaimed Amou.

Kaho stood shyly in front of Amou and Hitomi, her hands clasped in front of her, her face red, and her eyes cast downward.

Kaho was still wearing the black dress that came down to just a couple inches above her knee, was wearing red lipstick, mascara, and blush, with dark brown eyeliner.

Hitomi and Amou decided to hold off on the eyeshadow and foundation. They decided that Kaho would look better with the "natural" look.

Kaho's hair was curled, and pulled up, so that only the top part of her hair was up.

Amou and Hitomi stared at Kaho, then at each other, then back at Kaho.

"KAWAI," they exclaimed at the same time.

*************

Twenty minutes later......

Hitomi and Amou were both wearing dresses, Hitomi in a dark maroon dress, and Amou in an all white dress. Their dresses were about the same length as Kaho's.

Amou's hair was up in a bun, and Hitomi simply curled her hair.

Kaho was awestruck at their appearances.

"SUGOI," she exclaimed, "I'm so jealous!!! You guys can look that good in such a short amount of time!!!!!"

Amou and Hitomi both shook their heads.

Suddenly, Amou's eyes widened in comprehension as she looked from Kaho to Hitomi.

She quickly grabbed Kaho's and Hitomi's brushes and raced out of the room with an, "I'll see you guys there!!!"

Kaho turned to Hitomi.

"Mou, Hitomi-chan, we're actually going somewhere?"

Hitomi grinned.

"Hai Kaho-san... What did you think this was all for fun," smirked Hitomi.

"NANI," exclaimed Kaho, "I can't go out looking like this!!!!!"

"You can and you will," said Hitomi forcefully, "Because now you don't have any time left to change."

"Eh?!?!?!?!? Where are we going," asked Kaho, wanting to know exactly why she couldn't change her clothes.

"Onii-sama and I live in this mansion with our grandparents, our parents passed away in a car accident a long time ago... Neither I, nor Onii-sama knew them very well... Apparently we had three other siblings that disappeared with them... Anyway, Onii-san is going to perform for our oji-san's business dinner, and everyone from the orchestra is invited, as long as they play a piece. Amou-sama and Kaji-kun are invited as well, Amou-san because she'll write an article about Oji-san's business in your school paper, and Kaji-kun because his Oji-san is friend of mine," explained Hitomi as she shoved Kaho towards the mansion's entrance.

Two stretch limos were waiting outside the doors.

"Come Kaho-san, we're in that limo," pointed Hitomi, "The other limo is for the guys."

Kaho, who was about to go to the guys' limo, blushed and entered the limo.

Even with half of the orchestra and their instruments in there, there was still a bunch of room.

Kaho sat next to the door, wanting to be the first out of the limo because she didn't want to be caught in the chaos that would ensue after the limo parked.

"The restaurant is actually quite close to our house," said Hitomi, "Oji-san owns the restaurant, so don't be afraid to eat as much as you want."

Kaho blushed.

Desperate to change the subject, Kaho asked, "Where exactly is Amou-chan?"

Hitomi shrugged, "She said she had to go take care of some business at the hospital next to the restaurant. She'll be joining us in the restaurant."

"Eh??? Is she alright," asked Kaho, amidst all the talking in the limo.

Hitomi shrugged again, "I guess so... I just hope she remembers to return my brush..."

Kaho smiled at the younger girls' worries over a brush.

The limo rolled to a stop.

"Here's where we get off Kaho-san," said Hitomi, grabbing her sheet music.

Kaho nodded and grabbed her crimson violin case.

*************

Inside the restaurant's ballroom/ dining hall.

"Sugoi," exclaimed Kaho in awe, staring up at the ceiling and reveling in the largeness of the room.

Hitomi grabbed Kaho's wrist and pulled her towards a table.

"This is our table Kaho-san... You can drop your coat off here and then come with me so you don't have to hold your violin throughout the whole dinner," said Hitomi.

Kaho placed her black trench coat on the seat, picked up her violin case, and followed Hitomi backstage into the violinists' preparation room.

Kaho walked into the room, and sat down at one of the stalls connected to the mirrors.

"Oji-san usually has large orchestras perform here, so we have a lot of preparation rooms," explained Hitomi, still standing at the door.

Suddenly, the door opened again.

A frosty voice was heard.

"Please move, you're in my way."

Kaho's spine stiffened. She slowly turned towards the door.

Sure enough, Len was standing behind Hitomi, staring at the poor thirteen year old coldly.

He was wearing a black suit with a periwinkle dress shirt underneath, a navy blue tie, and black, diamond shaped cufflinks.

Amazingly, Hitomi was unfazed by Len's glare.

"My apologies, Tsukimori-san." said Hitomi just as frostily. She spat out Len's surname as if it were an insult.

She stepped aside and let him in, a smirk on her face.

"Are you done yet, KAHO-SAMA," she said, enunciating Kaho's name clearly, obviously playing games with Len's mind.

Len stopped dead in his tracks when he saw Kaho.

Kaho nodded towards him.

"Tsukimori-san," she said coldly, then walked away.

'Shit,' thought Len, 'She's back to calling me by my surname. She must be really hurt...'

Len's eyes softened when he gazed at Kako walking out the door.

*************

Outside the preparation room.

Tears began welling in Kaho's eyes as she pictured Len's face in her mind.

Hitomi hugged Kaho, and pulled a Kleenex out of her bag.

"Gomen Kaho-san. I should've known that baka would be in there," she apologised.

Hitomi dabbed at Kaho's eyes, careful not to smudge any of her make-up.

"Iie Hitomi-chan. It's alright. I was just caught off guard, that's all," said Kaho shaking her head.

Hitomi gave Kaho a small smile.

"Come. It's about time for Onii-san's performance," she said, pulling Kaho along.

"I think he's playing Eine Kleene, iie, Iine Cleane, Iie, Eine Kline Yacht, iie, Macht," struggled Hitomi with the name.

Kaho smiled, "Do you mean 'Eine Kline Nachtmusik Hotimi-chan?"

Hitomi grinned, "That's the one!!!!!"

Kaho smiled slightly, letting her kouhai pull her to their table.

*************

Halfway through Shinobu's performance, Amou showed up, a grin plastered on her face.

"I didn't know you did imitations of the Chershire cat Amou-san," teased Hitomi.

Amou simply grinned even wider.

"Just you wait, Hitomi Chan," she smirked, "I have a surprise for you after Ousaki-sempai's performance."

Kaho cocked her head.

'Nani," the thought quizzically.

As soon as the ensemble ended, Keiichi, Len, and surprisingly Aoi stood up from their seats on the stage and shook hands with Shinobu.

(A/N: Eine Kline Nachtmusik can be played as an ensemble, which it was in this case.)

Amou dragged Kaho and Hitomi with her backstage to go find Shinobu.

After failing to find him in the viola prep room, Amou dragged the two to the violin room.

Unfortunately for Kaho, Shinobu wasn't the only person inside.

Len gazed at the trio of girls.

Kaho smiled slightly, pain evident in her eyes.

"Congrats Tsukimori-san. You performed well," was all she said.

Len nodded.

Amou walked up to Shinobu.

"Ousaki-sempai, I'd like to introduce you to your sister," she said.

Everyone at the room gazed at Amou like she was insane.

Shinobu smiled politely and said, "Excuse me Amou-san, but I believe that I have already met Hitomi-chan."

Amou grinned.

"I never said I was talking about Hitomi-chan, Ousaki-sempai," giggled Amou, "I believe that there is one other obvious option as to your sibling in this room..."

NOW Shinobu loked at Amou like she was insane.

"You're not implying that Kaho-san is my sister, are you," he asked her.

Len simply stood there, struggling to keep his composure.

'WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE,' he thought, his eyes darting from person to person.

"I'm not implying it Ousaki-sempai, I'm saying it. And I have proof," said Amou as she pulled a lab paper out of her handbag.

Shinobu pulled up chairs for everyone, saying, "I think we might all need the support of these chairs once Nami-san is done making her point."

Len grabbed a chair before Shinobu could get him one, and sat down away from their little cluster.

"I was late to your performance, Ousaki-sempai, because I was at the hospital on a hunch," explained Amou, "The thought first came to me when I arrived here this morning and saw Kaho-chan and Hitomi-chan together. I was then sure my hunch was correct after I saw them both dressed up for your performance. I grabbed their brushes, and took them to the hospital next door, requesting a DNA test. I have the results right here. If you don't believe me, here they are," said Amou as she handed the lab papers to Shinobu.

His eyes widened in shock.

After a couple seconds, his face cleared, and he looked at Kaho.

"Welcome to the family imooto-san," grinned Shinobu.

"O-onii-san," stuttered Kaho questioningly.

Shinobu stepped up to Kaho and engulfed her in a hug.

"I knew you were still alive," he murmured, tears pooling in his eyes.

Len quickly stood up and walked briskly from the room.

'She has enough things to deal with. I should leave her alone,' thought Len, leaving to go watch Fuyuumi's performance.

Meanwhile, back in the prep room, Shinobu was interrogating Kaho on her siblings.

"How is Kazue-chan," asked Shinobu eagerly, "The last time I saw her, she was in fifth grade!!! She was so little back then..."

"Onee-san is okay... She can't cook worth anything though," smiled Kaho at the memory of her sister.

Suddenly Shinobu's jovial face sobered.

"What about Satoru," he asked, prepared for bad news.

He thought that he was lucky that two siblings survived. He wanted to hope for his brother to be well too, but he didn't know what to hope for.

"Onii-sama?" asked Kaho surprisedly, "He's studying piano at Waseda University!!! We were so proud of him when he got a full scholarship, and he's been sending a lot of letters and calling Onee-san lately..."

Suddenly, awe blossomed on Kaho's face.

"You look just like Onii-san Ousaki-sem, i mean, Onee-sama!!!," exclaimed Kaho, "Onii-san doesn't have glasses, but still!!!!! He looks just like you!!!"

Shinobu exhaled a sigh of relief.

"We're twins," said Shinobu simply.

"EEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHHHH???????????????????????"

Everyone laughed at Kaho's reaction.

Shinobu ruffled Kaho's hair affectionately.

Hitomi and Shinobu suddenly tackled Kaho in a group hug.

Amou stood on the sidelines taking pictures.

Suddenly, someone knocked on the door.

Ryo stepped in the prep room, his eyes widening at the sight of Shinobu and Hitomi squeezing Kaho into pulp.

Shinobu let go of Kaho, leaving Hitomi still attached to her newfound Onee-san.

Ryo looked at Shinobu quizzically.

"Tshuchira-san, meet my younger sister," said Shinobu proudly.

Ryo looked at Shinobu like he was insane.

"I've already met Hitomi-chan," he said.

Shinobu shook his head.

"The other redhead," he stated.

Ryo's eyes widened in comprehension.

"She's your, You're his, NANI????????" exclaimed Ryo.

Kaho grinned.

"Ousaki-sempai is my long-lost Onii-san," she wheezed, Hitomi squeezing Kaho's ribcages.

"NANI?????????"

"Enough with the 'Nani's' already," said Amou, "What did you come here to say Tsuchira-kun?"

"OH," said Ryo, "You're performance is in 10 minutes Kaho."

Kaho nodded, "Hai Tsuchira-kun."

Hitomi finally released Kaho.

"Good luck Kaho onee-san," she exclaimed.

Kaho nodded again.

Shinobu hugged Kaho again.

As he walked to the door with Hitomi, Amou, and Ryo, Shinobu said, "Gambatte, ne Kaho imooto."

Kaho grinned and waved at her new siblings...

(Is this the end of the story???????? O_O Nope... : ) Don't worry, I think there are still a couple more chapters I can squeeze out of this... Anywayz, thanks for reading!!! :D Love, Franfran...

P.S. Feel free to review... :P I dont really mind, but I'd appreciate suggestions and/ or misspellings from my story!!! :D Anywayz, the next chappie will be up soon... Ja Ne!)