A/N: Chapter 2 here! I hope you like it!

AU and OC! That Takao has a sister is canon...

For this Chapter: I don't own Takao, Kise or Midorima! I do own the rest...

Help for this chapter:

"blablabla" = talking

'blablabla' = thinking

Italics = Flashback

Bold = Intro

[Bold] = Author's note

Chapter 2: What happened?

Distant fields/Sarishinohara

[A/N: Please listen to rachie's cover of this song... Should I make a playlist on my channel...?]

Was everything, really what you wanted though?

Does anything, get you feeling all alone?

If so, don't be dying on me,

or I'll be holding tighter.

'Cause i'll be here, giving all my love to you.

Even if there wasn't a lot for me, to do.

I'll keep on trying harder to walk, you through.

It was lunch break and Sakuya was searching for her childhood friend Kazunari.

She found him sitting with a few of his male classmates in the cafeteria, so she approached him.

"Kazu-kun? I thought we were gonna have lunch together!"

All boys just looked at her, then at Takao, who just calmly continued eating. "Maybe tomorrow, 'kay?"

Sakuya just looked at him, shocked. After progressing his words she left.

But on the next day and the day after that Sakuya always found her best friend in company of those boys.

He always said: "Maybe tomorrow."

Sakuya felt him growing distant from her and avoided him in school.

'I'm not needed anymore… He has good friends now.'

A few weeks after graduating from elementary school, Takao could only watch Sakuya on TV or on the court in a stadium.

Their intimate bond was gone.

Kise's workplace in Tokyo

"Well,…ehm… Sakuya and I grew up together, being neighbours and going to the same school… But after her first year in middle school, by the way she's a year older than us, she disappeared. I haven't heard anything from her, let alone seen her, since then…"

Sakuya was simply saying nothing, showing no reaction to Takao's words.

Midorima on the other hand was irritated.

'What is she to Takao? Are they really just childhood friends? She seems important to him…'

"Ehm…"

Everyone turned into the direction the voice came from.

"I hate to interrupt your little reunion, but we have to finish the shooting…", said the director while walking towards the group.

"I understand, Takahashi-san. Let's go, Kise-kun!"

Sakuya dragged Kise in the building, leaving Midorima and Takao outside by themselves.

"So what now, Takao?"

Midorima looked at Takao, who seemed to have a hard time believing what just had happened.

Midorima sighed and pulled Takao to his chest.

"Settle this. I'm going home ahead. I'll use the rickshaw. Kise gave me my lucky item already. See you tomorrow in school."

Takao looked at his boyfriends retreating back and pulled himself together.

'Let's get this over with!'

Confidently he walked into the building and asked the director for permission to stay and wait for Sakuya, which he got granted.

On the streets (A few hours later)

Sakuya and Takao were walking beside one another. Sakuya had finished her music video and was walking home, Takao accompanied her.

"Say, Sakuya?"

Takao saw her turning her attention toward him.

"Where are ya stayin'? Your parents moved to the states, right?"

Sakuya just nodded and answered: "I'm staying at Auntie Saki's."

Takao remembered the mentioned aunt. A gentle old lady, who liked to have everything vlean and neat.

'Just like Shin-chan.', he thought.

"You're gonna attend Teiko High, right?"

"Yes."

"Which campus?"

"Shuutoku."

"Hey, I'm there too!"

"I see."

'This is going nowhere… What should I do? Maybe invite her to my home? Mom would be thrilled to see her again…', Takao nervously thought.

"Wanna come over to my house?"

Takao decided to use the straightforward method.

"Sure."

Takao Family's estate

"I'm home!"

"Welcome home!"

Takao took off his coat and shoes and helped Sakuya out of her coat too.

It was November and it was very cold outside, so Takao appreciated their house's chimney, in which his mother would always lit a fire in.

Sakuya seemed unsure of what to do, so she simply followed Takao into the living room with the chimney.

She chuckled softly at the sight of the black-haired boy sitting before the fireplace, warming his hands.

"Saaaaaaaaaakuuuuuuuuuuuuu-chaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnn!"

Takao's younger sister, Kazumi, glomped herself on Sakuya.

"Mommy, look who's here!"

At the sound of her daughter's voice Takao's mom came out of the kitchen.

"Ahh, Sakuya-chan! Where have you been, kid? Come, let me give you a welcome hug!"

Sakuya smiled at Takao's mother. 'Hasn't changed at all, has she?'

Sakuya put Kazumi down and walked to the oldest female in the house and let her hug her.

"Say, are you staying for lunch? I made Kimchi."

'Auntie, that's Kazu's favourite dish, not mine…', Sakuya thought, but didn't speak up.

She just smiled and looked at Takao, who apparently had finished warming his hands.

He looked encouraging at her like when they were kids and whenever she was debatting to stay or not to, he would use it to convince her to stay.

"I'm sorry for the inconvienience…"

"No need to be so polite, Saku-chan!"

Kazumi put her hand in Sakuya's and pulled to the kitchen. Takao followed.

"Nee, Saku-chan? HEAVEN uploaded another song again! It's soooooooooo sad! It's called "Sarishinohara"! Wanna listen together later? Please~? "

"Kazumi! First lunch, the rest later!"

"Hai!"

After finishing lunch Sakuya insisted on helping washing the dishes, but Takao's mom managed to convince her to go with Takao and Kazumi.

"Wanna go to my room?", Takao asked.

"If it's not unconvienient…"

"But we wanted to-"

"Then come. You know the way.", Takao cut Kazumi off and grabbed Sakuya's arm, dragging her upstairs. Kazumi just looked at them, grinning.

'Just like a married couple… Is Nii-chan jealous…?' [A/N: Nii-chan = big brother]

After arriving at the door to Takao's room and opening it, Sakuya felt a bit nostalgic.

Takao hadn't changed his room or his cleaning habits that much.

His clothes were here and there, his school stuff scattered across his room. Short: Everything was a complete mess.

"Ehm… Where should I sit…?", Sakuya asked hesitantly.

This earned her a laughter from Takao.

"Wait a minute, I'll clean up a bit…"

After throwing clothes in the laundry basket and picking up some other stuff, he said:

"Here, Milady. All set."

"Thank you very much.", was all Sakuya replied and sat herself, waiting for him to suggest something to do.

'Why so polite? This isn't the Sakuya we know… Sakuya would've smacked me/him and laughed at me/him…', Takao, his mom and Kazumi thought. [A/N: Sorry... I was lazy here... 'Me' for Takao's and 'Him' for Kazumi and mom's thoughts...]

The latter two had sneaked behind the door, which was left a bit opened, and had heard the entire conversation, if you can call it one.

'What happened to the cheerful and happy Sakuya we knew?'

Any mistakes found? Tell me, I'll fix it!

The first part has big timeskips sometimes... and is a bit confusing... Just ask if you didn't get something... I'll try to make it more clear...

}i{ Shion~