Chapter 19
Ai, "I want my true identity to be reveled to everyone." Saotome stood up shocked, "Mikaze." Ai, "Before you say anything, I'm tired of this. I'm always mistaken for Aine; I always have to be on edge because I don't want people to find out. I'm tired of it." Saotome, "But what about your relationship with Syo? If you reveal the truth then you would have to end your relationship." Ai, "Actually, no we don't, you signed a legal document stating I was allowed to have a relationship within the company, no matter with who or for what reasons." Saotome had forgot about the new contract with Ai. Saotome, "But you'll lose fans because of it." Ai, "I don't care, I wanted my career to be start with me being my true self to begin with, however you were being an ignoramus I had to live the past few years in a lie." Saotome, "Ai, are you sure you want to do this." Ai, "Yes." Saotome, "I guess the first people we need to tell is you're your band mates and STARISH then from there the audience." Ai, "I agree." Saotome, "They might treat you differently." Ai, "I can accept that, I have two people already who accept me for who I am, and I can live with that." Saotome, "Alright." Saotome, "I'll call everyone in here and Reiji along with Syo and you get yourself ready to reveal to everyone." Ai nodded. Ai went to find Reiji and Syo to tell them what she was going to do. Syo, "Are you sure Ai?" Reiji, "You don't have to if you don't want to." Ai, "I'm tired of living in the past. I want to do this." Syo and Reiji, "Well stand by your side no matter what." Ai, "Thank you." Ai, "I guess I should dress like I a girl." Syo, "You can borrow my hat again." Reiji, "And my sun glasses." Ai, "Thanks." She went to her room to change into girl's clothes.
Once Ai was finished changing she allowed Syo in the room to see her. Reiji was going to come get them when it was time for the meeting. Ai was dressed in a white tank top, with a blue sports bra underneath, she also had on blue shorts that matched along with blue flip flops. Her hair was down and Syo was in awe seeing Ai dressed that way. Syo smiled and put the clip he bought her in her hair behind her bangs pulling them behind her ear. He then smiled before putting a white hat with a blue ribbon tied around it on Ai's head. Syo, "I'm proud of you Ai." Ai, "Thanks." That's when a knock came at the door. Reiji, "It's time for the meeting." He handed Ai a pair of dark sunglasses to hide her eyes, she then followed both Reiji and Syo to the meeting room. Reiji, "Syo and I will go in first, then one of us will come out to grab you alright." Ai, "Alright." Syo and Reiji then entered the meeting room.
Saotome, "I know why both Quartet-Night and STARISH are wondering why they are here correct?" Ranmaru, "Yeah, but were kind of missing a person." Camus, "I do agree, shouldn't Mikaze be here as well?" Saotome, "We'll get to that part later." Tokiya, "What's going on?" Saotome, "There's been a long secret going on in this building that none of you know except for two." That's when Reiji and Syo looked at everyone before stepping beside Saotome. Ranmaru and Ren, "Reiji? Syo? What's going on?" Syo, "It's better to show you." Reiji went over to the door and opened it; there was a girl behind him following him. They couldn't see her face much but they could have sworn they had seen her before. Natsuki, "You're Aine's sister!" Everyone stared in shock, why was she back? Saotome, "This is indeed Aine's sister, but there's something about her you all don't know." Masato, "Like what? She's also related to Ai? Ai's her brother to?" Saotome, "No." He stared at Ai as she took the hat and glasses off. Ai, "No, because, I am Ai."
Everyone stared in shock. Ai was a girl? Ranmaru, "There's no way your Ai!" Everyone around here has been around him, he doesn't sound like a girl." Ai, "Because I haven't hit puberty yet to sound more girly, I look and sound exactly like my brother. As for my looking like a girl, I had to hid that because this imbecile thought I was a guy even though I had told him I was a girl." Camus, "How do we know your telling the truth?" Ai looked sad, nobody believed her. Syo, "How can you ask that of Ai. Do you know how much she thought about telling everyone." Reiji, "Ai's been tired of living a lie, she trusts you all, she wanted you to know the truth." Syo and Reiji, "Because we're her friends." That hit everyone hard. Ai had tears running down her face, "I'm sorry for hiding it from you, all this time." Syo hugged her. Ranmaru, "Mik… Ai don't cry." Camus, "we were just surprised that's all." Natsuki, "That explains why your so cute!" Tokiya, "And why she looked extremely well in those girls clothes when we played truth or dare." Cecil, "If your Aine's sister, then why do you hate him?" That was the question Ai had been wishing she hadn't been asked. Ai, "A-Aine…" Reiji, "Aine tried to kill her when he killed himself. The reason she was petrified of the boat was because the last time she had been on a boat Aine put a whole in it to cause it to sink. Ai didn't know how to swim and not only did she watch her brother die, she nearly died to." Everyone was quiet.
Masato, "That's not all is it." Syo whispered to Ai and she nodded. Syo, "The other reason she hated her brother is because right before his death, he did things to her." Ren immediately understood. Ren, "He raped his own sister?" Everyone gasped. Ai tried not to cry. Reiji, "That's why she never dressed like this." He pointed to Ai's attire. Everyone could understand know why Ai hadn't talked about it, why she hid everything from them, Ranmaru, "Well, that explains the high notes your able to hit." Camus, "Were not going to give you slack just because you're a girl." Tokiya, "This is going to be interesting from here on out." Otoya, "This is cool!" Natsuki, "I can't wait to learn more from you Ai." Everyone had accepted the truth. Ai had finally told them what happened.
Cecil then looked up shocked and at Saotome, "Your not going to make her and Syo break up are you!" Masato, "You can't do that! They're made for each other." Ranmaru, "I swear if you make Ai and Syo break up, this office is going to look worse then it already does." Otoya ran over along with Natsuki and pushed Syo and Ai together and hid them behind them. Both saying, "We're going to protect their relationship." Camus, "You can't fire them for breaking the rules." Saotome, "I guess I have no choice, Ai, Syo, you may continue your relationship." Ai and Syo smiled. Not only had everyone accepted them, they fought to make sure they stayed together. For the first time in a long time, Ai was overcome with happiness, as a true girl.
Quartet-Night and STARISH finally know the truth, but what will happen from here on out, sit tight and find out in the next chapter, until then farewell.