Just a reminder, I still don't own Ouran. Only the Quints and Kyle. Plus a few more OCs...

(Unknown POV)

I frowned thoughtfully at the table in front of me where the two envelopes were currently lying. Considering I still hadn't received a phone call and lightning hadn't struck me down yet, I thought that I was safe for now. I meant as long as the money kept coming and I kept my job at-

My heart started racing as I thought of all the unwanted possibilities. Oh, damn her! Why did she have to come!?

And why leave me these plane tickets? Technically she didn't have to do anything for me. Or for Min Hee.

Thinking of my little sister, I smiled and looked to the right at her sleeping figure. She looked so peaceful lying there, not aware that anything had changed. Well except now she thought that Kobayashi Sara was a 'very pretty and sweet girl.'

I huffed at the memory of my baby sister saying so. Blue eyes weren't that pretty, especially when they were as cold as hers. Her brother wasn't that different, they looked like twins but when I asked they only shared a smile and denied being twins.

What was it that she said? More than twins, I thought. I was not sure what she could have meant by that, but it didn't matter because I wouldn't be finding out. It didn't matter how curious I got because as long as those checks kept coming and Min Hee didn't get sent away...

Chills ran down my spine at the thought of my sister's darling face expressing anything but happiness. Would she be terrified or devastated at the reality of leaving me?

I could just imagine- no. I wouldn't imagine it. Mom had left Min Hee in my care and in my care she would stay. No matter what!

Even if she did deserve more than living in such a dump...well to be fair it wasn't really a dump. But it was so small that she had to sleep in the dining room! At least it was clean and bright and she was with me. That was all mom wanted.

I was turning nineteen this year so as long as I kept my job and those checks kept coming, I could keep my promise to mom.

What I should have told that Japanese stuck-up rich kid is that I was two years her senior, wait didn't she say she was seventeen? Maybe one year, but I still would have said two years just to make it clear that she could have shown me more respect! Yes, that had been sorely lacking! She should have left when I pleaded- I meant demanded it!

But then that attractive brother walked in and I was stopped in my tracks. And then I stopped thinking he was attractive after he told me to listen to his sister. I was so happy that Min Hee was at school when they were talking because she knew Japanese pretty well now. I would have hated for her to hear their lies. Or maybe they weren't lies and I was too scared to admit- no. They were lies.

I tried to remember when I first almost started believing that Kobayashi Sara. She had sounded so sure of herself. Like a rich kid who had no idea what it was like to feel pain or wonder when or how her next meal would come. That brother of hers probably took care of her, and never let her suffer. I bet she had a handsome boyfriend who called her princess and took her places and bought her nice things.

I bet her life was perfect.

Why would she come all this way to mess up my life? I didn't have that much and I didn't complain...well not too much anyway. Did she decide to make sure any money that might not be coming into her family would be returned? Because I could never pay back all the money that was given to my family. And certainly not now!

I had told her why I needed it. And then she had asked that stupid question that I couldn't answer.

'Didn't you ever wonder why this money was being sent to you?' She asked with her sharp, steely eyes observing every move I made. I thought I'd call her Ice Queen since she had been acting like one.

'You shouldn't question your good fortune.' I snapped, mostly because I never did wonder. I covered up my embarrassment with anger. 'Why would you care? Everything you want is given to you. You should be thanking your father for everything he's done for you. And stop being so ungrateful and nosy.' Every so often I would glance at the door where her brother waited and alternated between watching the window and us.

Her eyes had narrowed and her lips had pressed into a frown. 'And you shouldn't assume you know my motives.' She looked over at her brother and lowered her voice. "Or my life.'

'Why do you care? Am I emptying your savings? Sorry if I need to feed myself and my sister.' I growled.

'I have no problem with money being sent to you. I just want to you to understand that I'm amazed you don't know what it's for.'

'To take care of my family.' I answered harshly. 'Not that you would know anything about taking care of others.'

'I know more than you would think.' She glanced back over to her brother who was opening the door. 'I think your sister is coming home. I have two things for you. And before you reject them you should know that if my father finds out I visited you the money could stop.'

My jaw dropped. What a selfish little-

'So I took the liberty of making a check that should cover more than three months of your expenses. And there are two plane tickets for when you wish to know the truth. And when you think of an answer to the questions I asked you."

She did not have to do that. And yet she did and she placed two envelopes on the table in front of her.

"Sister! Sister look at-!" I looked in time to see my sister drop her drawing and gap at the two strangers. "Wow. You are so pretty." That hurt me a lot more than I thought it would. She would never tell me that. She shouldn't be telling that to Ice Queen!

Ice Queen smiled at my sister with a kindness that I didn't know she had. "Hello, Min Hee I presume? I'm Kobayashi Sara." She bowed to my sister.

My sister nodded in awe. "You are really pretty lady."

The brother laughed. "You really think so? You should see her after her matches are done and she's all sweaty and gross."

"Stephen." Ice Queen said with a warning tone. Then she nodded towards me. "We will leave now." She smiled again at Min Hee. "And thank you for the compliment. But I don't have as beautiful of a smile as you do." She reached into her pocket and gave her a box. "Take care of it, Min Hee. They used to be my favorite."

As soon as she left, Min Hee asked "Is she coming back?"

"No."

"Kobayashi Sara is really sweet and pretty don't you think?"

I had no idea what to say about that. "Let's see what's in the box."

I discovered the witch gave Min Hee an expensive looking pair of earrings. Cue my sister wearing them every day and talking non-stop about how she wants to be Kobayashi Sara when she grows up.

I never realized how much I hated her until now. She gave me some nice looking weapons though. She really did her homework on how I do martial arts and how I needed some in order to stay at my dojo. I wished I could throw them away to show my defiance, but I had been using them every day at practice. They were the best on the market and I had been beating everyone, not that I hadn't before.

Damn her!

I just wanted to know how she managed to get Min Hee to like her so much. And even before the earrings. It couldn't be just from her being pretty. Argh, why was I jealous of her?!

Usually, I liked everyone, but for some reason, Ice Queen was hard to like. Then I remembered she wanted to turn my whole life upside-down. And suddenly I was more comfortable with hating her.

I looked at the two innocent-looking envelopes again.

But...she did say she would answer any questions I had if I came. Before I got angry at her anyway. I wondered if Min Hee could miss school...

No. No, no no no. I was not going to Japan just so some wealthy girl could have some fun at my expense.

Just no.

(Stephen's POV)

"Our father spent a little bit too much time with her," I added with a scowl. "I wonder how our biological mother didn't notice."

"It just proves to me that he was a jerk from the beginning," Sara said while probably mirroring my expression. "And she was probably ignoring it for her marriage's sake. And then we came along so he decided to take care of his mistress/associate."

"Don't tell me." Kyle put his hand up to us as if to stop whatever we could say next. He looked pained as he spoke. "This woman has kids. Are they older than you?"

"One is," Sara answered. "Unfortunately, she's the one that matters. The other one is younger and not related to us."

"But the other one is?" Kyle looked sick now. "Does she know she's your half-sister?"

"I dropped hints, but she didn't catch them. And the hints were more like questions because we don't know if she is or not. That's why I need those files from Akito. She wasn't born here according to her story but honestly, I think she is. She looks an awful lot like father."

"She has his temper too." I joked, but Kyle didn't seem amused.

"Why would you tell her!?" Kyle looked angry. "Sara! What were you thinking? I don't care if you felt sorry for her. She's getting a monthly allowance from your father and she seemed happy where she was! What if she wants to take her place as the rightful heir?"

"Father would not let that happen unless it was his last and only option." She replied coolly. "Furthermore, I need to make sure his every option is a dead-end. And I told you she didn't catch the hints."

I blew out a breath. "And there's a good chance she will want nothing to do with us anymore. She seemed to hate us when her sister couldn't stop saying how pretty Sara was." I teased my sister by pulling her hair.

"Well, at least one of them is smart." Kyle said. "What is the older one's name again? The younger one was Min Hee and the older one is-?"

"Soo Jin in Korea but her given name is Sayuri. I guess it's father that likes the flowers." She smiled without any warmth. "We have a lily and cherry blossom."

I frowned thoughtfully. "Starts with a flower and ends with one...The first born is a lily and the last is a blossom." I was surprised I had said that...considering now that I thought about it, that very quote was on father's wall in his home office.

"It's just a name." Kyle pouted and crossed his arms.

Sara steppled her hands, "It's one that could harm our future. It's an important name to remember."

Sorry you haven't heard from me in a while! I had finals and college stuff and everything is just so hectic! It seems like it'd never end...

Same issue as always, tons of work. Not enough time for writing, don't expect more soon.

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