Masaki and Sayuri were running down the hall together, too excited to wait to tell their friends the good news. The twins burst open the double doors to see no one was there, only a note on the table. The note read

Dear Sayuri and Masaki
I know we left without waking you guys up, but STARISH has a rehearsal to practice and I have a piano lesson to teach. Breakfast is on the table in the kitchen. After breakfast, keep yourselves busy for a while. Why don't you write some music or practice some Japanese?
Love Nanami

"What? Why? They should have taken us with them." Masaki questioned. Sayuri was in the kitchen, eating a cold breakfast. Masaki joined her. They talked for a bit about music. After they finished, then Masaki and Sayuri went to make some music pieces. But one question still loomed in their minds. 'Did Cecil forget our birthday is in 2 days?'

"Hurry, we must go to the store." Tokiya said. Natsuki smiled and said "I can't wait to have that surprise party for them." "I hope their not too mad when they wake up." Ittoki said, concerned. Masato said "They probaly understand why we had to leave. We are in the music business." "But it doesn't feel right to lie to the little flower and the little tree." Syo and Cecil just listened in on the conversation. All of STARISH entered the store and bought streamers and a big cake while Nanami was going back to keep the little ones occupied so that they could set up. Syo asked "Hey Cecil, does Sayuri and Masaki like chocolate or vanilla ice cream?" Cecil nodded off and looked back sadly. "Why so glum? Aren't you happy for their birthdays?" Ittoki asked. Cecil replied "You guys forgot that their mama died on this day and tomorrow is the one year anniversary of when Sayuri was blinded. I bet their feeling very alone right now." The mood had dropped drastically and was now really depressing. Ittoki got up first and went to continue the shopping away from the depressing aura. 'It just got sad really quickly. I have to finish the list Nanami gave to us for the party.' Ittoki thought.

Nanami, for once, didn't get lost on the way there. She ran inside the building to find Sayuri comforting a crying Masaki. Nanami ran over and asked "What's wrong? What happened? Why is he crying, Sayuri." "Today is the day that our mom died and tomorrow is the day that I was blinded. It's just going to be a very depressing 2 days, that's all. Masaki blaimes himself for all of the things that have happened to me and he is emotionaly unstable at times like this. I have to be there for him. After all, he is my little brother." Sayuri explained. Nanami reaches over and gives Masaki a hug. He clings onto her jacket and doesn't let go. Somehow, she got him off and went to the kitchen to make us some tea. He just sat there and shivered, snivleling and whipping snot on his sleeve. I rubbed his back as he tried to get a grip on his emotions. Nanami comes back with the tea. Masaki calms down, but he still looks horrible. After a minute, Nanami spoke up and said "Do you want to go out to the carnival with me to get your mind off of...?" She trailed off. "Their will be rides, food, and a pageant." Nanami continued cheerfully. "Why not. It would be fun to go. What about you, Masaki?" Sayuri asked. Masaki looked up at Nanami and gave a single nod. They packed up a little travel bag and then they were off towards the carnival. On the way, Nanami got out her phone and texted Natsuki to decorate the room and to clean up a little.

STARISH walked into the living room to see snot everywhere. Natsuki looked around and said "Oh, that's what she meant by 'clean up a little'." "Its a mess." Tokiya said, bluntly. Ittoki just smiles and gets out a disinfectant spray and a rag. He says "Let's start cleaning. For those children." "Can we do hands in the middle?" Natsuki asked. "Sure." Ren said.
They all huddled together and they all said in unison "One! Two! Three! For them!!!"