The DBSK boys went to the Satou mansion very early in the morning. They had decided to start their practice early in the morning so that they could rehearse more songs. They knew they only had a limited time to prepare. So they needed to make use of all the time that was available to them.

Even though the said event is just a mini-concert, the DBSK boys still wanted to give their very best in the said activity. They didn’t want the people who will be attending the concert to go home unsatisfied.

As soon as Hikaru saw the DBSK boys waiting patiently in the living room, a sweet smile quickly appeared on her lips.

“Sorry boys, but Muko is still sleeping. But don’t worry I already woke her up. She’ll be down in a few minutes,” Hikaru uttered as she approached the boys.

“Oh, I think we should have called first. We’re sorry if we’re too early,” U-Know apologized.

“No, no . . . we should be the ones apologizing. Muko knows that she was supposed to have an early practice with you guys. But she still stayed up late chatting with her friends. Forgive her please . . . She’s been really missing her friends for some time now. So she was really very excited yesterday that she lost track of time,” Hikaru tried to explain.

“Oh, it’s okay. We understand,” Xiah replied.

Hikaru slowly sat down on a chair facing the DBSK boys.

This was the day she was finally going to start her plans.

“So have your manager discussed with you the details of the concert?” Hikaru asked rather innocently.

“No, he didn’t say anything. Is there something important that we should know about?” Micky asked back.

“Well the details of the mini-concert have been set. It will be held in the hotel that we own. And the number of guests will be limited to 500 people only. Aside from that the event will be held at exactly 1pm until 3pm. Then afterwards. . . there will be a party for all the guests and performers. The party will last until 7pm. After that, you are all free to go. But I have also booked some rooms for you to stay in . . . if you suddenly decide to stay the night in the hotel. I know that all of you may become very tired that you may just want to stay in the hotel instead,” Hikaru explained in detail.

“You only have 500 guests and you’re doing it in a hotel . . . plus you’re also having a party? Are you sure you can call it a charity concert?” U-Know asked in disbelief.

Hikaru couldn’t help but laugh. “Yes, I can still call it a charity concert since all my 500 guests are businessmen, politicians, socialites . . . all my guests are very rich. The price of a single ticket in my concert is equivalent to fifteen times more than of what your normal ticket price is. And aside from that . . . all the guests have already given out cash donations. That is why I am giving a party as well. I want to thank all those 500 guests for the large amount of money that they already donated as soon as they received the invitation for the concert. I know the children from the orphanage that we will be helping will surely be very happy.”

The DBSK boys suddenly felt very happy as well. They couldn’t explain the happiness that they were feeling just thinking that they were going to help a lot of people, especially children.

“Oh is that so? Fifteen times higher than our normal tickets? Now that is too expensive,” Max exclaimed.

“The people that I have invited in the concert don’t really care about the price that they need to pay or the amount of donations that they need to give. All they care about is that they will have a good time. So I hope all of you will try to do your best to make this activity very successful. And as for my sister . . . please just bear with her. I know she’s hard to teach sometimes, and she really is stubborn too. But she’s quite good in playing the piano. I want this concert to also be a very special memory for her . . . before . . . ” Hikaru said with a soft voice.

“Before what?” Micky curiously asked.

Hikaru tried to smile. “Haven’t she told you?”

“Told us what?” Xiah asked as well.

“After her vacation, she will be going back . . . to enter a convent. I want her time here with us . . . for the very last time . . . to be a special memory that she will treasure even if she’s no longer with us,” Hikaru said with a soft and sad expression on her face.

Micky suddenly felt like someone had crushed his heart. He was just starting to get to know Muko, and he suddenly finds out that she is going to enter a convent. All his hopes and dreams of being close to her quickly faded away.

“What?” Max asked, quite shocked.

“Your sister wants to be a nun?” Xiah asked as if quite amazed with what he heard.

Hikaru just nodded her head. “Yes, it’s been her so-called long time dream to be a nun. . . Frankly it isn’t really her dream. It is all her grandmother’s fault. That old woman insisted that Muko should enter a convent, once she reaches 18. She’s the one who made Muko promised. I really hate that old woman for doing that to my dear Muko. My sister belongs to the outside world . . . with us . . . and not inside such a horrible place,” she said with such rage in her eyes.

The DBSK boys just exchange glances with each other. Somehow they were confused on what was happening. They wanted to know more, but were feeling a bit awkward to ask.

“Uhmm. . . can I ask something Hikaru? I am really confused. Why do you call Muko’s grandmother as her grandmother? The two of you are sisters right?” Jaejoong asked. Somehow he found the courage to ask since he was very curious and he wanted to know the answers to the questions lingering in his mind.

Hikaru stared at the boys. She then smiled sadly. “Haven’t you guys noticed that we are basically too different from each other? All of you can easily tell that she’s not pure Japanese.”

“So. . . she’s your half sister?” Xiah asked.

“No, adopted. . .” Hikaru uttered.

“Muko is adopted?” Micky asked as well.

“No. . . I am the one who is adopted,” Hikaru finally divulged. Somehow this was a part of her life that she found so hard to talk about.

“Oh . . . so that’s the reason why . . .” Jaejoong couldn’t help but utter.

Hikaru tried to put a smile. “Yes, I’m the one who is adopted. I came from an orphanage here in Japan. Muko is the real daughter and the only heir of the Satou family. That is also the reason why I don’t want her to be a nun. She belongs in the luxury that is destined for her. I can’t imagine her living such a pitiful life. . . Uhmm.. I don’t know if I should be telling you this . . . But I know this story will surely help all of you to understand our family’s situation. . .” she suddenly stopped talking and sighed heavily before continuing. “Muko’s mother comes from a wealthy family from Europe. While having a vacation here in Japan, she accidentally met our father. . . and they fell in love. But the relatives of Muko’s mother were all against their relationship. Both of them tried to fight for their love. In the end, Muko’s mother got pregnant with her . . . and died during child birth. Ever since then, Muko had been living her life . . . going back and forth between our father and her grandmother. You see, Muko’s mother was supposed to go to a convent before he met our father. It was a tradition that their family had been keeping for generations. And since it wasn’t followed, Muko’s grandmother insisted that Muko enter a convent as a replacement for her mother. She basically brainwashed Muko. She made her think that it is Muko’s responsibility to fulfill such a crazy tradition.”

All of the DBSK boys were left speechless. They were shocked with what they learned. Somehow even they couldn’t accept such a fate for Muko.

“Can’t you talk to her? Maybe you can still change her mind?” Micky asked with a quivering voice. He was trying very hard to control his emotions.

Hikaru slowly shook her head. “She has already decided. I have already tried to talk to her a million times. But she wouldn’t listen. She has really decided to devote her life as a nun.”

Micky felt his heart was getting very heavy. It was like the air he was breathing was getting thinner and thinner. . . He was finding it so hard to breathe.

“I hope you can make my sister’s first and last piano performance memorable for her. . . Memorable enough . . . for her to take a second look at what she might be missing . . .” Hikaru uttered.

“Are you asking us to help you . . . change your sister’s mind regarding her decision to be a nun?” Max asked in a surprised reaction.

“Yes,” Hikaru answered straight.

“Well. . . we really don’t know about that. She’s your sister . . . and if you . . . weren’t successful in changing her mind . . . How are we supposed to do it? We are not that close to her . . . to be able to give advices or suggestions,” U-Know tried to explain.

“All I need is that you guys help me . . . with making her see that life outside the convent is much better than what she is planning for herself,” Hikaru uttered back.

U-Know shook his head as if confused. He knew that what Hikaru was asking was too impossible for them to do.

“Please . . . what I am asking isn’t hard. Just tell her anything . . . about life . . . about how nice it is to do the things that you want . . . how wonderful it is to be in love . . . She’s very special to me. Even if we are not related by blood, I still consider her as my real sister. I love her with all my heart. And I am willing to do anything just to see her happy. And I know being a nun won’t make her happy. I am afraid it will just make her miserable for the rest of her life. Please . . . help me,” Hikaru begged as she tried to control her tears from falling.

Jaejoong, Xiah, U-Know and Max exchanged glances with one another. They didn’t know what to say. They certainly didn’t want to commit to something they knew they couldn’t do.

“I will help you,” Micky suddenly said.

All the other DBSK boys immediately stared at their friend. They were shocked to what he had just said.

Hikaru suddenly smiled. “You’re going to help me? Are you sure? Oh . . . thank you. . . thank you so much.”

Micky just nodded his head. He knew what he had just said was going to bring him trouble. But he wanted to give it a try. He wanted to see if he could change Muko’s mind. He wanted to see if what he was feeling was real . . . .

“Muko, I won’t let you go so easily. . . I don’t know if what I am going to do is right. But the only thing I know is that I like you. And I don’t want to live the rest of my life wondering what would have happened . . . if I did this and I didn’t do that. I want to see where my fate will lead me . . . I want to see if you are destined to be in my life . . . I want to know . . . if we are destined to make beautiful music together,” Micky slowly uttered in his mind as he blankly stared at the piano where he and Muko had played such a lovely tune just a day before. And he was suddenly left wondering if the music they played could go on forever.