the young yuki

Sakurako Yuya and Sakurako Yuki are twins and the latter is the youngest. Both of them are close and yuya being the elder brother will always protect yuki.

Yuki likes to play the piano while yuya plays the guitar. At the tender age of 6, both of them had obtained the highest grade for both instruments. During family gathering, yuya and yuki will perform for everyone a song. Though yuki will sing with yuya when they practice together, she will get stage fright when faced with audiences. Therefore, yuya voice will only be heard.

Yuki hates her timidity and will cry in her room but her brother will console her. They tried so many ways to overcome her stage fright but always end up in despair.

“ aniki, daijoubu. I will just concentrate on playing my piano while you play the guitar and in charge of singing.” yuki assured yuya. “ yuki, it is unfair. You have a great voice, we should sing together.” No matter how yuya tried to reason with yuki, she had set her mind on it.

During parties which their parents are invited to attend, both yuya and yuki would be invited to perform. During one of the performance, yuya was asked by their parents meet this uncle.

“ hi, you are sakurako yuya?” this nice uncle introduced himself.

“ hai, hajimemashite” yuya greeted back.

Yuya was asked whether he is interested in joining Johnny’s entertainment. He could perform on tv, learn dancing, meet more people and mostly, able to record an album.

“ uncle, can my sister yuki join too?” yuya asked the kind uncle.

“ my boy, girls are not allowed to join as it is an only boys agency.”

“then I don’t want to join since my sister will not be there.” The young yuya refused to join as he wants to perform together with his sister. Yuki who heard the whole conversation drag yuya aside.

“ aniki, don’t be ridiculous. It is your dream to be able to sing on tv. Why did you refuse this great opportunity? Aniki, I’m fine. I know I will never be able to stand on stage and perform like you. Join them please, if not I will so angry at you.”

Yuya ponders and look at yuki for confirmation. She nod her head to show her approval. “ you sure u will be ok?” yuya asked once again. “ daijoubu. I will definitely be ok.”
They walked over to where their parents and that uncle is. “ dad mum, can I join?” both nod their head and yuya joined that agency.
It’s been a week since yuya joined that agency. The time spent between yuya and yuki lessen. Yuya is always at the company practicing his singing and comes home late almost everyday. Sometimes, she is asleep when he comes home or is too tired to play with her.
Yuki misses her brother so much. No more practices, no more hide and seek and no more spending time together.

Nowadays, Yuki stayed in her room most of the time playing with miko her pet cat and will occasionally glance at the window hoping that her brother will come home soon. The practice session is boring without yuya. Everyone in the household noticed her change and tries ways to make her happy. Yuki will smile and laugh with them but deep down, she knows that no one can take yuya place.

[ 2 months later ]

One night, everyone was asked to gather at the living room. Her parents told everyone that yuya will be performing at SMAP’s concert as a dancer. Yuya was beaming and walked over to yuki.

“ yuki, I can perform now. You will be happy for me right?” yuya held her hand and looked at her. yuki just nod her head and tries to hide the tears that threaten to flow. “ I will be so proud of you aniki.”

Yuki had cried herself to sleep that night. Yuya who was standing outside her room heard her crying and went to ask his parents as to why yuki was crying. They tried to explain to him that yuki feels lonely and misses him but she will be ok after awhile.

“ mum dad, how can I make her happy again?” his parents told him a lot of ways. Yuya decided that he will exchange diaries with his sister. He took the diary from dad and wrote his 1st entry.


[ entry ]

Yuki, gomen ne. I’m sorry that I make you cry. Promise me that you will not cry anymore because I will be sad too. Let’s exchange diaries so that I can understand how you are and what’s been going on lately. No matter how busy I am, I promise you that I will write my entry.

My cute little sister must smile ok? =)


Yuya carefully opened yuki’s door and placed the diary on her table. On top of the diary is a pink rose that he had plucked from the rose garden.