Before you read ahead, read the stories "I Need Your Heart" and "I Need Your Smile" in that order first. This is a continuation of the aforementioned volumes, so please be sure to do that.

Hello, everyone! I'm back to finish this series! Before I start, I would like to thank everyone, yet again, for sticking with me and I hope you will like the final volume. I hope you'll still like it even if the pairing you support isn't what's at the end...

Anyway, so this volume takes place one year after the end of the previous volume and involves a new conflict, as well as some old ones. If you haven't noticed, there hasn't been a family reunion involving every single brother, meaning that there are a few brothers that haven't seen her yet. Remember to keep that in mind, since there will be a big reunion scene involving the thirteen Asahina brothers.

So, that's it for now. Without further ado, let's start!

EDITED ON JANUARY 29, 2014: EDITED TO RECEIVE A T-RATING

I Need Your Love

First Chapter: Obsession

As she gracefully walked through the graveyard, Ema Hinata's feet left small footprints on the snow. She could remember what happened there just a year ago. Back then, she could remember what had happened with Natsume, Yusuke and Iori Asahina, three of her thirteen step-brothers.

Roughly nine years ago, she had fallen in love a man named Fuyuki Shiraishi, even though her brothers were in love with her, especially Fuuto. During the time where they dated, some of her brothers hated it and hoped that they would break up. However, one day, one of them ended up killing Fuyuki, prompting Ema to leave the Asahina household.

After seven years, the authorities declared her dead, but due to the careful manipulation by her older brother, Hikaru, it was proven that she was alive, causing everyone to search for her. As a result, so many things happened to Ema, causing her to gradually break down. However, when Tsubaki rescued her from one of her brothers, who wanted to claim her as his own, she learned that she could finally live her own life while the brothers would wait for her to gain the confidence to come back.

Looking back at those moments, she realized that throughout the past year, she never thought of coming back. Even though she knew of their acceptance, she never felt confident enough to go back, since she could never forget what happened to her first love.

Making her way to Fuyuki's gravestone, she began to think about the T.V. drama "My Sister, My Love", which Hikaru used to make the world know that Ema Hinata was really alive. Just a day earlier, she watched the finale, which was really popular. To her, it felt a little weird watching it, since it was almost a mirror image of what really happened after Fuyuki's death. Even though that led her to think of the past, she stopped crying about it and moved on with life, letting her continue her career as an idol.

When she finally reached the gravestone, she sat down on the freezing snow, before reflecting on what had happened thus far. A year ago, she had a bit of an epiphany. Back then, she realized that she fell in love with someone else. In fact, it was one of the brothers she had tried so hard to run away from. Thinking about him, she wanted to apologize a million times for causing him so much pain when she attempted suicide and then ran away.

However, the more she thought about that brother, the more she thought about Fuyuki. She convinced herself that she would love him forever, so when she realized her new-found love for one of her brothers, she felt as if she betrayed him. She really wanted to love Fuyuki, but she wanted to love that brother as well.

"I don't know what to do..." Ema thought to herself, looking sadly at the gravestone. She was torn between her brother and a dead man. It was as if a part of her wanted to love Fuyuki forever, while another part of her wanted to love that brother. Carefully placing the bouquet of flowers on the gravestone, she stood up and walked away, wondering which choice she will make in the end.

The next day, Ema walked out of the studio, holding her purse in her hand, as she placed a pair of sunglasses on her face in order to disguise herself. As she walked onto the snow-covered street, she looked around, only to see a black car parked on the side of the road. Staring curiously at it, she had a feeling of familiarity. It was as if she had seen that car before. That's when she felt a hand grab hers forcefully, prompting her to turn around to see who it was.

It was Fuuto, who was wearing a pair of sunglasses as well. As soon as she saw who it was, her eyes widened as she saw him smirking at her.

"It's been a year, Nee-san..." Fuuto smiled seductively as he held her chin with one of his hands. "Why did you have to run away, you sneaky woman..." As his face was so close that she could feel his warm breath in the winter air, Ema tried to push herself away, remembering what happened last time.

"Get away from me!" Ema screamed at her younger step-brother, who only tightened his grip on her hand, making her wince in pain.

"Why, Nee-san?" Fuuto asked her seductively as his breath tickled her ear, as he held both of her hands with his own. "I have yet to punish you for leaving me for so many years... Don't you think it's only fair if you just give up? Otherwise, if you run away, I'll find you eventually and then, I'll make you mine." Ema knew that Fuuto was rather snarky, but she didn't think her disappearance would cause him to turn into such a desperate and possessive person.

"Let me go!" Ema shrieked loudly as her heart began to beat faster and faster after every passing second, but Fuuto suddenly placed his hand over mouth forcefully, making her unable to speak.

"Don't forget, I know that you live with Masa-nii's fiancée, so don't think about running away from me," Fuuto said in a serious, albeit seductive tone. "Otherwise, when I find you in that house, I won't be as gentle, so consider this your warning..." At this point, Ema was freaking out. She didn't know what to do anymore, since her fear for her younger brother grew dramatically.

Then, all of a sudden, someone ran up to them and pulled Fuuto off of her, much to Ema's relief. While Fuuto fell right onto the snow-covered street, Ema turned around to find out that it was Michiko Arai, one of her friends who was in the same idol group as her. In addition, her other friend, Ayako Yukimura, stood behind Michiko, looking sadly on the ground.

"How dare you do that, you low life!" Michiko screamed at Fuuto, appalled by the fact that he would do such things to one of her best friends. Earlier, she overheard Fuuto telling Ema that he would make her his and that he knows where she lives. Concerned for her friend, she grabbed her friend's hand and ran away with her.

Meanwhile, As Michiko and Ema ran, Ayako only looked at Fuuto as a tear slid down her face. She had been in love with Fuuto for a while, even though at first, she found him the most annoying person on the planet. However, when she fell in love with him, she was deeply saddened by the fact that he kept on pursuing Ema, trying to do anything and everything he was able to do so that she could love him. She didn't care that he would go to great lengths, she just wanted him to love her back.

"Damn it!" he said to himself, clenching his fists as he looked at the snow. "Why does she have to make it hard for me! Can't she just love me back?" While Ayako looked at the person she loved, she wanted to tell him to forget about her. However, seeing that he was so in love with her best friend, she just turned around and walked away from Fuuto, who continued to grumble to himself.

Back at the Shiraishi household, Masaomi Asahina and Aiko Shiraishi, an engaged couple, were making wedding plans. Aiko and Masaomi at first had their future marriage arranged, but they eventually fell in love with her. As a result, it complicated Ema's predicament, since Masaomi was Ema's older step-brother. However, their engagement no longer seemed to be a problem for anyone, except for Wataru, Masaomi's younger brother who blamed Aiko for stealing his beloved older brother away from him.

Then, all of a sudden, Ema opened the door as she and Michiko walked into the house, prompting Aiko to stand up from the table and walk towards the pair.

"Welcome!" she smiled wholeheartedly until she realized that something about Ema seemed a little off. Inviting the pair to the table, she went to get some food for them. Returning from the kitchen, she sat at the table and asked the pair, "Did anything happen earlier?"

As Ema looked down at the floor, Michiko decided to bring up what had happened. "Earlier, Fuuto tried to harass Ema, but she managed to escape..." Michiko said in a serious voice.

"What! How could this happen?" Aiko said, shocked at what she heard. At the same time, Masaomi only sighed after hearing what he had done. Of course, as the oldest brother, he knew what Fuuto was like.

"Well, Fuuto is just that kind of person..." Masaomi brought up, remembering all the things he had done and said to Ema both before and after she left. "Lately, it seemed as if he had obsessed over Imouto-chan..." As Masaomi sighed, Ema suddenly stood up, catching everyone's attention.

"I don't think I can live here anymore..." Ema told Aiko, who only looked at her in disbelief. As Ema began to walk towards the room where she slept in, Aiko, shocked at this, asked her why. Stopping just before the door, she said softly, "He knows that I live here..."

"It's not safe for her to live here anymore..." Michiko elaborated on what Ema said. "I overheard Fuuto telling Ema that he knows that she lives here. He even told her that he would come and harass her in this very home if she doesn't let him do that to her..." Meanwhile, Aiko and Masaomi seemed to understand Ema's predicament.

"I see... I guess you have to leave then..." Aiko agreed with Michiko, as she really cared about Ema. After Fuyuka and Fuyuki's death, Aiko had nobody left to call her sibling. Both her younger brother and her younger sister had passed away, leaving their older sister by herself. However, when she found Ema by the river that day, she began to cherish her, to the point where she even saw her as a younger sister figure. Now, after hearing about what was happening to her, she only wanted the best for Ema.

Then, at that moment, Ema ran up to her and gave her an embrace, while Aiko simply caressed Ema's hair as she began to cry. Of course, she was going to miss her, but if it's going to keep Ema safe from Fuuto's intentions, then it had to be done. After breaking the hug a minute later, Ema ran upstairs with Michiko to pack her bags.

The next day, as she brought her bags to the front door, Ema gave Aiko a hug before leaving. To Aiko, this wasn't really a goodbye, since all that Ema was going to was to move to another part of the same city. Making her way to load her bags into the car, she took one last look at Fuyuki's photo.

As she stared at it, she thought about the times she had spent with him back when he was alive. She really missed him, since she loved him a lot. Now that she was going to move away from the Shiraishi household, she felt as if she was becoming more distant to Fuyuki. Taking the picture frame, she "kissed his forehead" before placing it neatly back on the table. Then, after her last glance, she walked out of the place where Fuyuki lived.

A week later, Ema finally grew accustomed to living in the small apartment Michiko and Aiko shared. Even though it seemed really strange living away from the Shiraishi household, she knew that it couldn't be helped, seeing that it was something they had to do to protect her from Fuuto's intentions.

As they woke up early to prepare to go to the studio to practice one of their dances for a music video, Michiko brought up the fact that the manager apparently had big news for them. Since this was the first time Ema heard about the news, she was about to ask Michiko about it, but then, Ayako suddenly tripped over a bunch of stuff she had left on the floor.

"Geez!" Ayako screeched, making a big scene out of such a little thing. "Couldn't we get a bigger apartment! I swear, if I spend another day in this tiny apartment, I'm gonna die!"

"Hopefully, within this year, we'd be able to move out of this apartment, Ayako," Michiko tried to reassure Ayako, even though she wasn't even sure if they would be able to move out of the crammed apartment. As they got their shoes on, they raced out the door in order to meet with the manager in the studio.

After their dance practice, the manager finally called the girls over so that they could hear the news that he wanted to tell them. He was aware that Michiko and Ayako hated the apartment they lived in, so he was sure that this would be something that would make their day.

"So what was the news you wanted to tell us?" Michiko asked, while Ayako only looked at him impatiently. Seeing the smile he tried to hide, they knew that it was something that they would enjoy. After all, why else would he try to hide his smile?

"Well, you know how your apartment is a bit on the small side?" he asked, while the others started to get their hopes up. "Pack your bags, because the agency decided that you guys should move into a mansion right here in Kichijouji!" At that moment, Ayako started to scream in excitement, while Michiko simply smiled.

"How did the agency manage to get a mansion?" Michiko asked out of curiosity, while Ema began to think more about what was going on.

"One of the managers told us about it," the manager pointed out, preparing to explain what happened. "He told the agency that he knew of a big family that suddenly went into a financial situation, and that one of the idols is a part of said family. Apparently, it had something to do with the death of their parents. In the end, we decided to help them out, since, as I mentioned before, one of them works for us..." That rung a bell in Ema's mind.

"Excuse me, but may I ask what the name of the mansion is?" Ema asked, realizing that there was something about that explanation that seemed familiar to her. After all... a big family? Death of their parents? An idol? There had to be something about it that made a bell ring in Ema's mind.

Turning towards Ema, the manager simply told her, "I believe it's called the Sunrise Residence...", causing the twenty-five year old woman to get surprised at this development.