Author's Notes

- Welcome to Symphony of Hearts!, the sequel to Touched by an Angel! I hope you all enjoy this story as much as you enjoyed TBAA! Let's get into it!

- If you have not read Touched by an Angel!, I suggest you read it before jumping into this story, considering this is a sequel to said story. I hope you all enjoy! See you at the end and leave a review of what you think!

Symphony of Hearts!

Chapter 1 – Prologue, What Time's Done

"Time does not pass, it continues." – Marty Rubin

Ah… another peaceful day in the suburbs of Osaka, just how I like it. You can kick back and relax with no worries. It's the middle of December and the second term of the year is almost over. One more term and I'll be a second-year. It's really hard to believe that life passes by so quickly – it's sad, but I try to focus on the good things, not the bad.

My name is Satoshi Tainaka and I'm a first-year at Osaka Prefectural Shimizudani High School, but we're also known as Osaka High. I've been dating Ui Hirasawa for about two months already. That fateful day in the fall was when I realized I had feelings for the brunette.

Two months ago was the school festival for Sakuragaoka High School, an all-girls' school that my sister, Ritsu Tainaka, and Ui attends. My sister is a second-year there and Ui is a first-year. Ritsu, from what I've heard, is the self-proclaimed 'president' of Sakuragaoka's Light Music Club and the drummer of the Club's band, Houkago Tea Time. They've had their eyes on one thing and one thing only – Budokan.

Ui's older sister, Yui Hirasawa, who is a guitarist in HTT and a classmate of my sister's, fell victim to the common cold. My sister did as well, since she was the one who passed it on to Yui-senpai. Considering HTT had a performance scheduled for the school festival planned, they couldn't miss the chance to spread their wings and become more noticed throughout the prefecture. The school festival was the first of their many stops on the road to Budokan, and they couldn't miss it. This was a one way trip that had no stops, just some sharp turns and bumpy roads they had to pass.

As for me? About a few weeks before the school festival for Sakuragaoka, Ui and I had made a pact that we would do whatever it takes to ensure HTT's success in making it to Budokan. Why would we do that? Why would we devote our days to their band? It's because we love our sisters. Other than seeing Ui's bright smile, seeing my sister and her friends happy is what makes my heart warm up.

Back on track, since Ui and I agreed with one another about our mission with HTT, we would have to sacrifice a lot of things. For me, it would be my pride. On the day of the school festival, my sister and Yui-senpai were still in bed, sick. What would we do to help them? What I had to do was something most guys would walk away from, unless it was for the love of their life or a family member. I had to… impersonate my sister. 'But Satoshi, how could you impersonate your sister? She's a girl and you're a guy.' Easy answer – I had to exchange jeans and a t-shirt for my sister's blazer and skirt. I would have to wear a wig that fit my sister's hairstyle and her signature yellow headband.

After my transformation, I looked in the mirror and I swore… I swore I saw a taller version of my sister staring back at me, minus the goofy grin – which was replaced with a saddening frown. I found Ui Hirasawa at the school festival, impersonating her older sister. I tied our predicaments into one piece and we were in it together. We had only one mission – to infiltrate Houkago Tea Time dressed as our sisters.

Boy, how that turned out to be a disaster…

In the end, Ui and I played our hearts out at the school festival. Well, that wasn't really the end. In the actual end, I asked Ui out and she said yes.

I was brought back to reality by the sound of knocking against my door. I opened my eyes and let out a small groan. There was one and only one thing that helped me get out of the bed in the morning – seeing Ui's smile on her face.

"It's open!" I loudly said. With that, the doorknob to my room twisted and it opened. I found the familiar scent of my sister rush into the room and saw her auburn hair.

"Hey, baby brother," she called out to me as she peeped into the room, the sunlight bouncing off her forehead. "You're, uh… you're gonna be late if you don't get up."

"Eh?" I said as my eyes kept a blank stare at my sister.

"Yeah, I'll give you a few minutes before I leave without you," she grinned and threw up a peace sign before she closed the door. I shuffled around in my bed before I turned towards the clock on my nightstand.

"8:32…" I said to myself. My eyes widened and I jumped out of bed, rushing to slip into my school uniform. I slid into my gray slacks and buttoned up my white undershirt. I put on my navy-blue blazer and did my re tie around my neck. I pulled down on the accessory and looked in the mirror, finding me staring at myself.

"Oh, and," the voice of my sister sounded out as she abruptly opened the door. "Don't forget your coat. It's cold out."

"Right, right," I waved her off and heard the door close. I dug through my closet and pulled out a navy-blue coat. I slid into the coat and picked my schoolbag off my desk. I grabbed my house keys off my dresser and stuffed it into my schoolbag, walking out of my room.

I walked down the stairs and looked into the living room, only to find my sister impatiently tapping her foot on the wooden boards. She looked up to me and I waved.

"Hey," I said as I reached the bottom of the staircase. "Who are we walking with today?"

"It's the usual, baby brother," she said with a nod. "First we pick Mio up, then we meet Ui and Yui on the way to school. Then you branch off from us and head to Osaka High while we go to Sakuragaoka."

"That means that Ui's waiting for us!" I exclaimed. "We have to go now!"

"Geez, you're extra excited today," she grinned. "You feeling alright?"

My eyes widened and I cleared my throat, straightening my tie out. I face towards my sister and calmly said.

"Let's go see Ui."

Symphony of Hearts!

Author's Notes

- So, it's off to a slow start. Updates won't be regular, so yeaaah. Don't worry, the next chapter will be longer than this.

- This was basically just a recap of Touched by an Angel!

- That's all I have to say. I'm sure I won't talk as much as I used to before. Anyways! I'll see all of you in the next chapter! Later! Thank you for reading!