Disclaimer: Eternal Sonata is owned by Tri Crescendo and Namco. The following is a non- profit fanfiction. Jazz, Polka, Claves, Beat, Allegretto, Viola, Falsetto, Salsa, March and Frederic are owned by Tri Crescendo and Namco, the fanfic is owned by me. Enjoy.

The ES gang had gotten lost on their way to Double Reed Tower, not long after Salsa had proclaimed that she totally knew the way, and demanded that the others follow her.

"Are you sure we`re going the right way?" March asked, dragging her chakrams.

"Of course we are, March!" Salsa replied. "I`m an expert at directions!"

Eventually, the group stumble across a strange gate.

"Some expert you are, Salsa," Allegretto remarked. "This doesn`t look like Double Reed Tower at all!"

Salsa looked back at her team mates and flashed a smile. She knew this wasn`t what the group was looking for, but she`d never admit that. "I know that!" She said indignantly. "This is the uh...uh...Secret way in!" She finished, before opening the gate and dashing inside.

The others looked at each other in disbelief.

"I...Guess we should follow her?" Polka mused.

The gang decided that they had no choice but to follow her. After all, Salsa was only a little girl. Who knew what monsters could be inside that gate?

Nothing could prepare the gang for what they saw next. There was a long staircase leading to a warp panel. And on that warp panel was...Claves? Impossible. She was dead, after all...

"Claves?" Jazz called out tentatively.

Claves shot him a nervous glance. "Jazz? Why are you here...Why is everyone here?"

"We seem to have gotten lost," Jazz replied. "Claves, how...How are you alive? You died, ages ago!"

"I did," she began, her voice cracking. "Once it was over, everything went dark, and I kept screaming for you. I was for some reason given the chance to come back, if I reclaimed all the pieces of my soul scattered in this dungeon, but I`ve failed so many times—"

"We`ll help you get your soul back," Jazz butted in. "It`s not like we`re in a rush, right guys?"

"Yeah! We`ll help!" Beat chimed.

Claves` face lit up. "Oh, Jazz, everyone, thank you!" she cried, her face tinged with red. "And Jazz, maybe after we get through this dungeon, we could—"

Jazz shook his head. "Sorry Claves, but I`ve found someone else," he said timidly.

Claves turned her red face away from him. "Oh…I understand. In the end, I guess I knew you and Falsetto would end up together eventually," tears pricked her eyes. "It was nice to pretend you loved me, even for—"

"It`s not me he`s with," Falsetto piped up.

Claves was taken aback. "It`s not? So who is it then? Viola?"

"It`s…not someone of the opposite sex," Jazz said, his face turning red too. "It`s Frederic."

Claves was even more shocked at this revelation. "So Jazz…you`re in a romantic relationship with that crazy pianist?!"

"That crazy pianist" shot her an unimpressed look. "That`s terribly rude," he said.

"Don`t talk about Frederic like that!" Polka shouted.

Claves looked to the side again. "I`m sorry. This is such a shock. Jazz, I…never would have thought you and Frederic would end up together. I was so sure you were straight! So, did you ever really love me? Or was I just your cover-up?!" she yelled, her voice tinged with anger and sadness.

"Of course I loved you! I`d never lead you on like that, but after you died, I just…" Jazz began, his body shaking. "Frederic was ever so sweet to me after you were killed. When I was a total mess over losing you, he was my greatest comfort. Well, eventually one thing led to another, and we fell in love."

Claves stepped down from the warp panel, towards Frederic.

"So if you`re his Jazz`s love now, then…I want you to love him like I`ll never be able to again!" Claves whispered, her voice disintegrating as she started to cry.

Frederic laid a hand on her shoulder. "Of course I will, Claves. Now, how about we go get your soul back?" he said, trying to cheer her up.

Claves stopped crying and re-gained her composure. "Yeah. Let`s go do that!"

"When we get out of here, you can read some of my doujinshi, if you like," Falsetto chimed, laughing.

"Sure. Thanks, Falsetto," Claves said, with a smile.

Another Eternal Sonata fic from me! I know the game`s getting old, and no one writes fanfiction for it anymore, but I just love the game, and Jazz x Frederic so much that I can`t stop writing ES. See you later~

-Kitty