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Chapter One: Amazing Uncertainties

It had been only a week since Sora had performed the Legendary Great Maneuver with Layla, and it had been a week filled with bittersweet goodbyes and uncertainty. Some of the confusion and uncertainty was from what Yuri had done to the stage in the time he had taken over, but another part of it was Sora herself. She wasn't certain if she could fulfill her promise to Layla and she was agonizing over it relentlessly, even as Mia and the others tried to figure out what next production they should do.

"Fool what do I do? I can't go on stage feeling like this! It'd be a disaster!" Sora exclaimed as she looked down on the stage where she had performed only a week ago.

"Your uncertainty is because you are afraid that you will fail," the fool replied calmly. "Perhaps you should take a bath…"

"Fool, be serious!" Sora growled squeezing the spirit ruthlessly. "I'm not afraid… I've never been afraid of the stage. How could I be? I love it; every moment is a cherished memory. So what is it? What's wrong with me?"

"Perhaps the answer to that lies within the reasons you fell in love with the stage," The Fool told her calmly.

"That's it! Thank you Fool!" Sora rushed away toward the Kalos' office, leaving Fool overlooking the stage. "BOSS! HEY BOSS!"

"Come in! Come in, jeese!" Kalos growled and glared at the door as Sora rushed in.

"Hello Sora," Yuri stated struggling to hide his laughter at her antics.

"OH! Yuri!" Sora blinked.

"You had something to say?" Kalos growled and glared at both his visitors.

"Well you see… It's just… I know… I know rehearsals will start soon and all but I'd like to leave for Japan for a few dayssoIcanvisitmyparents!" Sora shouted in a rush her words jumbling together toward the end.

"Could you repeat that last part?" Kalos sighed rubbing his temples.

"I'd like to go back to Japan for a few days… I need to visit my parents," Sora stated a little slower and a bit more calmly.

"What… but Sora you just saw them a week ago," Yuri frowned.

"He has a point," Kalos grinned, "surprisingly."

"No, not those parents, I mean my real parents. I just… I need to see them and tell them everything that's happened. I don't know it just feels like if I do that everything will be okay!" Sora sighed.

"Your real parents?" Yuri looked startled.

"Fine! You can have a week but on one condition! You take the idiot with you and get him out of my hair!" Kalos growled.

"The idiot?" Sora blinked in bewilderment.

"I think he means me Sora. It seems I've gotten on his last nerve, so when will you want to leave."

"Well to be honest I'd like to leave tonight. There's a flight that leaves at eight, I was going to see if I could get a ticket for it, but are you sure you want to come with me?" Sora exclaimed.

"Indeed this should prove interesting." Yuri agreed. "I'll handle the flight arrangements."

"Okay, I'll go call my parents! Uh… you can stay in the guest room! Alright then! I better go get ready! Thank you Yuri!"

"Huh, Sora!" Yuri blinked as he realized he was talking to nothing but air.

"That girl never slows down," Kalos muttered.

"Kalos what are you thinking?" Yuri frowned at the man he had tried so hard to destroy. "We haven't figured out what production to do next and now your letting her run half way across the world for a week? We need to…"

"I've made up my mind! You both will go to Japan and who knows maybe you'll find inspiration there for the next major production. In the meantime when the two of you get back you will be doing the Little Mermaid again. Hopefully it'll be enough of a filler that we won't have to worry about our attendance dropping before our next major hit." Kalos snorted. "Now get out of here, you have flight arrangements to make."

"I can't believe I'm doing this," Yuri muttered and walked from the office.

"You and me both," Kalos muttered darkly. "The things I do for that girl."

Sora was excited. She'd just gotten off the phone with her parents and they had agreed to let Yuri stay in the guest room that seconded as her father's office and had been happy to hear about her visit if not a little apprehensive about the reasons. It was an amazing feeling to finally understand that no matter what circumstances caused them to be a family they were a family anyways. Next she had told her friends and the Fool and they had all been supportive if not a little anxious as well, after all they were trying to figure out the next production, though the Fool had been excited to go to Japan and check out all the 'beauties' Japan had to offer.

Yuri had called and told her he would pick her up so that there wasn't any confusion and it wasn't long afterward that he showed up in his red sports car. Sora had complimented him nearly non-stop the entire way to the airport. Finally as he pulled into the airport and the long term parking he couldn't help but laugh.

"Sora you're really something else," Yuri chuckled. "It's just a car, there's really nothing special about it. Now let's go."

"Huh? Oh right!" Sora blinked staring at him.

"What's wrong?" Yuri asked looking over at her when he didn't hear her move to follow him.

"Huh, oh nothings wrong! I just… You just…" Sora blushed slightly.

"Yes?"

"It's just, you should laugh more Yuri!" Sora blurted out and blushed even brighter.

"I should?" Yuri blinked at her. "Sora…"

"It's just you look nicer! Well not nicer, not that you're not nice, but kinder, I mean your kind but…"

"Sora, its fine, let's go or we'll miss our flight." Yuri struggled against laughing again, but couldn't seem to help himself. *I've never laughed so much before, not like this. I'm completely at ease with her, but why? Sora has always seemed to change the hearts of those around her, is she changing me as she has done them? Even Layla, who was irritated and frustrated with Sora, changed and became her partner and friend. If it weren't for Sora, Layla would have just continued to dance to her father's wishes and would never have done the Legendary Great Maneuver. The maneuver that killed my father and the maneuver that Sora was qualified for but I wasn't. What is it that makes her so different from everyone else?*

They walked through the different check points and Sora spoke nearly non-stop for the duration about little things that excited her or that she had noticed. Usually traveling was stressful for everyone involved but it was as if everyone within a five feet radius of Sora's energetic spirit seemed to relax and become more comfortable with their surroundings. Sora didn't even seem to notice what the power of her presence had, and Yuri had never thought to notice it before now.

*Is this Sora's power, the ability to affect those around her with her emotions?*

"Yuri the plane's boarding now," Sora frowned in concern when Yuri didn't seem to notice the announcement.

"What? Oh thank you Sora," Yuri listened to the announcement letting the first class passengers' board. "Come on Sora this is our boarding call."

"What!? Really, but Yuri this is the First Class call, are you sure?" Sora bounced slightly on the balls of her feet frowning and smiling enthusiastically all at the same time, making several other passengers laugh at her antics. "Wow Yuri I don't think I've ever seen you smile so much!"

"Well I'm sure it's because of the good company I'm now in, and yes, our tickets are First Class. I take it you've never flown First Class before?"

"Well no, not that I remember anyway," Sora shrugged, "this is exciting!"

"Your Boarding Pass please," the Flight Attendant murmured politely, Yuri nodded and handed his and Sora's passes over. "Thank You."

"…" Yuri calmly walked onto the plane while Sora followed eagerly behind him. He let her have the window seat, figuring correctly that she'd want to look out the window.

"Wow! Thank you Yuri! This is amazing!" Sora grinned. "But, um, isn't this expensive? I know flying coach is a lot, it's why I don't visit home very often, well more like, hardly ever. I'm sure I can pay for my share and…"

"Sora, it's not a problem." Yuri eyed her coolly. "In truth this is the only thing
I feel I can do to help make up for what I tried to do to you and your friends and the Kaleido Stage."

"Yuri…" Sora looked at him startled.

"I let my desires for revenge get in the way of my thinking. I deliberately tried to destroy Kalos and I tried to destroy your Freedom Lights group. I was furious because your show was attracting an audience while my audience only continued to decrease. Then I set it up so that it would like you were copying that group during the contest. I didn't want you or Layla getting in my way and I was angry at you both for refusing my offer, especially after I told you how my father died."

"You know, I think its okay." Sora murmured softly.

"What?" Yuri stared down at her in shock.

"Well… who's to say that any of us wouldn't have done the same in that situation? So it's okay." Sora smiled at him. "I don't need to forgive you Yuri, because I understand. So its okay, you don't have to worry about it so much, and you can stop judging yourself so harshly. You did what you thought was right and what you thought you had to do. I can't be angry at you for that!"

"Sora…"

"So please stop agonizing about it and trying to make up for everything, you really don't have anything to be ashamed of." Sora took a deep breathe and gave him one of her brilliant smiles, even if something wasn't quite right with her eyes. "Let's just enjoy this visit and have lots of fun okay!?"

"Alright," Yuri gave her a small smile. *You forgive me even though I'm not sure I can forgive myself for all I've done, how can you be so kind when I tried so hard to destroy you and your dreams?*

Well there's the first chapter. I'm not expecting a big response, especially with all the Leon Sora fans out there, but to be honest, though I liked the second season of Kaleido Stage, I prefer the first season and I almost wish they hadn't made the second season. I think something of who Sora is was lost in the first half and to be frank I don't like May's character at all not even at the end and I didn't like Leon or more to the point I didn't like how his character kept changing. There were also inconsistencies with the second season and to be frank I thought the OVA's were much better than the second season itself. So that's my excuse, plus I don't really see Yuri and Layla getting together after what he did, but Sora sure no prob. The girl's a walking sweetheart and she's forgiven tons of stuff throughout the entirety of the series.

Anyways Review.

To my other fans, yes I'm still working on my other stories, I just have a lot of stress in my life and I haven't felt like writing them as most of them are seriously angsty. Thank you for your patience with me.

Oh yes if someone would like to Beta this story, I would appreciate it. AnimeHuntress181