"There's more to the story than you're telling them, Yuki-chan," the queen stated with a sigh, shaking her head back and forth. Her sapphire blue eyes would have looked sad and a bit disappointed if Yuki herself was paying enough attention to her expression instead of looking firmly away with her arms folded against her chest the way that they were. "Majoaku is officially on the move now... what do you plan on doing about that, exactly? I don't suppose that you plan on telling everyone the truth..."
"Joou-sama, be reasonable! There's not really much else to say to Doremi-chan and the others other than what you just said right? R-Right..."
I have to remind myself over and over again that I was the one who brought this on myself so I really ought to have no real complaints about anything no matter what really happens to anyone... But of course, it's never that easy... It was never that easy... but... I trust the girls a little now... shouldn't that be enough as it is?
"You need to be more in depth otherwise it will be difficult for those girls to understand... you are all friends, aren't you? Shouldn't you be more willing to assist them now more than ever before?" Joou-sama frowned, her head tilting to the side with that inquiry as the black witch could only gulp before letting out just one shaky laugh, shaking her head back and forth as the Majokai queen herself had done earlier. "It's really so difficult that you can't even talk about it?"
"Joou-sama..."
"Well? Is that it or is it not it? You need to be much more specific than just that, Yuki-chan."
Shinoya clenched her fists at the thought before taking a deep breath and looking straight at the older woman.
Not being easy... is that supposed to make it automatically difficult? It's just a shame that even I myself don't quite understand... but it I were to just come up with something to call it even if it wouldn't be my exact idea of it... But right now, there's really nothing to even say to that other than just calling it...
"Don't ruin the magic of a mystery, Joou-sama! Let me just have my fun!" Yuki exclaimed cheerily before rushing out of there, waving all the while with the widest grin that she quickly forced on her face.
"Let's just not talk about it, later? Bye-bye~! I hope that I see you again and soon... not by myself, of course! Later, Joou-sama!"
I really do wish mysteries weren't so hard to figure out just like this one will be for sure...
(Note: And what's the opening? It's "Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari" by supercell. Yes, yes...)
(Footage: There are flashes of each of the Ojamajos smiling brightly and winking, finally ending on Poppu waving as the logo pops up letter by letter, accented by musical notes and hearts.)
Are ga DENEBU ARUTAIRU BEGA
(They're "Deneb," "Altair," and "Vega")
(Footage: There are several images of the girls working at the Nanimokamo Mahou-Dou in the starry night sky.)
Kimi wa yubisasu natsu no daisankaku
(You point them out as the Summer Triangle)
(Footage: Saiki points out the constellations and curiously turns to a Yuki wrapped up in blankets; she blushes in surprise.)
Oboete sora o miru
(I remembered when we looked at the sky)
(Footage: The two of them slowly look back up as we pan up to the smiling moon.)
Yatto mitsuketa Orihime-sama
(I finally found Orihime-sama)
(Footage: Doremi and the other girls are seen furiously searching through the shop for something they lost while Meme and Lala look at each other along with an exasperated Majorika.)
Dakedo doko darou Hikoboshi-sama
(But I wonder where Hikoboshi-sama is)
(Footage: Majoren sips at her tea as her boys run about, Kazuo chasing furiously after a laughing Kazuki while Naoki is casually planting daisies on Akio's cakes while the goldenrod-haired boy is turned away, doing the dishes.)
Kore ja hitoribocchi
(That makes me feel lonely)
(Footage: Oyajide sighs sadly out the window only to fall backwards, earning the FLATS 5 to look at him oddly while in the midst of some sort of discussion.)
Makkura na sekai kara miageta
(From the pitch black world, I looked up)
(Footage: A shadowed witch is seen observing things from a crystal ball and it reveals Yuki smiling and laughing with Doremi and Kurumi on the way to school as the black witch soon perked up and glances upwards.)
Yozora wa hoshi ga furu you de
(Stars were falling in the night sky)
(Footage: Majoren, Majorika, and Joou-sama are seen beaming as they extend their hands as all the girls grab their majoshikons and transform all together, posing happily.)
Itsukara darou kimi no koto o
(How long do you think I've been here?)
(Footage: They all fly upwards into the sky with wide grins as Yuki holds out her hand and beams as Doremi flies right by and waves just before the two witch apprentices laugh towards one another and there's a quick flash of Misora Junior High.)
Oikakeru watashi ga ita
(Me chasing after you?)
(Footage: Saiki perks up just as Yuki glomps him as the rest of the Ojamajos show up along with their counterparts, giggling.)
Dou ka onegai odorokanai de
(So, please, don't be afraid of me)
(Footage: Poppu soon pushes her way through into the group just as Doremi looks surprised to see her younger sister there but smiles anyway and Meme flies in onto her owner's shoulder and glares at a rather confused Saiki that still has the blonde's arms wrapped around his neck while Yuki grins and nuzzles holds Meme closer, much to the fairy's delight.)
kiite yo watashi no kono omoi o
(Just listen to these feelings of mine)
(Footage: We soon pan across the magic users and then outwards up until Majorika and Oyajide stomp into the picture along with a chuckling Majoren, earning the Ojamajos in the center to all sigh as Yuki releases Saiki and a picture is snapped, showing the girls all grinning with peace signs at the camera.)
And this is that second installment that is long overdue and should be done by now... I fail. Big time.
But better late than never! I'm just glad that I can finally get to the dramatic action and adventure... It's really nice... I just hope that I don't somehow manage to ruin everything.
Though like I said, this is the second installment of Ojamajo Doremi Tomo-DACHI, or TD as I shorten it, and there will be many new things... such as new abilities, new issues, and even a new character or two possibly showing up! Teasers will come later and you'll see soon enough.
Also, enjoy this atmosphere while it lasts.
Disclaimer: This isn't canon. Ojamajo Doremi 16 is.
Ojamajo Doremi Tomo-DACHI:
Mysteries of the Majoshikons –
The First Bittersweet Move
"So when's Majoaku going to strike exactly? This isn't just some prank that the other witches pulled off because they thought that it would be funny right? Because that wouldn't be cool..." Moriko groaned as she lied down on the side of the indoor flower bed, hardly caring less if dirt got into her dark green curled pigtails. "I mean, we haven't seen or heard any new information in like... ever. This is just downright insulting and I want answers, darn it! I want to fight for my world already and all of Mother Nature! This just isn't fair...!"
"Moriko-chan, this is just the calm before the storm... of course something's going to go wrong soon once we let all of our guards down so that's why we must always be on our toes no matter how long it takes!" Akemi chastised her, waving her finger in the most childishly scolding fashion. "Impatience won't get us anywhere... and patience really is a virtue so we need to be patient no matter, er... what happens! We must be patient, alright?"
"Eh... if you say so, Akemi-chan... of course, that's still a little hard to believe if you think about it... it's almost a little unfair and rude still to keep us all waiting on the bad guy... don't the antagonists of this story have any standards? I mean, if I wanted to destroy the world, I'd do it as quickly and as environmentally-friendly as possible!"
"How would you even manage that?" Kurumi wondered, sighing. "Destroying means obliterating, devastating, annihilating, terminating, demolishing and boom. You now lack an earth and environment."
"Maybe I would just extinguish all humans! Ever thought of that?"
"Leave that to the aliens, Mori-pon." Yuki laughed, flicking her wrist. "But don't worry... Majoaku... will surely show up soon. She likes waiting as much as I do, even if she's forced to wait."
"By the way, Yuki-chan, you've mentioned that Majoaku is a dark witch that wants to cover the world in darkness, la-ti-da, the works... and yeah, it's cliché. Do you know what her motive for all of this is because it's actually really... boring? Yeah, it's boring." Kurumi smiled sadly, folding her arms. "Do you know what reasons she could have for doing this, Yuki-chan?"
"...Well, for starters, Kurumi-chan... I don't really know much. But I do know one thing... Majoaku... wants everyone to be possessed by her dark magic, so that's what she has the aku majoshikons for. The aku majoshikons are like our majoshikons, only tainted with dark magic that immediately corrupts the host and runs rampant." The black witch took out her musical note-shaped coal-black majoshikon, holding it up high as it started to glow. "Actually, that's what our majoshikons are like because they're the exact opposite of the aku majoshikons. You use these to purify the dark jewels with your usual spell followed by an exclamation of 'purification'! If you are able to completely override the dark magic within the aku majoshikon then you purify them!"
"Is there a certain number of these so-called evil gems?" Aiko asked, curiously folding her arms. Yuki nodded in response.
"Yes, but I don't know how many. They all also act as gates to an invisible world known as the Yamikai, which is where Majoaku resides. Once we open that gate, we can face against Majoaku herself and she's like one big aku majoshikon! But she should be weakened if we purify enough of her aku majoshikons..."
"So aku majoshikons corrupt their host... that means..." Akemi's eyes jolted wide in horror. "A-Anyone we know could be corrupted right?"
"This is like a bad mixture of the Bad Cards we collected with Oyajide and the former queen's curse... and I thought those were bad enough..." Doremi murmured sadly as she folded her arms. "Wait... Can anyone be corrupted? Akatsuki-kun and the others... Majoren-san's boys... Can anyone who uses magic be corrupted?"
"No, I don't think they're necessarily powerful enough. Aku majoshikons react towards the magical aura that all beings possess. If you actually use magic, you have a strong bond with that magical aura and it makes you too difficult to take over... Humans on the other hand that don't use magic have a closed bond between that aura and their heart... It's easy to possess them so that's what aku majoshikons are usually after." Shinoya frowned, looking down sadly and ruefully. "What that means is that..."
"Our friends at school are under risk of getting possessed as long as they're around..." Hazuki murmured, eyes wide behind her glasses as light reflected off the lenses. "I-In that case, Yuki-chan, what are we supposed to do before it's too late?"
"Our majoshikons act for radars in case an aku majoshikon just so happens to pop up, and a similar radar was also installed into Hana-chan's compact courtesy of her royal majesty... But sometimes they're all dormant so you can't even let down your guard because aku majoshikons easily sneak past that first line of defense!"
"But what if we encounter an aku majoshikon on our own and end up being unable to purify it on our own?" Momoko asked, worried. "I-I mean... surely we have some sort of means of communication with one another."
"That's still being worked on as we speak, Momo-chan, so don't worry so much about it, alright?" Shinoya winked. "And I think that's all we need to know right now for the moment... So, in order to completely ignore this tense atmosphere right now, I say we get cake from Hiromi-nee-san's! She just came up with a new recipe and I really want to try it and also... Asami-chan might be there!"
"Nomiya-san?" Akemi wondered shakily. "B-But Yuki-chan, the aku majoshikons... w-we mustn't be too careless... you said that yourself."
"We can still enjoy ourselves all the same, Akemi-chan... Don't worry so much! It's not good for you."
"Ya jus' don't worry enough, Yuki-chan," Aiko sighed while Moriko nodded disapprovingly in agreement. "Ya really need to be more careful unless yer fine with somethin' happenin' that yer gonna regret."
"A-Ai-chan..."
"Hana-chan wants to try Nomiya-san's cakes so Hana-chan would like to go," Hana announced, drawing everyone's attention as the white witch beamed. "It... It sounds really delicious!"
They all smiled at her as Yuki's smile slowly faltered.
"Yuki-chan and her friends are here... Welcome!"
"Yuki-chan, I knew you'd make it!" Asami exclaimed happily as she ran up to the black witch. "See nee-chan? You were worried for no reason whatsoever!"
"Heh, heh... Asami..."
"Nomiya-san and, er..." Hiromi smiled lightly at Doremi, earning her to flinch a bit. "H-Hiromi-san?"
"Call her 'nee' just like we do, Doremi-chan!" Yuki laughed brightly, wrapping an arm around a giggling younger Nomiya. "Or you can just call Asami-chan by name as well!"
"Asami-chan it is," Momoko amended as she turned to Hiromi and beamed. "Hiromi-nee-san, can you teach me how to make some of the cakes that you do? I would love to share some with my good friend Akio-kun..."
"I can only give you one recipe... I need to stay in business after all and I'd prefer it if you didn't use my style for your own cute little magic shop that Asami told me so much about. I apologize."
"N-No, that's fine! I would never use someone else's personal recipe for my own profit! That's stealing in America!"
"It's also stealing in Japan," Moriko commented, earning Akemi to gasp lightly. "Don't give me that look, Akemi-chan. You know it's true!"
"B-But Moriko-chan, that's just... You can't speak with a tone like that... It's so rude..."
"You're too paranoid!"
"So... what's the snack anyway?" Aiko finally laughed along with Hazuki giggling a bit cutely just as Hiromi merely smiled. "Thank ya, though, for yer kindness..."
"It's nothing. Anything for Yuki-chan and her friends.
Then the door opened and the older Nomiya instantly perked up. "Oh, welcome! Allow me to just take you order and make your sweet..."
"Akari-chan?" Hana wondered as Kamizaki Akari blinked twice in surprise before just squealing and beaming ever so brightly. "Akari-chan, it is you~! Hana-chan didn't expect to see you at a place like this!"
"Kamizaki?" Asami asked, blinking twice in confusion while Momoko grinned and headed up to the red head, taking her hands. "You're in a different class though, aren't you? I guess that it's only to be expected that I'm not quite sure who you are..."
"Akari-chan, it's good to see you outside of school! How are you?" Asuka asked, reverting to English out of habit though she faltered when she saw how anxiously confused Kamizaki looked. "Oh, um... I mean... How are you doing right now, Akari-chan? I hardly ever see you, so I just, um..."
"I-I'm fine, I just... Asuka-san... I didn't expect to see you here... I mean, I know Shinoya-san comes here often but we hardly ever speak since she's always in such a big hurry and she hardly ever notices that I'm even there it seems... even though she's so close to the older Nomiya-san..."
Yuki perked up in surprise at that before laughing sheepishly, rubbing at the back of her neck in slight embarrassment at this new discovery that she really hadn't noticed until before all of this happened. "O-Oh, I... Sorry, Kamizaki! I didn't know and I was always pumped to get Hiromi-nee-san's cakes and I always have so much energy that I never want to just sit down..."
But I guess that I really should pay closer attention to my surroundings from now on!
"O-Okay, it's fine, I just... um... Can I have anmistu with extra pomegranate, Nomiya-san?"
The black witch perked up in surprise as Akari walked past her and looked hopefully up at the older girl, eyes glimmering as she smiled shyly. "I, um... I've really had a craving for pomegranate, so..."
"I hate pomegranate."
Everyone perked up and Kamizaki flinched as she turned around to face a frowning and pouting Shinoya, eyes glimmering in surprise. "W-What..."
"I mean, it's a depressing fruit that ensnared a poor innocent girl that was taken from her mother! Whether it means a good connection or not is a different matter entirely... It was still the pomegranate that incased the world in a terrible Ice Age! At least, that's what it meant for Greece and it was a sad thing that dyes your hands all red like blood..." The black witch giggled lightly, skipping close as a shadow overcastted over her face. "If you want to keep returning to a world reeking of death and misery though, feel free to eat as many pomegranates as you want... I'll be sure to pity you just like Persephone-san, alright?"
"Shi... Shinoya-san..." Akari murmured fearfully, eyes wide just as Yuki suddenly clapped, startling her before the blond removed her hand, revealing a strawberry in her palm. "H-Huh? I-Ichigo?"
"A strawberry is pure and really nice on the other hand so you'd be better off with an ichigo rather than a pomegranate. It's a fruit of love that is sure to make you happy if you just eat one~!" With that, she laughed and placed the strawberry into the other girl's hand, smile widening even more. "Spring's much better than winter... it's a lot warmer and prettier because of all the flowers so I suggest you try these instead for your own good."
"Huh?"
"Hiromi-nee-san, I'm just going to take a cheesecake to go alright? I just now realized that I needed to visit someone else soon and this is a little important so I want to help real fast~!"
"Oh, uh... alright, Yuki-chan... sure thing."
The rest of the witch apprentices blinked and Asami looked just plain confused while Akari stared at the strawberry, eyes glimmering and heart pounding as she soon frowned.
"KAZUKI-KUN! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?"
Akio was shaking by the time Yuki opened the door and came in, the other Ojamajos tentatively followed after her, having been invited at the last minute.
"Akio-kun, I'm sorry, I just... It looked like so much like and... OW NOT THE EAR!" Kazuki wailed as the goldenrod-haired boy yanked on his ear, growling darkly with his eye twitching. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I'll do... I'll do your laundry, clean your room, rub your feet, anything~! PLEASE DON'T BE MAD AT ME, AKIO-KUN! WE'RE BEST FRIENDS!"
"YOU BLEW UP MY OVEN! NOW HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO BAKE FOR MAJOREN-SAN?"
"M-Magic?"
Ever the eager to please, Naoki slid on his wristband, snapped his fingers and without a moment's hesitation, the oven was as good as new. "There you are, Akio-kun. Now you can make all the baked goods that you want~"
And now you can make me as many snacks as I want! Finally, for once... I get to be Akio-kun's favorite! That means so many really good stuff like paella, cocktail, chicken doria, fruit agar, vegetable potage, and... and...! I'll win every single argument with Akio-kun on my side!
"That was my idea, Naoki-kun..." Sasaki sniffled just as Akio stood there, eyes glimmering before he smiled brightly at Nakamura like a relieved child finding a lost toy.
"Thank you, Naoki-kun..."
Naoki grinned.
I'm officially Akio-kun's favorite now!
"Well, that's certainly interesting." Yuki commented idly, earning the three boys to snap up in surprise, all staring at the girls in shock. "I mean, I thought you were supposed to make Majoren's life easier... not blowing up her kitchen, whether you fix it up again or not... By the way, what's the deal with the wristbands anyway?"
"They're what allow us to do magic. Majoren –san specially designed these with a strand of her hair so that we are able to cast spells... We don't, however, take exams or anything since we're not 'witch apprentices' so the queen allowed Majoren-san to fashion these and we're supposed to show that we're capable and competent with magic," Akio explained quickly as he held up Naoki's wrist with the same wristband. "We can only use a certain amount of magic when we have these on... and it's not unlimited. There are several either black or white markings and it is twenty five spells that we can use in total. The amount o f markings equal the amount of spells we can use. It takes a lot of practice in mind and spirit to cast a spell correctly. Though every so often, we break our wristbands and as a result, we have to buy new ones..."
"Interesting," Doremi noted. "I didn't know that you could do that..."
"Well, I sure as hell am not wearing a dress. I like my pants and regular clothes very much, you know," Kazuki stated, rubbing his abused ear. "How are you able to even stand it, Hana-chan?"
"Hana-chan thinks Kazuki would look cute in a dress just like Hana-chan does!" Hana chirped with a bright and sparkly innocence that had her counterpart recoil in horror while Naoki burst out laughing at the interesting mental image of such a thing. "What? Does Kazuki not think that way as well?"
"Hana-chan, please keep those thoughts to yourself..." Kurumi giggled lightly, patting the white witch's blond hair. "I think Kazuki-kun is turning a rather unhealthy shade of purple right now."
Kazuki himself was started to feel light-headed with the amount of blood rushing up to his face from the humiliating comment.
"Anyway, Moriko-chan~!" Naoki purred, strutting up to the immediately defensive florist, taking her hand. "Kazuo-kun is out getting the groceries this go around, and... hey, let's get to know each other a bit better since you're now a guest in our house..."
"Put down my hand if you wish to keep your pinky."
"How about I make you all something to eat? I was actually going to just make rolled sandwiches so I hope that's alright..." The goldenrod-haired boy smiled sheepishly and Momoko quickly jumped in.
"Hey, let me help you! There's ten of us and plus your four equals fourteen so I should make some sandwiches for you as well, Akio-kun! I won't take no for an answer so let's just work together!"
"Oh, um... if you say so..."
Shinoya grinned to herself.
As expected, those two get along great.
"Your house is messy, empty, boring, dull, and worst of all... there's no garden!"
"I-I'm sorry about that, Moriko-chan, but..."
"Urgh! I should have brought some seeds with me... The landscape... It could be beautiful! It should be cherished... it's nature, dang it!"
"I-I'll get right on planting!"
"Moriko-chan has Naoki-kun wrapped around her finger like he's her pet or something... I wish I could do that," Kazuki commented, lying down on the couch while he tossed a ball up over and over again in his hand. "It would be so much fun... fooling Naoki-kun into doing all my work, but he's best friends with Kazuo-kun and not me... what's so great about Kazuo-kun anyway? He's dull, boring, and a smarty-pants!"
"Hakuta-san... is quite smart..." Akemi murmured softly, frowning a bit. "But, he is also rather... strange, I suppose. There's really no other way to put it."
"Aren't ya smarter than he is though, Kazuki-kun?" Aiko wondered while Sasaki tossed his ball to a delighted Hana only for her to return it just as playfully. "I mean yer brilliant aren't ya?"
"My parents would have stuck me in an asylum if I wasn't. Weird, huh? History tends to work the other way around but those two wouldn't be able to stand the idea of their son being normal..." The youth's grin faltered as he received the ball, leaning back even further into the couch cushions with a lazy smile on his lips. "They would electrocute my brain until it got to working amazingly. Average? Oh, no, that's unallowable... he must be freaking brilliant or he's not our son."
"What do you mean by that?" Hazuki's voice shook just a little and her glasses fogged up. "K-Kazuki-kun..."
"Kazuki?" Makihatayama, sensing his distress, scooted close to him, caramel eyes glimmering worriedly. "Hey... it's okay."
What kind of parents did he even have? Doremi wondered, covering her mouth in surprise and shock at his words. I mean, my parents may like it if I score high points, but just because I'm a little below average, that's never meant to them that something was wrong with me...
Yuki and Kurumi merely traded stares and Kazuki pushed himself up, tilting Hana's chin up with his forefinger. "The past is never really the past and life is life. Don't worry about it, Hana-chan."
The white witch yanked herself away, squealing with a furious blush on her face. "Kazuki, you meanie~!"
"Don't mess with her like that! Do you even know what those actions imply, Kazuki-kun?" Onpu scolded, waving her finger at them. "You should be more careful!"
"...Yeah! Listen to onee-sama!" As usual, Yuki was eager on racking up brownie points with the purple witch.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah..."
"So, Akio-kun... You know Akari-chan loves sweets, right? We saw her earlier in Amai Yume with Nomiya-san and her older sister."
"Alright. That's interesting. Nomiya-san's older sister is very impressive, right?" Akio kept his eyes focused on slicing the ham. "Kamizaki-san can be amazing too when she wants to be..."
Momoko nodded along, mixing the cream cheese and sour cream. "So, you can use magic with wristbands... Does Dera-san ever visit you?"
"Yes, we have to pay for this house after all... Majoren-san needs to work a lot as a result... but we take care of the house for her so it's okay." Akio paused for just a moment. "I wonder... if it's enough though..."
"If it's enough?" Asuka repeated in confusion. She then gasped when Yoshida lightly nicked his thumb with the knife, hurriedly grabbing napkins. "A-Akio-kun, you need to be more careful...! Are you alright? You're bleeding..."
"No, I just needed a bit of release... excuse me. It's just me not paying any attention." Akio smiled at her sadly. "I made mistakes like this so often before... Kazuki-kun always got so on edge whenever it happened but I didn't give up even when my parents wished that I would have..."
"...Your parents?" The yellow witch repeated in confusion, holding his hand tightly as she squeezed to compress the wound. "Akio-kun..."
His hand... is really warm... but it's also rough... I wonder... Wait...
She yelped and snapped back, finally noticing the many scars and cuts on his fingers, confusing him a bit. "Momo-chan?"
"Akio-kun... your hands... they're..."
"Oh. These are... proof of my mistakes. Sorry. I wasn't kidding when I said that I made mistakes like those often before... But at least they're small and not at all noticeable right?"
"Akio-kun... you don't..."
"...Don't what?"
She couldn't say it. "I... sorry..."
"Huh?"
"I-It's nothing..."
He doesn't... cut himself 'by accident' often, does he?
"Well, weren't you and Akio-kun getting cozy or what? Momo-chan, you're so lucky! Akio-kun's a really nice guy you know..."
"Yuki-chan... did you ever notice his hands?"
"His hands?" She tilted her head to the side in confusion. "What about them?"
"...It's nothing..."
"Mother, you don't get scars from simple nicks, do you?"
"No, otherwise, my hands would be covered from all the paper cuts I've gotten." Minori beamed, giggling slightly as her daughter squirmed. "What's wrong, Momoko? You should know that, shouldn't you?"
"...Do chefs have scarred hands?"
"Only if they were very clumsy with a knife and made deep cuts. Why? Did you see someone...?"
"Uh... no... no."
Akio-kun's not clumsy with a knife at all... he's one of the most focused people that I know...! He's not... making mistakes like that on purpose is he? That can't be right... Akio-kun is Akio-kun... He's calm, collected, and very level-headed! I-I... I must be going paranoid here... Oh my god... the idea of Akio-kun hurting himself though...
"Momoko?"
"I already said it's nothing, mom!"
"Hey~! Kamizaki~!" A brown-haired boy purred with a wide grin, leaning onto the cherry-haired girl's shoulders, earning her to flinch. "What's up? I thought you were too sick to come today... Your mom said that when I came to pick you up..."
"Fujita-kun, I just wasn't feeling well so I slept in! My bad!" she protested, blushing quite darkly now. "I'm sorry if I worried you but I'm just not in the mood to be messing with you right now!"
"...What's going on? You've been acting weird for far too long, Kamizaki and it's just not like you." Fujita's eyes narrowed. "I mean, it's weird enough that you ignore me when I ask if we can go home together since we're neighbors and all, but now you've started walking to school without me and I just don't get it. Why are you avoiding me?"
Akari couldn't answer. "I-I... I've just been so busy... I'm sorry..."
"Is it because I confessed to liking you?" Fujita frowned sadly. "You said that it wouldn't get in the way of our friendship, Kamizaki..."
"It won't... it won't... I just..."
"Do you like someone else?"
"...Yes..."
"...Who?"
Kamizaki sniffled.
"Yoshida-kun, there you are!" she exclaimed just as she caught Akio and Momoko together, chest tightening up just a bit. "Um... About club practice... for the Cooking Club, I mean... we're going to try and learn how to make pasta, alright? Is that fine? It's just a few special dishes that Nomiya-san suggested and it seems like a good idea..."
"Oh, that does... Italian's really nice after all..." the goldenrod-haired boy mused while Momoko kept a close eye on his hands, taking in every crisscrossing faint scar that would have been easily missed if you weren't paying enough attention. "What do you say, Momo-chan?"
"O-Oh, uh..." Why did she feel so short of breath when he smiled at her like that anyway? It sure was weird and...was her heart pounding right now? It must have been out of anxiety ever since she figured it out... at least, it should have been. "Sure thing, Akio-kun."
Akio beamed and then nodded towards Kamizaki. "Alright. I'll be sure to try my hardest."
Akari couldn't help but smile gently, heart pounding with a faint blush on her face.
"T-That's great..."
"Saiki-kun, are you sure we can't walk home together this time?"
"Stop asking. Please."
"But Saiki-kun, you haven't even given me a good reason to why you've refused yet! At least give me one of those so that I know if I haven't done anything wrong... I mean... Akatsuki-kun's already agreed to walk Doremi-chan home! Fujio-kun, Leon-kun, and Tooru-kun all said they had others things to do and you hate being alone almost as much as I do! Why can't we walk home together?" Yuki puffed her cheeks, pouting. "You're so mean and so unreasonable! I don't even know what I did wrong this time!"
"I... I just need to be by myself and I can't do that if you're trailing after me like you always do... I'm sorry Yuki-chan, but not today."
"It's the best chance though! We'll be together, right? I'll be lonely on the way home... won't you be lonely too...?"
Saiki paused and smiled sadly.
"You have friends. Walk with them."
With that, he turned around and walked away, leaving the still fuming and disappointed black witch as she slumped.
"But... you're a friend too... and the one I'm in love with... idiot..."
"Oh, Shinoya-san?"
Shinoya perked up in surprise and spun around, blinking at the sight of a lightly blushing Akari. "Oh, um... Kamizaki, right? I gave you a strawberry... a while ago."
Kamizaki nodded. "You... You're alone too, right? Miyagi-san already said she had somewhere important to go and... you live in the same direction as my house... or at least on the way... I was wondering if I could walk with you and we could get to know each other a little better... See, Asuka-san always talks about you and so does Makihatayama-san... and I..."
"It's fine. I don't mind but you'll have to lead the way since I'm terrible with directions and all that. Sorry, Kamizaki."
"It's nothing... really."
(Eyecatch: The Ojamajos all give each other a high five and it passes on until Yuki misses one hand, earning her to perk up in surprise. The Ojamajo that's revealed to have missed her high five is a confused looking Momoko who just smiles sadly.)
"So you like cooking don't you? You're in the cooking club along with Momo-chan and Hana-chan so of course you do! Ha-ha..."
Akari nodded lightly, just listening along to the black witch's rambling without knowing why and it felt strange. She just saw the blond by herself and figured she might as well ask her if they could walk home together. Was it supposed to be this awkward though? She didn't like it at all even if Shinoya was seemingly utterly oblivious to it.
"So, Kamizaki, do you have any siblings? I'm an only child so I don't... actually have any. In fact, out of all of us... Only Doremi-chan and Akemi-chan have a brother or sister. It's really weird... I've never met Akemi-chan's older brother Daisuke-san but Doremi-chan's little sister Poppu-chan is just the cutest thing! I want to take her home and pamper her so much that she'll feel utterly smothered!"
Did she ever shut up? Even Fujita never talked this much even when they were kids and his interests were more in the muddy dirty games and sports that she herself wasn't too fond of.
Akari ignored the blonde's pointless prattling with the most part though she felt a little bad about it. After all, she was the one that offered to walk home with her in hopes of having someone that she could talk to, not the other way around. Yuki probably wasn't even paying attention to whether or not she was listening so where was the harm in it?
Still, she should have seen this coming when the snow-named girl started ranting about pomegranates in the middle of nowhere before performing some sort of strange magic trick and making a strawberry appear with a bright grin and a laugh, offering her the sweet red fruit.
What did she even hope with getting accomplished with this girl anyway? For more advise only with people and not fruit? Kamizaki Akari was clearly kidding herself.
And then she spotting something sparkle in the corner of her eye and she stopped dead in her tracks, turning back to investigate.
"Huh? Kamizaki?"
Kamizaki disregarded her and dropped to her knees in the high grass, parting the strands to find a small white gem that couldn't have been longer than her thumb. Her eyes widened as she grabbed the jewel and stuffed it in her pocket.
"Hey, Kamizaki, that's the wrong way and even I know that!" Yuki exclaimed after her, earning a flinch as she stood up, whirling around to face the black witch's rather worried expression. "Hey... what's wrong? You know, you need to talk to me sometimes too because a one-sided conservation isn't really as fun as you'd think that it would be...!"
"...I have nothing to say."
Yuki perked up in surprise and confusion, blinking a few times before just nodding shakily. "O-Oh alright... whatever you say..."
What just happened...?
Something was definitely wrong with Kamizaki Akari. She wouldn't look at anyone, say anything, and she seemed completely far away and distant while in the midst of cooking rather then stern, focused, and confident like she always was.
Asuka Momoko would have frowned and been more concerned about her if she wasn't still focused on her counterpart's scarred fingers. It wasn't that she didn't care about her cherry-haired classmate, oh not at all... it was just that Akio's problem seemed serious and well... She had Miyagi Izumi, didn't she? Izumi was a bit protective over her like Moriko was over Akemi and that was fine, wasn't she? So if Akari really needed anyone to talk to, she had Izumi...
...right?
"Akari-chan? Which spice should Hana-chan use?" Hana chirped. Kamizaki's finger's twitched and she wouldn't turn her way, annoying the white witch quite a bit. "Hey, Akari-chan, Hana-chan asked a question and the least you can do is answer it!"
"Oh, forget her, Hana-chan," Kazuki instantly coaxed, wrapping an arm around the younger girl's skinny shoulders with a playful smile on his lips. "She's been acting weird all day so we might as well give her some space..."
"Fi... fine..."
"Kamizaki-san, are you alright?" Akio finally asked worriedly. Akari perked up and stared at him, a smile slipping across her lips as she soon nodded.
"Yeah, um... maybe you could work with me today instead of Asuka-san... Yoshida-kun...?"
Wait, what?
Momoko felt her heart tighten as Yoshida smiled and nodded simply and this was not happening. Akio had worked with her every single day ever since he got here! Why did that have to change anyway? Akio was her...
...hold on a minute. Why was this even a problem to start with? She didn't mind! Hana worked with Kazuki every day instead of her, so heck, why couldn't Akio work with others if he wanted to?
"You don't mind; do you, Momo-chan?" He smiled back at her and his charisma was practically getting to her with how he made her feel a lot calmer than she should about this right now.
Her heart was still pounding as she forced a wide smile and gave him the thumbs up.
"S-Sure! Go for it!"
My god, this is just unbelievable... first I can't stop thinking about him after seeing all those scars and now I can't even accept the idea of him wanting to work with someone else? That's just not like me at all, I mean... seriously? And what's the deal with Akari-chan anyway? And... Wait just a moment!
Her eyes soon widened, taking in the sight of Akari placing her hand tenderly on his arm, smiling lightly and almost coyly... a complete not-Akari gesture.
"Is she... hitting on him?"
"Hitting on whom? Where's the fight? I wanna see, I wanna see!" Sasaki chirped, hopping up while Hana still attached to his arm before blinking at the view of her friend and his classmates, lips forming a small 'o' as he soon sighed. "Wha...? Akio-kun, you wouldn't ditch me for some girl would you? That's not cool, dude."
"Kazuki?" Hana wondered in confusion only for her counterpart to flinch and quickly grin.
"Oh, it's nothing big, Hana-chan. Now come on... let's blow something up."
Momoko only frowned.
"Akari-chan! I need to speak with you!"
"Huh? Ooh, Asuka-san, what is it?" Akari smirked from where she was conversing earlier with Miyagi, earning the other girl to just perk up and grimace. "Are you going to tell me to lay off Yoshida-kun?"
"W-What? No, I just wanted to talk about Akio-kun..." Momoko protested, blushing quite fiercely. "I mean, I didn't know that you liked him..."
"And you don't?"
"I-I do like Akio-kun, of course! He's a very good friend of mine and I admire his cooking and baking skills a lot... He's just... yeah... that's it."
"Whatever you say, though it doesn't change a thing... I'm not going to lose against you, Asuka-san."
And with that, Kamizaki turned heel and walked away as the yellow witch's shoulders slumped.
"But... Akio-kun and I aren't even like that though..."
"That's not Kamizaki," Izumi growled, grabbing her attention. "I don't know who she is, but she is definitely not Kamizaki... What's her deal? Kamizaki's charm was always her modesty!"
"Miyagi-san...?"
"I ought to get to the bottom of this," her classmate continued, ignoring the American completely. "Asuka, if you find anything out... please don't hesitate to tell me about it, okay?"
"O-Oh, uh... alright."
"Great. Thanks."
I wonder what's wrong with Akari-chan... Miyagi-san's right, too... She's not acting like the Akari-chan that I know at all...
"Hey, Yuki-chan? Don't you have practice today?"
"Natsu-sempai started work today so she showed up to make an extra nice first impression on the guy... Tachibana-sempai taught us some extra basics but then she got a call from her family and thus, she had to leave early... it kind of sucks."
Yuki huffed as she huddled closer into the corner, hugging her knees with a light blush on her face as she pointedly frowned, grumbling quite a bit about the whole situation itself. "It's really unfair... I was going to completely wow Sayaka-chan today and I didn't even get to! I can't even practice because it's locked... I want to be a decent archer, darn it!"
"I'm sorry... by the way, you remember Akari-chan right? You gave her a strawberry..."
"I also walked home with her... it was completely pointless by the way. I didn't make a breakthrough, she didn't even talk to me and frankly it was a waste of my time! I didn't even get to learn anything about her! On walks home that are supposed to get to know each other better, that was a complete fail Momo-chan. It was so much fail that it was a success in its own failure."
"Yuki-chan, that doesn't make any sense at all..." Momoko murmured as she seated herself beside the black witch. "And that wasn't the point that I was trying to make at all..."
"Oh really? What was your point then?"
"...Come with me." The yellow witch took her arm, confusing Shinoya quite a bit.
"Uh..."
"I need to show you, Yuki-chan."
"Yoshida-kun, you're really talented! You're really, really talented!"
"Oh really? Thank you, er, Kamizaki-san..." I don't really think that way though...
"Is she supposed to be like that?" Asami wondered, confusing Iwano and Kawasami. "This is just getting weirder and weirder..."
Kazuki refused to acknowledge the entire situation and distracted himself by making up new guessing games with Hana, much to the white witch's delight.
It was a good thing the Majokai princess was never able to read the atmosphere or assess the situation itself.
"...See?" Asuka demonstrated as the two watched from the window, much to the other blonde's shock. "Akari-chan has been attached to Akio-kun like that all this time and it came out of nowhere..."
"B-But... Akio-kun is supposed to be in complete love-love with..." Yuki shot the yellow witch a meaningful look, earning her to squawk in protest. "This is unacceptable! Kamizaki already had a perfectly good thing going on with that kid Fujita!"
"Huh? Fujita-kun? I know they're friends but honestly Yuki-chan, just because a guy and a girl happen to be friends... it doesn't mean that they're automatically going to fall in love..."
"What? But they have chemistry and they click and my love-love senses always go off around them and I'm an expert Momo-chan, I know what I'm talking about...!"
Silence.
"That and I heard Fujita confess to her once."
"WHAT?"
"Hey, do you mind? Asuka-san, if you're not going to be doing any work today at the cooking club like you're supposed to; I'd appreciate it if you just leaved..."
The two girls froze at the sight of Kamizaki standing there, hands on her hips. Yuki blinked and suddenly her bag twitched and she yelped, rummaging through it.
"You shouldn't have any electronic items on while present on school grounds... should I tell the principal?"
"I-It's not... a... my mistake!" the black witch babbled, much to Momoko's confusion as she clasped her hand around her majoshikon in her bag, forcing it to stop blinking as she felt her nerves seize up with the new revelation. "Excuse me, Kamizaki."
There's no doubt about it... an aku majoshikon is finally active... and it's active on Kamizaki! I'm sure that it is...
Akari made a 'tch' sound. "Whatever. Shouldn't you go bother Fukutaki-san or something?"
Yuki felt her eye twitch just a bit at the reply.
Ooh, what a rude, rude response! She's definitely possessed if she thinks it's okay to act like that! But I don't have time to alert Doremi-chan and the others so I'm just going to have to rely on Momo-chan this go around!
"Actually, Kamizaki, I was wondering if me, you, and Momo-chan here could talk for just a moment! See, it's really important and..."
"Sure thing." Why did she seem so smug? Momoko was just really confused and inwardly, Yuki was seething.
I'll teach Majoaku to possess fellow students! Even if it's not the last time, it's definitely not going to be accepted either way!
"Um, Yuki-chan? What are you doing?"
"Just hold up with me on a minute here, Momo-chan. It'll all make sense eventually... hopefully."
And while Asuka looked utterly lost, Kamizaki was self-satisfied.
"Can't risk anyone walking in on us now can we... and it's getting dark out, too," Yuki stated as she locked the door and soon growled, taking out her majoshikon and presenting the musical note stone, much to the yellow witch's shock. "Let's get this over with."
"Y-Yuki-chan! What are you...?"
"Momo-chan, grab your majoshikon now and just check it! Don't ask questions because this will only make things last longer you know!" Shinoya exclaimed as she waved her hand over her majoshikon, causing it to glow as she transformed. "Ojamajo Yuki, change!"
With that, it floated up into the air and shined brightly, surrounding the blond in its light as she spread out her arms.
"Puriti Wichi Yuki-chi!"
She didn't hesitate on clapping her hands, causing the mini majoshikons to appear on her wrists as she quickly pointed to Akari.
"Pururunu pikapikan chanchii... Dark spirit inhabiting Kamizaki Akari-chan's body... begone!"
With that her spell flew forward towards Kamizaki who stood there calmly, smirking widely as dark energy slashed out around her and cancelled the black beam. "Is that really all you have, Shinoya-san?"
"A-Akari-chan, you're not..." That's when Momoko finally grabbed her own majoshikon, feeling it vibrate and glow against her palm, staring at the red head in shock before a look of confidence and anger spread across her face in a scowl. "That's unforgivable!"
She pulled out her gem, waving her hand over it swiftly. "Ojamajo Momoko, change!"
"Puriti Wichi Momoko-chi!"
"Momo-chan, this is our very first aku majoshikon that we really need to purify alright? But it's not that easy! First, we have to dispel the dark spirit inside the host and purify it... but we have to weaken her quite a bit before we can manage that so be sure to wear her out as much as possible!"
The yellow witch nodded in understanding. "Right."
"Doremi-chan and the others aren't here right now and frankly, we don't have the time to go chasing after them... So you have to rely on just me for the moment..." Yuki felt herself blush with the confession. "But, er... this is for Kamizaki's sake, isn't it?"
"...Yes..." Akari-chan... How did I not notice that Majoaku was doing this to you but there must have been a reason for everything... why you were hitting on Akio-kun...? I don't think that it was just this evil influence forcing you to do all that...
"Dance, witch girls," Akari giggled suddenly and soon she was swinging her hand and causing an earthquake to shake the building beneath them, causing the two girls to fall to their feet.
"N-No..." Shinoya gasped out. "There are still... people in the school!"
Momoko's eyes shot wide in horror.
"Take cover everyone!" Akio yelled as they all dived under desks, shaking as Kazuki held Hana close. "It's an earthquake!"
"Why wasn't I told about this earlier on the news?" Nomiya wailed as Kawasami and Iwano held each other close to protect the other. "Darn it, stupid unreliable Misora news!"
"H-Hana-chan's scared!" the white witch wailed, burying herself even more into Sasaki's chest, causing the navy-haired boy to soon blush, blinking with surprise and disbelief. "Kazuki~!"
"W-Whoa... settle down there, Hana-chan..." he murmured, petting her back as gently as he could while everything was shaking apart, hoping that his heart was pounding right then because of that...
"DON'T INVOLVE OTHER PEOPLE, YOU RECKLESS COWARD!" Yuki exclaimed as she tackled the red head, much to Kamizaki's surprise as she was wrestled to the ground and the two struggled with one another. "If you hurt Saiki-kun while he was inside the school with that little move of yours, I'm not going to forgive you!"
"Yuki-chan, she can use dark magic, be careful...!" Momoko exclaimed sharply as she moved to try and help the black witch before stopping and noticing strangely enough that whatever energy that was sparking off Akari was being absorbed into the other girl without any harm whatsoever like throwing and tossing rocks into a black hole. "Huh...?"
"Momo-chan, what are you doing? I got her still so hurry up and begone the dark spirit from her!"
"O-Oh, right...!" Asuka gasped as she clapped her hands, wondering why her heart was beating and thumping so harshly when the earthquake was already over. I wonder what the deal with that was... but it's probably nothing big...
"Perutan petton pararira pon... Dark spirit inhabiting Kamizaki Akari-chan's body... begone!"
Akari screamed and fell limp and unconscious as the spirit was extracted for her and Yuki didn't hesitate to point, the tip of her finger glowing brightly.
"Pururunu pikapikan chanchii... Purification!"
With that the dark spirit was constricted by light and faded away, leaving behind a white gem that soon spun into the black witch's hands as she tightened her grip onto it and held it close with a light sigh.
"And that's purification complete."
"...Yuki-chan, was that how it was supposed to go? Really?" Momoko wondered a bit shakily as she approached the other slightly younger girl, making her perk up in confusion. "That was just so strange that I..."
"Momo-chan..."
"...Urm..."
The two flinched as Akari stirred underneath Yuki as Shinoya quickly removed herself from the cherry-haired girl just as her eyes opened to see the black and yellow witches looming over her in their usual school uniforms, both of them looking quite worried.
"Shinoya-san... Asuka-san?"
"Ka... Kamizaki...?"
"Akari-chan, are you okay?"
"My head..." she whined lightly as she sat up, holding her head with a sniffle. "What just happened? Why are we up here? Am I not supposed to be home? Is it school already?"
"Oh no, short term memory loss! It was really strange, Kamizaki... you were just all woozy and stuff... Momo-chan wanted to talk to you and so I'm here for moral support up here on the roof and then there was a five second earthquake and I think you hit your head! I'm just glad you're awake and not in a coma... man, that was just so weird but at least no one got hurt... I think." Shinoya giggled and Kamizaki blinked drearily. "By the way, I think Miyagi's worried and you've been in a bad mood lately... You haven't had pomegranate today have you? Have a strawberry instead... did you already eat the one I gave you?"
The other girl blushed lightly at that, remembering how that same strawberry was still in a plastic container in the fridge of her house. "I... I'll get around to it..."
"Do you like Akio-kun?" Momoko suddenly burst out, earning the two students to stare at her, Akari looking horrified as the American continued, taking a deep breath. "B-Because if you do, that's alright... Akio-kun is... a good guy and he's really nice..."
"...Aren't you and Yoshida-kun dating though?"
"No, we're just friends... I'm still getting to know him so it's fine if you like him, Akari-chan... it really is..."
"Momo-chan..." Yuki began softly as Akari blinked once and smiled lightly, nodding.
"Thank you, Asuka."
"Kazuki-kun? Are Akio-kun's hands supposed to have those scars?" Momoko asked just as Kazuki was putting away the bowls, watching the boy's back flinch as he stared back at her in surprise, eyes glimmering. "I mean, I looked at his hands and it's like he was really clumsy with a knife but... it could just be because he messed up one too many times as a child..."
"...Momoko-chan, Akio-kun's... a little strange... but rest assured, he's calm and composed now." Sasaki smiled a bit sadly, shrugging. "I just hope that he stays that way, yeah? I suggest you wait until Akio-kun wants to tell you. Our past is very personal you know?"
"But..."
"KAZUKI~!" Hana exclaimed as she rushed in, tackling her counterpart to the ground. "Thank you for protecting Hana-chan during the earthquake!"
"Ha-ha... It's nothing, it's nothing..."
Asuka stood there in silence as the navy-haired boy's attention was now completely on the white witch and she thought to herself a little.
I wonder...
"Doremi-chan, we can have a discussion at the Mahou-Dou once we get there right?" Yuki wondered to the pink witch just as they grabbed their bags and prepared to head home, much to Doremi's confusion. "It's about that earthquake..."
"Oh yeah... Ichimiya-san was the one comforting everyone and Serika-chan just sat there."
That sounded like Akiyama alright but it was also beside the point.
"Alright, alright... But it's important! We may need to include..."
"Doremi-chan, Yuki-chan, have a nice day!" Akatsuki exclaimed just as he and Saiki passed them by, earning the Harukaze girl to quickly go lovey-dovey eyed, eagerly wishing off her counterpart as well. "We'll see you tomorrow!"
"Bye, Akatsuki-kun~!"
"Saiki-kun, bye..." Yuki murmured softly as the black-haired wizard turned back and gave her a simple wave as he continued walking with his brother, much to the blonde's dismay. "Okay..."
I guess it just can't be helped...
"So you sure that you're alright, Kamizaki?"
"Um, yeah, Miyagi-san, thank you for asking..."
"You just lost your memory so suddenly, yeah? At least you didn't forget anything important and if you need any notes, you're always free to just borrow mine."
"I know, I know..."
"Hmm..." Izumi hummed before wrapping an arm around her classmate's shoulders, grinning widely. "But I'm glad that you're still here and fine, you know? It's really good... I was worried that you might have changed forever or something..."
"Changed forever?"
"Yeah, when you're already fine the way you are now!"
Akari felt her face heat up, vaguely remembering what Asuka had said a few moments earlier.
"Because if you do, that's alright... Akio-kun is... a good guy and he's really nice..."
Yes, Yoshida-kun is very... admirable... but I wonder how she even figured that out... Fujita-kun doesn't even know that the one I like is Yoshida-kun... then again... I don't even know how I'm supposed to tell him about that...
"Oh, Kamizaki? Miyagi?"
Kamizaki flinched as Miyagi stopped in confusion, turning to face a lightly smirking Fujita with a look of curiosity on her face before she turned exasperated. "You. Don't you have anything better to do? We just got out of an earthquake all unharmed and it's supposed to be going back to a fairly normal day, ya know."
"I just wanted to check on Kamizaki... I thought something was wrong with her today or something..." Fujita shrugged, smiling a bit sadly. "I mean, she was just acting a bit strangely and..."
"I was?" Akari wondered aloud, eyes wide. "B-But... But I don't remember anything... what's going on? What even happened on those past few days anyway?"
"It's nothing serious, Kamizaki, really... Fujita Hiroyuki, you just shut up alright? This isn't a good time and we're about to go home so you can just pester us on Monday since tomorrow's a Sunday and everything... What are you doing Sunday anyway, Kamizaki?"
"Oh, uh, Miyagi-san... I was just going to, um... I..."
"I should have expected this, of course... I'm actually surprised that I didn't... but oh well, right?"
"Huh? Fujita-kun?"
Akari's eyes widened in slight surprise as Hiroyuki turned around, giving her one last friendly wave as he walked away from her.
"Best wishes to you, Kamizaki."
Wait a minute...
"He's a really weird guy, huh Kamizaki? One minute he wants to pester you and then he leaves for no reason whatsoever... that's really strange, isn't it?" Izumi folded her arms with a heavy sigh as she turned to her classmate whose eyes now seemed wide and utterly blank. She raised an eyebrow in confusion. "Oi, Kamizaki?"
"O-Oh, no," Kamizaki stated quickly as she blushed darkly, hands rushing up to her face as she gulped. "I just... um... I was just agreeing with you silently, Miyagi-san..."
I may be able to communicate freely with Asuka-san now... but nothing changes how strained Fujita-kun and I are when we're supposed to be best friends only because everything's just gotten all complicated and I just don't know what to do... I don't know what to do at all...
Finally in the safety of her home, Akari took out the plastic container, opening it to hold up the strawberry Shinoya had given her.
"A strawberry is pure and really nice on the other hand so you'd be better off with an ichigo rather than a pomegranate. It's a fruit of love that is sure to make you happy if you just eat one~!"
She took a bite.
"It tastes sweet..." she murmured, shutting her eyes sadly. "But it's a little bittersweet."
-Until Next Time-
(Note: The first ending is "Hoshi Ni Negai Wo" by Chieco Kawabe. Heh-heh!)
Mado no soto wa yotei tojikometa ame
(Outside the windows, it's the rain that blocked my plans)
(Footage: It's seen to be raining outside as Yuki is shown to be watching with a sad look on her face as she sighs, looking down at where she's holding a note with an ai-ai gasa of both hers and Saiki's names.)
"Kyou wa gomen, to ka omou nara mukae ni kite"
("If you're sorry about today, come get me,")
(Footage: Yuki frowns only for Doremi to tap her shoulder, making her turn around and receive a white rain poncho, earning her to blink in confusion. Doremi merely grins and winks.)
Iitai kedo dame da...
(I want to say, but it's no use...)
(Footage: Shinoya looks at her poncho again and soon beams up happily.)
Hoshi ni negatta sono yume wa
(Though the dreams wished upon a star)
(Footage: Hana jumps happily into a puddle while the other girls run after her, all decked in ponchos of their trademark color save for Yuki wearing the white one Doremi had given her.)
Hitotsu hitotsuzutsu kanau no ni
(They all came true one by one)
(Footage: Moriko stops to admire the flowers just as Akemi grabs her arm and Hazuki wipes off her glasses only to make them more blurry while Aiko laughs good-naturedly.)
Anata ni chitto mo oitsukenai
(You're the one I couldn't catch up to at all)
(Footage: Onpu and Kurumi look up with bright grins just as Momoko joins, all of them soon just laughing.)
Hoshi ni negatta sono yume wa
(Though the dreams wished upon a star)
(Footage: Poppu jumps onto Hana's back and the white witch gives her a piggy back ride while Doremi follows after the two protesting rather loudly. Yuki giggles at the sight.)
Hitotsu hitotsuzutsu kanau nara
(They all came true one by one)
(Footage: Rain continues falling down into the puddle while the black witch stands there beaming, chuckling a bit more only to suddenly fall backwards into a mud puddle.)
Anata ni mottomo chikazukitai
(You're the one I want to get the closest to)
(Footage: Yuki winces and frowns sadly, pouting as she shuts her eyes and sniffles until a hand is offered to her, and she perks up, looks up and smiles brightly and happily, eyes sparkling in complete relief.)
Next time on Ojamajo Doremi Tomo-DACHI:
Yuki: Okay, so we need a few more tools to use against Majoaku...
Doremi: To think she could really possess someone with that kind of magic... it's almost unreal...
Hazuki: I just can't get use to the idea...
Aiko: Same here...
Momoko: But we have to protect our friends from Majoaku, right?
Moriko: Of course! And I'll protect Akemi-chan like always...
Akemi: Moriko-chan, I'm not that delicate...
Hana: Hana-chan will help too!
Kurumi: So what now? Mon ami, what's Majoaku's purpose here anyway?
Onpu: Do you even know that, Yuki-chan?
Yuki: Uguuu... It's a long story, you know...
Everyone: Please just explain!
Yuki: We're going to need a better story teller than me though~! Mou~!
Doremi: Next time on Ojamajo Doremi Tomo-DACHI!
Yuki: Another mystery! "Story Of Evil"! And remember, friendship comes before everything and always treasure it!
Kurumi: If you want to rely on your friends, you have to be reliable too, right?