Hi everyone! Next chapter is up after a very long delay. I'm sorry. Things have been going on and updating just wasn't an option at that time. I'm back however, so hopefully I will finish this within the year. Please review!

Disclaimer: I don't own Ultra Maniac

Nina opened her eyes before closing them again in response to the bright sunlight streaming in from the open window. She turned over and pulled the pink comforter over her head before snuggling deeper into the pillows.

'This feels nice. Just like my bed on earth...Wait! Like my bed on earth?!'

Nina sat up and looked around. She determined she was still in the mansion from all of the dusted pictures on the still stale looking wooden walls, but things were different. She looked down and saw that she was in a beautiful four-poster bed with pillows and a quilt of all different shades of pink, and wall hangings of the same colors. She also saw that she had a light wooden dresser and a walk-in closet that she knew had been conjured.

'Yuta must have done this.' She thought as she rose from the bed and walked over to the closet to retrieve an outfit for the day. She doubted if Yuta did anything with her water situation, so she just dressed and resolved to take a shower later on in the day. With that, she dressed in a pair of jeans and a red halter before making her way downstairs.

Upon entering the living room, she saw that all of the old molded furniture from the night before had been replaced with nicer materials in much prettier colors. There were pinks, greens and blues all around the living room and in all of the remaining rooms in the house, from what she assumed. She decided to explore all of the other rooms a little before looking out the window. The garden was...well, a garden. It was a lot different than the drab grass that grew when she first arrived. It was now sparkling with pansies, roses, and every other plant imaginable. It was breath-taking.

'Yuta sure was busy last night. Everything looks so beautiful now. But where is he?'

She reached into her jean pocket and pulled out her computer.

"Ah, now I can find him. Let's see... just a simple search spell, ok?" She asked her trusty computerized pal.

"Yes, Ms. Nina. This spell should be easy for you. Just say these words."

She muttered the incantation and waited a few seconds for the image to appear. She saw Yuta, but something was wrong. She maximized the image and used the computer to project it on the nearest wall so she had a better look. What she saw was not what she wanted to wake up to.

There Yuta was, looking utterly exhausted in her grandfather's study.

"So," The old man started, "you thought once you found her, everything would be easy? You really are stupid. You can move her until the spell is broken. You did what you sought out to do. Now, go home and leave my grand-daughter be!"

Yuta had a disgusted look on his face that Nina had no idea he was capable of making.

"You want me to just leave her in that house all by herself while she tries to work on spells and survive at the same time? Unlike you, old man, I love Nina. I won't leave her because you've problems with the way she lives!"

"If you don't leave, then I'll move you by force!" He was red in the face and breathing very heavily by this time. Nina just continued to look on in shock.

"If you move me by force, then I'll move myself right back to her. I already know where she is! And even if you move her, I can find out where through the magical portal you used!"

"Then I'll just change portals!" He sputtered.

"I'm not stupid, you old geezer." Yuta's voice became calm again, a smirk making its way to his face. "Even Nina's smart enough to know that you can't just switch portals. Creating one portal takes up tons of magic, and as invincible as you think you are, you don't have the magic to create two on such short notice."

Mr. Sakura was silent as he thought over what Yuta said.

'That boy is perceptive, and perhaps I did slip up with the portal. No matter! I'll do whatever it takes to do what's best for my grand-daughter, even if it means sacrificing her happiness.'

"Hello!? Are you still with us on this side of the world?" Yuta said as he waved a hand over the elder's face.

"How dare you, you insolent brat?! And you wonder why I want her away from you!"

"I'll tell you this, Mr. Sakura," Yuta said as he summoned the portal that led him back to Nina. "I will not leave Nina alone, even if she asked me to. I will always be there to protect her, and if that means I have to take on her oldest relative, then so be it!"

Yuta disappeared before the man could utter another word.

Nina shut off the computer and set it on the nearest table before running back to the living room to meet him when he arrived. She made it just as he appeared in front of her, and she could no longer contain her emotions.

The speech...and the fact that he used so much of his magic just to go see her grandfather, spoke volumes to her. She was still in shock and upset over the fact that both her grandfather and her boyfriend were upset, but having him take her in his arms made all of her worries vanish for the moment.

"Yuta, are you alright?"

He looked at her with half-lidded eyes and immediately passed out in front of her.