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Asianchibi99- They were, weren't they? Ah~ I really like writing that chapter :3 I love you too~~~

Nami Uchiha 1313- Your welcome :DDD I hope you enjoy this chapter too!

By the way, I've changed some of the characters in the story,

Akikoroid-chan changed with Yukari.

Cul changed with Ring

Rev changed Lui

And I guess, that's all…

Disclaimer- No, I don't. Not even when the sky turns green. I won't own them.


Chapter 3: Plate Spinner, Akita Nero

"Ah… I can't wait for tomorrow!" the blonde boy said, throwing himself on his bed. "I can finally see her again!" he smiled and pulled out his yellow phone out and began texting.

To: My Lovely Princess

Heyya, u doin? :)

The boy smiled and pushed the 'send' button. He was really excited for tomorrow. He jumped a bit when his own phone rang. Smiling, he opened the new message that popped on the screen.

From: My Lovely Princess

Im doin fine…R u comin tmrow?I mean, u were listed

The boy smiled and closed his eyes for a second. He opened his eyes and texted back.

To: My Lovely Princess

Of course I'm comin!If that means I can meet u!Anyway, good night, I have 2 sleep now.C u tmrow :)

He closed his phone and crawled into his blankets. He yawned and fell to sleep.


The next morning, the circus was busier than it used to be. Mikuo was running around looking for his knives, Miku was also running around, looking for her music sheet, Kaito was running around, looking for a new rope and most importantly, Rin was running around, looking for Neru.

"Len!" Len turned around to see Rin running towards him.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

'I swear, if it's Ritsu again, I'll kill the guy with my own hands and-' he thought

"Have you seen Neru?" she asked, panting from the running she had.

"Neru? No, I haven't, why?" he mentally sighed, relief that she wasn't in trouble.

"You see, the new guy is here and Neru isn't here! She's supposed to be in charge of him!" Len blinked a few times. If he remembers correctly, the one Neru was in charge of is Akita Nero…

"You mean Akita Nero? He's here?" he asked.

"Yeah! That one!"

"Hey guys!" both Rin and Len turned to see Neru walking casually towards them.

"Neru! What are you still doing here? The new guy is here already!" Rin shook Neru's shoulder.

"Rin, calm down…" Neru said. Obviously, her head was spinning because of Rin. And Len was having a hard time stifling his laughter.

"Neru!" Rin stopped shaking Neru's shoulder and all three turned to Kaito who was walking to them with a blonde guy behind him. "This is-" Kaito started but was cut off by Neru.

"Akita Nero, yeah I know," Neru said. Neru looked at him and smiled. "Long time no see, Nero," she said.

"Yeah, long time no see," the blonde guy, Nero, smiled at her.

"Wait, you know him?" Rin asked.

"Yes, I know him," Neru said. "He's my… friend, best friend," Neru continued.

"Yeah…" Nero said, rubbing the back of his neck.

"I see… I'm Kagamine Rin!" Rin grinned at him. Nero stared at her for a while before smiling to her.

"I'm Akita Nero," he said and looked at Len.

"I'm Kagamine Len…" Len said to him.

"… Are you two twins?" Nero asked, looking at both Rin and Len. Rin and Len looked at each other and blinked. They looked back to Nero.

"No, we're not," they said in perfect unison.

That just made it harder for Nero to believe…

"Come on Nero," Neru said, and dragged him away.

"You are going to introduce me to the whole circus, right?" he asked.

"After I accept your skills," Neru said, still dragging him away from Kaito, Rin and Len.


Meanwhile, in a room, painted black, a girl with black hair tied in pigtails was sharpening a dagger.

"Hey, Z…" the girl looked up to a boy with black hair, like herself.

"What's wrong?" she asked.

The boy walked to her and sat next to her on the black couch.

"Are you really ready for the mission?" the boy asked.

"Aww… are you scared?" she teased with a smirk plastered on her face.

"Me? Scared? Pssh… you talk nonsense. I was just asking, 'cause you seem… uncomfortable…"

The girl replaced her smirk with a faint smile.

"Of course I'm ready… and I look uncomfortable because I'm excited!" the girl put her dagger on the coffee table in front of her and leaned on the boy's shoulder.

"Wanna have dinner outside today?" the boy asked, playing with a strand of the girl's hair.

"Sure," the girl answered.


Back at the circus, Neru and Nero were in the practicing zone.

"Alright, show me what you got," Neru said to Nero.

Nero smiled and took a pole, setting it on a pole holder(A/N: I have no idea if a pole holder exists… but just imagine it does :D) He took another pole, setting it the same way as he did with the first one. And after a few minutes, he already set 7 poles. He took some plates and put it on top of each pole.

"Ready to see my ability is plate spinning?" Nero asked to Neru. Neru nodded.

He spun the plates, one by one, none giving any sigh of falling soon.

"What do you think?" he asked.

"… Good…" she answered.

He smirked at her as she rolls her eyes at him, hiding the fluttery feelings she feels in her heart.

"Do you think they're really dating?" Neru heard a faint whisper.

"Of course not!" another whisper.

"Really?" an excited whisper.

"Positive," and another whisper.

'They oddly sound like Rin, Mikuo, Miku and Len…' she thought. And then, at that moment, realization hit her head like a rock. She twitched a few times.

"If you guys don't come out here in 5 seconds, I will kill you," Neru threatened.

When silence greeted her, she smirked.

"1," she started.

"We're out! We're out!" Neru looked back and saw Len on top of Miku, Miku on top of Mikuo and Mikuo on top of Rin, all squished together… Except for Rin who was faceplanted on the ground.

"Urgh…" Rin tried to sit up but fell back down, because of the weight on top of her. "Someone… help me…" Len stood up and pulled Rin from under Mikuo. "Thank you… Len…" Len smiled at her.

"No problem,"

"So, what's this all about?" Neru asked them, with fire of anger burning in her eyes

"N-Neru, calm down," Len said while sweatdropping.

"I won't until you tell me what are you guys doing here,"

Nero just stood there and watched the whole thing happen, amused by the scene.

"Y-You guys looked close so… you know…" Rin started.

"I know?" Neru narrowed her eyes.

"W-We decided to find out if you two were… um…" Miku continued.

"Spit it out already!" Neru finally snaped at them.

"We decided to find out if you two were dating!" they said in unison. Neru sighed and shook her head.

"How come you all are so idiotic…" Neru sighed again. "You should've just asked…"

"Really?" Miku asked.

"Really," Neru said.

"Really really?" Mikuo said.

"Really really," Neru's left eyes twitched.

"Really really real-" Rin started but was cut off by Neru

"You finish that sentence and I will kill you," Neru glared at Rin. Rin squeaked an apology and hid behind Len who was just sweatdropping at them.

"So, are you and Nero really dating?" Miku asked.

"Well, why don't you ask Nero?" Neru said and turned to Nero who was smiling like an idiot.

"Nero, are you two really dating?" Miku asked excitedly.

"Well, kinda…" Nero replied rubbing the back of his neck.

"Kinda? What does that mean?" Rin asked, equally excited. Both Rin and Miku leaned closer to Nero and Nero leaned away from the two girls.

"Well, I-I guess we are dating…" Nero answered, his eyes moving from Rin to Miku.

"Hmmm…" the two girls still leaned closer as Nero leaned away.

"We ARE dating! Are you happy now?" Neru said, pushing Miku and Rin away from Nero.

"So, the person you always text is Nero!" Miku said, jumping around.

"Hah! Mikuo, Len, pay up!" Rin said. Both Mikuo and Len groaned.

"I should've said they were dating…" Mikuo said and got his money out of his pocket, handing Rin and Miku all of his money. "And that was my pay for this month…" Mikuo said sadly.

"Len~ Pay up~" Rin said. Len sighed and took his money out.

"Anything my Princess wishes," he handed Rin his money. Rin smiled at him and went out of the practice zone with Miku.

"… You still call her 'my Princess'…" Neru smirked at Len, which made Len flush.

"Oh, whatever…" Len mumbled.

"That's why she's so spoiled, you know…" Neru said. "Anyway, Nero… I think you're good enough to be here in Mahou no Saakasu," Neru took out her phone and texted Meiko about it. "And, sent," she closed her phone and turned to Nero. "Come on, I'm gonna introduce you to everyone now," Nero nodded and walked out of the practice zone with Neru, leaving Mikuo and Len alone.

"… Hey Len, wanna have lunch with the girls today?" Mikuo asked.

Len shrugged. "As long as I get to eat," And they walked out to ask the girls, aka Miku and Rin.


"Hey Aoki…" Aoki turned around at the sound of her partner, Rion.

"What's wrong?" Aoki asked with a smile.

"We haven't met SeeU, IA, Cul and Yukari for a long time now…" Rion said, playing with her straight, dark purple hair.

"Now that you mention it… But, SeeU and Yukari are signing up for the unicycle riders!" Aoki said, sitting next to Rion. "That leaves IA and Cul…" Aoki continued.

"I miss them a lot…" Rion mumbled. Aoki smiled at her.

"At least we'll be able to meet SeeU and Akiko-chan…" Aoki said standing up.

"Where are you going?" Rion asked, seeing Aoki walking out of her tent.

"I want to go get some snacks… wanna come?" Aoki asked.

"Sure!" Rion said and followed Aoki out of the tent.

While they were walking in town, they stopped by at a shop. An antics shop, to be exact.

"Aoki, isn't this one beautiful?" Rion asked pointing at a light blue pendant, shaped into an oval attached to a chain necklace. Aoki looked over it and gasped.

"It's so beautiful!" Aoki said, picking it up. Rion smiled at her.

'She's always so shy around someone she isn't close to but when she's with me… she's so enthusiastic!' Rion let out a giggle.

"W-Why did you giggle, Rion?" Rion looked at Aoki that was blushing ever so slightly. Rion shook her head.

"It's nothing!" she said and smiled.

"My, you two look very close," both Rion and Aoki looked at the man in front of them. He had brown hair and eyes. "If you could describe your friendship to me, I'll give you a set of necklaces," he said.

Rion and Aoki looked at each other and smiled.

"Nothing can ever describe our friendship," they said in unison. The man smiled.

"… You're right. Nothing can describe anybody's friendship. Not even me," he said. Picking up a dark purple pendant, also shaped into and oval and also attached to a chain necklace, he gave it to Rion. "This necklace and the necklace your friend is holding is a set," he said. "Take good care of it," he continued.

Rion took the necklace and stared at it.

"It's… beautiful…" Rion said.

"It is, isn't it?" the man said. "Those two necklaces are said to hold the beauty of the sky," the man said. Rion and Aoki smiled.

"Thank you for the necklace, sir!" Rion and Aoki said in unison.

"Your welcome…" the man said.

"We'll come again!" Rion said and walked out of the shop with Aoki.

"… I don't think you will be able to come again," the man whispered.

And just like that, the whole shop disappeared, turning into a different shop.


"Hey Rin! Miku!" Rin and Miku turned around and saw Mikuo and Len walking to them.

"May I help you boys?" Miku asked.

"We thought you girls would like to eat out with us," Mikuo said, stopping in front of Miku.

"Eat out, huh… I don't mind! What about you Rin?" Miku said, turning to Rin. Rin thought for a while and smiled.

"I'm in! As long as the boys are paying~" Rin sang.

"What! But we're out of money!" Mikuo exclaimed. Len sighed.

"I'll pay…" Len said.

"Really? You still have money?" Mikuo asked.

"I save money, and don't waste it on games like you, Mikuo," Len smirked at him. Mikuo flushed and crossed is arms.

"Whatever…" he muttered. Len, Miku and Rin laughed.

"Do you think we should invite Meiko and Kaito too?" Miku asked. Len thought for a while, and smiled.

"Sure, I guess," he said. Miku smiled and they walked towards Meiko's tent.


"Hey, Meiko…" Meiko turned to Kaito. He had his serious face on, and Meiko knew exactly what he was gonna say.

"What?"

"You do know, they're after us right?" he asked, messing his already messy hair.

"Yes, I know… that's why we took the most skilled ones and not just anyone, Kaito," Meiko replied.

"No, I mean… You do know they've already sent someone to come after us, right?" Kaito asked. Meiko froze.

"What? They've… sent someone already?" Meiko said in disbelief.

"I saw them. They have the guts to spy on us… I don't think we can keep it in any longer-"

"Meiko! Kaito!" both turned to Miku who was popped her head in from outside the tent. "We were gonna get some lunch. Wanna come?" Miku asked.

"Sure," Kaito said with a smile. "What about you, Meiko?" Kaito asked.

Meiko took a deep breath. "I guess…" she smiled at Miku. Miku smiled back and they followed her out.

Along the way out of the circus, they met Neru and Nero, and invited them along.


"Len, do you really have money to pay for us all?" Rin asked. Len turned to her and smiled.

"It's okay, Rin. If I can't pay for all of us, at least Kaito can," he said. The said man turned to Len.

"Eh? I have to pay for us all?" Kaito asked.

"No, Kaito… only if I can't pay… don't worry," Len said, slapping Kaito's back.

"Young lady, would you care to look here?" Rin stopped walking and turned to an antics shop. She swore she heard a voice of a woman calling her.

"Len, can we look in there first?" she asked. Len and the others also stopped walking and turned back to Rin.

"Uh… sure, I guess…" Len and the others walked back to Rin and entered the shop together.

Rin walked around the shop 'till she reached a section, with beautiful necklaces lined on a table.

"Wow…" she breathed and picked up one of them. It was a metal necklace, shaped like a treble clef with orange diamonds shaping them. "It's beautiful…" she said and rubbed the treble clef with her thumb.

"Rin," Rin turned around and saw Len walking towards her. "Found something you like?" Rin smiled at him.

"Yeah," Rin looked back at the necklace. Len stood beside her and looked at the necklace she was holding.

"It's beautiful…" he said.

"You like the necklace?" Rin and Len looked up to see a woman with pale blonde hair and pale blue eyes.

"Yes, I do… It's very beautiful," she said to the woman. The woman smiled.

"If you sing me a song, I'll give you a set of necklaces," the woman said.

"A-A song?" Rin asked.

"Yes, a song… Any type of song, I don't mind," the woman replied.

"O-Okay…" Rin took a deep breath.

Harurashii kaze ga fuku

kousha no waki toorinukeru
Airashii shikametsura

Sore mo mou saigo nanda ne

Len looked at Rin, shocked. 'When did she write a new song?' he thought.

Takusan hanashita yo ne
Chotto mae no koto nano ni
Natsukashiku omoete
Itsumono basho ni tte mita

Wasurenai kimi o itsumademo
Todokanai yume mo dokomademo
Oikakete yukou sorezore ni
Sabishiku nanka nai yo ne

Taisetsu na omoide ni

Zutto mune ni nokoru you ni
Kenmei ni CLOVER o tsuman de

Tewatashite kuretanda ne

Arittake no ai o arigatou
Subarashii hibi o arigatou
Konna ni mo mune wa itai kedo
Sabishiku nanka nain da

Kore kara bokura wa miki o hanareteku
Edaha ni natte mo itsumo issho sa

Wasurenai kimi o itsumademo
Todokanai yume mo dokomademo
Oikakete yukou sorezore ni
Sabishiku nanka nai yo ne

Chotto dake naite mitarishita kedo
Konna mune wa itai kedo
Subarashii hibi o arigatou
Samishiku nanka wa, samishiku nanka wa, nain da

Arigatou ano hibi o
Arigatou

La la la~

Rin smiled as she finished the song. She smiled at the woman.

The woman smiled back at her. "You win," the woman gave Len another metal necklace, shaped like a bass clef with yellow diamonds shaping them. "These two are a set, take good care of them," the woman said to Len. Len smiled at her and took the necklace.

"We will," they said in unison.


Meanwhile, Miku, Mikuo, Neru and Nero were also at the same section but a bit farther from Rin and Len, and so, they didn't hear Rin sing.

"Hey, Mikuo! Isn't this beautiful?" Miku asked, showing Mikuo a teal pendant, shaped like a quaver, attached to a chain necklace.

"Wow, it sure is beautiful!" Mikuo said, taking it from her.

"Hey Miku, Mikuo, look at this!" both turned to Neru who was holding a chain necklace, attached to it is a yellow pendant, shaped into a diamond.

"Wow… the necklaces here are much more beautiful than from the jewelry store!" Miku said.

"You two have great taste!" all four of them looked up to a woman with grass green hair and eyes. "I'll give two sets of necklaces to you for free, if you can give me a little something from you," the woman smiled at them.

"What's that 'little something'?" Miku asked.

"Some of your most precious things in the world!" the woman said, titling her head to the side with a smile.

"Eh?" Neru and Miku said in unison.

"What is it that is the most precious thing for you? Think about it… then, you can give it to me," the woman said.

"But…" Miku started.

"The most precious thing is…" Neru continued.

"Our friendship!" they said together, Miku with a slightly sad tone and Neru with a slightly mad tone.

The woman stared at them for a moment and smiled. "I guess I can't take that away from you… and you win, have those necklaces," she said with a smile. Neru and Miku smiled at her. The woman took two more necklaces and gave it to Mikuo and Nero. "The four are a complete set, take very good care of them," the woman said. Nero and Mikuo took the necklaces.

'Do boys wear necklaces?' both of them thought.


While that was happening, Meiko and Kaito stood outside the shop.

"Miss Meiko, Mister Kaito," both of them turned around to see a man wearing a hooded cloak, the hood hiding his face.

But the two of them knew exactly who he was.

"Well, do you have them?" Meiko asked. The hooded figure nodded and gave two necklaces to them. One of the necklace is a red pendant, shaped as a circle, attached to a chain necklace. The other necklace was a blue pendant with the same shaped and the chain necklace.

"These are the last I could find… And I heard you're getting new crews… I can't guarantee that I can find more," the man said. Meiko looked down, worried that she might have done the wrong decision by getting new circus crew. The man saw the look on Meiko face and quickly continued his statement. "But I can always go look for more… just because those were the last I could find near me, doesn't mean there aren't any more out there,"

Meiko smiled at him. "Thanks for the help,"

The man turned around, and said "That is what I live for Meiko. For helping you, and Kaito," right before he disappeared in thin air. Meiko kept on smiling.

"Meiko! Kaito! Sorry for the wait!" they turned around and saw Neru, Nero, Miku, Mikuo, Rin and Len walk out of the shop, each wearing a necklace.

"Nah, it's okay!" Kaito replied.

And so, they continued their way to get some lunch.


Alright… I'll just end it there… since I've let the readers wait for too long… I'll continue next time…

Chapter 4: Memories of the Unwanted Past preview

"It's a memory that I want to forget about. Something you don't understand…"

"You know that I do understand… I've gone through the same thing,"

"But you had loving parents, while mine had always hated me!"

He shut his mouth and silently hugged her, stroking her silky hair. Closing his eyes, he prayed that he would be the one to make her forget her unwanted past.

Okay~ that's all~ And I would like it if readers from this story would read my other stories too… Especially my new story, [Learning to Love Him]~

And so, that end this chapter! And also, a rewrite of [Troubles] will be published!

Review Please~

Yours Truly and Sincerely,

Sayumi