Chapter 4: Cause & Effect
(A/N: Sorry for the late update. Stupid school and personal drama getting in the way .)

"S-sure…" Rin finally gave in, and let her older sister in her room. Neru shut the door behind her, and walked in. "Begin explaining," she told Rin, rather sternly.

"R-right…" Rin tried to gather her thoughts together, so she could put it into words that Neru would understand. She honestly had no clue how her sister would react. Rin wasn't even sure if she would even believe her.

"Um…This might sound crazy, and I know you probably won't believe me...but," Rin went on, "That mirror, that's now shattered, actually is a Magic Mirror. When I looked into it…Um…My reflection was actually a…boy…" Her voice gradually got softer, as she stared down at her feet- scared to see Neru's reaction.

Neru looked at her, and took everything she said completely seriously. "That mirror…It's been past down to generation to generation. I've always suspected something strange about it, but I never thought it was actually 'magical'…" Neru said, with a perplex look on her face.

"W-wait….you actually believe me…?" Rin said, finally picking her head up. "Yeah…I do, actually." Neru admitted. "Explain what exactly happened to me, please," Neru said, taking a seat on the edge of Rin's bed.

As Rin took a seat next to her, she went on, explaining how the boy she met through the mirror actually could see her too and talk to each other through the mirror- and even how he is a Wizard; able to make any wish.

"A wizard, huh? Hmm…" Neru thought aloud, "Any wish? Well if you want to see him, wish for him to appear before your eyes again," She suggested.

"I've already tried it. It didn't work…" Rin sighed. "I don't know what else to do…"

Neru sat with a thoughtful look, scanning the room for any clues of a way to see Len again. "What's that piece of glass on your nightstand?" She asked, glancing over at the glass that shined from the suns glare.

"O-oh.." Rin murmured, slightly caught off guard. "Um...Len and I wrote stuff on the mirror as well…What's written on that glass shard, is what he wrote to me…" Rin said, feeling somewhat embarrassed.

Neru picked up the piece of glass, and stared at it intently. "This isn't some ordinary piece of glass," Neru finally said, looking at Rin now. "N-No kidding…its magic glass….I think," Rin told her sister, unsure.

Rin felt a little 'empty', as Neru made no comment about the three words written on glass. A part of her wanted to say something, but another part decided that it could be bad if she says something. While deciding, she listens to her sister's speculation about the weird glass.

"You said that when Len vanished, the mirror shattered, and instead of glass- there was nothing but white light, right?"
"Yes."
"Then why did this glass in particular stay…?" Neru wondered aloud.
"M…Maybe it has to do with something about the writing on it…?" Rin suggested.
"Oh please. Magic is one thing, but 'Love' causing the magic is just fictional thinking," Neru said, rolling her eyes at Rin's ridiculous suggestion.

Rin sighed, "But still…You never know."

At that moment, the glass that Neru held in her hand began to glow white light. "W-what the..?!"

"Ri…Rin! …C-can you hear me…?" called a familiar voice. The glass started to glow brighter, as Neru dropped it.

"Yes! Len, is that really you?!" Rin yelled, staring at the glass- even though it began to blind her.

"I got your wish..! I tapped accept as soon as I got it…I'm sorry i-it took so long…for me to reply…" Len's voice began to crack, as if he was on a phone-line, losing connection.

"What happened…? Are you ok?!" Rin sobbed.

"I can' talk to you for long, so for just the small amount of time I have, I wanted to tell you…that you…really are-

In mid sentence, Kaito interrupted him.

"Oh c'mon dude! All this sounds like some cheesy romance- with extra chess on the side! But, listen, Rin, my friend is in love with you. His magic almost got taken away from him for "crossing to the other side"- whatever that means…" Kaito said, really quickly. It was almost difficult to keep up with what he was saying.

"Who are all these people?!" Neru snapped. "I-I don't know! I'm guessing Kaito is Len's friend…" Rin said, her eyes still squinting from the light.

"Uhh, anyways! I think everything will be okay between you and Len! He loves you after all; even if his father is holding him back from being with you, I know everything will work out in the end." Kaito went on, "Besides, if there's a will, there's a way."

He sounds so sincere…I feel like I have to trust him.

"Okay…If you're positive," Rin finally said, opening her eyes- despite the fact the light hasn't left yet.

"More than positive. But..Uh-oh..L-Len's magic is starting to fade…I think we mig- oss connectio—"

That was the last thing Rin and Neru heard, before the light vanished.

Outside, the full moon glistened in the night. Its reflection beamed onto Len's window, as he suddenly dropped to his knees.

"Why? Dad, why? I don't get it- why was it so wrong for me to cross the mirror?!" Len yelled at his dad.

"You should know better. That mirror belonged to my grandfather. It's been through many generations. The fact that you broke it… it is something I will not accept without punishing you." Len's dad said strictly, as he stood over him.

"I'm sorry! Please, just give me back my magic…" He pleaded.

Len's father sighed, "Not until you start thinking about your actions and what will happen as a result of them. It's called the Domino Theory, look it up. You do one thing, and a series of events are surely to come. It's just a cause and effect lesson you are going to have to learn."

His father went to leave the room, but Len stopped him before he left, "Wait!"

"What is it now?" Len's dad asked, before leaving.

"At least explain to me why there even was a girl behind that mirror…Tell me, what is it that's so special about the mirror?" Len's pure blue eyes reflected onto the window. His eyes alone were enough to show his determination.