Welcome back! Did you have a nice day today? Well, never mind that. I hope you'll like this chapter. I was really blank so I don't know if you'll like this one. Well, whatever! And like I said in my previous chapter, I'm having my semester exams. I just got 98 from my math test… I could've gotten 100 if I wasn't so careless! I got the highest score in this category so I guess it's not so bad. Well, wish me luck on my last day of my exams, ok? I've been studying like crazy and my head really hurts!

Kluke's POV

I finally found out what happened to my family. My mother and father died. I was brought here by my mother and she died because of me. Thanks to my parents, I'm still alive.

I was lying on my bed and it was night time. Bouquet and Sahlia were sleeping in their beds. When I thought about my family, tears started to run down my cheeks. I got up into a sitting position and wiped my tears away.

I got off my bed and went downstairs. I looked at the door and blinked a few times. I walked towards the door and went out. I went down the hill in the cold air. It's always cold when it's night time. I stopped my tracks and looked over to Andropov's house. I blinked a few times and I continued to walk.

I started to run and I wanted to go a place where everyone says that it's scary in the night time. Yes, I was going to the cemetery, to visit my mother. I haven't been visiting her for awhile now so I felt bad when Master Sakyou told me everything that happened in the past.

I reached the front gate and stopped running. I walked inside and my hands were shivering. I reached my mother's tombstone. Irma Nyamiko the stone said.

"I'm back, mother. I'm really sorry that I haven't been visiting you very often. Will you forgive me?" I started. I scrunched down and placed my hand on top of the tombstone. "Do you miss me? Well, I'm sure that you're happy in heaven with father." Tears started to run down my face again.

I wiped my tears again and smiled to my mother. "Guess what, mother. I have another friend. He's very nice and sweet. And I guess you know that he's from the Sarre family and he's here to protect me." I continued. My smile grew when I remembered Andropov's face.

"Can you please tell me, what am I feeling right now? To me, Andropov's special. He's more than a friend to me. Was this the feeling you had when you met father? Am I… in love with him?" my face turned a bit pink when I said 'love'. But, I guess I am. And I'm curious. Does he feel the same way about me?

I stood up and waved goodbye to my mother. I walked out the cemetery and went back home. I went into the house and went back to my room. I laid my back on my bed and fell asleep.

The next morning…

"Wake up, you two! Breakfast's ready!" I shouted from the kitchen. It was my turn to make breakfast for all of us so I had to wake up early. I heard footsteps running down the stairs.

"Morning!" my two friends said.

"Morning!" I replied. I placed the food on the table and we made our way through the food. We finished eating and cleaned up.

We took turns taking a bath. The day pasted really quick. We all did our hair and we went out of the house together.

"I'm going to the café now. See ya guys!" Bouquet said while running down the hill.

"Well, I guess I'll hang out with Shu today." Sahlia said, trying to make Bouquet mad.

Bouquet stopped at her tracks and ran towards Sahlia in high speed.

"Don't you dare touch my darling!" Bouquet said while pointing her finger at Sahlia's nose.

"Oh yeah? And who's going to make me?" Sahlia said.

"Me, of course! Shu's mine!" Bouquet said.

"He's mine!" Sahlia said.

"Mine!"

"Mine!"

"Mine!"

"Ok, break it up…" I said while pushing their heads from each other. They turned their backs on each other while saying "humph!"

What am I going to do with these two? I thought to myself.

"Well, I'll be going then. Try not to fight, ok? Remember, we're still friends." I told them while walking down the hill.

Bouquet ran to the café while grabbing Sahlia's hand. I guess she isn't going to let Sahlia hang out with Shu. I really don't get why they can't just move on or something. It's really making my head spin.

I ran down the hill and pasted Andropov's house. I stopped when I was at the bottom because I felt like someone was watching me. I looked behind me and saw Andropov walking towards me. I slightly blushed when I saw his smile.

"Hi, Kluke." he said when he reached me.

"Hi." I said when I finally got rid of blush.

"Where are you going?" he asked me.

"I'm going to the flower shop."

"Flower shop? Why? Are you going to give some flowers to someone?" his face was starting to go red. I guess he thinks that I'm going to give them to him. Well, I guess I would.

"I'm going to take it to my mother's grave." I told him.

"Your… mother? Well, can I come with you?"

"Hmm? Why?"

"Like Master Sakyou explained yesterday, I'm here to protect you."

"Oh, I remember. Well, sure. I don't mind if you come along."

We both smiled at each other and made our way to the flower shop. I bought a bouquet of lilies and went to the cemetery. We both went to my mother's tombstone. I placed the flowers on the grave and I scrunched down with Andropov.

When I saw the name on the tombstone, I started to cry.

"K-Kluke? Are you ok? Why are you crying?" I heard Andropov say with worry in his voice.

I wiped my tears and I looked over to Andropov with a smile. "I'm fine. I always cry when I come here. So you don't need to worry." I told him. I heard him mutter an 'oh'.

"Kluke! Kluke!" I heard someone call my name. I stood up and ran out from the cemetery with Andropov.

"What? What happened?" I said.

"Oh, sorry if we worried you, maro." Marumaro said.

"Don't worry. Nothing's happening." Jiro said.

"What? So, why were you guys calling me?" I asked.

"What do you mean 'you guys'? It was this idiot who called you." Jiro said while pointing at Shu.

"Hey! Who are you calling 'idiot'!" Shu said.

"You, of course! You were the one who kept yelling her name!" Jiro yelled.

"Will you ever stop calling me 'idiot'!"

"Hmm…let me think. Never!"

"And what's that suppose to mean!"

"It means that you're really an idiot!"

"Bookworm!"

"Idiot!"

"Bookworm!"

"Idiot!"

"Will you guys stop acting like kids!" I shouted. I grabbed their hair and smacked their foreheads together.

"Owww!" they both said while holding their foreheads that had a red mark on them.

"What did you that for!" they both demanded.

"It was because you guys were acting like kids!" I said.

"What! It was Shu who was acting like a kid! And besides, I'm older than you guys!" Jiro said.

"You're only a year older. And you're just as much as a kid like Shu." I muttered.

"Whatever. Just don't do that anymore. My head is ringing." Shu said.

"Maybe it's because your head doesn't have a brain." Jiro muttered while crossing his arms.

"Oh, that joke was so funny I forgot to laugh. Too bad you're not a comedian, right?" Shu said.

"Are they always like this now?" I heard a familiar voice say. I turned my head and saw Zola.

"Zola! You're back!" I said.

"Yes. But I was only gone for a month and now those two are acting like their five." Zola said while looking at Shu and Jiro.

"Oh, not you too, Zola." I heard Jiro said.

"It's your own fault for letting your rivalry with Shu go on like some game." Zola said.

"What rivalry is that exactly?" Andropov whispered to me.

"It's a rivalry about who's stronger. Shu's good at sneak attacks, but Jiro's good at spell attacks. So, they've been like this for awhile now. I guess you can say that they've been like this ever since they met." I whispered to him.

"Oh, I see." He said.

"So, Zola? Why are you here?" I asked her.

"I'm here because the King told me to tell you guys that The Crown of Gold was stolen." Zola said.

"What! Are you serious!" Jiro shouted.

"Yes. I'll tell you the details later. Where's Sahlia and Bouquet? I want them to be here so they can hear the explanation." Zola said.

"Oh. They're both at the café. I'll get them for you. But, where do you want to meet up?" I asked.

"If possible, maybe your house?" Zola said.

"Oh, sure! Well, I'll see you there. I'll be right back!" I said while running.

At the café…

"Bouquet? Sahlia? Are you guys here?" I said when I opened the door.

"Over here!" I heard a familiar voice said. I looked around and saw Sahlia who was sitting on a chair and she was drinking some tea. I walked over to her and then, I heard a loud voice calling me.

"Kluke! You're here! Where did you go? Were you with Andropov again?" Bouquet said when she reached me and Sahlia.

"W-What? Well, that's not important. I came here to get you two. We need to go back home and hear Zola's explanation about what happened in Jibral." I told them.

"Oh. Well, ok! I'm sure you're boyfriend's there, right?" Bouquet said while giggling.

"I told you, he's not my boyfriend!" I shouted.

"Ok, ok. Let's go home then." Sahlia said while standing up.

I sighed and went out of the café with them. We went home and we saw Zola and the others who were waiting for us in the living room.

"Welcome back." Zola said.

"Darling!" Bouquet shouted while she flung herself at Shu with Sahlia behind her.

"I've missed you, Shu!" Sahlia shouted.

"H-Hey! Owww! Let go!" he said while trying to get away from the death hugs.

I sighed at the sight of them. I looked over to Andropov and he looked back at me. I smiled when I saw an empty spot next to him. A blush was making its way into my face and my heart was pounding when I walked over to him and sat next to him.

"Alright. Now that everyone's here, I can tell you what happened. But first…" Zola trailed off and looked over to Andropov.

"May I ask, who are you exactly?" Zola continued.

"O-Oh. My name's Andropov Sarre. I'm…uh… a new friend of Kluke's." he said.

"Oh. Can you be trusted in keeping this secret?" Zola said.

"Yes. You can trust me." Andropov replied.

END! No, just kidding. Find out what happens next in the next chapter. Oh, and by the way, if you didn't get why Shu was calling Kluke, it was because he wanted to tell her that Zola was back, got it? And I hope you didn't think that my story is…lame or stupid or something like that. Well, enjoy the next chapter and see you soon!