Me: Chapter 7. Only three more to the double digits!

Hayate: Great.

Me: Oh, yeah, in the anime, Sasame says that he had to help inprison Takako, but in my story, he didn't.

Hayate: He didn't?

Me: No. If you read, you'll find out.

Hayate: Okay...SylphWindDancer does not own Pretear.

Chapter 7

"Staring out the window of a room with the lights off

The stars shine in the night sky

Today will defintely be a search for your constellation

To give you an arbitrary jinx."

WARNING: THIS CHAPTER HAS EXTREMELY RANDOM PARTS! READ AT OWN RISK! You have been warned.

"I wanna see you dodge this!" Yuri flung a ball of darkness at the group. They all took to the skies, but one or two at the front of the group had to bring up their shields for protection. Then, they flew up. Yuri and Takeshi came to meet them. The Prince of Darkness hissed, "This...is only the beginning."

Himeno growled, "I say it's the end for you!"

"Well, too bad. You have now met me and Takeshi. We shall take our leave. I just simply wanted to meet you personally." Yuri cackled.

"I'd say you're just scared!" Goh glared.

"Scared? You're the ones who are scared." Yuri rolled her eyes, "We are more powerful than you."

"Powerful? Pah!" Sayuri scoffed.

Then, a voice said, "You are only 'powerful' because I make you so!"

"Who said that?"

"Me!"

Hayate then winced at the sound of the voice. Himeno turned, "Hayate, who is that?"

"That's..."

Kei whined, "That's the authoress."

"HEY! Aren't you forgetting someone, ponytail?!"

"And her sister."

Boom! I pop in! Muhahaha! And my sister beside me. My sister, EtherealThoughts (ET:3) snickered, "Oh, but you're not a 'ponytail' anymore, are you?"

"Why are you guys here?" Mannen blinked.

"Because we wanted to visit." I frowned, then turned to Kei, "And you better be happy."

"For what? You cutting my hair?" Kei growled.

"No. In her story..." I point to ET, "she cut your hair and it didn't grow back. I may take mercy on you and let it grow back, but you'd have an entirely different hairstyle."

"And now..." ET grinned evilly, "Time for fun!" and she snapped her fingers.

White feathers appeared and blue light shone, and there stood Krad from D.N.Angel! He blinked, "What am I doing here?"

"We said you should be here." I snap, "Now..." then I snap my fingers, and a green light flashed, and Dr. Asakura from E's Otherwise stood. He muttered the same thing as Krad. Then, Hayate, Dr. Asakura, and Krad did a three way point, "Why do you sound the same as me?!"

I laughed, "Oh, that's funny! And you know what's funnier?" and I pointed in two different places, and another green light and blue light flashed. Then, there was Shen-lon from E's Otherwise, and Satoshi from D.N.Angel!

Mannen cursed, "What the hell?"

Then, they did a three way point, "Why do YOU sound the same as me?!"

ET sighed, "Such funny stuff. Two characters from two different animes meet with their...hmm...what should I call it?"

"Alter-egos?" I suggested. Then, Elliot (who played a very small role) from D.N.Angel popped up, along with Kai from E's Otherwise, and Sasame muttered, along with the other two, "Okay, now this is just getting weird."

"HEY! Aren't you forgetting some certain two people here?!" Takeshi hissed.

"Oh, yeah. You can go now." I wave behind my shoulder.

"But why? We're supposed to wreck havic on the Knights!" Yuri pouted.

"Because I said so. Now, bye-bye." I turned and waved again.

Then, ET grinned, "Allow me." and swung her hand, and the two went flying through the sky, letting curses out as they flew. She sighed with relief, "Much better. They were getting on my nerves."

Himeno frowned, "Now, why DO they sound alike?"

I informed, "They were all voice-acted by the same person. Mannen, by Greg Aryes, Sasame, Chris Patton, and Hayate, Illich Guardiola."

"Voice-acted?" Sayuri echoed.

"Nevermind." I sigh.

Then, a loud feminine voice roars, "WHERE ARE YOU?! YOU CAN'T HIDE FOREVER! I'LL MAKE SURE YOU WRITE MORE TO YOUR INUYASHA STORIES!!!"

I curse quietly as ET guesses, "Don't tell me. Another one of your little friends? EGP?"

"Yep. ElementalGuardianProtector. Better go before she takes over the computer and makes Sesshomaru come in here shirtless." I poof away, "Bye, hot anime guys!"

ET sighed, "Man, that was too short. I wanted to have more fun. Oh, well." then, she waves, "Bye, Goh! You're my fav character!"

Then, she, Kai, Elliot, Shen-lon, Satoshi, Dr. Asakura, and Krad all vanish.

Gina blinked, "That was beyond all insanity. WAY beyond."

Himeno waved a hand in front of Goh, "Gggoohhhh? What's wrong with you?"

Goh grinned sheepishly, "Nothing."

The Lady Knight of Fire sighed, "He's happy because he's someone's favorite 'character'."

"Good for him." Mannen growled, "Shoulda been me, though."

Shin laughed, "Someone's jealous!"

Mannen smacked him, "Shut up."

"So what do we do about Yuri and Takeshi?" Sora pointed out.

The Knight of Sound nodded, "Yes, they did just sort of...leave early, didn't they?"

"Yeah."

Hayate offered his hand to Himeno, telling her, "We outta give these people some Leafe."

"Yeah, you're right."

The others left that to Ryu and Himeno, and went to Leafenia to check on stuff. Hajime grew more worried when the water's Leafe was still decreasing, little by little. However, Shin was relieved to find that the plants were back to normal. How, he didn't know, but everything else seemed to be fine. Then, a little while later, Himeno and Hayate returned to Leafenia with Takako, and Ryu and Sora returned later, saying none other Leafe was taken.

Later...

The Lady Knights were all gathered in the Lady Knight of Water's house. Except Sora, who was off on a walk. Hikari grinned, "So Sora and Ryu are finally hooking up."

"Somewhat." Himiko added.

Hikari rolled her eyes, "Okay, lemme correct that: they're liking each other."

"Somewhat." the Lady Knight of Wind repeated.

"But..." Sayuri mumbled, "They're not allowed."

Then, a flash of light filled the room, and the Lady Knights all instantly fell to their knees in respect.

---

Sora was walking to where Takako had been inprisoned. She glanced up, seeing the revived tree. She found herself sighing deeply. Then, a voice asked from behind, "Is anything wrong, Sora?"

She turned and saw Ryu.

"No...nothing's wrong. I was just thinking." Sora assured.

"About what?" Ryu pressed.

"Everything. We were asleep for so long, and we managed to find you within two days of awakening and getting our orders..."

"Who do you get your orders from?"

"I can't tell you, just as Sayuri couldn't tell Himeno."

"But why? Why is it so much of a secret?"

"Well, we were simply told not to tell."

"Then they must be someone of high rank to order you guys and girls around. I mean, you are protectors of the world."

Sora looked back at the spring, where Leafe was flowing down from the strange objects in the pond. There was one representing each Leafe Knight and Leafe Lady Knight.

"Sora...what really happened to the three Leafe Knights that faded? And..."

---

Off somewhere else, Himeno was asking Hayate and Goh the same question. The two told it as if they remember it from yesterday.

---Flashback---

Takako had just become the Princess of Disaster, and the Knights were desperate. Kei reasoned, "We have to seal her! There's no other choice! She'll destroy the world!"

"But how can we lure her here to seal her?" asked the older Shin.

"There's nothing that would work now." Hayate frowned.

The older Mannen hesitated before saying, "If the sealing power is strong enough, she'll be sealed wherever we want."

Goh looked at him, "And how do you know that?"

"Because I'm smart." he retorted.

Ignoring the two, Sasame had stayed quiet the whole time until he informed, "The power to seal her like that would be too strong."

The older Hajime pulled a determind look on his face, "We don't care. We'll be reincarnated. If it's to save the world and the Leafe, we'll gladly-"

"Who ever said anything about giving up lives?" the Knight of Sound challanged.

The Knights of Ice, Water, and Plants all exchanged looks. Mannen muttered, "I'm sorry, guys." and put up a barrier surrounding only the three Knights.

Goh demanded, "What are you doing?!"

The three turned to the tree, which was the largest in Leafenia. They held out their hands, muttering words, Leafe draining out. A shrill cry of startle and pain rang throughout Leafenia. By this time, the other Knights were blasting the barrier, hoping it would collasp. Then, they saw Takako, gasping for breath inside a hole they created in the tree. Then, ice covered the hole, and her, making her fall asleep.

The Knights stood, holding their breath, watching their three comrades. They turned, and gave the others a warm smile before falling to the ground.

The barrier faded, and the other four Knights ran up to the three that had fallen to the ground. They checked for pulses. The only thing they heard from Shin before he was the last to go was, "Please...protect the world...befriend the next Pretear...don't push her away..."

Then, they didn't draw in another breath.

The Knights of Wind, Fire, Sound, and Light looked up instinctively, and saw the three in spirit. They smiled at them gently, and turned to fly to Heaven. Three tears fell and rippled the water slightly. And the other four fell to their knees in shock.

---End Flashback---

Himeno stared at them in surprise, "Are you serious?"

"That's not all." Goh murmured.

"What do you mean?"

Hayate told her, "See, when a Leafe Knight dies, so does a Lady Knight. Or, a Lady Knight dies, and so does a Knight."

Himeno's eyes widened in horror.

---

Ryu frowned, "So Sasame died, and you died in your sleep? But since Sasame was resurrected, nothing happened to you?"

"That's right. I remember seeing Sasame as we were flying to Heaven." Sora recalled, "He seemed really sad, but yet, really peaceful."

"Do all of you fly to Heaven when you die?"

"Yeah. And the Knights of Leafenia, including us, can see the other's spirits when they go."

The Pritear stared at the Lady Knight of Sound. Then, he inquired, "Were you scared?"

Sora thought about this, then said, "Honestly, yeah. I thought I would never see anyone again...not even getting a chance to say good-bye."

Ryu then drew Sora in a hug. Color rose to her cheeks. "...R...Ryu?"

He didn't answer her, only drew her in closer.

---

Hayate, Goh, and Himeno returned to the Knight of Plants' house, where the Knight were talking. The second they walk through the door, Hajime grinned excitedly, "Hayate, the King and Queen were here, the King and Queen were here!! I'd never seen them before!"

"What?" Goh gaped, "What for?"

"They went to the girl's place, too. They had to talk to you and Sora." Shin informed.

"Why?" Hayate blinked.

The Knight of Sound whispered something in his ear, deaf to the other's ears, and Hayate drew back from him. "They found out?"

Sasame nodded.

Takako quickly said, "But they forgive you two. Because they heard what Himeno and you said on Earth. 'They may forbid it, but they cannot forbid feelings'."

Hayate sighed with great relief. "That's good news."

Himeno stared at them, "What? What happened?"

"It's nothing." Hayate smiled, assuring her.

Kei whispered to Goh, "Another big disaster is happening tomorrow."

Hayate glared at him.

Goh chuckled, "Never mind. The disaster got scared."

Then, all you could see was Hayate throwing wind attacks at Goh.

Me: That builds up questions.

Hayate: What questions?

Me: 'What really happened to Yuri and Takeshi?' 'Did the disaster really get scared?' 'Or will it all be disasterous next chapter?'

Hayate: That beginning was really stupid, by the way.

Me: Was not! It was funny.

Hayate: Sure, whatever. Read and review.