Yame: on to the next one!!!

Panda –chan: I'm not gonna tell you again…THAT'S MY LINE!!!

Yame: sorry P –chan!!!

Pepe, Tokono & Daichi: here we go yea!!!

l a y i n g upside down off the side of her bed, Yame released a deep sigh. "It's not fair Tokono…the Guardians are gonna break up." Tokono could only stare blankly at her master from where she rested kicking a small doll's soccer ball around the room. "No they won't…Yame's just being negative!" Yame stared at the small chara before her eyes landed on the stupid cartoon she was watching on the telly.

Today had been a pretty distressing day for the eight year old. This was the Saturday that her dad had left for his two week trip to America with the rest of the International Japanese soccer team. It was also the day that her mum had remembered that Eli had a birthday party to attend; one Yame had decided to skip out on. It was for the best of course; if she had went along Eli would have never left her side and she didn't exactly have two and three year old friends. A soft knock came at the door before it opened and Yaya poked her head around the door and smiled at her daughter.

"Yame –chan."

""Hi –hi mama!"

Yaya's eyes landed on the telly and she smiled softly. "What're we watching?" Yame shrugged as she sat upright and folded her legs over Indian style and sucked in a deep breath before shrugging. "I don't know, some cartoon…how was Eli's party?" Opening the door wider, Yame got a good look at her mum who was dressed in a pretty pink halter dress and her hair was twined and clipped at the top of her head. Yame remembered the look in her dad's eyes before they had left for the airport earlier that day. "She had so much fun…you should have come!" Yame nodded as a small smile crept onto her face before she caught sight of the alarm clock and stood up, her loose dark denim jeans falling below her shins.

"I'm supposed to be meeting the other Guardians at the mall now!"

Tugging down on her red button down cotton top, she flashed her mum a bright smile before heading out of her room. Slipping her navy knee length socks into a pair of black loafers, she threw the front door open and bolted out of the house with Tokono in tow.

"I really like this!"

Maiya's large blue eyes seemed to become even larger as she pressed her body against the shop's window and stared at the cutest pair of matching barrettes she had ever seen before. The others casted a glance over at her from where they sat on a mall bench staring blankly at those who walked by. "Ask yourself…do you really need it?" Kenshin questioned and staring at her cousin, she longed out her tongue before turning back to the window while Tessa giggled softly. "What do you think Layla?" The small musician chara beside her nodded frantically as her eyes locked on the matching barrettes. "I like them too Maiya –chan!"

"Hi guys I'm sorry I'm late!"

Turning their heads, they all stared at Yame before smiling. "Finally here huh Squirt?" Sora teased leaning forward on the bench and casted her a broad cheeky grin. Looking away from Sora, her gaze landed on Daisuke who was reclining on side of his classmate and she grinned broadly at him. Their eyes met and he smiled at her and she could feel her face begin to heat up. "W –Why're you guys just sitting around for?" Yame asked feeling all flustered and allowing her gaze to settle on anyone other than Dai. "You can blame that all on Maiya over there who hasn't moved away from that shop window for the longest now." Sora said pointing one thin finger at the purple haired girl and Yame turned to look at her also.

Latching her fingers behind her back, Yame skipped merrily towards her friend, her pink crochet pouch slung over her body. Standing beside the purple haired girl, the redhead peered in through the shop window and her eyes locked on the barrettes that Maiya was currently drooling over. "They're cute accessories. Nodding, Maiya peeled her eyes off the cute barrettes and grinned broadly at the younger girl. "They sure are but…I'm not sure if I need them," she replied truthfully sparing a glance at her friends as Yame looked back at the barrettes before shaking her head in disagreement. "That's not true…you could never have too many barrettes! I've got loads and still I get more so you can too!" She exclaimed grinning broadly and after staring blankly into Yame's large green orbs she grinned broadly and agreed.

You're absolutely right Yame!" With that said, Maiya ran around the third grader and dashed into the cute little shop. "I can't believe you actually bought those." Kenshin could only stare in mere disappointment at his cousin as she gushed over her previous purchase. "I love my new barrettes. I'm always going to wear them!" Maiya shrieked as she took out her other barrettes and clipped them into her stringy purple hair before giggling softly. "You're a bad influence y'know Short Stuff."

Sora stated and Yame looked up from her ice cream and grinned cutely at him. "Thanks!" She chimed and Daisuke broke out into a round of laughter and throwing back his head he continued to laugh and in no time both Yame and Sora were also laughing. Looking up, Maiya and Kenshin stared at the three laughing kids before Maiya started giggling and Kenshin smiled. Staring at her friends, Tessa was completely quiet as she felt something tug at her heart strings before she looked down at her ice cream and she chewed away on her lower lip.

As the Guardians headed down the street in the setting sun, their laughter could be heard for miles. "Well, here we are!" Maiya shouted as they reached the fork in the road which separated their streets. Nodding, they all smiled at one another.

"See you all tomorrow!"

"Later!"

"Ja!"

"Bye –bye!"

"Goodbye!"

"Sayonara!"

In the shadows and covered by the leaves of the trees, a mysterious figure watched the Guardians disperse and run quickly down the streets towards their houses. "Do we strike now?" A small chara in the form of a black devil asked but the figure just stared at the chara with his icy gray eyes. "Not yet Topa…not yet."

Sitting on her parent's bed dressed in her official Japanese team soccer jersey, back pressed up against the headboard with her mum and Eli sitting beside her. Large green orbs glued to the telly, her legs were tucked under her chin and her hands were wrapped around her legs. "There's your dad!" Yaya shouted and Eli giggled and clapped her hands together as she shouted, 'Papa, Papa!' right into Yame's ear. Staring at her dad walking onto the soccer field in his crisp soccer uniform, she couldn't bring herself to clap or laugh or cheer like her mum and sister at the sight of her dad. Watching him on the telly was like watching her dad leave her behind and head off to captivate the hearts of those in America. He was leaving her behind and she cast her mum and sis a quick glance, their eyes practically dancing as they stared at the grinning picture of Kukai on the telly. Tightening her grip on her legs, Yame released a deep sigh while Tokono stared at her master with saddened eyes.

"Yame –chan."

The telephone shrilled throughout the entire house as Yame yawned and stared blankly down at her breakfast. Rubbing her eyes, she leaned back in her chair and watched as her mum scurried towards the shrilling phone and picked it up. Tuning her mum out, Yame focused her attention on the small telly where that creepy old fortuneteller was making an early prediction. "Yame, Eli! Papa's on the phone do you want to talk to him?"

Eyes widening, Yame's heart swelled at her mum's words and she jumped out of her seat and bounced towards the phone. Taking the receiver from her mum, Yame spun on her heels and pressed the receiver to her ear and brushed her bangs out of her eyes.

"Hi daddy!"

"Hey my number one girl, thought I'd call before you guys left for school! So how's my number one girl? I hope you're being a good girl for your mum and to your sister!"

"Yeah, I am…I miss you daddy," she said as her gaze fell on her mum who was wiping off Eli's face with a blue cloth.

"Miss you too baby…but I'll see you soon okay?"

"Yup! And don't forget to bring me back a souvenir!"Kukai's laughter reached her ears and she grinned broadly.

"Sure will…now let me talk to Eli."

"'Kay…I love you daddy!"

"I love you too Yame –chan."

There it is…hope you guys enjoyed it I'm on some super role with the uploads because I had plenty of time to write this out when my mum DISCONNECTED my INTERNET usage thanks to my dimwitted sister!!!