Hello, sorry~ This chapter was quite slow… Even though last chapter was ended off with a cliff hanger (It was… wasn't it?)

Disclaimer: I do not own Petite Princess Yucie. Repeat. I do not own Petite Princess Yucie. What do I own? Kasumi, Hiyoki, Larney, Nikaru, Mirai, the plot, Magic Academy, and many more things…


Ruins, In the Past

'Eh? We're in the past?' Yucie wondered, slightly perplexed, and more than a little confused.

Hiyoki and Kasumi stood up. Larney, who's still holding onto his staff, was already standing and conscious when they had woken up. 'Oniisama is a Time Master. To be short, a mage who can use time spells quite leisurely. Since Time Spells are rather complicated... and painful. Only specialists or "Masters" can go back in time with this many people,' Hiyoki explained.

'This is only a spell to show the past though. We're not actually in the past. We're just seeing it. So we can't touch or change anything,' Larney added, looking totally tired. Suddenly, there were voices coming down from the connected corridor.


The Mirai in the past ran after her childhood friend. 'Keiya! We shouldn't be in here!' she told him with worry.

'It'll be fine! Don't you want to see this "amazing stone" that they always talk about?' Keiya replied, not stopping. Mirai continued to run after him. Not that she could've escaped, since Keiya was holding onto her right hand quite tightly.

'But…' Mirai began.

'Mirai! Stop being such a goody-two-shoes!' And with that, Mirai went quiet. The two entered the room.

Yucie gasped. 'Mirai-chan!'

'Be quiet, brat!' Glenda told Yucie.

Kasumi turned to Glenda and Yucie. 'They won't be able to see or hear us, so make as much noise as you like, and they won't know we're here. But… so that we don't miss on any information, please do keep quiet.'

'YOU, shut up too, brat!' Glenda yelled into Kasumi's face once again. Kasumi's response was a nervous laugh. Glenda wasn't happy. Wasn't she affected by my words at all? This girl…

They watched as Keiya and Mirai walked cautiously towards the altar. They stared at the stone for a couple of seconds. And then Keiya reached his hands out and touched it. Suddenly, white light spread through the room like wild fire in dry summer.

'Keiya!' Mirai screamed. The white light disappeared as quickly as it had appeared. Mirai was sitting on the floor and Keiya was lying on the ground, unconscious. She shook him wildly, panicking. 'Keiya…? Keiya!' Her face was twisted with worry. She looked up and saw that the Dimension Stone was floating up in the air.

Finally… someone entered. How unlucky of you… it spoke in a rather hoarse and deep resounding voice that echoes in the room.

Mirai's face was already wet with tears. 'What… did you do to Keiya!' she interrogated it.

Such courage to stand up to one such as me… but, I'm sorry; I'll have to use you. I'll stay with you until you run into a certain someone. Until the new Platinum Princess reincarnation of the Human World arrives…

Heh? Is it talking about…ME? Yucie wondered. Wait, "reincarnations"?

'Larney. When was this?' Kasumi asked.

'Not very long ago, Kasumi,' Larney answered. The stone began talking again.

Something did not went according to plan this time… so if it's left like this for too long, it'll be too late to save anyone or anything. Thus, you'll be the vessel.

'I… don't understand! What are you talking about?' Mirai cried, shaking her head in frustration.

I'll explain farther then. There are 6 worlds, all connected through gates. There are 6 Dimension Stones, all placed in each world. Each Dimension Stone has each own job to do. I am the Direction Stone. Others include; the Time Stone, the Air Stone, the Sensing Stone, the Consistent Stone, and the Light Stone. All 6 stones works together to keep the 6 worlds connected and in balance. But, with the Eternal Tiara gone –

Yucie and company gasped. Did it just say the Eternal Tiara?

'The Eternal Tiara? I've heard of that! It's the one that will make wishes come true, right?' Mirai wondered with the innocence of an innocent child.

The stone sniggered. Reality is much harsher than you think, little kid. There's more to it. Ever heard of "give and take"? There's nothing you'll get if you don't give anything in return. We are like that. To keep the balance, little sacrifices are needed. If not, the sacrifice will end up so big that there'll be nothing left.

Hiyoki's beginning to feel annoyed at this point. 'Uggh! Can't this stupid stone just get to the point and stop saying meaningless things! Oh my god, we know that if Mirai-neesan doesn't accept or whatever, the world's going to lose balance, so just get right to the point!'

'Hiyoki!' Kasumi warned her.

Hiyoki stopped in the middle of pulling her hair out. 'Gomenasai… oneesama…'

'Anyways, I never knew the stone has such a personality,' Beth commented.

Many, many years ago, there exist the 6 worlds, the 6 Dimension Stones, and the Eternal Tiara as its core. The so-called Platinum Princess, the one who bears the Eternal Tiara, was not even a human. She was a god. The god of the worlds. But, one day, the Eternal Tiara was stolen, the 6 Dimension Stones were scattered into each world, and the Platinum Princess split into 6 different people.

'How does someone steal the Eternal Tiara?' Mirai asked.

who knows? We were not told how. Only the Eternal Tiara and the Platinum Princess knows. Anyways, the 6 different people, they lived normal lives, with no memory of the Platinum Princess whatsoever. Until it was time for the trial to begin. The Eternal Tiara, even if for a short time, was needed, every 1000 years to fuel the gateways and the base of the worlds, which are all pure magic. It was needed to be made. Thus, every 1000 years, the split Platinum Princesses would re-create the Eternal Tiara.

'Even though they know nothing about it?' Mirai wondered.

Fate has its own course to play. Before splitting, the original Platinum Princess created a curse. This curse causes the reincarnated splits wanting to make a wish. That aside, it's about time to re-fuel myself. Too bad you and your friend here were the unlucky ones. We Dimension Stones are somewhat SPECIAL. Usually when the Eternal Tiara is re-created, we get energy from it. But this time, things are different. Something interfered. That is the monster Diablos. The magic was wasted on something else, and there was not enough to fuel all the Dimension Stones. Each stone can only get its power from a certain Crystal Flower from a certain world, or directly from one of the reincarnations. Whatnot, it replaced that problem by still leaving all the reincarnations alive. Since there's a problem, it left an alternative. I told you, fate has its own course to play.

'And…?' Mirai said.

I'll stay on you until you find the Human World reincarnation of the Platinum Princess! Or rather, the Human World representative Platinum Princess Candidate, or whatever you'd call her! The stone then let off an evil laugh.

'I agree with you, Beth-san. This stone has such a personality…' Kasumi said.

'What about Keiya?' Mirai asked, her voice breaking slightly.

Oh, this kid? You can probably save him if the Human World reincarnation has enough power to refuel me completely. But, if not, he's dead. Too bad he touched me. I just drained all of his life force and energy. If the Dimension Stone has a face, it would be smirking.

Mirai: !


'Ah, we're back in the present,' Kasumi stated.

'Sorry. Couldn't stay there any longer…' Larney muttered. He was supporting himself with his staff, trying to stay upright. Hiyoki jumped over to support her big brother from collapsing.

'It's okay, we heard the important stuff... I think…' Kasumi told him with a reassuring smile.

Oh, if it isn't the Human World reincarnation! The stone exclaimed gleefully. Mirai did well, bringing you here. I'm about to starve to death… If I disappear, you won't able to travel from world to world or even walk to someplace properly. You might be heading to the forest but maybe you'll end up at the lake; who knows? Oh, and I probably won't have to tell you anything since you all just came back from the past, right?

'Eh? You can tell? You know?' Kasumi asked.

Yeah. Direction and time are kinda connected to each other. Plus, I know everything. And then it sniggered.

'Really… oneesama…. This… stone…' Hiyoki muttered, her right brow twitching. Kasumi laughed quietly, sweat dropping.

'So, what do we have to do? What's wrong with Mirai-chan!' Yucie asked, her brow ceased with worry. The stone was quiet for a couple of seconds. Then, it slowly began to change shape. The next moment they knew, the stone turned into a young girl with white hair and white eyes. She wore a short white dress with short sleeves, slightly similar to Yucie's casual wear. The girl walked over.

'Well, feed me,' it said, making it sound like it's something that happens every day.

Yucie smiled nervously. 'Well… how do I do that?' she asked, tilting her slightly head to one side. The stone-turned-girl looked at the pendent hanging down Yucie's neck. 'Not enough,' it declared, brushing her hand at Yucie like she was chasing something away.

'Then… what do I have to do to make it enough?' Yucie asked, grasping the pendent in her hands.

The girl stared at Yucie with one eye. 'Anything, something. Get a new part-time job; help people, grow mature, whatever! If you don't have enough to feed me fully in 3 days, both the kiddos are gone.'

Yucie gasped. 'No way…! That's….!'

The girl smirked. 'We live in an unreasonable world, little girl. Wait, you're already 18, sorry about that. Anyways, you should understand the importance of your task. Not only those two kiddos will disappear, but the 6 worlds are in a critical condition. So, it's up to you now. Goodbye.' The girl turned back into a stone in a puff of smoke. It floated back down to Mirai. The 9 assembled watched on curiously. Suddenly, Mirai opened her eyes, causing the intense watchers to jump back in surprise.

Yucie was the first to approach Mirai. She jumped forward. 'Mirai-chan! Are you alright?' she asked with concern.

Mirai sat up. And she yawned. 'I feel so sleepy~' Everyone sweat dropped.


Kasumi, Hiyoki, Nikaru and Larney talked over in a corner while Yucie and the others tend to Mirai. 'Are you sure it's okay not to go see Mirai-san?' Larney wondered. He was beginning to recover.

Kasumi smiled. 'I'm sure Yucie-san will do a good job. I trust them. They're very nice people.'

'Oneesama, but won't not helping them cause them to become even more suspicious of us?' Hiyoki wondered.

'Not that they won't, but…' Kasumi trailed off. 'It's fine. We're not bad people after all. You know, even if they misunderstand, the truth will always be known sooner or later. Plus, we're here to save the worlds. More importantly… We need to find a way to collect enough lights to feed Direction Dimension Stone-san…' And Kasumi sighed.

Hiyoki frowned at Kasumi's thoughts with a worried frown plastered all across her face. …Oneesama… You haven't change. You never think of yourself, only others. You never show that you are upset, so that you won't worry other people… But that's not good for you! Hiyoki felt like pulling her hair out in frustration. Her emotion clearly showed on her face.

'Hiyoki? Are you okay?' Kasumi quickly asked with concern.

'Err… yeah.'


The 10 teenagers walked out of the ruins and headed back to Yume Inn. Mirai groggily followed the others.

'Is Mirai-neesan okay?' Hiyoki wondered.

Kasumi smiled reassuringly. 'I'm sure she's okay, probably just tired.'

'And how do you know that!' Glenda exclaimed in a doubtful tone.

'I just ran a Health Scan on her a couple of seconds ago,' Kasumi replied. 'When Mirai-san walked past me, before, on the way out of the ruins. I'm good with Healing Magic, but she's not injured…' Kasumi trailed off as she saw Glenda stomping over. Did I say something wrong again? Ah…

'And why didn't you tell us that!' she yelled.

'Eh?' Kasumi blinked. Ah… I wonder why… But, usually, people would just be able to tell that she's just sleepy, right? Glenda glared at Kasumi. 'Ah… I thought it was rather obvious… plus, such a quick scan doesn't actually prove much…' Every word of Kasumi's is true. Glenda hold the glare for a couple of seconds before turning away with a "hmp!". She then went on ahead. Yucie ran after her. Cocoloo, Beth, and Elmina all followed instinctively. Kasumi turned around. 'Mirai-san, gomenasai.'

Mirai tiredly looked up. 'Why are you apologising, Kasumi-san…? I should be the one apologising for causing so much trouble…' she trailed off.

'Ah… I'm sure you wouldn't want to see such a fight like the one before…' Kasumi said, smiling apologetically.

Mirai looked at Kasumi blankly. 'You shouldn't hide all of those feelings inside of you, you know…'

Kasumi's face showed at she was alarmed at Mirai's statement. 'W… What are you talking about, Mirai-san?' she wondered, trying to keep a straight face. She was sweating slightly.

Mirai smiled. 'I may have lost some things when I'd run into the Dimension Stone, but I'd also received something. I've got some sort of 6th sense now. I guess it's kinda convenient…'

Behind them, Hiyoki watched the two with a serious face. Mirai-neesan is right. If oneesama goes on like this, everyone will misunderstand her, she'll become too distressed… Ah… she's too nice for her own good…! Hiyoki's face twisted into an anxious frown.

Larney looked at her. 'Something troubling you, Hiyoki?' he asked.

'Ah… a little bit…' she replied.


'Glenda!' Yucie called. 'That wasn't very nice, saying things like that to Kasumi-san.'

Glenda turned around. 'But don't you think she's suspicious! She might know about everything and just pretending to keep quiet! What if she's actually on the enemy's side?'

'Enemy's side? What are you talking about, Glenda. I'm pretty sure there's no "enemy" here,' Yucie said.

'Dimension Stone-san is only just doing his job to his very best, even if he's somewhat demanding,' Cocoloo added.

Glenda was silent. Then she broke into fits. 'AAhhhh! I just don't like the look on that girl's face!' she exclaimed, attempting to destroy a nearby tree. But it just hurt her hand. 'What she feels and what she actually says are two different things!' she continued.

'How do you know that?' Yucie asked.

'I can just tell, alright, brat? Don't underestimate the hunch of the Princess of the Demon World who has elegant beauty and fantastic magical powers!'


This was my reaction when I was half-way through this chapter:

UUUGGHHHH! SO CONFUSING! DX OMG! I DON'T UNDERSTAND ANYTHING ANYMORE! GIVE ME SOME IDEAS, PEOPLE!

Then it changed to:

Uuguuhh… I wanna die…

And after that:

I'm dead.

Finally:

Oh… my… god… Fiinalllyyy… it's long enough to be finished…! *cries in happiness*

^^ I'm sorry again that this chapter took so long. But there's also my other original stories that I also have to update. …But I'd received heaps of plot bunnies for that, not like PPY: 2nd Year. Anyways, I hope it was enjoyable… *sigh* better get down to writing the next chapter~

BAD NEWS: After this chapter, the story's on TEMPORARY hiatus. Bad, isn't it? I'm sorrryyyy x Even though the story's just turned better… (yes?) (I have run into a wall. A big, burly, sturdy, annoying, hateful wall. But I'm still writing… It's not abandoned, so keep your hopes up… wait, no, don't. Just don't crush your hopes completely. But since it might take a long, long time, I'll put it on hiatus. I suggest you subscribe so you know when the next chapter comes up. ;D )