A/N: (*After 20 years*) *holds a cane* I-I-I'm alive! *sees a pair of glowing red eyes glaring at him and sweatdropped* Hehehe... whose eyes are those?..

I am soooo sorry about the late update, guys.. 1st reason: Actually, To tell you the truth after writing chapter 8... I got lazy.. (Yep. got lazy right when there are 2 chaps left) Well, That's what college life get you. The homeworks, books to buy and all. I don't know if this will make up to you. It's an extra chapter. This happened while Eru was gone.


The Unexpected Moments


Kiseki and Rizumu are in the meeting room with Ran and Daichi who are still worried for Eru. They all sighed as Temari and Iru came in.

Iru blinked and put her hands on her waist. "Judging to the look of your faces, you don't have a clue where that stupid Eru went, huh?"

Ran shook her head and sighed. "No clues, No sign, No Eru anywhere."

"Tch. That Eru... Where the heaven is she?" Iru said.

Kiseki neared Temari and whispered to her.

"How did the talk go?" He asked here.

Temari smiled. "It worked. Iru-san seems to feel better."

Kiseki raised an eyebrow and blinked. "The plan... was for you to talk to her.. to know what is the reason for her sister to run away."

Temari blinked. "Eh?"

His vein popped. "Nggh. Never mind!"

"W-Wait.. Was that the plan?" Temari asked him.

Kiseki looked funnily at her. "Are you really Temari?"

Temari's eye twitched and closed them. She covered her mouth with her long-sleeved pink jacket. And started shaking violently.

Kiseki gulped.

Temari's eyes opened her glowing eyes and pointed at him. "WELL, I'M SORRY IF YOU DIDN'T CLEAR YOUR ORDERS, YOU WANNA-BE!"

Kiseki's eye twitched. "Wanna-be? Take that back you-.. you.. Goody-Goody!"

"EGO-HEAD!"

"Old Woman!"

"PURPLE PUDDING! "

"Violet paste!"

They growled at each other.

Everyone stared at them and blinked.

Daichi put his hands at the back of his head. "Well, what do you know? Kiseki's match was with him all along... Before Yoru, that is."

"Why? Didn't they yell at each other before?.. The Inner Temari, I mean." Iru asked him.

"Well, they don't really interact much." Rizumu answered instead.

"Oooohh.." Iru said.

"Temari knows Kiseki's Ego, Kiseki knows Temari's split personality. But after that.. not much.." Ran said.

Daichi got a weird imagination and grunted.

"What?" Ran asked him.

He looked away. "Nothing.. I just thought of something dumb.."

"Aww, c'mon.. Tell me!" She cried out.

"Well..I... just got this idea.." Daichi said.

"What Idea?" Rizumu and Iru listened to their conversation.

"Well.. Kiseki's a prince... right?" He began.

"U-huh?" The three answered.

"And.. Temari's his cousin.."

"Yes..?"

"And Don't some Royalties were engaged to someone in their family in order to secure their wealth?"

They paused a bit and nodded.

"So don't you think... Kiseki and Temari.."

He looked at the growling two while the three followed.

Dot. Dot. Dot. Exclamation point!

"EEHHH? Kiseki and Temari?" Rizumu and Ran chimed while Iru has her horrible look on.

"Impossible! Totally Impossible! It's an Error! They won't even last a day!" Ran exclaimed.

Iru nodded.

"Knowing my sister and Kiseki, Sure Temari will follow Kiseki but the Inner Temari? It wouldn't be cool." Rizumu seconded.

Iru nodded.

"I told you it's dumb. That's why I don't want to say it." Daichi crossed his arms.

Yoru and Miki came in with Su and Dia. And saw Temari and Kiseki growling at each other while Rizumu, Daichi, Ran and Iru are having a chaos.

"A-ano... What happening here?" Miki asked them.

Yoru sighed. "Well, It's to be expected. Since troubles always follow you and the wanna-be king."

She glared at him.

Yoru snickered.

"Minna, Oitsuite. Please stop fighting." Dia begged the four while Su is too scared to calm Kiseki and Temari down.

"Who knows that these two will combine~desu ka?"

"URUSAI!" The two shouted at her.

Su's knees felt weak then she stumbled but Dia helped her up. "Su, be strong!" Dia has her determined face on.

"Dia-chan..." Su whimpered.

Miki and Yoru sweatdropped. "… What is that atmosphere?"

"How am I supposed to know?" Miki said back.

She looked at the growling cousins. "..They fighting? That's rare.."

"Don't get a wrong idea, Miki! I am not flirting with this goody-goody!"Kiseki declared.

Miki blinked and tilted her head. "I'm not saying anything yet."

"BAKA! YOU'RE THINKING OF IT!" Temari exclaimed.

Miki made a face. "Dakara.. I said I'm not thinking or saying anything."

Yoru blinked. "You're quite defensive, wanna-be king."

"Urusai yo, baka neko! I won't flirt with this girl, even though she's cute-!" Kiseki flinched and blushed.

Temari's 'other self' wavered and the real her blushed as hard.

Suddenly, everybody became silent. They don't know if it's an imagination or not, but they saw some blue and violet background while staring at the two.

Ran neared Daichi. "A-ano… I think I will take back what I said earlier.."

"Which one?" He asked but did not take his gaze away from the couple.

"You know.. About the they don't fit and everything."

"Okay… I take the 'the idea's dumb' part back too." Daichi said to her.

Ran didn't say anything but she nodded.

Everyone was silent until Yoru cleared his throat. "I don't want to break the mood but we've got some business to do.

Kiseki cleared his throat as well. "Right.."

He returned to normal but he can't help to blush. He crossed his arms. "So... any clues?"

All of them shook their heads.

He sighed but they managed to get over with the depression and the others searched outside while Kiseki stayed to watch the cameras with the security.

The security guard noticed something. "Hey.. sir, are you alright? You look very red you know?"

Kiseki flinched. "B-baka mono, shoomin! Watch the cameras, not me! That's your job!"

The guard turned his head to the monitors. "Okay, okay. Too sensitive.."

As the others split up, Ran and Daichi searched the snackbars.


"Eru-chan!" Ran called out.

"Oi, Eru!" Daichi did the same.

Ran sighed. "There's no one here.. the bars are closed too."

"Well, there's a storm. It can't be that surprising. But she can be here." Daichi's brown eyes wandered the place until it landed on Ran who's looking at him too.

"What?" He asked her.

"How do you do that?" Ran asked him.

"Do what?" He asked back.

Ran sighed. "Nothing.. It's just.. You guys can predict things while I can't... Do you think I'm dumb?"

Daichi blinked. "Huh?" He laughed a bit. "You're kidding.. right?"

Ran looked angry. "Don't laugh at me!"

Daichi blinked again and smiled. "I'm not laughing because you just realized that your dumb."

"So you're saying that I'm really dumb?" Ran gasped.

Shoot! Now what am I gonna say? He thought and he rubbed the back of his neck."Well.. All of us are."

Ran raised her eyebrow. "You just ran out of fancy talks, didn't you?"

Shoot again! Daichi hurriedly snapped his fingers. "Bingo! See? Y-you easily figured me out! hehe.."

She blinked. "Did I?"

"Wait, wait, wait! How did we arrived to that conversation?" He looked around. "Is this the Lucky Star universe? We've done a lot of talking!"

"Eehh.. not really. Our segment in this fanfic has only been 6 inches., so far..." Ran said.

"uh.. What are you talking about?" Daichi asked her with his left brow raised.

"I have no Idea." Ran made a thinking pose.

"Look, I don't really know what happening. But I tell you this..." He held her shoulders with his hands and pulled her closer.

"For me, You don't need to be so smart and to put on some stupid glasses to look like one to be included in any group.. You're fine just the way you are.." He said to her seriously.

Ran blushed. Not only because he's too close that she could smell his scent. Also because of his 'fancy words'.

She smiled and suddenly gave him a hug.

Daichi took a step back to his surprise. "...R-.. Ran?"

Ran giggled. "Rivals can hug each other too, you know?"

Daichi's lips curved into a smile too.


Rizumu's face really looks horrible while he has his arms crossed. "I thought she could be a little help since she's quite energetic but..."

"Hi, sir! Even though it's a rainy day, You could find a sunshine in the Bubble Bar! We have a Promo! The Buy six Take Six mugs of Beer!" Kusu-Kusu said enthusiastically to a 19-ish teenage boy.

"I already told you that I'm not interested!" The Boy ran away.

She grunted and put her hands on her waist. "People are so hard to convince these days." She sighed. "Oh, well." She turned around and saw Rizumu's face expression.

"Oh! Hi, Rizumu-kun! I didn't notice you. Why the long face?" She tilted her head.

Rizumu facepalmed. "You seriously forgot that you volunteered to search for Eru?"

"Oh, right.. Hehe.. Wasuretanda ne!" She sticked her tongue out.

Rizumu sighed. "We need to moved right now." He started to walk.

Kusu-Kusu didn't follow him. She watched his back instead.

"Hey! You comin' or what?" Rizumu called out to her.

She flinched. "Eh? U-Uhn! Wait for me!" She ran towards him.


"It's not quite crowded here, isn't it?" Temari said.

Iru nodded. "I think the people in this Island thought that shellfish will poison them after that rain."

They are wandering around the Island Market to find Eru but there's no sign of her anywhere.

"Hey! I've heard about the little plan of Kiseki's." Iru said, out of blue.

Temari tilted her head. "Plan?"

"To lure out the truth from me. You know, about Eru's reason to run away." Iru held out her hand as if explaining.

Temari blinked and blushed. "Oh.. that.. I totally forgot about that when I talked to you."

"I'm terribly sorry about that." She bowed slightly to her.

Iru sweatdropped. "Why apologized to me? The King is the angry one."

Temari blushed once more. "I'm not quite comfortable with him. He knows me as a refined and respective lady. But when he knew about my 'other self', he's quite disappointed.."

Iru blinked and rubbed her chin. Aaaa.. so that's the Seven Colors' side.. I can't wait to hear the King's.. She snickered.

Temari blinked. "Ara. Why did you snicker, Iru-san?"

Iru imitated Yoru's pose (The hands on the back of the head position.) and smirked. "I can't believe Eru's Love-Love thing grew up on me." She sighed while smiling.

"Mm?" Temari tilted her head.

"Aa.. Well, speak of the angel, Let's find that Eru so we can go back." Iru started to walk.

"As you wish... I guess." Temari followed her.


Rizumu can't help but feel uneasy of the silence as he looked at Kusu-Kusu. "..Oi.. What's your problem? You were so lively like ten minutes ago. Why are you so dead silent now?"

Kusu-Kusu blinked and looked at him. "Uh.. Am I?" She scratched her head. "Gomen ne."

Rizumu raised an eyebrow and stopped walking and so did she.

"It's just... you remind me of my father." She smiled apologetically.

His left eye twitched. "What? Me? A cool guy? Reminds you?.. of your father?"

Kusu-Kusu looked down. "You know? I can make almost everyone laugh.. Especially my friends.. also in my family... But Except for one.."

Rizumu wondered why she's telling him that but he just listened.

"My dad..."

Rizumu's face slowly made a gentle expression as he listened to her.

"I've never seen him laugh or even smile... Sometimes I wonder... If Mom was alive.. will she laugh at my jokes?.. Will father laugh at my jokes If I wasn't the reason why Mom died?.."

Rizumu flinched. "Wait... Didn't she just died recently?"

Kusu-Kusu blinked twice. "Who told you that? Well.. My pet goldfish just died recently but that's all."

Rizumu's eye twitched again and held his fist. That old man! I should've known!

"So.. you mean.. your mother died when you were born?" He asked to stop himself from going to the Bubble Bar and beat the middle-aged manager.

Kusu-Kusu nodded while smiling weakly.

Rizumu looked away and scratched his head. Talking about these things are not really his conversation thing.

"Well, uh... Sorry about that." He managed to say.

She smiled weakly. "That's alright.. Actually, I should apologize since I referred you as a man with no laughter."

Rizumu did not say anything.

"I know you won't laugh at my jokes since you hate me..." Kusu-Kusu said.

Rizumu flinched. "Hate you? What made you think of that?"

"Well.. You frown whenever I'm around." Kusu-Kusu blushed. "While you smile around your girls.."

Rizumu blinked. "Wait.. Don't tell me.. You're jealous?"

She looked away and blushed. "Y-you could say that.."

It's not the first time that Rizumu heard that phrase. But he felt really... happy...

He blushed but he crossed his arms. "Well.. I-It's not that surprising.. Since I got the charm and all."

Kusu-Kusu giggled. "There goes your Ego chara again."

Rizumu blushed some more and turned around for Kusu-Kusu not to see it.

"You know.." Rizumu started. "It doesn't mean that I hate you if I frown around you.."

Kusu-Kusu blinked and tilted her head. "Then why? Don't tell me that you're frowning because you're constipated."

Rizumu's eye twitched. "Ngh! Of course not!... It's just... I feel.. uneasy around you.. and I don't know why."

Kusu-Kusu doesn't know if that a compliment but she giggled.

"What? Why are you laughing?" Rizumu asked her while blushing.

Kusu-Kusu covered her mouth with both of her hands. "Oops.." She shook her head. "I don't know myself.. But.. because of the blushing and all.." She smiled at him. "I liked that character of yours."

Rizumu didn't say anything. His face is apple-red as he stared at her.. Until a raindrop fell on his cheeks.

"Ah! It's starting to rain again! And it's getting late too." Kusu-Kusu grabbed his hand and pulled it. "C'mon! Let's get back to the bar!"

Rizumu doesn't look like he's listening and mumbled. "...How about to my roo-...uh.."

"Huh?.." Luckily, Kusu-Kusu did not hear it.

He cleared his throat. "I mean.. How about at the hotel? Maybe Eru's back already."

She made a thinking pose. "I've never stepped in the hotel before.. Let's Go!" Kusu-Kusu ran and pulled Rizumu, who's quite enjoying the moment.


Rizumu and Kusu-Kusu reached the hotel safely. Except to the fact that their wet. Then they realized that their problem just got bigger. Miki and Yoru became missing too.

Kiseki facepalmed. "Mattaku. That cat always give me trouble. Daichi!"

Daichi looked at their butler. "Fusasaki-san."

The butler bowed. "I will tell the search team to find young mistress Miki and young master Yoru." He walked on.

Kiseki glimpsed at Temari who looked worried for Miki. "... Where could they be?.." He whispered.

Mr. Sugita came in. "Any good news?" He asked the gang.

Daichi sighed. "There's none, dad. And now, Miki and Yoru are missing too."

"Does Fusasaki know about this?"

Daichi nodded at his dad.

Mr. Sugita sighed and saw all the worried expressions of the youngsters.

"Why don't you all go to sleep? I'm sure that we'll find them in no time." He suggested.

All of them weakly nodded and started to walk to their rooms.

Mr. Sugita noticed Kusu-Kusu. "And who is this?"

Kusu-Kusu flinched and bowed. "I'm sorry about my manners, Sugita-san. My name is Yokune Kusura. I work at the Bubble bar."

"She's kinda part of the gang now." Daichi said while Rizumu nodded.

Mr. Sugita smiled a bit at her. "I'm sorry that your first visit in the hotel will be like this. You could stay for tonight if you want. You could have Eru's bed for the meantime."

"Well.." She hesitated.

"It's just for tonight." Rizumu said to her. "Besides, I think the old man would be fine by it."

"Mm.." She made a thinking pose. "Well, a night won't hurt." She smiled at Rizumu, who regretted what he just said and blushed.

Luckily for him, his sister, Temari, is not in the mood to tease him.

She is too worried for the three.

"Temari-chan?" Dia neared her.

"Are you okay~desu ka?" Su asked her.

Temari looked at them and turned her gaze back to the floor. "I'm just so worried. This was the only chance seeing everyone again but.. all of these happened."

Su and Dia looked at each other.

"Maybe the gods doesn't want us to be here.." Temari said downly.

The two sisters noticed that a dark aura is swallowing her.

"Eep! A black void~desu!" Su panicked and hid behind Dia.

Dia has a terrified look. "H-hurry, Su-nee! Pull Temari-nee out of that!"

"I-iya da! It's so scary~desu!" Su squealed.

"Ittai!" But Kiseki suddenly went behind Temari and hit her head which turned them back to reality.

"Ah. Kiseki-kuh!" Su and Dia said together.

"Baka mono! Things happen. It's all a coincidence." Kiseki crossed his arms and looked away.

Temari blinked. "Kiseki-kun?" She wondered why he suddenly tried to lighten her up. But Temari was so thankful for that and said "Thank you." sweetly to him.

Kiseki blushed a bit but he still got his sharp look on.

The sisters giggled at the scene.


"Ah, I can't sleep." Rizumu got up from his bed, which is beside Daichi's.

Since he can't sleep, he decided to have a short walk around the hotel but the only souls in the lobby was the receptionist and a guard. It's still raining outside and it's around 12 midnight, so it was so unlively and it makes you wanna lie around and go to sleep but Rizumu just sighed as he walked on.

A little later, he was walking in a hallway. It was so silent until he turned into another hallway. Somebody suddenly jumped on him and pinned him to the floor. "What the-!"

He saw the face of his attacker. It was Kusura.

"Kusu-Kusu!" He shouted.

She tilted her head. "Rizumu-kun?"

He realized their position and pushed her gently away from him. "What were you thinking? Attacking me like that?" He blushed so hard.

Kusu-Kusu smiled apologetically and scratched her head. "Gomen, Gomen. I'm not used in sleeping in hotels so I thought you were a burglar."

Rizumu raised his eyebrow and dusted himself. "You really like me being mistaken by someone else, huh?"

She laugh awkwardly when he noticed her simple but cute pink night gown.

"Isn't that Temari's?" He asked her.

"Well, yeah. It looks like she's really in a good mood and lent it to me." She giggled as she stood up.

Rizumu turned around and started to walk. "... It really suits you.." He hid his blush from him.

Kusu-Kusu blushed as well and giggled as she followed him. "Hey! I can't sleep. Do you mind if you tell me some stories?.. I tell you some too, if you'd like."

"Okay then. Just make sure you won't pull out a gag or anything,"

She giggled. "~Okay~"


It was 5 in the morning when Temari saw everyone in the meeting room. They're still talking about the disappearance of the three.

"Where could they be?.." Kiseki made a thinking pose. His hair is a little bit messy and like her and the others, it doesn't look like he got enough sleep.

She sat beside Iru who's in a deep thought too.

"How did the search go?" Temari asked Daichi, who shook his head.

"Nobody got a sight of them."

Temari worriedly sighed.

"They all already searched to the mountains.. even though it sounds ridiculous. Well.. Chances are, after all. Who knows?" Daichi added.

"Mountains?.." Iru mumbled.

"Even in the forest?" Dia asked him. Daichi nodded.

"Forest?.." Iru mumbled once more.

"How about the peaks?" Kiseki asked him. Daichi nodded again.

"Peaks?.." Iru mumbled again.

Ran sighed hopelessly. "That's it.. they're living they're lives as cavemen.."

"THAT'S THE ONE!" Iru suddenly exclaimed as she stood up. Temari almost had a heart attack.

Daichi raised his eyebrow. "You think they're in the cave?"

"Well.. Yeah!" Iru answered.

All of them stared at her like she's crazy.

"What? Ya think I'm crazy? Wait till you hear this."

She made a thinking pose. "You see, Eru's quite a nature lover. Since she's not at the mountain, in the forest or at a peak. Maybe she's in a cave, since she loves caves the most."

Daichi made a thinking pose too. "Well, the search team did not search the caves. Since it's a dumb idea.."

"Fusasaki-san, get the speed boat ready. We'll search the caves." He said to him.

"I'll go with you!" Ran volunteered. "Miki and Yoru can be with her."

"Are you sure?" Daichi asked her.

Ran smiled at him. "Well, it's not bad to be wrong, after all."

Daichi blinked and smiled at her too.

"The Speed Boat is ready at the dock, young master." Fusasaki said.

"Wow. That was fast. Let's go, Ran." He pulled her.

"Wait.. Did he just say dock!" Ran frantically asked.

"Yep." He smirked as they got to the dock.

After a few seconds, the others heard Ran screamed. "NO KIDDING! IT'S A DOCK!"

All of them sweatdropped.

"Iru-chan, are you not going with them~desu ka?" Su asked her.

"Nah.. I don't think I should.. Since, I'm the reason why she disappeared." Iry said.

"Aaa.. Kakkoii!" "~desu!" Su and Dia said.

"Heh!" Iru smirked.

Kiseki sighed with his eyes closed. "Mattaku.. I hope they find them soon.."

He suddenly felt a hand fix his hair. He opened his eyes and saw that it was Temari's. He blushed.

"You worry too much." Temari smiled at him. "I'm sure that Yoru-kun is taking care of Miki-chan."

Kiseki felt his lips curved into a smile.


When Ran and Daichi got the missing trio back, all of them were so relieved. But once that they knew where Eru has been all along and why did she stay there. They all glared at her.

"U-umm." Eru mumbled.

"Next you want to have a sleepover in a cave, AT LEAST TELL US ABOUT IT!" Ran exclaimed.

"I'm sorry.." Eru apologized.

Rizumu yawned. "Mattaku. We didn't get to sleep last night too."

Kusu-Kusu giggled.

Rizumu blushed.

"I'm really sorry.." Eru apologized once more.

All they could do know is forgive her. What's done is done.


After that, Su and Dia went to the kitchen, Ran and Daichi has another contest, Temari giggled at her brother and at Kusura while Kiseki is just smiling at them, Miki went to her room and Yoru went somewhere else.

After half an hour, they heard Miki's muffled scream. Her sisters hurriedly went to her room to find out what happened.

Dia saw Yoru along the way. He doesn't really look good but Dia hurriedly followed her sisters.

Kiseki heard Miki's scream too as he saw Yoru. "Hey, Stray cat! What happened to Miki? Why did he scream?"

Yoru glared at him. "..He?... Maybe you mean She.."

Kiseki felt silent. ".. You knew.."

Yoru smirked. "So you know it..." He shook his head. ".. And I didn't." He walked on.


A/N: *Sigh* I got my fingers from my left hand peeled by an electric fan before I get to finish the chap.. So, it's so hard to type..

Umm.. I suddenly thought of the Kimari pairing.. Well, since both of them has a scary character.. It's okay if you don't see the pairing as lovers. You could see it as a cousin relationship, friendly relationship or.. what else?.. We've got a lot of Kuzumu here. We have a little bit of Raichi.

How is it? Corny? Lame? Please tell me by reviewing :D.

I got the second reason of my late update in the next chap.. Which will be soon.. ." I promise.