Suigintou picked up her case and gave it to Kaeri, a small smile on her face. They walked down the stairs together, smiling at the sight which greeted them. Kirakishou and Barasuishou had left after the fighting had ended, Kira with kinder words than her 'fake' sister, but those who remained stood at the foot of the stairs, all of them smiling, especially, oddly enough, Suiseiseki, who had linked arms with Souseiseki. Rosuto and the various Daughters of the Iris were standing by the door to the mirror room, the various outfits Mii-chan had given them in their arms. Rosuto slowly walked up the stairs and took hold of Suigintou's hands. He led her downstairs and they stood in each others arms, Suigintou starting to cry.
"I don't want you to leave, Rosuto. I want you to stay with me." He sighed and gently wrapped his arms around her torso.
"We aren't the same dolls we were when we first met, Suigin-chan. You are more than you were, and I have fulfilled my purpose here. I have to go. We all have to leave at some point. None of us can last forever. You can still visit me in the N-field. I'll always be waiting for you. Thanks to you, I won't be spending all my time fighting with my brothers." The laughed quietly, and then let one another go. Rosuto and his brothers walked into the mirror room, and entered the N-field, one after the other, after saying their own personal goodbyes. Rosuto was the last to go, but Kaeri ran up to him before he left. She placed a large wooden box in his arms, and smiled at his confusion.
"Open it with your brothers. And take good care of them. Don't loose the keys." He smiled and nodded, and then disappeared with one last smile at Suigintou. Shinku walked up behind her sister and took hold of her hand. Suigintou looked back at Shinku and smiled. They would cope together.
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You think that's the end don't you? But wait! What about the box Kaeri gave Rosuto? I'm not gonna tell you here, read the next chapter, you lazy minxes!
Keariel