Title: Unbearable Past

Genre(s): Mystery/Drama

Chapter: 10- Friend or Foe?

Summary: There's a new member in the Tobita Club, but why is she so obsessed in winning a battle? And when nobody seemed to have succeeded in showing her the true meaning of Crush Gear, Kuroudu steps in! (Kuroudu/Kyousuke)

By: Klyukaizer

A/N: A little Kouya/Kaoru in the next few chapters! ^_^

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"She hasn't woken up yet?" Jirou asked impatiently. "It's been a week…" Kuroudu sighed. "And Kouya has been in there the whole time!" Kyousuke added as he looked at Kaoru's door.

We are then taken inside…

"It's been a week, Kaoru! When are you going to wake up?" Kouya asked silently at the sleeping girl. "I can't bear seeing you like this… Miki is really going to pay for what she'd done when I get my hands on her!"

"There's no need for that!" A voice said outside the door. Kouya turned around and saw everyone looking at him with Miki at the middle. "What're you doing here?" Kouya roared. "I came here to-"

"To what? Apologize? Well, apology UN-accepted!" Kouya yelled.

"I'm not here to do that, dimwit!" Miki said, sounding more superior to Kouya. She walked to the boy and pushed him away. "Step aside!" she ordered as Kouya staggered away. She held her hands right above Kaoru's chest as she whispered a chant.

"An Angel you are… with beautiful wings! I ask you one request! To heal this person, whom is an irreplaceable thing, which I shall make the best…" she whispered as her eyes turned deadly white. "Silver Wing… please do your stuff!" she softly said before turning limp.

"What the-" Kouya gasped as the whole room was filled by the light that came out from Miki. Miki floated beside Kaoru's bed and slowly, wings sprouted from her back as she was transformed into Silver Wing herself.

The Angel Kuroudu and Kyousuke saw returned. The Angel took a bottle from her cloth and spread out the dust inside it to Kaoru's body. "Return to them… Little Angel!" Silver Wing whispered to Kaoru's ear before she turned back to Miki.

"Whoa!" Miki wobbled around as she rubbed the back of her head. She blinked a few times and noticed that she was facing all the Tobita Club members. "That. Was. So. Cool." Kouya murmured. "Whaaaa???" Miki raised an eyebrow.

"She'll be back in no time!" Miki explained as she shook the dizziness away from her head. "Are you okay?" Lilika asked. "Yeah! I'm okay… happens all the time!" Miki chuckled. "Why didn't you heal yourself before?" Kyousuke asked.

"I can't heal myself!" Miki smiled. "We Sorceress have limits… we can only heal 3 times a month!" she chuckled.

"And this is your 3rd time?" Kyousuke asked. "My 4th!" Miki grinned widely. "WHAT?" Kyousuke exclaimed. "What's going to happen to you?"

"Umm… I faint?" Miki guessed. Suddenly, she felt a little dizzy. "Yeah… it's coming…" she said wearily and finally, dropped on Kuroudu's arms.

"Yep! She's weird!" Kyousuke laughed.

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Eyes slowly opened as the girl stared at her friends surrounding her. "You're finally awake!" Kouya exclaimed happily. "Kaoru, do you feel pain at all?" Lilika asked nervously. "Do you want me to tell the truth?" Kaoru joked as she winced in pain.

"Don't make us worry so much!" Kouya wiped the tears off his eyes in a funny way. "Woo… looks like someone's concerned!" Jirou teased. "Quit it, Jirou!" Kouya scolded. "Just admit, Kouya! You stayed with her since she got here!" Kyousuke joined.

"Gear Master, you too?" Kouya couldn't believe it.

Slowly, the other girl who was asleep on the couch slowly opened her eyes and blinked for a few times. "And to add it all up, you wanted to so much to take vengeance for her!" Kuroudu smiled.

"Oh no, not you too Kuroudu!" Kouya pouted and everybody laughed. Kaoru stopped laughing for a while and then sat upright. "Thank you, Kouya!" Kaoru smiled.

Kouya started blushing. Kaoru embraced the boy, which made Kouya's face turn even redder. The others cheered and teased the both of the "lovers" as the both of them broke away from the embrace and looked away.

Miki watched them all laugh around the injured girl and can't help but give out a smile at the corner of her lips. She silently stood up and left the room.

Kuroudu heard her left and turned around. "Miki?" Kuroudu whispered.

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Kaoru couldn't leave the hospital yet so the others decided to leave her there for a week. After that, she'd be as good as new. The rest of the Tobita Club members were about to go home when something struck Kyousuke.

"Where did Miki go anyway?" Kyousuke asked.

"She left… when she woke up!" Kuroudu answered. "She left? When did she wake up?" Kyousuke asked furthermore.

"When we were making fun of Kouya…" Kuroudu said.

"Yeah, no wonder we didn't notice it… you people were too busy making fun of me!" Kouya crossed his arms. "Don't be such a spoiled sport, Kouya!" Jirou laid his heavy hands around Kouya's neck.

'Where would she go?' Kyousuke thought hardly. 'The docks!' Kyousuke's eyes widened. He quickly ran away from the group. "Jin!" Kouya called. "Hey! Where are you going?"

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"Miki!" Kyousuke called within the darkness of the docks. "Miki! Where are you?" Kyousuke called again but there was no answer. "Kyousuke!" Kuroudu came up to him followed by Kouya, Jirou and Lilika. "What are you doing here?" Kuroudu asked.

"Would we ever see her again?" Kyousuke asked to himself but Kuroudu heard it. "Maybe… maybe not!" his friend replied.

"Let's… let's just… go home!" Kyousuke said sadly as he turned to the group and started to leave. When a gust of wind caught his attention. He turned back and slowly walked further into the darkness. "M- Miki?" Kyousuke called.

The Sorceress stood on one of the poles as the wind brushed her dress and swayed. "H- hey, Miki!" Kyousuke greeted as he stood beside the girl. Miki stayed silent and continued looking at the dark horizon. "Still planning on coming back… to the club?" Kyousuke asked.

"That's what I was thinking…" Miki answered.

"And what's your answer?"

"I'm… I'm leaving…"

~ To be Continued ~