Nemo: Haha, yes. Kei x Hikari was meant to be. Remember; I'm still a Hikari x Kei supporter too! I just like Tokiwa Iori cause he's. . . hawt. XD Well, he is for a manga character {If he was in the anime I wish he'd be voice by Daisuke Ono. Daisuke Ono is love. So is Nana Mizuki! 3}

. . . . Masako died. I just remembered haha oh wait that's not funny! D:

Disclaimer: I do not own anyone who voices or the characters of S.A. If I did, Kei x Hikari would still be meant to be but I would add in friggin' Tokiwa! D:

Haha I was watching Family Guy on Adult Swim and a commercial came up saying "Some Australian dude is talking sh** about how prehistoric humans can kick our p*ssy a**es at running, swimming, hunting, etc."



Hikari walked slower than usual- approaching the school gate. Once her image appeared in front of the rest of the students, they quickly stumbled into their place and said good morning to Hikari.

"Morning' everyone!" Hikari cracked a smile, narrowing her eyebrows down.

As she walked further downwards with eyes melting over Hikari, a force from behind her back pushed her forward, Tadashi was happy as always with his perfectly white teeth.

"Morning Hika!"

Hika. . Right?

"Morning Tadashi." Hikari replied as she tried pushing her normal tone into her vocal chords. Everyone that was still lined up chorused afterward to Tadashi.

"What's up?" Tadashi walked along beside the girl-with-no-mother.

I'll tell you what's up; Mom in heaven. Hmm, I probably shouldn't speak about this.

"Nothing much. Just been bored. I wanna go back to Hawaii~" Hikari acted out as she flailed her arms outwards in a sign of exaggeration.

Not really, If only I was home. . .

"Yeah me too! Oh yeah, how did your parents react when you came back by surprise?" Tadashi tried balancing his school bag ontop of his head to kill time.

A hard pound hit Hikari's heart harshly.

"Dad was pretty worn out but wasn't very surprised that I was home. Probably because he knew I would come home anyways. Atsushi was pretty shocked. Well yeah, nothing special."

Uh-oh, forgot to mention mom. . . Please don't ask about mom Tadashi-

"And Masako?"

Oh great. Goodie- Nightmare = Secret of Mom leaked; Progress: Not so good.

Hikari ignored Tadashi as she busted down the door happily saying good morning to everyone in SA.

Tadashi was left unanswered; She didn't hear me? Or is she gone. . . ? Naaah, that couldn't be it!

Kei sat criss-crossed on the comfy couch and patted Hikari's seat to come sit by him. Hikari obeyed Kei as if she were a long-lost puppy who doesn't know the dangers of the stranger.

"How are you Hikari?" Kei's eyes looked at her with a passionate gaze and twisted yet glorious smile.

"I'm fine."

Not really.

"That's great, Hikari. I need to talk to you after school."

Uh-oh.

"Sure thing! Kei..." Hikari turned her head away from Kei's luminous gaze and awkwardly sipped her tea in a Victorian abstract tea cup.

After that long period of pain and joy in a twisted manner, the hourglass behind the daylight had begun to end. Not knowing whether to announce the sorrowful happening earlier. As said by Hikari Hanazono. Whereas a certain Takashima had been aiming for Hikari's inner thoughts. Still unknown to his gaze, he couldn't identify the Hanazono. All he could do was; Wait- wait until after school and ask.

The bell rung. Hikari felt a cringe about whether she was going to see the Takashima or not. What would he ask her? Would I answer? Would I run away? If it was about mother and I answered him- would he tell?

Those were the questions this little teenage girl had been wondering. Everyone had left, only Takashima and Hikari were left alone in the greenhouse. The sunset's gradient light had reflected against the dome. The flowers surrounding the two were slowly drifting to sleep.

An awkward pause hung through the air.

"Hikari?"

"Yes?"

"Today, somehow, you didn't feel very bright and peppy as usual."

"Things change."

"No, I know you're still yourself; I just want to ask you. . No, I won't ask I'll just tell you straight out. You've just lost something precious to you. Something as in a person as far as I know."

"May I ask you why you think it's a person?" Hikari felt the salty drops of liquid choking, not ready to roller coaster down her snow lighted cheeks.

"Throughout the years I've known you, when you lost something; You wouldn't cry. You would always wear that big goofy grin of yours saying 'It's okay! Somewhere in the world, it's still there. Ready to be cared by another owner.' all the time... This time, you haven't said anything and I'm sure the members here are suspicious as well."

"I wouldn't be surprised if they were. I... I know it my-" Hikari could feel a tickle dance around her cheeks, her fingertips glided over her cheeks only finding something wet, it was clear.

Before she could look up she was already wrapped around large arms and hands. A warm link between both body and soul had connected with Hikari.

"Hikari, you can tell me. You can tell; I won't say anything. Besides we're friends." Without each other knowing, Hikari and Kei felt a signal of regret on being friends.

That's right, we're just. . . friends. Somehow, I don't want that. . . Hikari lifted her head up at Kei. With tears still rolling down the hills of flesh, she had said it.

"Masako Hanazono, no longer walks on this planet. Kei." Hikari swore she didn't have any tears and she was wrong.

"Oh, Hikari. I'm so sorry." Kei held her tighter, more tears had been choked out faster.

A rustle behind them and the plants had been heard.

They both froze.

"Someone heard." Hikari whispered as softly as she could. She pushed Kei away from her.

"Someone in this school as far as I know..."

"Hikari, why don't we go home. I'm sure that person wouldn't tell anyone at school." Kei escorted Hikari out the greenhouse.

"Sure. . . " Hikari sighed and MASSIVE WONDERS {A/N: Capitilized because you need to check out the song. Massive Wonders by Nana Mizuki!} had crept in through the whispering breeze of the midnight gaze.

Hikari sat quietly as a doll would be locked in a room. Her eyes never averted from out the window leaving Kei curiosity of what was on her mind.

The limo had pulled up in front of her home. She politely thanked Kei for the ride. Instead of jumping over the gate she unlocked and locked it back up. Waving goodbye to Kei. She approached the front porch of her house and took off her shoes, leaving them on the shoe rack. She prayed to her mother long and hard.

Mom, I'm home. It's my first day back to school from vacation and your departure. It went pretty well. I could do better though. I'll do my best to help out with the family now that you're gone. Take care and good night mom.

She clapped her hands together two times softly. An aroma of sweet green curry lingered over her head.

"Hikari are you home?" Atsushi called out from around the kitchen counter.

Hikari stepped out from plain sight.

"Yeah, I'm right here!"

"Well, you came home in about the right time, it's time for dinner."

"Yeah, I know haha. I don't know about you but I think mom smiled at me sometime today."

"You're strange." Atsushi cackled as he served the table curry, bread and silverware.

Footsteps were notified to Hikari's ears. Her father had been dressed in his blue and grey striped pajamas.

"Hey there Hikari! How was school?" Jiro stood at the table and pulled his dark wooden chair.

"Great! Wow, everyone seems to be in a good mood today."

"Yeah, Our neighbors delivered free food and flowers to donate for your mother." Jiro lifted his spoon and scooped up the soup base of the green curry and blew softly at it carefully.

"That's great. That also explains the flowers and fruit baskets lying around the living-room."

"Haha! That's exactly what I thought and today was great at school." Atsushi seated himself as respectfully announced his thanks for the food.

"Really now? Wht happened? Ah- You forgot the cups. One second I'll get it!" Hikari chimed. She rolled her eyes and made her way to the cupboard where her family kept the cups. She set 3 glass cups on the counter and looked out the window. She saw a mysterious black figure standing outside of her house. She stood there with a blank expression.

She blocked the chattering of Atsushi from behind.

"Hikari!" Atsushi called out from behind. Hikari flinched back. "Ah."

She turned her head. "Yes?"

"You seemed to doze off so I just wanted to catch your attention." Atsushi flicked her head and Hikari let out a light groan.

"Alright. Well, you keep talking I'll get back to the refreshments."

"Yeah, you go do that." Atsushi resumed and Jiro's face had grown curious.

Hikari turned her focus to the person standing outside from the house. She figured it was a man. However she never saw the color of the face since it was too dark. No one was standing out there. Was it her imagination?

Hikari shook her head vigorously and pulled out homemade fruit punch and poured the red liquid into the cups.

She served the family the beverages.

She had begun to eat as Atsushi kept talking with his cheery face. Ugh, if only he'd be quiet for just a minute.

Jiro cut Atsushi off. "Son, can't you stop talking. That's great that school went well but can't you see your sister's troublesome look?" Jiro glanced at his secure daughter.

"Troublesome? What makes you think that?" Hikari slurrped her green curry.

"Hikari – Let me ask you something. Did you see anything outside the window?" Jiro looked outside the window.

"Kinda."

"Human?"

Hikari nodded and Atsushi gave a low cough.

"I'll be going up into my room." Atsushi excused himself from the table and dropped his silverware in the sink and ran upstairs.

"Well then, about that figurine you mentioned before . . " Hikari slurped her wondrous and fugacious thick & green soup. The flavor fired up her tongue and she quickly gulped it down. Then, drinking a glass of fruit punch to extract all the flavors out.

"Well, he's been standing outside of our house this afternoon. I believe around 1:46 PM."

Hikari retraced what she had done today. She knew she felt somebody amiss during the time she was at school.

"Hikari?" Jiro asked as he stared deep into her large and dark eyes.

No response came out from his daughter's plump lips.

Jiro tried calling her out once more.

"Ah? Sorry. . May I be excused from the table?"

"No need to ask, just go." Jiro sighed and shooed her away from the table.

"Okay then, I'll see you in the morning." Hikari stormed upstairs, walking down the lighted hall, her wooden floor was polished with occasional foot marks.

She entered her small room and opened her drawers to pick out her pajamas. She chose her beige colored pajamas with German shepherds printers on the butt cheeks of the pajama bottoms. {A/N: Hah~ Butt cheeks.}

She stumbled out of her room and nearly ran into the wall next to the bathroom door.

Ugh, look at that Hikari! You're losing your mind! You're out of control. Stay cool, someone might be watching you.

She looked to the right. She looked to the left.

Yeah. There was someone watching her.

Her brother that is. He nearly cracked up since he just witnessed Hikari knock into the wall.

"Haha! You're such an idiot!" Atsushi clutched onto his stomach dramatically and leaned forward.

"Oh, shut up! You don't even know my reasoning! Geez, to start such a fallacious uproar too." Hikari scowled at him.

"Woah! So you had a purpose for running into the wall!?"

Hikari groaned and slammed the bathroom door shut however she could still hear her brother cackle hysterically.

She turned on the shower and felt nostalgia hit her. Ah~ I miss the bathroom at Hawaii...

Hikari swiftly glided against the cold surface of the tiles laid out on the floor. She stepped inside of the tub of steamed water and let a long sigh seam through her puckered lips.

Hikari cleared her troubles – she dipped her head into the warm water and gasped for breath as her long bangs covered her eyes.

As she hummed a song her mother would occasionally sing to her as a little girl – she thought about the mysterious rustling from the bushes.

I remember seeing the S.A. Uniform. . . Kei was with me. . . Tadashi, Ryuu, Akira, Jun & Megu left. . . All that's left is Iori Tokiwa... Well, if it was him I doubt he'll tell everyone about it... Well – We'll just have to wait and see...

Hikari sighed and continued to wash herself.

20 minutes later

Hikari plopped her body on the futon. Bad idea. Her back ached from the hard flooring just beneath the Japanese futon.

The moonrise was at it's highest against the night sky. The soft glow around the crescent moon gleamed in Hikari's eyes as she slowly and silently drifted off to sleep.

She was then interrupted by a large thunk in her sleep coming from her brothers room.

Stupid Atsushi – He should be asleep!

Hikari crept out the door, carefully not disturbing her father's room from the next hall over.

She turned the knob of her brothers room quietly and found him playing video games in the dark at a low volume.

An awkward pause of silence hung through the air. Hikari switched into her foul mood.

"A-tsu-shiii. . . .What are you doing!? Do you know what time it is!?"

"Yeah. Past your bed time."

"You shouldn't be awake."

"You shouldn't be either!" Hikari stomped over to him and lightly punched his head with her gritted teeth playfully.

A creak crept up from under their noses, they turned their attention towards the door. They found a shadow of a large foot sneak up from behind the door.

A large figure stood in front of them. They both squinted their eyes due to the light hitting their retina. A low tone hit them.

"Hikari! Atsushi!"

"Dad!" Atsushi dropped the gaming controller.

"Go to bed. I can hear you all the way from my room."

"Yes dad~" Hikari and Atsushi synchronized.

Hmmm. Dad seems peaceful for once tonight. . .

Hikari climbed into bed, she was then sucked up in her dreams. Yes, a dream about food and mysterious distorted kitties.

As she slept through the night peacefully, a large shadow hovered over her body from outside the window.

The figure was in form of a teenager boy.

He smirked, Hikari unaware of the moonlight and the moon reflected shadow before her face.

Hikari. . . .


Haha, I was really rushing to update the chapter. I just want it to end. Even though it takes me long to update, I'm STILL trying to reach at least 100,000 words. Haha. Oh yeah, I am so screwed. And disappointed.

I forgot the twist I was going to do at the end.

Hmmm. . . Should I add in a bit of fantasy? XD

Just to lighten up with the slice of life genre?

OH MY GAWWWD!! My story is so random!

Ah well, who cares? As long as it's interesting.