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"So this is America!" Mizu called amazed as she looked around.

"What do you mean we almost died there?!" Yuko shouted at him.

"Gosh, that's almost," he answered, "Besides thanks to me Aiko's safe."

"At least I'm not a whit headed and would have thought of Character Transforming sooner!" Yuko shouted.

"Well, it's not my fault that cats don't know how to fly!"

"What did you say?!" Yuko called.

"Would you two please stop," Aiko said calmly wanting to calm them both as Lithia sweat dropped.

"Anyways that was pretty close," Yoh called as he sat on the ground and saw as the other competitors saved themselves from the fall.

"What was that thing you did either ways?" Ren said turning to Aiko who at hearing his question simply giggled a little.

Flashback

"I won't let them get away with this!" Aiko shouted as on her chest a weird light began emanating, "What…is this?" she whispered.

Mizu suddenly gasped as he noticed that that was his queue to come in.

"Aiko!" he called serious, "Chara Nari!"

Aiko stared at him for a few seconds, "My own heart, unlock!"

Chara Nari:

Star Rider!

Aiko started to float on midair as she saw the guys fall passed her.

"Mizu."

"Yeah."

Rapidly Aiko stepped down and started descending at their pace.

"Guys, you have to do something about the fall!"

"She's right guys!" Horo Horo added after the little discussion with Yoh and Ren.

"The Shaman Fight already began. We must find how to land safely!"

"Horo Horo's falling," Lithia said calmly as due to his exaggeration with Ryu fainting he began to fall faster.

"Damn, Kororo let's go!" he called to his little spirit as he did an oversoul.

Yoh remembered that it was the technique that Horo had shown him back at they're first fight.

"It's pathetic," Hao called as he traveled on his Spirit of Fire with the rest of his gang, "We're 10,000M up. You're tiny furyoku won't get you there. You'll be squashed at the bottom."

He suddenly gazed his eyes at Aiko, "You might be able to help them, right? After all you're his daughter; saving yourself is what should really matter to you."

Aiko frowned as she flew downwards towards the guys.

"Compared to yours or Ren's my Spirit of Fire can resist for a longer period of time. Say, do you want to come with us?"

"Like hell we want!" Horo called, "Everyone's in the same situation!"

"Exactly," Yoh said, "They're all in the same galley."

It seemed as if everyone was prepared for that kind of situation. Everyone was using they're powers to survive that immense fall. Even Faust VII Yoh's second battle had a plan, even though it was kind of like a suicide like plan. Hao called that if they weren't going to accept then he wouldn't force hem to.

"You think something quick," Hao said, "Look; you can see the ground now."

Horo Horo started then to get freaked out that if they didn't find a way to stop the crash they would die. Then out of nowhere Yoh hit Horo Horo straight across the face.

"If you think we can't, then we won't be able to accomplish what we can to do."

"Yoh…" Aiko whispered impressed by his thinking.

"What?" Horo said confused.

"He refers that," Ren explained, "If we can use our furyoku for a long period of time, them why not use it all at one point.

"Guys, you need to hurry!" Aiko called.

"The second we land, we need to focus our furyoku on one single spot," Ren came.

"How can you suggest we do that?!" Horo shouted.

After Yoh started to explain about how they needed to stay calm in order to create a powerful enough oversoul for them to avoid the crash. Ren then came with the thing about it being a test, that if they could maintain concentration under pressure.

"There's nothing to worry about," Yoh came with his usual smile, "We should let things flow like nature."

Suddenly Horo got pissed off and called to Ryu and cut his hairdo because he wouldn't wake up, "If I regain calm, if you're still in your dreams, then you'll go to hell."

Then everybody started to get their weapons ready for landing. And as planned at the very last second they all did a great oversoul landing safely.

End of Flashback

"Well, don't worry about it too much," Aiko called, "We should find where to go next instead."

"Yeah you're right, I guess," Ren answered.

"And…" Yoh called as he looked to both sides of an extended road, "Which way now?"

Aiko's POV

Now what? We've landed and now we have to ways we have to choose from. The guys started to talk about things that if that was sure to be America. Ren said it was and signaled us to the sign that said route 66. Yeah, definitely America. Yoh then asked Amidamaru to go check the place from above.

Soon after wards Ryu did his weird oversoul 'Big Thumb', I think? And held it high above his head. Then a car rode up to us and from the window popped out a guy named Billy as of what he said. He said he would take us to the nearest city.

But…It's weird.

As we rode closer something kept pounding in my chest. Not hard enough for it to hurt, but loud enough for me to notice. Something was near.

Well, no matter, somehow Yoh's cheerfulness has gotten to me lately. I can't be depressed for long.

I was getting out the car as I saw Ryu talking to Billy and didn't have much interest so we went with Yoh.

"Look, Aiko," Mizu called pointing at the map were Yoh and the guys where.

"Yontafe? That's this town's name?"

"Seems like it," Lithia called.

Then I saw something I've never seen before. Suddenly Yuko's ears twitch as she faced to the back towards the parks.

"Huh, Yuko is something wrong?"

She looked away to me, "No, nothing at all."

Afterwards somehow we ended asking people about Patch village. Unfortunately nobody knew about it. We even went to a public library to ask. They knew about many other tribes but nothing about the Patch. Suddenly when the guy remembered about a tribe called the Seminoa he got a book out.

The song of desolation?

Wait…desolation means lone right? As he started to read the song I felt shivers up my spine. Then he started saying something about the Seminoa gathering the most powerful kids or something wasn't really paying attention. However it does sound something like…

"The Shaman Fight…?" I whispered.

"Exactly," Ren said to me.

Then he called something about being careful or the Patch devil would take them. Okay…that's definitely creepy.

"Now that I remember there is a way to solve this problem of yours," the man called, "There's a girl who's a descendent of the Seminoa tribe. Her name's Lilirara, she may be able to help."

Lilirara…could she really help us?

Nobody's POV

The guys walked about all the way around town until night fell. Aiko and her charas started gazing up to the dark sky. She heard the guys starting to fight well basically Ren and Horo so she didn't care much.

"Guys, you should rest for some time I think I want to go explore some more," Aiko called as she left running.

"Wait, where do we meet?" Yoh called to her.

"I'll send someone."

Afterwards Aiko began walking as night had been bestowed with shiny stars.

"Do you guys think Ikuto and Utau would be looking at how the stars look tonight?" Aiko asked.

"Maybe," Lithia called.

Then Aiko started twirling around as she looked above to the sky ignoring her surroundings. Suddenly Aiko stumbled into somebody and quickly turned over.

"I'm so very sorry," she said turning around as she noticed a woman with a very strange clothes and markings on her face.

"Be not alarm, child but…" she said not changing her expression, "Are you the one who calls out to the stars with the sapphire gems?"

"Sapphire gems?" she repeated, "I'm sorry but I think I don't know what you're talking about," she called as she turned to leave, "If you'll excuse me."

"The black cat…" she called making Aiko stop almost at the sound of those two words.

"What…did you say?" Aiko said almost whispering.

"You…you have made contact with the so called 'Black Cat of Misfortune' have you not?"

"Black cat of misfortune, what does she mean?" Mizu called confused.

"I mean the only person you're well aware of right child?" she asked once again.

"What do you want with us?"

"I have been assigned to give you something that you'll surely be able to recognize."

"Something?" Yuko called.

"A lock…that can only be opened by the key of destiny," she said, "The one that solely belongs to you."

"Lock?" Aiko repeated.

Suddenly something stroke on her chest. A sharp pain as she fell to her knees. She looked up to the woman with her eyes barely opened.

"You'll have to come with me," she said as Aiko slowly lost her vision, "Your friends will soon join you at my house."

Then, nothing, Aiko had completely fainted and was on the floor.

"Aiko!" the three screamed as the woman came with her wrapped staff and touched her with it.

"Your master will be fine, just as long as her friends completely this task."

Aiko's POV

Where am I? I slowly started to open my eyes as I saw this chocolate brown eyes looking down on mine. I could only see blurry but I think I recognized that face.

"Yoh…" I called with the little strength I had.

"You're finally up," he whispered.

I sat up from what seem to be a little bed, "Where…Where am I?"

"Lilirara house," he softly called as he moved to show everyone seated and talking to the woman whose name, I've learned was Lilirara.

"What happened?" I asked as I slowly stood up.

"We encountered her and it seems we have been able to connect the Seminoa with the Shaman Fight," Ren explained.

"We freed Lilirara from her tribe's assignment," Horo called, "She's letting us stay here for the night and tomorrow we'll get the information for Patch Village."

"We also fought with those guys that came after Lilirara," Ryu smirked.

"Patch…village?" I repeated slowly and then something stroke my mind, "That's right, the lock. You said something about a lock didn't you Lilirara?"

"Oh about that," she said standing up, "Would you follow me please."

I had regain balance enough to follow her as I saw the guys follow behind me.

"Where are we going?" I asked.

"In order for you to see the truth, you need to first remember how it felt."

After a couple of minutes we arrived to what seemed to be a back graveyard.

"A graveyard?" Yoh called confused.

Lilirara suddenly stopped and turned to look at me, "Its better if the experience this time goes only to Tsukiyomi-san."

"What are you going to do to her?" Horo asked.

"Guys," I called calmly, "Just do as she says, please. I promise I'll be fine."

I stood straight, "I'm ready."

She motioned her staff as the withered grass as of what I could see, began to fly above me in a very bluish and greenish color. No it wasn't grass anymore. It looked like…no way.

"Butterflies?" Ren called.

"If it's what I think, then showed it to me fast," I called.

"You've seen it…the black cat walking in the dark of the night. You've seen it…the lost butterfly flying in its caged world and transform into a dirtied diamond."

"Could she mean?" Lithia called.

"Yeah," Yuko called, "She's referring to Ikuto and Utau."

"What you need to remember is that day, where everything shattered for the three of you."

That day…she means that day father left. That's right everything in our family was destroyed because of what father never did. He promised he would take over Easter once the time came. That he would stop with his dream of playing the violin to turn into one of theirs slaves.

But…

After Grandfather died, he left taking nothing more than his precious violin. He left mother shattered and us fighting for our justice.

What if he had a reason to leave?

Could it be he really meant no harm to us?

"You seriously think that?" I heard Lilirara's voice call to me.

"What do you mean?"

"Was your father really that kind of cold hearted person to leave his own family just like that?"

Father…? No, I never thought of him as a bad guy, but…

"What about Ikuto?" I shouted trying to force my tears from falling, "What about Utau and mother and myself? He left us to perish in the unfair judgments of those who thought their marriage was a mistake."

"And was it? Was their union a mistake as you say? Do you believe so?"

If father's and mother's union was a…mistake?

I felt the tears fall down my cheeks. Then I heard something, Utau's voice…singing and Ikuto playing…fathers violin. I'm with them listening and I'm smiling, like him, like her. We were happy, when it was just us. Could it be I can still make them happy like back then?

Start again…

To start again? Happiness from the past is happiness of the past. Then what I should do is…bring them happiness from today. Together…like a family.

"I believe…"I call to her cleaning the tears from my face and smiling, "I believe that one day we'll start again. I believe someday, we'll be a family again, with happiness that only today can bring."

"Is that your answer?" Lilirara asked.

I looked down with a smile in my face, "I'll believe if only a little that our happiness is somewhere…out there and we'll find it…together."

Suddenly the butterflies shattered into tiny pieces of colored glass. I opened my eyes and looked straight towards Lilirara.

"It seems as if you understand a little more than before."

"Yeah," I answered, "Even if this is all I can do then I'll try my best for them…for us."

Suddenly I saw a light, the same glow as before, "What…is this?"

"It's calling to you," Lilirara said as I faced her, "Celestial Lock."

"Celestial Lock…" I repeated as from the light a little figure was showed as I reached it with my hands and the light disappeared in the form of a gold lock and with four crystals in a heart shape surrounding the keyhole.

"That is the artifact kept in your heart that's been able to see through the suffering you've been through. Everything that happened had and always has a purpose. Your father's disappearance wasn't mere coincidence. You will find some answers as long as you believe in yourself. Just like your brother and sister are, I n this exact moment."

"In my heart?" I whispered.

"It's yours and when the time comes clear you will see how your feelings and all that happiness you have inside your heart will unleash to create a wonderful place…a feeling that will change you."

"Lilirara…Thank you."

She looked at me confused and then smiled, "Your welcome."

Afterwards we stayed through the night. Weird thing was that for a couple of hours I couldn't sleep.

"Are you still awake?" Yuko called softly to not wake Lithia and Mizu.

"Yeah."

"You're thinking again?"

"Yeah, I wonder if this too has some kind of meaning. Was it all coincidence that I met with Yoh and the others? What happened with Hao, Marion, and…Kanto?"

"Nobody knows the future Aiko. It's not possible to know but we can do one thing about it all. Spring comes after winter ends. The snow melts when the sun comes. Night falls when the sun disappears. It's all part of something or so I believe."

"Do you think that father leaving has a purpose too?"

"It may be so."

I believe that too. Ikuto and Utau wait for me yeah? I'll be home soon.

"Good bight…Yuko."

"Night."

Was it good?

Cuz I seriously didn't know what to write

R&R plz!!