Otomiya Fuuka, a girl with hair of almost an autumn brown shade in two long ponytails along with wide, honey-colored eyes that seemed framed by her round Hazuki-like glasses, was in better words to put it, pretty dang confused.
Across from her, Yuki stood with a scowl on her face and her arms crossed, lips twitching as they curved into a frown as her cheeks puffed like a blowfish looking more so like a pouting toddler rather than a real threat.
"Otomiya-san, I won't let you win." The black witch keeps her sentence all plain and simple and Otomiya blinks worriedly, as if she actually does understand what the blond means by her statement rather than regarding it as a bunch of crazy talk like so many other students would do if Shinoya Yuki was shooting them such a glare.
"You get it don't you? I'm only confirming what's mine!" she exclaimed stubbornly, the determination in her chocolate brown eyes pure and most certainly presentable. "There is no way that I'm going to give up to the lights of you, Otomiya-san, and that is such an absolute fact that you can most certainly bet your life on that!"
Fuuka wet her lips, trying to keep her voice from shaking so much when she finally spoke up, "S-Shinoya-san, I'm going to try my best too... S-So it won't be as easy as you think it's going to be, r-right?"
Yeah, the squeak at the end of her sentence completely killed the effect and the black witch smirked darkly and so dangerously that she really was deserving of the said title 'black witch apprentice'.
Even if she's a complete sweetheart and really cute, there is no way that I'm going to lose to her and that's a fact! What is it that I'm competing against her in the first place for, you might ask? Well, it's actually all so very, very simple really...
"Yuki-chan, there you are!" Saiki called out as he entered the scene, utterly oblivious to the tense atmosphere between the two girls though he looked a little surprised at the sight of the brunette Yuki was talking to. "Oh, Otomiya-san, good morning. It's very nice to see you doing well..."
"S-Shidoosha-kun...!" she barely squeaked, jolting up like lightning had struck her as Shinoya gave her the narrowed eyes glare, though Fuuka was oblivious as she fiddled with her fingers, blushing pinkly and softly. "U-Um, I'm actually doing really good, so thank you... Um... I hope that you will have a really nice day today, Shidoosha-kun..."
Yuki hissed, her aura dark and potentially harmful as well as poisonous. There's no way that I'm letting this girl take my Saiki-kun away, no sirree!
"That's good," The younger twin smiled though it disappeared when the black witch latched herself onto his arm, making him lightly yelp in surprise. "Oh, Yuki-chan, ready to go, already?"
"YES!" With that, she dragged him away, but not shooting the young Otomiya girl yet another glare.
I kissed him first, so Saiki-kun is mine and that's that! I will not give up ever so, so... So I won't lose!
(Note: And finally, it's the third opening! Since there's only going to be about ten more 'episodes' of Lessons In Friendship, call this one the best for last! "Dear My Friend ~Mada Minu Mirai he~" by Elisa, go!)
Dear my friend, everyday life, always with you
Dear my friend, everyday life, always with you
(Footage: We quickly pan into the Misora Junior High School as the girls all jump out, beaming brightly, Yuki waving once at the screen as they dash down the road and hearts and flower pedals fly past, forming the Ojamajo Doremi Tomo-DACHI logo as chibified girls jump joyfully into the air.)
Hanashite mo madamada tarinai mama
(Talking with you just isn't enough)
(Footage: Yuki parts the hair from her eyes just as she rushes forward and starts dashing down the pathway to the school, looking excited as her chocolate eyes glitter in pure happiness as she runs.)
Yuuyake ga machi o somete yuku
(The sunset has dyed the city bright red)
(Footage: The rest of the girls, mainly Doremi are seen waiting with their arms folded as she turns to see the black witch rushing up to greet them with a bright grin, and they all beam, flashing between each of the fellow witch apprentices.)
Omou you ni nakanaka ikanaitte
(Things never go the way I want them to)
(Footage: Meme is seen hopping through the store as a curious Poppu chases after her and picks her up, much to the black cat's chagrin as she begins squirming just as Majorika walked up along with a fairy-turned Lala, earning Poppu to just smile brightly as well.)
Kizuitara issho ni naite ita
(And when I finally realize it, we're both crying)
(Footage: Majoren sips at her tea and soon smiles when the four human-born wizards peer inside, all looking curious before there's a close up of Akio and Kazuki who smile tenderly at one another.)
Koi mo yume mo hana mo niji mo kaze mo
(Love, dreams, flowers, rainbows, along with the wind)
(Footage: There's a flash of Yuki grabbing onto Saiki's arm followed by more flashes of Doremi and Akatsuki laughing together, Moriko giving a flower to Tooru much to the chagrin of Onpu and Naoki and to the amusement of Kurumi, Akemi watching Hazuki and Fujio discussing something while oblivious to how Kazuo is watching her as well, and ending with Aiko knocking out a ball from a surprised Leon's grip as Momoko and Hana cheer, along with Akio and Kazuki.)
Zenbu tsukamou yo
(Let's seize every single one of them)
(Footage: All of the memories turn into little glowing orbs that Yuki gathers up as she grins brightly and beams with a wink, making an imaginary heart appear.)
Daijoubu genki dashite
(It'll be alright, just cheer up!)
(Footage: Yuki raises her majoshikon in the air and transforms, the rest of the Ojamajos joining her as they all salute and pose rather cheerfully.)
Watashi ga soba ni iru kara
(I'm here, right by your side)
(Footage: Doremi places an arm around Yuki's shoulder as the black witch smiles softly only for the two of them to be quickly tackled to the ground by Hana, earning the other witch apprentices to all just laugh.)
Kyou no MISS kuyamu yori ima norikoete
(Rather than crying over the mistakes of today, let's overcome them instead)
(Footage: Yuki is shown among the stars as the view pretty much jerks to a confused Saiki as she rushes up to him and jumps into his arms just as the screen pauses and goes more slowly.)
Daijoubu mayowanaide
(It's alright, don't ever lose your path)
(Footage: The girls all pump their fists as the wizards join them, taking their respective counterpart's shoulder while Kurumi just hugs Poppu as she laughs.)
Mada minu mirai e to mukatte
(We're heading towards this unknown future...)
(Footage: We skip to a scene where they're all watching the sunrise and Yuki's hand tightens around Saiki's as they smile tenderly and lovingly at one another and they both lean forward as if about to kiss before the screen turns white.)
Zutto aruite yukou
(And we're always walking the entire way)
(Footage: Yuki perks up from her sleep, obviously having dreamed it up while napping on her desk as she glances up rather sleepily, seeing a confused Doremi and Kurumi as well as Akatsuki and Saiki appearing rather curious in the background, Saiki soon raising an eyebrow.)
Everyday life, always with you
(Footage: The black witch soon smiles tiredly and just laughs carefreely.)
Yay~! The last, er... season! The last season, yay~! That's just so great~! I'm almost done~! Just ten more of this and then the actual magically-based plot~!
This chapter involves more original characters, and I'm so sorry... But Ojamajo Doremi is, when you make a new season for it, I had to come up with at least fifty new classmates for the seventh grade. Obviously, I won't be using ALL of them, but I want to focus a little on most of them, and Fuuka is an important one, somewhat!
For the record, I steal surnames from the internet and manga series that I LIKE TO READ. It's not that weird. (Quite a few characters are based off of more characters I like from some manga series... And the only thing I change is their last name sometimes! Not really... Yeah...)
Anyway, so this is the twenty-first chapter! Enjoy! Thank you very much for reading up to this point, too! Really!
This chapter features Yuki acting really immature and childish. But she gets like that when it comes to Saiki, so I think that it's totally oh~kay! (What? She's not completely perfect you know... At least, she shouldn't be...)
Making a point because I just can't help but defend her: She acts that way because she firmly believes that he's the only good thing about life she has left... So it makes her paranoid, and er, obsessive.
But Saiki's the exact same way (in terms of his brother) so it's fine. They're both just idiots and stupidity is not a sin. (But Gluttony and Sloth are both sins! So is Envy! Be warned of those!)
...Why am I so harsh on the characters that I like?
This chapter's song is "Zutto Suki de ii Desu Ka" by Aya Matsuura. Another recommended song, most definitely! Of course, if it wasn't recommended... Then I wouldn't even use it to begin with, I suppose...
Ojamajo Doremi Tomo-DACHI:
Lessons in Friendship –
Behind Those Innocent Eyes Lies Potential, Right?
Lesson: Whoever said that the plan is sure to go off without a hitch is an idiot. THERE WILL ALWAYS BE A HITCH. Sure, sometimes it isn't a very big hitch, but it is STILL THERE. Well, just don't lose your head and trouble your friends in the process, okay?
"Yuki-chan, you're doing this problem all wrong."
Shinoya Yuki loved partner studying, especially when Shidoosha Saiki was her partner.
"Are you even listening, Yuki-chan?" He seemed (adorably) irritated and jabbed her in the side with the eraser of his pencil, making her snap up and (heavens forbid) meet a cool obsidian with chocolate brown as the younger prince huffed in slight annoyance, erasing all the work she was just writing down and quickly scribbling down the basic problem, pointing to all of the variables and slowly working it out himself in order to show her the correct way of solving the problem. When done, Saiki looked at her expectantly, his lips twitching into a frown. "That's the right way to do it, Yuki-chan. Understood?"
"I understand, Saiki-kun," The black witch smiled widely and adoringly, her eyes sparkling in a way that assured her counterpart that she most certainly did NOT understand and would still have to study later to improve those much too average grades of hers. "Thank you so much for helping me, because I really appreciate it! You're the best and..." She dropped just below a whisper so that he'd be the only one who'd hear this not-so-secretive secret, "That's why I love you."
Saiki's frown deepened as he groaned in annoyance, just beginning showing her the next problem and flat-out ignore the stupid confession again only to stop when he heard the tap of something falling to the ground, and rolling right into one of the legs of his chair, causing him to look down and immediately pick up the pencil, much to his (and yes, even Shinoya's though she was a little dampened in the spirits since he once again ignored her what, eightieth declaration of love? It felt like it had been much more than that) confusion.
"U-Um..." The two magic users turned to a heavily blushing classmate with brunette hair in long ponytails that were half of Doremi's length along with honey-colored orbs. This made Yuki perk up in curiosity since while everyone thought of her as a 'sunny summer blond', this girl seemed to be a fall season brunette. She reached hesitantly for the pencil, gulping lightly as she licked her lips. "T-That's mine, Shidoosha-kun... I-I'm sorry, it just fell out of my grip..."
"Oh, that's fine... Otomiya-san, there's no worries," Saiki smiled politely, hardly giving even a lick of effort to remember this girl's name, earning her to once again blush deeper this time in a way that sent up a flurry of red flags in the black witch's mind. "Here you are..."
Surprisingly enough, with how observant the black-haired wizard usually was, he failed to notice the glare that Otomiya's partner — Fujioka Hibiki, was it? Yeah, that what it was... — was giving him. That or he just noticed and didn't really care. Whatever sounded more realistic, to all you readers, I guess. Either way, Saiki didn't bother reacting to it.
"T-Thank you so much," Otomiya stammered, also unaware of how Yuki was twitching in her seat, the love-sensing curls practically trembling with all of the signs that under normal circumstances would have filled her up with a giddy joy but were now making her gnash her teeth and growl, feeling nothing short of threatened.
T-This girl... Otomiya, who do you think you are? With those flushed hopeful smiles and those sparkling eyes! Saiki-kun is mine, and you shouldn't be flirting with him so innocently! Back off!
And when her younger prince's smile widened, she almost wanted to yank him back and force all of his attention on her once again. Call it childish, but Yuki was ticked enough that she could only get second place behind Saiki's huge brother complex. The last thing she wanted was Otomiya getting so many brownie points from the black-haired youth to the point of where he'd start preferring her company...! That would just be terrible!
And completely and utterly unfair, the black witch would like to add, since she had been trying to get on his good side for more or less four freaking years. It just wouldn't right if Otomiya, who they had both only known since the beginning of the school year, won him over.
Though actually in Otomiya's defense, she probably hadn't hurt anyone too badly in the past. Shinoya cringed at the memory and nervously gripped her sleeve, trying to squeeze out some of her stress if that was even remotely possible for her.
I know this is a little childish even for me... But I can't have any competition for Saiki-kun! I'm trying my absolute hardest for him already and if things get more difficult, then I'm going to lost for sure! I can't have that! Seriously, Otomiya. You need to back off.
Just as the black witch look up, she caught the curious stare that Kurumi was giving her as she worked with her partner. The gray witch blinked and smiled comfortingly but blushed as her stare skimmed over to Saiki, though thankfully Yuki was oblivious to this as she smiled back.
Kurumi-chan acts a little weird too, but I don't want to be suspicious of her when I already have to worry about Otomiya... I just want Saiki-kun all to myself, so is that really so bad?
"Yuki-chan, we need to get back to work," Saiki stated as he quickly turned back to the blond, lifting her chin with his pencil, earning her to blush deeply and somewhere in the back of her mind wish that he would use his forefinger for such an intimate gesture rather than some stupid writing utensil. "You look unfocused... Care to share? I'll try not to judge you too much if you do, Yuki-chan."
"P-Please don't worry about it! There are some things where it's just better if you don't know about them!" She slapped the pencil away and was blushing quite profusely as he raised an eyebrow, knowing she was telling the truth but for some reason... that made him much more curious about it than it should have. "A-Also, it's because you're always doing weird things like that that people still continue to believe we're a couple! It's not just my fault on that front and you know it! Stop being so touchy, Saiki-kun! You may be used to it with Akatsuki-kun, but doing things like that with a girl is much more different and meaningful to other people, got it? You need to worry more about fitting in than just me, alright?"
The black-haired wizard looked slightly surprised as if being told that for the first time and then he awkwardly blushed, covering his mouth rather timidly and so cutely that Yuki felt herself twitch a little, wanting nothing more than to feel the smooth skin of his cheek. She was really close to reaching out too, until the younger prince apologized softly and quietly. "Sorry about that, Yuki-chan. I really wasn't thinking, and you never really complained before so..."
Stupid Saiki-kun, with all his amazing book smarts but impossible lack of people smarts! It makes me want to kiss him, but also shake him really harshly by his shoulders! Darn it, darn it, darn it! And we're in school right now and we're supposed to just be friends, and what friends kiss in the middle of class? The kind who are so sad and pathetic in their lovelife that they got nothing better to do? Or maybe the kind who are just French? Yeah, Kurumi-chan's always so affectionate, so why the hell not?
From across the room, the said gray witch blinked, looking at the black witch in confusion, wondering why she had the sudden desire to march over there and smack Yuki's shoulder. "Um... Weird..." Where on earth did that thought come from? Yuki-chan's not insulting me in her mind is she?
"D-Don't worry about it!" Shinoya was only truly nervous when she had to keep her voice barely over a whisper so that other people wouldn't hear them. Like now for instance, when she was waving her hands like crazy, on the brink of combusting with how hot her face felt to the point of where steam was nearly coming out of her ears. "S-Saiki-kun, there is absolutely no need to worry alright? I love you, so I'm going to forgive you!"
Saiki frowned at first but soon surprisingly smiled back, making shivers jump her spine all tingly and nicely. "Whatever you say, princess."
The rare nickname did it and Yuki fell out of her desk, swirly-eyes, smiling like a dork, and completely out of it. Everyone else in the classroom looked surprised and Seki-sensei rushed forward, being utterly confused as to why one of her students decided to faint in the middle of study hall.
"What just happened to Shinoya, Shidoosha?" she asked in confusion to which the younger Shidoosha just shrugged wistfully as his brother and Doremi both observed the situation with slight shock and surprise.
"I think her brain went on strike because of all the thinking, but I'm not sure..." Saiki paused for a moment to smile fondly at the fainted black witch before turning back to smile much more politely at his teacher. "I'll take her to the nurse, sensei. Is that alright for me to do or do you want someone else..."
"Um, please." Seki-sensei waved her hand, not really wanting to think too much as to the real reason why her student fainted just out of the blue. "Take the pass with you and make sure that she's alright, will you, Shidoosha? Hopefully, something like this won't ever happen again..."
"Agreed."
Not much else needed to be said.
"I'm extremely sorry for troubling you like this about Yuki-chan, Yuki-sensei... I'm sure that you have better things to do..."
"That's nonsense, Saiki-kun. My job here is the school nurse after all..." Yuki-sensei smiled good-naturedly before checking Yuki's temperature with her hand, feeling the black witch shift a bit in her unconsciousness. "Well, she seems to be perfectly fine right now, Saiki-kun... Why don't you check her yourself?"
"Um, alright," A little confused, Saiki tenderly placed his own hand over the blonde's forehead, making Yuki immediately press into the warm touch, startling him a bit. "Good, you are doing better after all, Yuki-chan."
"That feels so nice..." Shinoya mumbled as her eyes fluttered open and she immediately blushed, sitting up as she blinked at the sight of her counterpart. "Oh, Saiki-kun... Did you carry me into the nurse's office again? Thank you...?"
"Oh, so you actually remember the first time?" For some reason, the black-haired wizard blushed lightly at the memory, and just choosing sighing a bit as he did, touching her cheek cautiously. "You don't make any sense, you know that? What made you faint this time anyway? Did I say something inappropriate?"
"N-No, you just surprised me is all!" she immediately responded, waving her hand in protest. "I wasn't expecting you to say something like that, Saiki-kun, so it actually took me off guard and I'm really sorry about that... Um, I was really worried before, but I guess it's just nothing... You're being the same as you always were before and I know that there's nothing to be worried about... Um, but the truth is that I still, er..."
"What were you even worried about?" Saiki furrowed his brow in confusion and the black witch just smiled sadly, spotting the knowing smile that Yuki-sensei gave her before she just sighed lightly as well. "Yuki-chan... Really, is there something wrong? You're acting even stranger than usual..."
"Um, Saiki-kun? Do you prefer nicer, quieter girls like Otomiya Fuuka? Or maybe you like the mature awesome girls like Kurumi-chan! Um, Saiki-kun... Y-You're not shallow, r-right?"
Of course I don't expect you to like girls like me! You don't even like Doremi-chan, and she's like me... Whether that would be because she likes Akatsuki-kun or what, I don't know and I'm not sure...! I just want to know because I'm really curious!
"Aren't all girls fine as they are, Yuki-chan?" He frowned, not quite understanding where the blond was going with this as she depressingly covered her face in despair. "Yuki-chan... You're fine as you are as well, so I really don't get it..."
"N-Not like that, you idiot! I mean, do you see any potential dates in those kinds of girls? You know, for girlfriends?" Good, now that she explained that, she'd love it if someone freaking explained why the hell she had to explain it in the first place to a damn honor student? "You know what a girlfriend is, don't you?"
It was bad enough that she had to keep her voice in a heated whisper. Otherwise, she would have gotten louder and louder to the point where the entire school could hear them and... Where was the nurse? Did she give them alone time again? Man, Yuki-sensei did that a lot... Was it some sort of hidden message from the disguised queen or what? The black witch really didn't like it... Now she had less of a defense against the guy she was yelling at and was still madly in love with.
Just bear it, Shinoya... Saiki-kun is bound to understand, right? Right?
"Yuki-chan, don't you think we have better things to worry about than silly human relationships?" The younger prince frowned as she slowly uncovered her eyes, looking at him in surprise. "There are more important things to tend to right now, of course... I'm still worried about your well-being here, but it is good that you see to be doing better..."
Feeling her heart pound and so sure that he could hear it as well, well... the black witch could only gulp before shuddering. "U-Um... Am I not allowed to be curious about your type, Saiki-kun? T-That's what... He-he, that's what friends are for right? W-We're supposed to know lots about one another, and I wanna get to know Saiki-kun better, so I want to know what Saiki-kun's type is..."
Even if this is just me being selfish... I want to know so that I can prevent you from being taken away from me... I don't want to needlessly hurt anyone unless I can be perfectly sure about them... Please...
"My type?" Saiki stared at her for a good long while before coughing uncomfortably, blushing a little and he wasn't really that stupid... Just dense. Yeah, dense. "Let's see... I'm fond of a girl who's cheerful but has a great hidden strength as well... Though I would appreciate it if said girl didn't bother me so much with her reckless behavior..."
He muttered the last sentence under his breath, and Yuki only caught it briefly, thinking really hard about it.
Um, Kurumi-chan's like that, now that I think about it... And there was that time she went on a diet! Saiki-kun was really bothered by that! But no way~! I need to get to know Otomiya better though! I don't know her well enough to know if she's like that...!
The black-haired wizard looked at her a bit expectantly but she was far too off in her own thoughts to notice, and he just sighed lightly and somewhat longingly.
If only, right...?
"Otomiya Fuuka! There you are! I've been looking everywhere for you, you little runt!"
Curious, Yuki spied on the Otomiya girl as she ran up to this other schoolmate who Shinoya didn't know so she probably wasn't even in their class to begin with, so it didn't matter. Though she had dark goldenrod-colored hair that was layered and short along with cerise orbs, and reminded her of Senoo Aiko in a way... Aw well, best to just stay hidden and curious.
"T-Tsujimiya-san, honestly! I-I was just running a little late so you don't have to be so mean to me, you know!" Fuuka complained, flushing heavily and shamefully as the black witch blinked, tilting her head to the side in confusion. "Seriously Tsujimiya-san... Why are you always like that? You need to make more friends than me because I... I'm only going to end up disappointing you someday..."
Traces of Akemi-chan and Moriko-chan anyone? Yuki thought as she watched the scene in surprise though she quickly gripped the wall corner tightly, digging her nails into the plaster. Oh man, it's worse than I thought! Otomiya is absolutely adorable with her shyness!
"So did you win over the younger Shidoosha yet? Or what, Otomiya?" Tsujimiya Setsuna grinned as she leaned nonchalantly against the wall, a smirk playing on her lips as her friend quickly blushed darkly, gulping as she did. "Is that Shinoya still giving you trouble or something? How sad,"
"T-Tsujimiya-san! You know that Shinoya-san is Shidoosha-kun's boyfriend! I-I don't have a chance..." Otomiya's voice dropped into a mumble. "The only thing that I can really do is just watch and admire from afar like always..."
Said Shinoya felt her eye twitch just a little. I don't know if I should be relieved or depressed... Otomiya also thinks that Saiki-kun and I are dating, so I suppose that in this case, it's a good thing! Up until she realizes that we're really not, I suppose... Then what's going to happen? I'm still in love with Saiki-kun so I'm not going to give him up so easily at all, just no way!
"Otomiya, let me ask you a question. Why do you even think that Shinoya and Shidoosha are together anyway? I mean, whenever I see the two of them together, it seems to me that Shidoosha's only keen on scolding that girl for every little thing... I've never seen a couple act like that before; it's more like a mother hen babying her chicks..." The black witch inwardly flinched at Setsuna's words, immediately reaching up to rub uncertainly at her neck as she gulped lightly. However Tsujimiya just continued, "They don't seem to be dating at all to me... And if they are, neither of them seem to be happy with each other, Otomiya."
Yuki blinked once and quickly dashed down the hallway, not wanting to hear anymore. Saiki-kun and I... W-We're not really like that, are we? I mean of course I'm not completely satisfied with just being his friend, but in a way... I can kind of understand why Saiki-kun wouldn't be happy with me either... Why would he be? That just wouldn't make any sense...
And unknownist to the black witch, Otomiya had only sighed in response to her friend. "Tsujimiya-san, you should know more than anyone that a couple's 'happiness' is more than just appearance. Even I can tell that Shidoosha-kun worries profusely over Shinoya-san and Shinoya-san in return is almost always watching over him... The two of them may not look it, but it would be obvious just how much they care about one another to anyone that so much as looked at them hard enough. They're really close, Tsujimiya-san and there's nothing I can do about that and you know it..."
Setsuna blinked in confusion at first before she simply sighed heavily. "Oh Otomiya, you really are something else..."
"Okay, a tender limb like this... It has to be curved just right and, and..." Kazuo trailed off before ripping the paper from his sketchbook, crumbling it up and throwing it away with a groan. "No, that most certainly won't do... What am I thinking? How stupid..."
He perked up as he spotted Yuki walking up and soon yelped, shoving his sketchbook quickly into his bag lest it be seen and stood up rather nervously, forcing a smile as the black witch drew closer and closer. "O-Oh, Yuki-chan! Good morning to you! E-Er I mean good afternoon! See, club practice for me was canceled so I was just er, studying while waiting for the others... Kazuki-kun and Akio-kun are both in the cooking club while Naoki-kun's in the gardening club, so I really have to wait a while for them all to be finished and it's a bit troublesome, but I..."
Hakuta stopped rambling when the blond stopped in her steps, staring at him confusingly and at a loss as she soon shrugged in slight confusion. "Um, no offense Kazuo-kun, but I was just passing by... I really don't have any time for this, if you must know..."
The silver-haired wizard blinked in his own surprise at that and quickly flushed red in embarrassment. "U-Um I, er, sorry... You just startled me, Yuki-chan, so I wasn't really that sure what it was that you even wanted... Sorry if I bothered you so much, I'm just a little..."
"You like Akemi-chan right?" Yuki tilted her head to the side as the glasses-wearing boy gawked, those same clear lenses fogging up uncomfortably as he stared at her in shock before he quickly pushed the rims up to prevent them from getting too skewed. "Kazuki-kun told me, by the way... About your crush on Akemi-chan I mean, so you don't need to get so startled and upset, I... I just wanted to know if it was the truth..."
"I'm definitely going to kill Kazuki-kun in the near future," Hakuta growled under his breath before frowning disdainfully at the black witch, looking strained and upset as he sighed quietly, blushing even darker than ever. "It's actually true by the way... I do have an embarrassingly huge crush on Akemi-chan... She's just so elegant and beautiful, you know? Who wouldn't be in love with her? I mean, she has so much grace, and she's so, so modest... She amazes me so much every single day and even if she's just a little shy, that makes her so, so much cuter in a way that you wouldn't be able to fathom, Yuki-chan..."
At that, the black witch raised an eyebrow, whistling. "I don't know about that... I actually have a pretty good imagination, mind you."
There was a short moment of silence as Kazuo cleared his throat. "I know Akemi-chan doesn't like me... And Naoki-kun's told me of how violet and scary Moriko-chan can get while she's mad — so why Naoki-kun still insists on chasing after her is a mystery to me — and so I was really, really hoping that you wouldn't, er... You know..."
"Tell anyone? Relax Kazuo-kun; I know how to keep a secret! I am very good at keeping secrets, yes?" Somehow, it bothered the silver-haired how low Yuki's normally cheerful and happily pitched voice had gotten at the last bit before quickly returning to normal as she grinned, making him shudder just a bit in surprise. "So there's definitely no need to worry because I will not tell anyone and you can count on that, right?"
The silver-haired human-born wizard only blinked in response that and quickly forced a smile, not quite sure why he felt so uneasy in that moment. "U-Um... Great..."
(Eyecatch: Yuki is seen fiddling with all sorts of cards, and the Ojamajos soon look behind her as she pulls up a card, and all sweat in exasperation with the exception of Yuki who looks rather pleased. The card reveals to be an image of Yuki shooting a punch towards the screen with a wink along with the rest of the girls standing behind her sulking and thinking 'why did it even have to end up like this?'.)
"Akemi-chan, good morning! Who cares if it's afternoon! I wanna say good morning to you and so I will!" Yuki laughed happily as she jumped forward, hugging the crystal witch tightly, making her squirm, fluster, and protest with a yelp. "Akemi-chan, is it me or have you gotten even cuter? Aw~! You're so adorable and soft and cuddly and nice to snuggle and huggle~!"
"Y-Yuki-chan, honestly! Moriko-chan would hurt you if she heard that so please let me go already!" The ballerina struggled, trying to push the black witch away to no avail. "Let go, please!"
"But Akemi-chan, you're just so cute~!"
"I-Isn't there a-ah...! Isn't there something that you need?"
There was a short moment of silence as Yuki pulled away, eyes wide and sparkly like a child entranced by a shiny object. "As a matter of fact, there was something that I needed from you, Akemi-chan! I hope you don't mind or anything similar to that..."
The much more tender-hearted girl was released as the black witch pushed her away delicately, fiddling with her fingers rather sheepishly and rubbing nervously at the back of her neck as she chuckled lowly. "Um, well, you see..."
I wonder how I can put this into words that Akemi-chan wouldn't be too weirded out by... I mean, it shouldn't really be this hard, but still, I need advice...! And if this Aki-mai is the only one who can provide it for me then why not I suppose?
"Y-You said you might have a crush on Fujio-kun, right? I was wondering if you had done anything to show your feelings! In that case, I would like your advice on what I should do~!" Akemi looked surprised at that as the young Shinoya girl quickly explained, "I mean, you're a very shy sweet girl... How do you plan on making your move on Fujio-kun anyway? Chocolates on Valentines? Candy in his locker? Love letter?"
"I-I actually didn't plan on making my move anytime soon..." Suzuki murmured quietly, blushing profusely as she pressed her forefingers together meekly, her head bowing submissively. "I-I'm way too timid to do something like that so soon, Yuki-chan... I'm not as brave and confident as you are, so I don't think that I would be able to do something like that..."
"Really?" Yuki looked at her oddly, tilting her head to the side in curiosity before beaming and skipping off. "Okay, never mind~! I'll see you later, Akemi-chan~!"
Akemi just stood there, utterly lost before she just sighed sadly and heavily. "How many times must this happen...?"
"Good morning, Saiki-kun!" Yuki exclaimed cheerfully as she kicked the door open to her classroom, beaming brightly...
...Up until she saw her Saiki with Otomiya, the two of them looking over notes in an innocent atmosphere. The black witch's smile froze in place, her eyes going blank. "Hu-huh?"
"Yuki-chan!" Saiki sharply gasped, immediately standing up. "Where were you? Even Doremi-chan was on time this morning and I had to wait here for you... Otomiya-san just came in... Interesting, isn't it?"
"U-Um, yeah... H-How fascinating!" the blond girl forced out a laugh, trying her very hardest not to grimace though she tossed a glare in a flinching Fuuka's direction. "Saiki-kun, you're so great! You waited for me! I love you~!"
The black-haired wizard smiled lightly before frowning again, still in a scolding manner. "What reason could you possibly have for being late this morning anyway? You didn't get lost again did you? Do I have to start picking you up from your house or what, Yuki-chan? What am I ever going to do with you?"
I can think of a few good things... Yuki thought a bit groggily with an inner grimace before giggling cheerfully, affectionately patting her wizard counterpart's shoulder. "You shouldn't worry so much about me, Saiki-kun! It's not good for you and you need to be much more careful! Because after all, I'm a lot more reliable than you think and you know that so there is definitely and absolutely no need to worry~!"
Otomiya sighed lightly, oblivious with the stares that the blond girl shot her every so often as her hands folded into her lap. Just when I finally got to spend some time alone with Shidoosha-kun... I guess that they're really dating after all... There's no surprise, right?
"Saiki-kun, can you get me a book from the library real quick? I need to speak with Otomiya-san for a little while, so can you do me this favor~?"
"Oh, sure thing, Yuki-chan... That's er, that's fine." Saiki gave her a somewhat irritated smile. "What book do you need anyway?"
"It's that book that was made into a movie like, um... Was it fourteen or fifteen years ago? Either way, it was a little before I was born and it was by an author whose name was some sort of fruit!"
"...Yoshimoto Banana, right? Her real name is Yoshimoto Mahoko and you know that, Yuki-chan. Also, the book you want is Goodbye Tsugumi, am I correct?"
"Y-Yes, that's the one! Can you please go get it for me, Saiki-kun?"
"...Alright, I'll get on that."
"Thank you! You're the best, Saiki-kun, the best!"
Yuki beamed and waved him goodbye cheerfully as he left the classroom, and Fuuka's frown deepened before she forced a small smile and gathered her belongings a bit nervously in a way that was not overlooked by the black witch's focus. "Um, I'll go find Tsujimiya-san... We weren't in the same class like we hoped, so I have to help her out as much as I can, Shinoya-san, so I really hope that you don't mind too much and um... I wish you a very good morning so I'll just see you in class and..."
"Otomiya, hold up! We have business to discuss because we need to be careful since the walls have ears!" (1) Shinoya exclaimed, blocking the brunette's exit and shutting the door quickly, frowning at Otomiya in a somewhat scolding matter before she fiddled rather sheepishly with her thumbs. "So, um... I was just happening to glace over towards you one day in class and before I overlooked it but now I'm nervous so I just have to say something about it... Please don't think too much and quickly deny it if it's not the truth, Otomiya-san!"
The glasses-wearing girl froze at that, bowing her head and chewing nervously at her lip before she quickly forced a smile back up at the blond girl confronting her, laughing just a little. "U-Um, what is it that you want from me, Shinoya-san? Is it, um...?"
"You should know what I want to know, Otomiya-san!" Yuki quickly snapped before lowering her voice to a quieter volume lest someone actually WAS listening in to the two girls' conversation as she turned to Fuuka with a rather dark glare. "You have a thing for Saiki-kun, don't you? Look, I won't lose to you!"
Even if she's a complete sweetheart and really cute, there is no way that I'm going to lose to her and that's a fact! Saiki-kun... I'm the first girl to ever love Saiki-kun, so I definitely should have him, right? I've known him longer too... I know it's a little insecure and selfish but the truth is that I'm really scared! I don't want Saiki-kun to leave me and get together with someone else! I don't think that I'll be able to take that!
"Shinoya-san, the thing about Shidoosha-kun... Um... He's your boyfriend, isn't he? I-I won't make a move on someone who's taken, believe me!"
"Otomiya-san, I'm going to be honest here. Saiki-kun's not my boyfriend and he never was to begin with. I'm not sure why the rumors that the two of us were going out are still floating about, but the fact is that it's still not true no matter how much I want it to be... Um, so just because you're still gathering courage, I figure that I might as well treat you like a rival right here and now!"
Otomiya looked surprised and stunned at that, her eyes widening and glimmering with some emotion that really couldn't be determined as she smiled slightly, trying not to stammer so much as she spoke. "S-Shinoya-san, I'm going to try my best too... S-So it won't be as easy as you think it's going to be, r-right? I-I... I really will try to do my best, so um..."
"If you didn't try your best Otomiya-san then I would be insulted! But tell you what... I have a weakness for cute girls, so I'll give you a hint in order to somewhat level the playing field... Just a little bit anyway to be nice!" Yuki held up her forefinger, grinning widely. "I'm not going to be your biggest challenge when it comes to winning over Saiki-kun because he's impossibly dense and not at all people smart! He wouldn't be able to tell if you liked him even if you admitted it at least a thousand times!"
At least, that's what it's like for me so it's most likely for that for other girls as well, including Otomiya! It's more than just a fight for him, it's a race and I'm going to run really fast!
"Um..." Fuuka was still impossibly unsure with all the 'advice' she was getting from her rival in love and she just raised an eyebrow. "Well... It certainly doesn't feel like you're lying to me, Shinoya-san..."
"I'm not lying because I have no reason to do! If I did lie, all that would do is make me feel all dirty and dishonest and I just don't like the idea, honestly. But I'm not giving you these facts for my own entertainment or amusement, so don't you dare think that that's the case even for a second, Otomiya-san." The black witch's stare darkened and she looked so utterly serious that it could have been a little comical, considering how often and usual it was to see the blond girl unserious. "I will not lose to you, and that's a fact."
Otomiya looked like she honestly wanted to say something to that but she was unfortunately cut off when the door quickly opened.
"Yuki-chan, you shouldn't close the door when you know that I'm coming right back, got it?" Saiki looked understandably irritated as he walked in, waving the book that Yuki wanted him to get in a scolding manner in front of the young Shinoya girl's face before placing it in her hands. "Here's the novel you wanted, Yuki-chan. It's a good story, so I hope that you'll be able to read all of it."
"Oh, thank you! This is just the one that I wanted after all! Saiki-kun, you really are the best! Thank you so much for this~!" The blond girl beamed and brightly smiled up at him, clutching the novel close to her chest as she felt her heart skip a beat as it normally did. "I'm so glad that I have you, Saiki-kun~! Even though I do nothing but trouble you, you still don't hesitate to help me out or anyone else for that matter! You're so great, Saiki-kun!" She then turned to Fuuka with a surprisingly expectant smile on her face now that wasn't forced in the bit. "Don't you think so too, Otomiya-san?"
"A-Absolutely!" The glasses-wearing brunette quickly agreed, blushing profusely and only wishing to please the younger prince and her secret crush that wasn't so much of a secret now to both her best friend Tsujimiya Setsuna and the most devoted girl to Saiki Shinoya Yuki. "Um... You are a really kind person, Shidoosha-kun, and you are always helping out and you never hesitate to assist someone that comes to you for help, so..."
Even though you can be a little cold and scary at times, that's just because you're not sure of how to respond to people, right? I understand that feeling, so I know for a fact that Shidoosha-kun is definitely a kind person with an even kinder heart...
"Ah Otomiya-san, I appreciate the compliment, but you're really giving me too much praise." Saiki smiled politely and simply before turning back to Yuki, his smile faltering a little as he sighed, poking the blond girl's arm. "Yuki-chan, is there anything else that you needed?"
"Eh?" Yuki blinked in slight surprise, looking between the younger Shidoosha and Otomiya before shaking her head. "No, I think I'm good, Saiki-kun. I'll see you later, okay?"
She quickly left, waving her hand as she did with a slight smile on her face, confusing Saiki a bit as Fuuka just sighed quietly.
"Shinoya-san..."
"Wow, there's really no interesting songs on here, Yuki! We need a new radio or at least a new station or something! This stupid broken thing...!" Meme turned the dial a few more times before stopping on one song and smiling brightly. "Ooh, this one! I really like this one~!"
Oblivious and not really caring, her owner just sighed lightly, grabbing the fairy's attention as she quickly flew up, quite worried. "Yuki, are you alright? You can tell Meme about it if you like..."
kekkyoku eien no kataomoi
(Eventually it's an eternal unrequited love)
"It's a little difficult to explain, Meme," Yuki sighs yet again heavily, placing her head down on the desk with a light thump. "Sometimes, I wonder if maybe I'm just being a little too childish and immature... And now it seems that it's so much to the point where that I know that even if I'm being really and understandably cautious, it still won't make much of a difference."
"What are you talking about?" Meme asks in slight confusion that makes her owner stare at her as if at a complete loss.
anata no koto ga suki desu
(I love you)
"Meme... Am I not being obvious enough? Seriously...?"
"I-I really don't understand where you're coming from at all actually! I-I'm so sorry, Yuki...! I'll try to do better and... I... I'll try to do better..." Meme kept rambling on and the black witch quickly shook her head.
"N-No, wait a minute please, Meme..."
okiteru no ka neteru ka wakannai hodo
(Not knowing if you're awake or asleep)
Okay... So I'm not really being as obvious as I thought I was with Meme... But that could always just be me so who knows? Maybe I'm just a naturally hard to understand kind of girl... Shinoya pursed her lips in thoughts as she turned to glace at the preteen fairy, observing rather carefully how her features were flushed and how her eyes that were so chocolate brown like hers were glimmering rather sweetly.
"Hey ah, Meme?"
bo ~ tto anata no koto yume ni miteru
(Lazily, I dream of you)
Meme perked up expectantly and quickly and the blond soon just smiled sweetly and kindly, giggling a bit. "Hey Yuki... Can you please just be blunt and straightforward about what it is that's bothering you? Um, um, can you please?"
A light laugh escaped the girl's lips. "Oh Meme, it isn't that easy..."
hosoku motsureta ito wo hodoku mitai na
(The thin, tangled thread seems like it might get unfastened)
Meanwhile and in another part of Misora entirely, Otomiya Fuuka found herself knocking on the door to the Tsujimiya household and sure enough, Setsuna answered the door, her expression immediately brightening up at the sight of her friend on her doorstep. "Oh, Otomiya! It's been a while since you visited me! Is there something that you need? Do you require assistance with something perhaps? And is it really so important that you can't even ask me tomorrow on the way to school when I pick you up?"
Fuuka smiled rather sadly, sighing just a bit. "Um, actually Tsujimiya-san... I-I just wanted to speak to you for a little bit..."
"...Huh?"
anata to no mainichi togirenu you ni
(Attached to you everyday so we aren't split)
The two girls soon found themselves in the park and seating side by side on a bench with Tsujimiya a little confused and surprised. After all, Otomiya's usually kept shut about her problems, and while she was irritated constantly by it, she was also use to it. So yeah, this was a little weird.
"So, Otomiya... What is it that you wanted to talk to me about anyway? I mean, this is a little out of character for you, but I'm certainly not complaining."
"It's a little complicated actually, Tsujimiya-san... So, I..."
"This wouldn't have anything to do with the younger Shidoosha brother, would it, Otomiya?"
The brunette didn't answer and instead only adjusted her glasses rather sadly and nodded, making Setsuna smile a bit sadly.
"I knew it."
kyoushitsu no mado kara
saigo no keshiki wo nagameru tomodachitachi
(From the classroom window
My friends gaze at the last view)
Back across town and inside the household of the Mahoutsukaikai wizards (also known as the FLATS 5 and Oyajide) only Saiki stood by one of the windows, his arms folded as he sighed lightly, looking through the glass with somewhat misty eyes.
"A penny for your thoughts, Saiki-kun?" The younger prince flinched slightly at the question as he turned slowly to see Akatsuki standing there with his own arms folded, clearly mirroring his younger twin save for the usual warm smile on his lips. "Whenever you're in thought like that, I can't help but worry, you know?"
"Onii-chan..."
kekkyoku eien no kataomoi
anata no koto ga suki desu
(Eventually it's an eternal unrequited love
I love you)
The black-haired wizard quickly shook his head sadly, a frown tugging at his lips as he leaned against the wall on his back, trying to adjust his position so that he would look almost completely mirror his older twin instead of the other way around. "Um, actually, I was just thinking about something not very important..."
A frown flashed across Akatsuki's face for only a moment before he quickly sighs, rubbing at the back of his neck in slight irritation before he smiled a bit sadly. "Saiki-kun, I know you. You don't like to waste time thinking about something that's 'not very important', yeah? Go ahead and tell me what the problem is already... Please?"
Saiki blushed lightly, scratching his cheek without thinking before tracing his finger to his lips, his blush deepening as he fingered at his lower lip, rubbing it lightly.
It was a little strange, but actually...
kono koi wa sotsugyou ne
atarashii haru wo matsu wa
(This love is a graduation
I'll wait for a new spring)
That was an action that Akatsuki knew a little better when he paid a lot of attention to his only minutes-younger little brother.
"Thinking about the past, are we?" he smirked a little when Saiki flinched, unknowingly confirming his suggestion and the elder prince shook his head rather dismissively. "I should have know that there are some things that you just can't let go even if your life depended on it, bro."
There was a moment of silence before Akatsuki chuckled lowly, rue lacing his voice now and making his sibling perk up in slight surprise.
"You really are just something else entirely, aren't you, Saiki-kun?"
There was another long moment of silence, Saiki's coal eyes now glimmering innocently in a way that only served to make the older Shidoosha feel a little worse.
awai awai hatsukoi
KISU shita koi ya
(Fleeting, fleeting first love
As well as a love full of kisses)
"Nii-chan, I'm not the only one that can't let go, am I?" the black-haired wizard asked softly and somewhat sadly, shrugging his shoulders as he did. "Maybe you should spend more time worrying about yourself than about me? It might be a little good for you to think about your own self..."
His elder sibling's lips twitched in slight amusement at that. "...Should you really be the one to talk to me about self-care, Saiki-kun?"
"A" to iu ma mo nai koi mo shita keredo...
(I even fell in love once without realizing how fast it happened, but...)
"So you don't really know anything about Shinoya and the younger Shidoosha you like anymore?" Setsuna repeated in surprise as Fuuka quickly nodded sadly, her eyes gleaming and reflecting all of her sadness and confusion from behind those wide, round lenses. "Oh Otomiya, is that really that big of a problem?"
"It's bigger than you would think of course, Tsujimiya-san. I just don't know what to even do with Shinoya-san anymore... What I should say to Shidoosha-kun when I see him, and what I should tell Shinoya-san tomorrow about my feelings for Shidoosha-kun..."
koibito to yobiau watashitachi na no ni
anata wa nani miteru no?
(They call us lovers
But what are you looking at?)
"I think I'll talk to Otomiya-san tomorrow, Meme... How about that?" Yuki smiled as Meme beamed while she sat on the black witch's pin cushion, nodding eagerly.
"It sounds like a good idea, Yuki~!"
"Then what am I waiting for other than tomorrow?"
watashi ga zutto otona ni natte
hoka no dare ka to koishite
(Even if I become an adult
And fall in love with someone else)
"Shouldn't you talk to Shinoya-san anyway?" Setsuna smiled as Fuuka perked up. "It needs to be done..."
Otomiya soon smiled.
"I guess it does, Tsujimiya-san..."
suteki na kekkon shite mo
anata wo zutto suki desu
(Even if I have a wonderful wedding
I will always love you)
The rest of the day had passed by a little quicker than anyone expected, and before either of the girls had known it, the fated confrontation occurred the second Yuki had entered the classroom early only to find Fuuka sitting at her desk with a light blush on her face.
"Oh, Otomiya."
"S-Shinoya..."
watashi ga zutto otona ni natte
hoka no dare ka to koishite
(Even if I become an adult
And fall in love with someone else)
There was a moment of silence, and the black witch spoke up at the same time that Otomiya had entirely on accident,
"Listen, about Saiki-kun and I..."
"The thing with Shidoosha-kun and me..."
They both looked at each other in surprise, and Yuki soon just smiled.
suteki na kekkon shite mo
anata wo zutto suki desu
(Even if I have a wonderful wedding
I will always love you)
"Oh, I see, Otomiya-san. I was just here saying that I would like to be civil with you. Um... And I wanted to try uh, being friends?"
Needless to say, Otomiya was DEFINITELY not expecting that. "W-What?"
"Yeah, you heard me."
eien no kataomoi
anata no koto ga suki desu
(Eventually it's an eternal unrequited love
I love you)
"U-Um... that would be great, Shinoya-san... Uh... Thank you."
Shinoya smiled and waved a good-bye, shutting the door as she left her stunned rival in silence before giggling quietly to herself.
kono koi wa sotsugyou ne
atarashii haru wo matsu wa
(This love is a graduation
I'll wait for a new spring)
"Yuki-chan, there you are~!" Doremi exclaimed as she rushed up, grasping the black witch's arm. "Hey, um... What happened?"
Yuki only beamed. "Oh, nothing, except..."
"Huh?"
eien no kataomoi
(An eternal unrequited love)
"...Doremi-chan." Shinoya grabbed her shoulders, looking dead serious. "I think I'm growing up."
The pink witch looked a little surprised at that at first before she quickly smiled.
"That's a good thing, isn't it?"
-Lesson Learned-
(Note: And finally, this is the third ending! "Mirai Kaikisen" by Miyuki Hashimoto... I really like this one, but it's a lot like the first ending of "Feeling Heart" somehow... But only in the way you look at it, me thinks~!)
(Footage: We slowly zoom into a table that's practically buried under a ton of photos of Yuki and the rest of the witch apprentices, and a few duo shots just as a pen with Shinoya Yuki's name engraved in it rolls bye over the photographs.)
Mijikaitemo yoku shiranai
(I don't understand at all, even though I'm by your side)
(Footage: The black witch is seen sleeping and resting on her desk with her head nestled rather comfortably in her arms, her shoulders rising gently as she yawns quietly and begins to dream.)
Tameiki shinpai wo nosete
(I sigh worriedly from my heart,)
(Footage: On one side of the screen, we see Yuki meeting Doremi for the first time as the black witch beams and starts shaking the pink witch's hands repeatedly, followed soon enough by an image of the blond tilting her head to the side and smiling brightly and says 'it's nice to meet you'.)
Kono machi nukeru ashita wo omou
(At the thought of leaving this city tomorrow)
(Footage: It switches to a memory of Yuki glomping Onpu as the rest of the girls look a little surprised only for the purple witch to laugh good-naturedly and quickly lean nicely into the black witch's arms. The rest of the girls soon all smile brightly as well.)
Nanika itta yo nanika umegaii
(I wish you would say something)
(Footage: Saiki perks up as he turns around to face a rather blushing Yuki who had probably just confessed her love to him again for the umpteenth time. The black witch blinks, her chocolate brown eyes glimmering rather expectantly as the black-haired wizard just smiles fondly.)
Yume wo mita kedo oboetenai no
(Even though I had a dream, I can't remember it)
(Footage: Another memory of Majoren patting a much younger Yuki on the head appears only to be quickly replaced by the Misora wizards as Kazuki glomps the witch cheerfully, with Akio lightly touching her arm as well as Naoki and Kazuo placing their hand on her shoulders. They all laugh.)
Wasurete furi ga te tada to oshienai de
(Please don't tell me I can't pretend to forget)
(Footage: Yuki's eyes then flicker open as she sits up, looking at the photographs in slight surprise and focusing her attention on a particular photo that has her with the entire group including all of the wizards and even Poppu with her and Saiki standing side by side with the black wizard looking surprisingly sheepish. A tear drop soon splatters onto the photo, and it's revealed to be a stunned Shinoya with tears welling up in her eyes and soon trickling down her cheeks without any explanation as she quickly wipes them away and then smiles brightly and laughs.)
Massugu na kimochi ga mae wo miteru yorokobi wo miteru
(I look forward with sincere feelings, looking towards joy)
(Footage: All of the girls' smiles flash by one by one and we switch to the Nanimokamo Mahou-Dou just as Doremi flips the sign close and they all do high-fives, all of their grins flashing by rather quickly before switching to later where Yuki is standing all alone in front of the magic shop and looks at her hand that she used in the high-five with slight surprise before holding it close to her heart and just smiling in relief with her eyes shut.)
Mayoi ga shita Ride Ride Rise...
(Erasing doubt, Ride Ride Rise...)
(Footage: The witch apprentices all fly into the air happily, ending with Doremi and Yuki as they laugh with one another and wrap arms around each other's shoulders as they all zoom happily off into the sunset on their brooms.)
Massugu ni kaze ga egaku kaikisen
(The onward wind paves the route to return)
(Footage: The wizards can all be seen looking up at the sunset in surprise just as Saiki perks up as if in confusion just as Akatsuki glances questionably at him and surprisingly enough, the black-haired wizard just slowly smiles widely, laughing a little.)
Kiga tsuitara
(Upon finding out)
(Footage: It fades back into the black witch's room where Meme is sleeping on top of the bed while Yuki is back at her desk.)
Ah tokimeki nemuru mae ni
(Ah, before the wavering feelings fall asleep,)
(Footage: The blond appears to be scribbling something down and then smiles brightly at her handiwork when she's done, and soon holds up the picture.)
Hayaku hayaku
(Hurry, hurry)
(Footage: It's revealed that along with the date that the picture was taken, Yuki had also written "Me, Saiki-kun, the wizards, and all of my dearest friends" in rather clear whimsical script across the top.)
Next time on Ojamajo Doremi Tomo-DACHI:
Yuki: It's a fantasy romance, actually! Nobu-chan and Miho-chan are really amazing storytellers!
Doremi: W-Wait a minute Yuki-chan, this is your own story, isn't it?
Yuki: It begins with a young maiden and her prince...
Onpu: That prince being Saiki-kun, I bet.
Hazuki: Oh dear...
Akemi: I-Indeed.
Yuki: Of course, their love is hindered by several obstacles!
Moriko: Obstacles, you say?
Kurumi: What the-? Okay, why am I the villain?
Hana: What's Hana-chan in this story?
Momoko: Wow, this looks interesting!
Aiko: Really?
Yuki: And all the other loves along with theirs...
Doremi: YES! Akatsuki-kun and I! I like this story already!
Aiko: A-Am... AM I SERIOUSLY PAIRED UP WITH LEON-KUN?
Yuki: This is an amazing and epic love fantasy!
The rest of the Ojamajos save for Hana and Doremi: YUKI-CHAN, HONESTLY!
Doremi: Next time on Ojamajo Doremi Tomo-DACHI!
Yuki: The next lesson! "Because I'm The Fantasy Heroine!"! And remember, friendship comes before everything and always treasure it!
Kurumi: Making friends isn't easy, but don't give up!
(1) – In case you can't tell, Yuki is worried that Saiki may still be listening in to their conversation with his sensitive hearing. Note, even if he does hear, he probably doesn't care enough to think too much about it.
Oh, and the author known as Yoshimoto Banana and her book called Goodbye Tsugumi are both real and randomly chosen via Wikipedia. Though I would read the translation if I ever got the chance~!