Birthdays should be happy, right? Part 1: Getting the birthday girl
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~In Misora First Elementary: Seki-sensei's class~
Seki-sensei looked around and sighed. She faced Akatsuki and waited for an answer. She didn't need to speak. Anyone could tell what she was thinking.
Akatsuki sighed. It was up to him, again. He spoke up, "Leon-kun…um…some big event occurred at home and…he probably…needs some time to get over it…" Seki-sensei started to head towards the door, "Then maybe I should go call his parents."
"NO!" Tooru, Fujio and Akatsuki shouted at the same time. Seki-sensei looked towards them as she opened the door.
Leon stood right outside the door. She looked at him. He bowed, "Usaka nako gome ne. (Sorry for being late.)" Seki-sensei replied, "It's alright…" He thanked her and went to his seat.
Everyone stared confused. Then they stared at Akatsuki who chuckled embarrassedly.
~Later at the MAHO-dou~
Things were really silent at the MAHO-dou. Leon was the only one who was actually happy. Akatsuki spoke for all of them, "Leon-kun, are you sure you're okay?"
Leon nodded, "Yeah, I'm fine, never been better. Why do you ask?" Leon looked at him in the eye and realized, "You guys are still worried about yesterday, aren't you?" They slowly nodded. Leon smiled reassuringly, "Oh don't worry. I'm fine. I'm totally over it."
Momoko asked, "Really?" Leon nodded, "Yea, I have to be." Doremi asked, "Huh?" Leon sighed as he closed his eyes, scratched his head and put his other hand on his hip, "Man, humans sure like being negative." Yuki spoke up, "No, they don't!"
Everyone looked towards her. Leon smiled, "Today's a very special day for Yuki-chan, right?" Yuki slowly and shyly nodded. Doremi asked, "What's today?" Pop asked smiling, "Is it your birthday?" Yuki slowly nodded. Doremi sweat dropped.
Momoko stated, "Well, you don't seem so happy about it." Yuki looked down. Kaoru and Tooru simultaneously shouted, "Don't say that!" Yuki shook her head, "No, she's right." Tooru and Kaoru looked towards Yuki.
She looked up, "But don't worry, with the help of Tooru-kun," she took Tooru's arm, "and minna-san," she then took Fujio's arm since he was closest, "I'm sure my birthday will be fine." She closed her eyes and smiled. A tear made its way down her cheek.
Shortly after, she let go of Fujio and cried softly into Tooru's chest. Tooru patted her and tried to comfort her. Suddenly, Momoko started to feel bad.
Yuki pulled herself together. She wiped the tears off her face and went to the Witch World after apologizing. Tooru sighed. Fujio, Leon and Akatsuki sighed. Akatsuki spoke up, "It's the first time, isn't it?" Tooru nodded.
It was really silent for a while. No one had anything to talk about. That, or they didn't want to. Yeye came back from the Witch World sounding really panicky, "Yeyeyeyeyeyeyeye!" Tooru sweat dropped and said to the fairy, "Calm down, Yeye." She did and then told something to Tooru that no one else understood.
Suddenly the expression on his face turned serious and he left with Yeye. Doremi asked, "Does anyone else think something is wrong?" Everyone nodded. Akatsuki replied, "We should go." They all headed for the orphanage.
~In the Witch World Orphanage~
When everyone came inside, they saw Majo Heart in the living room. They noticed Mia, Hikaru, Mizuno, Yeye, Sasa and Tooru were banging on Yuki's door. "Yuki-chan, open up!" Tooru shouted. "NO!" The sound of a crying Yuki replied from inside. Mizuno tried, "Yuki-chan, you can't stay in their forever!"
Mia cried, "Yuki-onee-chan! Pwease come out!" Hikaru agreed with her, "Yea, please come out!" Sasa and Yeye tried too, "Sasaasasasa!" "Yeyeyeyeye!" Doremi frowned along with everyone else.
Doremi walked up to the witch doctor, "Majo Heart, what's going on?" Majo Heart sighed, "Yuki's locked hersself in her room and isn't coming out." The witch got up and left upstairs. Doremi turned around, "We have to do something." They nodded. Leon asked, "What are we supposed to do?" Doremi walked over to the door. Mizuno smiled and gestured everyone to give her way.
Doremi said, "Yuki-chan, please come out." There was no reply but everyone did hear sobbing. Onpu joined in, "Yea, come on. Everyone's out here." More sobbing was heard. Tooru stepped up as the two girls backed away, "Yuki-chan," he paused but continued, "think about what Suki-chan would do." The sobbing stopped but sniffling was heard. Tooru didn't smile but he continued any way, "Suki-chan wouldn't let this bring her down. She'd stay strong. For both of you, and she did, when she was with us."
"But she's not, is she?" replied the girl who'd locked herself in. Tooru frowned. Mizuno walked up, "Yuki-chan, she's only away from us, physically." Yuki perked up, "What do you mean?" Mia replied, "Mizu-onee-chan means that Suki-onee-chan is aw-ways with us." Hikaru continued, "In our hearts."
Doremi stepped up, "Yuki-chan, I may not know what's exactly going on here, but what I do know is that it's your birthday and birthdays are supposed to be a happy time for everyone." Everyone waited but didn't hear anything, no replies, no sobbing, no crying, no nothing. Doremi began to have doubts.
Tooru said to him self, "Desperate times call for desperate measures." Everyone wondered what he was going to do. He walked up to the door and tried one last time, "Yuki-chan, you come out right now, or I give up and have no choice but to leave." Mizuno gasped. Mia was about to cry but she heard something. It was the sound of crashing, things breaking and suddenly everyone heard the lock shuffling and moving.
No…Tooru-kun…please…don't do this to me…I'm sorry…don't leave me… Tears escaped Yuki's eyes as she tried to break open the lock.
Suddenly the door opened and Yuki hugged Tooru while crying, "No…don't…gome…gome…but don't…don't leave me…" Tooru smiled and hugged her back, "What makes you think I would ever leave?" Sasa and Yeye hugged Yuki as did Mia and Hikaru. Mizuno smiled. Majo Heart, I'd say you have done a wonderful job in raising these people.