In all honesty, if you want to know... My first real friend that I could trust with my whole 'witch being' wasn't Saiki-kun... It was actually my fairy, Meme.

"You pass!" Mota and Motamota both exclaim in their sluggish and lethargic manner, the young black witch apprentice squealing happily in response, jumping up and down. "Congrats."

The small coal orb was soon presented by Mota, glowing and transforming into a small, pixi-like fairy that was ebony all around with the same hair as Shinoya from even the spring-green ponytail holder at the bottom with coal eyes.

"Meme!" it chirped brightly to Yuki's delight, earning her to quickly hug the new fairy, squealing really happily.

"Ooh, you're just so cute! Am I happy to have you, Meme~!"

We became close rather quickly, so as Meme grew up, our bond grew stronger and stronger.

"Yuki~!" Meme squeals, a pre-adult fairy now, hugging her owner tightly. "It's so great that we'll be working together for much, much longer than I expected! Every single day that I spend with Yuki will be wonderful for sure!"

"T-Thank you, Meme..."

To tell the truth, Meme is the only one that I can tell things freely... She's a very special and my one and only friend... Sometimes, I worry if it's just because she's my fairy so of course she likes me, but on another side... I really do think it's because Meme is the one who understands me best... And I am really, really grateful for that... I really do like Meme... Other than Saiki-kun of course, she is definitely the one that I like the most...

"Yuki~! You need to wear a new pair of new socks every single day! Clean feet are happy feet that take you to more places!"

"But it's troublesome! I need two of them and they're always disappearing off into places and excuse me, Meme, but I prefer it when I have a pair of socks that match and it's much easier to just have one than so many at one time..."

"That's no excuse! It's bad for you and you'll have sores and flaky skin on your feet and it's really unattractive!" Meme fumed, zooming up to her owner's face and tugging on one of the blond curls. "They'll get all cracked and bloody and it'll be really bad! My Yuki is delicate so her feet are naturally the same way! The best of treatment should only be the bare minimum for my Yuki~!"

"Really? Will that honestly happen to my poor feet? Ah... Something like that would traumatize my Saiki-kun... I guess you're right, Meme..." Yuki sighs heavily before beaming at her fairy. "You're always so nice to me~! I really love you, Meme!"

With that, Meme instantly turned starry-eyed and there were almost literal sparkles around her. "Of course, of course, Meme really loves Yuki a lot too! Meme loves Yuki because Yuki is Meme's number one!"

The black witch laughs at that, somehow wishing she could tell her fairy the exact same thing.

But then again, she didn't want to lie to Meme.

(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.)

Ah finally, a chapter about a character that's more or less... uh... what do you call them? Secondary? Well, she's not a minor character like classmates for certain, but she's... Is she part of the main cast? I'm the writer here and I still don't know... How sad is that? I really need to learn all these proper story terms in order to be a proper authoress... Maybe then I'll earn the title of Sakusha-chama... Ha-ha... Just kidding...

Mostly.

But this will be a semi-important chapter... Since Meme is, after all, the second most important character to Yuki... Shinoya has such a one-track mind, but Meme's really nice. I like her bunches! She's so cute~!

For future reference, she's a little in between the ages of Doremi-tachi's fairies and Lala... She's like a teenager and wears similar clothes to Lala... only smaller... He-he...

Ojamajo Doremi Tomo-DACHI:

Lessons in Friendship –

Meme The Ever So Fretful

Lesson: Actually, there's nothing wrong with going out and growing up, but... you need to keep in mind that there is someone out there who is probably concerned about you. You need to be more careful! Because in retrospect, you're worrying them a lot more than you're probably aware of! Urk.

"Yuki~!" Meme chirped, floating over her owner and tugging on one of the blond curls as she slept, snoozing lightly. "Yuki, you need to get up! I know it may be a Sunday but today the Mahou-Dou is having a big sale and Majorika will yell at you if you get even a few minutes late! Come on, you should have been ready an hour ago!"

"Urr... Saiki-kun... Please..."

"Meme is NOT that Saiki guy, Meme is Meme!" the fairy exclaimed in exasperation, and in a fit of anger, she was now yanking mercilessly on her owner's blond curl, earning Yuki's eyes to just flutter open before the black witch sat up and yawned, palm over her mouth and she soon stared blankly at Meme who put her hand on her hips, growling. "It's good to see that you're finally awake... But you have to hurry! You're already late and Majorika will be really angry and it will just cause a lot of trouble!"

The blond merely stared at the pre-teen fairy that was currently fuming with tiny hands on her tiny hips. Finally, a wide, cat-like grin spread across the black witch's face.

"...I don't feel like working today, Meme. I nearly killed my hand just yesterday making as many magic plushies as I could and I want to heal it up for an entire Sunday~! I don't want to get my wrist all messed up like Tachibana-sempai's is where I won't be able to even wield a yumi bow properly! That'll upset Natsu-sempai and I wouldn't want to upset Natsu-sempai~!"

"B-But Yuki...!" Meme gasped in shock as her owner plopped back into bed, sighing. "D-Did you tell Majorika and the other girls about this? I-I... I mean, as your fairy, you should at least inform the others when you're on a... temporary break. I mean, real life doesn't work that way and you can't disappear for an entire day without telling anyone! It may not get you fired, but everyone will start to trust you a little less and that wouldn't be good at all, will it?"

"That's no one else's concern other than mine... so it's fine." Shinoya sighed, dropping her usual sunny happy persona as her eyelids drooped and she got close to falling back asleep. "Meme, I appreciate your concern but my head hurts, my hand still aches a bit... I don't want to go to work~!"

"Yuki, it's going to be good for you. You can spend time with your friends like Doremi-chan and Onpu-chan and all those other girls! I'm sure that it will be a lot of fun for you so you won't feel bothered by it in the slightest and you most certainly don't need to worry about it, so come on... Just go~!" Meme flew upward and into the closet, trying to pick out the black witch's usual outfit for her to pick out. "Tell you what? Meme will go out of her way to make sure Yuki looks extra cute today! The better you look, the more your self-esteem will boost!"

"Meme, I said that I'm not..." Yuki sat up and paused for just a minute, letting this entire thing simply mull over for just a minute. Realizing something that could completely change her mind on her decision, the blond blushed and gulped just a bit. "D-Do you think that you could pick out something cute that Saiki-kun would actually pay attention to, Meme? That would be really nice for starters, so I, um... Please?"

"What? Yuki, I thought you loved me more than Saiki..." Meme pouted a little at this thought, huffing. "You're the one that I love mostly so shouldn't Meme be the one that Yuki loves mostly as well? It's not fair that you prefer some boy over Meme! In fact, it's really mean... But if impressing that Saiki is what Yuki wants then who is Meme to deny what Yuki dear really wants! It's unfair, but alas, I must still obey what my Yuki desires me to do!"

"I'm sorry, Meme... I don't mean to upset you..." the black witch hopped out of bed soon enough, fiddling with her musical note-clad pajama pant strings before just shaking her head sadly. "Man... I really just don't know what to do about anything anymore..."

"What do you mean by that, Yuki?" the small fairy wondered as she picked out a cute white bolero jacket followed by a pink blouse. "Here... This looks like it'd be adorable on you! Anyone who sees you while wearing this would fall under an enamored spell for sure~! Anyway, Meme doesn't quite understand but you know that if there's something bothering you, I'll always help you out in your time of need so there definitely isn't anything to worry about."

"Really?" Yuki wondered before just laughing softly. "Thank you, Meme."

Though it's true that Meme is the one that I can tell the most to, there are still some things that I can't tell Meme... It's a shame but it's just the way that life tends to work, right?

"Look, a really cute blue pleated skirt will go with all of this!" Meme exclaimed happily before floating out, carrying all of the articles of clothing and depositing them onto the bed before beaming widely. "Here, you'll be cuter than ever for sure if you put these on, Yuki."

"Thanks, Meme... Wow, they're so adorable... I know okaa-sama bought me these clothes but I never bothered to try them on before." The blond held up the pleated skirt happily, grinning brightly. "It's so cute! I'll definitely catch Saiki-kun's eye with this!"

"Who's eye won't you catch?" her fairy laughs softly as her owner quickly changes into the outfit, running her fingers through the slightly tangled, soft blond hair. "Come on, you need to work on your face as well if you want the pretty outfit to be super effective."

"Right~!" Yuki sang enthusiastically, skipping into the hallway and right inside the bathroom on the right. "Okay, Meme... You don't have to mother me anymore... I'm practically thirteen, thank you very much! I may not be an adult by now... Yeah, I'll be sixteen at around that time, but that doesn't mean that I'm still a child!"

"Really? Then what was all that about being too worried about getting injured to go work? You have to be responsible if you don't want to be a child anymore... Without a good sense of responsibility somehow and somewhere, Yuki, I don't think that you can really get anywhere in life. You need to be more mature and trustworthy!"

"You're turning into a parent, Meme... Please shut up now." Shinoya sighed heavily, taking a brush and gently running her fingers through blond stands before raking it through her hair. "I mean, I have enough of okaa-sama for that kind of nonsense. Otou-sama doesn't even show up enough to count but that still doesn't make it okay, Meme... You need to be more careful about such matters..."

"What are you talking about, Yuki? Am I not meant to simply look after you?" Meme frowned, a little hurt by the blonde's retort. "Hey... You know that it's just because Meme cares lots about Yuki, right? I don't want you hurting yourself one way or another, you know..."

"I appreciate the sentiment but really, it's fine. I can be mature and responsible when I want to be, alright? I don't struggle like other people do so there really is nothing to worry about, Meme." The black witch paused for a moment before snapping some cute flower barrettes on here and there. "Thank you for worrying but it's unnecessary when I can take care of myself perfectly fine. You don't need to worry."

Her fairy blinked once before just smiling sadly. "Um... Alright, it's fine if that's what you think, Yuki."

"Yuki-chan, it's bad to be late and you know that. Majorika's going to throw a fit."

"Moriko-chan!" Yuki called out in surprise at seeing the flower-loving green witch currently gardening in the, er front yard garden of the Mahou-Dou. Takahashi had even clad yellow gloves, a pretty sunhat, and had a careful scoop in one of her hands. "Um... What are you doing?"

"If I make the garden outside as pretty as the one in the greenhouse, people will want to buy more of our flowers. Besides, this is the natural habitat of every flower in the world... Just to be out in the lush, green earth to grow and mature as the way that nature intended... with only a little help from loving hands, of course. Everyone is like a flower, and everyone and all things need love to survive, whether it be from nature or from others."

That Mori-pon... so passionate about her plant life biology whatever even now... I guess that I shouldn't be surprised. It makes me wonder if there's ever going to be something like that for me, whether it's singing, archery, or even embroidery...

"By the way, what's with the picture clothes? Are you getting your picture taken after all? Or is this just one more of your dud attempts to attract a certain dark prince where the only thing larger than his ego is his insane and almost unnatural brother complex?" Moriko smirked at her, earning the blond to fluster and immediately shake her head back and forth as the florist simply laughed. "Yeah, don't deny it, Yuki-chan. I can read you like a book after all, though your clothes are cute and I'll give you that much."

"Meme chose out Yuki's outfit for the day!" a black cat exclaimed, coming out from behind the black witch's legs as Yuki flinched and the Takahashi girl looked merely amused at the sight.

"Oh Meme, it looks like you decided to visit the Mahou-Dou this go around, huh? Well, I'm sure that Vivi and the others would be happy to see you... Lala will be happy as well, of course."

"Oh yeah, I forgot that Moriko-chan's fairy along with everyone else's would be playing in the Mahou-Dou today. You'll be a good role model for all of them, right Meme? You have to be gentle on everyone, especially Toto, okay?" Yuki knelt down and patted the top of her kitty's head, beaming as she did. "Be a good neko-chan for me, okay? Don't forget to be a good yousei-san for me as well, Meme."

"Meme will be the best that she can be~!" the disguised fairy sang happily as Shinoya laughed, scooping up the black kitty and cuddling her face against Meme's. "No worries, no worries, Yuki~!"

And unknownist to both girls and the cat, a small girl with two high brown ponytails was watching them from behind one of the nearby bushes, with wide eyes.

"A talking... koneko-chan?"

"Alright, the pastries are all finished and I even whipped up some extras for everyone to enjoy~!" Momoko exclaimed happily as she came in with a tray of imagawayaki, beaming brightly. "It's a super specialty... Imagawayaki for everyone! I hope that you like it!" (1)

"Thank you, Momo-chan!" Doremi chirped thankfully as she took one of the desserts, taking a bite and humming contentedly. "Mm, that tastes really nice..."

"Que c'est délicieux! This is delicious! It's really well-made for Momo-chan's standards~!" Kurumi exclaimed, nibbling delicately at her own imagawayaki as she grinned widely. "You still need some work here and there, of course..."

"There is nothing that will ever satisfy the gourmet taste buds like that of Kurumi-chan's," Aiko huffs jokingly before just chuckling a bit. "Ya learn to just get use to it..."

"Oh, Ai-chan..." Hazuki sighed, adjusting her glasses out of habit.

"Everyone, sorry I'm late!" Yuki burst in with Moriko behind her, the latter shaking her head dismissively and somewhat disapprovingly at the former. "I-I, uh... I overslept by like, a lot... I broke my alarm and my parents, er..."

"Yuki's sorry for her irresponsibility and she'll try not to make another mistake similar to it in the future," Meme finally finished for her owner beside her, earning the black witch to just perk up and rub rather nervously at the back of her neck, laughing just a little.

"Yeah, that sums it up nicely..."

"YOU IDIOT!" Majorika fumed as soon as she walked in the room, arms frowned and looking like she was practically snarling. "What exactly made you think that you could show up so late, Yuki?"

"Meme and I both said it was a mistake so lay off, Majorika. It won't happen again and you have my word so stop bothering me about it. That's really annoying you know and I don't like it at all!" Shinoya shot back in annoyance before quickly shaking her head. "No it won't happen again so don't yell at me! I had a rough morning already with Meme telling me off... It's really troublesome."

Meme could only stare at her owner, horrified by the blonde's careless words. So that's it? Is Meme really too rough on Yuki...? So that makes me troublesome? I didn't think that my Yuki would ever think like that about me...

"Y-Y-Yuki-chan, you should s-s-say that!" Akemi intervened, stammering so badly that it didn't have nearly the desired effect that the crystal witch had wanted. "I-I mean, we're not trying to antagonize you or i-instigate any sort of fight so d-don't be so defensive! We're friends! Friends don't fight!"

"Listen to Akemi-chan, Yuki-chan. Just because you're not in a super happy dorky mood like you always are, it doesn't mean that you should let it affect your manners," Moriko quipped, already in her overprotective best friend mode with the 'you make Akemi cry, I make you cry' mindset. Shoot, her tender-hearted best friend already looked like she was on the very edge of bursting into tears already. "You need to calm down."

The black witch perked up and quickly smiled, laughing a bit nervously. "R-Right..."

"And anger lines don't really go with those clothes, Yuki-chan."

"I got it, Moriko-chan!"

"Yuki-chan, you are dressed rather cutely today," Onpu observed, taking her own chin in a thoughtful gesture. "You're hoping to impress Saiki-kun with these clothes, right?"

"Aw, nee-sama, how'd you guess so easily?"

"M-Meme picked out these clothes herself!"

Both Yuki and Meme looked at each other in confusion at speaking up at the same time as the former soon just laughed. "Oh yes, didn't I already thank you for that, Meme? Or are you just proud of yourself? You're so silly..."

Her cat blinked at that in worry before rubbing at her whiskers idly with one of her paws. "E-Excuse me..."

"Meme, are you doing alright~? Hana-chan's worried~!" Hana chimed, skipping up to the disguised fairy and scooping her up cheerfully. "Hana-chan knows just where all the fairies are for Meme to play with so Hana-chan will take you to them right away~!"

"U-Um, thank you..."

"It's nothing~!"

And with that, the white witch skipped away with Yuki's fairy and the only thing the black witch could do was simply stare in confusion.

"Want an imagawayaki, Yuki-chan?" Momoko asked cheerily. "Here's a napkin so you don't get your clothes dirty."

"O-Oh! Thank you, Momo-chan!"

"Meme, are you doing alright?" Lala asked curiously while the other miniature fairies flew around in circles, chirping cheerfully all the while. In her usual form now, Meme hugged her knees, sighing as she did. "You're normally as cheerful as Yuki-chan but today you seem to be a little down..."

"Actually, Meme's just been wondering about a few strange things... Most of them are about my Yuki... I think she might be changing just a little bit without me realizing... One of these days... Maybe we won't even be that close anymore..." Meme sighed heavily, burying her face into her knees, shoulders drooped. "I... I'm a little worried, to be honest..."

"Dodo?" Dodo wondered as she flew up to Meme in curiosity while Cece, Akemi's fairy, ducked behind Vivi in the same habit that her owner tended to.

Roro and Riri, meanwhile, were just fanning themselves leisurely. Nini was already busy messing around with Rere and Mimi.

Even Fafa was there, though rather sheepish since her owner Poppu had yet to pick her up, or... to be more honest, even shown up and see that her pink little fairy was around.

"Dodo-chan, do you have these kinds of problems with Doremi-chan as well?" Meme asked Dodo curiously, glancing at the pink fairy with slightly sparkling coal eyes. "I-I mean... Yuki is always like this, of course, but I'm really worried... I swear, she's a good girl almost all the time... I-I just don't know what to do if she gets rebellious the way she did..."

"Dodo?"

"Yes, really. Yuki's a good girl, really... It may be hard to see once you really get to know her, but the fact is that she's sweet at heart... She just has questionable priorities at all. Yuki wouldn't hurt someone out of malice and she's always trying," the black fairy shook her head, blushing furiously as she did. "Yuki's such a strange one at times and it really worries me... Normally, she's so affectionate and endearing but lately she's been getting more and more troubled... I just don't know what's happening. Is this just a part of becoming a rebellious teenager or something?"

"Do..." Dodo began before Meme started to freak out.

"W-What if she becomes such a riot that she joins the yakuza or in the very least becomes a yanki? With her bleached hair and a little less dolling up, she could actually pull it off... And then what would my dear Yuki be reduced to? What if she starts stealing wallets and smoking and then pressing the cigarette butts to innocent people's skin?" she wailed, cupping her fists over her cheeks as she screamed, horribly mortified by the thought of her 'sweet' and mostly 'innocent' young owner in such a bad place. "Not only will she get lung cancer but she's going to go to prison too! And she's doomed to be convicted and sent to prison! My Yuki won't survive long in prison! She can't be convicted... I highly doubt that one percent will show itself to her!" (2)

"Dododo... dodo!" Dodo waved her arms about as she explained. "Dododo... dodo... dodo, do, dodo, do!"

"Dodo-chan, I don't really think that my dear Yuki would agree to that sort of arrangement... She may be cute but she can be awfully feisty, you know..."

"Yuki-chan seems like a sweet girl... are you sure that she really isn't?" Lala inquired in curiosity as Meme perked up in surprise. "I mean, Majorika and I don't know her very well but she seems... well, she's childish at times but she can be a bit of a hard worker, sometimes... She may just be having a hard time every now and then so she won't always be easy to deal with..."

"It's not just that though, Lala-san... Yuki may be getting worse and worse and that worries me! What if she really does go the wrong path in life and end up miserable? I love my Yuki too much to allow her to go through all that... But it's not just my concern that's an issue here... Meme is scared that Yuki and Meme may be getting further and further apart..." Meme stood up and flew upwards, sighing as she went upside down, sniffling as she did. "If Yuki grows up one day and decides that she doesn't need me... I don't know what I'll be able to do if that happens... What will happen to me without my Yuki around? Maybe I can just find some poor job in the Majokai and live as a hag fairy for the rest of my life... Now wouldn't that be tragic for a pretty fairy like me? Ha-ha, life really is cruel and unfair, especially when it's filled with several centuries and quite a few millenniums to worry about here and there..."

"Meme, I don't think that will happen between you and Yuki-chan," Lala stated in slight exasperation, staring at how high in the air the depressed black fairy was. "Now, you need to come down! It's not really that safe and it's very close to the ceiling after all..."

"Vivi vivivi... vivi!" Vivi exclaimed as she flew up to where the preteen fairy was, waving her hand and just gesturing outside. "Vivivi vivi vi vivi vivivi!"

"Go outside for a stroll? Is that really what Moriko-chan does to calm herself down? Well, I admit the nature of the Human World is rather pretty, but what if Yuki decides that she needs me while I'm out? That just wouldn't be good at all and I can't do that at all!" Meme laughed ruefully before just shaking her head. "Thank you for the suggestion though, Vivi-chan... I really do appreciate it more than you can imagine so I really am grateful for it."

"Cecece cece ce-ce cecece..." Cece stated shyly as she flew up to where Vivi and Meme were as well, thinking of her owner blushing heavily and melancholy. "Cecece... cece... cece... ce... ce..."

"I didn't know Akemi-chan suffered that much... I should tell Yuki so that she's much gentler with her in the future... I-I wouldn't be surprised if my Yuki makes her cry without realizing it!" (3)

"Rerere rere re-re rererere," Rere commented to Mimi who just shrugged.

"Mimimi?"

"Rororo... roro ro rororo." Roro stated towards Riri who looked merely fascinated.

"Ririri?"

"Toto!" Toto chirped while Fafa squirmed.

"Fafa..."

"Nini!" Nini exclaimed, waving her arms about.

"Well, it is true that Yuki needs to do some work by herself without my guidance but it's really hard to leave someone alone who has already been by herself for so long... Yuki used to tell me everything when we were just getting to know each other during her apprenticeship and there are some things that she told me that continued to stick with me..." Meme shrugged, and Lala grew a little curious. "Yuki... can be a little strange from time to time thought and that's just a fact..."

I wonder what happened to Yuki-chan's apprenticeship... She's such a strange girl, and Joou-sama won't tell me or Majorika what occurred to change her like that... In fact, Majoren even refuses to talk about it... Is it really that huge of a deal? Is it possible that she tried to do forbidden magic? Lala soon shook her head, pressing her hand to her forehead. Doremi and the others accepted her so readily... But Meme has a bit of a point... Hardly any of us know much about her... All I know for sure is that she's in love with Saiki-kun... but isn't there more to it than simply that?

"Dodo dododo!" Dodo exclaimed, waving her hand about again as Meme perked up and stared at her in confusion. "Dodo do-do dododo!"

"Dodo-chan... Um..."

"Hey, Meme!" Yuki called out as she entered the room with several piles of miniature clothes in her hand, looking around as the rest of the fairies, including Lala, looked a little confused. "I made some new doll clothes but I don't know if they're really going to be cute or not... Can you model them for me?"

"Yuki-chan, you could do that by yourself with a base doll..." Lala spoke up softly, a little exasperated. "You don't need Meme to..."

"Right away, Yuki!" Meme chirped happily, flying up to her owner ready for orders. "Are they cute? I sure bet that they're going to be the cutest ever! Yuki is really good at designing after all so Meme has complete faith in her~!"

"Thank you, Meme." Shinoya laughed cheerfully, poking her fairy's cheek lovingly as she squealed with delight, quickly floating to land on the blonde's large red ribbon, resting her head against sunny tresses. "Alright, let's get going."

The rest of the fairies could only stare as Lala slowly frowned.

"Huh..."

"So is this supposed to be poofy like this?" Meme wondered as she tried one a shiny and almost strange-looking purple suit that in no way whatsoever was traditionally Japanese in the slightest. "Where is this even from?"

"It's supposed to be from the Renaissance... It means 'rebirth' so I thought a doll wearing these clothes would be blessed with helping the owner find his... or herself, I think. I looked up some dresses from that time period and they were all flashy and... kind of poofy... Then again, colonial times, the Europeans were so oddly dressed with those done up wigs and the painful dresses... How did they even manage to walk all dolled up like that? Past fashions are so funny! I might even make an old dress like that... Though it'll be impossibly difficult so maybe not!" Yuki laughed at the thought before gazing sparkly and expectantly towards her fairy. "So, what do you think, Meme? Is it cute enough to put on a doll and sell? I know the Renaissance had nothing to do with Japan, but back in America, it was such an interesting subject! Who doesn't want to live a somewhat multicultural lifestyle?"

"Don't you have anything traditionally Japanese though, Yuki? Like a kimono or something..."

"Um, I have maybe a geisha dress... a cute miko... maybe a little samurai if I can manage!" Shinoya blushed a little at the thought. "I never really thought I'd be in the doll-making business... and to think this all started with a Saiki-kun plush...!"

"That's because everything starts with Saiki..." Meme muttered a bit sullenly as her owner perked up in confusion. "Saiki is most important to Yuki after all... U-Unless..."

"Meme, what are you talking about? Did you have something weird?"

"Yuki, um... If you were to choose between Saiki and Meme... would you...?" Her fairy was shaking now and Yuki's eyes slowly widened as the black witch frowned, bowing her head a little as Meme looked terrified before she forced a smile. "O-Okay... Yeah, that doesn't hurt... I... Sorry, Yuki, but Meme needs a little time by herself. It'll just be twenty minutes... I'll get right back to modeling afterwards..."

"Meme, you just made me have a really hard choice is all! It's not my fault if I can't choose between two people that I really care about... It's like, um... choosing between a sister or a brother... better yet, a mother or a true love... How am I supposed to be able to choose?" Yuki's lips trembled and Meme's eyes filled with tears.

"Y-You're not... You didn't react the way I wanted you to by looking away from me guiltily like that! Yuki, if you're keeping something from me just because you're worried that it'll hurt me then that means that you don't really trust me! That hurts more than anything else." She shook her head. "I... I was with you the longest and you can't even open your heart to me and you know that I would never, ever judge you. You know, Yuki, and you just don't care."

"I don't know that you're like that for sure though..." Shinoya muttered without thinking before she flinched at her own words, quickly staring back at Meme worriedly as the preteen fairy now seemed shocked and hurt in disbelief, a single stray tear slipping down her cheek. "Meme, I... I'm..."

"Y-Yeah, I just need some time outside... Twenty minutes at most... I-I'll see you, Yuki." With that, her fairy flew out the window; and she turned back into a cat and gazed sadly back at her horrified owner only once before dashing off.

"T-Twenty minutes...?" Yuki repeated before rushing to the window. "Meme, wait! I'm SORRY!"

It still didn't make much of a difference.

Meme sulked as she trotted along the path from the Mahou-Dou, looking down sadly at her paws, going through that argument she and her owner had not too long ago... granted, she and Yuki had fought before... but that was only once or twice during the first few weeks of apprenticeship and Shinoya, being only seven around that time, didn't really know any better.

They never got into a major fight before.

Maybe I was being too hard? The disguised cat wondered sadly. It's not like I should be surprised... When I started to speak, Yuki was already smitten with that guy... Maybe it was because I couldn't learn to talk fast enough so I wasn't able to hold a conversation... That Saiki guy, according to Yuki, did have a way with words after all...

However before she could consider going back to her owner to set things straight, two small arms wrapped around her and scooped her up, earning Meme to yowl with surprise.

"I have you now, talking koneko-chan!" the girl from earlier exclaimed in delight as Meme's eyes widened and she silently cursed in her mind.

Oh... crap.

(Eyecatch: Yuki is seen fiddling with all sorts of cards, and the Ojamajos soon look behind her as she pulls up a card, and they all grin pretty widely. The card reveals to be an image of Yuki flashing a peace sign with a fairy Meme beside her, mirroring her owner's stance.)

"Alright! So what's your name, koneko-chan? I know you have one!" the little girl's big brown eyes, quite like Yuki's only not, sparkled and Meme felt ashamed and exasperated, groaning and choosing not to answer. Unfortunately, the kid just laughed. "I know you can talk, so don't be so shy! I saw you earlier with that funny foreign lady!"

Is she talking about Yuki? The disguised fairy wondered before just sighing. Look, kid, I have an owner to get back to so just leave me alone... I'm not talking for you so you can just forget it and move along.

"I find it funny that some lady would have a talking cat... Wouldn't that make her a wi-"

"I'm a magic cat!" Meme quickly cut her off, now sweating buckets. "I-I... My owner, uh... rescued me from an animal scientist! I was... um... programmed to speak the human language?"

"Really?" The girl's eyes were sparkling again. "That... That's so cool!"

Finally, those nightly marathons of stupid Battle Rangers come handy... Oh man, I forgot that normal girls don't have talking cats! I-I'm so sorry, Yuki! Meme gulped. "C-Can you let me get back to my owner now? She... She's probably worried sick..." Even if she would rather have Saiki than me... still need to get back.

"No way!" she exclaimed. "You're my friend now, koneko-chan! My name's Rieko... but you can call me Rie! It's nice to meet you, koneko-chan!"

The said 'koneko-chan' sweated a bit.

"L-Likewise...?"

Yuki stared at the clock for the umpteenth time, frowning. "It's already been fifteen minutes..."

Meme said twenty but still... I haven't seen her in sight...

"Yuki-chan, is something wrong?" Doremi wondered as the black witch sighed. "You've been staring at that clock nonstop."

"Did you make an appointment without telling us?" Kurumi asked, raising one eyebrow as she grinned cattily. "You little coquette...!"

"Please don't use words that I don't know on me like that, Kurumi-chan... it's not nice. And I'm just a little worried... Meme hasn't shown up yet."

"I still don't understand how you two got into a fight, you never told us anything... You just came in, said 'Meme left' and retreated to pseudo work, glancing at the clock every thirty seconds." Moriko huffed. "You can't expect me to help if you don't tell me the whole story..."

"Moriko-chan, you mustn't!" Akemi yelped in surprised as Aiko simply shook her head.

"She has a point, though. How can we help if Yuki-chan won't say a thin'?"

"I... I might have said a few things that I shouldn't have..." Yuki admitted softly and sadly, earning Hazuki to perk up.

"Well... Doremi-chan has done that before, Yuki-chan."

"Both before and after I came along," Onpu added with a slight smile as Doremi fumed.

"H-Hey...! Dodo can be difficult at times...! So what?"

"Maybe you should go talk to her as soon as possible... if Meme doesn't understand that she's still precious to you then you two will remain distant and that won't be good at all," Momoko remarked before smiling lightly. "We'll cover for Majorika... You go find Meme instead of waiting for her to figure it out on her own."

"Hana-chan wants to help!" Hana exclaimed loudly as Shinoya shook her head.

"No, um... Sorry everyone! I think I'm going to leave after all... I'm impatient anyway!"

The rest of the girls nodded. "Just be sure to take a map with you."

Yuki's eye twitched just a bit but she nodded anyway, sighing a bit heavily as she did.

"I-I will..."

"Koneko-chan, please talk to me..."

"What is there to talk about? You took me out of nowhere... What am I supposed to say?" Meme asked rhetorically before grumbling a bit. "She's getting more and more worried about me..."

"Why are you so concerned? Can't I be your best friend too? Or does your owner really love you the most?" Rieko wondered before nuzzling against the black cat. "Because I know that I will definitely love you the most, koneko-chan!"

Yuki's always preferred Saiki, and I know that... That still doesn't make it hurt any less though, I think... But Yuki would be mad if I disliked Saiki for that reason... You can't control how someone feels about you... I know that so I shouldn't be hard on Saiki for THAT reason... Meme sighed, looking off blankly to the side. Is it so bad to want to be her number one though? I've been with her longer...

"Koneko-chan?" the little girl persisted, stroking Meme under her chin, much to the disguised fairy's dismay. "Come on... talk to me..."

"MEME!"

They both perked up in surprise, Meme blinking in disbelief as she spotted none other than her owner rush up, panting a bit with a crumbled map of Misora in her hand after all so she wouldn't have gotten lost when she returned to the Mahou-Dou after all.

"Yuki!" Meme exclaimed happily as the girl Rieko perked up.

"So your name's Meme? Okay, Meme-chan!" she beamed, hugging the black cat even tighter with a squeal. "We're going to be together forever, Meme...!"

"W-Who are you supposed to be?" Yuki wondered as she caught her breath. "Man, I was running around aimlessly, searching of course, for what felt like twenty minutes for you, Meme... And I find you with some random girl...? I didn't think you were that angry at me..."

"I wasn't that angry, I wasn't! And what do you mean that you searched for me for like, twenty minutes? It's been forty minutes, hasn't it? And another thing, Yuki..." the disguised fairy paused, seeing the dirt stains and scraps all over the black witch as she pulled anxiously at her skirt, face flushed and almost ashamed. "W-What happened to you? You can't meet anyone special in that sort of condition, Yuki..."

"I-I might have fallen in a ditch... or two... or three... or four... or so many that I lost count... Now that I think about it, it was probably the same one over and over again." Shinoya smiled a bit weakly, and it just broke Meme's heart. "I... I looked everywhere for you, Meme..."

"You... You did?" Meme repeated in surprise before her eyes tore up, and she sniffled. "I-I'm sorry for not telling you about my predicament earlier...!"

"Meme, the one who needs to apologize is..." Yuki stopped as Rieko clutched the black cat even closer as the blond stepped closer, the black witch pausing for just a moment as she raised an eyebrow. "Um, oh yes... You're here..."

This little girl... who saw me and my cat talk to each other and... OH DANG IT! S-She SAW everything!

At the sudden realization, Shinoya paled greatly, now sweating as much as possible.

W-What have I done? I really screwed up this time!

"Is this really the same lady who rescued you from that nasty scientist guy, Meme?" the witness asked her cat, staring at the blond suspiciously. "Up close, she just looks like some sort of weirdo with that bleached blond hair!"

"B-Bleached blond? N-No way, this is supposed to be sunny... I'm sunny..." Yuki ran her fingers through the said bleach blond hair, frowning and biting onto her lip as she did. "I-It... It looks natural, doesn't it? I-I don't think it looks that weird!"

"It doesn't look natural at all, you strange foreign weirdo!"

"Hey kid, that's a little mean and rude, you know... And what are you doing with Meme, anyway? What's this about a scientist?" the black witch raised an eyebrow and Meme shook her head fearfully as Rieko puffed her cheeks unhappily.

"Meme-chan said that you rescued her from an evil animal scientist! How can you not remember that, foreigner?"

"I-I'm not a foreigner! I was... err... I was kind of raised in Japan! And I..." she trailed off, the 'scientist' finally clicking in as an excuse. "I... yeah! I spent so much time with Meme that I guess that I never thought too much on how we met! Ha-ha, oh it was so long ago...!"

"Your Japanese is even weirder than you are... Can you not speak normally at all?" the younger girl frowned and Yuki twitched just a bit in annoyance. "Anyway, Meme-chan is my friend now so go away! You're not welcome around me, foreign weirdo lady!"

"Yuki..." Meme murmured sadly as her owner fumed, now officially lost her patience.

"Listen, twerp, that's my Meme so whether you like it or not, she is mine. I don't know about you, and frankly I don't really care, but just suck it up and hand her over."

"No."

She's really not cute at all! Amu-chan was probably around this squirt's age and she was much better behaved, not to mention endearing! But... I can't really get into a fight with a girl half my age... and size. What am I supposed to do? I can't ask Meme to transform and just fly over here... it'll blow our cover and I would rather NOT be a little frog for the rest of my life, thank you very much!

"Aw, come on, kid!" Yuki exclaimed, trying another tactic in retrieving her beloved pet and friend. "Meme and I have gone through many, many things together! You don't need her nearly as much as I do!"

"My name is Rieko so call me that instead of talking down like that all the time!" Rieko snapped instead, turning around and practically choking Meme with how tightly she was now holding her. "And I don't care! She's mine!"

"Uh, very well, Rieko-chan... But see, that's not something you can just buy at the store and claim over someone else... she's my kitty, see? I pay for her, feed her, wash her, dress her and everything... I don't think someone as young as you is really for that sort of responsibility..." Shinoya clapped her hands together, pleading as pathetically as possible. "Pretty please? Give me back my darling Meme..."

"No!" the little girl exclaimed as loudly as possible before running off. Yuki perked up and didn't hesitate to give chase.

"Hey get BACK here!"

"Rieko-chan! Get back here! Give me back Meme right this instant and hurry up! Please! She's MY Meme!"

Meme, who had honestly gotten quite tired of this chasing game just bit harshly onto Rieko's hand, earning the younger girl to squeal as she escaped, quickly dashing back into her owner's arms.

"M-Meme-chan!" Rieko gasped in disbelief as Yuki held her tightly, sighing.

"T-Thank goodness... Meme... I... I'm so sorry..." she murmured, biting her lip as she fought back tears. "I... I... Saiki-kun..."

"You're forgiven, Yuki," Meme responded happily in relief, snuggling into her owner's shoulder. "You always are."

"N-Not fair..." Rieko murmured, earning Yuki and Meme to perk up in surprise as the latter jumped out of the blonde's grasp, walking up to the little girl. "I... I'm lonely too you know..."

"Rieko-chan..." the black witch sighed as her cat pawed awkwardly at the little girl's foot. "Listen, I..."

"Maybe we can do something for her, Yuki," Meme stated suddenly, earning Shinoya to just perk up in surprise as the disguised fairy grinned. "She's upset, isn't she? Cute girls shouldn't ever cry."

Well, Meme is right... That and she does look a lot like Amu-chan now... But that's the only reason why I'm interested in helping her! Yuki thought to herself quickly before approaching the small girl. "Okay, what do you need my Meme for anyway? Let's work something out so that you're happy and that I'll still be able to take Meme with me..."

"I-I... My parents won't be back for weeks... My aunt hardly ever speaks to me... I-I just want someone... I want..." Rieko sniffled as the older blond frowned piteously at the smaller brunette. "I... I want... Please..."

"Alright, I understand. Meme can take care of herself, so, uh..." Yuki cleared her throat, feeling a little reluctant despite everything that was currently going on right now. "You can... play with her until your parents return... But you have to agree with me to show up at the Mahou-Dou while I'm at work! I need to know where Meme is at all times, okay?"

"H-Huh...? Oh... Okay..." Rieko blushed lightly. "I'm sorry for calling you old, Yuki-san."

At that, Yuki blushed as well. "W-Well I'm not old!"

Yuki is growing up though either way... Meme thought as she beamed up at the two girls. It makes me a lot prouder than I thought I would feel in a long, long time.

"So who's the little girl again?" Moriko asked in confusion as the girls all directed curious stares towards the small brunette currently rocking Meme back and forth on the swinging bench Majorika had on the Nanimokamo Mahou-Dou just because Hana and Yuki wouldn't stop begging.

"Oh, she'll be coming for the next few weeks or so and whether or not she'll buy something is undetermined," Yuki asked nonchalantly, clothes in better condition thanks to a spell though the bruises and scrapes were mostly covered in band aids as she was sewing on the silly purple suit on one of her dolls, adding two blue buttons for eyes as she beamed. "Don't pay too much attention to her though, she may bite for all we know..."

"Yuki-chan, are you feeling alright? With all those injuries... you couldn't possibly spend the day with Saiki-kun as you wanted to before... It's such a shame," Kurumi sighed heavily though she felt a little odd admitting it for reasons she wasn't ready to understand. "Do you really not mind that girl playing with Meme like that though?"

"Meme seems to be enjoying herself..." Momoko observed as Hazuki adjusted her glasses in a suspicious manner. "I suppose that's a good thing, isn't it?"

"Yeah, it is..." Aiko agreed as Hana was fascinated by the takoyaki on her plate. "But it is a little weird, Yuki-chan."

"Is there a reason behind this?" Doremi asked Yuki as she perked up from her handiwork, Onpu even staring at the black witch expectantly as the addressed blond simply smiled.

Akemi blushed lightly, bowing as if to make herself fade away in the background in the middle of all this.

"Actually," Yuki began as if it were the most normal and expectable thing that anyone could ever ask for as she laughed lightly, "This is just fine for both me and Meme."

Because actually... Rieko-chan reminds me more of someone else than Amu-chan... A small little girl with a bunny doll having no idea what to do and who to make friends with...

...

Well, at least she met pretty decent people, right?

-Lesson Learned-

(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: Actually, I've always wondered if there was more to Saiki-kun and Akatsuki-kun than just the whole twin connection thing...

Doremi: Really? Maybe it has to do with the familial bond and everything...?

Momoko: But Yoko-chan and Junji-kun are twins as well, and even they're amazed with how close those two are...

Moriko: Well, Saiki-kun is cold towards everyone save for his brother and maybe those other FLATS 5 boys...

Onpu: Actually, Umeki-san and Takei-kun are really close in our class too... Then again, they could just be going out for all I know.

Aiko: Well, that may be true other than the fact that Umeki-san ain't friendly towards anyone save for Takei-kun.

Akemi: N-Natsumi-chan and Yamauchi-kun are close d-despite the fact that they come from separate religions and, um... isn't that a big deal, right?

Hazuki: You also never see Asahara-san without Shirano-san... Those two are REALLY close...

Hana: How about Akari-chan and Miyagi-san? Wait, Hana-chan thought Miyagi-san was close to Kanaga-kun...

Yuki: What, really? Wait everyone, those are all couples!

Kurumi: You can be quite close to Akiyama-san and Minazuki-kun when given the chance... Not to mention your little trio in your club with Fukutaki-sempai and Tachibana-sempai!

Yuki: K-Kurumi-chan, wait! That's different!

Onpu: Maybe you just have a lot to learn about people, Yuki-chan. Doremi-chan still doesn't get Kotake-kun if that helps any matters...

Doremi: Wait, what?

Yuki: Doremi-chan, let's go out! We need to learn more about people... Especially Hiromi-nee-san's sister Asami-chan!

Everyone else excluding Doremi and Yuki: HUH?

Doremi: Uh... Yuki-chan?

Yuki: Let's go~!

Doremi: Next time on Ojamajo Doremi Tomo-DACHI!

Yuki: The next lesson! "Yuki's Ongoing Social Research Project"! And remember, friendship comes before everything and always treasure it!

Kurumi: Making friends isn't easy, but don't give up!

Bonus~

Omake: The Truth Is, I Really... Um...!

"Meme, are you really not mad at me anymore? Because, it's okay if you are... I... I totally understand; I really do! Don't worry about it at all in the slightest, okay?"

"Yuki..."

"I-I mean, I was just unbelievable and stupid and childish and you were really hurt..."

"Yuki..."

"I wouldn't be surprised if you wanted a new witch to be a fairy of! A-And I wouldn't feel hurt by it at all, h-honest... I..."

"YUKI, DON'T BE STUPID!" Meme screeched, earning the black witch to fall back with as yelp as she floated overhead with tiny hands on her hips. "I'm not leaving you anytime soon and you know that! I really do love Yuki, after all..."

"So you're really okay?" Yuki wondered as she adjusted her position on the bed, gulping. "I mean, about Saiki-kun, I just..."

"Yuki, you stayed with me until that girl left and even then you wanted to take me straight home and read me stories the rest of the day..." the fairy beamed, laughing a bit. "It's nice to see you pay so much attention to me for once..."

"But that...!"

I-I was doing that out of guilt...! It shouldn't count at all!

"Enough! Can I sleep with you tonight?" Meme asked, tugging on one of her owner's blond locks as Yuki blinked once and could only smile sadly.

"O... Okay."

(1) – Imagawayaki is a Japanese pastry found often in festivals. Um, it's made of batter and is filled with (but certainly not limited to) sweet azuki bean paste. It's made the same way waffles are, only it's smooth like pancakes! They remind me of moon pies somehow and some way~

(2) – In Japan, there is a 99% chance of being convicted of a crime once legally accused of it. At least, this is according to Wikipedia... I'll study foreign laws later... maybe in college.

(3) – For those with a poor memory, Yuki actually DOES manage to make Akemi cry in the twelfth chapter. Granted, neither Shinoya OR Suzuki felt like mentioning this fun little fact to anyone else... Also granted, the general reason for that is the fact that Yuki was scared to death what Moriko would do to her if the green witch ever found out. Akemi, who has SEEN the things that Takahashi did to others who made her cry in the past, really doesn't want that as well... It's actually funny since Yuki never tells Meme either for a second reason: she forgot. And wouldn't Saiki scold her for making someone weaker cry...? Yes. She didn't really want that either.