Saying goodbye: Part 2

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~At the orphanage~

Everyone sighed again. Doremi asked, "How much longer?" Mizuno smiled, "Don't worry. Knowing them, they'll be back soon." Hana-chan complained, "That's what you said last time, Mizuno-mama." Mizuno studied Hana-chan. She's our future queen? Hana-chan asked, "Mizuno-mama, why are you staring at me?" Mizuno perked up and replied, "No reason. Just wondering. Hana-chan, what do you want to do when you become Queen?"

Akatsuki stated, "Mizu-chan!" Mizuno turned to him, "What? It's just a question." Akatsuki muttered, "That's what you say…" Hana-chan thought and replied, "Hana-chan wants to improve the relations between witches, wizards and humans!" The wizards smiled at her. Mizuno did too. At least her heart is in the right place. That is the most important thing as a Queen.

Onpu, Nyoko and Mia were outside. The trio looked up. Onpu went back in, "They're back." Everyone got up as Leon stated, "It's about time." Mia and Nyoko came back in too and everyone hid again.

Yuki turned on the lights and everyone shot up again, "Surprise! Again!" This time, Hikaru smiled. Mia and Nyoko went to hug him but tackled him instead. The two little girls cried as they hugged him.

Akira cleared his throat, "If you three are done…" Leon continued, "…we can get on with this party." Akatsuki finished off, "Or did we put this all together for nothing?" The trio nodded.

~At the Queen's Palace: In the throne room~

Majo Rin gasped, "Are you sure you want to do this, Your Majesty?" The said ruler asked, "Are you questioning my decision, Majo Rin?"

Her attendant replied, "Of course not, Your Majesty. The Queen replied, "Then what is it?" The witch replied, "I just wonder what His Highness will think of this when he finds out."

The blonde witch replied, "That does not matter for now. If Akatsuki is not going to tell Doremi-chan and the others, then they should at least be prepared. And hopefully, this way, Akatsuki will realize how much time has been wasted."

Majo Rin nodded, "Yes, Your Majesty. But, what about that new apprentice, Koizumi Marina. I don't think she's ready for this. It's too powerful for a girl who's been an apprentice for twenty-four days." The Queen calmly replied, "With Doremi-chan and the others to help her, I'm sure she'll be fine." The royal attendant nodded.

The Queen got up, "Make sure they are here tonight." Majo Rin nodded as the Queen left the throne room.

~At the orphanage~

Everyone was laughing and enjoying their time. Mia had been happy the whole time. Just seeing Hikaru made her smile. Your mama and papa came for you, Hikaru-onii-chan. You juw waiw, soon my mama and papa will come for me too.

Hikaru, too, was happy. He couldn't wait to go home, his real home. Even though, deep down, he felt like he was letting Mia down.

Majo Heart opened the door and everyone's attention reverted towards her. The witch, however, was looking outside. She walked in, still looking outside. She gestured her hand inside, while saying, "Here, this way, Mr. & Mrs. Minase."

A lady with straight light brown hair that reached just above her shoulders walked in. She was wearing a plain baby pink full-sleeved top with a white skirt that reached below her knees. The man beside her had black hair and wore a blue suit.

Majo Heart gestured to Hikaru, "There, he's all yours now." Hikaru could take a hint. He tried to smile. The man smiled. The lady put her hand to her mouth and muttered, "Hikaru….my little boy…" She ran over to him and hugged him and cried in the process. Hikaru was taken aback but he whispered, "Mama…" He screamed, "Mama!" and the duo hugged each other and cried.

When they'd finished crying it all out, the said mother let go of her son and got up. Mia walked over to Hikaru and hugged him for the umpteenth time that day. Mrs. Minase asked, "And who is this?" Mia ignored her and kept hugging Hikaru.

Yuki walked over to her and replied, "Sorry, please excuse Mia-chan. She's just going to miss Hikaru-kun. Actually, we al are, but she'll miss him the most." Mizuno nodded. She walked over to Mia and stated, "Come on Mia-chan, time to let go." Mia shook her head and a tear escaped her eye. She replied, "No."

Tooru grabbed Mia and took her off Hikaru even though the girl screamed and kicked and punched and cried with all her might. Leon cringed at the girl's behaviour as a specific memory made its way to his mind. Mizuno tried to calm her down.

Majo Heart turned to the boy's parents, "I'm sorry for Mia's behaviour. She usually wouldn't act like this." The man asked, "Then why is she now?" The witch doctor replied, "I don't know why…" Yuki piped in, "I do."

Everyone turned to her as she continued, "It's because how attached she's grown to him." Mizuno stated, "I agree. And I haven't even been here that long." Tooru stated, "I have and if I've learned one thing, it's that, separating Mia-chan from Hikaru-kun, is like separating light from dark. They complete each other."

Hikaru's mom sighed, "Well, I don't have time for this. Come on." She took Hikaru's hand and dragged him out. Mia wailed causing Tooru to let her go. Majo Heart caught her. Mia cried into Majo Heart's shoulder.

Everyone felt sad for her but Leon still felt uneasy. He ran out. "Leon-kun!" Akira, Akatsuki and Fujio exclaimed simultaneously.

Twenty minutes later, Leon and the Minase family came back in. Leon was smiling where as Hikaru was confused. "Good news!" Leon exclaimed. Yuki and Mizuno shushed him, "Ssssh! Mia-chan's asleep!". He repeated this time in whispering, "Good news."

Mrs. Minase stated smiling, "We've decided." Everyone perked up. She looked at her husband who nodded. She nodded and turned back and stated, "We want to adopt Mia as well." Majo Heart nodded. Tooru, Yuki and Mizuno gasped in joy. Hikaru was confused. Yuki hugged Leon, "Thank you, thank you. Thank you so much." She let him go; "You don't know how much this means to Mia-chan."

Leon replied, "I just didn't want to repeat it." Suddenly, Yuki, Tooru, Akatsuki, Fujio and Akira all turned sad. Yuki stated, "I'm sorry." Leon smiled reassuringly, "Don't worry."

Hikaru burst out, "Will someone tell me what's going on here?" Everyone turned to him. Mizuno replied, "What's going on here is that, Mia-chan's coming to live with you!" Hikaru's eyes opened wide in joyful shock. He was so speechless, all he could say was, "Does Mia-chan know?"

Tooru winked, "Why don't you do the honours, Hikaru-kun?" Hikaru left upstairs and came back down ten minutes later with Mia clinging onto him. Yuki asked, "Mia-chan, maybe you loosen your grip on Hikaru-kun, before you suck the living daylights out of him." She obeyed.

Mr. Minase whispered somethin into his wife's ear who sighed and whispered back, "Do we have to?" Her husband replied, "It's for the good of our son's happiness." The woman, defeated in another argument with her husband sighed and stated, "And Hikaru, if you want, you can come back here once a week, if you want, as this is, the home, of your family."

Everyone cheered. Majo Heart got the parents to fill out a lot of forms for adopting Mia while the apprentices, wizards and witches celebrated, again.

Soon, everyone was waving goodbye to the newly improved Minase family. "Sayonara!" the reply came back.

Yuki smiled as she waved. If only we could have said goodbye to Suki-chan like this. If Yuki had looked up, she'd have seen the star that shone brighter for a second than others around it.