Disclaimer: Disclaimed once again.

Warnings: Slight spoilers from chu-

A/N: More general/random nonsensical writing, and it's about Himeka this time. Er… I think I ran out of things to say again – it's rather neutral towards the situation, I guess? -shrugs-

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Locked in a Cage
28

(Energy)

Deep inside, she could see the power within her friends and family. Karin, Kazune, Michiru, Jin… they had been gifted with powers that she would never truly understand, but it made no difference to her.

Himeka had always been an accepting person, after all. And she had grown up with the knowledge of Kazune's godly powers, and then, later, his wish to protect her from something unknown to her.

But she had thought it had all ended, one year ago; when they destroyed all the rings and the balance between herself and Karasuma Himeka had been restored.

To her it was strange – to be a vessel for something incredibly powerful, although she was nothing more than a kind-hearted child with a love of nature. Like her cousin and friend (who were really clones of her parents, whom she remembered little of) Himeka had never asked to be special, or to stand out from the crowds. She had been happy with hanging out with friends and dealing with Kazune's bug-phobia.

So when she returned from England, Himeka could only wonder why it was that they could transform once again, to fight against fate itself for a traditional 'happy ending'.

As expected, she could do nothing to help them, on the battlefield; she had never been much of a fighter (save to protect Kazune when they had been children) and was only allowed to hear about it after it had happened. They didn't want her to get hurt, she understood, but it did not help matters.

That was why, when Kazune and Karin rushed off to a battle (that would later reveal itself to be the one to end all matters between themselves and the Karasumas) Himeka chose to follow from the very beginning.

To see with her very eyes what it was they were fighting against, and why: although she had a fair idea that, even that, was not enough.