April had come and the weather was no longer freezing off my butt.

This also meant that a new school year started for Yuuki and Daisuke.

I myself had been busy with taking dance lessons and singing lessons, I had joined a self-defense class as well some martial arts classes and a dance crew. From time to time the dance crew would come over and we would practice at home. Partially because we had the space as well as the instruments we needed.

It was also because the dance crew rented a place and it was a shared renting space. This meant that at other times there were other lessons given in the building and we actually had started practicing more and more.

The other reason was since Shirogane had told my parents he had been busy with his work he wasn't able to help out as much. Apparently he had been using all his free time to come over and even did his work while he was here. He was needed more at his work so I started babysitting my siblings at the times my parents weren't at home.

It wasn't that hard anyways, Daisuke was 15 now and he as able to do his own thing. Yuuki enjoyed watching us during practice and outside of that we did things together. She basically dragged me around the house, I didn't mind though. We had actually gotten close all three of us.

Today my parents were at home and we had our practice later than usual seeing during the day because our team leader and dance teacher hadn't been able to join us. It had been a relief for me seeing I had been having visions throughout the morning and afternoon. I felt a little faint but was going all in during practice. I tried keeping my mind of those visions. They had been full of death and hurt and I didn't want to remember any of it.

Yuuki was bouncing along on the music she practically knew every song we were using. If she hadn't been eight, she would have probably been able to dance alongside us.

We ended dance practice and I bowed as I thanked everyone.

"Mitsuki?"

I turned around to find my mom in the doorway. She looked extremely worried.

I quickly walked towards her and she spoke softly.

"Keiichiro called, he says they need you."

This was unusual. I was never asked to help the mews. I would help around the café but nothing else. Asking me meant something was either really wrong or they basically needed someone as distraction so the could regroup. I didn't mind and I was going to help them either way.

"Where?"

"Keiichiro would send you the address."

I quickly ran out of the door and jumped into my car. I just hoped I would reach them in time.

I ran and ran. I had to get there on time.

The sakura were scattering and it made the night almost whimsical and it seemed like the night turned into day as the moon shone brightly.

Which way? Where do I have to go? Where are they?

I continued to run, through groups of people some whom were drunk and some who had worked late nights. I pushed through the groups and heard some of them yelling at me. If I only knew how to find them, they had not been at the address Akasaka-san had given me.

I need to go to where they are! I need to go where he is!

"Please, please take me to where they are!"

I shouted into the night. As if I instinctively knew where to go I turned and ran as fast as I could. I was really disorientated I had no clue where I had ended up at. I was completely out of breath and tried catching my breath when I saw in the distance sakura trees and within those trees I saw the mews and Shirogane.

I started to run into their direction when I saw another familiar face, Rido!

This was why Akasaka-san had told me to go here. Because of Rido and his interference.

"You think this is going to save you?" He laughed like a maniac.

I saw him use some sort of a whip and with this he was able to hit multiple of the girls. I flinched and felt frozen for a second.

I had seen him use that whip before, it had been in one of my memories. That whip was no normal whip. It was a whip made of blood. I had no idea whether it was his blood or someone else's but I was not willing to find that out.

As if he sensed my presence he turned towards me.

"Ah my darling niece."

I saw the other stop and then turn to me.

"Stop Rido!"

"Oh but I have just started, Mitsuki-san."

He did that on purpose calling me so formal. He was making me reminisce the past. He knew it would annoy me and it would make me feel uneasy.

I was feeling increasingly angry. I felt the wind pick up and the sakura were blinding my view. I tried to get the sakura out of my way but my vision kept getting blocked.

I felt someone push me back.

"Get back now!"

As my vision returned I saw the back of Shirogane.

"Do as I say!"

Before I could even reply I saw Rido and in a blink of the eye he used his whip and hit Shirogane straight on the chest. This, this was like my vision!

"No!" My voice came out and I could see Rido being all excited.

Shirogane slumped down and I caught him, falling to the ground with him.

He was bleeding heavily.

"Run." He said with a faint smile.

"No, I am not going to leave your side."

I put pressure on the gaping wound.

"You can do that but it won't work, just save yourself. Mitsuki, please."

It started to rain. The rain on the ground mixed with the blood of Shirogane.

"I can't leave." I shook my head and smiled through my tears.

"I will not walk away from something like this."

He closed his eyes and it was visible to me he was in a lot of pain. I bowed down and kissed his forehead.

"Don't you dare die on me or I will kick your ass."

I slowly stood up and steadied myself. I was covered by blood and the rain was pouring down.

I could see the mews on the ground Ichigo and Retasu were unconscious while Mint, Zakuro, Purin and Berry were awake but too weak and too hurt to stand up.

I turned to look at Rido. Technically I had nothing to counter attack him. I was nothing like the mews.

What was I going to do?

"Onee-chan! Take this!"

I turned around and saw Daisuke standing in the distance.

"What are you doing here?"

"Helping you!"

I caught what Daisuke had thrown and looked at it. It was a small stick.

I inspected the small stick, wondering what it was. Suddenly I remembered I had seen it before.

Instinctively I moved it in a manner that it became a long wand. I was surprised by my own action but I didn't have time to be flustered or surprised.

I grabbed the wand with both of my hands and again the wand changed appearance. On the top of the of the wand a wreath in the shape of a circle appeared, it was elegant and sophisticated, gently wrapping around a blue crystal diamond which shined brightly, illuminating the whole area even though it was raining and the lampposts had turned off.

I held the wand in front of me and slammed it to the ground.

What was I doing?

Right then the raindrops started to hang in the air, no longer falling onto the ground.

I was doing this? What's going on?

Then the scattering sakura lifted from the ground and the ones that were falling from the trees no longer fell down but surrounded me. Around me there were raindrops and sakura, as of it was my protective shield.

I focused on Rido once again, I held the wand tightly and I lifted my other hand, pointing at him. All the raindrops and sakura moved towards Rido like razors, cutting into the skin of my opponent.

"Oh-oh! What interesting! Marvelous!"

"That's for being an asshole. And this is for hurting my friends."

I commanded the wind and Rido stumbled.

He was able to collect himself and counter attacked with his whip, hitting my arm. It hurt but I wasn't going to let it stop me.

"And this is for threatening my family!"

Fire hit his clothes and skin and burned him. He tried to put out the fire but it wasn't working.

I was angry, so angry. All the powers I was commanding, all the elements, they were as steady as I was currently feeling.

"And this is for hurting Shirogane!"

I hit Rido with full force, all the elements together, now also including my spirit.

"You think this is what will take me down?" Rido laughed.

"Think again, little girl."

He used his whip on me again but I did not falter. I was not going to let him break free and hurt my friends again.

I was missing something, what was I missing? Oh, I realized.

I was acting out of anger. This would not help me at all. Anger disappears and hurts, but love, love stayed and was warm and kind.

I shifted my stance, grabbed the wand with both hands and closed my eyes.

Please hear my plea, please let my love for my family, my friends and the man I am in love with, be the strength I need and heal and protect them from harm.

I opened my eyes and I knew that they were glowing bright blue, and they had determination in them. I lifted the wand.

"That wouldn't, but this will at least tell you to leave us alone. I hope this will be a warning for you to no longer meddle in our affairs."

I hit the ground and the wind swayed around me for a few seconds and played with my hair, the rain gently touched my skin, fire warmed me and earth let me smell the scent of the sakura even more and my spirit was sure, they left my side and rushed to Rido, attacking him, hurting him but weren't strong enough to kill him.

"LEAVE!"

As if my intentions came true, all the elements surrounded Rido and he disappeared from sight. The elements returned and all of the feelings I had earlier had returned to me. I softly thanked each of them.

"Thank you, you may go."

I felt the elements leave my side and I stumbled for a second. I leaned on the wand and stood tall. Right after I ran towards Shirogane.

"What did you just do?" His voice was soft and it was clear he was hurting. His eyes were closed and I could see he was losing grip.

I put the wand down next to me. It immediately returned to its first state, the small rod I could hold with one hand.

I reached out and put my hands Shirogane's chest.

"Putting pressure on it won't make a change anymore." He gave me a weak smile.

"That's not what I am planning on doing."

I could see from the corner of my eye that the girls were slowly getting up, Daisuke was helping Ichigo and Retasu who had woken up.

Please let me save him. Please don't let me lose him, not like in my vision.

I closed my eyes and focused on Shirogane and his wound. I felt a weird tingling feeling all through my body, ending in my fingertips as if it flowed out from my tips. It was like all my energy left my body and became a healing power.

I opened my eyes. I sighed out of relief. He was no longer bleeding and I could see his wound closing. When the wound closed fully I pulled my hands back.

Shirogane slowly sat up I reached out to help him.

His hand reached out but stopped mid air.

"Your eyes… They are glowing."

I replied with a smile. "Yes. It's a thing they tend to do."

He moved away from me and stood up.

"Are you sure you can stand?"

I saw the look in his face change and returned into the cold and distant look he had been having before.
I grabbed the rod and extended it again. I looked at the girls and moved it slightly to the side, healing their wounds and scrapes. I made the wand return into its mini shape.

The girls looked surprised and then looked at us.

"You still don't want to be near me…"

"I never said that."

"You're acting like it though."

Tears started filling my eyes.

Shirogane turned to me and his eyes were filled with anger.

"What were you thinking?"

"Huh?"

I looked at him, vision blurred by the tears I kept trying to hold back.

"I told you not to get involved in our affairs. I told you to run! Why the hell didn't you run? You are hurt and he could've done far worse!"

"I couldn't, Rido is my responsibility he is after me after all."

"Mitsuki... you cannot get involved in these things."

"You can't tell me that. You have no right."

"Come on, you know as well as I do that you being here isn't right."

"What makes you say that?"

"Because you just got lucky right there. He has enough power to get you down and hurt."

"You're wrong!" I snapped.

"This has happened before. I managed then and I can manage now. You are the one who is being horrible! You pushed me away even after you said you would stay by my side. And look where it has gotten us, you could have died if I hadn't been here! What the hell would I have done if you had died?"

I hit him on the chest with my fists, tears falling down on cheeks like the rain that was falling on us. I knew the others were watching us. They probably weren't able to make any sense out of this. I knew all this but my emotions were all over the place. I kept blurting out all my feelings, the things I had been bottling up ever since he had started distancing himself.

"You said you would be by my side no matter what. You said you would protect me from getting hurt."

I saw he was stunned.

"You hurt me!"

I saw his eyes get bigger.

"Because of you Rido got to me before, he attacked me and forced me to do things I did not want to. Because of you I had to go to hospital!"

I saw the anger in his eyes disappear and make place for guilt. I could no longer see as the tears streaming down my face were blinding me. I was so angry and so upset. He took a hold of my hands, stopping me from hitting him.

"Because my guard was down he was able to threaten me and give him his powers back and he was able to do all this. If I hadn't been here you would have left me completely."

I knew it wasn't right for me to scold him, to scream at him like this.

He gently pulled me towards him and wrapped one arm around me. He let go of my hands so he could wrap his other arm around me too and held me close to him.

"I am so sorry."

I let my arms hang beside my body.

"How could you do this?"

My voice broke off by the sobs I let out, I grabbed him by his arms intending to push him away from me but I no longer felt the anger I felt seconds ago. I just felt pain, frustration and sadness.
I just stood there, crying my eyes out in the arms of the man I was in love with but couldn't tell my feelings to because he had said he didn't feel that way about me. I hated this so much.

"I thought that by keeping you at a distance you would not get involved. I was wrong."

"I was vulnerable because you weren't there. "

"I am aware now, I really am sorry."

I knew we wouldn't be able to stay like this forever, I knew being in his embrace would only be temporary and there was a chance that after this he would return to his distant self. I hoped he would not return to his distance self, he wouldn't let me go and we would no longer feel the hurt we were feeling. Instead I felt his grip on me loosen.

Shirogane put his hand on my chin, making me face him.

"How can I fix this?"

"I don't know."

He looked at me with his aquamarine eyes and my heart throbbed. It felt good to be near to him but the whole situation was messed up.

I tried to step away from him but I couldn't feel my legs anymore. They were like jelly and if I moved I was going to fall down.

"I do know one thing."

"What?"

"I have no energy left to stand. You are currently holding me up."

He loosened his grip slightly and I felt myself almost fall. Within seconds I felt him lift me up and hold me in his arms.

"I know you hate being carried but I have no other way to get you to the car."

I knew I had no chance of getting him to let me go, nor would that be wise because I wasn't able to stand on my own two feet. So I resigned to the situation.

"My car, what are we going to do about that?"

"Onee-chan, where did you leave your car?" Daisuke asked.

"Yeah about that. I have absolutely no clue how I got here. So it might be on the other side of town…"

"Where did you park it?" Zakuro asked.

"Somewhere near Tokyo tower…"

"That's literally the other side of town."

"We'll fix that later." Shirogane concluded our conversation on my car.

"Daisuke, how did you get here?" I looked at my little brother.

"Keiichirou nii-san brought me here. He is still there. He said he would take me back to mom and dad. They are at a meeting currently."

"I will take you home. Daisuke, are you coming with us?"

Shirogane asked Daisuke.

"No, Yuuki is at the café still and I don't want her to get upset."

I knew this meant Shirogane and I would be together alone. I just hoped he and I couldn't continue our fight.
I had no chance at refusing as he was already walking towards his car.

"Okay, we're leaving. You okay with that?" He looked at me.

I just nodded, as I had no idea how to respond to him or the current situation.

I was helped onto the passenger seat.

"Thank you." I was barely hearable.

The door closed and Shirogane sat down on the driver's side.

Shirogane started the car and drove away. I quickly realized it was going to be a silent ride. I looked out the window and looked at Tokyo at nighttime.

The last bit of energy I had left was leaving my body and I gave in to the tiredness. I saw the image of the city grow blurrier and I fell into a slumber.