—-Ayako's POV—-

"Ayako, do you have everything you need for today?" Tsubasa calls from the kitchen as I shuffle around getting my things ready to leave.

"Yes Onee-sama." I call back as I start putting my homework and miscellaneous notebooks into my bag.

"How about the permission form?" She presses and I groan softly.

"Of course I got it Onee-sama. Even if I didn't you'd slip it into my bag like I never forgot it." I shoot back at her causing her to chuckle softly.

"I know, but you're excited for the field trip your class is going to take. I wouldn't want you to miss out accidentally." She responds as I head for the door. "What, no kiss today because I'm doting on my little sister?" She asks teasingly, causing me to roll my eyes and walk back over to her, kissing her eagerly.

"The trip isn't even happening today Onee-sama, today is just the last day for turning in the form. We both know me forgetting wouldn't be an issue." I run over and give her one more kiss. "I'll see you after school today Onee-sama!" I wave bye to Tsubasa and head out, making my way toward school, shivering slightly in the cold air.

Seems that winter is well on the way. I muse to myself as I stroll down the street. As I approach school I notice the Yamai sisters rushing into the school gates and into the school building. I shake my head and chuckle at their energy as I start following them inside, but stop as I notice Shido and Tohka hurrying toward the gate as well. "Morning you two, what's the hurry?" I ask as they reach me, Shido panting hard.

"We were following the Yamai sisters here, but Shido couldn't keep up." Tohka teases playfully.

"Look, I didn't do too bad considering it was those two we had to try to keep up with, cut me some slack Tohka." Shido complains as he catches his breath.

I giggle softly. "Well you made it on time so who cares if you beat them or not? Those two could be track stars if they wanted to be." I stare at Shido for a moment, worry flickering over my face as he continues to struggle to catch his breath, his face dripping with sweat. "You sure you're ok Shido?" I ask him.

"Y-Yeah I'm fine, I think I just might've caught something since I didn't wear a jacket today." He says, brushing off my concern with ease. I watch him as he walks past me into the school with Tohka and I hum softly to myself.

"Kaka! Not bad you two." Yuzuru laughs loudly as Shido and Tohka approach them.

"Congrats, but, we are the champion when it comes to speed." Kaguya adds, causing me to giggle softly.

"Come on, we just got warmed up, we don't want to get cold now." Shido grumbles, leading Tohka and the Yamai sisters into the school. I shake my head with a soft chuckle and follow them in to change into my indoor shoes. "Hey, my shoes are missing." Shido says in surprise as he opens his locker.

"Did someone wear yours by accident?" Tohka asks curiously.

"That's possible, or perhaps Shido put his in the wrong locker when he left yesterday." I chip in, not wanting to let Tohka know that taking peoples indoor shoes is a basic form of bullying at schools. "It's no problem, Shido can just borrow some slippers for today."

"I'll go grab a pair from the office and meet you in class." He says, waving himself off as he hurries toward the office.

"Come on Tohka." I snag her sleeve and pull her along behind me. "He'll be right back, you don't have to stand around looking like a lost puppy." I tease her, causing her to pout cutely as we make our way to class.

We get to class and stop as we see Shido's seat is currently occupied, sort of, by a girl with shoulder length silver hair. "Why are you guys just standing in the doorway?" Shido asks as he finally reaches the classroom. Tohka and I step aside wordlessly to let him into the room. "... What are you doing Origami?" I fight to stifle my laugh as our friend was under his seat with her knees on the ground and her cheek on his chair.

"I warmed it up." She says simply.

"You warmed up my chair?" Shido asks, shaking his head in disbelief.

"Not just your chair." Origami reaches into her coat and pulls Shido's indoor shoes out and holds them out for him and I nearly lose it from the look on Shido's face. Oh my god this is too much!

"Origami you can't take Shido's indoor shoes! He had to use slippers because of that!" Tohka exclaims, causing Origami to bow in apology.

"I didn't even think about that, I'm sorry."

"Just be more careful from now on." Shido changes into his indoor shoes and drops his bag next to his desk as I take my own seat.

"One second Shido." He turns to Origami as she hugs him tightly, thrusting her hands into Shidou's coat which was half taken off, standing there as if two people were wearing one coat. "You're temperature is very high, do you have a fever?" She asks, ignoring Tohka's flustered attempts to get her off him.

"Shido ran most of the way to school earlier, that's probably why he's so hot." I explain with a smirk.

"I see, that's good then." She says as she releases Shido. I shake my head as Origami returns to her own seat while enjoying seeing Shido in such an awkward situation so early in the day.

"Heeey Shido, are you ready to go yet?" I ask him, standing in front of his desk as the 2nd period ends. "It's joint gym class next, are you going to go get ready or what?" Shido raises his face tiredly and I frown slightly at him. "Hey you ok? You really don't look good Shido."

"I'm fine, I've just been lethargic since this morning."

"Are you sure Shido?" Tohka asks, coming up beside me.

"Are you sure you don't want to go to the infirmary?" Origami adds on and Shido makes an annoyed sound.

"Don't worry so much, what are we doing in gym class today?" He directs this question to me and I give a shrug.

"We're doing physical measurements today." I answer. "Now go get ready for class or else you'll be late." Shido leaves slowly and all us girls get changed into our tracksuits before heading out to the field. So glad we don't have to wear anything stupid like they do in animes, like bloomers. I muse to myself as physical testing starts.

I watch myself, making sure I stay under the average to not attract any attention. Are those two really competing by one upping each other by the smallest margin? I shake my head and scoff as I watch the antics of Tohka and Origami battling it out in the records by only a fraction of a point for each one. I turn to do my next test when I notice Shido out of the corner of my eye step up to do his grip strength test. I watch as he takes the device, a blank, expressionless look on his face. He gives it a squeeze and I pause in shock and he breaks the machine with no strain whatsoever.

After that I make an excuse on why I have to stop my own testing and keep my eyes on Shido, watching him blow through test after test with inhuman capabilities. What's going on? Shido can't do feats like this. I mean, sure he isn't exactly NORMAL, but he's never done anything like this. I watch as Shido throws a baseball into outer space, completely mystified. Though my awe quickly turns to worry as he stumbles a few steps before falling to the ground, panting hard, with his face flushed.

"So Kotori, what's going on with Shido?" I ask the young red head before she enters the room where Shido and the other Spirit's are waiting. "This isn't normal, even for Shido."

Kotori pauses when she sees me then sighs. "Go wait in the room next door. I'll gather everyone up first so I can explain it to everyone, makes it easier that way."

It doesn't take long for Kotori to convince the Spirits to join her and I in the other room, and once they all file in, Reine turns on a screen to begin explaining. "From my analysis, it seems the connection from you and Shin has drastically narrowed, causing a hindrance in the circulation of your Spirit powers."

"So all of their powers are backing up inside him and that's overloading his body?" I ask for clarification.

"Correct, since the power has nowhere else to go it's stalling in his body, giving him incredible powers. Because so much power is bottled up inside him it's possible that he could go on a rampage using all of our Spirit powers." Kotori finishes explaining.

"That could be terrible!" Tohka runs up and grabs Kotori, shaking her a little. "So what's our plan, how do we save Shido?"

"Isn't it pretty simple?" I speak up and they all turn to me. "In theory the way to restore the flow would be the same way it was established right? They'd just have to kiss him."

"That's correct, there is just one problem. You have a deadline of midnight tomorrow. If you don't restore the paths between yourselves and Shido, then worst case scenario Shido will go berserk with the power of all of you combined. Even Ayako wouldn't be able to stop him with that much power." Reine finishes explaining.

"So by midnight tomorrow we all have to kiss Shido?" Yoshino asks.

"Well I can think of worse things than having to kiss Shido to save his life." Origami adds.

"Commander I'm sorry to interrupt, but it seems Shido has escaped from the infirmary!" Kozue's voice chirps over the intercom. Kotori's eyes widen and she clicks her tongue in annoyance and hurries from the room, the others following quickly behind her with Reine and I bringing up the rear.

As I step into Shido's former holding room I can't help but whistle at the devastation of the room. "Shido didn't really do this, did he?" Kaguya asks as she looks over the crushed remains that was Shido's bed.

"Wonder, such Spirit power." Yuzuru adds as she crouches next to the bed, examining it.

"How are we going to find Shido if he escaped? We don't have much time!" Tohka shouts.

"Calm down Tohka. Freaking out won't help anyone, especially not Shido." I step up beside Tohka. "Finding Shido won't be all that difficult. I can hack every surveillance camera in the city if needed, but don't forget we have the Fraxinus. That ship was built to track down Spirits. I'm sure they have a way to lock onto Shido and lead us to him."

"Yup, and I've already locked onto him, so let's go." Kotori says, interpreting me, not that I minded since I was just buying time until she said that.

It doesn't take us long to reach Shido thanks to the Fraxinus' teleportation abilities. We get picked up and within a few minutes get dropped off in the middle of Tengu City near Shido's location.

"What's going on here?" Tohka asks in wonder, seeing the trees all frozen with red lights dancing inside them, alterations made by Shido using their powers. We move towards Shido's signal and notice a large crowd of people, and in the middle, Shido holding hands with some girl. "Shido!" Tohka cries, causing him to turn around and notice them finally.

"Oh hey Tohka, Kotori, wow even Ayako came with you? To what do I owe this pleasure?" He asks in a smooth voice that almost makes my skin crawl. "Perhaps you want me to seal Ayako after all?"

"Ew, no." I say instantly before I can stop myself.

"Oh don't be like that Ayako, I'm sure if I tried hard enough I could get you to fall for me." He flashes a confident smile and I nearly puke.

"Yea not happening, plus if you tried you would die." I clap back at him, and before he can respond Kotori steps up.

"We're here to save your dumb ass loverboy." She says in a matter-a-fact tone. She takes a few minutes to explain the situation to Shido, who just stands there with his hands in his pockets, making no move to come any closer to us.

"Seriously? You found me so you can kiss me?" Shido asks in a mocking tone, making me grit my teeth in annoyance. I don't like this Shido… "Alright then though I have a feeling I'm going to miss all this power, on one condition though." He says with a cocky grin.

"What's with that smirk?" Kaguya asks, sounding almost as annoyed as I feel right now.

"Listening, come on let's hear it then." Yuzuru prompts him, unamused by his antics.

"Before, I had to make each one of you fall for me before I could seal any of your powers, but this time you have to make me fall for you." He says smuggly. Kotori and Tohka start in surprise, but before they can say anything Shido continues on swiftly. "To be perfectly honest I like all you girls plenty already, so saying you have to make me fall in love with you isn't quite right. Use any method you want, just make sure you make my heart skip a bit, just enough so I can't wait to give you a big kiss." He says with a wink. "Oh, and Ayako of course you are allowed to join in too." He adds.

"Pass, and if you ask me one more time I'm going to make you eat your own shoe." I threaten him, knowing that if he tried anything he would most likely be killed by Tsubasa.

Kotori sighs and nods her head. "So be it, you better prepare yourself because Ratatoskr is going to go all out to make you fall for us." She promises.

"I'm honored. I'm ready to go whenever you are so let's get started soon and begin our date." He lifts off the ground and quickly flies away, leaving us standing there watching as he leaves.

"I'm so going to beat him up when he gets back to his senses." I promise no one in particular.

"Our deadline is midnight tomorrow, so we better not waste a minute of our time." Kotori turns to me and exhales in exasperation. "Ayako, I know you don't really have any stake in this and you can't exactly help us in the date area of this issue, but do you think you can tag along just in case something goes wrong? You can just hang out or whatever you want to do."

"Watching you guys go on a date with Shido while I have nothing to do would be boring though." I sigh, knowing full well I should help out regardless, and if I didn't Tsubasa would be angry with me. "Alright I'll tag along, but just so you know I'm inviting Onee-sama to come with me so I won't be so bored while you all are having fun."

"That's fine, as long as you let her know the situation beforehand. We'll be starting at the pool tomorrow so go home and explain everything to Tsubasa and be ready to work tomorrow." Kotori instructs me.

I nod my head and to save time, I summon my Angel, lifting off the ground and take off toward my home at high speed, pausing just for a moment to stop at a store where I had made a special, though it came time to get it a lot sooner than I expected. After my brief stop I hide the package on me as I open the door to the house. "Onee-sama are you home yet?!" I call out, trying to hide the excitement in my voice.

"I'm in the bedroom Ayako, what's up?"

I hurry into the bedroom and see Tsubasa setting out some evening dresses. "Would you like to go on a date with me tomorrow? I'm thinking about the water park and then get dinner together?" I ask eagerly.

"Well, this isn't like you at all Ayako, what brought this on?" She asks curiously.

I shuffle my feet slightly in embarrassment. "Well honestly, I've been wanting to ask you for a while now but I just haven't found the right time, but today something happened with Shido and the girls all have to go on a date with them and Kotori asked me to come with them just to act as a babysitter… so if you don't mind them being in the same general area that is." I add, petering out towards the end as I realize it sounds not nearly as exciting as I thought it would be.

"Hmm, on one condition. I just so happened to be airing out some evening gowns, however I couldn't find a swimsuit for you. So if we have time to go get you one and I get to pick I would be glad to go out on a date with you Ayako."

"Alright then let's go! We have to be there bright and early tomorrow so let's get everything ready today!" I cheer eagerly.

Tsubasa smiles happily at my eagerness and gives me a tight hug. "Alright calm down, I'll take us there right away ok? Before that though I think you owe me a kiss don't you?" She leans down and I kiss her softly, closing my eyes happily as I feel everything shift slightly and when I open my eyes we are outside the mall now. "Now don't let go of my hand ok? I wouldn't want my sweet sister to get lost in the mall."

I pout at her, causing her to chuckle as she leads me through the mall to one of the clothing stores Miku took me to before. We start looking through the swimwear and I pull out several pieces that I think would look good and head over to Tsubasa. "What do you think of these?" I ask here, holding each one up in front of me.

"They do look good Ayako, but I said I get to pick out your swimsuit not you, so as nice as those are, you just eliminated them as options. Don't worry though, I have some very good options, so how about we go grab the large changing room and I can help you try them on." Before I can object Tsubasa pushes me into one of the dressing rooms and locks it behind her. "Strip." She orders, changing her tone of voice to much like she has in the bedroom, dominant and no room to argue.

I blush softly and nod my head before slowly undressing, leaving me in just my underwear, but one look from her and I took them off too. Tsubasa pulls out a suit from behind her and reveals a two piece Bikini that is basically nothing but strings. "O-Onee-sama I can't wear that! There is no way I can show that to anyone!" I object, blushing furiously as she holds that out for me.

"You said you would wear whatever I picked out for you Ayako. So try it on." She orders me, a serious look on her face. I whimper in embarrassment and I quickly put it on, the strings barely covering my nipples and clit. I stand there, my face bright red as Tsubasa looks me up and down, a smirk on her face. "Come here." She purrs and pulls me against her, her lips pressing against mine. I shiver gently as her hands gently caress my soft curves, one hand tracing it down my side and then firmly grab and squeeze my ass.

I groan into her mouth softly as one hand continues to caress my side while the other firmly massages my ass, kneading my cheeks causing me to tremble against her. "O-Onee-sama we can't do this kinda stuff here." I murmur but she silences me by sliding her tongue into my mouth. Our tongues dance around one another affectionately until she deepens the kiss, thoroughly dominating my mouth with her tongue before breaking the kiss and smirking down at my horny face.

"You are so adorable Ayako. You make me want to skip the date all together and just keep you home all weekend, but I promised, so try this on now Aya." She pulls back, a smirk on. She holds up a cute frilly 2 piece swimsuit for me.

"O-Onee-sama! You dirty pervert!" I accuse her and she clamps a hand over my mouth and tuts softly.

"Aya careful. Someone could hear you and could walk in seeing you in such a revealing suit. DO you really want that?" I stare up at her smirking face and I can feel tears of embarrassment forming in my eyes. "Ok ok I'm sorry Ayako." She pulls me into a hug and kisses the top of my head.

"I just wanted to take you on a date tomorrow." I murmur.

"I know, I'm sorry Ayako I was just trying to mess with you a bit. Come on let's get you dressed again. I want you to wear this one and I know it fits you. Now let's go pay for this and relax at home for the rest of the night, ok?" She apologizes and I quickly change back into my own clothes. Tsubasa sets the swimsuit on a rack to be taken away later and makes her way to the cashier and I follow behind her quietly.

As we leave the store my phone goes off and I answer it. "Hello?"

"Ayachi! I missed you so much, so I thought I'd give you a call and see if you're free to hang out today! You didn't forget you promised to teach me how to play some of your video games next time we hang out, did you?" Miku's voice comes through from the other end of the line.

"Hey Miku, no I didn't forget, but I don't think I'll be able to hang out for a few days. Onee-sama and I have some plans for tomorrow so I won't be free to hang out." I explain to her while following Tsubasa through the crowds.

"You aren't doing something naughty with Onee-sama without me, are you Ayachi? If you are, I want in! If you do things with her when I'm not busy I'm going to punish you!"

"You can't punish me, only Onee-sama can!" I retort. "Besides it's not like that! Something happened with Shido and I have to babysit him and the girls while they all go on a massive date. I invited Onee-sama to go with me so I wouldn't be bored."

"Ahh gotcha, well if you are free, call me after the date then. I need my weekly dose of my Ayachi." She blows a kiss through the phone and wishes us a fun time before hanging up.

"Come on Ayako. I'm thinking of picking up some BBQ beef for us on the way home, what do you think? I haven't had time to prepare anything since you came home so suddenly and then we went to the mall."

"Sure, sounds good Onee-sama." I agree as I put my phone away and follow her from the mall, my earlier annoyance with her virtually gone already. "Do you wanna watch a movie while we eat tonight? All of my homeworks is done already so we can watch something."

"Sounds like a plan Ayako, but I also want us to go to bed early tonight." She says over her shoulder as we leave the mall and she takes us to a dark corner of the lot to teleport us.

"Ok, but why?" I ask her.

"Because I want us to be well rested for tomorrow. This is the first time my precious little sister has ever asked me out on a date so it's a special occasion. I want to make sure we both have plenty of energy to enjoy tomorrow with." I blush as she smiles down at me and wraps me in a tight hug.

"Alright Onee-sama, but I wanna sleep with you tonight." I tell her, hugging her back and pressing my face against her.

"How is that different from normal?" She asks with a chuckle before taking us to our next stop.

I stir from my slumber slightly as I feel the bed shift under me. I let out a small groan and roll over, content to sleep longer as I snuggle further down into the blankets. I sigh sleepily before squealing loudly as I feel myself start falling, only to land in soft, strong arms.

"Good morning Ayako. It's time to get up and get ready for our date today." Tsubasa says cheerfully as she smiles down at me. I start up at her blankly for a moment, not comprehending what's going on as my brain tries to wake up. I look around and realize she is holding me in her arms in the shower and I'm already naked.

"Onee-sama? What's going on?" I ask as my heart rate finally settles down.

"I wanted to get an early start today, and I know how much to love taking shower with me so I decided to bring you with me, but when I shook your shoulder you didn't even respond." She explains and kisses my forehead before setting me down.

"Y-You scared the crap outta me Onee-sama! I could've taken a shower on my own you know!" I complain, but she cuts me off by pulling me face first into her generous bust and gently pets my head as the water cascades over us.

"Yes but I wanted to make sure you actually did a good job. I know how lazy you can be, especially when you get tired. Besides, I wanted to hold my little sister longer, but I had to get out of bed. I'll tell you what, I'll make you pancakes if you forgive me and humor me ok?" She offers, hugging me tightly.

I let out a sigh and rest my head against her breasts, enjoying her warm embrace. "Alright Onee-sama, not like I could go back to sleep after you scared me just now." I pout playfully.

"Then let me make it up to you." She sits me down on a stool and kneels behind me and takes the next 10 minute thoroughly scrubbing and washing my hair, making sure to shampoo everything before rinsing it all off. After taking care of me she quickly washes herself and turns off the water and dries us off. "I layed out some clothes for you on the bed for you to dress into." She instructs me as she dresses herself with the snap of her fingers and head into the kitchen, and by the time I join her there she's already got several pancakes waiting for me.

"You really work fast Onee-sama." I chuckle as I drown them in syrup and begin eating with gusto.

"Well I want to be able to cuddle with you a bit before we head out. It's not like we'll be alone while we're out there, so we won't be able be as affectionate as we might want to." She points out.

Once I finish I move to the couch and after Tsubasa deposits the dishes into the sink she joins me, hugging me close as the TV plays in the background. "Onee-sama I'm really looking forward to our date." I smile up at her as I nuzzle up against her.

"Me too, it's just a shame we can't be as close as we want since the others will be there, but we'll have fun regardless." She tilts my head up and kisses me softly. "Guess I'll just have to get my kisses out now. Though don't expect me to not steal kisses and squeezes while we're at the park, how could I resist you in that cute little swimsuit?" She smirks down at me and I blush softly before leaning up and kissing her softly.

She pulls me into her lap and hugs me tight, not pressing the kiss and just enjoying holding me as I press against her. Onee-sama is the best, I can't wait to get to dinner tonight. I think to myself as I break the kiss and nuzzle my face into her neck. "I love you Onee-sama." I murmur softly.

"Dawww that's so sweet." Kurumi says, having just popped up behind the couch. "You don't mind if I join you two, do you?"

"Sorry Kurumu, but today is just me and Ayako. We'll be leaving shortly to head to the amusement park for a date, so you'll have to find another way to entertain yourself today." Tsubasa tells her, causing Kurumi to pout softly.

"Very well then, I will let you two have your fun, but before that." She easily hops over the couch and gives Tsubasa and myself each a small peck on the lips. "Don't have too much fun without me or else I'll have to punish you Ayako." She says in a singsong voice as she slowly melts into her shadow, leaving us alone again.

Tsubasa chuckles softly after she leaves. "What?" I ask her curiously.

"Nothing, I just find it adorable how Kurumi expresses herself and her feelings toward other people. She didn't like that she was going to get left out. She's just as adorable as you are, though in a different way I suppose." Tsubasa muses aloud as we continue to cuddle together.

Eventually my phone goes off with an alert from Kotori telling me everything is ready. Tsubasa and I quickly gather up our things and head to the waterpark to join the Spirits in their date time with Shido. "So Onee-sama and I will just stay out of your way during the dates. We'll be on the other side of the park or in the amusement park trying to make ourselves as scarce as possible. If something goes wrong, let me know and I will come lend a hand." I explain to everyone.

"Sounds good, I doubt anything will go wrong but you never know. With how my idiot big brother is acting right now anything could happen." Kotori says, shaking her head sadly.

"Is that how you want to start off on a date, Kotori? It certainly goes against all the training you gave me on the simulator." Shido's smooth voice sounds behind me and I quickly turn around to see Shido standing there with an easy smile on his face. He furrows his brow suddenly and turns to look at Tsubasa, who just stares back at him unflinching, a serious look on her face.

"I don't need any lip from you lover boy. Now then let's start by choosing who'll begin the date with you. Ayako go enjoy yourself with Tsubasa." Kotori dismisses me and I wave goodbye to the girls and walk up to Tsubasa.

"Come on Onee-sama, let's start with the waterslide." I say cheerfully, pulling her away from her staring contest with Shido. Once we get out of earshot I glance up at her worriedly. "What was up with that Onee-sama? You and Shido were practically glaring daggers at one another."

"Don't worry about it Ayako. Now then, you said something about a waterslide right?" She smiles down at me and pats my head affectionately.

Tsubasa and I enjoy our time at the pool, relaxing in the lazy river, laughing as we play with one another and ride the slide together. After a bit, we climb out and laze around the pool and enjoy some snacks I grabbed from the snack bars. Tsubasa gets herself a cocktail from the vendors to enjoy as we cuddle with one another.

"I must say this is quite relaxing, hanging out by the pool with the cutest sister alive while enjoying a drink. I can't think of a better way to enjoy my day." Tsubasa purrs as she takes another sip.

"I wouldn't know, you don't let me drink even though I'm old enough too." I complain softly as I snuggle up against you.

"No, you're not. Being asleep for that long doesn't mean you're an adult Ayako. Besides I know the kinda things you do and don't like. With a few exceptions, I don't think you'd like alcohol, and no you can't try a sip right now. I want you to have a clear head for our date today." She cuts me off before I can even ask my question. I let out a small sigh and agree before dropping my head back down onto her shoulder as we just enjoy the warm air of the pool.

After a while my phone goes off with a message from Reine saying it's time to switch locations. I respond telling her Onee-sama and I will be heading out first then then roll off the chair and stand up. "Time to change locations Onee-sama. We're going to a lounge, so some evening wear is required. There is a bar if you want more to drink as well as food." I tell her, prompting her to stand up.

"Then I suppose it was a good thing I aired out our nice dresses wasn't it?" She says with a small smirk.

I reach out and take her hand and kiss it softly. "Tsubasa, would you accompany me on a dinner date to a wonderful evening lounge?" I ask her, my face flushed slightly.

She looks down at me, surprise written on her face but in a flash it's gone and she smiles softly. "I would be delighted Ayako." She leans down and kisses me softly, making sure no one will see us before pulling back. "But you can't call me Tsubasa, Ayako. It just doesn't sound right coming from you. I'll always be your Onee-sama, so please keep calling me that." She requests and I blush and nod.

"Alright Onee-sama." I murmur and she chuckles.

"What a good little sister I have." She purrs softly. She takes my hand, intertwining our fingers together, and leads me in the dressing room to get changed. Once we are out of sight she opens up a portal and grabs our dresses from the closet. I change into a deep blue dress, with gold trim, the skirt reaching down to just past my knees. Tsubasa changes a light purple gown, a deep V cut from the neckline revealing a generous amount of cleavage which I can't help but stare at.

"Y-You look amazing Onee-sama." I say admiringly as she finishes changing and brushes her hair back behind her.

She smiles at me teasingly. "I can tell, you can't seem to stop staring, Ayako." She coos softly, causing a blush to creep up my cheeks. She giggles softly and pulls me into a hug. "You look beautiful to my sweet little Ayako." She murmurs as she nuzzles her face into my hair.

Since we can't afford to use her spatial powers to move around easily I summon my Astral Dress and hold Onee-sama tight against me and fly out of the building, quickly making our way to the lounge to help with any last minute preparations that needs to be made before we move to the upstairs area and claim a table in a dark corner of the area. It takes a little bit of time before the others arrive here, each of them having changed into more formal attire. Kotori comes up briefly to check on us before returning downstairs to join the others, leaving us to our quiet meal alone.

"They should be wrapping up down there soon enough." I start to say before a scream sounds from below. I bolt to my feet and run to the banister in time to see Tohka thrown away by a blast of energy from Shido's body.

"Everyone stay back! Shido's Spirit waves are off the chart!" Kotori says as Shido pulls himself to his feet, any trace of intelligence gone from his eyes. "It happened sooner than we expected." Shido growls and launches himself skyward, breaking through the ceiling and taking flight.

"Commander, his powers are going berserk, if we don't hurry up and do something soon a Spacequake will happen and will be even worse than the one from 30 years ago!" The Vice-Commander says over the speakers for everyone to hear.

"Kotori don't just stand there, we have to stop him!" Kaguya says before summoning her Astral Dress and taking off after him with the others quickly following suit.

Kotori stands there silently before pulling a switch out and opening it. "I'm sorry big brother, but it's up to me. Forgive me for having no other choice."

I leap down and land lightly next to Kotori, my Astral Dress already on. "Don't be so hasty Kotori, we'll figure out another way to save Shido." I tell her, stopping her from pressing the button.

"What are you doing? If I don't do this people will die!" Kotori says, trying to pull away from me but I hold on tightly.

"Ayako's right Kotori, you aren't alone in this." Tohka says, walking up on the other side of Kotori. "You have me and Ayako and all the others who are working to save Shido. If we all put our powers together I'm sure we can save him."

"Ayako, Tohka." Kotori says softly, looking between us. "You're right!"

"Of course we are." I smirk softly as she summons her Astral Dress. "Not like your little toy would have actually done anything though." I add.

"Do you know what this thing can do? It was designed specifically for this situation." Kotori objects to my comment as we all take off after Shido.

"Oh I know exactly what it can do. That's why I changed it's firing mechanism. Now to fire it you need both a code from you, Kotori, which you have in your hand, and a code from me. I couldn't let you get all trigger happy with that thing you know."

"Y-You hacked into our satellite and changed the programming on the weapon?! You can't do that Ayako!" She objects as I speed up.

"You can chew me out later, for now we have to slow Shido down so everyone can kiss him!" I pick up the pace, rushing after Shido. I weave around the bolts of energy firing from him and use my shields to block any stray shots that might cause damage to the city as we head toward the forest. "Hey Shido! Knock it off and apologize to everyone for ruining their dates!" I yell at him as I catch up. He growls and starts shooting energy bolts at me which I easily block with my shields, however each attack is strong enough to shatter my screens.

"How are we gonna get close to him? Even you're having trouble Ayako." Tohka calls out as they follow behind me.

"I'm going to try to grab him, make sure you're fast!" I call to them then wall off Shido's path with a mass of screens. I reach him in a split second and go to grab him, but before I can close my hand on his shoulder he spins around and slams his fist into my stomach and his magic blasts through me. I cough up some blood from the force of the blow and then he grabs me around my neck, squeezing for a moment before launching me into the ground.

"Ayako!" Kotori screams, but before any of them can move, my descent is stopped by Tsubasa, wearing her Astral Dress. Kotori's eyes go wide in shock as she sees this.

"Onee-sama what are you doing?!" I gasp loudly when I see her in that attire. I glance up and see Kotori staring right at Tsubasa. "They're gonna know!"

"It's fine Ayako, it doesn't really matter anymore. Besides I can't let Shido hurt you like that, you're my little sister after all." She lets go of me and vanishes before I can get a word in. "Come on girls, come and kiss him so we can get this over with." She calls out and everyone turns to follow her voice from behind Shido, holding him securely by the neck. Shido growls and struggles in Tsubasa's powerful grip but she doesn't budge an inch even. I watch as each girl kisses Shido, who can't break free from Tsubasa's grip, even with the power of 6 powers inside him.

Once Shido passes out, Tsubasa hands him to Tohka and turns to Kotori, a cool, level look on her face. "We have a lot to talk about it seems… Empress." Kotori says as I reach Tsubasa's side.