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~A Match of Two Souls~

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"I'm so glad you came to see her," the raven-haired miko said quietly as she led the two teens to her cousin's room. "Ever since that trip to Tokyo Tower, she just hasn't been the same. She doesn't come out of her room unless asked, she's not eating well or taking care of herself…she's not even speaking. Maybe seeing the two of you will help more than we can…"

The girl with short blonde hair and emerald eyes traded glances with the powder-blue haired girl and sapphire eyes. They knew why Hikaru was the way she was, but they couldn't tell anyone. "We'll see what we can do, Higurashi-san," Fuu tried smiling at the older girl.

Minty eyes looked on at the two girls pensively. She could tell that whatever had happened to Hikaru, these two had been involved as well. Their auras were very much like her little cousin's after she came back from that field trip.

The blue-haired girl—Ryuuzaki Umi, Kagome reminded herself—she could tell carried a fluid aura, much like a river or the ocean with their ever constant currents and waves. But that current was more like trickle of a stream now as her aura was saturated in depression.

The blonde-haired girl with the glasses—Houoji Fuu, she remembered—had a wispy aura. Somewhat akin to air or wind in their ever changing speeds. Unfortunately, what could usually be a calm breeze was now just barely a draft as she, too, was weighed down by grief and guilt.

Hikaru was very much the same, Kagome noticed. When the young girl had been brought back home, she noticed her changed aura. It seemed to be…blazing, or at least it should have been. But because of the remorse and gloom in her aura, it was about as bright as a dying ember at this point.

But they all carried the same spark of magic within them, Kagome noticed.

"Now, none of that," the raven-haired teen shook her head. "Just call me Neechan like Hikaru does, or whatever else you'd like. Higurashi-san makes me think like you're speaking to my Okaa-san!"

Umi and Fuu couldn't help the small giggle that left their lips. "Okay, Kagome-neesan," Fuu agreed.

"Hikaru," the raven-haired teen called out to the young girl inside her room. "You have some friends here to see you…" She frowned at the door. 'Oh, Hikaru, I wish you would let me in, just a little… But, I haven't told anyone about my adventures, so it wouldn't be very fair, now would it?'

"…Who?" came the muffled question.

Kagome waved the girls forward. "It's us, Hikaru! Umi and Fuu!" the sapphire-eyed girl spoke loudly.

"Please let us in, Hikaru-san," the blonde in glasses pleaded.

For a moment the trio thought the fiery-haired girl wouldn't open the door. Then there was a small THUMP and a soft shuffling of feet. Then the door opened to reveal a miserable Hikaru. "Umi-chan? Fuu-chan? You're really here?"

"Of course we are!" Umi smiled sadly. "You didn't think we'd leave you alone after…"

"I—"

"We're friends, Hikaru-san," Fuu said gently. "Whatever happens, we'll always be there for each other."

Hikaru said nothing as she tackled the taller girls into a desperate hug, her small form shaking. Umi and Fuu returned the embrace whole-heartedly as they escorted the girl back into her room.

'Yes,' the Miko thought, walking away with a small smile. 'If none of us can help Hikaru, these girls can. And maybe, just maybe they can heal each other…'


Adieu,

TsukiyoTenshi