Disclaimer: None of the MKR characters are mine.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Ascot heard something. "What could it be?" he thought, trying to categorize the slight sound. It was sort of like a rustle but more like a whisper, as though the wind was speaking. "Follow your heart," it seemed to say, peacefully, yet with a challenging air to it. "Now this is an exam that I can't fail."

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Hikaru slept restlessly as pain and sorrow filled her dreams