Disclaimer: If I owned the manga/show, I wouldn't have allowed the names to get so screwed up in the dub.

Fairydust

PM: I decided that it might be a good idea to attach a day to this. The first and second chapter was Monday, so the previous chapter was Monday night and Tuesday morning and this chapter is Tuesday afternoon. This story will be pretty long… Currently, I have written 32 pages for 6 parts (I realize this is only part 4, but I like to stay a couple parts ahead). Hope it's okay so far ^_~.

Ryou: I don't think it's okay. I think it's horrible!

PM: Ryou, think about it this way. The more effort I expend into this fic, the less effort I have to work on those other fics that you've been griping about *gives him meaningful look*.

Ryou: I hate you…

PM: Oh pishaw.

~ Thanks (I forgot to do this last chapter! SORRY!) to Sarina Fannel, Lady Geuna (Seto feel something for Ryou? We'll see!), Sylvia (I have no idea where I come up with these things, to be truthful… maybe it's just boredom… or too many sodas ^_~), saki (thank god… Ryou isn't English, Ryou isn't English *dances*), Shamanic Guardian Lena (loved your fic), juvi (^_^ Thank you so much… I hope this chapter doesn't dissapoint you), Indigo Tantarian (would you believe that I've written over 36 pages so far?), Tikira (Jyou: I don't think PM's other fics are funny… PM: That's cause you die in them), The Evil Laugh (I love Ryou… ;_;), Mejika (Yue: Patience is a virtue… PM *sees him liplocking with Touya*: Not one you possess), MH (I guess my angst skills are still running amuck), Wildwolf (thanks SO much for the e-mail!), and incoherant (I can create a plot! Wah ha!). And of course, to Ruri-chan, who convinced me to post this chapter up a day early! ^_~ Go thank her everyone! And of course, as always, to my brilliant beta-reader, Mariel.

~ A Word (or Two) of Advice ~

"He kissed you."

The words are said not accusingly, not angrily, but in a resigned tone of voice. Jyounouchi-kun shakes his head and falls back onto the bed, staring at the white plaster ceiling, as if there is a hidden connotation behind those words.

As expected, I told Jyounouchi-kun everything… except the dream, of course! Even I'm not that idiotic. He didn't say anything while I told the story, just watching me warily. Not even when I told him that Emi-san had asked if we were going to kiss and I started coughing, not even when I told him that Kaiba-kun kissed me before sending me off on my merry way. He just sat there, shaking his head as the story progressed.

Now, story completed, he decides to state the obvious.

I wince and nod, although he cannot see me. He takes in a deep breath, brown eyes still gazing at the ceiling as if in a trance. Perhaps he is speaking to my father telepathically to figure out how to punish me. Maybe he'll ground me. Oh, I would be so grateful if that happened…

"I didn't think it was possible you would fall in love with him."

For the second time that day, I choke, this time spitting out the soda I was drinking and getting it over the rough draft of my term paper that I was editing. I barely notice as I scream, "WHAT?!"

Jyounouchi-kun shrugs, still not bothering to glance at me, "Well? What were you two doing?"

"It was a kiss," I snap, feeling a bit of pain at his words, "It was acting." I spit the word out as easily as I just spat the soda on my essay, but this time it hurts a lot more. And I don't even know why! It's not like I was expecting anything out of this… heck, I still don't know why I agreed to do this! It certainly wasn't because I was expecting a fantasy ending and having Kaiba-kun fall madly in love with me… my life isn't exactly like that (although I guess surviving dying twice is already a bit of a fantastical concept).

"Did you want something more?"

"Pardon?"

"I don't think it was just a kiss," he replies seriously. I just let out a bark of derisive laughter, shaking my head as I crumple up my ruined paper and throw it into the garbage.

"You're getting too into this. You're getting more into this than either Kaiba-kun or myself," I reply heatedly.

"Yeah? So why do you look like you want to cry?" Jyounouchi-kun flings back, "If it's over in a week, it's over. What happens then? Have you ever thought about that? I doubt he ever will."

My mouth snaps shut and I turn away from his piercing look (now he decides to look at me). No wonder otousan wanted him to look after me, as if I was still a mere child who needed to be taken by the hand and told to look both ways before I crossed the street.

But then again, if I had done just that, I wouldn't be in this situation.

~ * ~

"It could have been worse."

I eye Otogi-kun with a skeptical eye before demanding in a high-pitched, squeaky voice, "HOW?!"

He shrugs and takes a moment to take a bite from his lunch and chew, green eyes thoughtful as he probably rethinks that statement. I'm still in awe of the mere possibility of something worse happening that what had already happened. I pick at my food, dreading the countdown to when I next have to see Kaiba-kun.

I was greatly surprised when Otogi-kun asked if I wanted to join him for lunch. Since the others all have classes, and my term paper is sufficiently ruined that I don't care much for reading it over again, I accepted. Besides, I had never been as close to Otogi-kun as much as the others, so I guess it was nice of him to ask. The problem with Otogi-kun though, is that his eyes are very similar to Yami-kun and Kaiba-kun's eyes… although he might not be saying anything, those eyes just continuously question you until you finally just tell him everything. (Jyounouchi-kun told me once that Otogi-kun's eyes, which are cat-like, are very similar to Yami Bakura's eyes… *shiver*) Which, of course, would explain why I ended up telling him everything about what happened at Kaiba-kun's tea party… with the exception of the dream, of course!

"Jyounouchi could have been there," he finally decides on.

I ponder that. He could be right… I can just imagine Jyounouchi-kun trying to strangle Kaiba-kun after the kiss. But then again, if Jyounouchi-kun had been there, that incident might never had occurred. In which case, Jyounouchi-kun's presence would be much desired, rather than the other way around.

I decline to share my views with Otogi-kun, instead settling on shrugging and mumbling something inaudible. Unfortunately, Otogi-kun isn't done delving into the possibilities of what could have made the situation worse.

"He could have made you stay longer so everybody could stare at you, he could have pushed you away…" Um, excuse me, but isn't that exactly what he did?! I start tuning out Otogi-kun as he continues to ramble. It's kinda funny… there are people watching us… wouldn't it be funny if they thought I was 'cheating' on Kaiba-kun with Otogi-kun? I doubt Jyounouchi-kun would find it funny at all, and Honda-kun will definitely try to murder me. Seriously, seriously hoping the gossip columns don't get a whiff of this. I don't know how I would be able to explain to otousan anymore…

"He could have given you a hickey."

I gasp and nearly fall off my seat. Tell me he was kidding! I finally manage to gasp out, "WHAT?!" Okay, so 'scream out' might have been a bit more accurate, but I guess gasping wasn't too far off considering how I was experiencing quite a bit of difficulty in the delightful art of breathing.

"Dai… daijoubu Bakura-kun?" Otogi-kun is staring at me with some doubt (of my sanity, I am sure) in his eyes, before innocently asking, "Did I say something wrong?"

"No… of course not…" I grit out. Now I know for sure that he is getting revenge on me for the DDD [1] incident.

"I didn't say it would happen… but it definitely would have been worse, don't you think?"

I close my eyes and try to imagine that… Kaiba-kun giving me a hickey in front of all those people… and then coming home only to have Jyounouchi-kun discover that… No matter how hard I try to think of something, there is absolutely nothing good that could possibly come out of that situation. Still, the knowledge that it really could have been worse doesn't help placate my annoyance at Otogi-kun for bringing it up in the first place.

"Did you ask me to lunch for this?" I ask, very much annoyed. I had been hoping to get away from this topic tonight, but it looks like I'm not going to be that lucky.

"No… of course not…" Otogi-kun looks slightly sheepish, which I suppose is just his way of apologizing considering how he usually doesn't look anything besides smug and confident, "How's Honda?"

"Hysterical… (and I'm not talking about funny haha hysterical. I'm talking about insane hysterical!)" I mutter before giving him an innocent look, "Um… why?"

He turns a bit red (if a bit red is something like Kaiba-kun's definition of 'a few events', which I doubt) as he shrugs, trying to look nonchalant (Ha! He thinks he can fool me after all I've been stuck doing nothing but study Kaiba-kun's emotions? Forget it!), "Well… he's been avoiding me lately."

Hmm, let me guess! This 'lately' started since the end of last school year, am I correct? Instead of voicing my thoughts though, I end up biting my tongue and nod slightly, "Did you want me to talk to him, Otogi-kun?" I'm going to assume that is why you wanted to talk to me…

"No…" he shrugs quickly, "I've just been wondering how he's been." Of course, I will not mention that he sees Honda-kun at our get-togethers on the weekend, or the fact that he does live in the same dorm as us all and could easily walk over to see him… wait, what am I saying? Why am I even thinking of such things? This morning and last night must have been effecting me more than I suspected. Instantly, I feel ashamed for even thinking those thoughts, thank god I didn't actually voice them!

"Otogi-kun…" He glances over at me sharply as I softly stammer (regretting opening my big mouth every second), "Why… why didn't you tell Honda-kun how you felt about him the night he told you? Or now? We know that you two can have something more, and that both of you would be happy in that relationship… sometimes it seems that the only people who don't know that are you and Honda-kun…"

I gulp and resist the urge to run away as he glares at me. After a moment of silent glowering, he finally just shakes his head, "I can't tell him now."

"Why not?"

"He probably hates me," he shrugs. I can only stare at him… if I was saying what he is saying about the person I was madly in love with, I certainly wouldn't just shrug it off. I guess it's just another reminder how different we are from each other, but that certainly isn't anything new.

"Is that why he comes running into our rooms saying Yami-kun and you were getting it on?" I grin slightly, which causes him to smile, "Ah, I can still remember Honda-kun's face…"

"He really did that, did he?" Otogi-kun shakes his head, "I don't know what I would do if I found Yami-kun and him making out…"

"Just don't mention it, cause even if it was true, Yami-kun would be threatening your life," I tell him, and if you think I'm joking, think again!

"I'd probably think I was on drugs and get a doctor."

"That would sound great, Otogi-kun. Hi, I saw the guy I'm in love with who already confessed to me but since I didn't know what to say I just walked out… anyhow he was with this other guy and they were making out with each other. Oh yeah, did I mention that the other guy isn't really a guy, but a 5,000 year old spirit who lives in a pendent? What? What heavy drugs have I been taking recently?" (PM's note: I know Ryou seems a bit OOC, but hey, he has to grow up sometime, doesn't he?! -_-;;)

"I'd rather confess," Otogi-kun snorts.

"So why didn't you?"

"I…" For once Otogi-kun is at a loss for words in my presence! I mean, I know he was tongue-tied in front of Honda-kun, and I think his defeat to Yuugi at DDD caused him temporary speaking loss, but other than that, I never knew of him getting this nervous or confused or whatever, "I… I… couldn't."

There was silence as we slowly contemplated each other, each waiting for the other to be the first to speak. But if there was one thing I was good at, it was patience, so it wasn't too surprising that he was the first to break. He gave me one of his looks, which I just smile at.

"Bakura-kun… if Kaiba suddenly told you that he loved you, what would you do?"

Now I'm the one caught off guard, openly gaping at him, "I… I… um…" I scowled and glared at his smirk, "That's not fair, Otogi-kun. First of all, you're talking about a situation that will never ever happen. There is just no chance that Seto Kaiba is going to tell me that. None. Besides, I don't even think I like him! And even if I did decide I like him… wipe that grin off your face, cause I don't!"

"Yeah. Sureeeeee…"

"Otogi-kun! That's not fair!"

He just grins back at me, "You're telling me to be fair?"

I groan… that would be a sure-fire way to hell… "No… of course not. Even I'm not foolish enough to do that. But you aren't being fair, in either conversation! Even if Kaiba-kun suddenly took a combination of drugs that made him think he liked me, it would be too quick! I wouldn't know what to say!"

"I'm sure your Yami would…"

"I'm sure he would too…"

I heard that yadonushi. Don't tempt me.

I wince, shaking my head at Otogi-kun's questioning look. He winces and nods, probably figuring out quite quickly what I was wincing about, as he also had a fateful run-in with Yami Bakura, so I quickly return to the subject at hand, "Otogi-kun… are you telling me that Honda-kun confessing went too fast?" Now that is weird.

"Not too fast, I guess. But it was unexpected… I certainly wasn't ready for it at least," he smiles slightly, "It's just… well, one second I was still imagining it. The next… I wasn't imagining it, but it didn't feel real either."

Then he tells me the last thing I expect to hear, the last thing I probably want to hear. But I certainly will never be able to forget it, whether that is for better or for worse.

"Bakura-kun… if Kaiba should tell you what Honda told me… and I know you think that is very unlikely but I don't think it as unlikely as you think… anyhow, if he should, you should try your best not to screw it up.

"Cause you'll hate yourself when the opportunity passes and you're still dreaming."

~ * ~

Given any other situation, I would have enjoyed a tour of a museum about archaeology and natural history, considering how my dad is interested in the first and I the second. A brand new museum that was being privately previewed by some of Japan's elite, I would have welcomed the chance given any other circumstances. Although otousan sometimes is invited to these types of events, his family isn't always. Even now that okaasan and oniisan are living apart from us, otousan still can't manage to sneak another pass for his youngest son.

(PM's note: Okay, I know this sounds REALLY weird, but Ryou DOES have an older brother. I know this sounds demented and you probably don't believe me, but in the manga volume 6 before Yami Bakura makes his first appearance, Ryou is writing a letter, and he mentions his father, mother, and older brother… I got clarification from my Japanese friend and she agrees. O.O;;)

Now, ironies upon ironies, Kaiba-kun and I, along with some familiar faces from this morning's disaster… I mean, tea for 'two'… we're listening to a tour guide speak of an artifact found in ancient China, during one of the high points of the Ming Dynasty. It's a jar with a delicate design of phoenixes and other mythical creatures decorating it, and you will never guess what legends say about it.

"This jar, known as the shin-ai, is an artifact from a Chinese legend of the enchanted fairydust. Working similarly to Greek and Roman myths of Cupid, fairydust was said to come off the wings of magical butterflies (butterflies, for god's sake!) who were often mistaken for fairies because of their brightly colored wings that sparkled with the colors of the rainbow. However, instead of causing the chaos intended by Cupid's arrows, fairydust was used to force somebody to confess their truest desires to the person that they loved… or in the case of the purely materialistic that didn't have time for commitments like love, to objects. Most commonly, it was used to determine who the person loved."

See what I mean? Pure irony.

"Shin-ais were jars that were said to contain the mystical fairydust. They were small because very little fairydust was needed to use its magic, and it was to be used only once. Fairydust was not to be sold because it was said that the dust would lose its magic if given up for selfish needs, so merchants came up with the shin-ai. By claiming that the jar was being sold, and not the fairydust within, merchants hoped that it would create demand.

"Of course, it never did. Most shin-ais were lost, and fairydust became a myth that wasn't to be exploited any longer."

Since I already know this story forwards and backwards, seeing that its one of otousan's favorites (favorites as in he likes to use it to tease me about why I haven't found a koi yet, asking me if I need some fairydust so I would confess), and instead take to watching the group reaction. Most are riveted by the story, while others look bored, fingering their cell phones as if their fingers are itching to make that important phone call. Kaiba-kun appears to be one of them, rolling his eyes every once in a while and muttering something about how corny fairytales are.

It's moments like this that I know that Otogi-kun's (and I guess Jyounouchi-kun's as well, considering how oddly he was acting when I got back to college and he found out about the kiss) supposed situation will never come true. Kaiba-kun barely has time for Mokuba, let alone a romantic relationship. Besides, I doubt he is interested in pursuing one. After all, romance is something to be scoffed at until one experiences the delightful brand of passion that appears purely in fairytales, romance novels, and mythology, rather than real life.

And since most of us will never experience that type of love, some will keep dreaming for the rest of their days while the rest will hide it in the deepest corners of their soul, never to be touched again.

~ * ~

"Ryou-kun! What are you doing here? I didn't know your otousan had an exhibit here!"

Kaiba-kun winces as his grip on my arm tightens considerably, but I can't help but smile. Izumi Koushiro is one of otousan's close friends (PM *screeches like a banshee as she runs away from angry fans* I'm sorry! I'm sorry! But I didn't want to make up anymore characters!), and they've known each other since college. Koushiro-san works on computers, and he works odd jobs in a variety of places mainly because he's always moving around with his koi. Otousan will be delighted to know that Koushiro-san is here, as they haven't seen each other in a while.

"He doesn't," I smile as he approaches. Koushiro-san is rather short, as both Kaiba-kun and I are taller than him, and his red hair is always a complete mess compared to the rest of his appearance (Course, it's not as bad as his koi's, whose hair is something out of a horror film), "He just came home for a breather. His excuse was that he wanted some decent Japanese food."

"Hmm, at least his appetite isn't like Taichi's, or the entire country would have been eaten out of house and home," Koushiro-san grins, "So you're here on a date or something?"

Both Kaiba-kun and I blink at him, and he laughs lightly, "I watch the news." He shakes his head and sighs, massaging his temples, "Taichi thinks of it as an excuse to use me as a pillow."

The pressure of Kaiba-kun's grip on my arm is becoming a bit unbearable, quickly sending me back to reality… "Kai…" Mistake… "Seto, this is Izumi Koushiro. He's one of otousan's friends."

I breath a sigh of relief as he lets go of my arm to shake Koushiro-san's hand, no longer looking too worried. I don't bother to introduce Koushiro-san to Kaiba-kun, seeing that he probably knows who he is anyway, as Koushiro-san is an expert in computers.

"It's nice to meet you, Izumi," Kaiba-kun says a bit stiffly, if I may point out.

Koushiro-san wisely ignores the strained tone, "You too, Kaiba-kun. Your company has been introducing some prodigious innovations to the market; I've found them quite useful considering all the moving around Taichi has to do."

"Thank you," Kaiba-kun doesn't sound as strained anymore, at least.

"What are you doing here, Koushiro-san?" I just have to ask. Last I heard, there weren't any major soccer events happening in Tokyo or even the vicinity.

"The museum somehow managed to get a hold of me and asked me to do some touch-up work on their computers. Since there aren't any major events coming up, I thought it would be worth the trip to come down here and go by Domino later to meet your otousan," Koushiro-san shrugs, "I haven't seen him or you for a while. He never told me that you were attending Tokyo University."

"How did you know?" Dumb question, I realize as soon as I let the words out, but Koushiro-san is nice enough not to make me feel that way, instead answering my question.

"The news. It's been blaring everywhere. Seeing that one of my friend's son is on the news, I skipped a program on the creation of dental floss."

What is it with dental floss?! I bite my lip to keep from screaming out that question, and Kaiba-kun is staring at Koushiro-san as if he has just had a little green alien pop out of his stomach.

"Oi! Kou-channnnnnnnnnn."

Koushiro-san rolls his eyes and mumbles something that sounds a lot like, "Why me?" as our attention turns to the energetic soccer player making his way towards us. Yagami Taichi is a world-class player, so he makes more than enough to support Koushiro-san and himself, something that hasn't stopped Koushiro-san from working with computers (and never will… I have a vision of Koushiro-san with a set of white hair still working away on his beloved yellow pineapple laptop).

"Hi Ryou," he grins as he wraps his arms around Koushiro-san, who looks like he's suffering from a major headache, "Who you got there? Is that Seto Kaiba?"

Now I feel like I'm getting a headache, and Kaiba-kun is getting a bit pissed.

"I thought you were using Izumi as a pillow, not paying attention to the gossip," Kaiba-san bit out, obviously annoyed. I flush red, not sure of what to say. But it seems like in just those words, Kaiba-kun has managed to insult both Koushiro-san and Taichi-san. Needless to say, neither are very happy about it, although Taichi-san manages to keep a smile on his face. But anybody who knows him knows he's very angry.

"I thought you would have better taste, Ryou," Taichi-san murmured. I want to bury my head in my arms, and now Kaiba-kun is shaking in rage. This meeting is certainly going straight to hell.

"What are you trying to say, Yagami?" Kaiba-kun growls.

"Exactly what I said," Taichi-san bites back.

I want to shrink into a corner and wail until the breath forever runs out of my body and I never have to breath again because I would have shriveled up and my corpse has turned to dust. It hopefully won't take too long… I don't think I could stand listening to these two screaming at each other any longer than I already have.

"Yagami Taichi?" a familiar voice asks incredulously. Koushiro-san and I turn (apparently the other two are still too caught up in insulting each other that they don't notice) to stare at Emi-san who is watching the whole spectacle with wide eyes. Perhaps it had never occurred to her how immature Taichi-san and Kaiba-kun can be… -_-;; Well, it could happen.

"Um, Koushiro-san, this is Yoshizawa Emi. Emi-san, this is Izumi Koushiro," I quickly introduce, the two of them giving me expectant looks considering how the only other person who is able to give such an introduction is Kaiba-kun, considering how he is in no condition to do it himself.

She squeals.

I mean, squeal. You know the kind of things they do in those teener-booper movies (okay, so Jyounouchi-kun dragged me and sometimes Honda-kun and Otogi-kun to more than one of Yuugi-kun and Anzu's dates… it was really just a matter of when they finally managed to catch us, but out of the kindness of our souls, Jyounouchi-kun and I managed to keep Yuugi-kun and Anzu from finding out that it was all four of us)? Yes, that type of squealing.

Her squeals are enough to break Kaiba-kun and Taichi-san from their argument, and they kinda stare slack-jawed at Emi-san as she practically hops and jumps around.

After a couple minutes of this and we have amassed a pretty decent crowd, and Emi-san finally grins sheepishly. At least she's stopped dancing around like she's performing some sacrificial ritual.

"Go… gomen! I'm sorry for rambling like an idiot… um…" she seems to have noticed the crowd amassed, so she does the one thing a person in her situation and position could possibly do.

"Yagami-san… can I take a picture of you and Izumi-san together!"

Kaiba-kun and I both sweatdrop the way anime characters do when they're shocked beyond relief. Which is exactly what the two of us are (the shocked beyond relief part). Excuse my evil suspicion, but I have a feeling that judging by the way Emi-san is squealing, she's probably the type of person who write shounen-ai and yaoi fanfiction (PM: Blame that one on pinkangelsakura!!).

"Um… okay…" I have to grin at Taichi-san's tongue-tied behavior… like Otogi-kun, he certainly isn't one to stop talking… well, it often seems that he never wants to keep his mouth shut.

"Arigatou gozaimasu!" she grins sheepishly, "Just do whatever you want, I guess…" Well, there was a mistake if I've ever seen one, and Taichi-san has made up for his momentarily loss of silence.

Emi-san certainly doesn't seem to mind, even when Taichi-san grabs Koushiro-san in I suppose is his idea of a passionate embrace, and presses his lips firmly against the red-head's. Kaiba-kun chokes slightly, prompting me to smack him on the back so he can breath again, but Emi-san is delighted (I knew it! She probably does write shounen-ai and yaoi fanfiction!).

Absolutely delighted.

Kaiba-kun is now gripping my hand tightly as he watches stiffly, his expression stoic as he watches the show. I almost feel sorry for everybody else considering how this is the second time they've had to see something like this in just one day. It's becoming some type of tradition…

I don't really understand the expression on his face. There are still many things about Kaiba-kun that I do not know, and many that I will most likely never know. It's just that he's such a difficult person to understand that I suspect that even he doesn't know everything about himself.

I mean, judging by the way he's acting, I would say he was jealous.

I can't help but wince again. It's a really good thing I don't voice my thoughts out loud, or I'm sure Kaiba-kun will completely forget that he's supposed to be my 'boyfriend' and undoubtedly try to strangle me.

In a way, you can't help but be jealous of Koushiro-san and Taichi-san. It's just watching the two of them, seemingly having not a care in the world (well, I suppose Koushiro-san is a bit more worried about acting like this in front of a crowd, but he sure is taking this well), you wonder what it would be like to be in their shoes. To be so open and not have to worry about the consequences. Most people hide behind a façade, much like Kaiba-kun's stoic expressions. It's rare to see him act the way he wants to, or at least rare for people like me who simply do not belong in his life.

"Hey, Ryou?" Taichi-san grins sheepishly, "Look, I'm sorry about earlier." He always has managed to be on the forgiving side, easier to placate than most people… Jyounouchi-kun and Kaiba-kun quickly come to mind on that point, "I guess I was just acting really stupid."

"Not that he acts any differently at other times," Koushiro-san mumbles, giving Taichi-san his innocent 'Who, me?" look that just makes Taichi-san ruffle the red hair (much to Koushiro-san's annoyance).

"And that's why you love me, Kou-chan," Taichi-san smirks when Koushiro-san turns red, annoyed and indignant at the nickname that he hasn't managed to break Taichi-san out of the habit of using, before turning back to me and Kaiba-kun, "Good luck, Ryou."

And exactly what is that supposed to mean?

Notes:

[1] DDD, short for Dragon Dice & Dungeons in the manga. In the anime, I think it's called Dungeon Dice Monsters (DDM) instead, and that Ryuuji invented the game. I guess it's possible he invented it in the manga, but it's not like I can read much of it.

PM: *sighs* Okay, I'm sorry I brought in Taichi and Koushiro from Digimon. I'm just not completely done with writing for that category, I guess. The thing is that I'm currently scrapped for ideas and my mind is turning to mush (a fairly common occurrence, no need to panic… Jyou: Like anybody was going to…), and I can tell you now that basically everything happening eventually plays a part in the conclusion of the story. I'm not just sticking in characters at random… Besides, I haven't written a Taishiro for so long! The legend of the fairydust, by the way, is purely fictional. I haven't heard of it, and I don't think it's a good idea to ask my parents if there is a such thing in any type of legend whatsoever. I basically made it up, as is the jar thing which is just 'heart' and 'like' in Mandarin stuck together. However, what isn't made up is Ryou's oniisan. I swear, it's in volume 6!

Ryou *points at PM*: Her friend, pinkangelsakura, is trying to figure out what is going to come out of the knowledge that I have an older brother (and of course I have an older brother. What is wrong with you?).

PM: *growls* Listen, just because you're so sad and people mysteriously disappear and go unconscious when you try to play games with them causing you to move around often doesn't give me any reason to suspect that you had an older brother! *folds hands and sticks tongue out at Ryou*

Jyou: Oh, very mature.

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