Chapter 2

"Noooo, Please! Let me back, let me go home! I want to go home!"

Everyone turned, searching for the source of the sobs.

"There! In that direction!" Bear pointed to a mountain a few leagues away.

"What...Who is that?!" Subaru asked; her eyes filled in fear.

Bear and Crim glanced at her, concerned. It seemed that Bear was going to say something when,

"Why don't we...find out?" Sora smirked and jerked his head towards the mountain, "Come on." There was a blur and he was gone.

For a moment everyone just stared then,

"Uhhh! I'm not letting him know without me!" Mimiru exclaimed pulling out her sword and running towards the place the cries were coming from

The others glanced at each other. BT sighed, "Can you please remind me WHY we need her again?"

Bear smiled, "You know why just as much as I do my friend." And with that he began running.

"Right," BT grinned and teleported.

Sora reached the destination first, the others coming up behind him. There slouched the ruined form of Tsukasa

His clothes were in complete tatters, and long slash marks ran down his chest, shoulders, and back. He was covered in dirt and mud, with thorny brambles entangled around his wrists and attached to his clothing. His face was shining from tears.

Mimiru stepped forward, towards the sobbing boy. Her lips formed the words, "Oh Tsukasa."

The wave master's shoulders stiffened, and he whirled around gripping his staff tightly. When he saw her, his eyes dimmed, "Mi...mimiru?" The grip on his staff loosened and he slowly started to move towards her. Suddenly he stopped, sorrowful indigo orbs staring into her brown ones. He fell to the ground, kneeling and clutching his heart. He painfully drew in a breath, then collapsed, his eyes staring sightlessly into darkness.

Mimiru grabbed his arm, crouching beside him. "Tsukasa? Tsukasa?!?"