Chapter 5

Mimiru shrieked in laughter, hugging the somewhat confused boy and jumping up and down. She exclaimed, "You're alive, you're really alive!" Then her attitude changed, "Hey where do you think you get the nerve to do something like that to me, I was all worried and you were just probably laughing inside that white haired head of yours. What type of lame prank was that?"

Tsukasa's eyes cleared, "Prank?"

"Yeah, you know? The joke and all."

He raised his eyebrows," Oh...yeah" Tsukasa attempted a smile, "Yeah it was pretty lame huh?"

Mimiru closed her eyes in annoyance, "I'll say, where do you get the right to scare people like that?"

Bear looked at Tsukasa.

'I don't believe it was really a joke, quite the contrary in fact, I believe that that was all too real.'

Bear shook his head, clearing his throat and smiling, "So Tsukasa," he began, "are you going to join us?"

Tsukasa turned to him, confusion showing in his eyes, "Huh?"

"Why the quest of course," Sora exclaimed, his eyes narrowing, "it should be a real scream."

"Not to mention, " said Crim, who had already come back and was drinking from a bottle of water, "that we'd clear up a few legends in 'the world.'

Tsukasa's eyes darkened.

"Come on, please, " begged Mimiru, "I need at least ONE person to talk to."

Tsukasa turned, his back facing them. He took a breath 'Just think of mother'. "I'm sorry," he began, "but n-

"Don't answer so hastily, for thought is most precious right now." Everyone whirled around drawing their weapons, Tsukasa just turned his head looking at the cloaked figure behind them.

The person smiled, "Hello Tsukasa."