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In the previous chapter : Hayate was put to the test when he was thrown into an illusion where he was rejected by his friends and his only love Himeno. Upon realisation that it was all just a figment of imagination, he managed to break out of the spell. But more evil is rising and the source is still unknown...
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"Sasame!" Takako's voice woke him from his unusual slumber. He adjusted himself with his surroundings. He was at home, sitting on the couch. He turned to the source of the voice and was pleasantly surprised to see Takako emerge from the kitchen with a plate of freshly baked cookies.
"They're making you work too much over time due to your popularity, aren't they?" The former Prétear said as she put the plate down and sat next to Sasame. She smiled at him. It brought back memories of the sacrifice he made to be with her. Due to all his efforts and with the help of the rest of his friends, the Knight of Sound was finally able to be with the one he loved.
Takako had reverted to her old cheerful self. The young strong willed girl that Sasame had fallen in love with before. His thoughts focused back to where he was. 'Odd, I can't seem to remember what I was doing before this. Takako says I was working. But I don't even remember stepping into the office...' Sasame thought.
"How.. How long have I been here?" He asked her, confusion setting in.
"You fell asleep the minute you came back from work, dear. And you've been asleep the past hour." She said gently. Sasame took a moment to clear his thoughts. Hadn't he just been with- He didn't get to finish the thought. The doorbell rang. Takako got up to answer it and was greeted by Hayate and Himeno.
"Hello," Takako said as she invited them in. The smiling couple came in, hands locked in each other's.
"Hey," Sasame said, standing up and snapping himself out of his blurred state. He smiled back and offered them a seat. Hayate sat down while Himeno followed Takako into the kitchen, both of them smiling and talking happily.
"So, what did you want to tell me, Sasame?" Hayate asked intently. He was extremely serious. He was answered by a look of total confusion from his friend.
"I..I wanted to tell you something...?" Sasame replied. ''Why can't I remember anything? What's going on?'
Hayate opened his mouth to answer but was interrupted by the phone. Picking it up, Sasame hoped that everything would come to him soon. A cheery voice greeted him on the other line.
"Hey!" Goh said over the line. "Hello." Sasame replied, trying to hide the confusion that was evident in his voice.
"Hey, have ya by any chance seen Hayate? I have some urgent news for him."
"Yeah wait a sec." The Knight of Wind said as he glanced around for Hayate. 'Weird. wasn't he here just a minute ago?.He must have gone to the kitchen to Himeno.'
Sasame arrived at the kitchen only to find the two girls happily chatting away. 'He must be in the washroom then.'
When the Knight of Sound got there, he realised that there was no one in it. He went back to the kitchen to ask the girls.
Shock was etched on his face as he reached the kitchen. It was completely empty. As if it hadn't been used at all. Just a while ago, he had seen the two talking happily while drinking some tea. Now there was absolutely nothing. Sasame rushed back to the phone.
Picking it up, he held it to his ear.
"Goh?" He said. There was no reply. He listened intently. The line was dead!
He was beginning to get extremely worried. For Takako, for his best friend and also for the Prétear. Grabbing his coat, he rushed out of the house. The streets were..empty.
There wasn't a single soul in sight. He ran to the nearby convenience store. No one. He ran past the houses and glanced inside. Absolutely no one. It was as if everyone had suddenly vanished!
Silence reigned as he walked back to his house, his thoughts slowly eating away at him. Solitude was something that he had come to accept as a Leafé Knight. But he knew that deep within his soul, he yearned for someone to constantly accompany him through the harshness of life.
As a Leafé Knight, he grew giving the rest the impression that he was the type that always had everything under control. Hiding even his extreme loneliness under his mask. Sometimes, the continuous silence of not having anyone near him just to be there, ate away at his soul.
He got back to his house and sat on the couch, looking forward at a picture frame. It was a picture of him and. Sasame got up and took the picture in his hand. It was the one that he had taken with Takako when he brought her to watch a meteor shower. He ran a finger over the area where Takako's smiling face should have been but it was not there. As if she wasn't even in the picture to begin with.
Sasame fell to his knees. He had never allowed his loneliness to affect him but now, it seemed to be consuming him more than ever. However hard he tried, always acting as the most mature and calm of the group, he could never forget his immense loneliness. Deep inside, he knew that one day, it would probably drive him silently over the edge. His hands reached up to his face, as if to hide himself from the overwhelming emptiness he felt in his heart.
The photo frame fell from his hand. The sudden shattering of the glass brought him back to reality. He looked at the photo once more. Suddenly, a chilling voice suddenly reverberated through the walls of his house.
"Ah, so you feel lonely, dear Leafé Knight." The voice mocked. Sasame listened closely. It was the same voice that he had heard earlier. That was it! The memory of him going to the Awayuki Mansion and seeing Himeno's still body flowed into his mind. He then remembered the falling.
"That is your greatest fear, isn't it.. To be alone.all by yourself. In this harsh uncaring world." The voice continued.
Sasame looked around. He couldn't pin point the source of the voice, even with his powers.
"So you see, my dear..Your friends.. they have all left you. Left you to be all alone.." The voice said, laughing.
Sasame stopped his search and shut his eyes. Memories of his love Takako, his friends the Leafé Knights and of the Prétear Himeno began flowing through his mind. All of them were happy memories of him being together with them. Even though none of them could really see through his mask, they were always there to make him smile and laugh. They were his friends, and they were the people he treasured most.
The Knight of Sound regained his composure and slowly opened his eyes.
"No." He stated simply. "My friends have always been there no matter what. Even with the short time I spend with Takako. I know that she will always be there for me and therefore no matter what, I will never be alone again." Sasame continued. He was thankful that Takako loved him. Often, when he was down, she was the one he thought about and it made life easier.
".Agh.." The voice gasped slightly. The ground shook and just before Sasame's vision blacked out, he saw the room shatter.
That was a really long chapter!~ Thank you to all who read it.
In the next chapter : Goh is going through a hardship of his own as well. What will he do when forced to confront the people he cares for?
Also : Something goes wrong in Kei's life.
In the previous chapter : Hayate was put to the test when he was thrown into an illusion where he was rejected by his friends and his only love Himeno. Upon realisation that it was all just a figment of imagination, he managed to break out of the spell. But more evil is rising and the source is still unknown...
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"Sasame!" Takako's voice woke him from his unusual slumber. He adjusted himself with his surroundings. He was at home, sitting on the couch. He turned to the source of the voice and was pleasantly surprised to see Takako emerge from the kitchen with a plate of freshly baked cookies.
"They're making you work too much over time due to your popularity, aren't they?" The former Prétear said as she put the plate down and sat next to Sasame. She smiled at him. It brought back memories of the sacrifice he made to be with her. Due to all his efforts and with the help of the rest of his friends, the Knight of Sound was finally able to be with the one he loved.
Takako had reverted to her old cheerful self. The young strong willed girl that Sasame had fallen in love with before. His thoughts focused back to where he was. 'Odd, I can't seem to remember what I was doing before this. Takako says I was working. But I don't even remember stepping into the office...' Sasame thought.
"How.. How long have I been here?" He asked her, confusion setting in.
"You fell asleep the minute you came back from work, dear. And you've been asleep the past hour." She said gently. Sasame took a moment to clear his thoughts. Hadn't he just been with- He didn't get to finish the thought. The doorbell rang. Takako got up to answer it and was greeted by Hayate and Himeno.
"Hello," Takako said as she invited them in. The smiling couple came in, hands locked in each other's.
"Hey," Sasame said, standing up and snapping himself out of his blurred state. He smiled back and offered them a seat. Hayate sat down while Himeno followed Takako into the kitchen, both of them smiling and talking happily.
"So, what did you want to tell me, Sasame?" Hayate asked intently. He was extremely serious. He was answered by a look of total confusion from his friend.
"I..I wanted to tell you something...?" Sasame replied. ''Why can't I remember anything? What's going on?'
Hayate opened his mouth to answer but was interrupted by the phone. Picking it up, Sasame hoped that everything would come to him soon. A cheery voice greeted him on the other line.
"Hey!" Goh said over the line. "Hello." Sasame replied, trying to hide the confusion that was evident in his voice.
"Hey, have ya by any chance seen Hayate? I have some urgent news for him."
"Yeah wait a sec." The Knight of Wind said as he glanced around for Hayate. 'Weird. wasn't he here just a minute ago?.He must have gone to the kitchen to Himeno.'
Sasame arrived at the kitchen only to find the two girls happily chatting away. 'He must be in the washroom then.'
When the Knight of Sound got there, he realised that there was no one in it. He went back to the kitchen to ask the girls.
Shock was etched on his face as he reached the kitchen. It was completely empty. As if it hadn't been used at all. Just a while ago, he had seen the two talking happily while drinking some tea. Now there was absolutely nothing. Sasame rushed back to the phone.
Picking it up, he held it to his ear.
"Goh?" He said. There was no reply. He listened intently. The line was dead!
He was beginning to get extremely worried. For Takako, for his best friend and also for the Prétear. Grabbing his coat, he rushed out of the house. The streets were..empty.
There wasn't a single soul in sight. He ran to the nearby convenience store. No one. He ran past the houses and glanced inside. Absolutely no one. It was as if everyone had suddenly vanished!
Silence reigned as he walked back to his house, his thoughts slowly eating away at him. Solitude was something that he had come to accept as a Leafé Knight. But he knew that deep within his soul, he yearned for someone to constantly accompany him through the harshness of life.
As a Leafé Knight, he grew giving the rest the impression that he was the type that always had everything under control. Hiding even his extreme loneliness under his mask. Sometimes, the continuous silence of not having anyone near him just to be there, ate away at his soul.
He got back to his house and sat on the couch, looking forward at a picture frame. It was a picture of him and. Sasame got up and took the picture in his hand. It was the one that he had taken with Takako when he brought her to watch a meteor shower. He ran a finger over the area where Takako's smiling face should have been but it was not there. As if she wasn't even in the picture to begin with.
Sasame fell to his knees. He had never allowed his loneliness to affect him but now, it seemed to be consuming him more than ever. However hard he tried, always acting as the most mature and calm of the group, he could never forget his immense loneliness. Deep inside, he knew that one day, it would probably drive him silently over the edge. His hands reached up to his face, as if to hide himself from the overwhelming emptiness he felt in his heart.
The photo frame fell from his hand. The sudden shattering of the glass brought him back to reality. He looked at the photo once more. Suddenly, a chilling voice suddenly reverberated through the walls of his house.
"Ah, so you feel lonely, dear Leafé Knight." The voice mocked. Sasame listened closely. It was the same voice that he had heard earlier. That was it! The memory of him going to the Awayuki Mansion and seeing Himeno's still body flowed into his mind. He then remembered the falling.
"That is your greatest fear, isn't it.. To be alone.all by yourself. In this harsh uncaring world." The voice continued.
Sasame looked around. He couldn't pin point the source of the voice, even with his powers.
"So you see, my dear..Your friends.. they have all left you. Left you to be all alone.." The voice said, laughing.
Sasame stopped his search and shut his eyes. Memories of his love Takako, his friends the Leafé Knights and of the Prétear Himeno began flowing through his mind. All of them were happy memories of him being together with them. Even though none of them could really see through his mask, they were always there to make him smile and laugh. They were his friends, and they were the people he treasured most.
The Knight of Sound regained his composure and slowly opened his eyes.
"No." He stated simply. "My friends have always been there no matter what. Even with the short time I spend with Takako. I know that she will always be there for me and therefore no matter what, I will never be alone again." Sasame continued. He was thankful that Takako loved him. Often, when he was down, she was the one he thought about and it made life easier.
".Agh.." The voice gasped slightly. The ground shook and just before Sasame's vision blacked out, he saw the room shatter.
That was a really long chapter!~ Thank you to all who read it.
In the next chapter : Goh is going through a hardship of his own as well. What will he do when forced to confront the people he cares for?
Also : Something goes wrong in Kei's life.