Saiyuki-Lvr- o.o I kind of daydreamed the idea of Mahiru being tackled by Akira (during Med class) for no apparent reason. I added it in at the last minute when I realized that the chapter was a little ...o.o...dull.

moonsnite- UPDATING! Sorry it took me so long! (I was kidnapped by a rabid pack of oompa-loompas who wanted me to bust Martha Stewart out of jail. They let me go after I got done singing the 568484756245th verse of 'the song that never ends.') ...(yes, that was random. getting on to the chapter now.)

psychedelic aya- Yes! Akira is the Werewolf! (::claps::) And I agree. o.o The forth book made me go "AWW!!!!" right in the middle of photo. (I was reading it in the darkroom, so everyone was giving me funny looks. o.o it was fun.)

himurainuyasha- The 'perverted vampire' will be in this chapter! (I think.) If not, then I'll get him in the next chapter for sure.

kat- (yes! you spelled 'intrigued' right!) (::hands you a yo-yo::) Yay!

TotalAnimeFreak- o.o thankie! I'ma writing chapter 3 as soon as I get done here...

(Writer-Person): Okay. It's been forever, so onto the update!

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Mahiru stared at the wolf-boy with wide eyes. "Y...You mean...YOU'RE REALLY A WOLF?! I didn't think they were really REAL! But here you are, staring at me like I'm some kind of psycho..."

"....ARE you a psycho?"

Mahiru blinked. "Huh? ...Oh. No, not normally. I just can't believe you're actually real..." She took a step closer and (almost innocently) tugged his ears to see if they were real.

"Ouch! Don't do that!" The wolf wined as he swatted the astonished girl away with his tail.

"Sorry, sorry." Mahiru smiled. "Hey, could you be the wolf that I'm looking for? I was told he would have one of these," she gently lifted the Teardrop of the Moon out of her pocket and showed it to the wolf.

"Wow! I knew you had one! Thats how I found you!!," the wolf grinned. "I'm Akira, keeper of the second Teardrop."

Mahiru bowed quickly, as if she were meeting a new friend. "This is great! I only have two more to find, then I can go home!"

Akira gave her a questionable look. "But...why? I don't understand ...You're human, right? How can you have (and USE) the power of the Teardrops?"

"What?" Mahiru asked, her spirit dropping a little.

"Humans can't use the Teardrops. Only members of the Lunar race and the...P-Princess?!"

"Ugh. Not that 'princess' thing again..."

"Yes! I get it now!! You have to be the descendent of the Princess!" Akira's smile grew wider as he thought about it. "I'm honored to meet you, Miss...um...what was your name again?"

"Mahiru."

"I'm honored to meet you, Miss Mahiru, descendent of our Princess!"

"It's a pleasure to meet you too, Akira..." Mahiru smiled sadly and looked at the ground.

"Huh? Whats wrong? Are you hungry...? Sleepy, maybe?" Akira asked with puppy-dog eyes.

Mahiru shook her head.

Without having to be asked, Akira slipped his pale-gold treasure into Mahiru's hand. Astonishment washed over her as she looked at it. It's luster was that of a full moon, shining brightly in her hands.

"Nozomu has the third." Akira said softly. "I can't help you find him though, I need to stay here in case 'he' shows up."

Mahiru nodded, wondering what Akira meant by 'he'. "Can you tell me where to find Nozomu?"

"Yeah! He should be over in the west side of the forest. Keep an eye out for bats while you're walking though, he has a tendency to use them as his 'attack bats.' "

"Okay...Thank you, Akira."

"No problem! Now go before the sun comes up, or else you'll have trouble finding him."

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(Writer-Person): ...o.o... okay, I guess Nozomu will be in the next chapter! (I'm sorry if there are any errors, I'll fix them ASAP)

Thank you all for reading!!!

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I'm off to go write chapters to all my other stories now. (::waves::)