They brought her and her friends back to Leafenia with them. Hayate introduced the rest of the knights to Yukari. "This is Kei, Mannen, Hajime, and Shin." "On behalf of my friends and I, it is a pleasure." Yukari replies. She and her friends are staring at the other four knights. They thought it had been weird enough meeting Hayate, Sasame, and Goh. Now they have to deal with more people who have hair color that should not exist; however they really couldn't judge people on this account, for two of the three are in the same boat. Mannen is almost Sasame's height. Hajime is Hayate's height; while Shin is the shortest, he barely reaches Kei's shoulders.

"Leafe knights," Yukari addresses. "These are my friends Sakura Ito and Akira Watanabe; and to the rest of you I am Yukari Nakamura. Hayate speaks up once again. "It is time to see why the three of you had been able to pass the barrier around the Takahashi residence. Sasame breaks in. "Allow me, Hayate." He goes with his suspicion offering one of the girl's his hand. She accepts. The next moment, only one person is standing where there had previously been two. The others stood in happiness, for they had found the Pretear. Her friends in amazement. "What?" After asking the question Yukari looks down; to see that she is wearing a strange dress. Hayate speaks again. "I take it; this obviously means your friends are your bodyguards, Yukari...You knew who she is, didn't you Sasame." " I had my hunch, Hayate."

Sasame speaks to Yukari. "Yukari, the princess of disaster has slowly been appearing within the last year...We need your help...In a few moments, I will give you your first lesson...Hayate." "Right; Sakura, Akira come forth...Kneel." The duo did what the leader instructed. A blue light surrounds them. "By the power of Leafenia's power and blessing, I bestow upon you weapons to help you protect our princess." Leafenia grants the wind knight's request. Sakura receives a sword and shield; while Akira a shield along with a bow and arrows. They are also given uniforms like the knights'. Sakura's is green. Akira's is red. "It is your duty to fight alongside us knights to protect this land, yours, and the one who is able to bring peace to the world." The two speak the words that suddenly cross their minds. Bowing before the Pretear and knights, they swear their undying loyalty. "Even if we wind up dying in the process, we are prepared to accept the circumstance." Not one of them, knowing that indeed will occur years from now, in the form of a betrayal. "Yukari, now that that is done, let's begin your first lesson." Sasame spoke from inside her.

Yukari is enjoying a walk. Leafenia is quite a beautiful place. There is no other place on earth that can match it's beauty. It is unparalled. She has been living in the knights' house, along with Sakura and Akira. It's her second day here. She has yet to bond with any of the knights. Personally, she is just not into guys. She is far from being gay however. She just has never been attracted to one before; therefore she sees men as a waste of time, romantically. She is starting to get close to bonding with Hayate, Sasame, and Goh. It has to do with more than them being the first ones to find her. There is just something about them that is pulling her to them and vice versa. The younger ones still don't seem mature enough for her to get along with. Not that any arguements/disagreements are bound to happen, for she doesn't waste her time with petty things. It is extremely beneath her to do so. She is by the pond, lost in her surroundings.

Mannen is walking with no destination in mind. He is simply letting his feet lead. The new pretear is nothing like Himeno. Sure, Himeno had a stubborn streak and a kind heart; that is what made her so great in his opinion. This pretear however seems like she will be too much of a push over. And what is with her, she has this take charge attutide that makes her seem superior to everyone and everything. He stopped paying attention to where he is going long ago. He looks around wondering where he is, he hears a person walking up ahead. Following the noise, he sees the one he had been thinking of, Yukari stops walking to stare at the pond in front of her.

He quickly gets an idea. Quietly and swiftly making his way to her. He is right behind her when she speaks, startling him. "I know you are right behind me, Mannen." He gives her one of her own; the next moment she is glaring at him from the water. Getting out of the pond, she looks at him with fire in his eyes. "What did I do to warrant you doing that to me?" "For being a Pretear, you sure are a brainiac...Let me fill you in on the answer...There are two possibilites...On one hand, it could be something friends do to each other after being close for long time...The other could be that I just don't like you." He gives her an arrogant smirk, with his next sentence. "I'll give you, the clearest hint possible...We are not close enough for me to pull that prank on you, or any for that matter." He turns and walks away at this point, muttering "fortunately." He makes his way back to the others. ' Now Sakura is another story.'

Once she feels Mannen is far enough away, she goes to build a fire. After that is done, she takes her clothes off in order for them to dry. ' Hopefully, this won't take long...What is Mannen's problem?...Am I really that awful in his eyes for him to have treated me that way...Maybe, yet I haven't doing anything to him, so what's his problem...I don't know if I can deal with someone who evidentally can't stand me. ' While her pondering is going on Mannen has made it back to the house, as Hayate and Sasame come outside to let him know lunch is ready.

They notice the thin trail of smoke rising from a certain part of the forest. They tell Mannen, they will be right back. They vanish, to reappear where they think it is coming from a minute later. They split up. Sasame is searching when he hears he is getting closer, not noticing where he is going he steps on some twigs, breaking them. The sound resonates. Yukari turns around. "If that's you, Mannen, you better quit it." Slightly, confused as to why she thinks it would be Mannen, he stands still. He now knows she is closer than he suspected, yet still can't see her for the trees are blocking his view.

She knows someone is still there. "Whoever is out there, come out." He slowly comes forward, granting her request. He is unable to deny her anything. ' She is the Pretear after all...I already made that mistake once, and it will always be with me...I won't repeat it. ' Upon entering the clearing, he sees her state of undress. His cheeks become bright red from embarrasment, quickly looking down. At his reaction, she looks down remembering she is now only in her undergarments. The next instant, she does something they both don't expect, she screams.

Hayate makes a mad dash to the noise. Not knowing if Sasame has found, the source of the fire. Upon arriving, he catches them unaware. He is exsperated and a little confused at the scene before him. He quickly finds humor in it though. Smiling, he walks forward. He can't hold it in anymore. He starts laughing as Sasame is kneeling with his hands on his head. Hayate's laughter has yet to break their moment, as Sasame is begging. "Yukari, please stop hitting me." She ignores his plea; and starts calling him a jerk and pervert repeatedly. "Yukari, I'm sorry, please stop."

After a few minutes of these, Hayate realizes if he doesn't intervine, she won't stop until he is unconscious. Which could take a while with her just hitting him, her hand comes down again but is suddenly halted in mid air. "Yukari, that's enough..." Hayate is about to say more when Sasame quickly gets up. He hears Hajime's cry for help, knowing Sasame would pick it up. Facing them, the previous situation forgotten, he speaks with a no nonsense and urgent tone. "Hayate, Yukari we need to return now; the others need us...She has returned." He picks up Yukari. Taking to the air, Hayate is right behind them.

They arrive not a moment too late. Yukari leaves Sasame's arms, rushing to Goh. Kei, Hajime, and Mannen are still encased in the ice knight's barrier. Mannen's control is down to an art, for he is currently unconscious. Goh winds up with a few scratches while reaching Shin's side Shin is far from lucky. They had been eating outdoors, treating it like a picnic. They had been using their powers and she has attacked them for countless years, so their guards had been down to say the least. Upon her attack, they reacted instinctively. Shin however hadn't been so lucky, caught unaware her first attack. She hit him with not even a fraction of her power. He feels the blood run down the side of his face. Touching his wound, he is able to identify the wound is at his temple. He falls backwards.

Goh reached Shin's side immediately. He had started to work on getting the bleeding to stop The princess of disaster ceases her attack. "Its about time you arrived, Pretear...I have waited too long for you...Let the battle begin...It wouldn't be fair if I destroyed you now though...I will have you watch as those you care about die for you...I have waited all these time...I can wait a little longer...I will get you and yours when you least expect it...Besides you are now challenge for me, you are too weak as the Pretear." The Princess of Darkness vanishes after that sentence.

Sakura and Akira had been watching the event unfold in shock. The princess didn't deem them important enough to go after. Goh has managed to temporarily seal Shin's wound. Yukari and Sakura reach Goh. "Goh?" "Yukari, I..." He turns to them, desperation in his eyes. "I can't fail him...I have always made it a point to watch over him, since he was little...I've failed him...Please help..." Yukari takes Goh's face in her hands, while Sakura inspects Shin's wound. "Sakura, knows how to handle these things." Yukari's sentence comforts Goh more than she knows.

Hayate and Sasame had been checking on the others, asking what had happened. Sasame tuned into Goh and Yukari's conversation. "Akira, I need you to carry Shin inside for me." He is by Sakura's side immediately. "Be careful, the last thing we all need right now is for his wound to open." The brown haired girl instructs. The others approach her. Yukari has lead Goh inside after Akira, so that he can rest instead of worrying. She temporarily wipes his concern from his mind in order for him to sleep well. Yukari goes back outside afterward.

"Sakura?" She chooses to ignore her friend, instead addressing. Yukari leaves knowing that her presence isn't required after Sakura ignored her. She goes to guard Shin, along with Akira. "Hayate, he should be fine...I am no stranger to stitching wounds...However, I can't guarantee it will go smoothly...Unexpected things happen, but it is hard to say if something like that will occur...I am going to need a needle, rags, a spool of thread, hot water in a bowl, and matches/fire to sterilize the needle." Sakura instructs them in a calm manner. He and Sasame go to do her bidding. Mannen, Kei, and Hajime follow her inside. She is mentally preparing herself for what she about to do. It has helped her in the past for getting worked up, is the last thing that could help this time of situation.

An hour later, she wipes her forehead with her arm. She is about done; she has worked swiftly due to the Goh's temporary seal. Normally a wound this long would have taken her close to half an hour. This one shouldn't have been any different because of the brief seal; however it is the same reason she has been taking her time. Hayate had been the only one to watch without panicking. Yukari and Akira stayed so as not to leave their friend.

Hayate decides to break the silence. "Where did she learn how to do that...She is no older than you, Yukari...And the last time I knew that was still too young to have the medical knowledge she seems to have." Yukari restrains her laughter so as not to startle her friend, and have her make a mistake. She still has her arms crossed as Hayate keeps his hands on his sides on the bench. Akira is still against the wall with a serious expression on his face. She responds. "With a lot of practice Hayate, a lot of practice." Her smile grows wider, before she sobers up. "I remember the first time she practiced doing this..." Akira takes over. "She did a lot more damage to that cat than good." This statement makes Hayate uneasy. ' Someone with no proper training is operating on my friend.'

He is getting up and about to demand Sakura stop what she is doing, when Yukari stops him sensing his intention. " She is about done, besides the cat got better...It took longer than usual for what she did to it, more harm than good...She has definetly gotten better since when were ten...She has worked on numerous animals, since then she has gotten better everytime...See what did I tell you, she's done." He turns to see Sakura cutting the thread. She wipes her hands of the blood; before rinsing it and getting rid of the stain around Shin's temple, gently dabbing at the area so as not to have the stitches come undone. She reaches them with the rag still in her hands. Once again addressing Hayate, " He should be fine now...We just need to make sure he gets plenty of food, liquids, and most importantly rest...He should be fine in a month...I can't exactly remove the stitches because I don't have the equipment or facuilty for that...It would just do the wound more harm than anything." Yukari hugs her to relieve her of the stress; she knows Sakura had to suppress as Goh walks in the room.