The second chapter is finally here! Due to some concerns expressed in recent reviews in the first chapter,I have a couple of things to say; first of all, I only read up to book 6, so I have no clue who Miori is; second, if whatever happened to Hiroko sounds familiar, it's supposed to be like that, it'll just make sense in a couple chappies, like I said. As for the setting, this takes place anywhere there is space between the fourth book and the end of the sixth. Anyway, enjoy this chapter, and send a review pleeeeeease!

Chapter 1

Yuhi's worst nightmare had finally been realized. He was out of some of his most important cooking ingredients: soy sauce, miso, and salt. Unfortunately, he had also planned a period of martial-arts training for the very same day this nightmare was realized. Not being very witty when put under pressure, Yuhi forced Aya, Suzumi, Chidori, and Mrs. Q to get them while he trained. So after a great deal of fuming, the four of them climbed into the car while Aya still grumped away.

"Why can't he just get the stuff on another day!?" she complained. The group were now driving along a road that passed through some trees. Suzumi and Chidori were staring out of their windows at the bleak day, trying their best to ignore Aya's complaints while Mrs. Q was practicing a new skill: keeping her eyes on the road.

"I mean, why can't he just make some Ramen for the night?" ranted Aya. This was where Suzumi spoke up.

"Absolutely not!" she cried. "I hate Ramen!"

This took Aya aback, so she asked, "Well, don't you have any food mixes or anything? You've gotta have something like that!"

"Well, I don't, and that's final! Now could you please stop complaining?! Chidori's supposed to do that, not you!"

"Hey, that's an insult!" Chidori piped up. Suzumi glared at her and said nothing. Aya fumed inwardly, but forced herself to turn her head towards the window. She was finally quiet.

Time passed quietly. Chidori yawned occasionally, and Aya and Suzumi sometimes exchanged glares. Aya's eyelids slowly drooped, until finally she fell asleep.

Aya jolted awake, but strangely enough, she saw nothing but black. Suddenly, Ceres' voice echoed from nowhere.

"Turn left! Now!" she said desperately. In the midst of her surprise, Aya suddenly regained her vision. The car was driving high speed along the road. A turn-off to the left was coming up fast. Bewildered, Aya yelled to Mrs. Q, "Turn left!

The car instantly swerved. Chidori instantly woke up(she too was asleep) and, sensing the danger, also transformed. Suzumi's grip turned vice-like on her armrest and Aya braced for impact. The jerked to a brake and then halted. Mrs. Q wiped her hands and then said brightly, "Okay, everyone out!"

"STOP DOING THAT!!!" the others screamed in unison. Mrs. Q looked at them in surprise.

"What? You told me to turn left and I turned left!" she said.

When everyone stepped out of the car, what lay before them was what looked like a battleground. They had parked in the middle of a small crater. Surrounding the crater were some unconscious men, and a car with an unconscious woman inside. In the center of the crater lay a young woman.

Strands of raven black hair surrounded a pale, regal face. Her rosy cheeks seemed to make her complexion even paler, as well as her eyelashes. Something stirred in the memory that belonged to Ceres in Aya's mind, but she looked familiar to Aya as well. She looked-

"-just like Ceres!" exclaimed Chidori. This made Aya start. "She's one of us," she realized.

"You guys! She's a celestial! We've gotta help her!" she said. Everyone else looked surprised, but helped her take the woman to the car.

Well, that just about wraps up my second chapter. I would like to write more, but I don' t have much time left because the computer's going to do a virus scan quite soon. T.T Thanks to everyone who reviewed! This is kool kat 101, signing off(until next chapter)!