Author: Syphonus
Title: Prétear: Earth Guardian
E-mail: fullmoonrising@forsaken-faith.org
Claimer: Hehe, I forgot to put a claimer on this in the first chapter ^.^;;;; Kitsu Nakata is my own creation!
Disclaimer: I don't own Prétear, don't sue me!
Summary: Two Leafe Knights have vowed to never age, to assist all future Prétears, to live forever. Eight years have past since Himeno became Prétear, and her powers as Prétear have faded. The new Prétear is found, but there's a problem: She refuses to speak. Only one person can get her to talk, the one she fell head over heels for, and unfortunatly, one that has vowed to never age. The new Prétear searches for the Earth Guardian, the one who can make her live forever...

A/N: I am so sorry for the delay! I was grounded ;.; Anyway, on with chapter two!


Sakuyachan: Thank you for your feedback and typo correction! Yeah, I realized the typo after I posted it on FF.net, and I that all that time I had been calling him by a type of seed! As for the ages, well, I took the ages from preteardvd.com (Shin, 5; Hajime, 7; and Mannen, 10), and added eight! That's where the ages came from... So, if they seem strange, it's preteardvd.com's fault! ^.^;;; And for the pairing, I figured it would do the Prétear section good to have an alternate pairing, since there are so few...

Yuki the Rat: *hug* Thank you! And I wrote a Fruits Basket fanfiction! ^.^

redeyes143: Thank you, and will do.

jerjonji: Eeeee! Thank you for questions! I love feedback with questions in it ^.^ Well, I guess you'll just have to figure those questions out in the story, now won't ya? ^.~

SniperDukesgirl14: Thank you for your support. I have been a bit preoccupied lately, but if I get the chance, I'll be sure to read your stories.

Keiko Matsuura: Your Prétear story sounds pretty cool! ^.^ I'll be sure to read it. Thank you for the review!








"Stupid, stupid, stupid!" Himeno kicked a rock, her face red with anger and jealousy, "I can too still be Prétear! I'll show them!"

She sat down on a bench with a 'hmph', crossing her arms. So what if her powers as Prétear were fading? She was still better than that new girl, she was sure of it.

"And it's not like my powers are completely gone. Okay, so they are, but no one has to know that..."

"Himeno?" Himeno looked up to see Sasame standing above her. She squeaked, realizing that she had been thinking aloud, and he probably had heard all of her thoughts.

"Eh heh... You didn't hear anything, did you?" she asked.

Sasame simply sighed. "Listen, Himeno... I know it's hard for you. It is for most Prétears. But honestly, you didn't expect to be Prétear until you were old and wrinkly, did you?" He let out a small laugh.

"I, uh... No?" she sighed, "But I didn't think it would be over so soon. I mean, I'm still having trouble coping with the fact that here I am, 24, and you're still 17. And Hayate..."

"He's having a difficult time, too, you know. How do you think he feels, preting with the new Prétear... And also knowing that he'll still just be an 18 year old boy, watching you grow old without him?"


Hayate sat under a tree, leaning against the trunk, his legs outstretched. He closed his eyes, deep in thought.

'Why did I do it... I offered to pret with her, even though there were six others who would have gladly done it... The stupid girl doesn't even talk. How the hell is she going to be Prétear? And now, I have to have her around all the time instead of Himeno...'

When he opened his eyes again, he was greeted with Kitsu sitting seiza-style in front of him. Startled, he scrambled to his feet. Kitsu pulled on his sleeve. 'Train?' her eyes begged. Hayate looked down at the girl, his eyes cold.

"No way. Go ask someone else," he protested.

Kitsu, saddened, stared at the ground, slowly nodding. She stood up, starting to walk away.

"Oh come on, you're not gonna cry, are you?" Hayate called after her.

She turned around, her eyes completely dry. She shook her head 'no.'

"Kitsu!" Mannen called, rushing over to her, Hajime and Shin trailing behind him. "We were looking all over for you. Let's train!"

"Concentration training, first," Hayate interrupted, suddenly. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a kendama, handing it to her.

Mannen sighed. "Just like last time..."

Kitsu stared at the kendama, and pushed the red ball off with her forefinger. It dropped six or seven inches before stopping, dangling by the string. She swung the kendama so the ball came up in the air, and... missed the shot completely.

"Hmph. I figured as much," Hayate started, reaching to take the kendama away. Kitsu slapped at his wrists, wanting to try again.

Kitsu, once again, swung the kendama, and once again, missed. Finally, she closed her eyes and took a deep breath, and then another deep breath. When she opened her eyes again, she swung the kendama for a last time, and the red ball landed squarely on the cup. She smiled, handing the kendama back to Hayate.

"Yeah, awesome Kitsu!" Mannen exclaimed. Kitsu smiled.

"Hmph. Next test," Hayate declared.

"Hayate, are you going to torture every Prétear with this?" Mannen asked. Hayate shrugged, motioning for the younger Leafe Knights and Kitsu to follow him.

Hayate pointed at a large, tan clay pot. "Break it open."

Kistu raised an eyebrow, then shrugged. She flicked the pot with the middle finger of her right hand, testing how thick it was. She was surprised to see a small crack form, just from flicking it. Smirking, Kitsu put her hands up as if she were boxing. She threw a right hook punch and watched as a corner of the pot flew off in multiple pieces and landed a good 6 feet behind the pot. She tilted her head to the right as she looked into the hole she created, staring at two small, beady eyes looking up at her. Then, all of the sudden, a swarm of tipi's emitted from the pot, causing her to squeak and jump backwards.

"How many red tipi's escaped from the pot?" Hayate asked.

Kitsu thought for a moment, then held up 3 fingers, shook her head, and corrected her answer to four.

"Five. Five red tipis came out, not four. Great, a Prétear who can't count," he sighed.

"Hayate, she was only one off..." Mannen said.

"Whatever. Come on, last test," Hayate grabbed her arm, dragging her towards a table full of delicious-looking desserts.

"This test is to see how long you can go without eating any of these foods."

Kitsu pulled a notepad and a pencil from her back pocket. She moved some of the food out of the way and set the notepad down, writing 'I only eat organic fruits and vegetables, grains, nuts, beans, and fish.' Leaving the notepad where it was, she stood up and started walking away.

"Ew, health food freak!" Hajime exclaimed, and Shin nodded.


Himeno caught sight of Hayate, some chick, Hajime, and Shin. "Ew, that must be the new Prétear... Wait, what if she preted with Hayate? That's almost like sex!"

Himeno stomped her foot, glaring at the girl. Then, running after her, she shouted "You... You... You slut!"

The girl paused, staring at Himeno with a look of sheer confusion on her face.

"Don't play stupid, you had sex with Hayate, didn't you? Didn't you?"

"What?!" Hayate exclaimed.

"E-ew! Hayate boinked Kistu!" Hajime whined.

Mannen looked at Hayate, who looked disgusted; Shin, who had his ears covered in a 'hear-no-evil' sort of way; Hajime, who was still 'ew'ing and sticking his tounge out; Himeno, who was infuriated; and Kitsu, who was chewing on the nail of her pointer finger nervously. He sighed, deciding to stay out of this one.

"We didn't have sex, tulip head, I don't even like the girl!"

Kitsu nodded in agreement, sighing. Then she turned and continued to walk away.

'I don't even like the girl...'

'Why,' Kitsu thought, 'Do all the people I like, love even, hate me?'