(Back again.

Can you beleive it? I accually updated quickly this time!

Any wayz, when I type this and when it goes on the net may be two different times seeing as to my internet is down due to problems within the timewarner company.)

Recap:

"A name is all I know...she said her name was...Taiyako." Takako's face wenty pale.

"Oh my Taiyako, my poor poor Taiyako."Takako's eyes glistened," I have a story to tell you all, about my beloved Taiyako."

Chapter Three: Must I loose Everything Again?

Hayate's narrowed his eyes, what is going on? Why was Himeno being taken from him, after he finally got her to be with him? It's rather disappointing...

"Takako, tell us, what is this story you have?" Natsue said, for Kaoru's sake mostly.

"Well, Mrs. Awayuki, Taiyako was--" She lowered her voice so low, that no one could hear her.

"Taiyako, was her daughter." Hayate stated bluntly, his face back into its emotionless state.

"What the hell?" Kaoru made Natsue jump," Why, Hayate, do you care nothing about this event? You have no feelings! Its as though you used my poor daughter and carried her right to this, Taiyako! You care nothing for her, so why did you have her leave with you?"

Hayate looked away from the group starring at him now," I-I Have nothing to do with this if that is what you are implying, Mr. Awayuki! I care very much about this event, if we do not fight her, we have to find a new Pretear!" 'why wont I tell them?'

"A Pretear Hayate?" Sasame said softly," I that all you think of Himeno? She is oblivious to the fact that she has died once before, now the soul reapers are the ones informing her of that, not us! We had no right to keep such a secret! We should have told, this may have never happened...not that you care either way, right?"

"..." He was speechless.

"Please, let me continue..." Takako spoke again," In fact, I do have a daughter, she was abbandoned in the darkness of the forest behind your house, I took her while I was leaving the house so long ago. That poor girl, she was only 13 when I found her. Now three years have passed, She got to know me the Princess of Disaster, I guess she never forgot it, Im so sorry, this is all my fault, I should have known she would feel that way." Takako's eyes brimmed with tears,"Now she has my best friend, I dont know what to do." he let the tears fall down her cheeks, staining her shirt.

"You are weak and always were dear mother!" screeched a voice from above them,"Do you really want Himeno back that badly? Well, take her! I have no further need of her!" Himeno's limp body materialized high in the air and fell to the ground.

Hayate caught her and held her bridal style.

"Dont touch her!" Yelled her father behind him.

"Is she okay?" whispered Takako,"Did Taiyako hurt her?"

"I dont know, lets get her to a hospital!" Natsue urged them out the door, but stopped Hayate," You dont care so dont waste room in the car 'kay?" She glared at him angerly.

---6 days later---

"Hay-at-e..." She groaned,"Ha-yate"

"Himeno? Are you awake?" Mawata spoke at her beside.

"Ha-ya-te...Where is Ha-ya-te?" Himeno's voice broke while saying him name, like she didnt have the energy.

Mawata placed her hand on her ear and whispered," Sasame, send Hayate to Himeno's room, ASAP"

In almost an instant, Sasame opened the door and walked in, followed by Takako and Hayate, who had an emotionless look on his face again.

"You!"Kaoru jerked out his sleep,"Get out you hoolagan!"

"Da-d! S-Stop it now!" Himeno gasped,"I asked him to come!"

"Come on dad, lets take everyone to a movie!" Mawata suggested,"Himeno wont mind? Will you?"

Himeno smiled,"No I dont mind."

Everyone paraded out of the room, leaving only Hayate.

"Hayate? I-I heard everything you said, that night Taiyako took me away. Am I really just the Pretear to you?"

"Of course not! I just...dont know what to say in that situation! I...Just dont know if I should trust them or not..."

"You can trust them though...And Taiyako...she really insant a bad person...she just needs her real mother there to take care of her, so she wont be lonely. I found out, she is just as lonely as Takako was, 3 years ago..." Himeno smiled slightly and sat up in the hard hospital bed.

"Dont strain yourself, Himeno!" Hayate warned.

"Oh Im fine, I just was under...well...you see...she took my powers of Pretear. Please still love me!" Himeno put a pleading look on her face, thinking he only loved because she was the Pretear.

"Oh Himeno..."Hayate pulled her into his arms,"Of course I still love you, there is no way I couldnt." Hayate grinned at her, that made her smile again.

---1 month later---

"Himeno!" Yayoi called to her from farther down the hall way,"Can you beleive it? today is the last day of school before college!"

Himeno grinned,"Yeah, if youre going..."Himeno had decided to take some time before she went to school again, just to hang out with friends, maybe a junior college.

Hayate met her at the school gate, Himeno smiled at him and he gave her a small grin.

"Yayoi, can you go shopping with me tommorrow?"

"Of Course! I have been meaning to go out and get the new book your father wrote any way so that would be awesome!" Yayoi was still obsessed with her romance novels and needed to get the newest one by Himeno's father,"Tommorrow then, Himeno!"

"Why are you going shopping tommorrow?" Hayate questioned once Yayoi was out of ear shot.

"Because tommorrow is April 26th! Duh Im going shopping!"

"Whats so special about April 26th?"He questioned.

"Because, stupid, Its the day before April 27th!"Himeno gave him a toothy smile,"Remember?"

"And..."Hayate was stumped,"What is oh so special about that day?"

"You dont remember? You really dont remember?" Himeno started laughing like crazy,"Wow! You really are a stupid idiot!"

"How am I so stupid? Was it youre birthday, or Sasame's birthday?"

"Nope, My birthday is July 9th and Sasame's is December 30th." Himeno giggled,"If you really wanna know whos birthday it is, look on your birth certificate! Its your birthday!"

Hayate sweatdropped and gave that look he gave when Himeno finished all the desserts on the table while he was explaining what she was to do for the 'test'.

By the time he snapped back into conciousness, Himeno had already walked home. He walked to her house and up to the fountain, where he found her starring into the shallow water.

"Himeno?" Hayate said quietly, so he didnt startle her.

She turned on him with glowing red eyes,"Hayate! It is not over, did you think I had left for good? I have been think hard on what to do with my new found power, I have come to a conclusion. I will slowly torture your fellow knights into becoming my slaves, and have them prete with me. They will have no choice but destroy the world with their own powers. Oh, and dont bother warning them, they are already here with me!" Himeno colapsed backward into the fountain.

"Oh Shit!" Hayate ran to the waters edge to find Himeno coughing for air in the shallow water.

"Himeno?" Hayate said again, yet this time more urgent.

"Hayate? She has them doesnt she? That was her, I could feel it! Is she after me again?" Himeno sputtered out the words without thinking.

"No, this time, She is after me." Hayate groaned,"Why does this sort of thing always happen?" He complained.

"Because..." Himeno stumbled out of the water, dripping form head to toe, and hugged him closed to her,"You are a Leafe Knight. Youe are my Leafe Knight. I love you Hayate..." She planted a kiss on his cheek.

"I love you too, tuliphead." He smiled.

He picked her up bridal style and carried her back to the mansion, he had to get her home and cleaned up before Mr. Awayuki got home from that meeting with Natsue's customers.

(A/N: I may be stopping the chapter here, I need to sleep on it...or watch a movie and get back to you!

I have decided, after 3 days of thinking and being grounded, that I will try to continue the story tommorrow, bacause i am just sooo tired right now...)

(Okay Ive had my sleep and if I dont update today, you hasve to wait a whooooole week so, here it goes...)

withi

Himeno leaned her head against my chest making my face grom warm. A cold wind blew away that warmth and made the girl in my arms shiver slightly and get closer to me.

By the time we had gotten back to her house, Himeno had fallen asleep in my arms and she was now unconciously chattering her teeth from cold.

I carried her up to her room and placed her on the bed. Takako was pacing back and forth, muttering curses under her breathe.

She turned her head when Hayate entered the room.

"Hayate? What happened? Where is everyone? I havent seem Sasame all day! Where could he be?" Takako's eyes showed the fear she had been harboring.

"It's Taiyako, you see, she..." Takako's eyes grew wide.

"She took all the Leafe Knights didnt she? So she could use her new powers as Pretear to make them prete with her so they would destroy the world they faught to protect with their own hands, didnt she?" Takako's eyes glazed over,"She did, I can tell by the look on your face! They are all going to die!".

"Takako! Shh! Himeno is trying to sleep. We will find a way to bring back Sasame and everyone else, but for now, what we need is rest and we need to bide our time and get prepared to fight without the Pretear."Hayate said softly, so he would awake the already awoken Himeno.

"But Hayate, Taiyako wont bide her time. By the time were are ready, Japan will be the only country left. If only Himeno hadnt be so irresponsible and lost her powers, we would NOT be in this mess!" Himeno's breathe caught in her throut.(sp?)

"Takako, that is true, but we mustnt pent the blkame on HImeno, it's not all her fault." I defended her, kind of.

"But it is mostly her fault! Hayate, dont you see? If she hadnt gotten captured Sasame wouldnt have had to stand me up at dinner tonight! I HATE HER!" My eyes widened at her words.

"That's sadness talking! You dont mean that!" I tried to convince her opposite of her words.

"Yes I do! She always gets what she wants, I never do! When I loved you, you rejected me, like you hated me! But when she loves you, you welcome her with open arms! I hate her for always getting every thing, I hate her because she has a perfect life!" Takako turned from me a stalked out of the room.

I turned to face Himeno, sleep on the bed. She hadnt moved at all since I put her down.

I turned and left the room, Unaware of Himeno sitting up in her bed with tear streaming down her face.

---The Next Morning---

"Good Morning Himeno!" Dad greeted me in the dining room," How did you sleep?"

"Great dad! It couldnt have been better!" A lie. I hadnt slept at all the night, and had to put on excessive makeup to cover the large cirles under my eyes and still look natural.

"That;s good Himeno! Breakfast is all most ready!"

"Im not really that hungry, Ill just go meet Yayoi at the Station now." I said in a voice that didnt give away any hint of sadness.

I turned and left the room, my happy face was demolished once I closed the dining room door. I turned my head to the right and saw into the kitchen where the cooks were hurring to complete breakfast.

I turned and walked to the left, down a deserted hallway.

I turned and walked up some stairs, trying to find out my way out. I had always turned right when leaving the dining room, but now, I have no clue where I am. I turn another corner, and another, until I coome across confrence room number 5. I know where I am now, or I should, but I too lost in thoughts of Takako's words last night to pay any heed to my surroundings.

I turn again, but this time, a bright light shining above my head catches my attention. The sun beamed down at me for a few seconds before being covered up by oncoming rain clouds.

My eyes traveled the grounds of my backyard and my feet carry me to the fountain again. Why did I always end up here?

I look down at my watch. It shows 11:49am. I smile and head towards the front gate.

It's almost noon, I need to meet up Yayoi.

---11 Minutes Later---

"Hello Hime-- What's wrong? Your crying.." Yayoi mentioned.

I put my finger under my eye and realize the she's right.

"Will you excuse me Yayoi? I need to go into the bathroom over there." I state and turn, running to the bathroom.

I pear into the mirror and find the makeup smeared by tears I hadnt notice falling. I quickly wash my face and reapply the make I had lost.

I run out of the bathroom to find Yayoi unconcious on the ground at my feet and Hayate, not far from her, blood dripping down from his mouth.

"Hayate!" My makeup smeared again.

Then I saw her, she wore a deep purple and black version of the Pretear of Sound's outfit. The tearsfell faster, Taiyako.

"Taiyako! Why are you doing this?" I cried out to her," Please stop it! I dont understand!"

"Just like my mother before me, I have a lost love as well, yet my lost love, is dying in my little part of the galaxy right nowOh, and the the longer I stay preted with my mother's dear Sasame, he grows weaker and weaker, then he fades, and the power belongs to me, permanently. Im so sorry to say that your Knight of Sound is on the brink of extinction!"

A menicing laugh escaped her lips.

"How could you kill him? What if he loves you back? Do you even know?" I tried to convince her to unprete with Sasame through anger.

"What if? WHAT IF? My beloved is a Leafe Knight, we could NEVER be. It would never work!" It was working," Even if he did love me, he would never love me enough to give up his knighthood. Not even if I begged. Her too inlove with himself!" I know who she's describing...Kei.

"So you love Kei? Have you ever even asked how he feels, he may love you more then you think."

"HOW WOULD YOU KNOW?" Taiyako screamed at me, a deep purple light emitting from her.

"Because, all I had to do was take action, and my love came to me." I whispered with a small smile toward Hayate," Just try it."

The light grew to a brighter shade of purple as she lifted her hands in the air and 5 people became apparent in the deep black sparks that suddenly burst in the air.

The bodies levatated to the ground and landed with a soft thud.

The black sparks died down as the now very broght purple light consumed everything and then died. Sasame's body landed on the ground hard and Himeno ran to him," Sasame? Are you okay?"

Takako came running up and roughly pushed me out of the way. I winced but thought nothing of it. I crawled over to Hayate's dark form and started crying again.

"Hayate? Why are your hands so cold? Hayate? I warm your hands for you, I know they are just cold!" I looked at the ground a held his hands to my heart," Why do I have to loose everything again?"

( Okay, I think that was an okay length for a chappie...dont you think so?

R&R!

-Abbi

And to the reveiwers:

Dreamgirllogan:I thank you VERY much and did you enjoy this chapter as much as the other 2?

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Thank you again for your reveiws you guys!)