AN
This has taken me a long, long, long while to update and I do apologise! Well here's the next chapter, hope you like it and sorry if there's any spelling mistakes or anything like that. Bye.

Oakami.

Chapter Three- Memory

Hayate laid Himeno down onto the bed her eyes still closed and her breathing irregular. Hayate frowned, it had not been him who had heard her call, it had been Sasame. They were just talking normally when he turned around.

"Himeno's in trouble" he had said. As they flew Hayate realised that Himeno was too far away for even the knight of sound to hear her with his uncommonly good hearing. So what was it? How had he know when Hayate hadn't?

Sighing he turned from the bed and walked to the balcony, casting his senses around he found no hint of trouble and he took off into the night.

"The most simple thing to do would be to set another watch on Himeno" Kei said as he sat at the side of the Awayuki pond, their unofficial meeting place. "After today I don't think that we can leave Himeno alone for any period of time"

"I understand what you're saying but it could be quite difficult to do that" Sasame said quietly. "There are time that we cannot be there. We all have jobs and there are places we cannot go with her, school for instance." Sasame pointed out the obvious.

"But we cant just…" Mannen began. Then he fell silent, he couldn't see how they would be able to protect Himeno from a danger that they knew nothing about.

"My brother has little power" Takako spoke up. Sasame was being oddly cold towards her. "He should fall easily, but I don't want you to kill him"

"We may not be able to help that" Kei said.

"Kei…." Sasame warned.

"you have to start thinking about the simple facts. Takako's brother will have to die in order to save people. Takshi may not come back like you did Takako" he told her though his voice was a little gentler.

"We need to think of a strategy" Go said crossing his arms. "Himeno will need guard with her at all time, no matter how difficult. Then the rest of us should search for the Prince, Takako should be able to find him easier than us…"

"I will not have her placed in that sort of danger" Sasame told Go, almost coldly. Takako raised a hand to her heart as she sensed an oncoming argument. Stepping forward she put a hand on Sasame's arm.

"I can do that, there are a lot of places my brother liked to go when he wanted to be alone. I would be able to check those area's out. I seriously doubt my brother would want to harm me" she told the group and then turned to Sasame. "I'll be fine" she said calmly. Sasame just nodded, smiling in his own mysterious way.

"Are we all agreed?" Kei asked.

"No!" Hayate said walking onto the scene his hands in his pockets and his eyes dark. Everyone stared at him. "I think we should find another Prêtear" he told them as he stopped beside Sasame.

"How's Himeno?" Sasame asked. Hayate didn't say anything he gazed around at the group Go avoided his eyes but Kei stared at him forcefully.

"That is not something we should do., there isn't enough time to train the new Prêtear" he said and Hayate frowned. "Don't even think it Hayate" Kei warned. "maybe it would be best" Go asked and looked across at the children they had all sat down together and now their heads were dropping onto each other's shoulders with drowsiness.

"Kei's right," Sasame said "There isn't enough time, and Takshi already knows of Himeno. She would be no safer if we did train another Prêtear. Lets continue this in the morning," he glanced at the children "Where all tired. I'll stay here tonight" he told them and finally they agreed.

Sasame thought about what they had been discussing earlier. Ever since he had sat down in Himeno's room he had tried to see an alternative way of finding the Prince of Disaster, despite what Takako said, Sasame feared for her life.

There was a soft moan just as the sun began to rise. Himeno shifted underneath the sheets and at up bleary eyed and tired. Yawning loudly she rubbed her eyes and then looked about the room. Her eyes fell onto Sasame and she blinked several times in shock.

Suddenly she screamed. Sasame moved quickly and put a hand over her mouth, she bit down hard and Sasame pulled his hand away quickly. Heminoe scrambled out of bed and as she did so tripped over the sheet and went flying to the floor.

"Are you alright?" Sasame asked kneeling next to her. Himeno backed up into the wall. "What's the matter?" Sasame asked.

"What are you doing here?" she asked and Sasame frowned. "Who are you?" she asked.

Sasame stared into her eyes and then he suddenly realised that she had no idea who he was. Sasame sighed and then carefully moved towards her.

"My name is Sasame, I'm here to help you"