Gaaahhh... I'm so terribly sorry dear Violet... I guess I ended up being stuck in a box without a brain. But now I'm back fresh with new and better ideas! (hopefully...)

I want to thank everyone who reviewed, everyone who had enough patience to wait for this stinkin chapter... and everyone who enjoyed it so far... and everyone who actually decided to read it anyway, and review it anyway, even though it really sucked to them.

And... I can't really describe my beloved Mika... she's not easy to describe, like me. The best way to know her looks and features is through her own character...

But uuummm... I'm delightly flattered by your description Violet. I think you would look pretty too. But my Mika girl has longer, blacker hair... and dark black eyes... and she's got nowhere near pale skin or any pretty features. My Mika girl is not cute or stunningly beautiful, rather, more withdrawing and has long fingers, more boy-ish looking if she hadn't that long hair... and well um... she's just sort of a plainish girl too, and unstable. She doesn't know herself, she only wants, wishes, and admires others, and doesn't have self-confidence... Darn, I'm only describing myself! 00;;

It's short, yes I know... apologies apologies apologies... it sucks, oh yeah I know... more apologies... apologies... apologies... but I really hope you enjoy it, as much as Kero loves pudding! I'd love you if you reviewed, and please tell me whether you did like it, or you hated it... I will do my best to fix anything!

"It was an illusion… the real mountains are… invisible from a distance, but they are there."

As the illumination of the eerily glowing fairy leads us toward our destination, I am lost in a magical box of thoughts deep within my mind.

I had to admit it… Sakura moved me.

She didn't like to do certain things, she was shy and embarrassed a lot, and she screamed too. But when it came to protecting her city, her family, her friends… her passion was greater than anyone else's.

And she would succeed.

I wanted to be like her, to be able to fight for someone I loved, to be able to create magic within my palm and save the world from destruction.

I wanted to have those special people too, those people you fought for, who loved you and you loved them.

But I didn't.

When I escaped the house to hide in the bushes, never moving a single muscle… and taking in the breathtaking actions…

I was in a different world, I was watching a TV show live, a spectacular event only I and Sakura and her friends have witnessed…

But it wasn't only that, it was Sakura herself.

She was incredible, so naïve, so warm…when you stood by her, or even five feet away from her, you could feel a bubbly warm feeling of happiness, just listening to her laugh, just watching her smile.

And she cared about people, she wanted to help everyone, she never hated anyone, only tried to make that person her friend.

I really did want to be like her… I really did…and I really do.

"How do we know if we're getting closer if the mountain is invisible?" Kerobus grunted.

"We'll bump into it." Tomoyo grinned.

"Gah! That would hurt!" I exclaimed.

Li-kun took out his sword and glared ahead… it made me shiver because he looked so serious, "I'll use this, so if we ever come close, my sword will be the first to know it."

Tomoyo clapped her hands, "Good idea!"

I could only nod, and let him walk in front of me… as his eyes… so scary… staring at me.

And the little shimmering dot continued to lead us.

And unknown to us there was a betrayer among us…

Clonk!

"Something hard!"

"A rock!"

"The mountain!"

"PUDDING!"

A twinkle of approval from the pixie, which then placed a palm in midair and a mountain appeared.

"How the heck do we climb this thing?" I frowned wondering.

I noticed the pixie was fading away, but it was really Li-kun who noticed it first.

He darted at it, grabbed it, and screamed, "What the heck! Where are you going? You brought us here, now tell us how to get up it!"

"Li-kun!" I reached out to help the faerie be released from his deadening grip.

But it did not squirm from his clasp, or cry silently for help through his fierce shaking… but smirked widely and almost foully…

And then POOF! it perished without another sight… and Li-kun gaped staring at his empty hands… "What… where did it go?"

I could only mutter the answer unconsciously, "It… was not a normal thing…"

Yue grimaced in an icy tone, "I sensed a bad aura from it. I think it was sent here to lead us toward here."

"Why would they do that? Why didn't they just let us wander out here and die?" Tomoyo asked.

"A trap." Kerobus looked disapprovingly at the mountain.

(Mika has an overbite like me) I clench my teeth, "What do we do? How do we get up this mountain?"

And then suddenly I have an idea, "Hey, Kerobus and Yue, can't you two fly?"

Kerobus looks brightly at me, "Yeah!" He sprouts out his wings. Yue does the same with his eyes closed.

I smile happily, "Now we can get to the top!"

Tomoyo smiles genuinely at me as well, "That's a brilliant idea Mika-chan!"

"Tomoyo and I will ride on Kerobus, Yue can take…" I glance at Li-kun quickly, and then look at Yue, "Li-kun."

He scowls a bit at me… of course he hasn't gotten over me, a 'stalker' who 'stalked' Sakura.

I sigh, I hope I'm not really a bad person.

Tomoyo holds onto me, I hold onto Kerobus, and Yue is holding Li-kun.

I think we're ready to go.