Chapter 6

Hayate tried to open the shed door but found out that something was leaning against the door.

"Hajime, you're the smallest, I'm going to get the door opened as far as I can, then I want you to go threw," he looked at the small boy, "you think you can do that?"

Nodding, with fear in his eyes, Hajime walked up and waited for Hayate to get the door open.

Everyone else waited, their eyes wide in fear, at what they would find on the other side of the door.

Grunting Hayate, pushed the door, as far as he could get it to open, "this wide enough for you?"

Gulping the young water knight nodded, "yes, it's okay." Taking a deep breath, Hajime sucked in his skinny gut, and grunted as he struggled to get threw.

The group waited for Hajime's reaction at seeing what happened to Himeno. It did not take long, before they heard a girlish shriek, obviously belonging to Hajime.

The group outside, felt terrified, thinking the worse thing possible.

Feeling frantically worried, Hayate, pounded on the door, "Hajime! Hajime, what's going on?"

"Their alive...," Hajime called out,...then he whispered, "I think."

Sasame being the knight of sound heard this, and his face went white, "you think," he yelled.

"Think," the others said confused.

"He whispered, 'I think' Hajime, what do you mean?"

Mawata and Takako started to quietly cry, and Mayune who usually does not show her true feelings about Himeno, started to sniffle.

"Oh, Kaoru," Natsue, whimpered, leaning against her husband.

A small shaky voice spoke up, "s..somehow Shin w..was forced out of H...himeno's body. They're both passed out," he started to cry, "they're so pale. I...I t..think their...leafe's been drained."

"What!" A sobbing Takako shouted. She started to sob harder, burying her head in Sasame's chest. Sasame, frowned, pulling the small girl in a comforting hug.

Feeling a deep emptiness in his heart at the thought he might lose his Himeno again, Hayate tried his best not to collapse and cry like a three year old who's had their popsicle stolen.

"Hajime, can you open the door," Hayate asked, sounding calmer then he felt? His eyes were stinging from unshed tears.

"Ok, I'll try," Hajime answered, still crying.

Hajime looked at the slumped Pretear that was right in front of the door, whatever happened caused her to be tossed across the room, I hope I can lift her, Hajime thought. Then his eyes slid to the crumpled form of the young knight of plants. He was laying on the floor a few feet away from the dead girl.

"Um, guys," Hajime called out.

"What," came the shaky voice of the night of wind?

"Well the thing is," Hajime looked at Himeno, "It's Himeno that's blocking the door. I'm afraid I'll hurt her, if I move her. Also, I might not be able to lift her."

"Oh," came the voices of several people.

"Hajime," came the calm voice of Kei, "you've got to try."

"Otherwise, how are we going to get in and help Himeno and Shin," Go added.

"I know," Hajime cried, rubbing his eyes with the back of his hand, "I'm scared."

"Don't be," Mannen spoke up, "I know I call you a wimp and a crybaby, but you're really not. You're brave."

Smiling at Mannen's kind words, Hajime nodded, looking at Himeno, "ok."

Bending down, Hajime, looked at Himeno's motionless face, "Himeno, I'm really sorry if I hurt you," he whispered, talking hold of Himeno. Grunting with her weight, Hajime struggled to pull her away from the door.

Setting her down next to Shin, Hajime stood up and took a deep breath. "Ok, you can come in," he called to his friends.

Pushing the door open, Hayate and Kaoru rushed in, their eyes going wide at the sight of Himeno and Shin's passed out bodies.

"They're so pale," Mawata said, coming in the shed. She quickly looked away, tears falling down her cheeks.

Taking a shuddering breath, Hayate bent down to examine Himeno and Shin. A small relived smile tugged at his lips, "they're alive."

Dropping to the ground, Kaoru took his daughter's hands in his. "Will they be okay?"

"I..I really can't say," a tear fell down Hayate's cheek, "we don't really know what happened."

"Um, what's going on," a pale faced, Takako asked, peeking in the shed? Her eyes went wide when she saw Himeno and Shin.

Hajime went to the girl and took her by the hand, "they're alive. Let's go tell the others."

Nodding Takako let Hajime lead her outside to tell the others what was going on.

"Well they're alive, but we don't know if they'll be okay, er um because we don't know what happened to them," Hajime told the others.

Mawata came out of the shed, looking as white as a ghost, she wobbled and would of fell, had Go not caught her before she hit the ground.

Go looked at the girl in his arms, "she passed out," he said, picking her up and holding her, letting her head rest against his chest.

Everyone's eyes went wide, when Hayate, carrying Himeno and Kaoru holding Shin came out of the shed.

Natsue took one look at her stepdaughter and the young knight and passed out, falling in Kei's arms.

Yayoi gasped, her eyes crossing at seeing her best friend in this state, and fell over, Mayune being the only one able to, caught the girl, she struggled with her weight, but was able to pick her up.

Takako was feeling faint too, and leaned up against Sasame. Understanding that she was feeling faint, Sasame put his arms around the former Pretear, to help her keep her balance.

His voice sounding, very unlike his own, Hayate whispered, "we need to get them to a comfortable place."

Agreeing everyone started to walk back to the mansion.

Getting to the doors, Mayune had a thought, "do we take them to a doctor, or what?" She was breathing hard, from carrying Yayoi.

Shaking his head no, Hayate shifted Himeno into a more comfortable position in his arms, "no doctors, this is not the sort of think they treat."

"Oh," Mayune said.

Opening the door, Mannen waited til everyone was inside before closing it.

"Mai," Kaoru shouted, to one of the maids.

A short girl came out of a room, carrying a armful of fresh clean towels. When she saw the large group and the passed out people she screamed dropping the towels on the marble floor.

"My gosh, what's happened to the two little mistresses, their friend, mistress Natsue, and little Shin," she asked, her mouse brown hair, bouncing as she looked back and forth to the passed out people.

Kaoru wondered what to tell the girl but it was Sasame that saved the day, "you see miss, the five where together in the stables, if was a freak accident, one of the horses went wild and knocked them out before anyone could react."

It was a stupid cover up, but Mai believed them, "what did you want me to do sir?"

"I want you to take, Sasame, Mannen and Hajime and gather eight unused beds and put them in one of the bigger unused room close to the entrance." Kaoru told her to get eight, because it looked as if others could possibly pass out like Mawata, Yayoi and Natsue did. Mainly Takako.

Understanding the four wondered off getting the room ready for the wounded.

After the room was ready, everyone walked in and Kaoru laid Shin gently down, while Hayate, did the same with Himeno. Kei and Go in turn laid Natsue and Mawata down. Mayune did the same with Yayoi.

"So now what," Mayune asked?

"We wait." It was sad but it's all they could do, Hayate wished there was some way to wake Himeno and Shin, but it was up to them when they woke up.

A/N Wahhhhhhh I killed Shin...JK Please Review.

Shin-What you killed me. Nooooooooo

Me-I said JK.

Shin-Oh, so are you going to kill someone?

Me-(Laughs evilly) Maybe.

Shin-(Looking scared, runs away)