Author's Notes: THANKS EVERYONE FOR THE 100 REVIEWS! I'VE ALREADY STARTED WRITING THE SEQUEL! Here's chapter 17! Enjoy!

SukiLuvsAnime – Too bad. There has to be short chapters or the story won't work. I'm glad you love it! I worked really hard on it!

Invisible-gurl – Well, this took me a long time to update, sorry! I had, like, 100 killer tests to study for at the end of the marking period (which was last Wednesday for me). Here's the update!

PureKatPrincess – Yeah, I knew that. My younger sister (meowmeow16) is crazy about anything that has to do with Australia. I hear about wallabies and koala bears and kangaroos practically every day. :-P

Heymary – Yeah, poor Ryou. I'm so evil to him, lol!

Azzie-chan – I don't eat pudding very often, cuz my mom makes it taste really weird! Lol My friend (dreamcatcher920) is even hyperer than you are every single day, and off of absolutely nothing! Lol

Amme Moto – Here's the update! Sorry it took so long!

Elemental Alchemist – Thank you! Here's more! Sorry it took so long!

13thShadowKnight – Thank you! Here's the story continued! Sorry it took so long!

(My disclaimer was in chapter 2)

Cherries and Pears – Chapter 17

"Hmm? Hey you guys, I think Sakura is starting to wake up!"

Sakura heard the voice faintly, then opened her eyes. She closed them instantly, the bright sun blinding her. She slowly opened her eyes again, letting them adjust. When her blurry vision focused, she saw Ryou staring down at her intently.

Sakura slowly sat up, Ryou helping her to stay steady.

"Wha… what happened?" she asked, rubbing her tired eyes. Ryou smiled at her.

"Only you could know what happened to you. All we saw was you screaming and fainting, and me catching you in my arms," Ryou answered, causing Sakura to blush. "It's been almost three hours since then."

"What? Three hours?" Sakura exclaimed. "Where's Nashi-chan?"

Ryou pointed to Nashi. Nashi was wailing that she had an animal inside her and was being comforted by the rest of the gang. Sakura weakly crawled over and placed Nashi in her lap, hugging her tight.

"Sakura onee-chan!" Nashi sobbed as she clung to her sister. "I have a koala bear inside my body!"

Sakura hugged Nashi tighter and ran her fingers through Nashi's dark blonde hair (as their mother used to do) for comfort. Not just to comfort her sister, but to comfort herself.

"What happened?" Sakura asked the gang calmly.

"Like I just said, only you can tell us," Ryou told her.

"… I was standing in front of this white tiger. It approached me and I hugged because it was pretty cute. Then it stepped inside my body," Sakura explained, smiling faintly at Ryou. "What would that mean for me if I really have a tiger inside me?"

"I was sitting in front of this cute little koala bear and I picked it up and I hugged it and it went inside of me!" Nashi said softly, her wails slowing to a stop.

Ryou, Keiichiro, Ichigo, Mint, Lettuce, Pudding, and Zakuro all looked at each other and nodded.

Author's Notes: Sorry it was short! But most of the chapters will be pretty short, so get used to it! Review please!