AN: Sorry for only updating one chapter at a time. I've been busy with working on my website, school and life basically. This chapter is pretty short, don't worry the next one will be longer. I'd also like to thank everyone for reviewing once again, your comments really do encourage me :)

Chapter 5: Another Disastrous Sculpture, Oh My!

As Hayate walked slowly back into the mansion, gathering his thoughts together, he wondered what was going to happen now...would Himeno return his feelings and they live happily ever after like some make believe fairy tale, or would she reject him, and refuse to be Pretear ever again, or even worse...he would have to give up his position as a Leafe Knight after the incident.

Inhaling deeply as he stood outside the room that they all were in, before all this had happened, doing the sculptures, Hayate seemed to stare at the dark-wooden door. Could he go in a pretend nothing happened or even worse...will Himeno pretend nothing happened?

Hayate quickly shook his head in disbelief. 'No time to think about that...just go in and act as normal as possible' he said to himself. Hayate reached out his hand towards the golden handle on the door, his hand shook slightly, but he managed to grasp the handle and push the door open.

He could straight away hear the voice of Kaoru, speaking to Himeno in a worried tone.

"Himeno, dear why have you been crying?" said Kauro, with a worried expression on his face as he held his daughters shoulders shaking frantically for her to answer. Himeno stood there with a blank expression on her face. Not saying a word, nor showing any sign of emotion what so ever.

"Do you not feel well, has someone upset you..." Kauro continued as quickly turned to face the door, were Hayate was standing in front of, looking rather apprehensive.

"Hayate..." began Kaoru in a sincere voice, as he let go of Himeno's shoulders and walked towards Hayate with a guarded look on his face. "Have you upset Himeno? ...She's been crying..."

"What? No!" exclaimed Hayate in an outraged voice. Kaoru kept a wary eye on Hayate for a couple of seconds, when he suddenly heard Himeno's footsteps move towards them.

"Dad, leave it..." she said rationally looking at her father, her eyes still strained looking, yet sparkling at the same time. "Hayate helped me feel...better in a way". Himeno began to turn pink in the cheeks, Hayate glared at her.

'What does this mean?' Hayate thought to himself 'Does...this mean she...has feelings for me'.

He gave Himeno a quick nervous smile, Himeno look startled at Hayate for a second, she quickly turned away, looking towards the window, with an embarrassed look on her face.

"So...Dad...what did she want?" said Himeno, trying to change the subject.

"Oh that's right" said Kauro walking away from them both towards the table. Himeno followed behind him as Hayate stood in the doorway. He moved a couple of steps in, but he was still trying to keep his distance.

Himeno turned around to look at Hayate, who was not looking at her directly. She turned back and looked at the ground with a sad expression on her face.

'...He looks worried...' thought Himeno to herself it be because he doesn't really love me and now he feels guilty that I may say something back...'

"This is it!" said Kauro, with his arms out wide as he looked at an object on the table with a white sheet over it. Himeno quickly snapped out of what she was thinking and looked at her father with a weird expression.

"Well, I've finished it" began Kauro nodding "All that needs doing now is some painting that Hayate will help me with that wont you Hayate" he said facing Hayate.

Hayate gave a quick nod, and looked at Himeno, who had her back facing him.

'...This has ruined everything' he thought to himself in disappointing way '...look at her, she cant even look at me after what I done...'.

"So...what is it?" asked Himeno.

"Well..." said Kaoru in an excited tone, as he placed his right hand over the sheet and pulled it off. Himeno's eyes widened, her mouth opened the same and her jaw seemed to have hit the floor.

...And not in a good way…

On the table was Kaoru's sculpture. An interpretation of Himeno he had done, in a crooked way.

The grey clay seemed lumpy and un-even. Himeno's so called "hair" looked like a huge blob that flicked up irregularly at the bottom, her face seemed big than a beach ball, her eyes were uneven, one was the size of a golf ball, the other, the size of a tennis ball, both of them had big holes in for pupils. The face had no nose, a huge smile that had teeth in that looked better on a camel were also on Himeno's face. Her body was smaller than the head, it had a ballerina looking dress on, the legs looked like clay bricks with what looked like bow's on at the bottom, one arm was long and was point down, and finally the other one arm, which was smaller was facing up in the air with a very deformed looking flower which turned out to be...a tulip.

Hayate seemed to have gone red in the face, not with embarrassment, he was holding his breath from laughing himself to death, he stood there with a screwed up looking expression and his cheeks began to turn purple.

Kaoru stood smirking with his hands on his hips looking at the statue with triumph feeling, Himeno expression however never changed.

"So..." began Kaoru smiling "you like it, I knew you would, I think I captured you well, if I do say so myself" he said nodding.

Himeno looked fiercely at her father.

"Yep" began Kaoru again rubbing his chin, "I'm thinking of entering it in the Awayuki Craft Centre Fair next Saturday, what do you think Himeno?"

"What do I think?" began Himeno negatively "I think it's hideous".

Kaoru stopped rubbing his chin and looking at the sculpture, he turned to Himeno with an appalled look on his face, while Hayate stood there and still looked as if he was trying to contain his laughter still.

"I...I..." said Himeno looking at the ground "Hate it!" she said looking up and throwing a single punch the statue's torso quickly. Kauro gasped in shock.

The statue stayed normal for a second, when I small black crack appeared across the statues front. It began to go further up until, the whole thing crumbled into a million pieces.

"No no no!" shouted Kauro grabbing his hair with a hurt expression, quickly moving towards the crumbled statue. He began picking up pieces and placing them together, hoping they would stick back together.

Himeno was standing there, she flicked her soft hair away from her face and placed her hands on her hips.

"Face it Dad, it was a disaster, everything about that...thing was wrong and when in your recollection did I ever take ballet??? Gee Dad, you sure captured me REALLY well!" said Himeno sarcastically.

Kaoru fell to his knee's in a comical fashion, looking teary eyed and distraught.

"I captured you so well Himeno" he sniffed "...How could you do that?".

"Oh...how dare you!" said Himeno angrily and she pushed her father out of her way and hurried past Hayate, not looking at him. She seemed really angry and was walking out of the room dramatically banging the door.

Kauro, still kneeling on the floor, and Hayate, who was still standing there, were still looking at the door with blank expressions, when a rumble was heard to the left of Hayate. The both looked to the left, as an oddly shaped looking statue, looking particularly like a pumpkin, began to sway on its stand and feel to the floor into pieces.

"OH NO!" shouted Kaoru, as he grabbed his face in disbelief and horror. "My sculpture of Natsue!"